August 1943
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g f l j ? : J J j , Morena H. Downing
William W. Orr
Cyrus N. Nelson
Lowell C. Wendt
NOTES on Christian Endeavor
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE power. Power can be used for great good, and can be used for great evil. Machines can be used to help in the progress of civilization, or to plunge it into barbarism. The difference lies in the heart of the man who pulls the switch. If that “ heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked” (Jer. 17:9), most anything can happen. H o w e v e r , if that heart has been cleansed and made pure by the blood of the Son of Go"d, great benefit will result. The roar of the age' of machin ery necessitates the question: “Who masters the man who masters the ma chine?” Jcf. Rom. 12:1, 2; Prov. 23:26).
SEPTEMBER 5, 1943 M AN MUST MASTER MACHINES 1 C o r in t h ia n s 9:18-23 By William W. Orr Introduction
IL MAN IS -MADE FOR GOD. Just as the machine made for a specific purpose functions well, only when used for that purpose, so man. made in the image of God finds His true happiness and _lasting success only in fulfilling the plan and purpose of God. Temporal things •do not in themselves bring contentment. This is evidenced by the number of rich men who think they end all by taking their own lives. Man was made to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. Anything that does not further that purpose will fail to produce happiness. True, man
Ours is the “age of machinery.” To day there are machines for everything. From the farm with its labor-saving machines, through the factory, the o f fice, the school, the horpe, and the highways, the machine reigns. God has allowed this to be, in fact He has foreseen it. God has given man inven tive genius to make tools and gadgets, and He has stocked thé earth with raw materials necessary for their manufac ture. However, the age of machinery has back-fired. Machines produce a certain amount of leisure time. But instéad of this extra time being used for the good- of mankind and the glory of God, the world has taken the leisure time for selfish and criminal purposes. For ex ample, the coming of the auto could have been a great boon in friendliness, in neighborliness, and in godliness. But today one of the greatest incen tives for selfishness, for immorality, -and for ignoring God, is the automo bile. Nevertheless there is a safeguard which w ill protect both men’s leisure, and the use to which he employs it. This safeguard is that man must be the master of the machine he invents, and this is possible only when God is the mastef of the man who invents the machine. For Those Who Have Topics L POWER MUST BE CONTROLLED. Machines both harness and produce
The Writers
September 5— WILLIAM W. ORR
Dr. Orr is pastor of Calvary Bible Churchy Placentia, Calif. In recent years he has conducted summer Bible camps for various groups in Southern California.
September 12—CYRUS N. NELSON
Mr. Nelson is Christian Work Director of the Mount Hermon Association which operates .the Bible confer ence grounds at Mount Hermon, Calif., in the Santa Cruz mountains. He also directs the radio broadcast sponsored by this organization. Mr. Wendt (B. Th. ’40 at Biola) is pastor of the Montecito Park Union Church, Los Angeles, Calif. He teaches the Philologus Club, a Bible club for students at: Woodbury College, and is a speaker and song leader at young peo- • pie’s conferences and rallies. Mrs. Downing (B. Chr. Ed. ’40 at Biola) before Pearl Harbor was working at the Honolulu home of the Navi gators Christian Service Men, a group of U. S. Navy men in which her husband, James W. Downing, is a leader. Since returning to the mainland, Mrs. Downing has been active in Bible clubs and young people’s work.
September 19—LOWELL C. WENDT
September 26—MORENA HOLMES DOWNING
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