A CHARGE AGAINST HIBITIONISTS.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 153, 30 June 1917, Page 5

A CHARGE AGAINST HIBITIONISTS.

TO THE EDITOR. 1 Sir, —The Bible having be comparatively obsolete boi

account of secular education p9 ing the familiarity with it tha shown at one time, in referrS

one of its narratives I must do

than givi simply the chapter verse. In King Solomon's tinj!

two women sleeping together,~^H having her own infant in her arffl^ one overlaid her child, and caused its death. On awaking and wishing still to have a living child, she exchanged hers for the one of the still sleeping mother, who on awaking and easily seeing what had taken place, asked for the return of her child. The mother of the dead child refused, and the ease was referred to King Solomon, of matchless wisdom. To find- out the real parentage of the children, he proposed that each child be divided and a half of each child given to each mother. The dishonest mother agreed, while the other in horror cried out: "Nay, let her have the living child and I will take the dead!" The kma; at once then,gave each-her own child. - -r -••■"'' -

A remarkable publication called "Defeat or Victory,"' by Arthur Mcc and J. St.uart Holden, is in' circulation, and is causing a striking revulsion of feeling' against what the authors show accounts largely for the doubt as to vhich it shall be—defeat" or victory—in this war. The authors,in their desperation to remove the. cause ol the:* (ioubt, ask for the; price .of ■: its .removal, declaring that at whatever cost its removal will' be gain. There are some antagonistic, to the- cause of * the doubt and naturally conservative with those who demand the price,. who Urge that; what puts the success of the in doubt should be removed without compensation. Undoubtedly this claim has weighty arguments in its favor, but while the claim, is being made and the dispute continues r the approach of defeat also continues, and if we are wisely and sincerely an-sibus for victory we -will sacrifice the less for the greater—that* is, the real mother will be satisfied with another's dead baby rather than her living child should die. THE MOTHER OF THE CHILD.