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T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
March, 1937
Laymen, Wake Up! By R. G. LE TOURNEAU (From an address stenographically reported)
nothing more. What would happen if he did not act upon what he believed? What would happen if he did not devote all his strength to making good his words? When we see men and women threatened by the awful flames of sin, too many of us merely dream along. W e say, “ Oh, there’s no hurry. I don’t think this fire will amount to much.” W e are not awake. But we ought to be. If God gave His Son to die on the cross that you and I, poor guilty sinners, might be made joint heirs with Jesus Christ, so that we may live and reign with Him throughout the endless ages of eternity, if that is so— and I believe it is— I ought to give twenty-four hours a day to Him for the telling forth of that marvelous message. And so should you! W e should make every moment count for eternity. Something is wrong if we don’t. If we Christians believe what we say we believe, we will give ourselves, our families, our homes, our cars— everything we possess— into the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ. Have we done that? Let me ask you: Does Jesus Christ manage your affairs? or do you? C onfidence in G od That leads me to another question: How much con fidence have we in God? He is our Father; we ought to trust Him. I hope my children aren’t worrying about whether I will take care of them or not. They ought to know that I will. I am their father. I love them. A ll that I have I would give in order to provide what is good for them. Oh, how the heart of the Lord must grieve when He sees that we have so little confidence in Him! A happy home is built on confidence. A successful busi ness is dependent upon confidence. Friends, the time has come for us laymen to wake up to our responsibility and privilege and show some confidence in God. If we would only fully trust Him, how it would lift the worry from our minds! U n io n W it h O n e W ho I s R ich Here is a couple, just married. The young bride says to her husband, “ Now dear, I want you to go back to [ Continued on page 119]
[ A t three sessions of the recent Torrey Memorial Con ference at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, R. G. Le Tourneau delivered powerful messages on the Christian layman s responsibility. Large numbers of California busi ness 'men were in the audiences. They came to hear what this dynamic, blunt-spoken manufacturing genius — the President of R. G. Le Tourneau, Inc., Peoria, III.— had to say. They found a man who heads an $18,000,000 business, manufacturing heavy grading equipment which is in demand in a dozen different countries, speaking of eternal issues with the same clarity and authority as are evidenced as he discusses welding and abstruse mechanical problems in which he is an expert. They found something more: that the practice, of this man is consistent with his message. A majority interest in his vast business ( valued today at more than $12,000,000) has been turned over by M r. L e Tourneau and his wife to the Le Tourneau Foundation, a non-profit organization, to be used in Christian work, with the stipulation that no part of the amount given shall ever revert to either of them. The letterhead of the Foundation bears this testimony: " Devoted to the cause of Christ." No wonder men hang on the words of Layman Le Tourneau !— E ditor .] I F TH E gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, the good news of our glorious salvation, really means anything to us poor sinners who have received Christ, we will act like it meant something. I wouldn’t give much for a religion that didn’t affect the whole life, including the pocketbook. W e Christians cannot discharge our obliga tions to God simply by putting money in the collection plate. But our habits of giving are a pretty good barometer to indicate our spiritual state. A re W e A w a k e ? Suppose a forest fire were sweeping the country. And suppose a trained forester should appear on the scene with his fire-fighting tools, should look over the situation quickly, and declare that by backfiring at a certain point, the spread of the fire could be checked. But suppose that, having made that observation, he folded his hands and did
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NEW LATHE. NEW SCRAPER. N EW HOUSE
Three revolutionary new products in three distinct fields (along with a number of other new items) have been designed and built by R. G. Le Tourneau within the past year. Le Tournomatic lathe (left) has tripled output of a far more expensive machine in machining parts for Le Tourneau equipment. Expanding Carryall Scraper (center) increases earth-moving capacity fifty per cent with same tractor effort. Five-room steel house (right) with garage incorpo
rated, 32 by 44 feet, weighing 41 tons, was built complete inside Peoria plant, the first of a large number for housing Le Tourneau employees. Reviewing the prefabricated house developments of the past five years, the editor of "Better Homes and Gardens" writes: "Your own technique arouses more enthusiasm among the members of our staff than anything that has been produced yet." Mr. LeTourneau's article explains why his plant is dedicated to Christ.
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