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T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
May, 1940
When a Boy Learned Faith By MILDRED'M. COOK
associated with the Midnight Mission in Yokohama, and one in the Punjab, In dia. And when these amounts had been disbursed, there still remained the sur prising sum of a hundred dollars for new investment. When this happy realization came to us, we were nearing the spring of the year. And my husband’s birthday is in the spring—in May. The children and I always undertook to make that day one of the happiest days of the year. There was reason that we should, for as a husband and father, Mr. Young was a continual reminder to us of the patient, faithful love of our heavenly Father. Miles of weary driving (with horse and buggy in those days), rain and cold and snow, often an uncomfort able bed in the poor home of strangers —he met these experiences gladly for the Lord’s sake and always with a song. Thinking of my husband’s loving de votion to his Lord, I was startled one day by this sudden realization: I might give that missionary fund to him on his birthday, toward the purchase of a car! Why not? He needed an auto mobile greatly to assist him in his work. And wasn’t he a missionary? Of course, a hundred dollars wouldn’t buy a car of any kind in those days. But it would help. You see, I thought then that I had to help God do His work— that He couldn’t quite accomplish His purpose without my planning. We would sell the horse and buggy, we reasoned. And the proceeds, added to the missionary hundred dollars, would be enough for an initial payment on a used car. I hurriedly dismissed from my mind the thought that such a plan would require our going into debt for the remainder of the payments—for didn’t we need the car, and didn’t God understand that this was an unusual circumstance ? As the family gathered about the table that day, .1 told them my secret. The boys beamed with joy. An auto mobile at our house! It seemed impos sible, too good to be true. We fell to
ing of the gospel in the part of the vineyard where He had placed us. But there came into my heart a great yearning to get the blessed Word to the uttermost parts of the earth. This de sire persisted that something should be done—something I could do—to get the gospel to those who had never heard it. About the time that these thoughts were crowding in upon my mind, we were honored at Missionary Cottage by a visit from a dear missionary to Japan. In the course of conversation, some thing was said about the practicability of importing linens and other handwork from the Orient and selling this mer chandise to the American trade.) My heart sent up a swift silent prayer: “Lord, may I do this—for Thee?” I shall never forget the sweetness of His answer to my longing heart. Before the first shipment of goods was received, I had a little private talk with my Master, and we two solemnly covenanted together that all the pro ceeds realized from this plan should be His—His for the spreading of the gos pel to the lost sheep of other lands. Little by little, the missionary bank account mounted. The Lord enabled us to send a year’s support for each of three missionaries—one in Zululand, one
For three winters, the Bible Institute o f Los Angeles has been honored in hav ing as its guests M r. and M rk Edwin B. Young, two of the Lord's choicest saints. Having the consecration and for titude required of missionary pioneers, they served for more than thirty years as missionaries of the American Sunday- School Union in northeastern Nebraska , with twelve counties as their parish. Then, when they had reached the time of life at which most people seek to relinquish Ifeavy responsibility, they were called of the Lord into a unique ministry— that of stimulating prayer and missionary interest among Chris tians throughout the nation. It is an evidence of the amazing grace of God, that these two have been enabled to sup port, through funds entrusted to them by the Lord’s people, more than one hundred missionaries in foreign lands! A number of these missionaries are for mer students of Biola. In private conversation and in public address, M r. and Mrs. Young have re lated innumerable accounts of the gra cious provision of God for His trusting children. The following is one of the touchingly beautiful instances of God’s working to which Mrs. Young alluded in a message at Biola. The story is here set forth by one who heard it as it was told. It is particularly appropriate for this issue of T he K ing ' s B usiness * which emphasizes the importance of the Saviour’s dealing in the lives of boys and girls. Furthermore, this issue is the first to be published since M r. Young, who, with his devoted wife, was in Los Angeles this spring, "changed his address to the Heavenly City," on March 18 .— E ditor . M rs . E dwin B. Y oung speaks : I ’D LIKE to tell -you one little story of how the Lord helped us, our whole family, to obey Him and to trust Him. Oh, ever so many lessons we learned In connection with this one incident of about thirty years ago! As you know, my, husband and I were home missionaries, and to our Mission ary .Cottage God sent two sons to share the joy of His leading. We were so happy in our service for the Lord—giving time and strength and means without restraint in the spread
planning w h a t further economies we might ef fect in order to hasten the car’s arrival. For days, the longed- for automobile was the chief subject of our meal time conversation. B u t during this time another series of questions and answers also was going [ Continued on Page 174J
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