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willthis rnncE mimm back ? What meaiis this strange unrest, this foreboding of the future? The war is over, but we are not at rest. There are strange, significant sounds; a rumbling of discontent; and he is far from wise who does not recognize it and its significance. W H A T ARE TH E SIGNS of the Schools? Our nation is th e g reatest in the history of the world. Founded upon the Bible, it has had th e favor of God in an unusual degree. P rosperity has filled us w ith pride. We have d rifted far from our moorings. In th e early days, th e Bible was read and ta u g h t in our public schools, and children were ta u g h t to revefe and respect it as God’s Word. The Roman Catholic Church, ever on th e a le rt for supremacy, played well th e political game un til th e Bible was elim inated from th e schools, and then ta u g h t her own children in her parochial schools. This d ep artu re from th e Book was th e beginning of th e downfall of a g rea t people. Now the Bible is not perm itted in our schools, b u t teachers a!re perm itted to under-
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