COD SAVE BELGIUM. By Rev. Humphrey Chalmers. In August, 1914, practically every man and woman in Britain resolved to save Belgium from the German invader. Moreover, we let the Belgians know, while still the invader was hammering at the gates of Liege, that the little nation migh

For, as Mr. MacDonald says in another place : " There is no compromise possible in militarism. It is all or none." We must choose then between two clear alternatives— a world of nations organised for war by every conceivable method of scientific efficiency and regimentation of m

until the nations are willing to do the same. That, as I believe, would be a fatal mistake. Progress comes about by individual effort and example. Individuals must first disarm and refuse to take pare in war, as the conscientious objector to-day has disarmed. Then the individual

Slavery in America was embittered by the slaves having no rights of " free men " in the law courts. An ancient English writ, " Habeas Corpus," or " Have his corpse," as we used to say at sch6ol, was an attempt at such a defence. Suppose a man or woman, or even a child, were impr

CCORDING to a minor prophot the following is from the " Times . " for August 5, si 1964 :- " Imposing ceremonies in connection with the fiftieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War were held in the churches yesterday throughout the land. impressive service, drawn 'up fo

He led them through Samaria instead of by the usual way across the Jordan, where Horod ruled. It was because of tho hatred between Samaritans and Jews that most travellers avoided this road. One evening he sent two disciples on to the village in front to arrange for the night. B

What is this entente adventure of blood in Russia ? In whose interests are we making war on the Russ'an people ? Why are British soldiers, who enlisted to fight Prussianism, killing and being killed by Russian peasants ? Is it not true that the de facto Russian Government is anx

history. It represents the greatest revolution in values which the world can providg. It was an initial difficulty that Jesus b th e c en condemned by the religious authorities on tt lar ge of blasphemous assumptions and executed c ivil authorities as a disturber of the peace, t

There is the moral revaluation of an outward act of failure as we watch the spirit of Christ facing the final issues, and discern that it is a great affirmation of the soul in the supremacy of the spiritual. It flares up through the night of human sin like a beacon fire lighting