The Press and The Christian World Records Humming Gospel Recordings, that energetic group that makes records in various languages for missionary use, reports that since they installed their pressing machinery they have turned out around 30,000 rec ords in about a six-month period. Volun teer helpers keep it running day and night, sometimes until two o’clock in the morning. -They are manufacturing their own phonographs, too. Greatest Story— Highest Award The most honored program in radio, namely the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Greatest Story Ever Told re cently received additional honors from the Peabody Award Committee, the most sought after commendation in radio. This program, now in its fourth year, continues to be a favorite listening pro gram for millions. The theme, of course, is the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. Folding Church One of the newest things in the reli gious world is a new folding church trailer to be used instead of rented tents in places where no buildings are avail able. When unfolded, it seats 125 people but folds up to standard 8 ft. road width and looks like an ordinary moving van on the highway. It can easily be pulled by a car or a one-ton truck. It is made of weatherboard plywood or sheet aluminum, wired for electricity, and the cost of the building (labor extra) totals approximately $1,000.00. MacArthur Welcomes Y F C To Dr. Robert A. Cook, President of Youth for Christ International, came the following cablegram from General MacArthur: “ Distribution of Scriptures and interdenominational evangelistic rallies carried on in co-operation with established religious missions capable of providing continuing follow-up highly welcome. Entry into Japan of Youth for Christ highly welcome. Entry into Ja pan of Youth for Christ representatives will be welcome on same basis as other operating missionaries.” Hope for Lepers According to the American Leprosy Missions, experiments are being con ducted in a Nigeria leprosy colony which might eventually result in the abolition of the dread disease. The hope centers in the use of a drug known as diamino-diphenyl and if tests are suc cessful and if the drug is approved for extensive use, it may introduce a new era in the treatment of leprosy. This leprosy mission is sponsoring the use of the drug and providing funds for lep rosy work among almost all the missions of the world. Page Five
truth that while men are saved by grace, they are saved in order that they might do good works. A very splendid passage in Scripture places these two related doctrines in their proper position. Ephesians 2:8-9 clearly shows the changes in the essen tial character of grace. No one can read these stirring passages and not see the tremendous emphasis that God Himself places on this doctrine. Seven times and in seven different ways it is stated that salvation is wholly a work of God for man and not a work of man for God. Then follows verse 10, and after the strong declaration of grace as the basic foundation of the Christ life, it is de clared that such salvation is “unto” good works. That is, God quite properly ex pects that one who has known the sav ing grace of His dear Son should exhibit that same grace through a multiplicity of good works. This exhibit done in the power of the Holy Spirit of God will prove to be the strongest confirmation and the widest advertisement of the fact that the mighty miracle of redemption has taken place in one’s heart. In some circles, good works are over-emphasized especially when they encroach upon the domain where grace must reign alone and supreme. In other circles, good works need additional emphasis and it is to be understood that there is a large place in God’s spiritual economy for the per formance of deeds of merit which, while not adding to our salvation, do most cer tainly enlarge our rewards. The sphere of good works is almost endless. A good place to begin is in the home, a spot many times overlooked. The Christian s own family should be made aware of the fact that a transformation has taken place in his heart by the unselfish serv ices which he performs. The neighbor hood is another fertile field of endeavor where kindness and neighborliness can often speak more loudly than passing out tracts or an invitation to special services. The local church presents an other field where all too often the work ers are too few. Think on these things and let us let our lives so shine before men that they may see our good works and glorify our Father who is in Heaven. Australian Linguistic Program A NEW Institute of Linguistics is now in operation in Berwick, a small village about 28 miles east of Melbourne, Australia. While facilities are extreme ly difficult to obtain, temporary quarters in an abandoned school building hold the 39 students of eight denominations and 16 mission boards. Here,-classes in pho netics, phonemics and morphology are being held with a view of reaching the untouched tribes of that area with the story of the Gospel.
and Catholic Power by Paul Blanshard. Here is a non-vindictive, sane, factual, logical account of the growth of the Roman Catholic Church in America that ought to be in the hands of every Prot estant leader. Seldom do the pages of this publication make such a statement simply because it is seldom true, but it is our profound conviction that Mr. Blanshard’s book contains sober infor mation which ought to be in the posses sion of everyone who thanks God for what happened at the Reformation, yea, and for each patriotic American as well. Beginning with a prologue chapter, the author sets forth, sanely, his reason for speaking, ably brushing aside the sham barriers of the danger of religious prejudice. Writing to Catholics as well as to Protestants, he lays bare a matter of which there can be no doubt of its mighty grip upon his heart. Prom that point he moves on through the chapters, telling how the Roman Catholic hier archy works, their activities in state, church and democracy, their relation ship to education and public schools. Then comes the subject which we are sure very few Americans have ever con nected with the Roman Church and that is their profound influence upon medi cine, family life and eugenics. The chap ter deals with marriage, divorce and annulment, censorship and boycott, Fas cism, Communism and labor, and ends with a frank discussion of the Catholic plan for America. Here is an invaluable book. Let Protestant leaders, especially, peruse this book with lasting profit. There are many who have felt the prophetic Scriptures dealing with eschat- alogical events to be largely taken up with the final world triumph of the Roman Catholic religio-political system. This could be made possible by the translation- of the church which would take away the real protestors against such pseudo-ecclesiastical times. If this be true, then we need to keep our eyes on the Roman Catholic Church and we will see, in spite of Protestant opposi tion, a growth until, along with the anti- Christ, it realizes the ambition which has timed its policies over a millennium, the absolute religious, political and so cial control of the entire world. The Doctrine of Good Works T HE age in which we live has rightly been called “ The Age of Grace,” which means that grace is the outstand ing characteristic of God’s dealing with the sons of men today. Grace simply means that hindrances have been re moved and God’s love has been set free to do all that is in His loving heart for the objects of His affections, namely, the ones who have been washed in the precious blood of His dear Son. Although we greatly rejoice in the teaching of grace, insist that men are saved entirely on the basis of what Christ has done without one iota of per sonal merit being added, we must also balance this teaching with the correlated J U N E , 1 95 0
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