Useful For Travel A Christian traveler was -packing his suitcase when about to proceed on a journey when he remarked to a friend: ‘‘There is still a little cor ner left open in which I desire to pack a guidebook, a lamp, a mirror, a telescope, a book of poems, a num ber of biographies, a bundle of old letters, a hymnbook, a sharp sword, a small library containing thirty volumes; and all these articles must occupy a space of about three by two inches.’' “How are you going to man age that?” queried his friend, and the reply was: “Very easily, for the Bible contains all these things.” Every Knee Shall Bow A number of- prominent literary men were assembled in a clubroom in London one day a number of years ago. The conversation veered to a discussion .of some of the illustrious figures of the past, and one of the company suddenly asked: “Gentle men, what would we do if Milton were to enter this room?” “Ah,” replied one of the circle, “we would give him such an ovation as might compensate for the tardy rec ognition accorded him by the men of his own day.” "And if Shakespeare entered?” asked another. “We would arise and crown him master of song,” was the answer. “And If Jesus Christ were to en ter?” asked another. “I think,” said Charles Lamb amid an intense silence, “we would all fall on our faces.” Aliens It was a Jew who brought the Gos pel to Rome; a Roman who took it to France; a Frenchman who took it to Scandinavia; a Scandinavian who took it to Scotland; a Scotsman who evangelized Ireland, and an Irishman in turn made the mission ary conquest of Scotland. No people ever received the Gospel except at the hands of an alien. Which Stage Is Yours? There are three stages of Bible MARCH, 1947
study: first, the cod-liver oil stage, when you take it like medicine, be cause it is good for you; second, the shredded wheat biscuit stage, dry, but nourishing; third, the peaches and cream stage. Have you reached the third stage? If You Must Drink To the married man who cannot get along without his drinks, the following is suggested: First: Start a saloon in your own house. Second: Be the only customer, and you’ll have no license to pay. Give your wife enough to buy a gallon of whiskey, and remember there are sixty-nine drinks in one gallon. Third: Buy your drinks from no one but your wife; and by the time the first gallon is gone, she will have cash to put in the bank and plenty to start business all over again. Fourth: Should you live ten years and continue to buy liquor frqm her, she will have money to bury you decently, educate your children, buy a house and lot, marry a man who doesn’t drink, and quit thinking about you. The Bible a Missionary Book Every book in the New Testament was written by a foreign missionary. Every epistle in the New Testa ment that was written to a church was written to a foreign missionary church. Every letter in the New Testament that was written to an individual was written to the convert of a foreign missionary. The one book of prophecy in the New Testament was written to seven foreign missionary churches in Asia. The language of the books of the New Testament is the missionary’s länguage. The map of the early Christian world is the tracings of the mission ary journeys of the apostles. The problems which arose in the early church were largely questions of missionary procedure. Of the twelve apostles chosen by the Lord Jesus every apostle except one became a missionary.
The only man among the twelve apostles who did not become a mis sionary became a traitor. “ Into All the World” If we are ever tempted to think that churches exist just—or chiefly —for their own edification and com fort, let us remember that the risen Lord broke up the first church gath ered on this earth, because it did not use its strength for the evangeliza tion of the heathen, but settled down to self-nurture.—C. I. Scofield. Worth Repeating “Science says man can live forever. Philosophy says man wants to live forever. Ethics says man ought to live for ever. Christianity says man will live for ever.” Reluctant to Witness A minister conversed with a man who professed conversion. “Have you united With the church?" he asked him. “No, the dying thief never united with the church and he went to Heaven,” was the answer. “Have you talked to your neighbors about Christ?” “No, the dying thief never did.” “Have you given to missions?” “No, the dying thief did not.” “Well, my friend,” said the minister, “ the difference between you two seems to be that he was a dying thief, and you are a living one.” Percentages “Five percent of reported church members do not exist; 10 percent cannot be found; 20 percent never pray;' 25 percent never read the Bible; 30 percent never attend church services; 40 percent never give to any cause; 50 percent never go to Sun day school; 60 percent never go to church Sunday night; 70 percent never give to missions; 75 percent never engage in any church activity; 80 percent never go to prayer meet ing; 90 percent never have family worship; and 95 percent never win a soul to Christ.” PAGE TWENTY-FIVE
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