THE K I N G ' S B US I NE S S
January, 1938
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“Jacky was so sure he could have the pencil that he took it. You need to believe on the Lord Jesus in such a way that you take Him as your very own Saviour.” “ Then,” she went on, “ after you believe the Lord Jesus saves you, the next thing is to say that you now have eternal life.” She wrote: 5. SAY YOU HAVE SALVAT ION The Lord Jesus says: "H e that believeth on me hath everlasting life." — John 6:47 6. LIVE FOR JESUS "Let us not be weary in well doing." — Galatians 6:9 “ As we keep on being Christians,” she ex plained, “we mustn’t forget to read- the Bible and talk to the Lord Jesus each day; to work for the Master, and tell others about salvation; and to confess any sin to God— asking Him to keep us from doing it again.” The Sunshine Lady put up her chalk. “ I think you understand it all with the head. Now, let’s get it with the heart. We found that ‘all have sinned’—will you not say, ‘I have sinned’ ?” The twins did so. “And I’m sure you’ll say, too: ‘I am sorry enough to quit. Forgive me, Jesus.’ ” This, also, was repeated. “ Then we were told to ‘believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.’ You do believe on Him, don’t you?” The two agreed. “ Now are you not ready to say that Jesus has forgiven your sins, and that you have eternal life, right novjf” “ Yes! yes!” they declared. “ I’m so very, very glad!” smiled the Sun shine Lady. And you may be sure the twins were glad, too. Happy New Year! When Christians say “ Happy New Y ear!” to one another, they can really ex pect the year to bring true joy, can’t they? No matter how hard some of the trials may be, those who know the Lord Jesus can be thankful. Miss Havergal was thinking of the Lord Jesus and His follow ers when she wrote this poem, entitled “ Happy New Y ear!” “ Happy, because He loves thee! Happy, because He lives! Bright with that deepest gladness Which only Jesus gives. “ Happy, because He guides thee, Because He cares for thee; Happy, ever so happy, Thus may thy New Year b e !” “And now we come to the last sign board,” the teacher said, and wrote:
tell me how I, too, could become a really rich man. I am going tomorrow evening.” The next day, true to his word, the young tax collector paid a visit to the min ister, and when he came away he, too, could say, “ I am a really rich man,” for he had found the Lord Jesus and had be come an heir to the kingdom of heaven. Memory Work for January God has helped us to understand the wonders of His Word by many different pictures and suggestions. Let us learn the names for His Word. You might like to make a notebook record of this month’s memory work by a drawing or cutting from magazines the suggested pictures. Paste these in your notebook, and write under each the verse of Scripture suggested by the picture: 1. Light: “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” (Psa. 119:105). 2. A mirror: “ For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass” (Jas. 1:23). 3. Milk: “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby” (1 Pet. 2:2). 4. Meat: “But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exer cised to discern both good and evil” (Heb. 5:14). 5. Better than Gold and Silver: “ The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of: gold and silver” (Psa. 119:72). New K . Y. B. C. Members The following have read through the Gospel according to John and are now members of the Know Your Bible Club: Boulder, Colo.: Herbert Miller, and Janet Mc- Naughton (Elsie Mae McNaughton, teacher). Columbia, S. C.: Lucile Cheek, and Floriae Goodwin (Bernice Dunn, leader). Cordell , Okla .: Lilly Ann Bartel; Susie and Tina Dyck; Ruben Kliewer; Elmer and Freda Litke; Sadie Megert; Adeline and Ruby Ann Schmidt; Carl and Edwin A. Victor, and Arthur Wedel (Mr. H. H. Bartel, teacher). Cylinder, Iowa : Glenn Bloyer, and Junior Mc- Quown (June Bloyer, teacher). Longview , Wash.: Doris Kellogg, and Willard Zebaeren (Derfelt-Eby Evangelistic Party). | Pasadena, Calif.: Cornelia and Katherine Het- tema. Signal Mountain , Tenn.: Hallie Bowman; Boone Brown, and William Flippo (Eula E. Greenway, leader). Stanley, N. D Maurice Condit; Warren Flath; Paul Howe;^ Leiand Steneide; Raymond Stewart, and LeRoy Zimmerman (Mrs. G. O. Flath? teacher). Winslow, Ark.: Claudie Arnold; Juanita Isbell; Wade Parker; Jack Ridenoure, and Norma Ruth Smith (Mrs. M. R. Parker, leader). How to Join the K . Y. B. Club To become a member of the Know Your Bible Club, read through the Gospel according to John, using either your own Bible or a Gospel of John which will be sent upon request. W hen the Gospel has been read, and a state ment to this effect, signed by parent or Sun day-school teacher, has been sent to the Edi tor of the Junior King’s Business, a K.Y.B.C. pin will be mailed. Sunday-school classes or clubs desiring to order ten or more Gospels or pins m ay wish to share the cost of these supplies, as the Lord directs: Gospels, post paid, five cents each— in quant’ty. three cents; pins, without postage, two cents each. How ever, no one is to do without a Gospel or pin because of lack of money. Address: Junior King’s Business, 558 South Hope St., Los Angeles, Calif. ; Answer to Last Month’s Enigma A n tio c h . *
“ A Really Rich Man” B y E d it h G o r e h a m C l a r k e
Alan Brewster was the collector of taxes in the town of Charminster, England. He was a healthy young man brought up to live a clean, moral life, but he did not know the Lord Jesus as his Saviour. A clever fellow, he was steadily making his way in the world, and as yet felt no need of salvation. He had married when quite young, and he was very proud of his pretty little w ife and his two bonny children. They lived in a charming old-world cot tage, surrounded with one of the prettiest gardens in the neighborhood. One after noon when Alan and his wife were sitting quietly in the garden, she asked what had made him so serious all day. He took her hand in his, as he turned toward her earnestly. “ Daphne, my dear,” he said, “you and I have always lived decent lives, haven’t w e?” She nodded, and he continued: ,“Well, I Jnet a man this morning who made me feel as if ,1 was not as good as I thought myself. I was on my round, collecting taxes- as usual, and called at that large new house on Eaton Road. ' You know it has been . empty so long that the owner was glad to rent it cheaply, and a minister and his family have come to live there. When I knocked at the door, he himself answered it. I told him I had called to determine the assessed valuation of his property, and he aston ished me by saying: ‘Well, I am a rich man, Mr. T a x Collector.’ It is not many people who want to admit that when I appear on the scene! “Well, I sharpened my pencil, and asked, ‘What do you own, sir?’ “Then he made the most amazing reply, ‘I am the possessor of a Saviour, who earned for me everlasting life, and who has prepared a place for me in the eternal city,’ he said. I thought he was having a little joke with me, and asked with a. smile: ‘And what else?’ “ ‘Oh, I have a pious wife, a brave woman.’ Then he quoted Solomon: ‘Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies,’ and asked, ‘Am I not a rich man? Besides that, I have healthy and obedient children!’ “ I was beginning to feel very impatient, and rapped out a sharp, ‘What else?’ “ ‘A merry heart that enables me to pass through life joyfully,’ he laughed. “ ‘And what else ?’ “ A t that the man considered for a few moments, and then said, quietly: ‘Well, I think that is all.’ “ And, do you know, W ife, that was truly all he possessed. He has no worldly goods worth speaking about, and yet I could not help feeling that here at last I had found a really rich man! You know that my ambition has always been to be rich, but as I stood beside that man, I realized that all earthly riches were of little or no value beside what he possessed. As I left him, I said, ‘You are a rich man indeed, sir, and your property is not sub ject to taxation. I wish I could say I had your possessions.’ Then, W ifey, he asked me to pay him another visit, this time one which was not official, and he would
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