Smyrna times., 1882-11-08

the civilization and regeneration of the
world. Hence it will be ready to make
sacrifices even in order to extend the
English civilization over all the world,
believing that civilization to be the best
now offered to mankind. Answering
the objection that this ideal will not be
likely of realization because the foun-
tain cannot rise higher than its source,
he says
In individual life, it is not those who
gush most about herOism who turn OUT /
the truest heroes and in national life /.
it will be found that it is not the classes !
that seem chiefly to cultivate the high
er feelings, who will do most for them.
Christianity was not first adopted by
the sort Of people who now most praise
it, and nearly all the great unsclfish
movements of the world have begun at
the bottom. And those who have
| lived most amongst the working classes
of England will be the first to acknowl-
edge that nowhere are the instincts
trucr. or the feelings more generous.
| R0ughnesses there are in plcanty, but
responsibilities will soften these and
like Prince Hal, the trolicsome heir
may turn out sober ruler. for his
heart is right.
In the following of this mission, he
justifies conquest and aggressive war
as a means of developing the best and
strongest qualities in mankind. His
idea comes very close to that of
Mohammcd-his Christian civilization
is to be, not intrusted to the peaceful
conqucsts OF missionaries, but imposed
upon whole peoples by the sword.
Democracy will justify this idea of
ruling others with its own essential
doctrine Of sclf-govcrnmcnt, solely on
the moral ground Of doing good to
others, by forcing them to do good and
he good for themselves. In this view
we have little faith; any more than we
have in the assertion that England
may fairly claim the credit Of discover
ing that dependencies ought to gov
erned for their own good, and not
chiefly for that of the mother country.
If this discovery has been made, ii is g
very late one, and we do not now
recall where England has ever actcC
upon it, unless compelled to by revolt
: in certain of those dependcics.
But word for the particularly in
teresting question of Democracy
probable effects upon national religious
character. Mr.. HarwOod believes j
; will retain the Established Church ant
Il strengthen its stakes that Church an'
o State cannot be separated. in the yer.
: nature of things and that the teaching
q of history and the unalterable tendcnc
y of present events foretell Il nationa
f.! not sectaran religious organization
II The successful experiences of Churc
d and State separation in this country h
II rather rashly sets aside as merely ten
le porary and apparent proofs in oppt
e sition, as accidental and not essentia
'e With what he says about the certaint
III of the Christian religion to win I'll
10 Democracy, and the necessity of T.
d ligion to politics in any political sy
10 TEN that is to be permanent, we ca
H. heartily agree. TO endure, II Stat
y must be founded on religious principle
= But when he adds that religion cann
'' survive apart from politics-that
ie that the church cannot thrive unless
'o be part of the State-we do not iii
al that the facts sustain the author ev'
III in his ol,M country, where Dissent cg
- certainly point to its history with gla
=" ness, despite all the opposition. bitt
nc and intolerant, of State Chur
." claiming peculiar reverence from t
English people because one of the
own kings was its founder. We belle
it true indeed that in England, and
America as well, I'VE may expect t
of coming Democracy to perceive, tn
he whilst Science shows religion to be NJ
sh- essary, and Philosophy shows it to
.an reasonable, Politics requires it as
wn basis of progress, and freedom, a
tier protection" But that is wholly api
" from saying that politics requires rel
ed. ion to be under its control as an org;
.cc- ization, or that the Church can do
,cv best and most needed work where ST.
in relation exists. We hope Mr., H
and wood is right in the main i'll his hi
,ow and Christian views of what a CHI
ses. tian Democracy is to accomplish
With England; but the first religious act
,rs? the coming Democracy, as we fore
the it, would be to strike off the St
and shackels and make religion free for
mid great mission Y. Examiner.
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