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mount with their g r e a t H i g h Priest, the Son of God, and plead that for God’s own name’s sake He w ill bring t h e i r c o u n t r y through to righteous victory, not for her sake, but for righteous ness’ sake, and for the sake of His name among the heathen?” From a True Soldier of Jesus Christ A reader of THE KING’S BUSINESS recently sent to the Editors a copy of “ a gospel letter written by a godly young R. A. F. cadet and sent to about two hundred of his buddies.” The letter,* which is a personal testi mony of this young man’s own faith in Christ and a plea to his friends likewise to accept Him, begins thus: “We have been reminded late- . ly that all of us must leave this world some day—perhaps sooner '' than we would like. What then? Have we anything to fear in death? ‘Of course not,’ we say ir- . ritably, and try to forget the ques tion. But is this answer correct? For. those who love the Lord Jesus Christ, it is certainly so, for He has said, ‘My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And 1 give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man piuck them out of my hand’ (John 10:27, 28). • For one who has been born again inte the family of God by faith in ‘the blood of Jesus Christ'his Son [which] cleanseth us from all sin’ (1 John 1:7), death is in reality the door leading into the many mansions where He has prepared a place for us. But to those who do not love the Lord Jesus. Christ as their own personal Saviour, God says, ‘It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the \ . judgment’ (Heb. 9:27). . . . Oh trust your life into His keeping, and you w ill have forgiveness for those wrongs which are keeping you from God, and you w ill have g. new force to live the abundant, healthy life of a man at peace with his Creator.” In e Cpersonal letter to a friend, the cadet wrote: “Two more of our boys were killed last night—both instanta neously. How these poor perishing • souls need the Saviour! My heart bleeds for them, and the Lord is stirring me .to more and more prayer. Praise His name: things will happen—2 Timothy 1:12.” Are thefe not Christians who read these lines who w ill give themselves anew to faith and prayer on behalf of jsuch witnesses for Christ as this earnest young cadet? • Copies of this letter. In tract form, mag be obtained from Harry A. McGimsey (home missionary ), P. O. Box 1743. Phoenix. Ariz.
A round the K ing 's Table LOUIS T. TALBOT) Editor-in-chief
people because there is no na tional repentance, no national crying to God in this hour of crisis. It seems to me that because of lack of national appeal to God, God’s Children are too disposed to settle down to think that Gotf cannot intervene or stretch out His hand on their behalf. I note that England’s sins are empha sized—and rightly so—but there seems no national response. I my self felt paralyzed in prayer on this very account. I could not see how to pray. God must deal with national sin, as well as in dividual sin. How could we then ask Him to intervene? “But the burden for England grew heavy. Then came to me with great power the story of Moses’ intercession (Exodus 32), and the light flashed, that Israel, absorbed in the worship of the golden calf, did not nationally repeiit or turn to God; but, never theless, the nation was saved be cause of the intercession of Moses. Moses said, ‘Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of thé earth?’ “Then I turned to a similar passage in Numbers £14:13, 14. Israel was sinning against God again, and this time on the edge of the Promised Land. Once again Moses interceded, and he said: ‘The Egyptians shall hear it . . . and they w ill tell it to the in habitants of this land.’ “A ll this applied itself with power to my mind in connection with Britain. I thought of the native chiefs in Africa, India, Egypt, and other parts of the world to Whom the name of Eng land stood for all they knew of God and liberty¿‘-In spirit I could see England, not in her sins [though these- Unquestionably ex ist and need forgiveness], but as she stood for God and liberty to countless multitudes across the seas. I remembered not her sins, but how numbers in land after land owe their knowledge of God to God’s servants in England. “W ill God deal with England according to the m a s s e s who know Him not, or according to the cry of the elect of the nation? Cannot His praying ones, like Moses, stand before Him in the
How to Pray for Nations One who loves God, and loves also his native land of Britain, has written significantly on the subject of praydr for the nations. The comments Were . published anonymously in the Bible League Quarterly, in Sussex, England. They contain pertinent suggestions for all the Lord’s praying people: “There has been a heavy bur- | den of prayer upon me recently for England. I notice there is a great depression a m o n g God’s Biola's Widening Opportunities in China Recent word that eleven hundred children were attending daily classes sponsored by the Hunan Bible Insti tute at Changsha, China, has brought joy to the school's friends in America. Charles A. Roberts is Superintendent «1 the school in Hunan, which consti tutes the China Department of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. He re- pprts the continued testimony of the Biola Evangelistic Bands (itinerating groups of devoted Chinese evangelists and personal workers), the Corre spondence Course Department, and a * large amount of relief work. The school for poor children drew together eleven hundred boys and girls for a six-weeks' course. These children re ceived rice daily, several hours of in struction, and above all, a definite gospel witness. Along with increased opportunity, Mr. Roberts described his problems and the Lord's provision concerning some of the needs. Among the diffi culties, Mr. Roberts must face serious inflation, with the cost of necessities rising very sharply. As far as the school itself is concerned, uncertain conditions in Hunan Province prevent reopening the Bible Institute for a regular term for training Christian young people. Furthermore, communi cation from the homeland is very in adequate. In July, for example, Mr. Roberts had received no letters from his family in America since February. But as to encouraging factors in his work, Mr. Roberts wrote of the help he had received from David M. Campbell (Biola '24), who had agreed to stay for two summer months to assist with the accounts and other administrative details. V For an unknown future, Mr. Roberts and his Chinese coworkers will need the Lord's promised grace and the prayerful support of friends at home.
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