The major role of the evangelical movement in church history is traced by Associate Editor Harold Lindsell. A chronology of significant evangelistic events (page 7) extends through the present day.
The editorial “A Door Swings Open” relates the growing interest in transdenominational ecumenical cooperation.
The news section features reports from several major church conventions—United Presbyterian, Southern Baptist, and American Baptist. Also, from Great Britain come reports of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and the Convocations of Canterbury and York.