August 1928
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We note that Confucius has been talk ing at a seance in London, and also did a little talking up in New England. Judg ing from the messages that came over, however, he apparently hasn’t advanced much in spiritual lore since he crossed the bar. The papers also report that several mediums are getting messages from Judas Iscariot. One brilliant message attributed to him is as follow s: “ The field o f open theology at the present time is not just as' it might be, because the false theolo- gists are floundering around in the field, and humanity is looking on and not caring whether the clergy go down or not. In due time,’ humanity will rise up and bless •God for the blessings of freedom from the mental bondage caused by orthodoxy—of all brands.” If we remember correctly Judas wasn’t on the best of terms with orthodoxy just before he left earth. ♦ * * Recently a British traveler missed his footing, fell down the rugged slope o f the Pyramid Cheops, and was dashed to his death. This was the fourth recorded fatality among pyramid climbers. A c cording to The Herald Tribune (New York), it is 687 feet from the north east corner, where climbers start, to the stone platform on top of the pyramid. Standing on this platform, which is 30 feet square, one is 482 feet above the desert. 250 large stones form a stairway up the Great Pyramid. The news report says, “ Tourists who plan the ascent can practice at home by. climbing upon a din ing-room table 250 times.” * * * The following from The Virginia Quarterly Review serves to remind us how remarkably the earth is being prepared for the rule of Anti-Christ when he shall make his appearance: “ The radio, though only in its infancy, brings the same voice to five or ten million people. The entire world will soon be linked together, so that the voices and opinions o f men will search out the remote hiding places o f the earth. In othqy words, our machines are creating a mental propinquity from which the indi vidual can scarcely escape. Whether a man lives on the Maine jppast, or in thC*; Sierra Nevadas, he lives in a crowd, prey ed upon by the power o f mass suggestion* ) brought by newspaper, radio, and tele phone. For these instruments can re-
create the psychology of >crowds ; they stimulate collective consciousness ; they speak with the authority of numbers. They reinforce, in the individual, the in stincts of the herd ” afc sfe The Sin of Unguarded Speech Unguarded speech is too often regarded as a weakness or frailty; it is not usually estimated to bear all the characteristics of a sin. It is' a sin to which persons o f a certain particular disposition are especially exposed; but every Christian is in peril of being taken unawares, and saying what had much better have been left unsaid. By “unguarded speech” we may mean : 1. The
worthless and often mischievous utter ances of a talkative disposition. 2. Speech before thought o f which thought disap proves. 3. Speech in foo high a tone of voice. A man so speaking is like a run away horse. 4. Speech of cherished wrong feeling, which is sure to make our words unkind or unjust'/ 5. Speech for getful o f Christian principles and the Christian spirit. How may . speech be wisely guarded (bridled) ? 1. Form the habit of speaking seldom, and only after thought. 2. Accustom yourself to learn by reviewing the effects o f speech. 3. Cul tivate a quiet tone o f voice. 4. Remem ber what is due others. 5. Avoid speak ing under excitement. 6. Season speech with the salt of Christian wisdom and ¡liiarity.
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Inspired “ In Spots” A religious journal recently stated that the Dean of the Bible Institute o f Los Angeles believes the Bible to be inspired “only in spots.” The following lines by an unknown writer well express the Dean’s sentiments : “My Bible is not true in spots, But true in every sense; True in its tittles and its jots, True in each verb and tense, . True when it speaks of Heav en’s joys, True when it warns o f hell; Its truth is . gold without alloy, Its source a springing well.”
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