Thanksgiving Number - Christian and Missionary Alliance

Thanksgiving Number For "CHRISTMAS GIFTS"
See pages 793-800
VOL. LX. HARRISBURG, PA., November 21, 1925. No. 47.
"Eternal Life"
"Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift." 2 Cor. 9: 15
TERNAL Life, the Life of God,
E The Life is God Supreme,
'Tis what He is, 'tis what He has,
And is the Gospel's Theme.
Eternal Life! Eternal Life!
What can with it compare?
'Tis found in Christ, in Christ alone,
In Christ Divine and fair.
The Life is like a circle true,
Including all within;
God wanteth none, He giveth all,
And all is found in Him.
And as we take the Gift of Life
We Life in Christ possess,
And as the Life our lives enflame
There is no care nor stress.
But God hath broke the circle rare,
And by the Cross doth shew
That through the Christ that died
thereon,
We in the circle go.
And now the Christ doth say to us,
I am the Way, the Life,
And he that comes to God by me,
He finds eternal Life.
The essence of that Life is Love,
And with it too is Light,
And Love and Light are Life expressed,
For "God is Love" and Light.
-By Dr. F. E. Marsh.

786 THE AZLIANCE JITEEKJ,Y November 21, 1925
The Spirit of Thankfulness
"It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord." Ps. 92: 1
The American Thanksgiving contains
the gel-m of a hallowed sweetness. 'I'hc
ideal of the of the separated
cliilrl~m around the old fireside, greeted
by the honorcrl and loved father and
mother, who thongh gray-headed are yet
active and mcllowcrl with the years of x
well-rounded maturity. The hospitality
of the iornxr years is still strong in glad
welcome and warm recel~tion. \Ye lnq
all enter sprnp:itl~ctically into the spirit of
the day, as M'erlnesday marks thr rxodus
off and into his pathway. 'I'he thanks-
giving-angel had his basket scarcely cov~
ered at the botto~n. We know full well
how many times we are asked to pray f o~
thc sick, who never think to say, "I want
you th retlirn thanks for my recovery."
And so thc hccdless world about uc
goes on in its gay romid, failing to see
that the most prerions cleme~;t of joy anrl
gladness is such a union with God as I-ec-
ognizes Him as the i\uthor of all, and
thnnlisgiring anrl live the life of perpetual
praise, I should not have to call you to
'pass under the rod.' "
t\nd this brings us to the final reason
why it is good to give thanks ~mto the
Lord. IIe does nilt ask us to praise Ilinl,
hecanie, like Satan, IIe would glory in
heing worshiped. That selfish being
cl-aves this very attitude on the ]>art of
men, for his OTK gr:~tificatio~l. Iie mas
willing tn givc up the world of xvhicb he
is the god, if only the It~carnate Son of
God ~ ~ ~ for ~ one ~ uI~ri~f l ~ momrnf l adore
him. Nu. A million tinrcs NO. God
loves to be thanked hecame it enables
ITim to rlu mrre for His children, in the
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November 21, 1925
A receut action of the General Conven-
tion of the Episcopal Church will he of
interest to Alliance readers. A permis-
sive service of prayer and anointing of
the sick has heen authnrizerl after years
of thoughtful discussion. The visit of
Mr. IIickson to this country, the rise of
the Emn~anuel Movement, the church-
wide interest in the Society of the Naza-
rene, founded by Henry B. Wilson, all
lent converging rays to focus the problem
of spiritual healing. To the glory of the
Episcopal Church, let it be noted that it
is the only ecclesiastiral body that has felt
led lo bring back the Apostolic method
of dealing with the sick. In the minds of
those who stand for this restoration of
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healing in the Church, the passage in
James 5 : 14, may not exclude the means
which medical scienre may be able to
offer as that science may advance in the
succeeding ages. There is a cautious re-
serve in this matter. But they do claim
that God shrn~ld he sought, and sonlfully
sought, as the One who confers life
whether or not such means are applied.
hlany in the Episcopal Church stand with
the Alliance in the accepted interpreta-
ti011 of this text. And it may be said
that in the early days of Dr. Simpson's
ministry, they were the Episcopalians who
most generonsly stood with him in his
quest for the will and way of God.
Thanksgiving With Christ
Rev. W. M. TURNBULL
On many occasions our Lord while on
earth gave thanks to His Father in heavei~.
On various occasions He publicly cx-
pressed gratitude. Since He was very
mrm among us and shared our human
feelings, we may be sure that He mas
representing us in such thanksgiving. If
wc are not grateful for the things which
Jesus specially mentioned, it is because
our judgments llnvc hecome warped. In
order that we may he led to true thanks-
giving, let us follow the Lord Jesus in
His thanksgivings.
After He had upbraided the proud cit-
ies oi Chorarin and Bethsaida. we rend
mental exercise. Thank God tht the
way in is revealed unto babes.
Again we find Jesus givin~ thanks for
the seven loaves and the fishes with which
IIe frd thc rnultitu

788 TIIE XLZ,IAN\TCE WEEKLY
Rome works tozenrds salvation; we work
froiii salvation towards glory. Neverthe-
less the enormous Ronian martyr-roll
speaks to the wise heart. The Societe
des Vissions V,vangcliques de P:iris sent
out an appeal for a self-denial week. It
was accompanied by an extract from a
letter of M. Wilfred hlonod running
thus :
" 'Hon is it that Protestants have pro-
duccd on n man like Pere Gratl-y (a Ro-
man priest) the impression which he for-
mulates as follows?' "Protestantism is,
in essence, the abolition of sacrifice. To
aholish n~ortification, abstinence, and iast-
ing; to aholish the necessity of good
works, effort, struggle, virtue; to shut
up sacrifice in Jesus alone and not let it
pass to us; no more to say as St. I'aul
did, '1 fill up tlurt which is wanting in the
sufferings of Christ,' hut rather to say to
Jesus on His cross, 'Suffer alone, 0 Lord'
-there is Protestantism." We know
that this is not true; yet no one can live
in the heart of evangelicalism without a
j;mfournd discomfort over the truth that is
in it. In Christ's conception the Chris-
tian is a man with sometliiilg to die for;
and thc man who has nothing worth dying
for has nothing worth living for. Mar-
tyr

November 21, 1925
2. The Greeks had devoted themselves
to the cultivation of wistiom, art and
literature. But their culture had long
passed its apex, and had declined to a
low point. The world by its wisdon~ did
not attain to the knowledge of God (1
Cor. 1 : 21). The gods conceived by the
highly cultivated minds of the Greeks,
though they had carried philosophy to a
height never since attained by any people,
were moral nionstrosities, having all the
vices, criminal propensities and mean-
nesses of depraved humar$ beings, only
on an exaggerated scale.
This, by ihe way, goes to prove that
the conception of God set forth in the
Bible did not have its origin or its de-
velopment in the mind of mnn. To Greek
mythology we must look if we see what
ideas of God are spontaneously generated
in thc most culturcrl human minds.
Romans Copied the Greek Gods
3. The Romans had tlevoted their
energies to the art of government. In
the development of civil law and its ad-
ministration they had excelled all other
nations.
But the. laws and conquests of Rome
served no more than the culture of the
Greeks to preserve the nation from de-
atrnction through moral decay. Indeed,
imperial Rome would no doubt have
perished speedily had not its life been
most surprisingly prolonged by the vital-
izing influence, within its fast rotting cor-
porate system, of that dcspised and per-
secuted "sect" which was "cverywhere
spoken against."
The deitic:; which were fornlally ac-
knowledged hy the Romans were but
copics, simply renamcd in some cases,
of those worshiped by the Greeks. In
Rome we find Jupiter instead of Zeus,
hlerrnry instead of Hermes, Diana in-
stead of Artemis, ctr. nut the intelligent
classes of Romc had an unconcealed con-
tempt for the gods: and hence there ha'd
developed a cynical atlieism, which had
displaced, to a Large extent, the worship
of their prcposternus deities. That these
were fabulous was generally recognized;
but how to cxcllange thcm for better, they
knew not.
Such was the deep and awful darkness
which enveloped "the whole world" just
pior to the Chrktian era. But into that
darkness came One in humble guise, as
quietly as comes the first gleam of dawn,
who, while as yet TIe was all unknown
beyond the narrow land of Palestine, said,
"I am the light of the world."
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And now nineteen centuries stand up
to hear witness that His saying is truth
itself. This light has enlightened the
world; and other light, moreover, the
world has none.
Uut neither the Hebrews, nor the
Greeks, nor thc Romans, were aware of
their condition and need. Nor were they
willing to learn the truth about thm-
sclres, nor to accept God's remedy.
The attitude of each and all was that of
opposition to Christ and His gospel,
quickly mounting up to bitter and
mur'derous hatred. Though antagonistic,
one to the other, they could heartily unite
for the one purpose of resistance to God
and to His Christ (Acts 4 : 27, 28).
The Debt We Owe
eousness, virtue and benevolence; but
just the reverse.
And if improvements in the material
side of human affairs have taken place;
if the state of womankind and of children
has been bettered; if slavery has been
abolished; if the rigor of certain laws
and the treatment of pctty criminals have
been ameliorated; and if peaceful arts
have flourished, and many useful inventions
have been perfected and applied to
the service of mankind ; all this is solely
because of the influence which the gospel
of Christ has exerted upon society as a
n-hole, through the few who have yielded
their l~carts and lives to Him. These
things - are but the by-products of Christianity,
hut their testimony to the benefi-
rent character of Christ's influence upon
To what then do we Owe it that we' the world is the stronger for that reason.
sinners of the Gentiles, the descendants
of debased idolaters, are not at this "We Want a Bible"
moment worshiping with filthy rites and
ceremonies the egregious gods of Greece
or Rome, or the more abominable idols
of the barbarous races? Not to any natural
progressive forces; for all the forces
of nature tend the other way. Corruption
cannot put on incorruption, nor can it
better itself.
Therefore, had mankind been left to
itself, and to "resident forces" or "evolution,"
the degradation and moral ruin
would have long ago reached the point of
~oniplctc putrefaction and dissolution.
\Ve owe our present coudition of
superiority wholly and solely to Jesus
Christ, to the liie IIe lived, to the death
He died, to the gospcl IIe sent forth after
Ilis resurrection, and to the FInly Spirit
of God ~ rhon~ iIe sent down from heaven.
And even at this very hour all that is
needed to plunge the world into the convulsions
and calamities foretold in the last
buok of the Bible, is for God to withdraw
His presence, and to leave men once more
to go their own way.
If therefore, the start of Christianity
was, under the circumstances of its origin,
a stupendous miracle, its gowth and
spr~ad, with no force to back it, but
against the combined opposition of all
the powers of earth and the passions of
the human heart, were even a greater.
For me need only the broad and wellknown
facts of human history to assure
us that men and nations, if left to themselves,
can "evolve" only in a downward
direction. For the natural progress of
mankind is not toward better and better
ro~ditions, as is supposed by many. It
is not toward the development of nobler
characters, toward the increase of right-
All that we are here claiming as to the
character of the influence of Christ in
the world has been conceded recently in
print by Mr. H. G. Wells, though he
himself is an anti-Christian socialist.
Speaking of the Rible, he candidly ac-
knowledges "the wonder of its influence
over the lives an'd minds of men," owning
that "it is the Book that has held to-
gether the fabrics of western civilization."
Again be declares that "the civilization we
possess conld not have been sustained
without it."
What Alr. Wells here attributes to the
nible is more properly to be attributed to
Christ. For it is thc gospcl of Christ
and His teaching that have created those
conditions wlxich have made the rise and
develop~uent of "western civilization" a
possibility. And what is threatening at
this timc !lie collapse of western civiliza-
tion, which Mr. IVells foresees as an
imminent evcnt, is the fact that Christ
is being repudiated, and every cardinal
point in His teaching is being set aside,
in the vev "chi~rches" which hear His
name, an'd in the very seats of learning
wl~crc men are trained for the "Christian
ministry."
Mr. Wells has a sufficiently clear ap-
prehension of the present state of things
and of what has brought it about to real-
ize that, as he puts it, "we want a Bible."
Whathe should say is that we need more
of "the faith of the Son of God," more
of the faith of those men who laid the
foundations of national prosperity in this
western hemisphere foar centuries ago.
For it is impossible that there should be
either another Christ, or another Bible.
(Cmtirmrd ow pije 803.)

790 THE ALLIANCE WEEKLY November 21, 1925
"08er unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the mast High."
Psalm 50 : 14.
"I will offer unto thcc the sacrikc of thmks~ivin~ . . and will call upon
the name of the Lord." Psalm 116: 17.
"Continue in prayer and watch in thc same with tlianksgiving." Cul.
4:2.
* * *
i\cceptnble thmlks+ing- to God must come from the heart.
The sacrifices of thanksgiving, well pleasing to God, must be
sincere trihr~tes of gratitude, moved hy internal emotions of
love consequent upon a remembrance of God's goodness. The
sacrifice of hullocks on the altar was not enouyh, hut a thankful
adoration before the Lord was His purpose for Israel. She
excelled in the outward, but not in the inward grace-in the
one thing needful, shr sar11,- fnilcd. How true of multitudes of
worshipers today. .
* * *
True thanksgiviug is an act of worship. RIay it be so, in
the truest sense, this Thanksgiving Day. May the proclamation
of the President be heeded by observing the day as becoineth
a favored and grateful people. An official character is stamped
upon the day, such as no one of our other holidays has. But
there is no con1pulsion to cease from the ordinary duties and
mret for worship. ?'he President only recommends that the peo-
ple observe it. God has graciously and bountifully dealt with us
as a nation, in temporal affair?, frecdom from wars,
and widespread judgment. We have never been visited by
famine. "Offcr icnto God tl~anksi/1~&1g."
* * *
"And pay thy vnws unto the most High." Let the sacrifice
of thanksgiving be presented to God who seeth and searrheth
the heart. Pay to Him the love and devotion you promised
when FTc snvrd you from that sick bed, answered prayer in sore
trouble and financial pressure. Oh, for grace to do this, and do
it now! Oh, that we may be enahled to love Cod supremely,
anrl live up to our profession and privileges! Mkit will it
avail if we are living merely nominal Christian lives, or even
"h~~lding our own," when me should be "disciples inrlcd," intense
in our love and foyaky to our Master? Lct us say with
the psaln?,ist, " I wi// offer unto thee tlie sacrifice of tlmoksgiving,
and ncdl call npon the name of the Lord."
* * *
Prayer and thanksgivi~lg are joined together in the Word and
worship of God. "Continrte in prayer, and.. . . .llmnksgiring."
It was not pral-er alone, but prayer and praise by P;ml anrl
Silns that moved the hand of God to shake the ionnrlntions of
the prison. It mas true in the days of Ilezekiah: ".ind when
the htrrnt offering began, the song of the Lord began." 11'hen
thc burnt offering was gircn in sincerity and true worship, then
their hearts were filled with the joy of the Lord and they began
to sing His praise, expressive of their gi-atilitrle ti1 Jrhuvall {or
all His nlercies. In the rvork entrusted to us as a society, thrre
is much that shiuld call forth devout thnnksgiring to CoJ. Wr
heartily thank IIini for the encoura,ning reports from the home
anrl foreign ficlds the past year. Notwithstmding conditions
in China, and French Syria, and problems in othel- ficlds, God's
hand has been stretched out in blessing and salvation.
Ahy this Thanksgiving season mark a renewal of our corenant
with God, a time of humbling ourselves before Him, confession,
cleansing, thanksgiving, and prevailing prayer for the
mighty moving of His hand in revival power, saving and sanctifying
grace. May it be the occasion for something more than
feasting and iello\vship by faniilies and friends, but a remembrance
of the multiplied millions who are dying without one
morsel of the Bread of Life. "Go your way, eat the fat, and
drink the sweet, and send lmrtions unto them for whom nothing
is prepared: for this day is holy unto the Lord; neithcr hc ye
sorrj4; for tlie joy of the Lord is your strengt11" (Neh. 8: 10).
* * *
lf'ord has come from our missionaries in China that the
chronic state of civil war and banditry has so upset econon~ic
conditions that our Chinese workers are 1i:iring serio~is difficulty
in zecuring tlie necessities of life. In some sections there
has Been n failure of crops and prices have soared far ahove
the normal level. Appeals for help have been sent in from
many stations, and the situation has developed into one of
acute need. The regular allowauces are being scut forward
for Chinese workers, and an additional emergency allowance
has been granted, but the extraordinary cirr~~mstances have
rendered some further help imperative. If any of God's chil-
dren who are moved by the need of China in this dark hour
wish to make a thank offering for the purpose of standing by
our lop71 Chincse helpers in their period of trial, it will be
gladly received by the Treasurer and forwarded to the field.
* * *
The Boston Bible School shows a good attendance and in-
terest during the first terln of this year. The Church people,
including the Woman's Auxiliary and You~~g I'eoplc's Society,
have talren a cordial and practical part in making the students
feel at home. A happy sm-prise was given thc facrrIty and student
body when two tables were uncovered, ladened with grocer-irs;
besides there were harrcls of flo~~r, sugar, and other
necessary food. H bcautiful spirit of love aild unity pre~ds.
One of the new students was heard to say, "Now I know I am
wr:lcome indcrd!" Earnest 1,rnyer is asked that God will make
this school year a memorable one.
* * *
\Ye are pleased to announce that plans are being made to
observe "Gounder's Day" at the Vissionary Training Institute,
Nyack, New York, on 'I'nesday, December 15, which is the
anniversary of the birth of the saintly founder, Dr. A. E.
Si11111son. 1:riencls are hcartily invited to comc and spend the
day at the Institute. Arrangements are being made for spcial
s1:'cakers and the rncetings \vill be full of intense interest. Programs
and further info^-niation regarding arconirnodations will
I x gl:~rlly in-nishecl to :ill intercrterl. Urrite to Rev. C. Eicher,
Dean, Missionary Training Institute, Nyack, New I'ork.
* * *
-\t the time of thc dcpntationd visit to the Cong-o a year ago
a very urgent plea aas made on behalf of the field for eiglit
new missirnmries to take pnrt in the imprt.int work of ripervising
the dage schools as soon as they d~ould learn thc language.
\Vc are glad to repurl that on Xoi-ember 19 the following
sailed for Congo: Rliss Agnes Killer and ;\liss T:.ither
T'nlmqnist returning; hlr. and AIrs. IZnnclson, nho xvill assist
in the office work-bookkeeping, etc.--at Doma; and the
3lisses Lenore Ft~lton, Agnes ;\TacDonald, Sylvia Farsell, and
Fr;mres I.:isenstriith for tlic school ~ork. 11 few days later
XIiss Ethel Mason and Migs Catherine Jones sailed for Purtugal

November 21, 1925 TIIE AT,T,l SKCE II-EEKT,Y 79 1
for the study of the Portuguese language beforc going un tc
Belgian Congo, where they will be assigned to work on the
Ml~oka station in Kabinda, which is under the Portuguese gov- Current @bent$ anb Comments
ernment. i\'e praise God for this reinforcement for thc fielrl.
* * *
The Druzcs, who encamp in the IIauran and adjacent regions,
are occupying much space in the daily press at present because
of their determined rebellion against French authority. W'hile
Chce more an attempt, on ;L largcr sralc, has hcen mxdc ro
bring al~oiit peacc in a portion uf the world at lead. The announced
security, the resu:tq of the Conierencc at I,acarno,
Switzerland, is "pcrmmrnt pcare for all ?mtioirs of \\-citern
the present insurrection is centered in the ancient land of
Bashan and around Damascus, the original home of this interesting
people was in Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon where about
100,RX) of their fellow believers still reside. They niake a
nij-stcry of thcir religious beliefs and are supposed by some to
be devil worshipers and by others to worship a calf. They
Europe." The final signing III thc agreenrents hy the rqiresrntativcs
of tlx nations intcrcstcrl is to tnkr. p1:sce in I,ondon,
Ikember I. The treaties forni the most promising arlaancc
niovenlrnt ttiward peace \vhich war-torn Jlurope has witnessed
since June, 1914. The treaty admits Germany into the League
of Katiom. Francr, and Gern~;tii~- agree tr, iobmit any disputes
coming up hetwen them to arhitration at the Hague Court or
have rlegrces of initiation into their order after thc manner of
our secret societies, but are allowed to make outward profrssiun
uf any digion as conveincnt. They are a spleiirlid, hardy
race physically and jealous of their freedom. Their leaders
to the T.eagtic of Nations. CErniany and France :igl-ee to leave
the left bank of Lhc Rhine unfol-tified and to demilitarize coniplctely
a zone of fifty kilotneters on the right ha~~k. Reat
Cl~itnin and Tmly are gu;lrantors to this agreenieot. Chic rcport
says, "But the greatrst thiug at 1,acarno was the spirit
state that the present trouble has arisen from slights piit upon
them by the French. Our missionaries, especially Mr. l'anl
Allen, hare worked among them and met a kindly reception.
In the ycar IS60 the Drnzes cruelly mnssacred a large nornhrr
of Oriental Christians in the Lebanon. This directed atteution
to this peolk, and the British Syrian hlission has ever since
carried on work amjng the Druzes in Lebanon. 'This people
in which the statesnicn ~yorkrtl together. They were ~villing
to t;d,-c rach other's word ;is gcntlrmcn." Jttst how long nmhtions
and treaclierons human nature will hold inviolable these
covenants rejijains to he seen. Rot whether pracc or conflict,
the great task of the Churrh of Christ is to proclaim qnickly
"the Gospei of peace" (1:ph. 6: 15) anlong all nations.
wodd make splendid missionaries if once they mere led to
Christ, and we invite prayer that out of the present turnluil
The traditional p,licy oC thr Cnited States has lxm to hold
;rloclf front intcmational affairs. I:nt thr. intrrdcpcndeiice of
may come a larger opportunity for the preaching of the Gospel
alnong them.
* * *
Chr rendel-s greatly nppr-e&te the slxrinl contributions given
from time tc time, as \veil as the contents of the paper generally.
The series of articles hy hlr. Natlro will continue inr some
time, nml the new series by llr. RlcCrbssan on "Thc Bible: Its
Christ and hlodernism," which began in the h'oren~her 7th
issuc, will ht: read with deep intercst and helpfulness. \'e hnvr
tl~c first installment of "The Seven Letters of Ke\,elation," hy
nations in commerce and finance makes it impo~sil~le for any
nation or group of nations to remain apart from the othcrs.
Even the United States is not entircly self-sustaining. "\Ire
are dependent upoil other countries," says a writrr, "for raw
mnteri;tls and markcts." :\mi ;icco~-ding to Mr. Hoover, "we
are ford to interest ourselves in the affairs of the world if
we are to thrive." Our present financial prosperity has its
incvit:il,le inflnence upon our foreign relxtiimshipi. Stnlistics
show that during the decade from 1912 to 1922, our wcalth
increased 72 per cent. At the same ratc or gain for the past
three yrars, 'Ylie rnitcd States is one humlied and fifty hillion
dollars richer than it w n thirteen )-cars ago." Ncarly 50 per
Rev. John Inkster of Toronto, which will appear in an early
issnu. Other for!l~rnn~iilg conll-ibutions are from 1h. Jonatlmtr
Goforth, Rev. J. Rhys Ihvies, D. ill. FJ:mton, K..l., Rev. A.
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792 THE ALLIANCE WEEKLY November 21, 1925
The Gospel in Foreign Lands
AI,T,II\KCS WI:I(KI,Y readers will remember
that mention was made in the
Editorial columns some weeks ago of a
cablegram from South China stating that
Pastor Chao and three other Chinese
workcrs had been kidnapped. Two letters
have come from the Chairman of that
fielcl, Rcu. R. A. Jaffray, in which further
information is given regarding the kidnapling.
and the political conditions in
South China at the present time. The followin.
-. naraerauhs are deaned from Mr.
~~0 ,~ 0 . 0
Jaffruy's letters, using
his wording as fully as
possible.
The strike-that is,
the anti-foreign and
partic~ilarly anti-British
agitation-is being carried
on xith wmhatetl
energy under the influenrr
nf the Canton-
Bolshevist Government.
It is cutending its sway
thrrmghout I< w a n g s i
and the present indications
are that the nussion
stations in the interior
can probably not be
or~ned rm for several
months.
The missionaries are
hoping that two or three of them will he
r?llrwrd to at lent visit \Vdlow soon,
hut at the tiineof witing even that was
in,r~ssil,le. Tn the meantime the native
workers on the various inland and outt
~ arc s ))ping s~ipported through
nurncy that is sent to them from our
Cllairman and Treasurer in IIon~kong,
though it is n difficult task to gct the
money through to where it is needed, and
there is need for nxrrh prayer that the
workers may he kept in the will of God
and in the illllness of His blessing and that
their every need will be supplied.
The four Chinese Christians who were
*Since the letters containing the news in
this article were received, a cable has come
from the Conference in South China asking
that five of the missionaries. now on fur-
lough, shoujd return as soon as possibje to
Kwangsi, We praise God for this evidence
of the reopening of that field for mission-
ary work.-Editors.
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Missionary Truth and Testimony: Tidings from ~llianek Mission Fields
Trials and Triumphs in South China*
kidnapped arc I'astor Chao, the principal
of the Bible School at Wuchow, a man of
Cod who has learned a real ministry in
prayer; Pastor Wong Yuen-so, also a
worker in the Bihle School, a man of rare
gift and ahility as a Bible teacher; Mr.
Lei Kiti-chi, the principal of the boys'
school in Wuchow and the son of Pastor
Lei Kau-pa, the senior pastor of the Al-
liance work in Kwangsi, who is a second-
generation Christian and gives promise of
rreat usefulness in the Lord's work; and
111. Ching 'l'ak-yan, a fine young man
who is nenr thc cnil of h i course in the
Bible School. IIe has already nmle one
tl-ip to help i11 the Chincsc work in Cochin
China and h;ls been niuch used in evangc-
listic work.
l'hc firit thr-rc men wcl-c rlrle-ates of
the Chinese Committee and were trying to
get from \Vuclurw to T-Tonfikonji to inter-
view Mr. JaNray and the Enccutive Con-
mittee concerning mission matters. They
reached Canton and found thc only way
pssible to pass tlie strike blockade was
to go to Slmnglai, and thence return by
foreign steamer to Hongliong. Rrother
Chao decided that he would make the trip
via Shanghai, but afterward changed his
mind, and the three delegates, together
with the Bible Student, hoarded the S. S.
Kwwny Hung from Canton to go to WIT-
chow. The steamer was pirated at a place
callrcl Karl Kong, and they mere all car-
ried off captive. There were some Chinese
ladies returning to our work in Wuchow
at the same time. These were robbed
and stripped of their valuables, but allowed
to proceed on their way.
Oue of the wealthiest merchants of
Wurhow, Mr. Lui Chap-t'ong, agent of
the Standard Oil at Wnchow, and the
Captain of the Kzvo~zg Hilirg (Chinese)
were also among the captured. About
fifty in all were taken. Since the capture
of the steamer on the 18th ult., we have
not had a single word further about the
hrethrcn. Needless to
say we are praying earnestly
for their speedy
delivrrance. I at once
wrote to Dr. C. C. Woo
of the Canton Government,
who is a very
deccnt fellow and not
a Bulshevist, though
unfortunately mixed up
with the Bolshevik Governtnent,
asking him to
use his good ofices in a
personal way in behalf
of our brethren. I had
no sooner got my letter
off, however, when I
learned that Dr. Woo
had resigned from the
Governn~ent in Canton,
taking the first opportunity to get free
frni?i the set that he has little sympathy
with. IIc may still, however, he able
to do something in a personal \yay
tilt-ougl~ r~fficial friends to assist in the
releasc of nnr hrethren. I far there is
ha~~~lly ;I man in tlie lil-esent Canton
Gnvernment \die \vm~ld hare interest
enouch to tron1,le himself with a matter ~
of this sort, All seek their own aggrandizemrnt.
Praise God, we have a great
Advocate to whom n.r can go. and He
pleads our cause and the cause of our
hrethren, Jesus Christ the Righteous.
A little more news has come to hand
since yesterday about the kidnapped brethren.
The Rolher Chief refuses to have
any dealings with the friends of our men,
or to talk price with anyone till they put
down $500.00 each for them as hargain
money. He further threatens that if this
is not paid in a week they xi11 have to do
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November 21, 1925 THE ALLIANCE WEEKLY
afford to feed them. Their first letter
gave a week for the payment of the money
and now a second adds five days more.
We are unable to learn what is being done
from Wuchow in the matter or what an-
swer has been sent to the robbers. Friends
of some of the brethren captured in Can-
ton are also in touch with the robbers, but
there is nothing very definite as to how
they are proceeding. The above limits of
time are, of course, threats to frighten us.
But nevertheless these men are thoroughly
bad and full of the devil. They are more
experienced than the robbers of Kwangsi
who rook us. What cowards they
are !
With the payment of $500.00 each as
"lai mat," a kind of initial contribu-
tion (1) they mill probably demand ten
times that amount as ransom money. This
would come to $20,000 H. K. currency.
There is a big possibility of talking price
between these amounts, of course, but the
trouble is that this all takes tin= and time
is against us in this case. Our brethren
have had over four weeks of it now and
ought to be set free as soon as possible for
the sake of their future health. We are
at our \Sits' end. F'rom here there seems
nothing for us to do. We are shut up to
prayer and to God. I am fully expecting
that He will at His set time work a mir-
acle and that these wicked men will have
to learn that these four men are not ordi-
nary prisoners, hut that they are the
anointed of the Lord, the servants of the
Most High. I mentioned that they were
not yct rcleased in my last cable, as I
knew that with all your many burdens you
would want to pl-ay for them too. I just
felt when,it came to leaving on the Russia,
that T could not leave the shores of China
with these four dcar brcthren still in the
hands of the enemy. Yet there may not
be anything that we can do hut to pray for
their deliverance.
Travel Letter
BY WILLIAX T. MACARTITUR
First Visit to Japan may be labeled, it is all "warranted to
anese plice depaltment. She confiscated
a quarter of a million of earthquake pic-
tures, and put a stop to that business in
short order. But whiskey and sexual vice
are diffcrcnt.
"Edaicalion-mnd" little Jnpon, for she
boasts of the finest educational system
in the morld. And it is no idle boast! But
education mill never save Japan. There
is only one thing that can save her, and
that is the $law birth as preached by our
Iard Himself in the third chapter of
John, and Japan is thinking. I have been
told that she is seriously thinking of
changing her national religion, but there
is nothing that appeals to the Japanese
mind iilre antiquity. Protestantism with
its broken front of many sects has never
appealed strongly; the Church of Rome
has much in common with Buddhism-
the priests, the incense, the ringing of
hells, the chanting of prayers, the bless-
ings and cursings, are all familiar to the
Japanese. M'hat the near future holds is
known only to God. One thing we know,
that today evel3- door in Japan is off the
hinges.
* * *
Fourteen ycars ago, Brother Lindstrom
and I tourcd the Pacific Coast in Mission-
Wosdc+ful little Japan! Picturesque, ary Conventions. IIe urged me to visit
artistic Japan ! Barefooted, barelegged Shall I say, DcPrflzted little JnPofl! who alld I said I would on +hat .
little ,.;,I,nn! scufing ahout in its T%.ooden still tolerates and licenses white slavery?
he woi~ld introduce me ti, a man ~ h had o
clogs, or squatting on its feet for centur- 11 "V he true that many times her never before heard the Same of Jesus. I
ies ~ i it.; l icgs not more II,Z,, half amen chonse to sell thelldves to save
wallted to be t~,c first tu it to l,im.
as I~~~~ as they sllould be; wheelillg jtsclf the fmiily from financial disaster, or per-
Ire said, "I wil! introduce you to a
around in jinricksham, or hathing in its to Put an older brother through col- llrlnclred.~~ T \ T I ~ ~ I ~ and ~ no ~ time - ~
prr,~r,,~licul;,r 1,;,t1,.~~h, for japan must Icge, commanding the x

802 THE AT,LIANCE WEEKLY
strung family resemblance, and she is old
enough to be his mother. \Vliat a complacent
look on her face! And he too
seems to be enjoying the performance.
Not every woman has a son to ride, and
not every son is big enough to carly a
lady upstairs, downstairs and along the
stretch of platforn~s to the different trains.
She is to be envied; he to be ad~nired.
TI'cll, here is Nara. Taka-pa-Takacho,
shouts Brother Lindstrom, holding
up two fingers. Instantly two rickshaws
are wlieclcd into position and we are off,
do~vn past tbc funny little hotels, not
Likc any you hare ercr secn. The proprietors
squatted on a little platforin are
calling out, "Oh, come into my hotel !"
as they have caught sight of our traveling
hags. No, we are off to the headquarters
of the C, & 1'1. A. Tnk-pa-
Takn-rho, round the little poiid into the
crw~krrlrst and thc narrovest strect you
ever saw. Are these really shops and
plaliil-cs of business? The shoplvxpers
could shake hands across the street. Eut
the Jnpanese do not shake hands. They
take it out in bowing to each olher. The
street is full of children of all sizes and
ages, anrl here is also a blind man with
a metallic cane, ringing to warn the people
of his approarl~.
"Hi, Hi," shouts the rickshaw man (my
first lesson in Japanese) meaning "I am
coming, clear the tmck." They move aside
but only an inch or two, trusting entirely
to his rrlrility to mensure distances; they
have more faith than I have, for my heart
is in my motrth. I shout, "Zook otit!" for
hex is a littlr tot just I~arning to walk.
The rickshaw man understands me to
mean "TTnl-ry np" Down gocs the littlr:
tot, bnt no, he has misscrl her by half an
inrh. wliich is as good as n mile. "IIi,
Hi!" but that will not work this time, for
here comc a httll, the red article. I know
those gentleman cattle. I was brought up
on a farill and know that look in his eye.
It is his turn to say, "If, ffi," hut he
says nothing, just takes up tlic whole
street, moving with great deliberation.
Brother T,in(lstroni's "ricky" has him
safely in tlie doorway of nn umhrelln factory.
I mi bet\veen two hunches of hanatin.
(lo they nnt dehorn that
hrute? \\hat he would do to that strcct
shodd he ever get started would be rivalcd
only by an cartlxr~tiake ! 'They dehorn
the sacred deer in the park, and even
then they arrrnge one death per year.
No, this gentlen~an is safe; he is so closely
associnte(1 with that little, Ion-wheeled
wagon, anrl the two tons of broken stone
that it carries, that he cannot move with-
out their permission. Behind him conies
a patient little cow, hauling a load of sand,
a11 she can stagger under. IIow do their
feet stand the hard roads? Oh, Nippon
knows how to overcome that difficulty!
,<
1 Ihcy weave rope sandals most ingeniously
upon their feet, so that they can travel
anywhere with conifort.
\\'ell, here we are at "Headquartcrs."
Kobody killed and nobody hurt. Our
little hunian horses are paid and walk
Ieistlrely away. Kmv for a little rest hefore
going to sec the big idol. Shoes off!
for now we are in real Japan. At last I
have found n use for my Pulln~an car
slippers which I have carried about for
years. n'ow they h ~ve a chance to declare
a dividend. Fro~n now until I return to
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November 21, 1925
will seek the supernatural in his extremity.
Nara, the capital city of the province,
is the most strategic center ill Japan. The
Alliance is the only Society working here,
and until a few days ago Brother Lindstrom
was the only n~issionary there. He
has a few very choice Japanese helpers,
anrl Miss Dehfiller has just joined them.
Besides the regxlar church and Sunday
School, thcy have street services Sunday
evening, followed by an evangelistic service
in a centrally located hall. It was my
privilege to address all these services
through an interpreter; also one service
in the park, and visit three outstations,
addressing large audie~~ces. There are
scores of other towns that await the missionary.
I fouud no opposition to the
Gospel, hut saw a number accept Christ.
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I heard some pray for the first time, and
while I did nut understand their words, I
muld not mistake tllcir tears.
01ic evening as the Japanese pastor and
his hel];ers wcre holding a rnecting in the
park, an ex-crin~inal who was hiding in
the shrubbery, having deter~nined to kill
a woman ~vho he felt had wronged him,
o~erheard someone say, "I'ather forgive
them, for they know not what they do."
IIis attention Tvas arrested, for he had
never beforc heard anything like that. Tie
crept froni his hidiug place and listened to
the paching and testimonials. Then he
revealcd himself to the preacher who invited
him to his home aud to Christ. He
has since given abundant ericlence of the
work of grace in his heart.
Ti, Rr. COKTINUCD.
Moses a Type of Christ
The points in which hloses mas the
figure of Clirist are nnmerous and strik-
ing. Anlong them we may briefly notice:
1. Like Christ he was born of m op-
pressed race (Ex. 2: 1, 2). So our great
Redeemer was Lorn of a woman mndc
under the law; our kinsman and brother;
and the sharer of all our human infirnii-
ties and sufferings (Heh. 2: 14) : "For-
asmuch then as the children are partakers
of flesl~ aid hlood, he liimself also look
part of the same."
2. Moses was not only a slave-born
child, but also a prince of royal dignity,
an heir to ICgypt's very throne. So the
Lord Jrsus is the heir of all power, and
the I'rincc of glory by eternal right. (Ex.
2: 10; Phil. 2:6; TIeb. 1:Z.)
3. Lloses @?re up all his honors and
dignities to share the sufferings of his
brcthrcn, and save them from their cruel
baudage. rind so our great Retieenler
became par-taker of our lntman nature,
and its lot of suffering, shame 2nd death,
"counting it not a thing to hc graspccl at
that he was equal with God, but making
himself of no reput:~tion, and taking upon
him the form of a sewant and becoming
obedient unto death, evcn the death of the
cross." (Phil. 2: 7; Heb. 11 : 25.)
4. The rescue of hloses from the cruel
decree of Pharauh in his infancy reminds
us of tlie bloody attempt of the cruel
Herod to destroy the life of the infatit
Jesus, and His deliverance through the
mnr~rlons proridcnce of Gnrl, hy His
flight into this 1-ery land of Egypt, where
His infancy was sheltered, even as hloses'
was. (Ex. 2: 3 anrl Mat. 2: 14, 16.)
hloses' rctircment for forty years into
the wilderness of l'tiilian, and his quiet
preparation there for his future work, resernhles
the earl>- preparation of Jesus for
His future ministry; and even more distinctly
fores11:rdows TTis forty days of
conflict with the devil in the wilderness
before He entered upor His pnhlic niini
t . (Ex. 3: 11 ; Mat. 4: 1-11,)
5. AIoses a-ork began with a terrific
conflict wit11 the rlevil-gods uf Egypt.
And so thc ministry of Jesus was preceded
with the conflict of Satan, and involved
at that stage a rlircct conflict with
the powers of darkness diem He came to
destroy. (1 John 3: 8.)
6. The character of hloses ~vas typical
of the spirit and rhal-ncter of Jesus. (Ex.
3: 1 ; a t I : 29.) hloses was the
meclcest of illen', and his gentleness of
spirit was contin~~ail~ tested and exeniplified
thmugh all the provocations of his
trying position. (Num. 12: 3.) So of
our Lord Jcsus it was said: "He shall
ni,t 5triv~ nor cry, nor canse his voice to
11e heard in the street; the hruised reed
shall he not hrenli; and the smol-ing flax
s11;ill lie not qnrnch."
7. The work of AToses is typical of the
great work of the Lord Jesus Christ. IIc
was tlie founder of Judaism; so 'Christ
of Christianity. TTe gave Israel the law;
so Jesus has given us tlie Cospel. (John
1 : 17.) IIr ~x-;is the great propllet of the
old dispensation; so Christ is of the new.
(Drut. 8: 15-18; Arts 15: 37.) TTe was
the deli\-crer of his people froni Egypt;
so Christ is our Redecnxr. (Rev. 5: 9.)
IIe was the founder of the system of sac-
rificial oflerings; so Christ is thc great
sacrifice. (Heb. 9: 12.) He was the
huilder of the Tnhcrnnclr ; su Christ Himself
is the true sanctuary. (Heb. 8: 11.)
IIe was the mecliator between God and
Israel; so Jesus Christ is nur one way of
arccss ti, the Fathcr. (Ex. 20: 9; Gal.
3: 19; Tim. 2: 5.)
Yet he was bnt the figure of Him who
was to come, and so when Jesus appeared
on earth Moses came to the hIo1u1t of
Tmnsfignmtion and laid his testimony at
the feet of Jesus, and acknowledged Him
as the true substance and end of all his
glorious dispensation, while the voice from
heaven procl;limr.d, "This is my beloved
Son; hear yc him." No voice so loudly
as Moses' witnessed to the preeminence
and glory of Jesus Christ. And in all the
preaching of Christ and TIis apostles, they
al\vays began with hli~scs as they unfolded
the things concerning Him in ancient
Scriptures. And the song of redemption
on the shores of the sen of glass, at last,
shall have as its rlerpest note the song of
hloses, blending with the song of the
Lamb.
The Spread of Christianity-A
Stupendous Miracle
(Codmird fi,ol~ page 789.1
We conclude then, that God's love for
the world, nianifcstcd in sending His Son
to be the propitiatiou for our sins, has
had an effect upon nianltind as a whole,
incnlculahly greater in e.1-tent and more
heneficinl in ki~id, than auything that has
evrr happened since the hour of creation.
Coiintless n~illions have benefited all their
lives from God's "unspeakable gift" who
have refused to arcq~t Jesm Christ as
their olvn Saviour. "lht as many as receix-crl
him, to them ,-are he power to become
the suns of God, even to them that
helievc on his namc."
Ncrr INST.\LL~IENT.
Rc6sons IiV/iy Wi I

Norember 21, 1925 '1'1IE ALLIANCE W'EEKLY 805
gatinn. ings are on Praise
Young People's Topics
, . . . .
to measure up to H i ihoaght for them. Offerthe
increase G ~ for I in almost H~S working! every conge- AII
+ , ,
slor? belows to Him1
Miss Eunice \I-clls and Mr. Rnyniond Smiyh,
December 6, 1925 tlm makri all things work together for good bolh of India, are adding an important, instruc-
The Power of Kindness
(Rum,. 8: 28). John McDomell says, "Everything
~ISF has failed. LZLW has failed, rducatim
tive and interesting fc:iture to the missionary
convcoti,m. Their i~i.winicnr-~ Tidings, wherein
Fs. 103 : 4; Ruth l : 8.
MRS. P~snrnic H. Swm
has failed, scimce has iailccl, organization has
iailcd." Heaven-born kindness alone will drivc
uut of the human hiart thc devil of sclf-interest,
they scek to give comprehensive views oi their
respective fields, Gujurat and Berar, steeped,
as the)- arr, in the darkness of heathenism, are
The word hind signifies character, a helpful,
gracious act, as displayed in manner of style.
It tells of qt:alitr which is ever to be desired,
having disimsitinn ta do good to uthers, to confer
liappiness, benevole~~t, sympathetic, benignant,
piciour. "He is hid unto fhc unthankful
anrl to thc cvil." Luke 6: 35. Another says,
"A fellow feeling makes one wondrow kind."
Tclinyson spr;>kr of "Manncrs so kind yct state-
I It always suggests gentleness, forbearance,
gcnerosity, cornpassion, f~riendliness, obliging
and nrnicnlile. Ile "cr~wneth tlwe with lovingkindness."
Truly it is a grace to be desired.
I d us prayerfully study the following outline.
I. It Endures. 1 Cor. 13: 4
wh~ch is the taproot of all the unrest oi our day.
IV. It Beautifies. Col. 3: 12.
"Put on.. . . . .kindness, humhlencss of mind,
meekness, longwffrring." God has provided a
Iwaulilol dress for His own. After "putting
uff" the old man and hi? dresetts, 5; C~lifor-
This is Godlike. This iz praiien.orthr. "Oh,
nia, 4; Connrcticut, Washington, Iowa, North
let !lie Word of God scarch us,'' sap Mrs. K. Convention Touring in Central Carolitla and Nebraska, 3 each; Wisconsin,
hf. Brodie, "and hring to light the hidden things
nf rldmn." "Rch~ld, 0 1.oi-d, fliou desirest
District
Maim, Dclawarc, Porto Rim and Indiana, 2
each; Orcgm, Cnlorado, Virginia, Kentuck,
truth in the hiddcn parts." That is why the Thir infcresting rer~ort will bc reail with praise
to God, Xiss Bejerle, the writer, with genuine modesty, Kansg, New Hampshire, Georgia, South Dn-
Sword penetrates, d;~;dcs nncl di~cern~ the ~"EI ""t mcafion h~iqrii ill one of the c"?'cnti"n Party.
Hcr mc..;gr5 inu~rin~ m~r Kan-s-Tlbelan Border kola, t Virginia, Denmark, Philippines,
th,,ughts and intents of thc hcart. IIe knows hlisrian a ~ ~luahl~ to the conventions. Persia, Switzerland, Ireland and Germany, 1
when we say what me do not mean. He knows
when the serpent lurks in the shadows of make-
The ministry of our brother, Pastor A. W. each.
believe, and God will id spare him. Ile will
Roffe, former superintendmt of the Canadian A godly number of additional students have
District of the Christian and Missionary AI- already bccn accrpted for the Spring Term.
put in him instead, "Lovingkindness."
I;mcc, is liring mnch JIICSS~ and ~eculiarly \Ve :ilwx,-s appreciate thr pra)-ers of all who
111. It Enables. Rom. 12: 10.
ownrrl of the Iard during these days of mis- arc interested in hryack and its world-wide
"Be kindly affectioned one to another." "Love
-the essence of kindness-workcth no ill to
his neighbor." Rom. 13 : 10. This kindness
enables the child oi God to do what is rarely
founil; namely, "In honor preferring one another."
There is kingly greatness in the man
who is noble enough to let another takc the
place he rightfully deserves. There is something
sionary convmtion touring in the Central district.
His deep mcssages of "jeopardizing faith"
-hunching out with God beyond the points of
reasoning and reckoning-find ready response
in the hearts of Gads spiritually minded anrl
hungry children, and bring iorth practical results
from those who catch the vision of missionary
privilege in these last days.
ministry. We shall be glad to give information
to any who are interested in training for the
Lord's work or in giving toward the repair
2nd immormmerit fund.
C. Ercacn, Dem
If ye kccp my commandments, ye chall ahide
in my love; even as I have kept my Father's
better than standing even for "one's rights." God is graciously "touchiog" His people in cpmmandments, and abide in his 1ovc.-Words
"Seeketh not her own." Love is the only thing the various branchcs and they are endeavoring of Jecur. Johlc 15: 10.

November 21, 1925
~rp~rts from rerr:vsl cam nigna missionary exventlans,
and other nevs ?terns hra solicltea for
thcsa columns from our readfrs. Ad?ress all oommunlcattlns
to The Alllanee Weekly. 260 West 44th
street, New Fork, N. Y.
At the dmlication of a 1.utheran church build-
ing in Kerv Jersey recently, seventeen contrac-
tors and workmen, together with thcir families,
united with the church as a result of the pastor's
wise and faithful service in thrir behalf. ny
close assmiation with them in thcir work he
led them m confess Christ. The edifice they
were lluilding was uscd as a visiblr sermon lu
lead them to yiekl their lives as living stones
for "the lmilding of God." This should be an
inccntirr to other pastor to show an interest in
the spiritual wclfare of those who arc doing
work along m:iterid lines.
A special evangelistic campaign was recently
lreld in Erie, Pmnsylvanb, under the auspices
of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, H. N.
Harvey, pastor. The evangelist for the first
pact of ttic c;,mpaigc, was Rev. John Tilomas
of \Yilmorc, Kentucky, assisted by the Colored
Quintrt. The meetings began in the community
houie, seating about 500, and the interest was
very good from the beginning. The third Sunday
ni&t they had an nverflow meetins in the
Gospel Tabernacle and the last Sunday thc Elk's
auditorium n.as secured, and notwithstanding a
heavy rain, ovrr 1,OW pcople were in nttendancr.
There were about 75 at the altar for salvation
and sanctification and a number were anointed
lor healing during the mcctin~s. A great many
non-church going peoplc wcre reachcd. Over
$1,,W0.00 was i~ledped tnward the church huilding
fund. Rex S. W. McGirvey, Assistant
District Suwrinteodrnt, follo~d up thc mcetings
in the Gospel Tahernacle for a week, sneakins
with \mo\\.er, ti,c Lord givi..g
encouraging results.
Rev. C. hl. hlurphy, who recently accepted
thc pastorate of the People's Church, Richmond,
V;rsinia, has :&end,, endcared himsell to the
people and they are standing by him loyally. A
memher of the congregation reports, "Gcd is
blcsinp in a very real way. Souls are being
saved and sanctified and others are being healed
by the pwrr of Cod. The memhership is
growing nnrl nttcndnnce is very gwd, especially
Sunday nights. The saints are praying and Imk-
for a Holy Ghost revival in the city of
Richmond."
Rrv. M. W. Hrrtrr, who has recently re-
signed from the work at Durham, North Caro-
lina, is open for evangelistic campaigns, espe-
cially in the South. Hc can he ar1dresst.d at
310 Hillside D'rive, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Thc anmral convention of the Gospel Taher-
nacle at Duryea, Pennsylvania, I. I,. Revnn,
pastor. war n smsnn ni refreshing from thc
nreience of th? Lard The snenkers were Rev.
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hclpfol mrssagrs with encouraging results. The
missionaries wre Mr. LcFcvre of Chile, South
America, and blrs. Shnntz of Central China,
who presented tlicir fields with much inspiration
anrl blessing, Mrs. Shantz giving stereopticon
vicws at nidk The offering for mis~ions was
$860.00, king a considerable increase over last
ycar. This is all the more rcrnarkahle when
the memlxr~hip is not more than 111irt)-. Pastor
Rcvan ;ind his peolrlr are greatly encouragd
in the l.ard.
bliss 51ary H. Coniliton, who has spent many
yrnri of faithful service in Tndia, ha5 had
charge of the work in \Varrenshurg, ?iew Tiork,
for some time, and God is hlessing hcr lahors.
A young proplc's rally was hrld tiler? rec~ntly
for that section of the Statc, and the Lord
gracinuilr worked in many hcarts. Then fol-
lowed tlw annual convention, with thrre Spirit-
anointed speakers. The si~iritual results were
-cry ensouioging, and also thc increased mis-
sionary offering. Fdlowing thc convention re-
vival services were held under the direction of
Rev. J. R. Frctz of Uticn, New York. A
rnmhhrr of souls wcrc savcd, l~elievcrs sanctified
and other licalrd, and thc church greatly hrlped
and enccwragcd.
It is repottd that thrre is a stron- and
growing sentiment in favor of prohihition in
Germany. Recently more than 15,000,000 of
pciqJe sigrml a petition to the Rcichstag asking
for local oi>tion. Similar news comcs from
other countries, showing that the prohibition
scntitnent is prn&ng the world around. Tt i
to he dcplored th;it many intelligent lpcoplc in
our own land are opposing the prohibition laws.
Many ycars ago the late Dr. A. C. Dixon,
when a punr. preacher, held a meeting in i'orth
Carolinn, xliic11 at the time was countnl a dis-
mal failure. There was but one convert and
he was a small tmy. Rut that convert turned
out to be the present Len G. Drouxhton, a
well-known preacher in England and this coun-
try. Prihlily Illis was one oi the grrntrst
mertings Dr. Dixon cver held; and should be
an encouragement to all ministers of God. We
cannot alwnyr see results at the time, but it is
our privilege to commit our faithful, prayerful
service to the Lord of the harvest.
Sunday, October lRth, was another day of
rejoicing for the members and friends of the
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, branch of the AI-
liance. On that day the cornerstone of the new
church buildins was laid with appropriate ex-
ercises. The srrvice was opened with a hymn
which was followed with prayer by Professor
J. H. Brrklry. Rev. Fred Joder, of the Me-
chanicshurg Rrmch, read the Scripture lesson
which was selected from the account of the
drdication of Solomon's temple. The address
m s delivercd by Rev. F. J. Potter, of Asbury
Park, and the henediction was pronounced hy
Re". J. C. Glenn, of Troy, New York. An
offeiing was taken for the building which
amoontrd to aver $175. A copy of 5:e AL-
LrANCE Wxneru for the current week and
Mrs. Josephine Edwards, mcmlxr of the
Columbus, Ohio, Branch of the Pllliance, passed
on to lhe with the Lord whom she loved and
scrred, September 8.
The Church, as well as the entire community.
suffers a grcat loss in tllc death of our belovd
sister in the Lord.
She had n rmnrkahle abilitv in Christian
work, visiting homes and bringinp forth both
chiirlren anrl adults to services. Hers was a
lxrmtiful ministry, never tiring, pouring out her
wry life in humble service--a real mother in
many a home.
Somc J-cars ago, her daughter, when quite
small, was invited by a Methodist deaconness
to attend thrir Sunday Schnol. This was dam,
:ind she was converted and accej>ted Christ;
and in turn led her mother to the Saviour.
The dirtiahler, Miss Eva Edwards, ment to
Nyack last year to prcpare for Christian work.
She expects to finish the liyack course and follo,^
1 1 Lord ~ whcrerer Hc may lead.
May He raise up another to take the place
of the mother, hlrs. Edwards, in the ministry
and liihcn of hve in visiting the homes.
C. E. M.
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808 THE ALLIAA'CE WEEKLY November 21, 1925
Much blessing marked the beginning of thr
third aeck of the Busworth Ev~ngelistic Campaign
in thc Twin Cities. Evangelist F. F.
Bosworth prcachcd to crowded houser. A large
numbrr of people had come from cities and
towns outsidc of hlinneapolis and St. Paul,
some from a great dismncc.
During the fcw nlinutes given to testimony
in tlic farcgvrt of ihc service many witnessed
to salvatiun and hraling of bodily ills. Onc old
lady said, "XIy troubles wcre so complicaied
that I was almost asliarncd ta put them on my
healing-card'; and tben folloncd a marvdous
recital of ansacred prayer for her healing,
~hich occurred aevcral nizhts ago.
"I was ~,ickcd up from thc depths of sin,"
said one big stalwart fellow. ''I was a drunkard
and a bum, but, thank God, Hc wonderfully
saved me, and put I h own pcace into my heart,
and today I am rejoicing in Him!"
"Before the Iaid savcd mc," testified a young
woman, "I used to lo>-e dancing, card playing
and shows, and I was so afraid if I became a
Christian I would harc to give up all these
things; but Hc has bccome so prccious to me
that I have lost my lore far the things of the
world, and I :ind that Iie can rcally satisfy."
Several testified to "dcfinite answer to prayer."
Minr otl~ers rcrited their rvprrirnccs of bodily
healing, among tliem baing cancers, tumors,
goiters, varicose veins, nervous disorders, astigmatism,
~artisl and total deafness.
On Friday night a man who had been deaf
since a young child and, of course, practically
a mute, hrard for the first time in over forty
years. Aftcr being praycd for hc could hcur
any one speaking in an ordinary tone of voice.
Mr. lloswortl~ thcn stepped to the piano and
played for him, and the audience joined the
choir in singing that old favarite, "The Grcat
Physician now ir herc, llle ryrnpathizingr
Jesus . . ." When it really dawned upon the
man that he could hear, he borverl his head and
wept. How the love of G,od mclts the Inman
kart !
Under the ablc direction of Mr.. B. B. Eosworth,
the Goipcl Tabernacle choir is doing
some splendid singing. Mrs. Williams, who is
quite a skillful cornetist, has becn asiistlng the
Bosworth Brothers in some delightful trios each
night during thc offertory.
The Work of the Holy Spirit
Sunday afternoon, Evangelist Boswortl~
prcached on "Tlie Work of the Holy Spirit in
this Dispei:sation": and continuing the subject
of ti," Huly spirit in the evening he
~polie 011 "Thc Baptism in the lloly Spirit."
In part hc said, "It is the will of God that
ewry olic of ITis chilrlrcn s11n11 live entircly
and coi~tinuously ~indcr the control of the Holy
Spirit. Without being filled with the Spirit it
is uttm1y impoiiihle that any Christian. or any
church, can ever lire or work as God desires.
Thr nbrrnce of rlrnr scriptural tracliing on
this subject has robbed millions of Clwistians
of a joyful, attractive, useful and victorious
life, has marrcd Cud's plan for their cternal
existence and robbed thcm of a part of their
eternal reward.
It has bcen tlie defeat of rliousands of
chorches, every one of which could liave a continunus
revival if it would obey just those
Twin- City Campaign
live simple words of Divine command: "Be
filled with the Sl,irit."
It was thc first lesson taught at thc beginning,
Jesus fastening it io thcir minds hy commanding
them not to dcpart from Jerusalem until
they were "endurd with power from on high."
I think that the grcatest blow the dcvil ever
gave thc Church was when hc got thrm to
tracl~itig that receiving Christ is synonymous
wit11 recriving His Suci,~ssor, the Holy Spirit.
Until a man has becn "born again," God has
no cliild tu haptiic. No sinner can be baptized
with thv 110I.v Spirit.
Charles ti. Finney says, "Hc who ncglcctb to
obts tlr command to bc filled with the Spirit
is as guilty of breaking Lhe command of God
as lie who steals, or curs:s, or commits adultery.
tiis Built is ~q~i~ol~nt
tu all the good hr might
do if he wcrc filled with the Spirit."
Dr. K. A. Torrey says, "There are ccrtaitdy
few greatcr mirtahcr that we are making today
in our various Christian enterprises than that
of setting men to teach Sunday School classes,
and do pcrsonal mork, and cvcn prcacl~ tlic
Gaspcl, because they have bcen converted and
rrcrircd a ccitain amount of education, including,
it may k, a college and scmioary course,
but have not yet bern baptized with the Holy
Spirit."
On December 26, 1899, at the funeral of
Du.ig1it I,. Moody, Dr. Scoficld said, "Moody
was hintizrd with the Snirit. and knew that he
was. It was to him as detinitc an experience
ad his conversion."
..\I1 New Trtament Christians, iu addition to
bcing re~rnrratcd and haptized in watcr, acre
also baptized with the Holy Ghost. After dclibcrntcly
:md consciouily receiving Christ, they
reccived thr Holy Ghost for IIis ministry.
Jcsus, the greatest and most spiritual teacher
ilmt ever lived, could not teach His apastlcn
enough to qualify them for preaching the Gospcl
witlioot the onduement of power frnm on high.
ilz did nut rcgard llir knowledge a suRcirnt
qualification for His own work until, in ariswcr
to Jiis prayrr, God anointed Him to prcach
the Gospel.
Evcry member of tlic Church may be as full
of the Spirit as were the first clirciplcs, mhcn
all were so ulder the sway of the Spirit that
the Spirit could work uuhindcrcd; and IIc
brouglit inulfituder into the Cllarcli.
HOW wondorid if the world could have the
objcct lesson of a Church with every member
likc tliose in thc rarly Chur;h, tilled with thc
Holy Glht! What will God not do whcn
crrry mr~nher of this ur any othcr clnrch is
baptircd with llie Holy Spirit!"
In rcsprmsr to thc nppral at the close of I&
arklrrs a largi. nnrnhcr camc forward for sal-
v2tion and the Oaptisni wit11 the Spirit. The
inqoiry rrrom was lillcd tu orcr80wing. Frfrs.
F. F. Ilosaurtl~, wife of the evangelist, spoke
briefly to those who had cotne for spiritual
lirlp, and wit11 her workers dcalt with tach onc
~iersonallx.
Those who are in charge of tile camgai~n
hrre harc repeatedly expressed their gratifica-
tion with the results already shown by the first
two wcckr of thc mccting. It has not becir
definitely determined whcn the campaign will
actually close.
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