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THE K I NG ' S BU S I N E S S cerned, for that which some of us view as the mystical Babylon, the great apos tate Christendom in alliance with Rome. I may be mistaken, but that is how I understand that picture in Revelation; it is all preparing for a great united apostate Christendom departed from the Faith, relying upon man’s organization, on man’s wisdom, rather. than relying in faith upon the living God. That seems to be the highway upon which, the Churches are travelling today. Whereas, on the one hand, we are told in the pictures given us in Rev. 2 and 3, that we are to hold fast the things that remain, there will come a time, in the period indicated in this chapter,- when the message will go forth, “Come ye out from among them.” That which is symbolized here is being fulfilled, and is manifest before the eyes of those who read Prophecy with an understand ing spirit. When that is fulfilled there will be nothing remaining for any man that is true to God and His Christ and His Book today, but to take his stand, and say, “Whatever you say or do, I cannot take part in this great worldly, apostate organization; I am bound to stand outside of it!” It may be necesi sary to suffer persecution. God grant that in the days that are coming, when all these different lines are brought into connection, and are being worked from one great centre, and the human race is “wondering after the beast” ; then, if we are still remaining here—there is a difference of opinion upon that, but if it is God’s will that His people shall still continue here to pass through part of the period of tribulation before our Lord comes for His saints—God grant that we may have the grace and strength and faith in Him to stand faithful and true, that we may not be ashamed before Him when He shall ap pear. j Us Us Will you pray daily for the work of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles?
LONG PASTORATES
Twelve ministers have held their present pastorates in London for over twenty-five years. Rev. James Geddes, of Bexley Heath, at tained his ministerial jubilee last Oc tober; Rev. J. Wardle has been forty- two years at Elmers End; Rev. E. J. Penfold over forty years at Eltham; Dr. Horton has been at Lyndhurst Road Church for thirty-nine years; Rev. Thomas Grear at Bishopsgate thirty-five years; Rev. C. Fleming Williams has been at Rectory Road thirty-four years; Rev. J. Morgan Gibbon completes thirty years at Stamford Hill this year; ReV. Bernard J. Snell has been faithful to Brixton Church for twenty-eight years; Rev. Hugh P. Young has been twenty- seven years at West Kensington, Rev. R. C. Sandison has been at West Dul wich, Rev. Henry Harries at Clapton, and Rev. Bevill Allen at Tooting since 1893. AFTER-PANGS OF WAR Terrible stories of suffering arrive from famine-stricken areas of Europe and Asia Minor. We hear of people “fighting like wild beasts for food, standing in food queues for twelve hours and getting nothing in the end.” A doctor now in Vienna says “597 hos pitals and clinics urgently require cod liver oil, margarine, baby foods, flour, soap, lime.” In Armenia the conditiqn of refugees is “too awful to describe.” The Premier of the Armenian Republic, in a recent cable, says: “More than 10,000 orphans want care, food, cloth ing; large quantities of flour, foodstuffs, medical supplies, and clothing are needed.” We are tempted not in order to be ruined, but in order to be made. Temp tation is just man’s chance of flying his colors.—Thos. Phillips. Congregational
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