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THE K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S all human affairs by his, statesmanship—to pick up a secular paper and read the following in an editorial: “ The people of 1914 thought that it was perfectly easy to prevent any more wars and equally easy to prevent any more scourges. But how little they knew of the real situation. Then came such a war as the world never dreamed of before, and also came the same old comitant enemies, famine and plague. And all the king’s horses and all the king’s men could not prevent the spread of these things. “ The influenza germs have suddenly broken through all our defenses defied our destroyer patrols and our coast guns’ and made unopposed landings in overwhelming numbers on every shore. The plague has taken mainly the young and vigorous, the ones most needed. This all teaches us that we don’t know so much as we think we do, and that while we are fighting one danger, another is liable to creep up on us. The plague will run its course, people will forget all about it and will congratulate them selves once more that they have mastered their environment and nothing can hurt them. ’’ When will men learn that the times and seasons and all the affairs of earth'are in the Father’s hands? Why not believe the Bible, with its faithful warnings to be ready at all times, seeing we know not what a day may bring forth? There is more to come, for “ when they shall say peace and safety ; then sudden destruction cometh upon them as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape’ and this verse has a meaning today that it never had before in the history of the world. But, happily for the true followers of Christ, the next verse adds, “ But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.’’ —K. L. B. A N IDEAL Gift for the Christian Home While th is is th e Ja n u ary num ber of The K ings Business, it will reach most of our subscribers before Christmas, and a t ju st a tim e when many are puzzling th e ir heads as to w hat remembrance to give John, Mary, th e ir Sunday School scholars, Sunday School teacher, th a t active church w orker or th a t godly shut-in. There are many who th is year, for th e first time, have seen th e value of The K ings Business, as a Christmas remembrance for th e ir Christian friends. Its helpful message will go for twelve months into the home, and noone may tell where th e blessing may spread. Some will be saved th rough th e message of The K ings Business th is year. Backsliders will be b rough t under conviction. Lazy Christians will be spurred on to active service. Sunday School teachers will be helped and th e members of th e ir classes will be inspired as a result. The devotional life of th e home will be quickened. We have prepared a special card, nicely printed in colors, bearing greetings of the season and a word about The K ings Business, to be mailed to persons for whom others subscribe a t th e Christmas season. The card will b ear th e name of the giver and any o ther message he may wish w ritten oh the back.
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P ray that many young people may be led to pre pare for Christian work.
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