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THE

WORD AND WORK A MONTHLY MAGAZINE

SET TO DECLARE THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD

J. R. CLARK, Publisher

VOL. Lll N o. 8 AUGUST 1968

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In This Issue

Hear, Hearl A Junior Hook E. L. J. 193

Is Prophecy E\scnlinl To Sah•:uion? - Conlon R. Linscott 195

T he Salt nf the Earth - Willis H. AUcn 196

TruLh Ad1•ancc Section - Stanford Chambers 197

To Florida and Dack - S. C. 199

Seed ThonJ:hiS - J. L. Acldams 200

The Unbalanced Picture 201

Good Tools Help - Carl Kit:uniller 202

T een·Age Suiclclcs - Fr.mk Gill 203

"for Such a Time i\s This" - j. H. McCaleb 20-1

Precious Reprint~ - Pharisai~m - R . H . U. 2()5

The Sc.ury nf a Nail 207

Cbristian Allilllllc: Regarding S l cknc.~s - Wm. Rinne 208

Word Smdie, In the Orig ina l Text - J · Edward & yd 211

l'ews and Nm c• 213

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J'RO r•osEn PR OGRAM 0( T he

E LEVENTH ANNUA L

Louisville Christian Fellowslup W eel{.

l' ortlnnd A' cnuc Church of Christ- Auy11SL 25th lltna 29th

Then1e: P ractical Christianity In O ur D ay MATTHEW 24:<10

PROGRAM MON I)A \ ', AUGUST 25th

Cl~<~innan : Kenneth SLOckdell

7:110 r . t\1 . Song l'criod

Song Leader: Emory G rimes

C:lo rying lu T he Cros~

_ o_ H . £.Schrei ner

T U.f.SOA Y, Alagu~L 21irh

Chairma n: llob tllua:a1.1w

Theme: Jlund;uncntal Teaching'

Song Leader: James Wilborn

10:00 ,\, M. Devotional Period I 0:20 ,\ .:\f. Bible Class (II Thessalonians). 11 :00 t\.1\f. Intermission 11 :15 1\ . M. "Covetousness"

111:00 M .

1:15 I' . M. Panel Presentation

NOON MEAL

I. Fundamental Teaching In The Home 2. Fundamental Teaching In The Church 3. Fundamenta l Teaching In The School

2:00 r . M. Open Forum and Discussion With Members 3:00 J>. M. Intennission 3:15 P. M. God's Power T o Save (Romans l :IG) 7:30 r . l\L Song Period 8:00 J>. M. Apostolic Doctrine

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Stanford Chambers

J ohn S. May

LaVerne Houu

of Panel

J. R. Clark Claude Neal

C. H. Wiley

R obert H. lloyd

WEDNESDAY, Augmt 27th

Chairman : RobcrL H eid

T HEME: Evangelism And J\{issions

Song Leader: Stanford Broussard

10:00 A. 1\'f . Devotional Period 10:20 ;\ . M. Bible Clnss (D Thessa lonians) 11 :00 A. M. Inrennission 11 :15 A. 1\f. Comp3ssion , A Motive For Missions

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Stanford Chambers

.Jesse Wood

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THE WORD AND WOlitK VOLU~I f. Lll , A tiC: UST. t!lfJ!I

E. L. JORGENSO~ ANU J. R. CLARK, EDITORS

T il E WORD ANO WOR K, 25t8 Portland A'•cnuc, Loui~' illc t2, h.y. Entered at the Louisvi lle, Kenwcky. i'oM Office as ~ccuutl das~ 111:JIIc1 .

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l\1 y iudi~pen~ahlc, incx pcudablc. i udclatigihlc II icnd and brother. J R. Clark, ol•r t'ollca!{ut· 0 11 th i-. joll111.d (he i~ 1nuch ol the W/JIII

and tiiOSt or Lhe w01/i) - this tirclc:.:. lllilll has done it aga in! Jlt.; Ita-, done what I should have clone, but cou ld not have done as wdl. li e ha:; n.adc a careful, u~elul resren.,ion (abridgmen t) ) ol the book. " Faith 01 Our Fath c.:rs". ~mailing the :1:) l·pagc \'Oiuntl.', now out of pt im and all ..,old out, down to tOn\cnicnt pa111phlct :.ite lm popul;u u:.c and di~tribution. The lo)))) by onti:..,ion i:. not wo great, :utd the mo:.t imponam and te lling testimonic~ w the millen n ia! laith- not only a' held by the early church. bttl abo a:. wught 1Jy tht· illustriou~ rcforn1Cr~ of both "Rel'orntation '' and "Restoration" titnt:s-tht·-,~,; have been very acwr:ncly (LI10ugh more briclly) reproduced in this new nfJ!Is by our versatile brother.

It i' a good thing that Cbrk ha., not had to ntm c.: ahout .111d L live in 111any different place:.. For no <.Ontmtmit) or <.lunch that ha,

ever had him could spare him! But of his man)' labor~ . editorial and otherwise, his latc~t work is perhap~ his best: Two pamphlets, each the si1.c or this nmgal.inc, bearing re~pectivcly thc~c lilies, "Tht· l'rcmiffc111ria f Position Of The l'rilllilitlf' Cl11m·h", and ·' JVhat L in ,-/head- Jliltat llas C:od Said?'' These will constitute the ·cptctnbt:J and October Issue\ of Tht~ ll'urd rl/ld ll'nrh - cxccpt that 1 hc,c i''>uc, will carry also the mual i'\cw' pagc,- tho\c indi~pCthablc repon., front the field to which our regula1 t~o:ader:-. look lot ward with :.o much interest.

l\Iany who i>l! llg'ht to hl l )' the t otnplc te hnok, " Joa ith ()I Ou r f a thers". hut .-.ought too late, will wekollle this mo~L extellent n 111· ~lcns:_nim~ ol the tim~ly witncl>S. Chronologica lly arranged (that i~ . 111 luston ca l o rder). llldexcd and well primed in the ll cid man ner. it . lor111s a lin~ ah_r idgclllent of th e origina l book. Man y. wt· he li t·vt·. will want tOJ> lCS lor thelllsch·cs, ami bundles for distr ibut ion in thc it rhun :hes and all!ong their friends. A ll pa id-up sub~crihcr~ w this journal will of course recei\'C the single copy (but a single ('f)py only) without funher requ~t: fo r ... ection 1" of the pam phlet will ur. tlw ~l'fHCillber ll'l)l r/ and ll'orl:: and they will also receive in due couN-. tlte OctOber tnagat.i nc: and "SeCLion II " of the palllph le t i~ the Ocw her Jllord r111d ll'o rh. \Ve decided on this method of production partly for eco nomy reasom. and partly as the best <lltd surest way of gcuing a "satnplc" in w the hands of all our readers.

J\fay we ns f: tltnt all wlt o wnnt bundles of these l rtuJ issues will l:indly let 11~ /: now. i f Jwssi/Jic, before September ~orJ on pressl ugust 10. T!t is will !teljJ us m uch in detcnnining tl~e extra quantity

/o u rd f' l' p n ntf•d .

The pri<.:e lor ex tra single copies wi.ll be 25c each, by tuail or in th e Book Store. and the price in bttnd lcs of live o r tllore will bC' .tt the rate of ~Ck each. postpaid: but we earnestly urge a ll who order ex tras to huy ho th sections (both Septem ber and O ctober) a t 50c lor ~ingle et and 10c fo r setS in bund les. The sections of th e comple te wm·k arc intimately tied together ;md should he read con ,,l'Wt i\'(!fy. Sect ion I (September) will presen t the cream of earl) ht1111an testilllony- the auth entica ted witness of th e " fathers". and t he und isputed voice o[ history. Section I I (October) will pre~ent the dea r and abundant witness of the holy Scri ptures. For it is by thl' Scr i pture~ . fina ll y. tha t every doctri ne, and eveq• art icle of out fa ith and teach ing, must stand and fal l.

T he dual wiwe~s of this pamphlet is therefore the precise pole111ic tllcthod that h:-ts been accepted in our circles for a h undred years and more- on " Baptism", "Music", and th e like: to ascerta in and ex-~ hiiJit the faith and practice of the church in its purest cenwries; ·and then (or vice versa) to d 1eck our findings by the \ '\'onl of God . \Ve doubt that many. if any, who read this pamphlet with an honest lt can. and with the Bib le beside them as they read, will longer IH· incli ned to dispute the main thesis: That through the lirst and purc:-. t c e tlluries, the church he ld firm ly and una ni mously to the premillen-nial view and au iwde; that d isciples were later led to other view-, h\' heretical te:lchcrs-tha t is, by teachers who were admi ttedly heTeti-i{'al on other ftmdnmefltol gospel lines; and tha t the earl y church was prentill cnninl wholl y on the ground of apostolic tc<td ting. These three statemen ts form the proposition quod erat deuw 11slrandwn (tha t wh ich was to be proved).

Needle'' w :.ay, 1 <1 111 persona lly and particularly grateful, lll Cud and to Bro ther Clark, tha t the resul tS of my own long years o l labor and resc:trch in th is field were not q uickly allowed to die!

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Gordon R. Li nscou

This is a question whid1 is ~ometime~ asked by those who oppose the teach ing o( prophecy. I f it is answered " no," one usually he:u·-,, "Then why don't yo u ~top teaching prophecy?" According to tlli ~ line of reasoning, all in the Bible that is not cssemial tO sa lvation wuld be safely discarded. H we supply that test to the whole Bible. how mud1 do you think we would find to be "essen tial to sa lvation"( When we really ~top to think about it, a very small portion of th<' Scripture~. might su llic c ln bring the 11inners w Christ.

Then to what end was the rest of the Bible written? And why i:. a th ird of it devoted to prophecy? Paul te lls us in 2 T im. 3 :1 6, 17: "Every . scripltlrc inspired of ~od is :dso pr~fita l~le _for ~caching, for n:prool, for c orTecuon, tor llhtrucuon wh1ch IS 111 n ghteousnc!.': lltat the:: man of Cod may be complete, furni shed completely unto t·wry good work." While men quibble over !tow little a man may l..no1\f and yet uc saved, Cod lays plans to completely fumish tht· < :hriHia n lllll<l every good W()l' k. T o this e nd he includes the pro· ph ctic scriptures in I lis "every scripture"; who ant 1 to queslion I lis wisdom? If 1 c:uliHJt arrive at an understandi ng of God's purpose, the n let me be content at least to "read a nd keep" (Rev. I :3) the thing-:. written.

T o Paul's :.tateme11t Peter atld~ : "And we have the word of prophecy made more :>~1re: whereunto ye do well that ye take heed. :t~> unto a lamp shi n ing in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the tlay·star ari~c in your hearts" (2 Pet. I : I 9) . The Christian who wa lks withotll a knowledge of prophet:y is depriving hi mselr or lil{h t lor the da.rk places of life. Oh yes, he may "get by" without prophecy

111any have, for God is truly g racious to His childre n. But i( ot.her:; thwugh ignorance have missed God 's fullest blessing, does that mean that I ~hould rlo\e Ill)' eye~ and reful>c to see? Most of us could dt i~t: at night without u:.ing our headlights, but wouldn't that hl' jt"t a bit foolish. ~eei ng our cat'} are equipped to li$ht the way? Cod has given u:., in I I i~ word of pro phecy, a light shinmg in a <l:lrk place. Let us not de:.pisc the g ift nor the wisdom which prompted it.

The prophetic port ions of Lhe :Bible will never be anything but a !.ltunbl ing-block tO th e person who approaches them with the attiwde of ' 'They're not essential," or ' 'They cannot be understood.'' l .ouk to then1 in the eamest convictio n that here is part of Cod'!\ lunti~hings unto a comple te life, and sec how they ope n tO you! Fur ~trength in the hour of trial, for comfon in that dark va lley. 11 )' th e:: word of prophecy. You will find it to he indeed G(}d 's li~ht in the midst of darknc"l

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THE SALT OF THE EARTH \Villi~ H. Allen

Matt. 5: 13

H ere i~ :1 very <,olcntn and grippin~ s tatemem of fact, spoken hv the Lord Je~us to llis tli~ciple~: '" Ye are the salt of the earth.'" Thi:, ;utd .the o_tlwr con~ext~tal. lllt'taphor u ed b y the Lord to express the 1clauon;hq> of II" dl'lnple~ to the world arc complimentary and t·x pre~')iH~- "the ~a lt ol the earth " and ""the light of the world."

Salt is very positive in its anion. So it must be with the Chris-t ian.- Sonw one has s;lid , "Christians are not mere ntora l 'm inus 'ign~.' You may love them or hate thc1n, but you can not ignore them.'' So it wa~ with C hri) t. ~ l en hatctl r l im, but they had to ~ aumit "";'\c \et man 0 spake." \fa ny professed Chris tians impress l m en with their oppo ition to things. They look for things to criticize :111d with which 10 fiud fault. Thi~ i., the negative approach to the pro hknts and < cmtlition) of me n. True Chrbtians must and do sw nd l'or somc t hing p osiLivc and constructive in the world. Stand against vv il. yes! Bill, at th e s:•me t ime stand for righteousness and rrurh .ccnong me n .

. alt i~ a prc~cnati\"C and pre\CIHive. ILS p ower is seen through c ()ntact. Thu) wal> the po wer of l:.lijah in Israel. When Elisha saw h im taken up w heaven. he exclaimed, "' My father, my father, the ltorM:mcn ol hracl :tncl the chariot~ 1 hl•rcoL'" 1-1 c lllea nt: T here goe~ tht· ddc nder of this nation: the o ne who above ::til others stood l,ctwec:n Is rae l and ruiu. Amids t all the e vi l nnd corru ption of th e antcdi(u,·ian world. Noah stood out as a preacher of righteousness. li e wa'> alom·. hut he '>tood for C ud . T en righu::ou~ persons could h:l\·c ~a ,·ed Smlom from de~trunion.

T here i 110 limit to the ;,phcrc of our ac tivity. It is the EARTH. I:C~in in your own ho m e and community. Any comnHinity is greatly I>Jc.,~ed by h:t ving in it a faithlul, h111nblc, active Christian c itizen. " The rhurrh has its inllucnrc in spite or it~ 111any critics. Jn its hunt:lll a'pects . it Ita ~ its intpcrfections. But they cannot be corrected U)' 1 h ro,,·ing stone,. Some one :.n icl. "The de vi I has this church." An uld ,;cilll replied. '"li e ha;,n"t ~ot my ~ea t yet, and I am going 10 sec· 1h:t1 he dm·s no t get it .' "

"" I f the ,aJt ha~ lmt it~ savor, wherewith shal l it he saltNI?"

"'The• peop le of ;'1/atnrc•th \aid of Him. in t·ontcmpt. ' Is not this tltt• 1 at p e tllcri" Thi~ i;. a n :nt :trkahle expression and i;, onl y found in the G m pel of St. ~ l ark. It ~h O\\'S 11~ plainly that for the first thirt y \Cars of His life, our Lord was not a~hamcd to work with H is own hands .... l ie \Vho made I leaven and earth and sea nnd all that lh crt· in is- li e without .\Vhom nmhin~ was made that is made- the.' Son o l God II itmelf", took 0 11 II int the form of a servant, and 'in the ~"·eat of IIi~ f:trc ate breau', as a working man. This is indeed that "1m<' of Clll j,l 1h:n pa'>~Cih know ledge'.'" - R yl<'.

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Stanford Chambers

QUESTIONS ASKED OF US fJrr•ac!ting brollll' r fltllii 'S that yuu Jailt:d lu give d1w a /l.clll ion i11

ff, t• rt'l 1' 111 distussioll /() /Jrolh er j o/l.es's arg um e111 on lllf: iwml'flin !')' oJ f:lt ris!'s occupy i11g l>r11'itl's t!t·rone, that is, l/t(lt Peter mnl<es !lt.is r;·•r• 111 orru r hmned iat t:iy ufH>II Christ's u~surrcctiO II ..

Pt·te r·~ spcerll (:n l'e m cc-ost re l'erred w ) in which he me•• lio11~ tht' 1 ,,.o events in Lfw ~ame connenion docs not by m e111io ning them together make their occurrence t11e one immed ia tely fo llow ing 1 ht' mher. Even the mo. t arde n t contenders for "immediacy'' ha1·c w :dlow liltv da)~ til l Pcm ccosL was fully con1e lor Hi reign 10 be ina ug unncd, a I ntOSL two mo nths' time. '

:Vfa ny are rile instances and passages in which events are m C'n 'io ncd wh ich occur wide ly d istanced apart. J esus was "horn King o l ll1c J ews.'' li e did no t. reign immediate ly. l .:uer He was horn Jrop1 t il e dead a lso, to be their King- and to re ig-n from the ir fati H'I' ()av id 's throne. IJUL aga in, not immedia te ly.

I aiah prophesied , ' 'For unto us a ch ild is born; unto us a Son i-. g ive n; a nd the govcrnmem shall be upo n his shoulder,' ' etc:. Thr ~~mt·rnment did not tome upon His sho ulder inunedi:nely upo n t he Child '~ binh, and no o ne contends for '' immed iacy" in handling h a ia h' prophecy (Isa. 9 :6) .

Isaiah prophesied (lsa . 61 : I) concerning the same promised O ne a nd sa id, "T he Spirit o f the Lord is upo n me ... . to proclai111 the an:e ptab le yc.:a r or the l.ord; and the day of vengeance of o ur C:od." Luke tells lis (ch . 1.) that Jesus read a portion o( this passage a nd then stated, "This day has this Scripture been fulfil led", e tc. IIlii 1 It' closed the book before He reached the last clause quoted ;1 hoi'C. very obviously because, had H e r ead on, H e could not have .,aid it Mts fulfilled. fhe "day of vengeance of ou r Go d' ' has no t coml· c1·r n t ill this our day, though i t js in the same verse with w h:ll has lwen fulfilled. " Jmmediacy' ' is not proved by th ings being fo retold ill the S;t llle pas~age . Peter's r eferring to the resurJ·ection or Christ a nd II i-. occupancy of David's throne (defined as the throne of t he kingdom o f Jehovah over I srael'' l Chron. 28:5), in the same speech no 'n•ore proves immediacy than do the passages guoted (and score~ r.l' oth ers could be cited) prove the immediacy of the next me ntio ned ('\'('Ill. The need or such argument to sustain :1 theory must not h(' :II l(l\l'ed w prc.<.sure us to accept a ny arg ume nt co ntrary to Scrip-111rc·. For :1!-. Wt: pointed nut. "the times of restoration" rorciOid.

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Peter ~how . a te 110 1 wh ile th(• hcaH:m rc t:lin the Lord Jesus (Acts ~1: l!lfl) . l\fau y arc the m her pa:.s:tgcs which teach according ly, and ~o argll!llelll can 111ake thc.111 comra~lict the inspired apostle. Peter tn Acts 3 does not co ntr:ldtct Peter tn Acts ~ . He only contradicts ntcn's unnecessary infe rence.

/ 11 I Cor. 5: II. where !{I US \ l im a re li.rted Ill tflll.\t'S for ext'mlt· munirMitm . {umicntio11 ;_., ll.stetl, wh ile atltdlet)' is JW/ m entioned: illllflt explanation nmld be giuen!

Fornication i ~ the inclu:.i1·c tcnu for sexual immorality, :mel en~brn ces ad ultery, the term ntorc usually applied to the breaking of the tnaniage vow. There are many passages in which on ly the inclusive term forni cation is used , c. g., Gal. 5: 19; Eph. 5:3; Rev. 21 :R: ~!!: IIi. though the re arc passages, nlso. in which both tCrlllS occur. I he tentt lorniw tion is not u:.<:d to exclude adultery, which, indeed, /'""'\

i• i-.. in the case of a mar r ied ma n or woma n.

Some fril'llds wonlcl be gren tly heljJed if they rntdd be madr .\11 /'f' 11.1 to futu re recop,nitiou. Can you JtelfJ us to ftelfJ them!

I leaven is reality itself. Individuality is not lost in dying nor in tr;,nsl;nion . Moses died; Elijah was translated. T heir lives on canh were sepnrated by centuri es. On the Mount of Transfiguration 1 hC'y a ppt:ared togcthet. T hey conver:.ed wiLh J c:.us concerning the t oming evcm of I lis decca e, which was w be accomplished :u Jeru· ~a lent. They arc still Moses and Elija h. They had not passed out o l ex i:.tence, nc•itht r had e ithe r lost Ius identity. After Eliph's transl:ttion 1 he two had been brought wgethcr. T hey were together bdorc the.: Sun of C od emptied ll imse lf ... being made in the likeness of' men" (Phil. 2) . They knew of His advent, and that H e had <lllll t: to ume death fo r every ma n" (He b. 2). They knew exactly where He \''" ' a t th is particular time. The topic which Peter, J ames a nd John heard them di:.cu~" wi th the Lord .J esus was H is w mirig dea th, the ~uprcn1c sacrifice which e:1ch prophet had dealt with in his ministry on eanh.

So here i ~ recognition, recollection, expectancy, hope and assur- 1'"\ :IIH'e - rc:tl ism. i\ I a 11 y oth er Scri ptu n·s shed I igh t on the question ol recog-n iti on, l>tll what 1110re do we need to establish the fact? Bu1 wha t a bout disappointment and great grief over lost ones? "God ,hall wipe away a ll tear~ ... and that will end all crying. Whatever it takl·s to ~a ti:.fy the heart o( C od aml the hcan tha t was pierced lot the loH will com o lc )'<HI. But be concerned for the :.alvation of yonr loved ones now, C\'Cn to 1 he point of desperation.

Is i t t'IJI'I t'l l lu sfJt'o/: of lht• .1/IJI')' ufllu• rirlt 1111111 11111l }.fl::.arus rrs II f1111'11fJ fl' (/ ,\ SO /Il l' i11.1 i~l?

The urcate.,t imi:.tence dwc it is a parable comes rrom thme \d H>'c thc~logy dcn it•' rou.,ciousnC!>S betwt·en death and resun·en ion. f' ht-)' (() Jl ~ i~ler dea th ;" ex. til ~< 1 io n. The :.JOt)' i ~ not c:1lled a par:1bl.t· h)• impirauon. but cv<'ll tl 1t :.hould lltnt o~1t to h~ a parahlc, 11 1s iltc'OII<'civable that J c:.ns would u~e as an dlustr:lUOII a SlOt')' contrary Ill fact s.

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TO FLORIDA AND BACK Upon decided i lll()rovcme nt ol 1\1 rs. Ch:nn lJers we ' c· ttltll cd 1111

o u r de la yed trip and traveled as far south a~ Ft. l.audcnla lc. l> j>t' lldingfottr weeks on the trip. If it was as profitable a~ e njoyable, it wa~ tin te and ntettns well ~pent.

Chattanooga, the first stop, wal> nwde the first Lo rd \ D ay i 11

.June. T 'wo enjoyable service'> and eujo)able fellowship wi th 1\I<C:alla .\ vc·. church g ives good evidetu e of 1>piriwality. With the vctnau Erne.:.t Hoover as teacher, how could it ht· otherwise( t\ yotlllg' 111<ttt is wanted there to enter into the work :llld he able ere long to relieve Brother H oover o( his heavy load.

I lapeville. Ca .. two mid-week 't'l \'icc:.. In the ti111c o l o ut ab~ence much progre:.'> Ita .:. been made. \\'e rejoi((·d to find Dt .

-..../ Bridge:; still active, others as well. Carl Kiunliller i~ lea' ing then· lor i\hilene. T exa:., to rel>ume labor-. with 'olllhside. So H:tpc\'ilk i., t a:. ting about for o ne lO take o\'er a11 intportant task there.

Brandon, Fla .. nex L. David Hrown is laboring- with the rongrc· galion there. Our arrangements to stay th ere some e ight days enabled hint w make a necessary trip North while we were at Brandon. ll ere we spent full lime preachmg ami tc·achi ng, renewed anp•ai ntatHC' and were cheered by the faithfulne:.s of "the fa iLhful few,' induding the veteran H. C. H inton, who has been with the Bntndon work from its beginning. Five days ol Bible :.tudics together w ill surel) hear fruit. \·Vould that we cou ld rnakc ~pecia l mentiou of all the Lord's depcndables there.

Ft. Lauderdale. Picked up at th e statio n by N. H. Wright. we wt re soon whisked to "The ~ranse" to enjoy both hospitality and rellow:.hip. New pews latel)' iust.tlled (this true of ll ape\'illc aiM>) gave evide nce of interc:.t in the l.ord\ work. \\'c found that Brotht·t Bernard is looking for a man to relieve him of hi!> work at that p lace.

Kin!?'s Highway, .J acksonville. The church meets in the shop of the s•gn-paintcr, Dan Richardson. We had four services trnd a fish dinner on th e grou nd . ll erc in umiring labo rs is o ne wiH, "dares to be a Daniel" a nd o ne who h;ts some knowledge ol both bt'a rs t~nd lions stalking alX>Ul, seeking whom they ''may devour." The 1cal and warmth that goes with 7Cal be~peak increased soul winning and o ther good works.

Hospitality of the super-royal t)·pc was extended to m at every pnint, so that we were overwhelmed therewith. Gratitude is our word. and to add w o ur gratefulness to o ur good L ord is the pro· no ttt l<:e tnent by her dortor that Mrs. Chambers' gastric u lcer is hea led! W hat a "Great Physician" is ours, you r:. a nd our:.!

-Stan ford Chamber)).

" I ha ve read the Bible through more than one hundred and fifty times. I never get tired of iL. I 1 cad it with great delight. When I get to the e nd J turn to lhe beginning, and each time I r ead th e Riblc in this way it i~ to me a new book." - George Mu ller.

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Seed 7hut~ aud

"iteeu.d- 'ltemd-0 1 Interest T o C.:hri ~daus

.J. L. Aclthllll~, ~r.

IJM•:tll )' th is page i11dudcs some 'l1111l JliiCIII. \l'c rcali1e th at fC\\' (>CO· I'll: du 11u1 app1cciate poctr): scunc he· ,,,me thq ha1e nC\t.:l' learned to read 11 JIIO(>!'II}. :uul .omc became they \\' ill 11m t.tl.c the time to read it <::Ire· lull) aut! tlwughtfully. Howc1cr, we include th<'' C choice mc:wingful JH•cm' hc·t.ttt sc 111a11)' church worker~ wa n I 1 ht•tn ancl usc thent in 1 h e work of 1 he Lo rd . T he o ne used fo r thi s lltOIIth is ver y thoug ht provoking, and we ~ugg•·~t 1 hat il be Icad carefull y. Thc.: autho1 i, unknown.

' \\ h<'ll I '1a11d :11 the judgmeut

the puhlic high school, bN-:1usc thc.t· services nmtaincd a Dihli ral inOucut<: •••Suwl.cn consumed nc.orh h.lll :o trillinu ( I!W,II()(l,OOO,OoO) cig.lll'llt" thu iug 1!1,;;, l'hi~ :uuount~ 1c1 .111 · ''l'i'lt:t

?f 3,52!1 cigarettes per pe.-..uu. wuut m g C\C() man and wum:on 0\ct II }C:tr\ o ld , 'mokcr and nuu ,nwl.et. •••Ju Grauel Rapids. :11i chig~ n . a tt•l igiuoh l'Cilt C:C:t'll w:ts rcfnscd spare in 1 ill' lora I n ewspaper "wau L ad" sc•c:tiun IJct:a tosc· LltC)' wtshctl to ad vertise fur a "Ciu·i~· 1 ian stenographer''. They wc·rc· tu ld that the wotd "Ch.-i~tian" ii di,crimiu :1101 )'. h fr('{·dom uf the Jilt'" eli,

o£ Christ, .\ ml l ie ~twws

lh1· pl.tll ur 1ny hecn.

bC:t t appcatiug this rapidly? • ••Kcu!Ucl.' \\'csiC).Ul College at Owcml)(•ro, K1 :

me His plan for tole, r~turnccl. :t $1.000 gift to the Kcc nland life as it mig ht have l·uuud:tluut because of Fn uuclatiuto

o·muteuiuu with horse 101ti11g. Tht'l :11\u rcfuM'd a $330.00 gift ftnlll tht• Fall' Cit\ llre,dng Co .. of l.o toi !>l illc. "''·. Taiutcd money cannot 111 ing pro' JIClltv to thmc who staud fm the l.otd. ..." <::lllup poll cMinl.ll l'' thai .$·11!.i00 ,()()() adults :t ltcncl r luu d tt'' :tnd S)'nagogu cs in th e United Sla te, , ... f>la11s arc made to repait the librarl'

llad li e hacl ll is way, and I sec -

" llow I blucl.ed !-lim here. and I <ht·<l.ed ll im there.

,\ nd I would IH)! yield my will, \\'ill t lll'll' he Aticr i11 "'Y Sa 1•ior·~ eye~ .

C:ricf, 1lwugh I le loves me sti ll?

" II c.: wou ld have IIIC rich , thc t <' pour,

and l s ta nd hui lding at Svu thc~stctll C:ln i~ti a ;, Collegt: iu \\'inchcsl('r. K} .. and tn r:dl it the "Olmstead ~ lcmcu-i:tl I ilu.11 '", Thi~ huildi11g will then hlltht' the ptt" c111 libr:tn of lhe coi!C$:C. .tntl "ill i1ulucle :1 IIC\\' section dC\ otCil tu 1 he " Rc,totatiuu l'eriod" of the tit toll h1·'·

'>l ripJll'd or .til hill ll is grate. \\ltile IIICIIIIII ) IIIIlS like :l h:tlllltCd

thing. llu\lll the path~ I can11o1 retr:tce.

heart will wcll ·ui ~;h tugt·thcr with picturc-. of tht• "gi.uu' ul lhc faith" who devoted thc·it lit·e~ 1u

that I canno t sh ed. I he purit y of the worcl of c:od. \\' <'

" I h1·11 Ill\' dl''lll:ttc hrcak:

\\'i Lh tea rs shall CIIVC I'

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my face with my empty commend this effort a11cl urge the pr<l\ · c r~ of all Christians thar i1 1ua~ 1;,.

how m y uncrowned h cac.J. actorllp lish cd for J~~ .. · ~al.c . 7/, •(,•

. \nd I shnll

"Lord. of the yeaN that a rc left 10 me, I gi\C thcut to Thy hand.

-, :• kc tnc :uul hrcak me. mo ld n1 c Ill rite patte rn - Thou hasl pla11nccl l"

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Trmt in you rself, :111d yo11 :u , <loonted to disappointme nt : truq i11 your frie nds :tnrl they wi ll tli r a11cl ka"' )'Oil; trtt~t i11 money, and )'Oil mny ha\'t' ll taken from you ; trust in rcp111ation .

H £ 1tt: AN U T H ER E ancl $OIIIC s la 11derous lOnb'liC 111:1\' blast In Ponl:uul. Me .• Catholic slUdcnlS it; but trust in God and }Oil arc nel'er

:mel their p:11c11t~ were ordered n o t to he confounded in time ancl eternill'. '" :ttt<'nd the hacc:tlaureate services o £ - n . 1 •. :tloody.

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THE UNBALANCED PICTURE . \ ni~ts early learn that th eir work n1mt be properly balanced.

One ol the firs t triumphs of the R en ai!>sa nce was the perfect appre· hension o f the principle th:n all o f the e lcnJc rn s of " picture had w he tied togeth er by lin es or s igln ~>O tha t the eye wou ld not have a

tendency to jump over the frame.

\•Vhistlcr 's ponrait of his JnOther is wide ly known. Yet many lind that it does no t hang straight 0 11 the ir walls. H not properly fra med. it gi ,•cs a sense of tipping. I t is a known fact in th e history of ar t that after 'Whistler had finished th is portrai t, he went back to it l:tter and painted a pitwre frame in the upper r ig-In hand com er of the picture o n the wall beh ind hi~ mother. Whe never picLUtT framers cut the pi cture down an inch and cover this border, the o ld lady has a tendency to slip ofT her ('ha ir aga in. lt took th e extr:r line)) in the u pper right hand corner tO bring the portrai t lO balance.

The same prin ciple is true in the preaching and thinking of many C hristians. T here is some sma ll lack of balance, something left o ut o f the picture that g ives a di to n ed perspective. With some it is the 0111 iss ion o r the doctrine of the second COlli i t•g or C hris t. Salvatio n may be faithfu ll y portrayed, but the wh o le prcscn wtion seems planless and nimlcss. VVith o thers i t i ~ the omission of the doctrine of good works. So stro ng ly has the truth o( justification by faith laid ho ld upon th e indi vidual that he lai b to sec that the lire of a be liever is esscmi all y a posiLi vc performan ce of ~ood works every day. With o thers it is the doctrine of the Hol y Spirit w h ich i ~ omiued. \'\' ork is carried on in the energy of the fl esh instead of perfect yielc!cdness to the power of :1 Person Who has been left in· dwelling the h earts of believers in order th a t He might control.

\Vc must be \'ery careful to ha\'e the full picture of truth . ' I o th is e nd there must be yie ldedncss l<J truth as rapidl y as it i.s dis· rcrn ed. And in every instance when new truth is learned . we sho uld

'-' :.tud y the \Vord to find its pro per b:rlance th:1t w ill protect u~ fro 111 fanaticism. Otherwise o ur picwre wi ll hang- crooked o n the wa ll and everyone who e nters the room o f our l ife will have an urge to adju~ t it. -From R cvdatiu11.

"'He tha t juclgeth me' - n o t ·will judge·. but Huw . at this very moment (See I Cor. '1: 4) . While people around us arc passing their supcrfi (' i:d estimates upo n me, and wh ilst m y conscien ce is cxcu~in ~-; or else acwsing me- and in ne ither rase with abso lu te infallibilitythere is ano th er judgment, r unning concurrernl)' w iLh these, and going o n in s ilence ... . So His judg-ment, the continual estimate or me which .J esus Christ, in I lis supreme kn<)wledgc.: o l rue, has, at every moment of 111)' life-that is u w :ring the final word about m e.: and my charactcr."-Maclare n.

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. A fe~"'- clays ag-o I saw di~playcd in a stun; ~0111e "dn-it·ynurself .. dmcb. I hey were cheap e nough - hut tlun was ju~ t the trouble. I ht)' were Ml t he a p 1 hat LllC)' had 10 he poorly made of poor qua l it)

ll JC tal in order w sell for such a price. T he "do-it-yourselr' ' f;w that 10uld ha \·e gotte n a good job out of the chisels could congratuhw· hi1mcll th at he hard! )' belonged in the ama te ur clal>s. l-: \'en a nw~tCI work man would have had g reat diflic ulty. T ools arc olten hall nl dt t: joh. The work1nan who nw y have ever so much ability is at a gTeat handicap if he docs not have the right too ls for th e job.

So it is with our Hiblc and the workman of God. There arc w n1e too ls that will he lp immensely in our llible study. They arc liCit a ~ ~~h~ tillllt' lo r th <· Bible ancl ccnainly do not ho ld the sanw plate a~ the Bi ble. T he Word o( Cod is inspired; t.hc tool ;u·e 1101.

.\ w uplc of example~. howe\'c r, will re\'eal why we would rcwmmcnd th t· Christian's lw ving some tools lor Bible study.

One preacher o f whom we read some time ago :.tarted ou1 as :1 yo ung man making himself a topical index of his 1\ible. Aft.er h :l\·i ng spent sever a I )'t ars on the project, he suddenly d iscovcred that all along he c·ould ha\'e bought fo r a few do llars. just l> lldt a topic a I i ndcx. pcrha j>'> C\'e n be u er tha 11 he was com pi I in g. 1.;,.,, \\'edne~<.la y C\'t'n ing one of our me n remarked that he had :.pent ahnut lo rty-11\·c minutes looking for a passage of Scripwre that he needed in prepar ing a lesson. If that individual had owned a com· p lctc concord:utcc, l1c could h:we found th e verse in live minute~. leaving him the o ther forty to meditate on its meaning.

We woul d recommend for every home at least one good ceuler· tul1111111 refercnre Bible . n good Rib lc dirtioll(ll)' · a 11d" l'omplri f' roll · 11m lnm c. T hm c m ight be ca lled ba~ i c tools. Altogether they need no t re present a n investment or more tha n S20. And an y o r us who can affo rd electric lights, or cars, or some o[ the multitude o[ labor· ~;1\·ing de\· i ce~ C:\ !\ afford such tools for study . . . if we want them. The tnpica/ i/l(lex wou ld be another welcome add ition to many, a nd peril a ps a good conllncntary - even of the o nc-vol umc t ypc - should l"llo w. We could have many more ~oocl workmen in the \'\lord if they would lea rn to usc these few bas1c tools.

You'll no te tha t we sa id a good Bible dictionary, :1nd a good w mment<try. BCJOk l- can he utterly poisonous, especially to the unwary and umu)pecting. T here are Bible dictio na ries that h ave a liberal or modernistic bias which could no t be recommended to the

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average Christian. And in the fi eld of commentaries the situation is even wor~e . Of the whole-Bible commentaries, hardl y one could be chosen that wou ld be ab olmely acceptable, completely true to every doctrine and statement in the Word. Bu t we can learn to use the commentary and make it n blessing. lt ran po in t us 10 what the 1\ihle says, e tc. - In The Assistant.

Frank Gill

Suu·tl i ng figures ha vc been prescn ted wit ic-h ~hould r a usc us to be alarmed. Reports indicate that suicide ranks firth in frequenc} as a cause of death among young folks in the age bracket of 15-19 years. Tn 1951, 361 adolescents lost their lives in this way and it is fel t tha t many other cases have not been reported. This is more than the number that died from polio, from pneumoni a, leukemia. or wberculosis. - Selected.

WHY? - Why this startling figure or lCen-agc suicide cases? At the age when young people should be reali1.ing the nteaning and purpose of life they are lost in despair because life to them has no 111eaning. When they should be entering into the joy and blessing of a life that is fruitful and worthwhile they art rather going out imo a miserable eternity of destruction. Why? Because tO them life really has no purpose or meaning, neith er does it ho ld any joy m· happiness. This because they don't know "The \\fay, The Truth, and The ! .ire." Without Him who alone can g ive true mea ning and purpose to lift: there can be no joy, no p t:atc. Apart from Him life is Jllisery and death is destrucLion. And our youth :.re fai ling 10

find Him! Beca use or parental neg lect this is true. The r esponsibility or

p ;wents to th<·ir children is forcibly otnd d early presented in Deu1. ti:-1 -!l. Read it! The n heed it! In Israel th e fotilurc of pare nts to [:~ ithfully obey this co1llmanthuem shows itself :1 generation later whe n we read, "A nd there arose a generation that !mew uot .feh!illflh.'' Thus, the judg-nlt nl of Cod [e ll upon llis people. when they did t•vf'ry 1na n i ha 1 which was righ l in his own t:y(·s.

Just so ha ve parents of o ur own land (yea , ancl also of the chmch) fai led in this tt rrible J:esponsibility. l'ort m s. tra}'! up your child in the wa y he should go-In the nurture otJJd ad monll HJJJ ol 1 hr l .onl. 1\lakl' the ir lives purposeful and full of the joy ol hea ,·e11 h) imroclucing them

1w .Jesus :Hts _th~ir Savior and th e I.OI"d of the ir life.

Or do ym1. yourse f. know 1m~

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J. H. McCaleb

I know a man who Jives many hundreds of miles from this sect io n of the cou n try. li e is :m able C hr istia n and h as tried to ser ve C:od frolll his yout h o n . His g-ood works h :•ve been many, and at tintcs, h e has been apprecia ted with rhe war111 rewa rd o f fello wship. At p rcscm there is some chi lliness in his surrounding'S. \1\lh at sh ould lt e do~

\V It y sontc d i IJ'crenccs of It crt:d i 1. y <It HI en vi ro n mcnt, and even o p inio n. a re allowed to mar o u r associa tion in Christ 1 ca nno t ex· :tctly expla in. !'\or is there adequate and dear d efinition of all the liu lc de ta ils tha t. a re used 1.0 excuse exclusiveness. 1 do know this, IH)\\Icvcr, that o ne who takes a su·ong posi t io n reels c:ompclled w j nsti fy It is stand. A L li mes a tlctermi n ed posi tion is 11ecessary. ( Ht c n, however, o ne: merely satisfi es the urge to be d etermined.

Pa ul urged the church at l~phcsus to keep the unity o f the Spiri t i 11 1 he bo nd o f peace. I a 111 c:on~tra i ned to be l ievc that there is a sp cci:d hlt:s~ing fo r th e C hris tian who s tri ves tO a ttain this kind o l unity.

We . 1ay be sure that a high degree of unscHishncss and patience wil l be rt:1

111ired w C\'en approx i111atc a sa tisfactory resul t. Protcs ta-

1 ion i ~ worthless with o ut d cllto nstra tio n - the d emo nstration of willing ness to ~t ri ve fo r unity.

t\ nd :-.o when a man is tem p t.ed to Hee to the protectio n of se· c l11s io n . he c:1n well rcntetnhcr the wo rds o f l\.Jo rtlccai to Esther : " Ami who knoweth whether tho 11 an m >t colllc w the kingdo 111 for ~nell :1 t ime :ts this~"

" \Vc nu•s t ;tlway~ 1\'a tch not w neglect o ne du ty for another .... II ~.: tha t is fa ith ful in the greater must fi rs t h ave been faithful in the It: a s t. 1 t is in th e h ome. at the desk, and in the Sunday sch ool tha t we arc b eing- t ra ined for service at home a nd abro ad. H' e must not lor!'!akc the tra ining ground ri ll we have learned all the lesso ns Cod hal> design ed it to teach, a nd have heard His su mnwns." - F. B. 1\•lcyer.

''He fa ithful in maintaining )'Our secret p rayer life. Yo u n eed that sacred . q uie t, u nin terrupted t itllc with H im ever y d ay. Ru n through th t..: Bi b le, and look in tO every . life tha t C.od used, and. you find that in each case prayer \\·a~ one o[ n s o utsta mlmg secrets. Every m:11 t ol Cod \\·:ts a ma n o( p t-:·•yer." - J. M. P o llock.

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From the Pen of R. H. Boll

l"he {o l l o wi n ~: well ·w ri tcc·n p:nag o:tpll~ o n u or rc n t crroos .end iso ns h11n• h~·c n leu a long ti ont· lu:fclll' u111 cni nd~ ~' Mlit.lhk ' ' Reprint'' mate1 ial. I he w;nning' ;nul c.cntiun.ll 1 ,jgn.ch hc~e '" sharph "lllllckd :ne. if pm~ihlt•. t'ICil muac IH:c·clt-d tucl.ll tha11 1\"lu:n tile~ were wrinc11 in Julie. 192:"i. In Oc coher. l!l.'ili. we 1c· painted a 'i111ilar article front the l!liG \\"ORO . \ '\!) \\'ORK which is wl"ll '"'"" loul..i11g up i11 conll l'Oion with thi' o11c. Thc1 arc uot. hcii\'Ciel . idcnti1.tl ill lu1111 lit 1 olllc·llt E I. J I I

PHARISAISM Ph ari o,:ti ~m ll':t'> no I mere I)' a r u r ious phenonmenon in pas1

hi~ 1 0ry . b111 i t io, :t il evc·r prC~CIIl l"an and tc ncknc::y in re lig ion. f11 i1 ~ c"cme it i, rt"ligious pride and p1 eteno,c. The typical Phari~ee w ;p.,

a man who thanked Cod that he wa\ not as the rc~t of men-··m e\ CII a!> 1hi' puhl icau ··: for scorn and contempt for o1hers goes wi1h th:n di~poo,ilion: and alo,o that told indifference that c-an vindictive!\ a nd cheerlullr wn~ign o1 hcr~ to flame~ of perd ition and nc,·cr tu1 n a hair. Fo r Pharisai:-111 is religion without love: a hard, ster n, c::cnsorious, bi LL <'r sel fi ~h rei igion . 1\ nd i l is i nsi ncerc. It ca n not h(' utherwi~c. I t c::an not have. bu t ll llt ~t fe ign. that high a nd genui nl· :. t1i111de to which it p1e1ends. I t cannot affo rd 10 own weaknes~ a nd fault- for that would de!>tl'O)' the prestige it crave~: it n1mt W\ Cl up. It cnnnot have rhat deep, inward de,·otion tOward Cod. a nd m u 1 need\ 111akc up for it by :1 greater omw:ud show of t.cal lor the trut h. They will nat ura lly 'Cl themsrlvel> up as gu ides lor the hlind . ligh t~ o l tho<: ,,•ho arc in dark nc~~. corrector~ of t he foo lish, instructOrs o f babes, specialists in "sound " doctrine. The ir t ea l runs w fine cx tem a l d isti nnions ami t ith ing of 111int a nd a niw and cu1nnlin, became these th i n~:,~ lend thcm~clveo, to a show ol righteomnc". But 1hc inward rcal it ie' of righteOu!>llC!>S and mcrq· a nd laith arc not ~o !>uccessfull)' simularcd, and therefore no t too IHttdt set b) · \\ 'ith them. being sound atone:. for a multitude ol

.../ ,in,. The\' may be !>trong a nd even \C'athi nglr orthodox on :.ollll'

otll1'::1rd ol\scr va nrc, hill quite wohh ly on the deeper 111at tcr o f the· con tr ite hea rt ancl :.irnple fa ith and p la in uprightness. T hey can preach a mi argue and debate wi thoUL end about some m inor clcviat ion in cHil ward practice: and foq;ct bro ther! y kind II <'~~ and lhc Ion· o l Cod. . \ Ia~. the Phar i~ecs, who think the) set', bm arc bl ind: who clo not enu·1 into the realit) ol things them\che~ nor suflc1 other, to do so; who proselyte men out o( one error in to another: who ~cru pulou ·ly wash the ir l.1a mls b.c fore. meals ~liH I gladl y cru~il } du: Righ tcCHP .. : who under f:ur cxt~no1 l11 dc an 1nw:n d rorrupuon ol <"akulati ng la lschood a nd S< h Cclll llg IO\'Cto t l ~n <.:ss and a ll 1na 1111l'1 of scc::ret ~ i n . .. Hewarc or th <.: leaven of the Pharisees which ~ ~ h' p<~trisy: ·

II UN ilR Eil I' Eit C:E="T C: l lltiSTIA S AN O T H E ·•CLAN' '

The ~pirit ol K la n·i~n~ is '>0 loreig-n tO the Spirit ol Clu·i, 1 :~nd ol the ~o.,pcl 1 h:1t one IS tempted to wonder whether Christi:111.,

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who have f::lllcn in with it h:t\'(' ever undt>r~toocl what thev :trc·. what the Church i~. a nd what the C ospel lllC:tns. 01 what the}: were railed a nd separated from the world for- in shon, whether they have ever l111ow11 God. How a Christian can take an oath, and such a n oa th. and take up with such prin r ip les. a nd con11nit himself to pannc:r~h ip and such a fellow~hip with the world, :1nd think him · self loyal to his Lord. is perfectly inexplicable, except o n the a~'' lmption of a judicial bl indness. £\'ery good work God w:mt~ :Ill) < hild of IIi~ to do, one Gin d o in the church and a~ a member or C:hri~t':. body under direction of the I read : and whatever r:tnnot ht· ~o done doc~ not conw within the C.:hristion's province. For God ha~ made us debLOrs of grace LO all men . not po licemen . not prosecutors, not avengers, not law enforcers, not judges. He has comlnittcd to IJ ~ the mini ~ t.ry of n•conciliation. not of hat e. or a ntagon-i,nl. of prejudice, not o[ the ~word of justice or the ~trong arm of the ~ bw. a ll which th ing are out o[ our ~rope. If a man is a hundred per cent Christian he will be 100 per cent of everything else Cod want' him to he. Hu t if he allie;; hitme lf with the world. he will llC' judf.{ecl with it. Bt•, icles. no man c u1 ~en·e two ma~ttr'-.

" A DVENT.IST -ll USSELLlTES"

The name' ".\d ventist ' ' and "Ru e llite '', justly or unjust!\'. c:11·ry a cenain re l igiou~ opprobriu111 in the eyes of the brotherhood a nd in circles of "orthodox" and "evangelical " Chri '>tianity genera l! )'· :\ nd hated names lend themseh'c:. rom·en ient1y to the purpose of r:1i,ing prejudice and odium ag:~in't te:~chers or dortrinc~ to which thry arc applied.

Br iefly, the outl.tand ing donrinc of "Atlventi'>t~" and "Rum• ll ites' ' alike, i ~ th e "rondiliona l imm ortality'' th eorY. - th e "so~tl~ lecping," "annihilation" doctrines, which arc J'amtli:tr e nough to nt·ed un descri pt ion here. The'>e doc t rine~ meet tlw ir niti<'a l diffi-nllty in the Hihl~ tcath ing rcmc erning.the Per\OI,' of the I.~>J·cl Je~u~ Chn~t. Jf J e,us de:1th mea nt ce,~auon of ex1:.tc·nce, I-lls proper deity mmt he denied. Some clo tlli ~. and thus put themselves o ut'ide the pale of Clu i\ tianity. The followers of Rm,cJl are open!)' avowed in their pmitiou on this. t\ ccording to Rtt.~~e ll, C:hri;,t wa~ a crea ted being IJei(JrC He b ecame 111:111: rlwn beca ntc :1n Ollt-and-o11t h11111:tn being. mere!)' a nd purely a man: and when li e died ITe pas~cd nt ll oJ cx isten< c. and rema ined out of ex i;tenre three days. Stran~tl)' c·llough Russt ll got·~ on w teach th :n in llis " re'tiiTCr ticm" <'VC'Il < :hri-.t\ body wa~ no t raised! Which 'urelr complett·~ the e-.: tinCLion.

:\ nording to Ru~'ell, ChrisL ill\·i,ibl )'. a~ a 11 pirit-he ing. ha~ a lrr:~el y retunwcl (in 1874) and ha ~ IJ('Cll here ever since ·. But Acl\(' llti , t ~ lle lievl' li e wi ll C'O IIIC in 'i, i[)lc power a nd g lm )'· ll o wt'vc· r \d l't' nti~ts h:t\'<.' no 1nillennilln1 011 t•:tr th . t\t Chri , t's coming. all

the wil'ke::d ar<' destroyed, and all thl' right eous take n up to hea\'t'n \\'here• they rcil!,n a tho tt!>:l nd year~. The earth meanwhile is depopctl.ncd and wa~tc and void a~ in the primc\·;tl < hao\: while Sa tan . <onri ned. to the· dc~e1t ca nh , will.ll:lltll:tll>' he llllal~lc w tempt :_Ill )'· one- wl11ch. ac<'ord1ng to r\dvenust t<::aclllng , comLnutc~ the ' 'binding" of Sata n. :\dvrnti\t~ do not hc•liC've that Clu·i,t will reig n on

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c;ullt dwt11g the ;\I dl<-n11111111 . \ tht'lll "I' do 11111 bcltc\t' 111 the 1 <.''>LOla t ion of ht.td. .111d ht·t 1 ega 1 hcri 11g LO the Ia 11d ol I' a lc~Li nc. All promis~ LO hracl, they ·ay, now belong w the church, the "Spiriwal Israel."

Both ,\ch•cJilist~ a11d Ru~~cllitc~ deny that 1.hc ki11gdon1 c:-.i~b tHm. in :tl1} :.cn~c. \\'ith both, the kingdotn i~ wholl) future.

The lllO'>t ch;traueri:.tic donriiiC' of Rus~clli~tll i' that un~;n·etl <.k.td will he rai ... c:d during the ;\ lillcnnium. LO he gi\t'll ;1 chance 1111de1 IIIII< h lllOIC f;l\cll;tf>fe COitditiOII,, 10 CJht:tin CtCin,lf fife . a\11. Ru"ell • cjcucd Rt'\. ~0:5 a:. an "itllcJ potation."

The~e. to the heH of my underManding. arc the tllfl\l pmtnincnl 10 and disti11 clil'c; IC:tthings ol t\dvcmisnt aud Russcllisnt , rclati\'c w

tht· kingdom, p1 ophrc )'· <tlld the hereafter .

. \11 the~c tcac hing., the \Vord and \Vork and i1s cdito1 heat til, 1 tpudiatt·. Ru"clli'>lll and .\ d\'ellli:-.111. a' other fabc :-.y!items. 11<1\';. of colli'>C Milne lltllh., tht')' hold in conunon with 111m1 or all prolc"c·d Clui.,tian:-.. But thc•tc i'> 110 e:.'><.:tllial or di'ltinc..tiv<· do<.tri11c ul tither Adn:ntil>tll or Rn:.>elli~" ' which the \Vord and Work doc., 1101 oppose. \Vc ~ay this for the good or such as innocent ly repeat t'llt'l'en l 111 isreprcsc11ta Lions.

"' l'hou ~hall ttol take '' fl :t la l't' t <.:p<H I: pnl not tit )' hand with the wid .. ed tu lJc au unriglttcou\ ll'itnc~~." (Exod. :!:.1: I) .

THE STORY OF A NAIL .\~ llll' story gm·~. they had bui lt a new church l>uildi11g. l'c·nplc

t':t ll tt' front far a •Hl ncar to sec it. T hey adtnired the lw<t uty of IIIC' ll' illd oll's. the frtsro ing ol t he \\·;dis :111d tlte carpet 011 the floor.~. The pt eiC'hcr:-. wer(' c:11 ricd '"''")' with the handso111e :Bible.

Up on the roof a little twO·penny nail held a sh ingle dow11. The liulc nail hc;ud the people praising everything bm it~elf. obocl y '<'l'Jlled con~ciotl\ that it exi:.ted. The little nail becantc very angry .tnd .. aid. ' 'II I :till that in~ ignifica lll, nobody will miss 111e il I quit.''

So the little nail released the shingle, slid down the roof and tell o11 the soft ground below. That night a big nlin ca 111e and the \lt ingk nail wa\ buried in the lllltd. The shingle blew away cau~i ng ,, leal.. in the mol and the rain wcm through it, .'ltreaking the walh, rathing the pla!>ter to fall in the beautiful auditorium and ~taining the nice carpet. E\'en the pages of the beautiful Bible were ruined hy the leak in the roof. All this, because one liulc nail in a fit of en vy failed to ~tay on the job?

Btll what ol the naili' While holding the shingle, it was obscure, hut mdul; buried in the mud it was just as obscure, but useless, anti would oon be eaten up by rusl.

i'\cxt tintc )<Ill heat of a tnembct ol the church tall..ing of <Jltiuing the c..hurd1 becau~c ol ~ome fan<-jed neglect b)' the rhurch, tell him about this liLLie nail. -Selected.

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Sidwe~~ i ~ not alway~ a sanctifying experien ce. It o tn be, h11t it ran a l~n harden and entbiu er m. Charle:. Land>, lor example. 1

\peak~ in The Coml(l/estent of "how :.ickne s enlarge~ the dinH.:n~iom ~ of a man·~ 5elf w himself! " He :.ee~ himself large and i111ponant. l ... Inn away from other~. sen ·ed, humored, inquired about anxiou I)'. II e may casi I) become ,elf-centered, cxncti ng or q uerulom. , \ Christ ia 11

o nce wrote: " l didn't kno w it wa~ so hard to pray wh en sick. " \Vc lt a\'e beconH . .: ex hau~ted with illnes:. and arc on th e verge ol dis~olu -ti on. As is o lten the ca~c. the mind is not clear eno ugh when in thi!> conditio n. The secre t of our overcoming ;md d evelo ping the prop er .tttiwde in every .~ ituation lies in our keeping in co nstant touch with o tt r ba:.e of Mtpplies.

The question arise!. as to whether sickness i~ the :.ure s ign ol (;od 'l> a ng-er for M>tlle thing we h<I\"C done? This probl em constitute~ tltl' profound di~rus~ ion , which is in the book of J o b. Th is s:ntu· hook ;tlso provides the solution of th e problem, na nte I)', that they who would live godly lives arc afll ic ted in order that they may be lmHt~ht lO self-know ledge and self- judgment. Sull'ering is n ot neccs': tri ly wages for wrong, b u t remedial and purifying. Our Lord said o n one occal>ion : .. Neither did thi~ man :.i 11, nor his parent:.: bm 1 hal the works of God ~hou ld be made m anifest in him " Uohn 9: 1-3). I he book of J ob is a ~ublimc illustration of the truth a nno unced by ~

Patti in I Cor. 11 :~ 1. ~2 : " But if we di~cerned o urse lves, we should l not be judged . Hlll when we arc judged , we arc cha~ tcncd of the l .orcl, that we ma y no t be condem ned w ith the world." Sec a lso H e· brew~ 12:7-11. Be t of all is the rea lization that su ch J.clf·knowledge and l>elf-juclgtllent ~et \'CS a~ a n introdu ction to greater mefulnc,s Uob 1:!:7, 17: J ohn 15:2). llut ~ ick and ~inlul , God lo\'e:. lh. and l ie wanb II i\ whole [;unil) at la~t to be [rce fro m disca e a nd lo in. ":\nd death ~hall be no more; ne ither shall there be mourning. nor crying, nor pain any more: the lir~ t thi ngs arc paSl>ed away" (R ev. 21 :•1). The la(l that our l .oi'CI loved Lazarm when he was s ick sho uld ~tand cle:tr in o ur mi nd . In view of t.hi:. laCL, tlw lir~t auillldc W{' need to :t~ · \lllllC in order w h andle our s ickness aright and well-pleasing unto I l int i~ to realite that God doe:. nm :.end :.icknes., upon m any m ore th an li e :.end ..... in. lti\C our~ch·c!> wmplete ly in the will of God, a nd depend elllirc l) 0 11 the lo\·c o l our l.ord .

The ewnd attitude to keep in mind is that Go d i:. again!>t dis· ea:.e a:. truh• a~ H e: i~ again!> t s in. He h as placed us in a world where

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IV(' otll IITt'. 1<1 dlOO~t · ngil l ()I' 1\'I'OIIg. :tlld ()ll l lreedom hrillf;S sin .Jlld o f Lett 'I l l k ne..,, 1-llt'll 11e choo~c till' 11'1 ong. But God is wnh ,., in o .UJ hattie_ with di~casc; and much ol our Lonl':. t ime wa~ spent hca l•ng Lilt' ~H k. ..,,,,c( they broug-ht untu hin1 all that were sick . .. ;t nd llc· IH·alnl tllt'lll .. Malt. 'J:~'l.

• \ 1 e1 e •• "hen the Mill was ~el. The '>it k, 0 l .onl, around 1 hc;c l:t y:

t) in wh: tL divers pains they rnct! 0 wi th what joy rhcy wen t all'ayl" (Sec !\•lark I :~~::l· l .)

_\tubroiw l'att:. "untctit~lC~ called the "Father of French Surgery." 1, repmtt·d w halt' ~;ud : "I dressed the wou nd, God healed it." Every hc·aling fattol which the physicians employ for om n .:swration i' <t lall' ol <:od. M.:L ltcre lor c)ur hea lth. All the ph ysician a nd ~urgcon ca n do i:; to help Cod. Every hospital, every medical school i built upon the: enduring fou ndation of Corl's opposi tion lO disease. and their ba~ic rul e'> of opera lion a rc I I is Jaws o f recovery a nd o f ht·<tll h. Thr ba 11le lron t.~ against d i ~l'as<.: a 11<1 si 11 form rca If y 0 1 u.: from. '!'hi~ i ~ rclern:cl to as psychoso111atic medicine.

Dela)' in healing and even death arc not the greatest di asu:r. "W hen tlwrcfure he l1card that he was si< k, he abode al that ti111e two da )'·' i n the pl;tn: wh ere he: was" (John If :6). Tha t is an ama~ing "thcrdorc." And when lie did come, His friend Lazarus had died. a nd .Jesus ~till Im·ed him. "Martha and l\fary therefore sa id unto . Jt•.,u~. Lord. if thou hadst l>cl'n here, my brother fwd n ot died" (Joh n II : ~ 1 . 3~). " I r·· - "il" haUJ J L~ so IIl llCh or o u r thi n king regarding 0111'

~ick and our dead. l .ord, if thy g ift of Penicillium had been here. Ill)' rather had not died so young. II the cure of all cancers h~Hl been htre. but it is nu t here as yet and sti ll the Lord loves our si<k a nd has thelll in His lcndtT care. a ca re that o ut lasts life on e<~ rth . The11. wh) do our s ick d ier \Vhy docs Cod not heal t hose !'or w iHHll wt· h :1vc pra)ed so came~tly? In the case of Lazarus it was ' 'that the Son of Cod n1ay be g lorified thereby" (.John If :1), and that hy till· n rising- of l .at.arus lm m tl.l e dt•ad the llrul t itudc, which wittlt:Sscd the t'lt'I JI, 11 Jight believe that .Jc>lts is the alon.:pr01 nised tvlcssiah se 111 into the world from Cod.

liut wlt;Jt, 111<1) We ask, is heali ng? J)o II'C intpl)' fr011 1 thi~ (j lll'~ l inn that he who is Il ea lt-d is p at('h cd up lor the 11\0lll(' ll t? Or do we mca11 lllcndcd on ly w bccotuc sick aga in , or mended only to

be brought b;tck to trouble and pain again? J( this is wh at is imp lied, we a rc suffering [rom the narrowness of our thoughts and arc p11 1 t ing w ch meagt:J' 111ean ings npo n words. ' '\I hen our loved ones arc brcalh ing ou t their sp irit to God, wc say, "0 that he 111ig h t li ve!' ' .\ml whe n his sotll ha~ gone with his last breath, he was more alivt: than e,·er - healed. " 'c said with tears, "He is dead." The angels ol Cod sa id, ''Alive' lorevcnnore." The th ird att itude which we must adopt is that they arc .hea led, who111 the Lord takc_s. D~ath !s God 's perfect h e a I i ng lor rr IS loved ones, and o ur loss IS then· ga Ill, ' "' e arc unwise if we art a\ though life and health arc God's only blessings. Jlcaven would be a poverty-s tricken ho111e if it had n o richer g ifts

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than earth c.:an be~tow, a nd no better carc 1ha n we c tn girc. T ho11gh wc ex perience 1he keenest of all ang11ish and a great feeling of lone· lincss in the d emise of o ur loved ones, God's will is that we "sorrow not even as the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Je::;us died and rose aga in, even so thent also, that are fall en asleep in ) esu s wi ll God bring with him ... and the dead in C lwist sha ll rise firs t ... wh erefore com fon on e a nother with these words" ( l T hes. 4:13- 18) . "Precio11s in the sigh t of Jehovah is the death o ( his saints" (Ps. JJ (i : 15). Paul info nn:. 11s that h e was " in a strait b etwixt the two, having the desire to d epart ami be with Chris t; for it is very far beuer" (Phil. I :23) . "And 1 he:-~rd a voice (rom h eaven sayi ng, \ Vrite, Blessed arc the dead who die in the Lord (rom henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, 1hat they may rest from their lab ors; for their works follow with them " (R ev. 14 : I 3.) "They sh ~tll hunger no ntore, n either thirs t an>• ll)Orc . .. for the Lantb that is in the midst o f the thron e sh a ll be their shepherd ,and shall g uide them unto foltntains or waters of li fe : ami God tihall w ipe a way every tear from th eir eyes" (R ev. 7: J G, 17).

Sickness and health arc o nly the material, the threads out of which we weave the fabric of o ur life. \1\ic can weave what we wish <Hll of 1hcm in that we choose the desig n. the color, and the use. () u t o( the sa me threads we may weave a sorn ber garment of complaining, which at last becomes our soul 's shroud. Out or the sante thread s we may weave a garment of praise to God for His wonderful goodness. "In all these th ings we are more than conquerors through I Jim that loved us" (R om. 8:37) .

Men may chtim tO have kept all the C<)Jnmaudment~ rcgardin~ o u1ward things, hut onl)' the d isho nest man co uld say t hat he !tad : d w<~ys, a t every moment of every d ay, loved God supreme ly. A nd this is the firs t commandment, and th ose who brea k it are g u ilty of the whole law. T he Holy Spiri.t in the heart can produce the love r---. which is spoken of in I Corinthians I 3. This is divine love, n o t • ' human.

Only Christia nity has a I lope. Other religions have their fears ;ntd their aspiratio ns, b ut we look with firm assurances of hope to the comiug o f perfectio n , for our Lord sh a ll return, we shall sec I lint. and H.e shall reign and ntle in righteou sn ess. Suppose for a moment that this h ope sho uld bt: removed, and you will rea lize the great p lace which it occupies, though p erhaps unconsciously, in our m inds.

' 'The word priest or priesthood is used five times in th e New T estamen t with referen ce to the Church of God ..... And i( you w ill look up these five occurrences o( the word you w ill lind that on cad1 occasion it is used of the whole Church. It is n ever employed of any section or caste, a nd most certainly not in referen ce to the minis try of the Ch urch of God. It is applied to every believer. Does the L ord Jesus love you ? Then you are His pri~t. H as He loosed you from your sins in His own blood? T h en you are His pries t." - ]. R . H owden.

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tJu9Ueat 7eu ]. Edw:~rd Boyd

SOME STUPENDOUS CLAIMS OF JESUS The apostle .John has rc.:conlcd Millie amazing- dain1s that Jesus

made lor ll imscll- claim.s which. if made by an ordinary man. \\;ould he taken as evidence either of gros:. conceit or of an unbalanced mind. In deed o n o ne occasion man y of the J ews expressed thi~ opiuion : " li e hns a dcn1on and is mad ('disordered in m in d'); why do you Ji,tcn to him?" But others took a con trary view, for which they gave two rea~ons: "The c are not the words of o ne possessed by a demon; '' and "A demon cannot o pen the eyes o( blind men. can it?" (John 10:20-2 1. in <1 more li teral translation.) The teach· ing of Jc.:..,m docs indeed furnish convincing testimony tO His s:wity: a nd Hi!. lite of lowliness among men of low degree precludes the idea or conceit. It is the purpose of t his stud y w consider brie fl y the ' ignificance of some of thc~e cla ims, particularly in \' iew of the speci;d \'tllpha~i~ given thc.:m in the Greek.

T o a great multiwde in Capernaum, many of whom had the day before eaten of the loaves and the fi ~hes miraculously provided . .J e:.u~ ntadt· the ~ tartling- declarntio n: " I am the bread of life" (John ti::l5, ·IH). It is not , "1 StL/JfJly the bread,' ' or, " I create the bread," hm 1 11111 the brt'ad.' ' l\'ow the word for bread (m·tos) sig nifies no t only "a loaf or thi n cake" made of gra in, but a lso "support, mainu·nan cc, living, necessaries o( life," in which sense it appears in such passages as M nuhcw fi: 1.1 and 2nd Th_cssn lonians 3:8. W hat .J esus tncam was that the mamtennnce or ltfe depends upon llim, and upon H im alone. This is made emphatic by ll is usc use of the p<nonal pronoun . For in a simple affirma tion in the Greek language the fonn of the verb was suffictcnt to indicate whether the subject was the :.pc.:akcr or speakers (I or we), or son1e o ne e lse (you, he . they, CI C'.) . The pronoun corresponding LO our " I" o r "you'' was u:.ed only for empltasi. or contrast. .J esus used it here, thus g iving greater ~~ rc:.!> w the f:~ct that He. and none other, is that which ~u :. tain~ life.

Funhcn no re, the thought receives aclclitional force from thr m e of the defiuite article with the word ''bread." He wa~ not merch· ~ a yi ng- that He \\'a' bread, or _th_at Jlc was ~ loaf. a~ t!l~ugh th<'re 1ni•dll lw other lllCa ns of ~usta uttng huma n ltfe; He .ts I II F. bread , and a pan from II im there is no ne o ther.. This Stateme nt brought about <on iderahlt· murmuring abom ll im among thr J ews: but

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lie repeated it again and again. " I ant the li' ing bread which came down u·Ut of heaven: if any mnn cat o l this bread, he sha ll li ve for ever: " (John 6:5 1). " Except ye eat the Oesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, ye have not life in yourselves" (V. 53) . And w the que tion that naturally :Hises. "How can one partake of thi~ lifc·susta ining rood?" .J csu ~ gives the :tn:.wcr: " li t.: that come~ lO nw ... ha.IJ not hunger, and he that believes o n me ::.ha ll never th irst." "fre that beJ icvcs has eterna l life" (Vs. %, '17). For he who trttl y f,d ien·~ ha:. the ~on ; and he who has the ~on has the bread of li fe.

011 anOLht.:r nccasi()n J c~us said, " I alll Lite light of the world." li en · agai n we have the same emph asis in the usc of the personal pro~toun 'T' with the verb and or the arti1 le heforc th{· word " light." There is no ot her light J'or this world\ darkne~'· The a nl'ic11t s wel l understood dw imponnncc of light: thcr had learned ,.........., that life upon eanh depends upon it. TJencc tltc nse in v:Jr iou~ · 1 places of cults o!' su n-worshippers. B m they were worsh ipping a rrcautre rather th nn the Cre:Hor. AIJ:t rt fron t the knowledge or God de11st: dark11ess sett led over th e wm·lt. " Bttl thct <' w:~~ the I rue lig lt t. c-,·en the lig-ht that lightcth C\CI)' 111an . coming into the wor ld " (John 1 :9). :\nd J esus . . '>ta nding in the temple at J erusalem, prorlninu:'d llintscll to be that light, and added, "H e Lhat follows me shrtl l not walk in dark ncs~, but slwll have the light or ~ife'' (Joh11 8: I ~). :-Jo mere htnll:tll Lt·:tc her, not the grcatc~L of phlio~ophcrs . could tn:t ke ,uch a c !:tim. For a mere 111a n to do so would be blasphcm}'· Hi, clcdar:nion d id indeed precipitate further controversy with t he ICII's. \l'h iC'It they nttcnqncd to e nd with sto 11cs (V. !l9). Hul not with '\ t'ones. IIIII' hy :til )' other 111e:tlls. t:ou ld they l'XIi ng11ish the light. I I is still rruc 1 h:tl he who Ita~ the Lord .Jestts has the light : and he who h:t!> I I in1 nor is yet in darkne.~ .

" My words shall no t pass :twa y.'' "Wit o is the .-t<·dfasl IH' Ii('\'Cr? Wh tJ is t.hc l'ruit.l\tl bra11dt i' Who is t he fa it hful w i tncs~; .. . I ~ it nol the soul that delves and di ve~ into the \ \'on! in ~ecrct r c,twerse wit h the father by th e Spirit? Who is safe from world ly attrilctiom r"\ and ti.J.r Jove o f go ld- who walks harml ess am id ston ns of oppositicmwho \\T'ea rs the serene and peaccflt l brow - wh o st:1nds inllnoval>lc~ amid prevai ling winds of doctrine, and every cliver~e conceit of hum:1n \\·isclom. a nd vagary of h Utlla n imagination? h i 1 not he who. hy ~te:-tcl)' and const:t nl applica tion as from tlw \t ' l\ lo11ntaitl ol Iii'!-, drink~ in til e sw(·et wat ers of truth?" - Trt: tc ch.

S l:'\ HAS THE STJNC. OF Df.ATI I

One clay :1 gentleman in India wen1 into hi' lihrarv and tollk cl0\v11 :1 hook. :\ s he did so he Ic lt a slig-ht pain in his !ingc·1 Iikc t he pric:k of a pin. Soon h is finger bega n to swel l. then his ;trtn. then his en t ire body. It was nnt a pin on the book ( over hut :t dc;ully -.crp<: ll t hicldt:n behind the book. He died in a lew homs.

The ~erpent nl sin lurks in books. p leasure. c ompa11iom , htt,;i. II ( '.'>' · po litics, and even in soniC churches. l.ook clltl lor i1! Evc·n in our own natures. - S<'Icc.tetl. ,

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NEWS AND NOTES flenbam, Ky.: I han: never been so

d eeply impresSI."<I with Word and 'Vo rk as I have chis month . I have 11c vcr read a11 ything 1 hac has br()ughr 111c ne:u·cr to Ill)' Lord tha n the nrli clc on ".\fa11's Deepest Need" ( E. L. J.). I ca11 join our hr~ther in his prayer .. An~l, uh. the rcpr·rnt' of llro the r Bolls wrll · in!(~! Yon will uc ,·e r· kno w ho w much I c11jo)' rc~d i11g the boo k frolll CO\'cr to cover. lr would be wondcdu l if :1 copy o f i t m ul_d be p laced in every hu r11e in ,\urcn ca . Mar we all be lollj\ ing for om· l .ord 's rd urn. -~ I rs. 1-'rell Wilder.

Lo uisvi lle, Ky.: The IIICCling at I I ig h Vie w Church , somh o f L o uis\'ill c . resulted in three baptisms, 0 11 c lll<'lllhe rs h ip. a nd two renewal~. - F.. I.. .f.

111 the first wee k o [ the llig h View mcc:ting Brother Jo rgenson hrought. a ' c ries of messages o n " 'VItal Prayer Can Do In rite Saving o [ !ir>uls." ll·losr o f r he semral week was given to me~ · sages o n "The Seco nd Conring ." This wa' a rich s piritua I experien ce fo r 1 h t· llig h View C:hurch .

lluech cl, K y.: llruthcr J o hn 1\fay ~ :1ve us :1 good II H'e ting th e l:rller part ul June. On the Suuda )' :tftcr the mee ting dosed three r espo nded to rhc in1 itation. two Cor l>a ptism and one for remuscnat.ion. I n th e absen ce o f tire loca l min ister. Uro lhcr J o iru Glenn, 1 he rhurch enjo}·ed message' from Bob Nt•i l of Nash ville, a nd George Knepper of Winches ter. -Demus Friend.

Du1,-ger, lud.: W e had on e of our ht·~l Vat.'IItiCIII Hible Schools this yea r. lhou ~t h 1 he c n rollmeu t was nut as irigir as in ocher years. " 'c had a slaiT of n inetee n he lpers. W e enrolled 93 ycH rng peop le. and :1rounrl 85 received re•·rili ratcs.

!luring eire lll(lnllr of June we had four h~pti,ms. Our Sunday ~choo l :11 -tcntlance [or J une was very goo d. The average for 1hc month w:ts l5i. Sevt•ut' nin t: c n m llcd in the you th camp. \ II h'lw :" 'i,tecl tho ug h I we had :1 good

r :corq>. -~ I a u rice Clynrorc. The Dugger-Linlon conununiry h as

purchased :1 summer camp site :md th<'}' h o pe to d evelop it anrl to usc thctr own fa r i li ti cs n e)(t sannmcr. This \'C':tr they " ' etl I he Linto n, Indiana , !'a rk.

J :tckson,•illc, .Fla.: I will be passing tlr m ngh l.o nis\'il lc lhe l:rll e r pan o(

rhe week o f August 10 on my way IC! l.il y Dale, Indiana, for an e•ght-d:tys rnccring. - .J . .Edward U<>yd.

,\lcxancl r in, La.: O n Mo ntl :l}'• June 15 . l\ rot1le r Dale's wife anll foua· chi! · clren wen: baptized into Christ at the c,;hmch of Christ. Mac Arthur Jlri ve ancl Peach St reel. ' ·Ve welcome 1 he Dale family among u s. - W . J . John· SOli.

Am ite, La.: ' "'c closed a very succcss[ul V. Tl . S. here . Scve m l of the nea rhy churches cooperated. J3rcthren Valt lctcro and J.uwell LeDoux ~r ssistetl llllll'h in th e work. Bro ther Va ldcrcro w~s our di rector. 'Vc began with Iii:) a ncl closed with I iO, having a daily a\'r:rn~c of 161. '\'e give God rl.ae glo ry and pra y 1 hat much good will Ct1 me [ro m this e lfon . - H . C:. Wi11uc ll

O:~llas, Texa.'l: llrother Frank Mul· lins, Sr. he ld a meeting at Piedmont (u hf Fair Park 's new huilding and ne w loc:11inn) . Ho w we did enjoy his me~sages ! It seems chat the)' were hct · tcr than ever.

Bro lher Gordon Linscou a nd famill• a rc on a mission trip o n the west coa,l. Wt: pray God en usc him ab111ldant ly for llis glory and in chc :invinh· of so uls. -Mr~. C race Fergu~on.

H ammond, La.: The Mt. Hermon Ch11rch o( Christ , Mt. Hennon, La .. ded ica ted irs building on .June Iii. 1!1'>8. llmthc r \\'. J. Johnson. veteran "' an~clis t from A lcxandrin , made the mai n a ddress. Short. tal ks were mad e hy llrothtt'S Flo}•d R icks. H. C. Win· ne tt and Lo well LeDoux. On the fo llo wi u g week l h eld a revival mee ting 1 lwrc anll ouc person w:rs lmplized .R irhard R:11usey.

Louisl'illc, K y.: Brother Herman Fo". .J r .. has consented l o preach in a 111ccl· in~ at the Onmhy Avenue d ru rrh . hcginning the middle of Scprcnrll!' r. -J. R . Clark. Lexing ton, Ky.: We had a good <TOII'cl

:tnd two responses at our morning ~t·JY· i cc. Jnne :!9. - 11. <'\. Rutherfo rd .

Uraucluu, fl:l.: The chu1'fh ~11 111~1 11 -don e njoyed h av ing the C:h:.11nhcr~ for a visit recencl}' and we were plt:a~e;:d 10 see that t11ey arc holding up well. Wh:H a wonderful teacher he is! I cs· pcci~ll y e njoy havi ng lhe pictures of various writers in lhe \Vunl and " 'ork. Keep up lh t: good work. - Mrs . J. C. llrown.

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SEVERAL MAKING MOVES \\'ord ami \\'or~. llmther !loll used to llmrher C. H . Wiley, who has ha c! rhin~ uf t lw Word and Wurk :m :111 in·

,, gnod mini~tq :1t Abilene. Te~a~. ~~a~ di\perbible org-.m of reaching. lie ~id named ro his old home at ah•1sa. K)., 11 was an ann reaching out when many fur a rest and to care for his aged orhcr opportun ities were wt off. We mot her. need it much more now tlH\l Brother

C:n·l Kit11uillcr is termina ting his 1\ull has left us. Those who S.1)' the) 1111111,11) ar llapc\•ille, c~.~rrgia. and du not re.1d it shuuld be a~h:uncd uf nwvin !{ hack ru ,\bilc nc, Texas, to their neglect! The price u f $2 per r a ~ c 'up wo rk wi th the Southside year is a sma ll amount in these cla ys. C: hu rrh. llis tc:tving is a shock 10 Do not wnit !or :1 rn ll : send yor11 rc· Hapevi lle. hill rhe)' :ue c.1n yi n_g o n as ncwnl toclny. T he " ' ord a nd ' \lork Ch ris riaus sho uld. A prospecti ve new s hn uld go iu to a thousa nd 11cw hon•c•, rnlu i.~ r cr has a lready visi ted them. :11 leas t.

Elmer Ringer has moved from the VISITING ALASKA 'kllcr~hurg Home and is now working Brother Winston Allen. l'rc,iclcnt nf 1\irh the !Iorden. Indiana, church, a~ ~ourheastcrn C.hristian C.ollcge. :~lun!f lulllinrt' rnini~tcr. wilh h is good family, i\ ~pcnolin" :o /"""\

Ruhetl lloyd h:t~ resigned as Pmm.o· fch h'CCks in Alaska, looking mc·r 1u111.tl Direcror of Soulheaslcm Chrts· prmpccts for mission work in our r ian Colle~ .. and is now going in ro ronnng fony·n imh stale. T h is ~n rc-1~· fnllli rue r h nrch work. lie wi ll a l~u is ~ ~~ opportu11c rime for rhis sn rvc·) . lw :1\ailahh· for cvangclislic wort,. . \\'e \\'e await his rccomrucndalilln~ . ,,,11 kr hi111 annouucc his plans. LI LY LEE RETUR NS 110 M £

l •:n~:cnc McGhee i~ termina ting his llre thre n :l ro und Lou isvi lle, l .exing-· m inis1ry at Mounta in View, ncar Jo hu· lU ll. and Winches ter. have heen richer ~wt C: i1 y, Tennessee. and is moving lo in knowing Li l)' l.ec, Ch iu l'~e )li rl fu11 11 \Voncl~lork Park Church :1 1 Jark~nn · 11"' Philippines . She ha' hcc•n in cu 11 , illo•, Fla .. where lu; formerly 111 in · to llcge for the last few years. Slw b i~ r crccl . a tolcn tcd and consecrated girl and will

l'c •thap~ we should mention again he of inv:~luable help in 1he wnrl,. in th.ll lloh ~lnrrow is taking up wurk lhc Philippines. She CCtntccupl:tt<·' a with tht· llryantsdlle. l ndian:r, churrh. \i,ir llong Kong and a>si.r rhc J\llcrl' tiC'.tl Mitchell. lherc. She cmbar~cd a few tla)~ :ago

Flt AN K C:ILL TO PAR KSVILLE for her homeland. l'he Wnrcl :~nd Work announces willt REVIEW *** The Parabl e.~ o f Jcsm-

H:gret tha t Fr~tnk C ill, efficien t manager .J. R . Cla rk . of Word a nd ' Vork Sto re. hn~ :rcceprcd I can mo~t hc:mil)' conlnH' tul "Thr full time Wf>Tk with the Parksville. Ky.. Parables of Jesus" b)' J. R. Clarl.:, :" "'nlp·cg:r riun . H e is staying o n wi th a hook whid 1 s ho uld he In rhe pMses· rit e \Vonl a m i Work wlulc the l'arks· sion o f every Ch risl ian . Jn 1his work . vi lle b re th re n b u ild him a house. He c>11C will fiud va ln:thlc a iel in rcad ingr--.. will he wit h liS o nl}' a very fe\,. lllOI IIh~ and srndying the pa r-:~hl es of rhc Lord . ar nw~l :trrorcling to present p lam. 11 is well wrillcn . concise. :w ei ha~ a h.111l; has hccn a n ideal helper of !J IIa lity of inr crt•st i ngncs~ lhat will Wmcl a n cl Worl.:. hut we wo11ld Hilt make it acceptable 10 the pupil as well \\,nil to !,.ecp him out of his chosen as rhe scholar. I hclie\·c rhat C\1'1\ wur~ for 1hc Lord. During h is stay Christian and l{ihlc sl!ldt•n r shoul;l h irh 11s he has been assist:ml rnin isu•r oluain a t·opy or tlli~ hook :rncl nwl,.c 11( rite l'urrland Avenue chu rch, :111cl a fre~h Sllady uf rhcsc imporr:ml Sc1 ip-rlu \ lm•e him much. 011r love and lllll". I would also suggest rhat rhi' h~·,r \,·i,h~ a11cnd Frank, his wife, and wo11ld make a wonderful rext book hi• lilrlc SOli, Richa rd. for :1 series or mid-week Dihlc Sluclies h r

A MlOSUl\fMER nRlVE the: church . -J. l.. J\ cld:uns, Sr. ' C.harlc< Knccln, sllld enl of Tcnn r<· C: lcn rnor:1, l .a.: We n:rcnrly fi ni~ hcd

scr . la tc• College, has conscrH cd to :r meering wi1h Urorher J. 1.. Addams. uwkl: sonac contacts in be ha lf o( in· Sr., ns 0 11 r visitiug evangelist. We ncasing the su bscription list of the certain ly were b lessed of the Lord Word :urcl Work. W e a rc shocked lhrough 1he preach i11g a11cl pcrson:ol whrn we I<K>k over ou r list and see work of thi~ h'l'Cal man uf Cod. rh:rr >~> man y of ou r fri ends have al· ll rntlt er J. L . is small in physical .~rar . lnwt•d lheit• ~~~b~criptions lei expi re. urc hut :r gi:1nt in spiritual th ing,. O,uu·l\ \1111 :m: interested in the goocl On the \<'rr fir<t night nf our nit'('! · :uric I~ ;ll)cl the nvcr-311 ohjcrrivc( or in)f ~~ largr numhrr n·~pntllll'<l r11 rite

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111111~110 11. :\ 111011~ lhc SCI CI:t) hapll\111> wa~ lhal or a deal Hla lt. l11 o1her .1 · 1. .. spoke w hin1 lhroug h 1he meaus o[ wri ring. We are really thankful tha t God scnL Bro the r Adams our way..\. J. ls rrc.

·rur·key Creek, L:1.: At 1he close u[ onr· Vaca tion Bible School there were ci ~;ht who came for~\'anl to o~ey . the Lo rd and six rededJcated the1r hves. - Arthur Johnson .

T h e Knopp Avenue Mi;;.s iou . yacatiun ~chov l was vcrv su (cessful . 1 here was au ;11 tenda nce · o£ over 57 for au avcr.1ge durin~ t he five nights. On rh1' la~t evenrug Lhere were two re· ~pvuscs . ou e for renewal and rnemht:rship, a no t.h el' for rcdcdicatio u . We unders tand there have been a num ber o f 1•isible responses before and after this week.

;\ r the Sou th Louisville church we have s uffered an a t.tenlla u cc lag in <Ill cs.ccpt the cvcuing servkes. with Ch ris· tia u Training Sen·icc. Evening \ ·Vor· ship and Prayer Meetings holding np and growing. O n the second Sunday in .July we had two baptisms and n ne ren ew a I. Sornc six teen of o ur young pt'Up le attended the two camps at Win· ches ter. - N. Wilson But·ks.

RADIO No1icc the change of lime Ior t·;u lio.

No long·cr \ ·VG'RC. but ' ·VAKY carrit:.~ utll' urigina l broadcast, nnw for lifrcc n minutes a t G a.m., Sundays, daylight 1i111c. The half hour "Words of Life" hroade<tst is now switcltc(l to New AI· ha u y. l nd. , on WLl~J>. 1570 o n you r· dial. at 8 a. rn ., Sunda y. We ut-gc all wirhin listening t-angc to h ear this good program.

Nvw 31 years of age, the South Lou · l jsville church auuouuccs a Suuda y to '-'Sunday R evival st:trtin~ at 7:45 1'. M ..

OcwiJe r 5 th . C:arl Ku n ni l lcr. llnpc· vi ll e:, Ga., is the evangelist. - N . Wi l· son Hu•·k~.

Nc·w Alhanl', ltt(l.: T h e Cher ry Srrre t Church n ·rrant ly cnjoyc·d a wonderful , •. :.son o f rcrn.-shing while Bro ther Wood fTom Winchester, Ky., was with trs. The Lord used him in a wonder· fn l way to bri ng a s pirit c1f rev iva l to rit e church. ami it is manifest in con · 1 i111JCtl inte rc.~ r in all of our servi ce-s. \\'c feel rhis is the proof o f reviva laut! of cou rse we are also rejoi cin~t h e· caust• of 1hc eight respouse.~ to the in· vi ra rion. Five were l>aplizcd and 1hrec C11111C fo r 111CII1hersltip.

llmt hc r Dnlc Olfut , a s tudent from S. C. C., will preach for me on the lnst Sunday o f July. - .11. D. Chowning.

11 <111~ Kon;::, Chin:t: \\'c.> do nut kllfJ W how to nt:tkt: p lans altun l '"'" ing horne. Right unw we do rwl sec much possil>ility. l>ut when the Lord gcu ready He can work fast.

Friday a )tlllng man t':tnt c w 'i>lt us. He said he had h ceu a Chris riau for 1wo weeks a nd that his parents ''' l'l\'

not vel')' happy abou t ir. He wishc:• to s tudy the llihle in Eng Ji , h . He reads veq• well and seems very qui c-k w learn. He c<tmc a ga in yesterda y bri iiJ,ri 11)( rwu friends- one a youug lad )'· T h• ·y :il l seemed sn nice. We sruth ed the lhird chapter of John yesterday. \Vc arc thankful for this unex pected opp(JJ · tuni ty with young people. -Uc nub J\ lien.

Help Us Jlcprint "A New Cn:ati(ou" "A New Creation" by J)c.:nnis Al lc11.

seems to have filled a n eed amo ng 11 ~. It is a book t'Spccia lly fo r new couvt• rl~. Mnny have fo und it idea l as a gil't ro those who accept Ch d st as Savior. W e wo nde r if churches and minis rc rs mig ht give u s ad1·an cc orders. la ying up a supply to he u ~ec l for nc1v con · verts and gt ft s othe rwise. Order tht'lll by rit e hundred , h)• flfr )', t went y·fi vc , twel ve, or fewer. Prinring is hig h er now, but Ior these advanrc onlc1s we will quote 35c each in a n y qu~nlit). Wt: <: spct~t a more hcantiful priur ju h, and h ope to a clt l a Baptismal Ccriiti ntH:. Scud 1w moncv. hnt scncl You r o rder at o n ce. please.'

A ~fountain Top .Expcricnn~ 1\a ch yc:1r those of us who :tll.cud

lhc fa ll fcllull' ship rnct•tiug ha ve· a rntJIIII Ia iu rop cxpcric·n re. I' rea< lu·• frie nd. if )'Oil have d ecided again ~t comiug this year it woulcl pay yc>u t o t:haugc your miud. T he spidtual up lift derived f rom 11tc grt':ll mc.:s>~•gt·• · rhe fe l lows hip. aucl lhc o pcu foru111 i< in\'aluable. It is worth the sacrihcc that it may Lake for you to COll ie. Church es in di stant pui111s wnnld Itt: doing a ~crvirc to lh CJll~cl ve~ a ~ wdl ns 10 the ir miuistc rs t<, he lp thc n1 e< une. Sec program o n cove r page~.

Arc You Coopera t.ing? The churches which have 111adc

Squrlt cas tcrn Chrisrian College pu"' i· hie ;n·e there b y do ing rt g reat "'urJ.. f111 rit e Lo re!. Mnn y of the young me n who h ave gou e f rom the co llege arc 11ow huml1le, sclf-sacrilicing preach ers o f "" mean ability. OtJ1crs have l>t•u nglll s treng th back to thci r ho n1c cltu rehe• as Christian workers. Even as a sr rca111 needs a fountain, so church es n eed s uch a training center.

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lltl·te i, a ~ulhdcut umuht'l 11f ( .111 i~tiau> anuu1g II> who app1c·d:11e what is being done :11 rhc \\' m chc,tcr campu> 10 >11ppon thi' wonderful pro· };1.1111 of cducarion and spiri tual trnin· iug. llowcvcr. reports ~how that we :til' 11111 doing tltc job as wel l as we s h11 111cl . The teachers wc tc bchiucl 1wo p:t}' at last reporr. L e t those who arc 11111 gi\'i ng rcgulartr 10 this work jniu tho'c wlto arc. so that the work 111:1 )'

J.:Cl fo t wart l as (;ud would have it. I~ lghl ttuw .<omc sizeable sped a I ~;i fts wuulcl he apprL'Ciatccl .

Youth Camp Heport Rcputl' from the Kcntuckiana <.111 i,.

1i:u1 ,\ .<,cmhly iu Winche.ccr. K)' .. in· clicalc chat the> junior wc·ck o f the en· c.uupmcnc w:l' full o f blessing' from rhe Lord. Including the staff and 1\lll'kCI'll lhCIC we re abonl f.I O CIIIIIIICd lou the wccl.. . Twcnt y·hi'C of chc>C 1111111).: peo ple ramc fur haptisu • :uul ,~'.! for rcrousecra rion 111 the l.ortl . :-. ud1 result , certainly suh~1:1n1ia tc the C0 11 1k1ion rhac chis is a grea t work o f (;o<f :t lld wnr l h )' o( (lUI' c'II COIII':t).:C'IIII~nl and support . llrothe r ami Sister Crow· drr :d o ng with llro thcr ~ l a 1~lt and all the 'calf arc 10 he commenclecl for being "'' u'cd of the Lo rd co ca rr} nul tlli' Jl"''l ram.

At rh is wtitin g rhe >Cnior weel. b in p1H~Ie>~.

(;tcnmora R e' i1al

Lunis,·illc, Ky.: The Lo11l g;nc us a glorious len -day re,•iva l in G lcnnwra wit l1 1\wchcr i\ . J. l srrc and the cl111tt 11 . f'll'l'lll )'•Ill'() pa·cciuiiS S(Jiti~ respcniCflod

111 the Gospel invitation. Ma n y mme linge red after rhc service almost night· I) ro confes~ sin ancl ask for pra y<·a-. In chi> 'hurl ntcccing I fcar11cd co love 1 h l' fH'Ople a nd a pprcciatc the cl1111 ch 111 rhcir dfon~ for Chris!. Brotha .\ . J. :111cl wife arc doing a good work in this lield, :11111 arc esteemed highly h ) rh e lnclhrcn for rhcir work's ~ake. W e I"·' ) G111l's hk"sings 11po n theit· lOll ci_llll<'d ll'ICfUhi(..'\S in th" part uf Il l\ llll t'prd. -J. L . . \ ddams, Sr.

Louisville, Ky.: The church at ,\I · lcllsvi llc, Kentucky, closed an cigh H I:I )' III C'C'IinA' Sunday night., July Ill. llrothcr F1au k 1>1. Mullins " 'aS the evangel ist , • u11l I was privi leged tv assist hi111 in 1h is work. A vacation Rihle schoo l Wll> mnducrcd in COIInc('(iou wirh th e> n• rc li ng. The classes he ld fro m 7:!10· 1!: I i p . 111 .. i11cl11ded a large adult <Ia>> 1.111g ht h1 fltolhcr :\(uf Jin~. flt e el.lll g<·li\lic sen i<c immediate!) fullowecl the C'la»e~ all(l closed abour 9 u'dock.

~lut·h pr.n c1 and p l'I'IHI .tl 11111 1.. "·" clune through rhc wccl. with the rc;,ulr rhac rhe Lord gave fo111 souls that c:unc for bapri~m-all men, middle-age o r al>o1·e. Ouc came fo1 mc111her<hip . Of course, God's work c.tunoc he mea,. tned by ~la cisri cs. .Much n rlt c r· good wa' ;tccomplishcd , for 111any o rher' were d ealt with and pr.tycd for wltnsc decisions ma r follow . 1 he church il · ~elf was etl1licd ami ilkssed !{' ca r f) thmng h the cleep , ~ piticual-chuugh ~it11pl<.~ teach ing :t111l prea~hing h ) llroth cr ~lullins.

With proper le;tdcr.hip and goocl fuliOW·IIp Work this r htii Ch c:\ 11 :11111 should go fo t warcl w gaeater thinh" for the Lord. - Frank Gill . ,.-....,

Another .\ f ission ) 'rojcct

1>111 i ng the 1\'L.oek of , \ ugu~t 11 · 1; chnr is to he an cv:wgc·lisric cffc11'l iu flniJ.:rcss ar the· Alire Waller Sehoul, adjoi ning the Di xie M:111or Sho ppin,; Center on Dixie llig hw:a r. The evan· gclist will be CH ir bcllll'ccl 1\ro rhcr Hermall J. Fox. J r ., whose hro chc r· f'au l Fox o f Falls Church , Virgi11ia , will pwha bl}' COII(f u cr 1 he ~nng sen •ice.

Thi, will he an carnc~t e ffo11 In reach souls for Christ while huldiu~ in de" the po~'ihititr uf hcginuinA' a pcnna nent work in rhat arc:~. ' 1 h h au:;t n•prc~cn11 .r 1ast f1cltl which h:h hcen almost nntm1ch ccl h~ 1 he cffua" nf our churches. Thu' e\cn · came'! (hilt! of God i~ urged w m~wi fc-;c :1 real inlc rcsr in rhis meeting h y ac1iv1! Mlflporr. l.cl li S he tnll t h in pra}er ;uHf hwl.. to the Lurd for 1 he hle'>~ing .

SPECIAL ISSUES

Wt· wou ld like In call atlcurion co("'. llmthl'l j cll!(Cn~o n's cdiruria l in thi s i'-111' 1cgardmg Septembc1 aud Octo· het \\'t1rcl :mel \\'orl..s. Jr h high! ) im· porr:mt that }<HI get )OUr l)lclers in fur extra copies of rltcse numbers heforc 11 c go to pres,, These 'flcdal m•mh(•t, , twuld he cli>tnhutccl w .ttl of 11111 church familie« a nd to u1hc1' who arc botlu:tcd about rhc prophecy question. lf you waul the rwu sections in hovk· form . plea~c s pedf)'· l'ri rc, iu anv Cf u:u11 i 1 l'· fi f t ) cenrs. Ot il c·rwise. JH it cs in 1·:. 1.. .J nrgcn><uc's cdi curia l a pply .

A BOUT " ONE THlliG JS NEED FUL" N orfolk, Va. : We thiuk the llook is

:a wonderful job well clouc. Never w:t~ it more needed than now, fo r home· life in itS true sense seems to be al· most cxrincL in the world roday. - Mrs. Wilson .

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12:00 ;II. ::'\00::'\ ~lEAL

1:15 l'. i\1. Panel Presentation I. l'c~na l E\angeli~m W~le)' Spar~

2. Home ;\li"ium J·"''e ll :udisou 3. Fore ign Missions E. L. Jorgenson

2:00 P. /1£ . Open fon!m ancl Discussion With :O.rembers oC Panel ti:OO 1'. M. Intermiss ion 3:15 1'. M. " I low Shull T hey H ear Without A Preacher?" E. A. Rhodes

7:80 P. M. Song Period 8:00 P.M. 'fhe Great Commissions In Genesis and Matthew Winston Allen

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TH ltSDA V, Au gmt 28th

Cbainnan: Delmar Rrownin~

THEME: Pr.u:lical Christian Work

10:00 ;\ , i\1. l)cvotional Period 10:20 i\. /1£ . llible Cl:m (II 1 hcssa loniam ) 11 :00 A. i\1. lr1tcm1ission II :1!J A.M. ''Zealous o£ Goocl Works" (TiL 2:14)

12:00 M. NOON l\rEAL

l :l!i 1'.1\L l'ancll'rc~cnt:ttiorr

Song Leader: Paul Clark

Stan rord C.hnntbcrs

R. R. !\rooks

I. Ministering To The Fatherless and Widows 2. The Work 0( The lndi\•idual Christian

Elmer Ringer Thomas Y. Clark

3. The Ministr)• o ( the Church Officers N. \\lil<tHt 1\url:.s

2:00 P. ;\I. Open Fmum and IJi scu~ ion With :\£embers oC Panel 3:00 P. /1£ . lntemtission 3: 15 1'. M. Science and the Uible H:tll C. Crowder 7:30 1'. ;\f. ~wg Period 8:00 1'. M. The Rcspm"ihi lit y Of The Church To Youth Frank ttl. ~lullins, !ir.

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FRUM Y, i\n~us t 29th T il EM E: Consccmted Christi rt n Livin~

Chainnan: Thomas ;\ Iarsh 10:00 A.M. Dc\·otiona l Period 10:20 A.M. lliblc Class (ll Thessalonians) II :00 ,\ . ;\I. lnterm i s.~ion

ll : lj A. ;\I. Frcedolll From An,iCI )'

12:00 ;\I. NOOJii M EAL

I: I!J 1'. M . Panel PrcsenL::ttion I. Spiri tnal ( A>nsecrlllion 2. lllen ta l Con~ccratlon 3. Physical Con~ccration

cmg Leader. jack lllncs

Stanford Chambers

Or. Edwin Hailey

llomcr Rutherford A lex Wilson

l'aul S. Knecht

2:00 1' . l\f. Open Forum and Discu &•ion With Members o f Panel 3:00 l' . ll!. lntenniu ion 3: 1."1 t•. l\1. llnw To OIJr:-tin Rc\Ctcn ce In l'uiJiic Worship E. F: . L)Oil

7:!10 1'. ;\I. Song Period 8:00 J>. M . The Lord's Return: luccnti\ c Fo r Consecra ted Christian Li\ ing

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