LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 52, 26 November 1918, Page 6

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A DAY OF HUMILIATION

Sir,—Your correspondent Bays "Formalin cures, repentance does> not." Yes, formalin is the direct cure, but repentance is the indirect. As a nation, wo have, or ought to have hnd, a good many lessons in Uio last few years; and it is time wo were coming out of our smug, i'l'lf-satisiiedcoiilnion,andacknow-ledging the God that rules us, for as sure us two ami two reuke four if we do m>l we are building up materialism and rushing to our doom. The law of Nature is that sin brings its own punishment; and is' it not a tin when men openly ecbff at the Word of God and His worsliip, and thankfulness to Him and gratitude are the last things they think of. Every one of us needs to pray, and that often. Any lime our call may come. We have no abiding city here.— I am, etc., A SINNER. Sir,-Ahit,a-nlp-.iule hit! Well, clone "X."—truly the unknown quantity! He has misconstrued my letter in a manner -worthy of a mathematician. I attempt to argue '13 longer. The ignorant may never bo convinced. But I venture to point out that the number of educated men who entertain serious doubts in matters of religion is many. Of course "X.". will say "self-glorifica-tion.". I expect nothing less. But it is easy for the proletariat' to sneer at the knowledge they envy. In fact, in their ignorance they have found their only comfort. A "little more education would make them Atheists c.r Socialists or both. In the meantime I hold to my opinion that religion is the refuge of those who cannot believe. Ami, if we nniy believe Oscar, to be great is to be misunderstood. "Comfort yi, comfort ye, my, people," and leave your conceit as great us over. Tout a vous.—l am, etc., C.Q.P. November. 25.