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uncertainty."over."mobs."Glimpses of the Religious WorldFrank E. Allen, D. D.The Chaplaincy Has GrownThe chaplaincy of the U. S. has grown from a small beginning in 1775 until the present time when there are morethan 1400 ministers serving as chaplains. During the timeof the Revolution General Washington asked for clergymento serve as chaplains which was the beginning of the chaplains organization. That makes the present year the 179thanniversary of the U. S. Chaplaincy.How Many Christians?Less than 30 per cent of the people of the world are calledChristians, according to the World Christian Handbook. Thesame source indicates that more than half of the nominalChristians are Roman Catholics. The number of people whobear the name Christian is over 700,000,000, but the totalpopulation of the world is more than 2,400,000,000.Drummond's FaithThe editor of the Free Methodist narrates the following:A contemporary tells the story of Hunry Drummond, greatscientist and lecturer of Glasgow University, who at forty-sixwas dying of a mysterious disease. He was "weary of thejungle philosophy of evolution, and tired of rattling the driedbones of dead monkeys as a means of finding the orig'n oflife.'"So he said to Sir William Dawson, a scientist and devout Christian, "I am going back to the Bible to believe as Ionce did. I can no longer live inevolutionists then uncertain, notwithstandingAh, me, aretheir oft claimof intellectual arrival? Yes, every big one has this feeling.Some of the little ones are cocksure. Anyway, Drummonddid go back and "his intellectual wanderings wereArgentina Relaxes RulesArgentina has relaxed the restrictions which have beenplaced on evangelical broadcasting. Some broadcasters whohad been forced off the air are now allowed to resume theirministry. One group of broadcasters is going on the air fourtimes each week and covering Argentina, Paraguay, SouthernBrazil, and Chile. Thus, in the providence of God, the gospelis reaching out over the southern part of South America, andwe rejoice in the promise that God's Word shall not returnvoid but shall accomplish that which He pleases.Policeman Demoted for HonestyThe New York Times said: "We had been wondering forthe past week how long it would be before Deputy Chief Inspector Louis Goldberg's number came up. Yesterday he wasbroken to captain in rank, sent to a form of police Siberia,then turned in his retirement papers rather than go there."Inspector Goldberg's demotion followed his attempt to enforceanti-gambling laws, especially those against bingo. He hadwarned a Knights of Columbus club, a synagogue and threechurches, two of which were Roman Catholic and one aProtestant, to end their bingo games. He had served 36 yearson the police force in what is said to have been honest service,and in recent months as head of the morals squad, but all ofthis did not save him frcnn demotion when he had tried to interfere with church gambling for his punishment cams in lessthan 24 hours. What shall we say of the moral, or rather immoral, leadership of corrupt churches, when a policeman is226punished because he threatens the illicit income of certainchurches? One editor says: "The fact is that the nation hascome into a period when all sorts of easy-money schemes arebeing promoted under the guise of relievingchurches andchurch institutions of their financial worries. Some are riggedto afford a respectable front for the operation ofgamblingVisual Religious EducationThirty-two denominations were representedrecently atGreen Lake, Wis., to review and confer about audio-visual religious education, and it is reported that more than 52,000churches in the United States are equipped to show 16-mm.motion pictures. Some pictures that may now be shown arevery good, both educational and inspiring: but, on the otherhand, there are many that are not true to the Bible and unworthy of being shown.The American Bible Society has produced a motion picture which has cost nearly $250,000 with a cast of 250 people,showing the history and development of the Bible from thefirst century unto the present time. It was eight years in preparation and two years in production. It is 84 minutes long andcan be shown at one time or in three sections for separateshowings.Maine's New GovernorNews reports have noted with emphasis the election of aDemocrat as Governor of Maine and have spoken of it as adecline of Republican influence and a decided increase ofDemocratic power. But it should be remembered that thisman, Edmund S. Muskie, is not onlya Democrat but aRoman Catholic, and the first Catholic ever elected to thehighest office of that state. It is quite probable that Catholiismplayed a larger part in his election than the Democrats.We should not forget that the priest in Chicago who dared todenounce Senator McCarthy was soon removed for McCarthyis a Catholic.(Continued on page 232)THE COVENANTER WITNESSIssued each Wednesday by the Publication Board of theREFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHOF NORTH AMERICAat 129 West 6th Street. Newton, Kansas orthrough its editorial office at 1209 Boswell Avenue, Topeka, Kansasto promote Bible Standards of Doctrine, Worship and LifeFor individuals, churches and nationsOpinions expressed in our columns are those of the individual writers:not necessarily the views of the Covenanter Church or of the Editor.Dr. Raymond Taggart, D.D., Editor1209 Boswell Avenue, Topeka KansasContributing EditorsFrank E. Allen. D.D.Prof. William H. RussellWalter McCarroll. D.D.Remo I. Robb, D.D.Departmental EditorsRev. John O. EdjrarMrs. J. O. EdirarMrs. Ross Latime-Subscription rates: $2.50 per year; Overseas. $3.00: Sinele Copies10 cents.The Rev. R. B. Lyons, B.A., Limavady, N. Ireland. Agent for theBritish Isles.Entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Newton, Kansasunder the Act of March 3, 1879.Address communications to the Topeka office.COVENANTER WITNESS