"POISED SNO* " and penetrating the Ukraine. Japan is very obviously pur- THE grave view which Mr. It does not take a very shrewd suing a policy of nibbling a little Chamberlain takes of the present observer to see that every one of from the Soviet and then a little world crisis is indicated by his the dictatorship nations is from China, while waiting for recent use in the House of Com- manoeuvring for position, and the outbreak of some conflagra- mons of a vivid analogy from that each is prepared to strike as tion in Europe which would mountaineering. We are "in the soon as victory seems assured. leave her with a free hand in the condition," he said, "where an If Italy could be certain of Far East. incautious move, or even a sud- Franco's triumph in Spain and And hidden forces of Commu- den loud exclamation, may start of the help of Germany she nism in many lands are only an avalanche." And then he would not hesitate to take issue biding their time to come to the added, "I believe, although the with Britain in the Near East. surface in red revolution. snow may be perilously poised, I f Hitler were sure that Without a doubt the Prime it has not yet begun to move !" Italy would not oppose her Minister was right when he said "Poised snow" is indeed an southward thrust and that Eng- that the snow is "perilously apt description of the tenseness land would not take sides if she poised" and though it has not yet of international relations, not sought expansion eastward, begun to move the merest touch merely in one part of the world he would not hold back long may start it on its catastroptic. but in almost every continent. from engulfing Czechoslovakia way. Can it be that we are, even now, in that little period i.f calm before the last great storm re- ferred to in the seventh chapter of the Revelation? "And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth. nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God : and

C) Keystone An air precautions officer demonstrat- ing a new type of gas mask to members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. PRESENT TRUTH © Keystone In Bulgaria's last general election women voted for the first time.

he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads." Rev. 7 :1-3. If these solemn words be truly applied to our time they surely present an individual appeal to every soul, "Are you sealed for time and for eternity with the must be fulfilled, "This Gospel of task to rediscover the original seal of the living God?" While the kingdom shall be preached "tables of stone" a very real res- to the church of God collectively in all the world for a witness ; ponsibility rests upon the leaders they present a mighty challenge, ... and then shall the end come." of the Christian church to re- for through it the prophecy Matt. 24 :14. discover and re-establish the law of God in the church and before the world. THE LOSTF,COMMANDMENTS It is, in fact, most significant that the great reformatory move- TT is reported from Palestine "The bishops and clergy," he says, that an Englishman, Ham- "have banished the Ten Command- ment which is to sweep the ments, first from the east end of our world just prior to the return of shere, and an Irishman, John churches, where they should by our the Lord is prophetically delin- O'Donnell, founders of the statutory authority be set up for all eated as laying equal stress "True Law Society," have taken to read, and secondly by omitting to read them in the service of Holy upon the two fundamentals of up their abode in tents on Mt. Communion. Christian experience, "faith" and Ebal with the object of search- "Since God's laws are thus relegated "works." The description of ing the vicinity for the origi- to the background, is it any wonder that immorality is rife, as seen in God's last message to. the world and the the increased number of divorces?" nal Ark of the Covenant outlined in the fourteenth chap- Tables of Testimony. And again : ter of the Revelation concludes If there were any real archmo- with the striking words : logical evidence as to the exis- "If, as some clergy have pro- "Here is the patience of the tence and possible location of claimed, the Fourth Commandment be merely Jewish, it is no wonder saints: here are they that keep these sacred objects the search that the laity treat the others as not the commandments of God, and would be commendable, but in binding, and do their own pleasure the faith of ." Rev. 14 :12. on God's holy day." its absence one cannot but apply God grant that we may be en- to them the words of Paul in While, therefore, it may be a rolled in the heavenly records as another connection and say that fruitless and even unnecessary "obedient unto the faith." they "have a zeal, . . . but not according to knowledge." The project, however, reminds TOTALITARIANISM AND RELIGION us that not only are the two ancient tables of stone lost to us UNDOUBTEDLY one of the to the totalitarian states. Is but that the commandments greatest issues before the Chris- compatible with the which were originally inscribed tian church to-day is its relation modern doctrine of the State in upon them are rapidly being for- Germany and other lands or not? gotten by the modern world and DEICIODOODOOODOCIODOODOODOCI The Archbishop of York is even by the professed chur,b of perfectly clear in his own mind, God. Our Cover for he says in the Fourth Sur- Writing in the Church Intel- Christ Heals the Blind Man vey on the Affairs of the Contin- ental Churches: lioencer, "T.C.L." severely in- By E. S. Hardy dicts his own communion : © A. B. Shaw & Co. Ltd. (Continued on page 11.) August 12, 1937 3 WHERE ARE WE

A GOING? The Bible's answer to question on many lips to-day

By S. G. Hyde

@ Keystone Herr Hitler addressing an enormous gathering in the Olympic Stadium, Berlin. decay, degeneration, and death. To save man from eternal death, God TO-DAY the world's fate hangs veritable arsenal of highly inflam- devised the plan of redemption, the perilously in the balance. The mable material, which the least central feature of which is the gift immediate future is fraught with spark might ignite with disastrous of His only-begotten Son, that grave anxiety. The perplexities results. "whosoever believeth in Him which have characterized the past should not perish, but have eternal post-war years have been trying What Will the Outcome Be? life." enough ; and all the world's wisdom One is constrained to ask : What When Jesus came, He met the has not been able to solve them; will be the outcome of all this adversary on the battlefield of this indeed, its perplexities have become demonstration of bellicosity, this sinful world. As Michael He even more perplexing, its problems determination selfishly to seek fought with the dragon, defeating steadily more acute. national ends at all costs? What him. Thus the "prince of this New and dreaded dictatorial drives men and nations on in this world" lost his title to Christ. powers have arisen in Europe be- mad orgy of frenzy and foolhardi- Hence the intensifying of the fore which liberty and freedom are ness? struggle expressed thus in the being sacrificed. Finding the ma- Fortunately, we are not depend- twelfth chapter of Revelation : chinery of normal democratic ent upon the opinions of men for "Woe to the inhabiters of the government slow-moving and an answer to our queries. We have earth, . . . for the devil is come clumsy, Fascism, National Social- a source of information upon down unto you, having great wrath, ism, and Communism have reposed which absolute reliance can be because he knoweth that he hath in their respective leaders well- placed. Our answer will be found but a short time." nigh unlimited power. within the covers of the Bible This intensification of the strug- It is little wonder, therefore, from which the consoling fact gle, expressing itself in the univer- that the world is growing acutely emerges that the days of man's sal fear of impending disaster, is anxious as to the movements and dominion are numbered. The an evidence that the end is in sight, motives of these extremist nations sands of time are running out and when the triumphant Saviour, the and their dictators. the end of sin's mad career is in victorious Michael, will come to The Spanish situation is one of sight. take over the reins of government utmost gravity. The possibilities For millenniums sin has waged as King of kings and Lord of are fearful. Pledges and promises its warfare among men and na- lords. are being freely broken, committee tions. The devil has deceived the action and control is disregarded, world and plunged it into darkness "Spirits of Devils" in Control faith is broken, while intrigue and and despair. Sin is disobedience The reason why men and nations subterfuge reign supreme. Euro- against God and His laws of right- are doing mad things to-day is pean politics have created there a eousness. The wages of sin is because they are being led and con- 4 PRESENT TRUTH trolled by "spirits of devils," which are driving them on to Armaged- Faith and Works don. (Rev. 16:14.) "There shall be a time of trou- By H. F. DeAth ble," says Daniel in the twelfth chapter of his book, "such as never was since there was a nation." Without doubt this is that time. These are the days prophetically described by the seers of old; the GENUINE faith and good works Scripture, it will always call for last remaining days of grace. are bound up together; inseparably effort on the part of those who The prophecy continues : "And so. That being so, we cannot truly accept it. "Strive to enter in at at that time shall Michael stand say that a man is saved by faith or the strait gate," are the words of up." Yes, the arrival of the darkest by works alone. The fact is, we the Master Himself. While we hour is the signal for the dawning are saved by faith and works to- trust in Christ's redeeming blood, of the brightest hour for the chil- gether. we must, at the same time, as the dren of God. Very encouraging "Was not our father hymn says, "try His works to do." it is to read in Daniel's message justified by works, when he had The idea that the Christian life relative to the "time of trouble" : offered his son upon the should be free from effort or "At that time thy people shall be altar?" asks James, in that refresh- struggle is contrary to the logic of delivered, every one that shall be ingly practical way of his. "Seest experience and contrary to the found written in the book." thou," he continues, "how faith teaching of Scripture as a whole. wrought with his works, and by The teaching of the epistles to the Subjects of the Coming Kingdom works was made perfect? Romans and the Galatians has its "My kingdom is not of this "And the scripture was fulfilled complement in the epistle of James. world," declared Jesus to Pilate. which saith, Abraham believed Men may differ as to the inter- Now, in this quickly-passing era of God, and it was imputed unto him pretation of the struggle, or as to grace, men and women are being for righteousness: and he was the precise stage at which it takes invited to become nationalized or, called the Friend of God. place in Christian experience, but as Paul says, "translated into the "Ye see then," he concludes, it is there all the same. If the kingdom of God's dear Son." And "how that by works a man is justi- Christian life is a constant repeti- as the invitation is accepted and a fied, and not by faith only." James tion of "a battle and a march," soul begins to walk in the fear of 2 :21-24. then it must necessarily be one of God, loyally obeying Him through Now both faith and works call constant exertion. And no theory the provision of God's free grace for human effort. It is no easy task of sinless perfection can in this life and overcoming power, his name is to reckon ourselves "dead indeed eliminate the necessity for that enrolled in the records of heaven. unto sin, but alive unto God," when exertion. Continuance of the overcoming life sin all the time lurks unsleeping retains the name "in the book." in the background of our lives. The blessed truth is that we are "He that overcometh," says Christ, Faith must be sustained by prayer not left to struggle alone. God is "the same shall be clothed in white and study and meditation and acti- our Helper. The Holy Spirit is raiment; and I will not blot out vity in good works; all of which our Comforter, or Strengthener, his name out of the book of life." call for a disciplined will and per- and Jesus is our loyal and ever- Rev. 3 :5. sistent effort. present Elder Brother, who says, The overcomer may look away However we may interpret God's "Lo, I am with you alway, even from the din and confusion and plan of salvation as set forth in unto the end." madness of this world to Jesus, "the Author and Finisher" of his faith. For Jesus is the "Prince of peace," and soon He will come, "at such an hour that men think not," to "break the bow and cut the spear in sunder," and usher in Heaven's eternal peace. Until then the Prince of peace bestows an inward peace for these days of anguish. "Let not your heart be troubled," He says, "neither let it be afraid."

© Keystone Mobile police riflemen engaged in a fierce battle with strike pickets at a Californian cannery. August 12, 1937 Beware of False Messiahs

Jesus' solemn warning that His coming would be counterfeited by Satan

By W. J. Young

"Accordingly we find, not "According to an old tradition, only from Jewish writers, Barabbas's proper name was Jesus, but from the most explicit Some manuscripts, and many ancient Topical passages in Tacitus and versions, have the name Jesus before Jeddu Krishnamurti, who was declared by Mrs. Suetonius, that there was a that of Barabbas. Thus the Armenian Annie Besant to be Messiah. general expectation that an Version reads : 'Whom will ye that extraordinary person would I release unto you? Jesus Barabbas arise in Judea about that or Jesus which is called Christ?' "— "TAKE heed," said Jesus, "that time. So strong was this expectation "Schaff Herzog Encyclopcedia of Re- no man deceive you. For many among the , as to encourage ligious Knowledge," Vol. I. numerous false Christs to appear, shall come in My name, saying, I and to enable them to gain follow- His name, indeed, is rather sig- am Christ ; and shall deceive ers."—"Handbook for Bible nificant, for "Bar" means son and many." Matt. 24 :4, 5. Jesus said Students," page 333. "Abba" means father, so that Bar- this because He "knew all men" Even the disciples themselves abbas's name signifies literally "son (John 2 :24), and knew how easily were looking for someone to of father." Jesus was also Bar- they could be deceived. (John 5: deliver them from the Roman na- Abba, that is, "Son of the Father," 43.) tion. "We trusted," said they, or Bar-Elohim, "Son of God." So "Plain truth," H. St. John tells "that it had been He which should in these two men we have two us, "will influence half a score of have redeemed ." And on types of messiah, one true, the men at most in a nation, or an age, another occasion they asked, "Lord, other false. while mystery will lead millions by wilt Thou at this time restore Vital question ! "Whom will ye the nose." again the kingdom to Israel ?" that I release unto you? Barabbas Satan's work has ever been that Luke 24 :21; Acts 1 :6. They could [the sword messiah] or Jesus of deception. It began in heaven not conceive how anyone could which is called Christ [the peace (Rev. 12:7-9), was transferred to deliver them except by the sword Messiah] ?" Matt. 27 :17. The chief Eden (2 Cor. 11:3), and millions (Matt. 26 :52); hence they held priests and the Pharisees reasoned, have since been deceived in every themselves open to deception. "If we let Him thus alone, all men age. And while deception will be will believe on Him [i.e., become suppressed during the millennium Barabbas or Jesus pacifist] : and the Romans shall (Rev. 20 :2, 3), it will be Satan's come and take away both our place first work at its close. (Rev. 20: False messiahs have always been and nation." John 11 :48. So they 7, 8.) Multitudes were deceived in sword messiahs, stirring up the "persuaded the multitude that they former ages by false prophets who people against the ruling powers. should ask Barabbas, and destroy claim to have come in the name of Of this class, Gamaliel, in his ad- Jesus." Matt. 27 :20. the Lord. (Jer. 23 :17, 25; 28 :2, dress to the council of Israel, men- What a fatal choice, for it 3, 15; Ezek. 13:6.) Many were tions two : Theudas and Judas. resulted in the very loss they similarly deceived during the first (Acts 5 :33-39.) Barabbas, also "a thought to avoid ! In their final centuries of the Christian era, notable prisoner" (Matt. 27 :16), attempt to regain their political especially at the time of the first "which lay bound with them that independence the Jews chose an- advent, by the manifestations of had made insurrection with him" other false messiah, Simon Bar- false messiahs. (Mark 15 :7), was a false messiah. cochba, that is, "Son of the Star," In his Evidences of Christ:an:ty, Several commentators favour the who claimed to fulfil Numbers 24: pages 312-318, Mark Hopkins, view that Barabbas was a pseudo- 17: "There shall come a Star out D.D., says : messiah. of ." 3 PRESENT TRUTH In this fatal insurrection against "Our lovely God-beloved and preci- "I am in a position to state em- the Roman nation in the days of ous Shiloh." phatically and categorically that the second coming [of Jesus] is at hand." the Emperor Hadrian, Simon and Recently we heard of the ne- —"Pyschic News," January 11, 1936. some 500,000 Jews perished, and groes' "Father Divine," though his ever since, the Jewish people have wife is reported to have said, "He No Need to be Deceived been scattered over the earth, with ain't God : he's just a man ; no But no one need be deceived by no land to call their own. more God than anybody else." these false teachings concerning Later writers name Simon Bar- Apart from these messiahs who the coming of Messiah, for we cochba, Barcoziba, which means, claim to have come, there are other have been admonished by Jesus "the son of deceit," or the "son false beliefs concerning the coming Himself that He will not be found of deception." And so will be all Messiah which are deceiving many. in the secret chamber or in the the false messiahs of the last days The Mormons expect Him to come desert. Nor will He appear through who essay to bring peace upon to the beautiful temple they have Christian Science or in the secret built at Utah. Pastor Russell said earth by wielding the sword. rapture. The Lord expressly de- that He came in 1874. Others say clares that He will come like the False Manifestations in the Last Days that He is here, and that they are lightning; that He will appear per- waiting for Him to manifest Him- In His great warning that there sonally, visibly, and a u d i b 1 y. self. would be special manifestations of "Every eye shall see Him." Rev. Then there are the secret raptur- false messiahs preceding His sec- 1 :7. ond advent He admonished those ists, who believe that He will come who should be living in that day : secretly and catch away the church, All these false teachings are but "If any man shall say unto you, after which the "man of sin" will signs that the end is very near. Lo, here is Christ, or there ; believe manifest himself. Still others be- Soon the true Messiah, the King of it not. For there shall arise false lieve that Christian Science, or kings, will come to occupy the Christs, . . . and shall show great mental culture, is the second com- kingdom, to cast out the usurper signs and wonders ; insomuch that, ing of Christ. and all his dupes, to take unto if it were possible, they shall de- Very few believe in the literal, Himself His own throne and reign. ceive the very elect. Behold, I have visible return of the Man Christ (Ezek. 21 :25-27.) Soon the king- told you before. Wherefore if they Jesus. Hence the way is well pre- doms of the world will become the shall say unto you, Behold, He is pared for the climax in the great kingdoms of our Lord and His in the desert ; go not forth : be- drama of deception. Christ. (Rev. 11:15.) Then all hold, He is in the secret chambers ; It has been written that the those who have kept the word of believe it not." Matt. 24 :23-26. Messiah will be revealed in the His patience, all those who love Only those who follow the words Spiritualistic séance chamber. G. His appearing, will, with Him, of Jesus will escape this mighty Cook, writing from a vicarage in possess the kingdom (Dan. 7:27), deception. Buxton to the Church of England and delight themselves in the abun- As in the days of the first advent, Newspaper, declared : dance of peace. (Psa. 37:11.) there is to-day a spirit of expecta- tion abroad. The world is looking for some superman that will lift humanity out of its present chaos. "Stars bear out the prediction" that "a great new leader who will deliver the world from chaos is about to arise," says Edward Lyndoe. We have already had a number of false messiahs such as John Hugh, Smyth-Piggott of the Aga- pemonites, and Krishnamurti of the Theosophists, the messiah of Dr. Annie Besant's creative genius, who, however, ultimately refused to uphold this claim. There is also Charles Geard, the "Chosen Seed," who claims to be Shiloh. At all gatherings he ques- tions his followers, "Who say you I am?" and they answer solemnly,

The Mormon Church assert that Christ will descend from heaven to their great temple in Salt Lake City. August 12, 1937

tirfriVVIRth'Ilkeoni ggti, ellit ,! THE JUDGV ENT

4 By 3. A McMillan

"IT is appointed unto men once His creatures, there must be a occurs the significant expression, to die, but after this the judg- sitting of the heavenly court before "Then shall the sanctuary he ment." Heb. 9 :27. Just as surely the meting out of rewards or cleansed" (Dan. 8 :14), an evident as death comes to all men, so "we punishments. "They which shall be reference to the day of atonement must all appear before the judg- accounted worthy to obtain that in the sanctuary services of ancient ment seat of Christ." 2 Cor. 5:10. world, and the resurrection from Israel. Here, then, is the clue for To seek to evade the certainty of the dead," must have their records which we are looking as to when God's judgment is "as if a man did examined in order to "be accounted the solemn judgment hour begins, flee from a lion, and a bear met worthy." Luke 20 :35. God's judg- for as we have seen in a previous him; or went into the house, and ments must and will be beyond dis- article the antitypical day of atone- leaned his hand on the wall, and pute. ment is none other than the inves- a serpent bit him." Amos 5 :19. So there must be an investigative tigative judgment which precedes We may evade the clutches of the judgment or court trial before the coming of Jesus. law in this life, but the judgment Jesus actually comes in the clouds In symbolic language, afterward hour of God is inescapable. of heaven. Dr. Weymouth recog- interpreted by the attendant angel, nized this point when he thus com- the vision predicted to Daniel the The Judgment and the Second Advent mented on Matthew 13 :30 : rise and fall of the kingdoms of But the next verse in Hebrews "The 'harvest time' is one and the Medo-Persia and Greece which nine shows that this judgment does same, and judgment precedes, in- were to succeed Babylon as world- not come, as some imagine, imme- stead of following, the gathering of empires. (Dan. 8:20, 21.) Then believers into the heavenly home."— there was to appear a third power diately after death, but is associ- Footnote in "The New Testament in ated with the second coming of Modern Speech." which would "practise and pros- Christ : "So Christ was once per" and would "cast down the The revelator declared that when offered to bear the sins of many; truth to the ground." Verse 12. the time of judgment arrived the and unto them that look for Him This evoked the inquiry, "How startling message would go forth shall He appear the second time long shall be the vision concerning to the world : "Fear God, and give without sin unto salvation." Heb. the daily sacrifice, and the trans- glory to Him ; for the hour of His 9:28. gression of desolation, to give both Rev. 14 :7. Another statement in 2 Timothy judgrhent is come." the sanctuary and the host to be And as the coming of that day will 4:1 also makes it clear that judg- trodden under foot? And he said ment is connected with "His appear- seal the destiny of both the dead unto me, Unto two thousand three ing and His kingdom." For this and the living for all eternity it is hundred days; then shall the sanc- reason, the apostle Paul exhorted of great moment to all mankind, tuary be cleansed." Dan. 8 :13, 14. the Corinthians : "Therefore judge whether men may realize it or not. In the explanation that followed, nothing before the time, until the We may therefore justifiably in- the angel Gabriel gave Daniel Lord come, who both will bring to quire as to whether the Bible gives specifications which fixed the be- light the hidden things of darkness, us any information as to the time ginning, and one intermediate and will make manifest the coun- of the commencement of the point in this long period so that the sels of the heart." 1 Cor. 4 :5. So heavenly trial. time of the "cleansing of the sanc- the "time" when all things will be tuary" might be accurately deter- brought "to light" is when "the The Prophecy of 2,300 Days mined. He declared that the first Lord comes." In the eighth chapter of Daniel, 490 years of this period were to be A little further thought on this the prophet speaks of a vision he allotted to the Jewish people. These subject will raise another query. received relating to the second 490 days or prophetic years (Ezek. God requires no preparation or advent of Jesus Christ and focus- 4 :6) were to begin with the re- time in which to arrive at just ing particularly upon "the crisis at building of . To this, judgments. But since His "judg- the close." Dan. 8:17 (Moffatt). seven weeks, or forty-nine literal ments are made manifest" to all In this prophetic outline there years, were allotted. Another sixty- 8 PRESENT TRUTH finally rejected. "In the midst of God, and give glory to Him; for the week" Messiah was cut off, "but the hour of His judgment is come." not for Himself," and at the end of And under the fostering care of it, in A.D. 34, God turned to the God this Advent message, with its Gentiles. The prophecy of the 490 emphasis on the judgment hour, years was now history and its now encircles the globe. "Stronger exact fulfilment had set God's seal than money, stronger than armies, to the veracity of the vision of stronger than all the forces of men Daniel. and demons against it, is a divine HOUR Since each detail of the seventy idea whose time has come." weeks, or 490 years, has been liter- "The time is come that judgment ally fulfilled, we may be certain must begin at the house of God : /hen is it due`? that the remainder of the prophecy and if it first begin at us, what would also meet with similar ful- shall the end be of them that obey filment. And just so it has come to not the Gospel of God? And if pass. the righteous scarcely be saved, two weeks, or 434 years, were to where shall the ungodly and the extend to the coming of Messiah. The Cleansing of the Sanctuary sinner appear? Wherefore let The last week, or seven years, According to the vision given to them that suffer according to the would cover the work and death of Daniel, the end of the 2,300 days will of God commit the keeping of Messiah, culminating in the confir- was to be marked by a solemn and their souls to Him in well doing, as mation of the "covenant." Then significant event : "The sanctuary" unto a faithful Creator." 1 Peter 1,810 prophetic days, or literal would "be cleansed." In other 4 :17-19. years, after the end of the 490 words, there would take place the "So Christ, after being once sac- years for the confirming of the antitype of the symbolic "cleansing rificed to bear the sins of many, will covenant would reach to the of the sanctuary," which came appear again, not to deal with sin solemn terminal point, the cleans- round yearly in the ancient sanc- (Continued on page 11.) ing of the sanctuary or the investi- tuary service. The gative judgment preceding the end of the 2,300 Lord's return. days would mask Now these facts give us valuable the beginning of information, for we know that "the the world's great going forth of the commandment judgment hour. to restore and to build Jerusalem" And since t h e after its desolation by Nebuchad- starting point of nezzar was in 457 B.c. And in the prophecy was order that we may have no doubt 457 B.c., the 2 30( as to this starting point, the decree years must reach of Artaxerxes, in his seventh year, to A.D. 1844. giving the Jews royal authority to establish their own national econ- The Hour is Come omy again is recorded in full in the The angel seventh chapter of Ezra. solemnly assured A little simple arithmetic now Daniel that "at shows us that, just as prophecy the time of the declared, Jesus did come at the end end shall be the of the 483 years, namely, in A.D. 27. vision." Dan. 8: This was the fifteenth year of 17. "At the time Tiberius Caesar, and in that very appointed the end year Jesus, the son of Mary, pre- shall be." Verse sented Himself to John for bap- 19. And at that tism and immediately after was specific time in anointed with the Holy Spirit. the providence of p (Luke 3:1-22.) God there arose a "Messiah" means literally "the people proclaim- Anointed," and it was exactly at ing the predicted the end of the 483 years that Jesus message : "Fear became the "Anointed" of God and "Messiah, the Prince." By E. S. Hardy The remaining one week, or @ A. B. Shaw & Co. seven years, of the prophecy was Ltd. exactly the period of Jesus' minis- "The judgment was set, and the books try and the witness of the Spirit were opened." 1 before the Jewish people were Dan. 7:10. August 12, 1937 IS THERE A HELL?

And if so what is its nature ?

By S. G. Joyce

and the other three times it is is described as the "second death." rendered "pit," as in Numbers 16: A word frequently translated 30. "hell" in the New Testament is The New Testament Greek word "gehenna." This was the valley of is "Hades." It occurs eleven times. Hinnom outside Jerusalem where Ten times it is translated "hell," the people burned their refuse. As as in Matthew 16 :18, and in the long as there was something to other occurrence it is rendered burn the fire was not quenched but, "grave." 1 Cor. 15 :55. of course, it naturally went out when there was no more refuse to From the Old and New Testa- consume. Our Lord used this as ment usage of these words it is an illustration of the end of the obvious that "grave" and "hell" A picture illustrating the Roman wicked. Catholic doctrine of the future state. mean the same. Isaiah 33 :14-16 asks the serious Romans 6 :23 tells us plainly question : "Who among us shall PETER asks the question, "What that "the wages of sin is death," dwell with the devouring fire?" shall the end be of them that obey not life in torment, while the gift And the answer is : "He that not the Gospel?" of God is eternal life. "He that walketh righteously." If we would Many teach that sinners at death hath the Son bath life; and he that escape the fate of the wicked we go to hell and are tormented by bath not the Son of God hath not must do what is right. Revelation burning for ever. Plato said that life." John 5:12. The wicked, 22 :14 assists us to understand hell was the place to which souls therefore, that have not Christ what is meant by righteousness, descended, were purged, and re- cannot have life for ever. Devils for it says : "Blessed are they that turned to a better life. Augustine will not have eternal joy in tor- do His commandments, that they believed that hell or purgatory was menting sinners ! may have right to the tree of life." the place through which all had to The Bible certainly teaches ever- In John 14 :15-23 we find that only pass on the way to heaven. Tetzel, lasting punishment, but not ever- by keeping the commandments of the Roman Catholic, emphasized lasting punishing. The punishment God can we have the abiding pres- this teaching by saying that money of the wicked will indeed be for ence of Jesus, and without Jesus paid to the church released souls ever and ever. As Psalm 145 :20 we will not have that eternal life from hell. In fact, they "leaped" says : "The Lord preserveth them of joy and peace for which we out of purgatory as the money was that love Him, but all the wicked look. On the other hand, it should given. will He destroy." Again, Psalm be remembered that it is impossible Dr. Leighton Parks, on the 37 :20 says : "The wicked shall to keep the commandments except other hand, ridicules the fire and perish ; . . . into smoke shall they by a vital connection with Jesus brimstone hell and says that it is consume away." Verse thirty-eight by faith. nothing more than a vivid picture of the same psalm states that the Revelation 21:1-5 provides us of the conflict between good and "transgressors shall be destroyed with a picture of this earth after evil. Still others say that the loss together." Malachi 4 :1, speaking of the lake of fire has destroyed sin of heaven is the only hell there is. the wicked, declares : "And the day and sinners. Note particularly Now let the Bible tell us. that cometh shall burn them up, verse four : "And God shall wipe "Hell" is an Anglo-Saxon word slith the Lord of hosts, that it away all tears from their eyes; and meaning "to cover." The Hebrew shall leave them neither root nor there shall be no more death, equivalent is "sheol" which occurs branch." Revelation 20 :12-15 also neither sorrow, nor crying, neither sixty-five times in the Old Testa- vividly describes the end of the shall there be any more pain; for ment. Thirty-one times it is trans- wicked. The lake of fire is the the former things are passed lated."grave," as in Genesis 37: agency which will be used by God away." 35. Thirty-one times it is trans- for the final judgment of the May we all believe in Jesus and lated "hell," as in Psalm 16 :10, wicked, and in verse fourteen this be there for His name's sake. 10 PRESENT TRUTH The Judgment Hour (Continued from page 9.) but for the saving of those who are on the outlook for Him." Heb. 9 :28 (Moffatt). With the multiplied signs of His coming all around us, we do need to be "on the outlook for Him." And it BIBLES BURNED UNENDING FUTURE should inspire us to look for Him Two thousand Bibles were pub- "WE have seen that the when we recall that there is "laid licly burned not so long ago by the Almighty has blessed our work," up . . . a crown of righteousness" Russian Customs House in the declares Herr Hitler, "so it can for "all who have loved and longed presence of delegates from atheis- never be destroyed by any power for His appearance." 2 Tim. 4 :8 tic and Communistic organizations which our enemies hold. No (Moffatt). because the society to whom they power within or without our bor- were sent was unable to pay the ders will keep us from going on required import duty. our way into the unending future The March of Events of National Socialism." (Continued from page 3.) "DIRTY ASSIZE" "I am persuaded that the logic of APPALLED by the shocking cases FILMS IN SCHOOLS the totalitarian state is necessarily brought before him in Co. Clare, WHILE only 680 schools in hostile to any religion supposedly Ireland, Judge E. J. McElligott de- Britain possess projectorscopes, no based upon a divine revelation. I believe that at that point there is a clared : "The present Assize in Co. less than 11,000 are in use in Ger- complete incompatibility." Clare will go down in history as many. In France 9,400 schools have projectorscopes, and in Italy, In spite of the storm which the Dirty Assize." Continuing, he said : "Irish missions are sent Russia, and Czechoslovakia exten- this unequivocal utterance has to China, Japan, and other coun- sive use is also made of educational raised from Sir Arnold Wilson tries, but really and truly I think films. and the oil which the Archbishop we ought to take stock of ours, and A STRANGE PARADOX of Canterbury has sought to pour see what we can do to improve our "WE see every nation asserting upon the troubled waters, there moral relations." its desire for peace," declared Mr. is no doubt that Dr. Temple is Chamberlain, at a banquet in Bir- right. PROTESTANTISM A PLAGUE mingham, "and every one of them One has only to read the state- THE late General Mola, Franco's is arming as fervently as if they meant to go to war." ments of faith of some of the colleague, regarded Protestantism leaders of the German Reich to as an anti-Christian "plague." "Spain," he wrote, not long before "A THOUSAND TONGUES" see how utterly opposed their his death, "which once saved THE Sakata version of the Scrip- beliefs are to the Christian con- Europe from Moorish domination, tures for one of the native tribes ception of God, man, and the some time later from , a of the Belgian Congo brings the world. little later from Protestantism, is number of tongues into which the "Germany is our religion," fighting against Communistic and Bible has been translated by the British and Foreign Bible Society says Herr Baldur von Schirach, Asiatic barbarism as anti-Chris- up to one thousand. leader of the Hitlerjugend, and tian as the other plagues which we have mentioned." proceeds to declare war on Chris- MUSSOLINI ON ALCOHOL AND tian Youth organizations. TOBACCO CHURCH AND STATE "The Germanic Faith Move- MUSSOLINI has very forcibly ex- DEFINING the respective provin- pressed himself on the subject of ment," says Herr Hauer, "is . . . ces of Church and State, Dr. diametrically opposed to Chris- alcohol and tobacco. He says : "I Temple, Archbishop of York, very consider alcohol damaging to the tian credalism with its oriental finely declared in the House of heart of individuals and to collec- bondage to dogma." Lords : "Church and State have tive health. I never drink spirits. Quotations such as these no doubt, one service—namely, the I sometimes drink a little wine at might be multiplied, but the service of the people, to be ren- official dinners, but since the world greatest witnesses to the incom- dered according to their several war I have never smoked." patibility of totalitarianism, at trusts; but the trusts are several, and they will render that service IF ONLY ! least of the German variety, and best not by making their functions "IF the money now spent on religion are the German pastors identical, but by pursuing their armaments in Europe was spent on now behind prison bars for no several functions in full and social development," declared Dr. other offence than a courageous friendly association each with com- Barnes, Bishop of Birmingham, affirmation of faith in the full plete respect for the liberty of the "what a golden age could be Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. other." created." August 12, 1937 11 OUR NEAR KINSN AN

PALESTINE, the land of plenty, The ministry of Jesus illustrated was in the grip of famine. It was in the time of the Judges. News in the beautiful Old Testament reached the little town of Bethle- hem that far away in the land of idyll of and Moab the heavens gave rain and the fields of the farmer yielded their increase. At least one family in Bethlehem By P. C. Poley regarded Moab's better fortunes as a God-given opportunity. Doubt- less many farm hands would be needed to reap Moab's harvest. To sojourn there for a period would save them from utter penury. Ac- upon the fields of Boaz, a man of 3. To pr e s e r v e his deceased cordingly Elimelech and Naomi wealth in Bethlehem, who showed brother's family from extinction. packed up a few necessary belong- her special kindness. 4. To avenge the murder of his ings, and with their two sons, "Where hast thou gleaned to- next of kin. started upon their long journey to day?" asked Naomi, looking at the Two of the "goel's" obligations face the unknown future. rich store of corn that Ruth are beautifully illustrated in the That the people of Moab had brought home. On learning the . forgotten old racial feuds, and wel- name of the man, Naomi enlight- Naomi was not fully acquainted comed the strangers in a friendly ened Ruth as to his relationship with all the particulars of Elime- way, is evident; for they not only to her own deceased husband, lech's family connections, and was maintained themselves by the work Elimelech, saying, "The man is not aware that there was a man of their hands for a number of near of kin unto us, one of our in Bethlehem who was more closely years, but the two sons obtained next kinsmen." :20. related than Boaz. So in her in- favour in the eyes of certain dam- structions to Ruth, she advised her sels of Moab and happy nuptials The Obligations of the "Near to point out to her kind friend were celebrated. Kinsman" Boaz, that her husband had died But sadness soon descended upon In the margin the phrase "one without heir, and that the Leviti- the Judean family. Bereavement of our next kinsmen," is "one that cal ordinance provided that the after bereavement overtook Naomi hath right to redeem," both of next of kin should take the child- and she finally found herself bereft which are renderings of the He- less widow to wife, for Naomi of all the male members of the brew word "goel." This word has assumed that Boaz was the real homestead. Learning at last that other renderings in the Bible, as "goel" in the case. God had visited her native land "redeemer," "avenger," but there with rain, she accordingly made is no one word in the English lan- How Boaz Redeemed Ruth guage capable of conveying the her plans to return thither. Boaz received Ruth's very proper full and complete meaning of this One of the girls preferred to advances with great kindness, but remarkable Hebrew word. This is stay in Moab, but Ruth was so knowing the family relationships due to the fact that the British gre/tly attached to her mother-in- more perfectly than she did, he law that she decided to accompany people have no custom that in any honourably told her that there was way resembles that great national her on her return journey, and in one in Bethlehem who had a better institution which every well- all the literature of the world there right than he had to perform the instructed Israelite connected with is no more touching family rela- "goel's" part. He therefore pro- the term. tionship than that between Naomi mised Ruth that he would go to and Ruth. For its rare touches of A "goel" was a man who stood that relative and present her case, filial devotion, as well as for the as the representative of another assuring her meanwhile that in the in certain relations between an in- doctrinal value of the narrative, event of a refusal on the part of the book of Ruth is, indeed, in the dividual and other individuals, the nearer kinsman to fulfil his words of Jeremy Taylor, "a preci- groups, or society in general. obligations, he himself was ready ous jewel between the ermine of Among the obligations of the to discharge them. the Judges and the purple of the "goel" were the following : On the morrow, Boaz lost no Kings." 1. To redeem the lost inheritance time in looking after his fair young On reaching their destination, of a kinsman. relative's interests, and met the Ruth set to work to help her 2. To redeem his relative from nearer kinsman at the town gate. mother by gleaning, and happened personal bondage. He "took ten men of the elders of 12 PRESENT TRUTH the city" to sit down with the chief him. Jesus prevailed in every point shall be given to the people of the parties as witnesses to the pro- wherein Adam had failed, and won saints of the Most High, whose ceedings. Challenged on the point back from Satan the lost dominion. kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, of duty to redeem Elimelech's in- Thus we read : "The kingdom and and all dominions shall serve and heritance, and marry the young dominion, and the greatness of the obey Him." Dan. 7 :27. widow, the nearer kinsman drew kingdom under the whole heaven, (To be continued.) back, stating that he would thereby run the risk of marring his own inheritance. The man withdrew his shoe, as A War You Can Slop the divine ordinance required, for it was a form of disgrace—the By EDWARD J. URQUHART punishment of one who shrank from duty and refused to do the I AM not a very old man, as years "go forth unto the kings of the go, and yet I have lived long "goel's" part—and Boaz married earth and of the whole world, to Ruth. And He who reads the enough to see this world torn and gather them to the battle of that mangled by a score of major wars, hearts of men and rewards fidelity great day of God Almighty. . . to duty, honoured Boaz for faith- and pitted and scarred by as many And he gathered them together fully carrying out the national law, minor ones. I have seen the world into a place called in the Hebrew for through this marriage he be- suffering and bleeding, hopeless tongue Armageddon." Rev. 16 :14- came the ancestor of Christ, the and helpless, and plunged into fear 16. greater "Goel." and abject terror by the cruel and It would seem that the rulers of Thus we read, "So Boaz took insatiable monster War. These the world are even now preparing Ruth, and she was his wife : . . . wars have robbed us of our for that great day and that final and she bare a son. . . . And they choicest young men and have battle. Never was there such a called his name Obed : he is the greatly enfeebled the human race. mad rush in the building of war father of Jesse, the father of It is no wonder, then, that machines. Statesmen, sensing this David." :13-17. honourable men and noble women world situation, where war pre- This beautiful idyll would have have time and again risen up to parations are filling the minds of been worthy of inclusion in the overthrow war. Could men but men and hate is filling the hearts Bible if only as a part of the gene- stamp out the cause of battle and of men, have seized upon this Bible alogy of Jesus, according to the block the road to war, they would term "Armageddon," and feel and flesh, but it has also another pur- with that stroke go far indeed to- declare that the world is rushing pose because the institution of the ward the ushering in of a world on to such a fate. "goel" therein illustrated wonder- Utopia. While you and I cannot stop the fully prefigures certain spiritual But worthy though such work is, chariot of war nor unseat the lords relationships between God, the it has been unfruitful. The brain of battle, there is one form of war- Lord Jesus Christ, and ourselves. and brawn of man has wrought fare that we can check—we can And Jesus fulfilled not merely two wonders untold, conquered many cease fighting against Heaven, of the "goel's" obligations, as Boaz enemies, overcome many obstacles, You can throw down your arms. You can surrender to Jesus. This did for Ruth, but all the four enu- and brought blessings without merated above. number to the race ; yet these is the wisest, the best, the noblest things seem powerless and inade- thing to do. Through such a sur- The Inheritance Redeemed quate before the scourge of battle render the battle of all battles is and the blight of war. won. Such a surrender is not only Our earthly ancestor, Adam, re- We are assured in the Bible that the road to peace, it is the gate to ceived his fair dominions from his the last great act in the present heaven. Do it. Do it now ! "Be, Creator according to the divine world drama will be one featuring hold, now is the accepted time ; be- plan that the earth should be the the awful scourge of war. For we hold, now is the day of salvation." eternal, inalienable possession of read of certain spirits which shall 2 Cor. 6 :2. his race. As it is written : "The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's : but the earth hath He given to the children of men." To Our Readers Psa. 115 :16. IF you would like to know more of the message contained in When Adam was tempted in the PRESENT TRUTH, or desire to attend a meeting of the Advent Fellow- garden of Eden and fell into sin, ship in your district, write to any one of the following addresses : SOUTH ENGLAND: Midland Bank Chambers, 506 Holloway he lost his dominion, for the earth Road, London, N.7. fell into the hands of his tempter. NORTH ENGLAND: 22 Zulla Road, Mapperley Park, Nottingham. WALES: "Ventnor," Tyglas Road, Llanishen, Cardiff. But in His mercy God revealed to SCOTLAND: Saughton House Midcalder Road, Corstor- phine, Edinburgh. the human race a plan whereby the IRELAND: "Dalkusha," Belfast Road, Bangor, Co. lost inheritance was to be re- Down, Ireland. You will also be very cordially welcomed at deemed. He sent His Son into the world clothed with human flesh to (Local Address) meet the usurper and overcome August 12, 1937 13 • .470 osrscrazivatagiterzumem 'wk .576=41aSITI ,,,,m9zinattwmtralisimavg .Z4M11 WaRgiMIXMORREVM , g?..m.'4=Aitrawisi=imon-ao affiVnitaanti5OMMMMW

to he always on our guard against Those " Little Foxes those sly, cunning, little creatures that are ever on the watch to de- By H. F. DeATH press our spirits, wreck our happi- How delightful is the thought of happiness and good nature. It ness, and spoil our influence for a holiday by the sea ! How it then becomes quite easy to let good. thrills us as we make our plans for fall the sharp word, or take bathing in sun and sea! We feel on the dark look, and so cause clouds to roll up over ourselves and quite sure it will be a fortnight of Making Pictures heaven. And so it may and should others, which may do more harm to ELLA'S auntie came to stay at be. all concerned than the blackest Ella's home on a visit, and before But when we are on holiday clouds ever seen in the natural sky she went away she said she would things don't always turn out as we above. Moreover, such clouds have like a picture of Ella to take away would wish, any more than they a habit of lingering long after the with her. So one morning Auntie do when we are at home. The sun real ones have cleared away, and took Ella and her dear old play- may not shine. Rain may fall. It may turn the brightest day into a mate, Rover, to Mr. Franks, who may even be chilly and damp. You very dark and cloudy one. And all would take her photograph. may have to stay indoors without this may come, not from big trou- Ella's father knew Mr. Franks even a fire to cheer you. And what bles, but out of little disappoint- ments, small oversights, trifling very well, and Mr. Franks often is far worse, you may be made to came to see him, so Ella was not feel that you are not wanted in- neglects, simple thoughtlessness. Yes, it's the little foxes that spoil a bit afraid, but sat up in a big doors by those who are expected chair with a smiling face, and tried to care for your welfare. In short, the vines. And they know quite well that when we are on holiday to look just as she would like to all your plans and prospects may see herself when the photograph go sadly awry. we are apt to be off our guard. So they themselves simply won't take would be finished. But why, you may ask, mention "Did you ever think," said Mr. a holiday. all these disappointing things that Franks, "that you are making pic- may never happen? We simply don't Let us then, by God's help, try tures always?" want to think about them. Perhaps not, but since they may, and often do, happen, it would hardly be wise not to prepare for them. You will at least, I am sure, have the good sense to include your umbrella and mackintosh in your luggage. A wet day always seems more unpleasant when you are not suitably clothed and protected. Once when I was on holiday, and the grass around our seaside bungalow was long and wet through the heavy rain, I would have given much to have had my rubber Wellingtons handy. As it was, I am afraid my wet, cold feet more than once dampened my spirits. And if your spirits get low, all sorts of ugly things may happen. It is when you are not quite yourself that those nimble little foxes spring out and spoil the beautiful vines of peace and Paint this picture and send to Miss Watson, The Stanborough Press Ltd., Watford, Herts., with your name, age, and address by August 27th. 14 PRESENT TRUTH "Oh, no, we aren't; we don't know how !" said Ella. "You can't help it, Ella," said Mr. Franks. "You leave a picture in the mind of everyone who sees you. Every sweet, loving look on your face leaves a picture that will do good, while every evil look will harm someone. There is a picture in my mind of your face yesterday, when you were angry with Sue and tried to strike her; it is an ugly, My dear Sunbeams, might be many nasty accidents. wicked face, and if I should look HURRAH for the holidays ! I A driver is very particular about at it long, it might make me feel can't help joining you in this cheer his engine and if the cleaners have wicked, too." of welcome, Sunbeams, for I can not done their work thoroughly he Ella looked ashamed, and she almost see your excited faces as will refuse to take it out until it made up her mind not to make any you look forward to beginning has been cleaned to his satisfaction. more cross pictures. your holiday by the sea or in the Of course, this is only to be ex- Little girl, or little boy, what country. pected because so many things can kind of pictures are you making Judging by the happy expres- happen if even a very tiny part of on people's minds ?—Our Little sions on the faces of the two little the engine is unable to do its work Ones. girls in the picture on the opposite through lack of proper attention. -41.• -4. page, packing for the holidays is If ever you get the chance of TILE shepherd birds of South great fun—and I suppose it is if looking over the engine-room of a America belong to the crane family you have been wise enough to make ship, factory, lighthouse, etc., make and are known as yakamiks. These a list of all the things you want to the most of it, Sunbeams, and you curious birds are taught to take take with you so as to make quite will be surprised to notice how care of large flocks of sheep, lead- sure that nothing will be forgotten. beautifully clean the machinery is ing them to pasture in the morning, Always a great adventure at always kept. Everything depends and caring for them all day un- holiday times is the lovely long on the engine doing its work effi- aided. If any stray animals journey in an express train. But ciently and well, and too much approach the flock, the yakamik I am afraid we do not often stop attention cannot be given to it. attacks them with beak and wings. to think how much we owe to the We all own engine-rooms, Sun- —Dumb Animals. carefulness of the engine-driver beams, although we do not often -.- who guides the train so well over realize it. Our engine-room is our Results of Painting Competition all those miles. If it were not for mind, and if we keep this always No. 14 his constant and watchful care, not clean and pure there will not be UNDER TEN only during the journey but even much difficulty in making sure that Prize-winner.—Audrey Dean, 96 Otley Road, Bradford. Age 7. before he commences it, there our lips say only what is nice and Those who tried hard.—Laurina Hubbard pleasant and that our hands do not Cherry Warren (Medsted); 1141.4.41.41.040.4.44.484•4044.1.41104110411.44•411.4•44e, John Pitt (Surbiton). stray into mischief. The Bible TEN AND OVER Sunbeam Application Form says, "Keep thy heart [or mind] Prise-winner.—Clifford Jeffery, Vooght- IF you would like to join our Sun- lens, 10 Powderham Road, Newton Abbot, with all diligence; for out of it are South Devon. beam band, fill in the form below and the issues of life." Those who tried hard.—Phyllis Wood send it to me at PaEsErrr Thum, (Rustington); Hazel Shaw (Deptford, Stanborough Park, Watford, Herts. If we make quite sure that we S.E.8.); Mavis Hutton (York); Joan Draper (Shirley); Elsie Smith (Belfast); Dear Miss Watson, won't read books or papers or listen Dena Seal (Littlehampton); Jean Warren to talk which might hurt some of (Medsted); Muriel Greenwood (Leigh-on- I wish to become a Sunbeam and Sea); Joyce Goldney (Lower Edmonton). agree to read Our Corner regularly the delicate machinery of our and to keep the following promises minds, we shall find it ever so much THE Editor acknowledges with thanks of the Band : easier to live good, happy, useful the receipt of the following : for the Lord's work, 3/-, Anon; the Lord's tithe, £2, I.C. 1. I will read a portion of the Bib'e lives. And that is what every Sun- every day. beam wants to do, isn't it? 2. I will not forget my morning and Now if you will look up the Bible PRESENT TRUTH evening prayer. text I have just quoted, write it Printed and published in Great Britain 3. I will help someone every day. out in your neatest handwriting— fortnightly on Thursday by 4. I will defend all animals I see un- giving the reference, of course— The STANBOROUGH PRESS LTD. kindly treated. WATFORD, HERTS. and send it to me before August 5. I will write a letter to Our Corner 27th, I will see what prizes I can Trade Agents: Horace Marshall & at least once in three months. Son, Temple House, Temple Avenue, find for the best entries. London, E.C.4. Signed Happy holidays to Sunbeams EDITOR: W. L. EMMERSON everywhere ! Annual subscription 4/6 post free. Address Yours affectionately, Vol. 53. No. 17. Price 2d. Age DOROTHY WATSON. August 12, 1937 15 nsian1 in grayer By H. Humphries

"BRETHREN, pray for us," writes the apostle God. Everything in your life matters with Him; Paul to the Thessalonian Christians, and there is He has a real interest in the smallest as well as something very touching in this request. The the greatest things of your life. And little things great man Paul, who always told his converts he as well as "little people" often matter very much. prayed for them, was not above the prayers of We live in very nervous, very anxious times. the humblest believer, for he knew that through There is a restless spirit abroad, impatient of another's prayer comes strength. control. The quiet confidence of the soul can only "Continue instant in prayer," he writes to the be maintained to-day as we talk with God. For Romans as the way of success in the Christian life. prayer renews courage, and in prayer faith can be How do we pray? Is it a few gabbled words, kept pure and strong. It enables a man or woman or a real talk with God? Christ came to this when tempest-tossed, alarmed, and facing almost earth, and God gave us His Word to show us that certain failure, to trust on, deep in the knowledge He is the friend of man and, ineffable blessing, "Thee, Thee at least I know." it is possible for man to be a friend of God. When we become closely attached to an earthly friend When we pray we should not ask for gifts to the joys or sorrows that come to that soul are make this earthly life easy and more pleasurable, by mutual love ours, and our greatest happiness but that we may enter the kingdom that He has is to commune with each other over the things we prepared for those who love Him. love most. Ask, seek, knock at the throne of grace and you Prayer takes on just that aspect when the heart will have given to you, you will find, and there is drawn to God as to a friend. That is the reason shall be opened to you all that you need to make God asks you to pray to Him, to talk to Him failure in your spiritual life impossible. The key personally, because you have learned to see in Him of prayer will unlock all heaven to you; it will a friendly, all-loving Father. keep you faithful to Him who will give you life That is why you may have no fear of worrying everlasting.

. Trrrnwrrrnmn==rillakt"--lin

Printed and Published in Great Britain by The Stanborough Press Ltd., Watford, Herts.