moderns think, and also that moderns of today have not advanced nearly as far as some of our starry-eyed idealists would lead us to believe. Japan's Hope The entire world is interested in watching the recovery of Japan. Many views have been expressed but here is one which comes from Hisato Ichimada, Governor of the Bank of Japan, whose entire life has been dedicated to the management of capital and to the study of finances. To quote Ichimada: “ Japan’s independence is solely dependent upon international peace, and I believe de mocracy in the true sense must be es tablished here to contribute to the at tainment of peace. This goal can only be reached by the introduction of the Christian spirit . . . All in all, I believe it is decidedly necessary for the realiza tion of true democracy in Japan that we propagate Christianity widely. It is in this sense that I am assisting as much as possible the Christian universities, churches and other Christian move ments.” 3 Tracts for Workers Christianity — and YOU 70c per 100
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history of “ Saint Peter the Apostle” which is a fictionalized attempt to make people believe that Peter was the first Pope. Christian readers should scrutinize modern religious fiction extra carefully, checking all statements by the inspired New Testament accounts. Conscience A 26-year-old Milwaukee man recent ly gave himself up for his responsibility in the drowning of two boys fourteen years before. Going into the police sta tion he reported that his conscience had unmercifully haunted him for all those years, and he just had to get it off his mind. He said he could never keep a job because his conscience bothered him. He stated sadly, “ I have never been able to do anything right since it happened; it has ruined my whole life.” All of this is a solemn commentary on a strange quality of the human heart, which is nowhere satisfactorily ex plained except in the pages of the Word of God. Were there no other reason to believe in God’s creatorship, the im plantation of human conscience would be sufficient. Egyptian Will Present-day “miner prophets” called archaeologists, are constantly digging around in spots where ancient remains may be found. A recent discovery re vealed the oldest written will in exist ence, dated about 1800 B.C., which would make it about 4,000 years old. One of the many codicils revealed that Egyptians at that time also changed their minds, but in the last codicil the maker of this will requests that “ his house in the territory of Hamadet and all that is in it should fall to his children.” This codicil was witnessed by two subjects, and carried an attestation clause. It was deposited in the registry for probate. Here is a will about 4,000 years old which fulfills all the legal requirements of a 20th cen tury will, and would be valid in any court today. This causes us to remark that ancient Egyptians were not as barbaric as some
Bugs Too Big A prediction by Dr. S. A. Rohwer, Assistant Chief in the Bureau of En tomology and Plant Quarantine of the Department of Agriculture, says in part that man has learned how to protect himself against the large animals but it will be a long time, if ever, before he can protect himself against the little ones. Insects never surrender, states Dr. Rohwer. The wish for complete eradica tion is a fine ideal, but too much to ex pect except in a specific case. We would add that without a doubt, although we do not realize all the im plications, it would throw God’s order out of balance were certain groups of insects allowed to be eradicated. But, don’t fear, God has written into the lives of these minute creatures an unconquer able will to survive. Alarming Addiction .5*The head of California’s narcotics en forcement recently asserted that drug addiction in California has reached an alarming figure. More than $1,000,000 a month is being spent for illicit dope. The sad part about this, according to the re port, is that hundreds of high school boys and girls are addicts. It is believed that the rise in drug addiction has played a large role in the increase of crime in this western state. Wh'le the Narcotics Division has asked for more funds to combat this rise, here is another object for which godly men and women may pray. Distorted Fiction Two books recently published about the Apostle Peter, one by a lukewarm Protestant and the other by a fanatical Roman Catholic, are alike in this that they distort out of all proportions the life and mission of the Apostle as found in the New Testament. One of these, The Big Fisherman, by Lloyd C. Douglas, evidently written with a hope of becom ing a best seller, stoops to picture the great Apostle permitting idolatry. The other is William Thomas Walsh’s
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