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Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1939, Page 4

When thq terrible strains of the Great War ended,, multitudes sought, relief, in - going, dirpet to ~ Nature / without moral control, writes Dr. Harris. Kirk, of Baltimore, in his book, “The Design of Life.” Just as sailors, after months of confinement aboard ship, will, upon reaching port, go on a spree, so the post-war era sought, a vivid sense of life in emotional and sensational experiences. This led to a break with moral tradition, to an unrestricted exploration of forbidden paths a savouring of prohibited pleasures, until to-day the world is cursed with a sick fatigue, boredom, and satiety with life..on a material plane. The whole world is suffering from an exhausted and over-strained emotionalism, and the;backslider is filled with his own ways. Self-indulgence has lost its appeal and many is bitterly comscions of the fact that the way of the transgressor is hard. This profound sense of satiety, .often turns sour and cynical. The years are stale and unprofitable, and many have little energy to seek relief in proper directions and less desire to think of the possibility of moral recovery. If our civilisation is to escape destruction it must develop a new type of manhood. In this iies the premise and inspiration of the present. I firmly believe we are moving slowly, but surely, toward the frontiers of a brave new world. Our unique opportunity lies in the ability to deal with great problems in their formative stages. These problems can only be solved by men, of a spiritual type of mind. Such a type must be intelligent, capable, well trained for difficult missions, yet have at its ropts and authenticity of character. The more thoroughly such a character is founded on the divine purpose, the more certain 1 will he its.pbwer to help, ■