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preaching a pure, true, honest morahty between man and 

 man, as well as an unshaken belief in a Unity, an energizing 

 Godhead and Fatherhood to whom he and all mankind are 

 related as sons and daughters, a grand proenvironal plan was 

 set forth, which in its superior purity, sympathy, and brother- 

 hood has slowly but surely been molding the world. 



So Clu'ist's fulfilling of the moral law, and his many illus- 

 trations of practical morality as the highest rules of guidance 

 for mankind, combined with the intense and sympathetic 

 recognition of God the Father, the infinite energizer of the 

 world and the universe, and all men as his children, have given 

 to this patritheistic religion a hold on the human mind and 

 heart that has resulted in a world revolution, even while strug- 

 gling alongside the entirely antagonistic competitive human life. 



The conclusion comes as an important corollary to the above, 

 that unbridled individualism and individualistic effort have 

 had their day and ceased to be. A well-known imiversity 

 professor said a few years ago that "the law of competition 

 w^as everywhere supreme." The results of the operation of 

 the proenvironal law entirely negative such a conclusion. 

 Had competition alone reigned supreme his parents would 

 not have cared to supervise his growth and education; his 

 teachers would not have aided him laboriously in acquiring 

 knowledge; his professors would not have recommended him 

 for promotion; he should not have received one act of true 

 kindness in his progress through life. The more perfectly 

 that environal action affects the organism, and the more per- 

 fectly that proenvironal response is sho^vn by the highest 

 minds, in like measure do social organization, service, and 

 cooperation become a pleasure, yea even an agreeable necessity. 



Therefore, when a social cooperative environment in insti- 

 tutions, in methods, 'in plans, and in accomplishments, that 

 shall result in ever advancing proenvironal cooperative plans 

 and responses, becomes some one nation's activity and grow- 

 ing purpose, then that nation will efi'ect a solid and lasting 

 evolutionary advance that will leave other and competitive 

 individualistic nations far in the rear. If it be asked how 



