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670, P~~thhfit Re&awmu? & ~ t l r VOLUME VllI MAY - 1948 SURIBER 8

The Need Homer G. Kuiper -

The aye ill udlich wc live is an age in which the faith of the Chris- tian, especially the youthful Chris- tian, is sorely tried. The tempo of the battle against the pourers of dal-laness is ha1.d to maintain bccause of tile increasing fury of the attacking forces. Each day we h c l new developments in our lives ancl in the 1vo1.1~1 that 111alic i t halVder and more tliRicult to lieep u p the fight.

There are things talcing place in the \rorld that cause many men to Ecar ancl tl*cnlble. The tcmpta- tion r ' o ~ evhry C111.istian is to parti- cipate in these same i'cal-s which now seen1 to pervacle mankind. Howevei. the C'I1ristian l ~ a s a view- point that loolis a t all events ill the light of the \\rord of God.

For Faith

divine revelation of incalculable power ant1 exceeding great g1ol.y. '

3. That the events leacling up to the appearance of Christ sllall be chai-actel-izetl by violent conditions on the earth.

-1. The violent events it-ill be sea: by Gotl's people and a re to be consti.ued as evidence of the nearness of the time of the appealSaace of our Lord.

From this we conclude by point- ing out that the very things which cause so much consternation, fear, and unrest in men, are things which shoi11cI serve to strengthen the faith of the child of Gocl w' looks to his Lord for salx- FOI. that reason \Ire urge full of faith in God dl-

I t is the plain teaching 01 the sent days. Tile ?

Scripture that : to be very ev;' the regenr

1. This world shall bc destroyecl them +' by I'il.e, that the heavens shall be IleS :: /

\ . rolled up as a scroll, that all things ]las 1 must come to an cntl. ginnin&

2. T!wt Chimizt s!zall como in a The a, -1- \

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that preserves is to search the Scriptures. This means that we study to find all the glorious dc- tails of the f a d s of the coming kiiigdon~ of heaven in ~vliich we shall live in perfect peace aucl liar- mony \\- it!^ God. Thus we acluire a complete k1io11-ledge of the signs of the tknes and we f incl that Cod

* has. is it mere, given .us a 1-oad- map telling us just ekactly what . the route is to the "city four- square".

To fail to tuim to the Scriptures

will result in sl~irituai embarass- ment. I11 the measure that our knon'lctlge of the facts of God's

'I\-o1.k of salvation is incomplete, to that extcnt we a1.e pvey to the fol.c.cs of ciarhmess, those forces seeking to ovel*throw the fai th of !:elicvel.s. We must needs be full of faith, full of the assul.ance that God is oui. God forever and that l4c su~'cly saves IIis own, a l ~ ~ a y s in el-e1.y age bat more so as the da::s grow darker.

i.ega~.clilig 011 I. coming Conven lion, in the Stnndns.cl C c a ~ e r , Concordin, Cetrcon Liyllts!


A Worldly Appraisal Homer Iiuiper, I<alamazoo. hlichigan

In recent weeks the Sioux Cen- 1-inists for nnany clecades have beell ter controversy over nlovics and accused of opposing m~clern pro- the theatre has received a rather gress. prominent place in the publication ~ ( ~ t tinis is not really trlle. cal- of James A. Linen, Life and T i ~ ~ t e ,i,,ists llaIle nlaintailled that mod- magazines. These magazines are ern progress must be subordinated well Itnow11 to the Aniel.ica~~ public to the positive of ~ ~ ( 1 . hi^ and are distinguisl~ed for their can be proven to be true by wit- dramatic and sometimes sensation- Ilessing that calvinists o\m mod- al coverage of the ncns of the ,,.,, ,,,,, f l y in moclerll aircraft, \I-orld. The editorial staffs of thess read moclern ne\rspapers,-opel.ate ~nagazines are constantly searching up-to-,jate businesses, cultivate for the neW, unusual, Stl'aIXe, modelm farms, buy electric refrig- r unique and pertinent events of the erators, lla,,e church builclillgs, era in IT-hich nre live. ancl homes equipped with moclern

xo cloubt they thougllt i t indeed conveniences such as electric light, cZlld ulliyLle that in all this Se\VerS. l'ullnillg matel., alld ~al'i0uS

broad land thel-e is a connnlunity ether conveniences. which does not have a movie the- But no n~o\~ ies ! \\'hy not? Not aler. The news accou~lts of these because the movie machine is bad journals are full of scorn and but because the matters usually anicle con~mcnts concclming the presented in movies are directly backwardness of Sioux Center, or indi~.ectly aimed a t all that Iowa and attribute all this so-called 11-hich is evil in men. Movies have "back\~ardness" to the stcl-n Cal- been deliberately designed to a p vinistic teaching of thc churches peal to the lust. avarice and malice in this community. This worlcliy of men. In addition, they often appraisal of those occupying in- mock the IVord of God ancl spealr iluenlial positions in public joiir- contemptnously of the holy things llalisn~ is not a t all surprising. Cal- of the kingdom of heaven. The

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account in Tinte magazine is ade- quate proof of these statements.

We feel that the stand of the clergymen in Sious Center is a very good one and although we may not always agree wit11 every detail of what was said and clone. we still prefer by f a r to be identi-

fied wit11 them rather than with the editors of Time and Life magazines. \Ire also feel that the young people of Calvinist training do \\-ell to follow the example of their leaders and avoid all these things "that war against the flesh" ant1 seek the positive service of God.

Beacon Lights Subscription Drive At this writing, returns from the

Beacon Lights subscription drive a re coming in. Although all the ~ ~ e p o r t s alee not yet on hancl, i t np- pears that the goal of the campaign will not be reached. illany new subscriptions have been received and we u-elcome these new readers to our paper. FTo~t~cvel*, to reach our goal of one thousand subscribers, we need 1nol.e subscriptions.

As previously announcecl. the purpose of this drive is to reach the one thousand subscription mark. This is necessary to insiule n sound financial situation in the Beacon Lights treasury. At present, we are operating on a deficit

. and this situation can be correctecl

only by increasing the number of subscribers.

The other alternative is to raise the subscription price of Beacon Lights. \TTe a re very reluctant to suggest a price raise althougl~ the trend of the times is toward higher prices. \Ire feel that the financial resoul-ces of young people a re some- hat limited and that i t I\-ould be w1.y desirable to keep the subscription price a t its present bargain level.

\\'e ask you to discuss this problem in your society. Asli yourself if you hare eshausted all the possi- bilities in your group. Your sup- pol-t is needed to continue the publication of YOUR paper!

JI: G. K.

Taking O u r Christian Temperature Lois Icregel - Grand Rapids, Nich.

Science tells us that tenlperature gy. Looking a t this object from a is an indication of tlie amount of slightly different aspect, me may enelvgy which a body possesses. say that as i t becomes warmer, all The warmer a n object is, the more tlie ~nolecules that go to nlalte up energy i t has, because heat is cner- this object begin to move faster,

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REV. R, VELDMAN - Grand Rapids, hlich.

OLTl? B-APTIS31 A S D

CHBISTIAN LIVING

Our baptism. it-hich stands in close connection with our subject of "Christian Living", has two- fold purpose. Being what it is, a sign and seal of the righteous- ness ~vhich is by faith in Christ, instituted by God Himself for His C11urch only, ordained for and used only by the believers, i t serves as a dis t i~~guishing mark. an earn~al.k, n UXIFOFIAI for the church. The sacraments do not belong to and with the world, but to the church

,of God. Ey her only they are ad- ministered and for her only they a re intended. Therefore, your hap- tisnl reveals you, clistinguishes yoit a s belonging, not to the ~rorlcl, but io the church and people of God. For this reason our 11eidelbel.g Catechism states concerning the baptism of infants: "Tlzey must, by baptism, as a sign of the covenant, be also admitted into the Christian Church, and DISTIN- GCTISllED FEOAI THE CHILD:

REN OF UNBELIEVERS." \\%at this means in the way 01 admonition and obligation to walk a s children of God 11-e feel a t once, do nre not? -4 young man wearing the unifol-m of the U. S. Army is celstainly obligated to be faithful to his countrj- and to fight the battle for America. If instead he be- tlqays his country into the hands of the enemy he surely makes himself deserving of a traitor's death. You and I, \srho, by virtue of our baptism, wear the uniform of God's church and covenant are certainly under a double obligation to be ever faithful (sempei. fidelis) to the cause of our Gocl and to live a s lIis children in the ~niclst of the ~vorltl. \Ire shall say more about this in due time. In connection ~ v i t h this f i rs t purpose baptism also is intended to confirm the conscious faith of the child of God, by the operation of that Spirit, \I'ho alone is the Author of our entire sal\*ation.

Bear in ~ n i n d the clistillction be- tn-een the SIGN of baptism and the THING SIGNIFIED ; the sprink-


ling of the forehead n-ith plain water and the sl~rinltling of the soul \\-it11 tl-te bloocl of Christ: our water bal)tism and our spiritual baptism. The one is for all the chilcll.en of the churcl~ : the other, the spiritual, is realized only in God's elect, through faith. You may have the one lvith all it entails in the Kay of admonition and obligation .and not the other. These two must not be confusecl or iclenti- fiecl, lest we deceive o~~rselves into believing that 111el.ely because we have the sign we also have the thing signified. Such clecept ion may well mean, that one is actually on the roacl to hell while he makes himself believe that bccause he is baptized all is well. Though baptized, you still lllust malie sure that you have the answer to the question: do I also have the reality? Am I also partaker of that for whicl~ the outw-arc1 sacrament stands?

What is that deeper reality'! \j7hat cloes our n-atel. baptism stand for? What happens when one is really baptizer1 '!

The first ancl illail1 answer to this question is : 0111. tl-ue, spiritual baptism is THE ENTEEING 1N- TO THE .COVENANT OI4l GOD. That's what our baptism stancls for. That this is the heal% of the matter is clearly indicated by our Baptism Form, which begins : "The principal parts of the docti*ine of holy baptism arc these three: First, that u-e with our children

are conceived and born in sin. and thcref ore a re children of wrath, in so much that \\-e cannot ENTER INTO THE ICINGDOM OF GOD, except n-e a r e born again. This, the dipping in, o r sprinkling with water teaches us." I say, this is the main ans\\Ter. There are various aspects of lliis same matter. \T71en you enter INTO something you also go OUT OF son~ething, and you also pass TIIROUGH something. Together these consti- tute one act. Passing out of one room. going through a door, and elitering into another 1.oon1 are three aspects of one thing. Thus it is \\-it11 our baptism. You may asli : T-lO\lr do I enter into the cow- oant of God? The answer is: only th~.ougli Chl.ist, Who is the door. You may also ask: IVHESCE do i enter into Gocl's covenant? The answer is: out of the \vorld of sin and death n-herein we lie b s nature. Even so. the end of it ali is this: baptisn~ as the spiritual reality is our ENTEEING INTO THE COVENANT O F GOD. We pass OUT OF the world of sin and cleat11 THROUGIi Christ, INTO Gocl's covenant. And only then are we truly baptized when this has been realized in our hearts by the grace of God. I11 other words, baptisnl does reveal us, distinguish us as having entered into the corenailt of God.

What is meant by the covenant? \T7e shall not concern oursel\-es -

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\\-ith the legion of false allsu.ers blessetlness for the creatul'e, the that a re given in answer to this end of all Gocl does in the it7aY of question. The covenant is the con- ~'edemption for is people. crete relatior, of friendshi11 and Baptism is tile sacyame~lt that Spil.itllal fellOlt-Ship \~hiCh God signifies our ENTERING INTO establishes between Himself and that covenant by the il.l*esistible His people in Jesus Christ. TO grace of cod. ~t visibly repre- 1 1 1 ~ mind, notllinb. 011 cart11 r e l ) ~ + sellis ancl guarantees that sure sents the idea of the ~ o \ ~ e n a n t 1110l.2 lvOr~c Of ~ ~ d , \t*herebSr tile lost sill- beautifully than does the home. is t]e]ivel-ed sepalsated from Home, yours alld mine, speaks of the l\rorld sin, incorporated in- fellowship, frienclship, love. There to jesus cllrist ,ill \I?lom Ive haye \\*e cll~ell \ ~ i t h those ~ 1 1 0 a1.e 11Cal'- both forgiveness spil-itllal re- est alld dearest to us- Together newal, and thus received into God's n-e sit around one family table, gather around one hearth, eat and. sure work of God, drink. walk and talk, laugh and baptism, is intended for and ac- play. In You conll~]islled in the only. That off >-our shoes and act 3-ouficlf. to Ba1,tisrn does There you have a covenant life on signi4. some earth. Covenant life is family life, llm is it of an of home life. Like~vise, God's cove- to all the baptized: nallt \\-itll is esselltisll~ it wpresents the sure wor]i of sal- relation of friendsllip bet~veen llim Tllerefore the tllillg signi- and His people. It is the is for the oIl]y, Baptism life that the Most High establishes does not I rr,ant to estab- r\*ith His o ~ n . I t is this: that the lish lllg covenant a,ith : I eternal God will be our Frientl and to be your Gocl; I desire to wash we may be His friends: He will be away Your alld relle,v if 0'" Fatl'er a" "*e '"Y be His you also desiye this pelmit Me children: He \r~ill walk and talk to perfornl this ,vork yoL,ou. It

11s and walk all(' talli promises, p]eclges, in the n-ith Him; the great, eternal Go(1 Nallle of tile Lord: I estab- will condescend to receive 11s into lish Covenant ivith S,ou, I ,VILL everlasting fello~vship with 1-Iim- be God, I WILL a,\,ap self: we may sit together around your sins and renew you, and I God's table and gather arolllld 1 1 ~ 1 ~ ~ make you want this and heavenly hearth. That is the idea cause you to embrace my promises of the covenant. Ancl that is the by a living faith. heart of our salvation, the highest However, the SIGN of baptism

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is aclministel~ecl to all tile chilclren of the church. That is the will of Gocl. Therefore \Ire all are baptized. Ancl this baptism has for us all a tremendous significance. I t burdens us with tl-emenclous re- sponsibilities. I t implies that we all wear the unil'orm of Gocl's covenant and as such are clistinguishecl, historically, 1'vom the children of this worltl. That unifol.in declares that you are children of God's covenant. I t testifies that you belong to the party of (;od, that you are children of Gocl and members of IIis family, and that yo11 d11-ell with Him and He with you. \Vhe- thel- or not these things al'e really true (that is a question of faith in Christ), but that is \\.hat ~ ~ 0 1 1 1 ~ baptism preaches to the \vo~ltl and to the church. Ilow unspealiably terrible if your life testifies the very opposite; if you wear the uniform

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of God's covenant but actually love and serve the world; if your baptism distinguishes you as a child of light and your life reveals you as a child of darkness. Surely, your baptisln comes to you with the mighty calling: Serve the Lorcl and live as a child of God. Live n-orthy of the uniform you are wearing. If you don't you will be beaten with double stripes. To be sure. the lot of all the ungodly in hell \\?ill be terrible, but-for traitors it will be cloublj- so. And a traitor you are of the worst ltincl, if yo11 deny your baptism by a life that is ungodly. Walk as children of God, inquire in all sincerity after the will of your God, and you have the promise of life and glory, now in principle, and presently in per- fection, when the tabernacle of God \xyill be with us forever.

From The Editor's Desk. . . our campaign. South Holland reports

Campaign Results that all but two of their families receive

Our campaign for new subscriptions to Beacon Lights. Beacon Lights resulted in the addition .ilthough Beacon Lights Week is over, of 76 new subscribers. Sonle Young our campaign is not! We haven't reach- people. especially in Fuller .lve., really ed our goal! We are going to keep on brought them in. Kay Borduin is re- ~vorking until \ve ge t those 1000 sub- 3ponsible for 10 of these new subscrip- scriptions. you a r e too, aren't you? tions, Barbara Rylsma 7. Tony Vanden * * * * Berg 6, AIarv Koerner 5. and many others obtained 2 o r 3 names. Our smaller Concerning a Recent Editorial

chuyches also all responded very \\.ell to Say. don't you people read Beacon - 9 -


Lights? Or don't you care to make friends with our Dutch cousins? Of cour$e you do both, so i t must be you just forgot. In the March issue of Beacon Lights our editor \\,rote that Rev. J. Van Weelden of Sioux Center, Iowa had received a number of requests fro111 young people in the Netherlands who ~vished to

correspond with you, that is if you are in the age group of eighteen to thirty. \\'hat everyone espected you to do was to sit right down and write Rev. Van Weelden for the name of one or two cf these people with whom to correspond. But apparently you didn't, because last

Thank You. Rev. Grilters!

We wish to thank Rev. 31. Gritters for his faithful work in \vriting Rible Out-

lines fo r Beacon Lights this past season. These Bible Outlines a re a g rea t aid to our societies in carrying on their study of the Scriptures. Tire realize tha t care- ful planning and much time and effort is needed in preparing outlines of this type, and we a r e grateful to Rev. Grit- ters for his leadership in this respect.

week we received this note from lier. The next issue of Beacon Lights will

Van Weelden: appear JUNE 20. This issue will be de-

"Place a little notice in the next voted to our past and present Service-

Beacon Lights tha t I have more men. S o Beacon Lights is published than a hundred letters from the during July and September. The August

young people of the Liberated 20 issue ~vill be centered around the Churches n-ho \\-ant pen-pals. theme of Jlissions and Jlissionary Work. They h a r e showered me with them, no, "cloud-bursted" me. Very interestingly written a re some of them!"

1:'ditor.s of the various departments \rill \Vouldn'r you like a pen-pal in the

be informed by the Federation Roard re- Setherlands? Write to Rev. J. Van

garding their contributions fo r the sum- lt'eelden, Bos 96, Sioux Center, Iowa. mer issues of Beacon Lights.

Essay Attention: -

Grand Rapids Subscribers:

The essay written by Marian Vander Due to the resignation of AIiss Josie

\\'erff entitled: Searching the Scriptures, Lanting, a new arsociate business man-

n-as given a t the Western Young People'.. ager has been appointed. In the future

Convention. We thank this organization send your dues to 3liss Thelma Jonker.

f o r its contributions. l a 0 Wealthy St.. S. E. - 10 -


Current Comments ItEV. L. DOEZEhlA

Ijellflower. C~ilifornia

Pre~ulenticll No?ninees : the personalities that are in the

The time lias coine probably to ~lc\vs . RIy purpose is to consider

make some con~ment about the the duty of Beacon Lights readers

presidential campaign which is tak- to vote and if they are not of age,

ing clcfinite s!lape this spring. a t least to form opinions.

Atany interesting things have np- First of all, I ~vould say, i t is

peared in the news about the cam- that me not be con-

paign, especially with respect to cerned about party loyalty. We the prospective candidates and com- may register our vote under a party ments made in the press. Thus f a r name, but i t lies in the nature of we have refrainecl from comment- the Christian's calling in this wolgld ing. At this time when the pri- not to be ruled by party as over-

maries for the party nominations against principles.

are uncler way it seems the time to Secondly, we should not consider make some comments. it the most impol.tant factor to

The readers of Beacon Lights n~alre up our mind, to examine the who live in J\'isconsin ant1 Nebras- platforms of the parties as they ka, as we imagine, have been in shall be made this summer. A1- closer contact with the local en- though i t is t rue that we should thusiasm that is whippecl up in determine our choice from prin- such political calnpaigns by being ciples and that it should be the ideal in contact with those who had to of each party to formulate plat- cast their ballot aftel. listening to forms and adhere to them, such the speeches. has not been the history of late

When I speak of presidential years. Our United States policy nominees, however I do not mean to of late is very seldom formed up011 call attention to the party nonlina- the basis of fised principles. It is tions that are taking place and the rather a pragmatical day by day interesting party conventions that formulation. Besides, the person- 2re in the offing this summer. alities who are called upon to cxe- ,

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often do not do so. Therefore, i t 'seems to me, that

the most important factor in choosing our man for the p~.esidency of the United States is the qualities of the man himself ant1 his con- victions.

Tlie people in general, apa1.t from those who are seeking their own interests a t the expense of the wel- f a re of the country. are looking lo!. a leader, one ~ v h o will lead them in these inost trying times. And tllis is of ~~70rlcl-n-icle significance when our United States is taking a role of leadership over many countries of the I\-orld.

aild quiet life in all godliness and gravity."

This deserves more than a passing comment.

Does Paul mean to adn~onish us to seek earthly peace and a quiet life, to pray for leaders who shall give us that a t the expense of justice and t ruth? Do Paill and Guido de Bres seek to instill into the Church the hope of a peace on earth with justice and t ru th? X mil- leniun~ '!

I t should be evident that a child of Almighty God always leads a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty by faith. In this

* * * * connection the apostle Paul and Shnll 1Ve Pray.' Guido de Bres certainly a re refer-

Indeed! Shall itre pray fay a ring to the prayers fol' all classes great man to lead us? of people, in order that we may

\ ~ e must understand life not feel any hatred and class dis- kno\r- the mind of the Spirit to give til~ction in the Church of Jesus all intelligent ansurer to this nlost Clwist on earth. Especially in the important question. Paul exhorts Cll~rcll must 11-e have Peace- If ill 1 T i n ~ o t ) ~ y 2 : 1, 2 "1 exhort tllei*e- there are magistrates and employ- fore, that first of all, supplications, ers over us and who a t the same prayers. intercessions, anti gi\iillg time are in the church, we can see of tllall]is, be made fol* OW inlportant i t is that we live For kings, and for all that are in ill Peace together- authority: that we may lead a I~ul.thermore, i t is evident that quiet and peaceable life in all godli- with respect to any ruler of na- ness and honesty." Guido cle Bres tions, we can say that the Lord wrote in the thirty-sixth ai.ticlc of raises u p ancl puts down. With his confession, "It is the bounden respect to any ruler we may pray duty of every one. . . .to suppli- that the Lord execute Tlis counsel cate for them (magestrates, L.D.) through them, even when all things in their prayers that God may rule teach 11s that i t is for destruction and guide them in all their ways, that Cod has raiser1 one up. Then and that we may lead a tranquil we shall have peace.

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Our Quaking Earth Mr. C. De Boer - I<alamazoo, 2Iich.

"God is our refuge and our strength, A Helper ever near us:

We will not fear tho' earth be nlored, For God is nigh to cheer us.

;\lthough the mountains quake. And earth's foundations shake.

Though angry billows ro31'. And break aga i~ is t the shore. Out- mighty God will henl. us.''

-I ,uther.

was invented data I ~ a s provecl that tllere arc appi.osimately 1.50 severe eai-thqualies annually. most of irhich occu~. under the sea. Fro111 190.5 to 1910 only twelve out of .?,GOO qilakes of the same intensity happened in tonrns or cities. Dur- ing the Turkey quake of December 1939. \vhich resulted in the death of 40.000 people, six eai~thquakes of similar intensity occurred in the

The superstition oC the early depths of the Carribean Sea off

Chinese was that eal-thqu:~lrcs were the coast of Central America with

caused by the tolling over of n no app:~rent damage or destruc-

large monstcr in the bowels of the tion. earth. M~~~~ Silnilar Cl.rOlleollS The Seisn~ograph proves that we

cu,.,.ent anlollg the hea- live on a quaking earth W ~ O S ~

then nations regarding tllis foundations are constantly shak- phenomena ill nature. Eve1, some ing. O d J in a very limited Sense of the scielltific leaders allojved are we aware of this fact, for their inlagillatiolls ancl fears to 0~asionall3. we read of clisast- color their illtel.pretation of natllr- ~011s c~ual<es which strike populated b

al events. An csccrpt Iron1 the areas. Royal Society of L011tlol1 in 1752 As eal.1~. a s 132 A.D. :1 Chinese reads, "Earthqualtes gcncl.ally hap- nuthelllaticia11 and astronomer, pen to great cities or to~t'ns. . . . named Tyoko. clesigned an ingenius the chaste~ling roc1 is directecl instrument called a Seismoscope, where there are inhabitants, the \\-hicll after rccol-ding a q~lalte ant\ objects of its monition. not to bare its direction set off a so1,nding de- cliffs and an uninhabitecl beach." vice. On one occasion no tremors

The above statement is under- had been felt: nevertheless, the in- standable in the light of the times, strument gave evidence of a quake. for recorcls could be macle only of Several days later a runner brought severe earthquakes which hapl~en- the nenrs that an earthquake had ed whei+e people coulcl iacord thcm. taken place a considerable distance I-Iox-ever. since the Seismograph away a t tlle same time that tlle

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Seismoscope had recorded it. Un- fortunately, this instrument was shelved for nearly 18 centul+ies when the Seismograph was clis- coverecl.

The Seismograph is an instrument \vhich records the earth's vi- brations. I t is a magnifying ear which makes a record of many vi- brations inaudible to the human organ of hearing. The bass notes on a piano are only 30-40 vibra- tions per second while the highest earthquake tremors vibrate only 10 times per second.

I t is generally conceded that an earthquake is the result of a shift in a portion of the earth's ci+ust \vhether it be in the mountains or uncler the sea. The San Francisco quake of 1906 was considered to be caused by the slip amounting to a s high as 22 feet along a front nearly 200 miles bordering the Cali- fornia Coast. This earth crack, along \vhich the slip took place, is kno~r.11 as the San Anclreas Fault, and is some 600 miles in length.

How can n-e identify earthquakes? Each earthquake has a signature just a s a person: i t is divided into a f irst and a secolld name. The first pushes and co111- presses : consequently, it is called the co~~zpressional qziiuer ancl i t travels a t the ra te of five miles per second, while the second pro- duces a tn-isting or shocking which is termed the tvist qz~iver and is transmitted a t the rate of threc

miles per second. The combina- tion of the two readings is called thc signature of the quake.

For what reason are the Jesuits so vitally interested in seisn~ology? I n the 16th century tn-o students a t the University of Paris were deeply concerned with the idea to extend their kno~vledge of the Creatoi.. One of these students, lgnatius, founded the orcler of the Jesuits and clearly espressed his purpose in pursuing this study when he staded, "If you know youl* Creator i t matters little \\.hat you don't know, but if you clon't know your Creator, then it matters little what you do hmow."

The student, Francis Xavier, the great Jesuit missionary to China, was confronted with the problem of gaining entrance into China to spread the Gospel. Cognizant of the fact that the pagan Cl~inese were well versed in mathematics ancl astronomy, he reasoned that the key to admittance would be a thorough limo\\-ledge of these fields. Thel-efore, he recommencled that a group of their men be trained in astronmy, mathematics, and geo- pllysics, in addition to their re- ligious training.

By this means the famous Father Ricci entered Peking, China, in the late 16th century. He was electecl President of the Boarcl of Mathe- matics in China and this inlportant

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B I B L E

REV. 31. GKITTEKS

Oak Lawn, Illinois

O U T L I N E X X V I I I (Judges 20:l-7)

Introduction: "The n.ords of the Lord secondly, that this crime is brought to a r e pure \vords, a s silver tried in a fur- nace of earth, purified seven times", Ps. 12:6. \17e had better get this text before our minds a t once before we approach the shocking and so-called "unrefined" matters with which this scripture deals.

I hope you \\+I1 read Judges 19 a s you prepare yourself for this outline. You will probably say: this chapter is so

the attention of all Israel, and Isrriel is con~pelled to give advice a s to what action shall be taken. In rs. 3 you nil1 notice that all Israel rushes together a t the report of the crime, and they have the Levite in their midst. They say to him: tell us, how was this vickedness? I3e then relates t h e event. So let u s first

get some idea of the crime which was shocking, so unrefined, 90 ahnost un- conlmnitted. cou th.... we better omit it. The concubine of a Levite flees from

Question: If someone .~llould read this her nlaster and return? to the home of chapter and say: i t doesn't get us any- her father in Bethlehem. She might have where and it shocks u.; with its i n ~ n ~ o r a l - had good reasons for staging this escape, ity, what is wrong with us \\?hen we say \{-hat do you think? that .... or is it nll right to iay tha t? Re- Kote: -4 Levite is again involved. All member: neither a cancer, a tumor, nor the corruption so f a r centers around an ulcer on one's body is a nice thing to k i t e . ; . Wave you any idea why Scrip- look a t .... RUT .... isn't it a reality? And ture traces the corruption just along this isn't sin REAL? line?

1. This Is 'I'he Crime. (chap. 19 and The Levite goes to fetch her agnin. 20:4, 5, 6). Being thrice delayed by the father-in-law

In dividing this outline so that we can the Levite and his concubine get a late get some sequence into our discussion we star t and night overtakes them. They have to get before our nlind two things. refuse to lodge in Jebus (or Jerusalem) First, that a terrible crime is committed: because it is not of Israel, hence they

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lodge in Gibeah of Benjamin. And hcrc a t least in human lives. a crime takes place, the only duplicate of There is evidently a Sodorn within the which we find in Sodom. To appease the coasts of Israel. That much is plain. Sodomites the Levite.gives them his con- I t is well that Israel have i t s attention cubine. whom they abuse and leave dead called to that fact. I t is not pleasant. before the house. Then the Levite dis- to be told you hare cancer, but i t s results members her body, sending a piece to cannot be avoided, therefore i t is better each of the t\velre tribes, putting tlle111 you becolnle acquainted with the fact. under the threat if they do not takc Perhaps restorative measures can be ap- action concerning this horrible crime.

Questions: 1. In 20:s the Levite snys t h a t they forced his conc~lbinc. ... ditln't the Leri te give his concubine to the Sodomites (19:25) and didn't the Levite spend a quiet night of sleep n~llile the \ricked abused his concubine (19:2(i. 27)?

IT-hat inlpression do you get of the Le- vi te? 2. Why do you think the Lcvite sent her dismembered body througlio~~c the tribes '?

2. Spiali, Give Your ildvicc. (VS. 7 ) .

This is what the Levite forces upon Israel. And no doubt it Arras high time tha t Israel have i t s attention called to the fact that there is a cancer in her body. Will you operate on it before it is too la te?

plied. Note: All Israel \!-ill become respons-

ible for this crime except it be avenged. F o r Israel is one people and the sin of one of i ts parts is the sin of the ~vhole. There is no king in Israel. Rut. is there any di~cipl ine? Any justice? . b y pun- ishment? The Lerite evidently wanted vengeance. vut the Lord wanted something elze.

Discussion: 1. Why does the Lord have it called to the attention of Israel that there is a Sodonl within her? 2. If a public sin be committed in the church. do we all become responsible for i t .... or hat ~vould have to be done if \\re \\'ill escape

the corporate responsibility? 3. If there is corruption in our corn mu nit^-. a r e we

Sote : In a subsequent outline we v?ill responsible too except \sYe do somethillg:' discover hen- nnuch this operation cost. Is t.his t rue even in the nation a t large?

O U T T ~ I N E x x I X . (Judges 20:18-28)

"Isrciel Slain C ~ J The Isi.nelitesV Introduction: Israel is forcibly brought jamin refujes, and thereby signifies that

into acquaintance with the Benjamin- she assumes full responribility for whar crime, and they r e s o h a t once to :~ppIy Inas happe~led .... and winat of it, she stout- illeasures of cellsure. In vs. 1 3 Israel ly says. I t is then t h a t Israel adopts full communicates with Benjamin, asking her punitive measure?. Israel resolves to go to deliver up the culprits for trial. Een- to war against Benjamin, and. if neces-

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sary, exterminate a tribe. Discus: 1. K h a t mistake does 1srael But, if in the former outline we learn make (in vs. 18) when she asks counsel

that there is a cancer in Israel, \re nom- of the Lord:' 2. Someone \vsuld say: disco\.er that Israel cannot even remove the Lord deceived Israel by telling them this cnncer. 'Twice the discil~lii~e-apply- Judah should g . ~ up first inatead of tell-

ing armies of the eleven tribes fall elain i 1 1 ~ them not to go up a t all a,hiIe in this

before the crime-perpetrating armies of f rame of mind .... what do you think? a rebellious Renjamin. The question a t 3. Israel had good intentions. but erred once arises: was Israel's metllod of dis- in carrying them out. I s that true, o r cipline in itself also a crime? neren ' t the intentions good either?

1. Israel Twice I)ef(.atetl'. (vss. 18-26).

Xote: This is not merely a warfare in which the side you ~vould expect to win, lose,s, but it i s an act of God whereby He brings Israel upon her knees in humility. for only \\.hell th:it hunlility is present will God give success. Discipline must begin in humility otherivise i t is merely revenge. and God hath said: vengeance is mine. I \\.ill repay.

a. VF. 18 tell3 us that Israel was a t once ready to war against Senjamin. But before thry go they :tslc counsel of God. They ask: \!rho shall go up f i rs t? God's answer is: Judah shall g : ~ up first.

Note: God does say: go up. but Gcd dnes not say everything that is in llis mind. Had God finished the sentence i l

ivould have read this wag: Go up, but if you go up this way you \\,ill fall slain. Instead of God finishing the sentence -rith several spoken words, God will let tbf subsequent events finish the sentence.

b. Taking this ans%*er of the Lord a s sufficient evidence that God will go with the111 (which He will not) they go to war against Ben janiin. But, alas; t\vent>--t\r.o tboussnd of her men a r e slain. and Israel

c. Once again Israel mobilizes for war. and again they ask counsel of the Lord (vs. 23). Sotice hon-erer the difference bet~veen the request in vs. 18 and that recorded in vs. 23. What differeilct! do >-,tu notice? A t least there seems to be some change in their tone of voice. Once

again the Lord tells them to go up against Benjamin. But Israel is smitten once more. and af ter losing another eighteen thousand men, they return home sorely discouraged.

Discuss: Forty thousand men hare now been s lai~i . WIIY? In the slaying of the forty thousand Gocl gives forth a revela- non concerning Himaelf. Someme tvould :ay: God could have revealed FIinlself and saved the for ty thousand lives, no\\, it required the forty thousand live3 inn6 aftenvhile still more) to g i re forth this w\-etation. nrb?-?

2. lkrael .-lssured of Victory. vs. 26-28.

In rss. 26. 27. 2'8 what difference do you notice in Israel's approach to God? _And in vs. 28 the Lord makes a promise. Re had not done this before. Notv Israel !la. the \\-hole Word of God. The pro mi"^

is to the humble. and they are ready to returns, smitten and greatly be\vildered. effect di-cipline.

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O U T L I N E X S X (Judges 21:l-7)

"-4 Tribe Lncliiltg I n Israel" Introduction: \17hen Israel had properly wer would YOU give to tha t question?

L ~ ~ m b l e d itself there comer to them the 2. I t is sometimes said that a life didn't protllise in vs. ?S tha t when they go up mean n ~ u c h in those days. What ~vould against Benjamin God ~vi l l deliver them you say is the purpose of God with re- into their hands. With this promise be- spect to these thousands of lives? 3. If fore them they get ready to go up a s we prune a tree, of what use were the t h t Lord had said. But Tsrael does :lot branches which we pruned of f? merely go up. Tsrael uses strategy. b. When Israel appears before the They arrange an ambush. deceive the Lord theq- lift up their voices and weep, Fenjamites, luring them out of the city and they repent then1 for Benjamin their a t which time the ambush springs upon brother. The rluestion a t once arises: then1 from the rear. Benjamin is snr- a r e they sorry now that they almost es- ro:lnded and alnlost annihilated. terminated Benjamin, thus admitting

Son, the children of Israel come to- that they have made a mistake ... have gether in the house of God and they coni- they been rash? If not, why repent. plain tha t there is a tribe missing ill Note: To understand this you must Israel. What used to be twelre has he- read, in the back of your Psalter, under come ?!even. discipline, the Form of Excon~munica-

1. Israel Congregates Before tHe 1,ord. tion. Notice how the prayer starts: (vss. 1-4). Read it , it's a beautiful expression of

a. -4 few outlines back we spoke of deep humility. Those \vho do the ex- there being a cancer in Israel. NOIT the communicating feel tha t they deserve t h e operation (of discipline) h a s been per- sorrow which is caused thereby, and they fornled. B u t what a price. Read the two confess that if Got1 should deal with chapters and count the thousands of lives them after their deserts they too should which \\-ere taken. The record tells us be cut off. definitely of 65,000. Add t o i t the men Question: If someone in the churc?~ of Jabesh Gilead (vs. 10) and the nunl- falls under discipline and we do not weep ber of slain will surely total 70,000. At~d nor repent....\!-hat i s wrong with u s ? t h a t number is more than the equivalent 2. Israel Seeks to Restore Benjamin. of a large tribe in Israel. A tribe has (vss. 5-6).

been cu t off. Benjamin has nearly been There \\*as no king in Israel, and they

exterminated. did what seems to us senseless and rash Questions: 1. In vs. 3 Israel asks: Why things. Strange, almost silly was their

is this come to pass? (Israel knows that method of providing wives fo r the 600 this has come as a consequence of sin, which were left of Benjamin. This re- but ~ h y ask this question?) What ans- sulted too from the oath which they had

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made. Eul what 1 believe we should see is that down deep, below all this con- fusion a t ~vhich we have been looking, do~vn deep there is a unity. a bond, a tie which still unites the twelve trihes in a bond of love. And tha t bond i s the Spirit of Christ. It is that Spirit which niakes a Unity in the t\velve tribes, the church.

God's Covenant stands, despite the storms of iniquity ancl the destruction

of judgment. Christ is present in Israel and the Body is kni t together in Him. XI1 this, in spite of the fact that the book of Judges closes ~ v i t h the painful remind- e r that there \{-as no king in Israel and each did what he pleased. Christ loves His Church, God dwells among thein and keeps them, bringing them through storms and judgments unto the Rest which H e had promised them in Christ.

(END O F JUDGES).

THE BOOK OF RUTH O U T L I N E X X X I

(Ruth 1:s-18)

"From h1o;tb to Hethlchem" The triumphal entry is being made

Let's fill out the year studying the ready. For out of 1102b God fetches

book of Ruth. I t is really a continua- material to build His Church.

tion of or a variation of the book of 1. Ruth, Naomi and Orpah. (VSS. 8-14).

Judges. After a s tay of many years in Moab, Time of the Rook: during the Judges. Saonli hears t h a t the Lord has visited

perhaps during the time of Samson. T~rael again in giving them bread. So Occasion: A man. his wife and their she decides to return.

t r o sons leave Judah and go to take up Discussion: Is it a bread question with residence in Rloab. chiefly because of a Saomi? If it is isn't this very carnal? famine in Israel. Or do you suppose that Naorni feels that

Characters: The man and the t~x-o sons God had forsaken Israel because of her quickly pass out of the picture, leaving iniquity, but now tha t there i s bread

/ us Naomi. Orpah and Ruth. Orpah falls there again she accepts it a s a sign that away and the book centers around Naomi God has returned to Israel, and therefore and Ruth, chiefly around Ruth. she also \\-ants to return?

Purpose of the Book: If in the book of On their way to Canaan Naomi con- Judges we almost lose our way in judg- fronts her daughters with the words: ment and iniquity, in this book we see "go. return to AIoab". She tells them to the Lord building the highway d o ~ m find for themselves a husband and find which Christ will come into His Temple. rest for tl~emselres.

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Observe: I t seems rather strange that she could tell them to return to heathendom. and find rest there. Ho\v could anyone find rest apar t from God?

Question: What kind of mis-ionary work is it to tell people to return to JIoab? Or \vasn't she telling then1 tha t?

Opinion: Saomi is n-t urging them t:) return to JIoab. she is notifying them t h a t crossing the border involves the111 in a con~plete break with JIoab. She aslts them a s i t \\-ere: do you love God SO

2. Iluth Follows Saomi. (rss. 14-18).

Ruth rises up before us a s all example of what the grace of God can do, and how that grace of God operates, even ouhicle of the camp of national Israel. Ruth has faith in the God with \ \ ~ h o n ~ Naomi acquainted her. Faith conleih by heaiaing. r u t h heard the Gospel from Naomi's lips and God giveth grace to \vhonl He will. Tremendous sovereignty .... Orpah returns to her gods. Ruth fol- loms Naomi to\\-ard Canaan .... and to glory.

much tha t your home, your country, your Ruth confesses God and identifies her-

gods and even the possibility of finding self with the people of God, volving that

a husband becomes a minor considera- until her death. yea in death, she :hall

tion ? he with the people of God.

Orpah kisses Kaomi and testifies that although she loves Saomi (as a mother- in-la\{,) she does not love Naomi's God. She returns to her gods. cEut Ruth loves Naomi. above all because she loves Saomi's God.

Sote: Saotni must have acquainted her daughters with God while she tarried I\-ith them in JIoab.

Questions: 1. If Orpah returned, n-hy c1:d she go along a t a l l? 2. That Ruth wants to die and tie buried with Saomi. is that superstition, o r what '! 3. How (lo you account for such a firm determina- lion in a Noabitish woman? 4. Does life today confront us with a "Ruth': decision" ? How?

O U T L I N E X S X I I (lt11t11 2:4-17)

"Iiut?i, In EO(LX' Field" Introduction: Ho\\- great a re the \rays and her kindness to her mother in la\\.

of the Lord. Herself entirely ignorant forces her to the field. but i t is the Hand of what the Lord has in mind, ancl en- of the Builder of His Church tha t directs 1 tirely ignorant of the Lord is her to the field of Boaz. about to do, Ruth "happens" (vs. 3 ) to Ituth .inlong the Gleaners in noaz' get into contact \\pith I3oaz. And it is 1:ield. (vss. 4-7). through Boaz tha t she enters into the Ruth n-as not ashanled to act her par t congregation of Israel, and also becomes a s beggar and thus take her place among mother of our Lord according to the the poor in Israel. She went to gather flesh. The need for something to eat, food for h'aomi and herself. And this

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brings her to the attention of Boaz. In rs. 4 n-e get a glimpse into the prac-

tical life of Boaz. The first acquaintance with him is while he is out in the field among his laborers. Note: Here you have labor relationships which are rooted in the fear of God. If such fear of God Fere in our hearts, all our labor troubles \~-ould be ended don't you think? But in our world. by and large, this fear of God is not present. So we have Lhe situations which we have today.

Question: Is that the most n7e can do or need to do. hewail the fact t h a t there is no fear of God in our labor relations?

marriage? 2. That Ruth met B o x , a saintly man, was tha t "accidental"? That is, do you think Ruth would have been attracted to or been attracted by any than a righteous person? 3. What does i t iileall to "marry in the Lord", and how does this control our choice of mates ?

Iloaz meets Ruth and speaks friendly to her. 111 vss. 10-13 you have glimpses into the life of a virtuous \\.oman (Ruth 3 : l l Remember that Ruth's dealing m ~ t h Boaz is not only personal, or material. but spiritual. And i t is through

.that marriage that Ruth will be ingraft-

Roaz discovers Ruth's presence anlong ed into the covenant tree. Therefore in

the gleaners and the overseer in Roaz' ". 10 she speaks of "finding grace in the

field makes kno~yn Ruth;s identity and eyes of Boaz", tha t \\,as to her the ~ a l n e

esplains how come she is here. a s finding grace in the eyes of the 1,ord. i.e.. to be allox\.ed efitrance into Israel.

2. Boaz Meets lluth. (vss. 8-14). The La\\- ~ - o u l d not let a hIoabite into Notice how the hand of the Lord brings the Camp. But here the handivriting of

then1 together, shc from distant hloab, ordinances (Coll. "14) is already being he from Bethlehem: she from Chemosh blotted out. and heathentiom, he froin the tribe of Judah. Only remember tha t Iloaz al- Iioaz gives her liberty to glean

ready has heard about her as a saint, in his field. and the Lord hastens to ful-

virtuous lovillg the ~~~d and fill His \\.ark a t the hands of His servants.

beloved of the Lord. (END).

Xote: The hIarriage For111 expresses that the hand of God brings to every man his wife. Surrly you see that hand of the Lord here a t present.

Questions: 1. That God brought them together was not merely the union of If I the \\.ings of morning take tn-o lives, it. purpose lay much deeper. To soine remotest land, Why does God bring saints togcther today in the man-wife relationship? In Still I shall be upheld by thee,

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of the mission svorker toward his work. of the Christian Reformed Church a- nlong the Navajo h d i a n s in sunny New The author uses a simple but inter&- >Ie.uico. Throughout the pages of this ing st>-le of writing.. Her sincerity and book a r e colorful descri~ltiolls of the personal interest in the people and work

unique beauty of nature in this state. about which she is writing is evident in The author seeks to introduce to the elTery chapter. F o r several years she

reader the Indians themselves and de- has taught the beginners and first grade scribes sonle of their habits and custonls, ciasses in the Rehoboth Mission School

their peculiar characteristics and person- located near Gallup, Nen- Rlexico. .4nd

alib- t r a i b ; their pagan beliefs and rit- her accounts of the experiences she has

uals. She does this to stir up in the with the little Indian children who a r e

reader a deeper interest in the things experiencing life -the white man's Way

t h a t a re being done among the Indians in for the first time a re very touching a3

i?ns~\~er to the Lord's command: **Go ye A~ell a s amugng.

therefore and teach all nations, baptiz- q'his book can be of spiritual to ing them in the name of the Father, and the reader as \vet/ a s an interesting of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." pastime. Christ is presented a s the dif-

The book is divided into four parts. ference that exists between Christianity The first par t deals with the work of the and Navajo heathendom. He i s the dif- missionaries a s they travel f rom canlp ference b e b e e n light and darkness, truth to camp anci ~ v o r k with the Indians in and error, joy and fear, life and death.

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efforts n-ithout the blessing of God t o apply and reveal Iris Word through the working of the Holy Spirit (p. 72) is fe l t by each worker in his labors xx-ith the Navajo. The Christian's responsibility is to preach anti teach and pray; i t is God's work to change the hearts and conlpel the people to believe. The mission worker's concern is not: "Do \\-e see enough results from our labors. but a re me'faithful in bringing the Word?" (p. 220).

I feel that this book can be recom- mended to our young people a s good and interesting reading material.

PRESSING ON. . . . hy Dr. Lee S. Huixengn

Publisher: \Vm. B. Eerdnians Publ. Co.

Price: $1.00

This book is a spiritual autobiography written a t the request of the publisher, to be a part of a volunle of such material. The volume did not materialize, but this autobiography has been published because of its interesting and valuable content and because of the appropriateness of i ts publication a t a time when its author. Dr. Lee S. Huizenga, had recently been released fro111 this life of suffering by death in a concentration camp.

Dr. Huizenga does not give the story of his life in this short biographical sketch. He treat3 only one phase of his life-the spiritual events he has exper- ienced and the spiritual progress he has attained.

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He tells how he was prepared to set sail on life's troubled sea by being born into a Christian h o n ~ e and ho\v circumstances in his early life shaped his character and his life. He gives beautiful character sketches of the two women who greatly influenced him in hi: Christian life-his mother and his wife.

tIe tells of the storms he has weather- ed-the crises which canie'into his spiritual life. A t the time each crisis occurred he did not al\vays catch i ts meaning, but time helped bring out marly of the why's and wherefore:^ and put each crisis in its proper perspective.

He tells also of the parts he has reached in his sails on life's sea. There is the call to Christian service: there is his prayer life; there is the Church of which hie denomination is a part: and there is the Word of God. His frequent calling a t these ports has had great influence in his life.

The reading of this book leaves one quiet and thoughtful. One feels that he has been admitted into the secret cham- ber and has had a glimpse of the inner life of a man of God whose humble prayer was t h a t God would use his Life for His glory and senrice. I feel that this book is to be highly valued as an addition to a Christian's library.

Here. now, on earth, some glimpse is giv'n,

Of joys which wait us thru' the of heav'n.

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SOCIETY ACTIVITIES HICPORT O F R7'ESSTEP,N LEBGUli: MASS B.IEETING

March 5 marked the date of the Alass- meeting of Ihe Western League of Young I'eoples' Societies held in the Protestant Refomled Church a t Hull. Ion-a.

The afternoon t;leeting \\':is openrtl by a s-ng-service and prayer by Rev. J. Blankespoor. -1 vocal solo was given by Christine I3roek and Nelvina De Vos

opened by singing a few songs and prayer 1)y Rev. Van Weelden. Hull's male quar- tet, conzisting of C. Steinstra, K. Brun- s t h g , G. Steinstra and -4. Vis then favor- t ~ d us with a number. Ida Vande Erink f r o ~ n Sioux Center society gave an ap- propriate essay entitled "The Times in

\\vl~ich me Lire."

from the Sioux Center Society. .An es- Then follo\ved Rev. BlankesDoor3s ad- say entitled "Search the Scriptures" was The topic of his inspirational given by Marian Vande Werff from address ,\.as Battle of Faith.., -4 Hull's Society. vocal duet \vas then sung by two mem-

Rer. J. Van Weeltlen conducted a nible bers of Iloon's society, Margie Stellinga Quiz in which all of u. could take part. and Corynna Lems. The last number I t \\-as interesting to see how many clues- \\.as a debate. The topic of the debate tions I\-e could ans\ver correctly. llnnny was "Resolved. That we :hould have a Snyder; from the Edgerton :ociety gave Youth Recreation Center of our own." an essay about their society. 'I'hose On the affirmative side \\.ere ?tIar-

Rev. Cammenga, Rev. Blankespoor, lie\.. Van Weelden, and Mr. IIuisken (vice president of the Edgerton society) took par t in a round-table discussion. The topic of *his discussion was "Choosing a \rocation". A t this time several young people took part in an extemporaneous program. This \\?as the end of the after-

ia11 Vande R e r f f and Mr. Huisken. Those on the negative side \\*ere Sidney Cam- ~ n i n g a and C. Steinstra. Miss Vande Wei-ff and Mr. Huisken were substitutes, but, nevertheless, both did a good job of debating. An interesting discussion by the group folio\\-ed. The meeting \\-as

closed by singing and prayer by Rev.

noon meeting which \\.as closed with I3lallkes~oor. prayer by Mr. Huisken.

The number attending these meetings A delicious banquet \\+as kerved by some not a s large a s expected due to

of Hull's young married ladies. The dir.- conditions. We hope that a ing room was attractively decoratetl rvitti

greater number \s7ill be present a t our blue and white streamers along the \\-alls

meeting next year, the Lord willing. I and blue and white stars estending from the ceiling. The evening meeting an1 sure that all those attending these

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Searching The Scriptures Iiarian van<ler \verff- ~ ~ U I I . ,OR-a

-1 staternent is made in the Word of God concerning the peoplc of nerea I\-hich Ire ought not consider lightly and merely pass by. When Paul preached to them about the Christ recorded in the Old Testament, they received the word with readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, w e t h e r those thing? were so (Acts 1 7 3 1 ) .

Carl that be applied to you also? Do :-ou study the Word of God diligently to see \rhether tha t Word ant1 that only has been preached to you each Sunday, in catechism and in society? Or do you believe that these things a re true merely becauw it conlcs from the minister o r elder? Take h e d ! Let u.; be learned for uqhatsoevcr thing> were \vritten afore time were {vritten for our learning, that \ve through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope ( Rom. 15 :4 ).

are ready for things which to a great extent satisfy the flesh rather than the q i r i t and so ready t o find excuses \\-hen it comes to searching the Scriptures and being busy u-ith spiritual things.

What do we do when we are prevented fro111 attending church sen-ices, catechism. or societies? Do we study Scrip- ture only when in 5ociety o r in the course of preparing for society? Or inaybe we don't even prepare ourselves! One of the nicest and most profitable ways to search the Word of God is in our Society. Our societies are of great value and are not to be taken lightly or despised mere- 13- because they a re not compulsory.

\\'hat a re the values of these societies:' We must bear in mind that the value of 3 thing is not to be determined by the price a man puts on it. The value is f a r Leyonc! the price man places upon them.

Flo\vever, \ve must not hear and search Our satieties serve us in a special way; the iVord of God only to criticize but to their \-a!ue does not lie in the fact that be edified, instructed, comforted, and ad- they give us something to do. This monished. Therefore, we should search :pecial \ray is t h a t they serve to increase the Scriptures that \ye too h:t\fc that zeal our spiritual kno\r-ledge. That know- and desire for the truth, that having heard it, ure look and burn lo the Word of God. for a richer and deeper insight.

But then let us each esami~le ourselve:. We are living in a fast-moving u~orld. We have become victims of time. Ko leisure time to study Scripture: no time in the morning, no time in the afternoon a little time a t supper for a hasty reading, and no time af ter supper. KO mat-

ledge in turn serves to strengthen our faith and to increase our hope for the realization of Cod's promises to us. .As 1:-e search anti behold His marvelous works performed through Christ, our faith an4 confidence grouvs. When \re behold his un\rarering faithfulness to His covenant, by Hi? grace and the work of His Spirit He blesses that search unto our hearts. We begin to look. to long,

ter how weary we may be. we a r e al\vays and hope for the day a h e n all shall be yet eager to attend to other matters. We realized. Do you ever long for this

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earthly life to end? To see the full realization of God's pron~ises? Or do you rather live on in these joys and pleasures of this earth? The 111ore we fcarch the Scriptures and delve n little n o r e deeply into the meaning and significance of these things promised, the more intensely the new nlan \ r i l l begin to yearn f o r the things that hax-e been pron~ised.

This, of course, is not due simply t o our searching but i t is God who blesses i! unto our hearts. Let us then strive to bite an active part in every meeting and not find empty places in our midst. So- cieties are a n.onderful means to this end. Lel us remember these things in our prayer fo r this is the Lord's work ?nC not ours.

AFTER RECESS ARTICLES: The Times Soul h Holland.

Heresy in Doctrine: :on~ething in his o m salvation. . h d

The Lord has prophecied in .his \vord they all. also in varying degree deny

that the heresies would come, a s we read the absolute d e ~ r a \ ~ i t y of man. In in lIark 13:2:', "For there shall arise particular, the very orthodox churches false Christs and false prophets and shall a re full of heresy, even the 20-called show signs and I\-onders, that they may purest anlong them. Think of the fight

lead astray, if pojsible, the elect". we hha d 11!111! -411 the churches except

IT peter 2:1 n e reati, ..But there arose our OKn. a s f a r a s I know believe in

false prophets also among the people, as COn'n'O11 grace. - h d all soft-peddle among you also there shall be false eternal precleatination. Sorne speak some teachers, \\-ho shall pr-\<ly bring in de- times in a half-hearted n a y , about elec- structit-e heresies, denying even the mas- tion? but they hate the very idea about

t e r that bought them, bringing upon reprobation- They deny the deprar-ed

themsel\-es destruction." s tate of man. when they teach that God

certainly Tt-e see on e\rery side desires the salvation of all that hear the

that these prophecies a re being fulfilled. word. -411 in all \ye may say tha t all

general. ,\-e can hear by listellillg to chu~'ches reveal the signs of the times

the radio that the so-called do in tha t they begin to corrupt sound dor-

not bring the full counsel of God. They trine. People begin to hate the r ~ r ? never say anything about the fac t that idea preaching. Je:us died for the elect only. They are * * * * silent about the great \t-orks of God. ~h~~ all stress salvation instead J~'orldlirnindedness in the Church:

of the glory of God. They all preach in The Lord also prophecied that this varying degree the lie that man call do ~vould come. In I1 Timothy 33-6 , we

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read, "That in the last clays perilous times shall come. For Inen shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous. b o ~ = t - ers, blasphemers, disobedient to parents. finthankful and unholy. Without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers. fierce, despisers of those that are good. traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God." And in Matt. 24:1:! i t says. "Because iniquity shall abountl the love of many shall w a s cold."

And certainly we can see tha t these morrls of Scripture a re being fulfilled in the church. F o r example, more and more people of the Church of Christ go to nlolies. Yes. even some parents go. Young people are becoming increasingly disobedient to their parents. They refuse to study their catechism lesson and stay away from young pcople's society

and :ometimes even from church on Sun- days. Also, there is more emphasis on .ports and pleasures in all circle3 in the churches.

Conclusion: These two signs she\\- that Jesus is

conling quickly. There is more and more a falling away froni the truth in the

generations of the people of God. No, the indit-idual child of God shall never fall away from faith. That ~vould be impossible. But in the generations we do see the falling away. The children nil1 not walk in the ways of the fathers. But in all, the child of God has comfort to know tha t the more those signs of the times a r e revealed. the sooner the Lord . lvill come to usher in His glorious Icing- d o ~ n when God shall be all and in all.

Singing His Praises ; \ ~ ~ < I r e r Flibkema - .llaihattan, f o n t .

Eeing and \\.ark, and containing confes- With grateful heart nly thanks I

aions of our unn-orthiness, our faith, our bring

gratitude and our needs. Before the great Thy praise I sing; I worship in Thy holy place, Realizing this. I often wonder, when And praise Thee for Thy truth and I hear our congregations sing, if those

grace: singing realize what the \vords they are For t ruth and grace together shine Snging express. I think any of us nil1 In Thy most IIoly Word Divine. readily confess that our minds and hearts

are often f a r renlored from what we are In the Psalms \ve hear the abiding.

singing and this certainly detracts from eternal, fundamental note of the pious

making this par t of our divine worship heart resounding. When paging through

what it should be. the Psalter and reading the words to some of the various songs, one notices Congregational singing is a very beauti- how colllpletely they meet the require- ful par t of our worship and also very ments of praise, exalting God in His important. I t is a most wonderful way

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for those who d\vell in brotherhoocl and "Ye \vho lIis temple throng.

who confess one Lord, thus in unity to Jehovah's praise prolong: express their gratitude. To lift up their voices in singing, proclaiming His praises fo r all his love.

Singing \vhich conles forth fro111 the heart. expressing its feelings in all sill- cerity, is so much m..re beautiful Lhan any song which is sung for mere enter- tainment. The congregation's part in our ~vorship \vould be greatly improved if i ts members would bear thi: in mind. I'm sure that \\*auld help to inake the singing inspiring and uplifting and full of zeal, making us realize the blesed- ness of the communion of saints.

xe\v anthems raise. Ye saints, with joy declare, \'our makers loving care. And let the children tlic~re Joy in their King. J'e sa:.nta, your joy proclaim, And glory in the name, Of God above: Ant1 ~vheli the daylight dies. Ere sleep shall close your eyes, Let praise to God arise, For all His lore."

S o r only in our congregational singing do we find this detraction, but especially in our Society meetings is this often el-i- Our Quaking Earth dent. S o t only do we sing listlessly (Cont. from page 14)

there, but oftentimes those sitting in the back rows a r e whispering or laughing, 1%-hich certainly does not she\\, respect on their part. We should remember that these songs a r e sung in Gotl's presenic! and should be sung to His praise and to His glory. Often tinies they are prayers and should be sung a s such, f o r those that worship Him must ivorship Him in spirit and in truth.

Then too, \ve a; young people should sing with a desire to learn to sing these songs properly. thus to aid in our con-

gregational singing. Young people can

usually sing with more enthusiasm, which

~ o u l d also help to keep our congrega-

office was held by succeeding Jes- uits for the nest century.

111 the later part of the 19th century a branch of geophysics per- taining to thc study of eal*thquakes was established. As a matter or" routine i t was offered in ihe Catho- lic Colleges and Univclssities of North America, thus resulting in the Jesuit Seismological Associa- tion. RIuch credit should be given to them for their scientific investi- gation and study of earthquakes. Their philosophy can be surnmar- ized in the words of Joseph Lynch, "By encouraging men to learn the laws of nature, one can lead men to

tional singing from lagging. Therefore a kllOwledge of the Autllor of those let us remember tha t our Psalnls are laws, \vhich is the purpose for praises to God and to Hinl alone. which the Jesuits were founded."

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The Just Shall Live -1lbcrt Heemstra - Grand Rapids, 3lich.

-As children of parents who a r e Pro- testant Reformed; children \vho a re born in the covenant atid brought up in the fear of the Lord: we are youth. hlatur- ing in this fast-moving twentieth century paced by magnificent and rerolution- ary developmet~ts in the fields of science and industry: \ve a re youth. Busy in formulating a concept of ethical and social mores in :L world replete with philosophical tenets and moral credos: we a re youth. And so, where away, m y friends ?

-4s cove~iant yo~rlh we are potential. In the covenant we possess n rich spiritual heritage em6racing all the precepts requisite to a full and productive career

and lore. Through the \i9ork of His Spirit we assume our corenant obligations and see realization of i ts promise: God becomes our God and we live for Him.

Thus our future is made sure. We know nhere life \vill lead. BJ- definition the word "just" means right and exact. Having given this aspect of our inherit- ance f i rs t consideration we have grasped the just basis upon vVhich to develop all the remaining potentialities within ourselves. Our credo then is just. Our concept of life in just. We a re Jus t and lire. \Ye are Just and Live by our Faith.

a s meti ant1 \volneil of this century. Wc have a covenant with H i n ~ \\,llo created - DOX2iT10XS - all the conlplexities of this great mys- Beacon Lixhts Fund tery unirerse and who has integrated

.... them to func t ion perfectly. l t follo\\,s Fuller -4l.e. Holland Ladies Soc. $10.00 that the utilization of this Hudson\-ille Mass Meeting .............. "1.5

treasufe lies in its rle,.elop,llent through John Flikkema (G. H.) .................... 3.00

prudent evaluation and applopriatioll on Young People Sot- (I-Iull, Io\Va) a.3. 10.00

our part. .......................... A Friend (Creston) 1.50

The root factor in the covenant is the promi.-e. IIere is no mere prinlogeniture - but a true pledge filled \\,it11 n~eaning and intent for youth. \\Tithin the frame- TOUXG AIES AND WOAIEN work of this covenant we begall our lives.

attend the The study and assimilation of its content, as we grow, leads lo the highest grouncl 8th Ailnual of discernment in dealing m-itith all the contingencies to be met on the road of

Young People's Convention

life. The knowledge we acquire of Him August 17, 18, 19 who instituted this covenant \\.ill cause

Holland, Michigan us to tremble before His majestic power

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\vclfare of others, especially of The follo\i-ing question was re- those with ~ i ~ h o m we come into

ceivecl fo r this department: daily contact. Perhaps some of

Schuiler Writes

What should be my attitude a3 a

Protestant Reformed person over against the unsaved with whom I

come in daily contact? Should I be a soul-\\inner? I do not use the term "soul-winner" in the sence that I can actually \\.in souls for Christ, but rather that God may use nie a s 2 n ~ c a n s in His hand, if it be His \\-ill, to lead unsaved souls to Bitn. Shouldn't I: a s a child of God, have a burning desire in my heart to see the salvation of others, and n love for then1 that would conlpel rlie to speak to thcm about my Saviour? If so. then could you give n1e some definite ways to go about doing :his. How can I approach a n unsaved person an(! tell him about Christ? If this is not my calling a s a Christian, \\,hy no t?

\Ve invite all our readers to send in your questions ant1 problenls to: SCHUII,EIZ, c/o Doorn ~ r i n t i n g ~ o . , 705 Eastern Are.. Grand Ilapids.

There is a certain sentinlent ex- pressed in this question which I can truly appreciate. Questions of this nature are not asked very often in our circles. This is also clue to the fact that n7e a re afraid of the Arminian idea of "soul-win- ning". But the question itself es- cludes this idea alreac1.v. The sen- timent espressed in the question is that of love to the n e i ~ k b o u ~ ' and

you never gave it a thought to be concelnecl about the salvation of othe~ss, of those that work with us in the shop, the office, in the field, etc. Daily we come together, talk to each other, ~vork a t the same bench, have a certain amount of fcllo~vship together, etc. And we believe and confess that we are children of God and that those with \i?hom we associate a re not. That is plaiil from their actions, their speech, their attitude towarcl the Church, christianity, Gocl, Christ. ' Are ~ v c better than they? IVhy do we scri-e and love Gocl and confess to be children of God, saved by the p1'ecious blood of Chieist? Certain- ly not because we are better than others. \Ye confess that what we are, we are by the grace of God. -

And we also lno\i- very well that the unbelieving party that is nex-t to us. works with us, associates nrith us. with ~vhom we are often on friendly terms, does not love the Lord, is not interested in things spiritual. Besides, we also lino\~- that no lnan can come unto Christ except the Father c11.a\~~ him. How- ever, docs the foregoing imply that \ire take all these things as a colcl, -

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true that the oppositc of being sons involved, the christian and savecl is unsaved, the opposite of the non-christian both. \Ve all future glory is eternal pain and have clifferent personalities, have misery, that the opl~osite of heaven different talents, abilities, etc. is Ilell'!. And doesn't that concern Some of us ha re the gift of con- us? Do wc never thiilli about this? vincing and persuasive speech. I t vrould not at all be amiss if, a s Others are not very fluent ill their a i.ule, nre were a little more con.. spew11 or choice of nrorcls. Thc cerned about the eternal welfare parties \re have to deal ivith may of others. be ratlle~. easy to talk to, or they

~ n t noiy tile clllcstioll Drol,c-r. nlay be hostile and bitter the 1110- First. it is possible that God inent yo11 bring up the subject of use me as a means to leacl others to Christ and salvation. There are CllYist? Yes, no question about it. SO instances in \\-hich we should Our Heidelberg Catecllism also re- 110t cast pearls before the ~11-he. feys to this in Lorcl's Day 33. Nat- \\'e must take into consideration ~ l r a l l ~ , we are never anytlling else the background, training, and in- but lllealls ill God's llall(l. on the telligence. Jlany other things are other llall(l it be, and it is just to be talien into consideration in as well true, that tlll.oug11 our gocl- order to be a Jcw to the Jews and

' 1y walk ancl conversation otllers are a Greek to the Greeks. ~lardeneci in their \ray of sin and IIo\\.evcr, tllelSe are some gellel.al become more pronounced enemies lines \yllich 1r.e call and shoulcl fol- of God and Jlis Christ. low, and for the rest a lot depends

~ ~ ~ h ~ ~ l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t I, as a cllild of GO^, upon personalities, circumstances ]lave a bllrn'ng desire in my heart and the like. But let me mention to see the salvatioll of otllers, alld some of the main principles which a loye for them that \~oul(l compel are all dominating and some gen- me t~ spa] ; t~ tllclll about my eral rules We sl10~lcl follo\v ill Our Sa\~iour?" ires, as lsllg as do dealings with thc 'unsaved' with not beconle A1.mi1lian (ant1 that's ".horn we come in daily contact. what you don't want to be). It \Ve must a t all times let our seems to me tllc question comes light shine. And oui. light is not tlon-11 to this : "HoM- must I walk of us but i t is Cllrist's light through in the midst of my daily associates? 11s. When we let our light shine Are there any directives?" I be- the Father is all\-ays glorified, lieve one call not give a definite, n41ether that light is despised or cletailetl answer to this question appreciated by others. \\%ether which \voiild be applicable in cvcry people repent or are hardened in case. bluch clepentls upon the per- their sin. Whcn we let our light

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B E A C O N L I G H . T S

shine our life is God-centered. And when our life is God-centered we are a sweet savor unto God, both in those that are saved ancl those that perish.

In close connection wit11 the foregoing : \Ire must walk consistently in the way of sanctification. An unbeliever. and that rightly so, \{-ill allrays stumble over our in- consistencies. If on the one hancl we serve Christ but a t the same time t r y to be one with the \~oi.ld, we laclc power and we become an offense and a stumbling-block to others and thc name of our God is blasphemed on our account.

In the thircl place, we must mani- fest in our life that our 1.e1igion and the fact that we a re childilen of God affords us great peace of heart and mind. V7e must be hap- py in the Lord. The unbelievers must be able to hear in our speech and see in 6ur life that we possess something to which they are stlban- gcrs. They must feel intuitively their olvn spiritual poverty com- pared with our spiritual riches.

Again, ouls walk must always be such that, no matter how supple and amiable we may be otherw.ise,

proach, etc. When Paul declares in Romans 10 verse 1: "B~*ethren, my heal-t's desire and pi.ayel. to Cod for Israel is, that they might be saved," he n-as sincere, genuine. conrincing, his 11ea1.t ant1 soul we1.e in it. He meant what he saicl. The 'unsaved' must incleecl have the conviction that we are genuinelj- intel.estec1 in them. that we mean what we say.

Finally, whether we speak to others or whether we clon't speak. our walk of life must be an open book, ancl we must be letters of Christ that can be read by men. 1Iuch 'preaching' and lecturing is of no avail a t all. That does not cxclude an occasional, pe~~sonal talk a t the proper time, in fact, that. too, is included. But, once again. a lot depends lipon the pcrsons involved, the occasion, etc. If our Christianity is a living force in our life our testimony is always positire and our works can be seen of men, and that positive testimony is never in vain.

when i t concerns a mattel. of sacred Jesus. Master ~vllom I serve, principles we are immovable. Nev- er compromise with the truth, and Tho' so feebly and so ill, never seek to win others for the cause of Christ by a life ancl walk Strengthen hand and heart

of compromise and synthesis. and nerve, Furtheirnore, n-e n ~ ~ i s t be very

sincere in our speech, attitucle. ap- All thy bidding to fulfill. - 32 -

(1Ioll:tnd CIi~.isti:~n High Sc11oc:I - n-irere tile banquet is to be held)

Our Co:~\?cntion is to be i~eltl in the beautiful mlcl histoiic city of 1101- land, hlich. I t was just last ycai. that the city of H o l l a ~ ~ d celebrated its cclltennial, con>mclno~-atinp th t~ fact that 100 years ago 0111. 1:eformcd I'athers first came to ircstel.n iVIichignn, nncl scttletl on the s!lolqes of I.nlie Alichig:~li nncl B1:ack Lalw. Di11.ing this celebration it became cvi- dcnt tllnt the tl-uc sig~lificnllce of this histol-ic occasioil was eithels tlilnllled 01. ent ilVcly lost sight of. \\'hereas thc host society of Ilollancl felt that also oul. history as Protestant Reformed Cliurches is in part linkctl up u.it11 this I~istoi.y, wc chose as o:11. theme: Thc Faith of Olrr I~'~rih.crs. This themc is to bc discussed fl-om the point of view of llic past, the pl.escnt, and th r fu t ~ ~ r c , as n y101~iutt.s Izo.itnye, n ! jrcnt rc- s p o ~ t s i b i l i t ~ , ant1 a ,,ti.qht!j c h r r l l ~ n g ~ .

'rhc colnnlittee is putting fol.tll ex-ely effort to make this convention a success. Such ~vholesome cntel-tainmelit a s a pancake breakfast. an outing a t 1,:llic IIichigan. n hymn-sing i l l Iiollell Park , and a banquet shall be pro~~itlctl Sol. t1eleg:ltcs. visitors, a11(1 guests. It is the si11ccl.e purpose of tllc committee I l~n t :tbo~-c all this convciition shall selsvl: to strengthen our I'ailh.

\Ve a re li\,ing in \-clay sel.ious times. Yet in spite of this fact the \vorlcl is pleas111.e-macl. This spil.it of the ivo1.1~1 should not chni-acterize oul- convention, but 1-nthcr a spirit of godlilless ancl hea\~cnly-mindedncss fitting to c o ~ ~ c u a n t young people.

'l'lle complete I)lqogram shall be announcctl in the ileals futurc. All tllosc dcsi1,ing Io(lgillg ~IIC:ISC' i 11 101.111 OUI' sr~cl.ctnry :

Miss dlai.ilyn Casemic~. 10 E. ?(it11 Street. I-Ioilnntl. AIichigaii.

xi*. John Zands t ra , Jr. l32nd S t . S o . ~ t h H o l l n n l , Ill.

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