Article September 17, 1955 Issue

Signs of the Times

with contributions from Hoover Rupert, John Marsh, W. Moran Weston, James E. Whittaker

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

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