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of pain because “He pleased not Himself.” It is when we are willing, at all cost, to serve by love, that we truly reign. Christ with the thorns upon His brow is at once a Pattern and a Pre cept, and though, like His, our life may seem to end in disaster, yet, following that pattern and obeying that precept, we shall not live in vain.
The Miracle of the Ages
By George P. Rutledge T h is b o o k is a u n iq u e a r g u m e n t fo r th e re a lity a n d u n iq u e n e ss of Je su s C h rist a n d is th e k in d of a b o o k th a t o u g h t to b e g iv en to y o u n g p e o p le w h o a r e d istu rb e d b y th e q u e s tio n o f th e h isto ric ity a n d in te g rity of th e B ible s to ry a s c o n su m m a te d in Je su s C h rist. It is full of in te r e stin g a p p ro a c h e s a n d p re s e n ts a c u m u la tiv e a rg u m e n t w h ic h d o es se em u n a n sw e ra b le . C lo th $ 1 .5 0 The Coming Day By F o rd C. O ttm an Christ’s Last Message to the Church By W illiam Evans M any have u n d ertak en to analyze an d explain th e le t te rs to th e seven churches. D r. E vans p u ts his m essage in th e language an d form of p o p u la r address, em phasizing th e p ra c tic al app licatio n of the L o r d ’s encouragem ents and w arnings as th ey relate to the life an d w ork of th e C hristian of today. H e sees in th e le t te rs “pro p h etic t y p e s of churchly conditions w h i c h shall hold good u n til th e end of th e age.” S tu d en ts of th e S crip tu re will o b tain m uch help from his careful exposition a n d from th e abundance of illu strativ e m aterial w hich he offers.______________ C loth $1.75 The World’s Unrest: Visions of the Dawn By Christabel Pankhurst A th o u g h tfu l, c o m p re h e n siv e s tu d y a n d a n a ly sis of w o rld c o n d itio n s to d a y , th a t w ill c h a lle n g e th e a tte n tio n of m an y , b o th in sid e th e c h u rc h a n d o u t. T h e ren e w a l of th e a n c ie n t R o m a n em p ire, th e re -s e ttle m e n t of P a le s tin e b y th e Jew s, th e re su rg e n c e of P a g a n ism in o u r d ay, th e a p p e a ra n c e of th e A n ti-C h ris t, a r e c o n s id e re d in th e ir re la tio n to p ro p h e c y , a n d a k e y n o te of h o p e is so u n d e d as th e y in d ic a te th e im m in e n t r e tu rn of C h rist. Cloth $2.00 Quiet Talks on the Crisis and After By S. D. Gordon T h is is th e se v e n te e n th of th e “ Q u ie t T a lk s series. L ik e all h is w o rk s, th e a u th o r h a s giv en u s h is th o u g h ts in c h a rm in g sty le. D r. G o rd o n b eliev es th e w o rld h a s re a c h e d a crisis; th a t ju s t b e fo re u s is a c o n d itio n of a f fa irs m o re te rrib le th a n w as e x p e rie n c e d in th e la te w o rld w a r. H e b eliev es th is c risis is p re d ic te d in th e B ible. It w ill b e th e re su lt of m a n ’s d isre g a rd fo r G od s law . say s, “T h e e x p e rts in s ta te s c ra ft in E u ro p e a n p o litics, in th e fig h tin g fo rc e s o f lan d , se a a n d a ir, a r e a g re e d o n th e o n e g e n e ra l fa c t. T h o se of th e m in official p o sitio n a r e d o in g th e ir u tm o st to a v e rt it. It c e n te rs in E u ro p e . Its c o n n e c tin g lin es ru n o u t in to a ll th e e a rth . T h in k in g th in g s th ro u g h a b it a h e a d in te lle c tu a lly h e lp s a m a n to h o ld ste a d y th ro u g h a n y s to rm th a t m a y b re a k . H e k n o w s th e o u tc o m e .“ H e te a c h e s th a t th e in te rv e n tio n of C h rist, w h o w ill r e tu rn fro m h eav en , w ill c le a r th e s it u a tio n a n d b rin g in a n e w e ra o n th e e a rth . In th is a d v e n t of o u r L o rd lies th e h o p e of th e w o rld a n d th e C h ris tia n b e lie v e r. C lo th $ 1 .2 5 If m oney does n o t accom pany order, goods will be sen t C. O. D. This p o p u lar little book on prophecy has alread y a ho st of friends w ho will welcom e the fact, th a t it m ay now be had in v ery inexpensive form . To th o se w ho have th o u g h t of prophecy an d the L ord’s re tu rn as a stu d y to o difficult to undertake, it w ill be a p leasan t su rp rise to follow th e ten brief, ch ap ters th ro u g h a t a single reading p erhaps. S cripture references are given in fo o t notes, m aking th e w ork a m ost acceptable textbook for stu d y if th a t is desired. M any will w ish to in tro d u ce th e ir friends to th is key to a b e tte r u n d er stan d in g of th e W ord and of th e C h ristian ’s “blessed hope.” P a p e r 25c
M arch 30. “On his head were many crowns.” — Rev. 19:12.
OF all failure, of all defeat, that of Jesus of Nazareth was the most dismal and the most complete. At least so it appeared. He came to establish a kingdom, to found a society, to regenerate a world. He died a malefactor’s death in the compafiy of thieves, while “of the people there was none with him,” and His only sign of kingship was a diadem of thorns. But now behold Him sitting on the sapphire throne, amid the adoration of the Seraphic host, waiting in sublimest patience for that dominion which shall be “from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth,” while on His head are many crowns of glory and of power. Mocked, scourged, crucified “despised and rejected of men ;” He appeared to fa il: today we but begin to see the dawn of His triumph and success. Let the vision give us heart when, in His service and that of humanity, we seem to “labor in vain and spend our strength for nought.” Perchance we also are neglected, scoffed at, derided, rejected by those we fain would bless. Let us learn that true service cannot really fail; that self sacrifice and love must ultimately yield its harvest of benevolent victory. Let us be sure that some day our toil and our pain will meet their recompense; that we shall share His throne; that, if not many, at least one crown—the crown of life—shall blazon on our b^ow. M arch 31. “When he shall appear we shall be like him.”—1 John 3:2. BUT why? Because “we shall see him as he is.” The vilest sinner on earth would become like God could he but be vouch safed a sight of the unclouded glory and beauty of the Divine. To see God, is to desire with the whole soul to be like Him ; and when once that desire is felt* without reservation or limitation, the transformation will be complete. We do not with all our hearts desire His likeness because we have never seen Him as He is; our eyes are dim with worldliness and sin, or they are not fixed on His perfections as they might' be and as they ought. Yet there are those amongst us who long, in some faint measure, to grow more like Him day by day: how may the glory be attained? Not by efforts after self-improvement, but by a closer and clearer vision of His face. True, we cannot now wholly '.“see Him as He is;” the sight is hindered by the vail of flesh. Nay, with natural, unaided visioh we cannot behold Him at all. But we can pray that the Holy Ghost may give us eyes to see; and we can strive to be more and more in the Divine presence; to gaze oftencrv and with greater steadfastness^ upon the Father’s face; that we may comprehend with more vivid apprehension His glory and His grace; and in proportion as this vision grows in intensity and clearness the things that defile and deform us shall slough away from our characters, because we have learned to hate them, and we shall be transformed into the same image— the image of our God.
A pril 1. “A rainbow round about the throne.” — Rev. 4:3.
THERE is no wasted symbolism in the Book of God. The rainbow is an assurance against desolation; it is connected with God’s promise that He would not again destroy mankind. This rainbow in heaven is a sign to thoughtful minds of unfailing and infallible provision, both spiritual and temporal, for the faithful and obedient people of God—for it was to the faithful and obedient family that the rainbow promise was originally made. The celestial rainbow is not prismatic: those of earth are
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