PART II

_THE CONTRIBUTION OF FRIENDS TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE CHURCH_

BY HENRY T. HODGKIN, M.A., M.B.

Personal experience of co-operation with other denominations in west China and elsewhere 56

An ideal of Christian unity 57

The Society of Friends in relation thereto 58

That which the Society holds in common with others 62

The attitude in which the contribution can be made 63

Summary of some contributions Friends have already made. Need of first-hand experience—Religious toleration—Brotherhood of all races—High business standard—Practical philanthropy 66

Contribution of Friends to modern life. Direct personal intercourse with God—Modern drift to materialism—The greater danger in the child races—Proposed remedies—The positive message of Friends 69

The quiet heart. The rush of modern life—The sense of need felt at home and abroad—Worship as a united inspired act—A high ideal to be reached 76

The leadership of the Spirit. From autocracy to democracy—The nationalist spirit in the East—The Quaker meeting for discipline—A theocratic ideal 83

Idealism. The danger of opportunism—Solution of the race problem—Place of the idealist 89

Woman’s contribution. The Woman’s Movement to-day—The emancipation of women in the East—The failure of the Church to respond—The experience of Friends 95

A non-professional ministry. The labor-movement an aspiration—Difficulty of the organized Churches—Danger abroad—Freedom of the ministry 99

The spirit of tolerance. Modern scholarship and the Bible—Suggested solutions of the difficulty—A grave peril—Where Friends can help 104

How the message is to be delivered. A fresh conviction—A fuller consecration—Large sympathy with others—A corporate sense of mission—Apostles 109