Electoral Action. Nor should the churches fail, at the times when they can control the constructive efforts of the commonwealth, to put men into office who are, by conviction and sympathy, in favor of using the wealth that accrues from our communal life for the good of all; and eager to prevent its being appropriated for the selfish enrichment of the few. They ought to exclude from civic and political work those who juggle with the words "liberty" and "reform," in order that they may the more easily filch from the public purse the riches that belong to all, and return to power only those representatives of the people who will either largely modify or else get rid of laws and institutions that stand right across the path of the social reformsuch as the House of Lords, the rule of the land by the few, the swollen tyranny of the drink trade, and the like-and who will be prepared to introduce that better era in which the community shall be administered for the good of all. The churches ought, whilst not, as churches, identifying themselves with Socialist organizations, to take their full share in the gradual reformation and rebuilding of society; to welcome every practicable extension of the Socialistic principle; and inspire their members to give themselves in all humility and lowliness of mind, with much patience and love, to organize our common life on the principles of brotherhood, of social helpfulness, and of the laws of the kingdom of God. And assuredly the churches can and ought to keep the minds of men alert to note every existing wrong in the framework of society, to feed the courage and patience that battles with that wrong and tries to rid the world of it, and to inspire that passion of the Cross by which men will be ready to toil and fight and suffer for that full redemption and regeneration of the individual and of the world which Jesus Christ came to effect. FABIAN SOCIALIST SERIES. The first four volumes consist of revised, collected, and classified editions of some of the most valuable of the famous "Fabian Tracts" in a style more suitable for the general reading public, and supplying in a handy and attractive form the best and most authoritative thought on What Socialism Means." Each booklet contains not less than 96 well-printed pages, good paper and good type, and is supplied in two forms, i.e., in attractive wrappers at 6d. each, nett, and in quarter cloth boards, gilt top, at 1s. each, nett. Postage id. and 2d. each respectively. VOLUMES NOW READY: I. SOCIALISM AND RELIGION. CONTENTS: (1) Christian Socialism, by the Rev. Stewart D. Headlam. (2) Socialism and Christianity, by the Rev. Percy Dearmer. (3) Socialism and the Teaching of Christ, by the Rev. John Clifford. (4) A Word of Remembrance and Caution to the Rich, by John Woolman, of the Society of Friends. II. SOCIALISM AND AGRICULTURE. CONTENTS: (1) The Village and the Landlord, by Edward Carpenter. (2) State Aid to Agriculture, by T. S. Dymond. (3) The Secret of Rural Depopulation, by Lieut.-Col. D. C. Pedder. (4) The Revival of Agriculture, by the Fabian Society. III. SOCIALISM AND INDIVIDUALISM. CONTENTS: (1) The Difficulties of Individualism, by Sidney Webb. (2) The Moral Aspects of Socialism, by Sidney Ball. (3) The Impossibilities of Anarchism, by G. Bernard Shaw. (4) Public Service versus Private Expenditure, by Sir Oliver Lodge. IV. THE BASIS AND POLICY OF SOCIALISM. CONTENTS: (1) Facts V. THE COMMONSENSE OF MUNICIPAL TRADING. BALLADS AND LYRICS OF SOCIALISM. By E. Nesbit. Paper 6d. net (postage id.); boards Is. (post. 2d.) A delightfully printed and attractively produced volume of verse written between 1883 and 1908. It fills a distinct gap in Socialist literature. LONDON : THE FABIAN SOCIETY, 3 CLEMENT'S INN, STRAND, W.C. Secretary, at the Fabian Office, 3 Clement's Inn, London, W.C. THIS MISERY OF BOOTS. By H. G. WELLS. 3d., post free 4d. Tracts, each 16 to 52 pp., price 1d., or 9d. per dos., unless otherwise stated. TRACTS.-139. Socialism and the Churches. By the Rev. JOHN CLIFFORD, V.-General Politics and Fabian Policy. 127. Socialism and Labor Policy. 116. Fabianism and the Fiscal VI.-Question Leaflets. Questions for Candidates: 20, Poor Law Guard- Printed by G. Standring, 7 Finsbury St., London, E.C., and published by the Fabian Society, 3 Clement's Inn, Strand, London W C. |