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earth disturbances such as we have expe rienced recently, that a big earthquake is likely to occur.” * * * One o f the prominent Fundamentalists o f the Baptist ranks, writes us that he re cently contributed an article to the col umns o f The Moody Monthly, and al though its language was precise enough to satisfy the rather exacting editor of that paper, its publication has brought down upon him a storm o f protest from Fundamentalist brethren who seem to dis cover Modernism in some of his state ments. “And that, in spite o f the fact,” says the writer, “that I believe in the ver bal inspiration of the Scriptures, deity of Christ”—and he lists the various points of his creed. That man who has broken into print in recent months and has been able to make himself sufficiently clear .to avoid being showered with such letters of suspicion, is to be congratulated. W e’ll admit it’s rath er disheartening, but shall we cease our testimony because so many are cultivating the gift of reading between the lines?'1 * * * The “ Sir Arthurs” o f England are sure-8 ly drawing down more publicity than they are entitled to. First, Sir Arthur Keith informs us that Darwin is right and we all came from the brute, then Sir Arthur Conan Doyle claims to have received the information that a new era is about to be ushered in, preceded by a great catas trophe unknown in previous history. He has declared that the immediate future is very dark, but an approaching storm, the exact nature o f which is unknown to him, will precede a great spiritual awakening and a golden age. He may have it right, but we don’t put much stock in his source o f information. * * * Here is a beautiful solution of the story o f Balaam and his ass,, fresh from the pen of a Modernist in Great Britain: “ You have perhaps read with delight those stories written by the Greek slave,
For the first time since the Reforma tion, one o f the largest secular French publishing houses has undertaken to dis tribute a New Testament to the public, The publisher, Bernard Grasset, Paris, ex pects to have copies ready-, for the Christ mas trade. According to the Bible Society of France, it is felt that an edition o f the New Testament presented in the form of the secular French books and handled by the book concerns not specializing in re ligious works, will attract many new read ers and give new .impetus to the propaga tion o f the Gospel in France. It is almost impossible to find the Bible on'Sale in France, except in special bookstores, , : ' 3)e There is one class-of our readers'- who never fails to express their gratitude» and give the editors their words of encourage ment, and that is the company out on the firing lines in the foreign mission fields. ' When we are bombarded with com plaining letters from Atheists, Evolutionr ists, followers ,of various false cults, and occasionally some suspicious Fundamen talist, it is refreshing indeed to receive such words as the following from way down in1 South A frica: “ I would like on behalf of myself and many other. readers o f your delightful K ing ’ s ' B usiness to express our gratitude to you and your staff for providing us in South Africa with-such an unrivalled and helpful magazine. It has proved almost indispensable to our workers. “May God continue to abundantly bless your e f f o r t s - 1 They Are Blind McCheyne has said that when a blind man runs against you in the street, you are not angry with him. You say, “He is blind, poor man, or he would not have hurt you.” So we say o f the Atheists when they speak evil of Christ, “They are blind.”
Good Night! 1 When a plumber makes a mis take, he charges twice for it,: When a lawyer makes a mistake, it is just what he wanted, be cause he has a chance to try the case all over again. When a car penter makes a mistake, it is just what he expected. When a doc tor makes a mistake, he buries it. When- a judge makes a mis take, it becomes the' law o f the land. When a preacher makes a mistake, nobody knows the dif ference. But when the editor makes a mistake—good night! — (Exchange)
Aesop, in which all the animals talk. Well, if. you look in the book o f Numbers you will see these words: ‘And the Lord opened the mouth o f the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?’ . . . O f course, the story does not tell us in what language the ass- spoke, but I suppose it could hardly.have been human language, though indeed some' peo ple think it was.: As a rule, however, we find that all creatures have a language of their own, and this ass spoke, I think, in asseS’ language.” We are sure we will:be pardoned for the suggestion that the “ language o f the ass” seems to be the dialect o f some very highly educated human beings. We are told in Num. 22:23-30 that the - L o r d “ opened the mouth o f the ass,; and she said . . and in 2 Pet. 2:16 we read that “ the dumb - ass spake with man’s v o ice" . Does-the Lord have to exert special power to induce,.an ass to speak in the “asses’ language” ?;-
Musical Instruments of Bible Times An interesting collection made by an authority on the. Subject, Charles N . Lam- pher o f Potsdam, New York. He- .finds that there were some 35 instruments used in Bible times—all o f which w e r e developments and improvements of. three primitive ' musical instru ments; 1— -Two : sticks beaten to1- gether to produce ryth mic pulsation. 2— The Hollow Reed — an cestor o f wind , instru ments. 3— The hunter’s bow—an cestor o f stringed instru ment S,i,.;
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