Christian Ethics-p. 7 An Excuse of Compromising-po 13 Turbulence and Truth-p. 11

Volume 49, No. 11 130 Gerrard St. E., August 27, 1970 Whole Number 2286

Q'rHER LITTLE SHIPS

"And there were also with him other little ships."-Mark 4:36

OUR EVENING TEXT will be found in the fo~rth chap­ That is true of those who are exposed to the winds of ter of the Gospel by Mark. I shall read from the thirty­ adversity. However troubled you may be by circumstances fifth verse: "The same day, when the even was come, he which you imagine are peculiar to you, out on the storm- . saith unto them, Let us pass over unto' the other side. swept sea there are also "other little -ships." The storm And when they had sent away the multitude, they took of adversity does not break upon you alone. You are him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with probably, some of you, having-rather a hard time these him other little ships. And there arose a great storm of days, for· these are not days of general prosperity. There wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now are some here this evening, very probably, who are find­ full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship,asleep on ing it difficult to make ends meet; who are. subject to a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, many limitations because of the straitness of their tem­ carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked poral circumstances. And there are some, perhaps, who the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the are disposed to imagine that they are hardly treated, that wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said their situation is peculiarly difficult, that somehow or unto them, Why are 'ye so fearful? how is it that ye have another something has gone awry with the government of no faith? And they feared exceedingly, arid said one to things. I would remind you, my friends, that you are not another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind alone in your adversity. There are "other little ships," and' and the sea obey him.?" you must not groan and grumble too much. We are having not very easy times in Canada just now, but I read in "And there were also with him other little ships:" I last evening's paper that there are perhaps a hundred suppose it is quite natural, when reading this story of the thousand unemployed in Detroit - in the land of plenty miraculous stilling of the tempest, that our attention should and of wealth to the south' of us. When I read it I said chiefly be .given to the ship in which Jesus Christ sailed. to myself, "The storm is sweeping that sea as well as But the record I have read this evening tells us that, ours." We have no monopoly of present-day difficulties although the disciples who sailed in the ship with Jesus on this troubled surface; there are still "other little ships." enjoyed the special advantage of His presence, and the I know some will say 'that furnishes but small comfort; privilege - of calling upon Him in their time of danger, notwithtandirig I' think there is great advantage in our yet on. that stormy night, sailing that troubled sea, there recognizing that no strange thing has happened unto us. were "also with him other little ships." It were foolish for any man to think that all the fates I. are against him. I knew of one poor fellow who used to First of all, will you turn over in your mind the very attend this church, who imagined that everybody was his simple observation, that THERE ,ARE ALWAYS MANY enemy. He came here one day with· samples of bread, SHIPS AT SEA, AND THAT THE STORM THAT and cake, and I know not what - food he had brought BREAKS UPON ONE SIDP, BREAKS UPON THE from different restaurants. He wanted us to have it OTHERS. . analyzed, because he was quite sure that wherever he went somebody was putting poison in his food. He was a good fellow at heart, but his head was wrong, and he had to be taken care of. There are many people who are not in asylum~ who open their hearts to that fallacy; they think they are having a peculiarly difficult time,' hence they become hard and bitter. But trouble is the common lot of life; when the storm breaks, the whole sea is troubled, and you ha've no fOUNDER AND fiRST EDITOR (1922-1955) -. DR. T. T. SHiElDS monopoly of the tempest·- there are with you "other little ships." . Pu"lI.hed ","weekly 0:' Thundoy for the propagotion of the Evangelical principles of the Protestant Reformation. and In That is true 'too of physical affliction. I do not know defence of the faith once delivered to the Sainh. how often in the course of mymiQistry as a pastor people . $3.00 Per Year. Postpaid to any addren. 15c. Per .Single Copy have said to me, "Why should I be especially afflicted? Sterling Countries £1- payable to Canadian Imperial Bank of What have I done to deserve such chastisement? Why Commerce, 2 Lombard Street, London, England should all this trouble come upon me?" Your difficulty is that you are so seasick you cannot get on deck to see EDITORS: Rev. H. C Slade. D.O., LL.D .• Olive Clark. Ph.D. (Tor.) the other little ships. When affliction comes to us we are MANAGING EDITOR: Rev. W. P. Bauman, B.A., B.D. - disposed to think that we are the only one who has such CONTRIBUTING EDI!OR: Rev. George B. !Ietcher, D.O. trouble; and yet if we go up on deck a while and look out upon the roIling billows; we shall discover that there are "I om not ashamed of the gospel of Christ"-Romano 1:16 other ships at sea. You are not the only one who has sickness in your home. You are not the only one who Registered Cable Address: Jarwitsem. Canoda bears burdens. Many ships are ploughing their way through the storm this drab and dreary day. 130 Gerrard Street East, Toronto' 225 • Canada Second cia.. mail reglltretlan number 1466 I recall the case of a woman who was troubled with rheumatism, which is one of the worst of isms. She used to spend most of her time in a wheel-chair. In this par­ of scores of others to my certain knowledge who a{e .simi­ ticular case the rheumatism seemed to have found its way larly circumstanced. We send you, dear friends, through into her spirit as well as into her joints, for she was about the air, our loving sympathy, and pray that God may as rheumatic in temper as in body. She was all pains and lighten your affliction. "0 thou afflicted, tossed with groans; and when I went to see her - she always called tempest, and not comforted," hear this word from the her husband by his surname; to be as impersonal as pos­ Lord: "The mountains shall depart, and the hills be re­ sible I will call him Smith - she used to say, "Smith doe~ moved, but my kindness shall not .depart from thee, not understand me." She had two of the most devoted neither shall the covenant of my peace, be removed, saith daughters I have ever known, who waited on their mother the Lord' that hath mercy on thee." It may comfort you hand and foot; but she insisted they had no sympathy somewhat to know that there are others battling their way either, nobody cared; her timbers ·were the only ones that through the storm, plowing the waves; and yet receiving creaked. in the storm, her ship was the only one exposed grace, like Paul on the sea whipped into fury by the wind to the violence of the waves. I tried to comfort her by called Euroclydon to call upon their fellow-passengers to telling her of another little ship, of another' woman who "be of good cheer." . was troubled just as she was; but she was like Dickens' Mrs. Gummid~e who used to suffer from the east wind, Last Sunday before I' left the church I found a tele­ who when informed that the east wind touched other phone number awaiting me. I called, and a voice full of people as w.ell, insisted that nobody felt it as she felt it; that pain, and yet of cheerful gratitude said, "Is that you, the east wind went through her shawl as it got through Doctor?" I said, "Yes, Brother Wright." He said, "I just nobody else's shawl. Her constant complaint was, "I'm wanted to tell you I had a good time with you to-night." a lone lorn creetur' myself, and everythink that reminds He is a soldier who was injured in the Great War. He me of creeturs that ain't lone and lorn. goes contrarv with used to come here for a while, wearing a steel cast of some me." To "Dan'l" she insisted, "If I felt less, I could do sort, but it is impossible for him to get out to the house more. You don't feel like me, Dan'l; thinks don't go con­ of God now. When I asked him how he was he said, trary with you, nor_you with them." "I am pretty well. I cannot get out now, but I have much to be thankful for. I have more to be thankful for than And there are many like her' who are never so happy some have." He had managed to get to the deck of his as when they are miserable. They take a melancholy ship, and looking through the mist of the storm he had delight in magnifying all their ills, and in persuading them­ seen "other little ships," and was comforted by their selves that all the trouble in the world is theirs. Nothing unconscious fellowship. could be farther from the truth, dear friends. We sym­ pathize with those who are in trouble - as we ought, And that is true, too,. of those who are exposed to for we cannot escape it ourselves; but try to remember peculiar sorrows. One says" "Mere.stress of circumstances, that when the storm breaks and the waves are' roIling and even bodily afflictions areas feather-weights. compar­ mountain hi!!h, yours is not theonlv ship at sea. There ed with sorrowof.heart;.and it is from this I.as.t I suffer." are also with you "other little ships," equally exposed to "The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger the violence of the waves. doth not intermeddle with his joy." Yet we ar.e tempted to think that we ha~e a heavier burden of sorrow than I heard from one dear soul last week who said, "I anybody else; that we are going to be overwhelmed. We heard your messao-e last Sunday. I have been a year and thought that grave-digging was a new business as the first a half on my back in a sanatarium, and I was sohaooy time our spade was made to turn the sod, and we could to be able to join in your service." I cannot help thinking hardly see.through our tears that the path to the cemetery

2 (170) The Gospel Witness, August 27, 1970 was worn by many feet. Others had been there before us, no "traffic jam"; but though they may be hidden in the and as we came away we met others coming to the same . trough of the sea, or obscured by-the fog, there are other place to bury their hearts. Notwithstanding, sometimes we little ships at sea. "I' have been very jealous for the Lord felt that we were not travelling a road - it was a wild God of hosts: because the children of Israel have for­ and furious storm-swept sea we were riding! Yet, battling saken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain with the boisterous billows of'the sea of sorrow there are thy prophets with the sword; and I , even I only, am also "other little ships." This is a troubled world. Long· left. I am the only ship at sea." "0 no, Elijah," said ago· a keen observer said, "Man is born unto trouble, as the Lord, "you are wrong. Yet I have left me seven the sparks fly upward." You say it is poor comfort to be thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed reminded that other people are passing through the same unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. experience. You remember Tennyson?- I have seven thousand other little ships, and they are all steering a straight course. Cheer up, Eliiah! You are not "One writes, that 'Other friends remain,' alone." It is a dark day, my brother. The storm is on; That 'Loss is common to the race'­ and it is true that men are "lovers of pleasure more than And common is the commonplace, lovers of God," and "they will not' endure sound doc­ And vacant chaff well meant for grain." trine," but turn away their ears unto fables; and yet, I That does not help us? Ab, but it does, sometimes! A verily believe that there never was a day since Peter ~t()r.d . mother was standing dumb with grief beside a little coffin up with the eleven in which the Lord had more faithful in whiCh her only child lay cold in death. Her friends souls than He has to-day. There are still other little ships. came in, and they brought flowers and piled them around May I relate an experience I had a few years ago, be­ the casket in a well-meant effort to. dIsguise death. But fore the days of motor cars. It was in the days when it was still death! I remember myself standing, in a similar bicycling was fashionable, and I was in the fashion - case, beside the form of a little bQY. His mother stood I had a wheel. I had been away at a meeting which con­ with me, and as she laid her hand upon his cold little tinued until late. I was the last speaker, and it was later . hand she said, "Pastor, that is death." I had nothing to still when I got through, as you would exnect! I had to say. Many friends came in, and they brought their flowers. be home the next morning at eight o'clock, and there Others came and told her she should not weep; that after was no train; in fact, it was a country place, and there all God had taken her darling home, and she must be was no way of going home except on my bicycle. The road resigned. She listened to it all, but made no response, and was strange, and I was directed to take a road that I was uncomforted. Then a little woman came in and stood had never taken before. I started out from the church with her for a long time in silence. Presently· she put her in the country about midnight, and I wheeled along for arms gen.tly and lovingly around the stricken mother - a few miles. until I came upon a sandy road, with a deep she was an intimate friend - and she said, "Mary, in a ditch on either side. I had to dismount, and I trudged drawer at home I have two pairs of little shoes, and the along and pushed my wheel through the darkness. After little feet that used to wear them are walking the golden tramping for several miles further I came into the midst streets to-day." That was' all! But the stricken mother of a thick bush, where it was as black as Egypt. The skv seemed to shade her eyes with her hand as she looked was cloudy, ther~ was not a star anywhere to be seen. It out over the raging waters, until she saw that there were was hard enough walking, without pushing a bicycle, and other little ships at sea. There was a bond of sympathy I could not get off the sand without getting into the ditch. between her and another suffering soul, and she was comforted. There were a few fireflies here and there - it was in the summer time - but I remember I felt as though I It may be there are some here this evening who say, were the only one in all the world that was awake. To "I could endure even that; I could bear physical pain; make matters worse big drops of rain began to fall, and I could live on dry bread; I should be content to live l[] presently I heard thunder, and a summer thunder-shower one room; but it is the moral aspeccof things that troubles came on. The only redeeming feature about it was that me, it is so hard in my business to steer a straight course; the lightning lightened my path a little occasionally. I got it is so difficult to live as a Christian should live; the a little wet and lonelier still, and I said to myself, "Was temptations of life are multiplying, and the storms are there ever such a night as this? Was anybody ever in so severe." I talked with a theological professor one day such a plight as I am to-night?" I did not know where I some years ago regarding his attitude, and the attitude was going, nor whither I was going, and there was no one of Christian churches in general, toward the Bible: and to tell me. At last I came to a railway track, and a little he said, "Well, what are you going to do? We are facing way-station. I climbed up 'on the fence and tried to read a world condition." His policy was simply to drift, drift. the sign, to discover where I was; but there was not light drift. The winds are blowing, and the seas are rolling; enough. Then I put up my hand like a blind man to see almost as high as mountains - what can one do but drift . if I could read it with my fingers, if the paint would give with the storm? Ab, blessed be God; if our eyes are me any he'p; but all to no pl,lrpose; so I resumed my opened, though we may not see them at once, they mC\y journey. Presently I heard the sound of wheels, and as disappear in the trough of the sea for a moment, but if the vehicle approached I hailed· the driver. But he evi­ you look long enough you will see some other little ship dently feared I was' a highway man. He applied his whip bravely riding out the storm, steering a straight course; and galloped away, and as the sound of the wheels died because commanded. by the Captain Who is Sovereign of away in the distance, I was left alone again, the only one the sea. out in that storm. We perhaps have thought the storm of anti-super­ After a few more miles I came at last into a village naturalism which has been sweeping our Christendom has street, and I thought, "I shall surely find companv here." swept all orthodox. ships from the sea except ours! We but it seemed lonelier than the road through the bush, are in danger of supposing that ours is the only ship at. because everybody was fast asleep. There were no electric sea using the divine chart. We admit we have observed lights, everything was in darkness; until, getting near to

The Gospel Witness, August 27, 1970 (171) 3 the end of the street, I saw just a glimmer of light. I were, whatever they proposed to do, they were there shall neVf

4 (172) The Gospel Witness, August 27, f970 Although they were filled with fear, there was a sub­ v. conscious realization through it all that there was Some­ one in the ship with them Who had command of the wind Just this last word: THERE IS A VOYAGE WHICH and the waves. You will remember how they awakened ONLY ONE SHIP CAN TAKE. When the storm breaks Him at last, and said, "Carest thou not that we perish?" upon that sea, there will be only one ship that can sur­ The Lord does not command the storm at the first gust vive; there will be with it no "other little ships." of wind. He lets the wind blow awhile for us; and some of us must suffer real seasickness before we get out of This was but a temporal salvation that I have been our difficulties,. and perhaps that will do us good. Thev speaking of, saving those who were in the ships from say seasickness is very beneficial! But He is there; and physical death and physical discomfort. Their little ships in due time He will awake and rebuke the wind and the on that inland sea were tossed about, but had they dared waves, and there will be a great calm; for the ship in to brave the wide expanse of the Atlantic, they would which the Lord Jesus sails always outrides the storm. have been beaten to pieces. I read in the Book of a storm when there was but one great ship built a~ording It is a high privilege to sail in the ship with Him. I to the divine pattern; and at God's call Noah and -his exhort you to be sure to get in the right ship. May our family went into the ark, and God shut them in. When lives be sllch 'that we may be conscious always of the' the windows of heaven were opened and the fountains immediate presence of Jesus with us in the storm. See of the great deep were broken up, it was demonstrated that that you put to sea in a ship that is equipped with wire­ that ship was made for a stormy day and for a rough sea. less so that you will never get out of communication with When the storm of divine wrath broke upon a sinful world, Him. and the waters rose until the tops of the highest mountains were covered, "all in whose nostrils was the breath of Begone, unbelief, my Saviour is near, life, of all that was in the dry land, died," save only those And for my relief will surely appear; whom God had shut in with Noah. When Noah looked­ By prayer let me wrestle, and He will perform; out upon that boundless sea of judgment, looking to the . horizon in every direction, nowhere could he discover so With Christ in the vessel, I smile at the storm. much as one other little ship.

IV. There was One Who set sail alone: "I have trodden the winepress alone," said He, "and of the people there was Let me now remind you of THE GREAT PRIVI­ none with me." He made the voyage alone. He explored LEGE OF STILLING THE STORM FOR OTHER a world that men have never known. He tasted death for PEOPLE. What did these men do when they arose and­ every man. said to Jesus, "Carest thou not that we perish?" They prayed, and said, "Lord, save us, we perish." He answere

The Gospel Witness, August 27, 1970 11731 5 When at la'st I near the shore The call is for personal sacrifice to all God's children And the fearful breakers roar who are kings and priests unto God. 'Twixt me and the peaceful rest, God calls for true repentance. Rend your hearts and Then, while leaning on Thy breast, not your garments (2:13). Get right with God.-Pursue May I hear Thee say to me, God in all His holiness. In the spirit of repentance fall "Fear not, I will pilot thee." low at His 'feet .. June 15, 1930. Joel call for wholeheartedness (2: 12). We need whole­ hearted seeking after God. Spiritual matters must have OTHER LITTLE SHIPS our first concern. Let us bring forth fruit, evidence of a The sermon of Dr. T. T. Shields in this issue is taken godly life. . from the book "Other Little Ships" which contains thir­ May we hear the call of God, loud and clear and may teen other companion sermons (261 pp.).* Copies may b~ our lives be consumed to the glory of Jesus Christ our obtained from The Gospel Witness office, 130 Gerrard , Lord. St. East, Toronto 2. Special price $2.00 postage paid. AUGUST l(i, 1970 *Such a book makes an excellent gift for a friend under­ Rev. Robert Hood of London, England, preached at going trials or bereavement. the evening service on the theme "Apostasy in the Church of England." In our Lord's Parable of the Tares (Matt. 13:24-43) it was the enemy, the Devil, who sowed the THE LORD'S DA YSERVICES tares among the wheat. ' IN JARVIS STREET The Church of England is apostate because of the in­ creasing tendency to depend on ritualism. In recent times Sunday, August 9th, the Jarvis Street family rejoic~d in the' rich mInistry of our Toronto Baptist Seminary there has been a controversy in the matter of the wooden ' graduate Rev. W. E. Payne, now pastor of Calvary Bap­ cross, which is not the symbol of Christianity nor the tist Chuch,· Burlington, Ontario. At the morning service symbol of Christ. The people of England used to be Brother Payne preached from John 12:27. The request people of one Book-the Bible. The Tractarians and the made by the enquiring Greeks in their desire to see Jesu" Society of the Sacred Cross are bringing back the ritual­ directs our attention to the atoning death of Jesus Christ. ism and symbols, undermining the authority of the Scrip­ We see the conflict, conquest and consolation of Jesus' tures. The cross is much more than an ornament. The Christ. Lord Jesus Christ came from heaven to die for the sins. "Now is my soul troubled" gives us aglimpse into the of men. conflict of Christ. The sufferings of Christ were not only The Church of England is apostate also because of its physical in the death of the cross but also spiritual when advocacy of reunion. Even the evangelical branch of the He was made a sin offering, a curse, for us. When we Church of England has for the most part accepted ecu­ see this terrible conflict caused by our sin we ought to menical involvement and agrees to the principle of epis­ be led to repentance and the renunciation of all sin.' copacy as the basis of union. The bishop or the priest is In verse 31 we are given the conquest of the cross. not the mediator between the people and God; the Lord Christ gave Satan the death blow, spoiling principalities Jesus Christ is the only Mediator. and powers (Col. 2: 15), destroying the works of' the The Church of England needs reform. We must return Devil (Heb. 2: 14). Men in darkness must hear and know to the Scriptures alone as our authority, to faith alone as the truth to make' them free, that "Jesus Christ is the the way of salvation, and we must look to Christ alone mighty, glorious Saviour. The conquering Christ is mighty who died, was buried, rose again and ascended to heaven. to save. He is our great High Priest, and His is the only Name The consolations of Christ are seen in verse 32 where given among men whereby we must be saved. Let us the universality and certainty of Christ's victory'are given. :, open our hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ and find in Him All men without distinction, Jew, Gentile, Greek are grace, salvation and truth. : enabled to come to Christ. "I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance" (Psa. 2). Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Revelation speaks ROTATING MAIL STRIKE of the certainty of victory. The outcome of Christ's death Our 'present postal service has adversely affected every is not unsettled for "them also I must bring" (In. 10: 16), business that depends on the mail. THE GOSPEL WIT­ How could Christ in His death be sustained if He had NESS has not been without its problems. We ask the not been certain that all those given Him of the Father co-operation of all our subscribers in renewing their sub­ should not come? What a wonderful Saviour. The attrac- scriptions promptly. The code on your wrapper August I tion of the cross is indescribable. Paul's glory was in the 1972-1-0 means your subscription is due. If it reads cross (Gal. 6: 14). There, Christ died for my sinful soul August 1969 you are long overdue. Your prompt renewal as my substitute. . saves us time and money in processing your SUbscription. Have you found in Christ your all in al1?'Is the Prophet, If you renew ahead we will extend your subscription Priest, and King the object of your trust? May the Spirit beyond the due date. of God draw us to Him. "An Ancient Call to the Modem Church" from the prophecy of Joel was the burden of the message Sunday .from Vancouver . .. so much good reading evening. Joel saw the nation sleeping not responding to . The Gospel Witness paper arrived which reminded me the judgments and warnings of God. Blow the trumpet, that I should be doing my part towards your work. blast in the ears-wake up, oh Israel!, Woe to them who The Lord richly bless you and all your co-workers as are at ease in Zion. they seek to win souls to the Savi9ur. Joel calls for extreme concern. Get concerned about I enjoy your paper very much, as there is so much the situation, about your church and your spiritual life. good reading in it. ,

6 (174) The Gospel Witness, August 27, 1970 CHRISTIAN ETHICS

Lectures delivered in Toronto Baptist Seminary, March 18-21, 1969

By DR. ROBERT K. RUDOLPH

Reformed Episcopal Seminary, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

LECTURE III-BUT, IS THERE NOT A CONSCIENCE?

"For by the law is the knowledge of sin!" (Romans 3.20).

WE SPOKE iIi our last lecture of- Idealistic substitutions At this point we can see the dynamic and forcefulness for the Bible as the source of ethical guidance. Direct of the cqnvinced Barthian preacher who is sure that his Revelation and the conscience as the voice of God, are thesis is of divine provenience and ~as the divine author­ closely interwoven. . ity back of it so long as he is convinced in his own heart that what he is saying is true. We may compare this with The older Quakers and their false doctrine of the "still the older modernist who was never sure of truth on any small voice" nevertheless were kept very close to the basis! . Bible because they filled their mmds with the Bible's teaching, reading it constantly and reverently as God's Unfortunately. however, the Barthian's effectiveness.is revelation. Therefore what their hearts taught them was short-lived because he may tomorrow contradict what he very largely Biblical since their notions were so largelv said to-day and that will be equally true, or his counter­ Biblically founded. And, furthermore, they believed that part down the stieet may be preaching something flatly anything which differed from Scripture was false. the opposite, and that must be eaually supoosed to be the truth from God! The claim that any of these notions But now that in our day they no longer believe tht" is dialectically influenced bv God without being a revela­ Bible to be God's Word so that they read it questioningly, tion from Him is a most tenuous notion, indeed. and judging its statements freely and believing it to be merely the writings of men, what their consciences tell By contrast the orthodox Christian should become the them is much less often Biblical. For the Barthian who more aware of how really sure we can be when we do follows Barth's teaching and believes that the "conscience HAVB the revealed will of God recorded for our learninl! is the place and the only place between Heaven and earth and guidance in the Holy Scriptures rer.nrded for oUf where the ri!!hteousness of God is made manifest" (Word learning of God's truth by the causality of His Inspiration of God and Word of Man, p. 10), the error is even great­ of the words written by its Holy agents acting under God's er. If Barth be right the conscience is as much a source of power to produce truth! With what confidence we ~h()1l1d revelation as the Bible - nay more, since the conscience be able to say of anything we know to be in accord with is put in control of the Bible, rather than the Bible being the texts which bear on any subject: "Thus saith the the corrector of the conscience. LORD"! The danger of Barth's positIon becomes even more evi­ Now a word about the history of the conscience and dent when we remember that Barth is convinced that God its understanding. Nineteenth Century Princeton and speaks through flat contradiction, whereas man tends to many other Theological Seminaries were cleeolv influ­ seek system. (Barth's use of the word: "Paradox" means enced by the teachings of Emmanuel Kant who is famous contradiction). Therefore two men having oTJposite posi­ for his German insistence upon the categorical impera­ tions are by him thought to be equally inspired by God~ tive. He divided the concept of the conscience into two Surely this is making God (contrary to what He says in parts: A. The categorical imperative which comof%'d the· Bible) the a.uthor of confusion! The end r~su1t of every individual always to believe that: "Thou MUST this opinion is that what men think to be !!ood in their do the good!" And B. The moral iud!!ment as to what is hearts is the Good which God would have them to follow. good. Not believing in the Biblical - revelation and its . Dr. Van Til well illustrates such a notion bv savio!! that standard, there was the attempt to sprculate on some those who believe thus that revelation proceeds from man logical law by which the good could be discerned. are like travellers on a ship which sends UP its ro~1(ets One suggestion which, received wide acceptance was: who !!ather at the rail. exclaiming. "What wonderful thin(Ys "So live that if all act as you do, neither you nor they Heaven sends us!" What the" are to believe to be the will be injured." From the Christian point of view a revelation of God is something which their sin-cursed great lack here was that the human questioner, dis­ hearts produced! believing the Bible, did not integrate his action with its This. concept: that. God gives a standard of truth in effect in eternity, and life is SO short! Furthermore, if one's conscience, results in just that "idealism" which is in fuIfiIJment of the above sugqestion, one found that he the rejection of the Bible as God's onlv revelation of liked liquor and could avoid its use in excess, by such which we are speaking in this series on Ethics. an above rule he might feel compelled at least in lim-

The Gospel Witness, August 27, .1970 (17517 ited quantities to attempt to make it available to as many·. you have something inside you that tells you what is right people as he could. Yet in point of experience others are and what is wrong. Boy, I wish I ·had that thing!" not necessarily like the one and so it might not work for Thus we learn from Scripture and from -experience· as them as it did for the first individual! interpreted by the. Holy Word, that Consicence is NOT The refinement of this theory among the older liberals the voice of God and neither is it a .purveyor of a stand­ led to their: concept of living an "integrated" life,. i.e., ard- but -that it is, rather, the ordinary judgment power doing no act which will ever tum out "badly" for me. \ of the human mind (the same judgment power which But this left out the question which needed to be asked: judges that a whole orange is greater than a half "By what standard is this .'bad' to be discerned"? orange) acting in. matters of right and wrong upon the basis of the standards to which that mind has been exposed But those who operate under the tefiching of the Bible and to such an extent as that mind has accepted and must remember what the Lord inspired Paul to write in adopted that 'standard for itself. . (Rom: 2: 12): "For as many as have sinned without the A "Christian" conscience is just such a mind but it law shall also perish without the law: And .as many as differs from the unbeliever because it operates to an em­ have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law where­ phatic degree on the standard which God has revealed in fore not the hearers of the law but the doers of the law the Bible. shall be justified." Again he tells us that when the Gen­ tiles which have not ~he law do by nature the things con­ Having observed this we musfemphasize the importance tained in the law, these having not the law are a la\v of receiving the Bible and its standard as a verbal, ac­ unto themselves., i.e., according to verse 12 they perish curate and true revelation from GOD. It needs His om­ without the law because their law shows that they do not niscience to produce a' faultless standard. It requires His even keep and practice that which they claim to accept! omnipotence· to make us know that there is NO escape from His enforcement of it. It takes a concept of His Doing by nature the things in the law means that no truthfulness to know that it is no lie. It -takes a sincere race as they have departed from the knowledge which belief in His revealed purposes to know that He has not once their ancestors had of God's law, throws away all revealed it to deprive us, but to bless us and set us of the law which they kiiew but keeps some of the things free. It takes a knowledge of His purposes, further, to and thus shows the law's effect from (the former knowl­ know that though it condemns us as sinners, yet this edge of the former generations) in their hearts. Psalm hopelessness of our position has been met by God's pro­ 147: 20 shows that this law written on the Gentile heart viSIOn of salvation through the Life and Death of His is not THE law of God: "He hath not dealt so with any Son. Finally, to know and ask for the assistance of His nation: and as for his judgments (as to what is right and Holy Spirit to empower us to a fuller ability to 9bey, wrong) they have not known them." Thus God teaches we must be conscious of our need to be His by faith in us that those who have His law have it as the result of His Son .. the Grace of God' in putting the written revelation in- (l Paul makes this very thing plain when he commends place accessible to them! Conscience does NOT provir~ the Thessalonians in his first letter: "For this cause also the law! thank we God without ceasing, because when ye received The knowledge of what is right or of where we have the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not erred is Qat. like the "Jimminey Cricket" of Pinnochio_ as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God which makes a disturbance in the heart, but can be which v,rorketh effectually also in you that believe. (2: 13) gleaned only by a study of God's will as revealed in His From the above we can see clearly that the Bible does Word - the Bible. We read in (1 Tim. 4: 1, 2), "Now not have its full and proper impact when. understood on the'Spirit speaketh expressly that in the latter times some the basis of a false mtroduction and with a false Her­ shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing spirits meneutic which teaches that it is the product of man as and the doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy; most Churchmen take it today. HAVING THEIR CONSCTENCE SEARED WlTJ-T A .It m~y help us to a right attitude if we will think of HOT IRON." In Jeremiah we read in (17:9), "The the Conscience as a ~torage battery which needs to be heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked: charged by the dynamic of the "generator" which is the who can know it?" Scripture and which can produce power so long as the Yet despite such clear warning in the Bible I can still mind receiving the charge regards the Holy Scripture with remember being instructed in Sunday School in 1912-14 that awe implicit in the knowledge the Scripture is the by persons who had sacrificed much in separating from very Word of the living God and that its teachings are an unbelieving church and establishing a new one where "yea" and "amen" forever! An awe which arises from truth would be taught: "Obey your conscience, never go a certain knOWledge that G9d's ultimate iudgments are against what you know to be right!" With no warn-ing suspended upon our obedient reaction to His commands! issued that what one thought to be right must be clearly We must note that many of our habitual decisions are the teaching of Scripture if it is to be regarded as truly made on the basis of former similar decisions. That many - right! are inherited from our parents and others. It takes time Life Magazine in the May, J 962, issue carried an im­ for the new believer to redecide them on a more com­ portant coverage of a movement· in some of the "upper plete Scriptural basis, and that many <;>f these not yet n~­ crust" Private schools which calls itself "Negoism" mr considered actions are what constitutes the "old man" named by the boys of Exeter Academy. One said to within us. . Barbara Comminsky: "We just want something simple. Often the question is asked: "If Christ has died for our something honest to believe in; we're sick of aphorism:.; sins and covered them with His blood, does this not from the pulpit, sick of bogus people and fraud ideas. It weaken the activity of· conscience?" i.e., "Can't we be doesn't look very hopeful. Everything is gray. There careless in life by reason of the vicarious atonement?" aren't any values!" A boy at Hill School said: "You say "How about motivation?"

8(176) The Gospel Witness, August 27, 1970 The universal basic dilemma of all ethics faces us at cepts of Scripture, your conscience will NOT instruct you this point: If we adopt a standard totally and perfectly rightly. But the Scripture to be understood so as to give good we must confess that we cannot keep it, so why LIFE to the end that Christ's truth can make you free, try? But if, the standard be lowered to our capability, must be approached by a heart washed by faith· in Jesus' then is it not really good, so why try to, do it? But God's atoning Blood. If you would come out of the hopelessness Word, alone, meets this dilemma. The Bible we can know of the World's necessary and inescapable ethical dilemma, to be really good because it has been, produced by an you must first receive Christ as your personal Saviour all-wise God and it fully meets our needs. There is NO and the Bible as His Word: The very Word of the Living doubt of its desirability. True it is that we cannot do it God! Have you? and that as Scripture says, we are liars if we say that we can. But Scripture teaches that Christ has done it , , fo! us, it assures us that we can be accepted at God's SUMMIER REPORT Judgment due to His having fulfilled it for us; that being TORONTO BAPTIST SEMINARY thus accepted we will be made over into His image! Yet the Bible does not allow us therefore to say that we CHILD EVANGELISM - QUEBEC need not keep trying to obey God and do what He has Greetings in our Saviour's name. As I write this letter revealed to be good for us because it tells us: "Hereby to you I praise God for leading me to Quebec. It is a do we know that we know Him if we keeo His command­ beautiful province but there are a lot of people who are ments!" (1 John 2:3). The very knowledge that we know stiII in darkness. Him depends uoon our detennination to keep on trVinf! The Roman 'Catholic Church is changing, and the peo­ to obey Him. Also (1 John 3:9), "Whosoever is born ple are more open to the Gospel than ever before. The of God doth not (i.e., continue in or make a habit of) big stumbling block to them is the vast majority of Protes­ sin. " tants. There are a lot of Protestant churches in the East­ ern Townships that no longer hold fast to the Truth once And because God has told us that we will sin by the delivered to the saints. text: "If we say that we have not sinned we make him (God) a liar and his word is not in us" (1 John 1: 10). It is sad because the Catholics are more susc~tible to He has also told us (1 John 2: 1 ), "And if anv man sin Communism and "Jehovah's Witnesses." we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the This summer I am working with Child Evangelism righteous." Fellowship reaching boys and girls with the Gospel (Matt Thus we do have a perfect standard well worth the 18: 14). There are three French' workers and three Eng­ doing and it is worth a continual effort to try to do it lish workers and we work in pairs, holding Bilingual Bible because if we are in Christ we will be accepted as thol,IO'h Clubs on front lawns, backyards, parks and swimming we h_ad done it, since He has done it in our place. (This pool areas, also iri any church that will have us as well fulfiIIs the needed "hope" which one must have to make as some of the schools. If it is wet we carry on but under­ the effort worthwhile). But even though this is true it cover in someone's garage or basement, etc. does not make us careless of our way of life because we We usually have to ask pennission from the school can only know that we do truly know Him by our addic­ boards and Police to operate in public places. tion of ourselves constantly to His commandments. We I must confess that the work is sometimes hard but further know that when, despite our best efforts we have rewarding. Before we went out, we spent one week at failed if we confess that failure to HIM in broken heart lnstitut Bib/ique Bethel in Lennoxville for our training as our conscience, trained by scripture makes us truly session. The hosts were really very kind Christians. sorrv. this very sorrow is an evidence of the work of His Spirit in us. Then during our travels we spent a week at "The Flambeau Homes," in BondviIIe, with another group of This keeps us trying to show our love for His great Christians that covet your prayers. Incidentally, Lois love for us in livin~ and dying for us by seeking through Wale graduate of T.B.S. 1967, worked there last-year. So the aid of the Holy Spirit to do better and better those far I've been in Sherbrooke, Lennoxville, North Hatley, commandments whieh He has given for our blessinll. We Sutton, and I stayed with a French Christian family in know that it is of His Grace that a way of life which is Sorel and slept in the basement of a church in Mt. St. clear and true has been laid out before us to guide us; Hiliare. This week I've just finished clubs in Richmond that just as the engineer laid out the tracks for the train and Melbourne with my French partner, and tomorrow and designed the train to run over them so that it might we travel to Chambly. We shall be living in a basement successfullv accomplish its journey, so God has given of a church. us His laws to make our iourney through life and into Yesterday we attended a ,French Prayer meeting in Eternal Life easy and successful! Danville which was conducted by Student Gabriel Am­ broisine. His wife looked well and also their little baby From the above we can see that the vicarious work of girl. Christ, alone makes ethical activity' reasonable without You could pray for us as we are hoping to have a story demotivating it and yet that we are not rendered hope­ tent in the Cookshire Fair and also in Quebec City, tell­ less. As A. A. Hodge says so well on page 544 of his ing children the way of salvation. Outlines: "What we are assured of is not that we arc saved because we have once believed, but perseverance I really praise the Lord for the training I've received in works of righteousness if we have truly believed - from Toronto Baptist Seminary thus far. Especially in the such an assurance cannot lead to carelessness or immor­ way our professors not only teach but live holy and active ality." lives and preach the "whole counsel of God." T.B.S. has helped me to be more aware of .the inroads of Modernism Apart from filling your mind and heart _with the pre- and to be on the look out for it. It is sad to say that

The Gospel Witness, August 27, 1970 (177) 9 Modernism has crept into Quebec. The Ecumenical Move­ A PRACTICAL FACULTY merit is strong .. In the nature of a Bapti§t institution it is imperative I would ask you to pray for all French and English that cold academics be avoided. Toronto Baptist Sem­ Christians who have been labouring faithfully in Quebec inary is signally blessed in a faculty combining the aca­ and holding fast to the faith. There is a special verse that demic with ministries that daily put its theology on the . has been giving me great encouragement for this summer, line. What is taught in the class-room must work in the and it is Isaiah 41: 10: "Fear not for I am with thee; be pulpit and from ,door-to-door. Students then have the not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee: benefit of professors who know Christ Jesus and are am­ yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my right­ bassadors for Jesus Christ in the ministry of reconcilia- eousness." . ~~ -. ~Margaret C. Cribb The President, Rev. H. C. Slade, D.D., LL.D., has just celebrated 15 years of successful ministry as pastor BOOK REVIEW BY DR. G. B. FLETCHER of Jarvis Street Baptist Church, Toronto. The President's GLEANINGS FROM THE SCRIPTURES: MAN'S. Lectures are given by one of wide pastoral and adminis­ DEPRAVITY by Arthur W. Pink, publishd by Moody trative experiences not only in the pastorate but also Press, 1969, pp. 347, price $5.95. Dr. Slade served as Secretary of the Union of Reg!llar Baptist Churches and has been the President of our As­ This volume is a gem of faithful exposition consisting sociation as well as of the Canadian Council of Evan­ of two parts: Part I The Doctrine of Human Depravity gelical Protestant Churches, a vice-president of the In­ and Part II The Doctrine. of Man's Impotence. Part I ternational Council of Christian Churches and co-chair­ examines the question of man's total depravity, the im- man of the Fundamental Baptist Congress of North . putation of gUilt of Adam's first offence to all his pos­ America. . . terity, its resultant consequences, and God's redemptive The principal, Rev. G. A. Adams, M;A., B.D., is con­ remedy of man's deadly disease. Part II treats of the com­ stantly Involved amongst the' churches WIth student teams, plete inability of fallen man to reach God, or even move as guest preacher and conference speaker. towards Him. In this section the author elaborates at considerable length on the vital importance of preserv­ Rev. W. P. Bauman, B.A., B.D., is managing editor ing ·the balance of truth and establishes the truth that the of The Gospel Witness. Part of his ministry in Jarvis St. fall did not to the slightest degree cancel man's responsi­ Baptist Church has been as teacher for many years of bility or annul it. Only by maintaining both these truths the adult Berean Class. He also maintains a monthly in their d~e proportions shall· we be preserved from dis­ French language broadcast over CFCH, North Bay. torting the truth.' Error respecting either of these doc­ trines vitiates the gospel of the free and sovereign grace Rev. G. B. Fletcher, D.D., flies up bi-weekly from of God in savinK a people by the redpeming work of Virginia. There he is founder and pastor of Berachah Christ and the regenerating and sanctifying work of the Baptist.Church, Newport News, Va. ' Holy Spirit. • I R. H. Duckworth. B.A., B.D., has a sufficient load at The author believes that duty-faith and duty-repentance Seminarv without additions but felt the need of close is every man's responsibility and repudiates the view of contact with pastoral evangelism and accepted a call to strict Calvinists that the gospel offer is not to be m~de Milliken Baptist Church. indiscriminately to sinners. He gives quotations from Cal­ Rev. D. Gibson, B.A., B.D.; the pastor of Second vin's writings to show that the view of strict Calvinists Markham Baptist Church, brings a wide pastoral and was not that of John Calvin. educational background to the Seminary. The author gives numerous' other quotations from Rev. J. F. Holliday, B.A., RD., D.D., is one of the most Owen, Manton, Hodge, Calvin, Charnock, Cunningham. well known pastors amongst Baptists in all Canada. In J. Newton, Samuel Hopkins to prove his theme that man . almost any area of congregational or denominational work is totally depraved and wholly impotent to reconcile him­ he has had valuable experience. He is in constant demand self to his God, Creator, and JudQ:e. Me establishes the fact that nevertheless man is responsible and accountable, , as a visiting preacher. without strength to rectify his situation and without ex­ Rev. R. J. Reed, B.Th., pastor of Long Branch Baptist cuse for his blameworthy guilt, depravity, and impotence. Church comes to the Seminary with not onlv his pastoral .experience but with that of an evangelist. He is increas­ He faithfully warns a~ainst unscriptural Arminianism ingly invited to hold evangelistic meetings both in Canada and hyper-Calvinism. His closing chapter 25 "in!ended and the U.S.A. for preachers" is an excellent exhortation to declare the "whole counsel of God." Rev. S. A. Tulloch, B.Th., directs the practical work. As pastoral visitor of Jarvis St. Baptist Church he is daily The author of this review highly recommends this vol­ in touch with people from every walk of life ministering ume to preachers, ministerial and missionary students, to their needs. People are his business as Christ's am­ Bible teachers, and Sunday School· teachers, and suggests bassador. that no personal, public, Bible School secular college, or Seminary library is complete without a copy of this Rev. W. Payne, B.Th., handles the Correspondence book on its shelves. These truths are sadly neglected to­ work. He is pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Burlington,. day, yet they are basic to a correct understanding of the a vigorous work. Apostles' doctrine and of great practical value as well· as The impression we would convey is of a faculty ac­ spiritual import~nce. . . tively engaged in ministering the Word of God. The Bible Copies may be ordereCl from The Gospel Witness is not merely literature but God's directive, heartily be­ office, 130 Gerrard Street East, Toronto 2, Canada. lieved and actively practised.

10 (178) The' Gospel Witness, August 27, 1970 A BIBLICAL LOOK AT TODAY'S WORLD by Rer. John F. Hollid8Y, B.A., D. D.

"The Arrogant Tyranny of Spoiled Brats" There is no excuse for perpetuating the evils of past dec­ ades. There is every reason to relate God-given principles "I am sick of the total irrationality of the campus rebel, to contemporary problems. Let the law-making 'and law­ whose bearded visage, dirty hair, body odor and tactics enforcement officers of our day apply the divine direc­ are childish but brutal, naive but dangerous, and the. tions for the maintenance of law and order, and they will essence of arrogant tyranny-the tyranny of spoiled· brats.". . have all the resources of heaven behind them. Let the people of God press the battle against evil, using the Who said that? Was it someone completely out of touch Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of the Lord, and witli the "Now generation"? Was it someone badly biased . they will prove that the Gospel is still "the power of God by an outdated mentality? Was it someone whose whole unto salvation" (Roman 1 :16). life reflects disappointment in youth? Who wrote that forthright appraisal of hippies, yippies and school rebels? A Libertine Society ; The source of that candid description of' the dissidents Commenting on the recent arrest of his son on a charge is an article in the Toronto Daily Star by an alderman of of possessing marijuana, R. Sargent Shriver, husband of East York Council president of the Kiwanis Club, an Eunice Kennedy, former Peace Corps director and U.S .. active member of a provincial board, of a college board, ambassador to France, made several significant state­ a popular teacher of a very large Bible Class, a man who ments. has been and still is in close contact with hundreds of His allusions to the moral turpitUde of our time are . young people. When Jim McConaghy categorizes the tragically true. Today's young people are "under tremen­ average rebel of the long-haired crowd as an "arrogant dous pressure with fantastic temptations." They are ex­ spoiled brat" he knows what he is talking about, and he posed to an "almost libertine society." They are sur­ only says it because he has done and is still doing his rounded by examples of "a double .moral standard." In utmost to fortify young people against the purposeless, many of the schools where they must study, the use of irresponsible irrationality of hippiedom. mariiuana and other drugs is widespread. They are lacking "a challenge," "a vision," "a dream." Mr. Shriver is ril!ht. Conditioning For Violence The prevailing sociaf atmosphere is seriously polluted. The A current writer (Montgomery) points out that our permissivist trends of our generation have reduced the generation is· reaping a harvest of ferocity from "thirty contemporary status to an "almost libertine society," years of mind-conditioning for violence." For three dec­ Liquor, dope, sensuality. nUdity, promiscuity, profanitv, ades radio, television and ,comic strips have persistently obscenity, stark materialism and unadulterated selfish­ exploited the thesis that one must kill to win, or, to put ness are fast producing an aggregation of Sodoms and it differently, in order to succeed one must first destroy Gomorrahs. an enemy who stands in one's way. This sobering analysis Mr. Shriver is wrong, however, when he Questions the of the sources of contemporary brutality is supported by possibility of resisting the permissivist pressures. He is statistics which indicate that the average modern child certainly not on Biblical ground when he says, "I'm not spends 22,000 hours in front of a TV.set before he or she sure a parent can withstand the atmosphere of this' so­ reaches the age of sixteen. ciety." . Of another libertine society. the apostle Paul Yesterday's follies are past. The harvest which they wrote: "Where sin abou-nded, grace did much more have produced is frightening, but the circumstances which abound" (Romans 5:20). A good many generations of we face as a result of those follies are not beyond remedy. spiritual warriors have proved that ''when the enemy

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comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up meeting groups in each church. Though in some cases a st~ndard against him" (Isaiah 59: 19). The grace of they are not large, yet so fervent were the prayers as we God is a mightier factor than every hereditary and en­ pleaded together for souls, for revival, and for the chil­ vironmental element.' The Lord Jesus Christ is still "able dren and young people gathering in the Vacation Bible to save unto the uttermost" all that "come unto God by Schools, that these were' times in the heavenlies. Again I Him" (Hebrews 7:25). ' was made to realize that there is nothing that so binds The Mosport Mystery tbe hearts of Christians one to another as praying and All over Ontario, decent people are asking: Why was working together in the specific tasks of soul-winning the Mosport Rock Festival orgy permitted? It appears and church building. Before I left~ I begged these dear now that the Province of New Brunswick did not want it. . saints to include in their prayers definite petitions on It is reported that an attempt to take it across the provin­ behalf of the soul-winning work here in spiritualIy- needy cial border into Nova Scotia won the support of one offi­ "Toronto. cial, but not many more. The premier of Ontario cer­ In our six vacation Bible Schools we enrolled over 1500 'tainly did not invite the Festival promoters to stage their children and young people during a three-week. period. nudity and drug-trips here. The Attorney General of On­ We' were especially grateful to· have many teenagers in tario sought an injunction to prevent it. A local municipal attendance, including a number from the new Alston by-law seems to have ruled it out. The police administra­ 'Junior Secondary School. Especially did our hearts ~e­ tion evidently advised against permitting it, and even while joice when several of the teenage boys expressed a desne the 'lawless drug-trafficking was going on inside the to receive Christ as Saviour. I would ask the friends who grounds, three hundred policemen had to wait outside in have been so faithful in praying for these schools to 'con­ , case they might calise a disturbance. To those of us who tinue to pray for these young lives that they may be, kept do not understand all the complexities involved in judi­ from the power of the Evil One. During our first week in cial decisions, one of the strongest features was the re­ Jamaica, we had the unique opportunity of meeting with fusal of the Ontario Supreme Court to grant the attorney­ . 300 IS-year olds enrolled in a new Academic and Voca­ general's request for an injunction to restrain the Festival tional School project being developed just a mile or' so Promoters from proceeding with the Mosport fiasco. from the Clarksonville Church. We presented a flannel­ To this writer one of the mysteries of Mosport ~nd graph lesson on the transformation brought by the new of other Rock Festivals is the toleration of hygienic con­ \ birth, illustrating these great truths from the natural ditions which violate almost every community and pro­ science study of the life cycle of the butterfly. My co­ vincial standard of health. For more than forty years we workers, who proved to be a great blessing throughout all have been engaged in organizing or participating in camps, the schools were Miss Shirley Docherty (from Berean conferences and rallies. These operations have,.in almost Baptist, Dow\?-sview), Miss Caroline Fo~ter (Jarvis Street every instance, required licenses and have always involved Baptist, Toronto), and Miss Jean Blount (Berachah Bap­ meticulous .conformity to health standards. The sligh.test tist, Newport News, Virginia) who also I?inistered)n deviation from normalreq~irements to protect the health song. " of staff and guests has brought a stated or implied threat of a withdrawal of the licence, to operate. Even though the During the last week of oui" programme, Miss Blount correction had to do with a very slight variation in the enjoyed renewal of fellowship with Pastor Chambers· in chlorination of water, the removal of garbage, or the May Pen. They were formerly students together at Tor­ provision of adequate sanitary facilities, the highest stand­ onto Baptist Seminary. The new work at May Pen is pro­ ard was demanded and provided. Is it not reasonable gressing very favourably and the folks there are in the that governll1ents and courts should apply to Rock Festi­ process of finishing the roof on their much-needed new vals those legal precedents and legal grounds 'which em­ building. Before returning to Canada, I spent a few days power a provincial department of health to compel other, with Miss Glesson Marston, a Christian school teacher public institutions or the promoters of other public gath­ in Kingston, to do a four-day school at Cross Roads in erings to conform to basic hygienic standards? the central part of the city. Again I was burdened with the spiritual needs of that area and would ask you to pray that Considered from the 'Christian viewpoint, the physical God might be pleased to raise up labourers to expand filth associated with the Rock Festivals is nothing com­ the testimony in that part of His vineyard. While out pared to the moral pollution. We need to pray that the 'walking one day in Kingston, I was met by a young man, character-blighting "Festival Plague" may be wiped out, who recognized me from previous Vacation Bible Schools and wiped out soon. ,'which he had attended in Tweedside from 1960-1965. He came to the house two evenings and we discussed many JA!MAlGA RBPORT item'S of current religious interest and 'J was able to 'press , the' claims of Christ. From him I learned more of the 'WORKERS TOGETHER WITH HIM spiritual needs of the young people in Kings~on. For the past 11 years it has been my privilege to or­ Please continue to pray for the youth of Jamaica and ganize a series of Daily Vacation Bible Schools conducted for the pressing need for fundamental Baptist pastors in in the heavily-populated rural districts of central Jamaica several districts. Also we ask your earnest prayers for the where Dr. J. W. Knight pastors a circuit of Baptist four ,of us as we return to Toronto that God_will continue churches. For fqur summers now we have also helped to use us in the greatest work in the world, that of soul- Pastor A. L Chambers with his Vacation Bible School winning. -Marion Veit in May Pen. As we return from this summer's programme, it is with a strong sense of thankfulness to God for the privilege of A new subscriber from Quebec working alongside the Jamaican Christians and realizing I think it is the only Canadian paper I know of that just how closely our hearts are knit together in the bonds is not ecumenical. of the Gospel. Particularly am I thinking of the prayer God bless your outreach for Christ.

12 (180) The Gospel Witne~s, August 27, 1970 AN EXCUSE OF COMPROMISE SEPARATISTS ARE DIVISIVE

The charge of divisiveness is used by the compromiser World-Church-System the very seed-bed of the Man of to avoid the issue of Separation. Sin. Many evangelicals will admit this but still refuse to II! the world of today there seems to be a mania for separate from it or take any kind of a stand against it. amalgamation and uniting. So to be against union today In other words, they believe the Bible but refuse to obey is to be a heretic. "Let us unite" seems to be the watch­ it. word of the hour. Doctrine and Truth are not primary, Denominationalism or divisiveness is held up as the love is primary so if we love each' other, why can't we all-encompassing evil by the ecumeniacs to draw a red join together? is the sentiment of the hour which many herring across the trail. The real evil is not denomina­ churchmen present. Anyone who' questions this loving tionalism but soul-destroying modernism,neo-orthodoxy. concourse of togetherness is a bigot, a rabble rouser, and existentialism, Barthianism, liberalism, call it what you without the proper love of a Christian. So the propa- like, it is just plain unbelief and as such has the curse of gators of ecumenicity would inform us. ' God upon it. This is the real evil today which is cursing The tragedy of this age is that many evangelicals actu­ the church. ally participate with the liberals and modernists in casting The modernistic clergyman who has no message be~ aspersion upon the fundamentalist for his Scriptural stand, rates the fundamentalist for his narrow message. Men who branding him as a peddler of hate and a divider of the have no solution for the world's deepest problems, except church. However, it must be pointed out that the funda- further doses of liberalism, blast the simplicity of the , mentalist of our day is not the only Christian who ever Gospel. Men who empty church~s charge the 'Bible­ put Truth before unity. Nor is he the only Christian who believers with divisiveness while ignoring the indisput­ suggested separating from a corrupt church. able fact that the so-called great divisive movements of The Reforniers from Luther on down put Truth before church history have markedly increased spirituality and organic union. Indeed the Reformation as a movement membership. sacrificed unity for Truth. Luther and his compeers be·· Separation from corrupt churches has worked, is work­ lieved that Truth was more sacred than external unity, ing, and will work, because it is commanded by a Holy therefore, they separated from Rome. God. God's way will- win the day in spite of puny man's The argument that the ecumenically-oriented Christians pride in his own ideas. of our day use is this-The body of Christ is disfigured. When the charge of divisiveness is leveled at the sepa­ sundered and broken. If we are true Christians we will ratist he looks to Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ Himself deplore such division and do everything we can to heal said, "Think not that I am come to send peace on the the wounds and to 'end any further divisions. earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am The glorious Reformation, the greatest spiritual awak­ come to set a man at variance, against his father, and the ening since Pentecost, is now considered if not a down­ daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law right mistake, at least an unfortunate happening. (Philip against her mother-in-law. ·And a man's foes shall be they Schaff, the distinguished historian of the last century, of his own household." said that the Reformation is the greatest event in history The Lord Jesus Christ told His followers to beware of next to the birth of Christianity itself.) Yet today evan­ false prophets. He did not say unite with them, laud them gelical Christian leaders are willing to ignore this great as good men, or read their writings. He did say, "Inwardly event for a mess of ecumenical pottage .. they' are ravening wolves." In other words, they have only According to those who advocate union and ecumen­ one desire and that is to tear to pie'ces the flock of God. icity, all the great separations of the past must have So how evangelists can send their converts back to these caused the body of Christ to be disfigured and broken. ravening wolves, to be tom to shreds spiritually, is a This, of course, is arrant nonsense. The body of Christ mystery. And how many evangelicals can talk of reading is a spiritual body and it has been unified since its incep­ their works and being blessed by them is puzzling to say tion and will be unified forever. This true universal the least. church, which is composed of blood-washed" born-again . A great Southern preacher once said that he was not­ saints of God, the general assembly and church of the going to swim through oceans of sewage to get a mouth~ first born, whose names are written in heaven, is a great ful of water.' Yet many of our so-called intellectual evan­ unity in the Spirit. Organizational union without the gelicals will wade through books which border on blas­ prerequisites of Scriptural doctrine and truth is. always phemy to get a few paltry thoughts on unimportant sub­ linked in the Bible with the anti-Christian system. jects, just because the false prophet is heralded as a great The World Council of Churches we believe is but the scholar by modernistic leaders. foreninner of the anti-Christian system which is to dom­ Every true believer needs to withdraw himself from inate the world at the end time. Any believer who is part churches and organizations which are tied in with, the of this abode of the false prophet should consider his ecumenical· movement. They peed to. stop supporting. the position before God. traitors (wolves in sheep's clothing, deceitful workers There. are many believers who refuse to separate from transforming themselves into apostles of Christ) in the apostasy and who continue to support' and co-operate pulpit-who are working day and night (while-evangelicals with the forces of evil. But mark it well, only those sleep) to. engineer the betrayal of the faith once for all who ignore the passages of Scripture dealing with Separa­ . delivered to the saints. tion, -and the eschatological portions relating to the Anti­ Today we seem to be more concerned about "disunity" christ, can be at peace with the anti-Christian system. than we are about purity of doctrine. Co-operation and Anyone who studies his Bible at all sees in the One- inclusivism are the goals and aims of the majority of evan-

The Gospel Witness, August 27, 1970 (181) 13 gelicals. This co-operative spirit can be seen in the inter­ Saith the Scripture?" Rev. G. R Hicks of Brownsburg, denominational organizations, mission boards, and evan­ Quebec brought a message the following week on "Let­ gelistic campaigns. Co-operation among Bible-believing ting Your Light Shine". On the final two Sundays, Rev. groups 'is good and worthwhile, but when co-operation R. Fellows .preached on "Repentance" and "Vision of means hob-nob bing with known Christ-deniers then only Christ, 'Self, and for the Lost". It was indeed a well­ spiritual chaos and confusion can result. rounded ministry from the word of God. The One-World-Church will dominate the religious Following the services of worship the campers went scene in the end time and every true Bible-believer is duty (weather permitting) to the farm of Mr. Dirkson where bound to stand against it, not cooperate with it. We need th~y enjoyed a picnic lunch. Then the campers headed leaders who will not, like many today, just not co-operate back to the Camp Saugeen-it'~ Supreme. with the World Council of Churches, but who will take an aggressive stand against it, repudiating the Seed-Bed of Another summer of camp has almost come to a close. Antichrist, with its false leadership, false claims, and God's people here at Bethany appreciated the camp's false aims. ministry and we got to know a little better some of our C. H. Spurgeon's clarion call coming from another fellow laborers in the Gospel. " century is almost uncannily up-to-date. "I dread much -Rev. David A. Clarke, pastor the spirit which would tamper with Truth for the sake of united action, or for any object under heaven-the lati­ SUNDAY SCHOOL COURSE tudinarian spirit, which sneers at creeds and dogmas­ TRUTH IS NO TRIFLE! Not so, thought our fathers, For the convenience of Sunday Schoolteachers and when at the stake they gave themselves to death, or on scholars the Sunday School Lesson Course for the next the brown heather of Scotland fell beneath the swords of , year (as ,it appeared in our last issue) will be reprinted Claverhouse's Dragoons for truths which men nowadays on a card. Quantities may be ordered at $2.00 per 100 , count' unimportant, but which being truths were to them' from The Gospel Witness office, 130 Gerrard S1; East, so vital that they would sooner DIE than suffer them to Toronto. be dishonored. 0 FOR THE SAME UNCOMPROMIS­ ING LOVE OF TRUTH! . . . I pray God evermore to ASSOCIATION CHURCH TREASURERS' preserve us from unity in which truth shall be considered valueless, in which principle gives place to policy, in , The fiscal year, of our Association of Regular Baptist which the noble and masculine virtues which adorn the Churches closes during September. We are in need of Christian hero are to be supplemented by an effeminate substantial funds to maintain our missionary obligations affectation of 'charity. May the Lord deliver us from in­ and balance our books. difference to His Word and will ... May God perpetually send some prophet who shall cry aloud to the world, "Your covenant with death shall be disannulled, your ,FUNERAL OF DR. ROBERT' DUBARRY agreement with Hell shall not stand." May there ever be -By Pastor B. J. Berge, La Bonne Nouvelle, Brussels. found_ some men, though they be rough as Amos, or stem as Haggai; who shall denounce again and again all On July 28,in Nimes, our brother M. Robert Dubarry, league with error and all compromise with sin, and de- entered into Glory after a time of sickness. , clare that these are the abhorrence of God ... The de­ Till the last he was surrounded by the love and affec- struction of every sort of union which is not based on tion of church and friends. - Truth, is a preliminary to the edification of the unity of the Spirit." ' He was well known by many in Jarvis Street and will We would wholeheartedly agree with Spurgeon. May be missed over there as weI] as here. God send us some men like Amos and Haggai, for we From several places friends gathered on July 30 for a need tbem today as never before to counteract the rot last farewell as his earthly remains were laid to rest await­ which is issuing from the mushy sentimentality of com­ ing the glorious day, of resurrection. promise and ecumenicity. ' -The Warda! Truth A short and quiet little service was held at the hospital. ' His wife, a few friends were gathered to listen to the Word and pray before the main service at the cemetery. BETHANY BAPTIST HARRISTON HOSTS At the burying place, many friends were gathered in SAUGEEN BAPTIST BIBLE CAMP the chapel and the main service was held. M. J alaguier and It was with joy and thanksgiving that we greeted the M. Solanas, the pastors, of the Nimes church, led the arrival of the cars and busload of campers from Camp service. Saugeen each Sunday morning during Camp time. Our whole Sunday School enjoyed the privilege of seeing M. Buhler as President of the Association" M. Hum­ Bible scenes come to life through the film ministry of the bert from our Paris Church as his nephew, M. Solanas camp's own "Uncle Bob". Miss R. Slade and Miss S. and, M. Jalaguier paid tribute to the life and testimony of Evans brought the Bible lessons through visualized stories him who had been both leader and ,pastor to so many of and object lessons. At the close of the Sunday School,' we us. M. Samouelianof the Methodist Free Church of.Nimes were' encouraged to hear' testimonies of God's working in closed in prayer. ' the lives of the counsellors and campers. Then a last walkJo the grave side, short call. to think During the worship hour we heard the Jarvis Street over our ways by our, broth~r M. Buhler and a closiug Junior and Intermediate choirs under the direction of Miss prayer of thanksgiving and ,worship to the God of a1\ Slade. ,Other musical and instrumental contributions from, grace, and the afternoon closed. campers and staff were appreciated. T~e Director, Rev. J. It ,was a day of deep sadness and yet of quiet reassur­ C. McCombe, brouj!ht the messages the first two Sun­ ing. The Lord has j!iven, the Lord has taken, the Lord's days on "Salvation-Past, Present and Future" and "What name be praised (Job 1:21). -

14 (182) The Gospel Witness, August 27, 1970 preacher will know how his or her energy is sapped by such hearers. The Lord Jesus Chrst, as a Man, suffered weariness and "~fJ~ has sympathy with us when we are tired and our energies are Toronto .. Baptist Seminary student Daniel Molla ot spent (John 4:6; Heb. 4:14-16). Nimes, France supplied at Milliken Baptist Church, Sun­ day, August 9, 1970. Our Saviour's suggestion, "Let us pass over to the other side" ...... (Luke 4:43) implied His presence with them-"Iet us pass over"; it implied also the successful conclusion of the trip - "to the other side." Let us remember that the Lord's commands are It was a joy for Rev. W. P. Bauman to renew fellowship accompanied by His enabling grace. Our part is to obey and with the friends of Lcrig Branch Baptist Church, Sunday, to leave the results with Him ...... In this voyage, as in the voyage of life, there were with them Principal G. A. Adams ministered in Bethesda Baptist "other little ships." We do not sail alone (Rom. 14:7); others are sailing near us, and we are under obligation to steer a straight Church, Delhi, Sunqay August 23rd in the absence of the course, to set a good example, to give sound leadership and pastor, Rev. R. Sidebottom. help to others, as we have opportunity thus to do (Rom. 14:13, W ANTED-Seminary cook with experience. Contact 15; Gal. 6:10). Toronto Baptist Seminary immediately for details 925- The Sea or Lake of Galilee, also called "Lake of Gennesareth" 3263. (Lk. 5:1) and "Sea of Tiberias" (John 6:1) like many other lakes, • .. ... is very treacherous and can become wild and rough in a very little time. The fact that Christ was in the boat did not protect We extend hearty congratulations to two Seminary the disciples from experiencing difficulty, discomfort and hard­ couples on the occasion of their recent marriage: ship. A Christian is exposed to all the common ills of life; it is Ann Orr, and Daniel Molla of Nimes France, (4th a mistake to suppose that all wiII be smooth sailing (Job 2:9, 10; year) in Jarvis Street Baptist Church, August 15th, 1970; Acts 14:22; Jas. 5:10, Ill. Sandra Robinson and Wayne McLean (4th year) in The disciples showed a lack of courtesy when they awakened. the Lord Jesus. They panicked .and forgot even to be kind. Jarvis Street Baptist Church, August 22nd, 1970.. Thoughtfulness and consideration for others should characterize Dr. H. C. Slade, pastor, and president of Toronto Bap­ the Christian (Eph. 4:31, 32; 1 Pet. 3:8). tist Seminary officiated at both ceremonies. By reading the three accounts of this incident we learn all that the disciples said as the storm raged. "Master, Master, we Your remembering THE GOSPEL WITNESS fund perish" (Lk. 8 :24). 'Ihis was like the despairing cry which arises in the hearts of those who feel they are in imminent danger. makes possible this multiplied ministry . Your gift today "Lord, save us: we perish" (Matt. 8:25) is the cry of those who will help us send THE GOSPEL WITNESS to mission­ realize their danger and then call to the Lord for deliverance aries and pastors in other parts of the world. (Matt. 14 :29-31). This is a "brief, earnest prayer" which brings . May we hear from you today. an answer. "Master, carest thou not that we perish?" (verse 38) ...... is the petulant cry of a complaining soul. There are those who are quick to blame the Lord when they find themselves in From a pastor in the Netherlands difficulty or SO'ITOW. They are apt to think that the Lord ha~ Hereby I want to inform you that your excellent church forgotten· to be gracious and has ceased to loved them (Psa. 77: 1-9; John II :21, 32). But all the time, the Lord.is working paper is sent to me on a free basis. Therefore I thank out His own plans. for His children (Rom. 8:28). .' you very much for your kindness . At the Saviour's command the :winds ceased their howling, and. Many times I give your paper also to friends of mine the waters' became quiet again (Psa. 107:29). Our Lord has all who serve as ministers in the churches. power in heaven and upon earth. So-called scientists may think that they have conquered the secrets of the universe, but they are I enjoy the articles in your magazine because they warn impotent. The Lord who created the winds, who gives to the the people against sin and worldly conformity. waters their bounds which they cannot pass, alone can control I appreciate your kindness and hope to fight with the raging of the sea (psa. 65 :5-7; 89 :9). you for the honor of God and the welfare of Christ's Similarly, the Lord can still the storms of passion and the church. waves of sin that might overthrow the soul. His "Peace be still" is a welcome command to the one who will trust in Him (John .14:27; 16:33). To th~ Si\viour we may safely turn for refuge amidst all the storms of life. Only after He had stilled the wind and waves did the Master Bible School Lesson Outline reproach the disciples for·their lack of faith (Matt. 14:31; 17:17). They had forgotten His power, shown to them in many ways Volume 34 Fourth Quarter Lesson 10 September 6, 1970 (Mark 6:51, 52); they had also forgotten His unchanging love. They failed to trust Him to take them safely to the other side. CHRIST STILLS THE WAVES The disciples were fiJIed with amazement as they realized Lesson Text: Mark 4: 35·41. that this Jesus of Nazareth was more than Man. He must be Golden Text: "Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves God, for He nad displayed Divine power over the element~ thereof arise, thou stillest them."-PsaIm 89:9. (Matt. 14:32, 33). He is indeed the Master of all the natural and heavenly and spiritual world; He is above all, the Lord of all Parallel Passages: Matthew 8 :23-27; Luke 8:22-25. creation (Rom. 11:33·36; 1 Cor. 8:6), and in due time all people The Saviour had spent a busy day teaching and preaching. He must bow before Him, acknowledging His supremacy (I Cor. had been teaching by parables, a method He frequently used, 15:24-28; Phil. 2:9-11; Col. 1:16, 17). because it had this advantage, that each man would gain from the parable the amount of . truth he was. Capable of receiving Dainly Bible Readings (verses 33,34; Matt. 13:10-16). At the end of the day the Master was el\llausted and sought a brief period of rest and refresh­ Aug.. 31-Lord, Save Me ...... Matt.' 14:22-33 ment on the Lake of Galilee, knowing that when He reached the other side of the lake, other needy individuals would be Sept. I-His Way is in the Sea ...... Psa.77 waiting for. His coming, and that when He returned, stilL others Sept. 2-Wonders in the Deep ...... Psa. 107:21-31 would be meeting Him (Mark 5:2,21). The Lord Jesus was a Master Teacher, finding great delight Sept. 3-He Stills the Tumult ...... Psa. 65 in instructing His disciples and others who would wait upon Sept. 4-He Rules the Raging of the .Sea ...... Psa. 89:1-28 His ministry. But what tired Him was the opposition of care­ less" superficial, absent-minded and stubborn hearers to whom Sept. 5-God, the Creator of All Things ...... Psa. 148 He had been speaking (verses 14, 19). Every earnest teacher and Sept. 6-Peace,a Perfect Peace ...... John 14:27-31; 20:19-23

The Gospel Witness, August 27, 1970 ((183) lS obstacles ad gave her courage to thread her way in and out among Volume 34 Fourth Quarter Lesson 11 September 13, 1970 the people till she could touch the border of his garment, even although her ailment rendered her unclean, according to the law A UTILE GIRL LIVES AGAIN (Lev. 15 :25). Possibly she disobeyed .the legal injunction which demanded her isolation, because in her own mind she felt she Lesson Text: Mark 5:21-43. was as good as healed (Matt. 21 :22; 1 John 5: 14, 15), So sure Golden Text: "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and was she that the one touch with Christ would avail (Mk. 6:56; and the life."-John 11:25. Heb. 11:6). God give to each of us such simple, trusting, powerful Parallel passages: Matthew 9: 18-26; Luke 8:40-56. faith (Matt. 21 :21; Lk. 17:5). I. Christ's Power Over Death: verses 21-24, 35·43. ' This woman was conscious of her immediate and complete - This is a remarkable chapJer in the life of. our Lord. It giv'es restoration to health. The touch of Christ, brings new life to strong evidence of His Deity. He is God, havrng all power over those who have been dead in trespasses and sins, and the change demons (verses 1-20), disease _(verses 25-34) and over death is revolutionary, 'even although the full realization of the gr':'lt (verses 35-43). transaction may not come immediately (John 5:24; 2 ,Cor. 5:17; , When Christ and the disciples had crossed the Sea of Galilee 1 Pet. 1:22, 23). God's order is faith, fact, feeling, which men they found the crowds waiting for them. After a needy soul had are apt to transpose to feeling, fact, faith. been delivered from the power of the demons, they crossed the Christ did not permit the reserved woman to slip away un­ lake again, and as before a great multitude gat~ered to hear the noticed. For His own glory, as a testimony to others and for ' Saviour teach and to watch as He performed mIracles. her own good and assurance, He drew her out to make an open Jairus whose name appears as Jair in, the Old Testament confession of her faith (Rom. 10:9, 10). His encouraging manner (Numb. ' 32:41), meaning "Enlightenment," may have been a gave her holy boldness to declare why she had touched Him member of the Sanhedrin Council, as was NIct apply to Christ f~rhealing until she had exhausted her own resources, and untIl all other means had DEGREE COURSES failed to bring relief. The same tendency is characteristic of many people to·day. They will not go to Christ until their cas'! RESiDENTIAL is desperate (Ecc1. 12:1; Isa. 55:6; John 5:40). CORRESPONDENCE Naturally shy and reserved, and feeling her impotence she yet possessed a faith which was earnest and sincere. She believed JARVIS STREET, TORONTO that the power of Christ was such that the briefest and lightest ONTARIO, CANADA. contact with Him would bring healing. Moreover, her faith wa~ im active faith (J as. 2: 17 -22), a faith which overcame all

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