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THE INSTRUCTOR Be sure to read No Corners for Ed Kirksinger by Maryan B. Wilkinson MARCH 4, 1958 Bible Lesson for March 15 • ' WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS Why Can't Good People Be Nice ?-2 COVER With only two colors we cannot "Talent and culture, considered in themselves, are gifts of reproduce the seven colors of the rainbow. God; but when these are made to supply the place of piety, when, But the offset reproduction of Fred J. instead of bringing the soul nearer to God, they lead away from Him, Crump's Kodachrome does convey Heav- then they become a curse and a snare. The opinion prevails with many en's symbol of blessing over the Monu- that all which appears like courtesy or refinement must, in some sense, ment Valley mission. This week concludes pertain to Christ. Never was there a greater mistake. These qualities "Mission to Navaholand," the Seventh-day should grace the character of every Christian, for they would exert a Adventist mission within the borders of powerful influence in favor of true religion; but they must be con- the United States. secrated to God, or they also are a power for evil. Many a man of cultured intellect and pleasant manners, who would not stoop to what BLUE Symbolism of another sort should is commonly regarded as an immoral act, is but a polished instrument impress readers of "The Powder-Blue in the hand of Satan. The insidious, deceptive character of his influ- Plane" by Richard H. Utt. While the pro- ence and example renders him a more dangerous enemy to the cause bation of a teen- or twenty-ager may close of Christ than are those who are ignorant and uncultured." in some mishap on land or sea or in the Many youth do not distinguish between the two kinds of culture; air, it is entirely possible that the act of some may never have realized that there are two. But just as there retiring for the night may mark the close are genuine pearls and synthetic, so culture comes in the real and of Mercy's plea to a willful sinner. It was the counterfeit. so with the unrepentant inhabitants of "A thoroughgoing Christian draws his motives of action from his Sodom, of Gomorrah, of Zoar. Yet Zoar deep heart-love for his Master. Up through the roots of his affection was not consumed for some time after- for Christ springs an unselfish interest in his brethren. Love imparts ward in response to Lot's plea. "To day if to its possessor grace, propriety, and comeliness of deportment. It ye will hear his voice, harden not your illuminates the countenance and subdues the voice; it refines and hearts, as in the provocation" (Heb. 3:15). elevates the whole being."' Counterfeit culture can be put off with the ease of removing a DINARS You will enjoy the sometimes coat. We know instances where it has happened. Genuine culture can droll, sometimes exciting account wrapped no more be put off than you could remove your heart and place it on up in Paul T. Gibbs's center spread "Two a hook when you enter your house. Dinars and a Story to Tell." This Grace In daily reflecting with increasing clarity the character of Jesus, Note, however, is intended primarily for we partake of His gentleness. Christian young men can possess that students in Adventist academies and col- regard for the purity and character and good name of young women leges who participate year by year in the that will make them the most gallant of their kind in all the world. YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR Pen League pro- They will not be sissies. They will be men—youth whose every act is grams. Dr. Gibbs is one of an increasing evidence of God-given powers under consecrated control. number of teachers of writing who teach both in precept and in example. It you really want to learn how to see what you look at, to preserve the intimacy of your observations, to handle dialog effectively, to use just enough but not too much de- scription, we have a suggestion. Next time 1 The Great Controversy, p. 509. 2 Messages to Young People, p. 421. you see the by-line of one of your teachers in THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR, file that issue for further study of his writing style and techniques. It will pay you. And if you THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR is a nonfiction weekly designed to meet the spiritual, social, attend Emmanuel Missionary College, you physical, and mental interests of Christian youth in their teens and twenties. It adheres to the fundamental concepts of Sacred Scripture. These concepts it holds essential in man's true can begin with this issue! relationship to his heavenly Father, to his Saviour, Jesus Christ, and to his fellow men. Beginning with volume one, number one, in August of 1852, this paragraph appeared COMING Watch next week for the first under the name of publisher James White: "Its object is, to teach the young the command- installment of the Longacre story, "Cham- ments of God and the faith of Jesus, and thereby help them to a correct understanding of the Holy Scriptures." pion of Religious Liberty," as told to Whether 1852 or 1958, our objectives continue to be the same. Nathaniel Krum. It will open your eyes to new insights in the story of religious freedom. THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR Vol. 106, No. 9 March 4, 1958 Editor WALTER T. CRANDALL Published by the Seventh-day Adventists. Printed every Tuesday by the Review and Herald Publishing Assn., at Takoma Assistant Editor FRITZ GUY Park, Washington 12, D.C., U.S.A. 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Send both the old Editorial Secretary ALICE MAE SLICK and the new address to THE 'YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR before you move. 2 THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR ARIA was a girl with big, hazel eyes, a perfect complex- m ion, and a tinkling laugh. She lived with foster parents in a seaport city of Latin America, where, from the time she was a youngster, she had attended Sabbath school and there learned of the claims of Jesus Christ on her life. Maria intended to yield to those RUSS HARLAN, ARTIST claims someday, and develop more than a nodding acquaintance with her Maker. But for the present there were other things to do and other acquaintances to make. Then Johnny Brower began paying attention to her. He was an American, a strong, dashing, adventurer who had flown a fighter plane in World War II. THE And now he owned his own powder-blue Cub plane. In 1951 they were married. Johnny earned a good income giving flying lessons, taking aerial photographs, and making charter flights. Soon Maria learned to fly too, and she would guide POWDER-BLUE the plane as Johnny took pictures. They bought a lot fronting on the beach and were planning to build their home where the soft tropical breezes blew fresh from off the breakers a few rods away. Johnny didn't object when Maria went PLANE to Sabbath school. She still intended to be a real Christian someday. One Sab- bath, after one of her infrequent visits to church, she flashed a friendly smile at the pastor. "One of these days you will If only the big plane had been ten seconds later. find me back in church bien consagradita ["really consecrated"]." If only it had been flying three inches lower. Later I sat on a mahogany bench at the airport waiting for my plane to make If only it hadn't been so foggy. its flight to the coast. The senile C-46 on which I was to fly was more than an If only Johnny had buzzed the tower. hour late already and I wondered what If only Maria had not put off . was the matter. At last the flight was announced over the loudspeaker, and fifteen or twenty of us passengers filed out through door No. 1 and boarded the plane. On entering the plane I saw the reason By RICHARD H. UTT for the delay: a new car was being flown down to an isolated coastal city on the regular passenger plane, and with their makeshift equipment the stevedores had MARCH 4, 1958 3 had a hard time loading the car into the plane. We fastened our seatbelts as the plane taxied down the runway, and soon we were airborne as the old winged bus roared into the sky. An hour and a half laCa liftelket later we touched down at our destina- tion, and thankful for a safe trip, aban- doned the plane. Here the return flight was delayed still more as the car was By DELMER W.