Show otherwise recrudescence of paganism M may a y become that of Bab barbarism arism by PROF J A LEIGHTON in religion and mind of today the churches are by inheritance and choice the guardians and champions of the moral order in society today they fight against licary odds it behooves them to get rid of unnecessary dead issues concerning the source of authority etc to combine their forces and concentrate their energies on the one aim of conserving and enforcing the christian moral values of civilization otherwise the recrudescence of paganism may become the recrudescence of barl barbarism arism in the midst of social and moral chaos a few choice spirits may find consolation and strength nath in philosophy but for the many a vivid passionate and energetic religious conviction is tho the condition of moral health and vigor no great civilization hits has ever outlasted out lasted the demise of its religious religions faith if the moral bases of our culture are in imminent danger the danger can be averted only by a new crusade on behalf of df social righteousness and personal integrity animated by a religious view of life for which the human spirit transcends nature through kinship with absolute spirit aneed I 1 need not remind you that here the christian and jew stand together on the common ground of a prophetic ethical religion whose coni rolling principle of faith and action is the vision of a righteous social order the kingdom of god |