Arkansas State press., 1951-09-21
Spiritual Education Needed
BY Robert DUR

Let pretend taking walk together, and that we
walking down country road is bright sunny day IN
the AS walk along carefully at everything
each side the We admire of vegeta-
bic garden We excam the perfection orchard in full
bloom We marvel how many different varieties of flowers
are produced in flower garden We to each other the
things of nature marvellous They beautiful And they
to be perfect"
Yes! the things of marvellous The things of
nature beautiful But the things of not perfect
unless they helped and assisted by man. We be
true if walk little farther country road Soon
we discover neglected field which has left uncuvated
IL has been left entirely devices In this field
the inherent beauties growth obscured by weeds and
tangles In this field nothing systematic splendo In
this field the beauty of the wild flower hidden and its
growth discouraged
Education cultivation does for the tang
ed and neglected field 1t is the whereby freed
from the bonds and restrictions of With education
man is able perfect his capacities abilities Just
cultivation the field may be turned beautiful and
!ui garden In other words it is through education that de-
fects removed
We usually think of education the systematic training
OF the moral and Intellectual faculties But really education
u ee different kinds There is physical education There is
hehal or Intellectual education There spiritual
we Know what physical education is Our body growth
development is brought about by knowledge it. We know
what mental intellectual consists Of Many years
Out oil our life spent in its pursuit We go
colleges to obtain it, But what is spiritual education
may we obtain it?
To the people who believe God spiritual education is the
means whereby learns about about mans rea
oh TO 1od 1t is the understanding and knowledge of the
eoeiss oi III is belief God and His
but 10 which of the teachings must we turn
10 for knowledge? There many different divisions When
person specializes in any educational field studies all
available sources of material the So if we wish
10 gain True Spiritual Education must investigate all available
sources THESE sources all the revealed Religions
world. -
We will find study these different revealed Re-
hgons that they united their spiritual spirit
ua principles We will find that they all sought to educate
man spiritually and to inspire him to fuller development We
VIII IND that the social and moral laws religion have
dDnpc in ordar
people at the time in which they revealed But we will
a mat the spiritual foundation of the same
Each teaches that there life eternal the reward for living
good life here and doing of good deeds teaches that
knowledge Of God brought by His Prophets those Holy
ones chosen to bring the word lis from time tn time
Each teaches that the prophets are in fact the True Educators
OF all mankind Christ Divine Educator and Abraham and
Moses Ito mention but several)
omouna'ey the followers of each Religion have grad
uaiy built up differences which exist They have shown
hatred and disuny toward They have oded the
simple Truths with superstons ceremonias mis-nter
pfe'aon and dogma have crept The followers have manu-
actured institutions which have no basis or authority in tho
leaehings OF their Prophets Thus find ourselves in
world OF differences not agreement when comes 10 Shirt
uai Truths Each group says the other group you are
wrong ana we are right Ours is the only way God" In
situation Such as THIS where enlightenment?
There is group of people who have the answer 10 this
problem They scattered throughout every country Of the
"ou lhey are OF all natlonaes. They all races They
are OF all backgrounds Their appeal lies in the that they
10 ot Tear down any religion This group people are mem.
oers OF World Religion called the BAHIA World Faith II
not new religion but re-statement of the fundamental
principles winch udere all religion claims to be divine in
origin IL does not beltte the role which each rolgior hoe
played in its day other hand II acnouIedgos th, I
one came for the purpose bringing the Word of God IN tho
people of His Time The BAHIA Fan teaches that Reoo, \
progressive and not final 1t teaches that each Prophet who
brought the Word of God man. forged another link in bo
progressive chain of religion.
For futher information the BahaI World Faith write
tle colunnist in of this new spaper