fall I Went to the Campus Crusade. I received an inspirational message, but as usual forgot about it during the next few days. That Sunday I again went to church. It started me to thinking se riously for the first time. “ ‘As I look back on it' now, I know that was the beginning. That Tuesday night I went to another of the Campus Crusades. I told the head of the Crusade I wanted to talk to him about the Chris tianity , that he and those other people had who gave their testimony at the meeting. I wasn’t sure I wanted it but I wanted to talk about it. “ ‘The next Saturday we were to play U.S.C. During the game I was praying hard because I knew I hadn’t had a very good season. I think now that it was the Lord’s will because I know that He put me down on the level of the ordinary person. He put me right down to “where would I be if I didn’t play football?” “ ‘Boy, I started to think about that all the more because, as I said, I hadn’t had a very good year. About mid-way through the third quarter, I don’t know why I was over where the ball was but I intercepted a pass and stepped into the end zone for a touchdown. My heart was crying. I was so happy because I knew for the first time in my life that there was a power beyond what I had found. “ ‘I had thought I had everything. I thought I was sitting on top of the world. I really was walking high. But I didn’t have anything, really. I knew I needed something. The day after the U.S.C. game I went to church with Bill Bright. That afternoon in his living room I knelt down and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my Saviour.’ ” It Can Be Done! S OME recent statistics on missionary giving have caught our attention. They concern the important and in fluential Peoples Church of Toronto, Canada, Dr. Oswald J. Smith, Pastor. This church has long been known as a missionary church but, of course, even missionary programs have to start some where and the missionary program of the Peoples Church evidently had a very humble beginning. The statistics show that in the year 1929 a total of $14,750.00 was contrib uted to the cause of world-wide mis sions. Other figures follow with the total going upward for a season, then dropping back somewhat during depres sion years. In the year 1944 the giving to missions reached the total of $117,- 723.00 which was in itself a magnificent accomplishment, but that was not all, for the advance continues until the figures for last year show a total of missionary giving amounting to $216,- 443.00. This year’s offering amounts to $258,000.00, over a quarter of a million dollars. T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
For the Vacation of Your Life I N the last several decades there has grown up in this country a very fine summer Bible conference movement, which has provided a delightful combi nation of two important factors. First, it has made possible a place for physical relaxation along with a time of spiritual inspiration. Nearly everyone plans to take a vacation and Christian people, ' because of their new life in Christ, earnestly seek a place which is not over run by the obnoxious features of wordly pleasures. To meet this need there are in our land today scores of excellent summer Bible conferences. The Bible Institute of Los Angeles promotes annually three such gather ings. Following the outreach of our radio, the first conference is to be held in the Portland, Oregon, vicinity at Jennings Lodge, a beautiful spot just outside the south city limits of Portland on the Willamette River. The dates of this conference are from Sunday after noon July 20, through Sunday evening July 27. Speakers will include Dr. Roy L. Brown with his famous Bible charts, Rev. J. Arthur Mouw, 20 years a mis sionary to Borneo, and Dr. William W. Orr, master of ceremonies on the Bible Institute Hour. Rates are exceedingly reasonable as, for example, the cost of lodging and meals for the entire confer ence (two in a room) is $20.00. The second Bible conference will be held at Glendawn Baptist Bible confer ence grounds between Seattle and Ta coma just off the main highway. These grounds are located on Five Mile Lake and offer an excellent opportunity for recreation and rest. The dates are Sun day afternoon, August 2, through Sun day evening August 10. Speakers will be the same as those at the Portland conference. The third conference will be held at beautiful Mount Hermon about 75 miles south of San Francisco in the tall red wood territory. All types of accommo dations are available and the dates are
Sunday evening, July 17, through Sun day morning, August 24. Speakers will include Dr. Louis T. Talbot, Dr. John G. Mitchell, Rev. J. Arthur Mouw, Dr. Samuel H. Sutherland with Dr. William W. Orr, Director. All inquiries should be directed to the Extension Office, Bible Institute of Los Angeles, 558 S. Hope St., Los An geles 17. An Excellent Testimony W E quote the column by Rube Samuelsen in the Pasadena Star- News, giving the excellent testimony of football star, Donn Moomaw, and we thank God for the excellent work that is being carried on by such campus movements as Young Life, Inter-Var sity, Campus Crusade and others. “ Such he-men athletes as Bob Rich ards and Donn Moomaw carry tremen dous appeal and influence when pre senting a religious message. After hear ing Richards, who spoke at several Pasadena junior high school assemblies this past week, talk at a Modesto Junior College rally, Anita Kantor, the tennis star, quit smoking. When Moomaw led a ‘Campus Crusade for Christ’ rally at Bakersfield recently, some 150 young people hit the sawdust trail. “ It is safe to say that big Donn never strayed far from the morality path but the moving story of his conversion comes as a breath of fresh air after reading reams of copy about young ath letes involved in shadowy deals and ‘fixes’. Here is the brilliant U.C.L.A. line-backer’s own story as related at Bakersfield: “ ‘If you had told me two months ago that I would have been standing up in front of you and giving this message I would have said you’re off the beam be cause I didn’t have then what I have now. “ ‘When I went to college I didn’t go to church for two years. The Tuesday night after the California game last
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