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in a measure we have as individuals become civilized and christian- 

 ized, we still remain as nations and collectively largely barbarian 

 and heathen. We need to cultivate not only the individual con- 

 science but also the corporate and the national consciences as well. 

 In my opinion there is a great necessity for our getting back to 

 first principles. Nearly three thousand years ago the wise man de- 

 clared that " Divers weights and divers measures are an abomina- 

 tion." Such is an apt description of the divers standards generally 

 applied by us moderns in national, corporate and individual concerns. 

 We have been gradually adopting the Christian standard for the 

 latter, while largely retaining the pagan standard for the two former. 

 The principles advocated at these Conferences, and sought to be 

 applied at the Hague Conferences and by its tribunals, are based 

 upon the truth of the other statement also enunciated by the wise 

 man that " Righteousness exalteth a nation but sin is a reproach to 

 any people." 



J. J. Maclaren. 



