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T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
July 1926
H id d en K n ow l e d g e REV. C. MURDOCK NEVE Hartford. Iowa-
fair virgins, and young men fainting for thirst, for they are openly before us. "Behold the days come,” saith the Lord God, “ that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it” (Amos 8:11-13). There |s imperative need of men and women with a vision in Christian America who, like Isaiah of old, feel from the depths of their hearts their need of cleansing: “ Woe is me, for I am a man of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King;” a sore need of men and women who are willing to put themselves on the altar of sacrifice, and respond to the divine call, saying, “ Here am I; send me” (Isa. 6:6-6), Multitudes on every side are in possession of the letters from the King's hand, but Ignorant of the good news they contain. The Word of God waits for those who know, and are will ing to answer the call to the ambassadorship: who in His stead will venture forth to unfold the good news the letters hold. Possibly here and there are thousands who are willing, but because of various problems of a financial na ture, the way did not open for them to answer the “ Go ye.” Thousands possibly, as helpless as the old couple in the ivy clad cottage, feel themselves unqualified to “ rightly divide the Word of Truth” (2 Tim. 2:16 ). Amidst the problems that the masses are facing in the as tounding crisis confronting us in this Bible wrecking age, we thank God and take courage as we learn of the Bible Institutes that stand as beacon lights all over the land. Those whose minds are zealous for the Truth can find the necessary equipment to enable them to enter the whitened harvest fields. Here is the opportunity at a small cost for men and women to avail themselves of the hidden know ledge so precious, offered in the courses of study. The masses are still waiting for the spirit filled men and women who ‘.‘In His Name" will tell the Joyful news of John 14:1-6. “ Whom shall I send and who will go for iis.” NEW LIGHT ON “ THE SEARCHLIGHT” R. J. FRANK NORRIS, Pastor of the First Baptist Church o f . Fort Worth, Texas, “ Defender of the Faith,” finds time not only to direct the many activ ities of his own great church and Sunday School, but also to edit “ The Searchlight,” which he has Just recently greatly improved as to size and form. From a four-page sheet it has now become a six teen-page weekly magazine, which reflects the defi nite virile characteristics of its editor. In spite of all these duties, Dr. Norris still finds time to "go about doing good” to the brethren and churches who need to be "stirred up in defence of the faith.” He probably has more good enemies than any other preacher, true to the Word, in the United States. The devil hates him, but God loves him and so does The King’s Business. Pray for him and for “ The Searchlight.”
an Old fashioned thatched cottage In a Kentish ijjsS jn9H town of England, there lived for almost a half a century a man and his wife. They had seen bet- ter days when their children were at home with them and health was their portion. But now, old age was telling on their features, and rheumatism added to their ending days in struggle. I remember them well, and often the vision of some thirty-five years ago comes before me of those dear old people sitting together beneath the shade of that ivy clad veranda. Along in the spring of the year, after a dreary winter with but little work, they pondered over their distress, wondering what the future had in store “ until death did them part.” Many a tear was shed that lonely winter as they thought of the separation that even the poor house might have in view for their ending days. True, they had prayed, for their devotion was unchalleng- able, and when health permitted they were always to be found in the family pew of old Wesleyan Chapel on the Moor, where for yjears together they had rejoiced in the "Old time Religion.” Their education was exceedingly limited, for neither could hardly read or write. One morning the postman dropped a letter into the hands of the old lady. Scanning the writing, she became suspicious, for she knew it to be that of their landlord; and this added more concern and trouble, for now the expected had come! The unemployed weeks and their meager funds had left a few months with an unpaid rent for the use of the cottage. She suspected that there was in that letter an urgent demand for Immediate pay ment of the rent. The granddaughter was not there to read the letter, and with trembling hands she ventured to open it. Together they endeavored to decipher its con tents. Sure enough it was the landlord’s signature. They knew sufficient to make out the word “ rent” here, and "rent” there, half p dozen times. Placing the letter on the shelf hy the clock they waited anxiously. For about two weeks the letter still remained on the shelf, unan swered. On a following Sabbath, at the close of morning worship at the village church, the good landlord in passing undertook to drop in to find out why they had not come around to see him as the letter reque&ted. Seeing his ap proach, they feared to meet him, and locking the door, they hid themselves in the pantry until satisfied that he had de parted. He. again tried to locate them during the week, but failed, and ventured on the following Sabbath to call again. This time he caught them unawares. Naturally he spoke of the letter, as to whether they had received it. To this question they both began .to explain the why and wherefore of their failure to meet the rent. The landlord smiled as he listened to their story, and asked for the letter that he might make known to them«its real contents. Im agine their astonishment as he unfolded to them what lay in store for their old age, and how at the other end of the estate one of the new cottages with a beautiful garden spot was to become theirs, “ Rent Free” as long as they lived, plus a pension for life. As I write of this aged couple, I am thinking also of thousands in this nation of ours, utterly ignorant and des titute of possessions that might be theirs (2 Pet. 1 :4 ). There is no need of a prophetic vision for one to look out on the already whitened harvest field and see the masses of
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