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December, 1939
was vast, and he was constantly con scious of his hot, dry, prickly throat. The singing astonished him right at the start; it was so tremendous, and the congregation didn’t need to be worked up to it, either. There was an earnest man up on the platform holding them all in perfect time with an unobtrusive hand. He had a cultured voice with heart- throbs in its very timbre, but he seemed to be merely directing the great volume of sound that was not perfunctory,, but came from hearts aliyé and singing unto the Lord. But the words were almost startling. They were: . Y ' . ; “Empty me of self, Lord Jesus,**— He looked around furtively, half won dering whether Sharpless or -Harris had called for it. He felt once-more that sharp stab of query, was he a self-willed man without knowing it ? ' !, j*, ^ The tide of song swept abolit him, thrilling him with its greatness and bringing a strange wistfulness that he might have been a.,part of all this from its inception. Then with his newly awak ened senses he questioned keenly, was that pang he felt jealousy ? He put that aside tq~ think about later, for a man with a marvelous -voice was singing a solo, not merely showing off his glorious | voice, but .singing a message to souls: “Not I, but Christ, be honored, -loved, exalted; | . $0 Not I, but Christ, be seen, be known, be heard; . Not I, but Christ, in every look and action; Not I, but Christ, in every thought and word. “Christ, only Christ, no idol ever falling; Christ, only Christ, no needless bustling sound; Christ, only Christ, no self-important bearing; Christ, only Christ, no trace Of T* be found. „ “O to be saved from myself, dear Lord, O to be lost in Thee, O that it might be no more I, But Christ, that lives in me,” The words sank deep into his soul, and added to his discomfort. Up there in the shadows of the vaulted ceiling, some-
districts almost impossible, and the places are too •far ^separated to be reached by bicycle. Our workers are seeking God’s solution in order that these places may be reached. Will you help by prayer? The Mission has taken a hall in London, easy of access by such trains and buses as are running, and our Annual Meeting has been scheduled there, just for an afternoon session. Only one missionary will be able to be there to speak, but do pray God’s seal and blessing on this forward move. This war has paralyzed so much Christian work that we pray for thé breath of God to breathe on us and it, so that the Mission may live and glow with God’s life and firé. My husband has his office desk in the top room here, which is now turned into a sub-officè, and after this week,he will not have to go daily to the office. The Government has given him an extra petrol ration of ten gallons a month, but it has to be jealously guarded, and twice this week he has gone up by the very crowded train. About food—we have plenty of every thing. We ourselves have found: no shortage whatever. We have always lived so simply that we realize we shall noWffeel things less than a good many who have had many courses and meat twice a day. God has promised to care for us to the end. Our hearts ache for the Christians in Germany. Dear Sister "H-------- is much on our hearts. After Keswick, when she was seeking light as to whether to stay in England for a time or go back to Germany, she said: “I feel God would have me go bae’ -o suffer with my people.” Challenges.to Prayer How wonderful it is to see the L.„ie walking into present-day history! The union of Germany with Russia and now the suggestion of a “United States of Europe” surely foreshadow the rise of the Beast and thé ten kingdoms. How very, very near the Lord’s coming is! Luke 21:36 is indeed a real word for these days: “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.” A friend the other day pointed out that little word “all.” So we ask that we may be found awake —watching unto prayer that we “may . . . escape all these things.” The Lord is loosening us. More and more we feel how soon the things we handle will pass away. We know that any time the enemy may bombard London with thousands of aéroplanes, but God is with us. Our king is His and seeks His face and ac knowledges Him publicly. He has called a day of prayer on Sunday, October T. Many of our Cabinet members are true Christians, and in it all we seek God. Yours with much love,
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where above the gallery he seemed to feel a Presence whose eyes were search ing him through and through! [To be continued ] “PEACE”—IN WARTIME [Continued from Page 455] September 27. My dear -------- Do continue to pray that God may reveal His will from day to day so the work, His work, on the Field can. go forward. I do feel that as we believ- ingly wait on God, no circumstance can come but can be turned to the “further ance of; the gospel.” It is a real chal lenge to us to so wait on God that even in this holocaust “the wrath of man shall praise” Him. Carrying on Under Difficulties „ Deputation work for the Mission is almost impossible in England. The dark nights cut out evening meetings, and few people are free in the after noon. Then in reception areas the folk have their hands more than full with evacuees, and hospitality is impossible. In addition to the problems I have mentioned, the petrol ration makes the round of meetings arranged in rural
LISTEN IN! Beginning Sunday, November 26, 1939, the Bible Institute of Los Angeles will present the Back Home Family Hour KMTR, 570 Kilocycles 9:30 to 10:15 p.m., Sundays Student choir of 300 voices will be heard in this program of sacred music.
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