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March 1925
that when he puts on his uniform, he is the personal representative of the king.” ‘ Now we are thinking of the high and holy calling of the followers of Christ, and of the need of a deeper consciousness of what it means to be a representative of the Court of Heaven; of how much we lose when the standard is lowered by our failure to remember always the fact—so clearly emphasized in the Word of God— that we are ambassadors for Christ, representing the King of kings and Lord of lords, no matter what may be our earthly calling. We may be an artisan or an artist; housekeeper or bookkeeper; milkman or merchant;. baker or banker;
THE MODERNIST’S MODEL Mr. Pace presents this month a cartoon which car ries a comprehensive conviction that the basis of the “ Modernist Movement” is a “ Back-to-Nature” move ment which, logically, will land its followers in the Gar den of Eden where they will find—as did Adam and Eve—the devil emerging from the bushes ready to take their hand and give them a hearty welcome. His Satanic Majesty is right at home in this, vantage ground, for it was here he sowed the seed which has multiplied so tremendously and which has, in turn, been scattered broadcast by the enemies of God and of a limited period for his propaganda, but he has succeeded in finding a r e s t i n g place in the visible church of God, the class rooms of the schools and on the printed page. The Bible presents his portrait and he hates it. He cannot destroy the Book, but he can deny its truths and diminish its power in the lives of men; and he is never so hilariously happy as when wearing the clothes of the clergy and voicing the vain vaporings of t h e “ goody-goody” Sa tanic sentimentalists w h o endeavor to eliminate the doc trine- of the Infal lible Word of God and substitute for it the infantile theories of weakhrained theologians. “ Go to it, boys!” .he says, “ I am with you. I have no better servants than you. You have first place in m y ‘devil’s dope’ class. Play the game fast. The time is short. If you are faithful, I will promote you to the position of ‘Royal Robbers’. So hand out plenty of honey, rock them to sleep and let tlje good work go on. ” Well, here is the photograph of the deluded church goer who is charmed by the smile and cheated by the dulcet voice of the Modernist preacher. How do you like it? RESPECTED REPRESENTATIVES Perusing a secular paper recently, our attention was attracted by a comment on the “ dignity of office,” the writer having noticed the conduct of a policeman who stopped a traffic violator and, says the writer, “ If all policemen were as dignified and courteous as was this man, they would have a valued friend and cooperator in every decent citizen. In some foreign 'countries, every officer is taught, as the first article of his creed, P icturing ourbeajildered emburrcßßmenta fterhear ing a modernißtpreach. His Christ during the centuries which have followed. The devil has hut
seaman or soldier; cook or Congress man j. professor. or preacher; peddler or President,—but all of these occupations are to be recognized as chosen for us by our Leader' and that in them all we are His representatives and, as such, we are the recipients of the highest honor it is possible -for t h e Ruler of the uni verse to bestow upon the children of men. We are His and He is ours. We are to wear the garments of an ambassador. We are to be kindly disposed to all peo ple. We are to make the proclamation to all people. We are to bow to no other king, but we are to be always ready and prompt to engage in
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the most lowly service at His bidding. We are to help the helpless ; he a blessing to the beggar; give the message to the rich, and proclaim the glad tidings to the downtrodden. Our King is no respecter of persons, neither should we be. We must remember that often those who assume a place of superiority by reason of wealth or earthly wisdom are among the lowest in the eyes of Him to whom all things are open and who discerns the thoughts and intents of the heart. We may seem to be hut insignificant people to some of earth’s aristocrats, but our insignia of office is recog nized by Almighty God, and our reports are rendered unto Him. Our garments may seem cheap to some who hesitate to listen to our communication, but a herald must not be occupied with himself but with the mes sage he bears. Is there not a grave danger in these days that the commissioners of Christ shall forget their high calling in Him and—covering their costly garments purchased by Him at such a great price—mix with the multitude, withhold the proclamation committed to them by the
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