British and Foreign Bible Society. 4. SUPPLIED. .Phil. 4:11. The problem faces all those who enter uncivilized sections as to how to find adequate supplies of food, medicine, and other necessities. When Livingstone e n t e r e d the wilds of Africa, he took with him a knowledge of foods and the preparation of them. He also learned which trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs could be used for medicines. He spent some time learn ing how to be self-supporting in the wilds of a strange country. Not all ■ St. ITS AN IDEA g Rev. Carlton C. Buck . « Idea 1. For one of the meet- f t - ings at the first of the year, A have someone read the poem, “The Land of B e g i n n i n g %* Again,” by Louise Fletcher :» Tarkington. The group should v} be shown that in Christ all f t things are made new; that it is the change He makes in the A a heart of the believer that al- •9 ■ff. ten the life of that one (Rev. 21:5; 2 Cor. 5:17). .« Idea 2. In connection with jp: f t 5 the January 5 topic, it would f t * be interesting to have some :® <‘old timer” tell of the part the church has had in the devel opment of your own town or community. Some of this in formation might be gleaned from the church minutes of early date. Idea 3. For January 12, have a member of your group give a report of the book, “Hudson Taylor: The Man Who Be lieved God.'1 Idea 4. We suggest various youth activities during Chris tian Endeavor Week, Jan. 26- Feb. 2: C.E. display in down town store windows, Sunday evening Youth Night Service, Young People’s Radio Broad cast, Youth Banquet ■ * missionaries are able to do this. It is difficult for Americans to live on the kind of food that natives enjoy. The tongue rebels and the stomach refuses because of the odor and man ner of serving the food. Grace is need ed to enable God’s servants'to obtain nourishing food and proper medicines for the body. January 19, 1947 WORLD CHURCHES PRESENT A UNITED FRONT. Dan. 7:13, 14; Acts 1 : 8 . We are living in a day of amalga mation. Churches are uniting; forces are joining. These unions, however,
are effected by eliminating from the program the deity of Christ, the ef ficacy of the blood, the inspiration of the Scriptures, and the need of the new birth. Rome joins with none of them. Rome will never unite with Protestantism in any form whatever. The unions that are being effected are not for the purpose of preaching the precious truths of the Bible, but have for their goal higher education and human betterment. All agree that men should be better, but this program is a humanly devised arrangement which omits the necessity of the new birth. All those who know and love Christ, who believe in the inspired Word of God, should unite to get the Gospel to the far ends of the earth, but not for the purpose of improving man’s outward circumstances only. 1. WE SHOULD BE UNITED IN OUR DESIRES. Gal. 1:10. Our desire should be fqr lost men to find Christ and to learn His way. We should have a deep longing that those who sit in the dark might see the blessed Light of life, Jesus Christ. Our united purpose should be to see that the Word of God is translated into e v e r y tongue throughout the world and then delivered to the peo ple, and that true men and women of God are well equipped, trained, and properly supplied w}th the neces sities for going to every tribe and na tion with the life-giving massage. We should be u n i t e d in desiring the s a l v a t i o n of every person who breathes. We should plan together and work together to see that no one lives and dies in the dark, but that all are brought to repentance and faith in a living Saviour. 2. WE SHOULD BE UNJTJSD IN OUR MESSAGE. Mark 16:15. God’s good Gospel is the only ade quate remedy for man’s need whether he be black, white, red, yellow, or brown. The Gospel is the only message that God has for lost men wherever and whoever they may be. There are false gospels mentioned by Paul in Galatians 1. All such gospels give man something to do, but dp not point to the work that is already done. OUr message must be clear and plain concerning the value of the person and work of Ch r i s t . The trumpet should not give an uncertgin sound, although in many cases it does. We should be united in telling that Jesus saves and only Jesus saves. We may differ on many subjects, but we must not differ on this subject else the result will be tragic. 3. WE MUST BE UNITED IN FEL LOWSHIP. 2 Cor. 6:1. Christian workers need one an other. The Lord sent out His disciples “two and two.” We are told in Eccle siastes “two are better than one . . . " Somehow one needs the company of another in whom he may confide, and with whom he may converse and THE KING’S IUSINESS
1. SOME ARE PERSECUTED BY THOSE OF ANOTHER FAITH. John 16:2. Christian workers who carry the gospel of God’s grace to Latin Amer ica, to Italy, Spain, Portugal, and other countries where Romanism rules, find that they must endure every form of hardship for the sake of their risen, living Christ. Elgin Harris was such a faithful servant. He labored for years in Mexico, was maligned, per secuted, and hindered on every hand by the powerful religious system that reigns there. His property was dam aged. His p e r s o n was frequently threatened and he was preserved from death only by the protection of the government which valued his work. Charles Lukesh has written of the terrible persecution suffered and en dured in Russia because of the icon worshipers who live in the darkness of unbelief and sin. 2. SOME ARE AFFECTED BY DIS EASE. 3 John 2. Erma Motter labored for her Lord very successfully In Rhodesia. Her ministry was most fruitful, but the dreaded tropical fever attacked her body until she was unable to serve and had to return home to the States. Another friend serving in a leper colony in China was attacked by leprosy and could not return home, but had to make her dwelling among the lepers until her death. Another friend s e r v e d faithfully in India. Through her contact with the poor classes she contracted a horrible dis ease for which no remedy could be found. She r e t u r n e d to the States where she slowly wasted away and at last went home to be with the Lord. George Fisher labored faithfully in Colombia, South America. He was at tacked by a very pernicious disease which worked so rapidly that he was unable to return to the mission sta tion. T h e s e missionaries were all martyrs to the faith. 3. SOME ARE ATTACKED BYWILD MEN. Acts 20:24. The story of Allen Gardner is one that should arouse any person who reads it. He, with several companions, sought to enter Terra del Fuego with the Gospel. A storm wrecked their boats and destroyed their food, water, and equipment. They were stranded on the shore. The natives were so wild and fierce they would not permit Gardner and his companions to ap proach them or to leave the shore. After days of terrible suffering, they died in a cave. This sacrifice aroused England to such an extent that a properly e q u i p p e d expedition was sent to this same place. This second effort was blessed of God in reaching those natives. A f t e r w a r d s when Darwin saw the great change in the people, he was stirred in his heart and became a regular contributor to the
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