February, 1942
THE K I N G ’ S BUS I NE SS
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.What Can a Christian Do About-
An Uncertain Financial Future? I N THE twenty-five years that this writer has spent in the financial marts, he has never seen a time By ARNOLD GRUNIGEN, Jr. San Francisco, California money making. Well might they take this position. “Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you” (Jas. 5:1). How vividly it applies today!
“nervous Nellies.” Assets, money, se curities, and real property do not im part peace, calm, and quiet. What stirring and straining we note daily! We who are in the “Christian w it-* nessing” business have secured un limited sermon material f r o m the' frustrated minds and hearts of unre generate men. Conditions in the business world give a reason for our added enthu siasm these days concerning the truth of Joel 2:1: “Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand.” In brief, this command tells us that our only real business these days is to make Christ known. All else that we do is merely to make it possible to pay expenses. Our task is to bring the message of eternal hope in Christ to unsaved men who have every reason to be fearful of the unknown future they face.
when the possession and management of a million dollars was- a less en viable job than men find it today. Even our young men and women are very generally putting far more stress on their interest in security than on [As Chairman of the Christian Busi ness Men's Committee of the San.Fran cisco Bay Region, M r. Grunigen has been a leader in a far-reaching ministry. It will be remembered that among other important activities, this orgpnization of laymen sponsored the “ Sermons from Science " exhibition at the World's Fair at San Francisco,in 1939 and 1940. In the-business world, M r. Grunigen is with Weeden & Co., a national invest ment house, , and is a. member of the Executive Committee of the Investment Bankers Association of America, Cali fornia Group .— E ditor .]
Worldly mindedness is no rosy path way for the materialist. The question of inflation control is a weighty one with him. It was never easier than it is today for a Christian to justify his or her interest in the church, the Bible, and prayer. Respectful atten tion is given the personal worker from nearly all quarters. This is proof posi tive that we are in an emergency. When unregenerate man is sure of himself, when everything is going, well, he nearly always dismisses with the shrug of'a shoulder and .a decided smirk any attempt made to reach him spiritually. TheSe are days for Bible Christians with a virile, burning tes timony! Christian business men have had a liberal education in these recent months. The financial district is a choice place to come in contact with
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