To Combat War

Communism or Christianity?

Even the most lethargic of Victorians (and free discussionists) must have found their faith in conscientious objection and passivity shattered, after hearing the masterly address presented last Wednesday night by Mr. Lex Miller under the auspices of the S.C.M.

To combat the present mad race to war, the modern world must choose between Communism and Christianity-but that Christianity must be an active one. The greatest menace to the social fabric of the present day is the man who has not the courage to have a mind of his own. The interests of peace do not require merely a passive attitude tothe forces at present operative, they require rather the courage to combat those forces.

There are, as a result, three questions that must be considered by the modern Christian: first, his relation to his church; second, the relation of the state to himself and to God; and third, he must decide what distinctive features of the present situation make a decision vital.

As regards the relation to the church, it may be said that a Christian has no rights against God; and his attitude to God must determine all his other attitudes.