A HOME FOR AN ORPHAN A fascinating story is told of an event which took place many years ago in old Germany. A man and his wife were not only poverty stricken but also burdened with grief: death had claimed their only son. A black crepe hung over their home as well as their hearts. One evening, as they sought to warm themselves by the fireside, they were surprised to hear the voice of a young child singing in the cold outside their window. As he pressed his face close to the win dow, obviously seeking a hand-out or whatever he might find, he plaintively sang: Foxes to their holes have gone, Every bird into his nest. But I wander here alone, And for me there is no rest. Hurriedly they opened the door, and brought the shivering child close to the fire. The wife suggested that he might be hungry. Despite the fact that they themselves had so little, they set a hearty meal before him. Next they offered him a warm place to sleep for the night, which he readily accepted. When he ivas securely tucked in, they tiptoed from the room and returned to the dying embers in the fireplace. They both had the same idea. They would invite the orphan child to live with them. permanently. The next morning they explained to the lad that their own son had been taken from them. And if he had no home, they would be delighted to call him their own boy. The lad then ex plained hoie that he had been born into a very religious home but that both his parents had been killed and that he had been reduced to begging for whatever he could find. He also told them how that some day he had hoped to become a priest, and to bring help to men. This lad did groiv up to be a priest and the world, as well as the church, has known him as the great reformer. This family h a d opened its doors to none other than Martin Luther. The Word of God re minds us that true faith opens the heart’s door and offers a helping hand to those in need. As James pertinent-
MEW STEWARDSHIP REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Gary Boren (left), new Biola Stew ardship Representative from the Long Beach area meets with Mr. Al Sanders for broadcast. Below, from right to left, Mr. Marv Fishback, executive administrator of the Arizona Bible College, meets with Mr. Ronald Brightwell, new Stewardship Representative for Arizona and New Mexico, and Mr. Ray Weiskopf, Stew ardship Department director.
ly asks, what good does it do to tell someone ivho needs our help, “Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; not withstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body what doth it profit?” “But have fer vent love among yourselves . . . for love shall cover a multitude of sin.” * * * If you want to hear all about the troubles of the church, just ask someone who hasn't been there for three or four months. 12
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