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> In Cry, the Beloved Country, Alan Paton gives off more of a sense where it is seen that he favors Stephan's view of a social order. An example would be at at the end of Chapter 14, where Paton gives us a a bad feeling towards John's actions and words. As John says "..who will believe your son?" when talking to Stephan it creates this feeling of anger towards John as he says this involving his view or lawyers and politics.

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 In the novel Cry, The Beloved Country written by Alan Paton, the author pushes readers to believe that the churches and God is the only way to peace in South Africa. Paton fashions the (Stephen Kumalu) protagonist of this novel to be a wise, holy man who fears God. The readers see more of the situation through Kumalu's point of view.

On their first meeting Msimangu and Kumalu, talked about the brokenness of their tribe. Kumalu states that sometimes he fears what the bishop say when he hears about all the ugliness in South Africa. Kumalu and Msimangu believe in praying and that even though its seems like God is not for South Africa they both take courage in this word (page 124.) 

Even when his own brother turns away from him (page 134) Kumalu does not try to handle things using politics. Instead Kumalu goes to Father Vincent.

Alan Paton gives more details towards the way of the churches and the lives of the priests. Through the reaction and action of Kumalu and Mismangu the readers acknowledged that Paton gives more privilege to the Christians in this novel.

  

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Paton subtly sides with John Kumalo. This is evident when John Kumalo says the church is outdated and out of touch. When Paton talks about the church, he sheds it in a sort of negative light.

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Reading so far in the passage, by the tone and view point of the main character, Alan Paton favors more to the hierarchy of the church. Although the  city's darkness of crimes appeared to overwhelm the church, politics also appeared to do no better. The author, through Kumalo, describes John Kumalo as this villainy beast who is also a hypocrite. The author describes him as a big man with beastly deep voice that give fear. The church appeared more in the innocent side and a side that bring hope. Everywhere Kumalo went, comes with a person who always help. Msimangu, Father Vincent, the young white man. Kuamalo comes to the city with good moral. When section upon sections, event are filled with saddness, but found light to Msimangu's sermon. 

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In Cry, The Beloved Country Alan Paton is saying that John's perspective of the Church and it's current state is right. Everyone has their own unique faith journey and John thinks the Church has this standardized path of how to do things. "I do not wish to offend you gentlemen, but the Church too is like the chief, You must do so and so. You are not free to have an experience." John argues that there are other opportunities that exist in Johannesburg which would allow the people to revise or completely change the Church in positive ways. 

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Alan Paton seems to be privileging the church and standing more behind the church's idea of social order. John believes in a way that he must take over power to fix things. He talks of lawyers getting involved with the incident that Stephen's son is in. He thinks his son has no part in and goes on to blame only his nephew. He is getting fed up with his nephews mistakes and thinks lawyers will be the answer to this problem.

Paton does not privilege John though because he gives John a rude attitude that makes the reader want to disagree with him and his idea of moving forward. On page 134 he asks Stephen, "Who will believe your son?" and then it is said, "he says it with meaning, with cruel and pitiless meaning." Paton gives us the idea that John is just being cruel and not going on the right path to move forward, while the church is starting with the people and trying to uplift them and give the leaders jobs and encouragement so that they can have hope to go out and fix the problems. They do this by preaching sermons of God never forsaking human kind and helping the blind men. 

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In Cry the Beloved Country, Alan Paton gives headway to the fact that the old ways of society are outdated and need reform. Throughout  the story readers find that the tribe is broken and no longer have order. Readers also see that there are people that are trying to reform and create a new society but they cannot fully achieve their goal because there are still people who cling to the old ways. In chapter thirteen Kumalo comes to the depressing conclusion that the tribe is broken and cannot be fixed. He realizes that the tribe and society must come to reformation. John Kumalo, his brother, strongly believes that reformation is the only way to go since "God has left the world." In the story John Kumalo relies on himself and comes off to the readers as well cared for. Even in Chapter fourteen page 134 John Kumalo speaks to his brother as though he has nothing in the world to fear or be troubled by. Alan Paton uses the strong character of John Kumalo to display his opinion of God and reformation.