Show Bishop Page Predicts N Doom For Modern Political Systems Chicago Ill Destruction of oC modern political systems unless reconciliation of ot conflicting blocs and forces is brought about shortly shortly shortly short short- ly was predicted by the Rt Rev Herman Page D D. D. D Bishop of or Michigan in delivering the commencement commencement commencement com com- address at the Western West West- Western ern Theological Seminary Bishop Page asserted that while basically Christianity is a gospel of reconciliation the divisions of the Christian world tend to ac accentuate accentuate accentuate ac- ac the divisions and com- com of the secular world We VVe must admit the fact that Christianity is largely a divisive force In modern modem life said the bishop Who Vho are we to tell business business business busi busi- ness men and races and nations and married people that they should compose their differences and cooperate with one another when we Christians cannot cooperate cooperate cooperate coop coop- erate among ourselves 1 If those who worship the same God and follow the same Christ cannot reasonably reasonably reasonably rea rea- work in harmo harmony y how far can we expect a needy world to toI believe that in Christ is to be I found the hope of our distracted civilization 1 Of the secular situation Bishop Page said in part Just at a time when our civIlIzation civilIzation civilization civil civIl- was boasting of Its ments in every line of human endea endeavor endeavor en en- dea deavor vor we find ourselves face to face with a disaster so great and so reaching far-reaching that the hearts of oC thinking men are filled with fear The tragic aspect of it Is that this disaster somehow seems bound up with those things In which we took the greatest pride business efficiency mass production production production tion scientific research national self-determination self and even education education education edu edu- cation itself Obviously something of vital importance is lacking and there is growing realization that this something Is cooperation on the theone theone theone one hand between man and the universe of Good and on the theother theother theother other between man and man Itis It ItIs Itis is clear that the great problem In Inthe Inthe inthe the business world today Is coordination coordination coordination coord coord- of effort throat Cut-throat competition competition competition com com- petition must be changed into cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- co- co operation not only within a nation nation nation na na- na- na tion but throughout the world Democracy is threatened with shipwreck because our representatives representatives representatives In office are arc supposed to vote according to the wishes of oC their constituents Government today is largely a government of blocs and groups and lobbyists who intimidate legislative action The The Churchman |