a6o THE THRESHOLD OF EVOLUTION 



sent moment of war it is not diplomatic to enter into many 

 developments and forecasts till we have more certain data, 

 which this war will provide us with, on which to base our 

 deductions. Nevertheless I must also point out that in the 

 Roman Catholic Church is preserved the most perfect forms 

 of Roman Government. This will ever make this the religion 

 of highest ideals, despite its superstition and bigotry. 



State governments will do well to copy the virtues of its 

 organisation, and leave out its superstition and bigotry. 

 At its head stands the Pope, elected by the Bishops of all 

 nations. Ruling its teaching stands the College of One Hun- 

 dred Cardinals, appointed from all nations according to their 

 excellence of knowledge ; these are divided into ten sections 

 of ten, to each of whom is allotted the study of a branch of 

 its Theology. Some such court of nations must be evolved 

 in the future to control the welfare of all nations made up of 

 the most competent men of all countries. But in order to 

 enforce the decrees it will be necessary to aim at the Roman 

 system of control and create a cosmopolitan army to be trans- 

 ferred, so that each nation shall in turn be policed by a 

 military force free from local or political sentiments. Some 

 such court of international control must be evolved in the 

 future to perform the duty carried out by the Popes as arbi- 

 trators in the feudal ages and early Christian era. 



We call ourselves Christians ; but not he who says 

 Lord, Lord ! shall enter into the kingdom of Heaven, but 

 he who knoweth my Father's will and doeth it. Now, what 

 is the Will of God ? Is it the teaching of any particular reli- 

 gion or sect, Kaiser, King, or nation, popular leader, violent 

 agitator, either religious or political or mad-brained enthu- 

 siast ? Surely this is too narrow-minded a conception of the 

 Will of God. I am more inclined to look upon the Will of 

 God as the truths of nature as taught by evolution in the 

 relics of rocks and stone, animal and vegetable existence, and 

 the records of the failure of past animals and men, species 

 and races to perform their allotted duties in the course of 

 existence. Hence, if we would be Christian in deed as well 

 as word, we must aim at higher ideals than those .taught by 

 priest or prophet. We must aim to live in peace, love of 

 justice and unity in accordance with the laws, not of man 

 but of God, as taught by the wisdom of nature. But nature 



