December 1925
T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
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What a wonderful sight met their beauty loving eyes! They could see a dozen peaks of gra'nite reaching up into the blue sky, their sides covered with lace-like patches of snow; these mountain peaks lay beyond the snow line, and were covered with perpetual snow. Peru can boast almost any kind of climate, from the hot, dry deserts of the coast, to the temperate regions on the uplands, and the frozen snow capped mountains, as well as the dense, rich forests, where the true tropical climate is found. It was down into these tropical regions that the two men were planning to go. They had heard of wild, untouched tribes of Indians that knew no religion, and that were a- prey to the most fearful cruelties because of the exploitation of the rubber trees in the Montana. Sometimes on their journeys they met with hostility, many times they were received with passive hospitality, and unexpectedly at times they were royally welcomed. Every where they went they took every opportunity to tell the Gospel story. Many listened with interest and others with hostile attitude, While going down the eastern slope of the mountain, they came across the camp of a man who had acquired thousands of square miles of rubber trees, which he was inspecting and planning to open up and develop. He invited the two young men to be his guests while in camp near him;-they accepted his invitation but more than half regretted it before the evening was over. The man was so heartless and so mercenary, and to the two ambas sadors for Christ in the heathen and paganized Roman land his attitude seemed so tragic. - “My land down there is rich,” he told them, “richer in rubber than you can know, and I intend to get everything from it I can. It is full of wild Indians who are of no use whatever to me in the development of my land. I shall bring semi-civilized Indians from the mountains to do my work. You go down there and convert them, for that is your job, mine is to get the rubber any way I can. I ’ll give you land and help you in any way I can, but you get your people back home to do something for those savages, or else we will kill them off, for they are a hindrance to us as they are.’.’ William talked long and earnestly to him, explaining that they were out on an exploration trip and must report their views at home and receive their approval and help before undertaking anything definite. He urged the man to accept Christ personally, but the man was following the god of riches too closely to be able to feel the great need of his own soul. “I am working for gold, black gold, and I shall reap a rich harvest, but you fellows are working for nothing. I cannot see that you get anything out of all your hard work,” said the rubber merchant. “Our reward is fine gold,” said William, “ ‘My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver,’ ” he quoted. “I suppose you see something in that but it sounds to me like air and nothing else,” said the merchant, dismissing the subject. He urged the young missionaries to be careful in their trip down into the Montana, for they would need to protect themselves against wild tribes. He was surprised to find that they were not heavily armed, and told them that the year before a company of explorers were killed by the wild men, and eaten. The reports reached Cuzco of the- fate of the men, and an officer and fifteen Peruvian men were sent to investigate. For some days the soldiers searched for the guilty members of the tribe, remaining about two weeks. Finally the officer and two of the men went up the river Inambari some fifteen miles to get supplies left there, and
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Pell’s Bible Stories for the Young By Edward Leigh Pell The Story of Paul as Told by Himself. The Story of Joseph as Told by Himself. The Story of Abraham as Told by Isaac. The Story of David as Told by Himself. The Story of Jesus for Little People. Each 50 cents Series No. 500, Old Testament Series 510, New Testament Packed ten assorted to a pack age, a t 25c. Sold only in packages. Five titles in .each series.- Two series of booklets, one on the Old Testament and the other on the New Testament. The front cover is a reproduc tion in full colors of a Biblical scene painted especially for these booklets by our arrist. Then pen-and-ink drawings in each book add to the attra c tiveness of the booklets. They will make splendid rewards for Sunday Schools, or can be given by teachers as supple mental lessons. Size, 5 x 3 *4 inches.
1. The Heavenly Father’s Care. 2. The Loving Care of Jesus. 3. Loving Obedience. 4. Love Shown by Kindness. Each book, size 4 ^ x 6 in ches; 32 pages, 13 stories, 14 colored illustrations, decorated cover paper. Price, per dozen, $ 1.2 0 (assorted if desired) ; fewer than dozen, each 1 2 c. Series No. 2 For children from 4 to 6 years of age. Book 1. Our Heavenly Father’s P ro tection. 2. Jesus, the Helper and Sav iour. 3. God’s Gifts. 4. Friendly Helpers. Price, per dozen, $1.20 (as sorted if desired) ; fewer than dozen, each 1 2 c. Series No. 3—Ages 5-7 Book 1. Creator and Saviour. ,2. Protector and Guide. 3. God’s House of Worship. 4. Prophet and King. Price each, 15c; in quanti ties of 12 or more, each 1 2 c postpaid. Series No. 4—Ages 7-9 Book Size 6x7*4 inches, 32 pages, Paper, quarto. Price each 18 cents; in quantities of 12 or more, each 15 cents, postpaid. Series No. 5— Ages 9-12 Book 1. The Good News. 1. Prayer and Praise. 2. Helper and Friend. 3. Doing His Work. 4. Learning His Will. 2. Good W ill to Men. 3. Christian Heroes. 4. Daring to Do Right. Size 6^4x7% inches; 32 pages, 13 stories, 14 colored illustrations, decorated cover paper. Price each 22 cents; in quantities of 12 or more, each 18 cents, postpaid.
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.Childhood Bible Stories. Ruth Erskine’s Crosses. Four Girls at Chautauqua. The Chautauqua Girls at Home. The King’s Daughter. Julia Reid. Esther Reid. Three People. Judge Burnham’s Daughters. W ise and Otherwise. Tip Lewis and His Lamp.
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