Sir-I am inclined to the opinion expressed by Dr. Coleman that Communism and Christianity are not so incompatible as some people would have us believe, ‘I think however if Dr. Coleman had qualified his opinion by placing the word’ practical before Christianity, he would have been much nearer the true definition of the two beliefs. Some years ago, a preachér of the Church of England, in a talk over 1ZB, likened the Russian way of life to practical Christianity, by quoting the parable
of the two sons. He said, "If there is any country in the world to-day which is near Christ, that country is Russia. I do.not know whether they regard God as we do in this country, but I feel sure that either wittingly, or unwittingly, the Russians are carrying out the practical teachings of the Christ." He then illustrated his remarks by the parable referred to above, which I thought a most apt illustration. The talk gave me food for thought, and I began to look into the question of Communism, and see for myself where the resemblance lay, between that ideology and Christianity. ‘In my. search for the truth I read the three books by Dr. Hewlett Johnson, and the reading of those books. confirmed the truth of the talk given over the air. e
G. F.
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