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“Far away from recent triumphs, Philip found one hungry heart, Longing for the true Salvation, In a desert place apart. "Have you, too, been sent like Philip, To some lonely, far-off place? Do you think of former service? Would you fain your steps retrace? "God has purpose in His leadings, There’s a ministry for you In the desert place so dreary, There is work for you to do. “You can fully know His wisdom Only in eternity, Where you’ll see the precious fruitage, Of your desert ministry.” In a group of twenty-nine students in a college conference, there were seventeen men whose parents were from the country, and twelve of the men came thence them selves. Not far from their homes were the country churches where they went to wor ship, The buildings were plain. Not far away were the burying grounds where kin folk for years have found a resting place till the trumpet of God shall wake them. The pulpit was unadorned . . . Here it was that the people learned of God, and of one another, and the fires of faith were kept aglow and reverence was cultivated, and love grew strong. This church was once large and flourishing, but now it is weak and small. Many of the old people have died, and the younger generation has moved away. What must be done for the remnant? They must be comforted, trained, and nurtured.S»A. L. P hillips . II. P ast and F uture Our nation’s first foundation stone was the country church, and the church and its living Lord must continue to be its sure foundation, if the nation is to continue and advance.— SE L E C T E D . , MARCH 19, 1939 “ I W O U L D B E T R U E ” D euteronomy 5:19, 20: 1 S amuel 18:1-4: R uth 1:16-18 Meditation on the Lesson "Behold, thou desirest truth in the in ward parts.” Every one desires truth. Even the liar himself desires that others shall tell him the truth. Truth is founda tional. There can be no real character without truth, for it is basic, fundamental. Jesus Christ’ our Lord declared: “I am the truth." And in the final analysis it is only as He dwells within, only as He takes possession of our lives, that we are able to be “true." In our text from Deuteron omy we read, “Neither shalt thou steal. Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.” Through the in dwelling Christ these laws are written in our hearts and minds and become part of us. The story of Jonathan brings us an example of one who was not only true to his word but loyal and devoted also to the God-appointed man. Jonathan stands out Helps for the Leader I. V alue of the R ural C hurch
forever as a heroic figure of nobility in his self-effacing love for David. To be true to David meant giving up his succession to the throne, meant separation from his father’s side, meant loss of power. Jona than’s story reminds us dimly of the perfect love of our blessed Lord, the only begot ten Son of the true King, who loved us with an everlasting love. Christians should be truthful because the unsaved expect it of them. A Malay mer chant asked a sea captain for gospel tracts. The captain asked, “Why do you want them? You cannot read them.” The Malay explained, “If one comes to trade with me, I give him a tract. If he treats it with respect, I take it that he is honest and will not cheat me. If he throws it down with an oath, I have nothing to do with him. He cannot be trusted.” He expected Christians to be honest. —W illiam M c C arrell . II. T he M an W ho K eeps H is W ord David Livingstone came to Loanda ex hausted and seriously ill. . . . Riding most unexpectedly in the harbor there, was an English ship whose captain offered to take him to the dear homeland. He longed to go, but he had promised his black follow ers who were with him that he would take them back to their homes. So without any hesitation he started back to trudge on aching feet two thousand miles more and be lost to communication with home for two long years more. Did he not earn fairly the title which the natives gave him of “The Man Who Keeps His Word”? “W e trusted you,” said certain of the blacks who had been left at another time with a promise of his return. “The Terte often taunted us by saying, ‘Your English man will never return’; but we trusted you, and now we shall sleep." —Christian Endeavor World.' III. P utting A way L ying 1. Do you like flattery? Well, flattery is soft soap, and soft soap is 90% lye. “Put ting away lying, speak every mem truth with his neighbor” (Eph. 4:25). —Sword and Shield. 2 . So many of God’s people don’t seem to know how to tell the truth! I had a letter not very long ago from a missionary, and in that letter he told me this, “When I was before the Candidates’ Committee I said what was not true. I was so anxious to get to the mission field, and I felt if I answered that question as I ought to have answered it, I would never have got there, so I said what was not true. And ever since I ar rived in this land where I am seeking to witness for Him, it has been a blight upon me. As I tried to learn the language, as I commenced my ministry, the Lord seemed to put His finger on that untruth which I told, and at last, in desperation I am writ ing to you to put this right. God has for given me, and now I must make confession to those against whom I have sinned.” Helps for the Leader 1. T he T est
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