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Answer: “ For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isa. 9:6). Question: By what name did the angel say to Joseph that the Child should be called? Answer: “ And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins’?; (Matt. 1:21). New K . Y . B. C. Members The following have read through the Gospel according to John and are now members of the Kmw Your Bible Club: Arlington, Mass.: Paul Edward Bridge and John Doughty (Mrs. Walter E. Bridge, leader). Eureka, Calif.: Adeline, Catherine, and George Smith (Mrs. Vernon L. Barnett, teacher). Garden City, Kans.: m Alfred, Benny, Elmer, Harry and Leonard Friesen; Edward Goertzen; Edwin Ratzloff; Allen, Arthur, and Theodore Wiebe, and Eddie Wiens (Mrs. Ben Brandt, teacher). Garden Grove, Calif.: Paul Gailey; Iris_Jarrett; Frances Kester, and Dorie Ann and Gloria Price (Gladys Hidden, teacher). Garfield, Wash.: Mariam Banks; Thelma Elder; Bennie Manring, and Kathryn Newman (Mrs. U. C. Smothers, teacher). Haverhill. Mass.: Julia, Lucille, Ray and Violet Collins, ana Nellie Robinson (Mrs. A. H. Robinson, teacher). Holland, Minn.: Bobby and Gladys Elkin; Dar lene Raph; Burnette Steinmeier, and Beaverly Weatherly (Mrs. R. R. Elkin, leader). Hunter, K y.: Mary Tackett (Jesma A. Read, teacher). Lebanon, Ore.: Ruth Dickenson (Mrs. Robert Forster, teacher). Linvjood, M d.: Jayne S. Etzler. Nevj Bethlehem, Pa.: Larue Griffin and Edna Grace Shoemaker (Mrs. Viola McKinley, teacher). Overland Park, Kans.: Hilda Hedrick; Gerald Hires; Leroy ana Margery Meyers, and John U. Tomlinson (Mrs. B. W. Hedrick and Mrs. W. M. Huff^ leaders). Princeton, III.: LaVerne Carlson; Donald Fahl- berg; Pearl Larson; Donald Linn; Elaine Nelson; Ruth Norene; Doris Olson; Ruth Pierson; Irene Poison; Walter Schultz, and Lois Tragordh (Mrs. Esther Linn, teacher). Roanoke, Va.: Evlyn Lovern (Mrs. J. E. Tate, Sr., teacher). Santa Barbara, Calif.: Tilly Bartlett; Esther and Lillian Clancy; Faith Emmeus; Marjorie Knox; Thelma Langlo; Mildred Libbey; Evelyn Mat thews; Eileen Reid; Jacqueline Shaw; Charlotte and Carol Smithy and Betty and Marjorie Stronach (Ruth Emily Potier, teacher). West St. Paul, Minn.: Donald R. Anderson; Anna Buys; Lois Danner; Florine, Helen, and Mildred Frishkorn; Carol and Marie Jorgensen; Virginia Legler; Ruth Maer; Jeanette Senual; Charles Smithson; Frances Suttner; Lois Tilig; , Loretta Vesey, and Darleen Zaspel (K. R. Mead, pastor). York, Pa.: Charles and Dorothy Austine; Mar guerite E. Bartell; Clair, Elwood, Kenneth, and Ruth Billet; Richard Blouse; Arline, Barbara, and Mary Jane Bott; Betty Jane, Daniel, Eugene, Gerald, and Nancy Boyer; Richard Carey; Gloria Dill; Dorothy Downey; Dorothy, Junior, Laura, Paul, and Rosella Dubbs; Betty and Phyllis Dun can; Dorothy and Helen Egger; Ruth and Sarah Erwin; Phyllis Forry; Mary Goble; Esther God frey; Betty Jane Hake; Buddy and Mary Ellen Hoffmaster; John J. Horn; Gloria Jacobs; Doris Kehr; Virginia King; Mary Klinedinst Marion Kohlbus; Doris Kohler; Charles, Doris, and Ruth Landis; Gloria and June Marks; Lois, Mary Jane, Nancy Lou, and Sarah Miller; Dorothy Mumford; LeRoy Neiman; Eileen Nutler; Patty Orris; Char lotte Paddison; Irple Plowman; Yvonne Reese; Arlene Schrom; Barbara Shirey; Harpel Smith; Lorraine and William Sprenkle; Donald Yost; Doris Zartman (Ralph E. Boyer, leader). How to Join the K . Y. B. Club To becom e a member o f 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. W hen the Gospel has been read, and a state ment to this effect, signed b y parent or Sun day-school teacher, has been sent to the Editor of^ the Junior K ing'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 may wish to share the cost o f these supplies, as the Lord directs: Gospels, postpaid, five cents each — in quantity, three cen ts; pins, without postage, tw o cents each. However, no one is to do without a Gospel or pin because of lack o f m oney. A ddress: Junior K ing's Busi ness, 558 South H ope St., Los Angeles, Calif.
is quite pure and clean. Since this vessel is a human being— you —there is only one cleanser for the vessel. The marks o f sin are so deeply ingrained in every person that they can be removed only by the pre cious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, which He shed on the cross at the place called Calvary. That blood was shed in order that every human vessdl, big or little, could be cleansed. Have you ever asked to be made clean? I f not, do come and ask Him, the dear Lord Jesus Christ, to cleanse you today. He will, for He has promised, “ Ask, and ye shall receive” (John 16:24). Here is a little prayer which you can pray, if you do not know what to say to Him: “ Cleanse me from my sin, Lord, Put Th y power within, Lord, Take me as I am, Lord, Have You Received Cod’s Gift? At Christmas time we give and receive gifts, and what a joyous time it is! But are we remembering God’s greatest of all gifts—the Lord Jesus? W e prepare gifts for those we love, and we plan those presents with great care and thoughtfulness. How disappointed we would be if our loving gifts should be refused! On that first Christmas Day so long ago, God sent into the world His beloved Son, the Lord Jesus. Jesus Christ is God’s G ift to every man and woman, and every boy and girl. “ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not per ish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). But gifts must be received, or taken. Have you received God’s gift of the Lord Jesus as the One who died on the cross for you? Have you 'ever said from your heart, “ I do receive the Lord Jesus as my Saviour” ? If not, won’t you do so today? Let us make God’s heart glad by receiving the G ift He has sent into the world for each one of us at such a cost! May this be your happiest Christmas season because you have received His G ift and have said from your heart, “ Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift” (2 Cor. 9:15). Memory Work Question: Why did G od . give His only begotten Son? Answer: “ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him , should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Question: What should we say from our hearts to God for this greatest of all gifts? Answer: “ Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift” (2 Cor. 9:15). Question: Who was born in the city of David on that first Christmas Day? Answer: “ For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” (Lk. 2:11). Question: What did the prophet Isaiah say that the Saviour’s name would be called ? And make me all Thine own. “Keep me day by day, Lord, Underneath Th y sway, Lord, Make my heart Thy palace, And Thy royal throne.”
forming the trees into huge cones of colored radiance." No wonder two hundred thousand visitors came each year to view this gorgeous dis play of light and beauty! Fred pressed his face against the car window, his eyes wide in amazement and his mouth agape. Grandmother told him that these trees had been growing there for fifty years, and that they had been brought, as tiny seed lings, all the way from India. “Wait till I tell the fellow s!” Fred ex ploded as they emerged from the brilliant avenue. “ Now do you believe that there can be such a thing as a mile of living Christmas trees?” Grandmother questioned. “Why, of course! I saw them.” “Most things, to be real to us, do have to be seen,” she said. “ There is another tree I wish you could see, Fred, for it is far more wonderful than these deodars. It is the only real Christmas tree in all the world, and yet it isn’t a growing tree at all: It cannot be seen with these physical eyes of ours now, but only with the eye of faith.” Fred was listening quietly. “ Hundreds of years ago, on a hill called Calvary,” Grandmother continued, : “ God planted His Christmas tree. It was the cross of wood upon which He hung His Christmas Gift, the Lord Jesus Christ. That “ G ift” brought salvation for every one who will accept the Lord Jesus as Saviour. He died on the cross for your sin and mine, Fred— for everybody’s— and in order to be saved, we must see Him by faith, and receive His love Gift.” Fred was thoughtfully silent for a mo ment, and then he said, slowly, “Why, I see, now.” As his face brightened he ex claimed, “Jesus is God’s Christmas Present for .me /” W e are so near Christmas that I suppose many of you will be thinking of Christmas puddings. How nice, and how good they will look, how tempting to eat! Have you ever helped your mother make one? Have you seen her carefully measure out the in gredients: so much flour, so much fruit, so much butter ? Blended together, they make the plum pudding that you so much enjoy. I wonder whether you ever have tasted this pudding? I found the recipe for it in a paper that I was reading the other day. It sounds as if it would be very good, and I believe that if we try, we can all make it. It is called the Love Pudding. It is made of various things. First, take three cups of Loving Kindness and mix it with Gentleness. Add a pinch of the salt of Fun, and stir in plenty of currants of Patience. This pudding is very good for quarrel some people. Various things like bad tem per vanish after a slice! Should it happen by any chance that, when you try to make this Love Pudding, at first you do not succeed very well, do not give up in despair. O f course, the great secret of making it properly is to be sure that the vessel in which it is made A Christmas Pudding B y E dith G oreham C larke
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