The Link, Vol. 7

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Excerpt from The Link, Vol. 7: August, 1943 I Had heard a lot about General MacArthur and his religion. I had read a good many public utterances into which he brought the name of God, talked about prayer, and reflected a certain religious reverence. But I was skeptical about all of that. I knew how easy it was for a great statesman or general to "drag in God's name, " as a reporter friend of mine put it. So I didn't take very seriously the religious utterances of the General. That is, I didn't take them very seriously until one day in Washington I talked with Mr. Quezon, President of the Philippines, who ought to know about General MacArthur and religion, for he is himself a devout churchman and a sincerely religious man. I just happened to be invited to a function at which Quezon was the guest of honor. He was a shy man, and I found him off in a corner with a Coca-Cola in his hand, as if he were trying to get out of the spotlight of that crowd. I had met him several times and I walked over to where he was sitting and we sat down together on a divan. It wasn't long before we got to talking about General MacArthur, and I could see by the light in that little brown mans eyes that we were on a theme in which he was vitally interested. I shall never forget one phrase which he used in describing General MacArthur. He said: "General MacArthur is a God's-Book man. Dr. Stidger - a God's Book man." I didn't need to ask him, to amplify that phrase, for I thought I knew what he meant, even though it was a quaint phrase. But because I was curious to know what he would say, I asked him: "What do you mean by that, Mr. Quezon?" "I mean that he reads God's Book every day. I have been in his room when we read the Book together. He not only reads the Bible, but he learns from it what to do in everyday life - especially when things get into what you Americans call a 'tight spot.' He and I have been in 'tight spots' together - as you well know. And how!" (I was amused at his use of that American slang phrase, and it sounded doubly expressive coming from his lips.) "He talks like a Gods Book man, too. He quotes the Bible to illustrate his points. Hes a tender man, but he is also a hard man in discipline and courage. In the Philippines we called him our 'Joshua.' You know what I mean?" About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.