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Show mm Farther From Realization Realiz-ation Now Than at j Any Other Time I St. Louis, July 18. "The conversion of the world was never farther from realization than at the present time," declared the Rev. W. H. Bundy of Brooklyn, N. Y., in a lecture here yesterday. yes-terday. Ho is the representative of the International Students' Bible association. as-sociation. "There is abundant evidence of this," he continued. "In the first place, there are twice as many heathen as formerly; In the second place, there, if. a great decadence ! among Christians themselves." ! Mr. Bunlay took the unique view that civilization " does not make man I better, neither does it make nations j peaceful. "Wo have more civilized rascals today to-day than ever In the history of the world," he said. "Those nations that ' ore most civilized and h3ve the great- ' est educational facilities are the ones that build the most battleships, whr.se naval armaments are the most stupendous stu-pendous and magnificent. They must have these things to protect themselves them-selves from other Christian nations, tor it Is the Christian nation that is advancing modern scientific war- j fare." ' |