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“The goodness of the heart is shown in deeds Of peacefulness and kindness. Hand and heart Are one thing with the good, as thou should’st be. Do my words trouble thee? Then treasure them, Pain overgot gives peace, as death doth heaven. All things that speak of heaven speak of .peace.”— Bailey. ■ “Like the rainbow, peace rests upon the earth, but its arch is lost in heaven. Heaven bathes it in hues- of light; it springs up amid tears and clouds; it is a reflection of the eternal sun; it is an as surance of calm; it is the sign of a great covenant between God and man; it is an emanation from the distant orb of im mortal light.”BCo Iton. “No peace was ever won from fate by subterfuge or argument; no peace is ever in store for any'of us, but that which we shall win by victory over shame or sin—■ victory over the sin that oppresses, as well as that which corrupts.”— Ruskin. A missionary once said: “I have been laboring among a people who once de lighted in war, but since Christianity has prevailed there, war has ceased altogether. The last :Sabbath I spent with them I went into one of their c h a p e l s and preached to a congregation of fifteen hundred persons. A rude sort of pulpit was erected with stairs leading up to it, the railings of which, smooth and polish ed, were literally made of the handles of warriors’ spears by those, who had trans ferred themselves, with their weapons of war, to a nobler and better purpose—the service of the Lord.” , “Mr. Gladstone had, for forty years, on the wall of his bedroom this text: ‘Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee.’ These were the first words on which the great states man’s eyes opened every morning, and they were one of the sources of his calm strength.”— Sunday School Chronicle. Two painters were asked to paint a pic ture illustrating peace. The first painted a beautiful evening scene and in the fore ground there was a lake, its surface ab solutely calm and unruffled; trees sur rounded it; meadows stretched away to the distant cattle gently browsing; a lit tle .cottage, the setting sun, all spoke of perfect rest. The second painter drew a wild stormy scene; Heavy black clohds hung overhead, in the center of the pic ture an immense waterfall poured over huge volumes of water covered with foam. One could almost hear its unceas ing roar, yet almost the first thing to strike the eye was a small bird, perched in a ^cleft of the great rock, absolutely sheltered from all around, pouring forth its sweet notes of joy. This is what we should know, perfect peace in the storms of life, God’s peace. “My peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you” (John 14: 27). In some old castles are found deep wells meant to supply the garrison in time of siege. An aqueduct bringing water from without, would be at the enemy’s mercy; but over the. well inside, the foe has no power. The peace the world seeks depends on one’s .surroundings; in time of trouble its sources are cut off, like a spring outside the castle walls. But the peace Christ gives is that of the spring, within, most precious in hours of need.
November 18, 1928 What the Practice of Stewardship Would Mean to the World 1 Pet. 4:7-11 D aily . S cripture R eadings Nov. 12—A revival of religion. Hag. 1: 1-5. Nov. 13—Plenty in the church. 2 Cor. 8 : 9-15. Nov. 14—Abundance for charity. A c t s 4:31-37. Nov. 15—More helpers. 1 Cor. 1 :11. Nov. 16—Interest in missions. Acts 13 :l-3. Nov. 17—More faithfulness. 1 Cor. 4:1-13. T houghts , on the T opic The central idea of the Gospel is that of sacrifice. Those that receive it are urged to sell and to give, to suffer and to serve. The founder of the Gospel came not to be ministered unto but to minister and to give His. life a ransom for many. And all His disciples are ex pected to imitate His example. But the Gospel is careful to tell Us that sacrifice is not loss, and giving up is not ruin. The profound truth is strongly emphasized that it is by sacrifice we are really made rich. If we would have our gold can kered let us keep it; if we would keep it bright, let us give it away-. A man’s wealth is estimated in heaven by what he sacrificed on earth. “We lose what on ourselves we spend, We have as treasure without end Whatever, Lord, to Thee we lend, Who givest all. “Whatever, Lord, we lend to Thee, Repaid a thousand-fold will be; Then gladly will we give to Thee, Giver of all. “To Thee, from whom we all derive Our life, our gifts, our power to give, Oh, niay we ever with Thee live, Giver of all.” —o— S ome S criptures on G iving ■ 1 Chron. 29:14-16; Psalm 116:12; Prov. 3:9, 10; Mai. 3:10; Matt. 7 :20; Matt. 10: 8 ; Luke 6 :38; Acts 20:35; 1 Cor. 16:2; 2 Cor. 8:5-9. —o-— C hoice N uggets “ ‘And must I be giving again and again?’ ‘Oh, no !’ said the Angel, piercing me through, ‘Just give till the Master stops giving to you 1 ’ ” “A pastor was taking a missionary col lection recently when he said, ‘I want each of you to give today as though you were putting your money right into the pierced hand of Jesus Christ.’ A lady came up afterward and said, ‘I was going to give a half-dollar, but I did not do so.’ ‘Why did you not do it?’ the preacher asked. ‘Do you think I would put a half- dollar into His pierced hand? I have ten dollars at home, and I am going to give that.’ If we were putting our money into the pierced hand of our Lord our contri butions would amount to millions, and the world would be evangelized in ten years.” — Rev. W. Thorburn Clark. “The Rev. J. M. Baker, a missionary of South India, writes this pathetic incident: An old man, thirty-five miles north of Ongole, had a great desire to give some-
November 11, 1928 What is Being Done For and Against World Peace? Rom. 14:19 D aily S cripture R eadings Nov. S—Ancient prophecy. Isa. 2:1-5. Nov. 6 —Militarism. 2 Kings 18:17-37. Nov. 7—;P e a c e m a k e r s ’ organization. Matt. 5 :9. Nov. 8 —Getting to know other nations. Luke 10:30-37. Nov. 9—Law, not war. Isa. 42:1-4. Nov. 10—World peace means world jus tice. Matt. 7 :12. T houghts on the T opic According to the clear teachings of God’s Word, universal and 'lasting peace will not be fully realized until Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6), returns to earth to execute judgment (Jude 14, 15) and overthrow Satan, the prince of this world (Rev. 20:1-10). When the kingdoms of this world become the kingdom of our Lord (Rev. 11:15), then, and then only, shall this old world know peace (read carefully Micah 4:1-5). The verse in Romans chosen for the topic has nothing to do with world peace but concerns only the church, which is exhorted to lay aside all causes of con tention and to live in harmony. Certainly Christians should follow af ter peace (2 Tim. 2:22; 1 Pet. 3:11) and exhibit true love one for another and for the lost, for herein the world learns of our affiliation with the only One who can bring peace to the individual and peace to the world (John 13:35; Matt. 11:28). Wars are the result of sin (Jas. 4:1), and as long as sin is in the world how can we expect wars to cease? On the con trary, wars and rumors of war (Mk. 13: 7) will continue till Christ returns (Isa. 2:4; Psa. 72:7-16). —o— C hoice N uggets “You may assuredly find perfect peace, if you are resolved to do that which your Lord has plainly required—and content that He should indeed require no more of you—than to do justice, to love mercy; and to walk humbly with Him.”— John Ruskin. “How different the peace of God from that of the world! It calms the passions, preserves the purity of conscience, is in separable from righteousness, unites us to God and strengthens us against temp tations. The peace of the soul consists in an absolute resignation to the will of God.”— Fenelon.
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