NOT ALL DARKNESS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 14, 27 October 1938, Page 4

NOT ALL DARKNESS.

Our world is not in any medieval darkness, even though certain murky spots are ebullient with its philosophy, writes Mr Harry V. Roff in the “Christion Science Monitor.” War, crime, unjust burdens, and other excrescences of the selfishness of fear may seem more prevalent in a world more conscious of good than formerly. When we ponder, however, the status of the human family as a whole during the past century, we realise that the general thinking of mankind has been wonderfully enlightened and improved. More humane industrial relations, elevation of living standards, the desire for peace, social betterment law, extended education, co-operative endeavour —there are many rich advances in the last few decades. Coincident with social headway in the great democracies or preliminary to it, lias been a new apprehension of God as a supreme being whose changeless love provides man with perpetual opportunity to live in the harmony of His perfection. The old religious concept of a God of vengeance produced a human philosophy of force. The new vision is generating a motivating philosophy of love—a philosophy that harmonises itself to the law of the universe and seeks the attainment of rightful objectives through education.