THOUGHTS FOR TO-DAY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 193, 4 May 1918, Page 8

THOUGHTS FOR TO-DAY

Sir, —I would like as-briefly as possible to put before your .eaders some thoughts and suggestions regarding the serious war crisis through vrhicli our Empire ia at present passing. . As 3'our space is valuable, I will do no more than briefly outline what I have on my mind, leaving your readers to fill i in details according to their own views. That the critical nature of the struggle is realised ''by most thinking people is evidenced by the frequent meetings for intercession now being heM in numerous places Wp hear .'requent allusions to "national sin," and as ono preacher, said, "How can we expect our prayers for speedy victory to be answered when our hands are unclean?" Let our clergymen study Old Testament history, and they will find tihat .--evere military chns(isement was frequently inflicted on the chosen people, by nations which by no stMoVi of imagination could cither be called Christian or highly cultured except in the art of war, nnd these connuests and slaughters ennfinupd fill the cin was repented of And ceased. T trust thnt before long fomfi one of our clergy will come forward with the power and eloquence of D. L. Ifondy. ntid'stir the communis from the Government downwards till the wave 'of rmblic feeling sweeps iiway not one. but several, of t.hn national 's'ne, which nre only too obvious among our I'lOughHess ai'd p'nns-uro-lovinp conii'iuri'ty. T know thnt New rZealnn'l is not Mono in ite ''rinliini. on'Tiliiiiisr pnd habits.. Neither in TJnglnnii imr l">re con vt cop much evidence tlint the novernments nrn trving 't« exercise ptron" restraiiini inflnnnpo sucli us onn would exnect <;"p dnvin" Hm=e limes of nnxietv.- Tt loo!" ns if the 'Iriv'"" noircr will hi' ,7 " to pome 'ro*n npiotior iup nnfi who jtillO'l-r tile \s nipm fi'f°f' fnr wit H>n" tlio finnof Vmr 7«'>liitirJ mi ovnnniin fn Hip wnrM in Wf H»Her?—T am. etc.. p ir T\-nTfrr