The uplift [serial] . ed.—^The Lutheran. IF IMPOSSIBLE TO LOVE—TEACH TOLERATION Hard as it may be, we should at least tolerate our enemies, if notpossible to love them according to the teachings of the Scriptures,so as to keep from kindling the spirit of hate in the bosom of theyouths of the nation. This short excerpt, taken from an exchange,shows a spirit of revenge: Among some of the young people there is a bitter feelingtoward children who are not responsible for their least, we of maturer years should teach tolerance if wefind it impossible to love our enemies. Moreover, Ameri


The uplift [serial] . ed.—^The Lutheran. IF IMPOSSIBLE TO LOVE—TEACH TOLERATION Hard as it may be, we should at least tolerate our enemies, if notpossible to love them according to the teachings of the Scriptures,so as to keep from kindling the spirit of hate in the bosom of theyouths of the nation. This short excerpt, taken from an exchange,shows a spirit of revenge: Among some of the young people there is a bitter feelingtoward children who are not responsible for their least, we of maturer years should teach tolerance if wefind it impossible to love our enemies. Moreover, America isthe melting-pot for all nationalities, and there is nothing forus to do but accept conditions with as much grace as us not inspire the spirit of hate in the hearts of youngpeople of any race, regardless of color or creed. We must prac-tice peace at home if order is to be established in the world. This is an example of some existing conditions in the UnitedStates today which should be THE UPLIFT LOOKING FOR THE BEST By Dr. Holland, in The Farmer What do you look for when youlook at other people? Do you see theirweaknesses? Their little faulty waysof thought and action? Or do you seethem as brothers and sisters striv-ing, like yourself, for the unattained?Do you see their unformed wingsor their well-formed horns? MadameDe Stael said the more she studieddogs, the better she understood of which shows she ran aroundwith the wrong kind of men. Nothing is sillier than to set our-selves up as judgement-seat prigs,self-appointed to dispense our faultyjudgments upon our fellows. I likethe higher ways of looking at someone falls below our setstandards of conduct, we cannot judgehow much was resisted, or how hardthey tried. This is not to condone thefaults or sins of another, but is asearch for the good he failed toachieve. We, too, often forget thatnone of us is so very good, and thatthere is some good in the worst of us. Emerson sai


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