and He shall separate them as sheep and goats. Many Bible students feel that this double trend is one of the strongest indications of the near approach of the return of our Lord. Even' so, come, Lord Jesus. “ Please Do Not Send Us Any Money ” M ANY pieces of informative ma terial cross the Editor’s desk— news from various mission fields, in formation from Christian enterprises —some extremely vital, some propa ganda, some of lesser importance. A recent communication arrived from Rev. J. Arthur Mouw, former Bible Institute student, now working under the Christian and Missionary Alliance in West Borneo, Indonesia. The news was of particular interest because it told of the visit of Dr. Talbot and Dr. Bauman to that field a few months ago. But the item which drew our clos est attention was the last paragraph in which Brother Mouw told his readers, “ Please do not send us any money. The work here is self-support ing, and every need is met locally. Our support comes through the head quarters of our Mission, the Chris tian and Missionary Alliance. But friends, do pray for us.” This is a cheering bit of news and corroborates information we have al ready received through viewing the moving pictures taken on that field. Over there in West Borneo there are a number of churches with a com bined membership of perhaps five thousand. The churches are housed, functioning, and missionary minded, although only twenty years ago there was not one Christian in that area. It has been a real demonstration of the power of the Spirit o f God in taking these Dyaks out of raw heath enism and transforming their hearts and lives, and starting them out walking the path of true Christian ity. An incident which happened during Dr. Talbot’s visit concerns a delega tion of Dyaks who approached him, asking that, if they were to build his house and furnish him with rice so that he would not have to do any work, he would stay and be their constant teacher. Such indications prove without a doubt the unmistak able moving of the Spirit of God in the midst of this people. Perhaps in years gone by there has been too much dependence placed upon foreign methods and foreign leadership.
Preparation for Death M OST of us clearly remember one of the most terrifying achievements of the Nazi regime was its relentless capture and corruption of German youth. From almost out of the cradle the Nazi leaders trained German youth for its part in the juggernaut state. The Nazis have passed but the process of corruption goes on. Now it is the Communists, and 900,000 children between the ages of six and fourteen are being enrolled in the Young Pioneers whose motto is, “ Be Prepared.” Most of these children are drawn by subtle threats that they will not be promoted in school, or by pressure on parents. The movement has all the trap pings of the former system, with uniforms, parades, camps and, of course, the Communist world-wide propaganda. It is safe to say that the bulk of these young members do not always believe what the Communists tell them. But the trouble is that they do not believe anything else. Slowly but unmistakably they are being worn into submission, and the Communist policy is to achieve a strangle hold on Germany’s younger generation which they will never let go. This story is pitiful but true, and one sees again the absolute impos sibility of changing the evil tenden cies of the human heart. If it is not the Nazis, it is then the Communists. But the ideals and aims are the same. However, there is one ray of light in this otherwise abysmally dark pic ture. That light is shed by the pro phetic Scriptures which show the ascendancy and domination of Rus sia over many satellite countries for the last time. This confederacy, which Bible students have labeled the Great Northern Confederacy, is to be the last one before the Lord returns to put an end to all of man’s ambi tious folly. It is true that the Rus sian confederacy will know unpre cedented domination for a brief time. But according to Ezekiel 36 to 39, Russia’s power will be absolutely crushed by heavenly artillery, never to rise again. Let not Bible-believing Christians despair as these notations appear upon the pages of our magazines. Remember only that God’s will and plans are being worked out and that after the darkness of the world’s bitter midnight there is coming the dawning of a glorious new day! Page Five
Wheaf, and Tares Flourish D (H. Clifford Edward Barbour, re tiring moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, declared recently that the age in which we live is a split-personality age where is found both a decided trend to goodness and a rapid growth of evil. In presenting this trend Dr.. Bar bour pointed out the increase in il legitimate births, the increase of liquor consumption, the amazing sky rocketing trend in crime all of which are well-known to anyone who reads the daily newspapers. Coupled with this, there is the movement toward better things in our land. While our general population was showing a large increase, the enrollment in religious groups showed a percentage double to the popula tion increase. There is also an increased interest being shown in religious things that was thought impossible years ago. More space is being given in news papers and magazines to items of purely religious significance and more time on the air to religious services. This double trend is almost para doxical until we remember that this is exactly what the Word of God has taught for centuries. You will re member in our Lord’s second par able in the 13th chapter of Matthew He told of a certain field in which the good man had sowed wheat. Into this field also came the enemy and sowed tares. When it became evident that there were two kinds o f growth, the servants came to the master of the field to ask what should be done and the master commanded that the wheat and the tares be allowed to grow and mature until the day of harvest. At that time separation would be made, the wheat being gathered into the master’s barn and the tares being burned with unquenchable fire. It is strangely corroborative of Scripture that nowhere in the world today do we find conditions that are wholly bad; and nowhere in the world do we find situations that are wholly good. The wheat and the tares grow together, and it would not be sur prising if the end of the age would see unprecedented growths among each of these diverse forces. We may safely say that both evil and good will be propagated until that day foretold in Matthew 25 when the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of His glory and before Him shall be gathered all nations, J U L Y , 1 9 5 0
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