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memo from Dr. Talbot's office re: Biola Family Conference, Mt. Hermon, Aug. 15-22 Always the high point during the summer months are the eight days of spiritual feasting upon the Word of God at beau tiful Mt. Hermon Con ference Grounds, nestled among the big trees just a few short miles from scenic Santa Cruz, Calif. This year, Dr. Louis T. Talbot, BIOLA Chancellor, who in May returned from a six-month missionary tour, will be speaking and showing his dramatic colored films which were taken during these trav els. Dr. Samuel H. Suther land, BIOLA President, will be Dean of the conference and featured speaker. Other speakers will include Dr. Clyde Narramore, Christian psychologist, Dr. Chester Padgett, member of the BIOLA faculty, the Rev. Don Hillis, missionary to India and Mr. Earle H. Hulin, as musical director. Mrs. Viola Kroeker, contralto soloist, and the Scoville sisters, marimba and vibraharp artists, will provide special music. For a vacation with a purpose plan now to at tend this BIOLA Mt. Her mon family conference. For information and res ervations write Mt. Hermon Association, Mt. Hermon, Calif.
Unhealthy Mental Germs P eople of the city of Los Angeles were recently surprised to learn that 200 schoolteachers in the city’s public school system never take physi cal examinations to determine whether or not they have communicable diseases, but are allowed to rely upon affidavits from so-called faith healers to the effect that they are quite well, healthy and free from contagious dis eases. This rather startling fact was revealed in a newspaper item which told of the death of a high school teacher as a result of tuberculosis. She had turned over to her principal an affidavit stating that she was in good health. Whereas, during this very time she was constantly spreading tuberculosis germs in the classrooms where she was teaching. This affidavit was signed by a man whose name appears in the local telephone directory as a Christian Science practitioner; In view of the fact that the only possible way to discover the presence of tuberculosis is by means of a physical examination, one is at a loss to understand the logic which allows schoolteachers to by-pass the law because of a certain type of religious faith. It is also difficult to under stand by what method a Christian Science practitioner is qualified to pass on the physical condition of a person unless a physical examination is made. Tuberculosis germs are active little critters and they do not know that they are supposed to exist only in the minds of mortals. And so they go to work on a person’s lungs, and other parts of the body until finally vital organs are sufficiently affected to cause death. It should be noted that it was physical death which struck down this poor, misguided schoolteacher, in spite of what this practitioner doubtless said. We live in a country where one has a perfect right to believe as he chooses to believe, and we will fight to the last ditch to maintain that right. But, when a person is hired to teach our children, and when that person’s salary is paid by our tax money, then it would seem that we would have a right to demand that, regardless of any personal faith, the legal requirements which protect our children should be met. W e believe in the power of the Lord to heal. However, we believe that the Lord has given us real bodies, good minds, common sense, medical aids and an outstanding medical profession, and we believe that all of these God-given means should be employed in an effort to prevent and cure our diseases and infirmities, according to His infinite loving will. Revelation Of God to Man C hristianity is not a religion, instead it is the revelation of God, Himself, to man. There seems to be increasing confusion in the minds of many people in regard to this fact. The tendency is to put Christianity along side of the great world or ethnic religions and compare it with them. But religion may be described as the effort of man groping in the darkness, reaching out in a vain effort to find God. Whereas Christianity may be represented as God reaching down to man and lifting him back to Him self. Another unfortunate fact which is in evidence today is the rather free use of the term, religious education. There is a vast difference between religious and Christian education. Religious education may be Christian in its content, but certainly Christian education is far more specific and vital than mere religious education. Even though the terms may be used interchangeably, Bible-believing Christians every where will do well constantly to keep in mind the vital distinctions be tween the two and will make sure that in all instances where the terms are used these distinctions are clear.
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