The Coming of His Feet
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Down the minster aisles of splendor, from betwixt the cherubim, Through the wondering throng, with motion strong and fleet, Sounds His victor tread, approaching with a music far and dim— The music of the coming of His feet. amusing Sandaled not with shoon of silver, girdled not with woven gold, Weighted not with shimmering gems and odors sweet, But white-winged and shod with glory in the Tabor light of old— The glory of the coming of His feet. He is coming, 0 my spirit! with His everlasting peace, With His blessedness immortal and complete; He is coming, 0 my spirit! and His coming brings release; I listen for the coming of His feet. —The Independent. 'JJIIIIItri li- r .4- 41 MIIIIIIIIIV allIIIIIIIAile MI 111111111I'llATilit II Milli w Mffilinlinyilgill:71MMIIIIIIPAIlk! 1111111111111M. 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But "But how?" the preacher was an alert young man, and he ap- "The announcer said so, plain as anything!" proached the whole question of Christianity with a "Do you mean to tell me, Jim," and the preacher different-from-the-usual viewpoint; so in spite of him- spoke seriously, "that you will believe in wind, which self, Jim found himself becoming interested. you cannot see or understand, and believe a man's And thus it happened that his vigilant efforts at voice coming to you in a way you do not understand, avoiding the visitor rather relaxed, and the preacher and yet you refuse to believe God's word, simply be- overtook him one afternoon, sauntering along the cause there are things in it that you cannot under- pine-bordered walk between the administration build- stand or explain?" ing and the dormitory. They talked about general Jim looked up, startled, surprised; then he laughed things for a few minutes, then Jim abruptly inquired: in embarrassment. Here he was, caught fairly and "You mentioned miracles in your talk this morning, squarely in the snare of his own worthless argument. but you don't really believe that Jesus worked miracles, "Think it over," advised the preacher. do you?" "I most certainly-surely shall," promised Jim. "Why, yes, I do. God's word tells us of these, and "And you'll let me know the result of your thinking?" I believe God's word." "Agreed!" Whereupon Jim smiled a superior smile, and from the depths of his nineteen-year-old wisdom, remarked: UQ s the next evening service closed, the preacher "No miracles for me! I don't believe anything I found Jim waiting for him at the assembly room door. can't understand." When they had settled down for a quiet talk, he asked: "No?" responded the preacher, questioningly. "Won't you please tell me how to believe? I really responded Jim, positively. "No, indeed!" want to, but I don't seem to be able to begin." And so the subject was dropped in favor of baseball, "Do you swim, Jim?" as they stopped to watch an impromptu game of "Why, yes," came the surprised reply. "scrub." "And have you learned to float?" "Yes." C..,./4 BRISK wind was blowing, and all at once Jim's "And did you find it easy to learn?" hat sailed away on a mission of its own. As he came "Not at first." back, a bit breathless with the effort of recovery, the "Why?" preacher remarked: "Well, to tell the truth, I wouldn't lie still. I could "Queer thing, this wind you folks have out here. not believe that the water would hold me up without You can't see it, but you can hear it; you can't touch any effort of my own; so I didn't relax, and the first it, but you can certainly feel it. Can you explain thing I knew I'd be struggling, and then, of course, that?" down I went." "No," answered Jim promptly, "nobody can." "And then?" "But still you believe in it?" "Then I found out that I must give up all the "Why, of course!" admitted Jim emphatically, sur- struggle, and just rest as if I were lying in bed, and prised at such a question. depend on the strength of the water to hold me up. Was there a twinkle in the preacher's eye? It was easy after I learned to trust the water." "And isn't God's word more worthy of trust than the changeable sea?" queried the preacher. "He does not LA FEW moments later, still walking and talking ask you to wait until all your questions are answered, together, Jim and the preacher passed the parlor in all your doubts settled. He asks you to just trust Him Beacon Hall. Some one somewhere was giving a pipe —trust Him as absolutely as you did the water when organ concert, and the wonderful music came in over you learned to float. the radio clear as a bell. "Believing isn't a long nor complicated process. It's "Great thing, this radio," observed the preacher. the simplest thing in the world, but sometimes these "Sure is," agreed Jim enthusiastically. "And this simplest things seem difficult, when we are merely machine here is a dandy, too. Brings in distant sta- lookers on. Once upon a time, Jim, I too wondered tions just fine. Why, once we had San Francisco! how to believe God's word. I wanted to, as you do, Clear across the continent!" but the proofs in the Bible didn't seem to prove until "How do you know you had San Francisco?" I discovered this verse: 'If any man will do His will, "Why, the announcer said sol" he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God.' "And you didn't see him?" And I tested it and found it true. Then it was easy "No, of course not!" Jim looked at the preacher to trust, easy to believe. There's no way of proving curiously, wondering if he had suddenly gone daft. God's word except by doing it, and so walking with "Still you are sure you had San Francisco?" Him day by day in obedience and companionship." "Certainly! No doubt about it!" "Well," said Jim at last, "I learned to float; so I "But how did you get it?" ought to be able to learn to believe. At least I'm "Oh—why—over the ether waves." going to give God the benefit of the doubt and— "I wish you'd explain it to me a bit more in detail, and try!" if you don't mind. How does the apparatus in that cabinet over there—I suppose it's full of tubes and things—operate?" VOL. 79 THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR, MAY 12, 1931 NO. 19 Printed and published every Tuesday by the Review and Herald Publishing Assn., at Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., II. S. A. One year, $1.75. Entered as second-class matter, August 14, 1903, at the post office at Washington, D. C., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized on June 22, 1918. 000000 :n.:;1111:111;Nraitiolic, ;51111111- g1111111.: J 11,1111111111111i,#111111111,• ,11111111111.111111, j1101111111111,!?/ 41,11111 o 1111 +J11111111111E!~ ip, m111 e.• o =. 711111111IrR lllllllll °Sr! 4711.11:1;16 1111, 7111111111111a 4 4 Eii1111111 ;1111111111111a 5111111111117 VOL. 79 TAKOMA PARK, WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 12, 1931 No. 19 Why `Believe Jesus 9s Soon Coming ROM Matthew 24:48 it is evi- M. N. CA MPBELL troubled planet in the past. His dent that in the closing days words read: "At that time shall of earth's history some who profess to accept Michael stand up, the great Prince which standeth Jesus as their Lord will be inclined to doubt for the children of thy people: and there shall be a the force of evidences showing the nearness time of trouble, such as never was since there was a of His return, and will be saying by actions, nation even to that same time: and at that time thy if not by words, "My Lord delayeth His com- people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found ing." These will be terribly surprised, for "the Lord written in the book.