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THE STROLLER'S WEEKLY
AND DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
1 ? 1 ?
JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY, 9, 1921.
THE SAD CASE
OF ALASKA
Oswald F. Schuette in Leslie's of June 25 Tells How the
Doctors at Washington Are Quarreling
Over Diagnosis and Remedy.
In Leslie* (or June 2S appears
the FnllutliiK which la generously
llhistnted by Alaaka scenes, the In
troductory being ot Douglas by Ed
Andrews o( that place. who la ree
or ? I zed aa the best scenic photog
rapher of the North. Oswald V.
s ti. -'e la the aulbor of the article
which. a* liie reader will agree. In
4i. it>- that he know* whereof he
When a blight saps the life blood
of .in empire large enough to rover
<-ne r.fh of the I'di ted States. It la
ii i> 10 ..ur statesmen to go to work,
it ? hy the Harding admlnlatra
I at Washington la trying pa
entljr to Hnd an answer to the vital
qacatloa: "What's the matter with
quint - have Jiiat about found an an
. r to IhH fundamental question.
,n ? it i now up to them to ftnd
a reiunh . That la a more difficult
ii It aval la but little to know
it boll vi arms or bacteria are at
work, or what anemia haa checked
,t n of vital tissue, or what
?.lowing up of i re ulatlon has taken
a rem. <1;. la not found, the diagnosis
will aeconipli.il nothing toward cur
So vital to the administration I*
? \ th Prwilnt llardtng haa taken
question into his own hands.
Ml ihri 1Kb the sprlnic he hoped to
And time to visit ths terltory. but
l.-mnnds <f other work promised
? lH-partnmt of the Interior In
-.tea. I .Many remedies have been
dl m-*c4 In the meantime, and the
t ? t ? . u return from Alaska with
i v irlety of remedies ? with
To make matters more dlffl
And It patient dies? Well.
ernn-nt solution of economic prob
tins problem of Alaskan develop
r - . ? mi h nomic. I*olltlcs will play
a l.u -e irt In Ita solution, yet
r Ii ' . b> ?si of hindering an ef
f.-et . remed> rather than acceler
Hut Ala Ka is not nolo* to die. A
>untrv m> vast and resourceful as
L- ft to the merry of 'unprincipled
?ali I'aralvied by hper-conserva
t ion. it may He stagnant, locked to
.- r our development of Alaska
th'- same kind of develop
ment Hi 'f I' applied to a lemon In
.. fullv "d> . lup-d." It Is gone. It
1 4 the old sto- of "everything going
like developing a coal mine ? you
. ind up with a hole in the ground.
Itv lapmnt Otherwise It would
J t now. Alaska has passed from
an i of ruthlc?* exploitation to an
era innervation that seems to
have lipped development. At the
only means that Alaska
n t li fallow until future genera
In the popular mind this empire
lies bidden beneath a forbidding
coat of eternal lee. in arctic splen
dor and In frozen majesty. In this
popular picture. Alaska la associated
with the m>?terlous splendor of the
tnldnl :lit sun. with ^iolar bears that
|. rt all. ut Its Icebergs, with tiny
human adventurers that seek for
gold In Its frozen creams, with the
lure of the North that demand*
reat aacrlSce before Its treasure*
Vet that Is not Alaska at all. It
ha* it . glaciers and Its froaen tun
dras. its midnight sun and its cold
Northern lights. Ita arctic perljs
and it* lure of adventure and of
gold. But that is only one aide of
the picture. Alaska contains be
sides an empire of temperate clime,
with *un-kis*ed valleys large enough
10 hold Norway, fertile enough to
house anil feed millions, (treat
i-nough to become a nation ot itself.
Today the blight ia on these fer
tile valleys. With all iU wealth,
vlaska is losing its population.
With all its resources, Alaska buys
at exorbitant prices from the out
side world the very things that He
unexplolted in its bosom.
Ask the man who returna from
Alasku why he doesn't stay, and he
will tell you that it doesn't pay. lie
will tell you that the difficulties Im
posed by law. on ti>P of the difficul
ties Imposed by nature, make the re
ward too small. He ran do better
In the United States. He can do
belter In the Yukon or In British
Columbia the Canadian neighbors
of Alaska. Ho will tell yon that
Canada has ordered things more lib
erally; that that British domain hus
opened up Ita treasurea with a mont
generous hapd and has offered larger
rewards than Alaska can give to the
their exploration and their exploita
tion. In British Columbia, the set
tlors have something to say about
their government. In Alaska, home
nils is a myth. So British Columbia
has gone forncard while Alaaka has
gone backward although half of
British Columbia and all of the Yu
kon are cut off from access to the
Taclflc by Alaska Itself.
Here are some examples of the
grotesque economic absurdities to
which our development ol Alaska
has led. The United States Geologi
cal Survey has put a minimum esti
mate on the coal deposits of Alaska
at ISO. 000.0(H). 000 tons. The ac
tual tonnage, say Its experts, may be
far In exccse of this, although these
figures of themselves are greater
than the original coal supply of
Pennsylvania. Yet out of this vast
11.210.000. have been Imported from
has been carrlcd Into Alaska from
the mines of British Columbia.
Timber In Alai<knn forests is es
feet with a value no one dart;, to
put Into flgures. Yet In the last
from the I'nlted States $7,212,000
worth of lumber and Its manufac
ture* has exported but $160,000
The oil resources of Alaska have
scarcely been touched, it has not
even been found possible to esti
mate the extent of Its oil-flclds. al
large portion of thia Territory holds
fields that should compete easily
with the best ot the United States.
So far these fields have produced
a total of but 1,76-1.000 gallons
against an imporatlon of 251,000,
000 gallon* needed to All the needs
of Alaska.
Those need* have been kept at a
minimum, for oil shipment from the
United States is an expensive under
taking. The same Is true of Alas
ka's coal and lumber consumption.
Forced to depend on Imports that
must be carried over long distances
and at excessive charges, Alaskans
have been most niggardly In their
use. co that this has been another
and a powerful check upon every
thing that approached Industrial
development. Alaska has great
stores of ore, of copper, tin and lead.
:ts well as of Iron. Yet she can not
even smelt them and must ship them
to America for refining, while she
Imports In return such manufactures
of copper, lead, tin and steel as her
meager Industries demand.
Kstlmates of the portion of Alas
ka capable of agricultural develop
ment run as high as 100.000 square
miles, more than one-sixth of the
S90.8M square miles of Ita total
area. Winter wheat and other hardy
trains are easily ralsvd and the ag
ricultural experiment statlona have
ilemonstrated a wide diversity of
products. Vast ranges are available
for stock raising. Yet they He al
most untouched. Instead of export
ing cereals and meat, Alaska in the
laat three years has imported from
1 he United States $11,398,000 worth
of |n>'ats and dairy products and
$U.?3.000 worth of foodstuffs.
Is it any wonder that the friends
of Alaska view Its future with
alarm? For these economic details
are even more vigorously underscor
ed by the statistics of population
(Continued on page S)
TOURIST TRAVEL
IS VERV HEAVY
Visitors From Many Portion* of
? State* and Canada Now Seeing
Northland
Every steamer from tho south dur
ing the punt month has carried a
rapacity load of passenger* both
coming ami going, tho majority of
I hone traveling this year being
what are termed "round-trippers."
Tho fart that tho White Pasa & Yu
kon Company did not conduct Ita
annual midnight sun excursion to
Fort Yukon this season prevented
many front taking stop-over tickets
with the result that they are stay
ing with the steamers for the round
Movements arc on foot by the Ju
neau chamber of commerce to fea
ture a number of local attraction*
to the end that visitors may reallzo
tl>at they mi i something by nut
stopping over at Juneau, and the
Miner Cio plan now in <<>ntempia
tion matoriall/.e. the ixmcr will this
locality derive substantial benefit
from the summer travelers, nine
tenths of w-i-om are looking for en
terlnnlmcnt and adventure and who
will spend some time In any locality
\>hlch supplies It.
It Is rather late to do much the
(?rex-lit year to Induce tourist* to
eutlons here, but It I* not too late
to boost for future years. It I* Just
DOUBLE WEDDING
TUESDAY EVENING
Tuesday evening the double wed
ding of Miss Eva Campbell, daughter
of Mr. and Mr*. J. K. Campbell, to
Mr. Malcolm Wilson of Pittsburgh.
I'a.. and Miss Kenna Campbell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Campbell, to Mr. Horace Adams, of
San Francisco, Calif., will be h^ld at
tho Campbell residence on Seventh
and Main streets. The marriage
service will be read by Rev. J. T.
McQueen and will be attended by
the families and Intimate friend* of
Invitations have been Issued to a
re< option at tho Campbell residence
following the ceremony.
NEW CITY FLOAT
Mayor R K. Robertson stated thl*
morning that work on the new city
will begin early next week. It will
be constructed Just above the break
water now being formed by the
waste dump of th" Alaska Juneau
mine and will be wholly protected
when wintry winds begin to bellow,
affording a safo and commodious
STREET WORK PROGRESSING
The work of street Improvement
In Juneau Is going steadily ahead
and nick of Gibraltar variety Is re
placing time-worn, frayed and fraz
zled lumber on a nnrobor of busy
blocks. The Improvements being
made are of a permanent nature and
will be good when tottering In
fants of the prenent lire doddering
MANY SAIL ON ALICE
The steamship Princess Alice sail
ed southbound at 9 o'clock Friday
morning with the following Juneau
passengers for the south: J. P.
Beatty. W. L. Petry. Prof and Mrs.
J. B. Lanz. Esther Nixon. R. R. Mc
Veigh. Kathcrlnc McCahon. Carrie
Christie. Mrs. I. D. Carpenter, Mr*.
L. Allrman, A. O. GrOate, Mr. and
Mrs Have llousel. Ralph Gamarra.
L. E. Farrell,. J. W. Lewis. Mrs. M.
Johnson. L. M. Johnson. Mrs. Mar
tin for Seattle; Amos Williams. 0
\V. Smith. T. Morrow for Prince Ru
pert, and two seoonj-class for Van
couver.
PERRY WILEY STRICKEN
Perry J. Wiley, late divisional
road superintendent and one of Ju
neau's beat known pioneer resldont*.
suffered a stroke o( paralysis Mon
day evening and Is - now in a very
serious condition at the Dawes hos
pital.
INTRODUCING MISS DOROTHY
Miss Dorothy Haley has accepted
the position of solicitor for The
Stroller's- Weekly and Is authorised
to receive and receipt for Bubscrip
tions, advertising and Job printing
and to generally transact business
for the owner, who bespeaks for her
a cordial reception from those on
whom she will call In tho Interests
of thl* paper. Miss Haley Is a Ju
ncau girl, well known, popular, ef
ficient and experienced In newspaper
work. She will alv> write up all
matters of new* entrusted to her. In
which she ha* an enviable reputation
anii a delightful adaption.
ALASKA EXPORTS FOR JUNE
According to a report Ju*t tolled
by Collector of Customs John W.
Troy there were *hlpped from Alaska
to the United 8tate* ilurlitK the
month of June merchandise to the
value of 1 1.071.438. and to Canada
exports to the value of 137.129. Of
the export* the blggent Item was
copper, Iti value belnic $420,61 1.
The next largest Item wai canned
salmon amounting to $349. 979. The
exports to Canada were fresh hali
but. freah and mild-cured salmon.
GOVERNOR COMING
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Alaska'* New Chief Executive Now
Sailing Raping Main on
Way North
Alaska'* new governor. Hon. Scott
C. Bone, was due to leave Seattle to
day for Juneau and will arrive here
next Wednesday It the iteamer on
Seattle, makes her usual time*'
There are a number of plans on
foot for receiving the new governor,
who Is accompanied by his wife and
daughter, on their arrival at this
place, but no program has as yet
been announced. However, the re
coption given him will he typical of
the whole-hearted people he Is com
Ing to, and that he will realize hr
la among friends goes without say
ing. That the new governor has the
Interests of the Territory at heart
and comes prepared to do something
for Its advancement Is evidenced
from an extract from a talk he made
before the Pacific Coast Advertising
Clunb at Tacoma day before yester
day. when he Is quoted as having
said:
"I am an advertising mnn. My
Job Is to make Alaska aa It really
exists known to the people of the
nation? the real Alaska, Its fine
cHmate, mineral wealth, agricultural
possibilities, its 30.000 miles of
coast line. Its vast alio is such that
It comprises one-flfth of the United
Stales, but the whole country must
realize that 38 bureaus governing
CORDOVA EDITOR
FEELS AGGRIEVED
Intiita That Alaska Hal Elected
Chuckle-Headed Calamity
Howlers to Office
Together," the Cordova Times of re
rent date gets the following out of
Its syctem:
Nothing has done so much to dis
credit Alaska and Alaskans at
Washington In times past as has
the habit of certain yellow poli
ticians who rise up In the morning
with a grouch and to thereupon go
forth emitting vast quantities of
words whereby In language Incor
rect, Ill-advised and In many caces
untrue, charges were brought of
"throttling the Infant Industries of
Alaaka."
We had hoped with a new admin
istration and an apparently honest
attempt to escape from tho chaotic
political conditions under which the
Republican party of the territory
has labored for theae many year*,
that we had gotten away from the
day of the muck rake and that we
could expect something in the na
ture of constructive action. But the
-ancient practice of fighting wind
mills still survives.
The recent rebuke administered by
the United State* shipping board In
t.helr decision on the freight rates
on wood pulp In which certain of our
calamity howling office holders
were told to get some facts before
starting baseless charges, was well
founded.
How can we expect Waahlngton
to give us a greater measure of self
government when we so clearly anil
frequently demomtrate to them that
we select for our officials audi
chuckle-headed calamity howlers?
Conditions In Alaska are tough
but not as bad as they are In the
states. Why not forget petty Jeal
i>usy? tat the anvil chorus cease
from clamoring. tat us get together
and Join the doxology of progress
One coyots can make 'noise enough
to drown out a dozen song birds, so
let'* put a muffler on the coyote and
mako-.a noise that will mako Presi
dent Harding smile. >
JUNEAUITES HONORED
, The following Is an extract from
Atlln correspondence In the Wblte
horse Star:
"A pleasing event took place In
the lounge room of tho Atlln Inn
whon J. H. Ctfbb and son, K. L.
Cobb, and John Tuppela of Juneau
were presented with handsome nug
get scarf pin* by Capt. Hathorn on
behalf of the citizen* of Atlln dis
trict In appreciation of recent en
terprlxlng Interest taken In gold
mining near Gladys lake and other
mining properties near Atlln."
ALASKA FISH ARE
STILL PURSUED
More Hearings Planned to Consider
Restricting Fishing Opera
tions in North
The .following Alaska Information
In compiled and went out by the
Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce:
Marking an Important atop In
government effort* to consort*
Northern AsMorlc*. announcement
that a *erlo* of hearings would be
held in Seattlo next fall to conilder
the advisability of restricting Ash
ing operations within 600 yardz of
the mouth of Alaska strcama was
^ade by Ilenry O'Malley, chief of
the Alaska Division of the United
States Bureau of Fisheries. Seattle
headquarters.
The first hearings will be held
In Seattle Nov. 16 and <17. this
hearing to covor the; territory In
Southeastern Alaska, from Cape
Spencer east, a dlstanco of perhaps
600 miles, taking all the principal
streams in the Southeastern section
of the Torrltory. Present federal
regulations permit Ashing with
movable gear 200 yards off the
mouth of rivers, but It is planned to
Increase thin distance to 500 yards.
These hearings will be followed by
another session, covering all rlvora
from Cape Newenbam north and
eastward to tho Canadian boundary,
taking In practically all streams from
Bristol Bay north to the Arctic
roast of Alaska. This hearing will
also be held to consider the advisa
bility of closing the streams to Anh
Ing within 600 yards. Hearings on
this subject will also bo held at Ju
neau on Oct. 19. As a preliminary
to thcae hearings, Dr. Hugh M.
Smith of Washington. D. C? United
States commissioner of Asheries. will
make an extended tour of Alaska.
A Washington special says: While
nothing olTlclal has been givon out
for publication. It Is known that
the President, Secretary Kali and
Attorney General Daughcrty have
agreed on the list of federal appoint
ees In Alaska and U>at their names
will 'lie sent to tho senate before
Governor Bono reaches Seattle, thus
relieving him of any embarrassments
that might grow out of distribution
of patronage in the Torrltory.
Secretary of the Interior Kail will
be In 8eattle July 29 and 30 where
he will meet Secretary of the Navy
Denby. The two will make a visit
to Alaska on an extended tour of
Southeastern Alaska and thenco to
Seward, from which point the two
secretaries will Inspect the govern
ment railroad and the Navy's coal
mining operations in the MatamiHka
coal Acids. Returning direct from
Seward to Seattle, Secretary Fall
will start on a further tour of na
tional parks and reclamation projects
while Secretary Denby will procood
on the New York to Honolulu.
The station now being constructed
at Ketchikan by the United States
coast and geodetic survey to winter
the survey launches and other float
ing equipment will be completed by
tho end of this month, according to
Capt. R. B. Derlckson. hydrographlc
engineer fn charge of the Seattle
field station of the United States
coast and geodetic survey.
The Healy River Coal Corporation
broke ground for a new coal mine
at Healy arii tho occasion waconeof
much moment lo tho bujy camp.
The new coal se?{n which is to be
tapped extends from the outcropping
on tho river, between 8lngleton'?
Pioneer hotel and the Alaskan En
gineering Commission's oftlros, and
is seven feet thick. Tents Bhow the
coal to bo tho best grade of lignite
thus far found in Nenana coal Acids.
8enator Jones writes Georgo D.
SchoAeld that the senate excluded
Alaska from boneflt of the mining
act regarding assessment work on
mineral claims for 1921, and as a
result assessment work will have to
bo done in Alaska.
A new territorial asaay office has
been opened at Mlnto Bridge on the
Stewart river In Yukon Territory.
The assay ofTlce Is for the conveni
ence of prospectors In that part of
the territory.
An oil discovery wns recently made
In the Cassiar dlitrlct, back of
Wrangcll. according to late advlcea
from the North. The discovery was
mado on the l^alrd river by T. E.
Hankln and Richard Inkstcr. two
old-time prosopctom In tho North.
DEAD FROM HEART DISEASE
Robert A. Barnes, an oldtlmor In
the Territory, was found dead In his
bed at Perseverance Tuesday, pre
sumably from heart disease with
which he had been afflicted for sorao
time. Except for a sister residing
In New York state, he leave* no
other relatives.
MOOSE FIX) AT WINS PRIZE
The prize of $26 (or the float In
the Fourth of JulV parade wu won
by Juneau Ix>dge, No. 700, Loyal
Order of Moose. The float was ar
tlrally arranged, beautifully decor
ated and, with III cargo of from '
thirty to forty pretty girls, caused
much favorable crmment as It
pained along the nt reels. There
were several other very line floats,
notable among them the Ooddeu of (
Liberty and Juneau Green House ,
equipages. I
MT. McKINLEY PARK '
VISITORS' DELIGHT 1
New Superintendent Plant to Hake
It Thing of Beauty and
P' rpetnal Joy
>'*rry p. Karstens. well known!
"Idtlmer of interior Alaska, who re
'"nlly received from Secrtary of the
'??erfor I all an appointment as su
r',l,endent of Mount McKlnley Na
i I ."I,, | Park, In company with Wood
"iry Abbey, cadastral engineer, are
now upon the ground at America's
largest park lo begin the preliminary
work of putting this .cenlc spot In
"hapc for visitors. Mr. Karstens has
"?? authority to select hlo assistant.
*ho will ad as rangers and ward
ens and will see to It that the laws
?"?c properly observed. For the
h will be assisted by one
man. experienced In the admlnistra
??rk of lhe National Park
Service, and ll Is the Intention of
the superintendent to All vacancies
mi the park ranger service later on.
Vppoi'itnientt, however, will not take
I'lace for some considerable time
topartatWtfMt Karstens has had
wide- experience In outdoor life In
'he north land and Is very tfioroughly
familiar with the country In and
?round Mount McKlnley. much of
which is within the limit* the
National Park. He first wem Into
rcg,?" "me years ago with the
late Archdeacon Hudson Stuck and
i 'ler Hpent considerable time there
wl"> a hunting party of young mil
lionaires from New York. He was
one of the principal members of the
party when the asrent of Mount
M. Klnley was made. Uo )a tbcrp.
'"n eminent, y ntted to mi the po
sition to Which he has been appoint,
"ll b.v the secrtary of the Interior.
With a view to making the park
easily accessible and attractive to
""irlsls and lovers of nature gener
ally In the shortest poslble time
Mr Karstens will Immediately | ra
vers- the great reservation carefully
for the purpose of selecting and re.
omni'dlng a route over which tho
National l?ark Servlco will build a
road to serve as the main artery of
travel within the park limits, and
from which trails will radiate to
lie many points of scenic attraction
it " 'ted deeper in the range.
The Mount McKlnley National
I'ark will he conducted along line*
i'nilar to those Id force In the ad
ministration* of the Yellowstone and
other national parks In the stales
"d In addition, will be a garni*
sanctuary. The limits of the park
contain the natural habitat and
feeding grounds of va?< herds of
?arlbou. mountain sheep and moose
vpr* existence was threatened
with the completion of the govern
?nent railroad, which will rondcr
'beli haunts easily accessible to
market hunters and wanton slaugh
terers of game. The law goes Into
"ITect Immediately and a proped ob
servance of It wilt be backed up bv
Superintendent Karstens and his as
sistants. that a perpetuation of these
beautiful and useful game animals
for the enjoyment of future genera
tions will now be made possible.
Cordova Times.
ALASKA GIRL IN OMAHA
Among the Spokane* passengers
tnnklng the round trip I* Miss
Itooney, an Omaha, Nebraska, school
teacher, who brings word that Miss
Kleanor Hickman, for two year* a
teacher In the ltouglas school and
well known to many in Juneau, Is
now head of the Humane department
of Omaha schools and Is making an
enviable record for efficiency In
connection with her work. Miss
Kooncy said that IMss Dlckman re
cently prosecuted a man in Omaha
for non-support of hi* child and
prosecuted with such vigor that the
largest verdict ever awarded In a
similar prosecution In the city waa
given. Mis* Itickman left Douglas
three yoara ago thl* summer and re
mained In Se-xttlo until last fall when
she returned to her home In Omaha
where she was Immediately given
the responsible position she now
FORESTRY OFFICES HERE
C. H. Flory. head of the Forestry
department In Alaska, returned to
his homo at Ketchikan a few days
ago but not until ho had secured of
fices for his department here In the
Goldstein building which will be oc
cupied In about six weeks.
ABLE ADDRESS ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Rev. Andrew J. Graham of Board of
Lectureship Intereit Large
Crowd Here
An able, Interesting and Instruc
tive lecture on Christian Science
was delivered at the Collteum thea
ter in this place Thursday night by
Itev Andrew J. Graham of the Board
it Lectureship of the Mother Church.
Boston. Mass., which was enjoyed by
i large audience. Rev. Graham is a
Fluent and easy speaker, of pleasing
iddrcss and thoroughly at home be
'ore his hearer*. Among other
things, he said:
"Christian Science ii the renlm of
leflnite knowledge. Ecclesiastical
theology is the realm of Indefinite
lelief. Now, ac we have indicated.
>oth In the Jewish and Christian
hurchcs. theology gradually tame to
each that (fod Is a mysterious I'cr
mn. remaining unrevealed to a large
ixtent. and Incapable of being
mown clearly by men until after
l?alh. The Bible passage which
iayc 'Clouds Indeed and darknevi
tre around Him,' was taken to mean
hat God wraps Himself In an iin
>enctrable cloak. All these texts In
ha Bible which seem to indicate
hat God cannot be clearly known
ind that He Is shrouded in clouds
ind darkness, deserve special atten
ton; for In a sense they all are
rue. by which it Is meant that God
s Indeed behind a veil; but that
?urtaln of cloud and darkness Is not
nade by God, rather Is It thu result
>f mortal-mind Ignorance and xlnful
hought. In other words, th(*mlst
that seems to separate man from
Jod rises from the earth. It Is not
i curtain let down from heaven.
"Now to the sick and sinful and
roubled. brooding over the thought
>f an unknowable God. Christian
Science comes and says: Your sores
iud sickness and sins and broken
learta may be healed here and now.
rhe veil which seems to shut one
rom God may be destroyed through
he aid of healing, coming directly
h rough Chrlstlin Science treatment
> r through tho reading of Its text
>ook., 'Science and Health with Key
o the Scriptures." The only Com
orter In the universe Is God. and
lesus Christ said: "This Is life cter
lal, that they might know Thee the
inly true God, and Jesus Christ
vhoro Thou has sent.'
"The puzzle to the human mind
las always been this: Since God lx
nflnltely great and man seems so
mall, how can man expect the Om
ilpotent One to take note of him?
rhe psalmist vo|e?d this when he
'Xclalmed: "When I ? ? ? con
Ider the moon and the stars, which
hou has ordained, what is man that
hou art mindful of him.'
"Kor his comfort and encourage
nent man needs something concrete,
ndlvidunl. Ho needs something
vhlch he is capable of understand
ng. and this .concrcteneM we And
n the teaching of Christian Science,
dary Baker Eddy In using the ab
itract noun, 'good', In apposition
vlth the word God. has bequeathed
0 mankind an illuminating thought.
3y It she enables us to make active
ind real a religious expression
vhich h?d been to a large extent a
lead letter for practically fifteen
lundred years, namely, 'to love God."
rhe pulpit has preached that to love
Jod Is abcolutely necessary to salva
tion and the pew has silently an
iwered: 'How can I love God unless
1 know Him? I can love a friend
because I know him; this is concrete
'xperlene; and 1 can understand It,
t>ut to love God without knowing
Him appears to bo Impracticable.'
Vow Christian 8clence Individualizes
Bod. good. St. James iays: 'Bvery
*ood gift and every perfect gift Is
from above, and cometh down from
the Father of lights.' All absolutely
?ood motives, p.spiratlons, thoughts;
?II kind, gentle, loving words and
leeds come from God. There Is
nothing In tho whole universe
which Is loving, protecting, saving
ir compassionate b'lt comee from
Bod and centers In God. Any of
these qualities manifested In men
md women arc positive proofs of
the presonce of God. Therefore, wo
repeat, that when Mrs. Eddy em
ploys tho word good In apposition
with tho word God. she causes us
to see at once how simple and prac
tical It Is to recognize and to know
Bod; and therefore to love Him. To
ove tho manifestation of anything
which is true, honest. Just pure,
ovely and of good report, is to love
Bod. H?nce, In the wilderness of
larkness and fear wherein one feels
hat he Is without God in tho world,
he voice of Christian Science, and
through Its treatment. Its services,
>r the reading of Its authorized lit
'rature one Is assured pf the wonder
ul fact thit he can know God hero
md now with as much certainty as
le can know the truth of mathemat
c?, and knowing Him. can love
dim."