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Hay 1926
A “ brass brain” has been invented, with 15,000 separate parts, by means of which the government can tell ten years in advance what the high water mark will be at 3,500 seaports. . ■_ What is the secret of all this progressi The dis covery and development of new laws. For it is a funda mental truth that God always operates through definite laws, and no doubt He has hundreds yet undiscovered. He has laws for the human life, a knowledge and adap tation of which greatly aid us in our daily tasks. He has spiritual laws, one in particular which should be known by all people: Death is caused by .sin. “ The soul that sinneth it shall die.” “ After death, the judgment.” Christ came into the world to introduce a new, corrective law for sinful men (Rom. 8 :2-4) : "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law o f sin and death. , "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh; "That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. The Ten Commandments have never been kept by any man, for the nature of man is sinful. But^ God introduced a new law, “ the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus,” which makes us “ free from the law of sin and death.” Christ came in the likeness of sinful flesh, judged sin in the flesh, bore our sins, suffered in our stead, and when any one accepts Christ as Saviour, God puts into operation this new law of eternal life. Wonderful! Far more so than any of the laws of nature. There will never be any change in this new law. It is settled forever. All that is left for any man to do is to adopt it and have the joy of Hving a new life.
lowers to “ Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature,” and we today are participating in the blessing of His soul-saving work and soul-saving commission. Every true believer is bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh and is commanded and commissioned for the same service, each one in his or her place. What is that work! The simplest, sweetest and most sou)-satisfying in the world,—the one thing which binds us in closest fellowship with our Lord: “ Tell the good news to hungry, thirsty souls. ’ ’ Be a preacher, for that is what the word “ preacher” means. When John the Baptist, in prison, heard of the works of Christ, he sent two of his followers to ascertain if it were true that He was the promised Messiah, and they carried back to him Jesus’ own message (Matt. 11:5, 6 ): "The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached unto them. And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me. , A preacher is a “ herald,” a “ proclaimer.” Any place is a good pulpit from which to tell the story. A doorstep makes a fine pulpit. Many have been won to Christ there. A street corner is a royal pulpit. Hun dreds have been saved there. A jail, a hospital, an office, a store,—anywhere, everywhere, preach—“ bab ble” —make it known! i „ That is the command of the Master, “ Go—give. You may not realize it, but it is true, that in every community starving souls are longing for the message: “ Believe and be saved” ; “ receive Him and have eter nal life, which is the gift of God. ” Thousands of people are ignorant of the fact that they have been saved and commissioned to save others. If every pastor and every Sunday School teacher would wake up and tell the people these simple but serious facts, we would have an evangelistic campaign throughout the land. The best work has always been done by the simple-hearted people who have the undaunted faith in God’s Word and have accepted the place of ambassadors for Heaven’s Court and are carrying out the command. TRY IT OUT! FERTILE FACTS FOR EVERYBODY This is a new age, although so young. In mechanics, medicine, earth, air,—new laws are constantly being discovered. Ships are piloted through the air and photographs and music are broadcasted by radio. Wood alcohol is produced from coal and water. We are no longer dependent upon India for indigo, but produce it from coke. .. . String beans will produce a coarse fibre suitable for carpets and curtains. A cement-lined pipe will never corrode and will save many repair bills;. , Electricity is to be used to speed growth in plant life and hasten the ripening of fruits and vegetables. A prism now being perfected will soon enable us, not only to hear a ball game over the radio, but to see the players as well. . . . . Through a “ geophone” conversation can be heard from a fifty foot thick wall of coal. This device will help save the lives of imprisoned miners.
m m GOD IN HIS WORD
Oft in the Sacred Word When open leaved before me, I catch the vision of my Lord; His shadow passes o’er me. No more is He afar, As earth from distant star;
But He has come into my room, Light and love seem to steal Upon ipe, as I kneel; Heaven’s wonders on my rapt soul loom, The Word becomes His Throne: As though I saw His Glory And as I read, God Himself I own Is in the Sacred Story. The secret, long desired, Of fellowship, is given: I read, and all my soul is fired
As with^a present Heaven. Now I my God have found; His Glory shines around: These are indeed His Oracles:
As priest, in mystic cave, Pretended that he gave Access to false gods, here God dwells. Thus as the Sacred Word Unfolds its Wondrous Story, I catch the vision of my Lord, And I behold His Glory.
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—William Olney.
Hill View, Champion Hill, S. E. 5.
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