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the Social Credit Cause is gels know all the good this
useless? message, these prayers and
Oh, no, not at all! But examples have done. If the
it means that one must not apostles realize this, they can
rely on governments, on be delighted about it, but they
changes of parties in office must also give thanks to God
to overcome a power that for it. If they ignore all the
is superior to all the govern- good they have done, if they
ments in the world: to do so do not see the seed that they
would be a waste of energy; have sown grow, they con-
it would be like wanting to tinue just the same to sow,
knock down a fortress with to plow, to work hard in the
cotton balls. inner joy of unselfishness, in
The Lord’s anointed the sole search for the glory
of God and the well-being of
Oh! One day it happened their brethren.
that a young man, a simple The hour of conversion
shepherd without military
training, and with no other As for Social Credit, the
weapon but a staff, a sling, apostles spread it through
and five smooth stones in his MICHAEL, which is the
shepherd’s wallet, faced and vehicle of Social Credit. They
slew, with a single stone, a are convinced that an eco-
nine-foot tall (three metres) nomic organism that adopt-
giant, trained to arms from ed it would favour distribu-
his youth, clothed with brass tive justice for the welfare
from top to toe, his coat of David and Goliath, lithography by Osmar Schindler of everybody, every family.
mail weighing 150 pounds (75 But, without diminishing their
kilos) of brass, and the head of his iron spear weighing own efforts, they rely above all on God, just like David.
18 pounds (9 kilos). But it is quite another power than The main intentions of their daily rosaries, their weekly
the sling of David that gave him the victory over Goliath holy hours of adoration in front of the Blessed Sacra-
the giant. David — not a king yet, but already anointed ment, always mention “The coming of a Christian and
by the Lord — had put all his confidence in God, know- Social Credit society”. A Christian society first of all,
ing well that “with the strength of His arm, God drives because without that condition, it cannot be a Social
the proud astray in the conceit of their hearts.” Credit society. On that point, the present aspect of the
world is certainly not favourable to the coming of an
Quite a lesson is being taught to us here. The So- economic system so similar with the Christian spirit.
cial Crediters of MICHAEL are often reminded of this The hour of conversion must precede the hour of So-
lesson, and they endeavour to take it into account. cial Credit, as we conceive it.
Only a celestial power can triumph over the most
powerful terrestrial powers. Heaven wants us to do However, if the financial dictatorship has lost
our part, and do it the best we can, just the same, but nothing of its power of control yet, the Social Credit-
we must not rely on our action only. Young David did ers nevertheless notice that their constant demand for
not say: “I will do nothing! What would be the use the right of every man to the necessities of life has
of facing a powerful warrior who laughs at my weak- won many minds over, to such an extent that even
ness?” No, he did his little part. He used the weapons within the context of the present financial system, the
he had — a staff, a sling, and five stones — doubtlessly lawmakers must take it into account, and the control-
held up to ridicule and called a fool — and God did the lers of Finance partly grant, to a certain social security,
rest, the bigger part. what they had granted on a large scale for the war.
The Social Crediters of MICHAEL do not stop, Besides, just as for the war, they do it without losing
even despite their own weakness, in front of an enemy any of their supremacy. Today’s social security, just
like the war, is financed by debt and tax increases, but
power that is humanly invincible, despite years that it is at least a relief for the poor. It is a little bit the
succeed each other without noticeable successes, underlying philosophy of Social Credit that is gaining
despite mockery, criticisms, or betrayals. They know ground, but without having Douglas’s efficient and lib-
that every step made for a just cause, every testimony erating technique at its service.
borne to a truth, every ray of hope communicated
to demoralized people, every elevation of a soul, or Douglas noticed soon enough the reaction of
every conversion brought about by their example and the banking monopoly to his proposals that were so
by the message they carry, is a benefit. Only the an- logical, so brilliant, and so efficient. And as the con-
spiracy of silence could no longer stand, the monop- u

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