THE year 1907 was rather a quiet one in British politics. The government was, so to speak, marking time. The legislation put thru was for the most part either non-controversial, as in the case of the Army Bill, or of comparatively slight importance. The present session is evidently to be a fighting one, the government having already brought forward two bills of far-reaching importance, which are awakening most uncompromising opposition.
The Education Bill.
First in order, tho not in wide-spread interest, is the Education Bill, which differs from its ill-fated predecessor of two years ago in being considerably shorter as well as less complicated. In some respects it is less distasteful to churchmen than Mr. Birrell's Bill, in other respects, perhaps, more so. The chief provisions of the new bill which Mr. McKenna brought before a crowded house the other day are as follows:
"There shall be but one type of public elementary school which shall be managed, controlled, and provided for by the public, and no child shall be compelled to attend any other school.
"Religious instruction of an undenominational kind shall be given in such schools. There shall be no religious tests for teachers.
"Voluntary schools [really, church schools, owned and controlled by the Church of England] will receive grants from the national exchequer, if shown to be efficient, but will not receive financial support from the local rates, the latter being reserved for the public elementary schools proper.
"In parishes where there is but a single school, no public money will be devoted to its support unless it is conducted along the lines of a public elementary school.
"Any parent can call upon the local authorities to provide accommodation for his children in a non-denominational school.
"Denominational schools in single school parishes may be transferred to the local authorities for use as public elementary schools and yet the use of the buildings be retained for denominational instruction on ordinary week-days after school hours, and altogether on Saturday and Sunday."
It will be seen at a glance that this bill completely removes the grievances of passive resisters, since there will be no further use of the rates to support denominational teaching. Some of the radicals object, however, to granting any state aid to the voluntary, or denominational, schools. Churchmen are vigorously opposed to the bill because it weakens the hold of the church on the rising generation. The Established Church regards itself as responsible for the religious training of the children, and utterly refuses to see any inconsistency in a system which calls for Non-conformist parents to pay a teacher to instruct their children as to the errors of Non-conformity and the absolute necessity of loyal obedience to the church in order to obtain acceptance with God.
There is indeed one real weakness in Mr. McKenna's bill; namely, this: It abolishes religious tests; hence there is nothing to hinder an agnostic or out-and-out infidel from accepting a position as teacher. But what sort of religious instruction could such a person give? Would it be anything less than a mockery? The logical thing would be the secular solution, but the country is not ready for that yet. It will probably come by and by, and the insistence of the churchmen that their peculiar creed shall be taught to the school children of this country, irrespective of the wishes of the parents, is likely to hasten on the time when religious teaching will be entirely excluded from the public elementary schools.
Oxford Circus on Which Queen's Hall Feasts.
The Licensing Bill.
The educational question has been before the country so long that public interest in it has somewhat slackened. Not so with the Licensing Bill, which has taken the country as it were by storm, and has aroused the most vigorous and outspoken opposition. The power of the drink trade in British politics is enormous. It has had things pretty much its own way the last few years, especially since 1904 when Mr. Balfour's new Act providing compensation in the case of refusal to renew license passed into law. That Act was a backward step, and did much to discredit the ex-Prime Minister with thinking people of all parties. The new bill proposes to recover public control over the drink traffic, and to reduce materially the number of licensed premises in the United Kingdom. The following are some of its most vital provisions:
"After fourteen years no further compensation shall be paid for unrenewed licenses. In other words, after that time, a license will be definitely understood to be given for one year only.
"From 30,000 to 32,000 licenses are to be extinguished within the fourteen years.
"The discretion of the magistrates as to renewals of licenses, which was withdrawn by the Act of 1904, is to be restored.
"Magistrates are furthermore to have power to forbid the employment of barmaids or children.
"There is to be Local Option in the cases of new licenses, and in Wales and Monmouthshire also in the matter of further reduction of licenses, a bare majority deciding the question.
"Public houses—saloons—[outside London] are to be open on Sundays only one hour at midday and two hours in the evening; bona-fide travelers can not be served with drink unless they have traveled at least six miles.
"There is to be a stricter supervision of clubs."
Fierce Opposition.
Americans who are familiar with temperance legislation of a far more drastic character, including in some states absolute prohibition, will find nothing at all startling in this bill; but here the situation is different. This is the first really serious attempt in recent years to deal with a great and growing evil. We have had a bill forbidding the sending of little children to public houses to get beer and strong drink, and another one providing for the blacklisting of notorious drunkards, but these measures achieved practically nothing toward remedying the drink evil. In fact, publicans (saloon-keepers) were in favor of them, knowing they would not interfere in the least with the sales of strong drink. But now we have a bill which gives promise of really lessening the power of this great octopus, and the rage of brewer and publican knows no bounds. An enormous mass meeting is convened in Queen's Hall, hundreds being unable to get in, and the platform utterances denounce "this iniquitous bill as an attempt to plunder and ruin all who are connected with the trade." "Robbery," "revolution," "confiscation," "Socialism," are other terms which are used freely in the huge, flaring posters which are displayed in every public house in the land. "Your beer will cost you more" is a significant statement which appears again and again. No denunciations are too strong for the ministry which has dared to bring in such a bill. Everywhere the friends of the trade foretell the rapid demise of the government.
There is one hopeful sign. The Bishops have decided in favor of the bill, and the leading workers in the Church of England Temperance Society will support it. Of course the brewers and publicans threaten great things against the Bishops. Some think all charitable donations should be withheld, and others advocate bringing the Bishops to terms by working for the disestablishment of the church.
It must be confessed that the enemies that this bill has stirred up to do their worst are many and powerful. In every by-election from now on, the government will have to count on the unrelenting and virulent opposition of the trade and its sympathizers. It is to be feared, moreover, that the support of temperance people will not be of sufficient warmth and heartiness to offset fully the attack of the drink legions. Temperance workers sometimes forget that half a loaf is better than none, and do little to promote a measure which comes short of their desires. Moreover, the government is severely handicapped by the serious illness of the Prime Minister, whose full recovery is a matter of some doubt. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman wields a very strong unifying influence. He has guided the destinies of the government with excellent tact and foresight, and his being detained on a sick-bed just now when wise leadership is so all-important, is nothing less than a calamity. Mr. Asquith, who, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, is deputy-leader of the House of Commons and would become Premier if failing health should compel Sir Henry to resign, is a very able man, but has few of those winning social qualities which make the present head of the government so popular. Keen, logical, incisive, a splendid debater, and possessing no mean oratorical powers, he gave an excellent account of himself in presenting this much-berated Licensing Bill. Indeed, he is regarded as one of the ablest men in a ministry unusually rich in talent; but he also has very many enemies, and it is doubtful whether the present government, even with its magnificent majority, would long survive the retirement of its honored chief.
The London "Times."
It is becoming increasingly manifest that the wealth of the country is held by the Conservatives. Take the newspaper press; there are at least three great London morning dailies, selling at a penny per copy, all being conservative. The Liberals had one penny daily, the "Tribune", but it had to be discontinued early this year for lack of support. The "Times" selling at threepence has been for many years the stronghold of middle-class Conservatism; but recently it has been going thru some very trying experiences which have diminished its prestige. There has been great disagreement among the stockholders as to the business management of the paper, making it necessary for the famous publishing house to be in the hands of the court, and for a time it looked as if this great asset of the empire might be knocked down to the highest bidder. The matter is about settled now, and the "Times" will probably continue on the old lines, but it is doubtful if it will ever again wield the influence it once had. The recent incident having to do with the letter of the German Kaiser to Lord Tweedmouth, showed the "Times" in rather a ludicrous light, and nearly all the Liberal papers took the occasion to have a kick at the old lion. One went so far as to say that had the "Times" exerted the influence it once enjoyed, England and Germany might have gone to war.
Mr. John Burns.
Socialism.
The government is having trouble with the Labor Party, which is frankly Socialistic, bringing in again this year its bill for the unemployed, in which local authorities are required to provide work off-hand for the workless at standard wages, or support them and their families until such work is forthcoming. As Mr. John Burns, the head of the Local Government Board, pointed out, the trouble with such measures is that they do more harm than good. The standard wages in the country being considerably less than in the city, the flocking of people into the large cities would be very greatly increased under such a regime.
Congregationalism has at length pronounced against the New Theology; at least to this extent that a number of her leading ministers have signed a declaration of belief which contradicts some of the principal teachings of Mr. R. J. Campbell. They have been careful, however, to take middle ground on certain questions, so that a keen observer can not but notice in this warning against the new heresy some symptoms of the heresy itself. As long as the conclusions of the so-called Higher Criticism are accepted, so long will the leaven of the New Theology continue to permeate the churches.
M. ELLSWORTH OLSEN.
London, England, March 20.
The Constant War Talk.
THERE is constantly arising first in one part of the country and then in another the talk of the possibilities and probabilities of war. Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier delivered a speech in the Canadian Parliament, on January 28, which was suppressed, and every effort made to keep it from getting to the public at all. Copies of the speech have recently been secured by some of the newspaper men of Boston, and its publication starts afresh the discussions of trouble with Japan. The particular paragraph from the speech that is exciting the comment is the following:
“If, unfortunately, the interests of Great Britain were to be jeopardized in the North Pacific Ocean, we might see war break out between Great Britain and Japan on the one side and the United States on the other. It is possible that under our treaty we may see the flag of Japan weighing anchor in the harbor of Vancouver for the protection of these British interests, to which Canada attaches such vital importance.”
Japan seems to be doing everything in her power to show this country that she is friendly to us. And on the other hand the government here is showing Japan that there is no feeling of hostility toward her among those who are in the positions of authority. But every little incident is caught up by the press and carried from one end of the country to the other, and there is no lack of those who can see great dangers of wars in these reports. And so far as the discussions go, it matters not whether the reports have a true foundation or not.
Things of this kind would indicate that there is not so much hostility to war after all as some people would have us think. There are those who look at wars from a purely business standpoint. They think that they are secure from any personal danger should war break out, and the thousands of people that would be killed and the families that would have to mourn the loss of sons and fathers do not enter into their calculation. They can see the vast amount of business that the war would throw their way, and so they are ready to have it come so that they may make money, even tho the money thus made has to be drenched with human blood.
There is a plain scripture that reads:
“But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.” 2 Tim. 3: 1-5.
If you will study the foregoing Bible text you will readily see that many of the things that are to characterize the people in the last days are the very foundation material for wars. Love of self and love of money are the first items mentioned. These things are corner-stones in the war-god temple. Then, among other things, the people are to be “railers,” “implacable,” “without self-control,” “fierce,” and “traitors.” These are also materials that enter largely into the structure that makes war seem to be a necessity. And it is because these sentiments and conditions are so plainly to be seen in the world that so few of the leading statesmen are willing to make the start in the much-talked-of disarmament. It is because the war material and the war sentiment is so manifest that the governments of all the leading nations are urging that more and more great battle-ships, and cruisers, and torpedo boats, and the like, be built with the greatest possible speed.
God’s word in numerous passages has told that war and not peace would mark the last days of earth’s history. The careful observer of passing events and sentiments will not fail to see that the good old Book has given us the facts in the case.
T.
From Our Missionaries to China.
THE SIGNS has already noted the sailing, on March 2, of Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Roberts, Prof. and Mrs. R. F. Cottrell, Miss Dehn, Mrs. Moultrup, Miss Schilberg, for the Orient. Letters have come from these dear friends telling of their voyage across the Pacific, and arrival at Yokohama. They had most excellent accommodations on the "Minnesota," a boat whose second-class cabins were originally intended for first-class, and have been so used, so the second-class cabins that were taken by our missionaries were as good as most of the first-class cabins on other boats. They were also blessed in obtaining the four outside second-class cabins, high above the water, so they were able to keep them open all the way over, demonstrating that good ventilation is one of the best protections against seasickness. None of them were seasick at all, Dr. Miller writes, to his knowledge, with the exception of a slight dizziness during two or three stormy days.
They reached Kobe, Japan, March 16, and designed to remain there until the 24th, when they would leave for Nagasaki. There the vessel would coal and proceed to her destination, which it was expected she would reach March 28. Miss Dehn remains at the Kobe Sanitarium as a nurse.
Dr. Miller also tells us that Brother and Sister Shultz, to whom serious accident happened sometime ago, have about recovered physically, but the nervous shock was very great. They left Kobe on the "Magnolia," March 18, for America. We hope they will soon recover.
In Tokyo Dr. Miller looked up printing-office materials for the work in China, as all materials of that kind for China can be secured to much better advantage in Japan than in China itself. He also received letters while in Japan that the brethren in China had disposed of the property at Sin Yang Cheo, and had decided that it is better to erect the printing establishment on the coast, and desiring that the doctor should locate at Shanghai and begin the publishing work there. Owing to the fact that property in Shanghai is increasing very rapidly on account of the improvements which are being made in the city, purchase of a suitable plot of ground is desirable at an early date.
A letter from Mrs. Roberts states that altho the officers of the ship assured them they could expect a stormy voyage, as it is the windiest month of the year, they had only two or three days during the entire voyage in which the sea was at all rough: so not one of their party was seasick. She says, "We feel that the Lord has tender care for us, and we are very thankful to Him. One of the officers told us that he had crossed twenty-seven times and had never seen such good weather at this time of the year. To-day has been perfect. The deep blue water sparkles in the sun like a sea of jewels, and there is not a whitecap to be seen.
Steamship "Minnesota."
"There are several other missionaries on the boat besides our party. We have worship together every morning, and Professor Cottrell has been leading a Bible study each afternoon." In these Bible studies Mrs. Roberts speaks of the other missionaries, who were greatly interested. The light passenger list of the "Minnesota" enabled them to get acquainted with the passengers, making it much more pleasant. She closes by saying, "We will stop about a week in Japan. I will write you again when we reach Shanghai." A postscript dated March 16 says, "We have just reached Yokohama, and were met by Elder Field."
We are sure our readers will rejoice in the safe passage of our missionaries to the great needy field of China, and that their prayers will be with them in their work. The address of all, except Miss Dehn, is for the present, U. S. A. Post-office, Shanghai, China.
Yokohama Station.
A Prayer.
By Mrs. S. E. Miller
Wilt Thou come to-day, my Saviour? I am longing so for Thee; There is naught to give me pleasure, But that I Thy face may see.
Cold the world, and filled with anguish, Sin and sorrow, grief and pain; Surely nothing can relieve it, None but Jesus cleanse the stain.
Thus my heart goes out in pleading For my Lord to come to-day; I am wasted, worn, and weary; Jesus, Saviour, come I pray.
I am watching, daily watching, As the Saviour bade us do; And the Spirit sweetly whispers, “I am coming soon for you.” Mrs. S. E. Miller.
Our Work and Workers.
BROTHER L. A. GIBSON baptized eight at Spokane, Wash., the latter part of March.
FOUR are rejoicing in the truth thru the labors of Brother S. Swinson at Sparta, Wis.
SEVEN recruits for the Master are reported by Brother M. H. Serns at Birnamwood, Wis.
SIX promised to walk in the way of God's commandments at Friday Harbor, Wash., as the result of the labors of Brother S. W. Nellis.
FIVE of the church-school pupils at Colorado Springs, Colo., taught by Sister Wyss, were recently baptized by Brother Mackintosh.
BIBLE-READINGS conducted by Brother A. E. Sanderson at Keene, N. H., have resulted in bringing five to the truth of the third angel's message. Others are deeply interested.
WORK among the Italians of Boston is being carried on by P. Scattarregia, who has been granted the use of a Baptist mission for two services each week. Bible work in the homes is also being carried on successfully.
"RECENTLY Elder Wheeler reported five more new converts in Prescott, Ariz., where he and Brother Dillon are laboring."—Pacific Union Recorder.
"So far nine adults, who were before strangers to the truths presented by us, are observing the Sabbath, and ten others are in the valley of decision."—Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Miller, St. John, N. B.
BROTHER F. M. BURG, president of Western Washington Conference, has been called to take the presidency of the Southeastern Union Conference, with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga. Brother W. W. Sharp will take the place of Brother Burg until camp-meeting.
"THRU God's blessing the work is going on well here. There are many who are inquiring of me about this message. I hope and pray that those who are coming to me for light will not be disappointed."—Maqbal Massey, Moradabad, India.
WRITING of the work in Colorado, Brother M. Mackintosh says: "In Trinidad, where Brother Walker is doing a good work, five were baptized, and three others have expressed a desire to unite with us."
DR. LAW KEEM writes from Canton, China: "We have four who are earnestly studying the truth and are nearly ready for baptism, a father, two sons, and another man. The other denominations are strongly opposing us, but we find those who are really in earnest will come to hear us in spite of the opposition."
"SABBATH, March 14, was a day of rejoicing in Palisade, Colo., when I buried five dear souls in baptism in the Grand River. . . . Our school is a grand success. We have an average of about eighty-five pupils, and our three teachers endeavor in every way to make the school what it should be."—W. F. Kennedy.
BROTHER C. J. KUNKEL writes of the work in North Dakota: "Encouraging news is coming from the field, which shows that the Lord is working. Elder Leer tells of a company of from twenty to twenty-five near Munich, in the northern part of the state; Elder Jorgensen tells of several who have taken hold at Velva, and Brethren Humann and Seibel report eleven who have taken their stand at Kulm and vicinity."
THE PACIFIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION voted at a specially called meeting, convened at Healdsburg, March 19, to move the college from Healdsburg to some rural district where more land could be secured, and where an industrial college could be conducted under much more advantageous circumstances. The college property at Healdsburg is for sale.
SOME very neat colored post-cards come to us from the manager, Mr. J. J. Wessels. It is surely a beautiful place amid green and bloom, seven miles north of Los Angeles. Its elevation is 600 feet. Its sanitarium methods are up-to-date and approved by the best. Those desiring to avail themselves of treatment and rest would do well to write for Illustrated Catalog D, Glendale Sanitarium, Glendale, Cal.
To those who are contemplating settling in the South, or who think of making that their field of labor, we would recommend writing to Brother A. L. Manous, field agent for our books, 602 Capital Ave., Atlanta, Ga. He has a little publication which shows Georgia's resources and advantages, and he would be able to give splendid advice to those who think of making that their home.
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"A district attorney in the city of Boston is reported as declaring that 'Ninety-nine out of every hundred of the crimes in our commonwealth are produced by intoxicating liquors.'"
"Let those in positions of public trust take heed lest thru wine and strong drink they forget the law, and pervert judgment."
'"Wo unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong."' "Behind the liquor-dealer stands the mighty destroyer of souls."
"Often he is forbidden to sell intoxicants to one who is drunk, or who is known to be a confirmed drunkard; but the work of making drunkards of the youth goes steadily forward. Upon the creating of the liquor appetite in the youth the very life of the traffic depends."
"Should not the liquor-saloons that have wrought so much evil, be entirely abolished?"
"Let the voices of the nation demand of its lawmakers that a stop be put to this infamous traffic."
These startling sentences have been selected from a new sixteen-page tract just received from the press. They call attention in a marked way to the evils of the liquor traffic; and the responsibility for the continuance of this awful crime-producing agency is clearly indicated.
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