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to reduce dental bills. While coffee drinkers may vigorously object to the proposed limit of one cup per day, physicians will welcome this restric tion. There is little likelihood that foods essential to health will be rationed to a degree that will endanger standards of vigor and vitality. Better balanced meals are almost certain to be the end-product of the rationing program. It is noteworthy that, while food rationing has been much more severe in England than is contemplated in America, the health of the British peo ple actually has improved as the war has progressed. AN END OF LICENSE: • For some decades, there has been a tendency to interpret liberty to mean license. Addicts of what they call “ personal liberty” have argued that they are free to do as they please. The war has impressed upon us again our responsibilities as well as our rights. It has made us think of others as well as ourselves. We now understand that how we live, what we eat, how we dress, how and when we drive our cars, how and when we turn on the lights in our homes, what we do and how we think —all these things are matters of pub lic, as well as personal, concern. Patriotism requires that we think of others, that we be unselfish. Patriotism requires that we share
with others, that we give of ourselves and our resources to the c s use of our country. We are now made to understand that liberty does not mean license in America. There is no longer any lib erty to think and speak that which is false, un-Americàn, treasonable. We must again learn to think straight and clean, to speak the truth or re main silent. A RETURN TO GOD? • This writer has not seen evidence sufficient to support the claim that there is a “return to religion,” on any impressive scale in America—as yet. But it cannot be questioned that we have been given a new sense of de pendence upon God. Our thinking is necessarily being channeled in the di rection of a recognition of our need of the Supernatural. t By the very course of events, the thoughts of many are being turned toward God. This trend can lead to revival. It does create a tremendous opportunity for the soul-winner and thè prayer warrior. Every one who has visited oui army camps must be Impressed by the spiritual hunger of our fighting youth. Every one who has appealed to the men in uniform must be aware of their usually ready response when the gospel is presented to them. There lies before us great opportunity to lead multitudes of our country men in a mighty return to the faith of the fathers. THE PEACE THAT LIES AHEAD: • Politicians and propagandists are tremendously c o n c e r n e d with the problems of the peace that follows the war. It is important to have the right kind of peace treaty, the right kind of international and economic arrangements among the nations. But more important than the con ditions of international commerce are the conditions which prevail in the hearts and minds of the people. What will America be like after the war? The fact is that we are building the post-war America now. What comes after the war will be determined by the manner in which we live and think during the war. If we ! restore American home life now, if we return to honest toil now, if we return to standards of health and common sense now, if we end the reign of pagan license and self- indulgence now, if we return to" so briety now—if we return to God now —then we will be laying a sound foundation for post-war America. We need not fear inflation, bankruptcy, moral and economic collapse, if we take advantage now of the opportuni ties to rebuild spiritual and moral values in,the hearts of our people, arid recall them to the faith of the fathers.
SIGNIFICANCE O F THE NEWS [Continued from Page 445] meaning of their lives. They again take pride in doing a job well, in doing it to the utmost of their ability. A RETURN TO COMMON SENSE: • Some, at least, of the wild eco nomic theories which so sorely vexed our people a few years ago have been put in the discard for the duration. We are returning to the practice of honoring economy and thrift. The exercise of thrift builds character. It requires the practice of self-denial. Only a few years ago, we were told by erudite economists that thrift was out-of-date, that we should embark upon a program of ""spending our selves rich.” ) The war requires that all shall save —all th^t we can. We must do with out things that we desire; we must curb bur appetites and expenditures. The war is helping to change our habit of wastefulness. Our fathers looked upon waste as being a major evil. They knew that wasteful habits are destructive of character. We are coming to this same realization. A RETURN TO STANDARDS OF HEALTH: • Doctors agree that many of the limitations imposed by the necessities of war will have a helpful effect upon the health of our people. The curtail ment in the use of sugar is expected
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