The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-19

ton in our conferences with that breadth
of vision that will enable us to get be-
meath the outer crust and do what we can
to guide men to see the essential truth we
all must hold If the kingdoms Of the world
are to be to the kingdom of our Lord
that He may reign supreme in the hearts
and lives of men.
"Our own commission on faith and order
is again at work to complete its plans for
blocked by the war. A delegation of
American bishops and clergy are at present
in Europe consulting with the leaders of
the continental churches. group of lead
ing bishops and clergy and laity in the
church has presented to the church certain
proposals for an approach towards unity.
Il have before me an invitation from the
| Kansas Christian Ministerial alliance ask
| ing that we send representatives from our
body to meet with the other Christian
| bodies for mutual interchange of fellow
| ship and views looking towards the union
| of the churches.
IAN of these indicate clearly wide
spread desire to heal the sores and
strengthen the Weakened forces of Chris
| tian influence by our unhappy divisions.
| The church we represent has definite con-
| tribution to make to the cause. May God g
| Holy Spirit enable us with wisdom and
loving patience to do our part in uniting
| the body of Christ into closer union and
fellowship.
The League of Nations.
"Whateyer our opinions may be regard
ure. am sure you will agree with me
| that the principles behind the movement
are deeper than that of political eX-
pediency. The cry of humanity ascends to
high heaven in bitterness and desolation
over the ruthless fields of battle stained
red with the life blood of her sons.
Humanity demands. and rightly so. that
our political leaders face the question of
| the future with the vision of God-fearing
statesmen instead of playing the petty
game of politics or selfish partisan inter
| est.
set the Christian manhood and woman
| hood of the nation and of the world unite
in demanding of the civil authority that
| they give themselves to the working out n
| program of national relationships that will
make another war an impossibility.
Capital and Labor.
1.-THE issues at stake between capital an
| labor are vital and far reaching. ven
| ture to suggest in passing. that the diff
| ftculty existing today between these two
| forces is not primarily economic one
| 1t is not so much question of wages and
| tionships. Selfishness and misunderstand-
/ ings and mutual distrust on both sides
| have brought us where we stand today.
| surely the church of the living God has
| something to contribute to the healing of
| the sores that have been made. Justice
| in n mans integrity, all of these are taken
| for granted when men learn to live together
| as brothers. practical every day life of
! brotherhood can only be worked out in life
as the church, thru her children. makes
| clear to those who know her not that this
! is the platform on which we stand. God
| help us so to live that men may learn
| have with them. whether rich or poor
laboring man or capitalist. because our
| faith is founded on u living belief in the
| Father of us ALL