Evening star., 1951-09-29

were the leaders Of the community
who set the standards for others.
To them He said Thou hypocrite.
first cast out the beam out of thine
clearly to cast out the mote out
own eye, and then shalt thou see
of thy brothers eye"
Self Interest Can Blind Us.
Self-interest can blind us to-
day. just as it blinded the scribes
and Phansees of biblical times.
We must always be on our guard
against this danger.
II we are to respond to our
religious heritage, we must be
guided by the principle of charity
charity in the biblical sense of
love for ones fellow man. This is
the greatest virtue, without which
other virtues are of little worth.
We must work for morality in
public life and in private life. We
must stamp out crime and elimi-
nate corruption. We must have
high standards of personal con-
duct. But even if we do all these
things that still is not enough.
The final question that will be
asked Of US. as individuals and as
a society, is What have we done
for our fellow man." What have
we done to ease his burdens, to
give him greater opportunity, to
help him in time of trouble, and
to make the world a better place
for him to live in? For unless we
can answer those questions, we
will MT have carried out in our
lives the religious heritage which
has come to us from our fore
fathers.
Today. our problem is not just
to preserve our religious heritage
in ou own lives and our own
country. Our problem is a greater
one. 1t is to preserve a world
civilization in which mans belief
in God can survive. Only in such
a world can our own Nation follow
it's basic traditions, and realize
the promise Of a better life for
all our citizens.
Human Enterprise in Danger.
Today, the whole human enter
prise is in danger. On the one
hand. we have to resist the ex-
pansion of a power that is hostile
to all we believe in. 1t is a power
that denies the rule of law, the
value o. the individual, and belief
in God. It is a power which has
become militant and aggressive,
using the weapons of deceit and
subversion as well as military
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On the other hand, we must do
all we can to prevent the out
break of another world war. Such
q war, using modern instruments
Of destruction, would be more ter
rible than anything we have ever
1t would make al
of the crowded and
complex cities of the modern
world. It might we'll shatter our
whole economic and social sys-
tenn, and plunge mankind back
into barbarism.
This is the great problem we
must meet. We cannot yield to
Soviet communism, without be-
traying the ideals we live for. We
cannot have a new world war
without jeopardizing our civiliza-
tion.
In this perilous strait, our great
EST source of strength, our great
est hope of victory, lies in the
God we acknowledge as the ruler
of all. We turn to faith in Him
TO give us the strength and the 4
to carry out His will. We 4
ask Him to lead us out of the
dangers of this present time into |
The paths of peace.
All Creeds Menaced.
In this crisis of human affairs,
Ill men who profess a belief in
Sod should unite in asking His
1elp and His guidance. We should
ay aside our differences and come
,ogether now-for never have our
differences seemed so petty and in
significant as they do in the face
# the peril we confront today.
1t is not just this church or that
church which is In danger. Mt is