to carry out his purposes,
whatever they may be, without resistance on our part."

"I do not say that," replied the Professor. "I only say that war is
never a remedy, and that by trusting in the sword we only add wrong to
wrong, and thus keep back the day of universal brotherhood. Think what
this war has done, even although it has scarcely begun. It has
destroyed the good work of centuries. A few months ago, we in England
had only kind feelings towards the Germans. We regarded them as
friends. We spoke of them as a great Protestant people. To-day, the
bitterness and hatred of all England is roused against them. On every
hand the Germans are being distrusted and abused. Think what this
means? It has put back the clock of Christianity, it has aroused
hatred instead of love, and the whole country is being carried off its
feet by militarism. Even from the pulpit has gone forth the cry of
battle. Militarism has overwhelmed Calvary, and Christ and all that He
stood for have been swept away amidst the clash of arms."

"Yes," was Bob's reply. "But that does not seem to me to solve the
present difficulty. My point is this: What ought one to do at the
present time? Of course, it is easy to say that this war ought never
to have begun. Easy to believe, too, that all wars mean hell let loose
upon earth. We can urge that those old treaties ought never to have
been signed, that alliances ought never to have been formed. But that
does not help us forward. We have to face the situation as it is. We
did sign the treaty and promise our support. There is an _Entente
Cordiale_ between us and France. On the other hand, there is very
little doubt that Germany means to crush France. She means also to
dominate the life of the world. War has been declared, Germany has
marched across Luxemburg, through Belgium, into France. England, in
response to the plea of Belgium, is fulfilling her promise, and scores
of thousands of our soldiers are fighting on the side of the French.
The cry is for more men. On every hand one is appealed to to join the
Army. Now then, what ought one who is trying to be a Christian, to do?"

"There is only one thing to do, it seems to me," was Professor
Renthall's reply. "That is for him to follow the leadings of his
conscience and leave results to God. When Jesus Christ called His
disciples, He made them no alluring promises; in accepting His call,
they simply followed Him regardless of conse