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tell you what we do know. We know what the effect of the teaching of evolution is upon Christian faith, upon Christian thinking. Let me give an illustration. A professor in Bryn Mawr College sent out 5500 questionnaires to the leading sci entists, teachers in biology, psychology, geology and his tory; and after tabulating the results found that more than half of the prominent scientists of the United States have abandoned belief in a personal God and personal immor tality, as the result of their study of evolution. He goes further and says that he has sent out questionnaires to stu dents in nine leading universities, with this result— that 15 per cent of the freshmen, 30 per cent of the juniors, and 40 to 45 per cent of the men graduates in our univer sities and colleges discard their Christian faith and their belief in the Christian religion. Furthermore he says that 75 per cent of boys and girls who go from Sunday school and church to college return to their homes never to darken the door of the church and the Sunday school. I say to you, if this is the result,— and this man says it is,— then evolution is not Christian. I am not here to say that a man who believes in evolu tion may not be a Christian. It is not my place to say that, but I am here to say that if evolution makes you think less of Christ, less of God, less of the Christian faith, and takes out of your heart the desire for God, and the desire for prayer, then evolution is a competitor of Christ’s supre macy and a destroyer of faith in Him. And what is there in the whole world of education that can compensate for the loss of faith? In the last analysis, the choice is up to you. Face the matter. Do not close your eyes to it. Bring the claim of Christ face to face with the claim of modern education, modern thinking, and if you find that the books you are reading, the education you are receiving, the studies you are following, rob you of your faith in Christ and your desire to pray, fill your minds with doubts, take away your faith and leave you without any firm, definite conviction of God and Christ, I say to you there is no other thing for you to do than to make the choice and declare “Lord Jesus Christ, Thou art Master in my thinking.” •and the music of the world powers die out in the night, but the Christmas anthem can never die for it is the music of redeeming love that cannot fail. Christmas means the breaking of the silence of the cen turies with the announcement that unto us was born a Saviour who is Christ the Lord. He is anointed Lord. God' has already anointed Him. He has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name. Who shall rob Him of that name? No, the Christmas story is not a myth which men can wipe out at will. It is a gospel— a glad tidings of great joy. “Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is anointed Lord.” “A Saviour,” that is what this poor sin cursed world needs. Who can do this work better than Jesus? Until we can find someone that can, better keep on telling the Christmas story and preach ing the Christmas Gospel. It is the Gospel of a supernatural action— the story of the love that cannot let go. THE DEEPER MEANINGS OF CHRISTMAS (Continued from Page 134)
Give Books This Christmas BOOKS of GOOD CLEAN FICTION will be appreciated by Young and Old alike Tomorrow About This Time By Grace Livingston Hill A romance which rekindles in the reader’s heart the fires of youth and love. The story of Petterson Greeves* two daughters is enlivening to the ’nth degree. Incident follows incident until the amazing climax with unforseen results, especially in the life of the father. This novel in many ways, particularly in its study of human rela tionships, will be considered one of the finest from Mrs. Hill’s pen. Cloth, $2.00 The Tryst
Lo, Michael By G race L ivingston H ill The sto ry of "M ickey", a little new sboy, an d of his love for S ta rr, th e d au g h ter of a rich banker. How they eventually stru g g le th ro u g h class prejudice to happiness is developed th ro u g h a series of ab so rb in g incidents. The social differences w hich sep a ra te them a re b rillian tly co n trasted . C loth, $1.75 The Girl From Montana By G race L ivingston H ill M rs. H ill is p articu larly gifted in h er pow er to de p ict unusually a ttra c tiv e young g irls in a thoroughly hum an and sym p ath etic m anner, afid in surrounding them w ith th e atm o sp h ere of engrossing reality . "T he Girl from M ontana" possesses all the qu alities w hich have m ade h er sto ries so popular. C loth, $1.50 The City of Fire By G race L iv in g sto n H ill In "T he City of F ire" M rs. Hill h as p ro duced a novel th a t is sym bolic of th e h u m an h eart. It is a sto ry of intense in te re st a n d appeal, an d com bines sw iftly m oving action w ith a w onderful faith. A n even g re a te r book sp irit ually th a n h er recen t su c cess, “T he T ry st”. C loth, $2.00
By G race L iv in g sto n H ill “ W holesom e an d en ch an t ing." From th e s ta r t th e read er is gripped by th e p lig h t of th e little heroine, w ho, finding she is n o t loved a t hom e, suddenly leaves it a n d goes to New Y ork. The ch arac te rs in th e sto ry are cleverly draw n. T h ere is plenty of a ctio n a n d in ci dent, all charm ingly told. C loth, $2.00 The Search By G race L iv in g sto n H ill “T o th e lis t of p leasing ro m ances now cred ited to G race L ivingstone H ill is being added “T he S earch" in w hich a w insom e Am erican girl an d a soldier in cam p, a n d a t th e b a ttle fro n t, furnish them e and m otive fo r a c are fully w rought engaging love sto ry ." C loth, $1.75 The Finding of Jasper Holt By G race L ivingston Hill The love sto ry of a w est ern m an an d an eastern w om an, in w hich a railroad accident, a horse race, and yellow roses play a n im p o rta n t role in b rin g in g ou t th e hero’s b est. T he sto ry is p artic u la rly satisfy in g . It rem inds one of th e sto ries of old tim e chivalry when knighthood fought in tourney fo r ladies’ favor. C loth, $1.75
The Man of the Desert
By Grace Livingston Hill The love story of a daughter of luxury and a plain man facing his duty and doing his work on the home mission field of the West. Mrs. Hill draws some vivid pictures of life as it is lived in a sheltered New England town, as it is lived in the desert-wastes of Arizona. Every reader of this charming story will be made to rejoice in the happy triumph over difficulties which gives these young people the crowning joy of life, the union of kindred souls. Cloth, $1.50
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“O love that will not let me go I rest my weary soul in thee, I give Thee back the life I owe That in thine ocean depth, its flow May richer, fuller be.”
B I OL A B O OK ROOM Bible Institute, Los Angeles, Cal.
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