last payment was made? Such obli gations are never pleasant; the debt usually outlasts that which we have purchased. In a certain Scottish village there lived a physician who was noted for his skill and devotion. When he passed away, however, his ledger w a s carefully examined. Across many of the old accounts which people had not paid, he had written in red ink, “Forgiven! — Too poor to pay!” When his funeral had passed, his widow’s temperament changed. She brought a suit against these people demanding payment in full. Examining the books, the judge asked, “Is this, in red ink, your husband’s handwriting?” She had to admit that it was. The magistrate handed down his decision, “Then there is not a court in the land that w ill grant your petition for payment of these accounts over which your husband has written ‘Forgiven.’ ” This story illustrates how wonder fu l it is to realize that the finished work of our Lord Jesus Christ on Calvary’s cross has written across the debt of our sins, “Paid in full! Too poor to pay.” Yes, “Herein is love, not that we loved God but that He loved us, and has sent His Son to be the propitiation (the mercy- seat) for our sins!” Be careful of anyone telling you you're as sound as a dollar. In these days of inflation it could mean you're half dead. * * * THE BIRTH OF A SONG Standing on the bow of a British frigate, “Surprise,” a young Ameri can lawyer watched the twinkling lights sleepily winking to him from across the peaceful harbor in Balti more, Maryland. It was just turning cool in the evening of September * * *
Just because things go wrong is no indication that we must go with them! * * * "WHEN DO I DIE?" How marvelous are the techniques of modem life-saving methods em ployed by our physicians and hos pitals. Recently, a little boy volun teered to give blood, of a very rare type, for his younger sister who was seriously ill. The lad was taken to a white room and there he watched as the reddish fluid slowly poured from his veins into the glass con tainer. Finally when the jar was al most filled, the nurse noticed he had grown very pale. Since he had been in good health, and since there was no particular reason for such pallor, she asked the boy how he felt. He stammered slowly, “A ll right so, far, but . . . but, when do I die?” The nurse, in a friendly manner, laughejl to buoy up his spirits and said, “Die? Why you aren’t going to die. Did you think you were?” And then the lad confessed that he thought by giving his blood to his sister he would actually be giving his life for her. What a beautiful story! The Scriptures tell us, “For scarce ly for a righteous man w ill one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him” (Romans 5:7-9). * * * The chip on an angry man's shoul der is often merely bark! * * * TOO POOR TO PAY Have you ever purchased any thing on the installment plan, and felt the exhilerating joy when that
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