The Awful Decadence of Integrity.
By Editor
Jesus once asked the question, "When the Son of Man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?" The question implies that it will be sadly wanting. Many other scriptures clearly and forcibly declare that the last days of the Christian dispensation will be marked by decadence of the faith that works righteousness, by moral insensibility, by lowering of moral standards, by spiritual paralysis; and all this in a time when religious worship will be made more ornate and ostentatious than ever before. One of the tremendous influences which tend to this deplorable condition of things is the education which the present generation is receiving. This is so well set forth in a story by Charles M. Sheldon, author of "In His Steps," that we believe it profitable to our readers to set before them its salient features. It is a little long, but it will well repay perusal. The first part of this was published last week; the conclusion, in this issue.