Life — January 8, 1920 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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“THAT NEW SAYS THERE UAND ALNT IN SYMPATHY WITH THE WAY WE WAS TOO MUCH ROUGH STU “AW! THAT GUY'S HAD A TRADE-SCHOOL EDDICATION, MIKE, ON THE STRIKE, AN’ YE KNOW YE CAN'T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A Sow’s EAR.” from Mr. Ke above, and from the powerful and moving discourse on China, Japan and Shantung by Mr. Newell Martin Mr. Mar- tin is the son of one of the best known nes’ article mentioned in the November Century. nd most accomplished American mis- sionaries to China, and knowledge of that country and sympathy with it runs in his blood. He is for diverting the Japanese from Shantung to Eastern Siberia, Mr. Keynes’ story of “ What Really Happened at Paris” is a very impressive picture of the hold that the old gunman habit has on Europe. | If there is to be peace in the world and gradual reformation of had political habits, a requisite to induce those results must would large share of the energy come, it from these States. seem, Russia, possibly, in course of time, may also be a potent contributor. It may be her office eventually to revive the spirituality of Europe. The one thing in Russia that has been success- fully reorganized is said to be the Rus- sian Church. The newspapers have not had much about it, but one hears that the mass of the Russians, though they know little about their government or how to mend it, did know their church 69 and what it needed, and did detach it altogether from their government, turn out its top men, set up as supreme authority a great church council in the style of the Fourth Century, and hav- ing thus put it on a democratic basis, ving strong enough to weather Ishevic persecutions, Some recent and able observers believe that in the end the Russian Church, thus properly and drastically reorganized, will pull Russia through her appalling trials. ET us hope the church in Boston will have in time an equally anctifying effect on Boston politi Iut, judging from the Christmas edi torial in the Transcript, that result is not imminent. The Transcript pled in affecting words that politics should be kept out of the churches on Men and a few Christmas day women, said, who follow church worship, fr Star of Bethlehem to from political interpo lations in liturgy or sermon. If kept in th it is not too much that it shall be kept in the churches Then will the day receive the ent and the its message in Christmas can be mes, surel expect rever seneral observance that pires and that “ men Bless you, dear ofd Lady Bombazinc ; pretty. rotten politics you must have heen preaching these past months to make you so urgent to keep them out keep absolutely church. You would poli- tics and_ religion wouldn't you “Star of Bethlet You w and your tidings of great joy” an: your will to men” carefully impounded in church, and take a look at them once a year at | You. poor old creatur Go chase yourself to the General Court and a guardian! Religion and politics wi be about as complicated for some 14 tw come as hydrogen and oxygen in a Politics drop of water without re- ligion has broken down, and can't he mended. Religion has so nearly broken down that it worries people, but prob ably the necessity of medicating poli tics will restore it comicbooks.com