As The World Community Develops In Peace,

Probably People Always Feel That They Are Living In A Time Of Transition, But We Can Hardly Be Mistaken Perhaps In Thinking That This Is An Era Of Particularly Momentous Change, Rapid And Proceeding At An Ever Quickening Rate.

Those Who Are Rooted In The Depths That Are Eternal And Unchangeable And Who Rely On Unshakeable Principles, Face Change Full Of Courage, Courage Based On Faith.

It Is Natural To Try To Understand One's Own Time And To Seek To Analyse The Forces That Move It.

We Are Not Asked To Subscribe To Any Utopia Or To Believe In A Perfect World Just Around The Corner. We Are Asked To Be Patient With Necessarily Slow And Groping Advance On The Road Forward, And To Be Ready For Each Step Ahead As It Become Practicable. We Are Asked To Equip Ourselves With Courage, Hope, Readiness For Hard Work, And To Cherish Large And Generous Ideals.

The Role Of Italy And Of Austria Has Diminished As Has That Of France And Britain; Germany And Japan Have Suffered Catastrophically.