d pensions or subsidies from Austria
are provided for by Serbia. Not that that always gives content.

A characteristic case is that of Kossor, the well-known dramatist, an
Austrian Croat. In the Austrian style he received a State subsidy of
three hundred crowns in encouragement of his talent. The Serbs have
continued that, and given him the equivalent in dinars. But he is
attached to the Art Department of the Ministry of Education and has to
put in an appearance every day--a duty which goes a long way to
stultify one's inspirations.

Kossor is characteristically unhappy in Belgrade. The cobblestones
have a psychological effect on the soul. He feels restricted, and
would like to travel: especially would he like to return to England,
for which, like many others who were refugees among us, he retains the
warmest feelings.

The English in Belgrade are inclined to say that all the Serbian
students who went to England returned atheists and Bolshevists. A
personal impression is, however, contrary. S---- and Y---- who took
their bachelorates of divinity at Oxford, and Lukovic, who graduated at
Cambridge, are warmly devoted to England, and stand for our culture
where by far the most of the young educated people are frankly ignorant
or entirely misinformed regarding England and England's ideals.
Whatever trouble we took and whatever we spent on giving education to
Serbian boys in England was not misapplied and will bear a good fruit
of friendship by and by. That the students of new Belgrade are
free-thinkers, and chased Dr. Mott from the lecture hall is not of much
importance--students usually do behave in that way nowadays. A
university of students all believers would be edifying if it were not
amusing. The modern way to real belief and understanding lies through
denial and agnosticism and free-thinking of all kinds, and Serbia is in
a state of transit from peasant Christianity to modern positive
Christianity. Her need is for well-guided transitional education.
There is no bridge from the simple piety of the peasant to instructed
belief. The peasant marches to a precipice and then falls headlong
into atheism. Strangely enough, the Church even when it realizes this
danger seems unable to build the bridge. Its only remedy is to try and
stop the march of the peasant. This is dangerous, for in time the
peasant can then push his obstruction also over the precipice.

"If only we were as strong spiritually as we are