The Editor's Statement to The Ring’s Business Family iCTUi I INE of the greatest needs in the church today is for bright, up-to- ' —' 1 date, constructive, orthodox literature. Definite liberal interests have come to control much of th e most attractive, challenging and popular religious, political and social literature published in recent years. It has come to use the conservative and orthodox terms of other days to introduce ideas that are wholly.subversive of the things for which these terms stand historically. These periodicals are gotten up in an attractive form and are pleasing to the eye and literary tastes of the masses. The Christian church is challenged to provide a thoroughly constructive, at- tractive and orthodox literature to offset the sinister influences Which are liter '*1 ally pouring into our homes and libraries thfough such publications. Denunciation of these is not enough. The field is open to the church, and if it has something better to offer it should be offered in the best and most at' tractive way possible. Dr. Glover says that “Christianity won out in the Roman Empire because Christians outthought, outlived and outdied the devotees of the old Roman religions”. If we would win in this field of literature we must out' live, outthink and outwrite the men and women who áre writing from a Wrong point of view. The new editors of The King’s Business desire to circulate in the largest, possible way an attractive magazine that shall emphasize in a strong and a constructive way the great foundation truths of the-Christiamfaith. In doing this We feel an impelling desire to specially stress the teachings of the Scriptures concerning the transformingpower of Christianity in practical daily life. We are convinced that our times demand outspoken frankness. The effort to be neither hot nor cold, must prove disastrous. A colorless periodical is worse than useless and we have no sympathy with mere shallow sentences that have no burning convictions back of them. There- fore by the grabe of God we shall endeavor to give a clean,, ringing testimony concerning the great evangelical doctrines and principles for which the Bible Institute of Los Angeles has always stood—and still stands. In opposing error our policy shall be to deal with principles and not to indulge in person alities. We shall endeavor to not unnecessarily antagonize Our opponents but rather, in the Spirit of Christ, win them to what we conceive to be the right and the' truth. In all our writing we shall earnestly desire the triumph of God’s truth rather than the downing of an enemy. If at an£ time personalities become necessary for the good of the causes of right and righteousness, they shall not be indulged without the most careful investigation and the fullest possible chance for fair explanations.' ‘ My associates, Dr. Charles'E. Hurlburt and Keith L. Brooks, earnestly share with me these convictions, and we most earnestly covet and ask the prayers of all our subscribers, and in the assurance of this co-operation we now dedicate ourselves to this new and important task.
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