Under The Parsonage Roof by Althea S. Miller How O ld?
ALCOHOLISM IN GREECE One of the main products of Greece is wine. In some villages because of the shortage of water and the absence of milk, people have nothing to drink but wine. This is cause for much concern among Christians. Despina and Eleftheria, are twin sisters and the victims of alcoholism in Greece. Their father comes from a Protestant fam ily, but that means nothing, because the Protestants just as much as the Greek Orthodox need Christ in Greece. When he was younger he used to go to the Evan gelical Church, but one glass of wine led to another. Repeatedly he has been pun ished by the police. He is the father of seven children, the oldest of whom is 14. He is not able to work steadily and whan he does work he spends most of his money on drink, while his wife and children go hungry. It is a real martyrdom for the family to live with him. He smashes the windows and everything else in the house. As soon as the children hear him coming they run and hide under their grand mother’s bed. “The plight of the children is desper ate,” writes Miss Anna Hadjimanoli, one of the missionaries of the American Mis sion to Greeks at its orphanage in Kater- ini, Macedonia—the only Evangelical chil dren’s home in Greece especially for home less and needy Protestant children. “We had to take Despina and Eleftheria in. They were starving, along with the other five children in the family. They are so happy here in the orphanage. Please help them to stay by finding foster parents for them.” Will you be a foster parent to these children in Greece? It will thrill you to undertake such a missionary project. Their support is only $15 each a month. They also need someone to provide for their Christian education in our Evangelical School at $10 a month. If you write ex pressing your desire to care for a child in Greece, we shall send you the child’s name and picture and you will have a wonder ful personal relationship. We have just received an urgent appeal from our orphanage. The beds they have are falling apart. They need 65 beds at $10 and 65 mattresses at $8. The Lord will bless you for providing a bed and mattress for a little orphan in Macedonia. Send your letters and contributions to Rev. Spiros Zodhiates. American Mission to Greeks, Inc., Dept. K, P.O. Box 423, New York 36, N.Y. (In Canada: 90 Duplex Ave., Toronto 7, Ontario.) If you wish to see a beautiful 30 minute color sound film on the Lord’s work in Greece, write and book “Man of Mace donia.”
is the theme of 2nd International CongressonProphecy to be held November 6-13, 1955 in Calvary Baptist Church, New York City |N THE FALL OF 1952, the first International Congress on Prophecy was convened under the auspices of the American Association for Jewish Evangelism. Standing room was at a premium in many of the sessions. Since 1952, there has been a marked acceleration in the race for supremacy among the nations of East and West. Apostasy in the spiritual realm is on the increase. For millions the future is bewil dering. It is a day of con fusion and fear. To declare God’s message for the present hour, the sec ond International Congress on Prophecy will meet No vember 6-13 this year, again at Calvary Baptist Church, New York. Under the leadership of Dr. V. R. Edman, president of Wheaton College, out standing Bible scholars have been invited to give fresh in terpretation of God’s plan for this atomic age: D r . W illiam C ulbertson D r . A lva J. M c C lain D r . W ilbur M. S mith J udge W. R. W allace D r . W illiam F. K err D r . E. S chuyler E nglish R ev . H ermon B. C entz D r . M. R. D e H aan D r . C hester T ulga D r . J. P almer M untz D r . J ohn F. W alvoord D r . A llan A. M ac R ae D r . J ohn S. W imbish and many others. For Advance Program Write to DR. A. B. MACHLIN, DIRECTOR Dept. K WINONA LAKE, INDIANA This ad is made possible through the courtesy of DeMoss Agency, Inc., Albany, New York.
other hummed a tune as she polished the piano and made mental notes regarding “com pany” meals for district confer ence days. This is always the hardest part of entertaining to her. Meal planning, food prepar ation, finding new ideas fo r preparing commonplace foods are an u n i n t e r e s t i n g but very necessary part of marriage and motherhood. Whee, there’s that siren! “To the kitchen you must go; O how awful,” Mother improvised as she obeyed duty’s call. A spright ly near-six-year-old came out of nowhere to raise precious arms for a love. “How old will I be when I grow up?” Althea whispered in Mother’s ear. “If you don’t eat any better than you have lately you’ll never grow up, Sweetie. You are so thin. Drink this glass of milk while I get lunch ready.” “How old will I be when I grow up?” — Mother pondered the question the remainder of the day. “You may dislike cooking and all that goes with it,” she reminded herself, “but you know the importance of food to these precious children. And as each one grows he takes stronger food which his body can handle.” “How old will I be when I grow up?” could well be asked by many a professing Christian who confessed Christ years ago but who has never matured in spiritual things. “For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are be come such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat be- longeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil” (Heb. 5:12-14). How old will you be when you grow up? END.
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