Ah I mm ed ia te A n sw e r I t o Daily Problems in-the E xact \N ords o fthe B ible
W h a t a ttitu d e sh o u ld tee ta k e tow a rd fa m ily w orship in m o d ern life?
“ The Bible in M y Everyday Life” , by Eugene Franklin Reese, contains the sub stance o f what Jesus meant when He said, “ The Words that I speak unto you , they are Spirit and they are L ife ”
T HE answer to any question o f conduct or any problem o f life is in the Bible if you know where to find it. Most people don’t. Many good Christians lack the time to look. This great work finds the answer for you—gives you the judgment o f Holy Scripture on every phase of living—instantly available in the vital truths o f selected verses—pure Bible, every word and line. Points the Way to Spiritual Life Here is unrivalled knowledge—Divine daily guidance in your perplexi ties—immediate access to God’s great storehouse o f joy , success and happiness in life—perfect guidance in all fields o f activity: Spiritual Life, Personal Life, Family Life, Social, Business and Civic Life._ And all so easy to obtain that alert readers will immediately act to make it theirs. S aves T ime —G ives U nderstanding Five minutes with “ The Bible in My Everyday Life” will convince you o f the practical, usable worth o f this great work which widens your spiritual, mental andsocial horizon andgivesyou thekey to practical Christian living. (eMy Peace I Leave with You ” You can be sure o f “ peace that passeth understanding” as you grasp and apply the perfect plan and pattern here presented. More than 5000 Bible verses arranged according to content and teaching under 223 headings and subheadings. Classified and cross-indexed for quick and easy use. Dr. A. T. Robertson o f Louisville, Ky., has provided an illuminating Introduction. Enthusiastically Endorsed and Approved by Leading Religious Editors
H ow sh o u ld I d eal w ith th e p re se n t te n d e n c y o f ch ildren to scoff a t a n y restra in t?
W h a t is m y c h ie f responsib ility— to m y se lf, m y e m p lo y er, m y fa m ily , m y fe llo w w or ker s?
“ The compiler of this book has been a con tributor to “ The System Bible Study.” He has evidently learned the art of gathering to gether Scriptures which will help the Chris tian in his devotional life, in his study of the Bible, and in meeting the temptations and perplexities that come in the Chris tian’s pathway. He has produced a volume that will be a comfort and help to all lovers of the truth as it is in Christ.” — The King's Business. "The author has been thoroughly evangelical in his selections and the book rings true to the Gospel. The texts are printed in full from the King James version.”—Sunday School Times. "The sub jects ’covered have the greatest significance for the individual of today who desires to be a good citizen of his country and the King dom of God.” —Christian Observer. "This most unusual book will enable you to find what the Bible has to say about any subject. The author has done his work well. We be speak for it a large and useful ministry.” —World Wide Christian Courier. "Coming as it does from reverent and wholesome study of the Bible it bears a personal impulse and winsomeness which the more commends it to us.”—The Southern Churchman.
432 Page . Size, 5 7Yz X iy2 inches.
SYSTEM BIBLE CO., 4750 Sheridan Road,
A Gift Both Pleasing and Appropriate MAIL COUPON TODAY With a copy o f "The Bible in M y Everyday L ife ” in your hands test its power to give you an unfailing answer in a moment's time tc the ordinary or critical problems that you face. It will not fa il you, You are fuUy protected and your satisfaction is guaranteed . S y s t em B ib l e C o . Dept. BK 51-11 4750 Sheridan Road - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
B K 51-11 Chicago, 111. Please send me (postpaid in U. S.) blue cloth bound copy of ‘‘The Bible in My Everyday Life” . I will deposit with the postman $2.85 (plus 12c, C.O.D. fee) as full payment. If after 5 days I am not satisfied, I will return it in good condition and you will immediately return my deposit.
Name...................................................................... Address.................................................................City
□ Please send illustrated descriptive Folder only.
State
J
L
^ohe K in g ’s ¿Business W il l ia m P. W h it e , D.D., E ditor J. E . J a d e r q u ist , P h .D., M a n a g in g E ditor Motto: “I, the Lord, do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day." Isaiah 27:3. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY AND REPRESENTING THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES Volume XX I November, 1930 Number 1l Table o f Contents Crumbs from the King’s Table.......................................J............... 499 Editorial Comment .............................................................................501 Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles....... .................................. ..’................502 Attitude of the Moody Bible Institute Toward the Bible Institute of Los Angeles—James M. Gray............................504 Where are the Nine?—T. Marshall Morsey............................... 506 Can We Still Believe that Christ is Soon Coming Back ?—Cortland Myers..................................................... .........507 A Church True, to its Original Vision.................................... ........509 Prospects for Christian Education—J. Oliver Buswell................510 Live to Keep Alive His Fame—Guy Edward Mark....................512 Five Signs o f Clear Leading—E. E. Shelhamer............................512 Psalm 46—Ernest Gordon................................ ................................ 513 Seed Thoughs from St. Mark—Wilfred M. Hopkins....................514 Radio KTB I.......... .................. .....516 Heart to Heart with our Young Readers —Florence Nye Whitwell....................................... 518 The Biola Challenge............................................................................. 521 Junior King’s Business—Sophie Shaw Meader.... ...................... „...525 Alumni Notes—Cutler B. Whitwell...... ............................ .............527 International Lesson Commentary.............. ..................... :...............528 Our Literature Table...............................’........................................... 536 Homiletical Helps...........................„ ................................................... 538 Notes on Christian Endeavor—Alan S. Pearce.............. .................539 Daily Devotional Readings....... .......... 542
NOW! you can have The VOICE you wantZ
100% Improvement Guaranteed No matter how hopeless your case may seem —send for free Voice Book. New SILENT Method of Voice Training. Increases Range. Improves quality. Banish huskiness— hoarseness. 100 per cent im provement guaranteed — or money back. Mail coupon at once for free booklet—the greatest voice booklet ever written—sent FREE with no obligation! N o matter how hopeless your case may seem — send, at oneeforfree Voice Book. Perfect Voice Institute, Dept. 53-18 I9ZZ Sunnyslde A re., Chicago Mail Coupon for Free Voice Book Perfect Voice Institute, Dept. 53-18 1111 Sunnyslde A re., Chicago Please send me FREE and without obligation. Prof. Feuchtinger’s new^ book, “ Physical Voice Culture." I have checked subject in which I am most interested. □ Weak Voice □ Singing □ Stammering □ Speaking Name Addrem
SUBSCRIBERS’ INFORMAT ION
A D V E R TIS IN G : For information with reference to advertising in THE KING'S BUSINESS address the Religious Press Assn., 325 North 13th St. Philadel phia, Pa., or North America Bldg., Chicago, 111. Entered as Second Class Matter November 17, 1910, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage pro vided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized October 1, 1918. TER M S : $1.50 per year. Single copies 25c. Foreign Countries (including Canada) $1.75 per year. Clubs of 4, 25c reduction on each subscription; clubs of 10 or
more, 50c reduction on each subscription, sent to one or to separate addresses as preferred. R EM ITTA N C E : Should be made by Bank Draft, Ex press or P.O. Money Order, payable to “ Bible Institute of Los Angeles." Receipts will not be sent for reg ular subscriptions, but date of expiration will show plainly, each month, on outside wrapper or cover of magazine. M AN U SCR IPTS: THE KING'S BUSINESS cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to manuscripts sent to it for consideration. CHANGE OF AD D RESS: Please send both old and new addresses at least one month previous to date of desired change.
POLICY AS DEFINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES (a) To stand for the infallible Word of God and its great fundamental truths, (b) To strengthen the faith of all believers, (c) To stir young men and women to fit themselves for and engage in definite Christian work, (d) To make the Bible Institute of Los Angeles known, (e) To magnify God our Father and the person, worok and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; and to teach the transforming power of the Holy Spirit in our present practical life, (f) To emphasize in strong, constructive messages the great foundations of Christian faith. 536-668 S. Hope St. BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles, Calif.
City
State
An Urgent Macedonian Call “ SEND MORE TESTAMENTS” A N URGENT appeal has just been received to send more Testaments quickly to Brazil with its r A 40,000,000 people seething with revolution. The cablegram is from Frederick C. Glass, the most noted distributor o f the Word o f God in Latin America; and author o f “ Adventures with the Bible in Brazil.” Mr. Glass appeals to all God ’s children to “ give one or more copies” as the "time is short” and “ multitudes are perishing.” Here is the text o f his cabled appeal:—
WESTERN UN ION ^NO. CASHORCHQ. ' CABLEGRAM NtwcoMBCARLTON.mtiiotNT t. C.WILEVR.narrwcc-mrrrorirr CHECK TIMEFILED k
CLASOFSERVICEDESIRED FUL-RATE
CABLELETER WEK-FNDLETER
Z
f
NB 1006 CABLE GAEANHUNS PERNAMBUCO 50 3 815P NLT MILLTESTC MILLION TESTAMENT CAMPAIGN)» PHILADELPHIA ( .PENN )s
PRESENT EXCEPTIONAL CONDITIONS LATIN AMERICA CONSTITUTE TREMENDOUS CHALLENGE CHRIST^ FOLLOWERS GIVE BRAZIL WORD OF GOD DOORS AND HEARTS OPEN UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITY DEEPLY GRATEFUL TESTAMENTS ALREADY DISPATCHED BUT URGENTLY NEED MORE APPEAL ALL CHRISTIANS GIVE ONE OR MORE COPIES TIME SHORT MULTITUDES PERISHING SEND BOOKS QUICKLY» FREDERICK GLASS. W H AT OTHERS SAY One who has been laboring in Brazil for more than 40 years says: ‘‘I have never known such widespread interest in the reading of the Bible, and such large and increasing demands for it.” A pastor in Porto Rico writes: “The 2,000 Testaments award ed me were distributed among people in all parts of the island. I personally know of 600 souls that have been saved through the use of the Testaments I have distributed.”
W H AT A BISHOP SAYS
Bishop T. K. Hershey, who has charge of the work of the Men- nonite Church in the Argentine Republic, wrote us: “ I am looking for this, campaign to bring about the much-needed revival we are all praying for.” In another letter he tells how they are giving out the Testaments carefully, and following up the gift with prayer and visitation in the homes. He writes i “ We wish special blessing from above for those who are contributing to this wonderful work. 1 wish I could thank them all.’’
SEND TESTAMENTS TO SAVE SOULS Each 25 cents sends a copy of a beautiful New Testament to the people of Latin America. Sixteen colored pictures of scenes in Palestine and Syria adorn the pages of each Book. Surely every one who reads these lines can send at least one copy! Some can send ten : some one hundred; some one thousand. Think of placing a beautiful Spanish or Portu gese Testament in the hands of a perishing soul for only 25 cents! What a privilege! What a jo y ! AND WATER THE WORD W ITH PRAYER And don’t fail to water the Word with your prayers day by day. The missionaries send glowing reports o f hungry hearts and open doors. Let us pray for still greater blessings— for glorious revivals throughout these needy lands.
Mr. Peter Stam, Jr., Treasuren.
K.B.
800,000 Testaments Provided 200,000 Urgently Needed
Million Testaments Campaign, 1505 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Mr. Stam: Enclosed find......—....;--------------------- .................. .............. dollars for giving the Word of God to the people of Latin America who have been so long wtihout it. Name......... ................— ----------------------- .»..»,v.....— ................. ....___ ....... . Address______ -...... ,...................... — -----—..—... ....-----------... ......... ............... (Make checks payable to Mr.. Peter Stam, Jr., or to the Million Testaments Campaign)
For 300 years Latin America Las'been deprived of the Word of God, while we have enjoyed its bless ings. Will you not ask the Lord to show you what share, if any, you should have in completing the million copies, and sending the life-giving Word to perishing souls?
November 1930
■T h e K i n g ’ s
B u s i n e s s
499
Thanksgiving HOUGH the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD , endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands” (Psalm 138:6-8).
been pouring in from people all over the Christian world assuring us of their confidence in the Institute and their earnest prayer in its behalf. While we have no endowment of money, we thank God for the great endowment of pray ing friends. The Bible Institute of Los Angeles will not die, but will live and declare the works of the Lord. Unto Him be all the glory for ever and ever..' Co-WOEKERS W ITH Gob The smiting of the rock by. Moses was a very small item in the incident. The main consideration was what
: Nothing has cheered us more, in recent weeks than have these words of King David. How weak and insignificant we are in our selves ! We have been facing problems that had no human so lution; we could not trust in our own arm or wisdom. We came to our extremity. We walked in the midst of trouble. We were ut terly cast down, but when our faces hit the ground, the Lord revived us with these words. We believe the Lord will per fect that which concerneth us. We believe that in His sovereign grace He will not forsake the works of His own hands. We are rejoicing in the fact that He who begins a good work will per form it. We thank God for His assurance. “ My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” We have a great token of the favor of God in the splendid stu dent body of the Bible Institute.
God was doing in the heart of the earth. But the two wrought together :—Moses in the eyes of the pdople, God in hidden depths, Just so we are fellow workers with God. One of the greatest revela tions that cap come to any Christ ian worker is the realization that in evpry act of Christian minis try there are two agents:—God and man. But God does not need to be implored to «help us. He wants us to help Him. Our part is the comparatively unimportant and subsidiary one of smiting thè rbck while His is the divine and all-important part of making the waters flow. Imagine Moses going to the rock that day weighted with care, his b row furrowed with the anxiety -of furnishing a river from which Israel might drink Moses did not need to worry. All he had to do was to smite. God would do all the rest, and He had pledged Himself to it. So, Christ
My Heart Is Resting My heart is resting, 0 my God, I will give thanks and sing; My heart is at the secret source O f every precious thifig. I thirst for springs o f heavenly life, And here all day they rise; I seek the treasure o f Thy love, And close at hand it lies. And a “ new song” is in my mouth, To long-loved music set— Glory to Thee fo r all the grace I have not tasted yet! There is a certainty o f love, That sets my heart at rest; A calm assurance for today That what Thou dost is best.
—Anna L. Waring.
They are a high class o f young people from many States of the Union and from many foreign countries. Every student seems to have come to us with a holy purpose—a purpose to make the most and best possible preparation for Christian service at home, or in the foreign field. They are characterized by an intense earnestness in their studies and by a great longing to get the deeper things of the spiritual life. In these days of darkness and apostasy, it thrills us through and through to see hundreds of students who have resolved, under God, to yield all of their talents and strength to Him. We also thank God for an unusual corps o f teachers. Dean McCreery and his associates are men and women of great faith; they are absolutely true to the Old Book, and dedicated as instructors to give the best possible to the young men and women who sit at their feet. We are, moreover, also praising God for the great host of friends that He has raised up for the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. Each day for a year and a half letters have
ian, you have been worrying as though the whole weight of God’s inheritance were upon you, but you are greatly mistaken; smiting is a very easy work. If you are in the will of God, you will not be trying to carry the ark or even steady it. You will not be worrying over the giants at Hebron. You will not sit under a juniper tree and tremble before Jezebel. In every congregation of God’s people, in every Bible institute, the Holy Spirit is present, eager to glorify Christ and to pour out rivers of living water for thirsty men. Believe this. See that you are spiritually in a right con dition that He may»-,be able to ally you with Himself. Keep reckoning on Him to do His share ; and when the river is flowing, be sure not to take the praise. “We are workers together with God.” T rue P rayer There is no region of the average Christian life con cerning which there is more uncertainty than that of
November 1930
500
T h e
K i n g ’ s
B u s i n e s s
perhaps started on its way to us, although it may take many days to come. T he Bow i n the C loud Three things are needed to make a rainbow. First, a cloud. When man’s sin overshadowed paradise, the bow of promise shone, and when the thunder clouds gathered about the Saviour’s path, the divine voice assured Him that as He had glorified the divine name by His life, so He should glorify it much more by His death. When the black, clouds of conviction, bereavement, and soul anguish beset us, we should look out for the bow. It is always there though sufferers do not always perceive it. Second, rain. There are no rainbows unless there be falling drops to catch and unravel the sunbeam. It may be that all trouble is worse in its anticipation than in its endurance, but it is certain that the big drops of sorrow have to patter on our souls before we can realize all that God is prepared to be to us and do for us. Third, sunshine. It is only when God comes into our grief that we can see the treasures of love and grace which are stored for us in Him. We never know how great a blessing sorrow may be until we carry it into the light of the King’s face. It is the dark canvas on which the artist produces the most marvelous effects. “ I will be with him in trouble.” What a blessed thing trouble is when it assures us of His loving presence! staff. Thirty years ago, as a young man, Dr. Wang was one of my first four medical students. Now he is super intendent of the large Hunan-Yale Hospital in this city, a man who is well known in China. “ At present, in the river at Changsha, there are several gunboats: one American, two British, two Chinese, two Japanese, and one Italian. On the evening of our arrival, there was severe fighting at three places quite near to Changsha. At one of these points the Communists broke through the wired entanglements and made a strong drive for the city, but they were repulsed before reaching here. There is a feeling of great unrest in the city, and the con suls and naval officers insist on foreigners spending their nights either in boats on the river or in houses on the islands half-way across the river. There are two or three exceptions to this ruling in the case of missionaries whose compounds are situated at points from which the mission aries can reach the river quickly, if alarms are sounded by the gunboats. All day yesterday the airplanes were very busy. As I write, they are flying above us, searching out the encampments of the Communists. “ By God’s blessing and help, Mr. Roberts has done a heroic and successful piece of work in keeping the soldiers out of our buildings, except during the occupation of the first few days of the present outbreak. Less than a quar ter of a mile from here, three fine residences of another mission are occupied by soldiers. Our hearts go out in gratitude and praise to God for what He has done for us. Yet we hesitate to speak of conditions up to date, for long before this letter reaches its destination, conditions may be entirely changed.” A letter written September 25 states that conditions have greatly improved and that the Evangelistic Bands are preparing to resume their work. Dr. Keller may now be addressed at Changsha, Hunan, China.
real prayer. Perhaps this is the reason why there is so little prayer. Men doubt the use of spending time in shooting arrows, a very small percentage of which seem to strike the target. The first condition in true prayer is to be sure that it is according to the will of God. It is not difficult to do this when we base prayer on a promise, and this is what we should do to secure definiteness and assurance. There is nothing that pleases our Father more in His praying children than that they should bring His promises to Him for fulfillment, saying, “ Do as Thou hast said.” But in cases where there is no promise to guide us, we shall discover His will as we pray. The next condition is to believe that God is listening to us. We need not pray long to know this. Only be quiet and silent before Him and a blessed realization, in duced by the Holy Spirit, will pervade your heart and mind that you are literally speaking into the ear and heart of your heavenly Father who is listening as intently as if He had nothing else to attend to in all the universe. The third condition is to be sure that the thing we ask is granted. It may not have come to hand, and it may not come in the precise package in which we wanted it, but it is ours. We must dare to believe that we have that petition, labeled with our name, consigned to us, OLLOW ING are excerpts from a letter from Dr. Frank A. Keller, superintendent of the Hunan Bible Institute, written from Changsha, Hunan, China, September 12, 1930. “ On Tuesday, September 9, 1930, I left Han kow by train for Changsha, arriving Wednesday morning. Mr. Charles A. Roberts, treasurer of the Hunan Bible Institute, and a number of our faithful Chinese col leagues were at the station, and they gave me a hearty welcome. “ It was indeed an ideal time for me to reach Changsha. I arrived on the day appointed for the monthly union prayer meeting, and the service was to be held in the as sembly hall of the Hunan Bible Institute. About our beau tiful compound was an atmosphere of peace and quietness. The lawn was green, flowers were blooming, and the build ings (on the outside, at least) showed no traces of violent treatment. As I entered the compound, I could not help but wish that our friends in America could have entered with me, and could have seen how miraculously this plant has been preserved by God’s gracious care. Later, I earn estly wished that all our prayer helpers could have been present at the prayer meeting, for although they would not have been able to understand the language, they could not have failed to appreciate the remarkable spirit that was manifested. It was truly wonderful! About 150 earnest Christians attended, at least one-third of them being women. Nine missionaries were present. In the audience, several countries and denominations were represented. The meeting was conducted by Mr. T ’ieii, leader of Biola Evangelistic Band No. 7, a man who has been with us for many years, and whose ministry has been marked by God’s blessing wherever he has gone. “ After the meeting, we went down to the river to spend the night in a large houseboat which Dr. Wang had re cently purchased for himself and other members o f his R
•awe. M Èè M Biola in China
501
T h e
K i n g ’ s
B u s i n e s s
November 1930
ing, theater-going, etc. Were those times of reverence and restraint days of gloom? Are the present days of license and sport more happy? The young people of today have vastly greater opportunities for amusement than their fathers had. The bars are let down all too frequently. The fear of temporal loss and eternal judgment is not placed before them as it used to be. Are they, therefore, any better off than the guarded, secluded youth of a genera tion ago ? With those who have lived and observed during the past few decades, to ask such a question is to answer it. If any would like to see how happy young people can be when engaged in such serious ( ? ) business as prayer, study o f the Bible, and soul winning, let them Come and observe the hundreds of students of Biola and the thou sands of young people touched by the various evangelistic activities of the Institute. Thereisproper recognition among them of the need of wholesome recreation, but the young people themselves will testify that they no longer have any desire for the things that are called “ worldly amuse ments,” for they have found something infinitely better. The moral is: Let the church cease to attempt to vie or compete with the world in providing amusement, and let it provide the spiritual food and exercise which spontane ously bring the joy of the Lord. — o—: Religious Education Without God A CORRESPONDENT writes to the Editor o f Living Church some very earnest words of criticism o f mod ern religious educators. He states that they clamor for more scientific methods and expert teaching, but fail to give to the youth of today a knowledge of a God who is worthy of their love, worship, and filial obedience. In the modern religious educational program, says this writer, the little child is merely given “ some ideas about God as revealed in nature.” Then this immature child-mind is expected to “ evolve a god from his own individual, per sonal experience.” Proceeding, the writer says: The slogan of the modem religious educator is, “ See God through yourself.” The next step is inevitable, “ See God through yourself.’’ The final step is, “Each person his own God.” . . . This statement is, o f course, overdrawn, so far as individual Christian teachers are concerned, but it is not very much overdrawn so far as the underlying system and belief of modem religious education is con cerned. . . . How can a youth become enthusiastic about a Being concerning whom he. is taught nothing except the guesses and questionings of his own mind? Yet this is the foundation upon which modern religious education is based. A more severe indictment could hardly be imagined. That it is true to the.’facts isiwell known to intelligent and observing Christian educators. What is to be done about it? The writer quoted gives the following suggestion: Now. the Hero of the four Gospels is God. Incarnate God, yes. But none the less, God. Why can not the modern religious educator tell the youth he is instructing in the Christian religion about this Being, as He has revealed Himself personally, squarely, and without equivocation?
Speculations or Revelation—Which? Life o f Faith for September 10, 1930, pays its respects to the British Association of Scien- tists which recently gathered at Bristol, England. These learned men, as often happens, left the true realm of science and launched into the dis- l i l i cussion of a new philosophical theory about the beginnings of life. The secular press played it up with great scare headings about “ life in the earth’s dim in fancy,” etc. A prominent scientist talked about a micro scopic organism named the flagellate, “ from which the animal and vegetable kingdoms may have sprung.” Com menting on this, the Editor of the Life o f Faith says: While we have all respect for the addition to our knowledge in many fields brought about by scientific in vestigation, we must not overlook the fact that there are certain realms in which science can be very much at sea, and that when science finds itself in conflict with revela tion, we need have no reason to doubt or abandon the latter. . . . There was a time, we admit, when the prob ings of science into the unknown had a tendency to un settle the faith of certain weak believers, but that day, we believe, has passed, and we can now read the “conclusions” of our learned scientific men without a flutter. . . . When 1 we are reminded that certain things may have happened in the world’s infancy, and that the animal and the vegetable kingdoms may have had a common source, we need not be disturbed, for probabilities are not facts, and science at the best can only speak about the beginnings of things in terms of guarded hypotheses. *.. o--- The Problem of Amusements T HE Presbyterian Banner is concerned about our “ amusement mad age” and almost wonders whether it betokens the doom of our present civilization. We quote from its editorial statement: Ancient Rome went mad with its Colosseum and The ater, and its cry for “Bread and the Circus” was one cause ' that sent it to its doom. Our age may not as yet have caught up with Rome, but it is approaching its speed. “Amuse ment mad” describes it. . . . Churches are languishing, with new theaters going up, often crowded, with a waiting line outside. The moving and talking picture . . . draws an attendance of twelve million people daily, and about forty million see every film that is released. . . . Everywhere crowds, crowds, all on pleasure bent, craving excitement, ■ seeking for a new thrill. The people of this country are spending every year for amusements more than they pay for their schools and three times as much as they pay for their churches! . . . Is sport going to displace religion? We do not think so, but it is well to note early any such signs and symptoms. The saddest phase of the situation here pictured is that many churches are not only not resisting the dangerous tendency toward “ amusement mad” destruction, but are encouraging and directly aiding it. Not many years ago, abstinence from “worldly amusements” was a test of membership in large evangelical denominations. Chris tian families quite generally frowned upon cards, danc
502,
T h e
K i n g ' s
B u s i n e s s
November 1930
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles
p ^ g g ^ H E founding o f the Bible Institute of Los An- jSSr^ geles, twenty-five years ago, was commemorated, by a great convocation, held in the Institute auditorium on September 23, 1930. From be- £1L \Y ginning to end it was an impressive service. The ^ Board of Directors and the faculty of the Insti tute were seated on the platform. The student body, num bering approximately 400, filled the choir loft and over
His long experience at the head of the Moody Bible Insti tute, his world-wide labors as an evangelist, his influence as an author of many books and his genuine worth as a hum ble, prayerful man of God combined to make Biola, under his leadership, a-school with high scholastic standards and a center of evangelism which reached to the ends of the earth. He placed a stamp upon the Institute which abides to this day, and which can never be effaced. “ During these
flowed to the side balconies. The offi cials and employees of the Institute, as well as members of the Lyceum and Fishermen’s Clubs, occupied reserved sections oh the main floor. Dr. W . P. White, vyho pre sided at the service, gave a brief histori cal sketch of the In stitu te and a statem en t o f its present actiyities. “ T w erity -rive years ago,” he said, “ Dr. T. C. Horton came to Los An geles, accepting a call of the Imman uel P resby terian Church to become
twenty-five years of ministry, there have been enrolled in its several departments —day school, night school, and corre spondence school— more than 15,000 students who have come from every State in the Union and from forty- nine foreign coun tries. The present enrollment is one of the largest in the, twenty-five years o f ministry. The stu dents represent sev enteen f oreign coun tries and thirty-one states. Less " than fifty per cent of the students have come
its Bible teacher. He immediately or ganized a men’s Bible class that became known as “ The Fishermen’s Club.” , Mrs. Horton organized a Bible class for women, known as “ The Lyceum Club.” These two: classes desired permanent in struction in Christian leadership, and from that desire sprang the Bible Insti tute of' today. “ The corner stone was laid, in 1913, and the building was dedicated ‘unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood.’ Mr. Lyman Stewart, the first President of the Insti tute and its President until his death in
from California. The Institute is an in ternational training school for Christian leadership, offering a four year Bible collegiate course, two and three year specialized courses, as well as a Friday evening course in Christian education. “ The Bible women conduct Bible classes for high school and business girls and for adults. Their work, together with the activities carried on among boys and shop men, and the work of the Jewish Department, is said to be a re gional service without a counterpart. The Extension Department of the Institute reaches all parts of California and ex
DR. R. A. TORREY, DEAN OF THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES, 1912 TO 1925
1923, said on the occasion of the corner stone laying: ‘Our Bible Institute was conceived in prayer, founded by faith, and established through sacrifice . . . For the teaching of the truths for which the Institute stands, its doors are open every day in the year, and all people, without reference to race, color, class, creed, or previous condition, will ever be welcome to its privileges.’ “ Dr. Horton was the superintendent of the Institute from its beginning until his retirement a few years ago, and is now known as Superintendent Emeritus. Dr. R. A. Torrey was the dean of the Institute from 1912 to 1925.
tends periodically into many of the eastern states. “ The Hunan Bible Institute in Changsha, China, is sponsored and supported by the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. About a million dollars of Institute money has gone into the erection of the buildings in China and the maintenance of the work there since its inception.” T he B iola C hallenge Later in the program, Dr. White spoke of The Biola Challenge. “ The Bible Institute of Los Angeles is not endowed,” he said. “ Mr. Lyman Stewart believed that
503
T h e
K i n g ’ s
B u s i n e s s
November 1930
in Timothy, chapters 3 and 4, using the theme, “ The Prob lem of the Times and How to Meet It.” The “ problem,” he explained, relates to conditions “ in the last days,” many of which are evident at the present time. “ It is not a question of how the man of the world shall meet this sit uation,” he said, “ but of how the man of God shall meet it. Paul tells us that it is to be met in three ways. First, we have a position to maintain. We are to remain steadfast in the things of holy Scripture which we have learned, and which we have been assured of, and which are able to make us wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. Second, we have a service to render. We are to ‘preach the word.’ It is not man’s rhetoric that is to be displayed. It is the divine revelation that is to be explained to men. Young men and women of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, I beg of you, become expositors of the Word. Learn how to break up the bread of life and give it to the multitudes. That is the service you are to render. Third, we have a hope to cherish. It is that which Paul had in mind when he said, ‘Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness.’ There is to be a per sonal reward. It is worth while to serve the Lord Jesus Christ and to be faithful even unto death, for He is com ing again, and He will bring His reward with Him.” The service concluded with the ringing of the chimes, while the radio announcer of station KHJ, familiarly known as “ Uncle John,” spoke out over the radio The Biola Challenge: “ The Bible Institute o f Los Angeles challenges God’s people everywhere in the name o f Christ, who led men o f God to- found this notable ministry, to join in the recruiting o f friends who will insist that the far-flung line o f service be maintained and extended. This is a Christian challenge that will be accepted by all those who believe in the Word o f God.’’ Work Among Sailors It was with great regret that the Board of Directors of the Bible Institute discontinued its work among sailors at San Pedro. Mr. Claude H. Pearson, who for many years was in charge of this work, has led hundreds of sailors to Jesus Christ and has distributed Christian lit erature that has brought cheer to many lonely lives. Mr. Pearson has decided to carry on the work independently. Any who have special interest in this ministry among the sailors may write to him at 1042 West Ninth Street, San Pedro, California. New Subscription Rates Single subscriptions (U . S .)........................................ $ 1.50 Two years’ subscription (U. S .):............................... 2.50 Club of 4 subscriptions (U . S .).................................. 5.00 Club of 10 subscriptions (U . S .)............................... . 10.00 Canadian and fo^gign subscriptions, 25 cents addition al for postage. Trial subscriptions, 3 months, for 25 cents. Send 4 new 3-months subscriptions at 25 cents each, and you will receive a free copy of “ The Bible and Science” by I. R. Dean, M.A. The King’s Business, 536 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California.
those who followed him would support and extend the work of the Institute. He believed that an endowment of friends was more to be desired than an endowment o f dol lars. Since his death, annual deficits have accumulated until there is a total indebtedness of a million dollars. This debt is amply secured by valuable properties, but it has become so serious a burden that it must be lifted. The very prosperity of the school, as seen in its large enrollment of students this year, brings only an added burden. The larger the student body, the more money is required for maintenance, for no student pays tuition! “ This convocation not only celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Institute, but it also marks the launch ing of The Biola Challenge. It is unnecessary to repeat that the purpose of this Challenge is to inform the many' friends of Biola concerning the Institute’s needs at the present time. As these friends, in reliance upon God, ac cept the Challenge, they will make certain the continuation of the ministry of the Institute without curtailment or re treat. Our friends in California are receiving the first direct appeal. We have with us tonight a host of fellow citizens and fellow laborers who have volunteered their service, and who stand ready to carry the appeal to other friends in their communities. There will be no unseemly begging, but the privilege o f supporting the Bible Institute will be honestly and earnestly presented, first of all, to the near neighbors whose close proximity to the Institute has given them a fine opportunity to know its worth. Later, it is hoped that the news will spread from coast to coast.” Civic G reetings Mr. William Lacy, President of the Los Angeles Com munity Chest, spoke of the value of the Bible Institute to the city of Los Angeles. He said, in part: “ The business men of Los Angeles do not, I am sorry to say, know of the work that you have accomplished here. They have heard the wonderful chimes which inspire them, as they inspire me every time I hear them; they have read of this great occasion; but they have no adequate concep tion o f the work you are doing. The time is here when every business man and every citizen should awaken to the necessity of supporting the Institute. This convocation, on your twenty-fifth anniversary, will have splendid re sults if you will continue to spread information concern ing the work you are doing, so that every one in the coun-; try, as far as possible, will know of your accomplish ments.” !: The Institute Male Quartet, frequently known as “ the If resident’s body guard,” enlivened the service with sev eral selections. A ddress by D r . J ames M. G ray The address of the evening was given by Rev. James M.; Gray, D.D., President of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Dr. Gray is always a welcome visitor to Los Angeles, $ is long and remarkable ministry, his staunch defense of the faith, his wise and capable administration of the great “ school that D. L. Moody founded” have given him a large and well-deserved place in the hearts of multitudes df Christians to whom he has been made a blessing. He Spoke with his old-time fire and vigor. His words carried deep conviction. Before beginning his message, he read a statement touching upon the relation between the Moody Bible In stitute of Chicago and the Bible Institute of Los Angeles which is found in full on page 504. He then gave a study
504
T h e
K i n g ’ s
B u s i n e s s
November 1930
, 1 3 ^ - Attitude of the Moody Jnstitute^of Chicago Toward the Bible Institute of Los Angeles B y J ames M. G ray , D.D.
The following is a public statement made by Rev. James M. Gray, D.D., President o f the Moody Bible Institute, at a convocation o f theBibleInstitute o f LosAngeles,Septem ber 23, 1930. This statement was requested by Dr. W. P. White, President o f the Los Angeles Bible Institute. Dr. Gray’s remarks were received with great applause by an audience o f 3,000, including the directors, faculty, of ficials, and student body o f the Institute. The service was broadcast from the Institute radio station. Dr. White ac companied Dr. Gray to the Bay Cities the following day and arranged for union Bible conferences in San Fran cisco, Berkeley, and Oakland, California. The two Insti- tutes.remain organically and officially independent, as they have always been; but they are happy to be associated in the public ministry o f the Word. — E ditor . f p g ffig H E letter of Dr. White, inviting me to be present on this occasion, mentioned two matters on which wAT^he desired me to express the attitude o f the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago towards this Institute, which it gives me pleasure to do. JAA1 In the first place, he wished it to be made known that the two Institutes are working in perfect harmony. In witnessing to that, I beg to say that the Moody Bible Institute, by any action of its own, was never out o f har mony with the Los Angeles Institute. However, under the previous regime here (Los Angeles), a strained situation arose between the two Institutes through a misunderstand ing, which, by the grace of God and in answer to many prayers in Chicago as well as in Los Angeles, has been removed. The proof of this is seen in the fact that imme diately thereupon, i. e., the removal of the misunderstand ing, the directors of the Los Angeles Institute appealed to the Moody Bible Institute for counsel and advice which was cordially given, and which in a measure accounts for changes in the personnel of this (Los Angeles) Institute. It also accounts for the perfect accord which exists be tween the two Institutes at this time. In evidence of this accord, I point to a second fact, first, that this (Los Angeles) Institute now has on its staff, in most important positions, at least five men who were formerly on the staff of the Moody Bible Institute in positions of approximately equal importance—men whom the Moody Bible Institute would like to have re tained, every one of whom was recommended by the Moody Bible Institute to this Institute, and not one of whom, in all probability, would have come here if the Moody Bible Institute had revealed to him that the two Institutes were not in entire accord. In evidence of this accord I point to a second fact, namely, my own presence here last February and again at this time. These visits, I trust you will pardon me for saying, have taken nearly two weeks of my time from a crowded schedule in Chicago; they have been a labor of love, as is well known to your President and Board of Directors, and they have been made after, consultation with the Trustees o f the Moody Bible Institute and with their unanimous and warm approval.
In the next place, Dr. White said in his letter: “ I do not share the thought that the Moody Bible Institute should keep away from the Pacific coast. As a matter of fact, I have the feeling that you would not think of keep ing us away from the Atlantic coast or the Great Lakes.” Dr. White is perfectly correct in the last remark. The Moody Bible Institute has no monopoly on this kind of work in any part of the land. There are something like forty Bible institutes operating in the United States and Canada, and the Moody Bible Institute is only one of them. Being the oldest, however, and for that reason the largest, its. constituency of students and supporters stretches across the continent, and in the very nature of the case it must keep in touch with them. Your President, Dr. White, formerly represented the Moody Bible Institute on this coast, and he knows that a goodly proportion of its churches are shepherded by for mer students of that Institute. They are friends of the Los Angeles Institute as well, however, and doubly so, now that Dr. White and the other brethren I referred to are on your Staff; but that does not mean that they have lost their first love. It does not mean that they never
The Gift of Gratitude B y G renville K leiser
Count your blessing every day, Gratitude will smooth the day. Sunshine which the morning sends, Love o f family and friends, Food and raiment fo r your need, Hands to do a kindly deed; Work to fill the day with joy, Good that has no base alloy, Patience when the hours are long, Words to comfort and make strong; Time to exercise and play, Wisdom that knows what to say, Strength to do an irksome task, Smiles that discontent unmask; Hope to vanquish needless fear, Power to summon courage here, Means you may with others share, Spirit to endure and dare; Knowledge o f God’s righteous laws, Zeal to serve a worthy cause, Prayer to guide and safely keep, Rest from night’s refreshing sleep. Count your blessings every day, Gratitude will smooth the way.
—Life o f Faith.
505
T h e
K i n g ’ s
B u s i n e s s
November 1930
Institute, know something of the constituency of the latter all over the country. They have worked among that con stituency and are aware that it offers prepared soil for the sowing of the good seed of your work. In fact, their enter prise has already led them to engage in such seed-sowing, and where it is done honorably and above board, the Moody Bible Institute would be ashamed of itself before God and man if it raised opposition to it. Moreover, so far as such seed-sowing is in the line of evangelistic or Bible conference work in the region of the Great Lakes, you may call on the Moody Bible Institute for any reasonable aid it can render you, and it will not be denied. That is how we feel toward you. Therefore, I conclude this brief utterance by accommo dating the words of the apostle Paul in his Second Epistle to the Corinthians, only substituting another name for Titus to whom, he refers, and I say, “ Whether any do in quire of Dr. White, he is my partner and fellow-helper concerning you; or our brethren be inquired of, they are the messengers of the churches and the glory of Christ. Wherefore show ye to them and before the churches, the proof o f your love and of our boasting on your behalf” (8:23,24). they have felt it of sufficient value and importance to be made known to a larger group for discussion. This is the question—what will become o f the vast wealth held by the stewards of Jesus Christ in the event o f the rapture of the church? May we not expect that after that event there will be a scramble for church property as well as the prop erty of individuals who have been taken away ? Who will obtain it— the State, or some designing group or groups of people; or will church properties go into the hands of some sort of church left behind? Will it make any differ ence where it goes? It is my feeling that those who look for Christ to come should plan just as carefully for the disposal of their property in case of their rapture when He appears as they would plan to dispose o f it by bequest to loved ones after their death. Therefore, I have for these several years advocated that in the event of the rap ture of the church all church properties and all funds in the hands of Christians should go to the orthodox Jews. Those of us who are looking for the coming of the Lord believe that there will be a titanic struggle eventually be tween the Roman Catholic Church and the Jews. Surely the Bible would lead us to sympathize with the Jews, even though their attitude at present is that of unbelief, for ultimately they will be convinced o f their guilt in crucify ing their Messiah, and Israel as a nation will be converted and restored. Others have come to share my convictions. I know of at least one woman of wealth who has made her will to read that in the event of the rapture of the church her holdings will go to the Zionist Movement. Is not God already working in the hearts of His people? He is asking them to set their house in order, not in the expectation of death, but because they may at any moment be changed in the twinkling of an eye and caught up to meet the Lord in the air.
again will invite their Alma Mater to hold an evangelistic meeting or a Bible conference in their churches. They will invite the Los Angeles Institute to do so, and we shall be glad; but they will invite the Moody Bible Insti tute also to do so, and we shall not be sorry. At this present date, there are some three churches in this neighborhood, all pastored by Moody Institute men who are desirous of our holding a Bible conference under their auspices. Circumstances may prevent our doing so for some time to come, but were it otherwise, our coming ought not to be understood as an unbrotherly gesture towards your work. Do you think it should ? The same is true of our financial support. Donors to the Moody Bible Institute have resided here on the coast practically during the whole forty years of its existence. And within the last decade or so they have increased great ly as winter residents. They are now likely to. become more and more interested in your work as they are as sured that you and we are one, but comity hardly requires that we should cease all solicitation of them henceforth. Do you think it does ? And now about reciprocity. Three out of the five men now on your staff, and formerly on the staff of the Moody T he K ing ’ s B uslness permits the expression o f the personal views o f its contributors, with the understanding that these views do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Editors. Mr. Umstead’s appeal and argument are unique, to say the least. W e can agree heartily with his feeling that God will hold His children responsible fo r the way in which they use their money .— E ditor . « ast wealth is found in the hands of Christians. What is to become of it ? Such a question may f seem trivial or useless, but it is more impor tant than most Christians have imagined. Some who possess wealth are now dis tributing in Christian work all their income except their living. This is undoubtedly the wisest use we can make of money that God has put in our hands as stewards. When cries for help are heard on every side, and nearly every church, missionary society, and religious institution is either retrenching or struggling to keep its work at normal strength, how can the Christian who loves his Lord shut his heart to such clamant need? None of us can hide behind the excuse that we do not know the need, for we are constantly made aware of it by radio, through magazines, and through letters written by Christian work ers—written ‘almost in tears. Very often these appealing letters are filed in the waste basket, perhaps unopened, at least unconsidered. Hearts are steeled against the cries of the needy. Great institutions which God has planted are allowed to be crippled or destroyed before our very eyes. Will not God call us to serious account for this, when the means of relief for His servants is in our possession ? God’s stewards will surely be charged with misappropria tion of funds, in the day which we feel is not distant, when the church will meet her Lord. For the past six years, another thought has been on my heart. I have mentioned it to some of my friends, and c -e f u
1P • - ' ÉÈ Q iristian Stewards and the Lord’s Coming B y O wen 'U mstead (Redondo Beach, California) Jfe
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs