April 1924
198
T H E K I N G ’ S
B U S I N E S S
CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. W. B. RILEY It is a great pleasure to the editor of this magazine to extend congratulations to our good brother, Dr. Wm. B. Riley, of Minneapolis, on the occasion of the comple tion and dedication of the splendid new auditorium of the First Baptist Church of which he has been the pastor
located in Jackson Hall, (the first unit of which was dedicated last spring), which is connected with the new auditorium by a broad hallway. The formal dedication of this, the largest church auditorium in the Northwest, and one of the largest in America, took place on Sunday, January 6th, 1924, and was participated in by Dr. T. T. Shields, of Tor onto ; Dr. W. B. Pettingill, of Philadelphia; Dr. R. E. Neighbour, Rochester, N. Y .; Dr. W. W. Bustard, Cleveland, and Dr. Earle V. Pierce, Brookings, S. D., besides a number of local pastors. The congregation of the first Baptist Church has grown, in the twenty seven years of Dr. Riley’s pas torate, from 662 to 2648. The Sunday School has an enrollment of about 3000, and the Training School has an enrollment of 200. Thank God for this loyal, faithful servant of the Lord, and for his fighting qualities so essential in these days. May every blessing be upon his church and school, and may God multiply such institutions every where in our land. W e N eed Y our H elp If a n y o f our1K in g's B usiness F am ily can assist us in secu rin g ad vertisin g o f a ch aracter w h ich w e ca n a ccep t, w e sh all g rea tly ap p recia te it. A ll com m u n ica tio n s re gard in g ad vertisin g sh ou ld b e addressed to th e R eligiou s P ress A sso cia tio n , W ithersp oon B ldg., P hilad elp h ia. T hen, too, \fre b eliev e th at there are at lea st 5 0 0 0 m em bers of our fam ily w h o cou ld secu re from o n e to ten n ew su b scriptions, if th ey set th em selves to th e u n d er taking. W ill Y ou N o t R esp ond ? O urs is a figh t fo r our Lord and for H is W ord. T h e en em ies are m any, bu t if w e can reach the frien d s of Christ, an d th rou gh them w in oth ers to that friendship, w e w ill w in . T h ere are th ree thousand p astors to w hom w e w ou ld lik e to send th e m agazin e this year, and w e feel sure it w ou ld b e a g o o d in vestm ent. N oth in g g iv es a C hristian so m uch jo y as a face-to- face, h eart-to-h eart talk w ith som e unsaved p erso n ab ou t the Lord. H a v e y o u ever tried it? W h y n o t com m en ce NOW b y can v a ssin g for su b scrip tion s to T h e K in g ’s Business, NO T for a com m ission , bu t for H is sak e, w h o lo v ed u s and gave H im self for us; rem em b erin g that " there is jo y in the p resen ce of th e a n g els of God, over ONE sin n er that rep en teth." W hat D o Y ou S ay? W e h ave op en ed ou r h eart to you . N ow give u s you r p rayers. G ive us y o u r effort. G ive u s an y su ggestion s, and GOD BLESS YOU EVERY ONE.
for twenty-seven years. It was my privilege to be in St. Paul when Dr. Riley first cp.me to Minneapolis, and to enjoy sweet fellowship with him for many years. Dr. Riley is also the Superintendent of the North western Bible and Missionary Training School which is now in its twenty-first Year. The offices and class rooms of both thè church and the Training School are
A N ew Departure
W e desire to record our sincere appreciation of the kindness of the many members of The King’s Business Family who have so graciously re sponded to our appeal to help us in the distribu tion of this magazine. Many have sent us their own renewals as well as new subscriptions for others, and some have sent us funds with which to send the magazine to pastors and missionaries. We Thank You All. May Your Investment Bring You a H undred Fold T h e m agazin e b u sin ess is a task th a t dem ands c ea se less effort. W ere w e to fix a su b scrip tion p rice w h ich w ou ld co v er the actu al co st of p u b lish in g th e K in g's B usiness it w ou ld b e at lea st $ 2 .0 0 a year. A s it is, th e m agazin e h as b een publish ed at a financial loss. T o illu strate: Y ou can buy, say, th e S atu rd ay E venin g P ost, for five cen ts. Y ou k n ow that th e actu al co st of p u b lish ing is m any tim es th at am ount, bu t th e ad ver tisem en ts p ay th e bill. F or th e p ast few yea rs ou r p o licy has b een to advertise n oth in g in T h e K in g's B usiness ex cep t th e b o o k s handled in ou r ow n B iola B ook R oom . W e have, h ow ever, re cen tly m ade an arran gem en t w ith th e R elig io u s P ress A sso cia tio n w h ereb y w e w ill a ccep t su ch ad vertisem en ts as w e can ou rselves h eartily com m end. T h e reven u e w h ich w ou ld b e derived from a cla ss o f ad vertisin g w h ich is read ily accep ted by o th er p eriod icals, w ou ld en ab le us to m eet ou r deficit an d h ave a profit besid es, b u t w e m ust b e tru e to ou r co n v ictio n s and to ou r Lord. W e are in “b u sin ess for th e K in g,” and m ust h o n o r H im in it all, and w e w ill.
Made with FlippingBook Online newsletter