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ier condition would soon, prevail. P er m itting little children to go to parties protracted far into th e night, keeping no check on, but actually provoking by lavish generosity, indiscrim inate theatre-going; these are among some of th e n atu ra l reasons why childhood, surfeited w ith pleasure, and steeped in inform ation th a t should be deferred to m aturity, seeks an outlet in suicide. Banish God if you will, bu t be prepared for th e consequences. If such things are happening in the green wood, what is to be hoped for in the d ry ?” One Bishop is Not Ashamed A fter all th e publicity brought to the Episcopal church because of th e stand taken by Dr. Grant, it is refreshing to read th e following statem en t by Bis hop Manning: “We w ant all men to know th a t we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ w ith th e fullest and freest use of our m inds as well as of our hearts. We want all men to know th a t like Saint P aul we are not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, and th a t we accept its whole message. We w ant th e world to know th a t we believe in th e Chris tia n religion as a sup ern atu ral revela tion from God, th a t we believe in Jesus Christ, th e same yesterday, today and forever, and th a t am id all th e changes and speculations and passing opinions of men, this church will stand to bear
nouncements in our daily papers. How many people are sick and tired of read ing such announcements as th e follow ing: “The pastor will answer th e fol lowing questions: Do you th ink re vivals do any lasting good? Do you believe in prayers for the dead? Do you believe in ghosts? Do you believe in love a t first sight? I am poor. A rich man loves me, h u t I love another. W ill th e rich m an’s kindness help me to love him? Is it rig h t for a girl to speak to a boy to whom she has not been introduced?” H ere is Sound Wisdom We do not often quote from a Roman Catholic magazine, bu t here is some th ing from th e “New W orld,” one of th eir papers, th a t should make some P ro testan ts sit up and tak e notice. Re ferring to th e precocity in vice mani festing itself among th e very young, the editor says: “The first source of th is new poison is th e parents. Theirs is th e responsibility before God and man. Imagine supposedly sensible peo ple supplying a boy of fifteen w ith an automobile! How can a fath e r and mother be properly characterized in seeing th a t th e juvenile of fourteen has a dress-suit? If the courts were to take a little more cognizance of th e laxity of parents and punish them for the delinquency of th e ir children, a health
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