The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-12-23

There other history like of Jesus
As preacher, doer of things and philosopher,
no man had the sweep and the vision of Jesus.
human analysis of the human actions of Jesus brings
to view rule of life that is amazing in its perfect detail
The system OF ethics Jesus taught during His earthly
sooun 1000 then has been true in every
country since and will be true forever.
Plato great thinker and learned in his age, but
his teachings did stand his time In big things and In
little things time and human experience have shown that he
Marcus Aurelus touched the reflective mind of the
world, but he cold and austere brown marble.
The doctrine of Confucius gave great nation moral ana
mental dry rot.
The teachings of Buddha resulted in mental and moral
chaos that makes India dereict
Mohammed offered a system of ethics which adopt
ed by millions of people Now their children live in the deserts
where there cities along dry rivers where once
there moisture and the shadows of greenness
Thomas Aquinas profound philosopher, but parts
of his system has been abandoned.
Frances of Assist Christ-lke in his saintnes but
in things he childish
Thomas Kempis limitation of Christ is thing OF rare
beauty and sympathy but is as its name indicates only
imitation
Sin Thomas Moore's Utopia is yet dream that cannot
be realized
the glasses OF the working in twentieth century labora
tory is puerile.
The worlds most learned doctors until years ago
dragons blood and the ground dried tails OF lizards
and shells of eggs for certain ailments The great surgeon
of 100 years ago bled man If he were wounded
Napoleon had the world his feet for four years, and
when he died the world was going on its way as If he had
never lived
Jesus taught little as property because he knew there
things Importance than property lie measured
value He taught perfect the minds OF men, Jesus
looked to the soul, while other dweled on material
things.
After the experience of 1000 years man can fnd
flaw in the governmental system as outlined by Jesus
Gar and Kaiser President and Socialist give to Its com
pete merit their admiration
No man today no matter whether he follows the doc
true of Mills George to property, can IND
q false principle in Jesus theory of property
Tn the duty of a to his fellow no socaogst mas
over the perfection OF the doctrine ald oo"h
nv Tesls in His Summon the Mount
Not all the investigation of chemists not all the dls1
oyey ot explorers all the experience OF rulers not All
tbe historical facts that make up the sum OF hui
Knowledge on this day in 1912 in contradiction TO one
word uttered or one principle laid down by Jesus
The human experience of 1000 years ago show that
Je never maze mistake He never uttered doctrI tha
WAS true at that time and then became obsolete
Jesus spoke the truth He lived the truth, and truth Is
eternal
History has no record of any other man leading per
feet life or doing everything in logical order Jesus is I
only person whose every action and whose every uefce
strike true the heart and mind OF every man
of woman He said foolish thing, never od loohs'
act ard never dissembed. . ;4,
No poet no dreamer philosoher loved humanity Win
fhe love that Jesus bore toward all Who, then was
Jesus? ~. o,o,
truthful perfection. ,. III;
Jesus must have been what Chrstendom proclalms him
to bea Divine King-or He could not have been wha ne
was No mind but Infinite Mind could have been left behind
those things which Jesus to the world as heritage