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'It is impossible not to feel that there was a providential scheme in these things; and that the English people were called in quite a special manner to undertake what was a universal Christian duty.' An interesting commentary upon the providential nature of the scheme and the speciality of manner is afforded by some ingenious admissions by which Lord H. Cecil qualifies his commendation of the new Imperialism. 'A great many people were most anxious to go with their whole hearts with what might be called the Imperial movement of the day, but had, as it were, a certain uneasiness of conscience whether, after all, this movement was quite as unpolluted with earthly considerations as they would desire it to be.' Is it possible that Lord H. Cecil has been dipping into the reports of the Chartered Company or the Consolidated Goldfields? But a still more instructive sentence follows: He thought that by making prominent to our own minds the importance of missionary work, we should to some extent sanctify the spirit of Imperialism.'

If this means anything, it means that foreign missions are to float Imperialism. It is interesting to consider the proposal in conjunction