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Seethedestruction;seethenation'sbody,M.Zakarias,showedconsiderable plight; enlightenment.andsomeofthepasYoursonsaredeadandyouarebroken-sagesweregreetedwithoutburstsof hearted; Men'sheartsarefailing-aye,'tis dark.'tisnight.
"Youhavesoughtgold,unmindfulof God'streasures; Thingsofthespirityouhavelaid aside: Bloodhasbeenspilled-howmuchbut GodcanmeasureForgreed,forgold,fortheseyour sonshavedied.
"War'sgunshaveswepttheinnocent, thelowly, Theywhowouldworshipastheir heartsseemedbest; ThinkyethatGodwillnotprotectHis Holy? Aye,butliewill-He'llguardHis soreoppressed.
"Peacehasbeensaid,but,oh!anawfulthunder Shakesalltheearth-yourGodwould haveyoulearn Maliceandhateandgreedyoumust putunder. ForHehassaidthatHewouldevesturn.
"Learnyealesson--lookonhistory's pagesNationshaveflourishedandfallento decay; KnowyethereasonTheyinbygone ages FloutedtheirGodasyehavedone to-day.
"But,Iwouldtellofhopeamidthe sorrowYouareapproachingwondrousthings-aneranew; FromoutthisnightwillspringthefairestmorrowMenwillbenearerGodandhearts betrue.
"MenwillhavelearnedthatLovealone livesever. Andmenwillsecandknowreelwayisgood; Lovetieswillhindwithcordsthat naughtcansever; Grieflearned,itscoming--Eternal Brotherhood."
TheTineArtofDiplomacy. SenatorLaFollettesaidatadinner inMadisonlastyear:"Iamgladthat wehavekeptoutofthe'LeagueofNa- tions-outofthescrambletostripGermany.Yes,Iantgladwearenotin thescramblewhichEnglandand FrancearemakingforGermany'spossessions.EnglandandFrancearepolitetoeachotherinthisscramble,still theyremindmeoflittleTommy.Little TommyandsisterMayweretoldthat thereweretwoapplesonthedining roomtableforthem.Theyhorriedto thedining-room.Tommysaid:'Take yourchoice,Mary.'No,'saidMay, 'yontakeyourchoice.'Eachkept insistingthattheothertakefirst choice,andeachkepteyeingthetwo apples,oneverybigandjuicy,the othersmallandgreen.'Takeyour choice,May."plo,Tommy,youtake yourchoice:FinallyMaybrokethe deadlock.Shereachedoutandtook thebiggerapple.ButTommywason herlikeatonofbricks.'Putthat backandtakeyourchoice!'heyelled furiously!"
ButHeWasaGentleman. Mr.Montagu,SecretaryofStatefor India,madeabadslipandresigned, commentstheC.H.ofIndia,onhisfall. Notuntilweknowhissuccessor,it continues,shallwebeabletotell whetherhisremovalisIndia'slcsssor gain.Mr.Montagunotbeingtheonly manwithabroadoutlookinEngland. wecanaffordtowait.Whateverwe.. maythinkofhisperformancesasa statesman,therewillalwaysbethis muchinhisfavourthathekepta promise,whichforapoliticianisa rareachievement.Andthepromise, whetherwiseornot,wasacontract.Indiacarriedoutherpartofitbygiving notroubleduringthewar,MrMontagu carriedouthisbygivingtheReforms. He butmayhavebeenabadpolitician, hewasagentleman,andheremainedagentlemanuptohislast speech-exclusive.
ThePotandtheKettle.
Aninvitationto'theBishopofDurhamtobecomeVice-Presidentofan Anglo-CatholicCongress,whichistobe heldinLeedsduringthesummer.has beenansweredbyaflatrefusal,says the"Universe."ofMarch3.TheBishopssays:"Acarefulandrepeated perusalofthe'ReportofthefirstAnglo-CatholicCongress'-etowhichyouin yourletterreferme-hasconvincedme thatthenewlyorganised'Anglo-Catholic'movementis(saveforsomereservesastotheextentofthePapal authorityandanunavoidabledissent fromthePapalcondemnationofAnglicanorders)inprincipleandtendencynotAnglican,orCatholic,butRoman." Thisrefusalcouldhardlyhavebeenunexpected,hadthepromotersoftheCongresstakenthetroubletoreadBishop Hensley-Henson'snewbookcalled"Anglicanism."TheBishopthuscuriouslyconcludeshisletter:"AsBishopof Durham,holdingthatgreatofficeunder thesolemnpledgesgivenatmyconsecrationtotheepiscopate.Icannot rightlyorhonourablyallowittobe thoughtthatIcanreconcilethegeneralconceptionofChrist'sreligiondisclosedinthereportoftheAlzglo-CatholicCongresswiththatwhichfindsexeressioninthehistory,law.andestalslishedformulariesoftheChurchof England."Whateverhethe
cheering.especiallywhenthespeaker said!"TheyouthofHungaryhas learntwisdomfromtheexperienceof thepast,andouryoungmenwillnot wastetheirenergiesinthesterilepoll- tiealfightingofparties,asusedtobe done.Atpresentwehavebutone aim:therestorationofafree,integral, andChristianHungary.Innocircumstancesshouldthestudentspermittheir unitytobebroken.Theyoungmen ofHungarytooktheinitiativeinthe reconstructionoftheircountryby meansofaChristianregeneration,and theywillnotstandforanydiversion fromtheprinciple."M.Zakariasmade anallusioninhisspeechtothe"numericalclause."Thisisanordinance,for preventingtheJadaisingof'Hungarian publiclifebyaninfluxofJewsinthe University.Hecalledforthestrict applicationofthelawpassedlastyear,whichregulatestheproportionofChristiangraduatestothoseofJewryas twentyoftheformertooneofthelatter.TheproblemoftoomuchJewish influenceinpubliclifeisstillanacute one,andbearsnorelationtotheJewishquestionasitexistsintheEnglish speakingcountries,forexample.Some ofthestudentspeakersatthecongress accusedtheParliamentofwastingtoomuchtimeinfactionfighting,andof allowingitselftofallunderinfluences notaltogetherbeneficialforChristian Hungary.
0 FriarAppointedCityOrganist.
GlasgowCityCouncilhasappointed aFranciscanFriarasoneofitshonorarycityorganists.Theappointee,BrotherJosephGreer,O.F.M.,isattached totheFranciscanChurchinGlasgow. Heiswellknown-asacapablemusician, andoneofhiscompositions,asdescrip- tivepiece,called"TheBattleofthe Somme,"wasplayedbythecomposerhimselfbeforealargeaudienceinthe GlasgowCityHallonlyafewdaysbe. forethenewappointmentwasannounced.
OfInterestto"Catholics." TheAnglicanBishopofCalcutta writesinthe"DiocesanRecord":"I wouldaskyoualltorememberthatwe areanxiousthatabranthoftheCie tholicChurchshouldbeplantedinIndia,andthatwouldholdtheCatholic faithandnetdepartfromit."Anda littlefurther:"Theonefaithcanbe maintainedwithouttheemploymentof identicalterms."Thisisratheramil° wayof italexpressingthenumerousand contradictionsbetweentheLow ChurchwhichbelievesintheAthanasianCreed,andtheBroadChurchwhich doesnot;theAnglicanswjiobelievein theBible,theIncarnation,theResurrection,theAscension,andtheDivinity ofChrist,andtheModernChurchmen whodon't;theEpiscopalianswhobelieveinEpiscopacy,andthenon-Episcopalsectswhodon't;theAnglicans whobelievethatRomeisthe"Scarlet Woman."andtheAnglicanswhodon'ts etc.ThenineAnglicanBishopswhit recentlyaskedtheArchbishopofCanterburytoappointacommissionto findabasiscfagreementbetweenthe fourorfivehundreddifferentfaiths andbeliefsintheAnglican,Church,do notseemtothinkthatitisonlya matteroftermsoreqpvenienee.They write:"Reunionwithotherbodieswithoutamererealunityamongourselves willatbestonlyincreasetheexisting confusion."
AstrologyandFools.
Thecontentionthatthecastingof horoscopesisartexceedinglydelicate operationofhighermathematicsispure bluff,saysourfriendtheC.HofLelia. TocastTommyHopkins'shoroscope, onehastodividetheheavensinto twelve'houses.'markthezodiacalsigns andplanetsineach,observewhichsign isrisingandofwhichplanetitisthe mansion.Thatisthe'lordoftheascendant'orthesignificator.Each househasthusitsownlordstandingfor Tommy'sfuturewife.hisfather,his children.etc.Ofeach'lord'theas-
aspect ofaplanetmayimplysomecalculation;andthisisAstronomy.Butto inferthatTommywillmarryaJapaneseprincess,'becausehis'lordofthe ascendant'isVenusandits'aspect'is 60deg.,impliesnosuchthing.andthis isAstrology.Wheretheastrologer standssecureisthis:thoughhehimselfcannotproveheisright,nobody elsecanproveheiswrong.Tiecannotprovewhyaplanetaryangleof121 deg.shouldbringevil.and'nobodyelse canprovewhyitshouldnot.HecannotprovewhyTommyHopkinsshould developintoaPrimeMinisterbecause hewasborntinderanangleof60deg., kindnobodyelsecanprovewhyhe shouldnot,thoughitisdifficulttounderstandwhyTommy'snext-door neighbour,bornatexactlythesame momentandunderthesame..ngle, shouldgrowintonothingbetterthan aSalvationArmySecondDrummer. Andthatiswhytheastrologerwillfool theworldandAnglo-Indiatilldoomsday,andliveincomfort. ThePrinceandIndia.
"TheSaysourCalcuttacontemporary: Princeisleavingourshores,and nonewillfeelmorerelievedthanhe. TheparadoxofhisvisittoIndiawas
thathisreceptionwasenthusiasticin thepurelyIndianpartsofIndia.and indifferentintheBritishportions.The Princehasmademanyfriendsbypersonalcontact,yethisvisitwaspoliticallyafailure,foritleavesIndiaexactlywhereitwas.poor,disgruntled,and asthePrincehadnopowers,disap-pointedintothebargain. TheGenoaConferenceandFrench Policy.
America'srefusaltoattendtheGenoa Conferencehasmarredtheerowingsilo cessofM.Poincare'sstruggletocapturetheConferenceforFrenchpolicy, saysaEUropeanexchangeWhereas AmericaandEnglandbasetheirforeignpolicyonthesupportofthebig nations,Francsbaseshersonthesupportofthesmallnations.M.PoincarehadwonovertohisviewstheLittleEntenteRumania,AustriaandPoland,whoclubbedtogethertobackup FranceatGenoa,whenAmerica,Europe'screditor,administeredhima snubbyrefusingtheparticipate,as Europe,i.e.,France,hadfailedtosettlehereconomiclifeandrepairtheravagesofwar.Thiswasfollowedby America'sbillfortheRhineoccupation MeanwhiletheNearEastConferoiceto beheldinParisthreatenstothrow Genoaintotheshade;ifitthrowsit outaltogether,Francewillbeevenwith America.InviewoftheNearEast Conference,theGovernmentofIudia telegraphedtotheSecretaryofState urgingtheevacuationofConstantinople.theSultan'sstizerairtyoverthe HolyPlaces,andtherestorationof OttomanThrace,includingAdrianople, andthatofSmyrna.Fromamoreindependentpointofview,saystheexchange,itiscertainlyimperativetoput anendtothepresentstateofuncertaintyinTurkey.Itisoneofthe biggestpost-warscandals.Barring Petrograd,thereisnotowninth worldasbadlygovernedasConstant,nopleisatpresent.Thereareno courtsofjustice,nopolice.ThecityswarmswithRussian.Turkishand Greekrefugees,filthyandpenniless. TheCorporationisbankrupt,thebanks areclosed,commerceisdead.English, FrenchandGreekcommissionsarejealouslywatchingeachother'smovements andorganisingcharityhalls,whilstcutthroatsarefightinginbackyardsover asliceofbread,andtheTurkishGovernment,unabletomove,lookshelplesslyon.Itiscertainlybetterto haveaTurkishGovernmentthanno Governmentatall.
NewPope'sVaticanMemories. CardinalRatti'selectiontothePapa) Chairissomethinglikeahome-coming tothemanwhopreviouslyhadcharge ofthewonderfulVaticanLibrary--toa scholarthemostwonderfulpartofthat vastmazeofhallsandcorridors.One oftheraresttreasuresinthatLibrary isaparchmentonwhich.St.Augustine's versionofthePsalmswasengrossed. 'lerneaththiswritingCardinalMai di-.overedtracesofCicero's"Republic," whichhadbeenpartlyerasedtoenable thepreciousparchmenttobeused again.ThereisalsoaHebrewBible forwhichtheJewsofVeniceofferedits weightingold.ThenewLeonineLibraryisasuperblyconvertedarmourv, rearrangedanddecoratedbyLeoXIII.
APopeandPiccadilly. AlthoughPiusXl.hasinearlierlife visitedbothLondonandManchester, aswellasOxford,whithertheBodleran Librarynaturallyattractedthethen Dr.Ratti,hecanlookbacktonoprolongedstaysuchashisgreatpredecessor,LeoXIII.madewhileNuncioin Belgium.AsMonsignorPecci,Leo XIII.spentamonthinLondon.taking uphisquartersatalittleprivatehotel justoffPiccadilly,andexploringthe metropolistillheknewhiswayabout betterthanmanyaCockney.The futurePopewasparticularlyinterested intheEastEndslums,andtheircontrastwiththeWestEndastonished him.LeoXIII.wasalsotheonly PopewhoeversatintheHouseof Commons-intheDistinguishedStrain. ere'Gallery.HemetLordPalmerston underthestatesman'sownhospitable roof.
PELLEW'SBOULDER ForBOYS'andMEN'SSUITS, alsoHIGH-CLASSMERCERY.
J.W.SHEEHAN PrimeBeefButcher.Hannan-street, alcroorlicTel.488.Maritana-strist, eicaanty.Dustmen*474.
concernedovertheoppositeproblem.
ofstn. dentsattendingProtestanttheological seminariesisdiminishingtoanalarmingdegree.Oneoftheleadingmaga- zinessuggeststhatProtestantreligious leadershipintheStatesisbreaking down,andasks:"IsChristianity-at leastProtestantChristianity-tobecomevoicelessintheUnitedStates?" InJune.1920,1,800studentsgradu- atedfromProtestantseminaries;last June-whentherewereoverfivethousandvacantProtestantpulpitsinthe country-thenumberhadfallento 1,600.ANewYorkpaperwhichhas beeninvestigatingthematterpublishes thesestatistic:-:"AttendanceinEpiscopaliantheologicalseminariesdecreasedfrom463in 1918to193in1920;inallPresbyterian seminariesfrom1,188to695;inMetho- distseminariesfrom1,226to976;and inCongregationalinstitutionsfrom499 in1910to255lastyear.RomanCatholicseminaryenrolmenthasincreasedrapidly,however,bringingupthe entiretotaltoanapproximatepre-War status,althoughtheProtestantinstitutionshavenotrecovered." furnishedNotingthealmostplaintivetouch bythat"although,"oneturns, toajournalwhichremarksthatthis stateofaffairscouldbeilluminatedby, amongstotherthings,"storiesofignor- antpulpitsstarvingandinsultingintelligentpews,and,contrawise,ofintelligentpulpitsstrangledbyilliberal pews."Thejournalgoesontomake thissomewhatalarmingdeclaration, "Thetimescryaloudforamuck-raking ofpulpitandpewbyanhonestreporter.Noothersinglething,ifthiswere honestlydone,wouldgivesogreatan impetustoauthenticChristianity." Whatwonderfulmuck-rakesthoseAmericanpress-menmustwield! Inanycase,onehonestreporterhas beendiscussingtheproblemwiththeologicalprofessorsandleadingclergymen.Andhehasunearthedeleven reasonswhytheyoungstudentslook askanceatcareersintheministry. Thoughthisparticularinvestigator doesnotseemtohavedraggedamuckrakeortohavemuchtodowith"authenticCheistianity,"hisconclusions maybeworthglancingover.
Firstly,thereiswarinfluence.(The AmericanProtestantyoungman,we yearn,hadhisfaithinthingsspiritual. shateredbythewar,andthespiri- tualrenaissancewhichwastocome withpeacedidnotmaterialise.)
Secondly,thequestionoffinance. (Americanministersarepoorlypaid, butacampaignforimprovementin theirfinancialpositionhashadtheeffectoffrighteningawaywould-becandidatesfortheministry,becauseof theemphasisitplacedonthepresent stateofthings.)
Thirdonthelististhedeclinein thesocialprestigeofProtestantclergy. (Theministerisnotnowthedominant personalityhewasonceinhiscommunity,andhiseconomicstatustends topushhimstilllowerdownthescale./ Thefourthreasonliesinthegreater attractivenessofotherprofessions. (Themenwhoafewgenerationsback wouldhavebeeninthepulpitarenowadaysinotherprofessions,wherethey
canpreachtowideraudiences.ExamplesaregivenofmenlikeRoosevelt,Bryan,Churchill,Hughes,Wilson -ofprominentjudges,labourleaders, politicians,novelists,professorsandso forth-whoareinrealitypreachers thoughtheyhavemissedthesurplice and Americanthepulpit.Thegreatmenin publiclifearealllaypreach- ers!)
Fifthcomesthelackoffreedomof speech.(Inthepewsoftheleading churchessitinenwithheavystakesin thepresenteconomicandsocialorder. Andtilt),won'thaveattacksonthat orderbythepreacherwhosesalary theypay.TheYankeepew-holder,who desirestheworldofdividendsanddevotionkeptquiteseparate,canusually makehimselfheard.)
Sixth,thefearoftheyoungmenthat scientifictrainingmustbescrappedin ordertoentertheministry. (Amisapprehension,saysourhonestreporter, prevalentonlybecausetheAmerican youngmandoesnotknowtheresults ofmodernBiblicalresearchChristian. ityintheU.S.A.hasbeenrescuedfrom