The Jewish dispensation has to be credited for the rule of “keeping women in their place,” along with flocks and herds. But the Christian dispensation teaches a lovelier lesson--for a woman was the first to hold the God-Man in her arms, and a woman was the first to greet Him on His resurrection from the dead. Does this teach nothing? Is there no symbol of the future of womanhood thus gloriously foreshadowed? I venture to think there is. I believe and hope that a wider freedom to woman will mean a nobler heritage to man, and that through her intelligence and influence he may find and prove the “god” in him, and rise from the grave of old prejudice to the light of more brilliant possibilities. And this will be “well for England.” Many changes are bound to come, many sorrowful and tragic happenings are yet in store for this dear country, but “it is well” that so these things should be, to the end that we realise where we have missed the way, and take heed that we stumble not again. The secret of our regeneration is not in this or that government; it is with the _people_. Yet on the whole, despite clouds in our sky, it is well for England so far. We shall come out of the darkness if--if the _people_ will it. Up to the present they have grudged nothing--neither time, nor labour, nor money, nor sacrifice. They have been in every sense worthy of British tradition--a people splendid. Now it is that they must see they do not fall a prey to “party” traps, designed for the safeguarding of Germany in those quarters where British financial interests are concerned. I repeat, “All is well with England!”--all _will_ be well--if the _people_ are awake and alert, if they will unite to remove the German foe from their midst, and if they will in time remember the old proverb which says, “It’s no use shutting the stable door when the horse is stolen.” The German has the fixed intention of re-monopolising trade when the war is over, and already our Indian Empire is in advance of us by the ban announced against German trade in India, and the barring of German ships from Indian ports. Decisive action must be taken in these matters before it is too late. British trade interests, British artisans, British workers of all classes must be defended and protected and encouraged.