The Detroit tribune., 1946-12-28

LOVE, Il is like light It's ele-
ments are a multitude Of small
things and very ordinary vir-
tues Il is the basis OF the
chIsua practice and without
il there IS no semblance of a
true religion.
Let us take the nine elements
Of Love:
| Patience Love suffcreth Long"
! Kindness And is kind
! Generosity Love enyieth not ="
Humility Love vaunteth not
itself is not puiied up"
Courtesy Doth not behave its.
self unseemingly"
Unselfishness- "Seeketh not her
own"
Good Tenper-"Is not easily
4 provoked
I Gulclessness- "Thinketh no ev-
H.
Sincerity "Rejoiceth not in in
equity. but rejoiceth in the
truth" ("
An these things make up the
supreme Gift. the stature OF all
thats good IN man These things
are practical things. they are
IN relation 20 living in relation
20 the known 10 today; not TO
+ tomorrow nor to eternity Christ
spoke ~ love ALWAYS and made
lit the essential admission 10 the
after-life Il is the key 10 peace
on earth and the answer 20 un-
4 der tending among men Religion
us not q strange thing i is a
breathing Of the eternal spirit Of
understanding through this
world in which we live There
IS nothing about il that is
clothed in mystery when there
( is Love il then becomes the
glorious finish 70 the many
words and acts which make up
the sum Of every common day
There Is space here 70 do no
more tran make a passing note
upon the significance of Love
Chr tmas The mass Of Christ
IS the emphatic celebration Of
the possession and understanding
Of Love
We who have prayed despite
4 the seeming impotence Of PRAYER
have rcckoncd seriously OF that
for which we have sought This
Xmas we pray for those who
are without understanding or
Will not accept truth in the light
NJ love II there shall ever be
honest Subscription 20 Christia-
nitv thcrc will be no segrega-
ton No restrictive covenants. no
/ racial ghettos no studied mis-
treatment of the Greek or Of
tho barbarian. 81 the jew nor
az tho Gentle Mockery in the
cdifices erected IN the name Of
him who died that al the world
MIGHT have everlasting life will
cease Mon az the cloth will not
be muzzlcd hv the desire 10 live
and become popular in the sight
az men Truth shall prevail and
Love shall rule upon the face
~ the earth and peace will
vnrcad goodwill for al men
Political Reformation; IFS here
II Is unfortunate for American
liberalism that the deviations of
Roosevelt were 50 little under
stood With Rooscvelts mighty
personality removed and the les
son Of his presidency unlearncd,
the Democratic party now lapses
into sort Of growing inSigni-
ficance. The con serv Il "
myth which had fingered on II
the face of F DR. gaining by
the efforts Of its leaders a certair
pretended ven erabil ity an
sanctity has en-
abled the business interests e
fortify themselves behind a scare,
the inability Of government 10 re-
/ convert quickly Conservation
turned 20 food and raiment'
methods for the weapons to de-
feat Liberahsms essential pur-
poses.
Liberalism, deprived Of the
social myth which had united
and sustained il before and dur
ing the war, was left uncertain
and incoherent by the appeal to
the stomachs and desires Of the
people, Men Of liberal inclina-
ton were left nothing with which
10 mobilize their forces against
the assault OF the vested inter
csts
I ly post war politics, brought into
being the desire TO subsribe %
a Now Faith giving 20 Ameri-
cans a breath Of new life and new
decision.
Believing the co nservstive
claim that they (the conserva-
tives) alone could provide men
great enough 20 renew. under the
banner Of free enterprise. demo-
cratic IDEALS. the people revolied.
republican and democrat alike
and forgot the past gains 20 the
common man. thinking they were
saving democracy, scrapped Tru-
manism. yet clnging hopefully 20
the well knit advances Of the
( Roosevcltian revolution.
Labor in the main never able
o. cope with the old "laisscz
fairn was unable 20 control Us
rank and file who well knowing