The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-12

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Because there are Boundary aa<s
between eoun,ries they need not
necessarily hri.sie with esvonets.
~ ~ unea with festsfsos,icns The
North American continent hss
proved fhis Between ths United
states sad Canada there 10 h-nr.
der line nsafiy four thousand nll<s
without fertlficstians 81 sunhests
On either side These countries hsvs
No ned II armed aefsns<s because
they have m fear ~ each other.
And they have - fear because
there !. 10 ~ vsll 81 either s.as.
II differences arise they are -
+ mssed BY an international cam-
mission Moreover. because the
border i nos lined With furts they
have net an ever present tsmpts-
ton 10 tess their armament Forts
are an expression Of fear. sni fear
10 not a promoter n peace
Disputes over boundary ilnss.
especially between farms. have
been frequent IN newly settled dat
ficts This Feminds N. ~ such .
dispute between tao farmers sans
years sko. I, had hen a source q
bitterness and loss n hath ~ them
fof years Finally one q the farm
ers decided that ne wouid ehef
1esus admnnltion a. recorded IN
Matthew sti. Hwhnscsves shah
compel thee 10 So a mile. SO with
him twain" And further he de-
tefminei that he would no LANCER
continue 10 haFbor any ~ viii TO.
ward his nslghhor Tho next day
they chaneed o. meet Al the line
fence. and tho nslshhor sssia do
msndsd that tho fence hs moved
Where do you think tho fence
should he ?" said the farmer.
Well nald the neishhos. II IL
two feet on my land At thi. end.
and on. foot Al III. other. and I am
going 10 move a." An right. ssld
the first. while you ara al n. nave
u four feet toward me Al thl. end.
and two feet NJ the ether That
10. he told nj. nsishbor Ia lake
twice tho amount n land he de.
msnd.d Tho fence has not h~en
moved. but the bitterness and tho
loss were ended
Peace between nations means
vastly moro than q cessation of
hor,illtles. a reduction. ~ even .
complete absence Of armament
Peace Ia mental attitude. It's
companions arc frequently security
and good viii With . feeling ~
security at home. and good viii
among nelghhorins nations. there
Will he no need for fortified borders
Emphasizing good viii. jesus
said. III ys salute your hrsshsrn
only. what do ye more than
others > do not even tho publlesns
so BE ys therefore perfect. even
As your Father which 1. In heaven
In perfect" or, ss Or Torrey has
translated thu last sentence. he
therefore all : including lin your
good VIII even as your heavenly
Father includes all"
This recalls q conversation heard
some years ago, Someone asked.
Gould all IN. people In the world
get into the state II Texas - The
answer given was. Yes. n they
were friends People ~ good xill
can dwell peacsably anywhere
In order 10 maintain an attitude
~ good wlil toward = neiEhboFlns
country Ne should ever he on IN.
alert 10 detect snd dismiss any
temptation 10 hsreor national
pre- liidiee. ON this poin, Mr. ~. q.
Wells IL quoted as having aid. n
am convinced myself that theirs 10
no more evil thing IN thls present
world than race pre- Iadlre. mons st
all write dslihers,sly.--lt 10 the
worst single thing IN life now. n
liistlflss and holds togsthsr mors
baHsnssa. cruelty and sbominatlan /
than any other sort Of error In ths
world"
Nov there may be vast differ |
sncs between good Niil In theory /
and good viii IN practice. or 10.
tween good viii IN general and
good Will in particular. This was
the subject Jesus tosie he'd upon in
his talk with the lawyer ss record.
ed IN the tenth ehapisr Of Luke
You remember Jesus told him .
story. and chose. perhaps dsliber-
atsiy, a Samaritan a. tina hero Of
the narrative. for tn. Jews hass
no dealings With IN. ssmsritsns
The lawyer vas driven by logic TO
admit that MIS- racial sssmy was
the only ona 81 the three 10 show
nsighDoflinsss. That 10. tns lawyer
admitted this ss a general prDpozls
ton. bat when Jesus told MIN. Go.
and DO thou likewise. ws hope his
good viii was equal 10 the oces#.
ION. You sss Jsaus landed sg,Isrsly
upon the lawyers Inherited pre- ia.
dice BE could admit without even
mentioning ths samaritan that he
that showed mercy vas neigh.
ooriy. bat could he go out and act
In that nsighboriy fashlon toward
a Samaritan Thai vas another
question. and We hops ne measured
Ip 10 tbs standard s~t by the
Inherited prsJudiess and nteial
animositiss must be overcome
These mental hsirlo1fns and intel.