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The March of Prophetic Events

HE months of 1936 have been TAYLOR G. BUNCH "peace and safety" is being heard filled with events full of mean- on every hand, the nations are T ing. The parade of current engaged in the most gigantic arma- happenings in the onward march of ment race in human history. During time presents a picture that is both depressing and 1935 the various nations signed 156 peace treaties heartening. To the ungodly, modern events and and at the same time increased their standing conditions are incomprehensible mysteries that armies to 10,000,000 men. Germany spent i800,- make the future dark and uncertain and fill them 000,000 on her war machine, and the United States with forebodings of disaster. To the godly who spent more on her army and navy than the total view the unrolling scroll of history through the operating cost of the Federal Government in 1916. telescope of Bible prophecy, the passing events There appeared in the Literary Digest of March presage the tragic end of the reign of sin and the 2 1, 1936, an article entitled, "Making and Breaking dawn of a brighter day. To them the darkest of Treaties," accompanied by a map with more clouds have silver linings, and the fiercest storms than half the world in red as the result of armed are messengers of hope and cheer. conflict, rebellion, or treaty violations. Under the "WARS AND RUMOURS OF WARS" caption, "A Carnival of Peace," was the statement: "For seventeen years torn treaties have swirled like THE days immediately preceding the return of Christ are to be characterized by vast war prepara- tions with their attendant "wars and rumours of wars." At the same time peace organizations and The Chicago River, flowing through the heart of Chicago, disarmament conferences will seek to prevent with the La Salle Street Bridge in the foreground. In the threatened conflicts and to settle international dif- past year America has had the severest floods and the worst drought in her history. ferences by peaceful methods. While the cry of Wide World Photo

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hitherto dependable laws of nature are being disrupted?

CAPITAL AND LABOUR REGARDLESS of the evident signs of recovery from the economic depres- sion, the number of the unemployed in the United States continued to increase until at the beginning of 1936, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, it reached the unprecedented height of 12,892,000. This not only increased the problem of relief, but multiplied labour disturbances in all parts of the nation. In many instances strikes have been attended by vio- lence and bloodshed. This situation is also a sign of the times, according Wide World Photo to the fifth chapter of James, and These few hardy cornstalks, which managed to struggle knee high in a partially irrigated should tell us that "the coming of field in Pennington County, western South Dakota, United States, were eaten clean by grasshoppers shortly after the picture was to ken, the photograph being taken as the grass- the Lord draweth nigh." hoppers approached about a mile away. RELIGIOUS WORLD confetti across the civilized world. the drought to a greater or less ex- THE religious world presents a Armed conflict and broken treaties tent, but the Middle Western and very complex situation, which can be everywhere have followed in the wake North Central states have suffered explained only in the light of the of the World War." most severely. As a result of the "sure Word of prophecy," which The conquest of Ethiopia has been grain-crop reduction by the forces of "shineth in a dark place" and illu- completed. All efforts of the League nature, America became an importer minates dark and difficult problems. of Nations to curb military ambi- instead of a great exporter. The The struggle between modernism and tions or punish with sanctions were United States Conservation Service fundamentalism continues, with hope- in vain, and as a result of its impo- estimates that 9,000,000 acres have ful signs of a turning of the tide of tency in the face of a crisis involving been ruined by erosion beyond recov- war in favour of the latter. An in- a great nation, the League has lost ery, and that 5o,000,000 acres more creasing number of hitherto militant prestige as a peace-making and war- are so seriously damaged that it liberals are confessing their mistakes, breaking organization, and all Eu- seems impossible to save them. It and changing sides in the contro- rope was brought perilously near to is feared that a large area of the Cen- versy. This is because of the utter a general conflict. tral West, known as "the nation's failure of modern religious philoso- The bloody civil strife in Spain bread-basket," will soon become a phy to satisfy the desires and de- between the loyalists and the rebels desert waste unless something can mands of the spiritual life, as well continues with fury. The loyalists, be done to save it, and salvation from as the effect it has had on society by who are known also as the Reds and the ravages of nature's forces is dif- the lowering of moral standards, with Leftists, are endeavouring to main- ficult, if not impossible. the consequent increase of moral, so- tain the Popular Front Government To save them from certain death cial, economic, and political ills of against the Fascists and monarchists by starvation, millions of cattle have every description. The advancement who form the Rightist Popular Ac- been slaughtered and other millions of true science, especially in the field tion bloc. The Spanish revolt could shipped out of the "dust bowl" to of archaeology, has also played an easily prove to be a spark to explode more favoured regions. Thousands important part in causing the retreat the powder magazine of the Old of stricken families have abandoned of liberals, and the abandonment of World and lighten the whole earth all they possessed and have migrated a faith based on the hypotheses of a with the fires of a terrible conflagra- to other states and to Canada, and "science falsely so called." tion. millions more are on government re- The discoveries of modern science Only the ministration of the angels lief. It is estimated that the relief are gradually but surely corroborat- of peace pictured in the seventh and rehabilitation programme of the ing the Biblical record, and concern- chapter of the Revelation can hold in Federal Government will cost be- ing many haughty and arrogant mod- restraint the cyclonic winds of war tween $1,5oo,000,000 and $2,000,- ernists the prediction of the prophet and human passion until the gospel 000,000. is being fulfilled: "The wise men are commission has been fulfilled. According to divine revelation, "in ashamed, they are dismayed and the last days" there will come "peril- taken: lo, they have rejected the FLOODS AND DROUGHTS ous," or hard, times that will bring word of the Lord; and what wisdom IN the United States, floods of un- "distress of nations, with perplexity" is in them?" Jer. 8: 9. precedented severity visited fifteen of and cause men's hearts to fail them The multiplying of spurious relig- the states during the spring, causing "for fear, and for looking after those ions and counterfeit christs and scores of deaths, and property dam- things which are coming on the earth, prophets in all parts of the world is age to the amount of 5300,000,000 for the powers of the heaven shall another predicted sign of the soon (i6o,000,000). This superabundance be shaken." The latter statement return of Jesus. To His disciples He of rain and flood-water has been fol- reads thus in the Weymouth transla- said: "There shall arise false christs, lowed by the worst drought in the tion: "For the forces which control and false prophets, and shall show history of the country, accompanied the heavens will be "disordered and great signs and wonders; insomuch by dust storms and grasshopper disturbed." Does this refer to the that, if it were possible, they shall plagues that have left large areas of present-day freakish and unusual deceive the very elect." Matt. 24: hitherto fertile country a desert climatic changes, dust storms, and 24. In the Sunday School Times of waste. Thirty-five states have felt cyclones, that indicate that even the (Concluded on page 15) January i t, 1937 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 3 sibility toward God and the sacred- ness of the Ten Commandments. It would be a deterrent of crime and wicked living if people would only remember the statement found in Gen. 16: 13, "Thou God seest me." No matter how dark the night on which some crime or other evil deed is committed, there are unseen witnesses — the heavenly watchers. God sees. The criminal may flatter himself that his wicked deed has es- caped detection, but even if he is not Every Criminal Known to God brought to justice in this life, there is a bar at which—should he not re- OME time ago G men were The Literary Digest further states pent in this life — he must finally cruising along a highway in that "scientists have discovered that stand and where the sentence will be S Minnesota, United States, seek- the same pattern of friction-ridges sure and just and irrevocable—the ing the trail of the kidnappers of on a finger will be duplicated but bar of the Eternal. And the God Edward G. Bremer. "They saw," once in every 4,660,337th century," who placed the finger-prints on each says the Literary Digest, "a big milk and that they remain unchanged person's hand, and made them pe- can lying in the ditch at the side of throughout life unless mutilation or culiar to each individual, does not the road. Milk cans are expensive; surgical operations are resorted to. need those finger-prints to identify farmers aren't careless with them. It is certainly a remarkable fact the wrong-doer. In the books of The G men stopped. that finger-prints are duplicated only heaven, a record is kept of the name "The can was empty, but it gave once in every 466,033,700 years. of the wrong-doer and all his evil off an odour alien to its usual con- Today crime is so widespread and words and deeds. tents — gasoline. The G men took cunning that the authorities en- The Lord not only hears the words the can along with them, had the lone trusted with the task of apprehending and sees the actions of everyone, but finger-print on it photographed and criminals and securing their convic- is able also to read the thoughts. All sent to the Federal Bureau of Inves- tion have to avail themselves of every the imaginations of the heart are tigation in Washington. Then they helpful scientific device. Clever known to Him. He reads the mind continued on their way, looking for a crooks are abroad, and their cunning and heart as an open book. This $200,000 kidnapper needle in a na- has to be matched with superior solemn and thought-provoking fact is cleverness if crime is to be kept in tional haystack. pointed out in the beautiful words of "Meanwhile, one of the 200 classi- check. fiers in the Bureau of Investigation There would be far less crime and Psalm 139:— at Washington studied the print. He less careless living if people more "0 Lord, Thou hast searched me, recognized it as a right index print, generally had a sense of their respon- and known me. thus saving himself the "Thou knowest my task of looking at nine downsitting and mine up- other finger-prints on each rising, Thou understand- card he examined. The est my thoughts afar off." fact that the print re- "For there is not a corded an ulnar loop sim- word in my tongue, but, plified his task still fur- lo, 0 Lord, Thou knowest ther, as did other techni- it altogether." Verses t, cal characteristics. Then, 2, 4. disregarding the 6,000,- There is nothing what- 000 sets of finger-prints soever that we can hide on file, he selected first from the Most High. the cabinet containing The grace of Christ is those of the 13,000 most able to subdue the evil notorious criminals as the propensities of the heart, most promising possibili- and to bring the thoughts, ties. words, and actions into "Setting a card-index- harmony with the divine ing machine which works will. It is a good thing to by selection through have the Spirit of God punch-holes, he narrowed abiding in the heart, the cards down to several through faith in Christ, hundred bearing prints of for the Spirit writes the right index fingers with law of God upon the ulnar loops. Minor clas- heart, purifies the affec- sifications of ridges caused tions, and imparts a love him to pull one card out. of righteousness and truth The finger-print from the and a hatred of all ini- can on a highway in quity. Through a living Minnesota matched that faith in Christ, the most. of Alvin Karpis. evil life can be trans- formed and moulded by "Today Alvin Karpis Keystone Photo divine power after the is serving a life sentence Grave but kind-hearted English judges stroke the cheeks of a bright, likeness of the divine in Alcatraz." interesting little son of an eminent English King's counsel. character. K. 4 SIGNS OF THE TIMES January 11, 1937 and then, going away, left it to take Care of itself. The prophet Ezekiel, speaking of Flinging Back the Gifts of God conditions in the last days, says: "The iniquity of the house of Israel VERY harvest is a miracle. It sands starving, and will treat the mir- and Judah is exceeding great, and the p is a proof of the unbounded acle of the harvest as a common land is full of blood, and the city full generosity of God, and should thing, for whose bounty they are re- of perverseness; for they say, The be received with gratitude and sponsible to no one but themselves. Lord hath forsaken the earth, and thanksgiving. The Pilgrim Fathers, But for this they will be held ac- the Lord seeth not." Eze. 9: 9. Truly after a winter of sickness and star- countable, and will have famished the belief that the Creator has for- vation, received their first harvest as thousands to accuse them in the day saken the earth and seeth not has from the hand of the Lord. of judgment. H. been mightily.advanced by the teach- But in their land, and in many ing of evolution. other lands, the goodness of God is "It was Darwin, the gentle, the scorned. Where there is a bountiful kindly, who wrecked the universe for harvest, instead of distributing it to Is Science a Key? me and for millions of others," con- those in need, a percentage of the William E. Videto fesses Robert Blatchford, a noted crop is destroyed, and orders given evolutionist. Again, he writes: "But that less be planted next year. HE president of the University no Adam, no fall; no fall, no atone- This practice was condemned by of Chicago, Robert Maynard ment; no atonement, no Saviour. Ac- the Bishop of London in these out- THutchins, recently uttered these cepting evolution, how can we believe spoken words:— significant words: "We do not know in a fall? When did man fall? Was "The wilful destruction of the where we are going or why, and we it before he ceased to be a monkey fruits of the earth and the preven- have almost given up the attempt to or after? Was it before he was a tion or restriction of production in find out. We are in despair because tree-man or later? . . . And if there the face of need are virtually acts of the keys which were to open the gates never was a fall, why should there he sacrilege, because God's gifts are of heaven have let us into a larger any atonement?" flung back in His face." but more oppressive prison house. After a century of evolution teach- We thought those keys were science ing, the hope of a future life is The earth, marred as it is by the and the free intelligence of man. almost gone from among the masses. diseases that sin has brought into it, They have failed us. We have long A fierce, violent spirit — the result and defaced by the hand of man, is since cast off God. To what can we largely of this loss of hope for the still fruitful, and able to bring forth now appeal?" future—pervades society and dictates an abundance of food for all the hu- The scientific world has, as Presi- the policy of nations. Men are prone man family. But yet there are many dent Hutchins confesses, "long since to reason that, if this world is all who are actually starved, and many they are to get, they might as well more who are undernourished. This cast off God." It was not always so. Newton, the prince of scientists, who secure what they can, even by fraud is no fault of God's, for He provides lived over two hundred years ago, or force. plentifully. was a devout student of the Bible, Before the World War a note of In the Bible there are many beau- and an earnest Christian. The an- hope and confidence ran through the tiful passages that describe the tagonism of so-called science to the current literature. Man had climbed growth of the harvest, and these are teachings of the Bible dates from the upward from the brute creation, it used to illustrate the action of spirit- time when evolution became accepted was asserted, and was bound to con- ual forces upon the heart. as an axiom with little effort at proof. tinue upward until the evils of the Isaiah declares: "For as the rain The appearance in 1859 of a book, present era all disappear. cometh down, and the snow from "The Origin of Species," written by It is said that Nietzsche, in his heaven, and returneth not thither, but Charles Darwin, marked the begin- doctrine of the superman, applied to watereth the earth, and maketh it ning of an epoch. It is said that as human life the doctrine of Darwin's bring forth and bud, that it may give Mrs. Darwin read the manuscript of efficient animal; and that Bernhardi seed to the sower, and bread to the her husband's book, she expressed and the military textbooks in due eater: so shall My word be that herself thus: "I think that it will be time gave Germany the doctrine of goeth forth out of My mouth: it shall very interesting, but that I shall dis- the superman translated into the na- not return unto Me void, but it shall like it very much as putting God tional policy of the superstate aiming accomplish that which I please, and farther off." Later a prominent evo- at world power. And truly, nothing it shall prosper in the thing whereto lutionist put it in stronger terms. He but the spirit of evolution can I send it." Isa. 55: 1o, II. said: "Evolution turns the Creator account for the popularity of the self- Paul, preaching in the cities of out of doors." ish doctrine, "Each one for himself, Lystra and Derbe, introduces his and the devil take the hindermost," hearers to the true God as to One EVIL RESULTS OF UNBELIEF that threatens the very existence of whom they had seen by His works IF you have ever taken a field the doctrine of brotherhood. all their lives. He said: "Neverthe- glass and placed it inverted before In the year 1900, while an inter- less He left not Himself without wit- your eyes, you know that every national peace congress was in ses- ness, in that He did good, and gave object appears much smaller and far- sion in Paris, the following editorial us rain from heaven, and fruitful sea- ther away—as much smaller and far- appeared in L'Univers: "The spirit sons, filling our hearts with food and ther away than when viewed by the of peace has fled the earth because gladness." Acts 14: 17. naked eye as it appears larger and evolution has taken possession of it. The harvests are given to the chil- nearer when viewed through the field The plea for peace in past years has dren of men that none need go hun- glass properly placed. Just so evolu- been inspired by faith in the divine gry, and that all might look to heaven tion belittles the Creator and puts nature and the divine origin of man; as the source of all blessings. But Him far away. Indeed the evolu- men are now looked upon as chil- men's hearts have grown selfish, and tionist, if he believes in a personal dren of apes. What matters it their eyes have become blind, until Creator at all, thinks of a God who whether they are slaughtered or for greed of gain, they will see thou- wound up the universe once for all, not?" January II, 1937 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 5

The Ravages of Wolves DR. DANIEL LAMONT, Moderator of the Church of Scotland, writes this in the Evangelical Quarterly: "Liberal Protestantism, which had so wide a theological vogue a generation ago, and which did so much to weaken the witness of Protestantism, erred in its doctrine of divine judg- ment not only in being untrue to Scripture but also in being ethically unsound. Through the idea of God which it encouraged it discouraged the idea of divine judgment alto- gether. Judgment was taken out of the hands of God in order that God might be made to appear purely merciful. This doctrine was pala- table to the natural man, and this was certainly one reason for its popu- larity. Even Aristotle, pagan though he was, was a sound enough moralist to recommend that a doctrine which is highly gratifying to sense should be examined carefully before being accepted. Liberal Protestants as a class were not so particular. They desired a God whose name was Love but who must not be the Judge of all the earth. But there is no such God. An age which dreams of such a non- moral God is apt to be followed by one who believes in no God at all. To justify the ways of God to man by denying that he is Judge is to take a direct step to atheism." Sport & General Photo Dr. Per Pehrsson, a prominent A charming picture of Queen Elizabeth and her two bonny children. The photograph was Swedish churchman, spoke at the last taken when her Majesty was the Duchess of York. Lutheran World Conference (Paris) on Swedish conditions: "A hopeful The Southeastern Christian Advo- DID YOU? cate of June 25, 1925, quoted five sign is the collapse of proud optim- ism. The social evolutionary theory eminent college men of Great Britain DID you give him a lift? He's a brother of as joining in an answer to the ques- man, lies in its death quiver, this idea that tion, "Will civilization survive?" And bearing about all the burden he can. proud and mighty man can with his Their reply is: "The greatest danger Did you give him a smile? He was down- culture build a paradise on earth menacing our civilization is the abuse cast and blue, without God's help. This tower of of the achievements of science. Mas- And a smile would have helped him to Babel lies in ruins. The life without battle it through. tery over the forces of nature has God has gone into bankruptcy, and there are significant echoes of this endowed the twentieth-century man Did you give him your hand? He was with power which he is not fit to exer- slipping downhill, even in contemporary belles lettres." cise. Unless the development of And the world, so I fancied, was using Dr. Laible of the Allgemeine morality catches up with the develop- him ill. evangelischlutherische Kirchenzeitung ment of technique, humanity is bound Did you give him a word? Did you show writes of the evil that theological to destroy itself." him the road? Or did you just let him go on with his liberalism has done: "The inner col- Thus the world's confidence in load? lapse of the Evangelical National science is seen to have been mis- Church in Germany is the fruit of placed. One writer has expressed it Do you know what it means to be losing year-long undermining by a liber- thus: "Science needs religion to the fight, alism to which neither the Bible nor direct its energies and to inspire with When a lift just in time might set every- the creed are holy. It has laid its lofty purpose those who employ the thing right ? Do you know what it means—just the destroying hands on all. It began forces that are unloosed by science. clasp of a hand, at the universities and won the Evolution is at war with religion, be- When a man's borne about all a man ought clergy. Through these it came into cause religion is supernatural; it is, to stand? the parishes. A church generation therefore, the relentless foe of Chris- grew up that was no longer of the tianity, which is a revealed religion." Did you ask what it was—why the quiver- church. Those who should have Now the men of science are not so ing lip? been watchmen opened the gates to Why the half-suppressed sob and the scald- sure of progress; they are not sure the enemy. Judas had more follow- that civilization will survive. The ing teardrip? Were you brother of his when the time ers than Paul. And then people were voice of modern science is confused, came of need? astonished at the mass-defection from discordant, and almost hopeless. A Did you offer to help him, or didn't you the church. It was because the shep- few are wise enough to discard the heed? herds of the flock too often were false key—evolution. —Selected. wolves."—Sunday School Times.

6 SIGNS OF THE TIMES January II, 193 7 Those who deny the divinity of Christ say that He was a holy child, S one with whom God companied. But this could not be. In the first place, 'the no human child could be holy, for ---. :R11771 ENT:- - being a child of Adam, he could in- IN THE' LIGHT S herit only a sinful nature. By sin- OF PROPHECY ning, man cut off his only approach Editor: A. L. KING - - Assistant Editor: MARIAN M. HAY to God. He could no more ascend Editorial Contributor - - - A. W. ANDERSON from his fallen condition than could a man climb out of a deep well unless Please address all communications other than those of a business nature to a rope were lowered to him from the Editor by name. above. The first approach must come from above. God must interpose, or man would be for ever lost. He says: God Manifest in the Flesh "And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there N the first of the Moorhouse Lec- and the origin of the human race as was none to uphold: therefore Mine tures, recently delivered in St. narrated in Genesis, the Mosaic au- own arm brought salvation." Isa. Paul's Cathedral by the Arch- thorship of the first five books of the 63: 5. bishop of Brisbane (Dr. Wand), the Bible, and the approaching end of Yet another difficulty presented divinity of Jesus Christ was asserted the world are "mistaken beliefs." No itself. Willing and eager as God was to be the foundation of Christianity. scientist has yet been able to bridge to stoop down and save man, He was As already noted in these columns, the gulf between the living and the unable to do so, for the unapproach- Dr. Wand stated: "For Jesus to be non-living. Until this gulf is bridged, able light and glory which surrounded recognized as Lord must for us mean evolution, and all that hinges upon and shone forth from the presence that He is God, and can be taken to it, is only an unproved theory. of the One whose name is Holy, mean nothing less than this." would have meant, not salvation, but Similarly, Moses was the most out- instant death to a race of sinful This, and kindred statements pub- standina man of his time, and to beings. lished by the Melbourne Argus in its ascribe'' the authorship of the books report of his lecture, has called forth attributed to him to anyone else DIVINITY VEILED much discussion in the correspon- would be foolish. THE divine glory must be veiled, dence columns of that paper. For In the discussion, some hold that if God were to approach to man bear- over a week several letters have ap- it does not matter whether or not ing salvation. And that is exactly peared daily, some warmly agreeing, Jesus was divine. All that is neces- what He did. The second person of and others strongly disagreeing with sary, they say, is to live out the prin- the Godhead, the One who enjoyed the belief that Jesus is God. ciples that He taught, and practise the fellowship of complete under- Some of those disagreeing with this the Golden Rule. standing and equality with the belief admitted that Jesus was a thoughts and purposes of God, who prophet, a holy child, one in whom A VITAL ISSUE dwelt in the light of His glory, vol- God was, and who companied with BUT eternal issues hang upon this untarily laid aside the privileges and God. One correspondent says, "To question. It is not an unimportant outward evidences of His divine na- say that Jesus was God savours of matter whether or not we believe in ture, and took the form and the blasphemy." His reasons for so the divinity of Christ. The Bible, frailty of fallen man. thinking are as follows: "There is no which is the only authority that can By doing this He did not cease doubt that Jesus shared with His be accepted for spiritual things, to be God, but became in His one fellow countrymen the beliefs current makes it clear that no one short of a person completely God and com- among them; e.g., He believed in the divine Being could save man once he pletely man. This mystery — the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, had fallen. mystery of the incarnation—is com- of the creation of the world and the God is the only Source of life. Sev- pletely beyond the understanding of origin of the human race as narrated erance from Him means death; sin man, but by faith we may accept its in Genesis, of the person of Satan, made that break between man and reality, and enjoy the salvation that of demoniacal possession, of the ap- God. Thus, by himself, man was it brings within reach. No wonder proaching end of the world. How hopeless. By himself he could not that Paul exclaimed: "And without could He have held these mistaken cross the gulf that divided him from controversy great is the mystery of beliefs, and yet been God?" God; yet separation from God meant godliness: God was manifest in the It is not strange that those who death. flesh." I Tim. 3: 16. set out to deny the divinity of Christ In the beginning man was created This veiling of the divine glory, should also deny the truthfulness of in the image of God. But by sin he and hiding of divine power, as the the Bible, for the two are indissolubly lost the divine likeness, and became Son of God stepped down to become linked together. But to seek to prove mortal, subject to death and decay. the Son of man, is foretold by symbol Christ's divinity to be false by saying It was after this that Adam "begat a and sign, and in sacred song and -that the Bible beliefs which support son in his own likeness, after his prophecy, by the writers of the Old it are untrue, is surely bad logic to image." So, upon the whole of the Testament. With rapture Isaiah de- say the least. It is not the Bible nor human family the sentence of death clares: "For unto us a Child is born, Jesus that holds mistaken beliefs, but was passed by their father, for he unto us a Son is given: and the gov- the critics who refuse to believe in could not transmit to them what he ernment shall be upon His shoulder: anything supernatural, and in vainly did not himself have. and His name shall be called Won- seeking a way out get themselves in- This will show how utterly impos- derful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, volved in a tangle of arguments and sible it is to look to a human being The Everlasting Father, The Prince reasons that are mutually destructive. for help. "All have sinned, and come of Peace." Isa. 9: 6. It is impossible to prove the state- short of the glory of God." "There When Jesus was born of the Virgin ment that the creation of the world is none righteous, no, not one." Mary the prophecy was fulfilled, January II, 1937 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 7 "They shall call His name Em- to His Father He prayed, "And now, because He is truly God, He can ac- manuel, which being interpreted is, O Father, glorify Thou Me with cept this title. God with us." Matt. I: 23. Thine own self with the glory which I We have seen that man, in his John, the beloved apostle, who, had with Thee before the world was." fallen state, can do absolutely noth- more than any other man enjoyed in- With these unanswerable state- ing to gain salvation, neither can he timate association with Jesus while ments of conscious divinity may be look to his fellow-men for help. But He was on earth, fully believed Jesus coupled the prophecy of the firth of in man's extremity God intervened, to be God, and opened his Gospel Jesus in Bethlehem: "But thou, and because of His great love for with a sublime statement of this be- Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be man gave His only Son to be born lief: "In the beginning was the Word, little among the thousands of Judah, into the human family and live and and the Word was with God, and the yet out of thee shall He come forth die for the salvation of as many as Word was God. . . . unto Me that is to be Ruler in Israel; would believe on Him. "And the Word was made flesh, whose goings forth have been from of The Son of God who came with and dwelt among us." John I: 1, 14. old, from the days of eternity." veiled glory, and thus lived and died, did so that all of His divine energy The writer of the Epistle to the Micah 5: 2, margin. might be transformed into a kind of Hebrews also gives as the introduc- Perhaps the strongest text of all tion to his teaching on the priesthood power that frail humanity might take is one in which God the Father calls and use, until human nature is and ministry of Christ, a statement His Son God also. "But unto the of His exaltation and divinity:— changed into the divine likeness once Son He saith, Thy throne, 0 God, is more. This power is at once so gentle "God, who at sundry times and in for ever and ever: a sceptre of right- and so potent that fallen, sinful men divers manners spake in time past eousness is the sceptre of Thy king- by grasping it may become partakers unto the fathers by the prophets, dom." Heb. I: 8. of the divine nature. hath in these last days spoken unto Jesus accepted the acknowledg- Think of it! All that was lost by us by His Son, whom He hath ap- ment of Thomas when he called Him sin is thus restored by Christ, the di- pointed Heir of all things, by whom God. After the resurrection, when vine Son of God. All that man, had also He made the worlds; who being the other disciples had seen and be- he not sinned, might have become in the brightness of His glory, and the lieved, Thomas who had not seen, goodness, truth, and nobility of char- express image of His person, and up- said that he would not believe unless acter; all that he might have known holding all things by the word of His he could put his finger into the print of the heights of joy, the depths of power, when He had by Himself of the nails. At His next appearance, wisdom, and the lengths and breadths purged our sins, sat down on the right Jesus invited Thomas to do this, and of knowledge and of love—all this he hand of the Majesty on high; being Thomas, overwhelmed, cried out, may know and become through link- made so much better than the angels, "My Lord and my God." Had He ing himself with Jesus. "For in Him as He hath by inheritance obtained a not been God, Jesus could never have dwelleth all the fullness of the God- more excellent name than they." Heb. accepted this form of address, for it head bodily, and ye are complete in I: 1-4. would have been blasphemy. But Him." H. Throughout His life on earth Jesus kept His divine power veiled. Never once did He exert it for His own good. True, He performed miracles —increased the bread for the hungry For I would want for ever there to stay. multitudes, healed the sick, raised I do not know, the dead. But though this limitless I cannot tell you where ; power was in Him, He never exer- I only know cised it for Himself. Often He suf- He came and blessed me there. fered hunger and thirst; often He grew weary as He traversed the dusty You ask me why I gave my heart to Christ? roads of Palestine; and on that last I can reply ; night of suffering and abuse, knowing It is a wondrous story ; listen while that at any moment He could call I tell you why down power from heaven to His aid, J gave 011y 7Ceart My heart was drawn at length to seek His He endured the shame as a child of face. humanity must have done in similar to Christ I was alone, I had no resting-place: I heard of how He loved me, with a love circumstances. Of depth so great—of height so far above You ask me how I gave my heart to Christ ? So complete and perfect was the All human ken, I do not know: humanity of Jesus that even His dis- I longed such love to share, There came a longing for Him in my soul And sought it then ciples who had heard His teachings So long ago. Upon my knees in prayer. were slow to believe that He was the I found earth's fairest flowers would fade divine Son of God. True, there were and die ; flashes of insight, and moments of I yearned for something that would satisfy: You ask me why I thought this loving illumination, but there were also long And then at last somehow I seemed to dare Christ periods of blindness and slowness of To lift my broken heart to Him in prayer. Would heed my prayer? heart. I do not know, I know He died upon the cross for me, I cannot tell you how ; I nailed Him there. THE FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD I only know I heard His dying cry, "Father, forgive !" He is my Saviour now. I saw Him drink death's cup that I might THOUGH, as the scriptures quoted live; above show, Jesus became man, and My head was bowed upon my breast in laid aside the visible glory that had You ask me where I gave my heart to been His from the beginning, He did Christ ? I cannot say ; He called me, and in penitence I came. He heard my prayer— not cease to be God. He Himself That sacred place has faded from my sight I cannot tell you how, recognized this, and in the statements As yesterday. Or when, or where ; of His pre-existence claims unity Perhaps He thought it better I should not Only I love Him now. with the Father. "Before Abraham Remember where. How I should love that was, I am," He said to the Jews. And spot! —F. G. Brown. 8 SIGNS OF THE TIMES January II, 1937

God's Better World

LLEWELLYN A. WILCOX

F there is a better world," wrote demption. One, the Son of man, derness and on Calvary's summit. Basil King, "we want to be as- should come "to seek and to save There the thorny crown of redemp- sured of it—and assured of it that which was lost." Gen. 3: 15; tion cancelled the thorns indicative quickly. We are like passengers on Luke 19: 1o. of man's ruin. On the ground that a magnificent ship that has been tor- Since that hour those who have was moistened by the tears and pedoed. It is sinking beneath our looked for the promised restoration crimsoned by the blood of the Son feet." have been "as the sand which is by of man, He who was mocked as Humanity's dream of that better the seashore innumerable." But king of the Jews shall reign triumph- world has marked nearly six millen- "these all died in faith, not having ant as the King of kings. Hear His niums. True, the dream has not ex- received the promises, but having promise: "To him that overcometh pressed itself always in the same seen them afar off, and were per- will I grant to sit with Me in My way. Plato idealized it in his "Re- suaded of them, and embraced them, throne, even as I also overcame, and public," Augustine in his "City of and confessed that they were strang- am set down with My Father in His God," Sir Thomas Moore in his ers and pilgrims on the earth." throne." Rev. 3: 21. "The meek "Utopia." Charlemagne by his sword "They desire a better country, that shall inherit the earth." Ps. 37: II. would create a Holy Roman Empire: is, an heavenly." Heb. 12, 13, "The kingdom and dominion, and the idealism of Woodrow Wilson 16. Amid fading blossoms, declining the greatness of the kingdom under would save the world by a League of shadows, tantalizing prospects, and the whole heaven, shall be given to Nations and a World Court. Of the broken associations, their hearts have the people of the saints of the Most latter, perhaps, Mr. King was speak- been homesick for a land where the High, whose kingdom is an everlast- ing in words of despairing disillusion- flowers never fade, the day never ing kingdom." Dan. 7: 27. ment: "We thought we had been dies, hopes never fail, and friends building a world the very opposite of never disappoint. The implantation THE HOME OF THE SAVED this — a world well grounded, well of that hope in the soul of man was OF that world made new, some- supported, growing to an apex. It not to make him the sport of an illu- one has well written that there "every is most natural to ask, Where is that sive dream or an eternal mirage. Was faculty will be developed, every ca- dream now? Monarchy, democracy, it not the revelation of God Himself, pacity increased. The acquirement capitalism, Communism, Socialism, the Redeemer, that taught mankind of knowledge will not weary the mind Fascism, Nazism, have had their to pray, "Thy kingdom come. Thy or exhaust the energies. There the chance, and failed. Education, eco- will be done in earth, as it is in grandest enterprises may be carried nomics, sociology, ecclesiasticism, heaven"? Matt. 6: io. forward, the loftiest aspirations science, have all failed to outlaw war, reached, the highest ambitions real- or the things that breed it, banish "THEN SHALL THE END COME" ized; and still there will arise new social injustice, or regenerate the WHILE on earth Jesus declared: heights to surmount, new wonders to race. Never before was the cry so "This gospel of the kingdom shall admire, new truths to comprehend, desperate for the certitude of a better fresh objects to call forth the powers world." be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; . . . then of mind and soul and body." There, too, will be the companionship of the shall the end come." Matt. 24: 14. BEFORE SIN CAME great and good, the wise and just of The end of what? The end of sin, ONCE there was a better world— all the ages. and all that sin has brought. The a country without a curse and a Because tragedy is the chief fabric society without sin. These age-per- end of disappointment and hope de- ferred. When man has demonstrated of human existence in this world, In- sisting yearnings voiced by poets and spiration must tell us what that world philosophers whisper of man's mem- his inability to govern himself, God will take charge. The Arbiter of na- is like for the most part by telling us ory of such a world. Legends of an- what is not there. cient peoples, drifting down from tions will write "Finis" to the failure antiquity, support the story of earth's of human effort, and establish on the There will be no devil, for he has oldest history, the Bible. Only a earth His own kingdom of eternal been destroyed (Rev. 20: I0); no glimpse is given there of the match- peace. Dan. 2: 35, 44. temptation to sin, for "there shall less perfection of that Eden world— In the vision of the Apocalypse in nowise enter into it anything that of man made in the image of divinity John on Patmos saw the capital of defileth, neither whatsoever worketh and designed for immortality, placed the renewed earth, such a metropolis abomination" (Rev. 2I: 27); no as king in a pristine garden Paradise! as this world has never known in all more coffins, funerals, and graves, for Would that the story could have the glories of Athens, Thebes, Tyre, "there shall be no more death" (Rev. been left there! But it must record, Babylon, or Rome, all rolled together, 21 : 4); no more heartbreak or alas, the dominion lost, the image perfect in symmetry, indescribable heartache, for "God shall wipe away marred, the eternal life forfeited; and in beauty. Revelation 21, 22. all tears from their eyes." Rev. 21:4. the first human pair exiled, to dream Thus and then will be fulfilled the There will be no more bruised and thereafter outside its gates, as have purpose of God that this earth might tortured bodies, no more need of hos- their descendants, of what might have be the eternal home of His holy and pitals, for there "the inhabitant shall been—but for sin. happy children. Isa. 45: 18. So not say, I am sick," "neither shall And yet the darkness of that pic- will be brought back the first do- there be any more pain" (Isa. 33: ture is not without hope. Out into minion. Micah 4: 8. What the first 24; Rev. 21: 4); no more infirmity this vale of tears our first parents Adam lost in the garden, Christ, the or deformity, no more blind, deaf, took with them the promise of re- second Adam, won back in the wil- lame, or dumb. Isa. 35: 5, 6. January II, 1937 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 9 There will be no more predatory peace there shall be no end." Ps. 46: You may. Make certain of it. Abra- instincts, even among the animal 9; Isa. 9: 7. And whatever else there ham, desiring that better land, was creation, for no "ravenous beast . . . is that mars man's happiness or shad- promised that he should be "heir of shall be . . . found there" (Isa. 35: ows his joy or disturbs his peace, it, the world." You may enter into the 9) ; no more ravages of hate, for too, shall be gone, for "there shall be fulfilment of that promise. You may "they shall not hurt nor destroy" no more curse." Rev. 22: 3. reign in that endless kingdom. "If (Isa. 9) ; no more animosities or ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's antagonisms, individual or interna- WILL YOU BE THERE? seed, and heirs according to the prom- tional, for "the Lord shall be King Is that world for you? Will you ise." Gal. 3: 29. Giving all you over all the earth: in that day shall have a share in it? have and are to Him, lay claim now there be one Lord, and His name Do you belong to that kingdom? to a place in that better world! one." Zech. 14:9. There will be no more sleepless ac>a<> c> c> c> aaaaaa aaaa c> c> c> c> c> aaaac> tossing without rest, no more shad- ows of mystery or darkness to shelter crime, for "there shall be no night there" (Rev. 21: 25); no insecurity, TOO HARD FOR SCIENCE no fear, for there "they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them SCIENTISTS are doubtless doing dents, with this very mystery and afraid" (Eze. 34: 28) ; no dread fore- bodings of the morrow, for there will more wonderful things today than miracle of life. God promised a child to Abraham be "quietness and assurance for ever before in the history of the world. Their discoveries are adding and Sarah when they knew this was ever." Isa. 32: 17. to the comforts and joys of living on quite impossible. "Therefore Sarah There will be no more sad mem- earth. But science has its inexorable laughed within herself." The Lord ories from this life returning to limitations. There are finalities be- simply asked the question: "Is any- haunt us in the next, for "the former yond which it cannot go. One of thing too hard for the Lord?" Gen. shall not be remembered, nor come these is human life — seemingly a 18: 14. And the child was born, the into mind" (Isa. 65: 7) ; no disap- simple thing, but quite too hard for new life began. pointments from life's aborted hopes, science to explain or master. Almost 2,000 years later an angel its frustrated ambitions, or its bitter told the young Virgin Mary that she incompletions, for "they shall not Every little while we read that this or that scientist is conducting experi- should have a child, not the son of build, and another inhabit; they any earthly father. When Mary they shall not plant, and another eat. ments that may result in the pro- ducing of life. But these experiments asked, "How shall this be?" the an- . . . They shall not labour in vain, gel explained that the babe should nor bring forth for trouble"; but have not yet matured — and they never will. Science cannot create be the Son of God; then followed this "Mine elect shall long enjoy the sovereign declaration: "For with work of their hands." Isa. 65: 22, 23. life—it cannot create anything. Sci- ence cannot even discover the origin God nothing shall be impossible." There deserts, bad lands, or waste Luke 37. and barren places will not exist, for of life. It is "too hard" for them. It is "impossible." True scientists — and there are "the desert shall rejoice, and blos- such—bow reverently before God's som as the rose." Isa. 35: 1. There It is significant that God in His miracle-working power and rejoice will be no more youth for cannon fod- Word uses these very expressions, that what is too hard, even impos- der, no more fields of slaughter, no "too hard," and "impossible," as He sible, for science, God rejoices to do more massacres of the innocent, but deals, in two widely separated inci- for the blessing of men.—Selected. peace—perfect and enduring peace. He will make "wars to cease." "Of the increase of His government and <>C><>C><><>C><>.C> C><><>C>C><>C>C><><>C><><><><><><><>C>C><><><>C><>C>

Sport & General Photo Government troops lining house roofs at Madrid. Women fighters are among them. In God's better world there will be no wars nor rumours of war, no killing, and no deaths. I0 SIGNS OF THE TIMES January Ir , 1937

The Supremacy of Love

Walter 0. Edwards

N a marvellous manner the be- Love believeth all things - Jesus knowledge without Jesus, who is love, loved apostle links the love of believed all the prophets. Luke 24: are as "nothing" in the judgment of I God, and Jesus, the gift of God's 25. Heaven. Even the gift of prophecy love: "He that loveth not, knoweth without Jesus and His love, profits Love hopeth all things-Jesus "is nothing, as was illustrated in the not God; for God is love. In this the hope of Israel." Acts 28: 20. was manifested the love of God to- case of Balaam. All the great and ward us, because that God sent His Love endureth all things - Jesus mighty deeds of the worldly great, only begotten Son into the world, "endured the cross." Heb. I2: 2. shrink to nothing when divorced from that we might live through Him." Love never faileth - Jesus "shall Jesus, who is love. Let us now view 1 John 4: 8, 9. not fail." Isa. 42: 4. these same spectacular attainments Jesus was God's love-gift to the from an altogether different angle. In these short verses we have a Jesus, the Prince of love, possessed world, and God used His only Son glorious picture of the Lord Jesus to demonstrate His amazing love to all of these great things, as the fol- Christ, a picture that every son and lowing will show:- men. That Jesus is love can be daughter of Adam can understand. shown in another way: Jesus is God Moreover the grand total of these Eloquence - "Never man spake -the second person of the Godhead graces is love. like this man." John 7: 46. -and was called the "mighty God" It was said of Jesus many hun- Prophecy-Jesus was the greatest by the gospel prophet. Isa. 9: 6. dreds of years before the days of this of prophets - "that Prophet." John So, then, it is perfectly proper to scripture, "He shall not fail nor be 6: 14. is love." read into 1 John 4: 8, "Jesus discouraged till He hath set judg- Wisdom and Knowledge - First Corinthians, chapter 13, ment in the earth." Isa. 42: 4. Jesus whom [the Father and Christ] are deals with this supreme subject of who is love, "never faileth." The hid all the treasures of wisdom and love, and in there presenting an out- plan of salvation, which was God's knowledge." Col. 2: 2, 3. line of love, the writer just as surely great plan of love to save the lost, was a success; and will go on from Miracles-"This Man doeth many presents an exact and beautiful pic- miracles." John II: 47. ture of Jesus, who is love, and the success to success; until judgment has been set in the earth by King Himself for King of love. This amazing picture Benevolence-"Gave Jesus at His glorious appearing. This me." Gal. 2:20. is found in verses 4-8:- great chapter, this wonderful essay Martyrdom - "Suffered, the just Love suffereth long-Jesus is long- on the greatest thing in the universe for the unjust." 2 Peter 3: 18. suffering. 2 Peter 3: 15. -love-naturally divides itself into two parts-verses 1-3, and verses 4- Jesus was in possession of these Love is kind-Jesus is kind. Titus attainments, but love went with them 3: 4. 8, the remaining verses being re- marks on the two preceding parts, all, and hallowed them all. These Love envieth not - Jesus is free the whole ending in a grand climax. great things are good in their place from envy. I Peter 2: 22. We have seen that verses 4-8 in a in God's great plan of love; but Love vaunteth not self - Jesus most remarkable manner depict the without love they may even be the "made Himself of no reputation." character of the Man Christ Jesus; attainments of devils and wicked Phil. 2: 7. but what of the first part, verses 1-3? men. Love is not puffed up - Jesus These verses may be summed up as Lucifer's eloquence led the third part of the angels to rebel in heaven. "humbled Himself." Phil. 2: 8. follows:- Love Both .not behave unseemly- 1. "The tongues of men and of an- He understands prophecy, else Jesus behaved in a perfect way. Ps. gels"-eloquence. how does he know that he hath but a short time? Rev. 12: 4. Ior: 2; Isa. 42: 2. 2. "The gift of prophecy" - wisdom, and per- Love seeketh not her own-Jesus prophecy: He was "full of fect in beauty." Eze. 28: 12. came "to seek and to save that which 3. "Understand all mysteries"- was lost." Luke 19: 10. wisdom. Lucifer's knowledge was such that Love is not easily . provoked- no secret was hidden from him. Eze. 4. "Understand all knowledge"- 28: 3. Jesus "opened not His mouth." Isa. knowledge. 53: 7. Devils work miracles in the sight 5. "Faith" to "remove mountains" of men., Rev. 16: 14. Love thinketh no evil-Jesus -miracles. Even sweet benevolence performed thinks "thoughts of peace and not 6. "Bestow goods to feed poor"- of evil." Jer. 29: I I. with a great sound of a trumpet may benevolence. be the work of the servants of Satan. Love rejaiceth not in iniquity- 7. "Give my body to be burned" Matt. 6: 2. Jesus "did no sin." I Peter 2: 22. -martyrdom. Regarding martyrdom; perhaps Love rejoiceth in the truth-Jesus Without love, these spectacular this is a climax which the kingdom of came "to bear witness to the truth." attainments are as "sounding brass," evil scarcely attains to. But even John 18: 37. and profit nothing. Eloquence, here, some men apparently find it Love beareth all things - Jesus apart from Jesus, who is love, never easier to die for what they be- "bare our sins." I Peter 2: 24. saved a single soul. Wisdom and lieve to be right, than to live for that January II, 1937 SIGNS OF THE TIMES II ideal, which certainly suggests that Kindness (Love is kind). Truthfulness (Rejoiceth in the living the life of love is infinitely su- Generosity (Love envieth not). truth). perior to any such outwardly spec- Meekness (Beareth all things). tacular attainments as eloquence, Humility (Love vaunteth not it- worldly wisdom, and knowledge, the self, is not puffed up). Faith (Believeth all things). working of miracles; or even the gift Courtesy (Doth not behave un- Hope (Hopeth all things). of prophecy, and the martyr's crown. seemly. Courage (Endureth all things). These great gifts are worthy of our Unselfishness (Seeketh not her (Love never faileth). most earnest efforts to obtain, but own). Success Cor. 13: 4-8. the "more excellent way" (r Cor. Good temper (Is not easily pro- 12: 31) is first to obtain the graces voked). If these graces fill our hearts, God of love and of the Spirit, which are:— Goodness (Rejoiceth not in ini- can, if He so wills, safely entrust us with the gifts enumerated in the first (love suffereth long) quity). Patience three verses of this love chapter. Pride is the grave danger in the possession of the gifts of eloquence, prophecy, wisdom, knowledge, etc., Uhat c6hink Ye of Christ without the saving grace of love. Tom Watt Prophecy, eloquence, and knowledge will "fail," "cease," and finally "van- ANNOUNCING angel, I am asking thee: We beheld His glory, His truth and grace; ish away," but "love never faileth." Of the virgin's Babe: What think ye? Unveiling in beauty the Father's face. Verse 8. "When that which is per- Those who heard Him and believed in fect is come, then that which is in The Child who is resting 'neath Mary's His name heart Become heirs of God with a sonship's part shall be done away." Verse 1o. Has been chosen of God for royal part. claim. Jesus, who is love, is the perfection Jesus the Saviour of men is He; that is to come. Exalted for ever His name shall be. Officers sent out, I am asking ye: "When I was a child, I spake as a The Lord God shall give unto Him the Of Him ye went after: What think ye ? throne child [our stammering eloquence], I Of the house of King David for His own. understood as a child [faulty 7.vis- The Son of the Highest, extolled by men, We stood astonished on that last great day dom]; but when I became a man His reign o'er the nations shall never end. Of the passover feast and heard Him say: ["The measure of the stature of the "If any among you athirst shall be, He shall see of His kingdom sure increase: fullness of Christ." Eph. 4: 13], I Let him come and drink of water with The Wonderful, Counsellor, Prince of put away childish things." Verse II. Peace. Me; For he that believeth on Me shall know "For now we see through a glass, John the Baptizer, I am asking thee: The fountains of living water that flow." darkly [our feeble faith]; but then Of the Galilean: What think ye? We heard Him contending with priest face to face; now I know in part and scribe; [our imperfect knowledge]; but then The One who sent me had said unto me; And parrying their thrusts from every shall I know even as also I am "Coming out of the heavens thou shalt see side. 1 2 . The Spirit descend on My chosen One, known." Verse Now we see by Empty we returned to the Pharisees, the flickering torch of faith, but My only-begotten beloved Son." For none ever uttered such words as these. Then cometh Jesus out of Galilee, when Jesus the Lord of light and glory appears, all the darkness will To be baptized in the Jordan of me. Pontius Pilate, I am asking thee: Through the cloven heavens, behold, there Of the Man accused: What think ye? vanish and "we shall see Him as He came is" (1 John 3 : 2), and will indeed, The Spirit of God in a mellow flame. see Him face to face. The glorious It rested on Him like a hovering dove; One was brought bound unto me and accused new earth "shall be full of the knowl- And I heard a voice, "This is My Son I I: 9)— beloved." Of claiming to be the king of the Jews; edge of the Lord" (Isa. Charged with treason and with failure to "know even as also I am known." Simon Peter, I am asking thee, pay "And now abideth faith, hope, love; Of the peasant Carpenter: What think ye? Tribute to Caesar ; in many a way these three; but the greatest of these Perverting the nation. They urged that He is love." Verse 13. I sat at His feet full many an hour; Be sentenced to death on the Roman tree. I was witness oft to His healing power; He uttered no word in answer to them, Now we walk by faith, I saw Him awaken the sleeping dead, I marvelled greatly at His patient calm. Buoyed up by hope, And greatly increase the fish and the I examined Him here in the judgment bread. hall; But soon love in the person of The storm abated and the wind grew still, And I could find in Him no fault at all. Jesus, will shine out of Zion in all And hushed to a calm at His sovereign His fullness; and in His glorious will. Roman centurion, I am asking thee: presence:— I saw Him transfigured on monutain Of yon hanging Jew: What think ye? crown; Faith will be lost in sight: His garment glistened like a silver gown. Captain of a hundred soldiers am I; I have staked my soul on His living word, Hope will meet its glad fruition, It gives me no terror to see men die. and That He is the Christ, the Son of God. I have heard them curse with their dying Love will be king; and that king John the Evangelist, I am asking thee: breath, Of Jesus of Nazareth: What think ye? And rail in bitterness like yonder thief. will be King Jesus, the "King of Nothing cared I for this offending Jew; love." Love is supreme because In the very beginning He was the Word; But the earthquake came and the darkness Jesus is love. Love is greater than And the Word was with and the Word too; "faith" and "hope" because:— was God. And out of the darkness I heard Him Everything created was made by Him; plead: "LOVE believeth [faith] all His abundant life was the life of men. "Forgive them, Father, for this awful things." The darkness was cleft by His radiant deed." "LOVE hopeth [hope] all things." light; Then I knew when He bowed His head It was morning's dawn to earth's dark and died Verse 7. night. 'Twas the Son of God we had crucified. From this it can be clearly seen 12 SIGNS OF THE TIMES January 11, 193 7 that love includes both faith and ent parts; just as the sun shining though the blessings He has given me hope in its scope. In the first five through the raindrops becomes a have been squandered, I will arise, verses of Romans, chapter 5, the beautiful rainbow. In like manner, and go to my Father, and say, 'I glorious trio: faith, hope, and love, the love of God, shining through the have sinned against heaven, and be- are again set forth: "Justified by heart, is transformed into its con- fore Thee, and am no more worthy faith." Verse 1. "And hope maketh stituent parts, or graces. These to be called Thy son: make me as not ashamed; because the love of parts, or graces of love, are found in one of Thy hired servants.' " The God is shed abroad in our hearts I Cor. 13: 4-8:-- parable tells you how the wanderer by the Holy Ghost which is given Love is patient — longsufiering. will be received: "When he was yet unto us." Rom. 5: 1, 5. Love is kind, etc. Love in the ab- a great way off, his father saw him, Love's source is in the Godhead— stract cannot help the world, but love and had compassion, and ran, and "God is love." From this great that reveals the Christian graces in fell on his neck, and kissed him." source the Holy Spirit sheds the love the life can be understood by a world But even this parable, tender and of God abroad in the heart. But is which is starved for love. This is touching as it is, comes short of ex- the love of God given to the heart the reason why God speaks to the pressing the infinite compassion of for its own use only? No! certainly hearts of men through hearts that are the heavenly Father. The Lord de- not. God desires to use the heart as responsive to His Holy Spirit. The clares by His prophet, "I have loved a beautiful prism through which His graces of the Spirit described in thee with an everlasting love: there- love is "shed abroad" to the world. Cor. 13: 4-8 all combine to make the fore with loving-kindness have I The world is love's objective: a prism greatest thing in the universe— drawn thee." While the sinner is breaks the light up into its constitu- LOVE. yet far from the Father's house, wast- ing his substance in a strange coun- try, the Father's heart is yearning, over him; and every longing awak- ened in the soul to return to God, is- Rich Promises for You but the tender pleading of His Spirit, Ellen G. White wooing, entreating, drawing the wan- derer to his Father's heart of love. OME seem to feel they must be He will have mercy upon him; and With the rich promises of the Bible on probation, and must prove to our God, for He will abundantly before you, can you give place to S pardon." "I have blotted out, as a to the Lord that they are re- doubt? - Can you believe that when formed, before they can claim His thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, the poor sinner longs to return, longs blessing. But they may claim the as a cloud, thy sins." to forsake his sins, the Lord sternly "I have no pleasure in the death blessing of God even now. They withholds him from coming to His must have His grace, the Spirit of of him that dieth, saith the Lord feet in repentance? Away with such Christ, to help their infirmities, or God: wherefore turn yourselves, and thoughts! Nothing can hurt your they cannot resist evil. Jesus loves live ye." Satan is ready to steal own soul more than to entertain such to have us come to Him just as we away the blessed assurances of God. a conception of our heavenly Father. are, sinful, helpless, dependent. We He desires to take every glimmer of He hates sin, but He loves the sinner, hope, and every ray of light from the may come with all our weakness, our and He gave Himself in the person folly, our sinfulness, and fall at His soul; but you must not permit him of Christ, that all who would, might feet in penitence. It is His glory to to do this. Do not give ear to the be saved, and have eternal blessed- encircle us in the arms of His love tempter, but say: "Jesus has died ness in the kingdom of glory. What and to bind up our wounds, to cleanse that I might live. He loves me, and stronger or more tender language us from all impurity. wills not that I should perish. I have could have been employed than He a compassionate heavenly Father: Here is where thousands fail: they has chosen in which to express His and although I have abused His love, do not believe that Jesus pardons love toward us? He declares, "Can them personally, individually. They a woman forget her sucking child, do not take God at His word. It is that she should not have compassion the privilege of all who comply with The Aching Heart on the son of her womb? Yea, they the conditions, to know for them- THE world's great heart is aching, aching may forget; yet will I not forget selves that pardon is freely extended fiercely hi the night, thee." for every sin. Put away the sus- And God alone can heal it, and God alone Look up, you that are doubting picion that God's promises are not give light ; and trembling; for Jesus lives to meant for you. They are for every And the men to bear the message and to make intercession for us. Thank repentant transgressor. Strength and preach the living Word, God for the gift of His clear Son, and grace have been provided through Are you and I, my brothers, and all others pray that He may not have died for that have heard. Christ to be brought by ministering you in vain. The Spirit invites you angels to every believing soul. None Can we close our eyes in slumber, can we today. Come with your whole heart are so sinful that they cannot find fold our hands at ease, to Jesus, and you may claim His strength, purity, and righteousness in While the gates of night stand open to the blessing. pathway of the seas? Jesus, who died for them. He is As you read the promises, remem- waiting to strip them of their gar- Can we shut up our compassion, can we leave one prayer unsaid, ber they are the expression of unut- ments stained and polluted with sin, Ere the souls that sin has ruined have been terable love and pity. The great and to put upon them the white robes wakened from the dead? heart of Infinite Love is drawn to- of righteousness; He bids them live, ward the sinner with boundless com- and not die.. O Voice of God, we hear Thee, above the passion. "We have redemption God does not deal with us as finite wrecks of time; Thine echoes roll around us, and the mes- through His blood, the forgiveness of men deal with one another. His sage is sublime; sins." Yes, only believe that God is thoughts are thoughts of mercy, love, No power of men shall thwart us, no your helper. He wants to restore and tenderest compassion. He says, stronghold us dismay, His moral image in man. As you "Let the wicked forsake his way, and For God commands obedience, and love draw near .to Him with confession the unrighteous man his thoughts: has led the way ! and repentance, He will draw near to and let him return unto the Lord, and —Author unknown. you with mercy and forgiveness. January II, 1937 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 13

judgments, and do them." Eze. 36: 26, 27. Can We Trust the Bible ? Note. — This mighty miracle of God's grace is being wrought in thousands of lives A BIBLE STUDY--No. 43 yearly, and demonstrates that the Word of God is a living instrument in His hands W. R. Carswell to change human lives. Devil-worshipping murderers and cannibals become peaceful these days of infidelity and Note.—Although Peter saw the kingly Christians, risking their lives to give the I. IN good news of the Saviour to those who crime, when the very foundations of glory of Jesus, and heard the voice of God testifying to His divine kingship, he were once their mortal enemies. The Word civilization seem to be crumbling, is received in faith works these marvellous there anything solid on which to counted the Word of prophecy more sure than sight or hearing. And so it has transformations, and makes loving com- build? proved to be. Sight may be deceived by mandment-keepers out of cruel and brutal murderers. Let us too give it full sway The Master said, "Heaven and sleight-of-hand trickery, and hearing may play us false, but the prophetic Word is in our lives, accepting its rebukes, and be- earth shall pass away, but My words lieving its promises. The result may be shall not pass away." Matt. 24: 35. unerringly fulfilled. The truth of Bible history is also being continually demon- as pictured in Isa. 8: 18; Zech. 3: 8. 2. What is said of the passing of strated by ancient records dug up from the earth and sky, by Isaiah; and of ruins of buried cities. Bible history and something enduring still? prophecy are both reliable. GROWING OLD TOGETHER "The heavens shall vanish away 7. Seeing that Bible history and A. W. Beaven like smoke, and the earth shall wax fulfilled prophecy both testify that "IT shall come to pass that at eve- old like a garment, . . . but My sal- the Bible is reliable, how should we ning time it shall be light." This vation shall be for ever, and My receive it? beautiful bit of ancient poetry is, in righteousness shall not be abolished." "Receive with meekness the en- a sense, a word painting of an ideal Isa. 51: 6. grafted Word, which is able to save old age. The world holds no ex- your souls." James I: 21, last part. perience finer than that which a 3. How does the Psalmist define happy married life offers. Picture a this enduring righteousness? 8. How does Peter emphasize the home where in youth two have same truth? "All Thy commandments are right- plighted their love in high honour, eousness." Ps. II 9 : 172. "Being born again, not of corrup- where they have passed along life's tible seed, but of incorruptible, by road in happy companionship, chil- "All His commandments are sure. the Word of God, which liveth and dren have come and have been reared They stand fast for ever and ever." abideth for ever." I Peter I: 23. to go forth and do a good piece of the PS. 7, 8. world's work, and to found homes of 9. Besides being the instrument in their own which, in turn, become Note. — From the above scriptures we converting the soul, what other use can deduce these facts. Even the solid centres of blessing; and now two earth and the atmospheric heavens are does it fulfil? older folk, enjoying a well-earned liable to be changed or destroyed. But the "As new-born babes, desire the rest, serving God and their fellow- salvation which our God offers to believing sincere milk of the Word, that ye men, happy in the love of each other, and repentant sinners is unchangeable and may grow thereby." I Peter 2: 2. move on toward the twilight and eve- eternal as is the Word on which it is based, ning star, waiting till over the western which is the standard of and the divine law 1o. What purpose should we have hills the evening bell sounds one clear all righteousness, or right living. Let us in memorizing the Word of God? lay up these three enduring things in our call for them: It has come to pass hearts, and we likewise shall endure for "Thy word have I hid in mine that for them at evening time it is ever. heart, that I might not sin against light.—Watchman-Examiner. Thee." Ps. 119: II. 4. What sure proof of inspiration does the Bible contain? II. What reasons for searching the BE A FRIEND Scriptures did Jesus give? "We have also a mare sure Word BE a friend. You don't need money; of prophecy; whereunto ye do well "Search the Scriptures; for in Just a disposition sunny; that ye take heed, as unto a light that them ye think ye have eternal life: Just the wish to help another shineth in a dark place." 2 Peter and they are they which testify of Get along some way or other; I: 19. Me." John 5: 39. Just a kindly hand extended Out to one who's unbefriended; 5. Concerning what future event 12. How important is it that we Just the will to give or lend, had Peter just before been writing? should study the life and character This will make you some one's friend. "We have not followed cunningly of Jesus as foretold in the Old Testa- ment, and revealed in the New? Be a friend. You don't need glory. devised fables, when we made known Friendship is a simple story. unto you the power and coming of "This is life eternal, that they Pass by trifling errors blindly, our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye- might know Thee the only true God, Gaze on honest effort kindly. witnesses of His majesty." 2 Peter and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast Cheer the youth who's bravely trying, I: i6. Pity him who's sadly sighing; sent." John 17: 3. Just a little labour spend 6. What proof besides that of sight 13. What is the greatest of all On the duties of a friend. testified to the kingship of Jesus in miracles, and one which can be per- Be a friend. The pay is bigger that great transfiguration scene? formed only by the power of the (Though not written by a figure) Word? Than is earned by people clever "He received from God the Father In what's merely self-endeavour. honour and glory, when there came "A new heart also will I give you, You'll have friends instead of neighbours such a voice to Him from the excel- and a new spirit will I put within For the profits of your labours; lent glory, This is My beloved Son, you: . . . and I will put My Spirit You'll be richer in the end in whom I am well pleased." 2 Peter within you, and cause you to walk in Than a prince, if you're a friend. I: 17. My statutes, and ye shall keep My —Edgar A. Guest. I4 SIGNS OF THE TIMES January II, 1937

Rising Above Our Limitations eec UMBLE though our talents may be, Heaven has promised to make them vibrant for truth and righteousness. From the following, draw personal courage to put your limited talents to the Mas- oc- ter's use. While sharpening your ?:! p C o" tools as opportunity presents itself in o etim• kits et.virxtrteepi,ei,o12. the service of your missionary band, do with your might whatever your hands find to do. For example:— I. The lad David used his crude The Feast of Unleavened Bread sling and one of the five smooth Marion R. McLennan stones he picked up. 2. The farmer Shamgar slew the S the feast of unleavened bread "This must be the reason it was Philistines with an ox-goad. came directly after the pass- called the bread of affliction," said 3. :WI brought victory by means A over, it would be nice to have Eva. of a nail of the tent, and a hammer. "It is through trial and difficul- it next and see what we can learn 4. By means of broken pieces of from it," said mother. ties that we reach the heavenly Ca- a wrecked vessel, the members of the "So it would," they all agreed. naan, our home of rest. r Peter 4: 12. ship's crew and passengers who could "There does not seem very much Seven days they were to eat it," ex- not swim escaped safely to land. to it," remarked Bess. claimed Walter. 5. A home-made basket carried "Where is it found, mother?" asked "Well, who would have thought God's potential leader of Israel. Bob. this feast meant so much?" said Bess. 6. Small Zacchwus climbed a tree "In Lev. 23 : 6, 15, also Deut. 16: "Perhaps there is much we have when he failed to catch a glimpse of 3, 4. Mention of it is made in the not seen," remarked Bob, as he fin- the Saviour over the heads of the twelfth and thirteenth chapters of ished the notes. crowd. Exodus. Leaven is a type of malice 7. A little cake baked first for and wickedness, while unleavened Elijah opened the way for God to TYPE ANTITYPE bread stands for sincerity and truth. bless the widow's home.—Selected. 1 Cor. 5: 7, 8," replied mother. Ex. 12: 19, 20. Cor. 5: 7, 8. Joshua 23: 14. "The Saviour called hypocrisy the Deut. 16: 3 leaven of the Pharisees, perhaps be- Deut. 16: 3 Peter 4: 16. No Happiness in Sin cause it works quietly and under cover," said Bess. MEN think they can find happi- 111 t "The Saviour also used it to repre- 16464,4, ness in their own way. God tells sent the quickening, assimilating ,p _ •• them they can find happiness only power of the gospel, which, when it in His way. But most men do not is received into a, life, quickly trans- want God's way. Said a writer in forms it and creates a life-giving be- The Obligation of Friendship the American Magazine:— ing, even as leaven placed in dough "One day I was talking with an changes it into• wholesome light You ought to be fine for the sake of the ancient Negro about the way that bread as it quietly works from inside folks great throngs of his people were go- outward. The gospel in the heart Who think you are fine. ing to hear a new preacher of showy works out in the life; sin cherished in If others have faith in you, doubly you're parts and spectacular methods. My the heart works out in the life also, bound old friend's meditative eyes gleamed and eventually destroys it," said To stick to the line. It's not only on you that dishonour de- shrewdly as he said: 'What they are mother. "This thought in Gal. 5: 9 scends: looking for is not religion. They the Israelites had in mind, and so did You can't hurt yourself without hurting want a man to tell them that they Paul. In the holy appointments, all your friends. can sin and be happy.' " leaven was cleared right out. Just as There are always plenty of people sin must be cleared from our lives You ought to be true for the sake of the who will tell us that we can "sin when we come before the Lord." folks and be happy" — and they all dis- "Ex. 13: 6, 7 definitely states Who believe you are true. agree with God; and when we dis- that for seven days no leaven was to You never should stoop to a deed that your friends agree with God, we lie. Satan started be with them anywhere, and to dis- Think you wouldn't do. this lie when he assured Eve that obey, and eat it would result in their If you're false to yourself, be the blemish God was mistaken in the idea that being cut off. Deut. 16: 3 says it but small, disobeying God would bring death; was to be a reminder of their afflic- You have injured your friends; you've the tempter promised a "larger ex- tion in Egypt," said Bess. been false to them all. perience" and much happiness to Eve "It is a good thing to think back if she would simply sin. There is at times and see what God has For friendship, my boy, is a bond between only one way of happiness and joy, wrought for us," exclaimed grandma. men and it is God's way. That is founded on truth: "So it is," said mother, "for it in- It believes in the best of the ones that it To those who had received God's creases our faith in our High Priest, loves, Son as their Saviour, the Lord said and also our love when we see with Whether old man or youth; that if they would keep His com- Joshua that not one thing has failed And the stern rule it lays down for me and mandments they should abide in His • of all His promises, and the print of for you love; and He continued: "These I the nails in the Saviour's hands and Is to be what our friends think we are, things have I spoken unto you, that 1, feet will ever remind us of His afflic- through and through. My joy might remain in you, and tion for us." —Edgar A. Guest. that your joy might be full." January II, 1937 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 15 "Surely, master, if it was a jest, it was the best jest ever played." And to this day the neighbours do not know the real name of the disease which came so near to being fatal to Fritz in his younger days.

We Thank Thee

FOR flowers that bloom about our feet, Father, we thank Thee. For tender grass, so fresh and sweet, Father, we thank Thee. For song of bird and hum of bee, For all things fair we hear or see, Fritz and the Purse of Gold Father in heaven, we thank Thee. Sidney Dayre For blue of stream and blue of sky, (Concluded) Father, we thank Thee. For pleasant shade of branches high,. UT he was amazed at finding pretty maid at the mill was coming Father, we thank Thee. how good his brown bread and before long to help Fritz keep house. For fragrant air and cooling breeze, water tasted, and made up his He opened the door without knock- For beauty of the blooming trees, mind that it was the first really good ing, and Fritz looked up to welcome Father in heaven, we thank Thee. bread that rascally baker had ever hitn from his seat at a table, upon sold to him. His aches and pains which he was counting money. For mother love and father care, "You have found it at last, then?" Father, we thank Thee. gradually disappeared as his work For brothers strong, and sisters fair, went on, and he sometimes found asked the visitor. Father, we thank Thee. himself almost forgetting the purse "Found what, master?" For love at home, and here today, of gold in the interest he began to "The purse of gold." For guidance lest we go astray, take in his garden. "Ah, I remember. No, master, I Father in heaven, we thank Thee. Before many weeks had passed-, the haven't. Somebody else must look neighbours raised their hands and for your purse if they want it, for I For Thy dear, everlasting arms, eyes at beholding Fritz carrying his have no time to look for gold. My Father, we thank Thee. basket of green vegetables to market. garden and my orchard give me all. That bear us o'er all ills and harms, "What can have cured him?" they the work I can do." Father, we thank Thee. For blessed words of long ago asked. "And what has been the "Then what is all this?" He laid That help us now Thy will to know, name of that terrible disease he had?" his forefinger on some of the gold Father in heaven, we thank Thee. "Found the purse?" asked the pieces. school teacher leaning over the fence "This is the price of my fine crop —R. W. Emerson. one day in the late autumn. He of fruit. You must have noticed how spoke to Fritz, who was busy earth- many trees have been laden and al- ing up with his hoe a fine crop of most borne down to the ground. The March of Prophetic cabbages. They have produced as never be- Events "Not yet, master," said Fritz, "in fore." truth I've been too busy lately to His eyes were bright, and his (Concluded from page 2) look very sharply for it. I've spent cheeks ruddy with the glow of health; all my time on the garden this sea- his form was straight, and every limb August 22, 1936, appeared the fol- lowing: "False christs are arising in son, you see, but there's the whole well-formed and strong. The mas- ter looked keenly at him and laughed, various parts of the world, as was orchard yet. I shall begin early next predicted. Daddy Grace, a mulatto spring, and go carefully over that." a laugh so full of thorough, hearty, in Brazil, is acclaimed by thousands "You'll find it," said the old man genial enjoyment that Fritz could not forbear laughing with him. of Negroes. Father Divine, the Har- very positively. "How is your lem impostor, has a great black fol- health?" "Ah, friend Fritz," he said at length, "I promised you only one lowing. In Poland a certain Marasko "My- health, master? Why, bless of Kastow teaches that the age of your heart, I haven't had much time purse; but if I had promised you a dozen, or perhaps a hundred, I gold has begun, that sin exists no to think of that, either." longer, and that the saints have al- He slept as sound as a top, and ate should have been nearer right." Fritz stared at him with something ready been glorified. His propaganda with the appetite of an honest la- is accompanied by much moral scan- bourer. And the people of the vil- of a perception of the real meaning dawning upon him. dal. Another Pole, Andraie by name, lage were no longer obliged to dis- calls himself the Alpha and Omega. tress themselves as to what was to "Then you were jesting with me?" he cried. His twelve long-haired apostles go become of him, for he had a good from village to village, proclaiming provision for winter ahead of him. "No," said the old man; "it was every word true." the kingdom of God from roofs of At the end of the second summer, And Fritz took his honest old hand buildings and even from chimney the old school teacher went in at in a tight clasp. tops." Fritz's gate, taking quiet note of the To this list might be added evidences of care and pains bestowed "Bishop Alma White," the woman upon every corner of the premises. leader of the Pillar of Fire Church, The neatly-trimmed vines were laden with headquarters at Zarephath, with ripe fruit, and he smiled to him- New Jersey. self as he walked between the borders These things can have but one of bright-coloured flowers remember- meaning: Jesus is coming soon, and ing a whisper he had heard that the is "even at the doors." 16 SIGNS OF THE TIMES January II, 193 7

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