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Rowell; “The Theories of Evolu tion and the Facts of Human An tiquity,” by Harry Rimmer, and “ The Changing Views of the Sci entists,” by Leander S. Keyser. Dur ing the past year, 50,000 booklets have been distributed free to stu dents. These either have been mailed to selected lists or have been distributed by interested individu als. Inquiries have come to Mr. Weir from thirty-four states of the Union, and from Canada, England, China, the Philippine Islands, and Bulgaria. T o publish a thousand
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booklets costs $12.50. That the movement is meeting a great need is evidenced from such communications as the following, which is typical of many. A student in the Pacific Northwest writes: “ I received a little pamphlet a short time ago entitled TRUTH FOR STUDENTS. I began to read, and was rather surprised at what I found, and as I read further, my wonderment grew as I realized that this, indeed, was truth. I think those re sponsible must certainly have been led by the Spirit . . . I want my life to count for the Lord Jesus Christ.” Information and literature may be re ceived from A. D. Weir, Corvallis, Ore. Spiritual Conflict "And yet I am not alone, because the Father is •with me” (John 16:32). "A s thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world” (John 17:18). Ring’d around by Satan’s power, Ceaselessly at grips with sin, Battle-stained and faint within— “Father, save Me from this hour!” Nay it was for this I came! Heard afar God’s trumpet-call, Heard and answer’d, rose, left all— “ Father, glorify Thy Name!” , —F rank H oughton .
"Truth for I N most schools and colleges today, young people are meeting an energetic cam paign of criticism of the Bible and evangelical, Christianity. Only a few parents and students, comparatively, realize the seriousness of the attack, but, thank God, some do. “My daughter (who is attending a prom inent university in America) has a logical mind, and she is distressed at seeming to have to grant that evolution is true,” writes a missionary mother. “ She grew up on the mission field and in her high-school course here in Korea was thoroughly fortified in the faith . . . . Here is a quotation from her letter which troubled me: ‘In Social Science we are studying religions now, and the book says the Fundamentalists are foolish, the Modernists silly, and leads mostly toward a Communistic religion because it admits you have to have some kind.’ These assertions on religion mean little to her, but I read them with concern.” Students themselves are being aroused. A young man, attending a denominational college of high reputation in Oregon, wrote to a friend: “You have asked me to write the details of the detrimental influence that I have encountered here. It is extremely hard to pin the matter down to something definite . . . The whole thing is a subtle movement undermining the faith of those who are susceptible. Outwardly there is a fine show of Christianity. Therein is the damnableness—-I don’t know of any other word more fitting, and I don’t use profanity. . . . . In our Child Psychology class last semester we were studying the Story-Telling Age of the young child. The professor made the statement that, long ago, man had an experience he could not understand, so he built a story about it; that is, man knew he came from some place, but he couldn’t understand where or how, so he wove a story about the mystery—and hence we have the Christian myth of Creation!” In countless cases, open-minded young people are really eager to hear “the other side of the question.” It was to aid these earnest seekers, and others who would join them, that a movement known as TRUTH FOR STUDENTS came into being in the summer of 1935. The movement found its inception in the burdened heart of a Chris tian layman, A. D. Weir, of Corvallis, Ore.
Students" His spirit had been deeply moved through reading facts that relate to spiritual condi tions connected with modern campus life. He saw that the present-day campus is a cross-section of almost every dominant idea in the world—but that on the campus the claims of Christ upon the individual, and the gospel of the new birth wrought through the cross of Calvary, were matters seldom fairly and sympathetically discussed. Mr. Weir felt led of the Lord to call together a group of Christians to consider the possi bility of preparing and distributing to American students multiplied thousands of wisely chosen booklets and pamphlets. It is not the purpose of the movement to start new organizations for Bible study among students, but to assist individuals, or groups already organized in high schools, colleges, and universities, by placing in their hands literature which will strengthen their own faith and be a means of enlight ening others. Thus far, the following excel lent booklets have been issued and distrib uted in lots of 10,000 or more: “The Wonder of the Book,” by Canon Dyson Hague; “ Science and the Bible,” by J. B.
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It is suggested that you lay out a list of preachers, evan gelists, missionaries, tract distributors, etc., and make it a habit of your life to go apart, alone, and pray for these work ers every Saturday night, that they may be used by God on the Lord's Day for His glory. Som ebody may be praying fo r y ou !
Stanley Thorpe, 538 Park Ave., Dunkirk, N. Y., pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dunkirk, has prepared printed cards bearing the message shown above, for distribution among Christians. What untold blessing to the Lord's church throughout the world will result if believers act upon this suggestion! Intercession of this kind must surely bear fruit.
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