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T H E K I N O ’ S B U S I N E S S
October* 1940
Around the Kings Table . E D I T O R I A L
Not only throughout his lifetime did Joseph Flacks give a continual testi mony for his Saviour, but in his death he also exalted his Lord. This beloved Hebrew Christian, through whose sac rifice and initiative many scores of young people were given a vision of Christian work and were helped in their training at such institutions as the Moody Bible Institute and the Bible Institute ■of Los Angeles, caused the following message to be written on post al cards, in readiness for the time it would be needed. On August 14, 1940, the day the Lord took Mr. Flacks to be with Himself, the cards required only the addition of the date line before they were posted. The message read: August 14, 1940 TRIUMPHANT THROUGH GRACE This Is to announce: I moved out of the old mud house (2 Cor. 5:1). Arrived In Glory-land Instantly, In charge of the angelic escort (Lk. 16:22). Absent from the body, AT HOME with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:6). . ■ I find as foretold (Psa. 16:11), in His presence FULLNESS of JOY . . . PLEASURES forever more! Will look for YOU on THE WAY UP at the redemption of the body (Rom. 8:23). Till then, LOOK UP! J. S. FLACKS It was the privilege of this writer to be closely associated in Christian work for several years with “Daddy” Flacks, as he was affectionately called, and to see that in him was fulfilled, in very gracious measure, the truth of Gala tians 2:20: “I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ llveth in me.” To all who knew him it will not seem unusual that this dear man of God should have been concerned that the sermon delivered at his funeral should be not a eulogy of himself, but a testimony to the grace of God and an invitation to others to share by faith in His atoning work. To make sure that such a message as this would be given, Mr. Flacks wrote it himself ! May God grant that more of us, His children, may be faithful in life and in death to exalt our glorious Lord. —Louis T. Talbot.
A “Word of . . . Testimony** ■In Revelation 12:11 we read, "And they: overcome him [the devil] by the blood of the Lamb, and by the WORD of their testimony.” Finding that great blessing has come to the hearts of God’s people through the testimony of Chris tian business and professional men, I present the testimony of one of my ' friends, an honored elder in the Oliver Presbyterian Church of Minneapolis, Minn. The writer, Rudolph G. Logefeil, M. D., is one of the outstanding physi cians and surgeons in the city of Min neapolis. His scholarship is unques tioned, for he is a graduate of the Uni versity of Minnesota, and has _taken post-graduate work in Johns Hopkins University, Harvard, Cornell, the Uni versity of Edinburgh, and the Univer sity of Vienna. Dr. Logefeil is not only a specialist in the professional world, but he is also a Winner of souls for Christ; and the Holy Spirit is using his Christian testi mony among members of the medical profession in a marked way. A state ment by this Christian physician fol lows: “Almost every day I have patients come to me for help, who, I find, have no organic disease, but merely a func tional .ailment caused by worry, anxiety, fear, and the like. What they need is not medicine but a ‘spiritual experience.’ Then God’s peace, which passeth all un derstanding, will fill their hearts and lives, and they will learn the only way of living without worry. Such an expe rience is the only real cure that has ever been found for chronic alcoholic and drug addicts. “Yes, my friend, with the power of Christ in your life, you can meet any problem with which life may confront you. The turmoil in this world of to day need not worry you, for God will take care of His own, as He has prom ised in His Word. I can assure you that Christ not only saves, but He keeps. He is at your side each moment of the day, ready to comfort and help you, and in addition to all this, He assures eternal as well as present security to all those who put their trust in Him. “Would you like to have a Christian experience of your own? Then let me tell you how you can get it. “FIRST—Go to Jesus. There can be no peace in the soul until it has been consciously pardoned; and there is par don only through the merit and atone ment of Christ. Jesus said: ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were let sinners, Christ died for us. Cometh unto the Father, but by me’ (John 14:6). - “THEN—Go to the Bible—the Word of God. The Holy»Spirit will take of the things of God and make them lu minous and blessed. These truths are spiritual truths; thus they are spir itually discerned. Read the Word with an open, unprejudiced mind. Remember that it contains the only revelation which God has given to man. As you open its pages, breath this prayer: ‘Open thou min« eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.’ “FINALLY—Go to the place of pray er. Humble yourself before God. Con fess your sins and ask for pardon. He alone can cure the disease of sin in your life, for He has told us that, ‘if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.’ “In a personal way knowing Jesus has meant much to me; He has helped me through many a difficult problem, professional and otherwise; He has an swered my prayers; He has comforted me in sorrow and sickness and given me renewed strength to go on. All that I am and have, I owe to Him. I would fear to start a day without Him.” —Louis T. Talbot Like a Message from Heaven It is not an unusual occurrence for one of the Lord’s dear children to be called from earth to heaven, but it is extraordinary for one to write, before his death, the announcement of his own Home-going and also to prepare the message to be read at his funeral serv ice.
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