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mercy."read."men."now."Vineyard GleaningsWanted, Daniel's SpineWe join our lamentations to those of all other Lamentersover President Eisenhower's serving wine and champagne to his International Guests at the Geneva Conference.This breech of his fruit juice custom of the White House hasgiven great aid and comfort to the enemy, and they are notfailing to capitalize on it. We are happy over his churchgoinghabits, but we regret that he doesn't spend thewhole of the Lord's Day "in the public and private exercises of God's worship, except so much as is to be taken upin the works of necessity and But we should charitably bear in mind that his choices between grape juice andchampagne are not always as simple as mine and yours. Hehad a good background of youth training, but his middlegroundof West Point and Commander in World War II, culminating in the foreground of 1955, may allow him to "godown to his house justified" rather than ourselves.Details of President's Faith Revealed in PressPresident Eisenhower's faith and its sincerity made thenews again in recent weeks on at least two counts.Milton and Earl Eisenhower, the president's two younger brothers, told of the place held by the Bible in theirhome during their childhood and a feature article in TheAmerican Weekly revealed the difficulties overcome by thePresident each Lord's Day when he attends church services.The president's brothers, in a copyrighted serializationof The Great American Heritage by Bela Kornitzer (Farrar,Straus & Cudahy, Inc.), revealed that prayer and daily Biblereading was a fixed occurrence in the Eisenhower home."As I recall it," Earl said, "Dad used to get home bysix o'clock in the evening. Then we would have supper. After supper, two of the boys would do the dishes. Then wegathered in the front room or dining room and Dad wouldread passages from the Bible. He might pass the Biblearound the circle and all of us got a chance toMilton said, "The first thing that always happened after dinner was the reading of the Bible. Dad had a way ofinducing his sons to read the entire Bible from cover tocover with considerable interest. For example, when it wasmy turn to read, I was permitted to read until I made amistake, but if one of my brothers caught me in an error,then he was privileged to read . . .The magazine article by Marcia Sloat disclosed that thePresident's churchgoing is no routine matter, requiringthe service of some 120 people and 17 cars. Here's what happens every Sabbath :"About 45 minutes before the service agroup of uniformed and plainclothes policemen and firemengathers quietly in front of our church. Theysignments and take up their positions.get their as"In the 45 minutes of preparation, some of these menwith Secret Service agents search the church ...."All entrances and exits are thoroughly covered, andoutside the church a path 10 blocks long is cleared for thePresident. Patrol cars are stationed along the way and Secret Service cars and motorized police scrutinize the routeblock by block."Patrol cars send radio messages, one to another, as thePresident passes them on the way to the church and whenhe and Mrs. Eisenhower step from their limousine they areaccompanied by from six to eight Secret Service(ERA-7/13/55)'Desk Top Witnessing' Promoted in MemphisA veryunusual type of evangelization used in Memphis,August 10, 1955Tenn., for just one year, is spreading and many business andprofessional men are cooperating. The project, sponsored bythe Baptist Brotherhood Commission, encourages Christiansto display a Bible on their desk or workbench as a testimony to their faith.Among the bankers, attorneys, insurance men and others who have practiced keeping a Bible on their desk, praisefor the idea is not hard to find.Sterling Cooper of McGregor's Inc., and a First Baptist"layman, says: "I think it's a simply wonderful program. A-Bible on the desk just has an influence that's immeasurable,.not only on me, but on everyone who comes in. A large percentage of people who come in, pick it up before they leave,often read part of it."Another, George Bates of Home Equipment Co., member of Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion says: "Ithelps me. I'm an impulsive sort of guy and nothing in theworld will cool me down like the Bible. I refer to it often.I think it's the greatest thing in the world to help a man."George W. Schroder, executive secretary, Southern Baptist Brotherhood Commission, says: "It is hoped the program may ultimately lead business leaders to bring theirstaffs together for a devotional period. This is being done insome Memphis firms(ERA-7/27/55)Ohio Churches Sponsoring Bible Reading AdsUnder the leadership of Charles M. Davis, publicitychairman of the Cleveland Church Federation, CTS bussesare carrying cards in 600 locations urging Bible reading forspecific problems and offering counselling by a large staffunder direction of the Rev. Samuel H. Cassell."Is Worry Making you Sick" and "Is Forgiveness WhatYou Need" have already appeared and will be followed by aseries made possible by a group of laymen. Each card carries a large picture of an open Bible with the title "YourBible Has The Answer, Read It Every Day." (ERA-7/27/55)Entire Texas Town Lives by the Bible's 'Golden Rule'Keene, Texas, a community of 1000 persons, 95 percent of them Seventh-Day Adventists, has elected the firstpolice officer in its 62-year history.(Continued on page 89)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. EdgarMrs. J. O. 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