MARCH, 1949. Vol. 15, No. 4.

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A Song or a Sword I BJ• Mrs. E. Smith.

When the Lord Jesus walked on this earth, inoving a1nong n1en and \Von1en 1vith IIis in- · finite Pou1passion and love; there \Vere inany \\rho sho"·ecl their eagerness to listen to Him. And, His pulpit a fisher­man's boat~ a hillside, or so1ne 11n1nble hou1e. He '\Yas ever ready to speak the words of life to them. MARCH, 1S4.9,

TO hear Jesus in I>ersou. to listen to the \\1 0ll~loved, :fa1ni"liar gospel~,ror<ls falling £roln ]iis O\YH hles:-:;ec[ lips n1ust have been \vonderful I Surely1 to hear Ilftu \Votdrl be so inspiring; that fnith \\'Onld he produced hn-1necliate1y, nnd glad, obedient 11i:1n·t;:; \YOuld hasten to do llis f.<)ffilHHlHL:; '. _._\ud .YcL \\hen th1!

((;ontinned ou }lage 5.)

GL.d.D 1'1DlNCS JlESSE"!-lGE'R.

Broadcast •Message by Donald Gee over 4BK Brisbane, Australia.

God Is Our Refuge and Strength

'l'hii; i:s 1uy seeond visit to .t\ustralin, although n1y first to Queensland, and I an1 enjO;\'ing n1r b1·ief stay in this su11nr land of peace an(l plenty, iuorc, e1-en, 011 this oeeasion than dur· ing the tnonths spent oYer he1·c 21- years ag·o. I inust confess to a certain reluctance to re· turn hon1e in n fortnight's thue to the austerifr of the Olrl (iountry. Dnrit;g the last fe\\' \Veeks 1 have been visiting onr rhnrches front :!\Ielbourne in the south to c~airns in the north, and I have been intpressed b;{ the opporttnlities on ever~· hand. I certaint~· shall go baek to J~ritain to encourage the right type of en1ig'rant to .. <\us~ tralia. I an1 glad l can use tl1e \vord n etnigrant" 1·athe:r than "refugee," 1rhauk God lVe have no need of refugees fron1 the Old Country, with its steady morale, and its n1aintained trn-

ditiou of freedon1 and happi­ness, aucl respel't fur th0 indi­vidual.

I \\'ant to speak about refu­gees, P('rhaps so1ne of us do not kuo\Y that the Bible ineu­tions "r('fugces." In the 6th chapter of Hebrews it i·eads: "\\ .... e \vho have fled for refuge," \\·hich :1foffat translates ,1:,\re refugees. 1 ' Tl:e first thnc I ever sa \Y refugees \Vas in China in 19371 "·hen I sn\v the pathetic si!!'h! of hundreds of panie­strieken people ero,vding on to a British buat to escap0 any­\Vh(lore £ron1 the Jap~nesf'. Sinee then I ha Ye seen far Jn ore, and far \Yorse1 in Enrope. 1l1en, "·01neH and c1'0\Yds of litt]e (·hi1tlren ityiu~ for refuge. One ni~ht in J1nu\ 1949, I sa\v train· Ioads of evacuees fro1n onr Chaune1 Portg unload in tl'c safer area of t11e Midlands, in England.

The writer to the Hebrews plninly had in n1inc1 a reference to the so-ealled Cities of Refuge in the old land of lsrael-rities ,,·iselr and kindly provided for n1en breatl'lcssly running £or their li\·es fron1 the hot pur­suit of the BVenirer of hlood. Once within tlie 1<ates tl1ey had sanctuary until thev recei,·ed trial iu a just conl't of lniv. Im-· a~ination can picture tnany ft

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TEE LiUSTRALJA,_V El'A}lGEl, AND

tlra1natic 8Cene of flight and pu1·suit and last-n1i11nte panting security \vithin the ever~opeu gate.

The flight for i•efugc of these early I-Iebre-..y Cheistians ho\Y­ever h.::d not b0en physical. rrhcir terror had been the di\'ine judg111ent upon their sinB, and their fear had arisen fro1n an &\Vakened conscience. It has been said that our O\VH genera~

tion is not \\'Orried a bout its i;;ins. but it cel'tainly is tre1nen­clon~lv \VO!Tied a bout the dan­gers- t'hat threate1t onT f<lir eivil­ization because of its siH8. 'l'he pitr of it is that \Ye are so eon­cerned about the effect \vit h­out feeling concern ubout the 1.canse, !)ur SC'lfishnes;-;, ont rna­tcrialisn1) our prnctical godless" t~('!'::S ha\'e bt·onght llS to a pla(•e of unirersal fear of the disa:-:~ terous ntisnse that l:aug;:; O\'er us like a e1ond of doo1n of th(' i:ntnense l)hys:ical 110\VCl' that -science has placed in our l~ands. 'rh<:t fear n1ust not be dispelled lJ.'' shallo\\' optilnisrn. It ncecls to bC' deepened into sorrcnv for sin. It needs transrnltting br divh1e grace into the ft>ar of God. Then our ve1·~· fears c:in bring our salvation.

'fhe Christian Gospel contain;;: a n1ig~hty hope. .A.s a n1atter of fact this passage says that the refuge is the hope, even us the hope is the refnp:e. Dnrin~ the ah·~raids in Eurone the \vord:; "'refuge'' and "shelter' 1 b:--­earne sig·nifit•ant to n1illions. /i_fter the \Ya1• 011r experts ex~

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i:nnincd \vit~1 interest the shcl­tei·s that Hitler· had !milt in I~erlin. I re1nen1ber lny perso11~ al interest not*long after in the shelters I iound in Copenhagen as I eotnparecl the1n "'ith ours In Britain. :-,'ow I look bnek \Yith nn1nsen1ent, 111ixcc11yith re­lief, at the feeling of false se· enritr tl:at I and n1y fa1nily pos­sessed in our ('l'azv old brick house iu Iiincoln~hire \Vhen, ch11·ing the earlier rnids1 \\'e dutlfuHr_ repaired do,Yn into lhe btu;e1Y-ent upon the \Varniug of the sirens. llad \\'C onl;v rC>alizecl it, 0~1e hon1b on the little !->treet \vonld p1•obahly l~n\"(' hrought the hou:-:;.e do\VU and buried us all aliYe. We n1ii;;ht hnYe heeu safer h1 the ~tal•tlcH. X O\Y "'<' de1na1Hl Hssnr-1:11H·es that onr l'efnµ:t~s renll.'' nr{' adfqnatr.

rl'hf' \,·riter to the J-J('ht<'\\'S

re::-·ognh;es th(• san1P dernands fo1· the fiOnl. He uses the stronp.·ef.it \Vords l1e can fincl­\vords like "innn uta ble lJ and "in1possible n to describe the faith::fnine-ss of Gotl tO'IYtn·ds the n~an \vho trustR in IIis pron1ises of A!ll\·atlon th1·011gh the blood of ~I esns. l~y n furthet u10taphor he deseribes it as an '' nnchcr of th~ soul." rl'hp tl1onght is still of Rafetv nnd seeurity. frhis Ta1nous likeness of c:11rist­ia11 l1ope to nn anchor eontinn~ nJI;r rec1n·red to n1e snrne 1nonths a~o '\Vhen cro<Jsing on one of tht: grefl t liners fron1 -P:n1.:dand to A1neri.ca. Each dny I fonlld a q'niet spot right 1;1

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the bo\VS of the vessel amoug the mighty chains that held lwo irn tnense anchors. tl1hey spoke of strength that could stand the g1·eatest strain of 1vind and tide. 'l'he Bible affirms that the Cln·istian has an inunovable anc·hor in the stor1ns -0£ life.

rrhat saving hope, that pro­found seeuritr1 rests upon the fact that Clwist not on!,· die<l for our sins according to the sC'riptnres, but thnt also Jie rose again and ascended '' \\'1.thin the. veil" to quote the beauti­ful la11g·1u1ge of the passage hew fol'e ns. He eyer livPx. Tie is our "forerunnel'." For those \V]10 trust ill Christ as their Saviour there can be n·J 11lti­nu1te hopelessness. He saves us fro1n the guilt ancl po\Vt>t' of onr sin. fle saves us to be rues­sen~ers of hope to the '\vorld. H. G. Wells d;ed in profonml pessin1i:-;n1 about the future of the hun1an race. 'l'he 13ih!e is victoriously opti:nistic. r\ fe\Y \\'eeks ag-o h1 J'.\Ielbonrne at Christn1ns I heard o-:.u· ehoir t.hel'e singing thP great 1nn:de, and the great \Yo1·ds of l:Iuu­del ~8 '. 1 Hallelujah Chorus 1 '~ •f ,.i\ud He shall rei}l'll for ~ver and ever, n \\'hen at I-Iis eon1ing' the Kingdoms of th's "·or'cl shall beeotne the 1Ci11gdo1ns of our God aud of liis ChriBt.

~fort? intin1ate, n1ore personal, 1nort• urgent for each one of us to-day 8_1·(' Wesley 'i.i fan1ili<-lr \VOrds that still (•an Jnenn <JS inuch for us as they certainly 1nern1t (or our lathers-~i' ()ther

refug(~ have I, noue; I-Iangs n1_y helpless sonl on Thee; l.1eave, ah! JeaYe ine not alone, Still snppo1•t and eo1nfort 1ne. All tny trust on 'l'liee is sta)"d, All my help fron1 'fl1ee I bring, cover my clefenceless head with the shndOl\' Of rl'hy \\'illg. 1 '

A SONG OR A SWORD I {Continnecl fron1 J~age 2.)

t'Utthl~· ininistry n! J(1EUS is rcYie\ved, it see1ns that, after ttll only a fl'\V observed n.nd foIJo,\·ed Him. Throng·s heard Ilis 1vords. 1\. nH~l'e handful di1] 1 rls :1idding.

'l'he Lord Ilin1self kne\v, as J:Ie Jook0d "·ith longing upo11 the 1nultitndes, thrit so ninny '\\'ere in danger of d-0ing noth­ing inore than listening to Ili1n. "Wh)· call re Me Lord, I,ort?, and do not the things I say ?11

He trsked them. And He tol<l theu1 \Yh;don1-\i'eight1:cl storic·~ like that of the t;rn men who hnilt hons:es, one upon rockt the other epon santl. 'rhe rock foundation honse stood the. test d the slom1, while the one built on sand .crashed to tl)e ground. Such calamity, Jesus pointed. out, befell those who heard His 8R:Vh1gs, but did t\-:etn not (:\fatt. 7 :2~).

Fron1 generation tu genera­tion \VhereYel' t11e inind of God has been reYealed by priest or prophet-, by Chtio;.;t IIin1self, or hy IIis n1iui-.itrs, t.lirre h.a,-e tll\vays been t\vo (•1a8ses of hearers-those \vho only hear, and those \Vho heat' nnd ohey.

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And it is not hnpossible for us \Y]10 once heard and obeyed the \Vaj" of salYntion, to settle our­selves at ease; at any stage of our Christian "\\'fllk1 disregard­ing many things \VC henr fron1 the Word of. God.

lly· onr attitude to them, the Scripture~ beco1nc one of l"\VO things to us-either a song Ol'

a swor<l. In I~zekiel 33 :31 -32 \Ye read, H .r\.nd they con1e nnto thee a" the people eometh, and they sit before tl1ee as my people, and they heat' thy \VOtTls, hut they ,,·ill uot do then1: for, 'ivith their n1outh they sho'\v n1uch love, but their l1eart goeth after covetousness. And lo, thou art unto then1 as a Vel'y lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play \ve]l on an instrun1eut: for they hear thy won1s, but tl1ey do them not.'' Compare these words with Ephesians 6 :7···-• I The s,vord of the Spirit, \\']1ich iR the \\'Ord of Gocl;n and Hebrews 4:12~"'The wortl of God is qniek and powerful and sharper than any t\\'O­

e<lged fl\\'orc11 pie reing even to the dividing asunder of soul

• and spirit, and of the jointR aud n1aY1·0,v, and is n dise(>rne· of t.he thoughts ;ind intents of the heart. n

So often"'(~ listen to the \Vord of God as if it \Vere only a lovely song, p1easant \Y~rcl · \vhich, ho\Yever inuch they please onr se11.ses 1 yet bring no urge to our hearts that these

. things are to he obeyed. A song can deligl1t ns~ ran E'Ven

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n10YC<-11s to' tears, So can deep and tende1· feelings eon1e as \Ve harken to the invitations con1-n1an<ln1ent.':l and encourage­ments of our Lord. But, if that is all, 1ve .have not passed be­yond sentin1ents th.at soon evaporate ... A lovely message, lJ

'''e agree, and pass out of onr church door not one "'hit beue· fited-not because the 1vord preaehed has not been Goel 's \1·ord 1 but' hecnH8e \Ve have n1erely listeued and not laid hold 011 the things 1ve heal'd so that they conic! be worked out in obedience 1o Ilin1 \\rho pleads, "If ye love tne, keep )fy Co1n1nanchnents' '-n-ot only hear t11en1 bv "ICJ.JEP thetn." (lod save n~ £ro1n being· so spiritually sleepy that His \Vords seen1 but a song, a lul­laby that roeks us into even deeper cotnplac_•euC'y.

But, when tl1e Word of God tvorks in us as IIe intends it to <10 1 \VC belong to that thriee­hlessed class of hearers \\'ho obey as \Vell as listen, ,Tohn, in his Yision of Christ, sa\v I-Iiin as one frotn \vho~e n1outh can1e a sharp two-edged sword (Rev. 1: 16) So \Vhen \Ve con1e to rega1·d the Se1•iptnres as the Very \\'orcls of Christ to our hearts, they \\·ill corne to us ss a svi'ord wielded by the Spitit, to stir, to \vake. to prt:ss to action. ThP contrast is great--a song to inoYe us for the n1onH~11t> a S\\'Ord to cut1 to separate the thingB of the flesh from tlie things of God. to l1ause us to be up and doing for Him.

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'Vhcn ,,.e are not only n1ovcd, but n10Yl'd to obedience, lHUL'h vrill be aeeo1nplished in our lives for God's· glor:i'. Early expel'in1ents in photo6:rrnphy re· vealed that a' solution oi hypo~ sulphite of soda fixed the pic­ture 1\'hich other,vh;c \VOllltl fade ont· .A.nd obedience is the dfrine bath by whieh the other· '\V]se transient in1pressions fron1 the light of God's tt·uth are rnacle pern1a:1e11t in our souls. The i1nage of holiness ]s fixed bJ onr habitual con1pliance with God 1s la\\'S of holy living. \Ve MT'.ST obey or we render the \\:1'.lr~l oi Go~l useless as far -r.s onr 1i ves are conrC>rned.

Not al\Yll3'8 do the co1nrnand~ 111ents of Ch1'ist require iln1uediw ate obedience fl'on1 us. David s~iid1 "l1hy \Vord have I hiil iu iny heart, that I tnight not :·dn against Thee" (Psalm ll'J :11 . .• Aud as the s\vord rest8 in the seabbard till the moment for action~ so it ls a good thin·; 1·) have God ts \Vord in our liearts. If it is safely sheathed there, \\1e are assured nf a \Ve<lpon to dra'iv ,vhen the fight is OIL Son1eone has said thnt tht1re is no greater or iuore •aered task that we can allot to 111ernory thou the task of stor­ing in it~ chain bers the priceless treasure ot His truth, for ''it pl'ovides food i11 fainine and a s\vord against the hour of battle."

For the Sword of the Lore! not only \\'Ol'ks IN us, de~ling \V:i1h our hearts, hu1 it \\'orks

n1ig)Jtily for us! rnaking us cou­qnerors as \Ve \Yield it. \Ve 1·end in 1>sE1ln1 149 :6 ~oncet•ning Go<l 's people, "Let the higli praises of God be in their n1outh, and a t\Yo-edged S\vord in their hand. 11 ()nly spiritual disaster faees us if \\'e stand iu the stern battle of these days \vithont God is s\vord grasped in the fil'llmess of faith. 'l'he enen1y is only too ready to knock the loosely-held sword fron1 the hand of the doubting one and declare 11iln vanquish­ed.

I~ven '\\'hen the fight see1ns long' and \Ve gro\v \\'eary, let us hold on to the Word and do exploits for our God. It is re­eol'ded of one - o:f ])avid 's n1ighty 1nen, Eleazar, that "he arose and sniote the PhiHis­tines, until his hand clave to the S\vord: nnd the Lord 'vrought a great. victory that day. u (2 Sam. 23 :10). So will the Lord give vietory to-day to llis Elcaznrs the 1nc11 and \Vo1neu \Vho 1 co1ne \Vhat n1.ay, fight on 1

with the sword of the Sph+t elcaving to their hands.

.rl Song or a S\\'Ord 1 "The clrnllenge of. the days calls for a sword. \Ve have been lulled too long '"hile the eneu1y gain­ed ground in our own lives and made l1avoc \Vhere the cause of Christ. should flourish np' Let us do 1nore than listen-Jet us obc'' ! And as the Spirit of God d0aJs bJ· His S\\'Ord in our O'\\'H hearts so \vill lie put it into our hands to conquer.

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8 TlIE LIUS1'RLIL1AN EV LINGE[, LIND

''BE-(H)INJ) '' (N.G. WORD FOR TO-MORROW)

BY C. G. WESTBHOOK.

"HOUSE TAMBORAN" Maorik N:o. 2.

l trust you \vill fo1'giYe n1e for beinµ: so illiterate as to giYe as a title to iny lnessage a \Vorel in::,orrect1y spelt. lf yon eo1ne £ron1 that c~ear old land, 'Yhere in i:u1ny parts t.he;r specialise in dro=-)piHf{ t}1eir "JI 1 ~ 11 to say nothing nbont theiT "G~s"1 it \\·on 't. see1n so bad; ?-ou inight even think you \Vere haYing a t1·ip "bat~k hon1e" or a "baek to ehildhootl. 'J

But I want you to get hold of this \Yord 'IVithout its • 'Il'' n1H.l MARCH, 1949.

su.r it o\·er in the eu.arsest1 rnost uncouth '-"UY yon cnn 1 "lie·ind" (that's right) and thell let your ilnagination rnn yon OYer to l\fnprik and pi{•t1u·e ever,v black nu111 you 1neet (and tl:e:::-c are plenty of the111) sa~·in{r to you "Be-ind," just like you said it.

I haYiut been in the country very long.', but I believe that this \\'Ord (iJSe-ind 11 i~ the ' 1 I\:ev' 1

word to the life of all the ;m­tivc8 in Ne"' Guinea. ..::\nd I \\'On1d eYcn hazard a g'ness and say that it hnd n1ade fair in­roads into the lives of rnost of the "\vhitesn in the t'.onn~r.v also,

Be-(h)ind ! Was it not Phar­oah, \Vho, ''·hen asked by J\foses, as to \vl1en he '\Vonld like the fro~n;; re1noved. said, '' Ton1or­l'O\\' T ~ 1

'' J)rocra~tina tion ' 1 ·­

thou theif of time. Ami so it is in all the o il'<iirs of the life of the eo1onred n1an, that I~nglish "\Yorc1 tYhl<~h he so i1liter~te1v pronounces; fully fits the eo~­plex of his very n1ysterons life, ''Be-ind.' 1

1"' on, dear i·eaderi (•[111 quite apprf'eiatc the reac-tions of thl;; very expressive and indefinite >vord. deli\'C>l'ed '"ith a fare as ilnpe1if>trnhle as the dark nature hehind it, on tho8e "'ho go £ref'h to this land of darkness '\rith a

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iJutuiug desire to do 801uethi11g inn hurrv. IlaYe yon eYcr n1ct an itll}it:tl;OUS ehihl \Vith-' 'y OU \\'a~t itli vou1' hurr:r'8- over-?" I expet~t- You j1nve1• or inaybe yon fil'!':it feel like 1 gues8 the­child does. ,,·ho thinks their business is, the n1ost hnportant on earth, and then gets told to ,..\Vait till its hurr>·\~ over"; first you "boil", then yon bul­ly ' .. and thi:u yon "bakej\ and in your O\Vll fire too, and you BbGIN to believe whtt they told yon '\Vhe11 yon t'.anie into the country first, uKever be in a Lur1·y in Ne\v Guinea."'

I don't doubt that thet·e are 11u1ny of our dea1· ..:\.nstralian brethren \Vho ftl'e hegiuuiug to \vonder just \vhen JJC'\\'S of son1e­thing over in their ne'v '' t.lis­sion li'ield 'i is i.1;oing to reach their ears. Dear ones1 c:otdd I give you that very indefinite \\'Ort1 "Be-(h)iutl" both as an e11eourage1nent to hope on, ~n1d as a reason as to "\vhy not" at the n101neut. I do believe that God is going to give llS

fruit in Ne\v GninenJ and lvhi1e ''Be-ind 1

' tnaY iueau to-<lay, to­n1or1'0\v, of next yeUl\ God's ht\Ys of IIa1•vest apply to this fl<'ld, 2\lay I ask a pertinent question of yon Brother, Sister; hcvc yon been (1oing your part, uot, only praying "God bless the rnissiouaries, ;, but believ-­ing' for the blessing· too J

1\s a renson '\vhy, "Be­(h) intl' ~ ~ri·.,·es us n1ueh reason for thoug-ht. There are n1any thiugs thiR denr da1'k rnan

doesn't und1.•rstand. and be~ 1.:anse he eHn 't tak~ it in, he relegatC's it to \ 11-Je-ind.'t 'l'heu, too, out' dark frit>JHl has ve1·y keeu pereeptions \vhen it co1ncs to ~o. 1. 8elf is ever on the n1np. .;:\nd so; \\'hen it suits hiH purposes, "13e-i1u.1:; is all he needs to say to •:over the situa­tion.

.A.Jtd so \Ve find the progrt•ss of the \\'Ork, hoth n1atetal1y ;i 1Hl spiritually, to oui: \Vay of thinking and desil'ing~-slo,v, very s}o\v, Neither ti:11e, space, nor ability \roultl i!dequately allow nw to tell you of f:e many difficulties, hindrances, and de­lays '\Vhieh have t!01ne i:L·ross our path\\'ay as \Ve have endeaYo.ur~ ed to plant the banner of the ('ross \\·here it has never been pla11tecl hefore. Mayhe the fact that \\'e too, have uneon­Beiously imbibed ·a little of the native "plriJosophyi; of "Be~ ind," encourages us to go 011.

'1'hel'e is another aspect of HBehind,1' (aud you \vill have notice<l that I have \rritten it corl'ectly this tin1e). I '\Vant you to gaze at the front of ti;e "!louse 'ra1nboran n depicted at the beµ:i11nlug of tI1is article. If you could see clearly, there is a rO'\\" of' cal'VC'l1 figures a'..'ross the 'vhole !'runt about fifteen or t\venty feet off the ground. 'fhey are n10Rt grotesqne to look at, and so111e q1~ite un­seemly. What do they repre­sent!

I can only say, "I don't kno\\'. n Aud \Vhat is behind the

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sereen? Well I could tell you that, only 1 wouldn't like to in t'old print. But \rhat goes on in there, ~·on say t And I eau only an;s\ver iu tern1s of our title. "It's 'Be-(h)ind' the screen.' 1

'I1he n1~·ster;r behind the "Ifouse 1l,an1boran i; ir; \\'oven h1to the "lvarp fllHl 1''0of" of our nntives' liYt:s. 1-\nd that cleverly decorated fS<;reen stands as 11 S)'lllbol of the bar­rie1• that lies between the B!aek l\lan and the Gospel. n J~e~ind, ' 1

is fully exprcssi\'e of the faet that ln11ch stands bc-t\YE'('H ,~ou and the d:-:rk 1nan 1s heart, ~nd also hring-s a sttgg'estio11 of \\~hat is uet•essary to reo r-h it. I think it \rns Dau Cl'fl'\rford of i\frieaH fa1ne \\·ho said, "As I sf and fal·e to fal'e '\v.ith a dea1· bJaek lnan find C-f!Hnot spi;ak his htHg-Hage. nor c·an he nndt•J>­stand 1ninc•, there a1•e oeeans of intPUect bet,veen ns. '' Behincl,,' fits tl1e picture pt"rfet'tly just he1·0, for the lflngnagt' "·ill need to be lllflstered befo1·e this vel'Y interesting- pedple {·an he reneh­ed 1vitl1 fhc blessing of the Gos­pel.

rPhel'e is one other "lit:>~ hind n I \\'OUld like to lne-ntion befo1·e I close mY little' rmnhle. And !hat is, "H~s the spirit of Plrnroah antl of tl1e Blaek ilfan :found R :rei;ting pla(•e in ,\~our heart, iny hl'other, tn>· sister?n

}'"onng' ll1fl11, rounp; \\'Oll1811, in 'vhon1 liaYf' he-en t:>Yident t11e st1·iYings of thr spirit of God; ,yon vtho a1•e endolved 'vit.h MARCH, 1949,

ronth and vigour and n pliable intellect. Have yon been say· in fr, 1naybt: uncon;;;eionsly; "Be­hind n __ .,,vhQ'n (tf1d has been i::say­iug to ,You, '' \V'11a t a bout N e\v Gnint>u rn

And yon too, Brother, Sister, "ste\Ynrdn oi the bounties 0£ Goll, has thnt con1plex come in~ to ~·our ret:>konings '\'hen Gotl has p1•01npted ,\·on to giYe soine of the bonnt,1· He has entrustecl to ~·on. 1Ias the ene1ny \\'hh;p­ered "\\7ait and see if it's a go," "The "·hole thing n1uy flop," "Tht> lnen OYer th<>re n1a~· fail on the job,~· an1l so, as you Jiste11, you ha Ye ht'eathed an inaudiblr ''l5ehiud."

Just a final "'Ord, beloved. "BEI!IN'D "--yes Behind, hal­Jclnjah, \re "shall ri:ap, if 1-Ve

faint not . . . For those ,\·ho SO\Y in te1u·s, shall doubtless con1e n~aiu l't:>joiC'ing, bearing precious sheaves. n "Looking unto Jesus th<> Anthor and finisher of Oil" faith who FOR 'l'HB ,JOY THAT WAS SJ<JT BBFOHE HIM <•ttdnPed the eroxs and desryj8e<1 tJ:r sha1ne. ant1 is HO\\' ... ,"et {1o'>vn at the right hand of the- Throne of God."

'1 Bl~-IKD '?'' Yes, Behind.

A WISE MAN HAS SAID. If ron "'ant to gt:-t np~-step

(lOH'JJ;

If you \\'Hilt to b& seen-get ont of sight;

If you want to he great-for· gp.f yourself.

GLAD TIDINGS lfll;'SSENOER .. ll

PASTOR ANO MRS, DAVIDSON. AND THEIR FAMIL..Y.

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD IN AUSTRALIA. FOFEIGN MISSIONARY DEPARTMENT.

:343 Bridp:e Bond, Riehn1ond,

14th FeL., 19,!fl.

Deat· 13rother/8ister in Christi Once again I an1 hrinµ'ing he-'

fore vou ou1· _..\sse111b1ies of God l\'fissiou~ry yentnl'f' of faith in Ne"' Guinea.

Pastor Davidson and Pastor \V-esthrook haYe been n1oyiug steadily for\\'ard in the 1~ie1d, and I an1 nlJ]e to rt"port that ap~. pli{'ation for a l\'lisslonn1',v J,;ease hlls already been plat"ed lJe:fore t11e- A.dn1iilist1·ator, 'rhe l\fi~sion 11onse buildin:.r if,; progressing', :-uid Rister Davidson and :fn:nily

are expeeted to johi PaHto1· Dnvic18on ahout l:""lebruary 20th. r·astor Davidson \Vrites of the need of n10Her fox· building lna­terials, so that this l\lissionary \i'Ot1c nu1r be tl1orong-hly estab­lished. Ilere is a prtt<·tical "'a~'" in 'vhirh God ~s pE>ople nxny Iii~· up treasure in 1-leaYeu, nnd be­co1ne rich to\Vf!rc1 God. h~· help­hur to' xnpply the need of those in' tht> Foreiµ:11 l<"'ields.

We gh·e God the glor.Y for the spl~ndid response since the \vork vi'as conuneneed. I\ total of oYer £1,300 liao heen reeeiverl for the Ne,v Guinea ~Iission

MARCH. 1949.

];! 1'l1E AU81'1/.AJ,IAN EVANGEL AND

since 1ve lannf~hed our first ap­pea1, a1l<l tl1e grent1~st part of the n1onev recei\'ed for tbi~ F'uncl has "nlr~c\j• been used for f'ai·cs, eqnip111e1lt and inateria]s ~u1<1 Jabour in the i\e\V Guinea ~Iissionj- leaving just a very i::in1all halanee in l1and to rarrv on \rlth. .'\Fi +his "-Orlr prd-­))l'CS~:t'~ \Ve t'!t>f'il your' 'fi1Jn1_1e:ial SUJ1JJOl't: and I it.ri~, c·ou.(i'clent that as yort hn'>'t· give11 in" the past, you 1-rHl ron1e- for\t-·a.rll rtO\V nntl give· as un~o the T.ort1 for tl:is ivoi·k ·in_ Ne\v Guinea.

,-I eo;n1nend every faithful

snppol'tPr of the Lord 1s \vo1·k to {]od, and to the \Vord of IIis graee. \Ve ntnst invest for eter­nit~·, 110 \Vit11 real confiden~'e I a11perd to you agf!in in the nan1e of 011r preciOllS I1ovd, to do your best for the '\vork of God in :Ne\\' (}11i11en, ancl rnay the hlessing of the J,ord rest npon yon.

1,'rlth hearty greetings, Y onr Brother in (;Itrist,

C. L. GREENWOOD, Secty .~Tl'eas. Mis. Conn.

SOUL-WINNERS-WHEN 1 J, Hudson Taylor tells about a Chiaese p:istor who, upon ineeting

a youn,g' convert, asked hini if it wns true that he had kno\Vn the Lord for tl!i'ee tnonths. He replied, HYes, it :s bles..~edly true. 11 The pasro1· continued, "And ho\v n1any have you \\'On to Jesus?" "Oh.I' said the convert, '~1 a111 only a learner, and only have posses:;ed a New Testa~ n1ent since yestei:day." "Do you use candels. in your hon1e?H "Yes." •tno you e:x:1H:ct the candle to begin to shine when :t is burned half~way <lown?t' "No; as soon as it is lit." The young convert sa\V the lesson and went to work; within six inonths several of h'.s neighbours and friends were saved,

WHAT IS FAITH? Faith is the EYE by which '\Ve look to Jesus. A dint-sighted eye

is still an eye; a weeping eye is st~ll an eye. Faith is the HAND \Vilh \vh:eh \Ve lay hold of Jesus. A tren1bling

hand is still a hand. And he is a believer whose heart w:thin him tre1nb1es v.·hen he touches the hem of the Saviour's garment, that no.: may be healed,

Faith is the TONGUE by \vhieh \Ve taste ho\v good the Lord :s. A feverish tongue is nevevtheless a tongue. And even then \Ve rnay believe, \Vhen \Ve tu:e without the sn1ailest portion of comfort; for our fa:th is founded not upon feelings, but upon the pro1nise o:f God.

F'aith ls the FOOT by \vh:ch we go to Jesus. A 1an1e foot is still a foot. He \Vho con1es slowly, neve1'thelcss comes.

-~George Mueller.

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.M1ssion1 }fapr11'1 vu1 "\Vc·wnk, ~c-w Guinea.

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DIVINE PATIENCE BY CHAS. H. SPURGEOK.

Divine patience is 1nore than passivity; it inrplies endurance an(] continuance joined ··with love.

God's 0111niµotence n1akes ilis p::itience even 1nore wonde1 ful. Without patience \vhat inight He not do!

(iod's patience d\vells. in Hi~ Son and "''ill dwell in all His sa:nts.

Divin€' pati::nce i~ an U!1'VEUt';t~ ing grace.

The sou1·ce of Christian patience is fro1n above, frotn God, tbrough Christ.

There is little thne for the so~ called passive virtues in our day.

In this rushing busy age line 111lght wonder w:1ether. J ehu "l' Jesus is King.

There is need -0f a baptisn1 of the lloly Sph•it, not only for ser~ vice, but for sacriftee anJ suffer~ ing·.

"You begin to reign," son1eo11c says, "the mou\ent you begin to suff'el' well."

The Chr~st life is never con­surn1nated unless patience has her verfect work.

Patience is not Christian unleJ;s united with faith, hope and love.

Faith, hope, and love are not perfected \Vitho11t the disc~pline of patience.

Moses lost the land of pron:ise through impatience. 11any Chr12t­ians will lose reigning· in the king­dom by in1patience. The ldngdo1n Jn p<Jwer is ('the k:ngdom and patience o:f J csus Chtist."

Pat:ence knows that God is eter­nal and can therefore afford to wait.

Patience is a ;.vonder to the rash and foolish to the slothfuL

God is unhurl'ied. Admira 1Ils pat~ence!

Th~ catalogue of sin is almost incx:haustihle, but God's patience is lim~tless,

Patience is uncomplaining1 un~ conquered, and unconquerable.

Pstience is not a sign of weak­ness. but of strength.

Patience sp1·ings frotn Christ, not fron1 circu1nstance.

Patience develops by exercise. Patience son1ethnes is another

word for genius. She plods yet wi11s the prize.

Patience pays big dividends an!}. never goes bank1·upt; it has riches in glol'y. , Patience inherits the promise and ls the ruler over all oppor­tunities.

Patience inakes opportun~ties out-of hardships and handicaps.

We often chafe at delays arid ·'.nterruptions; \\'e forget that the 111usic of life needs an occasion~! rest.

Patience is a Chl'ist:an grace; iinpatience a Christian disgrace,

Someone says, "If you would lengthen patience, strengthen faith."

Pat:ence has a fire department to extinguish the fires of wrath, int11ice and envy.

Patience is not obstinacy of will, but constancy of heart.

Be p:::tient: God's school \vilI r.ot take vacation t:U the lesson3 ate learned.

It is rather "\Vant of patience than of compassion that holds us fro1n bringing Chrl$t to the world.

Many nre thought to be derelicts and irreclahnable. IIas the experi­n1ent of patience been fully tried by the Church?

(Contin\led on page 27.) f.lARCH, 1949

H TIIE AUSTRALIAN EV ANGEL AND

HOLY GROUND BY PASTOR J. H:. LUKE. '

Exodtis 3 :lw5; rrhe place "·he1·cou thoi.~ Htande8t is hol;r ground. i\s I read this f~uniliar pass:-:tgQ God dropped t\vo ,rords into n1y

heart. "Jiol:f (tround." 1

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And 1-rhe11 the [.Jord Sff\Y thnt he turned a,sidc to sec. God called unto hin1 ont of the n1id:.;t of the bush, and said:'' Aio.':!e.."';,-~Io.ses." and J1e iHiid: ''llere a1n I,'' and I-Ie said: •• J)ra,r not nigh hither. Put oft they shoes fron1 off thy feet, fol' the place 1Yhereon thou standest ls holy ground.>'

'rhese 1vorcls niust have son1uled verv xtranuc in lioses' ear,s 1rhen \Ye consider his snrrounding:s, 'J~hcy tGnch n; that Gotl can ~liaHuc the desert into a Banctnary. in H n101nent of. tilue. IIc did it on tl~s occa!iion.

I-le n1ay eoufl_'ont u:.; in the tu.ost u1u•xpectecl places, at the inost unexpected thnes, and in the 111ost unexpected '\Yavs. Our God is a God of surprise and Yar.iety. J:le ineets us in our {solation and exile. IIe n1eet8 ns in our lonline:;;s and .solitude. lie ineets us .in our '\\'ander­ing's. lle 111a11ifests I-Ji1nself to ns for our eHconrttin~n1ent.

lfose8 "·a!i probabl;'/ a inost di:-;appointecl person. Forty year~ he hnd been separated f1'01u his kindred. :Jin\·be he thouo·ht no one loved hbn; no one cared for hin1; 11-0 one knr\\; "'here he -..~as, ~,,-a.,· ont nt the backside of the desert. ·

Others n1ay forget us, forget uur \rherealJouts i forget our circ1nn-stance;;l hut take co1nfort, ·

GOD NEVER FORGETS. All unln10\\'U to l\looei'l, Ood "·as '\Yatching oYer Ilis set·vant, IIe

kne\Y \vhere he '\ras, as IIis visit proved. Ile had "'\vatchefl over hhn for forty years, aud BO\Y confront~ hiln and ca1Is hin1 by na1nc

Do yon feel tliat you~· life has, been \\'Hstecl I 'fhe~1 learn. fron1 l\Ioses that God ean inakc life lHore frnitfnl tlian ever before. , Do y~u feel isolttted~ o;.itracised, lonel~' 1 disappointed~ tl1\rartet1 ·;

'I ake co1nfort, (1od cares, Ile inrt .:\loses 111 just sucb cii·ci11ustanees, and :\loses stood on holy gTonnd.

Be n1et .Taeob "The Fugitive" at 13ethel. Jacob sait1: (ISnrclv . Go~l is in thi~ place and l kne'" it not." \Ve love to linger at Bethel. It is holy ground.

· lie Ul("t Saul "'l,he I>ersfeutor" near Da1na.scus .. :~·Saul, Saul, \rhy persccntcst tl1ou 1nc;" 1\nd l1e said: "\Vho fll't thdu I1ord ·?" 1\11(1 IIe said: "I NTH ·.Jesus." Saul stood 011 holy ground-.''

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Ile n1et .John "'fhe Beloved" on Patu100, banished fro1n hu1nan society, hut John stood on ho]y ground.

God 1net :\Ioses ' 1 The Shepherd' 1 in the desert 1vhe11 he ca1ne dO'\Vn to bring His people out of Egypt. IIe met Joshua, :1Ioses' successor, '\vhen IIe earne to bring the1n h1to (;auaau.

I{ is not \Yithont :-;ignificancc that the only t\ro refereuers to holy gronu\1 1 arc firHt, \Ylien God nppenrecl to :'.\loses prcp.Hratoi·v to brino·iull'

·rlhi people out of F~gypt, and second, \rhen Ile a11ne.(lr~cl to Jo;hu; preparatory to brlnging the111.into Canaan.

l.Joth .Jlos('S and .Joshua al'e eo1nnu1nded to take the shoes fron1 off their feet for the phice \\"here-0n they stood \\'f!lS holy ground.

}Ioly gronnd is the place srhere God n1Hnift:sts llin1self for the encourHgen1ent of I-Iis children. Il;v virtue of IJJs presence. IIis church is holy ground.

One of the greate'it sccret!-l of good leadership is the acknO\Ylcdg-1nent of:

DIVINE LEADERSHIP. .:.\loses and Josh nu '\\'('Te t\YO of the grcnte>:;t leaders of all ti1ne

1 not

only becau1Je the~, '\Yere @:i·veu n eo1nnH111d) nor yet beca1u-;e they exer­cised co111111a11d, but 1norc particulnrly bceanse they "\\'l'l'e nnder con1n1a1Hl.

It is one thing' to b(' giYen a connnaud, another thing to be in con1111ancl, and .still another thiug to he under connnand.

Both these inen st1bir:ittC'd the111selvcs unto God. :\Io~e:-i hid his facf'-.Joshua feH on his face.

rfbe best lender is· the llH-l.ll \YhO has learned t-O be led'. \\TC CallllOt give oi·ders until "\VC have learned to take theiu.

it)fo:.;cs, take off th;r shoes froni off thy feet." 'I1he taking -0ff of onc:s shoes \YHH a token of hnn1hle reYerence.

If \V0 believe Ood is present~ lve should al\vays cntr:r 1-Iis house hnn1hly nud reYcrentJ;r. \\1e shordd n1nke the necessary preparation.

God says: ; 1 I 'YiH be s"nctified in then1 that co1nP 11ii;:rh n1e. 11 The thought: iH,;God calls for reycrel1t app1'oach. 11 Dra\r not nigh l1ither 1.Iose.s-----at lenst not rfH;hJy~~not until you have nul:de t)1e uecess~ry preparations.

J_jet us leal'B frotn this i-hat \\'e inust needs sanctify onrRCl\'l'S e'er "'\Ve clra"· nigh unto Goel.

The pntti11~ off of onr 's i-;hoes \Yai-1 al~o a tol;:eu of respect and subn1issio11. It 1Yfl8 not only an aekno\Yledg1nent of i:;nperiority but of deity. If you '\Vould enter 1nany of the te1nples .in the past. yon intt..5t first ren1ove ,Yonr shoes

1 as n tuken of respect to the pa:'ticul9-r delty.

MARCH, ·1949<

J6 THE AUS1'1U.LIAN EV'1NGEL AN/!

l\lo;.;e.s, '>Vhile called to conH'-~1nu;:;t approach rev~~·entJ~'· 'fhere \\'Ould ~till be f! great d;i.;tauce bf't\veen us nncl God except

f~r Ca.lvar,v. It is only bt>cause of ,,·hat tl'anspired there, that ~re hear different \\"Ords fron1 tllc.se spoken to l\IoS('S. '(Dt'&i\\' niµ·h uuto (in<l and Jle \YiH dra\r 11ig:h nnto )'OlL i'

l\Ios{~s, the plact:> "·hercon thou staudest is '' Iloly Ground. 11 God had touched it. (}ocl \Yas standing tlH!l'e. _i\nd \vhe{'cYer t'vo or three are gathered ill ·J\I;"~ 1uunc, there HH! I in the inidst of the1u. EYerv such place is holy ground. lt is God's presence that Jnakes all th~e difference to the place. }lifl presence n1akes the ordinary f'xtraorrlinnrv and "·h.at bf'forf' 1vns eo1n1non heconH's haHo\red. · ~ ~

~Iaybc JfoseH had trodden thnt ground n1any thnr:s dtu·ing his forty years ill ~lid!an 1 bu1 that spot ean never be qnite 1-he sa1ne again; it would donlltlessl,1' be th<• most hallowed spot on earth. l\Ioses would haYe good Teasou 1o re1ne1uber that n1eeting \rith God at the back side of the de~ert, appare.ntly alone; far fro1n hnnun1 society. God is not confined to 1he rro\Yds, If God hfls so1nethiug for you to do, it does not nu1tter \\·here you fH''.2\ 11e \rill find rou. :i\Ioses had been forty years in ),fidian and no doubt l1ac1 Hettled do\ru, and in all probability had intended to end his clays there (he \\'as then eighty renl's of age), "·hen suddenly God confronted hin1 ,rith a n1ost stnpcn:.lons pro­position. l\lof:!es Jnust have been as Hutch surprised b;\' \rhat he heard a1' b~' \\'hat he SA\r-there- had beeu no such appearance, nn:l no sneh Yoic(l for centuries. The last tjn1e' it is recordC'd that God appPared to nh111 \Y1:H1 \rben J aeub \Yent dO\\'H to Egypt.

'fhongh (~od bad been silent, lle had not been hidiffrrent. Goel kno\rs our \\·hel'('Hbouts, kno\rs our cire1unstancef:i, kno\\'k onr iu1n1e. If yon are having tt desert experience, God can ehl1nge it to-day, Ilis presence \Yill chang-e the ''"hole sit.nation.

It \\'ill be lo\.·ely to tn]k it over \\'ith ~lose.-;, nnd to hear his story of the bnrniug- bush. IIO\\' G-od arrested his attc>ntion, IIO\\' God called to hhu ont of the ini(1st of the bush; hO\Y Goel cautioned hiln in ltis A.pproach; ho\r he stood in U\\'E'; l:O\\' a cles~rt experienre "'as changt•c1 into a fel1o\Y.1$hip n1ei:ting \rith .Jehoyah; hO\Y a scene' of deso­lation "'all chan~etl into a se(ine of diYiue splendour; ho,,· a scene of glo01n beca1ne n scene of glor:'Vi; ho"· Clod ehosc a n1ost inNignificant thin~ in ,..,.hich_ to inauifPst IIis presence, not a stately cedar, but a humble thorn birnh.

God has n1an.v \\"ii~'s of arresting onr Rttention \\·hen J [e had ,..;0111e­thiug to say to ns, and son1ething for ns to do. lle can nse inean things, insignifieant things, despised things, ancl IIe can do it in a 1nost unexpected titne and place. \\Te nH1,v he perfor1ning the lnost menial task in the tuost obscure place 'vhen confronted 'rith the lnost .a~t_oundbt!! inanifestation of the divine prese11cl'. It \\'a'i so ,,·ith l\Ioses, \Yhe11 he sa\Y this great sight.

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'1'11ough J\Iosr;;; had Hl'\'l'l' heard the YOice of God 1 he \YrtH rcad~y" \V.ith l1is ''here n1n l.'r (~oil kno\rs our nan1e;.; aud the \YH;r \YC' take·~ and can speak to us \rith no uncertain ,sonnd in tlH~se closing day.-.; of tin1e. Ile can still create great sights th8t \rill arrC'st the attention of the passerby. II0 can :still inake 01·di11ary things g:lorions.

l\Ioses \Yill tell ns ho\\" that dh·in(' appearant'c chaugC*d the cou1•se of 11is life: l fo\\· this 1

' IIoly Ground 1 ' beca1ue: The place of Dh·lne ~[anifrstation-God sh<m-e<l Ilimself, '!'he place of Di1·ine Heyola­tion~God revealed IIls p:nu. 'fhc place of J)iYine Preparation~ Co1ne UO\Y, I \rill scud thee. 'fhe place of Consecration-""?\Io~es, l\'Ioscs." "Ilere a1u I.n 'I'he plaee of Sanctification-" Put off th;v shoes, )l (Do "·e nl,Yay.c.; con1e iHto (iod 's pr<'Sencc \vith nnsoiJcd s11oc•s ?) Ti10 place of Co~operation-J11ritcd to help, "l\Ioscs, l \\'ant ;\"On." (God l'Hlls us that Ho might send us,) And lastly, this "Holy Ground i' iJ{'can1e the ])lace of Deep IIu111Hiation-~Ios0s hid his Ince.

.Thloses ,,·as r:;ot afl'aid of the bnrning bush 1ill he perceived-God \ras in it \Vhen he stnY Oud 1 be sa\r hituxelf and hid hi~ facr. God's presence \rill hallo\r lilly spot on enl'th. lle bl'illgs hcavc·n \Yitb IIini. and '.rhene\'er or \rhel'eYer \re stand in IJis presence, \Ye arc 011 '' I!oly Ground. n 1\s such 1 it should be the place of: 1\Iauifrstation, RC'Yeht­tiou, J>reparation, ColiS('eration~ Sanctification, Co~oper8tion, ancl Iltuniliation.

'l'he place ,..,.11ereo11 thon stHnd('st is "Ilol~· Ground." ll in the p~aee "·hr-re Goel calls us, Clainis us, Conunnnes \Yith ns, Connnissions ns alld Con1n1ands us. 'l'he place "·here \Ye 11tand in R\\'e\ at 11'.s ''Tord.

God appeared iu a "Jt,,,lau1e of Ji" ire." IIoly flre 1 resn1te(l in IIoly Orouncl, '-Yhich produced Holy _,\,,,,e, heC'anse the Holy ()ne inanifested Himself.

11,,,ire in Scripture represents J)iyine IIo1iness autl Jnstiee. On this occnslon, tl;(' lnvd1 thnt burned but \Yas not constuued, reprr:sented the stnte of lsraeJ in l~p:ypt, burning in thr iron furnace, but not cou­su1uet11 preserrcll in the fire n1iracnl0Hsly.

()ll "I-Ioly Ground)) '\YE' \YitnPSN the iniraculons, :JI055es declared it \\'ttS a great.Hight. 1\nd \\·hy notY God \\'as t11crc• ! Ile ,yas elabuing attention, llen~e the display of ~101·y. Can Ilt: not still arrest the passer.by \rith g1·t«Jt si~hts? 1rhet•e \rHl al"·ays be "Great Si?thts" \Yhcre God the "llol.v ()nf'n iM n1anifcsting I-Ii111:-;elf, and such :sights t.H \y]J canse 1ne11 ancl "\\'01nen to turn aside. and see. And once ag·ain Ile \ri'l cnll thetn by nanH:~, out of the rtli(h;t of the burning bnsh (the Church), tLat is on fire-burning but not eonsnn1t•d.

It is on HITol~~ Gronnd" that God re,·ealf.\ IIis interest inns, his care fo1· us, and IIis intC'ntion for us,

Arc von in a "·ilderness 7 ..::t desert? Exiled and o~tracised ~ Are you fiaYlng a dry tin1e f Does life seern hnmdrnn1, n1onotonous.

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boring i God '"onhl dra\r y0nr attention a\\·ay fro1u your surround­ings, fl\\'HY front yonr circn1nstR11ces1 discourage1nent:-5. disappoi11t­Jnents, ft\\'HY f1•on1 yourself unto IIhnself.

God~~ presence cau trausforn1 the dries,t sifuation into "I-IoJy Bronn d.'' IIis prei,H•nce t.ran.sfor1ns the u1ost arid 1 barren, \Yilderne;::s i11to a place of soul-refreshing, a plnce of inspiration, illn1nination 1md jubilotion.

'l'he pJace \\'hcreon thon standcst i!i holy ground. Expect to see ·God 1nanifest IIi1nself to you. Expect to henr God reveal 111:-:. plan for ;vou and to you. llrcpare to receive an auclirnce \\·ith Ilirn. 'rake off thy !:ihOCi-l. Sanctify thyself. (Yon cannot tread this ground 'rith ROilPd shoes). Prepare to obey IIi1n, as lie con11nissio11s yon for your ne\v task. lf thrre is one spot in this old \\'ildcrneRs \Yorld, \Yhich should be holy ground, it is the ehnrch. '\rith the Lord in the nti(l~t it xhonld bt>

1 it \Yill be, holy grtnlH(l 1 \\'here there is holy fire and

J1oly a\Ye.

GOLDEN TEXT ILLUSTRATION, )laiachi 3 :10.

.A lninlster \Yrites that a lUan eanie up to hhn on;:> day at the eu1l Qf the f)ervice in a frontier tO\YH aud said: ''Say, parson, that i-;erYice and srr1no11 \yas grancl. I \\'Ouhln 't have n1i!'!sed ;e1n for fi\'e dollars. n

'l1he n1i11istrr :.;uggestcd that he hand hhn) for n1is..;;;:ionnr;v \York, the difference bet,rcen the an1ount he hacl put in the collection basket aud the sn111 he n1e11tione(1. ~l1hc n1an stopped, looked at tbe clerg;rn1an, and then 1-do\rly pnlled £ro1n his pocket four dollars ai1d ninety cf>nts~ •Yhich he lu1ndecl over \Yitho11t fl \\'Ord.-'rIH~ l~ottles of IIeaven, by I(e\'ilo.

"CHURCHES DOESN'T DIE DAT WAY." .A_ devout eolonred preaebe1·, \vhose heart \vas aglo\\' 'Sith 1nissiou~

ary zeal, gave notirc to 11is congregation that in the e,·cning nn offering \Yonld be taken for 1ni:-;sions, and asked for liberal gifts. ;.\ selfish. \Yell-to-do n1au in the congregation sai<1 to hbn before the ser,·i<'C: ·"Yer g·,viue to kill this church et yer goes on sayin' r giYe ! 1 ~o church ean ;;;tan' .it Yer g1vine ter kill it."

;\fte1· the :-;ern1ou the coloured n1inister said to the people: .('Brother Jones told n1e I \\'fl.'> g\~·i1H~ to kill this church if I kE'p' a askin' ye1• to give; but, n1y brethren, t'hnreh;:s doesnit die dat 1vay. _Ef anybody kno\\'S of fi church that died -'cause it 1s been giving too H1Uch to do l.1ord, I'll he Yery 1nueh obliged ef n1y brother \rill tell 1110

\\·h~r d,~t ehnrch is for 1 '8e g·,yine to Yi~it it. and I '11 clilnb on the '\Vtill:-; of c111t eh nrr.h, nuder de light of de nioon and er~~, 1 Blessed a1n de ·dead dRt ci:e in de Lord."

.MARCH, 1949.

GLAD TIJJINGS MESSEN(;Ell..

THE. HAPPY C.A. GROUP

''I've a dr{'p, deep 1onging For Revival's quit'keuing

}10\YCl'. , .11

This beeri:11e the then1e chorus of the Central Distriel C. A. flally held at (jyrnpie clnring tlw \\'eek-eml of 28!h to 31 st J-1innar~'· 'fruly \Vt:, felt quiek­enh1g tonehe8 during this tin1e ?f rich blessin~.

c: . ..:\_, Groups represented \VE'l'e

Bundahet'g, )far~' boron g h, Bra1H:h Creek and Gy111pie, and vfrdtors ('an1e fron1 ICingarOJt, \\~ 001nbye and l{iclge\vood.

'rhe first tneetiug of tht> T~11ll3r "'HK <::; "Briug a Friend" night at \\'hie!J 60 to 70 were prcseut. Bro. ;\fax Kotts] Id the meet­ing i'.llHl J>axtot' .Averill aa,·e _a Gospel ntf'SSflge. ,;\t t];~ eo11-

·'clnSion thf'l'f' \ras rr frllo\\'ship supper. rrhis \\'as a happy even­ing, lntt only a for('taste of uJorP good times to foJlo,v .

()n Satnrda,Y afternoon, Sis­tet Marie 8n1ith led the \Vel­l'On1e n1eeting and as delegates <:llHl vh~ito1·s \\·ere offieially \vel­(!Olned, t•aeh grou11 gaye a te;.;ti-111011y. 'rhis 'vas follo\\'E'd hy a ln1sine.-;., session, \Vhen thnnks \\'ere rendered to past oifieer.s and ne\v officers appoiutt>d.

After au info1•tnal tea at the 'falH'l'HfH'.'1e nud a thne of prayer a gronp of n1ore than fortv g"athered at the "Five \Vflvs;' fol' an open air \Vitness. ' .At the evening· ineetinp;, led hf Sis­tel' .Joyce ,Jolly, Pagtor L\vt•rill spoke on ",\·alking' in the Lord'~ appointed \vay. '' :\fter this rnessng'{• i.;evel':tl recoHse­crated their lives to the Lord.

Sunday n1ol'ning' \\'as a '\\r o1'-1ihip and 131'eakinµ- of Bread Service at \Vhieh J>astor Bar~ tholon1e"· prC'Bided. Sister 1\ ver­ill spoke on '"l'he Crucified

MARCH, 1949.

1'llE AUSTR,4LlA!{ EVA~VOEL A1YD

l.iifl•n «1Hl a beautiful n1oving of the Spirit was fell b~· all. 'l'"ro young- people C'.an10 to the aitar set>ldng deeper things. In the niternoou a Praise and 1l'es~ t.in1ony n1eetin~f \Vas led by Bro. Ron I~arner and short rnessages \Vere giv<'n by Sistei'8 .jierle Sr:1ith and Joyee (!ol1y. Bro­thers Jim Raffa! and Cyril Westbrook.

Although there had been no pre-arrangen1ent all hfld been n1oved to speak on the onE' t.he1ne-~a closer 'valk \rith Christ. Once inore in the 0vening n hand of young· people- .--1H'arly sixtv this tinH)·--te~tified and pro~lairned the Gospel in the open air under the 1e2dt>rsl,ip of Bro. ;;fax Koffal.

Bro. George Selby led the night n1eeting and l)nstor Aver­ill gave a prophetie n1essoge, at the elose of \l'hich one sister )'ielded her heart to the Lord.

()n lifonday, ''Fisherman l).oeket" \YaR the sc.rne of a hap!),\' picnic. ~l'he da~' sped hy as everronc- entered \vl:ole­hefll't(cll;, into tlH' f('<Hnes~ the ehornses, the I3ib1l~ hattlej etc., 1Jnder th<• ln·il!'.ht d~re(•tion of Jla~tor Bar1holonH?\\'.

l\1a nv en loved a :-nYin1 an<l on a coup.le of ~eeasions tlll \Vere happily occupied \\'ith eli~·cs 0:1 \vater-melon.

'l'he final ineE'ting \VaH led by Bro. 1'fax }{offal and l)astor .. A. verill spoke on the experi~ ence of ::\1oses.

MARCH. 1949.

rl'hc> L-ord iho,·ed Jnig·htily in onr inidst and the altar 'vas filh"d \\'ith those seeking the L01·d. One s!&ter accepted ()hrist es her Saviour. l'ntil a late hour ntany prayed for spiritual need:>-.) others "\Vere anointed for healing nnd hearts \Ye1·e inelted and broken by the Spirit. .

1\ gl'eat blessing nt each inceting" \v·ere> the beautiful ite1ns that spoke to eat'l1 hrart. Solos \\·ere rendered bv Sister Butehel'1 Sister BuF:lu~ell and Sister Alarie S111ith. Bro. and Sister Larnel' joiued their voireB in a duet. \Yhile the trio and qnartette- fron1 (t~·1npie eaC'h brotight n searrhing n1es­saA"e in song. Pastor nnd Sister .;\1,,·{·riH also .r..;ang- at several n1cetings.

N'ow the Rally is over nnd all have ret1u·ned to their O\vn A'°~mblies, but the Word tlrnt \vas so\vn \rill n hide a n<l bring forth frnit to the glo1·y of God.

TOO PERSONAL!

One week ,dien the editor of a >-'PYada 1H~\Ys:rn1per \Vas hard np fol' C'opy, he ran the 'l'en Con1n1andn1ents in his colun1n \rithout c-ditorial con1~1ent. The pn11er had not been out long bew fore h0 re('eive<l an a11g"ry letter: :snyin??: (j Caneel Dl}T snbsc>rip~ tion i you 're getting too person­al!" _The ''editorial" nr1:1st hn\'e struck home!

GLdD 1'JIJINOS JUESSE"'VGER. 21

Mackay Reports Progress Sincf\ our last (-juar1erly

n1eeting \V<' are able to PR .. AISE GOD that the motions put tluough at that n1ecti11gt have been carried ont. 'rhe Fluores­cent light in the ehurch and thC' e1ect1·ie light. in the yart1 have been installed. Also a sc1·oll text has been p1ae<'d on the \\'all of th€ clrurt•h; and for this glorious piece of \YOrk \Ve thank Bl'other Phillips, and thank God that He has placed sudt a tal­ented n1B11 in our 1nidst. ~lay \Ve ah;o take ]~eed to the text, and \Vateh for the eoining of OUl' blessed r,ord; fol' ll'Hl)' His con1ing- is vel'y near, and I a1n sn1·e \Ve all \rant to be found ready '\Yheu He eo111es to clailu "His o\\'lL

The 8uuclay School Christmas Tl'ee \Va:-; of a Spiritual stand­ard, and a b]e8sing to a11 'vho cn111e. Our Sunday School Snperintendent and teachers need onr prayers as they labour so faithfully with these young lives. :>Jay the ,seed which they are so\ving·, spring up and bring forth mud; fruit to the glol'y of God.

\Ve also rejoice to see our young people taking n gteater interest in thejr rneetiugs. 'Ve praise God for the hlessing·:s which thev Teceived at the Deeral (Ja1~p; our prayers are that these C.A's shall blossom as I..ehanou and be a blessing

to a1l 1\-ith \vl101n they eo1ne in contact.

It i;;:; glorious to r('po1't that the open air \York is not a fail­ure; nutl though our \Vorkers be fe\V in nn1nbc1', still God hes blessed their labours. 'l'hrough this \rn1·k \Ye have seen in the last fe\v 'veeks, our aged Bt·o­thel' l)itt restor<-"d to the Lotd; also <1n-0ther dear dal'k n1an has seen the g·lorious light of st.lva~ tiou, and soine have tnlked \vlth onl' Pastor and his dear \Yife. concerning their soul \l' need; \Yhile sonle have pub1iely in­dicated their desire for Spiritw ual light by stepping out aml neecpting' Gospels fron1 the Pastol'. It was through the open air effort that a n1an one Sunday night ea1ne to the ser­vice and aecepted the Iiord fl8

his persona] 8avionr. I·Ie had never before taken his stand for .Tesus. ;\fay the dear Lord eon­tinne to bless this hraneh of the 'York, and n1ore tha11 ever a­\vaken ou1· interest in the sin~ sick and perishing souls nround us.

During the Qnarter t\vo of our youn~ people \Vere received into full Fellowship, and there are othei·s ready fol' that step. PRAISE GOD.

AN ADDENDUM. By the 1->astor.

In eonneeti<Jn \Yith the report sent in on1• Chureh Sec:re~

MARCH, 1949

1/IE AUST1L1LJAN EJ/A.NGEL AN[)

tary, please allov,: n1e to add that sinei:re, llenterostal HAL­LBLUJ AH! for God has been good to UH ht're~ nnd even in the finaneial position \Ye ranst giYe glory to HI).l, 1\galn and again the dear ones here have p1·oved tht>ir sineeritr ~ud eagerness \Vhen a need has heen n1ade kuo\\;IL I "·ill just give one of several shuilar ei•perienC'es. ..:\fter various s1uns of n101u:y had been for"'a!'decl for the C.13.C. prOpel'ty pnrl·has!:' fund, the suggestion \vas inade that opportunity- be given to those \Vho onlv had the \vido,vs inite to give; so a retiring of'feriHR \\·as nnnounrl'd fov 8nnday 111orninf!; afte1' our usual tithes and offerings \VCre taken; ,vhieh f'Ullle to £8f8/-.

\VhC'11 the bag \Yas en1pticcl for the i:;t:eond iin1{' that inorn­ini:r it <'Ontained £11/16/6_ 'fhis '"88 soon n1ade np to £12. This is not n large A~seinhl>·· So \Ye

gi,·c God the glory, aud look for greatel' thing·s ahead, e\'t'n though onr present ('hnrrh lrnlanee stands at £Jl2.

ECHOES FROM INDIA.

:hlanrhar, Poona Dist., Illdia.

Jan. 6th, 1949.

Dear ones ]11 the II0D1e}and,

Greetinj.!8 fron1 India.

It i~ three '\·erk:... Rinee \Ve landed bark in India. It has been a hertil' tirne for us <ind

MARCH, 1949.

ouite a problf'1n gei~ing settled i!1 and still is.

Onr first visit to ICirke0 \Vas not very joyful'. Vl e found seYera1 of onr n1en1bers very­nitki three had ht>en ill fol' n1any n1onths1 t\YO of our young' folk lu1\·e Jnng trouble, S11an­t1\'iUl, our n1ost faithfnl \\'orker> has ·been in hospital four n1onthg aud is };til1 havinµ: feyer. l)ray \Yith u~ for his deliver­ant·t»

'rhc next dav the J(itkee as~ se1nblv \\'t'lco1~1ed us ha::k in their ;nidst It \\'as good to see all theil' dear fat·cs again, 8ar­ahhai, 0111· first Hindu eonYert \\'Us tl11:1·e ancl gaTlanded us in trtH~ IndiR fashion. rr11e \VOn1an \vho had bf'f'il (lelive1·ec1 of de-1uo11 po!;se..,sion of \\'hont I toltl you about 'rhile hontr1 \Yas also ilre,.;ent l1er fa('(' \Vns a pictnre

' of gladness .and ho\Y happy she '\'''d to see us ag:ain. \V" e taught the1u the ehorus u Xever failed tne :ret' and rejoieed together in the Lo!'d.

L\ter getting a fev• things togrthPri \\'e ra1ne out here t<> J[a1i;::•lu.n» Since tl1en ·,ye have bl•0n bnsy c-lenning thi' house and \\·hitr-\rashiug' and building'

Christ1nils rnn1e and \vrnt, '"e Inade contact "'ith so1~1e people in the villa~l'. 'l1hel'(' is a plng:ue l1osnitn] here and 1nost of the staff are non1inal ehristians. 'l'her earne up for the Christ­n1as 8f'l'\'ices and \Verr here a­gain yestt.>rday. \\'e feel there arc real prospec·ts of a \vork for God being estabfahed he1·e.

GLAD TlDlNGS MESSENOh'R,

The head teachet· of the Hin­du st:hool paid ns a visit and asked ns to eorne to the> S(•hool and tell the children the Christ-1nas story. This \Ve \\'ere de­lighted to do and the ehiklrett, I bPlie\'e~ 1vere renlly ilnpressed nnd sinee t1H"'H have paid fre~ qu('ut visits to the inission house. We take all the oppol'­tunities \VC l~an to give then1 the \.\'Ord of God. Freddie and Eve­lyn help by siu~ing th(~ir little «horuse:>; and :-;ho1\'i11g the1n their Ellg·Hsh toys and books.

:No,v to ten yon Boniething of the needs of the \\'Ol'k in -..vhich \\-'C desir(1 yon to s11are. ;\ re­eent eyelone had tlone a lot of (\Htrifig'C' to both hungalO\\'S .at I\.hed ni:_d lianeha.r and nt'gent repairs \\'ill haYe to be carried out befOl'\~ the rains. rl'hc, Church nt Ghosasi had pa1·t of the ruof blO\\TU U\\'O)' and a ne\v roof is neressa1·.v there.

.:\ car i.s another ahsolute ne­ressit?'· \\"'e live at l\Ianehar and have 14 n1iles to tTavel to our next station at l\:hed. It is 24 1nilcs to our little village eongregation at Ghosnsi. I\jrkee asscn1bly is ahout 40 111ilPs n\ra>T and L1onaval .>O rnile.s. 1\t pres­ent the oul;Y 1neaJls \Ye have of r"n<·hing these eentr('S is bY hu~, I nn1 \\'riting: this letter sitting under n tree \Yniting- for a bus to take n1e to J{irkec. I have be('n \\'1:dting· her(' since 7,30 this 1nornini:.r and it ix alinost 12 oclock 1lov1r. During- this pe1·iocl of tin1e three b1u~ses hav;: f•o1ne nnd ~r<HH?, all full to f'fl·

paeity, so I anl still \vaiting. I 11u1)' 01· n1ay not get. to l{irkee this eYening. Apart frorn all this v.·asted thne travelling by httf"i to sar the lea:'it, iH not very plf'nsant and definitely dang<>r­ous for the ehildren especially \\'ith so tnneh siekness and dis­f'ake prrvale11t. I have jnst re­s1uned iny seat under the t.rel:' again after 1-ltanding out on the toad \va,·in.µ; 1ny arn1s and hag nt the> driver of another Im• 'rhieh again passed b~·. 'l'his eertainly is H gt'e.At opportunity to exer«ise patience, but not so µ:ood for the \\'Ork of God ancl is drtrirnental for one's health. I n1u telliuf.t yon these things to help yon to realise the need is urgent. \Ve are prayjng earnest},- eYerv dn'' n1Hl kno\v ron \\'ili join ":ith ;rn.

We nre anxio11~ to sec the \York of God go fol'\\'ard in all these plaees. 'l'hete is dRrk­nc-~s, black darkness, all aronnd ns a1id \VL' ar1;1 to he a lig'ht to the:-le poor. dear son1s.

Let ns put all "'e l1a\'"<' into it, and giYe God tJ1e glory.

The Lord bless you all. Your;.; iu His Service,

'l'IIOS. and B/rEL,LA E\7 1\l\S. ---.. ----

EXCHANGE. () unnttern ble excbange !

The sinless OnC' is condenu1ed, the- g-uilt~· go frt>e; th(' 11leHsed bt'fil'S the enrse, the (•ursed bl'ar the bles&iing-; tl~e l.iife dies, and the dPad live; the g1or;.· is to\'­erec1 \Yith shan1e, and tl_•e shn1nc is covered 'vith glor;r.-l~efevre.

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DAINT REE ADVANCES flaintrec Mission,

l-lrivatt> 13aw :;\[o;.;snuu1~'

7th January, l 948.

·near Sister Jutsnn1,

(i-l'aee, n1erey Hnd peace to . yon be rnnltiplied through our Lord ,J esns.

rrhe L.ord has Rent ll8 a \VOll­

derful Christnu1~ box, \V c hnve had 14]- inches of rain in the last fortnight. 'rhe dist1·iet "'ivas suffering from dronght and 1\·e \Vel'e all getting rathe1· anxious (although \1/E' shoulcl nevt'r be that \vay) a bout our wutel' supply. The position 1\'a& serious indeed but Our Ileavenly Father kno\veth "'e liave need of all these things.

'fhe native children \Vere get­ting tronblC'd about the \Yater shortage and 'vould gfop in their ga1nes to nsk the f,ord to send the rain. rrhey all ea1ne to tell me that they had iirayed for rain and "'ere praising the Lord £or it ' 1,rheu it ean1e. \Ve ha\'e rejoiced in their f11ith in Our IIeavenlv Fatht>r beeause i:l1e n1ajority" of tl1e older na­tives are so held br their super­stitions tuHl are teaching the childrc'n all thelr old fears of evil spirits, etc. rrhat is "ne facto1' \\•hich lnakes our Spirit-

uni \\Tol'k iH?re•very difficult. \Ve are inaking al'range1nents

.for the bnilding of the dor1nit. ory to l'.on1n1e11ce \Yithin a C'ouple of 'veeks. 'Phe J,ord is n1ulet'taking in the supplying of our needs in this inattel' .

A :.Iossmau Builder Jrns uff­c-red his services at 10\\1 rates on account of "The \Vorthy c:ause)t--nsing his \\1'01'(li. \'•le trust it "·ill be co1npleted in about six \veeks from non·. So please continue to pray for this venture and for the dear sistel' \vho \Vi.ll have the responsibil­ity of being Jilat.ron of the Girls' }Jonie. Only experienee has taught us the tre1ne11dous need for the Girls' Home and the deep pit of ~iu fro1n \Vhich these g·ir1s' Jn11.;;t be rescu.ed. We have reseuc1l two little mothe,.Jess girls and it is a joy to see their love for the {;orcl g·~·o,ving, although they are still rery young and naturally have their childish failings.

No\v, 1 nnu;;t elose, prayi1lg· that the Lord will bless you l'iehly and abundantly as you seek to help those on the Field and the folk a1no11g '\\'ho1n \Ve labour. Your!-:i in Our 13.lesi;ed Redeen1e1\

Hazel Easton.

The preneher who leaves t11e- sin offering out l}f his Jncsri::1ge :is l1ot a 'Christion 1ninistol'i he is 1uerel,;.- a Gcutile philosopher.

·····l\fy(1r P.,;arhnan. MAACH, 1949.

GLLl.IJ TIDINGS MESSENGER.

The Battlefront of Prayer 8aid T1. I~. ~fax\vel1: 1 ~''re are

in a liol \' \Var. The fight is on. With ti1e world about to be \ttrapped in fln1nes let us g'et out of the land of make-bel'ew. I.et ns antieipate Vi'ar, and \\'ll1'

only. Perish e\·err J)e::rl IIar­bont· of false peace; f:>('Hrl llttr· hour eon1plaeency 1nny be in order for the sleepy and the sluggish, for those in soft eloth­ing. Bnt :it is not for us- Those in soft f'lothil1i;r are in the king's houst1s. Our place is at the batt1e frouL"

1\ t~ot Ii er has said thut 0 as in all earlier re\'iYals. th(' point at ,,·hieh the re•»ival \\"e are pray­in;; for \Yill break forth is the eonseeratecl service of earnest nie.n ancl \\'on1cn~intense, de­Yotecl souls vrho haYe eaptured for thr1nselves hy prayf'r and living faith, eon\·ietious deep and passionate, These- ,vill be th<:' instrun1ents iu tl1P hands of God for bringing tt spiritual a1,·akeninp: to n1en and na~

tions."

"The 1uost iu1portant anc1 n1ig:htiest n0t n1an can do on earth is to prevail \vith God i11 prnyer. 1n our Lc~·(l's parr:hle of t11{~ \Vido\Y and the unjust judg-e 1-It> nsks: (( _,,<\ncl s11al1 not God aYenge His O\Yn elect \Yhich r·ry clay and night unto l-Ii1n 1 n 'rhc- Lord teaehes U8 in this par­ahle that we arc to

13ESIF:GE TIIE 'rHRO::-!E OF GHACE

day and night un-::il \V;: re:_•eive i111 ans\Yer. ()ur prayers for re­vival to-da;Y :ire not being ans­\Vered because ther laC'k the ''point of urgen(','1', a

0

11cl the push of prevailing'' necessary to pre­cipitate a IIeaven-i.;rnt 8\Yake11-ing, and hrin~ the g·odless for­c•es do\\·n to defeat

In t1H' t\'rcstlings of ,Jacob nnd E!ijah) t11e pleading's of -1\bra ha1u nnd 1\ioses, tlH' coufe;;i~ sions and snnµliea1:io1~s of Sam­uel ancl .Da,·id, a1Hl in the para­blr& of C'l'.rist.. therf' is ril'h nnd saC't>Pcl instruetion as to t1~e in1-portane£> of in1portnn1te, inter~ eess<Jr,\' prnyC'l'. "8'.'all not G·ocl

f,1AR'.)H, 1~49

26 THE AUS1'1lAL14,tN EV ANG'.EL AND

.ft\'0Hge Ilis 01rn elect1

\Vldeh er,y day and night unto }Iiln ?" ... I tell yon that He will avenge then1 speedily. 1 ' Pifen and 1~·01ne11 .H·ho have 1nightily prevailed \\'Ith God in prayer, hnv(' done so, often, sin1ply be~ (~ause of their indon1itnble per­se1:e1'.~u1~e. 'fhel.r nn\vear;rh1g\ Ul~?·eilchng- pl0ad1ng has earried 1vJ_th it their fnith to J:ih-;µ;ah­l1e1gl1ts of blessed \Tietory.

('If J perish) I perish; 11

Estl1ter 4 :16.

ctnpo\Yt'l'C!l, to rise and bless ~he \\'Orld-Eph. 5 :27; Jun1es o :7. Behold ,J~cob's persever­ance. ..:\fter the .Angel o-f the Lord had touched his thio·h aud put it out of joint, utte1~ly de­priving hin1 of all pO\V~l' to \\'resUe, Jacob still cried: 1 'I \VilJ not let rf'hce go exeept 'l

1

hou bless rue f" 'l1he fuHy sui_·­rendered soul refuses to surren­der as he rises in holy violence ex~lailning: _ f'Thou ahnighty F1·1end and J_.over, except 'l~hou uless aud ;•ield to my req nest, I will not let Thee go.''

B.'IDING BEHIND THE WIDOW'S MITE.

_._.-\ 1n·osperous n1e1·chant \VHS approaehed for u contribution for .a eh.aritabJe cau:-.e. "-yes, I \\•111 gtYe you iny n1lte, n he rL~spouded.

"D . o you inean the \\'illo'\v 's nnte l' 1 asked his friend.

~ i Ce1•tainlv. 11

"I shall l;e satisfied with half ~h~1t n1ueh, l) snggegted the sol­H'ltor. "r~pproxitnately how tnuch llre you "'Orth?"

lf our resolution to pray through for the Spirit's \vorld-1vjde outpouring doe:"i not eon1M n1it 11;; to eo1nplete victory at an. cost8, \Ve eannot fully ~prc­.YtuI. The-re tnust h!' Jn the heart a <~Olnplete co1nu1itn1ent. -8ueh a co1nn1ii1nent to t'ast an~l p1•ay for 'vorld-1•evival and '\Yorltl-Pvangelization Htnst be inr,de in such 'vhole-t:;onled re~ li~nt'e on the Spirit 1s help, as 'v11l shut ns up~ if neeessarv, to dny and night per~isten~~ for tl1e ans'\\'er. Such a eo1n­n1ihne11t in1plies a. vigorous ventui·ing faith. It also in1: JJlies a eo1nplete sub1nissiou to all the will of God.

A~n:1in and agah1 in Scriptnl'e \Ve read ho,v lHl'"'earie-d p21·se­veranee becan1e a hun1lJle and l1oly violence. Fervency alone n1a;v last but an hour.

"Rl','enty thousand dollars." '"l1hen, n said the friend

1

' Give n1e your check for 35,ood dollars; that will be half as nn1ch ns the 'tvido1v f!'3VC1 for she gave, as you 1'e1nen1berJ an tl1at she had~ even an J1er liv-. " R 1

'fhere n1nst be in oue pravers an unyielding perseveranc~ :::s ·"re set onr faces day and night to seek the Lord foe a t·edved ehnreh, i•ene\ved~ a\\·akeued, MARCH, 1949.

ing. ~ ac io Evangelist ------

NOTICE. • Plcal;i'.c nd<lrcss nll con1n1uuh•ations

tln·ctt to pnstor \V. A. Buchanan \Voolscy Bttect1 Clnyficlrl, Bdslnuie:

GLAD 1'IDINGS llESSENGER. 27

The 1949 Biennial C'wealth Conference.

NOTICE TO PASTOHS AND ASSEMI3Lrns.

1. DATE. The 1949 Biennial Conferenee will eommenee at 9 a.m. on :Flriday, April 29th, in he Glad Tidings Tabernacle, Barry Parade, The Valley, Brisbane.

2. DELEGATES. Article 11 of the l:nited Constitution sets out the basis of REPRESENTATION at the Conference~ If you have not a copy of the Coustitntiou they can be obtained fron1 the Con11110n\Yealth SeeretaTy~'rreasurer, I>astor C. (}. Entieknap) 11yan 8treet, Ballnrat East, Vit'~ toria, for 1/- per copy posted.

3. NOTIFICATION. Assembly Secretaries please remember that A1·tiele 11, clause (e), requires that you notify the C'om­n1on,\·ealth Secretary by letter before Conft'renee yonr delegate and/or p1·o:xy appoint1nents.

4. ACCOMMODATION. Write to Pastor L. Palmer, 568 Bowen 'l'errace, New Farm, N.1., Brisbane, Queeuslaml, the Pastor of the Gl<ld Tidings ,Asse1nbl;r, regarding 1\t•co1n­modation. N'otifv him of the time and date of the dele­gates' arrival in. Brisbane or have the delegates them­selves do this in onle!' to ensure that a-0commodation is provided.

5. AGENDA. Some Assemblies are anxious to have a copy of the Conference J\genda beforehaud for consideration and instruction to thf"ir delegates. 111 order to n1a.ke this possible it will be necessary that all items for the Agenda be in the hands of the Commonwealth Secretary-Treas­urer by March 25th at the latest.

DIVINE PATIENCE. (Continued fro1n Page 13.)

Have our prayers prevailed by the 'patience of faith?

More patience wfll lnake inost hotnes a paradise.

Real patience arises not front stupidity, but fron1 spiritual in· tellg&nce.

lt does not say, uBecause I n1ust1 I subn1it," but, "Becfluse J de id re."

An ounce of patience cures a pound of ills. "

Patience always carries love's 111antle of charity,

Patience is 1nore than self-con~ ta~u1nent. It is n1ore than a spine· l&ss indifference. It is n1ore than a jellyfish carelessnes::,i. The file, the rasp, the plough, the har1·ow, the chisel and the buzz-sa'v all hnve their turn, but patience still pTaises the Lord.

MARCI-I, 1949.

28 THE AUSTRALIAN EVA.NOEL AND

Human µatience soon \Years out, Divine pat:ence never ends. -

Patience has the strength of Atlas anrl the tenderness of a child,

Patience hns perseverance ns its next of kin.

Divine patience is like the ever­las~ing. hills of .stabillt-y, the spr1ngtin1c for freshness, and the autnn1n for fruitfulness.

Pat'.er:ce is no tilne-server. It is faithful whether observed or unobs<:rved,

Patience is the ox that te:i.rs the load over rough reads and unsur­tttountable obstacles and nevet breaks uor coniplains,

Patience has on its coat of a1·n1s the ox bet•veen Y.oke and altar \vith the motto above, "Ready for either service or sacl'ifice.'1

Patience solves all problem~. unties all knots and learns all secrets.

~atienee forgive:; not once nor tw1ce nor seven tilnes, but seventy thnes seven.

Patience like love never fails; for ages of the ag-es are hers. '

Patience hnstens; but never hurries; she glows but never scorches; she bu1·ns, but never smokes.

Pat:ence carries her own sn1oke~ consurner.

When taken in faith: "tribu~ 1ation \VOrketh -patience."

Patience gTO\VS both by use and ah use.

Patience is the Po1npeian senti~ nel that ren1ained at h~s post though Vesuvius erupted. ·

_Let Ch1·ist \Vork in us His patience; ou1·s \viH not endure, "God \Vorketh for hitn , .. that waiteth for I-Iirn."

MARCH, 1949.

Patieuce is founded ori the love and steadfastness of God.

Sleepless uights and weary days are the soil for 1arger patience,

Irnpatience la·eaks aH our tele­scopes of vision and our micr~­scopes of discovery.

To \Yait is often harder than to work. "They also serve who onhr stand and \Yflit/1

•

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. li ~·oung 1nan can1e to Lon~

don bearil1g n letter of introc11ir·­tio to Baron Hothsehild witlt the request 1hnt he \Yould <YiYe hhn e1uployn1eut. 'l1he g~eat banker l'eceived hi1n \varrnlY but expressed his regret that l;~ had no position for hi111, As the roung nu1n \ras goiHgi the baron put ou l1is hat and \Yalkerl along \t'ith hhu1 pointing:- out the Ynrious objeets of interest. l>assiug the bank, the rich 1na11 \vent in to transact so1ne busi-1H?S8. i\fter"'ard the young n1an applied at that verY bank for \vork, and "'as asked, i' Are you 11ot the young tuan 'vho 'vas 'iValking \\'ith tl1c baron this n1orning·? \Ven, you "\vere in good COlllJHlny; and siuee \\'e need a ;young· in.an, '"e \Vill con::. sider thi:-i a sufficient rceo1n­n1ent1ation.'' To \Valle "\Vith Goel is after a II a good reeom­n1cndation. 1\nd ,vhen n1en of the \\'01·ld lu1ve need of a Ch1•istian 's se1·Yiees in sick11ess or d~ath, they will be likely to consHlcr such a faet as a 1ngh recornn1endat,lon. .c\lfred P­(fibhsj in Choic-c Gleanings.

GLAD 1'1D!NGS :AlESSF:NOER.

HOW TO COMBAT COMMUNISM.

1\_ seYen-point progrnnuue cle~ signed to tutn bnek Con1n1unisn1 \Yas outlined lT~eentlv in CJ('ve· ln:'d befol'e a crowci of 10,000 J1t'ople by \Valtcl' 1\. ),faieri the 1nilitant prcal'hrr 11cnrd on the Lnthern Hadio Hour, Dr. Maier urged his 11enrerN. to talopt the follO\\·ing n1casnres:

1. J>ra,\· eat·nestl~· And dnily fo1' tlH' defeat of the Con1111nn­Jst l't.~heHicn against tlu_. _._\l~ lnig-hty.

2. l~i_·pent of the ev:ilx \Yhir'.h t•an b1·i1tg fni~ vlsitation on onr land,

3. Hcstore Christ and !Iis snYiug gospel to the churthes \\•hieh ha,·e lost tht• 1nesi:Hlg:e of Ilis n1el't)',

4. ·;u~tke onr churehes y,--hnt (}od \vant8 the1n to bP: hon~es of }Jra,ver iol' all rnce-8 fll:d ron­ditious.

5. 'L'raiH our youth in the rterna1 truths of the (;hristian fuith, prott'(ning- theu1 ati:niHst offensive~ \Yhiell athcisn1 ,,·ill lflunch in the yearB aht'ad.

a n1e1·c l:andt'ul of atheists to an orv:1nis'-"' p1r1·t~· \vith tnore than :2C1,G:)C\OOO n1e1.11.JC't'!'> in nearly C'VC'ry country throughout the \\"Orlll, '~

FINGER PRINTS. In cotu·ts of en)·th the l1J1rnau

hnnd Xo'v l1roYes identit-v ·

.,\nd fin~rer p1·ints le!'t J)y nuln's l) n nd

?\lay bind or MCt lii1n fr{'C.

() 1un1d of 1nnn, Intl \Veil ~,ye

ha\'C 'l'hy stn1np on :ill earth's ki-.1 ~

l<:a('h hand hnth left its O\Vli

iu1print 1~11t nll~·-the inarks of sin.

Siu prints, ~in prints, ever\'~ \vl1ere; ·

\Yhate'rr 111a11 ';-; haud hatl1 t·lntche{l

\\"'hatf'\•r in hi~ ;.;0if-8eekin<r llis finger tips ha\·e touched.

Thus guilty Ht the Ct·os~ I hO\Vl'd·

(1011cle"1ln;e·d b)': Hl;f 0'Yll hand,

1 '()h (lot1!n 1 cried, "Bc1h)lr1 niy touch~

6, Revive the fa1nil\· altar so that eYery ho1ne throt{ghout the land daily pral~rs God fol' 1Ii~; · n1e1·ey and 1nifrht.

. ::\fust the..;e ~in nuu·ks e'er stauc11n

rl'h011 Jo! npon 111~' l'{'COrd W"' prexsed the hand of God

r\11d naugl1t of f)in rf'n1ainetl1; ur,\·cis coyered \Yith Jlis blood!

7. LauIJtlh the 111ig-htiest ~o,~· pe1..-spreading, \vorld~eYangelir.­inµ; agency and ran1paign 1he \\:·orld hns eve1: kno,vn.

Dr. Jlaier said therl' 1vns need for 1his pro!!ramrne because '' ConuH nnis1n has gro,vn fron1

NO\\' hidden in that 1yound('d hand

I would be His alone. I 'n1 printlng- ou a dritlg \vorlc1

Xot n1y toneh 1 but I-Iis O"\VlL -Selected. MARCH, 1949'

THlf At:S1'1£ALIAJ:t EVA.1..\'GEL 11..,.VD

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD BOOK DEPOT. WOOLSL.€Y STREET, CLAYFIELD.

'r.~:c\II'fll \\' l_GOLES\VOHTH, rw•osth• of faith" is tlit> titlr of n new nnd thrilling b-0ok, the Biog-1·npli;.- of the lnh• Brother tS1mith \Vigglesworth. It was wril'ten b~· our good Brothcr1 Btanley Ho,Ynrd Fon:lshnm1 so little tnore neo(l h<' 1<1id, 'l'ltftt b ('nough. to let oui· re::vh•rs kno-w that lH:>n', is snr<'ly n worth while hook, full of i11spirntiou and ('l11111ot fail tu ('.ll('Ourng(> f:iith aud stir to <tt'tlon all 'rho rend it.

\Vo are s1u·e that thel'O 'Yill ho a great <leinnnd for tltis t<Xt:ellent book an1l wonld, thert•for<', fl(l\'ise you to onl<'l' your eopy Jm1nediat;:>ly, :nul thereby save hri11g <lisnppoint<ed,

Supplies 1vill not be to hnnd for so1ni: little tinte Smith Wigglesworth, )'Pt1 but first in fir$t Sl'Y\'t1d, Prive 10/G,

A FEW OTHER NEW ARRIVALS.

F1irstly ther<:' is the ne'\V

Hymn Book "A"8embly Songs.' 1 This is what Spring­field says about it: "We feel !hut this is one of the finest so11g books \Ye haYe cYer pro­duced. Ainazing- in its spirit­ual po"·er, it en1hodies ;.-enrs o'" planning and l'ef.leareh. It is balanced in content, beautiful in appearance, and sturdy in construction.

This out-standing, all-pur­pose book fully rneets the 1nusi­eal needs of tl1e. chnrch1 Snu­dnr School~ C.~i\. service, reviv­als and rallies. lfa abundant resource of songs encoinpHsses a \Yide range of spritual ex­perience, and ;\ron \Yill thrlll to find it contains the staunch fa-

vourJtes and old fl"iends that you love to sing.

We feel that As:)e1nhly Songs l\'ill strengthen your chnrehi

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Anothe!' excellent little book, \\'hich is just to hand, is "Eu­co1u·n;ten1ent to li"aith" by

NOTICE. To ensure pron1pt deliv·ery of ni.aH, please addt•ess: Asse1nblics of God

)-fission, Maprik, via ~'cnvaki New Guinea,

MARCH, 1949.

GLAD 1'1Dl~'GS !iJESSEA'{;E[(, 31

Earnest S. \\'.illia1ns, Cl1air1nnn of the A.O.G. in C.S.A. This little volun1e is ;1lso 2/-.

';I Beheld the ::\Ionntai1ts 1 '

h;r .Joseph Pa;rne, is a 1nission­ary hook that '\Yill stir your Y('ry soul. 1 /- po~t free.

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"Ju Confidenee~' by IL ll. Jones, is a sPrie,s of talks on Christian llfarriflge, It has a foreword b)· F. P. Wood. 5/6.

'l'hC'n tht-re is just a .fev; cop­if's left of "l1nn1ortal I\Insir."

'rhi11 c·loth bound volu1ne of 160 page'. of interest will be \'try hr1p-fu1 to the preacher or song' lt>nlll"r, lvho like~ tu relate s.01nel-hing 011 the origin of our splendid hyrnns,

\V rite fo1· a list of our books on Christian fiction.\'"' our child­ren "'ill love theni.

(:.1\, l3aclgcs. Don't forget "·e have thesE' in 'flll{EJ-: stvles 110"'· rrhere is the orcl'.1~arv Brooeh st~·le 1 then there is th~ stud R1 yle for gcut ~s hutton­holf'st and the tip pin st;;1e. l'lease be specific in yonr ord­ers. 2/- eac>h.

The Location of Some of Our Assemblies. QUEENSLAND.

GLAD TIDINGS TABERNACLE. Barry Pur;1de. Valtey, Brl11hune.

PASTOR f,, I'Af,.YE1L 5er1:lces: Sunday Sd1ool n.45 a.m \Vor:>hip

und Breaking of Bread 11 a.m, Erangel· htic Serrire 'L!IO p.m, •

Tuesday: Blbfo Study 7.46 p.m. Thursday: Pra~f!r l-ieetlng 7.45 p.m, Snturday; Clirbt Amlmss-adors ~feeting 7.45

p.m.

RADIO SESSION. filUOfO::\S [~ SOXG. 4BK Sund<l~, J µ.tn,

ASSEMB!.. Y OF GOO, TOOWOOMBA, The Taimrn:tcl1t, Little Russell Street.

PAST{}fi E. l!. !RlSII: RerdrN: Snwl::i~·s 11 a.m. and i.15 p.m. Aiso---\\'€-dnesda,\'s and Frld:t)'S at 7.-t-ii p.rn.

QOOMBUNGEE-MERINGANDAN, l-foetlngs iie!d each Sund:i.v -nlternatcly

mominrr and n1£iht.

AYR ASSEMBLY OF' GOD, Go~pel Hall, Edward Streec.

PASTOR: E., BERTHELSEN, Ser>'icea: Sunday, 0.30 a,rn,; Sund(ly Scl1ool,

11 a.rn. and 7 .30 p,ni. 'fuNJday, 7.30 p.rn., P1<>ye1·, ThuNJay, 1.;;o p,rn., c . .ti-, &t111day, 7 p.m •• 01,en•Air.

G'fMPIE. Anemblies of Gcd Tab-ernade, Mel]Qr SL PASTOR G, G. \VES'fDROOl\: Si>rvicrs: Sunday. 11 a.m. and 7.S-0 p.m. Al110--'l'uesday, 'flmr-sd1ty And Sf!turd11y, 7,45.

/TUil!! in ta 4GY {Gymple) each Friday at 9.16 a.m,

ASSEMBLY OF' GOO, MACKAY, (fo~pt>l JfalL J:I ll!'f't%'r;ry Street.

PASTOR M, ARMS1'Il0){G: S..rvkes: Sundass ot 11 s.m. trnd 7Ati p.m. Alst,..··-T1llo'Fdays 1rnd T!mrsdays at 7Af> p.m.

ASSEMBLY or GOD, TABERNACLE. Clllre Stre<?t, Cah1i&.

PASTOR S. T, DOUGLAS. &>rvires, Sundays, at 11 e.m, nnd 'f.30 p:m. Al!Kl Wednesday>' ll.nd Fridays, 7.45 p.m.

MARCH, 1949,

32 The Australia"'. Ji:i·angel and Glad 1'idi1tgs Messenger.

ASSEMBLY OF GOO, WO_OMEIYE. PA~TOR \V. H. AK£RTJ.nST: Sunday School at 10 :i.m. . Services.: Sundav 11 u.m. nmJ 't.30 p,m.·. "'edn('stluys, 11t' 7.JO p_.m. -Saturdays, O.A. Afftting kl 7 p.m.

ASSEMBLY r,JF GOC·.· BUNDABERG, 20 Elt!etm Street,

f'ASTOH J,, 1', ll. gAHNES; &rvkes: Sunday, J 1 a.ni. a1al ·; .20 v t L Alr~~Trnuday. i.So p.m. (8m1~hL 4~ t'Xi<l·

win St., 11nd 1htnduy, 7,$0 l'.nL (\':~-t), 20 Electrn StrttL

CHFl!STIAN MISSION TABERNACLE. Cnr, Alire and Fort Sts., lt:i.r1 borough.

f'A".>TOit ~:. llOfll\EB. -Servk('i;.- Sunday ut 11 ;:;,m, 1:nnl ; p.m. Al~' ,H:>$dllJ., and Tlm:rsdn,1•s at 'L45 p.m.

ASSEMBLY OF GOO fEMPLE. 104 Stm·t Str.'l't "'est, T;iwnsv!lie

;•AfffOH. .\. i.L\ll1L\'fl. -S<Jnice.i: Sm1dn_n. 11 11.m. 11Nl 7.ao p,m" Ah~Tues<lays and T•'riday.fl At 7.Hi p.m,

CHRtsTIAN MISSION, ROCKHAMPTON. Oddfoll,nvs Itnll, Dtmhnm StreH.

Servic~s: Sw,<lays, :it 11 a.m. 11nd 7.20 y.m, A!so~Tues,;uys 11n<l TLur::dnyo, at 7 30 IJ.m.

NEW SOUTH WALES. "SSEMBLY OF BOO, SYDNEY.

P<:Jufo;'D$fal Church, L:lWGOll Sq., ROOfcrn, PA.STOH P. D. DUNCAN. f\en·;0cs: S1111d.<,n; at 11 a.m. and .'l p_m, :\ls(-1'11-0Miay" anJ Ntunfays at S p.m.

ASSEMBI. Y OF GOD, t.:EWCASTLE. 14~ llt\1um011t Stl'('et, H11miltmL

f'"\STOR E. 0. HILI,: Scrdces: Sundays 10,30 n,m. and 'i.SO p.m, Al~Tt1rs., Th11rs,, and Sat. at 7.4-5 p.nL

PARKES ASSEMBI. Y OF GOO, i Ree; A\'Cl\11('.

P,\STOR A. 't'. DAYfDSOl\': f<en'il-P$: Si;ndt1y, 11 a.n·. aml 1.30 p,rn,; f'rn,er \fr<"lin'!. Tlmn;rlav, ":.45 n.m.; Yono~

T'ro;il<:J'i> !IIc-rt.lng, Saturdny, 7 AS ti.ro, Iln:ia:hmo«s: ~u~1<J:1y, nt ii ;Un. n:al 1o. • l'·m

ASSEMBLY OF GOO, ROCKOALE. Ct. G~ci·~ anJ nrraat Sts,

PASTOR N. A11'.\f$TftO:XG: 'Services: ~umfay, J l n.m, nihl 7.15 p,m. Also~"'Nlnti<:<la,rs and Satnrd11yo, at S f.>.nt.

ASSEMBLY OF GOO, WOY WOY, Davis Sti·eet, 1war "-t.>b\; R0:id, D"nlwr lh_I. PASTOR ,f, RRUCE: ·scn-lce$: Sm1d;n· 11 a.m. ,and ; 11.m,

Tuet. 8 fLm . Thur-. 8 p.m.

VICTORIA. P£NTECOSTAL CHURCH, RICHMOND

TEMPLE. 343 Ilri<lge H<X<d, Richmond.

l'AS'JDR. C. L. GREENWOOD: Sfin·h:es: Sundays :i.t 11 a ni, and 1 p.m. Also--·-1'Ut'~., 'l'lmrs. u:d Sat. at S p;m. T;me !n to SXY f'Yery Sundav at f>,15 p.m., Wht.>H P>1stor C- L. Greenwood will prNl!mt

"Jfa:rvtst Gle11uings." liroadea~ting th~ Ft:Lr, COOPEL .\IESS..-\.OK

ASSE'.MOLY or GOO, 9ALLARAT, Manchester Unity Hall, Grenville Sttee~,

?ASTOR C. G, ENT!CKNAP. s~irvlces: Sunday$ at ll n.m. and 7 p,m, Also-Thursdioys and Sa~utdays at S p.m,

OAKLEIGH TEMPLC, Assembly of Ocd, 81 Atln:Jh;H HoaJ.

PA1'TOR JI. LUl{J:::

S1rndt.y, 11 a.m., llreakim.f ,,f Brc•.1a Serdru. 3 p.m,, ~:hm<lay Eh;;1oul •n<l Op:m All'. 'i p.m., Gospel &•rv:ce.

W('dni:sd11y, 2AO 1•.m., Wom~'l'; :'invw1!, 'rl1Urs<h1y, S p.m., Pra~«.'r, !1atun:L1y, 8 p,m., Cht:bt's AtnbJSSthfoU'

1\Icethlg-,

WESTERN AUSTRALIA. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD IN AUSTRALIA._

l•'CLL (;OSf'Ef, CUURCIL 84 Drirbanc Stien, Penh,

:'iu:id:iy, '9,45 a.In, Swnd:iy &hool. 11 tern. Cmnn11:Dim~ rt1HJ Wvriiliip. 7.30 p.m, E\·;mgclihi.ic Siotviee.

'Ilw'.«.lt1J'. 8 p.m. Penteco.'tat 1"11llowship, \Ved., 7 ,SQ p.m, Orien All" in· 1rore<.t Place. Fd<ltt,I', S v.m. Prn,n:r :\lL"ethl/!. Su111nb_;, S p.m. Cltrist Amlx,_ss:i,]ors,

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF

AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE ASSEMBLY (Inc.). P,\W!'O!~ LLOYD ~HllT!I.

Se:·\'irn.: Snud:t,\', in Rrclmbitc Chnmbern, Yletodn Square, City, 3 pin. ti•!'l 7 p.m.

Alto-Turuday and Saturday, S p.m,, Pente· cp;:tal Church, 240 i.~rai>kli11 Street, Oitr.

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MARCH, 1949.