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T he K ing ’ s B usiness Motto: “ I, the Lord, do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.” Isaiah 27:3. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY AND REPRESENTING THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES T. C. HORTON, Editor-in-Chief R. H. RICHARDS, Business Manager < CONTRIBUTORS DR R. A. TORREY DR. LEANDER S. KEYSER DR. J. FRANK NORRIS DR. JOHN MacINNIS WM. JENNINGS BRYAN DR. A. C. DIXON DR. CORTLAND MYERS DR. L. W. MUNHALL DR. F. W. FARR DR. CHARLES R. ROADS THIS MAGAZINE stands for the Infallible Word of God, and for its great, fundamental doctrines. ITS PURPOSE is to strengthen the faith of all believers, in all the world; to stir their hearts to engage in definite Christian work; to acquaint them with the varied work of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles; and to work in harmony and fellowship with them in magnifying the person and work of our Lord Jesus Christ, and thus hasten His coming. Volume XV June, 1924 Number 6 Table of Contents Editorials Page

John Wanamaker, “Citizen” .................... ;..v .................... -.....................331 Soul Saving by Soul Sacrificing....................................................................332 The Statistical Statement..............................................................--............ 332 A Preposterous Proposition......................................................................... 333 Perplexing Problems Confronting Our Country.............. ...................... 334 Bible Training For All................... ............................................................335 Contributed Articles Inspiration, Prophecy and Higher Criticism,..................................... The late Dr. A. T. Pierson.......................................................... 336 Complete Redemption,— Rev. David R.Breed, D. D........................ 338 The Five Points and The General Assembly,................................... Rev. A. Gordon MacLennan, D.D.............................................341 The Church and the Creed and the Duty of Church Officers......... Rt. Rev. Philip Rhinelander............................................. --.......... 343 The Voice of Deity,—Canon G. Osborne Troop, M. A ........................ 345 Make Me A Sanctuary,— Dr. Frederick W. Farr..................................... 346 The Christ, A Cure Or Curse?— Dr. T. T. Martin................................348 Is the Bible a Pious Fraud?— Rev. A. Reilly Copeland...................... 349 Our Letter Box................................................................. ........................ ............ 351 Current Comment .................................................................. .......... * - - -------352 Pointers for Preachers and Teachers..................................................................354 The Family Circle................................................................................................... 356 Our Young People..................................................................... The Children’s Garden............................................................................ - .............360 Evangelistic Department .......................................................... .......................... 361 Bible Institute in Hunan Province China..................... .......................................364 Bible Institute Happenings ................................... 365 The Whole Bible (Fundamental) S. S.Lessons................................................. 366 International Sunday School Lesson H e lp s........................................................ 379 Best Books ........................................................................................................... ...388 A Crisis and Challenge............................................................................................390 The Chosen People, The Land and the Book....................................... ........... 394

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Which was dedicated las.t Thanksgiving Day, stands on City Hall Square, Philadelphia, over­ looking the great establishment of which he was the founder. It was erected by the men and women and children in the public and private schools and Sunday schools of, the state and nation, who knew and loved him, and is an illus­ trated incentive for young men to follow the example of the man who, as a Christian lad, laid the foundation for his life upon God’s Book and, by strict adherence to its teachipgs, and obedience to its fundamental principles of obli­ gation to God and man, through years of testings and trials, triumphed. Mr. Wanamaker demonstrated to the world that a business man could be loyal to God; could love his fellow men; could labor with heart and hand in the daily task; could be a leader among business men; could leave behind him an endur­ ing memorial in thousands of hearts, as evi­ denced by this memorial in stone. To the one who pens these lines, Mr. Wana­ maker's life was a constant inspiration and in­ centive to be "diligent in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord," and for the privilege of fellowship with him as his pastor, in his home and in Christian service, he is grateful to God.

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m ent over yonder takes in, in ten m inutes, more th an the receipts of th a t little store for its en tire first day. “T h ird Act. Who remembers when on th e site of the g reat W anam aker Store th ere stood the old Pennsylvania Railroad F reigh t Station? I remember it well. As a child I heard Moody preach th e re and Sankey sing. Young W an­ am aker bought th e entire property in 1875 and proceeded to develop upon it a new kind of store. Who helped him? Nobody. T h at is, no hum an being. How did he do it? He made it a ru le to streng then his position each day, so th a t on the morrow th ere was a reserve for progress. He was always preparing for th e next step. “The principle of the store was simple. Everything th a t a norm al person wanted to buy, all under one roof,— a fixed price, liberty of exchange and lots of intelligent ad ­ vertising. The story of th is act is the story of a match­ less contribution to American indu strial development. “F o u rth Act. Up goes the curtain! W hat shall we look a t th is time? Why, th ere is the Capitol— and Pennsylvania Avenue! It is in W ashington th a t th is scene is laid. The persistent little boy, th e ambitious clerk, th e adventureous m erchant has become a ;Cabinet officer. He is P residen t H arrison’s Postm aster General. If you study our national postal system and trace its best featu res back to th eir source, you will find th a t most of them originated in the brain of John W anam aker. Some day we shall get back into use the pneum atic tube service which he conceived. Its resto ration to service has been tem porarily blocked by sho rt sighted people who ought to know better. The theme of th is act is “The Public Recognition of D istinguished Service.’ “The la st act, is in a way, th e best of all. It discloses the far-reaching influence of the life of th is rem arkable man. Two g rea t in stitu tion s in Philadelphia and in New York firmly established; notable reform s achieved which transform th e indu strial practice of thousands of mer­ chants; a steady pressure maintained for th e promotion of organized Christianity, popular education and useful citi­ zenship, an extraordinary combination of the imagination of the a rtist and the practical adm inistrative capacity of a railroad president. “The climax of the dram a is th e disclosure of th e man himself,— the strong, patriotic, far-seeing American citizen, wearing his honors lightly and influencing all about him for good. “The sculptor is a genius. By the simple device of rep­ resenting John W anam aker as standing erect w ith his over­ coat throw n lightly over his arm , J. Massey Rhind has suggested two of the distinguishing characteristics of th is g reat citizen,— uprightness and readiness for th e next move. It is not a figure a t rest, nor yet a figure in motion. It is John W anam aker pausing for a moment before he strides to fu rth e r achievement. “As he pauses he happens to be standing a t the very center of th e 'c ity which he loved and served. He is su r­ rounded by the members of his talen ted family,-—daughters who have inherited his ability equally w ith his sons. Near him are gathered th e Mayor and other municipal officers.

JOHN WANAMAKER, “Citizen.” The principal speaker at the dedication of the Wana- itiaker Memorial (shown on opposite page) was George Wharton Pepper, United States Senator from Penn­ sylvania. His address so succinctly and sympathetic­ ally delineates the character and career of Mr. Wana- iaaker that we are printing it in fu ll: SENATOR P E P PE R ’S ADDRESS “ John W anam aker spent himself in th e service of the people of th is community. It is fitting, therefore, th a t the statu e erected to his memory should represent th e friendly offerings of m ultitudes of people who feel th a t they have a debt of g ratitud e to pay. “It is not worth while for the speaker on an occasion like th is to urge his h earers to follow the example of the distinguished citizen in whose honor we have assembled. Such a man’s life speaks for itself. His record makes its own appeal. If he struggled for his education, if he began his fight w ithout much backing, if he overcame countless obstacles of all sorts, if he attain ed high place, and if suc­ cess did not spoil him,— the mere record of these facts is more eloquent th an a speaker’s exhortation. “W ith the exception of four memorable years, John Wan­ am aker lived practically his whole life w ithin a few hun­ dred yards of th is spot. The stages of his career were like acts in a well-conceived drama. Each was more in­ teresting th a n th e last. Unity was given to the .whole by his powerful and unique personality. “We can review his life in a few words. More than eighty years can be condensed into tw enty m inutes. .■‘He th a t h ath ears to hear, let him h ear.’ “The cu rtain rises on th e first act. We are told th a t the scene is laid in Philadelphia, but, as we look, everything is strangely unfam iliar. In bew ilderment we ask what year it is. ‘1838’ is the reply. Then we understand. It is scarcely more th an a village upon which we are gazing. Martin Van Buren is President. Lafayette, the friend of W ashington, has been dead but four years. Lincoln, Grant, Roosevelt,— two are' as yet unheard of and the th ird unborn. “E n ter an industrious and p ersisten t small boy. His fath er owns a brickyard. This fact suggests solid founda­ tion and sub stan tial superstructures. A determ ined and trium ph an t struggle for education is th e theme of the first act, ending w ith a clerkship in a small clothing store a t F o u rth and Market S treets a t a salary of $2.50 per week. “Second Act. The storm clouds of civil war are gather­ ing. The lad: will presently offer himself for m ilitary ser­ vice, bu t meanwhile he keeps pegging away a t his daily work, and presently— a t the age of 23— he opens a t Sixth and M arket a little store of his own. I t is th e 11th of April, 1861, th e very day upon which they fired on F o rt Sumter. One way to preserve th e Union is to strengthen the foundations of industry. The venture a t Sixth and Market, however does no t look very important. A single saleswoman a t any of the counters in th a t g reat establish­

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blinded. Our hearts are hard. We need to confess our sin. We need to abandon ourselves to the Holy Spirit —surrender our wills. We need to place ourselves upon His altar. We need to visualize the awfulness of sin, the burdens and sorrows of the sinners. We need to look straight at the Scriptures which describe the horrors of eternal punishment, and abandon ourselves to the work so graciously committed to us, that which brings the greatest possible satisfaction,—the bring­ ing of men, women and children to Christ. THE STATISTICAL STATEMENT The inside front cover of this issue conveys a brief survey of the practical work done in 1923 through the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. Look for a moment at some of the aggregate results: Personal interviews with people concerning their soul’s salvation .......... ............ J — .................. 60,361 Visits made......................................................... 43,845 Bibles, Testaments and Gospels given away...... 40,051 Other Christian literature (including tracts) distributed ..........„............ ..................... 399,280 Backsliders restored ...,....................................... 294 Professed conversions ............,......................... . 6,926 Then think of the multiplied service accomplished in other lines,—for instance the hundreds of students who were being trained for Christian work in an atmos­ phere of devotion to Christ in service. If there is joy in heaven, over one soul saved, then the joy bells must be ringing every hour of every day and night, for our workers and students are in almost every field in the world. If you have contributed by prayer or gifts to make this possible, then you have a share in the results and in the rewards. If you have not had a share, we plead for your fellowship. You must invest some of your funds for God somewhere. Can you find a better place? We seek to make every gift bring good returns. Please re'member us. WHOSE EXAMPLE FOLLOW! Dr. T. C. Horton, Supt. Bible Inst., of Los Angeles, 536-558 South Hope St., Los Angeles, Cal. Dear Sir: Realizing the great help afforded by the comments in The King’s Business on the les­ sons of The Whole Bible Sunday School Lesson Course, we are desirous that every teacher in our Sunday School get the benefit of them. We are particularly anxious that each indi­ vidual teacher may know how much this ex­ position of the lesson will mean to him and to his class. Therefore, we are enclosing list of all our teachers who are not already subscribers to The King’s Business and ask that you send it to them for three months in order that they may see just what it is and how much they need it, and would benefit by it. Kindly send the bill to “ The First Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas.” Thanking you for your kindness, I am Yours in Christ, G. B. VICK.

You and I and his other friends stand expectantly as if we hoped him to smile in recognition. But he is not looking at us. His eyes are fixed on space. He is thinking, no doubt, of th e g reat in stitu tion which is his own unaided Creation. His mind is filled w ith memories and his soul w ith faith. “Let us respect his privacy and go our several ways, leaving him standing where th e sculptor has placed him, secure of his position, in the center of th e city and in the h earts of his fellow-citizens. As we go homeward, let us remember th a t this is Thanksgiving Day, and th a t among the many things for which we have to be th ank fu l are these th ree: T h at th is man lived, th a t we knew him, and th a t th is enduring monument will perpetuate hiS memory for the upbuilding and enrichm ent of Philadelphia.” SOUL SAVING BY SOUL SACRIFICING The saving of souls is the crux of the commission to the church. It was the command of the Lord Jesus. It has never changed. The center of every message of the preacher should be the unchanging obligation of every believer to be a soul-winner. If it is said that sermons are for the purpose of “ building up the saints in the faith,”—then the ques­ tion is pertinent, “ Why build them up in the faith if they are not to use their faith in being faithful to the command of the Commander?” If the purpose of the sermon is to enlighten the saints concerning the great truths of the Word of God, of what use is the enlightenment if it is not passed on? Every Christian becomes more responsible after hearing a Bible message. “ Use o r’lose” is the un­ changing law of God. Church statistics are startling when honestly analyzed. How many church members, think you, does it take to win a soul, according to the records ? There can be no soul-saving without soul-sacrificing. Soul saving is not a holiday affair. It is rather a “ holy-day sacrifice.” , We are wanting to win men without working for men. We are glad to see them saved, but are not coveting the privilege of being the channel through which their salvation shall come. There must be soul sorrow for the lost. The Saviour prayer with strong crying and tears. Dr. Jowett once said, ‘‘The Gospel of a bleeding heart demands the ministry of bleeding hearts. As soon as we cease to bleed we cease to bless.” Paul’s heart-cry has been coming down the centuries, “ I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart, for I could wish that I were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh.” We pity the people that are poor. We are glad to minister to them. A great disaster, accompanied by severe loss of life, gives us sorrow. We seek to sympa­ thize with those who are suffering and may make some contribution to supply their need. But the souls of those around us,—thousands of them—do not seem to have any appeal to our hearts. We profess to be Chris­ tians; followers of the meek and lowly Christ. We may be true to the Fundamentals,—and thank God for that, but we are not true to Christ, we are not true to the Word of God, if we are not burdened for lost souls. What is the remedy ? What do we need ? What will help us? Acknowledge our sin. We are violators of the principals of our faith. We hurt the heart of Christ. We lack love. We are selfish. Our eyes are

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the holy birth of our Lord Jesus Christ evinces the grossest possible ignorance 'of the teaching of God’s Word. Their imperious attitude toward the faithful of the flock, suggesting their fancied possession of higher qualities of mind which enable them to discern the weak and wrong construction which has been placed upon the Bible by the fathers, and their own ability to discern what it does and does not mean; their indifference concerning the disastrous results which must follow in the lives of those who listen to their wicked crusade against Christ and are led to be­ lieve their whimsical, worthless words,—compel us to classify these men with the most subtle enemies of the church and nation. Their culminating crime is their rejoicing over the

A PREPOSTEROUS PROPOSITION In our cartoon we have the statement of a Modern­ ist, “ The preponderating weight of scholarship is on the side of denial !’’ Now “.scholarship” means “ the sum of mental at­ tainment of a scholar,” and it does not take a large quantity of mental attainment to deny most anything, but it sometimes takes quite a little mental attainment to prove a thing. The devil denied the authority of God when he said, “ You shall not surely die,” but he lied. Satan had quite a lot of “ mental attainment” but he lost out. The Modernists have failed to prove a single propo­ sition in their denial of the Word of God. The deniers have been swept into eternity through the ages, but the

divisions which they have made in the evangelical church. The inevitable ef­ fect is the lowering of the standard of righteousness a n d the sowing of the seed which must re­ sult in the breaking down of all moral barriers producing the, condition which is sorrowfully re­ corded in the last verse of the book of Judges: “In those days, there was no king in Israel. Every man did that which was right in his own eyes. ’’ The Fundamental­ ists have made no division in the ranks of the evangelical church. They have stood loyally upon the foundation of the faith of our fathers in the inspired, in­

Book goes on—more Bibles were printed last year than ever before. The boasters have their place in ;he economy of God, and are spoken of by the Holy Spirit in 2 Tim. 3: 1-5: “This know, also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, c o v e t o u s , boasters, proud, blas­ phemers, disobedient to parents, unthank­ ful, unholy, Without natural a f f e c t i o n , truce- breakers, false ac­ cusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, he ady ,

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highminded, lovers o f pleasures mor e than lovers of God: Having a form of godliness, but deny­ ing the power thereof: from such turn away.” “ Denying the power,’’—there they are, like the lit­ tle Brownies these so-called “ scholars” will never be able to move a real “ born-again” ,child of God; they will, however, be able to fool the ignorant and rally them to their Satanic scheme to overthrow the Rock; but “ the Word of God endureth forever.” Pray for these presumptuous preponderators ! THE CRIMINAL CONDUCT OF THE CRITICS We cannot evade the growing consciousness that many of the men who so audaciously attack God’s Holy Word have been beguiled by Satan’s snare, through their worldly wisdom, thus making their po­ sition positively criminal ; or, to put it in milder terms, but with the same meaning, viciously wicked and wrong. The introduction of insidious suggestions concerning

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fallible Word of God. They are fighting for the faith once for all delivered. They are defending the Deity of our Lord—the Yirgin-born Son of our God. They are battling for the doctrine of blood atonement as the only solution of the sin question, and the doctrine of the physical resurrection of Jesus. Christ as the un­ answerable proof of His Lordship. They hold to the positive proof of the promise of His premillennial re­ turn to reign. Our land is responding to the cry for bread for the starving children of Germany, but what shall we think of those who are seeking to take away the Bread of Life from the hungry, starving souls in our own country ? Is there not an appeal to our consciences that shall move us with compassion for the hungry-hearted peo­ ple, young and old, who can never know the meaning of rest for their souls until some one shall minister to them the Gospel of God’s grace which alone is sufficient to satisfy the craving for rest and peace?

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tion, however, is being destroyed in most of our schools through the widespread denial of the authority and authenticity of the Word of God. If the Bible goes, then “ Ichabod” is written over the American flag and all of our boasted civilization will go crumbling in the dust. This is so •perfectly clear and obvious that the wonder is that any right- thinking man or woman, and especially any Christian father or mother, can fail to appreciate the danger that besets us. With these facts before you, we solicit your earnest prayers in behalf of our beloved country in this time of its peril, and on behalf of the boys and girls and the young men and women whose characters are now in the making, that God will stem the tide and raise up some means by which the Gospel of the Son of God may be given to them. We hope, in the July issue, to give some additional facts and suggest a remedy. ■ “GOD’S WORD TO WOMEN” We are in receipt of a le tte r from Dr. Jam es M. Gray, P residen t of the Moody Bible In stitu te, Chicago, enclosing a notice regarding a book bearing the above title, which he advises is being published in the April issue of Moody Bible In stitu te Monthly, and asking th a t we mention it in The K ing’s Business, also. Inasmuch as th is book was re­ viewed in the K ing’s Business of March, 1922, under cir­ cumstances sim ilar to those, which attended its review in th e M. B. I. monthly, i. e., the book review appearing w ith­ out th e knowledge of the Editor-in-Chief, we are very glad indeed to publish Dr. Gray’s disavowal of any endorsement of the position taken in this book, and to add th a t neither Dr. Torrey nor the editor of this magazine have ever given it th e ir endorsement, but— on the contrary—-regard th e teaching th erein contained as unscriptural. Dr. Gray’s communication follows: “GOD’S WORD TO WOMEN” This is the title of a book by K atherine C. Bushnell, M. D., for which an advertising leaflet is in circulation quot­ ing a favorable notice of w hat seems to have been an abridged edition of th e book wh-ieh- appeared in th e Moody Bible In stitu te Monthly for May, 1921. The leaflet also contains a quotation from a respected and influential per­ iodical on the Pacific coast a ttrib u tin g the favorable notice in th e Monthly to me personally, in these w ords:— > “Dr. Jan ies M. Gray sa y s of the w ork: ‘It is tim e a w om an should in terp ret w h a t the B ib le sa y s about w om en. Dr. B u sh - n ell’s w ork is sch o la rly and erudite, but devou t and lo y a l to the B ib le.’ ” I feel it my duty to the Christian public to say th a t the connection of my name w ith th e afore-mentioned book no­ tice is erroneous. It was not w ritten by me, and I knew nothing o f it un til it appeared in th e dep artm en t’ of Book Notices in the Monthly, whereupon I immediately expressed my disapproval of it to its author. Dr. Bushnell, th e w riter of the book, has now w ritten me to say th a t she herself has discovered the erro r in the use of my name on her advertising leaflet, th a t she is sorry it oc­ curred, and th a t if I wish it altered she will “make the cor­ rection and rep rin t.” I have w ritten her th a t I no t only desire the correction to be made so far as my name is con­ cerned, bu t also th a t th e name of th e Moody Bible In stitu te Monthly be om itted from the leaflet. The immediate occasion for this public disclaimer is the inform ation reaching me as to th e infuence of the book both here and in mission lands. (Signed) James M. Gray. A'e. s-i&. ate ate ate Every Child W ill Be Interested in “ The Children’s Garden” Page 360

God help us to have a burden of prayer for the sheep who have no shepherd, that they may be spared from the ravages of the wolves in sheep’s clothing who have wrought such havoc among the Lord’s flock! PERPLEXING PROBLEMS CONFRONTING OUR COUNTRY There are, of course, many problems of a serious nature, and always will be, but some are more import­ ant than others. Under the caption “ A Startling Dis­ covery ’’ some facts have been sent to us for publica­ tion from Washington, D. C., over the signature, “ Georgia Robertson.”' We wish we had space to publish the entire article but will give a few excerpts which are, indeed start­ ling.- Miss Robertson says : “T rained scientists spent th ree years and expended $100,000.00 in discovering facts, th e knowledge of which in the fu tu re may lead to the elim ination of many d istu rb ­ ing and perplexing problems which confront us today.” These facts were obtained by taking the children from our schools and, through the use of laboratory tests, baring their souls to the gaze of the scientists. These children were from different sections of the United States, from various stations in life and from different types of homes and environments. It was found that over half of the children would lie, cheat and steal. The trend of their minds was dis­ covered through what were called “ true-false tests.” Every reader should carefully consider this photo­ graph of the working of the minds, of these children and then ask themselves the question: ‘‘What is the reason for this false conception of life and action which dominates the mind of the modern child?” Look at the answers from a majority of the thou­ sands of boys and girls to whom the tests were given: “All the children had to do was to make a pencil m ark under the word tru e or false to show what they though t of th e statem ent. It is NO® wrong to steal from one who has secured his w ealth dishonestly. Stupidity is MORE sinful than deceit. Unnecessarily failing to meet an appointment on time is NOT immoral or unchristian. Cheating a railroad is NOT so much a sin as cheating a person. It is TRUE th a t if a storekeeper gives you too much money, it is all rig h t to keep it, because he would probably do the same if you paid him too much.” The test was also made in a practical manner, show­ ing that in practice the children carried out their thoughts of right and wrong: “When sent to the store w ith a qu arter to buy a certain article, and— by prearrangem ent— the clerk would say: ‘We are selling th is for fifteen cents today’ or would give a dime in change as though by m istake, 64 per cent of the children did n o t re tu rn th e dime eith er to the teacher or to the store.” Another test was made by written examinations: “The paper was in double sheets, th e lower one waxed so th a t it showed corrections. The questions and answers were put on th e blackboard, th e answer concealed by a map. While th e children were left alone in th e room the map fell down and plenty of time was allowed for them to cor­ rect th e ir papers from th e board. In some of these tests lOO per cent of th e children yielded.” The public school system was established in the United States in order that our children might have the foundation of an education which would fit them to become useful, law-abiding citizens. This founda­

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new vision and a grasp upon the Scriptures th a t has made them a trem endous blessing in the churches. At the present tim e th ere are nearly i.100 students re­ porting lessons by correspondence and getting what per­ sonal atten tion is needed from our in stru cto rs by way of clearing up th eir difficulties. The m ajority of these are young people in the churches, although many strugling pas­ tors in small communities as well as m issionaries on for­ eign fields are included. There are also some very in­ teresting classes going on under the instruction of our Cor­ respondence Department, such as in Some of the state prisons where conversions frequently result. We wish especially to commend our correspondence courses to all who feel the need of some definite method of Bible study and who are unable to have the privilege of coming in personal touch w ith the members of our faculty. These courses are graded to su it the needs of the studen t and one may enroll a t any tim e and complete the work as he is able. The Beginners’ Course, covering many of the v ital teachings of the Bible in a simple way, can be gotten for only $2.00. O ther courses tak ing up studies of the various books as well as practical Christian work, can be procured for from $2:50 to $5.00. We urge our readers to get in touch w ith th e Secretary. Mr. Keith L. Brooks, who will be glad to send printed m at­ ter or give advice as to the courses best adapted to the individual need. CORRECTING AN ERROR Things are n o t always w hat they seem. The m ul­ tiplication of books sent us fo r review calls fo r much tim e fo r reading, and renders us sometimes, liable to th e erro r of tak ing it for g ran ted th a t if a w riter is sound on one o r two of th e fundam entals, he is all rig h t on th e others. Our atten tio n has been called to a serious m istake in our review of “The R etu rn ing Tide of F a ith ” by Bishop Neville S. Talbot, D. D., M. C., of P reto ria, South Africa, and we desire to say th a t we cannot commend th is book, and it has never been fo r sale in our Book Room. We reg ret th a t a favorable m ention was given it in our columns. I’m restin g only, Saviour, on T h y blood once shed for me; It is a ll m y hope and com fort, m y confidence and plea^. N oth in g th a t I m ig h t ever do could stan d th e sea rch in g lig h t, W hich stream eth from T hy g rea t w h ite throne, so radiant, pure and b right. W hat g ro ss p resum ption ’tis for m an to thin k th a t he can stand B efore the sea rch in g ey e o f God, w h o doth of him comm and A p erfect rig h teo u sn ess, a pure and h oly life , w hen he H as n ou gh t but sin to offer God, and no ex cu se nor plea. ’T is for th e sin n er God p rovid es a w ondrous Su b stitu te, And w h en our h ands are feeb le and our to n g u es w ith g u ilt are m ute, W e flee u n to our refu g e and w e claim w h a t h as been done To sa tisfy God’s ju stice in th e p erson of H is Son. It w a s the sp o tless Lamb of God bore a ll m y sin and g u ilt; It w a s for th is upon the cro ss H is p recious blood w a s sp ilt; And n ow I claim th a t blood, for God h as p laced it on, m y soul: It h eals, it covers, and it m akes m e everm ore q u ite w hole. Oh! blood o f Christ, I’ll ever sin g T hy p reciou sn ess, T hy w orth, I can n ot com prehend or te ll it all upon th is earth; B ut w h en I reach yon h ea v en ly shore I’ll sin g in en d less so n g The m erits of th e Saviou r’s d eath am ong the b lood -w ash ed throng. —A. E. R. in “Kingdo^m T id in gs.” WITHOUT BLOOD NO REMISSION H eb rew s 9:22

T H E B I O G R A P H Y OF ARTHUR T. PIERSON A Spiritual W arrior, Mighty in th e Scriptures, A Leader in the Modern Missionary Crusade. By his son, Delavan L. Pierson, E d ito r of th e Missionary Review of th e World Dr. Pierson was a sp iritu al leader in th is coun­ try for many years. He was a man of unusually diversified culture,, and in the pulpit, on the p lat­ form, in the religious press, or in conference w ith religious leaders, he was recognized as a wise, de­ voted and successful servant of the Lord, both in this country and in Great B ritain. Few men have equalled Dr. Pierson in his ability to present tru th in a clear,- concise and attractive manner. His experience was world-wide. His in­ terest in the spread of th e Gospel was definite and practical, as was manifested in “The Missionary Review of the W orld’’ of which magazine he was the editor until his d ep artu re to be w ith the Lord. His biography by his son, Delavan L. Pierson, is an interesting story of the plan and place of God in one man’s life, and of the possibilities of large fruitage resu ltan t from a surrendered will. to. the will of God. The w riter of this review owes so much, person­ ally, to Dr. Pierson for his generous-hearted help along spiritual lines and for the influence of his life during several years of fellowship w ith him as Associate P asto r in Bethany P resbyterian Church, in Philadelphia, th a t he joyfully pears tes­ timony to the greatness of th e man and to the unselfishness of his service. Any m inister of the Gospel, any stud en t looking forward to a m inisterial life, or any Christian de­ siring to know the experiences of a soul in its te st­ ings and tria ls in Christian service, will be stimu­ lated to g reater devotion to God through th e per­ usal of this book. Buy it. Read it. Give it to your pastor. T. C. H. BIBLE TRAINING FOR ALL It is probably not known by many of our readers th a t the educational departm ent of the Bible In stitu te of Los Angeles consists of th ree units, each in itself being a m ighty work for God and each one a work of faith depending al­ most entirely upon th e £ ifts of Christian people. F irst, th ere is the Day School, holding classes during the forenoons five days each week and providing board and room for its several hundred students w ithout profit, and making no tu ition charge. We are dependent upon the gifts of God’s people th a t enable us to train and send into the harvest field these many young lives. Second, for those who cannot attend the Day School on account of having to earn a livelihood, th ere is th e Evening School, giving practically the same train ing although re­ quiring a longer period to complete it. Here are enrolled many hard working men and women of Los Angeles and vicinity, also receiving th eir train ing w ithout charge. Third, reaching out to the hundreds everywhere who can­ not avail themselves of classroom privileges, is our Cor­ respondence School, in which eight courses are offered covering the principal subjects ta u g h t in the In stitu te. For these courses only a nominal charge is made covering merely the cost of m aterials and not sufficient to meet the salaries of workers. The Correspondence Department can­ not, of course, offer th e equivalent of an In stitu te training, yet Bible study by correspondence has given hundreds a

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th a t the position taken above is un scriptural and untenable for a sound, accurate and Bible-revering teacher. Our p u r­ pose will be answered if we m ight ask a few questions: 1. t Could any definition of inspiration well be construc­ ted which should more successfully leave out the super­ n atu ra l element? Dr. Smith expressly undertakes to show “the n atu re of INSPIRATION under th e old covenant;” and he tells us “it was noth ing more or less th an the pos­ session of certain strong m oral and religious convictions, which he (Isaiah) fe lt he owed to the communication of th e Spirit of God; and according to which he in terp reted and even dared to foretell the history of his people and the world.” The italics in this case are ours, used to indicate phrases about which our serious doubts arise. 2. We cannot but ask w hether any o th er believer who possesses like “ strong moral and religious convictions,” m ight not sim ila rly / in terp ret and even dare to foretell events? If such :“ constituted inspiration for Isaiah,” what is to prevent any man—who has like “ simple faith ” in, -and “loyalty to ,” these same “ two simple tru th s,” and who has a “wonderful knowledge” of human n atu re and a “ oeaseless vigilance of affairs”— from making prophecies, predicting and controlling history? 3. We cannot bu t ask, again, whether Isaiah may not have been m istaken, when “he felt he owed” the possess­ ion of these convictions “ to th e communication of the Spirit of God?” and when “he tells us he received from God him ­ self” “two simple tru th s ? ” 4. Allowing th a t “ our study completely dispels the view of inspiration and prediction so long held in the Church,” does it dispel the Bible’s own view of inspiration as given, for example, in 1 P eter 1:10, 11, 12, and 2 P eter 1:21? We quote both passages in full, reversing th eir or­ der, because the la tte r gives us a Scriptural view of in­ spiration, and the form er makes clear th a t the prophet himself did not always understand his own predictions: AUTHORIZED VERSION “K n ow in g th is first, th a t no prop h ecy of th e Scripture Is of any p rivate in terp reta tio n . F or th e proph ecy cam e n ot in old tim e by th e w ill o f m an; but h oly m en of God sp ak e a s th ey w ere m oved by th e H o ly G host.” “Of w h ich sa lv a tio n th e prop h ets h ave inquired and searched d ilig en tly , w h o p rop hesied o f th e g ra ce th a t sh ou ld com e u n to you . S earch in g w h at, or w h a t m anner o f tim e th e Spirit o f C hrist w h ich w a s in them did sig n ify , w h en it testified b efore­ hand th e su fferin g s o f Christ, and th e g lo ry th a t sh ou ld fo l­ low . U nto w hom it w a s revealed , th a t n o t un to th em selv es, but u n to u s th ey did m in ister the th in g s, w h ich are n ow re­ ported un to y ou by them th a t have p reached th e g o sp el u n to you w ith th e H o ly G host se n t down from heaven ; w h ich th in g s th e a n g els d esire to lo o k in to .” ROTHERHAM ’S VERSION “T h is first u n d erstan d ing, th a t no prophecy o f scrip tu re be­ com es se lf-so lv in g ; for n ot by th e w ill o f m an w a s prophecy brou gh t in a t a n y tim e; but a s by th e H o ly Spirit th e y w ere b ein g borne a lo n g , sp a k e h oly m en of God.” “C oncerning wrhich sa lv a tio n p rop h ets so u g h t ou t, and search ed out, th e y w h o con cern in g th e fa v o r for y ou prophe­ sied: sea rch in g as to w h at, or w h a t m anner of season , th e

tion was nothing more or less th an the possession of cer­ tain strong moral and religious convictions, which he felt he owed to th e communication of the Spirit of God, and according to which he in terp reted and even dared to foretell the history of his people and the world. “Our study completely dispels, on the evidence of the Bible itself, th a t view of inspiration and prediction, so long held in the Church, which it is difficult to define, bu t which means something like this: th a t the prophet beheld a vision of the fu tu re in its actual detail, and read this off as a man may read the history of the past out of a book or a clear memory. This is a very simple view, bu t too simple eith er to meet the facts of the Bible, or to afford to men any of th a t intellectual and sp iritu al satisfaction which the discovery of the Divine methods is sure to afford. The lit­ eral view of inspiration is too simple to be tru e and too simple to be edifying. On the other hand how profitable, how edifying, is the Bible’s own account of its inspiration. To know th a t men in terp reted , predicted, and controlled history under power of the purest moral and religious con­ victions, in the knowledge of, and loyalty to, certain fun­ dam ental laws of God, is to receive an account of inspira­ tion which is not only as satisfying to -the reason as it is tru e to the facts of the Bible, but is spiritually very helpful by th e lo fty :example and rew ard it sets before our own faith. By faith, differing in degree, but not in kind, from ours, faith which is th e substance of things hoped for, these men became prophets of God and received the tes­ timony of history th at they spoke from Him. Isaiah pro­ phesied and predicted all he did from loyalty to two simple tru th s, which he tells us he received from God Himself: th a t sin must be punished, and th a t the people of God must be saved. This simple faith, acting along w ith a wonderful knowledge of hum an n atu re and a ceaseless vigilance of affairs,.constituted inspiration for Isaiah. “There is thus, w ith great modifications, an analogy be­ tween the prophet and the scientific observer of the present day. Men of science are able to affirm the certainty of n atu ra l phenomena by th eir knowledge of th e laws and principles of nature. Certain forces being present, certain resu lts must come to pass. The Old Testam ent prophets, working in history, a sphere where the problems were in­ finitely more complicated by the presence and powerful operation of man’s free will, seized hold of principles as conspicuous and certain to them as the laws of n atu re are to th e scientists, and o u t of th eir conviction of these they proelaimed the necessity of certain events, etc.” The above is a literal, verbatim , and exact quotation from “The Prophecies of Isaiah ,” by Professor George Adam Smith, of Glasgow, Scotland, Yol. 1, pages 372, 373; the capitals and italics being the au th o r’s own. This may therefore be taken as a fair specimen of the ac­ cepted teaching of the Modern School of Criticism to which Professor Smith belongs, and of which he would be con­ sidered not only a good representative, but an unusually ac­ ceptable and “evangelical” representative. We desire here to enter into no argum ent or elaborate attem p t to prove

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