BUILDING NUMBER
VOL. Ill
JULY 1912
NO. 7
XCEPT the Lord build the house they labor in vain who build it. Other foundation can no man lay t h an t h at is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; every man's work shall be made mani- fest: for t he day shall declare it because it shall be revealed by Are; and t he fire shall try every man's work of wh at sort it is. If any man's work abide which he h a th built thereupon he shall re- ceive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned he Bhall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved yet so as by fire. Then the chief of the f a t h e rs and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with t he rulers of t he King's work offered willingly, and gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drachms, and of silver ten thousand tal- ents. (Ps. 127:1; 1 Cor. 3:11-15; I Chro. 29:6, 7.
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MOTTO: "I the Lord do keep it I will water it every moment . lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day."—Is. 27: 3 THE KING'S BUSINESS J. H. SAMMIS, Editor Entered as Second-Class ma t t er November 17, 1910, a t the postoffice at Los Angeles, California; Under the Act of March-3, 1879 Organ of THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES,(Inc.) 260-264 South Main St. (Second Floor) Los Angeles, California Table of Cont ents Bible Institutes - - - " " Ik Editorial "Thy Testimonies" - - - - - - Dr. Louis Meyers Hot in Theology - - - - - Pres. F. L. Patton Personal Evangelism - - - - - T. C. Horton Notes By the Way - - - - J . H. S. Our Statement of Doctrine - : - :::•*. - - - Proposed Home of Bible Institute, with Descriptive Cuts - Interrogation Points - - - . . . Dr. R. A. Torrey Bible Briefs, etc.
D I RECTORS
Lyman Stewart, President
Rev. A. B. Prichard, Vice-Pres
T. C. Horton, Superintendent
J. M. Irvine, Seeretary-Treas.
1?. A. K. Hackett
W. E Blackstone
S. X. Merrill
R. A . T o r r ey
H. A- Oetz
Giles Kellogg
Robert Watchorn
Do c t r i nal S t a t eme nt We hold to the Historic Faith of the Church as expressed in the Common Creed of Evangelical Christendom and including: The Trinity of the Godhead. The Maintenance of Good Works. The Deity of the Christ. The Second Coming of Christ. The Personality of the Holy Ghost. The Immortality of the Soul. The Supernatural and Plenary author- _ ,. , , , _ , . ,, „ , c . . The Resurrection of the Body, lty of the Holy Scriptures. The Unity in Diversityof the Church, The Life Everlasting of Believers. which is the Body and Bride of Christ. The Endless Punishment of the Im- The Substitutionary Atonement. penitent. The Necessity of the New Birth. The Reality and Personality of Satan.
OUR WORK
PurDOSe: T h e Institute trains, f r ee of " cost, accredited men and wo- men, in the knowledge and use of the "
(4) Spanish Mission. Meetings every
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B IBLE schools have come to stay! The test of a generation has demonstrated this. T h e y a r e s a fe a n d p e r m a n e nt i n v e s t m e n t s; f o u n d a t i o ns t o s t a n d u n t i l t h e L o r d C ome s. The schools of Spurgeon. Guinness, Moody and Gordon, the g r e at pioneers in the field, have sowed the earth with evangelists, teachers, missionaries, home and foreign, secretaries and parish helpers noted for loyalty to God's Word, personal holiness, sane and consecrated zeal, and a bund a nt fruitful- ness. Those clear eyed men of God foresaw the approaching lapse from primitive faith and evangelism, and prepared to meet it. They saw the old and ever need of sappers and miners, men and women of unsophisticated faith, and the inability of standard methods, and prolonged processes, to supply it, and bequeathed the Bible training school to the" Church. We must multiply our inheritance. The conditions they foresaw are upon us. Great is our OPPORTUNITY; equally great our RESPONSIBILITY; and equal to both our ABILITY, if those who can pray, PRAY; those who can labor, LABOR; those who can give, GIVE. THE SITUATION. The need was never so great! Populations grow by leaps and bounds. They become more and more complex. The craze f or riches; the lust of luxury; the passion for pleasure; the traps for the young; godless and aggressive infidelity; unshamed debauchery; crude and lawless socialism; and the bewildering maze of antichristian religions, these, all, present a satanic situation with which t he now available forces are unable to cope. Wh at Spurgeon did for Great Britain, what Moody for the East, we must do for our West, and join all tor the world. "They were all scattered abroad EXCEPT THE APOSTLES a nd went every- where preaching the Wo r d ." The first evangelists who " t u r n ed the world upside down" were versed only in that gospel which they were conscious had regenerated' and sanctified their own souls. God give us, and increase, a host of men of t he highest intellectual and v*> scholastic culture, with that same spiritual experience, but it is in that r a nk and file on which the early Church relied that they and we all must hope today, if we are to measure up to the demands of the hour. We need "apostles" but more now we need "evangelists" in the broad' sense of the word. THE B I BLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES Is preparing to train an army of good soldiers of Jesus Christ able to endure hard- ship; drilled to wield the Sword of the Spirit, and handle shield and buckler, content with their wages; ready to go where they are sent; to be massed on t he foreign field; to garrison post or outpost at home; to do scout and picket duty, in all ma nn er of direct evangelism. The conditions must be met by re-in- forcing present agencies with such a host, men and women of tried Christian char- acter and experience trained in the knowledge of t he Bible, God's alone instru- ment of salvation. Wh at might be accomplished if the Churches of this City multi- plied tenfold such work as is done by our Bible Women, city missions and out door evangelism. Wh at if all towns and cities were as liberally supplied? We labor pastors; workers t h at should' be acceptable to all evangelical denominations, because trained to the faith and not to a form. NOW IS THE ACCEPTED TIME The h o ur strikes! " The a rmy t h at moves first," said Grant at Shiloh, "will win this battle." "We will move first," replied Sherman. But first or last the time to move has come. The Church must call out her reserves; she must mobilize her entire force; or as in other ages and regions be overwhelmed by the powers of darkness.
THE STRAGETIC POINT
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Iios Angeles, is o ur logical center for such a work. California bids fair to double h er population by t he end of t he first q u a r t er of t he 20th century. The s um of her census should reach 6,000,000 by t h a t time, a nd of these Los Angeles . J may claim a sixth. Practically a million souls will live within t he city's limits. This Californian population will flow in f r om t he r o u nd world, Germany, Italy, En g l a n d, Ireland, Mexico, Sweden, Po r t u g a l, F r a n c e, Russia, Switzerland, Scot- land, De nma r k, Austria, Greece, Norway, Finland, Spain, Hu n g a r y, Turkey,Rou- mania, Wales. South America, t he Pacific Isles, a re already represented amo ng us; Poles, Magyars, Hebrews, Slovaks, Croatians, L i t h u a n i a n s, Ru t h e n i a n s, Finns, Bulgarians, Servians, Montenegrins, Dalmatians, Bosnians, Herzogovinians, Ar- menians, Africans, Chinese, Hindoos, Coreans, Japanese, a re all with us. Add t o t h is our unparalleled tourist a nd t r a n s i e nt population—we a re touching flesh with t he world. Now t a ke y o ur map. You see t h at wh at New York is on t he eastern coast, Los Angeles is destined to be on t he western. Wh at t h at city is to t he Atlantic and Europe, we a re to t he Pacific and Asia; a more populous con- tinent, more n ume r o us isles, a nd a mo re needy hemisphere. J a p an is our next w door neighbor; China only a door beyond; China immense, in motion, claiming h er place in t he advance of civilization. Alaska, and t he Philippines are ours, and South America's coastline emb r a c es 50,000,000, as needy of t he Wo rd of God as P a g an Asia. Mexico is on our borders, and in the last decade, only, 33,384 of her citizens crossed t h em. Presently t he g r e at canal will link t he seas, and t he commerce of t h e world passing to and fro, f r om Occident and Orient, dis- charge their m i g r a n ts and merchandise at our projected a nd commodious harbor. This city with its assured metropolitan prospects,, and cosmopolitan concourse; affording opportunity for the most varied experience in practical ministry; its strong Christian community, mo re t h an t h r ee times t h at of San Francisco; its unsurpassed climate, advantageous to s t u d e nt life, and perennial out of door ser- * vice; its already established and influential Bible I n s t i t u t e; is t he n a t u r al seat of such an evangelistic plant as we propose. Biblical education is f or edification as well as evangelization. Scores, not on our register, avail themselves of t he instruction of our class rooms, and h u n d r e ds listen to t h e popular lectures of t he auditorium. This mu st h a ve a n Imp o r t a nt effect on t he Christian and Church life of our city and vicinity. Th i nk ^ of t he influence when our class rooms a re open day and n i g h t; when thousands assemble in our great a u d i t o r i um and sit at t he feet of t he world's greatest evan- v. gelists and Bible teachers. Worldly philanthropy endows lectureships and institu- tions for popular education in science, politics, economics, a nd art. Why should not lovers of Gad provide as liberally for the edification of t he Lo r d 's people who h u n g er and t h i r st a f t er His Wo r d? We exult in t h e t h o u g ht of t he t h o u s a n ds t h at shall receive instruction and incentive to broader knowledge and higher Jiving in t he ways of God, t h r o u gh generations to come if He delays His appearing. " T h e field is t he wo r l d" a nd we mu st sow it with t he seed of t he Wo r d, and t he Children of t he Kingdom. CHRISTIAN CAPITALISTS WE CLAIM A SHARE IN YOUR INVEST- MENTS, AND CAN PLEDGE YOU IN THE NAME OF T HE LORD CELES- T I AL DIVIDENDS. (Mat. 1 9 : 2 4, 29.) "Gold is merely gold u n t il t r a n sm i t t ed into spiritual values in t he souls of me n. In t he lives of careless posterity gold degenerates to lead or baser me t a l, b u t In t he lives of people b o rn again, t h r o u gh Christian character, motives, deeds, ma t e r i al values ascend i n to t h e glory of God w i th blessings f or m a n k i n d ." ANOTHER ASPECT
Thy Testimonials are My Meditation (Ps. 119:99.) 9> By Rev. Louis Meyer, Cincinnati, Ohio f I V HE s t a t eme nt is often repeated, a nd commonly accepted, t h at g t he Bible is and r ema i ns the
will quickly cool off our emotions, and t he house of o ur assurance, based upon them, mu st fall. But if we build upon t he rock of God's Word, t he tempest, t he rain, and t he floods, cannot destroy t he house, and our h e a r ts and minds will be filled with the peace of God which passeth all understanding. (2) It is necessary to intelligent c h u r ch membership. Wh at a pitiful spectacle it is when the members of t he church a re unable to find, or a re hesi- t a t i ng and slow in finding t he text upon which t he preacher is basing his ser- mon. Yet, even older Christians of o ur day a re not as familiar with t he order of t h e books of t he Bible, as t he children of Christian homes of a generation ago used to be. But mo re necessary to in- telligent church-membership t h an an outward knowledge of t he Bible, is a deep knowledge of its doctrines. It is t r ue t h at our Catechism helps us to learn wh at " f a i t h ," " r e p e n t a n c e ," "re- generation," "sanctification," "adop- tion," "me r c y ," and so on are, a nd Bible dictionaries very concisely instruct us concerning most Biblical subjects, but .only prayerful, systematic Bible study opens unto us the glorious meanings of these things, until t he h e a rt rejoices in t he Divine Mercy. Th e re is an inclination to accept t he creed, or testimony, of t he Church into which t he providence of God a nd our conviction h a ve led us, without much f u r t h er investigation, because our par- ents or some f r i e n ds in whom we have confidence accepted it. Such Christians may become loyal memb e rs of their de- nomination and implicitly obey t he in- junction of their creed. But intelligent church memb e rs they become only, when in their daily systematic study of t he Bible they discover t he different prin- ciples of their denomination, one here, one there, a n o t h er there, within the vol- ume of t he precious book. Much complaint is ma de t h at Chris- tian men and women a re easily d r awn aside by t he fanciful teachings of false and heretical preachers. The reason for this rapid progress of false doctrine is probably found in t he lack of systematic study of the Bible. It gives t h at intelli- gent knowledge of t h e doctrines of God's Wo rd which enables Christian men to discern between t he t r ue ¡and t he false. itinued.)
best-selling book of our age. But does t h at mean t h at it is also more read a nd studied t h an any other book? Th e re is " no possibility of ascertaining the t r ue s t a te of affairs, b ut f r om general obser- vation we a re inclined to t h i nk that, if we me an with " r e ad a nd s t u d i e d" a systematic study of the whole Bible, we mu st r e g r e t f u l ly concede t h at o ur gen- eration has not as thorough-going knowl- edge of t he Wo rd of God as our F a t h e rs had. We live in stirring, bustling times, and few a re inclined to t a ke as mu ch time for the study of the Wo rd of God a nd meditation upon it as we ought to take. It is t r ue t h at t he Sabbath Schools t h r o u g h o ut t he country are more n ume r o us and more crowded t h an ever before and t h at t h us thousands upon thousands of children and young people are led to a systematic study of t h e lessons, b ut let us not forget t h at these lessons are only portions of the Bible, and t h at t he systematic study of t h at one lesson on one day of t he week, be it done ever so prayerfully and t h o r- oughly, cannot t a ke t he place of the daily, systematic study of t he Bible. Young People's Societies are doing mu ch to ma ke their members well ac- quainted with the Wo rd of God; Bible glasses for Adults, oftimes under the auspices of t he Y. M. C. A. or Y. W. C. A., a re certainly exerting an influence for good, especially in our large cities; but all these cannot prove to us t h at t he general systematic study of the Bible is as common a custom amo ng Christian men and women as it should be. And yet a p r a y e r f u l, systematic study of t he whole Wo rd of God is necessary f or every Christian. Wh y? (1) I t is necessary to t he f u ll as- s u r a n ce of hope. "Be ready always to give an answer to every man t h at asketh you a reason of the hope t h at is in you in meekness and reverence," a re the wa r n i ng words of the Apostle. We call t h em wa r n i ng words, for we all are in- clined to base our assurance upon our emotions and our feelings. • Th us we a r e like t he man who "built his house upon t he sand; and the rain descended, a nd t he floods came, and t he winds blew, and beat upon t h at house; and it fell." The s t o rm of trials and sorrows (To be con
Dr. Frances L. Patton Cold in Politics, Hot in Theology
I DO n ot see how we can h e lp h a v i ng polemic theology. I do not u n d e r s t a nd it to involve a bitter spirit at all. It is simply t h e in- tellectual o u t c ome of a condition of t h i n gs in which a w i t n e s s - b e a r i ng church, p r omp t ed by zeal f or t he t r u t h and a holy instinct of self-preservation, girds itself a g a i n st w h at it believes to be wr o n g. It is j u st t he s ame as it is in politics. If people do not care a b o ut tariff, it does not m a ke a ny difference to t h em if it is Demo c r at or Republican, b u t if t h ey do care, why, d o n 't you see, t h ey a re bound to discuss t he question, and t h e mo re they c a re t he mo re h ot t h ey will get. Getting hot m e a ns t h at people care; a nd k e e p i ng cool me a ns t h a t people a re i n d i f f e r e nt ¡-^ t h a t 's all. Now, 1 am very indifferent in politics, and get very h ot in theology, j u st as some people who get h ot in politics a re cool in theology. People t h i nk it is all r i g ht to get hot in politics, b ut if you get h ot in theology t h ey t h i nk you a re wicked. It isn't so. The p h r a s e, polemic theology, does n ot h a ve a -very am i a b le sound, still I do n ot k n ow t h at we should q u a r r el w i th t h e adjective, if t h a t f or which it s t a n ds is a n accepted fact. L et us look at it for a mome n t. If t he r u p t u re w i th Rome was justi- fiable, a P r o t e s t a nt polemic becomes a necessity, simply because you h a ve to d e f e nd y o ur position. " I t is a pity t h at P r o t e s t a n t i sm h as u n d e r g o ne t he divi- sion into sects," people say, b ut if you stop to t h i nk of it you will see t h a t t he division into sects is t he inevitable logic' of its positions. Wh en t he doctrine of t h e one visible c o r p o r a te c h u r ch is p u s h ed aside and p a r t ed with, as P r o t- e s t a n t i sm h as p a r t ed w i th it, you may multiply sects indefinitely. Some peo- ple do n ot u n d e r s t a nd it. The R o m an Catholic c h u r c h, t h e Episcopal c h u r c h, and t h e Greek c h u r ch emp h a s i ze t he
oneness of t h e c h u r c h, t he c o r p o r a te u n i t y; a n d, t h e r e f o r e, t h ey t o l e r a te all k i n ds of differences of opinion. B ut t h e P r o t e s t a nt position h as b e e n: " We w a nt to get t o e g t h er t h o se t h at believe alike, a nd so we can go on and split up o ur c h u r ch into j u st as ma ny d e n om i n a t i o ns as we choose. T h e re is no reason why we should n ot h a ve a t h o u s a nd divisions as well as five." Don't you see t h a t creeds will multiply wh en t he basis of t h e a r g um e nt is n ot t he creed which will include t he largest n umb er of Chris- tians, b u t on t he c o n t r a ry t h e creed t h at will emb r a ce t he g r e a t e st n umb er of doctrines and express t h em in t he best and most s c r i p t u r al ma n n e r. T he mo re ideas you p ut in a creed t h e f ewer peo- ple will accept it; r e d u ce t he n umb er of i d e a s—t he fewer t h i n gs to t a lk a b o u t— t h e mo re people will a g r ee w i th you, t h e bigger t he c h u r c h. Now, look! Sup- pose you h a p p en to b e l o ng to one of these c h u r c h es and accept its creed. Suppose you a re a Baptist, and every- body a b o ut you is finding f a u lt w i th im- mersion, d o n 't you h a ve to say some- t h i ng f or it? A r e n 't you obliged to s t a nd up f or it? Suppose men outside of y o ur c ommu n i on revile y o ur doc- trine, ridicule y o ur f a i t h, m i s r e p r e s e nt y o ur c h u r ch and most cherished con- victions, a r e you n ot going to be al- lowed to d e f e nd y o u r s e l f? Suppose t h a t while t h e re is "peace w i t h in y o ur walls a nd prosperity w i t h in y o ur pal- aces" t h e re arise men within y o ur own c ommu n i on who flaunt t h e ir ridicule in t h e face of t he c o n g r e g a t i on t h at t h ey serve, wh at a r e' you going to do a b o ut it? No r i g ht to say a n y t h i n g? H e re you a r e precisely face to face with t he occasions t h at develop t he controversial e l eme nt in t he c h u r c h 's life. It is n ot such a wicked thing. It is t he most n a t- ural t h i ng in t he world. It is a h e a l t hy sign. —( Q u o t e d .)
B y "polemic" t h e a u t h o r m e a n s contro- versial. J u d e u s e s "contend" ( G r e e k, " a g o n i z e " ), a s w r e s t l e rs in t h e g a m e s, or s o l d i e rs in b a t t l e, J u d e 3. Dr. P a t t o n w a s l a t e l y P r e s i d e nt of P r i n c e t on U n i v e r s i t y,
a n d is n o w of P r i n c e t on T h e o l o g i c al S e m - i n a r y ; o ne of t h e greatest thinkers and humblest believers of o u r t i m e. W e a r e g l a d to q u o te h i m w i t h t h is n u m b e r in w h i c h w e p r i n t o u r Statement of Doctrine.
PersonalEvangelism By T. C. Horton
give t he lie to their profession. Show them t he exceeding sinfulness of such a life as in lesson IV. (2) If truly converted ascertain if possible t he cause of their backsliding. This -frill p ut you in touch with them, and greatly aid you in dealing with t h em. The main causes of backsliding are failure to read the Wo r d, neglect of prayer, f a i l u re to confess a nd abandon known sin, a cold f o rmal church, the worldliness of professed Christians, and sometimes leaders in Ch u r ch work, the cherishing of some secret sin and failure to do Christian work. (3) You will invariably find a real backslider filled with unrest. This mu st be so logically. You k n ow t h at and so deal with t h em accordingly. 1. Use for deep conviction J e r emi ah 2:17. " Th i ne own wickedness shall convict thee and t hy backsliding shall reprove t h e e—k n ow t h e r e f o re a n d see t h at it is an evil t h i ng and b i t t e r ." This is a mighty verse and the Spirit will send it h ome with power. Follow this with Jer. 2:5, and 2:13. 2. Show how t he t e n d er love of God goes out t owa rd H is wayward children and how He longs for their fellowship, by using Jer. 3:12-14; Isa. 43:25-44:22. 3. I Jno. 2:1-2 will show t h em t h at Jesus is their intercessor pleading for them, and I Jno. 1-9 the way to perfect peace. F o r your illustration use Lu ke XV. This whole chapter is a message to the backslider. T h e Lo fd Jesus is t he Shepherd, who goes out a f t er the way- ward sheep and never comes back until He finds him. The Holy Spirit as the woman who looks f or the lost coin until she finds it. The F a t h er is God our F a t h er whose h e a rt is full of love for the wa n d e r i ng boy. He is on the look- out for hifti and the boy is t he backslid- er whose own wickedness h as convicted him and who h as found backsliding an evil and bitter t h i ng and who know- i n g ' t he good things t h at are in the F a t h- er's house, goes back and receives a wonderfully gracious reception. F a t h e r, Son and Holy Spirit all work- ing together for the one purpose. Sounds of rejoicing wh en t he sheep is b r o u g ht back, when t he coin is found and when t h e prodigal returns. Nothing shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rom. 8:38-39.
F or successful soul saving work t h e re needs to be the sticktoitiveness quality. Many people are quite enthusiastic about a personal workers' class who never en- t h u se in personal work. Solomon says, "Wh a t s o e v er thy h a nd findeth to do, do it with thy m i g h t ," Eccl. 9:10. And Moody says, "Be t t er say, 'this one t h i ng I do,' t h an to say, 'these fifty things I dabble in.' " Th e re a re b ut few soul winners in the Church and yet soul win- n i ng is t he wo rk committed to the Church and the work for which the Holy Spirit desires to qualify every believer. You can be a soul winner if you will. If you a re not you are failing in t he one t h i ng which above all others should and does characterize the t r u e follower of the Lord J e s us Christ, who came to seek and save t h at which was lost. An essential quality in the soul win- ner is humility. A grave danger con- f r o n t i ng t he personal wo r k er is a tend- ency to spiritual pride and pharisee- ism. Beware of this subtle temptation of Satan. The fact t h at the Lord h as graciously condescended to save us and h as given us a desire for t he salvation of others should h umb le us in t he dust. By His g r a ce we are saved and by His grace we are kept. Rejoice in it a nd glorify H im by reason of it, but do not t a ke any credit to yourself on account of it. Th e re is a very large class of people to wh om the Spirit will send us in our work of personal evangelism. They are people who a re identified with the Church by membership but who have lost their first love. The scripture calls t h em back-sliders. Those who have t u r n ed back or away. Th e re a re t h r ee classes of persons un- der this head. 1. Those who profess to have been saved b ut who were never born again. 2. Those who were really saved but who have become cold and indifferent. 3. Those who are truly penitent and are anxious to know t he way of r e t u rn to t he Lord. Deal lovingly b ut firmly. Rememb er your own experiences in this respect and how o f t en you have been backslidden in h e a rt and the bitterness of it. (1) Ascertain whether the inquirer h as ever been truly converted, remem- bering t h at ma ny are in the Church who have never been born into the Kingdom. If you find they have not, deal with t h em as hypocrites and imposters whose lives
Interrogation
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By R. A. Torrey, D.D.
? Q. Which is t he best Bible for student and worker? A. I advise every Bible student • to procure a copy of the Scofield Bible for study. In many ways, it is the most useful Bible I know for general use and study. It is published in various editions. The cheapest edi- tion can be secured for $2 and every- thing is in it t h at is in the more expen- sive editions, and if one has a good Bible already, this will answer. For one who does not already possess a Levant or Morocco covered India paper Bible, I should advise their obtaining the $8 edi- tion of the Scofield Bible, bound in real Morocco, India paper. There are two special editions of t he Scofield Bible containing Helps for Bible Study and Personal Work which I prepared. They correspond t o t he two editions men- tioned above and are a little more ex- pensive, the cloth covered one costing $2.35 and the Morocco covered, India paper $8.50. Every Bible student should also have a copy of the American Standard Ver- sion. This is unquestionably the most accurate and satisfactory translation of t he original texts of the Old' and New Testaments. As we believe in the in- errancy of the Scriptures as originally given, we should desire to have as ac- curate a translation as possible and we find it in this edition of the Bible. There is an especial edition of the American Standard Version which is almost indis- pensable for any one who aims at a thor- ough and exact study of the Word of God. It is called THE GROSS RE F ER- ENCE BIBLE. It represents a vast amount of labor both by the immediate editors and by others, the results of whose labor have been incorporated in the book. It is a very large book, 2414 pages. It can be had in a variety of edi- tions f r om $6 to $16.50. The differ- ence is in t he paper and binding. Q. Wh at do you think of the 1911 edition of the Bible? A. It is a great disappointment, and has very little value. The work upon it has been done in a very careless and shabby way. There are changes made f r om the Authorized Version where no changes are necessary—indeed, the Au- thorized Version is in some instances more accurate t h an the change. Changes
are ma de where the Revised Version does not ma ke changes and some of them are fanciful, if not fantastic. On the other hand, no changes are ma de where they need to be made and where the Revised Version does ma ke them. Fu r t h e rmo re still, the changes are not consistent with themselves; a change will be made in the translation of a Greek word in one part of a verse and in another p a rt of the same verse the translation of the Greek word will not be changed. Nothing like the care was put upon this book t h at was put upon the Revised Version. In ma k i ng the Re- vised Version, the various members of the Committee met very frequently through a period of years and talked over together every change that was- made. In the 1911 Version, the work was done With great h a s t e—t he various persons worked separately from one an- other. After they had completed their labors, they met for very hasty and su- perficial discussion of changes. Th e re was nothing thorough nor scholarly in the method, and they have produced a book t h at cannot be depended upon at all, and the chief value in a book of this kind is its dependability. I have been amazed at the praise of this book that has been given in some reviews, and am s u re that those who gave the praise- could not carefully have studied the book. I went through the New Testa- ment carefully considering the various changes, comparing them with the Re- vised Version and with t he best Greek text and noted a very large number of unwarranted-changes and inaccuracies. Q. Wh at do you think of the "Com- panion Bible?" A. It is not a safe book. There may-, be some good things in it and the editor is doubtless possessed of an u n u s u al amount of erudition of a certain kind but is not a reliable teacher. There is much t h at is fanciful and unreliable in the book. This edition of the Bible is a very unsafe one to put into the hands of a young Christian, or any one who lacks in thorough scholarship. It is the kind of a book t h at puffs up a man who has not much knowledge. It makes him fancy that he possesses a knowledge which he does not, and disposes him to sit in criticism upon men who know f ar more than he does.
Statement of Doctrine "Let my heart be sound in Thy Statutes. " Ps. 119: 80.
A • "VHE Directors of t he • have adopted a S t a t eme nt of Doc- trine which every officer and teacher will be required to sign once a year. Money c o n t r i b u t ed to t he Building F u n d will be held inviolate f or t he t e a c h i ng of t h e se t r u t h s. F a i l u re to insist upon t h e p r omu l g a- tion of t h e se t r u t hs or t he permission of t e a c h i ng c o n t r a ry to this s t a t eme nt of belief would c o n s t i t u te g r o u nd f or suit f or t h e reversal of t he mo n ey c o n t r i b u t- ed to t h e original d o n o rs or heirs. T h e S t a t eme nt of Doctrine: I. T h e Bible, consisting of all t he books of t he Old a nd New T e s t ame n t s, is t h e Wo r d of God a s u p e r n a t u r a l l y - g i v en re- velation f r om God H i ms e l f, concerning H ims e l f, His being, n a t u r e, c h a r a c t e r, will and p u r p o s e s; a nd concerning ma n, his n a t u r e, need, d u ty a nd destiny. T he S c r i p t u r es of t h e Old a nd New Testa- m e n t a r e w i t h o ut e r r or or m i s s t a t eme nt in t h e ir mo r al and spiritual t e a c h i n gs a nd record of historical facts. Th ey a r e w i t h o ut e r r or or defect of a ny kind. II. T h e r e is one God, e t e r n a l ly existing a nd ma n i f e s t i ng Himself to us in t h r ee P e r s o n s—F a t h e r, Son and Holy Spirit. III. Our Lord J e s us was s u p e r n a t u r a l ly conceived by t he power of t h e Holy Spir- it and b o rn of a v i r g i n—Ma r y, a lineal d e s c e n d a nt of David. He lived and t a u g ht and w r o u g ht m i g h ty wo r ks and wo n d e rs a nd signs" exactly a s is record- ed in t he F o u r Gospels. He was p ut to d e a th by crucifixion u n d er P o n t i us Pil- ate. God raised f r om t h e dead t he body t h a t had been nailed to t he cross. T he Lo rd J e s us a f t er His crucifixion showed Himself alive to His disciples, a p p e a r- ing u n to t h em by t he space of f o r ty days. A f t er this t he Lord J e s us ascended into h e a v en and t he F a t h er caused H im to sit at His r i g ht h a nd in t he Heavenly places f a r above all r u le and a u t h o r i ty and power and dominion and every n a me t h a t is n ame d, n ot only in this world, b u t also in t h a t which is to come, and p u t all t h i n gs in s u b j e c t i on u n d er His f e et a nd gave H im to be Head over all t h i n gs to t he Ch u r c h. IV. T h e Lo rd Jesus, b e f o re His i n c a r n a- tion, existed in t he f o rm of God, and of I n s t i t u te 1
His Own choice laid aside His divine glory and took upon Himself t he f o rm of a s e r v a nt a n d was ma de in t he like- ness of men. In His pre-existent s t a t e, He was with God a nd was God. He is a Divine P e r s on possessed of all t h e at- t r i b u t es of Deity a n d s h o u ld be worship- ped as God by a n g e ls a nd men. " I n H im dwelleth all t h e f u l n e ss of t h e g o d h e ad bodily." All t h e wo r ds t h a t He spoke d u r i ng His e a r t h ly life we re t he wo r ds of God. T h e re is absolutely no e r r or of a ny k i nd in t h em a n d by t h e wo r ds of J e s us Christ t h e , word's of all o t h er t e a c h e rs m u s t be tested. V. JThe Lo rd J e s us b e c ame in every re- spect a real ma n, possessed of all t h e es- sential characteristics of h u m an n a t u r e. VI. By His d e a th u p on t h e cross, t he L o rd J e s us ma de a perfect a t o n e m e nt f or sin, by which t he w r a th of God a g a i n st sin- n e rs is appeased a nd a g r o u nd f u r n i s h ed u p on which God can deal in mercy w i th sinners. He r e d e emed us f r om t he c u r se of t h e law by b e c om i ng a c u r se in o ur place. He Wh o Himself w a s absolute- ly w i t h o ut sin was m a d e to be sin on o u r behalf t h a t we m i g ht become t he r i g h t- eousness of God in Him. T hè L o rd J e s us is c omi ng again to t h is e a r t h, per- sonally, bojlily, and visibly. T he r e- t u r n of o ur Lord is t he blessed hope of t h e believer and in it .God's p u r p o s es of g r a ce t owa rd m a n k i nd will find t h e ir c o n s umma t i o n. VII. T h e Holy Spirit is a P e r s on and is pos- sessed of all t h e distinctively divine at- t r i b u t e s. He is God. VIII. Man was created in t he i ma ge of God, a f t e r His likeness, b ut t he whole h u m a n r a ce fell in t h e fall of t he first Ad am. All men, u n t il t h ey accept t h e L o rd Jes- us as t h e ir p e r s o n al Saviour, a re lost, d a r k e n ed in t h e ir u n d e r s t a n d i n g, alien- a t ed f r om t h e life of God t h r o u gh t h e i g n o r a n ce t h a t is in t h em, h a r d e n ed in h e a r t, mo r a l ly a nd spiritually d e ad t h r o u gh t h e ir t r e s p a s s es and sins. Th ey c a n n ot see, n or e n t er t he k i n g d om of God until t h ey a re b o rn a g a in of t h e Holy Spirit.
XI. All those who persistently reject Jes- us Christ in the present life shall be raised f r om the dead and t h r o u g h o ut eternity exist in a state of conscious, un- utterable, endless t o rme nt and anguish. XII. The church consists of all those who, in this present dispensation truly believe on Jesus Christ. It is the body and bride of Christ, which Christ loves and for which He has given himself up. XIII. There is a personal devil a being of great cunning and power. " T he prince of t he power of the air." T he prince of this world." " The god of this age."
IX. Men a re justified on t he simple and single ground of the shed blood of Christ a nd upon the simple and single condi- tion of faith in Him Who shed the blood, a nd are born again by t he quickening, renewing, cleansing, work of the Holy Spirit t h r o u gh the instrumentality of t he Wo rd of God. X. All those who receive Jesus Christ as their Saviour and their Lord and who confess Him as such before their fellow- men become children of God and receive eternal life. They become heirs of God and joint-fieirs with Jesus Christ. ' At death their spirits depart to be with Christ in conscious b»essedness and at t h e second'coming of Christ their bodies shall be raised and t r a n s f o rmed into the likeness of the body of His Glory. [ J A 13 / fact is not t h at it will add to t he archi- tectural beauties of t he city and be a witness to t he enterprise and munifi- cence of its citizens. It is t h at it is a mo n ume nt to Christian philanthropy and a prophecy of t he perpetuation and progress of evangelical f a i th in this city, in Southern California, and t he Pacific Coast and coasts. It is the in- tention of the projectors of this busi- ness to build solely for the glory of God t h r o u gh Christ J e s us our Lord f or t he propagation of " t he faith once for all delivered to t he s a i n t s ," as author- itatively handed down in t he Holy Bi- ble. The plans and specifications tes- tify t h at they purpose to keep back nought of t he price, b ut ito provide things liberally. THE AUDITORIUM. is t he central edifice linking t he two lofty pylons on t he r i g ht and left, which represent respectively t he 13- story dormitories for men and women. The shadowy arches on the ground floor open into a grand vestibule 112 feet long by 84 feet wide, and 30 feet high. Directly- opposite the central t h r ee are similar openings leading into
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He can exert vast power only so f ar as God suffers him to do so. 1 He shall ul- timately be cast into t he lak^ of fire and brimstone and shall be tormented day and ni^ht forever. g - W i t ^ Proposed Home of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles G ROUND is broken for t he erec- tion of t he substantial edifice pictured on the central pages of this n umb er of t he "KING'S BUS- INESS." The significence of this t he main floor of the assembly room. Those stairways lead up to t he first balcony; the second balcony will be served by stairs connecting direct with t he street. The taller arches at t he extremes of t he vestibule lead into
long cloisters, the gently inclined floors of which approach the f o rwa rd or plat- f o rm end of the interior. This auditor- ium is 112 feet wide, and its h e i g ht av- erages 56 feet. The main floor will seat 2034, the platform 230, the bal- conies 1550 and 750 respectively, offer- ing, a total capacity of 4564. Effective heating, ventilation, and perfect acous- tic properties, are g u a r a n t e ed by up-to- date scientific a d j u s t me n ts and costly appliances. THE SCHOOL ROOM. This is t he real work-shop of the In- stitute. The basement extending un- der the main auditorium and t he me n 's dormitory is entirely devoted to the es- sential business of t he school. The • central portion is the students' assem- bly, or lecture room. It will.be seated with 875 tablet-armed chairs. F l a n k- ing t he lecture room' a re class rooms with moveable partitions, which, opened into t he main room enlarge its capac- ity to 1525. Under the women's building will be provided 12 class r o oms and music studios. The Ly- ceum and F i s h e rme n 's clubs are h e re
fitted out with cheerful club-rooms 3Ox 44 feet each, and having a seating capacity of 200. The printing plant will be in this basement. Twenty foot open courts passing t h r o u gh to the rear, and prism-glass sidewalks above, will provide a b u n d a nt light. The north and south dormitories will connect by an open lobby across t he f r o nt and, roofed by t he glass walk, eight rooms will open into it, being t he several of- fices of t he faculty members. Above "the upper balcony of the main a u d i t o r i um looking out on the street in t h e f r o n t, and on t he roof garden in t he rear, a re situated four rooms to be used for study, reading, ' and library purposes. Two of these are entered f r om the men's corridor, and two from t h e women's; all are connected by b r i d ge or stairway with t he roof gar- den. THE DORMITORIES will contain in total 683 rooms. Of these some on t he first floor will be for guests of the Institute; on the second will be extra large rooms, but on the third floor, and above, t he rooms will be uniformly about 9x11, and 12x15 feet. They will be furnished with bed, dresser, wardrobe, lavatory, and study- table. Bath tubs, toilets, showers, all complete, will be established on each floor. An elevator will r un from, base- me nt to top; and ready access be pro- vided to fire escapes. T HE ADMINISTRATION DEPART- MENT. This will be situate on the first floor of the men's building. The general of- fices will be grouped for t he conveni- ence of the Superintendent and his sec- retary, the Secretary and Treasurer, the bookkeeping d e p a r tme n t, and all will tie fitted for the best despatch of busi- ness. A waiting room for t he public will be included in this group. THE BOOK SHOP. The book selling d e p a r tme nt is one of the imp o r t a nt and useful enterprises of the Institute. It is to have a space a d e q u a te to its growing business, which promises great enlargement, and will doubtless become h e a d q u a r t e rs here for all religious books of real evangelical value. The Institute book store will be t he ground floor f r o nt of the north building, its vestibuled e n t r a n ce and show window facing on Hope street a few steps south of Sixth. Here, too,
t he "KING'S BUSINESS" will find a p e rma n e nt home. T HE PR INT ING PLANT will be immediately below t he Book Room, and connected with it by stairs and dumb waiter. The " I n s t i t u te P r e s s" will h e re be f u r n i s h ed with a fully equipped printing outfit, of first- class order, and a skilled force. The space occupied will be 20x80feet, and more for f u t u re expansion. K I TCHEN AND DINING DEPART- MENTS. Convenient provision has been made for feeding our large family. The equipment of kitchen and dining room is to be complete and modern. " T he butcher, t he baker, and candlestick m a k e r" will have nothing to ask. T he first and second shall have his fully furnished shop, and the latter his dy- n amo substituting the old time candle- stick. Brick-set ranges, stew kettles, stock boilers, will serve the Chef; re- frigerator, cupboards, cakestone, oven, t he Ba k e r; open counter spacing, and ample room to pass to and f ro will accommodate t he waiters; washing machines, hand sinks, drains and dryers, will aid t he dishwashers; a nd all will be called into requisition when the capacities of t he dining rooms are occupied by 280 women, in t h e women's, and 240 men in t he men's, and 100 special guests in t he private room; for t he dining depart- ment will have a capacity for 620 persons, and the culinary be equal to t he same whatever their capacity. THE MECHANICAL PLANT. " The mechanical plant provides space for five boilers, t h r ee of which will probably supply t he needs of t he Institute at . present. The oil stor- a ge is located under t he sidewalk over a h u n d r ed feet away and is sup- plied to t he f u r n a ce by a special pump. Space is provided for the boiler feed- ers, condensers, blow-off tanks, and vacuum machinery, at suitable points. The elevator machinery, comprising pump, pressure and surge tanks, occu- pies a considerable area and t o g e t h e- with the electric generators and sewage lift, ma ke up the mechanical equip- me n t ." Service, simplicity, sufficiency, i re the principles governing the size, style and appointments of t he whole.
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Notes By the Way ' • What Seest Thou ?" Am. 8:2.
ligious i mp u l s e" of t he H i n d oo is to a d o re t h e cow, P a ul took this to show t h a t " t h e ir foolish h e a r t w as d a r k e n e d" ( Rom. 1 : 2 1 ), b u t t he " mo d e rn m a n " sees in it, as T e n n y s on p u t it, " a b r o k- en light of God." Th is is a g r e at ad- vance! A WE AR I N E SS We h e a r t i ly j o in O F T HE F L E S H, w i th t h e " mo d e rn m a n " in this, t h a t " O u r age is g r ow i ng we a ry of a n c i e nt creeds, of me a n i n g l e ss ( ?) f o r mu l a s ," etc. T he doctor, however, c omme n ds h i m in this. P a ul a n t i c i p a t ed it, b u t n ot w i th c omme n d a t i o n, wh en h e said, " T h e t i me will c ome w h e n t h ey will n ot e n d u r e s o u nd d o c t r i n e" (I Tim. 4 : 3 ). B u t really, t r u e or false, t h e r e does s e em to be m e a n i ng in f o r mu l as like these. " T h e Holy S c r i p t u r es of t h e Old a nd New T e s t ame n t s, a re t h e only infallible r u le of f a i th and p r a c t i c e ." " T h e Son is b e g o t t en o ut of t he es- sence of t h e F a t h e r, God of God, L i g ht of L i g h t, very God of very God, b e g o t t en n o t created, con-substantial w i th t he F a t h e r ." " E v e ry sin, b o th original a nd actual, b e i ng a t r a n s g r e s s i on of t he L aw of God, and c o n t r a ry t h e r e u n t o, d o th in its own n a t u r e, b r i ng guilt u p on t h e sin- n e r ." "Justification is an act of God's F r e e g r a ce wh e r e in He p a r d o n e th all o ur sins, a nd accepteth us as r i g h t e o us in His s i g h t ." 'These a r e some of " t h e me a n i n g l e ss f o r m u l a s" which t he mo d e rn m a n h as " o u t g r o w n ," and r e j e c ts f r om his reli- gion, a nd p e r s u a d es t h e s t u d e n ts of t h e Springfield Y. M. C. A. T r a i n i ng School to discard, w i th t h e consent of its prin- cipal. T h e Christian life is t he life of Ch r i st w i t h in us. It is n ot i m i t a t i on of h i m. It is n ot o ur e f f o rt to be like him. It is his own divine life at wo rk in us. < We receive it by f a i t h, and we k e ep it by f a i t h. Th is is t h e g r e at t r u t h of P a u l: " I h a ve been crucified w i th Ch r i s t; a nd it is no longer I t h at live, b u t Christ liveth in me: and t h a t l i fe which I n ow live in t he flesh I -live by t h e f a i th which is in t he Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for m e ." (Gal. 2 : 2 0 ).
HUMAN NATURE.
A mo d e rn minister says, " T h e b e t t er you come to k n ow h u m a n n a t u r e, j u st or-
d i n a ry h u m a n n a t u r e, t he mo re h o p e f ul you will b e c ome ." An a n c i e nt minister said, " We all * * * we re by n a t u re children of w r a t h ," and " t h e n a t u r al m a n receiveth not t he t h i n gs of t he Spirit of Go d" ( E p h. 2 : 2 ; I Cor. 3 : 1 4 ), and a n- other, " T h a t wh i ch is b o rn of t h e flesh is flesh," a nd "except a m a n be b o rn again he c a n n ot see t he k i n g d om of God" ( J n o. 3 : 6, 3 ) . Wh i ch is r i g h t? As for us t he mo re w e see of h u m a n n a t u r e, j u st o r d i n a ry h u m a n n a t u r e, t h e mo re hope- less we become, s a ve of a n ew creation. T H E REL I G I ON O P Un d er t h is h e ad T H E MODERN MAN. Dr. I. H. Ra n- dall of New Yo rk a d d r e s s ed t h e Y. M. C. A. T r a i n i ng School, Springfield, Mass. T he mo d e rn m a n 's religion is a g r e at i mp r o v eme nt ( a c c o r d i ng to t h is New Yo rk divine) o n t h a t of his f a t h e r s. ( 2) E v o l u t i on h as b r o u g ht h im " a n ew and infinitely g r a n d er s e t t i n g" to t h e " i d ea of God." But evolution is a f a st v a n i s h i ng theory. W e a re again r e d u c ed to t h e poor f r a me wo rk of Gen. 1:1; Job. 4 2 : 1 - 1 6; Pss. 47: 9 0 : 1 3 9; Isa. 40: to 45, etc., etc., for our " i d ea of God." MODERN B I BL I CAL This, t he Doctor SCHOLARSH I P. says, " h a s given us a mu ch mo re vital b o o k ." He " w as t a u g ht as a boy t h a t every wo rd in t h is book was in- fallibly t r u e ." B ut since mo d e rn schol- a r s h i p also is discredited, a nd t h e " h i g h- e r c r i t i c i sm" d emo n s t r a b ly contradicted, by archeology, to say n o t h i ng else, we m u s t become a g a in as little children, and as wh en we we re boys, a g r ee w i th Ch r i st t h a t " t h e S c r i p t u re c a n n ot be b r o k e n" ( J u o. 1 0 : 3 5 .) T H E R E L I G I O U S A help to modern I MPUL S E .. . . m a n is t h a t t h e s t u dy of c omp a r a t i ve religions h as t a u g h t us t h a t " t h e religious impulse is t h e s ame, w h e t h er it be in t h e h e a rt of India, t h e h e a rt of China, or t h e h e a rt of Ame r i c a ." B ut this was clear to t h e ancient m a n as well w ho " t h r o u gh f h e lusts ( i mp u l s e) of t h e ir • own h e a r ts c h a n g ed t h e t r u t h of God into a lie and worshipped t h e c r e a t u re mo re t h a n t he Creator, who is blessed f o r e v e r .' Am e n ." ( Rom. 1 : 2 4, 2 5 ). P a ul differed in his application f r om o ur doctor. T he " r e-
Bible Briefs "Search the Scriptures. " Jno.
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I N S P I R E D D I A L O G U E Wh a t t h i nk ye of Christ?-—-Mat. 2 2: 42 He is t h e propitiation f or o ur s i n s; a nd n ot f or o u rs only, b ut also for t he sins of t he whole wo r l d .—I J o hn 2 : 2 ; Wh o loved me; and gave Himself for me—Ga l. 2 : 2 0. W h a t shall I t h en do w i th Jesus, which is called Ch r i s t ?—Ma t. 2 7 : 2 2. Believe on t he Lord J e s us Christ and t h ou s h a lt be s a v e d .—Ac ts 1 6 : 3 1. Lo r d, I believe, h e lp t h ou m i ne un- b e l i e f .—Ma rk 9 : 2 4. Lo r d, wh at wilt T h ou h a ve me to do? —A c. 9:6. To do justly, to love mercy, and to wa lk h umb ly w i th t hy God.—Micah 6 : 8. I delight to do t hy will, O my G o d— Ps. 4 0 : 8. How can a m an be justified w i th G o d ?—J ob 2 5 : 4. By H im all t h at believe a re justified f r om all things, f r om which ye could n o t be justified by; t h e law of Moses.— Acts 1 3 : 3 9. T h e r e f o re we conclude t h at a man is justified by f a i th w i t h o ut t he deeds of t h e l a w .—R om. 3 : 2 8. Wh a t shall I r e n d er u n to t he Lo rd for all His benefits t owa rd me?-—Psa. 116:12. By grace a r e ye saved t h r o u gh f a i t h; a nd t h a t n ot of yourselves: it is t he g i ft of Go d .—E p h. 2:8. I will praise t he n ame of God w i th a song, and will ma g n i fy H im w i th t h a n k s- g i v i n g .—P s a. 6 9 : 3 0. W h a t is m a n t h at Th ou a rt m i n d f ul of h i m? ,and t h e son of m a n t h a t T h oa visitest h i m ?—P s a. 8:4. T h e Lo rd is pitiful a nd of t e n d er me r c y .—J a s. 5 : 1 1. Ye shall be a peculiar t r e a s u re u n to Me .—Ex o d. 1 9 : 5. If a man love Me, h e will k e ep My wo r d s; a nd My F a t h er will love him, a n d we will come u n to him, a n d m a ke o u r a b o de w i th H i m . —J o hn 1 4 : 2 3. I am p e r s u a d ed t h at n e i t h er d e a th n or life, n or angels, n or principalities, n or p owe rs n or t h i n gs p r e s e n t, n or t h i n gs t o c ome n or height, n o r depth, n or any o t h e r c r e a t u re shall be able to s e p a r a te u s f r om t h e love of God, which is in Christ J e s us o ur Lord.—Rtjip. 8 : 3 8, 39. Wh e r e by shall I k n ow t h i s ?—L u ke 1:18.
P OUR " HOWS" OP MISSIONS Rom. 1 0 : 1 4, 15. I. " H ow shall t h ey believe in h im of wh om t h ey h a ve not h e a r d ? " The deep- est need of t he u n s a v e d— 1. To k n ow God as t he F a t h er of our Lord Jesus Christ. John 3:16, 17, 3. 2. To k n ow J e s us Christ as t he only b e g o t t en of t he F a t h e r. J o hn 1 : 1 4; Heb. 1 : 2, 3. 3. To k n ow t h e Holy Spirit as t he re- vealer of all t r u t h. J o hn 1 6 : 1 3. 4. Th ey a l r e a dy k n ow t h a t t h ey a rp sinners. Rom. 1 : 3 2. 5. Th ey need to k n ow t he Saviour: J o h n 1 2 : 3 2. II. " H ow shall t h ey h e ar w i t h o ut a p r e a c h e r ?" 1. God h a s o r d a i n ed t h a t m a n should b e ar t h e message of salvation. R om. 1 0 : 1 7. 2. He t h us ma n i f e s ts his wo r d. T i t us 1 : 3. 3. It pleases God by t he foolishness of preaching to save men. I Cor. 1:21 4. F or this J e s us o r d a i n ed me n. Ma rk 3 : 1 4. 5. He c omma n ds t h em to witness. Acts 1 : 8. III. " H ow shall they p r e a ch except t h ey be s e n t ?" 1. E v e ry believer is sent. J o h n 1 7 : 1 8. 2. Comma n d ed to go. Ma rk 1 5 : 1 5. 3. He h a s c omm i t t ed 'to h im t he m i n- istry of reconcilation. 2 Cor. 5 : 1 9. 4. T h ey need also to be sent by t h e b r e t h r e n. Acts. 1 3 : 3. 5. They need t he g i f ts of God's peo- ple. I Cor. 9 : 1 4. 6. Th ey also need t h e ir p r a y e r s. 1 Thess. 5 : 2 5. IV. " H ow b e a u t i f ul t he f e et of t h o se who p r e a ch t h e g o s p e l ?" 1. Th ey a re angels ( me s s e n g e r s) of God. Psa. 104:4. 2. They follow in the steos of Jesus. Isa. 6 1 : 1; L u k e, 4 : 1 8, 19; Song of Sol. 7 : 1 ; E p h. 6 : 1 5. 3. No t h i ng mo re b e a u t i f ul in Go d 's sight. Rev. T .C. Ho r t o n. J i m Bu r w i c k, t h e r a i l way evangelist, h as quaintly a nd t r u ly p ut t he m a t t er this way, " T h e re a re j u s t t wo t r a i ns going to h e l l — t he ' h o g - t r a i n' a nd t h e P u l l m a n ." T he decorated, " s a f e ," r e- spectable P u l l man is t he mo re d a n g e r- ous of t he two.
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