THE WORSHIP OF GERMANIA
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—The origin of this discussion is associated with a quotation from the opening sentence of the Epistle to the Hebrews. It was the first relative clause in that sentence that was quoted. But the statement in the complete sentence is relevant to the subject, and it also renders of doubtful legitimacy the use that Sir Arnold Wilson made of the relative clause. That statement implies (r) an interpretation of history in accordance with which all the prophetic voices through which God speaks have their significance only in their relation to Him Who is the complete expression of God ; (2) a supreme loyalty in relation to which all other loyalties have a subordinate place. The assertion of this supreme loyalty is being made today at great cost in more than one land, and, in whatever branch of the Church it is being made, there should be no indifference on the part of any Christian to the fate of those who make it.—I ani,
Previous page
