APRIL 30th, 1937. Next Week: SPECIAL CORONATION NUMBER Order Your Copies Now ~ :. :. ·., ~-:.::~:;'-'.~::.\ .· .·.- .:·. ·.·.' . ' Cover ii. THE ELIM EVANGEL AND FOURSQUARE REVIVALIST April 30th, 1937. The Elim Evangel AND FOURSQUARE REVIVALIST (Editor: Pastor E. C. W. Boulton) Official Organ of the EJirn Foursquare Gospel Alliance EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: Principal George Jeffreys (President) Pastors E. J, Phillips (Secretary-General), E. C. W. Boulton, BARKING, May 9. Elim Hall, Ripple Road. Special visit of Pastor P. N. Corry, ""· G. Hathaway, C. ]. E, King:~to11 1 R. :\Ierccr, E. C. W. Boulton, 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. J. Smith & R. Tweed CLECKHEATON (Yorks). Saturday, April 24th, 3 and 7 p.m. Temperan_ce. Hall, Brook Street, conducted by Pastor John Woodhead. General Headquarters, Spec_1al smgmg by Bradford Crusader Choir. Two Revival and Healing 20, Clarence Road, Clapham Park, London, S,W,4, ' services, I EASTBOURNE, April 25. Elim Tabernacle, Hartfield Road. London I Vol. XVIII, April 30, 1937 No. 18 Crusader Choir, 6.30 p.m. (Lewes Prison, 2.30 p.m.). HALIFAX, April 19th-May 2nd. Elim Tabernacle, Bond Street, Hopwood _Lane. Campaign by Evangelist Tom Thomas. Weeknight1 CONTENTS (except Fnday), 7.30. Sundays, 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Question Time on " Hallelujah Corner " (No. 12) 273 PONTARDULAIS, Now proceeding. Beulah Hall, Alltiago Fields. Evangelistic campaign by Miss A. Kennedy. Junior Jottings 275 REDHILL, Commencmg April 25. Earlswood Methodist Church, Earls­ Atonement 276 wood Road. Revival Campaign by Pastor W. E. Smith, 277 SCARBOROUGH. April 18-May 2. Elim Foursquare Gospel Church, A Useless Arm Healed Murray Street. Campaign by Evangelist D. Vanstone. Music: Deeper, deeper 278 STOCKPORT, May 1-3. Elim Tabernacle Swann Street, Convention Bible Study Helps 278 meetings. Speakers: Pastor 0. Perrett and tliss M. Currie. Convener: 279 Pastor T. Burton Clarke. ... Family Altar WIMBLEDON, April 24-26. Elim Hall, Southey Road. Visit of Mr. Contending Forces 280 John Leech, K.C. Editorial 282 WIMBLEDON, May 6, 13, 20, 27 and June 3. Elim Hall, Southey Rd., " \Vatchman, \\'hat of the Xight ?" 282 Series of lectures by Pastor P. N. Corry. Christian Biographical Series.-F. 13. ~I eyer 283 Monthly Book Window 284 Contending for the Faith 285 London Whitsuntide Convention What Our Readers Say 286 WHIT-SUNDAY, MAY 161h, to THURSDAY, MAY ~0lh Elim Crusader Page 287 KENSINGTON, Kensington Temple, Kensington Park Road (one minute The Quiver 288 from Notting Hill Gate Underground), Convened by Principal Georje Jeffreys and Revival Party. Whit-Sunday, 6.30 p.m. (Pastor Le Tissier . Whit-Monday, 3 and 6.30 p.m. (Pastors Mercer, Morgan, and Fardell . Terms.-10/- for one year or 5/- for 6 months, post free to any Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 7.30 p.m, (Pastor Mercer). Five heal­ address. ing meetings, Sunday to Thursday, at 11 a.m., conducted by the Principal. 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Ona dozen a11ortad 1 /• (by poat 1/~) Particulars of the Party's engagements during June, July and Send for sample dozen to-day August will appear as soon as possible. Elim Publishing Co,, Ltd., Park Crescent, Clapham Park, London, s.w.,. •••••••••••••••••••• -~ .-- ..,.,,,,.,-,-"'-~ APRIL 30th, 1937. The Elim Evangel AND FOURSQUARH REVIVALIST The Elim · Foursquare Gospel Alliance was founded Publications and Supplies, Elim Bible College Cor­ by Principal George Jeffreys, its present leader, respondence School, Elim Crusaders and Cadets, Elim in Ireland, in the year 1915. The Prindpa!'s Foreign Missions, and Foursquare Gospel Testimony. campaigns have filled to overflowing the largest It stands uncompromisingly for the whole Bible as .the halls in the British Isles, and have resulted in many inspired Word of God, and contends for THE FAITH thousands of converts to Christ, and notable miracles against all modern thought, Higher Criticism, and of healing. The Movement consists of Elim Revival New Theology. It condemns extravagances au and Healing Campaigns, Elim Foursquare Gospel fanaticism in every shape and form. It t,romulgatn Churches and Ministers, Elim Bible College, Elim the old-time Gospel in old-time power. Vol. XVIII.. No. 18 APRIL 30, 1937 Fridays, Twopence ... • Question Time on "Hallelujah Corner" (No. 12) By Pastor T. A. CARVER (Swindon) O-NIGHT is the last meeting of the season, and so to point to any law in history where the Church of the speaker asks for good, intelligent questions Rome changed the sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. ~ T which will form a good climax to the series. ' Oh,' says the Seventh Day Adventist, ' but she The first is soon forthcoming. claims to have done so.' I answer, ' The Church of Questioner : " I have continually heard you con­ 'Rome also claims to be the one representative of Jesus demn the Church of Rome from your platform, and Christ on earth, but that does not make her so, and so I would like to ask you : Why is it that you super­ certainly Seventh Day Adventists will not acknowledge sede one of the commandments of God by a Roman it to be so! No! What really happened was this. innovation.. I refer to the sabbath <;lay. The Bible From earliest New Testament times, the Church had commands us to ' Remember the sabbath day to keep ceased to observe the old sabbath, and the day of their it holy.' Now nowhere in the Bible is this altered to worship was the Sunday. (Ample proof of this can be the first day. This was a change brought in by the found in the New Testament and the writings of the Roman Church in the days of increasing paganism, and Fathers.) When the Emperor Constantine came to the yet, you and countless other Protestants show your throne in the year 313, he favoured Christianity, and infatuation for Rome by putting her ordinance before proceeded to enact measures for its public acceptance. the command of God." Amongst these laws was the one quoted above, which Speaker : " Our friend savours most strongly of made the day that the Christians had always observed Seventh Day Adveritism. Like all other false sects as their day, the national sacred day of they claim that they alone have the truth, to the THE ROMAN EMPIRE. exclusion of all others. Now the sabbath question is the main plank in their platform, and with important­ As regards the old seventh day sabbath, we find from ~ looking statements from ancient laws, and extracts Leviticus xxiii. that it is included in the typical feasts from the writings of learned men, they deceive the of the Lord. It was not like the other nine command­ unwary into believing that the old Jewish sabbath of ments, moral laws. It was a ceremonial law, a sign the seventh day is still a binding law of God, and between Israel and Jehovah (Exodus xxxi. 13), and that the Christian day of Sunday is a papal idea. like the rest of the cereµ1onial law which was fulfilled Further, that we who observe the Sunday are lost.