April, 1940
T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
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Memory Work: The Christian’s Conversation C hristian L ife S eries *
“May I spend them as I please?” “ Yes, my boy, you may.” “May I go to the crossroad store now to spend one dime? I’ll put the other one in the empty dresser drawer.” "Yes, you may go, but take Prince with you. Dogs like to go to the store,” replied Grandfather. As Johnny entered the store, he said, “ Please, Mr. Nelson, give me a five- cent bag of peanuts; then Prince and I want some candy; we want the very biggest pieces you have for a penny.” “I guess you want those chocolate animals,” replied Mr. Nelson. “I never tasted a candy elephant, but please put him into a sack; and there is a camel, a camel with two humps. Please put the camel into a sack. I wonder how the elephant and the camel will get along way down in Ay stomach. See! there is a brown bear— I am not afraid of him. Please put him into the sack. Look, look! there is a grinning monkey. Do you think he can swing down my throat by his tail? Please put him into the sack. And look at that long-legged, pop-eyed frog. Please put him into the sack— and that proud rooster. Please put him in with the others. Won’t I have a regular zoo' in my stomach?” “Five cents for the peanuts, and six cents for the candy. That will be eleven cents,” announced Mr. Nelson. “ Eleven cents!” repeated Johnny. “ I have only ten cents.” "I can take out one of the animals,” said Mr. Nelson. “WHICH shall it be?” As Mr. Nelson asked WHICH animal he should take out of the sack, John ny’s friend Conscience rushed from its hiding place yelling, “Johnny, which WHICH, WHICH? Are you going to rob God? Are you going to be a penny thief? Or, are you going to be an honest boy? WHICH, WHICH, WHICH, JOHNNY, WHICH?” “I want every animal in that sack. Just one penny would not help God very much. Maybe I’ll give two pen nies tomorrow out of my second dime. Prince and I must have a zoo in our stomachs,” whined Johnny. “Penny thief, penny thief,” whispered Conscience. “Yesterday you told your grandmother you were not going to rob God. Are you?” Johnny stood first on one foot, then on the other, trying to decide what he should do, and all the time Con science was saying, “Johnny, which— WHICH, WHICH? Which are you going to be, a robber or an honest boy?” [T o be continued ] Answer to Last Month’s Puzzle Reuben, Esther, Simeon, Uzziah, Riddle, Romans, Elisha, C a n a a n , Thomas, Israel, Olivet, Nimrod. Orator, Father. Carmel, Hebrew, Rachel, Isaiah, Samson, Tarsus. Initials: R E S U R R E C T I O N OF CHRIST, —Bertha Pentney.
Discussion: A person’s native land often can be guessed by his accent and manner of speech. A Christian should in his speech give forth the accent of heaven. A person’s character is known, too, by his speech and con versation; therefore how careful one should be concerning the words which pass his lips! Question: What does God’s Word say concerning a Christian’s conversa tion? Answer: “Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer” (Psa. 19:14). “ Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man” (Col. 4:6). “Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile” (Psa. 34:13). “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him” (Col. 3,:17). *For a complete list of Scriptures for memory work in the Christian Life Series, see previous copies of T he K ing ’ s B usiness . Bible Arithmetic Multiply the number of disciples by the number of chapters in the Book of Mark. Subtract the number of fishes mentioned in John 21. Divide by ,,the number of days and nights that Jonah was in the great fish. Add the number of stones whifch David placed in his bag when he went out to meet Goliath. Divide by the number of lepers who failed to return to give thanks to the Lord Jesus for their healing. Your an swer will be the number of the chapter of a certain book in the Bible which gives the account of the first miracle which the Lord Jesus performed. Name the book and chapter. New K. Y. B. C. Members The names of new K. Y. B. C. mem bers will be found this month on page 157. How to Join the K. Y. B. Club To become a member of the Know Yonr Bible Club, read through fhe Gospel ac cording to John, using either your own Bible or a Gospel of John which will be sent upon request. When the Gospel has been read, and a statement to this effect, signed by parent or Sunday-scbool teacher has been sent to the Editor of the Junior King's Business, a K. Y. B. C. pin will be mailed. Sunday-school classes or clubs desiring to order ten or more Gospels or pins may wish to share the cost of these supplies, as the Lord directs* Gospels, postpaid, five cents each — in quantity, three cents; pins, without postage, two cents each. However, no one is to do without a Gospel or pin because of lack of money» Address* Junior King’s Busi ness, 558 South Hope St., Los Angeles, California;
Which Shall I Give? “Which shall I give to one I love?” Miss James asked as she held up be fore the class of Juniors two bouquets of flowers. “That one, that one,” the children chorused as they pointed with one ac cord to the fresh, beautiful bouquet. It was composed of tiny blue forget- me-nots mingled with freesias and pale pink daisies. How fragrant it was, too! The children delighted in the dainty perfume. But the other bouquet—what a con trast! It had once been beautiful, but now it was old and withered. The petals fell from the roses and the fern dropped to the floor, dried and worthless. “This bouquet was lovely the first part of the week, boys and girls, but I’ve enjoyed it all week and its beauty and fragrance áre gone. No, I could not think of giving it to one I love. It belongs in the waste basket, doesn’t it? ” “But this beautiful, fragrant bouquet I picked only this morning. Any one would be happy to receive it. Do you not agree?” “Now these two bouquets remind me of boys and girls, of men and women. This beautiful bouquet reminds me of boys and girls who accept the Lord Jesus as their Saviour in the days of their youth, while they are young and healthy and strong. But the bou quet of withered flowers reminds me of those who postpone accepting the Lord Jesus as their Saviour until they are old and the best years of their lives have been wasted. “ ‘Behold, now is the accepted time’ (2 Cor. 6:2). ‘Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth’ (Eccl. 12:1). “Come to the Lord Jesus today, boys and girls,” continued Miss James, “and accept Him as your own Saviour. He loves you—every one of you. When He was here on earth, He included you in His gracious invitation when He said, ‘Suffer the little children to come unto me’ (Mk. 10:14). “Those who accept Him now will be unto Him as this beautiful, fragrant bouquet of flowers is to us.”—M. S. H.
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