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my house. My heart stood still as I thought of how nearly I had missed, this opportunity, too. What if I 'had refused to fent the house? What if I had not made that unwilling call that Sunday afternoon? “Lord, grant that I may miss no op portunity to witness to a hungry soul,” I prayed, even as I stood by Louetta’s bed. “It is so easy to be lukewarm in soul-winning. Help me to make P&ul’s purpose mine, ‘not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified,’ to every one with whom I come in contact, Amen.” SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NEWS [Continued from Page 284] The fear of the Lord is the begin ning of good citizenship, as it is the beginning of knowledge. The system atic teaching of the Word of God in the schools of the nation would be an important. step toward solving the delinquency problem. Character education in our schools should be recognized as a war-time, necessity. A return to sound and Scriptural principles of education would go a long way toward setting the feet of youth upon the right path» REINFORCING THE CHURCH IN TIME OF WAR: • A real soul-winning p r o g r a m among teen-age boys and» girls' would bring about a speedy drop in the ris ing rate of delinquency. The church must reach out for the boys and girls of the community. Ih normal times, not over 20 per cent of'the children in the average community attend Sun day-school or church. From the ranks of the other 80 pef cent come virtually all the delinquents and young crimi nals/ I n t e n s i v e child evangelization should be undertaken as an emer gency measure in this time of moral crisis. THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPON SIBILITY TO CHILDHOOD: • The government has'a definite re sponsibility to reduce the temptations which beset youth, and to improve the cultural environment in which child hood matures into adulthood. The greatest promotional factor of delinquency has always been the liquor traffic. Despite rationing and restrictions in many other areas of American life, the liquor traffic car ries on without interference in most states. Night clubs, roadhouses, gam bling casinos, and other-dens of iniq uity are reported to be doing the most flourishing business since the era of prosperity for the underworld which immediately followed the re peal of the Eighteenth Amendment. With all other forms of personal liberty curtailed or abolished, it seems
The trite story "A Nurse's Experience in Soul Winning" Appearing in March, 1943, number of THE KING'S BUSINESS, can now be 'had In separate folder form, ’ Printed on good quality paper and at tractive in. appearance. Prices, for 5c; 12 fpr 25c; 1Ö0 for $2.00. C, C. Reavel, 802 8. Butler Ave., Marion, Iml. • IF YOUR MAGAZINE IS LATE THE KING'S BUSINESS is due from the press on the twenty- fifth of each month. If your copy does not arrive before the end of the month, the reason is that government orders have neces sarily taken priority over all other work. Please allow at least two weeks for late delivery. strange that■:the “freedom to drink” should still be officially maintained. The liquor business ties up an enor mous quota of man-power (brewery workers, beer truck drivers, bartend ers, etc.) which might well be trans ferred to war industries. There are probably enough bar-maids and bar tenders in the nation to fill all the industrial jobs now held by working mothers—women Who should be di rected to return to their homes and care for their children. Economically, morally, and spirit ually, the elimination of the liquor traffic would be an important con tribution to victory. The argument that Prohibition would bring back “ bootlegging” is utterly invalid, since the government is now equipped to deal with the black marketeers and bootleggers of gasoline, coffee, and other rationed commodities. The sup pression of the liquor traffic would be a minor task compared to the “ polic-: ing” activities which are entailed by the complicated system of “price ceil ings'* on virtually all commodities. CHRISTIAN PUBLIC OPINION MUST POINT THE WAY: • The police can do their part, but their activity is like locking the barn door after the horse is stolen. They can effect the punishing of delin quency, but what is needed is to pre vent delinquency; Crime correction, however scientifically applied, is an inferior -substitute for crime preven tion. You cannot deal effectively with crime unless you deal with sin on the basis of the blood of Christ. The sav ing of youth is the interest and con cern of every true believer. Christian public opinion must lead and point thé way.
believe the Bible. I stayed in the back ground while he spoke to Louetta, try ing to get her recognition. She had known no one for several hours, Ruth had told me as we had crossed the lawn betweeh the two houses. “Louetta,” he called softly. A ll at once her eyes opened and I saw there was a new expression in them. They were softer, touched with a look of sur prise and awe. Was it the nearness of death that had brought that look or was the Spirit’s work accomplished? “This is my opportunity,” I said to myself, ‘,‘asid this man is in the way.” I hesitated and then stiffened in de- .termination. The devil should not have victory through Louetta’s unbelieving brother. I would resist him in the name of the Lord. I moved to the foot of the bed, pray ing all the while. “Louetta,” I called softly. She looked up at me. “ Can you now say that the Lord Jesus is your Saviour? I have explained the way that God has provided whereby we may have eternal life. W ill you take His gift?” Her eyes closed and I thought they would never open again. Her face al ready was shadowed. I prayed on. A ll at once she opened her eyes and I saw they were full of tears. My heart began to beat more quickly. She seemed to gather all her strength as I watched and then her lips parted and she breathed one word. “ Ye-s-s,” she whispered. “ That is wonderful,” I exclaimed. “You really are trusting the Lord Jesus as your Saviour?” I asked anxiously, • to be sure that she understood. She nodded her head and then point ed to my Bible and I knew she want ed me to read it. Opening the Word, I read or quoted from memory, slowly and clearly, portions that I thought would be a comfort to her. “ ‘He that cometh to me I >vill in no wise cast out. . . . For the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.... Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.’ ” I paused after a time ,and Louetta looked up at me with a glad smile and I'knew, if I had doubted before, that she had made her peace with God. I would never know what had held her back at first, why she was so hardened. Enough that she had now accepted the precious gift of salvation. She was holding my hand when, at 7:30 in the morning, she slipped away to be with the Lord, just eight days from the afternoon when I first had seen her and realized that she was ill. I had been upset that day. I had not really wanted these people living in
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