We are going, we are going to see
Who will henceforth govern the world--
England or God?
I can say certainly--God. He will govern the world. But we can say
to-day, though in due humility: _Gesta Dei per Britannos_. Would you
know assuredly through which of the powerful nations God is working
to-day? Ask only which of these nations is most the champion of the
rights of the small and poor nations, and you will find out the truth.
For from the beginning of the world-history all the leading religions
and philosophies called the great and powerful to protect the poor and
powerless. The record of this recommendation belongs doubtless to the
Christian religion. The suggestion of all the religions was like this:
it is impossible to be proud and selfish under the eyes of God. The
suggestion of the Christian religion is: Under the eyes of God the more
you have the more you must give, and the more you give the more you
have; and if you even give your life for men, you will find a better
life in God.