Doubt asks, "Can God?" Faith says, "God can." MISSIONARY PREMILLENNIAL BIBLICAL BAPTISTIC PART I THE MISSION SACRIFICES OF WOMEN fuc Joseph Samuel C. F. Frey Since the subject of Sacrifices GEORGE C. LORIMER may be considered as the founda- (1838-1904) Baptist Is Our Middle Name tion of following lecture, Paid Circulation In All States And In Many Foreign Countries the it Still slowly passed the melan- ought to be solid and sure. To pre- choly day, "To the law and to the Testimony: if they speak not according to this word, sent it, therefore, in a clear and And still the stranger wist not edifying manner, first it is because there is no light in them."—Isaiah 8:20 we must where to stay; trace sacrifices to their proper The world was sad, the garden their Vol. 47, No. 22 ASHLAND, KENTUCKY, JUNE 10, 1978 WHOLE NUMBER 2175 origin; secondly, establish was a wild, design and thirdly, point out their And man the hermit sighed — typical signification. till woman smiled. FTH REPORTS ON CHURCH VISITATION THE ORIGIN OF SACRIFICES The mission of woman is the 1. Sacrifice is a religious act, in By FRED T. HALLIMAN just newly started. instances, I could visit some next important point to be inves• which a creature devoted to God Missionary To New Guinea There were some along the way places that I had not had on my was, in solemn manner, destroy- that were disappointed in that I schedule when I left, there were a Dear friends: ed in His presence for sacred others that I could not work in at Greetings to each of you in the ends. "A sacrifice," says Dr. all due to the distances involved. name of our dear Lord. Owen, "is a religious oblation of I was sorry for this, but there was I have just returned from my nothing I could do about it. something consecrated and dedi- second tour of the supporting by the ministry of Each and every place seemed to cated to God, churches which carried me as far to God's in- enjoy the services greatly and one a priest, according northwest as Sumas, Washington. of the things enjoyed as much as stitution, to be destroyed for a external This trip was very long, both anything at every place was the testimony of God, and an in mileage and duration. From the showing of the slides of the mis- symbol." time I left, until I returned, 37 sion work in New Guinea. These 2. This mode of worship is of days had elapsed. During that slides are very informative and great antiquity. It was in use in period of time, there were 9 days can speak far more in the same the first ages of the world, and that I was traveling without length of time than any human may be traced as far as to Adam's speaking engagements, however, tongue could ever tell. I trust that family. We are sure that Job of- I more than made up for this, as all this has strengthened the mis- fered sacrifices, both for his chil- there were several days that I had sion work in Papua, New Guinea dren and his friends (Job 1:5; 42: as many as 3 services. Almost all since it is an ever growing work. 8). The patriarchs, Abraham, Is- of the services lasted well over The needs grow accordingly and aac, and Jacob, built altars,- and two hours and many of them were with inflation having hit Papua, offered their sacrifices unto the as long as three and one-half New Guinea as well as the rest of God Most High. Noah offered up hours. the world, it seems that my ex- sacrifices, immediately on his While the trip was long and phy- penses continue to coming out of the ark. GEORGE C. LORIMER outstrip the of- sically hard, I enjoyed getting ferings. Cain and Abel brought their re- FRED T. HALL MAN tigated in the present discussion. around to see the many folk that, I It has been suggested by many spective offerings unto the Lord; There has been a variety of opin- did. I not only preached in could not visit with them, because of the brethren that I make this and from the manner in which the ions entertained upon this subject, churches, but also in several I already had a tight schedule bit of information known, so that transaction is introduced, it seems to give the history of which would homes and visited some mission worked out, and while I was able churches could pray about their of- pretty clear that there was a reg to (Continued on page 5, column 5) points along the way, one at least reshuffle the schedule in a few (Continued on page 8, column 5) (Continued on page 3, column 1) THE PRECIOUS THE NEW MAN BLOOD AN INEXHAUSTIBLE BIBLE ALEXANDER MACLAREN purpose of the Gospel is our moral AUGUSTUS HOPKINS STRONG time or another felt in a similar (1826-1910) renewal; that moral renewal is a OF CHRIST way. In my college days, a certain I remember days in my "And that ye put on the creation after God's image; that "But with the precious blood of early ministry when it seemed new theological student returned from as man, which after new creation has to be put on or Christ, as of a lamb without blem- if I could never make another God is created preaching his first sermon in a ser- in righteousness and true holiness" appropriated by us; the great ish and without spot" (I Pet. 1:19). mon. All my material little country church, and went was used means of appropriating it is con- Gold is precious — grain is pre- up. (Eph. 4:24). round mourning. cious — time is precious — the His friends ask- We had occasion to remark in After a while we put away our lips of knowledge are precious — a former sermon, that Paul re- fears. We learn that, though our the redemption of the soul is prec- gards this and the preceding own resources give out, the Bible ious — the sons of Zion are prec- clauses as the summing up of is inexhaustible. It is full of treas- ious — faith is precious, and the "the truth in Jesus;" or, in other ure. Years of exploration and dis- promises are precious, — Yet, 0 words, he considers the radical covery only reveals to us more how emphatically and pre-emin- transformation and renovation of completely its divinity. It ently precious is the blood the whole moral nature as being of abounds in instruction and bless Christ! But to whom is it prec- the purpose of the revelation of ing. The man who believes God's ious? Not to unbelievers, not to God in Christ. To this end they Word finds it a lamp to his feet apostates, not to formalists; but have "heard Him.". To this end and light to his path. If he does to awakened, trembling penitents, they have "learned Him." To this not spend his time in merely criti- and to sincere and humble believ- end they have been "taught in cal research, but tries to get some- ers. Him," receiving, by union with thing out of the Bible for his own Him, all the various processes of This precious blood ratifies heart's needs, he will surely find His patient discipline. This is the precious promises, procures prec- that it answers every real demand inmost meaning of all the lessons ious privileges, secures precious of his soul. What touches him will in that great school in which all graces, and when applied, it touch others also. The Lord will Christians are scholars, and Christ makes a peculiar and precious never leave him without a subject, is the teacher and the theme, and MACLAREN people. It has made an atonement a truth, a word, which will be a ALEXANDER AUGUSTUS HOPKINS STRONG union to Him the condition of en- for sin, and it procures pardon for blessing to others. con- workings tact with God's truth. Let us the sincere penitent; nor is for- trance, and the manifold ed him, "What is the matter?" He Let me read to you a passage sider these points in order. be obtained in any of His providence and His grace giveness to replied that he could never preach from Isaiah - "The Lord Jehovah the instruments training — and 1. The great purpose of the Gos- way, for "Without shedding again. "Why?" of other they asked. The hath given me the tongue of them time pel is our moral Renewal: "the remission." It pro- young man answered Heaven the home when school of blood is no that he had that are taught, that I may know new man ... created in righteous- Christ hath "made told all he knew; he is over — that we should become cures peace, for had outlined how to sustain with words him ness and . .. holiness." the blood of the the whole Christian new men in Christ Jesus. peace through system; and that is weary; he wakeneth morn- God, there was nothing left This great practical issue is set Now, of course, there are other cross." It procures access to for him to ing by morning, he wakeneth mine say. All.of us, I fancy, forth here under three aspects — (Continued on page 6, column 4) (Continued on page 8, column 4) have at one ear to hear as they that are one negative, two positive. The taught.