King s Business
JUBILEE DIARY
by Betty Bruechert,
Business
Managing Editor, The King’s
former T hese are excerpts from T H E KING’S BUSINESS from 1910 to 1960 relating to the Bible Institute, the times, various individual Chris tians, and the church of Christ at large. Unless otherwise indicated, the quotations are editorial comment. JANUARY i , 1910 “ The supreme business of the be liever in this world is that which a loving Lord has committed to His servants—the giving of the glorious gospel to a perishing people. This work was not left to the church in a general sort of way, so that no one is specially responsible for it, but in a definite way, so that there is an in dividual responsibility for it. “ It is a personal business. Every servant had some pounds. ‘To every man his work.’ ‘The Spirit divideth to every man severally as He will.’ ‘Every man shall give an account of himself.’ There are no exceptions.” APRIL, 1911 “ How solemnly the book of God warns against new and false doc trines. . . . The essential marks of the Gospel are: the authority of the Bible, the deity of Christ, the efficacy of the blood of Christ for the justification of believers, the necessity of the new birth, and salvation through faith by free grace of God, apart from works. All false religions deny these. Our safety lies alone in the Old Book. ‘Thy Word is truth.’ (John 17:7).” News Item: “ The future is big with promise. In the choicest portion of the most favor ed. country in the world, in a city destined to be unique in its greatness and upon which the eyes of the world are now centered—a city into which are pouring multitudes of people, and to which thousands more will come when the Canal is opened (Panama Canal), God has placed us for the accomplishment of a great task . . . We believe we have come into the kingdom for such a time and service as this.” MAY, 1912
the first class of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles') was a unique figure, and beloved by everyone who knew him.” JUNE, 1915 Comments on World War I before the United States entered the conflict: “ The demoralizing effect of war is al most incredible to one who has had no experience in war . . . all of the atrocities are not committed by Ger man soldiers . . . The awful guilt before God and man of those persons responsible for the present European war, awaits the verdict of history. All our hearts have been wrung with agony at what the Belgians have suf fered, and now we are beginning to hear of even more awful things in Russian Poland. . . . How are mad men to think they can ever gain any thing in the final outcome of War.” FEBRUARY, 1916 Further comment on World War I: “Many present-day prophets a r e confident of the certainties of their predictions (that the Lord was com ing immediately and that the Ger man Kaiser was Antichrist) . . . The experience of those who have tried to predict minutely times and events in the past ought to make these present- day prophets more cautious . . . they bring reproach upon the Word of God.” JUNE, 1917 News Item: “ At last America has been sucked into the awful maelstrom of war (the USA declared war on Germany April 6, 1917). Even though we must fight, let us fight as Christians. Let us pray not only in order that our country may be spared, but also in the inter ests of our enemies, that war may soon be brought to an end.” JANUARY, 1918 “ A few months ago most of us were confident that with the entrance of America into the war, the end of the war was in sight . . . Most thoughtful people are not so sure today . . . Per sonally, we believe the Allies will win.” . . . Suppose though they are defeated. Then there will be very
JULY, 1913
Significant Event: “ ‘UNTO HIM THAT LOVED US, AND WASHED US FROM OUR SINS IN HIS OWN BLOOD’ (Rev. 1:5). So reads the inscription upon the cornerstone of our new building, (Sixth and Hope) which was laid with simple and appropriate cere monies on Saturday afternoon, May 31, 1913. . . . The copper box placed in the stone contains the fol lowing items: the city newspapers of May 31st, copies of The King’s Busi ness, the Statement of Doctrine, a
1926 cover at passing of R. A. Toney catalog and circulars of the Institute, a list of the officers, faculty, workers and students, names of the architects, superintendent of the building and assistant, a copy of the address given by the president, a copy of ‘What the Bible Teaches’ by Dr. R. A. Torrey, and a Scofield Bible.” MARCH, 1914 News Item: “ ‘Sad news fom Africa. Cablegram says Tom Hannay is dead from ty phoid fever. W ill you notify his friends? It will be some weeks before we can get the particulars from the field. May God comfort those who re main behind and gird us anew to press on in the battle.’ “ The above telegram reached us Feb. 9th and filled us with a strange sorrow. Tom Hannay, ( graduate of
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