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“R.H.N.” o r “R.H.” To which company do you belong ? There are but the two, and you are found in one or the other. What, then, are these companies? Listen to the Apostle John. Speaking of the Lord Jesus when He came into this world, John says: “He came unto his own,” into that which His hands had made and to the people He had favored and privileged, “and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name” (John 1:12). Two classes were seen—those who “received him not” and those who “re ceived him.” The Lord Jesus stood, as it were, at their doors and knocked. Some slighted His call, and scorned His presence. They would not open to Him. Thus they missed the blessing He brought and would have bestowed upon them, and they secured judgment for themselves. “R.H.N.” was marked upon them—“Received Him Not.” But others opened their hearts and wel comed Him. Owning their sin and need, they saw in Him the Son of God, the Sav iour sent by the Father. They welcomed Him and were not only pardoned all their sins, but were given unspeakable blessing as well. They were henceforth to take their place as the children of God. “R.H.” was-true of them. They had “Received Him.” Which is true of you—“R.H.N.” or “R.H.” ?— I nglis F leming . How to Join th e K. Y. B. Club To become a member of the Know Your Bible Club, read through the Gospel according to John, using either your own Bible or a Gospel of John which will be sent upon request. When the Gospel has been read, and a state m ent to this effect, signed by parent or Sun day-school teacher, has been sent to the Editor of the Junior King's Business, a K. Y. B. C. pin will be mailed. Sunday-school classes or clubs desiring to order ten or more Gospels or pins m ay wish to share the co st of these supplies, as the Lord directs: Gospels, postpaid, five cents each— in quantity, three cents; pins, w ithout postage, two cents each. However, no one is to do without a Gospel or pin because of lack of money. Address: Junior King's Busi ness, 558 South Hope St., Los Angeles, Calif. New K. Y. B. C. Members The following have read through the Gospel ac cording to John and are now members of the Know Your Bible Club: Berea, Nebr.: Vesta Clayton. Houston, Tex.: Mary Jo Click; Anna Mar jorie Glenn; Judith Haines; Adena House; June Martin; Joyce and Yvonne Modisette; and Peggy Tisinger (Mrs. T. D. Sheffield, teacher). Kansas City, Mo.: Betty Jane O'Bannon. Los Angeles, Calif.: Tsutaye Fukuchi; Denna Hanafusa; Fumiko Kasugau; Mary and John Miyabe; Esther Okamoto; Kimi Osaki; Fumiko Otommo; Miyoko Sowa; and Kasuyo Yokogawa (Japanese Methodist Church). Eleanor Treneer (Ruth McCreery, teacher). Gladys Mae Bride; Joan Fellows; Jeanne McClintock; Virginia Neil; Elizabeth Shaw; and Ellen Sherwood (Dorothy McKinney teacher). Richard Cole; Naomi Adele Gomez; Myrtle Louise Nelson; Betty Santee; and Marjorie White (Mary Pearl Reinhard, teacher). Lowden, Wash.: Lois Barney; and John Lusk (Roger W. Adams, leader). Oldham, S. D .: Velma Knight. Sabin, Minn.: Beulah Huseman; Luveme Johnk; Lois and Margie Lobits; and Ethel and Pearl Maruhn (Mrs. James R. Truax, teacher). San Antonio, Tex.: Helen and Jan Wong (Olhe Lewellen. teacher). . Selma, Calif.': Elizabeth and Wilma Davis; Ruby Madsen; Helen Nielson; Gerald Phipps; and Au drey Woods (Willabell Bigelow, adviser). Springfield, Mo.: Marjorie and Virginia Lee; and Joe Ready (Mrs. Otis W. Cook, teacher). Sunnyside, Wash.: Betty Lou Barnes (Louise Rodman, Junior superintendent). . Tonasket, Wash.: Marjorie Borst; Marion Ellis; Isabel Mitchel; Esther Netzley; Delores Osborne; Adria Peterson; Fern Pickering; and Anita, Anna, and Lousia Walters (Mrs. G. M. Eshom, teacher). Waukegan, III.: Shirley Cashmore; Peggy Dns- co; Phylis Pritchard; and Barbara Skellinger (Mrs. Luther C. Henry, teacher).
birthday. And at the very next K. Y. B. C. meeting they received the Lord Jesus as their own Saviour. They received Him, and He took them into His great family, for you know His Word says :. “Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). How happily these two girls went to their homes that day, knowing that, like Gracie, they now had two birth days! And this, I believe, was the best part of Gracie’s party. Don’t you think so, too ?SM. S. H. Tom ’s Life-Book T om was very glad when a letter ar rived saying that Uncle Tom was coming to visit the Manning house hold. His uncle and he were the best of pals, and there were sure to be good times ahead. One day while they were out for a walk, Uncle Tom remarked, “Tom, I notice that you visit the library quite often these days, and I’m glad you do.” “Yes, Uncle Tom, I’ve been reading a good many books since vacation started.” “How do you know just what books to choose?” continued Uncle Tom. “Oh, I read over the titles,” Tom re plied. “And do the contents of the books meas ure up to the titles?” “Oh, yes, most of the time. Sometimes, though, I’m a bit disappointed.” “Well, I was just thinking,” continued Uncle Tom, “that if it is important for books to measure up to their titles, how much more important it is for folks to live up to the titles they bear.” “What do you mean?” Tom asked. “Why, all who have received the Lord Jesus as Saviour bear the name ‘Chris tian’; and, like the books you read, their lives should measure up to the title, don’t you think? You and I are both Christians, and we are glad to be called by that name, but do our lives measure up? Are folks disappointed as they turn the pages of our lives and come to know us in the home and at school?” Uncle Tom was silent for a few minutes as they walked on through the fields. And Tom was too busy thinking to care to talk. Then Uncle Tom continued: “There are pictures in books, too. We always enjoy books with pictures. Our actions day by day make the pictures in our life-book. I have seen people’s life-books so filled with generous acts and friendly courtesies that I like to watch the pictures in those books.” Glancing sidewise, Uncle Tom saw that his nephew looked embarrassed and troubled. Then he saw him straighten his shoulders as if he were resolving that things should be different. “But we find again and again that we can’t measure up to our title of ‘Christian’ in our own strength, Tom; that only ends in failure,” continued Uncle Tom, “but He, whose name we bear, will help us. Did you ever learn this verse: ‘I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me’? It is found in Philippians 4:13.” “Why, yes, I know that verse, but I never thought before of what it really meant,” replied Tom. “Let’s ask Him to help us, Tom, so that the pages and pictures of our life-books will be beautiful and helpful to all of our friends,” said Uncle Tom, as they turned back toward Tom’s home. Tom’s mother noticed a change in him right away, and wondered. His friends discovered a different Tom, too. But no one knew the secret except Tom and Uncle Tom.—M. S. H.
Memory W ork A Bible verse for each letter in the word “September” is the K. Y. B. C. memory work for this month. “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts” (Psa. 139: 23). “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above” (Jas. 1:17). “Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks un to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever” (Psa. 106:1). “Trust in the Lord, and do good” (Psa. 37:3). “Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right” (Prov. 20:11). “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him” (Psa. 62:5). “But grow in grace, and in the knowl edge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ” (2 Pet. 3:18). “Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men” (Prov. 4:14). “Remember his marvelous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judg ments of his mouth” (Psa. 105:5). Finding Bible Stories What Bible stories do the following sug gest? 1. A rod that budded. 2. The barrel of meal and the cruse of oil. 5. A man who was little of stature. 6. The man who came to Jesus by night. 7. A pound of ointment. 8. Four kinds of soil. 9. Pilate. 10. Hymns sung in prison. 3. A dove and an olive leaf. 4. A storm andi shipwreck. A Bible Drill Let a boy or girl stand at the front and direct the Bible drill. 1. Bible Salute. Raise the Bible in the right hand to the right temple. Sing a chorus of a song pertaining to the Bible, such as the following: “The B-I-B-L-E, Oh, that’s the Book for me; I stand alone on the Word of God— The B-I-B-L-E.” . 2. Place the Bible over the heart and repeat: <“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee” (Psa. 119:11). 3. Pointing toward the feet, repeat: “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” (Psa. 119:105). 4. Pointing toward the lips, repeat: “My tongue shall speak of thy word” (Psa. 119: 172). 5. Place the Bible before the eyes and repeat: “Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law” (Psa. 119:18). 6. Sing “Wonderful Words of Life.”
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