598 THE K I N G ’S BUS I NES S “ The World Conference of F aith and O rder” and a reply was sent from Cardinal Gaspari and read a t a session of th e conference held in New York, attended by delegates from tw enty denom inations, and received w ith vociferous applause, from which the following sentences are taken : - “ThankinK you, then, th a t you have th o u g h t well to req u est the aid and support of the Rom an Pontiff in expediting your w ork and project, H is H oliness expresses his earn est desire th a t the end m ay answ er your expectation. He know s th a t he him self, (the Pope) as th e one to whom all m en have been given over to be fed, is th e 'so u rc e and cause of the unity of the church. It certainly is a rem ark ab le conclusion th a t the Pope is th e one in whom is headed up the unity of th e Spirit! . .. Can we discern w hat is foreshadowed in th is tendency, m preparation for the fulfillment of th e S cripture (Rev. 1 7 :5 ). ‘‘A nd upon her forehead a nam e w ritten . M ystery, Babylon, th e G reat, the M other of H arlots and of th e A bom inations of th e E a rth .” The P ro te sta n t church came out from th e Roman church under protest. Is she to go back and find a resting and nesting place w ith the “m other of h arlo ts?” Is th e re not ano th er call to th e P ro te sta n t churches to lift the voice and cry out in p ro test against such a federation of churches? L isten to the prophet Isaiah: “ For th e L ord spake th u s to m e w ith ’a stro n g hand, and in stru cted me not to w alk in the Say ye *noL A c.conspiracy, concerning all w hereof th is people shall say , A co n sp iracy ; n eith er fear ye th eir fear, nor be in dread thereof.” (Isa. 8:11, 12).—T. C. H. I s TH E W ORLD Getting Better? Is th is age b e tte r th a n all preceding ages? W hat is m eant by th e word “ b e tte r’ ” Do we mean more civilized, more enlightened, g reater advances m science’ Of course, we look back for ideals in music and poetry and art, b u t the machinery of the world has been oiled by inventions. Engines are b etter; ships an d train s ru n faster; th ere are more conveniences; we have appliances, automo biles and airplanes; b etter buildings for homes and schools; more delicacies for th e table- more com fortable beds; b etter clothes. If th is is w hat we mean by the world being b etter, we can say yeff. We have higher wages, less hours of work, more holidays, g reater p riv ileg es— b u t is th e world pu rer, m ankind holier? Let us ask ourselves a few fran k questions. A re politics p u re r? Ask a real politician. He will laugh a t you. The two words “ politics” and “ pu rity ” never can be joined together. They were divorced in th e ir creation. Try and get a good law passed and your eyes will be opened. Ask a lobbyist. , . I ... , „ 1 Is th e business world p u re r? The sta tu te books are crowded w ith laws to hinder men from dishonest dealings. Are combinations and tru sts organized for th e benefit of th e “ little fellow,” on a brotherly love basis? Well, hardly. It is “ every tru s t for itself and the devil take th e little fellow” and he does, and often th e big fellow, too. . . . . . . I Is it b e tte r over in Russia? Ask th e starving, dying millions. Ask th e crazed Bolsheviks, w ith knife in hand. | I Is it b etter in Poland? Ask th e persecuted Jews, robbed and m urdered and peelecL b e tte r ^ Ire ian(j? Does peace, sweet peace hover over the Em erald Isle? Of course, you would not expect an affirmative answer from Germany, or A ustria, or Turkey or the Balkan States. N either F rance, or Italy would say th a t th e ir world was growing b etter. Honestly now, is th ere a place on th e footstool where an honest man could claim th a t these are th e best days we have ever known? Listen, hark , h ear; there is a sob a moan, a cry going up from th is poor, sin-cursed world such as has never been heard1before. Is society better? Well, women dress more expensively, but do they w ear as many clothes? Are men being purified by seeing half naked women parading th e streets? Lewd men used to* stand on th e stre e t and watch for th e wind to blow so th a t they m ight get a glimpse of a woman’s ankles; now .they see th e ir knees. f . . jj■.... . k SroHifflro , H i Is th e dance b e tte r? One of th e leading dancing m asters said recently th a t
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