the condition of life in one age the condition ot and death in a later age. Customs are to the spirit what clothing is the body; and mankind wears out and out-grows the former just as it does (he Latter. Thus vital and important as the past is, it is not nearly vital and importa

principle'? answer simple the - r \ hieh level of eivilisa ssary order discover find appreciate the moaning and possibility of non-resistance. What are perhaps too ant to forget is that < hrist ianity was 111, • tepst,,ne ol a pr. at civilisation, the Itn i nut ion of a lone line

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

I lii' next article will entitled : If the came!? Without liberty it is impossible for nation t<> great. • • . Freedom the breath of a nation's life, and it is onlv freedom is granted that it is possible for lis face our difficulties and master them, and understand our problems a

Christ's lift 4 was proved life, the principles upon which it rested being justified the result. throwing Himself wholly upon the mercy His o»i ornies, Christ secured complete triumph over those enemies, triumph for tho truth He preached, and brought upon His assailants, who, th

beiieved in goodwill, and have reaped a sorry harvest of ill will. did not trust each other: we prepared for war against each other: we joined Ententes and Alliances, and sometimes we called them Holy." For a time illwill has won, but its victory is ghastlv and bloods nightmare

111 ft] I 11* 11 The very idea < . f discussing intiruls uas quite nut "f the question, it. ludii" considered sacrilegious to discuss natural not to speak moral questions. To formulate new natural the..t'v uas incur the displeasure of the Church. Hut the simple fact that art was

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

testation and demands of the spiritual. For once the beauty and sacredness of human personality have been recognised, the laws and conditions of human well-being discovered, war becomes evil and inhuman and a sign of retrogression. So that while to the semi-barbarian, with his s

May 27, 1916..