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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.

RIBBENTROP: “I thought you sald 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 lenders in this war? Is Wille, drawing crowds wherever he there an Archbishop of Weni, and leading men along the Canterbury, or has he paths of justice. retired for the duration? What is the name of the Methodist President, and tid 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 Eiro. But where are the others are there no religious Icaders left?

There are 30,000 ordained clergy

There was the much-loved Dick Sheppard, not a pacifist then, yet a fearless prophet of God with a burn-

love for

humanity. There were giants like Doctor Glover and Dinsdale Young and Campbell Morgan.

ono

the

It is impossible to think of any of these looking twice at a second-hand sermon from Ministry of Information.

Why are there no religious in the Church of England, 10,000 leaders of the same calibre to-day? Methodist ministers. 10,000 Catholic

The reason 13 because tho priests and perhaps another 10,000 organised Churches of this country, ministers of other denominations.. and of others too, have allowed That is almost an Army division of themselves to be enslaved by the de-

en who are exempt from fighting lusion of wordly success.

men.

they do not seem to be lead- They do not even sectí to be

justifying their privliege of com-:

plete exemption. regardless of age,

(service.

An empty success

Our religious "loaders "ask them- selves always, "Will my mesango

from military thinks that thee and applause from the influential

Mr. Duff Cooper are such

The United States will not be deflected from its companioner to LEAD.us in religion. purposes of sending all possible help to Great Britain and. de fending the Americas, and their rights in the Atlantic and the Pacific, against all aggression. If anything were needed farther to strengthen American resolve, it is provided in the triple Axis Powers attempt at intimidation,

they cannot even prepare their own @brainicas 'crowd that

sermons. Mr. Duff Cooper, there. shortage, has discovered a retired fore, regardless of cast and of paper octogenarian Divine of the last cen- tury, and has naked him to dig up an old Great War sermon'sultabic for dishing out to the "leaders of this present generation....

A timorous band

If

authority approve these words? among my people? Will those in

I speak thus boldly will it ruin my chances of preferanont?"

Many a clergyman has it in his heart to declare what his soul knows is true, but he hesitates with, the words on his lips, "My congre- The British people, resolute and

Cation would not like it." confident, will find cause for special

So the Inspiration dies at birth. pride in the President's recent re-

The success of organised religious denominations. BU deliberatoly ferences to the successful, struggle

sought by the clergy, is an empty which this democracy. Is making It was not so very long ago that success, for it is achieved by com against the tyrants who seek to lay Mr. Duff Cooper became seriously promise, and is won by a denial of West and East alike under fee. The

angry, when a clergyman ventured of the Church commanded his the very message which the Founder to say something about politics- resources of the British Common-

something

apostles to proclaim. wealth are vast. Added to those of Cooper did not agree..

with which Mr. Duff

In place of leaders, therefore, we the United States,, they will in course But that, was a long

have to time ago,

be content with good of time be overwhelming. For

when there was courage among billard players (the lads like it."),

organisers, genial "mis

"mixers," vacuous America the die in cast. She may

some of the clergy: it was even ardent signers of continue to stop short of actual war

before Mr. Duff Cooper was Minister call att

forma (*please Information

at the

at tea

ten o'clock, though many of her people think that such abstention ennnot be pro- Ministry of Information now not Cooper's gramophone records... longed indefinitely: the tide of events only tells the clergy to preach as over it was, as well as guns and But the need-that was. great Is moving fast and strong. But, but, provides them with aeroplanes, we must have the con- sermon all ready to READ to their of an IDEAL, for which peopics are dusty thirty-page, twenty-year-old

viction that our victory will be that flocks. ***

This is a clear indication of the prepared to suffer and die, official regard for the clergy, day. They are, looked, upon, as. A

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No inspiration

All that has changed, and the sultable lonera for Mr. Duf

whether American policy be bei Ugerency as non-belligerency, there can be no doubt, that the country's war potential will be increasingly attici

the service of the, British peoples docile, timorous band ready to ladis

told,

the

sideration. Mr. Roosevelt han blunt their words ending fearfully upon, dogmatic

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and their Allies; for the battle they out to the people whatever they are. One country after another has fight in America's batin as well,

God's messago is distilled through shortage of arms, but because thera gone down, not only because of a The most case-hardened lationist the Ministry of Information before was on poople, that in the pro has now fully awakened..to the reality of the menace which stretches,

to flow to these supino common people. That is pro- leaders of or would stretch, westward across

It was very different in the last of the religious leader,

Ank the soldiers the Atlantic. However subtle may

War. The need of the hour found, think of religion. You must forgiye what they be totalitarian manœuvres and pro-

the man the hour.

or

Great.rall the swear-words, but when you got gious leaders s paganda, Washington will not be

sprang up

down to it, it is just this. They are. They were not spoon-fed by any merely amused by competitive deceived. No promise from Axis Government-far from th for the denominationalism: ritualistle and

Government

dogmatic Christianity leaves, them They were prophets with a Uving

stacy; dori't like- parsons much message, and you cannot, stience but they

do admit the power of. prophet by Act of Parliament. The course of current history has There was Dr. Orchard at Mie religion A Canadian meer, returned from the trenches, said in brought the American and British "ted, with his impassioned seal, to a gentleman in

Church, who never hesita' the last war, "It can help you to be We have tho when it was only guarantee, of social progrcas

of eastward, but it is, this message: from

permanent ponde: [Everyw Tel. 21270 the West that gives him food for contained mɔlargn (number of well-

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By the Rev. W. Rowland

JONES

The last war gave us "Wood- bing Willie "Dick Sheppard a dozen blhor inspired re ligious leaders: Who is there"

**to-day?

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Nazis Bully Switzerland

For

Food & Oil

By W. N. Ewer Germany is starting to bully Switzerland again. The pre- tended grievance-is-that-the Swiss have not shot down any R.A.F. planes that have strayed over Svisa territory on their way to and from Italy.

But the real point of it all is

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 tre 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.on

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The now light, which is white,. appears to come from the ground, and is spread along the horizon, silhouetting the outlinca of buildings. Negli ̧

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. Muuminija

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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 aren by the barrage of bursting. shells, which havé grooted their approach.

Many atatements, some over- encouraging, have been made recently about new methods and new weapons to solve the prob- lem of hight 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 chade something which cannot be seen..

Finding The Answer

The whole weight of technical development at the Air Ministry economic.

is working to obtain an effective The Germans want to plunder bring down auch a proportion answer that is, to be able to Switzerland, as they have plun-of raiders each night that the dered the occupied countries.

costly.

They hope to do it without enemy will find the game too the trouble of an invasion--by threatening the Swiss until they pose that these now methods There is good reason to sup- "stand and deliver."

During the first months of the in about another month..

will be brought into operation war the Swiss Government-de- voted much energy to building

They include improvements in..

up reserves of food, petrol and guns, searchlights and balloons,, other essential commodities.

a new type of fighting aircraft. And in addition to this, every whose nature must remain p and technical developmenta Swiss housewife has a

well

stored cellar of food, the Gov- Becret. ernment having told her to hoard everything possible.

There are some 50,000 tons of petrol and cil in the country.

Germany covets the lot.

HITLER BORROWS SUBMARINES FROM ITALY

She is trying to negotiate a one-sided "trade agreement" which will give her all those Mussolini la lending.sub stocks.

marines to Hitler to aid Ger After all, say the German many's depleted underwat negotiators, they are no longer fleet in its attempt to blocks, needed as Switzerland is no Britain, states a message f longer in danger,

Cairo...

Sonte Italian submarine

The Swiss aro-naturally. „re-

luctant to give the Germans all passed through the S' 4 have. that valuable material in ex-Gibraltar and are now alieved ait of chango for a trickle of coal and to be based on Frenot dubious paper payments.

porta

Without doubt they

Atlantic

Oil King's Son Now ping losses, but the Ap Auled antp-

War Prisoner

big part in sendingly haves played safe in their new. 3 Jaaro, far from subject to bomb -. dases, which are RATAMIE

ardment by the Targets

Are There~ Ale:Italian submariþe orted in the Mediter

Forty-three-ydår-old Ffeët'Alf Arm pilot Lt. H. Deterding TN.V.R., son Meanwhile, of the late Sir Hent Deterding "the activity is 'rer" oll king," previously reported miss-sance ing is now prisoner of wor

her, nome NEW Gebunds, nest näyte

When his wife feceived the news next Axis by telegram from the Admiralty Ant Daventry

The wald: "I ing, an have had a very hard time- Ince heard he was missing

naval

Lie Deterding joined up the day before the war, ind prior to being tar appointed to ship on Septembe

served ›agra i pilot at an obs school panel

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