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None could I find the long day through. Then gently I applied in turn A magnet sweeping through, and lo, The tiny bits clung thick and firm— A mighty law had made it so. Just so indeed, it is in life, The thankless heart sweeps through the day Attracting bitterness and strife, Inviting grief along its way. The thankful heart, the kindly mind, Rich blessings to themselves will draw, Attracting, holding their own kind— The working of eternal law, — M ary R eed . IV. T hanksgiving T exts “ I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth” (Psa. 34:1). “Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein” (Psa. 69:34). “Thou crownest the year with thy good ness” (Psa. 65:11). “Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord” (Psa. 150:6). Jig-Saw Puzzles Fifty of the most outstanding stories of the Bible have been portrayed in brightly colored pictures by eminent artists and cut into popular jig-saw puzzles. Each puzzle gives the title of the story and the Scripture reference, impelling the child to read the story for himself in his Bible. There are two puzzles in each box; size, 624x9 inches. Thomas Nelson and Sons. Price 15 cents a box. Africa is the beautiful answer to that moth er’s years of ; silent praying—from the depths of a heart that bled— for a child to go in her place, to take up the work that she herself was forced to lay down after twelve years of painful pioneer effort in Liberia. This brave little mother is like other mothers who gladly give their, sons and daughters to Biola and to the regions beyond, because they have given them first to the Lord. To know, and then to go! Dynamic slo gan! For the realization of all that is in volved—of blessing and building of indi vidual lives, of spreading the gospel to the unreached—the Bible Institute of Los An geles stands ready to sacrifice anything. The days are darkening. The coming of the Lord is drawing nigh. The heathen are dying without Christ. What is sacrifice in the face o f this! A growing company of Christian people are feeling likewise. When it was made known, last month, that $75 would cover the educational costs—exclu sive of board and room—for one student for one semester, a large number o f Chris tian people quickly volunteered to meet that need, or help to meet it, for one or more students, The response was most encour aging. But provision for all of the 400 who are seeking training has not yet been made. Humanly speaking, the future of these 400 hinges here, and the eternal des tiny of thousands of others, to whom, when trained, they would go with the message of life, is at stake. Where is the man or woman who can face Christ un ashamed, if he has not made every ef fort to help one, at least, to know and then to go?
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giving,” in all their varying roots and ram ifications, occur about one hundred and forty times in Holy Scripture. That charming hymn o f Wesley’s should be ever on our lips, “ Come, ye thankful people, come!”—B aird . 11 - T hanksgiving of M any 2 C orinthians 4:15 1. Thanksgiving must redound to the glory o f God. 2. The theme of thanksgiving is the abundant grace of God. 3. The thanksgiving of many glorifies God.—B radbury . III. T he T hankless and the T hankful H eart I chanced upon a pile of sand Containing bits of iron, too, But though I searched with eye and hand, A group o f five young people, graduates of 1932 and 1933, are sailing soon for China. A number of others, many of them Insti tute-trained, expect to sail from New York on October 5, for Africa. Other individuals and parties o f workers are constantly go ing forth. If it were possible to secure a picture of each new and veteran missionary that Biola has the honor to claim as her own, those pictures would be displayed with glad eagerness, for they would represent men and women who love not their lives unto death, that they may finish their course with joy. Disease, disappointment, acute distress, even the possibility of sud den death do not deter them. They know —therefore, they go. As you look at the central group picture on pages 348 and 349, in imagination you may see the background changing—savage Indians, venerable Orientals, proud Hindus, smug Europeans, and others crowding for ward to' listen. Always there is a central, radiant figure. Always there is an open Book. The panorama is a picture of Biola graduates afield. Sacrifice colors the whole .'-blood-red sacrifice and courage. Joy lights the picture, and there are no shadows. Representing hundreds of others who have trod the same pathway and answered the same call, the young woman standing against Africa’s darkness received her training at the Bible Institute o f Los An geles and was graduated in 1931. Faith fully she taught the Word to the group of eager-eyed Sunday-school scholars gath ered about her and to other girls of the same age whom she met each week in Euodia Club work. She is the child o f a widowed mother’s solicitude and deep devo tion, an only daughter, and her outgoing to
Prepared Colors and Chemicals, harmless, ready to use with directions and helps _ Eight talks (with duplicate set) $1.00 Postpaid C. A. SCHMITT 83 Summer Ave., Reading, Mass. Psalm 100 in Concert. Hymn— “For the Beauty of the Earth.” Leader’s Message. Quartet— “Wonderful Grace of Jesus.” Testimonies and Praises. Quiet Hour. Hymn—“ O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing.” Benediction—Jude 24, 25. Meditation on the Lesson This beautiful psalm, a universal fa vorite, has sung its way into the hearts and memories o f hundreds of Christians. I t is one of the most beautiful of all the praise psalms, comprising thanksgiving and adoration for benefits personal, national, and world-wide, as well as highest ascrip tions to God Himself for His goodness, graciousness and power. Our lesson, the first five verses, might be called an epitome, or summary, of the en tire psalm. Gratitude is expressed thus: 1. Praise for God’s holy name. 2. Praise for all His benefits: a. Forgiveness. b. Healing. c. Redemption. d. Loving-kindness. e. Provision for temporal needs. f. Renewed strength. As we meditate on these wondrous mer cies, we, too, cry with the psalmist, “ Bless the Lord, O my soul.” “The name o f the Lord”—what wonders have been wrought in that name I It is a name which is above every name. Peter has told us that there is no “salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” His is a name full of power. Jesus said, “ If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” It is a name that never changes, “Jesus Christ the same yes terday, and today, and for ever.” When we consider the list of benefits enumerated here, our hearts echo again the prayer of the psalmist, “ Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the chil dren o f men!” Leader’s Helps I. T hanksgiving —A C hristian J oy and D uty Our annual national day of thanksgiv ing, through the impetuous rush of time, is again upon u s; but the spirit of thanks giving should ever characterize us. Thanksgiving is an ecclesiastical and a na tional duty. The words, “thank,” “thanks,” “thankful,” “thankfulness,” and “thanks
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