Article May 1, 1943 Issue

Introductions to Lectures

with contributions from William Collins Singley

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania span (First Church).

Lecturer: James G. Rowell; introduced by William Collins Singley, who said:—

We hear much said about the rights of man, but upon examination we find they are nearly all based on selfishness or the self–interest of a group to rule or dominate another group, or on the basis of a superior race to determine and distribute these rights to the rest of mankind. In the Declaration of Independence it is stated, "We hold these truths to be self–evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." But how many of us have realized or been able to exercise these rights to their fullest extent? Is it not because our material view of their nature has hindered their attainment? Mary Baker Eddy writes (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 226): "God has built a higher platform of human rights, and He has built it on diviner claims. These claims are not made through code or creed, but in demonstration of 'on earth peace, good–will toward men.'"

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