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T H E K I N G ’ S
B U S I N E S S
December 1924
ABOUT SOME GOOD INDIANS A. W. Orwig, I/Os Angeles
Have You Ever watched the plan o f God being worked out in the human life? Oftentimes what seem to be adverse circumstances are only G od ’ s hand leading on to the fullest and highest and best that can be wrought out for one’ s life. IT IS EASY TO STUMBLE and FALL but very difficult to regain one’ s original foot ing. The only safe way is to commit one’ s life into the hands of Him who is able to keep from falling. IF WE SUFFER, WE SHALL ALSO REIGN with Him. Let us pay the price; let us endure the cross; let us fight the good fight, for the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed. GOD NEVER WITHHOLDS ANY GOOD THING from them that obey and follow Him. He may not always give us our desires, but if we trust and follow Him, He will work all things out for our greatest good. ARE YOU CONVINCED OF THE TRUTH OF THESE STATEMENTS? If not, then read the intensely interesting and gripping new serial story “Fine Gold” by JOSEPHINE HOPE WESTERVELT the first installment of which will appear in the January number of “ THE KING’ S BUSINESS” This continued story is only one of many new and attractive features which will appear in The King’ s Business in 1925, which will be made possible by the elimination of the Sunday School Lesson helps (both International and Fundamental) and their issuance as a Quar terly Sunday School Section and included in the subscription price of $1.25 per year. (Can ada and foreign countries, $1.50). DON’T MISS THE FIRST NUMBER! SUBSCRIBE or RENEW N O W ! I consider that the chief dangers that confront the com ing century (the twentieth) will beG^v... Religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, Forgiveness without Regeneration, Morality without God, and Heaven without Hell. , i—The late General Booth.
I have heard it said that the best place for an Indian is under the ground, meaning, of course, that he ought to be killed, as though not fit to live, and as being a treacherous enemy. But there are just as many good Indians as among any other race. I purpose mentioning a few cases. Had He a New Heart? About twenty years ago I heard a former missionary among some North American Indians who related a very interesting story concerning a certain Indian. One day the missionary preached on the subject of a new. heart, and the Indian was brought under deep conviction for sin. At a preaching service some time afterward the Indian asked if he might speak, to which the missionary very gladly consented. In somewhat broken English he stated that he had often gone out into the dense forest and prayed to the Great Spirit that he might find peace. Finally the great burden of his heart was completely removed, and all nature seemed changed. He said he no more got drunk, quarrelled, lied or stole, but that he was very happy in deed, more so than he could tell. He then asked the mis sionary if what he felt and his greatly changed life meant a new heaA. He was assured that it did. Dear reader, have you the inward and the outward evidence of a new heart? An Old Indian and His Bible Years after a preacher had been a missionary to some Indians he visited the scenes of his former labors and met an old Indian who always carried his Bible with him, and usually right over his heart, and with the peace of God lighting up his countenance. The missionary asked him why “ the praying book” (as the Indians called it) was so dear to him. The answer was, in effect, that before he ever saw or read the Book, all was very dark to him, and he did not know where of how to find peace. But the Book became to him like the rising sun, showing him how to be saved, and it was so very sweet to him that he always had it near. Dear reader, do you and I prize God’s Holy Word above all other volumes? Is it sweeter to us than honey, and is it our daily companion, guide and comfort? The Happy and Helpful “ Cherokee Joe” I first learned about this godly Indian more than a dozen years ago. Although not an ordained preacher, nor edu cated, yet a certain pastor said that he would rather have Cherokee Joe help him in his work than any other man he knew. He described him as one of the most saintly men on the earth, often spending' nearly whole nights in prayer. At revival meetings he would go from one penitent at the altar of prayer to another, and, placing his hands upon each one’s head, would cry out, “ O Jesus, my heart Is breaking for these dear souls.” He prayed in all kinds of business places wherever permitted to do so; and while praying for a lady on a train of cars, she was converted. If any one spoke unkindly of an absent person he would weep and fall upon his knees and pray for the person utter ing the unkind words, and also for the victim of the harsh speech. What is our influence and service in behalf of others? Do they see Jesus in us? Indians Full of Jesus and of Happy Song At a Christian convention several converted Indians were present and gave evidence of being greatly interested and profited. And it did the other people good to see and hear them so happy in the Lord. The testimonies and gospel messages of these “ red” brethren were very greatly en joyed by the “ pale face” people. At the close of an in spiring testimony by one of the Indians, he began to sing, •evidently in the Holy Spirit, a hymn which the other In dians knew, and, together, they made the welkin ring with holy and happy song. And such was the heavenly con tagion that many others joined in the melodious and soul -stirring chorus. Have we a helpful testimony to real ¡salvation and do we “ sing with the spirit and with the mnderstanding also” ?
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