Harry S. Truman

Dear Editor: When I was a young girl the world was much different. It is God who made the western nations great and it is God who is hiding His face from us now, because as Moses wrote, we have become a perverse and crooked generation.

Harry S. Truman knew the secret of greatness and in a speech in Washington on April 3rd, 1951; he shared the secret when he said. “I do not think that anyone can study the history of this nation of ours without becoming convinced that Divine Providence has played a great part in it. I have the feeling that God has created us and brought us to our present position of power and strength for some great purpose. It is not given to us now to know fully what that purpose is. But I think we may be sure of one thing …. It is given to us to defend the spiritual values – the moral code – against the vast forces of evil that seek to destroy them. This is a hard task. It is not one that we have asked for. At times we would like to lay it down. But we need not be afraid if we have faith.”

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Finally, it is my most fervent prayer to that Almighty Being before whom I now stand, and who has kept us in His hands from the infancy of our Republic to the present day, that He will so overrule all my intentions and actions and inspire the hearts of my fellow-citizens that we may be preserved from dangers of all kinds and continue forever a united and happy people. (Andrew Jackson 1833 Inauguration Speech)

This is the year when Americans will once again devote their time and attention to whom they wish to choose to be president of the United States for four years. I have followed the campaigns of both major parties since 1952 and each time have been in awe of the magnitude of the presidency. And no matter who wins in November, perhaps more than at any other time in the nation’s history will the winner be faced with such immense responsibility. Americans, and all of us who depend upon a strong America, cannot possibly be anything but disconcerted over what has taken place since the turn of the century. Wars have sapped the strength of the nation; deficits are soaring; the once predictable economic engine has plummeted, debt is stifling, crime and violence are on the upsurge, world opinion is at a low ebb and some fifty million Americans are below the poverty level, with millions more set to lose their homes as time passes. Some will say that this sorry state of affairs has gradually evolved since early in the twentieth century but now is exacerbated by world conditions, including the European experiment; that could well be on the verge of collapse. One can only wonder where America and other Israel nations would be if they had kept the Lord Jesus Christ and the Laws of God as the centerpiece of their nations?

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As we stand on the threshold of another year and witness the turmoil around the world, I am reminded of a past powerful New Year’s message by the great scholar, Henry D. Houghton.

“There never was a time when our distinctive Message was so much needed as it is to-day. The forces of disruption, disorder and revolution are advancing on every hand. The period of distress of nations is close upon us. And we alone of all the various associations and churches proclaim to our nation who we are; and, with it, the distinct and definite knowledge that there is for us in God's Word a way out—a final removal of all difficulties, as well as a full repentance, deliverance and complete restoration promised to us. 0, Israel, praise ye the Lord.”

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