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it is reasonable to infer that he is intended for a higher state. That state the Bible declares he shall have if he uses his powers of choice Godward. The fact that the period of preparation in the life of man is out of all proportion to the time prepared for, if death ends all, is another argument for life beyond. Man only begins to reach maturity where he can rightly esti mate life’s values, when death cuts him off. The world is indeed a hopeless riddle if the creatures which have boundless capabilities, unsatisfied longings, and have spent life in preparation for something, aafeiqdl cut off with nothing. Deceived by the intentions in the human breast—led along certain lines for years only to be called to leave the task uncompleted—unrewarded for making the choice of right or unpunished for choosing to be a curse to his fellow man! If we had no Bible at all to tell us differently, the atheistic position would seem unreasonable to most of us.
B.B.B.B.’“ W ith no apologies to The A. A. A. A.
BUSY BAND OF BIBLE BOOSTERS
’Does Man Die Like the Beast ? r >HIS life is all the life there is—argues the Athe ist—therefore get all the fun you can out of it, for tomorrow we die like the beasts of the field. • Even to most Evolutionists, if the eternal existence of man is denied, nature becomes a
riddle without a solution. All nature appears to, be a means to an end, and what is that end if it is not to provide a suitable place of training for man, the highest of the creatures, the only free being, the being who has the power to choose between right and wrong? Yet if man does not exist after death, he never at tains perfection, for he cannot reach moral perfection in this life and even if he did, it would last but a brief time.. Is it likely that such a vast scheme should forever end in failure? Romans, one of the champions of evolution, says that “only by means of the theory of probation, is it possible to give any meaning to the world.” This m e a n s that such a marvelous scheme could not exist for the purpose of perfecting man, and then leave man without any end ing. His very position in nature renders his existence after death probable. But, furthermore, man him self has always had some intima tions of future existence. His aspirations and longings go be yond this life. Nearly all men desire life beyond the grave in which they shall be free from the limitations that have hindered
The Godless Girl The opposition of the A.A.A.A. to the production by Cecil B. De- Mille of his movie, “The Godless Girl,”:Jhas s e r v e d to give an amount of free advertising that is reported to be filling the thea ters where this pictiire Is being shown. The Managing Editor of T h e K ing ’ s B u siness was con sulted several times by repre sentatives of the DeMille corpor ation relative to the tactics of the Atheists in the schools. T h e K ing ’ s B u sin ess ’ B.B.B.B. De partment was carefully studied for many months by the pro ducers, our paper being the only one Tarrying information regu larly in regard to the 4-A move ment. We have been in a position to know what this picture is, and while we can sympathize with Mr. DeMille in the persecution he has been getting from organ ized Atheism, it is our frank opinion that there is little in the picture that would either streng then one’s faith in the Bible or prejudice him against Atheism. It is a blood-and-thunder, fire- and-murder picture from begin
A n In fid e l’s C om p la in t Going to the grave with' steady tread; Going swift as day and night are sped; Going out from toil and care; . Going, but can’t tell where. Leaving life, its mingled joy and woe; Leaving earth and all I love and know; Leaving wealth, that goes not there; Leaving for—-I can’t tell where. Sinking sun, for me to rise no more; Sinking sand, and tread no farther shore; Sinking hope, no Christ o’er there; Sinking soul—I can’t tell where. Silent tomb! Dread thought in marble told 1 Silent bust, with sealed lips and cold; Silent guardian watching there— Silent to the soul’s “somewhere.” Sad! There’s nothing better you can say. Sad! There shines no light upon thy way. Sad! When One thy load would share. Sadi To go,, not knowing where. Now listen to the emotions of the Christian when he comes to die; The Christian’s faith beholds a home on high; The Christian’s hope grows brighter as the : years go by ; The Christian’s love breathes trusting prayer- The Christian’s going home, and Christ tells where. (From The Christian News.)
their development in this life. This life does not satisfy. Man’s capacities are out of all proportion to his destiny, if the present life is all there is. He has powers that seem Capable of continual development, but death cuts him off just before he reaches the goal toward which he aims. A nalogy F rom N ature The analogy from nature has often been brought for ward. A bird inside the eggshell has organs which are of no use as long as it remains in an egg. The very exis tence of legs and wings is proof that the bird is intended to have a life in another sphere. Since man has a mental and spiritual nature which cannot be satisfied in this life,
ning to end, and nervous people who expect to see it, should go supplied with smelling salts. It certainly is no picture for a child to see. Its title makes good bait for catching church people, but no one need expect to see any thing of true Christianity in it, or any reference to the name of Jesus Christ. Answering a letter from an official of the “Devil’s Angels” Branch (Los Angeles) of the A.A.A.A., Mr. De Mille makes a frank reply as to the purpose of the picture and incidentally makes some sound remarks about atheis tic propaganda in the schools. He says:
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