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lt. H. BOLL Editor J. lt. ClAitK, Publishe r

VOL. XLVIII No.2 FEBRUARY, 1954

IN THIS ISSUE

Poem: Behold He Cometh - R. H. B. Words In Season - R. H. B.

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The Place of Prayer In Mission Work 26 Ask and \e Shall Receive 26 On Wings of Prayer 26 lo I Am With You Always 27 The Crisis of a Life 27 The Journey 28

"Parousia" - R. H. B. 29 Of The Making Of Many Creeds, No End - S. C. 31 Seed Thoughts - D. l. A. 32 Sojourners and Pilgrims - E. E. l yon 34 Just A Christian 37 Questions and Answers - R. H. B. 38 Make· Believe Religion 39 Fiftie th Annive rsary Ce le bration 40 Excerpts From Telegrams and letters 42 News and Notes 47 Dennis Allen To the Philippines 48 The Rileys In California 48

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BEH OLD HE COMETH R. II. 13.

Beho ld I Ic \Oilleth with the clouds! :\ heavy shadow falls before.

:'\ len'l> hcarll> arc failing them for fear. Forebnding judb'lllen tS at the door.

Hchold He come th with the clouds­For I l is beloved dawns the day:

T hey lift their h ead~ and look aloft And take new courage 0 11 the "'"}.

Hcho ld H e cometh with the clo uds-From Hc:w'n descending with a shout.

With angel' voice, a nd trump of God II i ~ hidden o nes to ga ther o ut.

Caught up they meet H im in the a ir. T heirs not to taste the wrath below.

T he ir lat e ly tear·M:tined faces now Refl e<.:t ing Christ in radiance g lo w.

Well arc they paid for al l their pain. Forgou cn now the thorns, the <To~~.

Forever with ami like their l .onl. For whont they coumed all but dro~:..

Behold H e tometh with the clouds­The <·arclc~s d,,·cllcrs 011 the earth

An· overt a ken with a snare, SeiLcd as with sudden pangs of birth.

Behold He cometh with the clouds­\\'h:ll i ~ the nH:ssa~e to my sou l(

1:, it of terror and dismay Or jo)' that views the longed for goa l?

R<: thou prepared, 0 my heart. That that morn may no darkness bring!

"Rc.:holcl I Ie COJlleth with the cloud " T he lost shall ,,·ail, the saved shall sing.

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T HE P LACE OF PRAYER IN MISSION WORK

When to the conunandment o( the Great Commission the Lord :added the promise, ''l.o. I am with you alw:tys e\·en unto the end of the world'' l ie i111plied that in the carrying out of this " ·ork espcri· all~ . thC:) mu~t a hogcthet teckon on II i' prC'ICIHe a nd a id. Con· ,wnd) the su pcrnanu.tl power of Chriu would be needed. For t.h t: mi ~ ionary'~ t:t k i' an :lltat.k o n the e nemy's realm. ancl the power ol the Prince or Darkn c~~. who will rcna inl y uppo~e l> IICh en·on with :all ol hi~ might, ran IJ t: countered only throug h the supcmatural power of C hrist. Our altitude in this work ( tho ugh indeed thisr-'\ applies in e,·crythi ng in Christian life) in this undertaking especially - must he o ne ol dcpendelllC on !I iiii in prayer. The following 11om Roben E. Speer ~tt'> ronh this nece~sity in well·pm words.

"Aside from the example and teaching of Jesus, there is no richer field than missionary biography for the study of one who believes in pra~·cr and would help olhe t·s to realize its power and usc it. .. . The e\·an)!elizution of the world in this generation de­pends first of all upt n u t·e,rival of prayer. Deeper than the need for men; deeper, fur, than the need for money ; deep down at the bottom of our spir·itlcss life, is the need for the forgotten secret of prevailing, world-wide prayer. Missions hnvu progressed slowly abroad because picLy nnd pmyer huvc hccn shnllow at home .... Of fur greater set·vice Lhun any anay of learni ng ot· gift~ of elo­quence; more to be desired than gold and fine gold; more to be sought than a great name or apparent opportunities for large use­fulness is this ~i!t.-the secret and sweetness of unceasing, pre· vailing, triumphant prayer for the coming of the Kingdom of the Lot·d J csus Christ.'

ASK AND YE S HALL RECEIVE

In his \'Olumc: ... 1 al..ing Hold On Go d"Zwetllcr (himse lf a mis-'"' ~ionary to ~Johammcclan counu·ies) tell of the eOcct i\'encss of prayet in miss:ons. Thus in J ohn G. Paton's experience- how by prayer he was led into his life-work as missionary to the South Seas: by prayer \\'on the affcrtion of d ('gradcd savage.~. arrested th e h;md of the a~J.a:.:. iu. found the righ1 word lor his gmpel-translations and by pril)Cr influenced t.he li\1::. of }Ollllg and old during h is trave ls in ~cotland a nd :\merira. He mention al o tJ1e work or Gossner. of J.ou i~ II arm . or \V ill ia 111 Carc·y, and .J. I IIIli o n T:~ylor-mcn whose \\'01 J,. was a d emonstration or providential. but plainly supcrnawral intet ,·cntio n o( God in an.<.wcr to prayer.

o ;-1 WINGS OF PRAYER

The whole mb)ion:n ) emerpri~c . I rom its 11 tar1 w its final ac· um1plishment is conditioned o n prn}Cr. Fi1 sL of a ll there must be the prayer for God-dtoM:n scnan ts; "Pray yc th erefore the Lord of the hanest that he mny wnd forth lahurt:r~ imo hi. han·el>t'' - a n in·

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j u ncr ion which the Lord 11 i Ill~<: If' ga \' C. and wh ic:h i ~ a II too often overlooked. Men a nd women arc SClll and go out as missionaries without much tho ught of prayer. But there are dist inctio n among Christ's ser vallls. Not every Christia n is fitt ed !'or miss ionary work. Nor even e\'eryonc tha t wa nts 10 go shou ld g-o. or the five ' ' proph· ct and teachers" <tt Antioch the Lord scm fr-nh two: ··separa te me Barnabas a nd Snu l unto the work whereumo J have called them.' ' (Act 1!3:2.) No t that any miraculous call is needed now, but

prayer , much earnest prnycr, to dit cct the right pc:-son to this d e· cision. T he n prayer for the right fie ld and location : a lso for mea ns for travel for those who go, nnd for their sustena nce. a nd for the success o f their sen •ice-th at the Lord may send 1-fis angel before th em (Ccn . 2·1:7)- prayer by the tn issionnries themselves. ami pra yer for them by the home-churches continually. Prayer is the absolute :-ssential lO real work of mis ions. In Antioch " thev fasted and

"-';;rayed and laid the ir hands o n them :'tile! sent them {l\vny." (Acts 1!{:3.) (The lay ing on o f hands as alwa ys. sig n ified the delega ting of a work-in this case it mcnnr that the)' were delegated to rcpreselll the church on this ruission. So should it be today.)

" LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS".

lt is no t in hours ol case, in the comforts of home and in pl ea:.· ant surroundings. that Cod's ha nd is so much manifest. bu t the faith · (ul and hard-pressed mis ·ionary can tell you of c\·ident inter positio ns of Divine power a nd or <tnswers to prayer. ' 'God Himself," said .1· Hudson Taylo r. " is the grea t so11rcc· o[ power. Power bclo ngcth unto God; and Cod's power is a\'ailable power. W e are a super· nawral people, born nga in by a supernatural birth , kept by a super­na tural power, susta inc.:d by a s11pcrnatura l food, taught from a ~upct·natural Book. \ Vc arc led by a ~upcrnatural C~tptain in r ig h t paths to assured victor i e~ ."

He knew all tl1is fro m many-fo ld experience. For aga in a nd aga in he saw rhe help a nd guida nce ol th e Lord in his work. The

(uprc111 e need as it was fe lt by hi m and his co-workers. was (to usc

"-' 1is own words) " tO get God's uHtn in Cod's place. do ing God's wmk in God's way. for God's g lory. God a lo ne is .sufficient for C od's 0\\'11

work." And this he ohcn saw fu lfi lled.

THE CRISIS OF A LIFE

"A n invitatio n lO rest for a few clavs a t Brighton brought H ud· scm T aylor ro :111 unexpected crisis of decision. 'It was Sun(lay .June 25. 1865- but i\ lr. Tay lor could not go w the place or public prayer. for the overwhelmi ng ~h adcm· ol Ch in a's need rested o n him. H e cou ld nut forge t that while assemblies of cl isr iples were gathered in the ir sple ndid sa nctuaries. rejo icing in the ir ample pri\·ilcges, and heed less of rhc heat hen. o ne thous:1nd souls wo uld pa~s into the unseen world- Christlcss. His a~on y or soul drove h int to th e bca<: h. where he could walk and talk with God. looking o ut on that wide sea. On those sa nds. this humblt man . a lone with God. met th e u isis or his life . 'God ca n g ive the men ro go ro Ch ina. and God can keep them there'- this was the \'l) ice that !>poke 10 hi m. Thc de·

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cisio tt was made; 'T hou Lord shal t he responsible lor them a nd (or me tOo'". The bu~den was gone. !Judson Taylor first gave himself t~ the Lord ~or C~1ma. and the n asked for Lhose who sho uld go with h un - twenty-lou r 111 a ll- two lor each o r the c lcvett provi nce~. and two ll tore ror ~vlongo li a. O n the mnrgi n of h is B ible he a t on ce wrote ciO\m this brief ~eJHence. which remains the simple record of rhat mome nto ns tran~action with the Cod of the covt'nant:

Pra)'t'd {nr 2•1 willing, shillf ulla!Jm·('I'S at Brighton, june 25. 1865. \Ve il- he got them : whe1e before there was no prospect a nd liulc

interest, the he lpers spra ng up li ke roots 0 11t o f th e dry grountl. "As the days ca me when the actual bearing of the burden 'or the new mi~~ion began to bow down the back~ of tho~e who had undertaken it, at li111es it ~cctncd as though a horror of deep darknes:o was upon thc111. What if after all mo ney was not fonhconting, and workers('"'\ should be star\'ing in Inland China, and the who le work b ecome a b)•-word of deri:.ion and reproach!'' The cri t it's wer e not lack ing \dto d eno unced l lud o n Ta) lor's uuderta king :l · a wild, vi ionar) ptojcct that wnuld cenainly end in disaster. Rut a day of fasting and prayer ( the last day of 1865) was appoin ted - " and li e blessed the m there'' -and 1 hat o conspicuomly that for ~5 years (and prob ­ably until yet) Dec. 3 1 ha!. been the da)' of annual pra)CI .tnd pnt i>t fca!>t of the missio n both abroad and at home.

And d id the money come? Ye!. , abundantly. "On March 12 fo llow ing. {Jefort• the first printed stotcment of tlw worh was in ci1·· mlotitnl. over 1.!170 pounds (abou t $!).850 then ) h ad come in tilt· a:,k(·d . sa \·e of God. The need was more than met b efore the want had been made known 10 the Chr istian public. Thus early in the miss ion this lesson was taugh t and learn ed. th a t if there were les' p leadi ng with man , and rcl ian t e on •n ell, for money. a11d ntore and ntore pleading with Cod, and d ependence on fli s Spirit tO guide in the work and to deepen the spir iwal life of Cod's people, the prob­lem of mi.sions might find it solutio n. During the whole ub e-q tt C: tll his tory Cod met every spccia I need by a \ IW<' i<tl 'II p p ly: a nd(""\ whe n specia l n eed teased . so did the suppl y."

THE JOU R NEY

I t was nuhcr a strange ami u n usua l thing- an eviden ce o l the t liaractcr and spirit of the men who \a iled on May 26, 1866 on th e Lammermuir-thar twenty ol the h ip's crew were LUrned 10 Christ, among them some who at first seemed th e most un likely. I n fact the oppo crs all came over. T he \'oyage wa perilous. Two typhoons ~mtcl.. the sh ip and even 1hc: sa ilors had given up h op e, and lifebelts wer<' 1-{0itc tl ou t. Bu t the !\'laster or the sea bro ught de li veran ce-a forcra te of many ~ubsequent ckliveries, all His own. A tt bscri ption of more than $ 120 from the officers and the crew was again a witness that Cod had been wiLh this m ission party on rh i:. their outgning voyage. :\nd so un an d o n through the years. in ways that could not be accounted for on natma l ~rounds, Cod's han d a nd Cod's work was mani fest. The G od of Elijah is li ving yet. a nd He wi ll ma nifest H i\ hand a nd II i!> power alwa}S anwng thO!>e who trust and o bey I l im.

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" P AROUSIA " R. H. It

rhi~ j, a (.reel.. \\' 01 d. a 1101111, \\'hidl OCCllh ~I lillie\ in the 1'\ew l"c~ tamcnt. Ils !>impl<.:st meaning is ··presence'' a~ in Phil. I :::!fi ("m y presence: with you aga in' '). and in Phil. 2:12 whe1c it is con­lra~ted with "absence" . Of Paul hi, en emies saiu that '' his bodily presence is weak." B111 nHH"t" ofu•n it is translated b y th e word "toming": thai is, " the prcst.:ntc ol oaw coming. hen ce the coming. arrival. ach·en 1. J n the 0/ cw Te:.ta ment especial!~ of tlw ndr•en 1. i. c. the fmurc visible rt:/11111 from heaven of Jesus the ~re,, =ah ...... (Tha yer). C. Milligan in hi\ exposit ion of 1h·c: The ~alonian epi~tlc. nleaHion:. d1c fatt that in the Pnf>pl (ancien I ducurncnh '' riucn in tl1c common G reek 'ernacular- the •· Koine" of N. T . time) t11c word ''parousia" occurs frequently as a son oE techn ical term, with adcrcnrc to the visit of the king or 'onle other onic.ial. It i\ in thi~ ,emc. no douht, that the word camc w be med of the Scwml Coming of C hrist. For o ut of the 2'1 occurrences, l fi times it. wnccms C hrist's re turn . 1t is to be n oted 1hat Lite word "parousia" is never used o f Ch ri t '<; firM coming . hut when used of Him. it i'> mcd a I wa )'~ and o nl y o l II is predicted n ;turn l'ro111 heaven.

Two passages in which the wc)rd "parousia" occur call for especial aucntion. The firM is 2 Thes. 2: 10. The "~fan of sin··, commonly spoken of as Lhe Antirhri:-1. has a parousia. IIi ~ pjlruusia is according to the working of Sawn witl1 all powc1 and )igm and lying wonders. The ~ Jan o( ~in makes his d ebut draped in a ll the power of Satan: this is his paronsi<t. Bm the Lord .J esw. shall slay him with the breath o f H i~ 1110111h. and bring him w n ough t by the manife lillion of /lis pa1ou-.i.1. (~The!>~. 2:8.) T111l) a tcnihlc clash .

Even more arres1 ing i~ the occurrence of the word ''parousi:1" in 2 Pe ter I : I fi. There the apo~tlc declar ing the firm louml:11 ion of his faith and his me~sage, say~. ' '\Vc did not follow cuuuing ly de­\'ised fables when we made known umo you the power and coming (parousia) of our Lord .Jesu Christ. hut we were eye·wiu1c ~cs o f hb majesty." What parousia of Christ was the :q>ostle au C) ewit· ne!>~ of on 1hc ~loum ol Tramfigtnation? (For it was ol that 1ime and phtce b e speaks: see 2 Peter l:li. 18.) C crta inl v no t Chrbt\ first corning- that is 0111 of question here: bu t it was a 'hion ol tilt: ma ni fes tation of I I is majc•s t y. II i~ power. I I :s p·tl o t"ia. 1 hat Pe ter beheld in "the h oly nwunt". whcrt "hc>nor" and "g lw)" w:h he ~l owed upon II im b y the Voice out of Lhe cloud. Peter h ad wit· nc:sscd C hrist 's great works aud His mora l g-lory 111any times. h ut thi i~ the: one C\'ent 10 which he poillt~ . in which he w:t' l'\t wiu1cs~ ol Clu h t'1> power and parou~ia. It was there on the ;\ loun t 1 hal he had a pre-view ol Chri!>t '!> royal power nntl ltlajC!>l) :tt I l i ~ Scwnd Comin~. And in t11is ''-c h ave the only sati ~ranon ex ~>lan . llion ol the $:1\ ior's word: ''There be omc standing hl'l e ,,·h o ' h all 110 1

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t a~tc of de:~ th till thC)' ~cc the Sou of man coming in his kingdom." (Sec Matt. 16:28; Mark !>: I; Luke 9:27; and note that in c:~ch case the record o f the T ransfigura tio n immediate ly foll ows.)

In its p1 imary ~cmc o f " pre!lcncc" the word " pa rousia" denote~ duration o f ti111e also. and incllldcs everything that is connected with the Lord's return. from II i fir t descent from hea\·en, when H e will gather H is own to Himself and they meet Hi111 in th e air ( I Thess. '1: l (i, 17). and His co111ing roiilt them (His manifestation - "cpi­ph:uH·ia ··- and I I is revela 1 ion-"a poka lu pi> is") when I I c comes in 1 he cloud s and every eye shall see H im (Rev. I :7), a nd when in fl:uning fire He will take vengea nce "on them that know not God and obey not the gospel of 011r l.orcl j e m", and all the o ther aspects and fea ­llllts which pen<~in to that wo nderful and glorious event of I lis com­ing.- I lis d calings toward H is churd1. toward l srael, toward thc ~ world. <mel a ll that is included in the meaning of the Bible-term. "the Day of the Lord.' ' This is the comprehensive mea ning o f Parousia.

Be: ides those rderred to above, the passages in whid1 the word "Parousia" speaks of Christ's return, are : fo ur in one chapter of the go~pc:l of ~l :mhew: ~fatt. 2•1:3.27,37.39; one in I Corimhians (15:23): l'our :n I Thcs~aloni :ms (2: I!J; 3: 13; •1: 15; 5:23); two in 2 Thes~a· lo niaus (2 : I. 8); two in James 5 (vs. 7,8); two in I Pe ter 3 (vs. 11, 12): and one in I John (2:28)- sixteen in a ll. In o me of these the " ·orcl < icm ly denotes a "routing". an "arrival"; in o thers C hri!>t's pre ence fo llo wing H is arriva l. The word "apoka lupsis" (" un veiling") al­ways poi nts to 11is being seeu at I l is com ing. whether by His a im when He comes to rccei\'e them unto Himself U ohn 14:3; I Thess. •1:16) or by the world at Jnrgc (Rev. 1:7) at which time His sa ints arc with Him. So a l~o the \\'Otcl "epiphaneia" (litera ll y "out~hin­in~(') ha~ reference to the ma ni fts tation of His coming or presence. and is therefore r<:ndcrecl "appearing"•. T he chief thing for the Chri<tia n i~ the hope tha t he may be presen·ed "spirit, o ul and body," entire. with out hlatnc: at the coming of the Lord , and that ~ he sha ll be like I Iiili wh en He shall appear. ( I Thess. 5:2!1; I J o hn 3:2.) ". \nd everyone that hath this hope set on Him puri(ieth him-self C\ 'Cn as llc i~ pure.'' ( I J o hn 3:3.)

• The word "npokalupsis" ("revelation"), when used or Chris t's second coming is found in I Cor. 1 :7; 2 Thess. 1:7, 13~ and 4 :13. The term "cpiphaneia" ("appearing"), in 2 Thess. 2 :8 ; 1 Ttm. 6:14; 2 Ttm. 1:10; 4 : L, R; and Titus 2 : 13.

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OF THE MAKING OF MANY CREEDS, NO END Stanford Chantbcr~

l"he slogan. ' 'i'\o Crt.'l'd But The Bible'' i~ high ,ountl ing hut it Ita, hecn made a~ ·· ~ouncling brass or a clang ing <) 111h:d."' ha~ b ecn wo unded in th e h ouse ol it!> friend~. Denunciat io n ol d enomin:t· tiona! creed s has become a~ <:<tmouflage ~cn:cning tiiCII in the makin~ n l creeds to their liking. A lad y advertised het" elf a~ a seam~trcs~ who < u ts and fits by pauerm home·ntade. ~ I en prol c~'cdly "·ound'' .11 e e ngaged in culling and fitting thing' rcligio u' by their o wn h ome-made patterns. and there arc a le men o u t to -.ell the pro ducL. Thi~ is still a tolerably f1 ce country.

A Sample or Two

A newspaper clipping. church a nno unu:nt t:nt: "The Church of '-Christ worshipping a t ______________ mcets each Lord\ clay a1 10:00

a. rn .. each Tuc day at 7:00 p.m. \ Ve :tre using some o f o ur new talem each Tuesd ay evening. This Lord ':. day we will be swdying Rev. 22nd cha pter. Bro. ____ _____ o f ___ _ _ __ will be wi th 11s Dec. 27th for morning and evening service. Nex t year h e will be with u' each Lord's day.

"\Vc do no t b el ieve in , ne ither do we pract ice, d ividing the a~~embly into classes, no women teachcn •. no plura l it)' of cups in tlH· communion service, no Bible College Preach ers. W e will have neither part nor lo t in or with conscientio us objcn ors. 1l you believe in these principles co me a nd worsh ip with us. _Reporter.''

(Men a nd p laces ol two north em stales appear in til e clipping , na mes no t necessary to the purpose o f this article.)

But State• North H ave No Monopoly

This creed -ma king and creed -enforcing is no t confined to :t n \

certa in section of o ur Cnir land. Peop le re pudinting human creed ., and making loud cla ims o f freedom therefrom arc a t the same tin tl' themselves under bondage to unwriuen creed.o, , sotiiC fo r a long tillle.

\._.,Frequently it occm s that the unwri tten . though wcll-undet '>lO<HI creed can be made more clfcctivc by red ucing the same, or pat l!t thereof to writing. T h e " Church o f Christ" :.po nsoring th e an­no u nee men t above evident!)' found it so.

A Sample Furthe,. South

"Tha t J esus the C hrist is the o nly begotten 'ion of G od, the Fa th er: tha t H is kingd om for the spiri tu a l sa lva tion of men a n d women was established on the firs t Pe ntecost a ltr t ll i:. rru cilix iou . ami that Chris t is now r uling o n II i ~ thron e. and that IIi:. l:t ws a' promu lga ted by Him a nd through His apostles ami inspired writ t·r~. under the guidance of the H o ly Spirit. an: abso lu te and exclusive for tJ1e governing of fl is bo dy, the Church. in all spiritu al o r doc· tr ina l ma tters. This paragraph is in tended to cxtl ude as acli\'t' ami panicipa ting membe1:. in th is congregat io n or religioul> hoc!y. among o tJ1ers. a ny and a l l pcr:.OIIl> ad voca ting a nd / or teaching the 'pre· millennia ! theor y·. and/ or teaching or ad vocating that the P,iiJ ic

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teaches a return and earthly reign of Christ HS a tempora l King on earth for one t11ousand years, or for any other period of time prior to the d ay of final judgment."

Previous <trticle in records of same rong rcga tion: "1'\o creed other than the New T estament shall ever be used , p rescribed or en­(on.:cd , in whole o r in part o n sa id re ligi(Hts body or any or its mem­bers in connectio n with the work and worship to be carried o n by said religious body."

Thus is travestied the p lea to "spea k as the oracles of Cod." Thus do men, making the claim. set before the world exactly how the ch urch of our Lord is to manifest itself, and how to "stand fast in the li berty wherewi Lit Chr ist hath set us (ree," and prove that "wherE' the !:ipirit of the Lord is there is liberty"! Or is it ir1Slead a demon­stration (?) that a church ca n be under a creed a nd still bc ;1 dt urrh of Christ? How d oes it read, this ;·epistle known and read of' all~ me n"? Can some one tell them how to int erpre t it?

T o creedize is to sectarianize. No <icnyi ng that. T o gToup together congrega! ions ' 'sold" on the sante home-mad e creed paucrn and on the idea that those so patterned are the only Scriptural people in tJ1e world. that is to denominationalize. Forcing conrorm­it)'. coercing to the extent ol excommunication the nonconforming. that is ecclesinstirism . and the men who take upon themselves or accept the responsibili L}' of the enforcemcn t constitute a rei igious hir1'(1rchv. The principle is one and the same be it a little sen or a teligious S)'Stcm of the proportion of the prq>aC}'- A man does nol ltavc to be a big tnan w be a pope.

Seed7~

A River or n Swnmp 'l'he difference between a river

nnd a swamp is that one has banks and the other has none. The swamp is very gracious a nd kindly, it spreads over evet·ything, hence it is a swamp. Some of us are moral and spir itual swamps. We are so broad and liberal that we take in ever·ything from the shady to the sacred. Hence we are swamps. A river has banks ; it confines itself to its central purpose. 'fhcre are those who refuse to tolerate any­thing that cuts a cross their central Christian pur pose.

D. L. A.

Satan being l!ound for a thousand/'"') years. Tho uative had been listen-ing spellbound, and suddenly made a rush for the door and ran up and down the ynrd in a state of ecstatic joy. When t,he translator fol­lowed to find the cause of his joy the pundit said, "Good news too much, Master; no Devil ior a thou­sand years!" -Evangelical Chris­linn.

Hia Miaaionary Call A Christian farmer was one day

walking through his pasture in search of his milch cows. As he walked a long in the s tillness of

Good Newa Too Much t.ho evening he suddenly experi-N! Banfiel d of Nigeria sat with enced an ovet·whelming sense of

his native teacher translating the the presence of God and a call twentieth chapter of Revelation, he upon his life to be a missionary. It reached the verse that speaks of seemed such a definite call to sorv-

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icc that he wns O\'Cr·joycd. Ru-hin~r hack to the furmho usc he hn'ilencd to tell his wife about his purpose of heart. "God has called me to be a missionary," he said as he cnter·ed the room. Thereupon he and his wife !Int. down in thu little kitchen to talk over the mutter. A ftor thoroug-hly discussing the question of missionary service for the Lord they both came to u san!.' and settled conclus ion that the cull had been not so much a call to go to a foreign field as it was to be­come a missionary- a missionary fann er. The husband was no lon~­er· young in yenr·s, furthermore, he was sufi'el'ing fr·om tuberculosis and his health was poor. There were four children in the family. I low could such a candidate be con­s idered for o foreign field ? " We shnll stnv here and use our land to far·m for mills ions," was tho de­cis ion. 'l'odny, one-third of t he in­come from thnt little farm goes to missions. That Christian brother and his wife, family of four little ones, and a quarter section of land will never see the foreign field, but he haa learned God'a parti c:u lar will for hia life . And with what result'? His life is full of joy nnd pence, and the hlcssing of his will­ing obedience is now flowing out to the ends of the earth.-Prairie Overcomer.

Hia Eye Fi xed On the Maater A young musical composer· was

once bringing out his first great composition. As the successive members or the mighty theme were

-...._..,evolved, the house rang with un­controllable applause; and, as he stood above the or·chestra, hearing his ideas interpreted by perfect cx­ecutnnts, and feeling the force of his genius passing into the sou ls of his fe llowmen, irrepressible emo­tion began to swell in his breast. Yet all the time he kept his eye fixed on one spot in the audience, whor·e sat n muster of his ar t. much gr·ont.er than himself; and his heart tr·omiJied fa r· mor·e at the l:l lighlcsl movement of the mastet·'s Icntur·es

judgment of God. It is on ly the r·ccollcction of this which will keep the manliest man from becomin~ proud and pharisaical." -Selected.

Sin~rly, Separately, and Together A!! the good Shcpherd knows

each sheep by name so lle knows and r egards each on e separately as though he were the only ono in the world; knows euch one's spe­cial, separate weakness, tempta­t ion, burden; helps him part icular­ly, and for each one particularly H e laid down His life.

They are His " fl ock", and li e cons ide rs them together. With II im they constitute " one fold, one Shephcr·d". "one body, one Head," "one Vine" with branches. They belong together. That is the mean­ing of the congregation and the assembling of ourselves together, ' ' which the Lord enjoins us not t1 forsake. It promotes the corporate feeling, the brothe rliness and ful­lowship in Christ. The members may not be sa\'cd. strengthened, blessed s ingly, but together.- R. H. B.

What Makea Death Terrible When Garr·ick showed his pala­

tiul home, its objects of art, it'> pictures and tapestries he asked Dr. Johnson, "Is it not ma~nifi­ccnt?" "Yes, David," he r·cplied, '·but these arc the things that make death tenible !"

Child Crime "Fifteen years ago when I first

held services in the Winnipeg jail, the ages of the priRoner'S would range from about 22 to ~~ 5 yearl:l," says D. R. Aikenhend, Director of the Canadian S. S. l\1 ission. "Year br year I ha\'e pr·cnchcd in thnt prison. 'I he las t time I was there (last spring) the age r·ange of the inmntes was from 12 to 17 year.;."

Let all who work among children - for who should not be dc ing something?-step up lhch· effort,\;. " It paya to get tho c:hildren ri ght beFore they go wrong." - Pr·nil'i <' Overcomer·.

than at all the thunders of the A GOOD WORD crowd. A child once said to his mother·,

Or. James Stalker, commenting "Mnmn. you never· speak ill of nnr-on this incident,, says : "Tl1is is th e one. You would speak well of way to live. After man's judgment Satan." and our own judgment thcr·c is "Well," said the mother, "you another ftu· mor·e august - lhe might imitate his pcr·scvcrnnt c."

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SOJOURNERS AND PILGRIMS ( A Sermon from I Peter )

Ernest E. Lyon

In I Pe ter 2: II Pe ter wro te these words: "Reloved, I beseech you a~ sojoumers and pilgrims, to abstnin from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul." Sojourners and pilgrims. or, as the King fnmes Version translntes it, strnngers and pilgrims - that is how Peter de-\ ( I ibes us. The two words, sojourners nnd pill?r ims. or stra ngers a nd pilg rims. have related mea nings in the orrg inal language in which the New T estament w<rs written. "The word "sojourner" is made up in the Creek o f three words combined together ; they mean "a longside of". ' 'upon", a nd "people of a hemhen city"- in o ther words. persons who have been taken a nd placed alongside or th e people o f a heathen city. The word is used to teach us that we a n: ~ no t a t home in this world; that we are from ano ther place. but God has placed us alongside of those who arc not His children. The word ''pilgrim'' comes fm m a word that meant "to scule down alongside of pagans"; so it de cribes the fact that we nrc now li\'in~ a longsidc those by whom God has placed us.

"But", you ask. "aren't you p lacing yourself on a higher ph111e than ot her people; aren't ) Oil snyi11g that you arc better than other~? · That dq~t·nd upon what you mean by w< h questions. Do )'O il

mea n tha t I am better as a huma n be ing LlHtn my non·Christinn m·i~hbor? If th nt is what you mean, then the answer is a very ~ trong " No! " Cod's Word sn ys. "There is no ci i tinnion; for all have sinned a nd fa ll short of the glory of God. " lt also says, " there i~ none r ighteous. no no t one; there is none Ul<rt umlerstandc th ; there is none tha t seeketh a fter God; they have a ll turned aside. they arc together become unprofitable." And so on time and time again in the Bible e\'cry ma n is laid low before the ho ly and right· eou~ God who knows the heart or every man. .But by that 1 do not mean th :u after we hc~tr the Gospel of the Lord J esus Christ that W (' arc al l alike still, for the n God makes n difference, a difference f01 wh ich we gh e pra ise to God fo r what lie has done. no t praise l to oursel vc~ . for it is all of H is \\·orking.

Consider a few passages picked at random to show what hap· J><: ned 10 th e o ld nature and how the new came abou t. " \ •Ve wrre huricd therefore with II im through bapt i!llll into death : that like as Ch r ist was raised from the dead through the g lory o l the fathct, so we a bo might walk in newness of life." ''1 have been o ·ucified with ChriM; a nd it is no longer I tha t live. bUL Clu·ist liveth in me." " 11<1\ ing been bu r ied with Him in baptism. wherein yc were nlso 1a i~ed wi th llim through faith in Lite working of Cod, who rnised l l im frnnt the dead." "Who were born. not of blood, nor of the will of the fl esh. nor of the w ill o f man. but of C od." "Jesus an· ~wcrcd. verily. verily, 1 say unto thee, cx<cpt one be born of wa ter a nd t11c Spirit. he canno t enter into the Kingdom of God. That which is hor n of the flesh is flesh; and tha t wh ich is born of the Spi ri~ is ~pirit." "Having been begotten again, not of corruptible st•ed , bul of incorruptib le, through the ' '\ford of Cod, wh ich liveth

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and abidcth ." \\'e could go on and on with such ljltot .ttions frotn the Biblt:. buL surely you a lready knew that C ocl takes tlw~e who believe upon 1-1 is Son and gives th <: llt a new nature. so that now they ;tre different. not because they are of thcm~ciH·<; ;tny beLLcr than o thers but bt:;r.ause C.od has done th is thing- for tltenl. \Vc st ill have the o ld nature with us. but we have also a ne w. Di vine nature.

On the night of H is betrayal Christ pointed out the d ifference He had wrought in His d isciples as H e talked to them nn the way to the Carden of C e thsean ane. He sa id, .. rr yc were or the world. Lhc world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but 1 chose you om of the world. thc.:refon; the world hatcth you. Renaember the word that I said unto you. a serva nt is no t greater than His Lord. If they persecuted l\ le. the}' will also persecute you; if they kept My Word, they will keep yoms also." And then, d uring His prayer in J ohn 17 He added, " I have g iven them Th y Word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world even as I am not ol the world. I pr:1y not th at T hou shouldest take them from the world , blll that Thou shouldcst keep them from the evil one. T hey are not of the world. even as 1 am no t of the world. Sanc tify them in the truth: Thy Word is truth. As Thou didst send me in to the world. even o sent I them into the world .' '

11 we are not of the world, then what arc we of? The \ Vord CJf

God gives abundant testimony to that. l.ct us look especia ll y a t one passage that treats directly on that subjcct- Philippians 3:~0-2 1 : "for our citizenshi p is in Heaven: whence a lso we wait for a Sa\'iour. the Lord .J csus Chr ist: Who shall fashion anew the body of our hu· miliation, that it may be conformed 10 the body of His glor v. at· cording to the working whereby He is able c,·cn LO subject all tl1ings to Himsel f. ' ' "Citizens o( Heaven," we read here; " in the heavenly p laces in Christ .J esus," we read in Ephesians 2; ''the Body of Christ". also in Ephesians: ''for ye died, and your li fe is hid with Christ in God," we read in Colossians- and so 0 11 we na ight read to find [unhcr statement of the fact tha t we arc now of H eaven. placed here along­side of those who arc stil l of th is world. those who do no t have sai-

\,_) Vation in Christ .J cslts, tltusc who are dead in trespasses and sins and know it no t, those who are lying in the Evil One, and know it not, those who have Lhe same nantrc by birth that we had but who have not been born aga in, as we have.

But why arc we p laced here if we are heavenly? If our ci tiLcn­ship is in ll eaven, why doesn't God take away the old na ture com· pletely, g ive us a new body tO conform to the bod y of Christ's glory and take us bod ily tO be with Him? T he answer can be g iven brielly: f-Ie.: doesn't do that for the same reason tha t He didn't keep His Son in H eaven in the first place. li e sent His Son int o the world because we had need of Him and He places us here to carry on that work. ln the first verse o[ the first chapter of I Peter. Pe ter used an interesting phrase to describe the Christians to whom he was writing; he call c.:d thern "sojourners of the dispersion." T he word "dispe~·sion ' ' was a techni cal term used to describe .J ews living ou tside of Palestine, but Peter applied it to Christians in general, for h is Jeuer is obviously addressed to a ll the Christians in a portion where

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most of them were no t o l .J ewish blood. The word itself means li ter· a ll y to .. sow through or LO st:Htcr seed through .. in its verb fo rm, and we arc "sown'' of God in the world and we arc to sow His Word " ·hcre\·er we arc tha t o thers might come to a saving knowledge of the Lord J esus Christ. C od h:-~ s a work (or His sojourners in this world. They arc to so represent Him in the ir lives ami in their words that o thers will want to know Him and will come to Him for that salvation that can come only to those who come to Him by faith in .J esus Christ: All o ther things we do in this world arc to be looked a t in the light of this g1·ea t task, a ll e lse should be used to further tha t important work which God gives only to men and women who believe upon His Son. He did not send His heavenly a ng<:l~ tO procla im the gospe l to this lost world: lie made 11s heavenly be ings and then gave us th e task while still in these bodies. J3ccause of our shoncomi11gs in these bodie~ with our old na ture still with £'. us we ca n realize our utter depende nce u pon God for the ministry that we all have for preaching Christ Jesus and rti m crucified.

Now tur n with me back to I Pe ter the second chapter a nd le t us rc::td verses e leven a nd twelve togeLhcr: "Belo \·ed , T beseech you as sojourners and pilt,•Tims. to abstain from flesh ly lusts, which war again t Lhe soul: ha\·ing your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; Lh:tt where in they spea k aga inst you as eviJ.doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, g lorify God in the day of visitation ." l'\ ot ice tha t Peter says that o thers behold our works; they waLch carefull y a · personal witnesses of ever ything we do, sometimes to try to catch in a shortcoming those who cla in1 this henvcnly citizen­ship. somc tinte tO find if there are any e\·idences of t11at life so that they can wa m it wo- but. a lways they watch, Car more carefully than we reali7.e, for though the peopl e of God are but a .. little flock ". not ma ny of whom a rc m ighty or noble, still Sata n ha tes them a nd tries to place them in as bad a light before the world as possible. , That is why Peter urges that '"e hold ourselves constantly back from the strong desires o f the fl esh. tha t our behavior might be right in the world. R ead the whole of the rest o f I Peter and see how he("'\ Lakes up our re lationship to man y thi ngs : to the government, where we are to be in subjection fo r the Lord's sake: to a ll men ; ser vants in Lheir relationship to th eir masters, where they are to act as Christ did if they are mistreated: lw~bamls and wi ves in the ir rcl:nionship w l·ath o ther thaL the lost m ight be sa\·ed and our prayers ullhin­dercd ; a nd a great dea l of sulferin~ for Christ's .<.ake, someLhing that does good for the world in le tting them see Christ, and does good for us in pro\·iug our fa ith and increasing our reward before Cod . Every montcnt of our li\'CS should be lived in realization o( om position in this m>rld as strangers and pilgr ims. no t perma­nent!) located here but ~oing to that land where there i .. no sorrow, nc:· an y sighing, nor a ny tears. nor any dying'' , that land where llH' l C is no need of st1 11 . for God is the light. where we sha ll ever b e: wi th !lte Lord.

Now, in concl uding, may 1 address a question to any readers wh o ha \·e never come to the I .ord J esus Christ fo r His great s~tlva­Lion ~ You lllCl)' be a good man in the eye of your ne ighbors, your

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life may compare well with those who call !ltemseh·e Chri~tians, but ha ,·c you come to realize that J esus Christ llimsclf said, "Except a man be born again, he cannot sec the kingdom of Gotl"? vVe also head this in 1 Cor. 15:50- "Now this I say, breduen, t.hat flesh and blood canno t inherit the Kingdom of Cod." J esus sa id, "Thrn which is born of the flesh is fl esh ' ', but I·Ie olrered salvation to those who com(! 10 Him in the way He sets down. \•Ve are no t calling you to a life of ease here in this world but ca lling you to w mc to Him ,,•ho died for you that you might be delivered out. of this present ev il world 1.0 serve Hint as sojourners and pilgrims and LO be brought home to H im to li \'e forc,·cr.

JUST A CHRISTIAN '- Commenting on Brother Boll's lr·nct, "Why Not Be Juat A Chriatian ?"­

Burris Butler, editor of the Chriatian Standard, writes as follows :

The sheer joy and t.he cx hilnrating sense of comple te freedom tl1at come from being "just. a Christian" seem to be elusiYe qualities grasped by a comparnti,·e few. But once understood and experi­enced, they arc found 10 be worth more than al l the world lws to olfcr.

The essay, "\Vhy Not Be Just a Christian?" which we presem ed in our issue o( Dec:ernber 2(i, 1951!, sets fo rth the simple New T csta­tllcnt plea in nil i1 s beauty and glory. Take n out of any personal setting a nd background it stands alone as a position to challenge the highest aspira tions of any thinking and consecrated person. But it is diffiwlt for the casua l reader to tnke in such a statement without placing it against th e background of the a uthor, or the paper in which it <Ippeared, o t· th e person who handed it om as a tract, or in some other way identifying it with a group whose provincial and sectnrian actions spea k louder than their words.

We who take fo r granted om heritage o[ "the plea" arc prone to make two lllistakes: ( I) Just because we have a nonsectarian plea, we assume tha t we arc guarameed a nonsectarian attitude, and (2) all who by accident of birth <1nd b<"~ckgrouncl arc iden tified with re­ligious denominations we assun1c to be necessarily sectarian in their atti tudes and Oll(look. !'\eith er of these is necessaril y true. It is our experience that the most narrow sectarianism and provincialism arc found at times among 1hosc who proclaim most loudly their IO)'::t lt y to nondenomin :11 ional Cltristiani1y. \ 'Ve have a lso found tltat among those wearing denominational names and ou tward ly identi­fi ed with denomi national organita tions arc many individua ls who are loya l and fai1hlul to the Lord .Jesns Christ and His Word above C\'CI')' o ther considero:ttion.

Ln both case~ some correction is needed. In ti if one may judge, it seems reasonable that the latter group is nearer the kingdom. For the first need to bring their praCiicc into line with their profession. while the sc<"ond need to ~<pwrc the ir outw:trd relationships with

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their innct tunnCll() lh. ft CCIII\ Ill ll\ that thl' lalll"r f.,'l'Oup lll:t y

have the shorter distan<.e to travel. As lo ng as Christian people persi~ t in cettt~:rin~ their fe llowship

about human leaders, human opiniom. en ·i(C oq;a nitat ions. institu­tional agcncic~. and vc\lcd interc b. we ~hall h:l\c the ~pirit and the practice o r denominationa lism. And ju t th :t t lo ng mart} sin<ere Christian peop le will he robbed of the joy of ht: ing si mply Chri~tians owing allegiance and homage to no ne but .J esu~ C hrist.

- Chri~tian Swndard . .Jan. ~0. 1954.

~j~~J Questions and Answers ~---------------------------R_._H_._s_. ____________ -JI

ll'llllt i.~ the oldt•st lwoll i11 thr IJilJle. nnd who is its nuthor? The book of J ob is genentlly regarded a:. the oldest book. ante­

dating rhe Law, and as bel0nging to pa triarc..ha l times. I t conta ins no r eference to tabernacle or temple or priesthood a nd rilUa l. nor mention of Israel as God's nation, nor the fathers, Abraham, Isaac. and Jacob. lt is tho ug h t by ~ome tha t ~ lose·~ nwy have wrill(' ll it from ancient records. while he ,,·as in the land or ~ l idian for forty years. But that is just a g uess. J ob i mentio ned a~ an actual his­toric character along with No<~ h and Da niel in Etek. 1'1: 14, 20. Sec also J ames 5: 11.

llfhat is the most ancie11t city m the wurld? orne would say J ericho; others Damascu\. What does it matter?

IJflwt is the men11ing of Lulte 19:2G? The point of this, whether in th e physical or the spiriwal sphere,

is we ll suntmecl u p in the proverb: "Usc or lose." Sec the like lan-guage in ;\ latt. 13: 12. and note the whole contex t, \ S. 10- 13. ~

lf'hnt is the explrmntir)/1 of !'hilippiam 3: II ? /Jaes 11fJt e·(lel)'OIIt' at­tnin the 1·e.w rrecliou?

Yes. there wi ll he a n:-.urrectio n of all. bo th the just a nd the unjust: but there is a di,tinction both as to time and kind. In He brews II :35 we read of ~omc: who endured torwre " that the' might obtain a better resurrection." There is a resurrection from nmong the dead, as well a~ a rcsurrettion of the d ead. T he former is a select resu rrenion, a nd p1 ecccle~ th e l:lllcr time. Thus in Luke 20: ~1 5 the Lord says, "they that· are accoumed worth y to atta in to tha t wodd (mg. nge) and the resurrect ion from (Greek el~, o ut of) the dead ... " And in the pa~age lrom P h ilippiam. Paul sayc; (l it­erally): " If hy any meam I lll:l}' attain to the l>ltl-le~ut-rection out of (or from amo ng) the dead." Some ha ve ta ken J ohn 5:28, 29 to mean that there will be one genera l resurrection for all at o ne and the same time, a ll within th e same "ho ur". If this were the on ly pas-

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~':lgc on the ,ubjcct, MIC.h condusion might be natural. But when ebcwhere (a ~ in the pas,agcs referred to above) we read of a special and distinct rc~urrcc t ion to which Christians shall aunin, and especi­all y a lso in the light o f Rev. 20:4-6, it sho uld not be hard to sec tlwt J ohn 5:28. 2!1 leave, room for :11ore than one rc~urrection, each within it'> "hour". In ~ l au. 27:52, 53 we read of a resun·ection o f the sa ints that took place about the time of Christ's resu rrection. T he plain teaching of Rev. 20:4-6 is ho tly denied and d ispu ted by son1e on the ground that tha t is " h igh ly figura tive" a nd "symbo lica l" ami that those rai~ed in "the first resurrection" an: "souls" only; not noticinl{ the laCL thnt those sonls " lived''- t11e same word that is used of the rc urrection of Christ Himself in Rev. 2:8- and tl1at "the rc~t of the dead li ved not until the 1000 years should be fin­i!-hed". ( Rev. 20: 5.)

(A question asked concerning the 38th and 39th d1apters of E1ekicl i~ amwered in the January Word and Work.)

Is it tnw that j osefJh and .Hnl)' ~the mother of j esus) were first cousms?

"If t11e1 e was such relationsh ip between Joseph and Mary there i~ no rewrd ol it whatever."

MAKE - BELIEVE RELIGION " I had sou1c ho urs ('(lll \'ersa tion with a serious 111:111,' ' sa id .fo hn

W esley in his Diaries, "who o ffered many proofs to show 'that there are no unholy rnen on earth. a nd that there arc no ho ly men, but th;lt in rea lity all me n arc alike. there be ing no inward difference bet ween them'."

''1 was at first in doubt what could lead a 111:1 11 o f learning and of sense in w o wondt:rful an opinion. But th<lt doubt was soon

fea red. I k had so narrcl\dy obsen ·ccl dto)c whom the world ca lled ~uod men. aiHI t ould 11ot but d's(crn that the diffetence between

them and oth<·• s '"" ~ merely external: their tempers. their d esires, the ir spring of action were the same. l ie clearly saw, a lthough one man was a thief. a comuwn swea1·er, a drunkard, a11d another not; although this woman was a liar, a prostitute. and the o ther clear o( these thing~: yet they wtre both lorers of pleasure, lovers of prnise, lo,·ers of the present world. He saw self-will was the sole spring ol action. tho ugh cxeninl{ itself in different ways; and that the love of Cod no 111ore fi lled and ruled the heart of the o ne than of the other. Henre therefore he inferred . well, ' If these persons arc holy, there arc none unholy upon the earth: seeing thieves a nd prostiwtes have as g-ood heans a these saints of the world'. And whereas some of the c ~rlid . ' Nay. hut we Jw,·e f:lith: we believe in and rely on Chri~t ' : it wa' ca~ily replied. Yea, and ~uth a faiLI1 in Christ, such a rel iance o n I l im. tO save them in their sins, have nine in ten o£ a ll the robbers and murderers, of whom re yourselves say, 'Away with them 110111 the earth'."

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FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

On January 10, 190<1, Brother R. H. Boll began his work ll'illt Lhe Ponlancl Aven ue Church of Christ. He has been the minister of the cong-regation continuously sin ce th:u time. January 10. 1!15•1. sign ifican t!)' fell on Sunday :t!{<tin , and as he has done thousands of times through the years, Brother Boll again had the pleasure of speaking the life-giving \Vord to,-... Lhc congregation at Portbnd An:·· ~ nue- some of whom were present fifty years ago when he first began his ministry.

The elders _and deacons at Po rtland Avenue along with the whole congregauon and many other brethren wanted to make this ann iversary an occasion for special than ksgiving to Cod and to His huntble servant for the rich blessi ngs t.hcy had received from his ministry during the years. January 15. 7:30 P. M., the date set for this occasion, found the auditorium filled to overflowing, with a number aCCOillntodatecl in class rooms which were served by loud­speakers. Many from dista nt points were presen t for th is unusua l occasion. Some of the preachers present, and mhers, have known llro ther Boll for the entire fifty years. This large crowd came in spite o( the very unfavora ble weather.

J1rot.hcr Carl Vogt \•Vilson, an elder of rhc church. was the able t\·laster of Ceremon ies. The meeting was informal and those who wished were gin:n the privilege of making three-minute ta lks remi­niscing and tel ling what the life and teaching of this man of Cod~ had meant to them.

Sca ts were resen·cd at the front for those who were at Portland when BroLher Boll fint came 10 the congregation or during the early years of his ministry. The Christian A Cappella Chorus and the Kentucky Bib le College quarter sang a lllllllbcr o( his favorit~.: hymns.

Brother George Albus. an elder of the church, read and pre­sented to hint a letter from rJ1e congregation anistica lly hand­lcllcrcd in English script on parchment by Brother David Clancy. (1\ copy of the letter fo llows this report. ) Brother Victor Mc Kinley presented to him a liberal love offering of abo ut eighteen hundred do llars fro11 1 the Portland chun:h a nd many nther frie nds in honor of th is occ;asion. At the close o l t.hc service Rrothcr Bo ll was g iven 1 he privi lege o f sn yi ng a few words in It is own "defense", anti rc· counted his expericuccs iu his first procracted 11H.:c ting.

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taken to the dining ha ll of the new ~t h oo l building, which had been beautifull y decor;ncd in gold and white for the occasion, where they received congratulations from their many friends. A large, beauti­fully decorated ca ke had been prepared for the anniversary celebra­lion. Each of the guests t•ecci"cd a bouvcnir booklet of Brother Boll'~> earl y life reprinted from T milt and Grace. A point of special intere t wa~ the dbplay of picture~> of Brother Boll, his early ~choolmates and ft iends. and the Bible classes through the years. Thc:rc were abo many old ntel' t ing annotllt<ements ancl o ther mcmen· ws from his service for the l.o t·d through the years which Sister 13oll had carefully sa\'cd a long with a comple te display of his books, pamphle ts and tracts.

It was a blc~>~ed time or fe llowship and many lingered unti l dose to midnight. We all ldt feeling, "The Lord has been very

..... ....._, ~o~d tO us," as Brother Boll expressed it.

\ Vc rejoice that after o many years of faithful, untiring ~>en· ice he b 'till strong and vigorou~ "full of sa p and green" and able to continue h is preach ing, reaching and writing ministry. \1\le pr.ay that if the Lord tarries. He will gnll'iously give him many more vcars of sCr\'ice.

• • • Copy of the beautiful parchment Scroll that was handed Brother Boll

as an intcgml part of tho love gift f t·om Port land Church and his muny, many f!'i cnc.Js :

(At the Semi-Centenary of His Long Ministry With the Portland Avenue Church In LouisviUe)

Our blessed Lord, when He ascended on high gave gifts to men - apo tic~. prophets, l' ' 'angelists. pastors and teachers; and in these l;ue days. jmt fifty )'t'ar~ ago, he ga \'e us- you. Through :~ll

\_.,our lives. <l nd (111 through a ll ctcmity. wt· shall be gnllcful to our God for you: our children and our children's children will rise up to rail you blcl>scd .

~Jany of lll> arc saved today becau\e you carne; heca.use you lov­ingl y evangelized us, tenderly shcpherclcd us. and boldly instructed us: you were our e,·angelist, shepherd and teacher. God spared you long to us: and may li e sp:u·c you ~ til l. And may He bless and keep you. l\ lay l ie make I l i~ fare to shine upon you; and be gracious unto you and all of yours. i\ lay li e lift up His fair countenance upon vou and give you the pcac.c th a t paS~>cth understand ing.

If for good came our Lord delay to <.omc, and you grow old in body 01 in mi nd , remember th i~: that you are in our hearts for ever. Our love c;~n never change; and though you are ltclovcd both fa t :l tH.I wide; in a ll the places where you have gone in blessing to the man}'· }'et ) ou arc ours. our very own - cv<:n as "all things arc ours - and we ;lit Chri!. t'~: and Christ is God's". And, it i~ our prayer

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:111d hope lltat in that f:11r Wll!IIITO\\' when l ie -.hall wme a~a111 . we of the Portland Churrh. with all I I is ~ain t s. :.hall be to Hint the marvel or His gr<tce; and lO you - your joy and crown of gloryinf\. vuur highe~t hope~ for m all rC':tlized!

"E'en down w old ag~,; all my people ~ha ll prO\ (;

My sovereign. eternal. und1angc<tblc love. And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn. I .ikr lamb~ they ,hall ~till in Ill} hmom h ~,; horne."

.. • EXCERPTS FROM

TELEGRA M S AND L ETTERS SENT T O BROT H ER BOLL

T elewra.ma

"As the blessing God has made you to our lives spans the years our love for you reaches across space that we may be with you in spirit. today. Congratulations! May the half century past be but the earnest of eternal fellowship in His presence."

-Ophelia, Frank and Jimmy Mullins, Kenneth and Betty lstre.

"In appreciation for your faithful and f1·uitful ministry accept our 11 im·cre congratulations on this memorable occasion."

-:'\lain Street Church at. Winchester.

"Congratulations to our beloved Brot.hc•· Boll on the completion of a half century of SCt'Vice to the Portland congt·cgation and also for his extensive work among the brethren dul'ing these years. Grace, mo•·cy, and peace from the Lord be with him as he continues his fu ithful min­istry."

- North Fourth and Broadway Church, Wichita Falls, Texas.

"Congrut.ulut.lons on your fiftieth anniversa•·y in the Lord's service at Port.land. Our prayers are with you."

- D1·. and Mrs. Cecil E. Brooks.

Lcttera

"Greetings f•·om Brandon, Flol'ida, in the Name of our Lord and Savior to Brothe1· Boll and the Portland Avenue Church just now so vc•·y properly seeking to do honor to him who has so humbly and faith­fully served lo, these fifty yca•·s !

The lines below express some of the many reasons why we appre­ciate, though inadequately, the divine lengthening of this minist1·y in the Gospel of Christ to the blessing of us all.

Like many a man you could have sought The crowds to t.hrong your chupel

That standing room therein be priced. You chose instead to speak the message

That men might see your Christ.

ln all these yeurs you might hnvc sought. For churchly pomp nnd pageunt

And music only wealth can buy. You chose instead to speak the message

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It. would have been, had you but sought. That men had sung your praises

Or headlines spread your name abroad. You much preferred to speak the message

That wanderers seeking might find God.

We pruise our· God you've never sought For earthly plnce or laurel,

Of vain distinctions craved no pat·t. You've ever sought to speak the message

That men might know our Savior's heart.

" I am e:~pec ially conscious of the contl'ibution you have made in advocating a catholicity of fellowship and, at the same time, in main­taining and teaching the Divine authority of the Sct·iptures: You have eschewed sectarianism and yet have not failed to contend earnestly for 'the faith once delivered to the saints'."

I n loving affection, Brother and Sister Chambet·s.

"ln my life as a student there have been three scholars under whom 1 have studied, to each of whom I could put whatever questions I wished in his fi eld and expect an immediate and ~uthol'itative answer that showed thai he had already considered the problem; you are one of t ho•e three."

-Dr. Jonah W. D. Skiles, Lexington, Ky.

"How happy we are for you on this occasion of your fiftieth anni­versal·y I The br ethren will not be able to overdo it. You are most deserving of every commendation and expression of love that they see lit to showet· upon you. Your love for the truth of Gvd and your will­ingness to stand (or it and suffer with J esus has been a source of in­spiration to me and to many others. Your gr eat abili ty and deep humility is a combination r·arely seen in this life."

-John S. May, Sulphur, Louisiana.

"Just knowing you, with your abiding fa ith and absolute trust-­with you •· calm sei'Cnity and the majesty of you r· sweetness of spirit-­this has ever been unto me a g reat example in t·eal life of just how ou1· Father has always wanted His children to be; and what I have seen in you has been an inspiration toward developing in my own life these ' hings wherein yours has been so fruitful."

'-._/ - Norman Davidson, Newport Beach, Calif.

"It is my belief that but few of t he sons of men have been used so greatly to bless and inspire others as has Brother Boll."

- Kenneth Spaulding, West Liberty, West Virginia.

"I shall be eternally grateful to God for leading me to a place where I cou ld come under the influence of your and Brother Chambers' teaching. Without this firm planting of my anchor I feel sure that 1 would be nd l'if t in this world of sin today. God is merciful. I am especially thnnk!ul for the non-dogmat.ic stan d you always took."

-A. J. Istre, Alexandria, Ln.

"I learned the premillennial teaching in a general way from the New Testament Scriptures. After I accepted Chdst, I went to Nashville Bible School; and whenevct· I would bl'ing up the subject, the teachers would :my, "Yes, it snys this, but ... " something else. And J wus con­fused gt·caily. [ l'emained in darkness until 1907, when you . came there and held two weeks' meetings. You gave one or two messages at that t ime on the study of prophecy and the second coming. My eyes were

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opened nnd I saw that I had been mis led . . . . I think Umt God pro,·i· dentially brought you lo Nnllhville at. thnt. time for my benefit, if not for the benefit of others. And I praise God that you had the courage to speak as you did. I wish to tell you, Brother Boll, that I appreciate e,·ervthing T got from you while I was in Louisville, which was much.''

· - David L. Coopet·. Los Angeles, Calif.

"It is my regret that c;ircumstances prevent my being present on this joyful occasion,but I take this means of expressing my deep appre­ciation fo •· your friendship over the years, and fo•· tho edification and inspi ration that have come to me f rom yo ur teaching in writing, con­versat ion, and sermon, and fot· your firm a nd courageous stand for all the t1·uth that is in Christ Jesus.''

- J. Edwat·d Boyd, Max ville, Florida.

" When I think of Brother Boll I think of a lovoly picture that hangs on memory's wall. I think of hi!! beautiful life us the hilll! clothed with all the flowers of springtime .... I have always gone away fro~ him refreshed and determined a new to live closer to the Lord.''

- J oe T. Maynard, Pittsfield, Ill.

"F'o•· some t ime now it hn!l hoen on my hea•·t to wl'ito you a nd t1·y Lo express my appreciatiOfl for nil you mean to me and nlso for t he help and guidan ce you have given in showing me what a wonderful Lord we have through your plain and simple teaching of His W01·d .... May the Lord contin uo to bless you l'ichly in His service, bestowing good health and a fruitful minist1·y, even unto tho coming of out· Savior, J esu!! Christ."

- Neal and Betty Phillips, Mobile, Ala.

''God has wonderfully used you, and with it your most. endearing tmit hos been yout· humhlcn e:~11. [ well remcmuct· ~he first sermon, about 1911 o1· 1912, 'Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it'. (Psa. 81:10.) I have been reading your articles in Word and Work for .J5 years. I look forward to it.''

- Mrs. J. P. Waldron. Franklin, Ky.

" I •·end with a great. deal of interm;t that you arc completing fifty years of minis t ry at the Portland Avenue Chut"ch of Christ.

" You have a wonder ful •·ecord of service in the city of Louisville and ·I want to join with your many fl'i onds in congrntu lnting yo u upor~ this important anniversa•·y.'' - John M. Robsion, .Jr .. ll ouo;c of Rep •·c:~entativcs, Washington, D. C.

·' We praise the Lord that He has granted you such a long life of service in His vineyard. A I though all glory belongs to God, we prai!lo Him fo•· your· life of willinl(neS!I to he used of llim in !luch n way that the Word has fa •· exceeded the borders of the Portland church where you lubot·cd so long and has even t·enchcd al'ound the world.''

- Victor Broaddus, Manila, Philippines.

"Muy this occasion today t ruly be u "jubilee" for you und all those who nre sharing this occasion with you.'' ·

-Mr. and fl1rs. Harvey lVIcMahon, Mattoon, I ll.

"[ remember when you came to Odcsl!a for u mooting some forty years ago. At that time you invited me to come to Louiflv illc for the classes. And from that Lime on I have been thanl.:ful to the Lord for the many good lessons which I have received from your classes and writings."

-E. A. Rhodes, Yokohama, Japan.

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"1 shall never forget being in your classes 'no~· hearing you. pi't!nch. for never before had 1 really loved the Lord or looked forward to the Blessed Hope of the coming of out· Savior, al though I had been a member of the church for many years."

- "Miss Bess" Rhodes, Japan.

" 'Behold, thel'e came wise men from the East to Jerusalem.' (Matt. 2:1.) Behold, there came a lad from Germany. Tl1e Lord made him wise, mHl gave him grace to make many 'wise unto salvation.' ~We thunk God :for hirrh"

- E. Ji.. Hoover, Chattanooga, Tenn.

"The church of our day owes much to Brother Boll for improving its spiritual tone and for his noble efforts to prcsel'\'e an open Bible for us and ou1· posterity,"

- ,J. Millet· F'orcode, Wichi ta Falls, T exas.

\......;/ "Your classes ai:e like a great oasis set apart in this dark, dark world, where weary travelers stop and i·est awhile nnd are strengthened a nd r efreshed fo\· their journey, Tht:y leave with a deeper purpose, greater fnith, cleat·et· vision, nnd n brightet· hope.''

- Mrs. Grace Ferguson, Dallas, Texas.

"1 feel this is oYie ol' the greatest privileges that I have, since 1 bectlmc n Christian, having studied the truth of God under you from time to Lime in K. B. C."

- Shichiro Nakahara, from Tokyo, Japan.

"I am among those enriched by you because you have been true to tho Lo1·d's Word as you undcr~tood that wo1·d to teach. That vet·y tcsii­mony - at g reat cos t to you - 1 believe to be one of God'a testimoniea for us all .... How much less the legalism in our ranks had one wing of the brotherhood not shut you ont from them. They were tht: great losers.'' - Em est Beam, Long Beach, Calif.

"Brother Boll baptized me when I was about nine. He was a lmost a second father to me, and certainly was a father in the Gospel. An v­thing I have been able to do in teaching and helping others in Bible study, I owe chiefly to the help and inspiration I received f1·om his tcach­:,ng and his life."

- Ruth McCaleb Willinms, Pacific Grove, Calif.

"Your diligence as a scholar; faithfulness as a minister; etliciency as a teacher; patience in persecutions; zeal for all the Truth; honesty as a shepherd, prove to be an outstanding cxnmple of the grace of God in human life today.' '

- N. B. Wright, New Orleans, La.

"My grandmother took me to church to hear your first scnnon, and you have blest and helped me year after ~·car with your preaching, teaching, prayers nnd tender sympathy tlu·ough the many joys unci ~or­rows of my life."

-Mrs. Catherin e Tarwater White, ·waco, 'l'cxas.

"You have touched the hearts of many young men before they went out into the harvest 1\elds. I am c~pecin lly thankful that you touched my life .... I think you are a very cnrefu l teacher of God's Word, and as f ree from speculation as any man that I have known. It seems that you are as s trong today to t each and preach as you were thirty years ago when T 11rst began to hear you."

- J. R. Clurk, Louisville, J( y,

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"My memory goes buck to t he days wh en r first heard you ut West­ern Bible and Literary College .... It seemed you ushered me into the very presence of God when you were in the pulpit. Your '?essages wer e so r ich with satisfying spir itual food, and you made the B1ble stand out U!i such a wondcl'fully interesting book .. .. The manifestation of the Spirit in your preaching unci life has few equals."

- Mrs. Tona Covey, Louisville, Ky.

"I can never, never repay in any fashion all that your fa ithf ulness hns done fo r me and my family. May God bless you and keep you.

'Oh, that accord ing to His will He might pe1·mit your staying, t.i ll That g ladsome, joyous, heav'nly cry Would call you to your home on high.'"

- David Clancy, Louisville, Ky.

"Upon my life no other man has had a g reater impact fo r good." -Harding McCaleb, Milwaukee, Wis. ~

"How I would love to be at Port land on January 15! Brother Boll baptized me during his fi rst nHleting for us, fif ty years ago. l can neve1· be thankful enough that I g rew up in P01-tlnnd Church."

- Mrs. Anna Giles Kernan, Atlanta, Georgia.

" I have learned that you and the Portland A venue church are soon to celebrate your fiftieth anniversary. Well, it does not seem possible t hut it has been nearly that long since we became acquaint ed. How t ime fl ies !

" I 1·emembe1· very vividly .. . you were holding a meeting in Odessa. I had not expected you to take any t ime with, or be personally interested in me. We walked together out to Brot her Dickenson's. You were a ~r•·eat blessing to me as you " opened to me the scriptures" and t he Bible hccame a new book to me. I'm sure iL WitS God's plan f ot: me to leurn that Christ was truly a living Savior and t hat He was to be •·eceived as a personal Savior. He has been a persona l and abiding Savior since."

- C. C. Merritt, Wheeler, Texas.

"The congregat ion at Portland, Maine, joins in sending you lt'l'ecting­and best wishes on the occasion of your 50th anniversary with the Port­land Avenue Church. We a lso remember with gratitude the b lessin~s you have brought to us in the State of Main e. We pray that God w1ll continue to bless and use you, as He has so wonderfu lly done in the past.

" We wish at this Lime a lso to cong1:atulnte Lhe noble band of Chris-~ t inn brethren at Louisville who have so bravely s tood with you, holding up yo ur hands in your hours of t rial. May God bless you a ll. ' I thank my God upon every remembra nce of you.' "

- Allen C. Harrington, Portland, Maine.

"Next to my mothet·'s and f ather's prayet'S, you have helped me more tha n anyone else in things eternal."

- J im Albus, Wheaton, Il l.

" It was some of :vour t racts t hat Brother Robert Boyd sent to mv !•ome ~hat along with his hroudcasts were used o~ the Lord to bri!1g me mto H1s wot·k But fo r the g race of God and TI1s use of human lnst ru­mentali ty, how different my li fe might be today ! For your share in that in your being used of Him I can never be thankful enough. Congratu­lations fro m all of us her e."

- Cnt·l Kitzmiller, Abilene, Texas.

We regret that space docs not permit us to quote f rom many other let ters expressing hea1t-felt appreciat ion which were sent to Brother Boll on this occasion. They came f rom all over the Un ited States and several for eign countries and nrc s t ill coming in.

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NEWS AND NOTES Alexandria, Louiainnn: Hope Bro.

Boll's celebration was a success. W c would have liked lo have been there.

The work here sel•ms to still be holding its own at present, but Sa­tan is working hard. We have had one baptism in the new yea1·, though-a young girl eighteen ycnrs of age. -A. J. Istre.

Oakdale, Louisiana: The Lord has richly blessed us in every way and has been good to us beyond 11nything we could J10Ssibly meri t. 'l'ho work he1·e is s low and hard, "'ut. name one place that isn't.

:\lother's eyesight is almost a '-1'wndred percent better and we

give all the c1·edit t.o the nnswered pmyet·s of the Lord's people, :for the doctors weren't uble to do n thing about her sight even though they tried.

" I've been kept pretty busy ever !Iince 1 come home, but enjoy the Lord's work very much. Enrl Jltul­lins and I wilJ begin a meeting on the lOth at Alexandria and we covet your prayers on our behalf. -Lowell LeDoux.

Alexandria, Louiaiana : The Lord cc1"tainly did bless us with a good meeting here Thanksgiving Day. We had a good r epresentation from muny of tho churche!! in Louis iuna nnd we had a crowd of ubout 150. We heard from 12 speakers with Bro. Chambers as our main speak­er; 11 song-leaders took part; ' lid we even had three solos- one

\....,/Y an 86 yem· young mun, a pio­neeJ· preacher in this s tate. Neurly all of the preachers in Louisiana who will fellowship us were here ; 110me cou ld not come because of illness.

was the nicest affair I ever attend­ed. This century will never again produce such n one as our beloved Bro. Boll. I doubt if there 's hill e>quul since Paul. - 11. N. Ruther­ford .

Louiaville, Ken tucky: During the month of .January, nine have placed membership with the Ralph Ave­nue con~rregation and two have re­consecrated their lives to the Lord. -J. L. Addams.

Louisville, Kentucky: Sunday School attendance hus increased, nnd Su nday morning crowds have been good at East Jefferson Street. The Lord blessed us with a very good meeting January 24: five r e­sponded to the invitation-two to obey in baptism, three to rededi­cate their lives to the Lord. Tl1e next day Bro. Hardison baptized another young girl, and seveml mo1·o young lndiel! hnvo expressed their desire to obey tho Lord shoJ·t.­ly. We need your pmyers.

On Jan. 31 six others confessed Christ and were baptized. Brother Ha1·dison was p1·esent at this serv­ice and did the bnptizing.

-Antoine Vnldetero. Gallatin, Tenn.: The church at

Gnllntin had the best financial r e­pot"l in the histo1·y of the church­over $22,000 wns contributed for all pu1·poses. The number of bap­tisms exceeded by several in 1953 those of 1952. There were five baptisms the fi1·st week of 1954. We arc looking forwnnl, if the Lord taJTies, to "greater things for God" in the year ahend. - H. L. Olm­stead.

Abilene, Texaa : Tho old year closed with sevcml Sundnys of good attcndnnce. Sickness and some who were out of town during the holidays kept out· attendance from being what we had hoped the fit·st Sunduy in J a nunry, but it wus good n cvert heless. W c saw several ·new faces, perhaps with the intention of doing better in 1954. Pray with us that it will be so.

We received additional blessing by having Bro. Chambers stay and speak to us Friday and Saturday nights and Sunda~· morning. He cu1·tainly did li ft WI up to a higher level and gave us oven hi~ther goals a nd reasons fo r living the Chris­tian life as nearly perfect as pos­sible. He looks very well, I might ndd; and he seems to feel the same way. A person can really :>co Christ in that man. -A. J . Ist1·e.

Wo had n Now Yem·'s watch se1·vicc in our home fo1· all who cared to attend, and found much

Lexington, Kentucky: I thou~rht enjoyment and blessing in it. At the 50th anniversary of Bro. Boll's least one from every age group was ministry at Portla nd Ave. church present. - Cad Kitzmiller.

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DENNIS ALLEN TO THE PHILIPPINES

The Lord has laid it on the heart of Bro. Dennis All en, of Louisville, Kentucky. to go to the Philippines to help the Victor Broad­dusf's in the work there. Brother Victor Broaddus h:ts more work than he can do and has been calling for a helper. Now the Lord is answering his pr·ayers. The plan is to start a school in addi t ion to thei r regular· evan­gelis tic work, teaching service, radio pro­gmms, etc. A 111 1JrC extensive work can be done in Hong Kong-, China, with the two mon on the field. Victor has already done some evangelistic work in Hong Kong and Chinese workers ar·e ca n ying on regular services. I'""\

Brother A lien has had his heart set on t he mission fi e lds for many months, and now

tlw call has com e which he fceiR is of the Lord. We think that Dennis will make a fine worker . He has been teach ing Bible-t·olated subjects in Kentucky Bible College along with preaching at Sugar Creek, Ky. J! c has a Master's degree in Christian education. He is . looking to the Lord to supply his tmnsportation funds and !'or his regular monthly !i llil P OI't.

THE RILEYS IN CALIFORNIA

We are glad to be able to present a new picture of Barclay and Marilyn Riley to our r eadea·s. ~ this is ucing propnreG wor·d has come that the Rileys are in California, preparing to take a ship fo1· Yokohama, Japan. 'l'hcy at'e going to assist ou r Brothe1· and Sister Rhodes in the Yokohama work. A five-room house awaits thorn. We think that enough funds are in Cor t heir· furniture and to get them established on the fi eld. The need now is fol' more regular monthly support. Send

all fu nds to Ben Rak e, :!Gtl Cn >sr ent Avenue. Winchest.e r, Ky. Make ch l:!cks payable to Ben D. Rake, or to Yokohama 1\'Iission Fund.

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KNOW YOUR BIBLE By Amos R. Welt.. Fif­teelt huodt·ed questions on great even ts and char ­aete.r&, and twenty-one topical quizzes on all pnl't.s or the Bible.

GO TILL YOU GUESS It f ollows the p lan o.C

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BIBLE SAYINGS _ F ifteen hun dred qu(!S·

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Many H )'tnllals- but Only One is Alphabetical

(600 Hymns and Gospel Songs, Alphabetically Arranged)

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