T HE K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S
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If this revival-does not take place, the prospect is perilous. The enemies without the church are bare-faced and brazen. There are no depths to which they will not descend in order to carry out their despicable purposes. These are hard words to utter, but they are true. The meanest men living today (and the same has been true in the history of religious life) are the political shysters, serving at the shrine of Satan, wearing the livery of heaven and wantonly destroying the faith of the saints. Our Lord never had any respect for them, neither had the prophets, nor the apostles. The Protestant Church is itself the protest against the practice of “ rule or ruin,” and from the lips of Christ and from the good old Book comes the command to east out the money-changers and clean up the -church. —T. C. H. LOYAL LADS AND LASSES An interesting episode has occurred in the Los Angeles County Chris tian Endeavor circles which should be given to the young people of the country as an inspiration to them to stand like stalwart soldiers for the infallible Word of God. The county Endeavor officials had been invited to a Southern city to hold their county convention. The theme for the convention was to be “ The Infallible Word,” and the program was arranged in harmony with this thought. One or two of the churches in the city, through their officials, objected to the theme chosen and asked that it be changed, insisting that unless a change was made they would withdraw from participation in the convention and would refuse to entertain any of the delegates. As the Los Angeles County Convention is a very large one this threat was a serious matter. Several suggestions were made to them for a sub stitute theme which would be acceptable to the objectors to “ The Infallible Word.” The question confronting these loyal Endeavorers was a grave one: Could they honestly change the theme? Would such a change not be in the nature of a concession to those who deny the infallibility of God’s Word, a lowering of their standard and a hurt to the heart of their Lord? The natural thing would have been to surrender, but this they did not do. A meeting of the Executive Committee was held and a subscription raised among these young people of one thousand dollars to underwrite the entertainment fund. One Presbyterian church in Los Angeles tendered their building for the convention and agreed to raise the funds necessary to insure its success; but the sound churches in the city where they had first decided to meet stood with them and the convention was held as planned, nearly 3000 delegates being registered. The speakers were all loyal and true men of God who exalted the written and living Word of God. Dr. W. P. White, one of the principal speakers, reports that it was the most spiritual gathering of young people he ever attended. ^The conven tion was opened by “ Fighting Bob” Shuler, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church (South) Los Angeles and the loyal leaders of the Endeavorers who fought the good fight of faith in defense of the infallible Word had
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