“Saint” Mussolini’s Portrait Unveiled in Montreal B.C. Church.—An amusing story that reflects the intrigues of the papal court in Rome was recently told in a Montreal newspaper. It has to do with a full-length portrait of Mussolini that was painted on the wall of a Romanist church in Montreal at the time when Mussolini was acclaimed by his collaborator, the so-called “Holy Father,” as the man of destiny, etc. Later, when Mussolini was at war with Britain, it was considered expedient to cover up—not to paint out—the portrait of this human “jackal” on the church wall over the altar. Now that peace has come again, the Montreal priests have uncovered the painting of this man of blood, a silent witness to the evil choice and wicked associations of their master, the pope. Who will be the next dictator to make a pact with the Vatican and to take his place above the altars of Romanist churches? From “The Gospel Witness,” Toronto, November 6th, 1947. We may comment on the above that surely Rome is running short of saints when Mussolini is classed as one who seems on the way to Rome’s saintship.
Are the Jews to be restored to their own land?—We call the attention of our readers to the article in this issue from the great Princeton theologian—Dr. Charles Hodge. May we not trace a good deal of the trouble in Palestine to the misinterpretation of certain O.T. prophecies by the Zionists and many others who follow the Brethren interpretation of these prophecies. Dr. Allis, of Westminster Theological Seminary, in his recent volume—Prophecy and the Church—has shown conclusively that these prophecies are to be interpreted spiritually and not literally. This is the line followed by Dr. Hodge and Principal Fairbairn in his Typology of Christ—one of the soundest and sanest works on typology.—Editor.