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Show 1 TIMELY TOPICS ) RELATIVITY AND LIFI. .. rrrom the klo Stats Jtmrnsl). Klnsteln's famous theory, now reaching a wide acceptance, has changed many of the eld conceptions concep-tions of the world. That which has been thought of as straight Is, In fact, curved. That which la curved le also bent. But neither curves nor ben da are thinkable without the hypothetical straight line. Just as a straight line Is a measure of geometry, eo Is tha straight man ths measure of morality. Ths test of A man's stralghtnsss la durability) and durability l Einstein's fourth dimension, dependent upon time. Though the Christian world, ths straight man Kw hnM .11 nt V r .M wttmrnmnA I r-K.la. XI' our gag ef moral qua! It lea. In relation to Him. wa are curved or bent or crooked. But In order to maka a fair Judgment tha queatlon muat ba asked, "What la th relation of tha bad to ths voodr Th harlotry of Mary of Majrdala, or tha sporting days of th Prodigal Son, whan taken alone, muat ba condemned, con-demned, but tha etorlea of their repentance and contrition con-trition bring th eaa characters among tha force for good. And so It Is with th themes of moat of tha books or plays or other arts with which censorship adherent, are concerning LhemeelTe so passionately today. Ths purpose of a book or A play ts ths straight lino of good. Tha material dealt with Is ths human : family. Thar ar curved, bent And twitd mental Hies; but th artists who see only th crook without with-out rotation to ths straight Una ar not seeing Ufa wAtola. and lack a high purpoea. Equally defective In sight anS reason ar thoa who so II fo In terms of complete snd perfect geometrical figure a Rla-tlvltyt Rla-tlvltyt Ws know there ts ths food and straight be-cauao be-cauao there Is ths crooked and ths .bad; and th stronger ths true purposes of ths artist, ths loss need for emphasis upon tha avlL |