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afternoon he had broken six of the Tèii Commandments. God gave the law to show men what He required, that they might realize their hopelessness, o f. keeping the law, and then accept Clirist as Saviour, the One who kept the law perfectly. When we realize that we have broken God’s law, we should come to Christ, confess that we have ginned, and ask Him to cleanse us from- all sin.
what m e wants us to give. First, we see the word “GOLD.” One tenth of our money belongs to God. Next, there is “TIME.” We need constantly to be reminded that at least one- seventh of our time belongs to God. As I open the handbag further, I read the word “LOVE.” In Romans 13:8 we are told to, “Owe no man anything, but to love one another.” Thè last word is “ TALENTS.” God expects us to give in service of the talents He has given us. Real giving is more than making a gift of money; it includes giving to the Lord our time, love, and talents, Subscribe to:
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' Object: A paper handbag. (Make by. using a piece of paper 8 Yi x 11 inches, or larger if visibility requires it to be so. Fold the paper to make the size 4% x 11 inches. Fold again, making the size 414 x 5 b inches. With the single fold to your left, and the double fold nearest you, begin cutting the lower right side. Cut toward the top and middle, making half the shape of a Woman’s handbag. Open one fold, and on the front side, in the mid dle, cut put a half inch strip from the fqç to the bottom. Between the edges VyKere the strip has been.' cut, print Vertically the word “ GIVE.” Open the handbag, and using the letters in the word “GIVE,” complete the fo l lowing words: “ GOLD, TIME, LOVE, TALENTS.” Crease the front of the handbag in order, that rttv ill fold down just below the word “ GOLD.” It-should- be creased below each word, SO that each w ill be hidden until de sired for use during the lesson. Color the inside and outside of the hand bag a light brown.) Lesson: Who can guess what I am hording in nay hand? (Exhibit the back of thé handbag.) “It looks like a handbag.” It -is made to represent a handbag, and , instead of initials, we see the word “GIVE.” When we think of .giv ing, we are reminded of Moses’ in structions to the children of Israel: “Take ye from among you an offer ing unto the Lord: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an ofïérihg of the Lord; gold, and silver, and brass.” In 2 Corinthians 9:7 Paul tells us that “God.loveth a cheerful giver.” We w ill open the handbag to see
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among them the Prime Minister’s wife, and Countess Tolstoy, wife of the greatest writer of Russia, the Greek Catholic Queen of Greece and her sister, the Grand Duchess of Wurtemberg came to hear this humble- hearted “ sectarian” evangelist. The Queen's private secretary, a naval officer, having listened to his burning message on the absolute ,need of repentance from all sin, boldly stood up before a thousand people, when the call for repentance was made, and in his full uniform with a sword at -his side, with seventy other sinners marched forward to the repentant seat, confessing their sins and accepting Christ as their Sav iour. Thus this ministry was accompanied by constant revivals, many thousands being converted from a life of sin to Christ and godliness. Great opposition arose from Ras putin’s “ Black Hundred” corrupt State Church party. He was tried in the High Court of the Kremlin in Moscow, sentenced to imprisonment in a fortress, later arrested from his pulpit, sentenced to Siberian exile and finally banished from Russia. Now, as President of the Russian Bible Society, he is negotiating with the Soviet Government about restoring the Bible to the Russian people. His life-story shows his unquench able vision for Russia as the impending greatest mission field in the Christian era. “ Russia does not need clericalism," he says. “ Russia needs Christianity." This book should be studied also by young people everywhere, and by students of theological and Bible schools, as an incentive for com plete surrender to Christ, and. dedication of their lives to the service of God. The price of this book is only ONE dol lar, including postage. Give this book as a good birthday or Christmas present to' your friend in the armed forces, to your son and daughter at home, to your pastor, and read it yourself. This book can also be had in Spanish, $1.00, post free. Enclose your check or money order or $1 bill. Send your order to: The Russian Bible Society, Inc., P.O. Box 2709, Washington, D.C. Ministers desiring a personal visit from Pastor Malof to speak about his experiences and vision for Russia, in their churches, conventions, etc., may write to the same address.
Ministers, Sunday School Teachers, Edu cators, and all other Christians will find much enlightenment on Russia and inspira tion by reading the thrilling' Russian Mis sionary book, “ SENTENCED TO SIBERIA," the best seller missionary biography of PAS TOR BASIL A. MALOF, sometimes called
the Martin Luther and John Wesley of Russia, and Foun der of. th,ë first Russian •Protestant' Church • and of the first. Russian Sunday - School'■••-ait- S’t. Petersburg. Born in Russia as son of one of the'early, pione6r preach ers, he was converted at thè -age of J5,. studied theology at Pastors’ College in Lon
don, and upon graduation with honors was ordainéd to the. ministry, of the Gospel in 1907. .The Czar haying granted partial re ligious liberty, he immediately returned to Russia for extensive and most fruitful mis sionary labors. He preached daily, edited two Christian magazines, publishéd many books, established orphanages, organized the first Russian Sunday School union in the Russian Empire, organized and equipped the first Russian Protestarti hospital as a branch of the Imperial Red ..Cross during the first world war. Such interest arose among the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic population for the Gospel, that to meet the. great need he was renting weekly eleven large audi toriums in the city of St. Petersburg, among them two theatres, two concert- halls, which as a rule were crowded to capacity by eager members of the State Church. Many entered into these Gospel meetings as Greek Cath olics, but went away, as born-again Chris tians. After many’of the converts had been received into the church, the building for the first Russian Protestant church was erected, seating 2,000, which was dedicated in 1911. It is but natural, therefore’, ' that this unique book, his life’s story, reads like the continuation of Fox’s.Book of Martyrs. He preached to great multitudes, up to thirty thousand gathering in' an open air service. Princes and peasants, officials -and univer sity students, and the highest aristocracy,
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