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January 1927
D a i l y R e a d i n g s
“Best” Religious Fiction with especial emphasis on “Best” A New Name The Mark of the Beast By Sydney D. Watson
To some, it is a stumbling-block because of pride; they are not willing to accept salvation as a free gift. Some place must be found in the scheme of redemption for their worthiness or their efforts. For such pride there is no hope and no remedy until it has been humbled into the dust. To other men, the doctrine is an offence because they imagine that it allows the sinner to continue in his sin. Never was there a greater mis take. God imputes righteousness in order that men may be pt^t into''the position to become ri'giiteous. Christ was made right eous that He might live as the indwelling force that should pro duce holiness in the believer. The Gospel is “the power of God unto salvation,” not only from the consequence of sin, but from sin itself. To the man who has no desire to be holy, God does hot impute the righteousness of Christ. (*) The portions for Jan. 24, 25.and 26, form one theme: each is incomplete without the others. WHO can count the constellations of heaven? Yet our Father not only counts them, He “calls, them by names.” Nor the stats alone, but His loved ones: “I have called thee by thy name.” So likewise doth our Good Shepherd: “He calleth his own sheep by name.” God does not regard men in crowds, but as individuals. His knowledge of us is intimate and par ticular :|§The very hairs of your head are all numbered.” “Such knowledge is too high for me,” but its depth of com fort is even greater than its height. One may never feel so lonely and so forsaken as when lost in a crowd; the king’s Almoner, nay the King himself may pass by, but I may be overlooked amid the throng and go away unrecognized, disappointed, poor. If God thought of men as “the masses,” how many a pensioner of the Divine bounty might miss his portion! Morover our char acters, our circumstances, our needs, are so infinitely varied that to bless us in crowds would be like offering the same gift to a beggar and a Duke. There is a personal touch in ‘God’s dealing with His people that is sweet beyond description. -Even their idiosyncracies are not overlooked. The grace, the comfort, the help; the strength, nay the very manner of giving,.is suited to the capacity and the necessity of each. We need no introduction when we go into the presence chamber of our Father and our Lord: He has already called us by our names. J anuary 28. “Let there be no strife . .. . for we are brethren.’’- — Gen. 13:8. FROM an aeroplane all things below are dwarfed into insig nificance. How high our party walls of dogmatic or ecclesiastical differences appear to us on earth; how infinitely little they must look from the dwelling place of God. As soldiers of Christ we have a common foe; it is deplorable that, instead of marching shoulder to shoulder, we should be flying at each others’ throats with regard to a phrase or a posture. “One army of the living God,” we are yet divided into hostile camps, frittering away in unbrotherly strife the time that should be spent in conquering the world for Him; We would wave a welcome to all who “love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity and truth’’,. (there must be no denial of His Divinity), for “we are brethren.” We do not ask for uniformity: serious differences do exist between us, and we must each be faithful to what we believe to be the truth; but they cannot be so vital as to justify civil war, since we are all “one in Christ Jesus.” The enemy is thundering at the Church’s gates; his hosts are still in possession of the fields beyond: does' it become us to waste the hours, and to squander otir strength in bickering and in jealousy, rather than in common strife for our Captain’s kingdom and the discomforture of the legions of Hell ? Can we expect the world to accept our Gospel of peace and love while the Church of God is a hotbed of con tention before their very eyes? Doubtless, we must differ while we are below: God give us grace to differ in the spirit of love and unity. J anuary 27. “He calleth them all by named.” — Isa. 40:26.
By Grace Livingston Hill Clarity, freshness, a n d a singing undertone of happiness and good will permeate this story of when, through a cur ious coincidence, the town of Marlborough thrust on Murray a new name, and he found an unsuspected ' self develop to meet the emergency. T h e r e were girls, of course, in the new life, but between them and his dream of ha'ppiness came always the still white face of Bessie Chapparelle. And then this new self of Mur ray’s demanded a sacrifice of which the old Murray would never have believed himself capable and brought the beau tiful fulfillment of his ro mance. A most unusual love story that will appeal to men as much as to women.’ Cloth $2.00 By Johanna Spyri A genuinely old-fashioned book by a well-known writer. It is translated from the Ger man, and tells the story of an orphan girl whose charming ways, and sweet faith in the love of a gracious heavenly Father, open all hearts. Like a l l w e l l regulated books should, it e n d s delightfully. Those who enjoy solving char ades will be delighted with some which are suggested. Cloth $1.50 By Sydney D. Watson The Second Coming of the Lord is a very precious truth to many Christians, and would be to many more if they only j understood. Some are adverse to studying their Bibles just to learn this particular truth, but everybody will read and j enjoy a g o o d , well, written story. In the Twinkling of an Eye is an exceedingly inter esting story in which the doc trine of the return of the Lord is so intimately interwoven that the reader absorbs it, u t terly unconscious that he is being taught,—so thoroughly does he become absorbed in the story. It is just the book to put into the hands of young Christians, careless Christians, nominal Christians. R e a d it for yourself, and then you will understand what we mean. Cloth $1.25 Dora In the Twinkling of an Eye
There are but comparative ly few people who understand correctly w h a t the B i b l e teaches concerning “the Great Tribulation,”—that awful pe riod of distress that is coming upon this earth during the time when the Antichrist will rule with unhindered sway. In “The Mark of the Beast,” these facts are most vividly por trayed in story form. So in teresting is the 8 t o r y that many people read it through at one sitting, only to take up the b o o k again to re-read, once, twice and possibly three times, until the true teaching of the tribulation is so fixed in their minds that they w i l l never forget it. Cloth $1.25 By Mrs. Harvey Jellie . An interesting story, writ ten expressly that through it some shadows may be dis pelled, the worker’s h e a r t lightened, and all led to the only true Source of everlasting joy. It portrays the real sun shine—the sunshine of His countenance. A helpful, healthy story for young people. Cloth $1.00 The Passing of “ The Word” A Romance of College Life Helen Henshaw The book depicts the whole some a n d typical American college girl of today, who with seriousness of character can have as well the spirit of frol ic. While the story purports to impart a serious message, nevertheless, there is a certain trend of humor through the pages. T h e college girl’s rhapsodies, and t y p i c a l friendships that are formed, lend to the narrative a natural ness which is in every way pleasing and appropriate. In terwoven is a love theme, by no means complex, but adding a certain charm to the volume. The dialogue throughout is natural and pleasing and the moral element is strongly m a r k e d . An exceptionally healthy story. Cloth $1.50 Into the Sunshine
The Conflict
By M iss E lizabeth K nauss T h is is th e hook of th e h o u r fo r everyone w ho is in any w ay in terested in th e conflict betw een th e M odernist w ing of th e C h ru c h and those w ho hold fast to th e g re a t fu n d a m ental doctrines of th e C h ristian religion. “ T h e C on flict“ tells the sto ry in sto ry form— a real live sto ry e n te r tain in g from b eg inning to end— an d very helpful. You w ill w a n t a t least o n e copy fo r you rself a n d one fo.r y o u r pasto r. O rd e r a t once a n d p u t in circu latio n in y o u r , comm unity. ' C loth $1 .2 5 If money does not accompany order, goods will be sent C. O. D., If goods are to come by mail add 10% for postage.
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