Chester J. Padgett
Frieda Helen Buck
Jean Robinson
Paul R. Bauman
«
C h r i s t i a n E n d e a v o r
J U L Y % 1944 REAL IZ ING AMER ICA ’S CHRISTIAN HERITAGE P roverbs 14 : 34 ; H ebrew s 12 : 1 - 2 ; A c t s 22:28 By Paul R. Bauman No other living nation can boast a Christian heritage like that of the United States. Our country was born as a result of the religious intolerance and persecution of other nations. The early colonists came to this continent that they might worship God freely, according to the dictates bf their con sciences. They enjoyed from the be ginning the privilege of an open Bible, and the influence of this one Book did much to fashion the future of what has become, to millions of grate ful individuals, the greatest nation on earth. The Declaration of Independence states that governments are not laws unto themselves; that they cannot create right; that they are account able to a higher Power; that “all men are created equal” ; and that they are “ endowed by their Creator with cer tain inalienable rights.” (See a copy of the Declaration.) Today more than ever we should thank God for such a heritage as this (cf. Dan. 2:20, 21; 4:17). II. ‘ t h e CONSTITUTION. Our Constitution likewise recognizes “ the laws of nature and of nature’s For Those Who Have Topics t THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
God” as a higher Law binding on all governments, and it asserts that all governments are bound to recognize and abide by this higher Law. It pro vides that “ no' law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibit ing the free exercise thereof or the right of the people to peaceably as
semble” shall be made. To realize our heritage, think of conditions in Ger many, Japan, Russia, and in many other nations (cf. Acts 17:25, 26). III. OUR FIRST PRESIDENT. Let us consider Washington’s prayer for the then newly created United States of America:
July 2. 1944—PAUL R. BAUMAN
Dr. Bauman is Chairman of the Department of Theology and Apologetics at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. His experi ence as a teaching-fellow in the department of zoology at the University of Southern California, and his years of pastoral work have prepared him for an important ministry with young people.
•
July 9. 1944—CHESTER J. PADGETT
Mr. Padgett (B. Th. ’40 at Biola) is now attending the Prince ton Theological Seminary, Princeton, N. J., and is student pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Eatontown, N. J.
•
July 16, 1944—JEAN ROBINSON
Miss Robinson (Biola ’41) is a student, at the Los Angeles City College, where she is majoring in physical education.. She is recreational director of. one of thè Los Angeles Mu nicipal Playgrounds. . Miss Reeves (Biola ’36) is teaching Bible in several public schools in Orange County, Calif., under the auspices of the Lockman Foundation. She also teaches Eteri clubs in Pasa dena and Anaheim, Calif. Mrs. Buck (Biola ’30) is superintendent of the youth work in the high-school department ■of the First Christian Church, Orange, Calif., where her husband is the pastor. She has taught at a number of C. E. conferences including Mount Hermon, Tahquitz Pines, Sequoia, and Lyon Springs.
•
July 23,1944—EVELYN REEVES
•
July 30, 1944—FRIEDA HELEN BUCK
•
Made with FlippingBook HTML5