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July, 1944
Current Business LOUIS T, TALBOT, Editor-m-Chief
ADOPTION By FLORENCE EISELE
“For os many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sops of God" (Rom. 8:14), Born of the Spirit 1 have a new name, A grand family background— the faithful and true; A Father whose love is for ever the same, A wonderful Saviour who maketh things new! O Spirit of God, wilt Thou help me to bear. My new family likeness, in me, everywhere. Born of the Spirit I go a new way , Far from the old paths I might now be using. No more rebellious, I gladly obey. Joying His guidance, in ways of His choosing. Spirit of God, give me wis dom to show The trust of my fathers, in Thee, as I go.
Chaplains chose the thirteen pop ular, nondenominational hymns, and a d d e d the Twenty-third Psalm. Some of the Hymns were: “God Will Take Care of You," . “Faith of Our Fathers,” “Abide with Me” . . . “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Here is a modern application of a truth as old as the Word itself: “Man shall not live by bread alone.” “K ration” — thirty-two ounces of which, according 'to the report, will furnish 3,726 calories, is sufficient to sustain a man’s bodily strength for some time; but he will “live” only “by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4). Christian people should thank God that the head of the training and planning division of the office of the Chief of Chaplains was led to make this provision for “men going into battle.” ■Not only so, but here is a sugges tion for every person who wraps a package or writes a letter: Why not include some printed portion that will be the' “ plus” provision for a hungry soul? Where “ Brother” Means Something At a time when thousands of men are being plunged into active military service, loved ones at home are natu rally concerned about their spiritual as- well as their physical wellbeing. The following paragraphs are excerpts from a letter, written. by a member of the Church of the Open Door in, Los Angeles, and carrying comfort in every line. The sailor states: Recently I was transferred to a station on a South Pacific island for reassignment. My first night there was a lonely one, and I went for a walk, wishing fervently for a Chris tian companion to talk with« Strolling along disconsolately, I was passed by three young men carrying Bibles under their arms. I quickened my pace and followed them. They-led me to a hut where twenty or thirty men were assembled. I found that these men met here nightly to sing hymns and study the Word together. There was a chaplain who made oc casional appearances in the meetings; but these nightly services were en tirely due to the men’s own eager quest for light and truth as it could be searched out of the Scriptures.
Not Asleep When the biggest war story of all tíme filtered through from Europe to America a few days ago, for hours most people in this country knew nothing about it because they were asleep. The fact can be explained, from a natural point of viéw, because of the time of night at which these news releases were made. And yet one wonders whether the incident is not a picture of other and more serious apathy: that of the followers of Jesus Christ who are insensible to the great cause of the conquering Christ as He moves forward today in grace, saving souls, toward the tomorrow of His own righteous reign on earth. All too many Christians are sound asleep. Two days after Europe’s invasion had been announced, some 400 young people went on record as being, in the f u l l e s t sense of the word, “awake.” They were the student body of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, and the occasion was the school’s 34th annual commencement. Within the group were seventy-four grad uates of this year’s class, whose motto, “Christ to the Uttermost,” ex presses both determination and as surance. These wide-awake young people are going into military service, into further training for home and foreign missionary work, into other spheres of witnessing—fully believing that Christ is the only answer to the world’s needs. For every eager young student and graduate, there could be named one or more equally wide-awake Christian steward who has made possible the training of young people at Biola where tuition is always free. And in a coming day, they shall share alike in the victory. They are awake. “ K Rations” Plus When a million packages of “K rations,” were unwrapped, recently, by weary men in out-of-the way portions of the war areas, these small boxes were found to contain not only vitamin-rich food, but also a bit of spiritual inspiration. According to Time magazine: For men going into battle, the Army . . . wrapped leaflets en- . titled “Hymns from Home.” . . .
Our “ church” was the mess hall by day. It was a wooden building and, like Noah’s ark, it had one window— covered with screen wire. However, the mosquitoes had learned infiltra tion tactics, and they swarmed in! Our music was an accordion—when the accordionist wasn’t on watch. When he couldn’t, be present, we “sang the Lord’s song in a strange land” with out benefit of accompaniment. The order of service was not complex: we started off with a couple of hymns, then had the newcomers stand up and say “howdy’.’ ; we interspersed a few more songs with testimonies and Scripture verses. Finally the teacher— a chief yeoman—brought before u's a selected chapter, and we took it apart. There were 'soldiers at these meet ings as well as sailors, and in that little room it was not “GI Joe” or “matie,” but “ brother." I don’t be lieve anyone can truly appreciate that word as much as a man who is in a strange land thousands of miles from home, when he walks up to a total stranger and is met with a smile, an outstretched hand, and “Welcome, brother!” and knows that he is a brother in Christ. 'I attended this unchartered “church” regularly for the duration of my stay in that place, and. never have I seen faith more staunch and uncompromising.
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