July 1927
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or belittled the atonement. Cowper sang of it among the water lilies of the Ouse. Spurgeon thundered this glorious doctrine of Christ crucified into the ears of peer and peasant with a voice like the sound of many waters. John Bunyan made the cross the starting-point to the celestial city. Moody’s bells all chimed to the keynote of Calvary. No man need expect to find saving power in anything else. Broadcasting Tares T HE turn of a dial-—and into the room come in clear soothing tones some words by Mrs. Eddy: “God is all . . . God is good . . . God is mind . . . God is divine mind . . . The one mind is God . . . Soul is God . ". . God and man are inseparable . . . Since God is all, there is no room for His opposite.” (Whatever this may mean!) How easy sometimes to listen to these soft voices that seem to come out of the very skies; yet the discerning soul knows that they emanate from Satan, the prince of the power of the air. How few in these days are able to discriminate between the good seed, the Word of God, and the subtle seed from which the tares spring! It is not strange that in the latter days of the age the enemy should make use of the, world’s most wonderful inventions to broadcast his tares. The parable of Mat thew 13 warns us that the tares will be sown “among the wheat” (v. 25). Tares are the most troublesome of weeds. They are so much like wheat, especially in the early stages, that the trained farmer cannot distinguish between them until the tares come to a head. The heads are blacker. This weed cannot be uprooted by hand, for the roots are too closely entwined with the wheat with which they mingle. In harvest time, it is necessary to sort out the tares, as the heads are bitter and nauseating. What revenge to sow such stuff in a neighbor’s field! But does not this parable explicitly set forth the malice and cunning of Satan in these last days? In all false religions of the day, there is much imita tion of the true Gospel. It is this that fools the people. Our China Work Because many missionaries have been returned from China, and work in some quarters is at a standstill, is no reason to conclude that there has been a reduction of expenses for mission boards. It should be borne in mind that the return of workers necessitates increased expense. It costs missionaries more to live in this country than in China and their living expenses must be taken care of, as well as traveling expenses. Some mis sionaries will of course get supply work to help sup port themselves, others will find it difficult for some time, and not a few will need a long recuperation as the result of experiences through which they have passed. Dr. Frank Keller, Superintendent of our Hunan work was, at last report, making Shanghai his head quarters, and directing the work of our evangelistic bands. Our Bible Institute property at Changsha is in the hands of soldiers and it is expected that much of the equipment will be ruined. A few of our native workers have remained there, hoping to preserve some of the equipment by assisting the soldiers. Mrs. Keller is resting in Los Angeles.
This Is No Mean Compliment! D. T. Bass was for many years manager of the Gospel Publishing House of New York City. His name was known throughout the world as a publisher of books that could always be depended upon as to orthodoxy. Writing to the Managing Editor recently, Mr. Bass said: “About sixteen years ago Dr. A . T. Pierson, Dr. C. I. Scofield, a New York business man and I, met at the Northfield Hotel to plan a popular Christian magazine. The plan fell through after much preliminary work. Your magazine, in its present form, comes the nearest to the ideal we had at that time of any magazine I have ever seen. I t is splendidly adapted to the average Amer ican reader.” 1 2
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