Article November 26, 1960 Issue

Signs of the Times

with contributions from W. H. Bourne, R. F. Pope

The Reverend W. H. Bourne in Chichester and Southdown Observer Chichester, Sussex, England

If we take too much notice of what other people say, or give very much heed to the opinions that can come upon us like shrapnel from a gun, we are never likely to achieve anything of spiritual value. . . .

There is much too often the sound of discouraging voices, the advice to play for safety and stay where there is sleepy tolerance. Christ's hardy pilgrims . . . must refuse to accept the lotus leaf that grows on every path they tread.

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