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-=-====: t i J TO | J abstainers. -j.- I I I I U should send to H If t-ha Sceptre Abstainers' Sec- H |g. tion of the Dominions" § •3 for a pamphlet. which gives full ri ê particulars of av beriefieifel- foym of ss ft Life Assurance. Policy holders in B M this Soctionhavespecialw1.vanta.i!cs S 1 of lower rates and are entitled to, g§ participate, in the divisible profits 1 rfj of "a separate fund as specified in if fl the pamphlet. Please ask for HI J Abstainers' Prospectus. '11 lg Address; Seeptre. Abstainer&' ',ze.-tion p iBRiTjaiXgaNpsi =3 With which, ut _titerge<* </«s sceptre. Life s§ aa 'Association. ê H 32, MOORGATJi: STltEET, E.C. 2: m p Head Office: British Dominions House, H ss RoyaJ Exchange Avenue, London, E.C.3. If | ASSETS EXCEED £ 16,000,000. I
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to refrain from«controversy -for the sake of national unity, but the time find cir- cumstances of the passing of the first Act made it right and reasonable at first to hope that in the new light which the experience of war would bring- it might hf reconsidered in principle, and an effort made at the end of the w/ir to I achieve a settlement of the long con- troversy, as I thought was possible, on the broad, just basis of seeking to har- monise the positive conscientious con- victions on both sides of the controversy. There is always a hidden harmony be- tween the positive convictions of true men, if we only have the patience and good will to find it out. Meantime, from 1914 to 1917, those who were in positions of special responsi- bility- were bound to consider, first whether it was not our duty to try and take such steps as were possible in the midst of war, in order to make some preparations for the very formidable task of framing the new constitution of the Church in Wales fter Disestablish- in the event of its coming to pass, as seemed more and more probable as time went on. We had to consider, on the other hand, secondly, whether it would injure whatever prospects there might be-fosp a reversion of Disestahlish- ment, if we had the courage to take dur- j ing the war such steps as we knew to be indispensable if that catastrophe, should it come, were not to throw the Church in Wales into chaos'. We moved forward with caution, and for nearly three years in difficult silence, and the counsel of tried and experienced friends well quali- fied to, advise as to political effects was sought at-each stage before any new step of importance was -taken. The result of the ^preparations made was that at the end of 1917 there were constituted, first, the Governing Body to complete the new constitution, and, secondly, the Repre- sentative Body to do what might be re- quired as regards Church property .and finance. finance. Prospects'of Reversal. The prospects of the reversal of the ¡ tivo principles of Disestablishment and Disendowinent were not injured, in my judgment, in the least by the prepara- tory steps that had to be taken between 1914 and 1919 for the good of the Church.. The real truth is that the situation we had to confront on August 6 last was due to facts and forces beyond the control of Welsh Churchmen. > It was still reasonable to hope during the interval between the accession to power of the present Government in 1916. and the armistice that, though the prin- ciple of Disestablishment would be put into force, the principle of Disendow- ment might not be carried out in prac- tice on account of the complete change of financial circumstances, which was in- evitable after a World War of so long a duration, and so great a cost. That I thought would have been a fair, courage- ous, and statesmanlike settlement for a Coalition Government to make under all tho circumstances of the case, and I be- lieve its reasonableness would have ap- pealed strongly to public opinion. The j policy, however, oil which the Coalition I went to the country after the armistice was laid down in the letter of the Prime 0 Minister to Mr..Bouar Law, which was published on the eve of the General Elec- tion. For that historic letter the Government alone is responsible. It was quite definite against -any reconsidera- tion of Disestablishment, )Ltit less defi- nite on the question of Disendowment. (To be continued.)
RELIGION. AFTfiR THE WAR.
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RELIGION. AFTfiR THE WAR. 1 CHRISTIAN EVIDENCE. SPEAKING at a meeting of the Christian Evidence Society, held on Thursday last at Caxton Hall, the Rev. G. A. Studdert- Xennedy", M.C., said that the waT, had brought to the forefront the problem of the -relationship between theorunipote-nce of God and the existence of evil, and it would not do to say that this problem was insoluble. The Church must shed all the light upon at possible, and one of .the reasons why he was so much in sympathy Myth; the work of the, Evidence Society was that it was, tryingïohetpthe masses in this way. The war had not led to a -religious: Revival.Going over the top" to stick a.bayonet into a Boche could not possibly increase a man's s^iritual- mindedness. The ordinary soldier had been taught from his childhood that God is good, and also that He is omnipotent, and when he was confronted with the horrors of war he naturally asked why God did not stop it ? The only answer to that question" was. to. teach that pain is not contrary to the will of God, but that it is •• temporal,* not eternal; and that while we, have to bear it our, Lord Jesus Christ is bearing it with us, and teaches us .that God our Heavenly Father suffers also. If once, men could gain a, vision of the suffering Christ they would no longer be hostile* to religion. Christian theology, he. considered extraordinarily complex, aiid always changing; but Christian religion was, and always would be, the simplest thing in the world. „ ¿'
CHURCH'S CONTRIBUTION.
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CHURCH'S CONTRIBUTION. THREE thousand men of Wimbledon assembled at the Baths nlll on Sunday afternoon, when an inspiring meeting Was held under the auspices of the Wimbledon C.B.M.S., to the urgent topic of the attitude of the Church to Industrial Problems. Similar gatherings have been held annually for several years, but Sunday's meeting was one of the best of the series. It was the first appearance in Wimbledon of the new Bishop of Southwark, who presided. Dr. Garbett captivated the audience by his warm sympathy with the workers, his in- timate knowledge of modern social problems, and his clear-sighted vision of the part the Church is called upon to play in guiding and directing the spirit of de- mocracy in the new age. The speeches 'of Canon William Temple and Mr. Albert Mansbridge were also admirable in tone and substance. After we had sung Jesxt, Lover of my Soul and prayer had been offered by-tho Vicar of Wimbledon, the Bishop gave the opening addresfe. I think there is no one to-day," h said, who will deny that the most difficult ajid urgent of all our problems are the set of problems con- nected with industrial life. It is unfair and unreasonable to say that the indus- trial nnrestj,, which is so prevalent, is, due. either to Bolshevist agitators or is the 'result of reaction from the war." The Bishop pointed out that before the war un- rest was there; but in the call of patriot- ism in the hour of the country's danger, the whole nation excluded all thought of industrial problems, in order to the war. Great" changes had, howev-c-z, taken place, and greater changes still are impending. The real question now before us is how are these changes to be carried out? And the answer will depend very largely upon the spirit and knowledge in which the situatioi) is faced. It is here," continued the Bishop, that the Christian Church should have its special contribution,4o make. Its duty should be to proclaim clear principlas, which should be applied to thesfe problems, and also to encourage that spirit of brotherhood and good will in which alone these problems could reach a satisfactory so lutioii. An Obsolete lastlitutlion. « At the outset, however, we have to face the fact that the Church is very largely out of touch with organised labour, and "it is also true to say that the Church is, regarded by a very large num- ber in the Labour Party as a somewhat obsolete institution, which has no living message on these matters." This was un- fortunate; but if they looked at the root of the matter, they would see that the Church is largely to blame because of the attitude it adopted in the past. When the working classes had to undergo great hardships; when children were over- Worked when they ought to have been at home; when the great common lands were enclosed by private persons, no pro- test was raised against these and other evils by the Church. Church people to- day had to face the whole question afresh, and try to realise what it is that Labour wants, and how far Christian principles justify the demands and aims of Labour. There were two main principles that they had to apply to these questions: First, there was the principle of the sanctity of life. In the past the individual had been, to a great extent, ignored. This was entirely contrary to the teaching of Christianity. Any system which permitted the amassing of enormous wealth but crushed the indi- viduals who produced the wealth was cer- tainly contrary to the teaching of Christ. Then there was the principle of' service. It was a great step forward when a,min subordinated his own personal interests for those of his own class; it was a greater- step forward when a man subordinated his pergonal interests for the good of the nation as a whole, but the greatest of all steps is that when a man rmbordinates Iris t and iiati-onal interests for the interests of humanity. This was the spirit that the Church of Christ had to foster a-Rid support. The- Bishop pointed out that the chief demands of Labour to- day weye (1) the demand for the security of a living wage; (2) security against un- employment; (3) that its status in the industries hi which it is engaged thou Id be recognised. "Labour will no-longer be "content to be a mere hand or a cog in the great industrial machine." It is the duty of Churchmen," he concluded, to lift up their voices in protest against any social wrong, wherever they find it. The Church must bear her witness upon these ^difficult problems, not with the idea of currying favour with any section of tho community, but because it is light and just that she should do so, and because we believe that Christianity points not only to the Heavenly City made without hands in the land to come, but it calls us to build up here on earth a'city based on the rules of love which govern the Heavenly City." Brotherhood and Personality. Canon Temple came next with a- closely reasoned and thoroughly sympathetic speech? which gripped the audience from first to last. He deplored the breach be- tween the Church, and the workers. Labour demanded, a fuller expression of personality. A jnan's labour should not be-treated as a commodity for sale in the iparket. The* worker. was entitled to" a fair share of the profits of his labour. In dealing with the workers' struggle for liberty, Dr. Temple laid it down that Liberty does not mean absence of control —that is chaos; nobodfwantsth^t. Liberty always means self-control." The Church must bear her witness to the ideals of brotherhood and the necessity for de- veloping personality, which were legiti-, mate demands of the Labour Movement. Mr. Mansbridge urged the need for deeper study of the ca-uses of industrial unrest, and "we must see to it that the teaching and spirit of Christ are applied' to their solution.
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WELSH CHURCH ACT WHY IT WAS" .ACCEPTED. V. 13Y TIIE, RY.SHOP OF ST. DAVIDS. [Tlie Bishop of Sf. David's has pub., lished through W. Spurrejl and Son, Car- marthen, a statement to his diocese ■re- visiting the details of the Welsh Church Acts and giving cogent reasons why leaders of the Church in Wales decided to accept the Act. The statement is a pamphlet of 62 pages. We give the first instalment of extracts, which are of i great interest to Bnglish. and Welsh Churchmen, O.F.N.] • IT has been much on my mind sines tho passing of the Welsh Church (Temporalities) Act that a frank account of my reasons for ac- cepting that Act was due to the diocese. It was my original intention to give such an account at the opening of the Diocesan Conference on November 19. But when-1 came to draft it, I found that all which I was bound to say could not he compressed within the limits of an opening address. It seemed best, therefore, to let it take this form for cir- culation in the first instance among the clergy of -the diocese and the lay mem- bers of the Diocesan Conference, and afterwards for general circulation. The Two Welsh Church- Acts. It was inevitable for Welsh Church- ■i, men, and for very many Churchmen' throughout England, as well as for a-sub- stantialinnnher of Nonconformists in Wales, to regard with great sorrow, at tho commencement of -the war, when our v country was.-fightirig for its life, the plac- ing an Act on tho St-fitute Book which, as regards Wales, went very far in' the direction of sOcularising the State Church, and did §eeula-rige religious endowments. We firmly believed then and we firmly believe now that-the two principles upon which the Act of 191\wa8 based were p fundamentally wrong, and were injurious to the nation as well as unjust to the Church. Let there be no mistake about it in any quarter. Our sorrow has not been removed by the passing of the Welsh. Church (Temporalities) Act last August, for this Act is based on the two wrong principles of the Act of 1914, though it does mitigate substantially the financial effed of that Act, as it was generally understood, upon the work of the Church. These two principles have' been for more than'half a century the subject of painful controversy in Wales. Principles and Tactics. To subordinate religious principles to tactics of any kind is always, without any exception, to do what is wrong, and must lead ".to disaster. It is, on the other hand, our bouhden duty to endeavour to hold our -religious principles always in perspective, according to the proportion of truth, and .to recognise" at whatever k cost to our feelings or pride the "y sovereign claim of the supreme priiieiple4 of all, as it is revealed to us in God's Holy Word, and also in the facts of His Providence. The 'question, therefore, whether the acceptance of the Welsh Church (Temporalities) Act on the morn- ing of August 6 last by the four Welsh Bishops and the lay members of our Welsh Church Parliamentary Committee was a base barter of religious principles for either a real or imaginary pecuniary advantage.. to the Church, or else was a sincere endeavour to place religious p?iiic.!ple.s in their right perspective in obedience to the Divine will, is a, solemn question which has to be faced fully at any cost, for it must qlosely concern the spiritual health of the Church in Wales. It is'high time for us all to face it. From 1914 to 1919. The years of silence between the two Welsh Church Acts were years of per- i- plexity. While our country was in the | agonies of war it was our obvious duty t