St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-10-08
A Path To Peace
Through Prayer
Editorial in LIFE Magazine, sept. Is. 1854

the day after the European Defense Community blew
Paris the steepe of the Old North Church Boston blew
two events symbolic the steepe
befy which Paul Revere watched for the signals
tack by despot king cone by land sea- With EDO
died the mechanism and rduousy planned
World attack modern proletarsn"
and old symbols fell together freedoms
dashed by storm and driven before the hurricane Was
Of brighter promise?
intensely bright flame the
quiet suburb Of Evanston ILL., There winding 17day meeting
Churches
yellow and whiteom IS separate
strength growing unity They found
strong refreshing
brought them Christian soldiers grdng
against the evils Of segregation the threat OF atomic colonial
sm poverty hunger and the aengung EVIL OF totatarians
They preaching that Christianity itself the living
evolutionary force which halt Communism and
can save the world from its greatest pedescton by the
bomb cyncs smile such assumptions
Toynbec the final volumes his study
only renewed religious faith can save the West from utter downfall
should this surprising
Christianity the freedom grew out
that which most call conscience Our laws and morals the
ethic
by Roman iawhe immuable good
which are expressed the Magma cara as they are in the Declare
Independence They all the
ways been religious the time the Pilgrims began their
compact figures
now the highest hsoythee times greater than in the is2os
such figures of spiritual performance
evidence religious intent accident that "
under God the most powerful yet to In the world built
the rock OF Christian faith
However churchgong by itself at Evanston
will neither worlds starving
Something else needed Ibanon Charles Mak
something infinitely humble profound positively
outreachng all Asia ana Africa well not to fall to Com
munism Accordingly although Christians st mans
his destined mants determined
that Christians must try the imperfect world good as
sinful make it, that they and teach all nations
the truths brotherhood They faith good
execution this would revolution profound than
Communism the brdgeess difference that Communism based
on hate, Christianity on love.
fighting Of
God" but where the <, Africa
may properly dsobey Nor
justice for others Great world
hungry compelled to conditions which
mock their human worth Does church
such njustice7"
Americans that good does
the ordinary get reward for his labor Charles Taft
could ustaby tell the council that America asez
capitalism but which industry work
and freedom The
ell which s4s had condemned capitalism found much to be said
OF free nothing
munism recognized that democracy inherently religions most
compatible SOIL AS II TO affirm IT, Dwight Eisenhower himself spoke
at Evanston not President the ranks of
the Christian spoke
the old soldier who knows that total has become too terrible
contemplate rhe time has come he when mankind there
substitute for lasting it? He
suggested worldwide prayer "a mighty simultaneous intense act
of faith faith
agreed aside Jan is prayer
Let all mark II down. pray. pray many
times the among tor o Russian
Christians who still weekdays Sundays
alike We must certainly having
liberation OF being greater
crusade
gifts leadership
stored them along
be waiting the people
to eada Aphonse CASTOR goes
through the
by sound
the buge for Private Eisenhower They
that tough decisions be made other small
be fought All Christians themselves
battle for the world cannot be with kid
downs they win often have TO dirty their hands
stuff of human affairs All this good
tans refuse TO compromise the most thing
determination to prevent the worlds Hbomb
Christians do not death they
at the prospect OF a manmade apocalypse,
is the
President achieve From the beginning
put the bomb under lawful international
its the peace
to system
thwared H. The danger that such Illustration
handon the quest We
often rebufed, tell the world
The best role for all God fearing only
constant continuing
solve this paramount And he the worlds
time and the hope that enough faith
Soviet mountain.