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PREFATORY.

CONTENTS

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CHAPTER I

THE ESSENCE AND THE ETHICS OF POLITICS

I. THE TASK OF THE TIMES.

1. The Task in the Light of History..

(1) The History of Political Crime, p. 25.

(2) When Ancient Israel was Young, p. 25.

(3) Genesis of Deterioration in the Old

Roman Days, p. 26. (4) The Tragedy Re-

peated in the Roman Republic, p. 27.

(5) An Old and Striking Parable with a

Modern Application, p. 28.

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2. Vital Elements in the Present-Day Problem... 30

(1) The Problem a Question of Men, p. 31.

(a) The Bad Man in Politics, p. 32. (b) The

Indifference and Preoccupation of Good

Men, p. 34. (2) The Creation of a Proper

Sense of Responsibility, p. 35. (3) Correc-

tion of the Point of View, p. 36. (a) Public

Office on the Ground of Fitness, p. 36. (b)

The Principle of Stewardship in Public

Office, p. 37.

II. WHO IS TO BLAME?.

1. The Pulpit....

(1) Religion and Politics in the Light of

History, p. 40. (2) Christ and Politics,

p. 40.

(3) Religion and Politics on a New

Ethical and Spiritual Basis, p. 43. (4) The

Vital Force in Politics, p. 45. (5) The

Church and the Patriotism of the Civic

Consciousness, p. 47. (6) The Church and

Political Discontent, p. 48. (7) The

Touch of the Church with the Life of the

Times, p. 49.

2. The Pew.

(1) Information and the Selection of

Vital Issues, p. 51. (2) Failure to Vote

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and the Sacredness of the Ballot, p. 51.

(3) The Obligation to Hold Office, p. 52.

(4) The Business Man and Moral Reform,

p. 54.

(5) The Fundamental Inter-

dependence of Individual and Community

Welfare, p. 55. (6) The Law of Reci-

procity in Getting and Giving, p. 56.

III. WHAT TO DO-A CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRAM.

1. The Function of Denunciation....

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2. Agitation and the Alignment of Moral Forces.. 59

3. Purposeful and Broad Education..

(1) Foundation in Spirit of Intelligent

and Active Patriotism, p. 63. (2) Shrewd-

ness in Political Method, p. 64. (3) Su-

premacy of Conscience, p. 64. (4) The

New Politics and Political Independence,

p. 65.

4. The Exaltation of Citizenship.

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5. Appreciation of Those in Authority.

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6. The Call to the Scholar and the Undisputed

Leader..

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7. Honesty in the Service of the General Good...

8. The Challenge to Go Forward.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.

CHAPTER II

KNIGHTS OF THE NEW CHIVALRY

I. THE THRILL OF KNIGHTHOOD IN THE ROMANCE OF

HISTORY..

1. A New Impulse to Religion.

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2. The Chivalry that Marks the High Places in

History.

(1) Great Epochs in Bible History, p. 83.

(2) The Prince of Orange, p. 83. (3) Oliver

Cromwell, p. 84. (4) Daniel O'Connell,

p. 86. (5) William Lloyd Garrison, p. 87

3. "When Knighthood was in Flower".

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II. THE MODERN CHIVALRY.

1. Problems Rich in Opportunity..

2. The Modern Knighthood of the Civic Order....

(1) The Industrial Problem, p. 90.

(2) Government as a Means to Social and

Industrial Betterment, p. 91. (3) The

Ethical Note in Public Morals, p. 92.

(4) The Substitution of Justice for Alms-

giving, p. 94. (5) Only the Beginning,

p. 96. (6) The Ethical Revival and the

Deeper Meaning of the Times, p. 97.

3. The Moral Wave and the Average Man.... . . .

(1) Demagogue or Statesman? p. 98.

(2) Moral Earnestness in Civic Regenera-

tion and Efficiency, p. 100.

4. The Church and the Modern Movement for

Practical Righteousness..

(1) A Religious Revival in Terms of

Practical Life, p. 103.

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5. Forward, and Not Backward, to the Golden Age 104

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.

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CHAPTER III

BALANCES OF DECEIT

I. THE QUESTION OF HONESTY—A SURVEY.

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1. Honesty as the Fundamental Law of Life..... 111

(1) The Law of Honesty in the Ideals of

the Race, p. 111. (2) The Sovereign Law

for the Twentieth Century, p. 114.

2. The Import of Revelations of Wickedness..

3. The Epidemic of Graft.

(1) The Application of Honesty to Po-

litical Life, p. 119.

4. Falsities in Our Commercial Life..

(1) The Industrial Lie of Overcapitali-

zation, p. 120. (2) Stock Exchanges and

Boards of Trade, p. 121. (3) Improvement

in Ethical Standards of Commercial Life,

p. 123.

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5. The Falsities and Shams of Social Life...... 123

6. The World of Diplomacy the Lurking Place of

Deceit..

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II. THE QUESTION OF HONESTY—THE SOLUTION. . . . . 125

1. Fundamentally a Question of the Individual... 125

(1) The Relation of Moral and Intel-

lectual Honesty, p. 125. (2) Individual

Integrity in Public and Corporate Rela-

tions, p. 128. (3) Debt and Dishonesty,

p. 131. (4) Social and Industrial Injustice

and Inequality, p. 134. (5) Unavoidable

Responsibility, p. 136.

2. The Relation of Individual Honesty to Statutory

Reform...

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3. A New Vision and Purpose Born of a New

Heart..

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RELIGION AND ETHICS

I. IS THE RELATION OF RELIGION AND ETHICS FUN-

DAMENTAL AND VITAL?....

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1. Ethical Character and Teaching of the Bible... 151

(1) Central Feature of Old Testament

Morality, p. 152. (2) Ethical Standards of

the New Testament, p. 153. (3) The

Ethical Significance and Supremacy of

Christ, p. 154.

2. Relation of Religion and Ethics from the Stand-

point of Philosophy. . .

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