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Zurich Herald, 1930-07-31, Page 6Einstein Declares Science Cannot Teach Morality A remarkable conversation is re- corded In "The Forum," between Al- hert Einstein, author of "Theory of Relativity," Professor at the -Matter- . sity of Berlin; James Murphy, Irish writer, lecturer, and conversational- ist:. j: W. N. Sullivan, mathematician, author of many books on science, at Einstein's home hi Berlin. Some of the things said by Einsteiht in the course of the talk are quoted below. "Speaking of the spirit that informs modern scientific investigations, I am of the opinion that all the finer specula- tions in the realm of science spring from a deep religious feeling, and that without such feeling they would not be fruitful. I also believe that this kind of religiousness which makes it- self felt to -day in scientific investi- gation is the only creative religious activity of our time. The art of to- day cau hardly be looked upon at all as expressive of our religious insticts." "A. practical philosophy would mean a philosophy of conduct. Aud I do not think that science can teach men to be moral. I do not believe that a moral philosophy eau ever be founded ou a scientific basis. You could not, for instance, teach men to face death to-inorrow in def4nce of scientific truth. Science has no power of that type over the human spirit, "The valuation of life and all its nobler expressions can only come out of the soul's yearning toward its own destiny. Every attempt to reduce ethics to scientific formulas must fail. Of that I am perfectly convinced. On the other hand, it is undoubtedly true that scientific study of the higher kinds and general interest in scientific theory have great value in leading men toward a worthier valuation of the things of the spirit. But the con- tent of scientific theory itself offers no moral foundation for the personal conduct of life." "I think that this extraordinary in- terest which the general public takes in science to -day, and the place of high importance which it holds in people's minds, is one of the strongest signs of the metaphysical needs of our time. It shows that people have grown tired of materialism, in the popular sense of the term; it, shows that they find life empty and that they are looking toward something beyond mere per- sonal interests. This popular interest in scientific theory brings into play the higher spiritual faculties, and anything that does so must be of high import- ance in the moral betterment of hu- rnaultY." "The intuitive and constructive spiritual faculties Must come into play — wherevera body of scientific truth is ' A little Dutch -apron frock for small folk of 2, 4 and 6 years. true that modern science does supply the mind with an object tor centempla tiVe exaltation. "Mankind must exalt itself, Sur - sum oorda is always its cry, Every cultural striving, whether it be re- ligious or scientific, touches the core of the inner psyche and aims at free- dom from the Ego—not the individual Ego alone, but also the mass Ego of humanity. Expreseion here will al- ways mean exaltation, and that striv- ing is not confined to Baroque man- kind alone; it was also in the Greeks, and it has been in every type of man- kind that we know of." We quote but a section of Lite talk in this notable June number of the Forum, and the talk is well worth reading in full. What New ¥ rk Is Wearing BY ANNABELLE WORTHINGTO?.T Illustrated Dressinalcin,q Lesson Fur nishcd With, Every Pattern Sunday School. Lesson • August 3. Lesson V — Naomi and Ruth (A Study in Racial Relation- ships)—Ruth 1: 6.10, 14-22. Golden Text—And he hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth.—Acts 17: 26. I. LOVE OVERCOMING NATIONAL DIFFER- ENCES, 1: 1-22, II. RECOGNIZING THE RIGHTS OF THE STRANGER, 2: 1-3: 18. III. ENRICHING THE NATION'S LIFE, 4: • J-21. INTRODUCTION—It must be remem- bered, in reading the story of Ruth as a lesson in neighborliness and in right racial relationships, that it is only in part applicable to such diffi- cult problems of modern lite as are presented by differences of social practice, color, religion, and age -long tradition. Israel and Moab were close neighbors and very much alike. Their language was similar, they were of the same Hebrew race, and the customs of their religious worship cannot have been widely different. With Ruth's determination to follow Naomi to Bethlehem went almost inevitably her choice of Naomi's God. Like most ofe the people of her time she thought, Most probably, that the god of Moab ruled only in the land of Moab, and that in leaving that land and identify- ing 'herself -with Naumi's people she was really entering the territory of the God of Israel. Her marriage with Boaz, as with her first husband, was with a man of a race nearly akin to her own and of ideas and traditions closely similar. The case is very dif- ferent and the problem much more difficult when white and black and yel- low races mingle socially and inter- marry. But in both cases the solution Ruth's way—by a common faith and preserved from extinction, and allied with that of Boaz came.. to hold a large of the problem can only be'reached by France Leaves the Rhine Marching briskly to martial airs troops to leave the Rhiuelaud. the populace are festive. Air Aspirants Try These 'Flying Tests Here Are Some R.A.F. Fly ing Tests to be Tried Out at Horne If you are noxious to discover whether you are physically fit, just try souse of the tests our airmen have to pass before they -get into the R.A.,F. They are quite simple, and very little apparatus is needed. Nowadays the noise' and rush of town lite play havoc with people's nerves. Here is a test which indicates the state of your nerve -control. It should be timed I.)y a friend. Raise one foot from the ground. till your knee is bent so that this leg forms a right angle. Do not let your legs touch. one another; the hands should hang at the sides; the eyes must bo closed. Remain balanced thus as long as you can; first on one leg, then. on the other. Besides noting the time, your friend should observe whether the balance is steady, fairly steady, or unsteady. You should' be able to keep a steady balance on either toot for not less than fifteen secouds. Another nerve -control test: Put an oblong beard on a table with one end jutting over the edge. Place a lead pencil upright near the far end of the board. Ncew take hold of the board between finger and thumb and lift it at arm's length from the table, rais- ing it through the air until the board is on a level with your shoulder. Then carefully bring the board heels again, replacing it in its original position on the table. All this must be accomP- lished without upsetting the pencil. It you can do this with both hands in succession you will have every reason to feel pleased with yourself and the state of your nerves. To test the pulse is an. equally sim- ple matter. The normal beat is from seventy to seventy-five per minute for an adult. Get a friend to ascertaia what your beat per minute is; when he has noted this you can proceed to make the test. Place one foot on the seat of a chair and raise yourself from the ground by means of that leg, going up and. down five times in fifteen. seconds. Your friend will give you signals for each movement; immediately afterwards he will again test and make a note of your pulse -beat. Then, thirty seconds after the e:eercise, he must take a third pulse reading. If you are in sound condition the result of this test shoald show au in- crease of twenty-four beats per min- ute during the exercise. Thirty sec- onds after its completion your pulse ought to have returned to its normal beat. If it has not done so, you need bracing up. Are your eyes well balanced? Often there is a lack of co-ordination be- tween them. Put a coilple of chairs opposite each other, and sit down facing your friend. He must now raise a pencil until its point is on a level with the root of your nose and at a distance of about one foot from your eyes. Now fix your eyes on. the point of the pencil, which your friend must move slowly towards you, closely watching yens eyes while he does so. Both eyes should remain fixed upon the pencil until it is within an inch or so of the root of your nose. If so, your "convergence power" is good. Otherwise, one or both eyes will wan- der, or you may see double, or even find the test a trifle painful. polish. ish if rubbedlightlywax floor iSteel articleswillhe r pot, Times---aiv.ewetiartisinl : To preserve furniture upholstered in leather, rub occasionally with linseed oil to which a little turpentine haa been added. Polish with a soft. rag. The smell of onions, fish, or cabbage is quickly removed from pans if a lit - , here is the last of French occupational ley are saying farewell to Mayence and a great good will with mutual toler- ance and respect. L LOVE OVERCOMING NATIONAL DIFFER- ENCES, 1: 1-22. The distance front Bethlehem to Moab was not great. A journey of forty or fifty miles eastward around the northern end of the Dead Sea and southward again would bring the travelers into its rich pasture lands and cultivated fields. It must have been a bitter and painful experience for the widowed Naomi to leave be- hind her in a strange land the bodies of her husband and sons, but she is comforted by the warm attachment of her daughters-in-law. Ruths love for her triumphs over her natural affec- tion for her own people, and she deter- mined to go all the way and to cast in her lot with Naomi. The language of her decision has become a classic of pure and distinguished fidelity and love, vs. 16, 1'T. One may well believe that there was something fine and true in the older .voman's character and personality to atUact and hold such love. Indeed one may go farther and believe that the better and purer re- ligions faith of Naomi as compared with that which was common in Moab may have had its influence in deter- mining Ruth's choice. ItECoaNiziNe THE RIGHTS OF THE concerned. A body of scientific tru may be built up with the stone and mortar of its own. teachings, logically e arranged. But to build. it up and to understand it, you must bring into play the constfuctive faculties of the artist. No house can. be built with stone aud mortar alone. "Personally, I find it of the highest importance to bring all the various faculties of the understanding into co- operation. By this I meau that our moral leanings and tastes, our sense of beauty and religious instincts, are all tributary forces in helpinz the rea- soning faculty toward its highest achievements. It is here that the moral side of our nature comes in— . that mysterious inner consecration which Spinoza so often emphasized under the name ct amor intellectuali." me, the sense of beauty in iaa- ture and all my artistic leanings have developed hand in hand with the pur- suit of science. And I believe that without the one, the other is not pos- sible. Certainly in the case of all the really productive minds that I know of, the one has been united with the either. 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Such was the attitude of Boaz, the wealthy kinsman of Elimel- ech toward Ruth when he -iaw her gleaning in his harvest field. The right to glean was recognized in law (Deut. 24: 19), and was extended to the stranger freely. Boaz adds the hospitality of the harvesters' lunch and the water jug. There was another ancient law in Israel which appears in Deut. 25: 5- 10, the law of levirate marriage. By this it was required that a childless widow should be taken in marriage by the brother, or nearest kinsman, of her dead husband, and that the first son To Canada (With affection) West Wind of Canada Coming over the prairies, Coming over the wheet fields, Coming over the lakes; Over Superior, Erie, Ontario— Kiss me and bless me, West Wind of Canada, Me having drunk thee There in thy haunts. —Alfred Noyes, in "Our Lady of the Twilight." Dorothy: "I thought that boy who Ird • "Yes, dear—and he's still look - THAT Guy's GooD WAITGR— Burt fkinivt He is RoBBING me BOWl.E.GGb North. 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E, Johnson. .A. famous man, often called upon to make an after-dinner speech, general- ly began with, "Oh, why was Iborn?" born of this union succeed ° On one occasion a distant voice was the dead man's name veld inheritance.i heard: "Go on, now--elt can't be help- ed." Naomi now counsels Ru this kinsmans duty of Boaz, even though she was not of his peoPle. The large -hearted kindliness of Boaz in accepting the duty and his high sense of honor are well illustrated in the familiar story. IIL ENRICHING THE NATION'S LIFE, 4: 1-21. The story written long afterward pauses to explain the custom by which a kinsman's right or duty might be transferred to another l -F! he did not choose to exercise it. It is as though the other, in the presence of the elders of the town, accepted his responsibil- ity and, so to speak, stepped into his shoes. And so the house of Elimelech was Eyetz%( Ttime. Tti€ BELL ON WAS TiIING RINGS L KNoW taurr.tiAD FJ EAR. FoR MUS(Ct ;..---. 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