T H E K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S 887 ity of God’s Word, lying to their people about world conditions, assuring them that the world is getting better when every imaginable evidence stares them in the face giving the lie to their assertions. What about America? Yes, hut what about the church which should be the bulwark in defense o f law and order, of obedience to vows, and obedience to obligations and opportunity, of giving the Gospel to the people ? When will the men and women of the church arise in holy indignation and cry aloud against the betrayers of the trust committed to them by the fathers of the faith ? What about it ? Will you lie supinely upon your back while these enemies hind you and yours, hand and foot; or will you do your duty, do your best, and DO IT NOW in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and the cause of righteousness? —T. C. H. É é m REST FOR THE RESTLESS There is a spirit of unrest in this old World more definitely universal than ever before. This condition is by many attributed to the late war, hut this is not the cause, although the war has contributed to it. There is no section of the earth where this unrest is not manifested. Newspapers, magazines, travellers, all bear testimony to it. Our own country is the most favored nation on the earth, but there is a deep-seated consciousness of this spirit of unrest among all classes. What is the cause? It is in the church and it is in the world. It is in the political and in the business domain. It is in the schools and universities. If one talks with men of affairs, business men, scholars, working men—he finds the same spirit of unrest. Men do not attempt to analyze it ; they simply recognize it. It is a fever. Of course this condition has always existed in some measure, because sin is a fever. “ There is no peace, saith the Lord, to the wicked. ’ ’ But the spirit of unrest is intensified today. The fever regis ters higher. The advancement of art and science, the multiplication of schools, o f inventions for ease and comfort, for rapid transit, have not improved the morals of people. Success in commercial affairs has brought no satisfaction to the souls of men. The root of unrest is deep-seated and grows more mani fest from day to day. Is something impending, some judgment, some catastrophe, some cata clysm? Are the times ripening for the fulfillment of the prophecy concern ing the last day? We do not know, we cannot tell, hut we are sure of thé presence of UNREST, deep seated, which seems prophetic. Don’t smile. Don’t laugh. Don’t say “ Pooh, pooh!” The pessimist? No, the optimist. We are sad over the unrest in the hearts of our fellow men. We are filled with sorrow over the awful judgment that awaits a wicked world, hut we are glad also that we have a God-given message for the restless, and it comes from the lips of the God-man : \‘ Come unto me and I will give you rest, ’ ’ and we could wish that we had a thousand lives; how gladly would we go to our fellow men and lift up Him whose outstretched arms and pierced hands are always saying, ‘ ‘ Come unto Me. ’ ’ The poor, weary, tired, restless-hearted world is waiting for the message— the only message that can give relief. And our Lord is waiting also for His (See Inside Front Cover)
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