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tian nature is called “The Christian War Veterans of America.” This ex cellent Christian legion, while not ad ding members by the thousands^ is- certainly pushing ahead steadily. The most recent chapter to be organized is that on the Westmont College cam.-, pus at Santa Barbara, California-. Fifty-five returned servicemen have formed this chapter, which also boasts of several Gospel teams organized for the purpose of definite testimony in church services and youth rallies. The name chosen for this chapter is Mc Intosh-Vogue in h o n o r of two fine Christian lads who gave their lives for their country. It is the purpose Of this C.W.V.A. chapter to carry on the- Lord's work in the tradition of these men. ♦ One who ought to know declares that the recent shift in a national ra dio network limiting religious broad casting to Sunday morning was caused, purely and simply by. a group of four or five men who became weary of having their system called the “reli gious” network; the change was not prompted by the stations themselves, or by popular demand for other types of programs. ♦ ^ ■ Evidently a real spiritual stir ring is taking place at our nation’s capital under the leadership of The National Fellowship for Spiritual Awakening. Many meetings were held with good results. More important still seems to be the impression made upon prominent leaders as to the v i rility of evangelical Christianity. The program calls for an “invasion” of all the large cities of the United States. Certainly our capital city is the most appropriate place for a religious awakening to begin. All Christians may have a part in it through earnest and faithful prayer for the revival we need. “ It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law” (Psa. 119:126).
direct their policy toward giving more time to religious accounts, and less to selling. This appears to favor reli gious broadcasting, and undoubtedly this is what the Commission meant to convey, but the difficulty lies in the method by which free religious time will be allocated, which is most like'y to fall into the hands of liberal groups. ♦ ^ Due to a recent very liberal gift, the American Bible Society is making arrangements for a series of produc tions in which the complete Scriptures will be narrated in sound, and acted out in technicolor motion pictures. It is estimated that 150 feature pictures will be required to present, both the Old and New Testaments. As soon as they are ready, these pictures will be made available for showing in sehools and churches, as well as in theaters. No spoken continuity will be used other than the exact text of the King James version. Each of the pictures is to be in 16 MM size and adaptable to the m a n y projectors which are already owned by churehes throughout the country. ♦ The q u e s t i o n “Why do you drink?” was asked by the camera girl of the Chicago Tribune of six young women in a Chicago hotel. The an swers, in effect were as follows: “It is the customary thing . . . ftfr the fun of it—not for the fun of drinking, but for the fun of talking and being with friends who are drinking . . . when someone insists. It’s a social obliga tion . . . I can’t stand the taste of liquor—or the smell—but I drink it anyhow. I never drink alone . . . when with people, I join them. It’s my birth- day today and my friend is buying me a drink to celebrate. To be sociable . . . if everyone else would drink soft drinks, I’d really enjoy joining them and having more than one . . . To kill a few minutes on a shopping tour.” ,♦ A veterans’ organization for re turning G. I-’s of a distinctly Chris*
^ An enthusiastic group of nearly 50,000 Chicago y o u t h journeyed to Soldier Field for the Second Annual Memorial Day Youth Rally. High points of the rally included a 5,000- voice youth choir, a 500-piece band, and a missionary display, featuring the native dress of the countries to which missionaries have been going from our country for many years. Dr. Torrey Johnson, recently returned from a whirlwind tour of the European continent, gave a stirring missionary challenge, followed by an earnest ad dress from Dr. Charles Fuller, director of the Old-Fashioned Revival Hour. There was a most wonderful response from the young people. It is felt that the lives of those who were touched could be numbered in the thousands. ♦ Lest some should think that all of the time spent by students in Bible schools is consumed in study, it is interesting to note the report of the Practical Wo r k Department of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. It is reliably estimated that during the 1946 school term, through a student body of 750, nearly 2,000 souls were won to Christ, 600 restored to fellow ship with God, 300syoung people led to dedicate their lives to Christian service, 50,000 tracts distributed, 4,000 Gospels given away, and 10,000 in dividual conversations r e g a r d i n g salvation carried on. Truly, a real mis sionary work for God is going on con tinuously in schools of this character. ♦ The radio stations of the country have just received the b l u e book which is a digest of guiding opinion from the Federal Radio Commission. From its inception, the basic philos ophy of the commission has been that radio stations have a very definite educational and cultural responsi bility to the people of this land. One of the outstanding statements in the blue book report is an expression of the viewpoint of the Commission on re ligious radio. This is to the effect that the broadcasting s t a t i o n s should
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