found in the apathetic attitude of this generation and the past one toward the Scriptures and the teaching of godly principles in homes, schools and churches. These things being left out of early training, weak character re sults, and if we bemoan the break down of moral conscience, the fault has been our own, we are not con sistent. But all is not lost. Let us return to the principles of godliness. Let us return to the study of the Scriptures; let us go back to the genuine worship of America’s God through the. Son whom He has sent. To that people which contritely acknowledge their sin and unrighteousness there is real pardon, cleansing and restoration. Let us be consistent. It is God who has made America great and it is only God who can keep America great! New Dictionary A new dictionary of 20,000 “ for eign” (non-Russian) words and phrases issued by the Soviet State Publishing House defines Religion as: "A fantastic faith in gods, angels and spirits . . . a faith without any sci entific foundations. Religion is being supported and maintained by the reactionary circles. It serves for the subjugation of the working people and for building up the power of the exploiting bourgeois classes . . . The superstition of outlived religion has been surmounted by the Communist education of the working class . . . and by its deep knowledge of the scientifically profound teachings of Marx-Leninism.” The new Soviet definition of Bible: “ A collection of fantastic legends without any scien tific support . . . full of dark hints, historical mistakes and contradic tions.” FORTHCOMING FEATURES The June and July issues of The King’s Business will contain many new articles of interest. In addition to a further account of the mission ary journey of the editor in chief, and the scientific articles by Dr. Rim- mer, there will be the story of the Kentucky Mountain Mission, the Biola Commencement address by Dr. Thomas Moseley, and outstanding Bible expositions. Our readers can not afford to miss a single issue.
and many people have gasped at the frightful dishonesty which has been uncovered. Along with this there is the usual exhibition of murder, theft and crime on the local and national scene which constantly fills our news papers. It is high time that the people of our land were aroused to do something about the moral breakdown arid the inevitable wages of sin. Some have already risen up in righteous indignation and demanded that some thing be done, laws passed or com mittees appointed to do away with the possibility of such criminality. But oh, what a necessity for con sistent thinking there is here! For instance, we are offended beyond measure at great crimes and accident statistics which indisputably have their origin in the free sale of liquor. Yet throughout the length and breadth of our land the liquor admin istration boards allow this liquid poison to be sold almost on every street corner. Our radio shows and television programs are more and more being filled with liquor adver tising and it is an utter impossibility to drive five miles along any highway and not see scores of billboards call ing attention to the various “ delight ful” properties, of this or that liquor. Or take the matter of our increas ing sex' crimes. The consciousness of our people has really been shocked by the bold, ruthless and utter vile acts which are perpetrated by the so-called degenerates of today. We should be concerned over this moral cesspool. But, on the other hand, let us be con sistent. There is in our country today a veritable flood of disgusting litera ture. One need not look beyond his own local magazine stand to see scores and scores of periodicals which openly flaunt the breakdown of anything which is morally right. In railroad and bus stations, almost everywhere you look, there are stacks of small books with cover pictures suggestive in the extreme. Even our “ best sell ers” seem never to attain that place unless they are highly spiced with immoral situations. Let us be con sistent here. We can’t sow this sort of seed and not reap a harvest of de generacy. We might go on. Our educators decry a lack of moral uprightness. Young people do not seem to have strength of character today. They can be bought for a price. People in high offices and low, work only for their pay check without any attempt to live by the standards and ideals of right citizenship. But again there is a reason for all of this. The reason is
We cannot, however, leave the sub ject without making a spiritual ap plication. As there is no substitute for human blood for the saving of natural life, so there is no substitute for the precious efficacious blood of the Son of God for the salvation of the soul. The analogy is not hard to see. Substitutes by the score are con stantly being offered for God’s way: good works, a new life, charitable en terprises, benevolent giving, denial of life’s facts, a syrupy sweet philos ophy and many others. The substi tutes offered for salvation today con tain grains of truth, else they would not be acceptable at all, yet they can in no wise ever fulfill God’s require ment which is that “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Contrary to the dilemma of natu ral blood supply, the sacrificial blood of the Son of God is in full availabil ity. There is no lack, ample quanti ties are available for the sins of a whole world and no one who ever applies will be turned down. Nor are we lacking in examples for the cen turies offer cases without number, multitudes of whom have been blasted by the effects of sin and who have known complete restoration and new life as a result of the application of the precious blood of Christ. Highest In the World If it were possible to set 20 gal lons of whiskey, wine and beer before every man, woman and child in the United States, that would be approxi mately the amount of alcoholic bever ages Americans will consume this year. This is, according to Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin, President of the Wom an’s Christian Temperance Union, the highest per capita rate in all the world. There is, however, a slight straw in the temperance wind, with consumption in 1949 tapering off a lit tle bit over the previous exceptionally heavy years. This could be due to the number of converts in religious re vival activities in our land. Oh, Consistency! The country is being currently rocked by the expose of graft, cor ruption and double-dealing in high places. In the recent Congressional Committee investigation the scandal has mounted to terrific proportions
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