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He stands with school, his street, his neighborhood. bit embarrassed and a bit glad, the His disciples on the Mount of Olives, A man is the personal representative stranger asked another question : "Do just outside Jerusalem. Soon He of all these and more. His commu- you people have a church out in this will vanish from their sight into the nity, his church, even his nation section of the city? I had a Seventh- clouds that surround the throne He itself, is judged by him. day Adventist neighbor once, and I've so willingly left thirty-three years always thought I would like to know ago to become the world's Saviour. just what you people believe that But He tarries for a last word with ND every Christian represents makes you so—different !" these men whom He is leaving to A Jesus Christ. For people who do Truly, "Ye shall be witnesses carry on the work He must now lay not know Him are sure to judge Him unto Me." down. by His disciples. And it is a very personal word. Really, "Christ has no hands but "Ye"—Peter, James, John, Andrew, our hands to do His work today. He IVE-and-five-and-ten is twenty," Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Mat- has no feet but our feet to lead men F counted the cashier, with another thew—and "ye"—Judas and James in His way. He has no tongue but glance at the check before him. And the son of Alphxus, and Simon our tongue to tell men how He died. then the money changed hands. But Zelotes—"ye" I am leaving as My He has no help but our help to bring the young man stopped before he left witnesses, not only in Jerusalem and them to His side." And more solemn the bank to verify his cash. "Five- Judea, but in Samaria and unto the still is the thought that "we are the and-five-and-ten is—what !—why, very ends of the earth. only Bible the careless world will here is another ten!" Two bills must "Witnesses!" He is depending read; we are the sinner's gospel; we have stuck together when the cashier upon them to represent Him! Surely are the scoffer's creed. We are the made his count. How lucky ! Bill He is placing upon these eleven men Lord's last message. given in deed thought all in a minute of a hundred a grave responsibility, a great privi- and word; what if the type is ways to spend that extra and unex- lege. crooked? What if the print is pected ten. It wasn't his fault that But listen ! Across the foothills of blurred? What if our hands are the other fellow made a mistake! two thousand years those selfsame busy with other work than His? Why worry? For several hours Bill solemn words sound out their chal- What if our feet are walking where argued with himself while that ten- lenge to you and to me in that self- sin's allurement is? What if our dollar bill burned a hole in his pocket. same confidential, personal way. As tongues are speaking of things His But finally he marched himself back the followers of Jesus down here in lips would spurn? How can we hope to the bank and returned the money this thirty-fourth year of the twen- to help Him, and hasten His return?" unobtrusively so that nobody need be tieth century, we must accept the Yes, "ye shall be witnesses unto embarrassed. same grave responsibility, the same Me." And every act, every word, The cashier was interested. He great privilege of being His witnesses casts its influence either for or made some inquiries about this young to a doubting world. against Him whom we represent. We man. A few months later Bill, in Rather an arresting thought, isn't can't afford, then, to be even the need of a job, was indirectly placed it? Just what sort of representative least bit careless, can we? in touch with the bank president, who of Jesus Christ are you? am I? was in need of a chauffeur. "Why," 4 exclaimed the cashier in recommend- GIRL attending a large city high ing him, "I'd trust that chap with a STRANGER presented himself A school rode to and from her truckload of diamonds! He's honest A at my office door one recent suburban home by street car each as a spotlight ! He's a Seventh-day morning. In my hand he placed a morning and mid-afternoon. As the Adventist !" Bill got the job. And card introducing James Gardiner, seat beside her was vacated one day, he more than made good. Now he is representing the McLean Studios. a middle-aged woman, a stranger, that bank president's private stenog- Now I had never heard of James took it. After a few minutes she rapher. And he has been such a Gardiner of the McLean Studios, but spoke. "Pardon me, but aren't you worthy representative of his college at once I proceeded to size up the a Seventh-day Adventist?" "Yes, I that several of his classmates have firm by its representative. Within am," answered Margaret, looking up been employed on the recommend of fifteen minutes his clothes, his appear- from her book, surprised. "I thought his own courteous, willing-to-work- ance, his manners, his speech, his gen- so," and the questioner smiled. "I've hard, upright life. eral attitude, had told me a great been watching you for some time, and deal. They revealed not merely the wondering. Your quiet, modest dress man himself, for that was a sec- is such a contrast to that of the E shall be witnesses unto Me," ondary consideration. At the moment average high school girl. And then Ynot only at church, but every- he was not representing himself; he you aren't all decorated up with rouge where and all the time. Can the was representing, or misrepresenting, and lip stick, and your manner is world see Him in you? Are you the McLean Studios; he was their quiet and courteous. When you gave representing Him creditably? witness. your seat to that elderly woman yes- In fact, no person ever represents terday, so she did not have to stand, himself alone. He is a representative I was just sure you must be a Sev- VOL. 82, NO. 4 THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR, JANUARY 23, 1934 ONE YEAR, $1.75 Published by the Seventh-day Adventists. Printed every Tuesday by the Review and Herald Publishing Assn., at Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., U. S. A. 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. IN MEMORIAM . : LANDING PLAC.E THE rigor FILCRIAIS, NOV.11.1620;4 Mr MAP,. $1,061 7r1” Tnt t1 F ::-.1”t7VedriZ 1M l$CAMT A Tale of Old Springfield by Mildred C. Wood • PUBLISHERS PHOTO One of the Most Interesting Monuments in Old Provincetown, Massachusetts E will do just one more dow of the cabin, his clear, bright would have been out for a walk even problem this morning, John. eyes intently watching the robin, before the dew was off the grass! WQuickly, now, before father stood Tom, the pet deer, a gift to the .Aha! My faithful Tom !" he went returns. Here, on your slate, Pynchon children from Commuk, the on, as the sharp tap, tap of the deer's write—" Agawam Indian messenger between hoofs sounded on the bare floor, and "But, sister Mary, do I have to do his tribal chief and the white Tom's wet nose snuggled in the another one now? I don't want to! brothers. major's hand. Let's go out a little while, can't we? Mary Pynchon sat perfectly still, Before Mary could make explana- Please, dear Mary.