Observing Lent

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 25, 1909

INTELLIGENT Roman Catholics are quick to note the various evidences of the growing influence of their church, and of the increasing tendency on the part of Protestants to conform their practises to papal tradition. An instance of this kind is found in the following editorial paragraph from the New World (Catholic), of Chicago:—

It is a curious fact, moreover, that lent, as a season of prayer and fasting, seems to be growing in popular favor. Some years ago, Catholics were alone in keeping it. Now all the Christian bodies are beginning to follow the custom. It helps one to grasp the fact that there is a world-wide trend toward Catholicity.