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wooden cross,* which, though somewhat top-heavy, was standing absolutely upright upon another b ook ! The world in convulsion? Most assuredly it was— and is! But, thanks be to God who commandeth and the sun stands fast—-the old cross stands—U N SH A K E N ! "Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God ac ceptably with reverence and godly fear” ! Then let this tot tering old earth continue to tremble and shake. The temblors only thrill the hearts of those who await the coming o f the King in His kingdom that, please God, shall never be moved! * This little cross, about four inches high, was hand-carved, and presented to the writer during an evangelistic campaign at Washington, D.C., by “ The Others Class”—a class o f young ladies in the First Brethren Church of that city. Before the quake, it was standing, with some mementos, on a top shelf. Afterwards, all the other things from that shelf, were hidden under piles o f books. Jewish Prophetic Conference The Biblical Re
to God for their deliverance. The effect was tremendous upon many Arabs, who, seeing this special providence, as they believed, sought admission into the Jewish order. These poor, blinded Jews know not that their sorrows are still ahead. Yet God is not assembling the sons o f Jacob into the land o f their fathers to be destroyed by earth quake. There is another divine purpose in view. He will remember His covenant made with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David. “ Unto thy seed have I given this land,” and they shall "move no more.” “ T he W orld in C onvulsion ” B ut T he C ross S till R emains ! While it was hardly regarded as a major shock, yet never shall we forget the terrible earthquake in Long
Beach (California) on the evening of March 10, 1933. A t this writing, we still have now and then those l i t t l e jolts which keep us from forgetting. A fter a s h o r t eleven sec onds, we ran out upon the street to join the c r o w d s rushing forth from their homes. Every w h ere a b o u t us, houses were hurled fr om their fo u n dations, a n d t h e streets were filled with b r i c k a n d other debris fr om ruined buildings. Our first incli nation was to rush over to our beauti fu l new church to see what had hap pened there. God had been good to us. W e walked up into the study , and found that every book on our shelves had been hurled to the floor. Furniture was upset; it was certainly a most di sheveled scene that we looked upon ! Wading in through the piles o f books and furniture, we saw a number o f books On one side
search Society, of w h ich D a v id L . Cooper is the presi dent, has announced its first summer Bi ble conference, to be held at Lime Lake, M a ch ia s , N . Y., August 20 to 31. Besides Dr. Cooper, the speakers will in clude Wallace H. _ Cauble, Milton B. Lindberg, William H. Pike, and others. A special invitation is extended to all ministers, mission aries, and Christian workers. All pos sible assistance will be given to those de siring information c o n c e r n in g t h e problems o f giving the gospel to Jewish friends. Many who cannot attend this J ew ish Prophetic C o n fe r e n c e w ill wish to remember the g a th e r in g in daily prayer. The Biblical Re search Society, with headquartersat 441 7 Bernice Street, Los Angeles, is one of the agencies that has been raised up o f God to assist the church and the vari ous Jewish missions
Even the region of David's city will some day be visited by a great earthquake. But though the desolation will be terrible, a glorious future awaits the Lord's chosen people
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in giving the gospel to world Jewry in this generation. It was organized four years ago. Despite the depression, the Lord, in answer to believing prayer, has enabled the sor- ciety to publish over 350,000 books and booklets for free distribution throughout Israel. Several hundred thousand tracts likewise have been published.
and brother, Dr. William Lamb o f Australia. Its title, written in large letters diagonally across the front o f the cover, was staring at us, as the earth continued to shake and the church to groan and to creak: The World in Convulsion. W e exclaimed: “ There is one book with a correct title!” But wait! Right there beside it was a little
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