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T HE K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S BE YE VALIANT Everywhere are “men’s h ea rts failing them for fear for those things which are coming upon th e ea rth ,” but, “Let your hands be strengthened and be ye v alian t.” Many are departing “ from th e faith, giving heed to seducing sp irits,” tu rn ing to New Thought, Destructive C riti cism, Spiritism , Russellism , Christian Scienceism and many other “ isms,” but, “L et your hands b e strengthened and be ye v alian t.” Many are “ luke-warm and n eith er cold nor h o t,” but, “Let your hands be strengthened and be ye v alian t.” Many are “luke-w arm and neith er faith which was once delivered unto th e saints,” but, “Let your hands be streng thened and be ye v alian t.” - Many deny th e D ivinity of Christ, th e inspiration of th e Bible, th e existence Of Hell, th e etern al punishm ent of the unsaved, etc., but, “L et your hands he streng thened and be ye v alian t.” Some are tu rn ing away from open doors and God-given opportunities, but, “L et your*' hands be strengthened and be ye v alian t.” Some are tu rn in g back from chosen p ath s and God-appointed labors, but, “Let your hands be streng thened and be ye v alian t.” Some live to eat, make a God of th eir ^bellies, and ru in th e ir health, but, “Let your hands be strengthened and be ye v alian t.” Some who once cried fervently unto God have ceased to pray, but, “ Let your hands be strengthened and he ye v alian t.” Some are b itte r and clamorous and speak evil of others, but, “L et your hands be streng then ed and be ye val ia n t.” Some m urm ur and stew and( fre t and scold and criticize and make life a b u r den to themselves and others, but, “Let your hands be strengthened and be ye v alian t.”
Some are much given to foolish ta lk ing ,and jesting, but, “Let your hands be streng thened and be ye v alian t.” Some have no in te rest in giving to th e cause of Christ or in th e souls of men or in th e salvation of th e heathen, but, “Let your hands be strengthened and be ye v alian t.” Some who call “ th e Mother of H ar lots and Abom ination of th e E a rth ” a Christian Church, have no in te rest in giving th e Gospel to Roman Catholic lands (as d ark as A frica), but, “Let your hands be strengthened and be ye v alian t.” See to it th a t you are fully yielded to God; see to it th a t your life is con stan tly und er the direction of th e Holy S p irit; see to it th a t you righ tly divide th e Word of T ru th ; see to it th a t th e Bible is your daily companion; see to it th a t you have on th e whole arm our of God. ONLY THUS AND THUS CAN YOU BE VALIANT WITH STRENGTH ENED HANDS. —A. E. Bishop, Central America. The Catholic University of America is asking from the people of th a t faith th e imm ediate g ift of a t least $1,000,- 000 w ith which to commence the erec tion of a magnificent cathedral on th e University Grounds in W ashington in honor of th e V irgin Mary, “The Hea venly P atroness of the Catholic Church in th is country.” The call sent out by th e tru stees says, “We feel th a t to the intercession of Mary Imm aculate we owe our liberation from th e ho rro rs of war, and from th e g reater h o rro r of an intolerable slavery. We appeal also to all those who desire to m anifest in th is way th e ir belief in the sup ern atu ral life and who revere in th e Mother of God, th e wonderful privilege which th e poet W ordsworth calls, ‘Our tain ted n a tu re ’s so litary boast’.” M m CATHOLICS EXALT MARY
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