Show k- k I The Democracy of Charity I By DR FRANK C CRANE ANE One of or t the e st democratic things In the world la Ia charity Th The Intellect Is mainly aristocratic the heart is essentially democratic The mind tends to perceive human weaknesses the heart to se-o se human needs The mind puts Individuals into classes categories and gro groups ps It makes obeisance before those who wh are superior or distinguished The The- heart answering th the call of ot need knows know neither caste nor man made boundary lines JInes Christmas holiday time the time the season of ot the heart hear the occasion of ot universal 1 charity charity Is Is the supreme democratic celebration of ot the year True democracy begins with seeing from th the angle angJe of ot the other man It If i is essentially a willingness willing willing- ness that others should enjoy the the same liberties liberties' that you ou d desire One side of the democratic attitude toward government government gov gov- Is that no man desires to be a a. slave Th The equally important reverse averse side Is that no man de desires desires desires de- de sires to be king To 10 have a true democracy the citizens must b bable be beable able to get out of ot themselves The Christmas season is th the spiritual defense defens test of th the democratic Id idea ida aIt a It is the tm time when people practice Ce getting ou out of ot themselves and thinking of others other Both democracy and charity wed the the every day daj dayto to the ideal Democracy unites the material and old age problems lems of ot government with the freeing ideal of ot In Individual In- In participation Charity brings the abstract and idealistic doctrine doctrine doc doe trine of ot brotherhood love love- and kindness to the givIng givIng giving ing of ot very day necessities to those need them them The Christmas season is Isa a more democratic celebration celebration cele cele- bration than even our observance of ot the Fourth of Jul July For then We wo celebrate the democracy of a particular people while at the Christmas season we re celebrate the feeling of the universal brotherhood brotherhood brotherhood brother brother- hood of man which is' is the essence of true de Ie de- Copyright 1925 by McClure Newspaper Syndicate te |