Article February 16, 1957 Issue

Signs of the Times

with contributions from W. J. Davies, Harrison L. Ludwig

From the Bible Society Record New York, New York

Once not very long ago, a soldier was far from home in a strange country. He was often homesick. He knew that every day his family read from the Bible. He thought if he were to read the same passages in the Bible, he would feel closer to his loved ones and he would not be so lonely. He wrote home and asked his parents to send him the list of readings they would have for the coming month so he could read with them. His mother shared the story with the Philadelphia office of the American Bible Society, and so it began.

A list of daily readings from Thanksgiving to Christmas was made, They were offered at no cost to anyone who wished to use them. The demand was so great the Society had the readings printed. ... Think! Hundreds of thousands of people around the world reading the same portion of Scripture, thinking of the same things, praying for all who read, and making a chain of Scripture reading which unites men's hearts and causes them to think on things which are altogether true and lovely.

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