The New York Times/1918/11/11/Bishop Gore Ends Tour
BISHOP GORE ENDS TOUR.
Announces in Trinity He Will Return to England Soon.
The Right Rev. Charles Gore, Bishop of Oxford, delivered his last sermon in this country in Trinity Church yesterday, and announced that he would return to England soon. In speaking of the changes caused by the war, he said that while Americans could live under conditions similar to those prevailing before the war, everything would be changed in England and other European countries. He prophesied that organized labor "would be a great factor in determining the conduct of society in the future."
At a meeting in Cooper Union last night he emphasized the need for a league of nations, and spoke of the great problems in reconstruction.
"If after this war the countries of Europe are permitted to maintain themselves as armed camps, civilization will go down in ruin," he said. "There must be over all nations a higher power to maintain and force peace. We must find some other means than universal military service for training men for sacrifice and service."
"The nearer we approach this reconstruction period the more appaling its difficulties become," he said. "I believe the Labor Party of England may put into effect its plans of reconstruction, and I consider its program a masterful document."