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Show VISION AND REVELATION COME TO GREAT CHURCH Thf church of England, with William Temple as Primate, has seen a vision a vision of social justice. Sleeping for ages it has avakened to the economic need of man. It is experiencing ex-periencing an upsurge of liberalism that means a new order. Kepentant, it sees that it has not filled its ideal for human inity and has fumbled its opportunity. It now sees (hat it must be responsive to the people in their everyday lives, vviih a general love for and symphaty with the laboring classes, and a deeper interestin the poor and nee-Jy, and a belief that they have a right to something more than the bare necessities. And here is its new revelation that has finally pierced its erstwhile adamant soul: "The resources of the ca.itli re for the eom-com eom-com good, andshouldnot be limited I o exploitation by a few for personal gain. No longer can the church si and aloof from the common need. No longer should the in. lustriahst exploit labor for personal gain." Yes, reader, that is a revelation . Weta e joy in bringing it out from such a high source. From our little corner we have been saying it for years It has been our economic gospel Now if this great church "ill square its deeds to its words we shall personally be one of the happiest men on ar'.li. |