inquiry, therefore, is to suggest pos itive lines of investigation. Herbert Spencer, popularly re garded as one of the foremost apos tles of agnosticism, pronounced a dictum which any thinking m a n must accept. He stated, with all the observation there has ever been to verify his statements, that no bird has ever been known to fly out of the heavens, and no man has ever been known to penetrate with his finite mind the veil that hides the mind of the Infinite. Therefore, he postulated, the Infinite may not be known by the finite, i.e., agnosti cism is secure. His dictum is fool proof. But his deduction is a non sequi- tur based on inadequate data and we must reject it. He infers, without any grounds in his dictum, that the Infinite is equally incapable of penetrating the veil. This reduces the term In finite to absurdity. An Infinite that is unable to express Itself is less capable than finite mortals, who are forever making themselves heard. And an Infinite that is ca pable of self-expression and is aware of the perplexity and need of man, yet fails to break through the veil, is less moral than mortal man. What man would stay in shrouded silence if he were the Infinite and knew that a word from Him would re solve a thousand human complexes, in teg ra te shattered personalities, mend broken lives, bring coveted light to baffled minds and healing peace to disturbed hearts? But, says someone, what right have we to assume that the Infinite has personality, that we should, or ever could, think in terms of “Him” instead of “It”? There are various ways of meet ing this objection. For example, it is possible to infer that any existing Infinite must be the absolute, sov ereign Cause of all finite substances or gases, atoms or constituents. By myriad observations we know of no effect greater than its corresponding cause, not even atomic chain reac tion with its accompanying devas tation. By analogy then, on what rational grounds could we assume that an effect such as personality (the supreme distinction of mortal man in the animal world) was pro duced by a cause which lacked what it somehow managed to produce?
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Phyllis L. Seiner, Director of Calvary Baptist Children’s Church, Whittier, Calif, believes the best way to teach children to tithe is to have an interesting project.
W hen Phyllis Seiner wanted to make tithing very practical to her children’s church (Calvary Baptist of Whittier, Calif.) she chose a project that could be easily visualized. No t far from Whittier the Bible Institute of Los Angeles is building a new $3 million campus on a pay-as-you-go basis. She told the children about the new campus and explained the school was to train young people for world-wide Christian service. She stressed that while they were still a little too young for such missionary service yet they could have a part through prayer and giving. So the chil dren constructed a bank in the shape of a building with the word B iola on it. The youngsters were excited about a real project and pu t $16.44 into the building bank. A check for tha t amount was recently received by the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Inc. B iola salutes Phyllis L. Seiner and her children’s church of Whittier.
Bi b l e I ns t i t u t e of Los A n g e l e s , I nc. 558 So. Hope St., Los Angeles 17, Calif.
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