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There would be a very different feeling between different classes in the community to-day had not political privilege been held so tightly in the past. It real- ly Seems almost impossible to get a grievance redressed, an inequality removed, an injustice remedied without going extremes, or at least to the verge of them about it. Someone taust defy the law, some perhaps be killed, many broken and ruined, sad then at length public opinion begins to admit there may be something wrong, and -statesmen see their way to take
setion. Much
we all
pic- ta come
deplore extremes they are too often rendered inevit. able by stupid and blind reluctance to agreement."in the way." and so avert the exasperation and ill feeling which are left behind when concessions and reforms are only yielded to force or the threat of it. A cheerful giver,"
ys the Bible, is the kind the Father loves, and my text from the Sermon on the Mount is a warn- ing that it is wiser to yield cheer. fully than to wait for compulsion.
We have reached at this time a stage in human history at which many far reaching changes are seen on all hands to be inevitable, and it is safe to predict that their
▲ ultimate ralue will greatly depend 03 the spirit in which they are. going to be achieved. The hour is charged with world-wide uarest. Many are looking to the fature with appre- hension, and indeed the elements of danger in the situation are by no means small,
Anarchy more or less develop- ed prevails almost from the Rhine to the Pacific, and the party which holds the reins of power ia Russia is pledged to a deter- mined propagan la of revolution whenever there may be a chance of prom ting it. The Germanic Powers, defeated and disillusion- ed, havesluinst more than they can iloto maintain even the sem-
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Its people have been ruled by a the burdens and the amenities of possible amongst its comparative- ly unorganise body of workers feudal caste, backed unfortunate life, but the good will be taken China has its owa creat difficulty by a servile Church, Press out of them if they have to be al Professoniate. They were extorted by threats, won through put of with the pretence of a jembittered controversy, forced, and powerless parliament, and now even if by way of the bloodless)
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more extreme.
For our own cotutry we trust and pray that good sense and unless at the same time grievan goodwill will carry us through of men should be regarded as
are investigated
the cuming changes without the "adversary" by others who For deep-seated substantial breaches of the unity themselves are well-placed in the social disorders force is 10 which the stresa of war develop world. Yet so it is too commonly
c2a
redressed.
and
of us seem to be eager to cling
remedy, but only a banking up, and which we devoutly hope and sach, unfortunately, most of the volcano for future out-wi stand the test of peace. breaks, the more violent the It is not the wild agitator that to all we have and grasp all we longer they may be repressed. is to be feared, nor yet the can lay hold of, with only a faint The agitator cannot work upon Bolshevist microbe. Mach more and far away thought for the nothing, however wildly he may
of our bretheren. to be dreaded would be a grudg-multitude exaggerate, and however im- possible the plans he may suggest classes that possess wealth and be in this world of God when ing, grasping spirit amongst the Happy shall we human creatures A contented democracy does not raise revolutions in response to
influence and privilege, a deter-enmity is changed to brotherhood mere wild talk, but only when mination to part with nothing and zeal for the common interest there are solid grievances to talk save by compulsion, to repeat displaces mere selfseeking from erfor of withold-our hearts, and not until then about. Bolshevism is detestable the old
ing
rightful concessions till will lasting betterment come our beyond all words, în its violence, its class hatred and unreason. the eleventh hour. Before the war way. We have had a war to end Still, is it not the all too natural there were too many among the war, as is fondly hoped, but war influential classes who did not between States might be ended result of oppression, exaction, ignorance, endure for centuries really desire, at least with day and yet the real canker of! by the exploited masses of the keenness, that the condition of our Russian people, enslaved, kept the mass of their fellow-country untouched. Nations may refrain men should beseriously improved. from breaches of the public peace under, denied the elementary They were not hearty about simply because, war being now rights of free citizens?
The governing class in popular education, they had less, so costly, and destructive, they Russia never believed in the than no enthusiasm for better are afraid to resort to it. Counsels The of prudence and precaution bid trusted them, pay and shorter hours.
common aspiration for a higher as seek to avert public violence
people, never
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we see them, are as portentous as those of the French Revolution
You cannot fashion paradise 120 years ago. The men who in the rest of us as indeed it does, stitute reigns of terror are excer-for certain purposes dear to the out of prudence and precaution. ated, but what of those who privileged. To what extent the The city of God will only appear earlier failed to avert them, who tremendous happenings of the among men sa they learn to meet clang stubbornly to privilege and war have wrought any change in one another in the way in the power and an undus share of the views of that nature remains to spirit of ungrudging goodwill good things of life, refusing to be seen. A sense of our common which alone is worthy of the listen to the cry of the people or citizenship was brought home to name of Christian. recognise that there was cause of all classes by the pressure of the -complaint and need for redress? common danger and the best
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