Evening star., 1937-09-01

The President of the United States,
however, who is often looked upon by
the people as moral leader or
spokesman, at least, of national mo-
rality, hardly ever makes speech
nowadays that does not inject into it
some note of class antagonism, some
challenge of militancy to those he
calls "a powerful minority"
AS for the people who disagree with
the President, many unfortunately
bear toward Mr.. Roosevelt burning
hatred. They do not contede to him
benevolence of purpose, but con-
stantly accuse him of malevolence
The President in one of his speeches
IN 1886 took cognizance Of this and
said bluntly, Il welcome their hatred"
English Craftsmanship Different.
How different is the spirit of states
manship in England! There came to
my notice today communication
which one doubts would be penned by
a group of American high officials
1t was signed by the Marquis of Sails
bury, one of England's most respected
u. IL,
one of the greatest classical scholars
OF England; by Ernest Brown. min
lister OF labor in the present cabinet,
and by Lord Davidson, who was Prime
Minister Stanley BaldWin's closest ad-
wiser. 1t was published in the London
Times and reads in part as follows:
THE disunity of aim and conflict
OF interest that now disturb all human
life and relationships throughout the
world, whether social, national or in
ternational, is surely today the greatest
menace to modern civilization.
"On one point all thoughtful people
must be united. No effective. unifying
or harmonizing principle has yet been
discovered in any system Of social or
political philosophy, or method of
political organization, or science of
national or international statecraft. |
Quite plainly human ingenuity and
human intelligence Lave failed to find
q remedy.
God Has a Remedy.
1T cannot be Gods plan or purpose
that no remedy should be found, He
surely has one. The most urgent duty
o. every Christian :; to try, under
Gods guidance, to find the remedy and
then apply 1t with faith and unre-
mitting intensity of purpose.
I'VE have been deeply impressed
with signs around us Ct the revival
OF conviction in this sense. We believe |
that many a humble Christian is striv- |
Ing by prayer and effort to help for
ward Gods purpose and we thankfully
recognize that men are banding them
selves together to seek and to find the
road TO 1t. The Oxford group is a |
notable example. This worldwide |
movement stands out as challenge to |
the churches today to be up and doing. |
The dominating motive which ami |
mates these efforts, whether in the
group or elsewhere, is a pledge of
loyalty to apply under Gods guidance
the spirit and principles of Christ to
individual conduct and to every depart |
ment of social, ma nal and SUPER |
national life.
Ihese workers are striving = = to |
drive home as a fundamental prin-
ciple that every one in every nation
Is IN Christian duty bound in all |
possible and practicable ways, to apply
and insistently work for the general |
application OF the principles OF Christ |
not merely to his own problems, but |
most especially to those of his COM
munity and nation and of the nations
Of the world
Need Loyalty to God.
I'VE write this letter to urge the
crying need of mankind that this
fundamental principle should be en-
phasi7ed and insistently applied.
broadcast throughout this and other
countries. What nations imperatively
require is development of the sense
OF personal responsibility to bring men
and women and all administrations
and governments to spirit of LOYALTY
to God. This alone can unite a chaotic
world"
Only this week there has been in
session at Williamstown, Mass, a
meeting held under the auspices of
the National Conference of Christians
and Jews. The subject has been Pub
lie Opinion" and, judging from a read
ing OF the speeches, they have con- |
tanned some of the same sharp cleav-
ages which were conveyed in Presi- |
dent RooseVelts message opening the |
conference. In 1885 the President |
sent to the National Conference of
Christians and Jews a splendid mes |
sage declaring that there was no So
cial or political or economic problem
which would not yield a solution if
approached in the true spirit of reli-
gion. But unfortunately as the spirit
OF hate is more and more engendered,
as lack of impartiality in enforcing
tho laws of the land stirs up the pas
sions OF the vigilante movement and
sows the seeds of revolt, there is not
much progress made toward q revival
Of the unifying spirit Of religion. Some