December, 1942
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Bave You Seen . “ Grace and truth” ? W. S. Hottel, editor. Christians everywhere acclaim its tppicàl ar rangement with each issue, de voted to a différent theme (such as .. ‘‘Prophecy,**“ Grace,” - etc.). Complete S. S. lesson dept. Send 10c for sample copy of “ Light from Bible Orientalisms’* No.; or 50c for 6 mo. subscription (regu lar price* $1.50 per yr.). : GRACE AND TRUTH, Dept. K12, Box 1617, Denver, Colo. Phone VAndike 9483 ERICK PETERSON FIRST CLASS SHOE REPAIRING 780 W. Sixth St. Los Angeles, Calif. 5. “Fear not,------------; for thou hast found favor with God” (Lk. 1:30). 6. “And it came to pass . . . that there went out a decree from ------:---- (Lk, 2:1). 7. “And --------g— —— also went up from Galilee” (Lk. 2:4). 8. “And t h e r e were in the same country — — —■— abiding” (Lk. 2:8). 9. “Behold, there cam e --------------—, from the. east” ' (Matt. 2:1). 10. “And when they were come into the ------ ----- i—, they saw the young child” (Matt. 2:11). New K. Y. B. C. Members The follow in g have read through the Gospel according to John and are now members of the K n ow Y our Bible Club: BUCKHORN, K Y .: Bessie Baker; June and Marnellfi B egley; Bessie A. Burns; Mabel C oats; R uby D u ff; Cleo> H ensefy; S y lv ia ' H o)Ion; .Bessie A;, Christine and Lois G. Johnson; Em ogene L angdon; Mat- tie Z. Lay ;• Lois G. and Juanita M iller; Lois Marie Napier; Barbara and Colleen N oble, Ruth. Sloner; Emma Stollins; B eatrice Thatcher, and Sarah W hite (M iss Bethel Fugate, teacher). COLLINS, N. Y.: Jimmy A llen; Grace and Mary C otton; W anda and W enda F i- field ; Jean K rebs; Sally P hillips; Carol Prim , and Jerry W alker (Miss Marion E. Bar, teacher),. HUEYSVILLE, K Y .: R acine B aldridge, B ertie Lou and Maurine B urton; Erma, loin and W ilm a G earheart; Doris Jean and Naom i Oakley; Eunice, Irene and Mazie P atrick; Lelia and Melba P rater v Gail and Juanita R eed; P atsy Ruth Stom- baugh, and Joetta and U thana W illiam s (M iss M yrtle DuCasse. leader). LONG BEACH, CALIF.: Jack M oore and Fred W heeler (M iss E s t e l l e Lacy, teacher) SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TENN.: B etty B radford; Lula B owm an; D oris F rances; Joyce H igdon: B eatrice M cIntyre; Louise N orris; Beaulah and Mildred W ebster, 'and Juanita and L avinia W ilson (Miss Mildred R o therm el, leader). How to Join the K. Y. B. Club To become a member of the Know Your Bible»Clob, read through the Gospel ac cording to John, using »either your own Bible or a Gbspel of John which will be sent upon request. -When the Gospel has been vread and a statement to this effect, signed by parent or Sunday-school teach er, has been sent to the Editor of the Junior King’s Business, n K. Y. B. C. pin will be mailed. Sunday-school classes or clnbs desiring to order ten or more Gos pels or pins may wish to share the cost of these supplies, as the Lord directs; Gospels, postpaid, five cents e a c h— In quantity, three-cents; pins, without post» age, two cent*i each. However, no one is to do without a Gospel or pin because of lack of money. Address: Junior King’s Business, 558 S. Hope St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Don and Nancy flew back with the mail they found there. There were two packages and several \letiers, and they ' could hardly wait to see who had sent them. Nancy watched her mother open one of the letters, and then her heart almost stopped beating as she saw how pale ' her mother’s face got. “Listen, children,” Mrs. Hamilton exclaimed, but little notes of joy sang through her voice and Nancy knew, suddenly, that it was good news. “This is a letter from a man in California, sending on a radiogram to us. And it's from Daddy! He had to leave An- nam, but he has reached Chungking in Free China and is staying with those lovely p e o p l e , Mr. and Mrs. Grayson, who were in our home once.” “Now he’ll have a real Christmas,” Nancy shouted, “one that will make up for a lot of disappointments. Oh, what a lovely, lovely Christmas pres ent,” she went on, jumping up ànd down while Don watched her, grin ning. “A radiogram from Daddy for our Christmas gift—and we know he is safe and will have a wonderful Christmas, too!” There in that small living room of a little Colorado home, five pairs There was a little listening expres- sioh on Nancy’s face. Last night Aunt Lucy had told her about the secret of the snow, and now Nancy was imagin ing she could hear secret whisperings down under the deep white blanket of sncny. “ The snow-time,’' Aunt Lucy had said, "is full of quiet secrets, for we are carefully keeping secrets with God about the growing things under the snow.” * Nancy l o v e d secrets, nice friendly secrets, that two people could enjoy together. It pleased her to feel she shared a happy secret with God, about all the tiny growing things cov ered by this warm b l a n k e t until springtime. Nancy turned as her mother came up. “Isn’t it good of God to give' us such a lovely Christmas day?” Mrs. Hamilton said. “ It’s God’s C h r i s t m a s present,” Nancy answered happily. “See how the snow sparkles in the sun—like diamonds.” “Yes,” her mother said, and then in a voice that was almost a whisper, she added, “The Lord Jesus can make a radiance anywhere.” Nancy was sober for a moment, re membering D a d d y ancf wondering where he was on this Christmas. .It would be very lonely for him in An- nam. Slipping her h a n d into her mother’s, she gave it a little squeeze of understanding. “Aunt Lucy was telling me about the secret of the snow, Mummy. She said that sometimes there would not be beautiful growing things if there had been no snow. And she said that people’s hearts are like' that, some times. I didn’t understand her at first, but I think I do now. The snow is like something disagreeable. Sometimes it is cruel to people caught in a snbw storm, like we were when we couldn’t go Christmas shopping. But it is good, too. It keeps the little seeds- warm and watered, and later on we have flowers and good things to eat. . . Don’t you think D a d d y will have something beautiful in his heart be cause of the hard things he has had to do?” “I know he will, Pet,” her mother answered s w i f t l y . "For Christmas means peace, and p e a c e is in the hearts of G o d ’ s children, wherever they may be, even in the midst of awful war. Our Daddy . . .” ' Mother was interrupted by Don’s shouts of joy, and she and Nancy saw him running around the house as fast as he could through the snow. - “Mom! Sis! The snowplow!” was all he could say at first. “The snowplow has just gone by,” he explained later. “I’ll race you to the mailbox, Sis. We can be the very first ones to go over the road behind the plow!” - If they had raced to the mailbox, •From Gold by Moonlight, by Amy Carmi chael.
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