THE CHRISTIAN EVIDENCE SOCIETY. [To TIM EDITOE or rim "Sesciaron."]
Sea,—The questions which are being asked by the "man in the street"—or in the parks—naturally centre around the war. Some pacificists are saying that to take part in any war is inconsistent with Christian principles, and this contention is taken up by those who really hate our religion, but who think that any stick is good enough to beat it with. Many of this latter class are foreigners— often Germans and Austrians ; others are anti-patriotic Socialists. Such men as these are doing all they can to weaken the patriotic feeling and action of those whom they can reach by lecturing in the parks or otherwise, and to give them some reason, or excuse, for declining to take their part in the struggle for freedom, honour, and national existence in which the Empire is engaged.
This being so, the Christian Evidence Society could not (oven if it wished to do so) carry out its work of maintaining the reason- ableness of Christianity against current objections without practically helping to fix the determination of the Empire to see the matter through, and urging all to share in maintaining the cause of righteousness and liberty as a matter of religious duty. And this the Society is doing all over London and also in the provinces. Our lecturers give their whole-hearted support to the work of recruiting ; at the same time they do not fail to use the object-lesson given them in Belgium and Northern France of the practical results which flow from anti-Christian philosophy and the negation of the religion of the Incarnation.
Thus our work is at present, even more than ever, exceedingly necessary and hopeful. The summer season being at an end, our lecturers have volunteered to carry out an extensive open-air campaign during the winter in the London parks, receiving only their out-of-pocket expenses. Our agents are also carrying on the work in the provinces. We confidently ask you for help to maintain and to extend our campaign for the sake of the country as well as for the sake of our religion.—We are, Sir, &a,
H. T. AnnnEws, D.D. (Professor at Hackney College); Wm. Hr. Bnazewrr, D.D., Litt.D. (Principal at Lancashire College); JAN= Horn MouLmon, D.Litt., D.D. (Professor at Manchester University); HERBERT E. Errs, Bishop (Dean of Westminster); F. V. SMITH, LL.D.. M.A. (Chancellor of the Diocese of Manchester); H. I. WRIT., D.D. (Professor at King's College, London).
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