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ing, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temper ance” (Galatians 5:22-23). —24— Q. Aside from the new fruitage in the life, how may we know that we are saved ? A. “The Spirit beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God” (Romans 8:16). —25— O. What inner assurance will the Holy Spirit impart to the believer? A. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit” (Romans 8:1). —26— Q. Will any true believer in Christ be brought before the judgment bar of God as a sinner? A. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me, hath ever lasting life, and shall not come into judgment ; .but is passed from death unto life” (John 5 :24). —27— Q. What should gratitude for such a hope cause every child of God to do? A. “That they which have believed in God, might be careful to maintain good works” (Titus 3:8). —28— Q. What is the one foundation for a stable Christian life? A. “Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man which built his house upon a rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not; for it was founded upon a rock” (Matthew 7:24, 25). ;—29— Q. What is the surest way to have the abiding conscious ness that we are children of God? A. “He that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us” (1 John 3:24). —From Supplemental Correspondence Course—Biola. The T im es Explains Inasmuch as a statement was made in this magazine relative to charges against our Institute which appeared in The Sunday School Times, it is only fair to say, for the benefit of any. of our readers who do not take The Times, that a statement has now been published affirming their unqualified confidence in the teach ers of the Institute, both as to their soundness in the Faith and their character. The Times also declares it was not intended to reflect upon the veracity of Mr. Brooks when it was stated that he had made misleading statements. The editor says: “It is important to note that The Times has never asked its readers to pray that the Institute might be restored to the Faith as T he K ing ’ s B usiness says.” The Times at this point seems to be emphasizing the word “restore,” which, it should be remembered, was not used by us as a quotation but as the gen eral sense of such expressions as the following (May, 1928, p. 282) : “Cleanse the Institute of all false teaching.” “Hereafter shall be true to the Word and sound in the Faith.” “Pray without ceasing until the longed-for and gracious answer from God comes.” The editor of The Times still holds that the Dean’s recent book is unscriptural. It need only be said that he has placed constructions upon some of the author’s statements which were farthest from his mind and with which he is not now and never has been in sympathy.
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“Go Bury Thy Sorrow” HIS is one of the beautiful Gospel hymns not often sung in these days. It seems to have given place to “Brighten the Corner Where You Are” and other hymns of the modern type. We de plore the fact that such messages as Mary Bachelor’s “Go Bury thy Sorrow” should be lost sight of. The' author Was the daughter of .a minister and acted as housekeeper and helper to her brother, who was also a clergyman. She had fallen into the habit of doing much complaining. She regularly unloaded all her troubles upon her brother until one day she noticed the lines of care written upon his countenance. Turning to the window in remorse, she Saw (he dark shadows of some tall poplar trees cast across the lawn by the setting sun. “I am like those trees to my brother,” she thought, “I am always casting shadows. Why do I not bury my sorrows ?” She went up to her little attic bed room and found relief in tears, after which she wrote the lines: “Go bury thy sorrow, The world hath its share; ' Go bury it deeply, Go hide it with care:
Go think of it calmly, ; When curtained by night Go tell it to Jesus, And all will be right. “Go tell it to Jesus, He knoweth thy grief; Go tell it to Jesus He’ll send the relief, Go, gather the sunshine He sheds on the way He’ll lighten thy burden— Go, weary one, pray.”
She allowed her lines to appear in a local newspaper and they were later copied by other papers. P. P. Bliss saw the poem in his daily paper and instinctively a tune fitted itself to it. Mr. Bliss immediately sang the song at one of his services and it sprang at once into popularity. Sankey declared that Bliss never wrote music more ex actly suited to the words, He predicted that it would remain as one of Bliss’s best songs when many others had been forgotten. See if you can find this hymn in your church hymnal. Sing it in your trials. It will grip you. Let’s not allow a hymn of this type to die. v “Hearts growing a’weary With heavier woe, Now droop ’mid the darkness— Go, comfort them, go !
Go bury thy sorrow, Let others be blest; Go give them the sunshine, Tell Jesus the rest.”
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