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{ In chapter 10, our Lord cries, “I am the good shep herd,” and in one lovely picture after another, as also by plain and solemn statements concerning the death He is to die, He assures the hearts of His sheep of His unfailing care. The special theme of chapter 11 is Christ as the Resur rection and the Life, while, in the twelfth chapter, He is the Touchstone of every heart, who, being lifted up from the earth, shall draw all men to Himself either in grace or in judgment. It will be noticed that every fresh revelation of His glories is an added test to man. In each instance some hearts cleave to Him, leaving the mass whose enmity ever deepens,, until at last He has to say in view of the cross, Now is the judgment of this world.” He has been offered to merit in eyery possible character. If rejected, God has nothing more for them but utter condemnation. A R evelation to B elievers Turning then to the second division of the book, we find added glories made known to the hearts of those who have been won by the former presentation. The Lord Jesus Christ is the Advocate, in chapter 13, keeping clean His people’s feet as they tread their pilgrim way, by the “washing of water by the word.” In the fourteenth chapter, above all else, He is the Com ing One, whose return is to be the hope of all His own. I n The Toronto Globe, Roger W. Babson is quoted as saying, in an address: “The great electrical era which the world is enjoy ing today is pritnarily due to two men—one, Charles P. Steirimetz, who for thirty years was chief engineer of the General Electric Company, and the other, Thomas A. Edison, • “During the last year of Steinmetz’s life, he spent a week at my home in Wellesley. The last evening of his visit I asked him what new power might be discovered in the fu ture which would rival steam or electricity. “Said he, ‘Babson, the greatest power of all is in our midst unscratched today. I refer to the spiritual power that comes through right living arid worship. Our forefathers knew the power of prayer, the economic importance of Sabbath observance, and the need of family and public worship. To these, America owes its prosperity and growth. Today this power is temporarily forgotten.’ ” Coming from the lips of, a great scientist such as Stein metz was, these words have unusual value. It seems but a matter of a few short months ago that man assumed to boast himself in need of nothing, capable of prolonging life in surroundings of his own choosing. But alas! Where do we find him today? Even the wealthiest is beginning to fear lest the arm on which he has leaned will fail him! And the great middle class! Suffering privation that has been considered to be the lot of only the lowest of society! Steinmetz realized that only in returning to reverence for his Creator can man find solution for his problems, solace in his afflictions, and peace of mind through all his distresses.
The true vine, the source of all fruit, is the character which He takes in chapter 15, while in the next, He is the Sender of the Comforter, who is to take of the things of Christ and show them unto us. As we read chapter 17, we are permitted to listen to the breathings of the soul of the Son of God as He enters upon His high-priestly service as the Intercessor, bearing all His people on His shoulders and on His heart, like Aaron of old. Chapters 18 and 19 are too closely linked to be sep arated, presenting Him in His perfect obedience unto death as the Burnt Offering, who “loved us and hath given himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor.” In resurrection glory, He appears in chapter 20 as the Gathering-center for His saints—“in the midst” when they are together in His name, speaking peace and showing His hands and His side! The last chapter makes Him known as the Restorer of our souls, a character in which every saint has often had to meet Him. Thus throughout this portion of the Word of God, the soul is led on step by step to “know him, and the power of his resurrection, . . . being made conformable unto his death,” May our hearts be more and more occupied with Himself until we see His face and are at home with Him forever. Interviewing the other great electrical wizard of our day, Thomas A. Edison, Mr. Babson gives us the gist of their conversation: “This spring I spent a morning with Edison at his lab oratory at Fort Meyers, Fla. I visited him to discuss cer tain features of the Einstein theory which might have an important bearing on aviation. When leaving, I asked Edison what new radical invention he visualized as coming during the next four years. He re p lie d ‘Babson, I do not pose as a preacher; but ,let me tell you that, if there is a God, He will not let us advance much further materially until we catch up spiritually. A great fundamental law of science is that all forces must be kept in balance. When any body or any force goes off on a rampage or tangent, there is a smash. This applies to America as it has to every nation before it.’ ” Words of great moment are these: “God will not let us advance much further materially until we catch up spirit ually.” To some of us, it would seem a simple thing to re turn to the God of our fathers. But when we consider the economic condition of the day, the constant irritation pro duced by Red propaganda, which pretends to give man the solution, and the long strides that man has. made away from God because of the teachings of atheism, we gravely admit that it needs such superhuman power as God alorie can exert. The “smash” that Edison foresees appears to be loom ing upon the horizon. It behooves every lover of God and His truth to stand firmly by those principles and to proclaim them to all with whom he may come in contact, so that some may be snatched as “brands from the burning.”
SCIENCE FORESEES A “SMASH”
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