From an article by Hoover Rupert in the Michigan Christian Advocate Adrian, Michigan

I was glad indeed to read this week that more than four thousand students in three public high schools in Toledo, Ohio, begin each day with a moment of silent prayer. Each in his own words, each in his own way, in silence bows his head and pauses to pray. I like that idea. It acknowledges the presence of God without putting Him in sectarian garb. It recognizes the importance of prayer at the beginning of each day, but it does not dictate the words that shall be used. One's privacy is not violated, and one's feelings are not invaded. He can use the silence to go over his recitation answers if he wants to, or to give one last desperate thought to the exam for which he has failed to study. But, he can use the silence for prayer!

John Marsh in an article of tribute to Winston Churchill in The Christian World London, England

The first thing that strikes me is the extremely close resemblance between Mr. Churchill and the Old Testament prophets, in one great particular—in the power of the uttered word. By this I mean far more than his immense mastery of words, the charm and felicity of which we can always recapture from his writings; I mean the way in which he can use the spoken word itself to illuminate, to judge, and to change a situation. I think it is not too much to say that our most powerful weapon in 1940, after the retreat from Dunkirk, and while we stood pretty well defenseless and most certainly alone, was Churchill's ability to speak to this people. The theologians tell us that for the Old Testament prophet a word was not just a sound produced by the passage of air over human vocal chords, but a force which the human person could initiate in the world. ... In those dark days of the war Sir Winston never "made a speech"; he always radically changed a situation. His words were effective forces, working all sorts of wonders in our hearts, creating courage and hope and faith in the future where these were well-nigh or even completely gone. ...

A word is precisely the weapon which God has used in our human history to do His own battle with all the powers of evil that afflict us men. He spoke His "Word" to the prophets, who in their turn spoke the "Word of the Lord" to the people. And though the Word seemed sometimes to have been powerless in the affairs of men, the faith of the prophets remained steadfast that God's Word could never prove impotent in the end. At the last, so St. John put it, this living, powerful Word of God became incarnate in ... flesh, in the person and life of our Lord Jesus Christ. There God spoke His final, His mightiest, His most explicit Word; and that Word of life and light and immortality and love is one that cannot be deprived of its ultimate victory.

Rev. W. Moran Weston, Ph. D. in a sermon as reported in the Wilkes-Barre Record, Pennsylvania

"The knowledge that God loves the individual ... is especially important, in these trying days ... and that counts more than material possessions or political power," the speaker said. Dr. Weston raised the question, "How do we know it's true?" In answering, he gave as evidence the record of God's revelation particularly in the life of Christ Jesus. He added that his ministry was concerned with bringing people hope, freedom, healing, and a new vision. ...

"When we know God's love for us, it transforms us, makes us do things, deeds of compassion, and creates in us a concern about what happens to other people as well as ourselves," Dr. Weston insisted.

In attaining peace and harmony among ourselves and other nations the clergyman said it is necessary to work in co-operation with other people.

From an article by Rev. James E. Whittaker Longview Daily News, Washington

Plymouth Rock stands for something other than the place the Pilgrims landed in 1620. It stands for freedom and all that that term means to us. The story is told of a college student who was about to chip off a hunk of the venerable old rock. He was arrested and sentenced. Suppose he had, would that have taken away any of our heritage? The fact of the matter is, that rock could sink down in the sands of Cape Cod and be lost forever, but would that make any difference in our freedom? Not in the least.

Only the material things of life can be destroyed in that manner. Plymouth Rock is only a symbol. Our freedom, our faith, our heritage are not dependent upon it. We have something no one can chip away unless we allow it. The worth-while things, the intangibles such as love, peace, and joy, are of the spirit and heart and mind. These the world needs. What would this world be like if more of us had the courage to launch forth on a history-making, self-sacrificing journey for righteousness? What would happen if we, like the Apostle Paul, would say, "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: ... but, ... I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" [Phil. 3:13, 14, King James Vers.]?