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affirmatively. The Wordless Book has four pages— one black, representing sin; the second red, representing the blood; the third white, representing the purified heart; and the fourth golden, representing heaven. As one o f the stu dents was explaining simply and carefully the blackness o f the human heart, she was interrupted with the exclamation, “ I thought my heart was red.” Proceeding carefully after making the explanation more clear, the student asked the children, “ For whom did Christ die?” ' ' “ He died for His country,” answered one of the girls. “ He died for you and me,” explained the Bible Institute student. A few more words made the way of salvation plain, and the girls one by one accepted Christ. “ Thank you for telling us about Jesus,” the girls said, and their faces glowed with new-found joy. In relating this story to the writer, the students said, “ We thought it would lighten your burdens to hear that God is using us in winning boys and girls.” God is blessing Biola with a revival of child evangelism. Hallelujah! The word “ fundamental” was given new significance when Lyman and Milton Fundamentals Stewart, desiring to call the organized Association church back to the fundamental doctrines, issued twelve volumes called The Funda mentals, and gave four million copies o f these books to preachers, missionaries, theological students, and Chris tian leaders throughout the world. These books played a prominent part in making the issue clear, and one o f the results was the formation of “ The World’s Christian Fun damentals Association,” an organization which is generally recognized as the most effective existing agency in defense of the faith of our fathers. This movement functions through various state and lo cal organizations and also through its annual conference held in a strategic center. The 1936 convention will be held in Toronto, Canada, May 3 to 10. Sunday sessions will be held in Massey Hall, and week-day sessions in the Peo ple’s Church, o f which Oswald J. Smith is pastor, and in other churches in various sections o f the city. Toronto is a city of churches and is the recognized center o f evan gelical Christianity in Canada. This will be the second time for the Association to hold its annual convention in Toronto. Well-known Christian leaders from different parts; of the world will attend and participate in the program. Many Christian workers travel hundreds o f miles to attend these gatherings. Pray that the conference this year shall be so significant and epoch-making that thousands will find it worth while to go long distances to get the inspiration of these seven days o f mountain-top experience. Further de tails will be published in the near future. Let the date and the place be firmly fixed in the minds of the readers, and may there be an avalanche of prayer started among God’s people everywhere that Christ may be glorified and the Holy Spirit may have full sway in this meeting. The cover picture used this month is This Month’s appropriate for our February issue because Cover o f its subject, and also because it gives an indication of what climatic conditions are in Southern California on the first day o f the year. The Bible Institute o f Los Angeles is located in this favored section o f the country where flowers bloom all the year. World’s Christian
you heard about Christ?” was the question put to an un believer. “ Yes, I’ve heard so much, but I’ve seen so little,” was the reply. Are our lives contradicting our testimony ? Are we real,' genuine, sincere, transparent Christians ? Christ wants to live His life over again in us. “ For me to live is for Christ to live over again,” said Paul, in effect. Has the transforming, miracle-working power o f Christ been manifested in us? If we are to be like Jesus, we must behold Him and dwell in His presence.' W e look too much at others instead of looking at Jesus. W e are too much occupied with our selves instead of being occupied with Christ. “ But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” Let us behold Jesus! ideally suited to the work that is carried on. The Insti tute is first o f all a school where nearly one hundred young people are being trained for the work of teaching and preaching the Word of God. The correspondence depart ment has nearly one thousand enrolled students. A maga zine called Evangelism is published bimonthly. Evangelis tic bands go out to witness in the unreached areas, and God is blessing their efforts to the salvation o f many souls. We cannot overemphasize the importance of this school and its work in training native Christian leaders to carry on dynamically and efficiently for the Lord. The church in China is destined to become indigenous, for the days of the white man in that country and in other Asiatic countries are numbered. What could be better Christian statesmanship than to lay supreme emphasis upon indoc trinating and training these coming spiritual leaders ? The Bible Institute o f Los Angeles recognizes that it has a definite call from God to function as an institution that is world-wide in its vision, passion, and ministry, and therefore Biola in China is a vital part of its responsibility. Pray that a revival may come to the home base at Los An geles and in “ the regions beyond” at Hunan. One-half of the boys and girls in the Suffer the United States receive no Christian educa- Little Chil- tion. In Chicago alone, there are 750,000 dren to Come children unreached and untouched by Unto Me Christian influences. Among the children we have our most needy field, yea, our most promising field. It is a field “ white already to har vest.” “ The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few ; pray ye therefore the Lord o f the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.” We need a revival that will stir us up to evangelize the childhood of the na tion and of the world. It is significant that God is laying this burden upon men and women to an unparalleled de gree. There is a “ sound o f a going in the tops o f the mulberry trees.” Biola students are going out two and two to deal with children about their souls’ salvation. Here is a typical experience. Two girls prayed one Saturday morning that the Lord would lead them to the'right place and the right children. They walked a few blocks from the Institute and met some girls who were playing. “ Would you like to hear the story o f the Wordless Book?” they asked, and the young girls eagerly answered The Bible Institute of Los Angeles in China is located at Changsha, Hunan Prov- ince, in the midst of teeming millions of un- Institute dying souls for whom Christ died. The equipment of this institution is superb, being Hunan Bible
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