Evening star., 1922-06-18
Laboring Women in Scotland
Turning Away From Unionism

during the war and are doing
their full share now. They re-
veal a resoluteness toward life,
attitude may reflect growing
view among laboring women of
the British Isles. If so, danger
signals are appearing. Labor or
Sanizations and their leaders may
well take notice of the spirit Of
the Scotch labor woman.
Here. as elsewhere, danger lies
more in success than in compro-
mise. Whoever he may be, and
on which ever side of the contro-
versy he may take stand. sue
cess is quite likely to be the pre-
cursor Of his downfall. Struggles :
obstacles, difficulties, alternate
failures and successes are the
things that make that humility of
mind which is necessary to a fair
ly contented life
1t is interesting to read the tab
lets erected here in Edinburgh to
commemorate the names of the
del from the unholy hand of the
English. 1t is even more interest
ing to hear some immovable fol-
lower of John Knox recount his
death struggle for Scotland with
Mary Queen of Scots. revealing in
every tone he uses his pride in
the Free Kirk of Scotland, but
always with tinge Of sadness for
the fate of the queen. Some how
1t seems that successes which are
founded on animosities carried to
the death leave bitter tastes. These
are happier times than those old
days for Scotland. The country
seems to be quite content that
George the Fifth shall be at the
head of the Church Of England and
of the established Church of Scot
land at the same time.
But 1t Is idle to philosophize
about a past in which we did not
live and which we cannot revive.
1t is sufficient to observe that re-
suits are satisfactory. The prob
lem of today is whether the ques-
tions which confront not Scotland
alone. but the civilized world. are
to be settled in the old way. by
power. or in the newer and better
way, by persuasion. There must
come into the settlement of these
questions If we are to avoid war,
the great national characteristic
of the Scotch. In all the troublous
centuries of this country's history,
when Highlander and Lowlander
lifted cattle and cut throats, when
princes were murdered and Eng
land was fought with all hatred,
every man was religious.
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never was more impressed OF
the necessity of the injection Of
genuine religious sentiment into
the settlement of world problems
than I was a recent Sabbath day.
when I sat in old st. Georges and
listened to a sermon from the lips
of a brother of Hughie Black.
Not since my own mother passed
beyond human ken had heard the
place of torment mentioned other
than profanely. vulgarly or hu-
morously But on this day I heard
again the good. old-fashioned
word. hell. reverently used and
spoken with an assurance that
convinced me that the minister
believed in it. He set my easy
American conscience to work in
CONSlUeTdtlOn VI TIE q1eSlioLt
whether it were not reality. l
do not attempt to define 1t nor to
determine whether 1t is place or
a condition. am quite satisfied
that it is a moral necessity. ] de-
sire no one to suffer it nor run
the chance thereof. but either God
or man must restore IT to the
economy of the world II there is
to be a definite assurance Of the
peaceful solution of the problems
which vex statesmen and break
the hearts Of the lovers Of human
kind.
We cannot reach the right end
by walking the ways OF success
and power alone. Those ways
lead but to the grave Of happi-
ness. We cannot reach the right
so long as the future holds only
reward and no punishment for the
successful. In all relations Of
life each man, high or low. what
ever course or conduct he may
seek to pursue, must feel that he
should walk justly. and he must
believe that for injustice there Is
a hell. 1t is far more important
in the relations Of life just now
to have a fear of hell than hope
of heaven. May the free Kirk of
Scotland keep hell burning I'll
man deals with man as though all
were the sons of the self-same
God.
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