November 1931
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K. Y. B. C. Notes Bob and Kathleen Crawford, of Seattle, Wash., come into our circle this month, by name, although Bob has worked with us before. We are glad to greet you, Seattle, and are delighted to know that you enjoy our pages. January will soon be here when prizes will be awarded for the learning of the Memory Four each month, for bringing the largest number of members into the club, and for having a complete folder. Don’t forget! Philadelphia Wins [Continued from last month ] Afternoon shadows were long, and the sun was very .near the top of the big mountain where it disappeared every eve ning, leaving the village in darkness. A little boy, slowly, solemnly cutting wood in his dooryard, looked up as a herd of goats came clattering along the road. Whistling loudly behind them came Ra mon. Catching sight of Philadelphia, he gave a long, low whistle and stopped sud denly ; and then, leaving his goats to wan der as they might, with a few quick steps he was at Philadelphia’s side, and in an other moment that chubby little boy was swung by strong arms up to the top of his own fence post, and Ramon, standing before him, cried in a mocking tone, “Philadelphia, Ah em surbrized and zorry!” Philadelphia couldn’t help smiling; he loved Ramon’s teasing even when it hurt. “Ah, Chicito—watch me! I, de strong Ranion.” And with quick sure strokes, the big ax flashed up and down, and the kindlings flew. A long, shrill whistle for his goats, an other mocking laugh, and Ramon was off up the road, leaving a happy little boy on the fence post smiling down at a big pile of kindlings. Next morning, the primary class again held forth little brown hands of varied shades of cleanliness. Quick eyes had dis covered the change in Philadelphia’s small, fat hands; quick tongues whis- ; pered about it. Philadelphia, swaying a bit with eagerness, waited and felt his heart pound like a hammer. Ah, at last, it was really true—Teacher was praising those clean, brown hands, praising so all in the room could hear. “I tink, Teacher,’* Ramon’s bold voice spoke loudly, “I tink me’be, Teacher, the Philadelphia he have a clean heart, too. He no tak de pencil of the Consuelo. I, Ramon, tak it.” “Oh,” said the Youngest Teacher. A look of understanding was in her eyes; she was remembering the primary class that for once did not enjoy the music. “And Philadelphia took your punishment, Ramon, without telling?” she asked, look ing very gravely at Ramon. And Ramon, very straight and red, an swered, “Yes, ma’m, Teacher.” Then with a look at Philadelphia that made that small boy’s brown eyes shine and his fat cheeks dimple with smiles, she said clearly, so all could hear, “Boys and girls, Ramon is fight. Philadelphia has not only clean hands, but a very white heart. And now," she added looking quickly at Ramon, “so has some one else.” — B y permission of The Presbyterian.
P aren ts and T eachers fi>?o conclude the diagram lesson begun last month, picturing the qualities of the everlasting kingdom and the eternal God and King, let us recall that Adam .chose to serve Satan, and so brought sin into the world “and death by sin.” Every one born since then must choose for himself whether he will serve God,or Satan. Since Jesus
T he Editor Speaking Dear Juniors: Some of you seem to have kept your Junior pages, even though you did not send at once for a folder in which to keep them. After this, we think that you would enjoy making your own. A sat isfactory and inexpensive one is made with a plain office folder which is just the right size. Take gummed linen tape three-quar ters of an inch wide. Cut six strips the length of your folder, and put them to gether, gummed side up. and double the long way. These are to be stitched into the folder, making twelve little leaves or hinges. To these, your Junior pages are to be attached. Paste a picture on the front cover, and add suitable lettering, and you have a very attractive folder. I want to tell you of a boy, nine years old, who belongs to three memorization groups. He won his Bible as a prize for verses learned in one of the contests. Not only that, but his mother thinks that it was through the verses which he learned, that he came to see, young as he was, that he must give himself to the Lord Jesus, and he did so. He does not know how rich he is, having all these jewels from God’s treasure house (the Bible) stored in his heart. I hope we may all get more riches of this kind this year than we have ever had before. In His love, Y our E ditor . T he Password uring the Civil War, a man on horse back suddenly found himself con fronted with a soldier on "sentry guard. The soldier pointed his gun at the other man’s breast and said, “Halt! Who goes there?” “A friend,” he replied. “Approach, friend, and give the pass word.” “Lincoln,” confidently said the man on horseback. There was a dead silence—for it was the wrong password! At length the soldier said slowly and solemnly, “It is the wrong password. If I did not know who you were, your life would pay the penalty of the mistake. At the risk of my own life, I spare yours. Go back and get the right word.” The man on horseback thanked the sol dier warmly and rode away, returning later with the right password, “Massachu setts.” “Pass on, all’s well,” was the immediate reply from the sentry. “I cannot pass on,” said the rider, “till I have given you a message. At the risk of your life, you spared mine. Have you the right password for heaven?” “Yes, sir, I have.” , “What is it?” “ ‘Jesus Christ,’ sir.” “Where did you learn that?” “In your Sunday-school long ago in Pennsylvania, sir.” God has said: “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomp lish that which I please, and it shall pros per in the thing whereto I sent it” (Isa. 55:11). —E. G oreham , N orfolk , E ngland . “He that believeth on me hath everlast ing life” (John 6:47).
died on the cross for sin, the cross is the place where all must make the choice. Choosing the Lord Jesus, we pass into the kingdom that is “to everlasting.” AJ1 who choose Satan (either by neglecting to de cide or by willfully rejecting Christ) must go to be with him eternally in the place “prepared for the devil and his angels.” Stress the fact that it is a place, not a king dom, to which Satan and his followers must go. When God’s .time comes, Satan will lose his position and his kingdom, which is now “this world.” Also emphasize the fact that the place of eternal punish ment is not a place prepared for human be ings ; but a s . Christ’s own children will rightfully be with Him, so Satan’s follow ers must forever be with their master whom they chose while choice was theirs. After death, there is no choice. The Value in this, as in all lessons, is in the number of verses thoroughly learned and in an un derstanding of the context. In recent issues, we have spoken of a cer tain advertisement that was placed by a well-known drug store, offering a substan tial prize for the best letter stating reasons for patronizing that store. A Christian mother, greatly in need of finances, was able to write a really clever reply. We asked our readers to tell us what they, as Christians, would do in such a case. Some agreed with the opinion that “we must live,” and therefore should seize upon any means of earning a livelihood, for “one must earn what one can in these hard times.” Others said that it is not essential to live, but it is necessary to trust and obey God. They called attention to the fact that many articles that form the paying bulk of drug store commodities—tobacco, playing cards, cosmetics, etc.—are those for which a Christian can have no use and can offer no recommendation. There are those who feel sure that God will requite to that mother for her faithfulness to Him, “an hundredfold in this life,” for the Word de clares that “your heavenly Father know- eth that ye have need of all these things,” and “faithful is he that hath promised.” The thought is also advanced that God might not permit a true servant of His to succeed in such a contest, for “our God is a jealous God,” and in these testing days He would have His own “come out from among them” and be separate. W hat to P ra y F o r Pray for Jewish children everywhere, and for Japanese children.
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