Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1915 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX. PROBLEMS OF TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. The separation of Church and State and the secularisation of politics find a place among the accredited triumphs of the modern era. But although politics claims to be emancipate from theology, the spirit within the letter of the creeds has permeated the thought of our statesmen and thinkers, and the separation of Church and State has been accompanied by a progressive tendency on the part of the State to undertake duties that were formerly a function of the Church. Education, once a sacred charge of the priest, is now the grave responsibility of the statesman. A like transference of function can be seen with respect to works of charity, the defence of the weak against the strong, and the care of the moral character of the citizen. Public assistance, in manifold forms, takes the place of the ancient monastery; the strong arm of the law and the keen eye of the ubiquitous inspector are employed in the guardianship of the weak; and public libraries, institutes, art galleries, State Children departments, and a growing body of law, aim at the development of character.1 The trend towards an increase of State responsibility and control is further evidenced in the enlarged sphere of public ownership. The age of private prisons, private lunatic asylums, private workhouses, and private coinage is long since past. In our own day public authorities discharge industrial functions or social services that were formerly undertaken by private individuals or companies--post and telegraph; railways and tramways; the supply of gas, electricity, and water; systems of drainage; hospitals, reformatories, and social insurance; schools and universities, and institutions of popular culture and recreation. All these involve extensions of th...
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