13 SEPTEMBER 1913, Page 13

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—As a student of

social reform, may I be allowed to express my delight at the conclusion arrived at by Professor Smart in his important letter ? Surely, Sir, as a nation we stand, as did Christian in Bunyan's famous allegory, doubting which way to go. Straight ahead of us lies the wicket gate, where is to be found Gocdwill, who is ready to show us two things—firstly, that law can never of itself lay the dust of controversy between man and man ; secondly, that the only thing that can lay this dust is the Gospel, a little sympathy

and love.—I am, Sir, &c., WILLIAM DEM:M. Symnel, Aldington, Hythe, Sent.