me is our tedious song should here have ending," but those who can
never see the accomplishment of what they hope for, the old "who dream
dreams," may be forgiven if they try once more to get some vision of the
land which others "if strong and of a good courage" will "go in to
possess." It may, perhaps, in the sunset light seem brighter from far
off than those who first enter it will find it to be, or, it may be, the
distant prospect discloses but a part of what they will conquer.

Again the question will be asked, What will emerge from this struggle,
this untold bloodshed, these bitter losses and widespread destruction,
what will be the harvest that this "red rain" will make to grow, what
Church will spring from the blood of the martyred youth--a great
multitude which no man can number? Again we may answer, as after the war
half a century ago, so short in its duration, and so limited in its
extent as compared with the World War of to-day, "For the victors Union,
for the vanquished Regeneration." Who will the victors be? Rightly shall
we think first of our own land of Britain with all the dominions that
form the Empire built up by the labour and the valour of its sons and
called by its name, united now by the closer bonds of common efforts,
common sacrifices and common resolves, loyal to one throne, the symbol
of its unity, cherishing one record of heroic deeds, the example and the
inspiration for the generations to come; above all, as a country that is
"at unity with itself," free from intestine war of party against party,
creed against creed, and class against class.

But this War has not been a war of Empire against Empire, of Nation only
against Nation. It has been waged by the alliance of the people all over
the world who believe in justice, in a law which says, "Thou shalt not,
because thou hast the power and the will to thine own advantage, use
that power to dominate others and exercise that will regardless of their
rights." The victors will be all the Nations who are leagued together to
resist such a claim, and the union must be a union of all who joined in
the struggle with that common purpose, united when peace comes in the
prayer and the determination that there shall be war no more. Yet the
prospect opens for a union wider even than that. Those who took no part
in the conflict, some perhaps because the peril was too deadly, their
opportunity of defence too weak, may also join the League. Some, like
the Swiss