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be scattered every man to his own, and shall leave me alone; and yet 1 am not alone, because the Father is ‘with me." Now the text once more is: “ As thou hast sent me . . . even so have I also sent them.” This is the promise— the God who was with the Son of man and kept Him so that no man could touch Him until His hour was come—the same God will be with you, and will keep you, if you go forth bearing His message. That God has never failed. Fear not! Let this be your, assurance: If you are where He wants you to be, if you are de claring His message, if you are doing His will, if you are manifesting in your own lives His unspeakable moral glory, let come what may, you may claim as your own that sublime benediction of the Apostle Paul: “ The Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” Stony Brook Assembly From July 1 to September 5, the famous Bible conference center at Stony Brook, Long Island, N. Y., the Stony Brook Assem bly, will entertain nine conference groups. Seven of these are under auspices other than the Assembly and two under the di rection of the Assembly itself. Among the speakers to be heard during the summer are the follow ing: Archer E. Anderson, W il liam Ward Ayer, Donald Grey Barnhouse, Lewis Sperry Chafer, Calvert N. Ellis, E. Schuyler English, A. C. Gaebelein, Frank E. Gaebelein, Montague Goodman, James R. Graham, Jr., W ill H. Houghton, Albert Hughes, Tom A. Lambie, John Linton, James E. Mallis, Hugh R. Monro, Erling C. Olsen, H. G. Randolph, Harry Rim- mer, W . Douglas Roe, and Samuel M. Zwemer. During the General Bible Con ference (August 20 to September 5), Stew art M . Robinson, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth, N. J., and editor of the Presbyterian, is scheduled to conduct a Ministerial Clinic at which the pastors in attendance may discuss their problems informally. Hymn Stories Now in Braille T o fulfill the request of blind readers for Braille copies of Cecilia Margaret Rud- in’s Stories of Hymns We Love, Mrs. Fred Wellman of Houston, Tex., is now trans cribing the volume. For blind people desir ing it, the book will be available for dis tribution through the Library of Congress. Miss Rudin, the author, has captured the imagination of innumerable people with her sympathetic presentation of the human drama behind the great hymns which are the common heritage of all Christians. The volume chronologically unfolds over four hundreds years of hymnody. Particularly appealing is the story of blind Fanny Cros by’s discovery of her great talent as a hymn writer. Stories of Hymns We Love is beautifully bound in limp leatherette, gold stamped, and is available at bookstores or from the publishers, John Rudin and Co., 1018 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. Price $ 1 . 00 .
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OUR MINISTRY IN THE LIGHT OF HIS MINISTRY [Continued from Page 239] V. Jesus Christ Went Forth into His Ministry Knowing that the World Would Meet Him with Hatred and Persecution. No man was ever loved as Jesus Christ was loved. And no man was ever hated as He was hated. His servants, therefore, should not harbor any illusions. “ The serv ant is not greater than his Lord.” Christ reminds them: “ If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you.” The day of persecution is not past. The persecutors may be more cultured and their methods more refined, but they are still with us. The reason men today encounter so little persecution is that their preaching has too often degenerated into a mere worldly com promise. And the world will never stir up any. persecution against the man who is content to preach mere empty phrases— “the ethics of Jesus,” “ the principles of Jesus,” “ the ideals of Jesus.” But let a man preach Jesus Himself as God manifest in the flesh; as the One apart from whom God can neither be known, worshiped, or acknowl edged; as the One apart from whom all prayer and worship is the essence of idola try. Let him preach Jesus, and Him cruci fied as the only W ay of salvation and eter nal life. Let him preach the cross as the only place of forgiveness, the place where all of the good works of men become as filthy rags, an insult to divine holiness. Let him preach the W ord of Christ as the infallible will of God in all realms of hu man knowledge and experience. Let the preacher preach thus, and he quickly will find the spirit of hatred and persecution in the world. The man who preaches Christ as he ought to preach Him will soon find arrayed against him all the religions of the world, all the vagaries of human philosophy, and all the superstitions of that science which is falsely so called. Only a few men dare do it, and they are well acquainted with persecution and hatred. Why should we seek to evade the fact? Let us rather face it. Christ’s servants of old asked: “What shall we have, Lord, if we follow Thee?” And I can hear Him answer, “ ‘In the world ye shall have tribulation,’ hatred and persecution, but souls shall be freed from the bondage of sin and death!” Is that not enpugh ? The preaching of Christ is the greatest devisive force in the world. Men talk of religious union. As long as He is preached, there can be no complete union of the world’s religions. He is the Stone of stum bling, the Rock of offense, upon which the stream of humanity splits forever. The Christian minister must reckon with this. If you preach Christ truly, men will split into two groups. One will be for you, the other against you. One will love you; the other will hate you. VI. Jesus Christ Went Forth into His Min istry Under the Infinite Power and Protection of God. In the darkest day of His earthly life, Christ said to His disciples, “ Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall
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