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to insert one more invitation and assuranceso that no one however rebellious and far wandering, might feel th a t he was left out: “ And the Spirit and the bride say. C o m e . And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that Is atttte« come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely” (Rev. 22:17). . , • Surely, it was for such as old Hungai Slvl, cannibal persecutor, that our Lord reiterated the gracious Invitation. “ Stay,” the Lord Jesus seems to say; “ Stay! put not on the seal till there first be put In one more Invitation to the weary and sin-laden, and let It be as wide as the heart of God can make It. Assure even the rebel savage In the South Seas who has withstood me so long, that I hi» Bro ther, the Morning Star of the Resurrection, now Risen and Enthroned In Heaven, w ill be his Saviour and Friend." _ Ten days later, the native who brought the chieftain s message, returned with the news that after a calm and peaceful night, Hungai Sivl’s soul took its departure at the dawning of the day. Would not the evolutionist professor, teacher, and minis ter who hitherto has had it all his own way, with pone to raise objections, to ask questions or to challenge any of his wild statements, find the sledding a bit harder if he knew that his pupils, their parents, his parishioners, the level headed, reading, thinking members of his community, had ready access to and were reading “ authorities” on the other side? The arch-leader of the opposition (Eph. 6:12) is very shrewd (Gen. 3 :1 ). He well knows that if only he can in oculate the teachers, they, through the schools, will within one generation “ spread the infection into every corner of the land.” For "what the schools and colleges teach today, the world will believe tomorrow.” As said St. Paul (2 Cor. 3 : 11), “ We are on to his tricks!” In former days when great prairie fires were a frequent menace, we anticipated or met them by “ counter fires.” In advance of the devouring terror, we burned off a broad strip, leaving nothing upon which the fire could feed. Wh«n it reached that “ safety zone" behind which were our homes, our families, our stock, oUr barns and stacks, its fury was spent. It could not do further harm. Why is it not still good strategy to protect our homes, our children, our nation, by some such “ counter maneuver” ? Is it not at least worth trying? (Eccl. 11:6). It can do no harm in any event. Sincerely yours for true science, based upon facts, not upon bold assumptions, wild speculations, “ pure figments of the imagination” (Fleischmann). ToUrs sincerely, HOMO SAPIENS (The “ Garden Variety,” not a “ sport" from the Jungle, or the swamps!) m m Who will join the risen Lord in the service of intercession T The greatest difficulty in the way o f practical conversion of men may not be in God’s eye so much a barrier o f ungodliness among the heathen, as a barrier o f unbelief among Hxs own disciples!—A. T. Pierson. - ..
to come still stood, and that the amazing thing about Christ was, that without a word of rebuke, He was pleased to accept the fag ends of a wasted life. By the time I was ready to go, a crowd of his followers had assembled round the couch of their dying chieftain and, at my request, we had united prayer, committing Hun- gal’s soul to the care of the great Pilot. As I rose from his bedside, Hungai’s face had a smile of peace and, In the presence of his followers, he uttered only one word, but that word was an expression of adventurous faith— “ Nln- demcatl” (I am trusting). He had overcome his fear of the spirits and was willing to take the risk of venturing forth on God. As I returned home from the touching Interview there came to my remembrance tke thrilling passage in the closing sentences of the Book of Revelation. The end has been reached and the seal is about to be put on the book. But Christ stays the hand of the angel and commands him
m i li Éà A Suggestion . . . . .Worth Trying? JOHN GRAHAM REID, A.M., PH.D. Spokane, Waahington
HERE are many very able books, pamphlets, etc., exposing the fallacies, the absurdities of Organic Evolution; or to be more precise, the several “ Evolutionary Hypotheses.” But who sees them? Who reads them? Not the exponents of Evolution, appar- • ently. If they do, they keep very quiet about it! The only recognition observable is either a supercilious dismissal, as “ Not deserving serious consideration” ! or a more significant silence! Unanswered, . . . . because unanswerable? How many have access to them? They are not In the Public Libraries or Reading Rooms. In one really fine Public Library of about 150,000 volumes, I counted forty- six titles expounding or defending Evolution, and only two on the other side! The popular magazine— the metropol itan newspapers, the great syndicates, yes, and a number of religious periodicals,—while giving unlimited space to Brisbane, Burbank, Free, Van Loon, Wells, Osborn, Conklin, Fosdlck, et al, will not accept for publication articles on the other side” in rebuttal. Nor do they with any fairness report lectures, debates, meetings, etc., opposing evolution; if, indeed, they notice them at all. Thus is It of deliberate calculation that the impression is made upon the public that there is nothing to be said "on the other side,” that, in fact, there Is no “ other side;” that, “ all scientists of repute accept evolution as a settled fact. In view of these facts, I venture this suggestion: Why could not a few earnest Christian men in each com munity who appreciate the gravity of the menace con fronting us in the unopposed dissemination of this false philosophical theory masquerading under the name of “ Sci ence” (1 Tim. 6:20, 21), club together, and, at an expense by no means burdensome if distributed among say ten or fifteen, create a fund of say $10.00, *16.00. *20.00, or even *30.00, with which to purchase and place in the Libraries, Public or High Schools of their community— where they would be accessible to every one—some of the strongest of these book* “ on the other side” ? Such, for example, as those of O’Toole, More, Fairhurst, Williams, Bryan, Allen. Dr. A. I„ Brown* et al.
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