March 1927
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into lives of fragrance and fruitfulness, Dr. Holden pointed out the significance of the plural, possessive pro noun, “our.” “We áre members one of another,” and each one has to make his own individual contribution to the witness, of the entire Christian Church. None of us is independent of his brother, for the Christian family is a great interdependence, all the members having an identity of origin, control, energy and aim. Dr. Holden’s closing illustration was of a composite portrait of a distinguished man painted by á number of celebrated artists. Each one added his own distinctive share to it so that when complete it could not be regarded as the work of any one, but of all. And its surpassing beauty and strength was beyond description. So should the Christian Church exhibit to the world the portrait of Christ, and manifest the holiness and power of Him who is its only Saviour. This can only be done as every Christian lives under the consciousness that Christ is all this to him, who makes every contact with life an opportunity for dis playing His grace, and by walking ever as He walked. To this ideal the Bible Institute dedicates itself on this its Twentieth Anniversary, determining as a fellowship to let nothing contest its sacred mission nor invade its wonder ful possibility. After the singing of “Not I But Christ,” Dr. Holden pronounced the benediction. A brief survey of work done during the preceding year, in leaflet form, was presented to each person attend ing. Reference to this interesting document discloses that
invisible, but also adequate, power. So that every humble, loyal disciple can say with all seriousness, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,’|f-th a t is, all things that fall within the orbit of the will of God for the individual life. IV . C h r is t O u r H ope While the believer, looks backward to the Lord on the, cross, upward to the Lord on the throne, and inward to the Lord who-dwells in the heart, he looks forward also to His promised glorious appearing. And .the truth of Christ’s sure return, which He both holds and holds forth, is authenticated by the quality of His life and service. “Seeing that ye look for such things,-what manner of per sons ought ye to be in all holy conversation.” Dr. Holden said some searching, but greatly needed things about'-the degradation of the truth of the Lord’s coming where it is unrelated to any spiritual and ethical energy. He declared that the truth is obscured and has become unacceptable to large numbers of thoughtful Christians by reason, of- the vagaries and extravagances of language in respect of it used by those upon whose lives •it has no evident trans forming, uplifting and imperative influence. And yet nothing is plainer in the pages of the New Testament than the fact that Christ is the hope of His people, and that for them there is, nor can be, any triumph but His glor ious appearing. In bringing to a close this message, which he affirmed is that for which the Bible Institute stands and that by which each of its members and supporters must be guided
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