BIOLA STEWARDSHIP REPRESENTATIVES *
BiolaStewardshipRepresentatives met
M annual sessionsat La Mirada. First row trom left to rightare Mr.
FrankWatson, Mr. Eugene Poole,Mr. Ray Weiskopf, director, and Mr. Jack Findlay. Standing from left to rightare Mr. Theron Debour, Rev. Wiliam Richards, Mr. RonaldBrightwel, Mr. Gary Boren,Mr. Edwin Johnson and Mr. Lawrence Cruzen.
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, yet He remembers our frame, that we are but dust. Man who is dust can be spiritually productive only i f he is irrigated by the water of life! * * * The average Christian can stand adversity much better than he can prosperity. * * * THE HYPOCRITE AND CHURCH A frequent excuse some people make for not attending church is that there are too many hpocrites who go. Unfortunately, the assertion is some times correct. There was a very learned man, an unbeliever, who en joyed hearing the sermons of the pas tor. But, so that he would go unno
ticed, he always sat in the balcony. One day as he was leaving, however, he told the preacher frankly, “I like your sermons but I despise what I see from the balcony. After the service is over I see little groups of Chris tians gathering together in cliques, discussing this person and that one, and even condemning you. You know, if it weren’t for these hypocrites, I’d be a believer.” The pastor smiled and explained, “I f you’re interested in finding out what’s happening in your neighbor’s fireplace, don’t go to his housetop and look down the chimney. I f you do, you’ll only get smoke in your eyes. The church may be full of hypocrites, but remember, there’s always room for one more.” Strange, 17
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