Dr. Samuel H. Sutherland, President Emeritus of Blola College, will con tribute a Feature article each month in the Biola Broadcaster. Reprints are available on request. Weary inWell-Doin
simply lie low for a period of time and wait until the zeal dies down. They know full well that weariness of conflict will set in shortly and well-meaning people will not want to “hear any more of it.” Evildoers then rise up and go on their way triumphantly. The liberal leadership in the vari ous denominations is aware as well of this tendency and weakness on the part of the church membership. Consequently they push their nefar ious ideas and schemes with such vigor as to put Christians to shame. Good people frequently become disturbed over the actions and atti tudes of the leaders of the National Council of Churches and threaten to do something about it but actually nothing is ever done. Radical liberal leadership goes on its way abetting, aiding and encouraging in word and deed what surely delights the heart of every Communist and even of the devil himself. The NCC General Board went on record last fall “urg ing church members across the nation to give active support to anti-war candidates in last fall’s elections.” The National Council, as far as can be determined, never once has de nounced the role Communist Russia is playing in the Vietnam war nor condemned the atheistic nation of China for its support in perpetuating
It is sad, but true, that people be come weary in their fight to maintain righteousness, not only in their per sonal lives, but also in the home, the church, the community and in the nation at large. The forces of evil never seem to grow weary in their zeal to propagate their ideologies and manner of life. The left-wing members of the news media are still hammering away at the foundations of the American way of life. Of course, they have modi fied their extreme statements tem porarily until the current storm of protest blows over. Then one can be sure they will resume merrily their disruptive way. Astonishingly, there are indications at present that Vice- President Agnew is beginning to lose his influence over right-thinking peo ple as he continues to point up the potential dangers that will destroy our beloved country if they are allowed to continue their present course. It is tragic indeed to hear good people say that they are be coming weary of the Vice-President’s courageous and continuing exposé of what he and many of us believe is a harmful and disastrous trend in our land today. Christians become righteously indignant when some gross evil is brought to light and there are loud protests on the part of the citizens. So the forces of evil Page 6
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