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Precious to her— but how much sweeter far To Jesus. Christ— these little children are. She watches them upon their morning way, Her heart will follow, but her feet must stay; Oh, dare she trust them past the threshold's rim Unless she knows she trusts them unto H im ? , ---- Helen Praiee-Bower.
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Richer Ore Than the 49ers Fonnd Awaits Oar Biola Teams
A Song for the Biola Soul Rushers
W e don't need a shovel — A Bible will do,
Or the strains of an old Gospel song; And we'll pull some rich soul dust from out o f this mud, And then we'll be rolling along.
JUST W AITING TO BE EVANGELIZED THE C O M IC STRIPS APPEAL ON SUNDAY M O R N IN G S But we believe our Biola Teams could hold their attention even better. Shocking Conditions Present Spiritual Challenge This sturdy group lounging at a railroad station are just the type our Biola Teams will £ be seeking to reach.
are asking that God will move upon the hearts of His stewards to aid in supplying the needed equipment which will enable these student witnesses to spend their vacations in mission work in the migrant camps of California. Viewing the matter from the natural standpoint, at the present moment it seems very difficult— in fact almost impossible—to conceive that a fund sufficiently large to purchase or rent the cars or trailers; to pro vide a minimum amount of expense money; and to purchase Bibles and tracts and Gospels, will be sup plied before Graduation Day, June 8. Thus as each of the intervening days slips by, prayers become more urgent and insistent, and faith is put to a dif ficult test that this needed work can be accomplished.
ALMOST everybody knows of the shocking condi- /A tions existing among the huge population of mi- grants who are thronging the agricultural areas of the State of California. Both State and Federal gov ernments have been moved to alleviate the physical discomforts as much as possible, and to feed and edu cate the undernourished children of these stranded families. But these efforts have touched only a por tion of the estimated million of indigent people. No adequate provision, however, has been under taken for the spiritual needs of this vast multitude. Twenty-seven earnest and determined young men, under the leadership of S. H. Sutherland, Director of Practical Work, are engaged in concerted prayer at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles these days. They
THE GOSPEL FOR ALL
Students of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles are volunteering to travel with all speed from camp to camp with the gospel message. An experienced instru mentalist in each group will aid in pre senting the “Good News” through music. Team members not only will hold services but also will do personal work among individuals wherever the oppor tunity offers. Each morning they plan to hold Bible classes for mothers and other residents in the camp that they are visiting. In the afternoon there will be child evangelism meetings, and in the evening, a big gospel meeting with the singing of the old-fashioned hymns and the presentation of the old gospel message. Personal work will occupy the rest of the day. The workers will make earnest at tempts to secure definite decisions. Gos pels, Testaments, and tracts will be dis tributed at each meeting. This spiritual project will be a good investment for your tithe or special giving. Money is needed for the following uses: (1 ) For the purchase or rental of cars or trailers. (2 ) For supplying Gospel tracts and Scripture portions.
(3 ) For paying the inevitable ex penses and a minimum compen sation for the students so that they can return next fall and continue their work at the In stitute. A circular fully describing the work will be sent on application, but we ask that you make this evangelistic effort a matter of special prayer, and, if possi ble, add your pledge or gift. Our pledges are monthly payments for five months, beginning in May and ending in September. It is really necessary that we know how much we have available before we send out our first team, as the number of teams will be dependent upon the amount received for this purpose. 5 MIGRANT MISSION FUND ■ Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Incorporated £ 558 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California ! □ I am enclosing $ ............................. as my gift to the ■ MIGRANT M ISSION FUND which you are establishing. ■ □ I will pledge $ .......................monthly for five months ■ beginning May 1, 1939, to the MIGRANT MISSION 5 FUND that you are organizing. 5 [ ] I will donate the use of an automobile or trailer ■ for your work among the California migrants. ■ Name ..................................................................................................... S Street .................................................................................................. ■ City............................................................. State.............................
HE'S A SK ING FOR A RIDE Why not take him to Sunday-school where the Biola Teams will teach these youngsters?
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and perhaps during the greater por tion of the year God is requiring you to stand alone in a hard place. Real izing that this problem is an actuality in the lives of many readers of this announcement, we invite you to an overflowing fountain of Christian fellowship. You will be refreshed mentally and spiritually by a term spent in the Summer Bibie School of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. RECREAT ION Afternoons, evenings, and Satur days are left free for library work and recreation. The Los Angeles
FOR WHOM IN TENDED 1. Men who are called of God into the ministry of His Word. 2. Men and women who are call ed of God to the foreign mission field. 3. High-school graduates who de sire a more thorough knowledge of the English Bible and practical meth ods of aggressive Christian work be fore a college or university career. 4. Young people desiring to train for the educational work of the church; e.g., service as Pastor’s As sistant, Director of Christian Educa tion, and worker with children and young people.
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5. Those preparing to work as evangelists, evangelistic singers, Sunday-school workers, church visitors, superintendents of city missions, and as leaders in other Christian institutions. 6. Men already in the ministry and mission aries at home on furlough who feel the need of a more thorough and usable knowledge of the English Bible. 7. Young men and young women who do not intend to give their whole time to definite forms of Christian service, but who desire a practical Bible and music training, that they may be more useful in their home churches. CLASSES AND CRED IT Classes will meet each morning from Monday through Friday, from June 19 to July 29, 1939, offering five hours of instruction in each subject per week, for which the student receives, upon satisfactory completion of the work, two “semes ter hours” of credit for each subject chosen. A possible six credits may be earned which would apply unit for unit on those required for gradu ation from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles in its regular sessions. COURSES O FFERED BIBLE: Bible Synthesis— John A. Hubbard, D.D. Bible Exposition —Samuel H. Sutherland, Th.B. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: Biblical Pedagogy— Nadine K. Warner, B.A. Sunday and Vacation Bible School Organiza tion— Mrs. Gordon E. Hooker. Public Speaking, Wm. Harllee Bordeaux, B.A. English— lone Lowman, B.S. MUSIC: Conducting I —Herbert G. Tovey, Mus.D., D.D. Music Fundamentals —John B. Trowbridge, M.A., Mus.D. History and Appreciation of Music —Paul Hultman.
Public Library with its attractive grounds is ad jacent to the Institute and will afford many enjoyable hours. Also, specially conducted tours to places of interest will be planned for visitors. ADVANTAGES Biola offers you a vacation and a Bible study program pleasingly combined. This Summer School is for you who cannot be with us in the winter but who long for the opportunity to study God’s Word at Biola. Spend your sum mer vacation with us, and continue with your regular work during the remainder of the year. God may use such an experience as this to reveal His life plan for you. If you have hoped to visit Southern Califor nia, this is your opportunity to enjoy the Lord’s marvelous handiwork in mountain, valley, and sea. Viewing the beauty of His world, and comprehending more of the wonders of His Word, you will be refreshed and strengthened by a summer term at the Institute. SPEC IAL LECTURES You will have the privilege of attending the Biola Summer Bible Conference during the last week of school. Meetings will be held after noons and evenings. Noted speakers from all over the country will be heard. EXPEN SES The Registration Fee for credit will be $10.00; for Auditors, $2.00 per week for three weeks, thus making the maximum registration fee for Auditors to be $6.00. Rooms are available in the thirteen-story Biola dormitory at the following rates: Single room—$4.00 per week. Double room—$5.00 ($2.50 each, two in a room). Double room with bath—$5.50 ($2.75 each, two in a room). I f you are interested in Biola Summer School, a post card will bring you a pictorial catalog by return mail. Please address: The Office o f the Registrar, THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES INCORPORATED 558 S. HOPE STREET • LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Hymnology— Dr. Trowbridge. Harmony I— Mr. Hultman. FELLOW SH IP
It may be that you do not regularly have the fellowship for which your soul longs. Many of the Lord’s people have been called into fields of labor which are apart from spiritual centers,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS • Artist, Ransom D. Marvin
Around the King’s Table— Editorial .......................................................... 172 Views and Reviews of Current News— Dan Gilbert ............. ..................173 “Assassin of Youth”— Robert Jam es Devine ........:................................. 174 Fishing and Feeding— Milo F. Jamison .....................................................176 Before You Marry— Anonymous ......................... 178 Daniel’s Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks— A lv a J. McClain ................ 179 Junior King’s Business— Martha S. H ooker ............................................181 International Lesson Commentary.............................................................. 183 Notes on Christian Endeavor— Mary G. Goodner .................................... 197 Daily Devotional Readings.............................................................................201 Bible Institute Family Circle.........................................................................206
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Around the King's Table E D I T O R I A L
Nobler Men A striking item found its way into the press some weeks ago concerning a will, the provisions of which specified that its $50,000,000 should be spent to make a “no bler race of men.” The fortune was left by a Wall Street financier and is being spent by his brother in an effort to develop this “nobler race of men.” Of course, the effort is utterly futile. No fortune, however large, can ever produce noble men. It may be able to provide some ennobling agencies, but ennoblement by this process is at its best only a cultural veneer. Nobility cannot be bought. It is the re sult of birth. W e do not mean the nobility of dukes and grandees. This type of nobili ty is entirely artificial. There is a nobility of birth, however, that will insure us not only a “nobler race of men” but what is better, a race of noble men. Such a race as this will be Bible-born. The Bible is a book that produces new men. It produces a no bility of character. "Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious prom ises; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature” (2 Pet. 1:4). Consider the tremendous effect of a fifty- million-dollar fortune invested in Bibles in stead of buildings. Let us hope that men of means may see the cumulative value of money invested in spiritual enterprises rath er than in steel and stone. Gab and Grab The technique of conquest has gone through a radical and remarkable change in recent days. In the time of Napoleon it was the swift and stealthy movement of an army. In more recent years it was done by the formal declaration of war upon some pretext of provocation. But now our dic tators rush to the microphone to “gab” and then "grab." The advent of radio has revo lutionized the processes of statecraft. The usual microphonic appeal is based on na tionalism. In Hitler's case it is nationalism which is manifested in a violent anti-Semitic hatred. With microphone instead of the sword, Hitler has marched possessive armies into territory after territory. In 1935 it was the rich Saar basin. In March of 1938 it was the Austrian “Anschluss.” In September of 1938 it was Czechoslovakia, whose terri torial conquest he completed last March. By the microphone strategy Reichsfuehrer Hitler has become the undisputed master of Central Europe. Hitlers territorial conquests are impor tant in themselves. They give an outlet lor German merchandise. They also bring into the Reich Invaluable natural resources and great areas of agricultural land necessary for Germany's daily bread. But beyond this
There are two words for power in the New Testament. One is that which Chris tians experience at the new birth, and it is found in John 1:12: “But as many as re ceived him, to them gave he power to be come the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” This word “power” means authority. The other term refers to that which Christians experience at the full realization of Pentecost and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit: “And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high” (Lk. 24:49). This “power” means ability or force. The two aspects of power are es sential parts of Christian experience, and they should be found together in every Christian because authority is useless with out force. Pentecost is the difference between an insipid Christian and an intrepid Christian. Pentecost changed weak, vacillating, cow ardly disciples into giants of faith and cour age. A Peter who retreated before an im pudent girl’s taunting abuse became a Peter who could stand before mobs and kings and defy their threats of torture and death with a calm and courageous spirit. W e do not face the paganism of the day of Peter and Paul; we face a new paganism demanding intrepid Christians in both pulpit and pew. Youth Won—and Winning Others One of the most delightful features of the Bible Institute training program is to be found in connection with the reports which come from week to week telling of the in tense love for souls and enthusiastic effort on the part of the students in bringing indi viduals, under the leading of the Holy Spirit* to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Weekly reports axe filled with rec ords of faithful witnessing on the part of Biola young people, and the Holy Spirit has seen fit to bless the work in a remark able way in professed conversions and in restoration of fellowship with the Lord among those who have lost interest in spiritual things. The following story is typical of many that come to the Practical Christian Work Department from week to week: During an evening meeting of the Torrey Memorial Conference, a Biola student was assigned to stay at the Information Desk in front of the Church of the Open Door. As she greeted each visitor with a smile and friendly word, she watched for opportunities to tell of her lovely Lord. While the meeting was in session, she noticed a little girl standing outside. En gaging her in conversation, the student dis covered that the child knew the Lord as her Sayiour, and endeavored to reveal to
fact is the significance of the new technique. The “gab and grab” method marks a new day. W e read in the prophetic Scriptures of a dynamic leader who shall have "a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies." W e wonder whether the new technique may not be another preparation for the coming of the Antichrist of whom the Scrip tures speak. It is interesting to watch the developments of various aspects of pro phetic truth and to see in scientific develop ments the creation of instruments that will play an important part in the thrilling and terrible days that lie ahead. Insipid or Intrepid The approach of Whitsunday faces the church and the Christian with the all too frequently neglected fact of the Person and work of the Holy Spirit. Whitsunday is the fifth Sunday and the fiftieth day after Easter and is observed in commemoration of Pentecost and the descent of the Holy Spirit. It is far more than another day in the ecclesiastical calendar. It is a spiritual epoch to be considered in the life of every Christian. Jesus gave His disciples this promise concerning the Holy Spirit as He met with them in the upper room: “Ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in yon” (John 14:17, R .V .). Here was a sig nificant change that came at Pentecost. It was the change from God with us to God in us. This change made a commanding difference in the disciples. It meant a change in ability and performance. It meant the realization of their dreams of power, but in a different way than they had expected. They had aspired to power through an outward kingdom of God. They now received power through an inner king dom of God. They wanted Jesus to be a Sovereign by force. But now came force in a different form. It was the force of God manifest in regenerated lives and the preached Word. B IOLA RAD IO VESPERS KMTR— 570 Kilocycles 4:00 to 4:30 P.M, Daily, Monday through Friday, beginning April 24. A delightful half-hour of music, reading, singing, and Scripture meditation presented by the stu dents and faculty of the Bible In stitute of Los Angeles. LISTEN IN I PRAY FOR TH IS GOSPEL W ITNESSI
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her the unspeakable joy of reading His Word and talking to Him every morning and night in prayer. As the Biola student’s face glowed with the joy of her Lord while talking of Him, a woman came past the church from the Public Library and noticed on the student’s face the radiance that only He can give. Drawing nearer, she listened and soon interrupted with the following words: “You seem to be so joyful. I am not happy.” “You can be happy if you know the Lord Jesus as your Saviour,” replied the student, and proceeded to tell her that the happiness of this world is just for a time, but that the joy of the Lord Jesus Christ endures forever. “It lasts through this life,” she continued, “and then we spend eternity with Him. You can have this joy, too, by simply believing on His name and accepting Him as Saviour.” I ve always believed,” said the woman. But there’s a difference between believ ing and taking,” replied the student, and Scriptures were read from the Bible that made the way of salvation clear. She in vited the woman to her room, and more of His great truths were revealed. As they talked in the student’s room of the Saviour, the visitor came into the realization that the joy that could be seen in the eyes of the student could be hers also. Humbly she lifted her heart to Him, and the Lord of Glory filled her with His unspeakable joy as she became His, and He became hers. World-Wide Day of Prayer for Missionaries and Ministers Thursday, May 25, has been set aside as a day of special prayer for ministers and missionaries. The Great Commission Pray er League, Chicago, 111., which is sponsor ing the plan, urges believers to spend at least one hour that day, alone with God on behalf of Christian leaders in all parts of the world. In these strenuous times, the enemy’s power is being directed toward those who are standing steadfastly for the Word of truth. The members of the body of Christ must not only apprehend their unity with Christ their living Head and with one another, but must also contribute by prayer and sympathy to the spiritual health of the whole body. May the Lord’s people "help by prayer" (2 Cor. 1:11)1 About the March Cover Picture Readers of the March, 1939, issue of T he K ing s B usiness will remember the remark able missionary picture which appeared on the back cover. Since this magazine was printed, a letter was received from H. W . Stock, Managing Director of the Evan gelical Christian, containing the follow ing interesting information: “This was a picture taken by our own Dr. Bingham, General Director of the Sudan Interior Mis sion, on one of his trips across Africa,” writes Mr. Stock. “The missionary to the right giving out the Word of God is Mr. D. M. Osborne, a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. The other white man, at the left of the picture, is my father, who accompanied Dr. Bingham on his trip." These facts, which were not at hand at the time the picture was used in T he K ing ’ s B usiness , are gladly shared with our read ers.
Views and Reviews of Current News By DAN GILBERT Washington, D.C., and San Diego, California
CONFUSION WORSE CONFOUNDED: From the standpoint of the secular news commentators, the European situation be comes more and more muddled and con fused. This page must be written over a month in advance of publication: thus the reader should add to this record of "con fusion worse confounded” the newer de velopments occurring during the four or five weeks intervening between the writing and the reading of this comment. On March 11, Dictator Joseph Stalin ad dressed the opening session of the eigh teenth all-union congress of the Communist Party in Moscow. Bluntly he declared that "Soviet Russia would not be dragged into conflict with Germany as a ‘cat’s paw’ to pull British and French chestnuts out of the fire." Yet, within less than two weeks, it was announced that Soviet Russia had lined up with France and England in a “stop Hitler” alliance which bound the Communists to join with the "democracies” in recourse to “armed conflict,” if necessary, to prevent further fascist aggrandizement. In his March 11 speech, Stalin bitterly upbraided the "democracies” for attempt ing to "embroil Italy, Japan, and Germany in a war against the Soviet Union.” He charged that France and Great Britain were deliberately steering and “directing the Nazi drive toward the East.” Stalin as serted that the “democratic design” was to bring about a death struggle between fasc ism and communism, which would assure the destruction of dictatorship and the tri umph of “capitalist democracy.” There could be no mistake as to Stalin’s meaning, for he took -pains to emphasize and elabo rate this position. The Associated Press said, "Stalin’s speech sounded like a rapprochement be tween Germany and Soviet Russia.” Some will say that Hitler’s surprise swal lowing up of what was left of Czecho slovakia caused Stalin to change his mind. It might be more accurate to say that he changed his strategy. There are many rea sons to doubt the sincerity of the Soviet’s support of the “stop Hitler” front. FRANCE UNDER DICTATORSHIP: In order to prepare to defend her "democ racy,” France has become a dictatorship— for the present, at least! Under his new grants of dictatorial power, Daladier will rule France with the iron hand_that Hitler wields over Germany. Thus, “democracy” commits suicide as it prepares to “defend” itself! The necessity for this step is obvious. To wage war successfully, a nation must be mobilized, militarized, and regimented. Mili tary discipline must supplant individual lib erty. Civil rights must be suspended. In dustry and agriculture—the civilian popula tion, at home—must be put under dictator ship.
Several years ago, the W ar Department at Washington, D.C., drew up plans for putting our people under dictatorship, for regimenting farmers, laborers, and business men, in case of another war. Similar plans are held in readiness in England. No “de mocracy” could remain “democratic” dur ing the course of another international war. The dictators must smile to themselves sardonically as they observe that dictator ship must take over the democracies, even before they begin to fight! Lenin said, "As Bolshevik Russia was born out of the first World War, a Bol- shevized world will be the result of the next World W ar.” Even though his sympathies may lie with Nazi Germany, Stalin may well be prepared to fight on the side of the “stop Hitler” nations, with the confidence that no matter which side wins, Bolshevism will be advanced. International war would almost certainly lead to internal revolu tions in the countries engaging in it. ATHEIST ADVANCE IN AMERICA: Several years ago, James H. Leuba took a “religious census” of scientists. Of 23,000 scientists covered by his questionnaire, only 30% declared themselves as believers in a personal God and immortality. Recently, Dr. Leuba extended his ques tionnaire to the names listed in Who's W ho in America. The parties polled on the ques tion of belief in a personal, prayer-answer ing God and in personal immortality, were classified according to their replies as fol lows: BELIEVERS believers in in god IMMORTALITY Bankers 64% 71% Businessmen 53 62 Lawyers 53 59 Writers 32 40 The “wisdom of this world,” the pseudo science and false scholarship of the "intel lectual” world, are increasingly organizing themselves against God and His Word. CAMPUS COMMUNISM: The American Student Union came into existence as a re sult of the merging of two radical organi zations, the League for Industrial Democ racy and the National Student League. The former was a socialist society, the lat ter a communist-controlled group. The American Student Union has grown by leaps and bounds during the last couple of years. Responsible educational authori ties have recently taken notice of its men ace to the faith and patriotism of the great mass of American students. The Teachers’ Alliance, one of the largest teachers’ organizations, in New York City has recommended to the Board of Education that the use of the schools be prohibited to such organizations as the American Student Union and “foreign po litical factions,” which, the Alliance as serts, "violate every democratic principle.”
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By ROBERT JAMES DEVINE* Lansing, Michigan fertile soil among our youth. Why are we not presenting the Lord Jesus Christ and His finished work on Calvary—the only basis of salvation? It is this that boys and girls need! The Menace of Marihuana Every time a lower-than-skunk peddler sells a marihuana cigarette to a boy or girl, he or she is selling irresponsibility, immo
A A * W HILE we Christians boast of our orthodoxy and fight to protect our fundamental positions (and right ly so!) boys and girls under our very noses are being inveigled into the most damnable soul-and-body-destroying habit known to law enforcement officers and agencies to day. Called by G-Men “The Killer Drug,” marihuana is the drug known of old as "hashish," from which name we get
rality, degeneracy, and insanity. Every time a boy or girl purchases a "reefer," he or she is buying physical, mental, and spirit ual ruin, with madness—at least temporary madness—thrown in for extra measure. Marihuana strikes quickly. For the drunk ard, the possibility of delirium tremens is cunningly camouflaged by the knowledge that it will come in the far future, if at all. Not so with the smoker of “muggles,"
our modern word “assassin." As though driven by Satanic fury, this comparatively new and terrible scourge is sweeping across the country with swiftly increasing speed and force. The latest figures obtainable from the office of Harry Anslinger, Commissioner of Nar cotics, Washington, D.C., show an increase of almost 97 per cent in the seizures of plants, dried bulk marihuana, and cigarettes during 1936 as against 1935. For 1935 and 1936, the increase from 195 to 386 tons in one year is at once a th re a t and a ch a llen g e. We are facing a problem—a serious problem. W e may rant and rave about the dangers of communism, of ap o sta sy , of atheism . And again I say: rightly so. But all of these evils are finding their most *President, Central Michigan Bible Conference Association.
"reefers," “loco weed,” "hay,” or whichever one of its fifty names marihuana may happen to carry in a given community. Abnormal thoughts, words, and actions be come commonplaces; every moral barricade is broken down, and the smoker is launched, within a matter of minutes, into a veritable mael strom of debauchery in which sex ual passions dominate and drive the individual, regardless of age, color, sex, into unspeakable per versions such as could not properly be listed in these pages. Nerves are "stepped up” to “high” almost instantly when reef ers are smoked. Nor is it necessary to consume a whole “stick” in or der to secure this effect. One cigarette may be used by ten or twelve youngsters in a marihuana “party.” It probably would be a cheap grade of reefer, purchased
O n e G i r l ’s T e s t im o n y “Thèse preachers— standing around and tell ing us how fine and splendid we young people are! They either do not know, or else do not care what we do. Some day I’m going to kidnap one and take him on one of our parties. I’ll bet his next sermon would be about SIN. And that’s what we need.” Thus wrote a young girl in high school, six teen years of age, in a letter that contained cer tain frank and appalling confessions. Only the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ can deal effectively with the SIN question. Not the preaching of so-called social service, but the acceptance of the all-powerful Saviour, will bring deliverance. This article reveals an unlimited field for the operation of that blessed gospel.
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from the "ped” for about ten cents, and passed from hand to hand for a few puffs each. When these cigarettes are smoked in a “party,” the reactions are appalling —almost unbelievable. What One "Reefer" Can Do But the individual smoker, or one of a small “gang,” may prove to be a menace to others as well as himself. Let us follow one such lad. With a couple of pals, this boy has taken a few puffs at a “stick." They visit a beer “stye,” sometimes called a tavern. A few drinks taken while the boys are "high" on reefers complete the most deadly combination known to youth. This lad gets into his high-powered auto. He has already lost all sense of time and distance. A minute seems like an hour; a city block seems like three. If he is trav eling at fifty miles an hour, he seems to be going about fifteen. The car ahead of him appears to be crawling along; he must pass it. Sure, there’s a car coming toward him, but that seems to be two or three blocks away. Here goes! There is a grind ing and squealing of brakes as the on-com ing car careens into the ditch to avoid a head-on collision. The lad, loaded with "loco weed,” goes on, laughing and boasting that he showed that fellow who had the right of way. He weaves in and out through traffic at a ter rific rate of speed. Finally a squad car pulls up beside him and orders him to the side of the road. The officers would gladly charge him with drunken driving, but he is not drunk. By the time he arrives at police headquarters, every trace of marihuana has disappeared. He is normal again and can prove by witnesses that he drank nothing stronger than beer, and only a few beers, at that. He can be charged with nothing more serious than reckless driving. The charge of driving while intoxicated must be dropped. Yet this lad is. a far greater menace on the road than is the drunken man. His whole being has lost the power of coordination; will power and the ability to connect his thoughts with his actions have disappeared in the first phases of reac tion to the reefer smoke. And all of this within a few minutes of smoking the reefer! "The Killer Drug" constantly corrodes body and mind. The entire physical sys
tem weakens, mind and memory fail, and the brilliant young man becomes a raving maniac; the sweet, chaste, charming young woman becomes a jibbering idiot. Marihuana Madness Many of the most vicious, brutal, and cruel crimes disgracing the files of the Fed eral Bureau of Investigation are found to be the work of confessed marihuana ad dicts. Perpetrators of the foulest criminal acts have sought to excuse themselves on the ground that they were "high" on mari huana at the time their crimes were com mitted. “Legal insanity” is the technical term used in these cases. “Legal insanity" and "marihuana madness" are synonymous terms. Legal insanity was the defense of a young Baltimore, Md., lad, sentenced to be hanged for criminal assault upon a ten- year-old girl. In his plea of "not guilty” he testified that he had been smoking mari huana cigarettes and was temporarily in sane at the time the act was committed. On December 21, 1937, twenty-year-old Ethel (Bunny) Sohl, daughter of a New ark, N. J., policeman, held up, robbed and killed a bus driver, William Barhorst. The hold-up netted her $2.10. She and her sev enteen-year-old companion, G en ev iev e (Chippy) Owens, testified on the witness stand when being tried for the murder be fore a Newark jury, February 10, 1938, that they were "high” on marihuana when they committed the terrible deed. Their counsel, offering “legal insanity" as the basis of his defense arguments, stated that his clients were not normal, but were crazed addicts of the Mexican weed when. they killed Bar
horst. Watch for this “legal insanity” plea. It will be used often, since it succeeded in saving these two young girl criminals from the death sentence. In Midland, Mich., a man named Cheba- toris confessed to bank robbery and mur der. A "reefer” addict, he testified to smoking two marihuana cigarettes before "pulling the job.” A gang of seven young lads, all under twenty years of age, had terrorized central Ohio for more than two months. During that time they carried out thirty-eight "stickups.” Finally arrested in Columbus, Ohio, they confessed that they operated while "high" on marihuana. In New Jersey, a murder characterized by exceptional brutality occurred, in which one young man killed another, literally smashing his face and head to a pulp. His attorney's defense was that the young man’s intellect was so prostrated from smoking marihuana cigarettes that he did not know what he was doing. Literally dozens of cases equally hor rible—some of them unfit to describe or mention in these pages—could be listed here. Robbery, rape, insanity, and murder are only a few of the terrible after-effects of the use of this dread drug. It is diffi cult to anticipate its reaction upon any given individual. The addict himself has no assurance as to its action upon him. Its use may lead one to philosophize one moment and to commit some inhuman crime within the space of a few hours. Ruining Youth It is with this menace—particularly as it affects our school children—that I am at [Continued on page 196]
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LOADED W ITH CERTAIN DEATH A single “reefer,” a marihuana cigarette, known to youth by the name “Mary Warner” or various descriptive terms, may be used to debauch ten or twelve adolescents in a marihuana “party.” Without warning its victims, this deadly drug leads many boys and girls and young people into suicide, gross immorality, or murder.
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with a total enrollment of 8,358,480 young people, a number equal to the total popula tion of Canada. (Statistics from Biennial Survey of Education, published by the Bureau of Education, Washington, D.C., 1937.) 2. Religious surveys reveal that the ma jority of our young people will not go to church. Seven of the ten who attend Sunday-school and church during their earlier years leave after the age of fifteen. Approximately six out of the seven who leave do so without having accepted Christ. Thus the vast majority of the eight million young people in our high schools, universi ties, and colleges not only are unsaved, but also are untouched by the church which has been unfaithful in the fulfilling of its two fold commission. A Response to the Challenge This year marks the tenth anniversary of the incorporation of the University Bible Clubs, an organization which was founded in response to this challenge of winning and holding young people for Christ. The first of these Bible clubs was organized two years earlier, in 1927, on the campus of the University of California at Los Angeles.
"Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate . . . But the fish gate did the sons o[ Hassenaah build I" (Neh. 3:1, 3 ). F EED my sheep,” said the Lord Jesus to Peter, an undershepherd appointed to nourish the flock for which the Good Shepherd had given His life. It was the same Lord who had said to him and his brother Andrew some years before on the shores of Galilee, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Peter’s twofold commission is also that of the church, whose task is symbolically and prophetically portrayed in the build ing of the walls of Jerusalem under Nehe- miah. The sons of Hassenaah who obe diently built "the fish gate” prefigure the church’s great ministry of EVANGELISM, that of bringing men into the city of God through “the fish gate.” Eliashib and his fellows who "builded the sheep gate” sug gest the vital mission of EDUCATION, or the training of those who are already Chris tians. In John 10, the Lord Jesus speaks of Himself as the Door or Gate of the sheep- fold through which the sheep go in and out
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to find pasture. As His follow ers, we have the double responsi bility to "fish" for men and to "feed" t h o s e within the fold of God by lead ing them to the green p astu res of His Word. A Modern Tragedy Tragic is the fact t h a t the overwhelming majority of the eight m i l l i o n high school and
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The blessing of the Lord has been upon this work in a gracious manner. But the purpose of this article is to center atten tion, not upon any achievement that has been attained, but upon the great task that waits to be grappled with—the meeting of the spiritual needs of eight million high school, college, and university students in the United States, for only a small per centage of these young people have been reached. Through its inertia, the church has given a long head start to the forces of moral and spiritual disintegration. In America we are reaping a harvest of cynicism, atheism, skeptical agnosticism, communism and
university students of the United States today are as sheep having no shepherd, totally ignorant of the Good Shepherd who has given His life for them. Greater trag edy lies in the fact that a large percentage of those who once could be found within the house of God are now astray in the wilderness of atheism and agnosticism, having followed false shepherds heralded as prophets of an educational utopia. This calamity may be summarized in the fol lowing figures: J j There are 29,501 universities, col leges, and high schools in the United States *Director, The University Bible Clubs.
* Recent statistics prove that the majority of our young people WILL NOT COME TO CHURCH. And 70% of those who have attended leave when they reach the age of decision. Because most churches no longer present the message of salvation, 6 out of the 7 who leave have not accepted Christ as Saviour. Should we not GO to those who will not COME to us ?
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