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James O. Henry# M.A.# Editor# Associate prof, of History, Biola Bible College
poses to educate the children in a different denomination. “ It is the task of the church,” the synod said, “ to give more expressive emphasis to matrimony as an exist ing order based on God’s Word. . . It is an act of mercy to meet disorder with order and stability.” W h e r e B tgh sch oolers P ra y There’s been a lot of headlines about teenagers using dope but when they pray few reporters take notice. One reporter did take notice of it recently though, down in Chatta nooga, Tenn. The News-Press reports 75 youngsters in one high school and 100 in another, gathering for prayer before classes three times a week. Principal of one of the schools praised the meetings as a fine contribution to school-life and stated that many of his outstanding students were at tending. The paper gives credit to the new interest in spiritual values to Billy Graham who recently held a campaign there. Under God The United States pledge of al legiance to the flag may undergo a revamping should a recent amend ment to change its wording pass. A bill was introduced into the House of Representatives reading: “ I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the repub lic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Democratic congressman, Louis C. Rabaut of Michigan who introduced the bill said: “ Our country was bom under God, and only (under God) will it live as a citadel of freedom.” Stamp o i Faith The words In God W e Trust have been on all United States coins since 1862 and if a bill introduced recently by two Senators becomes law the familiar words will appear on all postage stamps. The measure is spon sored by Charles E. Potter (R., Mich.) and Mike Mansfield (D., Mont.). A lcoh ol Consumption In c rea se The American Business Men’s Re search Foundation recently made
public its finding in a survey con ducted to appraise the records since the repeal of the Eighteenth Amend ment. The report reveals that al coholic beverage consumption in the U. S. increased 124.6 per cent from 1934 to 1952. The report adds that “the consumption of alcohol in these beverages has gone from .53 gallons, per capita in 1934, to 1.39 gallons, per capita in 1952, an increase of 162 per cent.” The report also shows that “Wine consumption has broken all previous records of per capita consumption, making an upward leap of more than 507 per cent increase in the first year of the repeal.” Communism in the Church A furor has developed over the sug gestion of Chairman Velde of the House Committee on Un-American Activities that the churches be inves tigated to root out the communists that have used the church to propa gate their doctrine. Conservative min isters have lined up on both sides of this debate» Those favoring inves tigation were citing the following quotations from two men in high po sitions in two major denominations. One said, “ Denominationally, I am a ......----------- ------ .....;— ------------------, religiously a Unitarian, and politi cally I’m a Communist. I’m not preaching to make people good or anything of the sort. I’m in the church because I can reach people easier that way and get them or ganized for communism.” Another said, “When the Western world was floundering in an unjust and com petitive order . . . God reached out and put His hand on the Russian communists to produce a juster order and to show a recumbent church what it has missed in its own gospel.” BP ’ S and F lsenhow er Many church leaders have com mended President Eisenhower’s re cent letter to Congress recommend ing special entry permits for 240,- 000 immigrants in the next two years in addition to the regular quota of about 154,000 per annum. THE KING'S BUSINESS
Calitornia Baptists Nearly 100 new churches have been opened by the Northern Cali fornia Baptist Convention during the last 8 1/2 years. The new churches have a total membership of 4,860 and have contributed $13,531 to the mis sionary program. A ll-Am erican Christian Donn Moomaw, nationally-known football star has turned down offers to play in pro-football upon gradua tion from the University of California at Los Angeles next February. The Christian athlete chooses rather to begin studies for the ministry. He was chosen All American by United Press, Associated Press, Inter national News Service, Look and Colliers’; Lineman of the Year by As sociated Press and United Press and the most valuable UCLA player of the year in his sophomore and senior years. N ew B e c o rd in C rim es FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover re ports that the United States has set a new record in major crimes for the year -of 1952. The total of major crimes for the year reached the stag gering number of 2,036,510, an in crease of 8.2 per cent over the pre ceding year. The only decline was a drop of one per cent in negligent manslaughter and this decline was noted only in rural areas. The pace setter was an 11.8 per cent increase in felonious assaults. Close behind were armed and strong- arm robberies with an 11.6 per cent increase. The increase in these areas indicates a trend of less respect and regard for the rights of others. B iv o r c e and the Church While most church bodies are mak ing marriage easier the opposite is taking place today in Germany. The Evangelical Lutheran synod has put into effect a new code covering 18 million German Lutherans. The new code bans church marriage for 1) anyone who has been divorced (ex cept “ exceptional” cases); 2) couples in which one of the partners is not a member of a Christian church; 3) couples in which one partner pro- 16
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