Show TIMELY THOUGHTS in the current issue of progressive opinion is a fine article by claire stewart boyer stressing the importance of living up to the ideals on which our government was founded we quote in part the remaking of the world today is in the heads hearts and hands of those who see what kind of world we should have and who can by words and action make that world possible vision is the first necessity in america we are christians and our government is a democracy these two ideals we should either maintain better or eliminate if we believe those ideals adequate we at home should prove them adequate we should view christianity and democracy and ask ourselves whether we are living up to what the boys are fighting for the time is not far distant when the small percentage of americans who believe those ideals adequate will assert themselves since it requires of such ones to take a stand against the vast numbers who seem not to understand that christianity and democracy have no part in our general plan of living now as established by those who formed our constitution under divine guidance A fine analysis of these words is given in the final paragraph of this timely article as well as the need to live what we wish to become as a nation the writer claims that only two per cent of the people see or live the ideals they profess which is true he further says preparing the minds and hearts of people for a new I 1 world is fitting them for it it and what we get ready for we get we can do that best by fitting ourselves first if we are not ready how can we help others we can be only what we see we can give only what we can live our desire to reform must be changed into a desire to transform ourselves first that can be done by living christianity which is love of god and man and democracy which is belief in man when we love we will believe when we believe we will achieve when we see christianity and democracy as one love will enter all fields 0 of f endeavor this thi leaven will uplift man in every phase of living when we believe in the creative spirit of man christianity will not be merely preached it will be lived then and then only will we be fit for peace |