By The Editor
IT was said of a renowned statesman of a past generation that his strongest point lay in his ability to compromise. Today we wonder if compromise is an indication of strength or weakness.
Will compromise settle the war in Vietnam? Will demonstrations of power stabilize the Middle East? Will recognition cause the antipathy between Communist and National China to subside? Will political sagacity surmount the obstinacy of racial hatred? Will diplomacy establish peaceful co-existence between conflicting ideologies? What, Oh, what, can be done for the dreadful dilemma of the modern world?
Diplomacy seems so inadequate. Negotiations appear futile. Who can bring order out of the confusion? Who can speak peace over the waves of racial spite and malignity? Read W. Fraser Naismith’s article, “Christ Incomparable,” and learn of One wiser than Solomon. Read “An Heir of Promise” by J. M. Davies and see how the problem of Israeli will be solved. Other articles in this number bear upon the ethical life of the Christian, as for example, Fraser McKenzie’s “Christian Marriage.”
C. H. Darch ministers comfort to the mind and heart, and William Brown challenges us in regard to our responsibility to children.
Other writers would direct us to Christ and thus stimulate devotion toward Him. Think along with A. Tetstall in his unusual article, “A Coffin in Egypt,” and with John Funk in his pithy paragraphs, “Contemplating Christ.”
Earl Miller with spiritual maturity and considerable biblical research continues his excellent exposition of the Epistle of James.