Such critics Christianity has had throughout the ages have belonged to the ranks of Unbelievers. But to-day the situation is changed, as they are now to found in the ranks the Believers ; for the Church itself has entered the lists against its Founder. As was the case when Chris

Christ's death the Cross was not, as it seemed, mere negative fuct,T>ut profound spiritual affirmation, which not only condemned, confounded, and utterly routed His enemies, and left His followers complete masters of the situation, but stirred the imagination of the time, as it

and hatred, we are playing into the hands the militarists, stimulating fear all round, and making the last condition worse than the first! With such passion as exists to-day a "successful" war will just the war that will not successful, will not accomplish the end for which it i

WHY CHRIST WAS RIGHT. (Continued.) world; is, thus free and increase moral and spiritual force. Whereas, we know, resort to physical force deny and cast out reason ; to institute the censorship to the stifling und distorting of the truth; and thus to cause the moral issuo to rec

probably t lie most vital question that confronts the present age; for upon the answer to it depends th course of future history. if the answer in the affirmative, the attitude of the Church with respect the present war stands condemned, and will have to modified ; whilo if it i

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The question that the lips of most thoughtful people these days is : What ought we to do? They examine the military situation, consider the state of mind in all the belligerent countries, and then, half in despair, ask themselves what the war has wrought. Then they a step furthe

the courage whereby man will throw himself the honour his enemies, and trust, Christ trusted, the faithless son# materialistic age, and even die their hands. That is the meaning non-resistance : it succeeded in Jorusaler* nineteen centuries ago; and it would have succeeded in Fr

other method is symbolised in the Cross; for the Cross of Christ stands for a profound spiritual principle which the Church Christ in this twentieth century lias proved itself to he. in complete ignorance. that principle I have tried give smne indication. That it is bound to wor