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Show "7LTdTC:fC?: BUSSES ' K0?EPMf: ;SM A35 THE TK3, SAYS II P223H5 selves with the' principles of the master la to better- our own condition In enpry way. A we become servants of him We become servants of each other. That Is the solution of our social problems. It can be the only . ultimate solution. That principle will not make us wink at evil wherever it Is found, nor will it charge with evil where It Is not found. We should encourage every person who enlists in the struggle to purify. The fact that we have had revelations of evil existing ex-isting In high as well as low places Is but. an Indication that God is working In hlsfworld. It means that the conflict is "on. One of the most .hopeful signs of the times Is found In the fact that "the bosses," so called, are writhing. When a man sets up his own selfish interests above the Interests of his fellows fel-lows then we see a conflict. I,et us take courage. .It Is a conflict that will be won for the right. Laws are enacted and executed ex-ecuted not alone for protection of physical physi-cal life and property, as was the original idea of a community, but -we have developed devel-oped upon that idea. Education, reform, relief are considered today. It Is true that selfishness in Individuals and corporations manifests Itself now and then, but because it Is rebuked and checked we take courage. The best that Is. in man appeals to the higher principle of life, and Is winning. It's God's cause and It will win. Identify ourselves In singleness of purpose and that will bring -us peace, and that alone. We cannot serve two masters. The Rev. , Charles E. Perkins, rector, of St. -Paul's Episcopal church; contributes con-tributes today the second of the series of Saturday evening sermons, written especially for readers of THE TELEGRAM. TELE-GRAM. He selected for his theme, "The Conflict, of the Higher With the Lower Principles;1 God's Cause Will Win," and preaches from the text, "No man can serve . two masters. ' Dr. Perkins says: The history of the human race Is the history of the conflict of the higher with the lower standards of. life. It Is -the record of the upward and onward march of humanity. It has taken ares for man to learn the lesson. But that he Is learning; It Is evident to all. That his struggle has not been altogether in vain is clearly seen 'from a careful study of man's Intellectual. ' physical and . moral condition. . . v - His victory is all the more assured as he recognizes that singleness or sincerity of purpose should be his Impelling motive. mo-tive. He cannot win the battle when his efTorts are enlisted. In one direction and his desires In another. We cannot fight for two countries at the same time. Man must decide his allegiance to one cause or another. This principle is evident In business. Many men have quit their positions because be-cause they have, had two bosses to serve. Some housewives And difficulty In keeping keep-ing their maids, because the latter complain com-plain that they cannot serve two or more mistresses. When the purpose of the rulers is largely the accomplishment of the same result, even then we find a conflict. con-flict. How much more so must It be when the purposes and objects desired are diametrically opposite? I It God or Mammon? "Such is the conflict In life's battle. Two masters are striving for the victory over us. The higher and lower motives aFk consideration. In yielding to the influence influ-ence of Mammon, or the lower motive, life's best interests are debased. Art becomes. not the handmaid of religion, as It might be; the drama Is staged that will not do the most good, but will bring the greatest financial gain to the pro-motors pro-motors of what might be one of the noblest profusions. Dudley Buck has well said that there are myriads of songs, both as to their words and music, that IiveJut for a day. Still others have found life through many generations. It is rejuvenating to the old to hear their children sing the songs of their childhood. ..Thus we are reminded re-minded of the permanency of the true and the beautiful and the good. The cfnflict is seen In higher education. educa-tion. Occasionally a voice is lifted for education's sake. It recognizes that after af-ter all a man Is the better fitted for his life's work, whatever that may be. If in his leisure hours he has an appreciation of the philosophy and problems of men and nations. We are glad to see the idea, "What's in it for me?" taking to the woods now and then. That man Is the best ruler who is the best - servant is the higher motive that is controlling our noblest and most trusted leaders today. The principle, if it can be called such, that asks first what the individual will get for himself out of life must give place some day fo the consideration of other's welfare also. The spirit of Mammon Mam-mon needs squarely to be faced to see that it will break up households, corrupt life, and prove the death of the Individual Individ-ual and the nation. It is the spirit of narrowness. It is suspicious, morbid and selfish. It spies out ulterior motives. It can never produce pro-duce heroes inits environs. It is brutal. If It be the true principle then we are nothing more than beasts and the sooner we devour each other the better. World Growing Better. But I believe that the world, as It gains the true master's .view of life. Is winning in its conflict with this sordid spirit. It's God's cause and must win. We need the faith of Lincoln who could not only say but believe: "God and one make a majority." Then to identify our- |
