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PROF PITIRIM A. SOROKIN (Havard sociolo- gist): "There is too much soft living at Harvard, the students are fat and lazy from too much to eat and drink. They live too luxuri- ously in their separate EFORE the Church can lend sects. They tell us that our set forth by Jesus of Nazareth. houses and their beds are It is not truc to say that His too soft. What these mor- peace, she must be at peace thing, for varying temperaments teaching is capable of a hundred ally and physically softened within herself. Yet to-day noth can be met, paying their money different interpretations. Theo-students need is a return to ing confuses the non-Christian and taking their choice.
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"If these people who are suing units of a fully-equipped army. for my allegiance cannot agree I wish the picture were true. among themselves about what it Here is the true picture. is they wish me to follow, can their Gospel be all that they claim?" It is a reasonable criticism.
Most Are Non- Christians
It's Crystal Clear crisis."
Would you dare to say "Love your enemies" is capable of more than one interpretation?
CARLOS DAVILA (former ing our island home. Picture Imagine our soldiers defend
President of Chile, speaking at · one half of the Army in the Is it not crystal clear what Town Hall): "It seems to me South under the command of a Jesus meant when He said, that this loss of vitality (in de- mocracy) may be laid to the be- dictator. Imagine also several "Love your neighbour as your lef that democracy is the nor
self"? It was a querulous law-mal form of organisation for Army Corps in the North.
yer, wanting to justify himself, humun society. The Southern Army will not who asked, "And who is my already built, definitely estab Something
lished, and which nobody win jever dare challenge; the gift of The answer Jesus gave made the romantic middle classes of
Dictator."
No sort of communion exists Bishops Don't Know
Orthodox Catholics.
half hereties!
Our
10-
our
Look at the facts. Nearly fight side by side with the neighbour?" two-thirds of the population of Northern Armies. They will the world are non-Christians, not even admit the others are Of the Christian third, half are soldiers. "They can only be more clear still what was never the nineteenth century to our Roman Catholics, a third Pro- come soldiers," they say, "by, really vague. "Your neighbour materialistic, struggling and for- testants,
our Southern is the man in need, regardless of gotten man. We thought we and the remaining enlisting under
had "reached a goal which re- his rank or nationality." sixth Orthodox Catholics,
quired no militant defence, no I have read the words of Jesus mysticism, no self-denial, no ex- so many times, and I can tell pansion. Democracy had between the Roman Catholic half and the rest. Only a frag-
Add further to the picture and you in a few words what follow cepted the diagnosis of prema- ture senility.. Democracy is mentary communion exists be- see every Army Corps in the ing Him means. It is not cover an experiment that began to tween the Protestants and the North acting independently of ed, believe me, by mere enthu-walk with
help in every other, refusing to strike a siasm for any sect or denomina- times." blow side by side, even at times tion. The Roman Catholic half of fighting against each other, serve all rights and forble republleations, the Christians call the other often fighting against the South- should treat God as Father, and sor of English at the University He asks just this, that men CHARLES C. FRIES-(profes- live their lives in the certain as- fof Michigan, addressing the Na- The majority of Protestants What would happen? The surance that their Father will [tional Council of Teachers of deny the genuine Christianity of disunited Armies would be de- never let them down.
English at Chicago): "The those who call themselves Catho-
efforts of countless generations "If you do that," says Jesus, of tenchers to instruct students lies, using the bitterest words (harlot is frequent, but mild)
Their only hope would be to "He never will let you down."
in grammar have been ineffec- tive and futile. The study of Drab
American. English has never Then, to follow Him is to been used in the schools, and the interpret that certainty of God's experience of at least two hun- The only hope the Churches Fatherhood by venturous, dred years shows that we cannot recognition that hope by teaching to change the practices of a language; we can admiration, "How these Chris. have of survival is to sink their abandoned tians love one another!" Now
only help our students to learn it is said in sarcasm.
what those practices are."
But the dismal story becomes worse as you go on.
WHAT IS AN INCIDENT?
UNDER the stress of war,
ern Army.
feated.
some of our words are taking to describe their brother Chris. forget their internecine differ-
on a new meaning. They have joined up for the duration, and probably for longer. The most fortunate of these is the word
tians.
A Strange Spectacle
An unbeliever once said in
ences and to unite under a com- mon command against the com- mon enemy.
differences and to unite.
Respectability the real grammar of present day
every man is your brother,
lines.
I know certain Bishops who, The churches have turned hearing that, would lean.back in that into an academic theory. their well-up-holstered chairs Jesus wanted it to be an enthu have deliberately blurred is clean and smile. "Does this fellow siastic method of living. While the Catholics, by means really think_the_Church__Is_80_It-will-lead-you-He-said, to do--New-Crusade-Wanted- of totalitarian methods, rigidly weak 7" exclude all who vary from the
most thrilling perilous things I want to see a new crusade which faith as Catholics accept it, thus
Bishops don't know. Smugly like giving away your coat when shall be wholly concerned, as Jesus forcing the appearance of unity, Church as it really is. When people who hit you to hit you
complacent, they never see the you haven't another; like asking asked, In the love-experiment of
living as He lived. Protestants do nothing of the
the bishop comes, crowds come. again. kind.
But it is like a specially blown- up balloon.
The result is that the Protest ant third of Christendom is broken up into warring sects 100 numerous to name.
It will lead you to the daring experiment of trying out new The Church normally is the ways of overcoming evil-waya We there empty shapeless. bladder. It is much more glamorous and much fore have the strange spectacle far weaker than the bishops more effective than the way of in our country of uncharitable realise. church, between mission hall rivalry between chapel and
and meeting house.
the sword.
this
drab
I am not even impressed by The churches have made the apparent might of the thrilling life-venture into Roman Catholic Church. Like a accepting of rules and respectabili- Many deliberately adopt the totalitarian State (which it ties. That is not Christianity. way of competitive business to really is), it looks much stronger gain adherents. "Star" prea- than the facts justify. chers are advertised, and paid fees according to their "draw- ing-power."
One Hope Only
You see why I wonder whether there is, after all, any hope for the churches. They have missed the crusading adventure of Jesus; they
want common people whom He loved, to rally to that crusade, and to look upon Him as their laughing, daring Comrade in new way of
life.
There is no encouragement in officiat religion, with its monotonous services. Its slavery to money,. sta sing of comradeship,
Oficialism in the churches has burled the true spirit of the God-Man; if humanity is to be saved, that stiffed spirit must be given new ex- pression, new life:
They have taken the tomb of our
Comrade, Christ;
They have buried Him deep
under steel and stones
But
100
come, leading a Crusade,
-New
To give our Comrade back to His
own.
"incident." Through an inspir- ed stroke by the enterprising Japanese, it has come to mean not this or that part of a war, but complete war. Tokyo -seems-to-obtain-peculiar BatisTM| faction from referring to the "China incident." It has lasted for years, and must therefore be the longest incident on record. Moreover, it is not yet finished. The people at Home are much more modest in their war-time "incidents." With them the word merely means that a Ger- man borab has fallen on such and-such a street or building or open space—and many bombs have, un-Nazi like, preferred open spaces. The bomb may not explode; presumably it is an incident none the less. Even if the damage be fairly extensive, the affair remains no more than
There is only one hope for all an incident. Therein may be
"Count Me Out!" the churches-reunion. It is scen further evidence of the
the only way of hope because it Money is freely spent on social is the only, Christian way. complete self-possession with clubs, secular shows, dance
.. I sometimes wonder Military experts, studying the guished pupil of the Prussian, which the British nation has bands, and street demonstra-
tions in the hope that this secu- whether the greater hope is not Greek victories over larger and Potsdam military academy, had adjusted itself to the war in lar bait will catch a few more outside the churches altogether. better-equipped Italian armies, figured out in advance of this For the survival of Christianity believe that a master military war what the British and - greater thing than the aur-strategist has come unexpected-French High Commands had not. The fish are not often caught víval of the churches-must we ly upon the European War scene-that the only hope of beating Some may see in the widening from the vague seas of unbelief, not rescue Christianity from the use of the word, a tendency, other sects.
but from the adjacent rivers of churches?
thanks to the censorship, to be-
Is it not true to say that all Frequently, public acts of the churches have departed so come less and less disposed to worship are turned into stunt far from the pure spirit of their. call a spade a spade and a bomb shows by means of paid Founder it is a forlorn hope ever a bomb. These sour critics may school "sermons" with dressed His instrument for the regenera- vocalists, cinema films, Sunday to expect them again to become be dismissed out of hand. They
up children, sports services with tion of the common people? - know nothing of the beautiful the local football hero reading
I want to see a 'band of men elastic of the English language, the lesson.
and women larger than any Even if "Incident" came from Can you wonder that healthy, church, held together by an alle- some hard-working Department. uninded people keep away from glance more fundamental than al pundit, we think well of it churches who use such blatant loyalty to any creed. none the less. Perhaps some
Is it surprising that the aver- together from all the churches in the person of Greece's premier of its reserves and its nir other bureaucrat will some day-nge man says, "Count me out of and from that vast "church" and dictator, Gen. John Metaxas, armade into the fight.
But if Greece can withstand speak or write of "the incidence this sort of Christianity!"? outside the churches.
It was becoming daily more the blow, he believes, Benito- of incidents." Then our joy
Remarkably, there are many I want their allegiance to be apparent that the 70-year-old, Mussolini's. Fascist regime will should be complete..
who defend the existence of the to the simple truths so clearly bespotacled Metaxas, a distin-fall.
general and to would-be Blitz- krieg in particular.
*
fish.
methods?
"
But
I want to see them gathered
A
Master
PREMIER METAXAS
Strategist
the Axis powers' mechanised war machines was with a highly mobile, clastic defences force, able to operate in independent units.
This strategy seemed to be the secret of Greek victories in the mountains, ravines and val- leys along the Albanian border.
Although he is said to be well pleased with the first results of the war, Metaxas' confidants say he is too seasoned and reallstic - to believe that the issue has been settled. Ho believes that the hardest blows will come when Italy throws the full force