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THE KING’S BUSINESS such damnable exploits from the wrath of God that will finally be meted out to him. One of the saddest things about it is that people who will condemn this sort of thing when done by the representatives of another nation, applaud it when done by the representatives of their own nation. What is called “love of country” is often as far from real intelligent love as midnight is from noon. It is simply the quintessence of selfishness, maliciousness and baseness. How Easily a Philosopher May Become a Fool IP t ÉO /PI * *" were n°I so sud, one could scarcely keep from being amused as he reads the letters and newspaper articles of eminent men Philosophy and Science and Letters in Germany anc* in France and in England. Some of these utterances from these leaders of modern thought are so absolutely blind and illogical that it seems incredible that these great men should ever have written them. And one is almost tempted to wonder whether the word “philosopher” is not simply “fool” written long., We^ are tempted to mention the names of some of the eminent men who have written these blind and preposterous letters and articles ; for their names have stood for all that was profoundest and supposedly rationally established in Philosophy and Science. When one reads some of these recent utterances the question inevitably arises whether these “great men” may not be as unsafe guiaes in Philosophy and Science as they are in matters of morals and politics. England’s Drift Romewards NE of the most remarkable developments of the war is the ap- pointment of Sir Henry Howard as British Ambassador Ex- traordinary to the Vatican. For four hundred years Great Britain has sent no representative to the Papal Court, but in this time of ^ J p g stress, she has reversed the policy of centuries. The consciousness of the powers that be in England of the peril of their action is seen in the fact that the “Press Bureau” laid an embargo on any discussion of the mission. A few papers declined to be muzzled on a subject of such immense importance and portent, but the surprising thing is that there has been so little protest on the part of Protestants against this action. Days of humble prayer will bring little result if England is going to bow the knee to the apostate Church of Rome, and to recognize its claim to secular power, by sending an Ambas sador to the Court of Rome. Will America follow suit? Possibly, in the more “grievous times” that are coming, but every person loyal to the Word of God, to say nothing of every loyal American, should resist to the uttermost all actions on the part of persons in authority that squint in that direction. What Do The Nations Need, a Day of Humiliation and Prayer, or Simply a Day of Humble Prayer? ®nglish Christians, aroused by the awful devastations of iP® Present war, saw in their sufferings and misfortunes and losses a call from God to national humiliation and prayer. They ‘£S°:°W^W° sought to awaken their fellow-countrymen to a sense of the deepest need of the hour. It was suggested in various quarters
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