The Christian Express2025-07-312025-07-311915http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/3002The year has just drawn to a close has brought to light many things that are commonly under the surface in the character of both men and nations. Meanness, dishonour, treachery have appeared where least looked for. on the other hand, honour, self-sacrifice and heroism have shine glorious, on a scale never before seen in the world's history. We may therefore take courage as the New Year open. Humanity is not falling back. Human life was never more willingly or more nobly laid down. Human brotherhood was never more widely acknowledged. Our own nation is, we believe, being purified; our manhood is becoming more manly; our national ideals are becoming clearer to our eyes.en