It is but sober truth to say that the Gospel of the grace of God is the only remedy for man's deep need, the only hope for a sad and sick world. No thoughtful person but must be alarmed at the present condition of things. There was a time when this country could be called a Christian land. There was a time when the churches were crowded. Today it is reported that less than five out of every hundred persons ever darken the doors of a place of worship. Incredible as it may sound, there are children in this land of ours, who have never heard of the name of Jesus, and have never seen a Bible. The naked truth is that this land is rapidly becoming pagan.
And what is the result of turning the back upon God and His Word? Divorce is so common that it occasions no surprise. Immorality is the order of the day.
And what about the nations? Look at the last two great world wars, conflicts between so-called Christian nations to the great scandal of the heathen world. We shudder as we recall the memory of the past, of high explosives, aerial bombardments, poison gas, jet-propelled instruments of ruthless destruction, rockets that can fly faster than sound, so that neither sight nor sound can give warning of sudden destruction. And all this in so-called Christian lands! The utter tragedy of it is frightful to contemplate.
But the worst has yet to be told. The atomic bomb that fell on Hiroshima, Japan, at 8:15 a.m. on August 6th, 1945, was more than a portent. It staggered humanity. The world woke up that day to be gripped by a new, fearsome, sickening dread that cannot be dismissed. Nothing can exceed the seriousness of the warning given, for on that day the atomic era began with a frightfulness, that threatens to engulf civilization itself.