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Glimpses of the Religious World
Frank E. Allen, D. D.
Policeman Lectures on Temperance
Mr. C. E. Thomison, formerly chief of police in Truth
or
Consequences, New Mexico, is now
devoting
all of his
time to religious and temperance work. He and his wife
travel under the sponsorship of The National Voice. He
speaks and shows sound motion pictures where he has the
opportunity, especially in churches and schools.
Weak Beer for Children
One would think it would make the devil blush to be
faced with the fact that a cereal beverage with an alcoholic
content of V2
dren."
of 1 per cent is being sold as a "beer for chil
It can be used as a television drink for children while
older people drink real beer. The law cannot prohibit the
beverage because it is not considered an intoxicating drink.
Another sad fact is that many parents teach their children
to drink beer in their own homes. A little boy with whom
this writer is acqainted said recently that his father drinks
beer and he gives him some at times.
Drive Against Bootleg Liquor
Law enforcement officers are making a vigorous drive
in Virginia against moonshiners, bootleggers and the syn
dicates with which they are affiliated. Bootlegging has in
creased
tremendously since the Federal tax rose to $10.50
per gallon. Some time ago one of the prominent magazines
showed that " more than 100,000 outlaw stills in the United
States are pouring out illicit spirits at the rate of 60,000,-
000 to 160,000,000 gallons per yearand cheating the United
States government out of as much as $1,500,000 each year
in taxes. We can well remember when men who promoted
repeal declared that it would end all bootlegging. Now some
legislators in the State of Iowa are promoting a bill to allow
liquor by the drink and affirming that it would be a great
blow to the sale of illegal liquor. They must think that
the rest of the citizens of the state are morons to be taken
in with that brazen misrepresentation.
More of Mariolitry
The president of St. John's University, John A. Flynn,
at recent Roman Catholic Marian celebration predicted
that the following three Marian dogmas will be announced
before another century passes. He affirmed that it is likely
that Mary may be "proclaimed . of the
human race; that next, the dogma of Mediatrix of all graces
may be promulgated; and that finally the definition of her
Queenship as participating with her Son in the power of
ruling the world proclaimed." "Father"
may be
Flynn may
be right if God permits this system that is already drenched
with the blood of the saints to last for another century.
We rely on a "more
prophecy to declare that in God's
own time He will bring the Pope and his iniquitous hier
archy to an end.
Appeal of Churches in Noi'way
The Free Churches of Norway have asked their Par
liament to repeal the "Dissenter Law" and pass legislation
granting "general religious freedom." The "Dissenter Law"
regulates the activities of those who confess the Christian
Church. The "Dissenters" object especially to the pro-
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religion without being members of the State (Lutheran)
vision of the law which prohibits them from teaching re
ligion in the primary schools.
The Martin Luther Film
Those who have viewed the "Martin Luther" film have
paid more than $2,000,000.00 to see it since its pemiere in
May, 1953, so the National Lutheran Council reports.
They
estimate that ten million persons have seen the movie at
some 3,000 theaters in the U.S. and Canada. The Lutheran
Church Productions have cleared $700,000 from showing
this film.
Increase of Private Schools
The enrollment in the private and parochial schools of
our nation is increasing twice as rapidly
as in the public
schools, so the United States Census Bureau reports.
To Train Ministers
The chairman of the department of Christian Education
at Princeton, Dr. E. G. Homrighausen, is to spend three
months this spring in Formosa, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and
Malaya, consulting with faculty
theological seminaries to help them develop the most effec
tive courses for training
and board members of
prospective ministers.
Welcome Asian Students
Protestant leaders in Australia have appealed to fami
lies in their churches to open their homes to Asian students
who are taking courses in universities there. So general has
been the response that there are not enough Asian students
to go around.
Is This Our Congress
The Washington Bureau of the Des Moines Registrar
reports the following shameful condition among our senat
ors and representatives "Girl reporters on Capitol Hill have
their own protective association, chief features of which is,
keeping up to date the list of senators and representatives
with whom a young lady has to be on guard against while
interviewing them in their offices. The classification of the
dangerous ones range from 'All right if you keep a desk
between
you:'
'Have somebody else come in five minutes
after you get there' and
finally 'Never interview him
Names on the list cover a wide range of ages."
Men talk
of evolution, but how many degrees down the ladder are
these congressmen from Joseph in Egypt
Dr. Laubach in Pakistan
A missionary of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church, Mrs. B. D. White of
Pakistan, gives a report of the
Laubach Conference in Montgomery December 28-January
4. She says: "I think I have never seen a group
of one
hundred and fifty delegates go home from anything so en
thusiastic. .
Laubach gave, in every talk, the ex
ample of Jesus as our motivation for teaching illiterates to
read. As He went about doing good, healing the blind eyes
and showing compassion to unfortunate people, so we should
ask to have His mind towards them too.
"Time was given each morning in training
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