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From Switzerland Today I just got back from a five- week journey through Germany hold ing meetings and seeking with the Lord’s help to challenge the German youth for Jesus Christ. You can’t imagine what a real thrill it was for me to receive among other mail the package of the back issues of The King’s Business from June 1951 (when I graduated from Biola) to last month—October. Especially I rejoiced over “ Biola Fam ily Circle” to find out what some of my fellow graduates are doing. B ob T aylor Beatenberg, Switzerland Africa Heard From Ever since I was a student at Biola (1929-1931) I have enjoyed reading The King’s Business. Again we want to thank you for sending it to us through the years of our service here in French West Africa where it has been our privilege to serve the Lord under the Sudan Interior Mission. M rs . N. A. (D oris B lackwell ) K app French West Africa Pass It On Please find enclosed our renewal for your magazine. We like it very much and pass it on until it is worn out to our friends. O dis H arkins Ekalaka, Montana “ Take Hold of God” Thank you so much for youi'- sample copy of The King’s Business. I got it yesterday and have read nearly the whole magazine and enjoyed every ar ticle and especially your prophetic series and “ Take Hold of God.” M rs . L eonard L indstrom St. .Louis Park, Minnesota “ So Helpful” So many times I have thought to write and tell you how helpful The King’s Business is to me. When your magazine arrives, first I read “ Reader Reaction” then “ Dr. Talbot’s Question Box.” I certainly do not stop there though. I do enjoy every article, for I try to read it from cover to cover each time. I am still a very young Christian and I do respect your teachings, and agree whole-heartedly with Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Wright whose letter was printed in the January “ Reader Re action.” M rs . C harlotte B runold Ripon, California “ Sunday School Lessons” How I do enjoy my King’s Business. I look forward to it each month. The wonderful truths and Sunday school lessons are certainly most helpful and inspiring. E lsie S eton San Francisco, California M A R C H , 1 9 5 2
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Reader Reaction ........................................................................................... 3 Editorially Speaking .................................................................................. 4 Poem, God’s Call, J. Russell Davis ....................................................... 5 Dr. Talbot’s Question Box ........................................................................ 6 A Jew Finds the Messiah, Daniel R ose ................................................ 7 Inside Hollywood, Dorothy Clark Haskin .......................................... 9 The Blessings Came D o w n ........................................................................ 4,1 Red-Hot Battle for the Human Mind, Ralph B eU .............................. 12 No Hope But God, Mina W ia rd a ............................................................. 13 The Bible in the News, William W. Orr .......................................... 14 Tiny One Teaches Ted, Anita F le t c h e r ................................................ 15 Biola Family Circle .................................................................................... 16 Tidings from the Roberts in Hong Kong.............................................. 17 The Joy o f the Lord, Mildred H. C o r b e tt .............................................. 18 Blessing from Biola B roadcast................................................................. 20 Miscellanea..................................................................................................... 21 Book Reviews, Donald G. Davis ............................................................... 22 Young People’s Topics, Chester J. P a d g e tt .......................................... 25 The Work and the Workers, William W. O r r ........................................ 29 New Field Worker Joins Biola Staff....................................................... 30 Sunday School Lessons, Homer A. Kent, Allison A rr ow o od ............. 31 Object Lessons, Elmer L. Wilder ........................................................... 37 Picture Credits: Cover, Eva Luoma, Weirton, W. V a .; p. 13, Ransom Marvin, Sprague, Wash.; p. 15, Harold M. Lambert, Philadelphia, Pa .; p. 16, Renear, Fairbanks, Alaska; p. 18, Ransom Marvin, Sprague, Wash.; p. 19, Don Knight, San Francisco. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION—‘‘The King’s Business” is published monthly; 12.00. ons year; $1.00, six months; 20 cents, single copy. Clubs of three or more at special rates. Write for details. Canadian and foreign subscriptions 26 cents extra. It requires one month for a change of address to become effective. Please send both old and new addresses. REMITTANCES—Payable in advance, should be made by bank draft, express, or post office money bidder payable to “ The King's Business.” Date of expiration will show plainly on outside wrapper or cover of magazine. ADVERTISING—For information, address the Advertising Manager. 558 South Hope Street Los Angeles 17, California. MANUSCRIPTS—“ The King’s Business” cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to manuscripts mailed to us for consideration. Entered as second-class' matter November 7, 1938, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, Cali fornia, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in the Act of February 28, 1925, embodied in paragraph 4, section 538. P. L*. and R., authorized October 1, 1918, and November 18, 1938. ADDRESS: The King’s Business, 558 So. Hope S t, Los Angeles 17, California. Page Three
trast between defeat and victory. The difference is clearly illustrated in the pronouns which are used; the pro nouns “ I,” “me,” and “myself” are used 47 times in the 19 verses of chapter seven; while in chapter eight, “me” oc curs once, and “ I” twice. Also in chap ter eight the pronouns “we,” “us,” and “ our” and like words occur 41 times. The difference, of course, is in the blessed Person of the Holy Spirit of God which is the difference between despair and glorious victory. Up to this time in the book of Romans the name of the Spirit has been mentioned but once while in chapter eight He is mentioned 28 times. Now the struggle is seen not to be a hopeless one but rather a battle in which the Christian may gain the vic tory every time through the blessed ministry of his new indwelling Guest, the Holy Spirit of God. Through the truth of this eighth chapter the Christian is shown to be without condemnation, to have the Spirit of God dwelling continually within, to know the continual witnessing of the Spirit and to be assured of his inheri tance. He is also helped in his infirmi ties through the ministration of the Spirit in prayer. He sees as it were behind the scenes the working of God who foreknew, predestined, called, justi fied and glorified him. The chapter closes in a veritable blaze of glory with the assurance that no created thing can ever separate the believer from the love of God, which is to be found in Christ Jesus the Lord. Truly some of the greatest spiritual blessings of God are concentrated into the 39 verses of Romans eight. It would be a splendid exercise for this golden chap ter to be read at least once a week throughout this year. It could really be appreciated if one were to take the short time required to memorize the en tire portion. This is one of God’s great mountain peaks of the Bible. Why not climb up and receive one of the greatest experiences in your life? Roman Catholic Persecution T HERE is no doubt but that the greater portion of the American public has very little idea of the inner nature of the Roman Catholic hierarch- ial system in a country where the Cath olic church controls the government. There has been in neighboring Colombia, South America, a determined effort on the part of the Catholic element to per secute and drive out the evangelicals who are laboring there. Very little pub licity has reached the American press although a tremendous amount of news worthy material has been presented. This is not surprising for it has been felt for a long time that Catholic inter ests in this country were very careful to censor any news which referred in a disparaging way to Roman Catholicism. However, on Saturday, January 19, there appeared in the Washington Star, Wash ington, D. C., a half-page paid adver tisement informing Roman Catholics of T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
Dr. Talbot’s Spring Itinerary B EGINNING the first of February, Dr. Talbot opened a series of meet ings speaking in Lodi, Calif., February 3 through 5, under the auspices of Rev. Arthur R. Weisser, pastor of the Temple Baptist Church, with meetings in the High School Auditorium. February 6 through 8, he will be holding meetings at the Fair Grounds Auditorium at An derson, Calif., under the direction of Rev. Thomas E. Steele of the First Bap tist Church. Saturday, February 9, he will be at Eugene, Ore., for Youth for Christ, beginning a week’s meetings at the First Baptist Church of that city, under the direction of Dr. Vance H. Webster. Following that he may be heard: Saturday, February 16, Rogue Valley Youth for Christ, Medford, Ore., followed by a week’s meetings in that city, February 17 through 22, in the High School or Junior High Auditorium, directed by Rev. Wolford A. Dawes, pastor of the First Baptist Church; February 24-29, Walla Walla, Wash., at the First Baptist Church with Rev. L. A. Plankenhorn; Saturday, March 1, Salem, Oregon, Youth for Christ; Sunday through Friday, March 2-7, at the First Baptist Church of that city, Rev. Lloyd T. Anderson, pastor; Sunday through Tuesday, March 9-11, Roseburg, Ore., First Conservative Baptist Church, Dr. Edgar B. Luther, pastor; Sunday through Friday, March 16-21, Foothill Blvd. Baptist Church, Oakland, Dr. Guy Archer Weniger, pastor; Sunday through Friday, March 23-28, Temple Baptist Church, Fontana, Calif., Rev. Leslie E. Hawtin, pastor; Sunday through Friday, March 30-April 4, Bak ersfield, Calif., Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. Claude 0. Downs, pastor, meetings to be held in the Women’s Club House; Saturday, April 5, Bakersfield, Calif., Youth for Christ. Summer Conferences A GAIN this year the Bible Institute of Los Angeles will promote a series of summer Bible conferences along the Pacific Coast. The first conference will be held at beautiful Jennings Lodge Page Four
Assembly Grounds fifteen miles south of the city of Portland, Oregon, on the Willamette River. The dates are July 20 through 27. The second conference will be held at the Glendawn Baptist Bible Camp mid way between Seattle and Tacoma on Five Mile Lake. The dates are August 3 through 10. The third conference will be held at Mount Hermon, Calif., 75 miles south of San Francisco and eight miles from Santa Cruz in the redwood tree area. The dates are August 17 through 24. These summer meetings are times of great spiritual blessing which combine physical relaxation with spiritual in spiration. The costs are reasonable and the results are gratifying. Provisions are made for children and in many grounds there is trailer space. Those who are interested in attending one or more of these conferences should write to the Extension Department of the Bible In stitute of Los Angeles, 558 S. Hope St., Los Angeles 17, for further information. A Mountain Peak of Scripture I T is well known to all Bible-lovers that the Scriptures contain some passages which lift the believer into the clouds of glory. Such a mountain peak of Scrip ture is the wonderful eighth chapter of Romans. To those who are familiar with the book of Romans it will not be news to remark that the book opens with the story of man’s utter condemnation at the hands of a just God. The sinful con dition of humanity is laid bare and man is shown to be utterly without excuse. In the middle of the third chapter the note of salvation by grace is sounded and from then on the movement is up ward and onward until the seventh chapter is reached. The seventh chapter deals primarily with the theme of sanctification and the struggle that goes on within the Chris tian’s heart between the old nature and the new. Paul, speaking hypothetically, graphically illustrates the struggle be tween what he wanted to do as a child of God and what he was led to do through the pull of the old nature. The seventh of Romans offers a vivid con
Martyrs’ Monument in Greyfriars Grave yard is a silent testimony to the cour age of those gallant followers of Jesus Christ, the seventeenth century Cove nanters. Near Glasgow, in the village of Blantyre on the banks of the Clyde, David Livingstone spent his boyhood and today a national shrine to his memory graces the spot. Patrick Hamilton, Rob ert Murray McCheyne, Mary Slessor of Calabar, to mention only a few, were Scotland’s gift to the Church of Jesus Christ. What a tremendous spiritual heritage the Scottish Church has! But the church cannot live on her spiritual heritage and that is what the church in Scotland is trying to do today. The result is that she has lost her in fluence to a large degree, especially over the masses. The laboring classes are for the most part unchurched and even more serious is the fact that there is very little aggressive evangelism going on among them. The Church in America, although not blessed with such a rich spiritual herit age, faces a similar danger, the danger of theological ossification. The faith of our fathers must not be something merely to honor, revere and defend. It must be our faith too—a present, living and dynamic faith for us as it was for them. And every succeeding generation must experience this faith for itself and accept the challenge of the Lord Jesus Christ anew, “ Go ye . . . and preach the gospel.” W. W. W. GOD’ S CALL If God calls you to His service, You must hear and heed His call, For the only joy worth having Comes from giving Him your all; If you want to know true blessing, Then obey His blest commands, If He sends you, go rejoicing Even to far distant lands. When He calls you, don’t be looking Back at chances you've turned down, Chances for this world’s great riches, Fame, or honor, or renown,- All these things are for a moment, But His glory is for aye, And if you will do His bidding, You will know His joy alway. Has God called you to His service? Go then to earth’s farthest lands, Take the message of redemption, It will break the sinner’s bands. When He calls you, go rejoicing, Heed not any tempting thing,- When He calls you to His service, Do not stoop to be a king! — J. Russell Davis Page Five
whom Christ died. God has stirred up the hearts of His children to leave the home land and journey into that country in order that the banner of Christ might be lifted up. Victory will come eventually as the people of God lay hold on Him in believing intercession and pray down upon these brave servants the eventual victory. Trends of the Times T HE student of the Word of God is the only true statesman today be cause he alone knows the meaning of con temporary world trends. As the Christian studies his Bible, he discovers that the first half of the twentieth century is the most remarkable period since the close of the Apostolic era. Approximately eigh teen prophecies of the Word of God be gan their unfolding at the turn of the century! These developments seem rapid ly to be pushing to complete fulfillment. Among the trends of the present time of deep significance to the student o± prophecy is the regathering and estab lishment of Israel in Palestine. Next in order for Israel will be the complete jurisdiction over Jerusalem, the destruc tion of the Mosque of Omar, the build ing of a great temple and the re-estab lishment of their ancient worship. This generation now living will probably wit ness these thrilling events. Another trend to watch is the rise of Russia and her increasing interest in the Holy Land. Ezekiel 38-39 describe her invasion of Palestine. At that time God will make an open spectacle of “ Gog” and will bring Russia to her knees militarily and politically. Another most significant de velopment is that of world government. The present UNO is the shadow of the coming coalition of nations under anti christ. The Christian also keeps his eye on the rise of Romanism in the West, and the gradual formation of a semi state Catholic Church in the United States. These trends and others cause the Bible believer to expect the Rapture at any moment. Let us be ready to meet Him when He comes! C. J. P. the friendliness of the people and the beauty of the landscape. The conserva tive (except on Hogmanay, the Scottish New Year’s eve!) Scot is warmhearted and, contrary to popular opinion, gen erous! The mountains, “bens” as they call them, the fragrant heather, the deep blue lochs and white rushing streams are beautiful almost beyond compare. The religious atmosphere too is im pressive. Everywhere one goes in Scot land he is reminded of her great Chris tian heritage. In Edinburgh there is the house of John Knox on the High Street and St. Giles Cathedral from whose pul pit the great reformer scathingly de nounced the excesses of his day. The Impressions of Scotland O NE cannot fail to be impressed upon arrival in “ Bonnie Scotland” with
the persecution of Protestants in Colom bia and appealing to them to voice their opinion to the International Roman Catholic authorities to stop this. When this ad reached the desk of the editor to clear for publication the ques tion was asked why this type of informa tion had not been submitted before and the reply was that much had been sub mitted but never was able to get beyond the city editor’s desk. The result was that the Evening Star printed a three- column spread oil the evening of Satur day, January 19, calling attention to this entire matter. Highlights of this article show that more than 100 Protestant congregations have ceased to function as a result of persecution since late in 1948. One Amer ican missionary has been killed, some beaten and jailed and many forced to flee from the missions in Colombia. A former Washington girl, Miss Marjory Jones, fled to another section of Colom bia after an attempt was made to dyna mite a mission she was operating. Our own State Department officials report that numerous informal protests have been made to Colombian officials over the last few years which have brought assurances of renewed efforts to enforce Colombia’s constitutional guar antee of freedom of worship but with very little direct action. Late in December a beautiful new building of the Southern Baptist Church in Bogota was stoned by a mob assem bled by the neighboring priest by means of loud speakers from his church. This was on the eve of the dedication of this new Baptist church. The Honorable Capus Waynick, U. S. Ambassador, witnessed this action and appealed for police inter vention. The next day, called by the au thorities of their church, Roman Catho lics assembled to make a demonstration of their faith in front of the wrecked church and the few remaining stained glass windows were shattered. Over one hundred and thirty windows were broken. Other United States officials witnessed this second disturbance. It has long been understood that a principle of Roman Catholic operation is that the end justifies the means. In other words, as long as their church was be ing advanced, nothing should stand in the way. Fortunately, in our own beloved land of America, there is a Protestant majority which forces the Roman Catho lic operations to be held down to lawful procedure. In other countries where there is a Catholic dominance, the situation is wholly different. Persecution, harass ment and even death are not unusual or unlikely in order that the end desired be secured. However, in many cases, the Catholics have overstepped and the force of public opinion has caused them to withdraw. This may happen in Co lombia. All of this leads us to remember the work of Protestants in this country to the south of us. There are many souls there in the bonds of superstition and false religion. These souls are those for M A R C H , 1 9 5 2
We must not grow discouraged. We should “ Pray without ceasing . . . The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (1 Thess. 5:17; James 5:16). I have a friend who is ill from worry ing all the time. She worries about everyr thing and declares all the ills in the world are happening, or are going to happen to her. What can I tell her? Worry is a sin. Fretting and worrying indicate a lack of faith in an all-wise and loving Father in Heaven, and that is a sin. First Peter 5:7 is reassuring if only we would heed it, casting all our care upon him, remembering that he careth for us. Many other Scriptures admonish us not to worry, among which some of the most definite are to be found in Matthew 6:25-34, and Philippians 4:6, 7, 19. Why do some churches recite the Apostle’s Creed and say “I believe in the Holy Catholic Church,” when we know there is no such thing? I always substi tute “ the Holy Christian Church.” Please let me know what you think? These words merely mean the church universal, and pertain to all Christen dom, not to the Roman Catholic or the Greek Catholic Churches. This definition is given in all good dictionaries. This question has torn the hearts of many who have been called upon to lay their little ones away in infancy. Be comforted, friends, all infants, including the stillborn, go immediately into the presence of God. Young children who have not reached the age of accountabil ity at death are included. Christ died for “ the world,” and His atonement provides for these. (Read Mark 10:13-16.) In a recent issue of The King’s Busi ness you state that every believer is sealed with the Holy Spirit. Does that mean that every Christian is filled with the Holy Spirit? No, every believer is not filled with the Spirit. It is possile for us to “ grieve the Holy Spirit of God,” even though we have been baptized with the Spirit—to Are babies and young children who die saved?
our own shame we must admit this; we should not •grieve the, Holy Spirit by permitting unconfessed sin in our lives. (Read Ephesians 4:30-32.) In Ephesians 5:18 we are commanded to “be filled with the Spirit.” Never are we commanded to be “ baptized with the Spirit” for this is an act which God alone can work in our hearts by grace, and He does it the mo ment we put our faith in the atoning work of Christ for salvation. We sing “Jesus Paid it All,” but is there not something the believer must do? Good works are important. God ex pects His blood-bought children to bear fruit. A mere profession before a world lost in sin is fruitless. Good works can not save the sinner. Salvation must come first. My unsaved friend, do not trust in your own efforts. You need a Saviour, even Jesus Christ of Nazareth who died for you. Look to Him by faith, and you will become one of His “ sheep.” You will never perish. The Word of the eternal God declares that His Word is “ forever established in heaven.” You will want to witness to the world to His measureless and limitless love. If you fall into sin you will not be lost, but you will not be happy until you confess your sin to your Great High Priest, even Jesus, who will cleanse you from all your sin and un righteousness. You will be Christ’s for time and eternity, and you will be among that blood-bought company of which He has said: “ My sheep . . . shall never perish.” Take Him at His Word and be saved today. Haile Selassie’ s Testimony “ I know I am saved, not by anything that is of character, or the works of the human heart, but by the blood of Jesus Christ alone.” Thus spoke the coura geous Emperor of Ethiopia in an inter view granted on the occasion of the arrival of the first Amharic New Tes taments from the United States. When asked if he might be quoted in this, His Majesty replied emphatically and with a smile, “ With pleasure.” It was also a great pleasure to hear this out standing leader of his country say that it was his practice to read the Word of God every morning. T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
Dr. Louis T. Talbot
My church is planning a rummage sale with serving of meals, to raise money to repair the building. What is your opinion of this? I am against the proposition, and am meeting with much opposition. Two things might be said regarding this matter. (1) God tells ns in James 4:3, “ Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts [or pleasures].” If we pray with selfish purposes, then we need not expect God to answer our prayers. (2) We must remember that when we pray according to God’s will, He either gives us what we ask, or He gives us something better. His ways are not our ways, and He makes no mistakes. There are many things about God’s ways with us that we cannot understand until we get to Heaven, but we know that we can safely pray and then leave the issues involved with Him. Such means of raising money for the church seem to us to be dishonoring to God. We must admit that many well- meaning Christians work hard arranging these affairs. In the first place God does not want or need money from the godless world, and when the self-righteous unsaved give to such causes, they often think they have won merit thereby, thus deceiving themselves. In the second place, the Lord’s work should be supported by the gifts and offerings of His own people. It is not only the duty of the child of God thus to support His work in the world, but it is a source of untold blessing and joy: “ Bring ye all the tithes into the store house, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it” (Mai. 3:10). The Lord Jesus cleansed the temple of money-changers when He was on earth, so also we are convinced that He would cleanse His “house of prayer” from all buying and selling and money-making schemes of men. You surely must admit that our pray ers are not always answered, even after many years. Why is this? Page Six
A Jew Finds The Messiah
By Daniel Rose as told to
Anne Hazelton
fr -> H E throbbing organ notes seemed to fall all around us as we turned the corner on Ninth Street in Cin cinnati, Ohio. I felt the inner tension within me ease and I realized how eagerly I had been waiting for those first strains of music. “ Far away in the depths of my spirit tonight,” sang the choir and congrega tion of the Ninth Street Baptist Church, “ Rolls a melody sweeter than psalm; In celestial-like strains it unceasingly falls, O’er my soul like an infinite calm.” The melody, even more than the words, reached down into my heart and stilled the tumult that was growing with each day. Every Sunday night it was the same. We started out to attend a burlesque show in a nearby theater as had been our habit of late, but each time I waited, almost with bated breath, for that moment of first hearing the music from the church we had to pass. I had wondered for weeks now if Selina had noticed how my feet slowed as we passed the beautiful church building. But I had never suggested we go in. I was a Jew and a Jew did hot enter a Christian church—not one who had been reared as I. Yet each Sunday night I walked as slowly as I could, prolong ing the moment before we passed out of earshot. There was a sense of re luctance in going on and an undefined longing to toss all objections and re straints of race and religion aside and go in to hear more. This night my feet slowed to a stop. “ Shall we go in, my Selina?” I sug gested softly, almost as surprised as she at my involuntary words. I thought I read in the swift, startled look she threw at me something of dismay. Se lina had been a Catholic when we were married, but she had renounced family to marry a Jew. “ I—I like the music . . . ” I explained. “ If you wish, Daniel,” she answered quietly. I looked about us to make sure no one we knew had noticed us. It wouldn’t do for any of my fellow-Jews to see me entering a Christian church. Then we went in . . . all the way up to the bal cony, well shielded from the sight of any passer-by who might recognize me. We stood with the congregation to sing the next hymn, and I sang as firmly as anyone, “ The Church’s one foundation is . . . ” and then stopped and quickly placed my fingers over the next two words. It was an involuntary action—dating back to my childhood. I M A R C H , 1 9 5 2
that very long day and I set out on my walk home, the joy and excitement stilled. Suddenly the air seemed full of flying fists as a half dozen fellows jumped out at me. Around me tumbled the words, “ Christ-killer!” and “ Shee- ney!” shouted with each blow directed at me. “ Father, why did they say I killed Christ?” I sobbed later when I escaped my tormentors and reached the safety of our home. The awful things Father said then about the Lord and the look on his face had frightened me almost as much as the boys had done. But my heart had hardened against any men tion of Christ from that day. Numerous people had spoken to me of Christ in the years that followed, but I was always resentful and pri vately thought them to be demented. And while, as I grew older and much more worldly I became more tolerant of other faiths, nevertheless I wanted nothing to do with the Lord Jesus Christ. I liked to sing and I was even willing to sing Christian songs but I could not sing the name of Christ. I did not dream I would ever enter the church again. I had gone on impulse and Selina had dutifully followed me. But we had a full social life and while I loved music there was no need to satisfy that interest in a church. Yet, the very next Sunday evening Selina and I were back at the Ninth Street Baptist Church. And gradually, without any conscious thought, going to church replaced attendance at the theater, and worldly things began to be distasteful to me. I found myself disliking profan ity, although I could not have explained the cause. And I still paused in my singing while the others sang the name of Jesus Christ, and would then rejoin them. All unknown to me, events were shaping that were to change my entire life. My sister Carrie and I had mar ried brother and sister and we four had been very close in our family, business, and social lives. Then Carrie and Charles moved to another city and we did not see them so frequently. I had not heard from Carrie for some time when one day I received a letter from her. I could not believe the words I read. Dear Brother: I have something wonderful to tell you. Please read this letter through re gardless of what you feel when you see Page Seven
could not bring myself to speak the hated name, JESUS CHRIST. As a child I had thought if I covered up the two words, I would not have to see them. But I had seen them. The lofty walls of the church where we stood seemed to fade from my immediate sight and I saw instead the small room that was familiar to me as a boy. I was six years old and had come home from my
Mr. Rose and his sister Carrie Menard first day at school . . . a frightened, confused, and tearful small lad. Because my father was religiously orthodox, and ours was a Jewish home in which the laws and ceremonies of Judaism were strictly followed, I had from my earliest remembrance a deep desire to know more about the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. With re ligious zeal I always observed the fast days and the holy days. I would even refrain from cleaning my teeth at those times for fear of accidentally getting a drop of water down my throat. My father had a deep hatred for Jesus Christ and because of the things I had heard him say, the name of Jesus con jured up in my young mind all the per secutions of my people for centuries past and I, too, hated Him. I hated Him more than ever after that first day at school. The day had begun with high excite ment, for at last I was old enough to go to the public school. Getting there was accomplished without incident for Father took me. But the day at school had been as different from my eager anticipations as darkness is from light. I had been avoided by the other boys and girls on the playground but laugh ter swelled behind me as I passed and once I heard someone mutter, “ Christ- killer!” The worst was yet to come. Classes were dismissed at the end of
before either of us could object, went swiftly on to recount the ways in which He had worked through Hebrew Chris tian neighbors who had continued pray ing for her even when she resented their efforts and avoided them because of their testimony for Jesus Christ. “ But they understood and were not offended,” Carrie continued. “ And when I was ill they came to me and asked if I would like for them to pray for my recovery. I couldn’t speak but I nodded my head. Perhaps they did have an access to God and I desperately needed help. They went into another room to pray for me and while they were still on their knees God graciously touched my body and speech returned. I was full of gratitude, of course, and tre mendously impressed by what had hap pened. I could not refuse to listen when they read me passages from the Old Testament such as Isaiah 7:14, 9:6 and the 53rd chapter of that wonderful book. My friends came often and stayed late, proving over and over again from Old Testament passages, which I can show you if you will let me, that Jesus of Nazareth was indeed and in truth the long awaited Messiah of Israel. And one glad day I saw it and believed it for myself. And when I opened my heart to Him, peace and joy flooded my soul.” Hebrew characters for Deut. 6:4, favorite Scrip ture of the Jews: *iHear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord** We had no argument for that but we did not encourage her to go on. There was no question that she was changed, though. Among other things, she re fused liquor, saying she preferred tea or coffee. We had had liquor in our home from the earliest recollections. I was surprised and puzzled. Carrie had been with us but a few days when she became very ill again. The doctor gave us no hope of recov ery. I had the Jew’s natural fear and horror of death and I loved my sister dearly. Of all our family she and I had been closest in our love and com panionship. If she died I could no longer live in my beautiful home where she had been with us and when the doctor convinced me there was no hope I made plans to sell my home as soon as she was gone. I had no hope left when I went in to see her one afternoon. She was very weak and could not speak above a whisper, but to my amazement she was humming a hymn and there was a smile on her face. Singing . . . while dying! What a revelation that was to me! Her joy was real. There was no trace of a shadow of fear in her eyes. She was a Jewess—but she wasn’t afraid to die! “ Carrie, is there anything I can do for you?” I asked. I had in mind last minute requests concerning the funeral for when loved ones are going to die y t y p ! t i n n
we want to know about it so we can find out their desires for the funeral arrangements. “ Brother,” she whispered, “ if you will get down on your knees beside my bed and accept my Messiah,- Jesus Christ, as your Saviour, God will raise me up.” Her words were as startling as a thunderbolt from a clear sky. But I would have done anything to save her life. Without any hesitation, I dropped to my knees and forced my stiff lips to follow in a faltering prayer in the name of Jesus. I told Him I accepted Him, but it was not a sincere, whole hearted offer. Even as I knelt there, I realized I was trying to bargain with God. Did God hear and understand? I believe He did. Certainly He contin ued His wondrous work. Within ten days my sister was up again—a mir acle of God. She knew, of course, that I had not fully trusted Christ but she seemed to have absolute confidence that I would. She would lay one hand on my wife’s shoulder, the other on mine, and would present to us the claims of Christ from the Old Testament—our own Jew ish Bible. I was not saved, but I was under such deep conviction that I begged her to discontinue, as I could neither eat nor sleep. The old Jewish customs and traditions die hard, and it is not easy to turn from a background of centuries of bitter hatred for an alleg'ed imposter, and at once to ac cept Him as God Himself, and to love and worship 'Him as God. I still could not call on God in “ The Name.” (TO BE CONTINUED) Cling to the whole Bible, not a part of it. A man is not going to do much good with a broken sword. —Moody The youths of today have more infor mation at their finger tips, have lived more, and mentally are far advanced over the youths of any other genera tion; but physically and spiritually they are to be pitied. — J. Edgar Hoover The Christian Home Happy the home when God is there, And love fills every breast; When one their wish, and one their prayer, And one their heavenly rest. Happy the home where Jesus’ name Is sweet to every ear; Where children early lisp His fame, And parents hold Him dear. Happy the home where prayer is heard, And praise is wont to rise; Where parents love the sacred Word, And live but for the skies. Lord, let us in our homes agree, This blessed peace to gain; Unite our hearts in love to Thee, And love to all will reign. —Evangel T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
what 1 have to tell. A wonderful change has come into my life. I have been ill— very ill—hut God has raised me up. And through this I have found the meaning of L ife; indeed, Life Eternal. I have found the true Messiah. He is the One who is called “ the Lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world,” . . . Jesus Christ: the Messiah, the Son of God, Elohim Himself! My joy is full and I now have the peace of true salvation. Oh, that you knew it, too. I realize what I have done. You may feel you must cast me off entirely. But believe me, Daniel, I have not aban doned my own religion to embrace that of our hated enemy as you may think. I am still a Jewess—but one who has come into her own and found the only true religion through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Oh, the joy of k n o w in g Him. Your Sister who is praying for you, Carrie. I was stunned. Yet even in that mo ment when my world rocked about me, there came a whisper of longing for this singing joy that spilled from my sister’s letter. It was not for me and in my reply I said so. Dear Carrie: I will not try to tell you how your letter shocked me. You are old enough to know what you are doing. But as for me, I was bom a Jew and I will die a Jew. I will never change my religion. But I have no anger in my heart against you. You are still my very dear sister and Selina and I will welcome you in our home any time you can come. Can you come for a visit soon? Daniel. When she came, we saw a very defi nite change in her. She had been ill, but there was a joy and peace and a ra diance about her that I had never seen before. She wanted to tell us about her conversion but I was unwilling to listen. “ Tell us about your illness,” I sug gested. Carrie smiled and said: “ I had a stroke. I was paralyzed in almost all of my body and could not speak.” “ What happened? How is it that you are able to move about so well now?” Selina and I both exclaimed. “ God touched my body in answer to prayer,” Carrie answered joyously and Page Eight
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Inside Hollywood By Dorothy Clark Haskin
but thinking makes it so Shakespeare.” So we attended the Christian Science church and when we moved to Holly wood, continued to attend there. The Sunday school teachers drilled into me that nothing I did was wrong. I only thought it was. And that I was, by reason of my very existence, a child of God. How often we used to repeat, “ Be loved, now are we the sons of God” (I John 3 :2). What confusion that caused later in my life! It became a great barrier to my understanding the Sonship of the Lord Jesus Christ. I was about ten when I was taught, as a prayer, Mrs. Eddy’s Scientific Statement of Being: “ There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in mat ter. All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestations, for God is All-in-all” (Science and Health, p. 468). A great deal was taught in the Chris tian Science Sunday school about Animal Magnetism. This was error and could harm me unless I repeated the Scientific Statement of Being often enough. I re member walking down the street, re peating it over and over again, building a wall of perfect truth about me. I used this routine prayer so that no automo bile would run over me, so I would not catch a false germ and I would secure whatever theatrical engagement was in the offing. Christian Science made me indifferent to suffering. When anyone was sick, I had only scorn for his ignorance in al lowing himself to be ill. And if you know any Christian Scientists you will find this to be the typical attitude. Years later, when my tract “ I was a Heathen” was published, the Christian Scientists sent one of their men to see me. Though at the time I was confined to my bed, hoping to carry my only child, he had no sympathy, but insisted upon arguing with me. Their often-repeated assertion is “ Once a Christian Scientist, always a Scientist.” This is not true. Because while Mother clung more to Christian Science than aify other religion for twelve years, she went down many a by path. At the Christian Science church she met people who dabbled in other cults and they encouraged her to investi gate many other strange beliefs. Unity was one of the first by-paths. Mother read their periodicals, books by Ernest Wilson, and sent requests for prayer to their headquarters at Kansas City. It was not as dogmatic as Chris tian Science, but neither did it offer additional help so it became only a side- line.r Theosophy, Rosicrucianism and related metaphysics were also studied. Mother and I visited the theosophical center near Page Nine
“ Question: Is there no sin? “ Answer: All reality is in God and His creation, harmonious and eternal. That which He creates is good and He makes all that is made. Therefore, the only reality of sin, sickness or death is the awful fact that unrealities seem real to human, erring belief, until God strips off their disguise” ( Science and Health, p. 472). My mother was a good mother accord ing to her light. She felt she was doing her best by putting me on the stage. She was encouraged in this belief by the applause and acclamation I received. But, being a human being, there must have been times when she erred and faced the question of sin. Here in Chris tian Science she found what she thought was the answer. She could not have sinned because, as is printed on one of the front pages of Science and Health, “ There is nothing either good or bad,
Last month Dorothy Clark Haskin told how she had lived over twenty years in the same house within walking dis tance of Vine and Hollywood Blvd., the heart of Hollywood. Her mother, Evelyn Clark, had been bom in Maine. Stirred by the stories in the newspapers of the so-called glamour of actresses, she de cided to put her child on the stage. As a dancer and child actress little Dorothy appeared on the stage in New York, in most of the leading eastern cities and on to Hollywood, the motion picture capital. Cults and the Actress W E’RE not making any money. Let’s put on a play with a child.” This attitude is prevalent in theatrical circles. The producers, in terested in attracting money to the box- office, fully realize the appeal of a child. In those days each large city had its own stock company. Among the cities to which I was called were Philadelphia, and Jersey City, where I played in “ A Man’s World” and “ Love’s Model.” There was “ Little Lord Fauntleroy” in Evanston, 111., and on to San Diego, where I appeared with Virginia Brissac in “ The Littlest Rebel” and “ Prince Chap.” While living in San Diego, Mother and I moved out of the customary hotel to rent a room in a quieter residential dis trict. The landlady, Mrs. Brose, was a widow and a pleasant, conscientious woman. She came to my mother with a small black leather book, with a gold cross and crown on the front. She said, “ This has helped me. I believe it will help you.” “What is it?” “ It is Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, the textbook of Christian Science,” Mother took it into her hands and studied it, “What does it teach?” “ Of course, I am only a student,” Mrs. Brose excused as all Christian Scientists are taught to, “ But this is the way I understand it.” She explained that Chris tian .Science taught that everything was mind. Sickness and lack of money were both the results of wrong thinking, of giving power to error. If one thought right, one would never be sick, or if sick, one would not remain sick long. And one could also make their financial “ demonstration.” Mother had trained to be a nurse and she understood that the mind played a large part in a person’s regaining his health. It was an easy step for her to ascribe everything to the mind. Besides, Christian Science also said that sin was unreal. Their textbook states: M A R C H , 1 9 5 2
Dorothy Clark Haœkin in “ On Trial”
When Mother first went into Chris tian Science, she nfade several demon strations. She used to testify of them at the Christian Science church on Wednes day night. When I was working for Universal films, she had quinsy sore throat at Thanksgiving time. I had been invited to the home of Thelma Sorter, another child actress. I went, but Mother stayed in bed, declaring the so-called truths of Christian Science. When I returned home, Mother was well. It is the general practice with Chris tian Scientists when attacked by a “false belief” of sickness to go to bed and phone the practitioner. The practitioner holds the correct thought for the person under the illusion of sickness. But no doubt, it is the complete bed rest which cures. More and more doctors advise bed rest as a cure. It is also true that Christian Science does not cure all it claims to cure. When ,1 was thirteen I was at what is called the “ awkward age” and was temporarily off the stage. During this time Mother did Christian Science nursing. Few peo ple realize that there is such a thing, but there is. There are also Christian Science rest or nursing homes. These are for people who do not make their demonstrations! Those at the head of Christian Sci ence, the practitioners, the readers, and those on the Board always make it very plain that it is not Christian Science which has failed. Rather, the person, through fear, has failed to make his demonstration, and they back their statement by quoting “ For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me” (Job 3:25). All of Mother’s searchings prove that she had a hungry heart. She needed something and nothing which she tried satisfied her. She went from cult to cult because the cults promised health, suc cess, and peace of mind. But they all failed her. Shortly before her death, she wrote in her diary: “ 0 God, I have the awful feeling that I have lost the way. It is so dark.” That brooding, tragic woman was my mother. She carried me in her arms when I was a baby, she held my hand when I learned to walk, she shaped my outlook on life. Living as we did, alone together, there was a deep love be tween us. And the cry of my heart is—if all these people who believed in cults were so willing to share their diabolical truths with her, where were the Christians? Did anyone reach out and invite her to an evangelical church? Did any church service she ever casually attended pre sent the truth of Christ attractively? Wasn’t there some Christian along the way who was kind enough to her to at tract her to Christ? I was a child. I do not know. But I wonder! My mother was a spiritually hungry woman who missed the way! And I too nearly did—but for the amaz ing grace of God! (Continued in the April issue) T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
Dorothy Clark Haskin in a “still” from “ Who Knows?” featuring Betty Brice
San Diego and she read many of their books. Being a child, I really did not understand too much about these teach ings. Christian Science which told me I was a good girl no matter what I did was more inviting. Numerology caught mother’s attention for a while. We bought books by Mrs. L. Dow Balliett and sought to master this system. It gives every letter a nu merical value, and your name has to add up to a higher number than your birth. Mother was easily persuaded to try a variety of signatures. Her name was Emma Evelyn Clark and she switched from E. E. Clark to Evelyn Clark. I be came known as both Dorothy Love Clark and Dorothy Marie Clark, trying to find the best vibration, but it resulted mainly in confusion. Palmistry, too, had its place. This in terested me because certain lines stood for definite things. I read books and mastered the heart line, life line, etc. I learned to read palms quite well and as it foretold the future, who could check if it were the truth or not? A kindred study was analysis of hand-writing— nothing but psuedo-science. Astrology cast a deep shadow over our home for many years. Mother even sent money for a horoscope to Evangeline Adams, at that time the foremost astrol- ogist in the United States. We lived by these charts. If the day were an auspi cious one, we interviewed casting direc tors. If the day were ill-omened, Mother scarcely stirred from bed, but read Christian Science or one of her books on metaphysics. All this nurtured a belief in the pro phetic value of dreams. If mother had good dreams, then the atmosphere of our home was cheerful. If mother had bad dreams, with foreboding, she awaited her bad luck. She kept a dream book by her bed and looked up her dreams before she got up. Superstition played a large part in my life. The stage is rampant with su perstition. Don’t put your shoes on a shelf higher than your head. Don’t whistle in the dressing-room. Don’t ping “Home, Sweet Home.” Don’t say the last line of a play. If your palm itches, you will receive money. All these supersti- Poge Tan
tions bound my actions. They had power to make one a success or failure and success was so all-important that one obeyed them slavishly. The last cult which mother studied was spiritualism. Her mother, back in Maine, had died and mother’s grief sent her to Mae Taylor, a spiritualist medium who was active up to a few years ago in Hollywood and may still be. We at tended circles at her home and arranged for a seance. For this, we met in her cellar with several others interested in reaching their departed loved ones. We sat around a table in the darkness and sang hymns, especially “ Shall we Gather at the River?” which ha,d been my grandmoth er’s favorite. While grandmother had supposedly frequently given messages to Mae Taylor to deliver to Mother, she herself did not “materialize” at the seance. The Bible acknowledges that it is pos sible to contact departed ones. The witch of Endor contacted Samuel for Saul. But Samuel rebuked Saul saying, “ Why hast thou disquieted me to bring me up?” and further declared, “ The Lord is de parted from thee” (I Samuel 28). Truly spiritualism is of the devil for the Bible tells that dealings with those who have a familiar spirit are “abomination unto the Lord” (Deut. 18:10-18). One incident which adds proof that it is, and confused my mother at the time, was the advice purportedly received from the spirit of my devout Baptist grandmother. As a teen-age actress I was going with a married man to night clubs and other typical motion picture places of entertainment. And my grand mother’s “ spirit” encouraged this! There were certain things typical of all these cults. At the beginning, they did seem to produce some results. When we first went to hear Mae Taylor, Mother and I were strangers to her. We took our place amid a large congrega tion. Miss Taylor singled out Mother and told her that grandmother was there, carrying a bird. My grandmother’s last name was Bird. Of course, this convinced Mother there was something in spiritual ism. Yet, after that first encouragement, it became merely a mess of promises.
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