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mately to see established on a world-wide scale. There is reason to believe that Soviet Russia never took very seriously that “pact” with France. The Soviets are prac tical men. They never deluded themselves with the fancy that so-called "democratic” nations have enough in common with So vietism to give an enduring quality to a joint pact or “united front.” The “peace" of Munich probably marks the end of these half-hearted, ineffectual efforts of the U. S. S. R. to make common cause with the democratic nations. Soviet Russia will, increasingly, so far as exterior evidences indicate, play a lone hand in international affairs. The Munich affair showed rather clearly that the Soviets are quite content to sit back and let Naziism extend its sphere of control. The Red lead ers realize the victory of Naziism means the victory of collectivism—the laying of the foundations for that international sys tem which will come to full flower as a re sult of the ensuing merger of the Nazi and the Communist components of the regi mented system. Prague will, indeed, prove to be a his torical pivpt. It marks a turning point. From that date onward, Soviet Russia moves further away from the democratic nations—even from the standpoint of diplo macy. Outwardly, she continues to remain aloof from her natural ally in the collectiv ist advance—Germany. But, under the sur face, the course of coming developments in the field of political, social, and economic events is carrying the U. S. S. R. into align ment with Nazi Germany. A survey made by this writer recently showed that scarcely One of the international correspondents, who now recognize that Naziism and Communism, instead of mov ing toward war, are moving toward unity— scarcely one of these writers recognized a year ago what is crystal clear to them now. Yet, this very trend of events has been pre dicted plainly by Biblical scholars writing in T he K ing ’ s B usiness during past months, and even years. Louis S. Bauman, for one, showed conclusively and convincingly how Germany and Soviet Russia were due eventually to “get together.” This is a striking indication that Bible prophecy is, indeed, "history written in advance.” Gaining his light from God's Word, Dr. Bauman was able to see far ahead—into the future—which was closed to the most brilliant minds which relied solely on their own penetrating, but wholly human and therefore limited, insight and foresight.
THE W H ITE COCK [Continued from page 13]
The author of "The White Cock" Is International Director of the Miracle Book Club, conducting Bible study groups for high school and college young people. Headquarters of the Mir acle Book Club are at 1423 Bissell Ave., Richmond, Calif. “Splendid, Ching Wah. You are indeed a comfort.” "Listen!” whispered the boy. “I hear the tramp of the four who come!” To the hiding ones the time seemed long. The boy whispered, "This smothers my heart as when we waited at my sister's wedding, but it is not so bright or red.” “Shu----- .” Four dark shadows came into the clear ing. Silhouetted against dark gray they stood two and two. Then Ching Wah nearly cried out as he saw his brother flash a bright knife against the black bag which he held. The bag was pulled off. The cock gleam ed white as they held him to high heaven, then each friend received his three drops of the white cock's blood in the palm of his right hand. They clasped over this and vowed, one after the other: “May my throat be cut if I deny my friend. May I never see another dawn if I fail thee.” Still holding hands they swung around to the other’s place and said, “In every land the cock crows in the same language to remind me not to crow over my own charms but to praise thee, wherever I go, forever, and to pass on thy merits to my sons. I shall not allow any sound to cross my lips to injure thee, my friend. I shall keep thy name white.” Afterwards each gave the other a ring for his finger. Then the two witnesses went from them down the hill. Arm and arm the friends faced the dawn. When the gold ball had fully shown its brightness over the distant horizon, Ching Wah heard his father say, "May each new day be bright for thee, my friend. We face them together. And may every shadow find us loyal.” Softly they left the place with bowed heads. Then Ching Wah pulled at his grandfather’s sleeve. "Shall we go stand where they did? I love you that much." “My little pomegranate!” sighed the hon orable one. [The writer of this story points out that this Chinese custom of the “friendship cock’’ was already in existence at the time that Christ told Peter of the connection between the cock’s crowing and Peter’s de nial of his Friend. — E ditor :} VIEW S A N D REVIEWS [Continued front page 9] to stand by the Soviets! But the Soviets failed even to put more than perfunctory vehemence into their denunciations of "per fidious France.” It is quite clear that the Soviets are not greatly perturbed about what happened at Prague. The delivery of the Czechs into the hands of the Nazis means, in the long rim, that they are won, not lost, to the col lectivist system which the Reds hope ulti
Wah. I shall do a daring thing! Have you wished to see your father and his friend as they cut the friendship covenant at dawn?” "Oh!” the boy gasped and sat up. "Oh, I’ve wished it until . . . ah, until I believe even the cock knows it!” “I am an old man, Ching Wah, and I have wished it all my life!” The boy stared at him. "Do you mean you’ve wanted to see your son cut a friend ship covenant?" “Wished!” said the old man. “Wished,” he gulped, “that I might find one with whom I was willing to pledge such a complete friendship. I never loved a man that much, Ching Wah. What do you say, that you and I get up before the dawn and go to the highest hill where thy father shall be, and silently wait as shadows to see and to hear? Would not that be better than my story of the way it has been done for generations and shall be done on the morrow?” Ching Wah threw his arms around the old man and hugged him impulsively, then pressed his cheek against the withered one contentedly, silently. ★ * * ★ ★ ★ Like a young roe, Ming Ching Wah would have leaped up the steep path, but his grandfather’s hand was in his, and the path was dim with the darkness which holds so closely to the earth before dawn. “My honorable one, are you tired?” asked the boy tenderly. “Not—not—v-e-r-y,” replied the rather breathless grandfather, “and we must reach the top before dawn. Aye, we must be there in the shadows of the shrubs before thy fa ther and his friend arrive. Otherwise we might frighten the cock to crowing.” A few more steps and Ching Wah said, “I saw the black bag they are to place over the white cock so he will not know it is dawn and time to crow. But, honorable one, will he not arouse and crow, even so?” “They are to carry him very carefully. The thought is that they are to go to the highest place, symbol of highest thoughts, and before the cock can crow, pledge loy alty through every night, doing only that which can see the glare of day without any warning of the coming light. Thy elder brother is to carry the cock.” “Will my brother have to be the one to cut the cock’s throat and to drop the three drops of blood in my father’s hand and in the hand of his friend?” "That is the plan. Then your father’s friend will have his eldest son receive the cock.” “Oh, my grandfather, I shall miss the white cock! Daily for weeks I have fed him, talked with him . . . He is proud of his part in this royal Ming covenant! . . . His feathers are very smooth . . . and white. He . . . is very dear to me.” "Yes, Ching Wah. Friendship is al ways costly. And it always touches so many individuals besides the two who love each other. To cut a friendship covenant always calls for sacrifice.” Ching Wah said, “We’re nearly at the top. How do you think those bushes would do for our screen?”
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