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who      cannot    govern     themselves�察     �and    making      them    better    and   more 

prosperous people�察�by compelling them to submit to law。 I do not   know 

when   this   excuse   is   a   sufficient   one。    God   showed   that   it   was   so   for 

several centuries in the case of the Romans�察�God will show whether it is in 

the case of our Indian empire�此           �but this I say�察�that the Turkish empire has 

not even that excuse to plead�察�as is proved by the patent fact that the whole 

East�察  �the   very   garden   of   the   old   world�察  �has   become   a   desert   and   a   ruin 

under the upas´blight of their government。 



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     As    for  the   regeneration     of   Turkey�察   �it  is  a  question    whether    the 

regeneration of any nation which has sunk�察�not into mere valiant savagery�察�

but    into  effete   and   profligate    luxury�察  �is  possible。    Still   more    is  it  a 

question whether a regeneration can be effected�察�not by the rise of a new 

spiritual idea ��as in the case of the Koreish���察�but simply by more perfect 

material appliances�察�and commercial prudence。                History gives no instance�察�

it seems to me�察�of either case�察�and if our attempt to regenerate Greece by 

freeing it has been an utter failure�察�much more�察�it seems to me�察�would any 

such attempt fail in the case of the Turkish race。               For what can be done 

with a people which has lost the one great quality which was the tenure of 

its   existence�察  �its   military   skill�拭�Let   any   one   read   the   accounts   of   the 

Turkish armies in the fifteenth�察�sixteenth�察�and seventeenth centuries�察�when 

they were the tutors and models of all Europe in the art of war�察�and then 

consider   the   fact   that   those   very   armies   require   now   to   be   officered   by 

foreign     adventurers�察   �in   order   to  make    them    capable    of  even    keeping 

together�察�and let him ask himself seriously�察�whether such a fall can ever be 

recovered。      When�察�in the age of Theodosius�察�and again in that of Justinian�察�

the Roman armies had fallen into the same state�察�when the Italian legions 

required to be led by Stilicho the Vandal�察�and the Byzantine by Belisar the 

Sclav and Narses the Persian�察�the end of all things was at hand�察�and came�察�

as it will come soon to Turkey。 

     But if Turkey  deserves   to   fall�察  �and   must   fall�察 �it   must   not   fall   by  our 

treachery。     Its sins will surely be avenged upon it�此           �but wrong must not 

avenge wrong�察�or the penalty is only passed on from one sinner to another。 

Whatsoever element of good is left in the Turk�察�to that we must appeal as 

our   only   means�察  �if   not   of   saving   him�察  �still   of   helping   him   to   a   quiet 

euthanasia�察�and absorption into a worthier race of successors。                  He is said 

��I know not how truly�� to have one virtue left�察�that of faithfulness to his 

word。     Only by showing him that we too abhor treachery and bad faith�察�

can we either do him good�察�or take a safe standing´ground in our own peril。 

And   this   we  have  done�察  �and   for this   we  shall  be   rewarded。      But   this   is 

surely not all our duty。        Even if we should be able to make the civil and 

religious freedom of the Eastern Christians the price of our assistance to 

the Mussulman�察�the struggle will not be over�察�for Russia will still be what 



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she   has   always   been�察  �and   the   northern Anarch   will   be   checked�察  �only   to 

return to the contest with fiercer lust of aggrandisement�察�to enact the part 

of   a   new   Macedon�察  �against   a   new   Greece�察  �divided�察  �not   united�察  �by   the 

treacherous   bond   of   that   balance   of   power�察  �which   is   but   war   under   the 

guise of peace。 Europe needs a holier and more spiritual�察�and therefore a 

stronger union�察�than can be given by armed neutralities�察�and the so´called 

cause of order。        She needs such a bond as in the Elizabethan age united 

the   free   states   of   Europe   against   the Anarch   of   Spain�察  �and   delivered   the 

Western nations from a rising world´tyranny�察�which promised to be even 

more   hideous   than   the   elder   one   of   Rome。        If�察  �as   then�察  �England   shall 

proclaim herself the champion of freedom by acts�察�and not by words and 

paper�察  �she   may�察  �as   she   did   then�察  �defy   the   rulers   of   the   darkness   of   this 

world�察�for the God of Light will be with her。                But�察�as yet�察�it is impossible 

to look without sad forebodings upon the destiny of a war�察�begun upon the 

express understanding that evil shall be left triumphant throughout Europe�察�

wheresoever that evil does not seem�察�to our own selfish short´sightedness�察�

to   threaten     us  with    immediate      danger�察   �with    promises�察    �that   under    the 

hollow      name     of   the   Cause     of  Orderand       that   promise     made     by   a 

revolutionary Anarchthe wrongs of Italy�察�Hungary�察�Poland�察�Sweden�察�shall 

remain unredressed�察�and that Prussia and Austria�察�two tyrannies�察�the one 

far   more   false   and   hypocritical�察  �the   other   even   more   rotten   than   that   of 

Turkey�察  �shall�察  �if   they  will   but   observe   a   hollow   and   uncertain   neutrality 

��for   who   can   trust   the   liar   and   the   oppressor�殖�be   allowed   not   only   to 

keep their ill´gotten spoils�察�but even now to play into the hands of our foe�察�

by guarding his Polish frontier for him�察�and keeping down the victims of 

his cruelty�察�under pretence of keeping down those of their own。 

     It   is   true�察  �the   alternative   is   an   awful   one�察  �one   from  which   statesmen 

and nations may well shrink�此            �but it is a question�察�whether that alternative 

may not be forced upon us sooner or later�察�whether we must not from the 

first look it boldly in the face�察�as that which must be some day�察�and   for 

which we must   prepare�察�not cowardly�察 �and with cries   about God's   wrath 

and judgments against uswhich would be abject�察�were they not expressed 

in such second´hand stock´phrases as to make one altogether doubt their 

sincerity�察   �but   chivalrously�察    �and    with   awful    joy�察 �as   a  noble    calling�察  �an 



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honour put upon us by the God of Nations�察�who demands of us�察�as some 

small return for all His free bounties�察�that we should be�察�in this great crisis�察�

the   champions   of   Freedom   and   of   Justice�察  �which   are   the   cause   of   God。 

At all events�察�we shall not escape our duty by being afraid of it�察�we shall 

not escape our duty by inventing to ourselves some other duty�察�and calling 

it   ;Order。;   Elizabeth   did   so   at   first。 She   tried   to   keep   the   peace   with 

Spain�察�she shrank from injuring the cause of Order ��then a nobler one than 

now�察�because it was the cause of Loyalty�察�and not merely of Mammon�� by 

assisting the Scotch and the Netherlanders�此              �but her duty was forced upon 

her�察�and she did it at last�察�cheerfully�察�boldly�察�utterly�察�like a hero�察�she put 

herself   at   the   head   of   the   battle   for   the   freedom   of   the   world�察  �and   she 

conquered�察�for God was with her�察�and so that seemingly most fearful of all 

England's perils�察�when the real meaning of it was seen�察�and God's will in it 

obeyed manfully�察�became the foundation of England's naval and colonial 

empire�察�and laid the foundation of all her future glories。                  So it was then�察�

so it is now�察�so it will be for ever�此�he who seeks to save his life will lose it�此�

he who willingly throws away his life for the cause of mankind�察�which is 

the cause of God�察�the Father of mankind�察�he shall save it�察�and be rewarded 

a   hundred´fold。  That   God   may   grant   us�察  �the   children   of   the   Elizabethan 

heroes�察�all wisdom to see our duty�察�and courage to do it�察�even to the death�察�

should be our earliest prayer。           Our statesmen have done wisely and well 

in refusing�察�in spite of hot´headed clamours�察�to appeal to the sword as long 

as   there   was   any   chance   of   a   peaceful   settlement   even   of   a   single   evil。 

They   are   doing   wisely   and       well   now   in   declining    to   throw   away   the 

scabbard   as   long   as   there   is   hope   that   a   determined   front   will   awe   the 

offender into submission�此          �but the day may come when the scabbard must 

be thrown away�察�and God grant that they may have the courage to do it。 

     It is reported that our rulers have said�察�that English diplomacy can no 

longer   recognise   ;nationalities�察─  �but   only   existing   ;governments。;            God 

grant   that   they   may   see   in   time   that   the   assertion   of   national   life�察  �as   a 

spiritual and indefeasible existence�察�was for centuries the central idea of 

English policy�察�the idea by faith in which she delivered first herself�察�and 

then the Protestant nations of the Continent�察�successively from the yokes 

of Rome�察�of Spain�察�of France�察�and that they may reassert that most English 



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of all truths again�察�let the apparent cost be what it may。 

     It   is   true�察  �that   this   end   will   not   be   attained   without   what   is   called 

nowadays   ;a   destruction   of   human   life。;        But   we   have   yet   to   learn   ��at 

least if the doctrines which I have tried to illustrate in this little book have 

any   truth   in   them��   whether   shot   or   shell   has   the   power   of   taking   away 

human life�察�and to believe�察�if we believe our Bibles�察�that human life can 

only be destroyed by sin�察�and that all which is lost in battle is that animal 

life of which it is written�察 �Fear not those who can kill the body�察�and after 

that have no more that they can do�此              �but I will forewarn you whom you 

shall fear�察�him who�察�after he has killed�察�has power to destroy both body 

and   soul   in   hell。;   Let   a   man   fear   him�察  �the   destroying   devil�察  �and   fear 

therefore   cowardice�察  �disloyalty�察  �selfishness�察  �sluggishness�察  �which   are   his 

works�察�and to be utterly afraid of which is to be truly brave。                     God grant 

that   we   of   the   clergy   may   remember   this   during   the   coming   war�察  �and 

instead of weakening the righteous courage and honour of our countrymen 

by instilling into them selfish and superstitious fears�察�and 

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