Christian Century . tend; in Missouri, twenty-eight percent; in Kansas, forty-five per cent,and in Maine sixty-five per seems to be better church at-tendance in communities where hellfire is preached. However, it isshown that non-church-going is morea characteristic of the illiterate manthan of the college man. Of the col-lege men studied, only three per centstayed at home; of those with highschool training, ten per cent; of thosewith common school training, twenty-six per cent, and of the illiterate,sixty-one per cent. It is found thatlodge men are more apt to go tochurch than othe
Christian Century . tend; in Missouri, twenty-eight percent; in Kansas, forty-five per cent,and in Maine sixty-five per seems to be better church at-tendance in communities where hellfire is preached. However, it isshown that non-church-going is morea characteristic of the illiterate manthan of the college man. Of the col-lege men studied, only three per centstayed at home; of those with highschool training, ten per cent; of thosewith common school training, twenty-six per cent, and of the illiterate,sixty-one per cent. It is found thatlodge men are more apt to go tochurch than others. An EffectiveElectric Sign One of the most impressive electricsigns in the country is said to be thatof the Central Union Mission inWashington, D. C. There is a signwith a gospel slogan which outlinesagainst the sky the gospel messagenight after night. This mission hasover thirty-one years of history andhas been of great helpfulness in thecity life. I Social Interpretations ili!lll!lllllllllllllllll!l!lllltll!ll!. Taking Our Part in the World THOMAS Jefferson expressed the>vish that the Atlantic were asea of fire to separate us fromthe countries of Europe with theirmonarchism, militarism and was so eager for thedemocracy which his fertile brain wasfructifying for this country that heunduly feared the influences of Europeupon us. The two oceans havehitherto been our main defense againstOld World intrusions, but steam andelectricity have abolished the oceansas effective barriers and walls of iso-lation. We can no longer keep our-selves apart from the problems of theOld World. The easy transmissionof commerce, intelligence and travel-ers has njade it both impossible andundesirable. President Wilson de-clares we can never be neutral in an-other world-war; our interests are soinextricably interwoven with the in-terests of other nations that we willperforce be drawn in. This has led some students of his-tory, political science and commerce,together with man
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