WE HEAR more and more, from many sources, that the world generally is looking forward to the second coming of Christ. It matters not what name He bears to different people of different religious beliefs, but all who are in a position to know seem to be living in a state of keen expectancy of His coming.

Let us view the state of mind of the people of the so-called Christian world at the present time. Of course not all in that world are Christians, or are following Christ. In fact, if it were actually known, we fear that today but a few hundred thousand true disciples could be found—those to whom He is the only way, the only truth, the only life; not to speak of those who have found and know Him as such in their hearts, and are looking to and following Him there—of whom perhaps there are only a few thousands or maybe a few hundreds.

Of all the rest of the Christian world we are forced to admit, if we are honest with ourselves, that those considering themselves as Christians—the great masses of church-going people, who wear their religion on Sundays and forget all about it the remainder of