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praying."Glimpses of the Religious WorldFrank E. Allen, D. D.Alcohol and CancerAn alcoholic who also smokes has a twenty times greater risk of cancer than one who neither smokes nor drinks.This, among other things, was the finding of Dr. Ledermann,a noted French statistician whose conclusions are drawnfrom a study of 3,500 cases of cancer made by the Instituteof Demography, Paris. His findings agreed with those reported in the United States on cancer resulting from theuse of tobacco. A smoker who does not drink has five timesas great a risk of cancer of the stomach as one who neitherdrinks or smokes. An alcoholic who does not smoke hasfive times a greater risk of cancer than one who neitherdrinks nor smokes. As a result of drinking as well as smoking, cancer more often develops in the intestinal tract, thelungs, the sexual organs and the bladder.A Flying SaloonOne of the major airlines has recently introduced whatthis new luxurious plane. It has a sensitive radar unit.of engineering and studywere involved in preparation forthis new luxurious plane. It was a sensative radar unit.which will"smell"storm conditions or danger 100 milesaway, so that the flight engineer can avoid the danger zoneand fly over or around it. Free cocktails are to be offeredwith each flight and it appears that no amount of liquor willbe denied the passengers. Stewardesses have protestedagainst the sale of liquor on planes, and they mostof all, should know its disastrous effect. The more the passengers drink, the more likely pilots are to drink also. Noone wishes to fly in a plane where a pilot is even partly intoxicated.Evangelism in IrelandAs a "follow-up" of the Billy Graham evangelistic campaign in Scotland the Presbyterian Church in Ireland haslaunched a crusade in which every congregation in theChurch is mobilized for active participation. They are sending out 750,000 leaflets and 30,000 prayer cards to Presbyterian homes in Ireland.The Gospel AirliftThe Gospel Airlift plans to send 100,000 "Bible baloons"over the iron curtain this year. These are to bear Bibleportions and Christian tracts into Russia and communistcountries. This is the third year of the work of the GoepslAirlift.Survey of Sabbath LawsThe general secretary of the Lord's Day Alliance, Rev.M. M. Forney, has announced that a survey of the Sabbathlaws now on the statute books of the 48 states is being made.This is the first survey in recent years. A questionnaire hasbeen sent to the attorney general of each state in order togain this information.Programmed to DeathAn editorial in The Watchman-Examiner asks: "Areyoung people in our churches being programmed to death?We would not limit the 'program' to mere church activities.The schools have their programs. Other good agencies havetheirs. Being young these days means that you are muchsought after, particularly if you have natural gifts, goodlooks, are healthy, and are identified with a church. Christian talent in youth is at a premium in many organizations.If youth is conscientious, we do not see how all the programscan be carried out with efficiency. Particularly do we fearthe loss of any quiet time for thinking andpraying."Youngpeople should take this advice seriously, select carefullyamong the many demands on their time and activities, andnot be "programmed to death." Parents should supervisetheir children's activities intelligentlylife interesting and profitable. The youngand make the homeus need time, as the editor says, "for thinking andBibles in Germanypeople and all ofDuring 1954 German and Evangelical Bible Societiesdistributed a total of 1,800,000 Bibles and Scripture portionsin Germany. There are 32 Bible Societies in that land.Blasphemy of CommunistsIt makes Christians shudder at its blasphemy, but it isreported as a fact that East-German Communists have distributed prominentlyon the main streets and villages, atstate-operated tractor-lending stations, and at farmers' cooperatives the slogan, "Without God and Sunshine We AreBringing in the Harvest." This anti-religious slogan hasbeen distributed throughout the Soviet Zone.World-wide Bible ReadingThe American Bible Society has selected for the themeof the World-wide Bible Reading observance from Thanksgiving through Christmas, "Take, Read." It is expected thatmore than 15,000,000 bookmarks listing the day-to-day readings will be distributed in the U. S. this year. Last year persons in more than 40 countries participated in using the listof Bible readings.(Continued on last page)THE COVENANTER WITNESSIssued each Wednesday by the Publication Board of theREFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHOF NORTH AMERICAat 129 Wrat 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 writer,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. EdgarMrs. J. O. EdgarMrs. Ross LatimerSubscription rates: $2. BO per year; Overseas, $3.00; Single Copies,10 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, Kansas,under the Act of March 3, 1879.Address communications to the Topeka office.November 16, 1955 323