his last imprisonment. Here is a man who reaches beyond his profes sional duties and does much for God! Demos, the man who failed —4:14. II Timothy 4:10 records the sorrow ful note of his life. He deserted Paul a t a very critical time in his life! Nymphos, the provider —4:15-16. Here is demonstrated the close re lationship between the home and the church. There are two readings—one REMEMBER SIN I made a lash of my remembered sins. I wove it firm and strong, with cruel tip, And though my quivering flesh shrank from the scourge, With steady arm I piled the ruth less whip. For surely I who had betrayed my Lord, Must needs endure this sting of memory. But though my stripes grew sore, there came no peace, And so I looked again to Calvary.
referring to a man’s name, “Nym- phas” and one to a woman’s, “Nym- pha.” Whichever is correct, the ref erence is to a Christian home in Laodicea. Archippus, the persevering minis ter — 4 :17. Paul is here encouraging him along the ways of the Lord. He probably was newly ordained. His zeal may have been lagging and he is encouraged to shape up for the Lord. His tender eyes beneath the crown of thorns Met mine; His sweet voice said, "M y child, although Those oft-remembered sins of thine have been Like crimson, scarlet, they are now like snow. "M y blood, shed here, has washed them all away, And there remaineth not the least dark spot, Nor any memory of them, and so Should you remember sins which God forgot?" — Martha Snell Nicholson
Members of the Biola Chorale bow in prayer before singing at the outdoor commencement exercises of the school. The young people had the opportunityof touringthe western part of theUnited States giving concerts andtestimony in word and song. 30
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