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EUROPEAN POLITICS. -0- TWO YIMS. CHRIST'S INVITATION TO SOCIALISTS. There are two facts that cannot be ignored by thoughtful men: they are, the name of 'Christ, and the wail of Socialists. Christ's name cannot be obliterated from the pages of the last two jiiilleniums of history. His name is above every name, and no name can be ex- pected to supersede it. Socialism, as we may put it, is the "ism" put forward by certain thoughtful and non- thoughtful persons to remedy the evils that •surround us. A man must be wilfully blind if he cannot see evil on every hand. There is trouble on every hand—there has been trouble in every past age amongst every class of people. The world needs rest; it is "weary and heavy laden." Its load of iniquity is more than it can bear. Socialists see this, and they cry, Socialism is the remedy." In the political *orl -d there is turmoil of political strife—there is "war," to use Mr Asquith's phrase referring to the failure of-the noted Veto Conference be- tvveen Unionists and Liberals anent the Par- liament block Of 1910. Sometimes we hear of Cessation from these political turmoils, but "the.se promises, somehow, are never realised. 'And besides this, there is no genuine guaran- tee that they ever can be realised by man. Peace, lasting peace, has not yet come from man. "Goodwill" must come from an outside -source "towards men." Even in religious circles, where one might possibly expect peace, there is nothing but -conflict. Warring, jarring clamour prevails even in this phase of things. Confusion of sects abound. Enmity and rivalry flourish here as visibly as anywhere else. Catholics punish Protestants, and Protestants fear Catholics. Conformists and Nonconformists alike cry their rival wares for sale. The Bap- tist will not commune with the Sprinkler. All these rival systems have their varying moulds -they send their future leaders to their diffe- rent collegiate institutions, with the result that they get more conformed to their differ- ent and differing organisations. It has been well said—"Send the young to the monastic institutions, and they come out priests; send them to the Church of England college, and they come out curates and parsons; if they go to the Salvation Army training homes, we ex- pect to see lieutenants and captains; but get the young to read, love, and believe the Bible, the natural result is they become genuine C'hristadelphians, or brethren of Christ." Yet, how few take a genuine interest in anything serious or unprofitable, either in polities or religion. As Lloyd George said, on Nov. 21, 1810, in the East End of London: Yes, old slums are disappearing, and new ■ones are taking their places. Old oppressions vani.sk; new wrongs come up instead. It is so difficult to secure the attention of a great nation to an evil festering in its midst. It is so difficult to secure the attention of a great people to anything. It is still more difficult to retain that attention. It is so precarious, and when you fasten a grip on the public con- science— upon the wheel firmly, even then the chariot of justice moves wearily along. Even the House of the people, which is chosen by the, people, responsible to the people, how tar- dily it moves; how eluiiisilyl" EVIL EVERYWHERE. I Evil is, rampant everywhere. Even in social ,circles there exists bitter enmity amongst all classes, and between nearly all individuals. Proverb makers arise, and try with their pithy sayings and catchy phrases to teach people now to live happily. But, unfortunately, these proverbs disagree, and there is as much eon- fusion resulting in trying to follow the pro- verbs as there is in the political and religious affairs of men. There is a want of a common acceptable, wise system, emanating from the philosophers and sages of the nations during the bye-gone eras. And even in the scientific world we cannot find agreement. While the doctors disagree, we find disease supreme, pain ceaseless, tears unchecked, and death victorious. In fact, many are glad that death is victorious, seeing that it removes them from so much that is horrible. Death is such a release to them. And if it were not a release, they are equally helpless in its grip.. The best the physician, the quack, or the nurse can do, is only to I -patch up our mortal bodies, and remove death 'but a very short way on. Even in agriculture 'seasons are inconvenient. John Bright gave expressions before his death to his idea that 'he could see no hope for agriculture to pros- per in this country unless the British Islands I 'had more sunshine. HOPELESS. I As we view man and his godless environment I we may well use the terse sentence, "The I world's history is the world's judgment." Lord Lytton is credited with the remark. "Our past becomes the. mightiest teacher- of the future." Lloyd George, at the City Temple, in '1910, said, "Humanity is like the sea-jt is 'never quite free from movement." The Bible 'puts it: "The wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up I mire and dirt. There is no peace, saith my 'God, to the wicked" (Is. Ivii. "0). Humanity :C3n nearly all and always use Job's words: *'JJV-ir the thing which I fear eometh upon me, and that which I am afraid of cometh unto --me" (iv. 25). BLATCHFORD AND GODLESS SOCIALISM. I In view of these facts, how unwise is Blatch- ford to attempt to undermine the hope of the Bible. He deserves the publication of the following letter (published in the introduction of the threepenny pamphlet, "Godless Social- ism;" to be obtained at railway bookstalls and W. H. Smith's shops), addressed by Frank G. J Jan na way to one of Blatchford's friends: "Am sorry to hear your confidence has met with such a rude rebuff. Mr. Blatchford's re- fusal to make his charges, and meet mine, "face to face on a public platform is contemp- tible. I am not surprised, knowing that even .?a London editor had failed in a similar en- deavour. His excuse of not being a speaker is "lame, for he is- not asked to make a speech. His credulous followers assert a Godless 'I Socialism to be a tissue of lies. Well, if such I be true, the one man to put art end to them 'is Robert Blatchford. But you see that even 'your offer of three guineas a night, and all 'expenses, won't tempt him. Believe me, my 'one simple condition scares him, namely, that I shall, on the same' platform, cross-examine  him for one hour. Ah! cross-examination is a hitter pill to such a blasphemous witness I •.against God and the Bible. He, doubtless, 'has a vivid recollection of the perjurer Piggott, 1 who, rather than face an hour's cross-examina- 1 .r ation, went and sliOt himself. Your offer to act as his representative is I plucky, hut no good. Other Scouts have. :similarly volunteered, but Mr. Blatchford re- pudiates them as such. And he would disown 'your well-meant interference, and tell you, as "lie did Fred Haggar, to mind your 'own busi- ness, and, if you are not satisfied, pay your "guinea and grumble.. The Clarion has "treated the efforts of its friends, Rhondda Wil- liams and J. Warschauer, in the same rough- and-ready way. I feel for you having to con- vey his ignoble refusal, especially as you had such unbounded confidence in his courage. 'Courage! What a soldier! To run away be- t -cause his oppofient is too insulting? He's a nice beauty to talk of insult. He doesn't think it insulting to say our God is deaf and dumb and blind.' Oh! no; he may insult whom he likes, but when we tell him lie is a money- making and miscliief-making agitator, he wbines and says, I won't play.' Well might lie say, I have ceased to be a soldier.' We know it. As a North of England editor said, He is a smart writer, a shallow thinker, but .he is no fighter.' (To be continued, God willing.)

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