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GUERILLA GIVING The history of the church shows that the average church member lives a kind of haphazard Christian life, due, largely, to the fact that he is not wisely instructed through God’s Word. We all need, of course, constant emphasis upon the basic truths of Scripture. If we are really “ born again” we are no longer free to do as we please, for we have been purchased at a great price. “ Ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” And, again, “ Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men, ’ ’ We are, then, individually responsible to God for the use of our time, our talents and our means, and we are told plainly in His Word that we will be held accountable and judged accordingly when, as believers, we are judged for our works. |‘ Every man’s work shall be made manifest, for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire.” This is one of the most solemn utterances in Scripture for a believer to contemplate,—every act, every deed, every neglect, every waste 6f time, of talents or means! One of the saddest sights is the reckless method and manner Christians use in giving their money, putting it into any kind of a pot, for any purpose, and thinking they have fulfilled their obligation to God. Many dear people tithe their incomes conscientiously, and then give the tithe without any knowledge as to how it is to be used. The obligation to know how and for what purpose our funds are to be used, is as great as it is to give. If our money goes recklessly to so-called religious institutions where the teaching is false to the Word; to the support of missions or work ers who are not true to the crucified and risen Christ; if it goes for social service that has no soul-salvation for its aim; it is recklessly used and the | reckoning day will bring us only disappointment. We have a right to know, we are obligated before God to know. We will be sorry if we know, too late, that we have squandered the Lord’s funds. We cannot give too much, if we give wisely and prayerfully, but when we give we should know why, whom, what for-^as every steward of a trust fund should know. Let us avoid slipshod, sentimental-, slovenly habits of giving. Let us shoot straight at the mark. —T. C. H. HAS DOCTOR DOYLE BEEN DUPED? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has returned to this country. He is a man with a vivid imagination who has written weird detective stories and has made- quite a name for himself under the nom de plume of Sherlock Holmes. Now Sir Arthur’s imagination has run wild and he has become the dupe of spiritualistic mediums, or else he only professes to believe some startling things. We do not know whether his trip to the United States is in the inter ests of his publishers and the exploitation of his books or not, but it has the odor of commercialism. It will naturally be a great advertisement for his books. PLAN, OUTSIDE BACK COVER
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