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-EDITOR: Or Tin " SPECTAVOR-"] Sta,—The article in isselay's_. Times, " Failure, of the National Assembly," is one whose. importance it is difficult to over- estimate. To. some itsmays recall the final. protest made, (in the Times. of . December 9th, 1916) against the passing. of .the"-discs trolls Enabling Act. by. eighteen representative Broad Church- men, including; the present Bishop of:Durham, Deans Inge and Rashdall„, Professor Satxlay, the editor of the, Spectator, and, Mrs. Humphry Ward. Nothing has. taken place. that' could not have. been, and. was. net, foreseen. But it is seldom that.. wisdom is so soon, and so obviously; justified of her children.
One sentence in this admirable and timely article inspires
a certain misgiving: " It is for a_ clear spiritual message that the people-wait." Nento dat quod non,habet. If people are waiting for such a message from the National Assembly they will wait a long time. When Arminius, in Friendship's Gar- land, was told that "England will' be:compelled to speak at last," his answer -was; " It would be truly sad if, when she does speak, the should talk nonsense. To prevent. seek- a. disaster, I will give you this- piece- of advice, with which .I take 'my leave: Get Geist,' "—I am, Sir, .&c., ALFRED'PAWEES. Ashby-St. Ledgers, February 23rd.
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