Article May 2, 1953 Issue

Signs of the Times

with contributions from Taylor G. Bunch, Dwight D. Eisenhower, J. Elmer Baird

From an article by Taylor G. Bunch in Signs of the Times Mountain View, California

Love produces a gentle and courteous disposition that keeps the good of others in mind. It is never overbearing and dictatorial. It imparts grace, propriety, and comeliness of conduct. It elevates and refines, making a man a true gentleman. As in all things else, Christ Jesus is our example in good manners and courtesy. He was patient and gentle even to his enemies. His kind of religion subdues the harsh voice and softens the flinty temper and adamant disposition. A loving and courteous Christian is the most powerful argument that can be advanced in favor of the Christian religion.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a statement prepared for the Episcopal Churchnews and released at the triennial general convention, Boston, Massachusetts, as reprinted in December 8, 1952, Advance Crawfordsville, Indiana

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