Reader Ad Slot
Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.
Henry a Wallace — Part 4
Page 331
331 / 543
~ ihe
christendom and churchwork. Jesus Christ didn't found a church, she
is made by men. His church is purely spiritual and invisible. People
should read again older books like Prof. Henry Drummonds: "The Law
of Nautre in the orld of the Spirit"/1891/. .
_ Christendom has not failed but the men who didn't understand
and live it really. It has a spiritual foundation till now not un-
derstood by most of the people but the modern religious movements:
are trying hard to ex,lain it to earnest truth-seekers. People of
the 20th century demand other explanations and interpretations than
people of the widdlu-ages. Give them the daily spiritual food, the
bread they are seeking. Pure symbolism ‘oesn't feed a hungry man,
_. Here we see the only possibility to wet out of the rut. ile
have already more of it in us then we know. If ell religious books
in the world.would be burned in one olay, the “en wouldr't be worse.
All the professional men and women heve the duty to think ebout
religion in a new way and how to bring its rules end laws into their
daily life and work, hilosophy isn't sufficient any more because
it is changeable. What ic true in one century is lauched at in
enother, . a |
Tine is passing very fst so ve ust be in directly to cet a
cleer ,oint of view concerning religion. Don't forcet there are as ©
many reli.ioms ss there ere men. /2200 willions./
It is the only resedy for the suffering hunenity. Turning up
the vacio-o- .oing in a movy may give you joy anc hap,iness for some -
hours but afterwards it is the same plight ac béfore. kxactly as if
you would believe 6 wlasses of vine or stout could eliminate your
sorrows. That can't give an answer to all the questions which arise
in thoughtful human-beings after 2 world-wars!
Let us consider. the whole matter. Gettiny a clear conception of
the necessary suppositions for a happy life and successful work, we
recognise the law of cause and effect or the compensating justice
/ausgleichende Gerechtigkeit/. It works everywhere in the whole vorld
with all the countries, states and people and in the life of each
single hman being. May be it takes sometimes a rather long time, too -
long for our impatience, but we can be quite sure: it works!!
What man sows he will reap. We see now the effect at the German people!
But there may follow others, ' .
"Some readers may think the author of this book is an idealist
secluded from the world, knowing litte of the yractical economical
and industrial life. Keep cool, der reader! Had you the power of _
Cd
Reveal the original PDF page, then click a word to highlight the OCR text.
Community corrections
No user corrections yet.
Comments
No comments on this document yet.
Bottom Reader Ad Slot
Bottom Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.
Continue Exploring
Agency Collection
Explore This Archive Cluster
Broad Topic Hub
Topic Hub
federal bureau
letter
Related subtopics
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic