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THE KING’S BUSINESS could'be, then, no. conflict between their prayers, to say nothing of their armies.. And^^there would be no occasion to blaspheme! Jehovah is no respecter of nations., Greek might look to Minerva, and Trojan to Mars-—consistent with their theology. But men who believe in “one God over all”—how can they expect Him to take the British shilling, or covet the Iron Gross! Doctor James Hastings says of such prayers that “They are offered to the wrong God . . . who is not the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” It is possible for a man to say, “O Lord Jehovah,” while he prays, “O Lord Mars.” A man’s'prayers are the index to his theology. What he asks of God shows what he thinks of Him. Prayers for national and international interests should be addressed to The God and Father of all men.” If so there could be no confusion of tongues. Parthian, Mede and Elamite would agree “as touching anything that they should ask,” and it should be done by the common Father in Heaven and the world would believe. The building up of the first empire was thwarted by the confusion of tongues; what wonder if that of the last fail for the same reason.—P. Last month we published the letter which Mr. Mills wrote to the Fellowship of Los Angeles, of which he was the leader for so many years. Since then two arti cles from his pen have appeared explaining his reasons for returning to the orthodox fold. A third article which has not yet ap peared is to complete the explanation. While we still believe, as we suggested last month, that the church ought to extend all charity to any brother who penitently confesses his sin, yet we must say that in the two explanatory articles which we have read, we miss the note of penitence, and we miss also any suggestion that Mr. Mills’s atti tude toward the Lord Jesus Christ during these years of wandering is recog nized by him as SIN. On the other hand, the articles are apologetic rather than penitent. Have we read them in a wrong tone of voice? We thought we read them sympathetically and with hearts attuned to catch the tone of a heart broken because of a realization of the sin of sins, the denial of the deity of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The Return of B. Fay Mills said to have been given by Bishop Wilberforce to a London railway guard, who, recognizing the Bishop as the latter was stepping into the carriage, asked him, “What’s the way to heaven?’ and was told to “Turn to the right and go ahead.” ., What a wealth of good advice the sign contains, and, alas! how many pay jittle or- no attention to it. The disregard of it causes inconvenience, blocking of traffic, delay, and sometimes loss of temper. Were it heeded, it would result in everybody moving along rapidly,- comfortably, good-naturedly, and “getting somewhere” as they. say. ■But more than that, even. Were the deeper meaning of the sign heeded This sign displayed on a temporary sidewalk in front of a new building in this city recalls the witty answer “Keep to the Right —Keep Moving”
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