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ON HER METTLE
THE speeches of President Roosevelt are in these days not less an inspiration than those of the British Prime Minister, and, again like Mr. Churchill's, a source of discontent. and con- fusion to the enemy. When Germany, Italy, and Japan, in despicable cabal, concluded their latest pact, no one in this coun- try had any doubt what the response of the American Gov- ernment and people would be to that challenge.
The United States will not be deflected from its companion purposes of sending all possible help to Great Britain and de- feading the Americas, and their rights in the Atlantic and the Pacific, against all aggression. If anything were needed further to strengthen American resolve, it is provided in the triple Axia Powers' attempt at intimidation.
The British people, resolute and confident, will find cause for special pride in the President's recent re- ferences to the successful struggle which
RIBBENTROP: "I thought you said you would bring it down with your first shot?!" GOERING: “I thought YOU said it was extinct?”
What are the churches doing?
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HERE are our religious affectionately known as Woodbine leaders in this war? Is Willie, drawing crowds wherever he there an Archbishop of went, and leading men along the Canterbury, or has he patha of justice. retired for the duration? What is the name of the Methodist President, and has he a voice?
Certainly I know the name of the Cardinal Archbishop of the Catholic Church, for he has recently distin- guished himself by being banned by the Censor in Elre.. But where are the others are there no religious leaders left?
There are 30,000 ordained clergy in the Church of England, 10,000 Methodist ministers, 10,000 Catholic priests and perhaps another 10,000, ministers of other denominations, That is
is almost an Army division of men who are exempt from fighting in order to LEAD us in religion.
But they do not seem to be lead- Ing. They do not even seem to be justifying their privilege of cont plete exemption, regardless of age. from military service.
sermons.
+
There was the much-loved Dick Sheppard, hot a pacifist then, yet a fearless prophet of God with a burn Ing love for humanity.
There were giants like Doctor Glover and Dinsdale Young and Campbell Morgan.
It is impossible to think of any one of these looking twice at a.. second-hand sermon from the Ministry of Information.
Why arc there
no religious leaders of the same calibre to-day? The reason 18 because the organised Churches of this country, and of others too, have allowed themselves to be enslaved by the de- lusion of wordly success.~*
An empty success
not
Will those in
.
By the Rev. W. Rowland
JONES
The last war gave us "Wood- bine Willie," Dick Sheppard- a dozen other inspired re- ligious loadors. Who is there
to-day ?
Nazis Bully
Britain Making Secret Weapon
From experience gained after three months of the heaviest and most sustained series of bombing attacks ever launched on a city, the guns and searchlights in the London area are being re- grouped.
As their numbers have been increased, new tactics have been employed to mini- mise the weight of the enemy attack.
One evidence of changed methods is the great volume: of light which now floods the night sky.
The new light, which is white, appears to come from the ground, and is spread along the |horizon, silhouetting the outlines
of buildings.
Other bright lights above ap- pear to be parachute flares.
This battery of light is driv- ing the enemy high to avoid detection, and the chance of be- coming an illuminated target for the guns.
Anti-aircraft fire is becoming more accurate by night, assisted by the searchlights and sound location,
Greeted By Shells
There is no doubt that many of the enemy raiders are turned away from the Central London. area by the barrage of bursting- shells which have greeted their approach.
Switzerland Many statements, seme over-
For
Food & Oil
By W. N. Ewer
Germany is starting to bully Switzerland again. The pre- tended grievance is that tho Swiss have not shot down any R.A.F. planes that have strayed over Swiss territory on their way to and from Italy.
But the real point of it all is economic.
have been made. recently about new methods and new weapons to solve the prob- lem of night interception.
It should be made clear that at the moment there is not an effective answer to the night. ralder because the guns cannot hit and the fighters cannot chase something which cannot be seen..
Finding The Answer
selves always, "Will my message Our religious“ leaders" ask them-
The whole weight of technical. Mr. Duff Cooper thinks that they find applause from the influential
is working to obtain an effective development at the Air Ministry are such a brainless crowd that among my people? they cannot even prepare their own authority approve these words? If
answer-that is, to be able to Mr. Duff Cooper, there- I speak thus boldly wiil it ruin my
The Germans want to plunder bring down such a proportion fore, regardless of cost and of paper chances of preferment?"
Switzerland, as they have plun- of raiders each night that the shottage, han discovered a retired
Many a clergyman has it in his heart to ectogenarian Divine of the last cen-
dered the occupied countries. : declare what his soul
enomy will find the game too tury, and has asked him to dig up
knows in true.
They hope to do it without but he hesitates with an old Great War sermon suitable the words on his lips, "My congre- the trouble of an invasion--by
costly. like it."
There is good reason to sup- threatening the Swiss until they for dishing out to the "leaders "gation would this present generation.
So the inspiration dies at birth.
"stand and deliver."
pose that these new methods The success of organised religious
will be brought into operation During the first months of the in about another month." denominations,
deliberately sought by the clergy, is an empty
war the Swiss Government de- They include improvements in success, for it is achieved by com- promise, and is won by a denial of
voted much energy to building guns, searchlights and balloons, up reserves of food, petrol and a new type of fighting aircraft the very message which the Founder
other essential commodities. of the Church commanded. his
And in addition to this, every whose nature
and technical developments apostles to proclaim.
must remain a Swiss housewife has a well stored cellar of food, the Gov- ernment having told her to hoard everything possible.
A timorous band
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It was not so very long ago that Mr. Duff Cooper became seriously angry when a clergyman ventured to say something about politics- something with which Mr. Duz Cooper did not agree.
In place of leaders, therefore, we be content with good have to But that was a long time, 450, organisers, genial" mixerske when
there was courage among, billard players ("the lads like it"). some of the clergy: It was even ardent signers of forms ("please before Mr. Duft Cooper was Minister call at the
Vicarage at
o'clock"),
this democracy is making against the tyrants who seek to lay West and East alike under fee. The resources of the British Common- wealth are vast. Added to those of the United States, they will in course of ilme bo overwhelming. For America the die is cast. She may continue to stop short of actual war though many of her people think that such abstention cannot be pro- only tells the clergy to preach longed indefinitely; the tide of events la moving fast and strong. But, whether American policy be bel- Bgerency or non-belligerency, there
of
tex
Information. All that has changed, and the sultable loud-speakers for Mr. Duff Ministry of Information now not Cooper's gramophone records. ROVERS.
But the need-that is as great
politics, but provides them with a an over it was. As well as guns and dusty thirty-page, twenty-year-old aeroplanes, we must have the con- con all ready to READ to their viction that our victory will be that of an IDEAL, for which peoples are can be no doubt that the country's official regard for the clergy of our
This is a clear indication of the prepared to suffer and die. war potential will be increasingly at ICH the service of the British peoples day. They are looked upon as a and their Allies; for, the battle they out to the people whatever they are docile, timorous band ready to ladie light is America's battle as well. told.
No inspiration
One country after another has rone down, not only because of a God's message is distilled through shortage of arms, but because thero the Ministry of Information before was no inspiration among the it is allowed to flow to these supino common people. That is the pro- lenders of the multitudo.
vince. of the religious leader.
The most case-hardened Isolationist has now fully awakened to the reality of the menace which stretches, or would stretch, westward across the Atlantic. However subtle may be totalitarian mancuvres and pro-glous leaders sprang up. paganda, Washington will not be deceived. No promise from Axis quarters is worth a moment's con- sideration. Mr. Roosevelt has blunt- ly told them that they may save themselves the trouble.
There are some 50,000 tons of patrol and oil in the country,
Germany covets the lot.
secret.
HITLER BORROWS SUBMARINES FROM ITALY
She is trying to negotiate a one-sided "trade agreement" which will give her all those Mussolint is lending Bub- stocks.
marines to Hitler to aid Ger.. After all, say the German many's depleted 'underwater negotiators, they are no longer Fflect in its attempt to blockade needed as Switzerland is no Britain, states a message from. longer in danger.
Cairo.
The Swiss are.naturally re- Some Italian submarines have luctant to give the Germans all passed through the Strait of that valuable material in ex- Gibraltar and are now believed change for a trickle of coal and to be based on French Atlantic dubious paper payments.
ports..
Without doubt they have played.
a big part in sending up Allied ship.
Just the Toy Art Oil King's Son Now plug losses, but barca, which ure
It was very different in the last Ask the soldiers what they War. The need of the hour found think of religion. You must forgive the man of the hour.
Great rell the aw
swear-words, down to it, it is just this. They are merely amused by competitive denominationalism; rituallette and degmatis Christianity leaves them. cold.
War Prisoner
in their new “. subject to bombardment” by the. R.A.F.
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They were not spoon-fed by any Government far from it, for the Government hung foarfully upon their words.
They were prophets with a livizir They don't like parzons much- message, and you cannot allonce a but they do admit the power of prophet by Act of Parliament. * religion. As a Canadian officer, There was Dr. Orchard at his returned from the trenches, said in The course of current history has Mayfair Church, who never liesita the last war. It can help you to bo brought the American and British ted with his impassioned zeal, to a gentleman in hell! democracies closer together probably condemn every departure from In genuine religion we have the than they have ever been, Hillar Christlikeness, even when it was only guarantee of social progress may move his insatiable tentacles, dr
dressed up in
garments of and of permanent peace. Every- patriotiam,thing else has been tried and has eastward, but it is this message from His packed congregations always falls Tel. 21279, the Wear, that gives him food for contained a large number of an On, for a leader, darins, compel-appointed to a ship on September: arrivals in Eppt of important Tel.: 20352 thought and will confound His deep farmed mensen, und damaling, aloquent, who will lift up his
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