The Life and Liberty movement, having inspired the Enabling Act
and brought about the measure of self-government which the Church of England is now putting into effect, has turned its attention to what it calls " Chapter IL " of its labours. Before the Enabling Act was passed we resisted the appeals of the Life and Liberty movement because, as we frankly confess, we feared that the result of its principles would be a narrowing of the Church of England. In our opinion the Church should be as comprehensive as possible—should, in effect, be co-extensive with the nation—and we do not see how the Establishment can be logically defended on any other grounds. We still regret the introduction of a test for the electoral roll, but we are glad to know that there are within the Life and Liberty movement many members who would like to do away with that test, and we are bound to say that since the passing of the Act the Life and Liberty movement has not shown a narrowing influence.
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