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searching our hearts today and if there be in our
homes that which is empty, that which is formal,
that which is superficial, that which is a contradic
tion of all that we believe, Lord Jesus Christ, have
mercy upon us and come afresh in all the fulness
of Thy Spirit into our hearts. Make them tender
and loving and Christlike, and make our home, my
home, a base of operation to which people may come
when they are in need, where we often kneel in
prayer and out from which home there shall go one
precious jewel to serve the Lord. For Jesus sake!
Amen."
Tither's Corner
by Andrew Robb
3, 5, AND 10
No, this is not a new type of store.
These three numbers should be written as the
denominators of fractions with 1 as the numerator.
They then represent the renumerative rates for use
of another's product or resource, basically represent
ed in land.
In the Midwest the prevailing rental paid by
shares is one-third of the resulting crop. In Egypt,
after the seven years of famine, and production was
again possible, the Egyptians proposed to their
Pharaoh that he return the land to them for onefifth
of the year's produce, with no time limit on this
arrangement. When the Children of Israel came into
the land "which thy God careth for, the land which
drank water of the rain of heaven," their rate of pay
ment for the land plus God's care and special provi
dences was one-tenth of the increase. This was by
far the lowest rate for use of land, and with all the
added blessings it was little more than a token pay
ment on the part of the Israelites.
But we have far more than those who inherited
the Promised Land, we have the complete Bible, if we
will use it ; we have the Comforter, if we will let Him
come into our hearts ; we have the Christ, if we will
but believe Him. What is one-tenth of what you can't
take with you, for ALL
Topeka, Kansas
BOOK REVIEWS
Spiritual Home Training for the Child.
Larry Lorensen
This book is written w7ith the basic belief that
the most important duty of parents is the spiritual
training of their children. If parents disagree, they
ought to read this book that they may better ap
preciate the importance of this spiritual training.
If they agree, this book has material to help them in
performing this duty.
It covers the period from infancy to junior age.
It deals with lessons that children need to learn
about prayer, the Bible, salvation, the church, giv
ing and Christian living. Projects are suggested
by which these truths and duties may be taught.
There are three divisions of the book for each age
period with lessons and projects for each.
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There are too many children growing up in
professed Christian homes without this religious
training. These are growing up to lead evil lives
because many parents have failed in their duty. Not
all of these lessons will likely be used. But there
is help in this book for parents who want to know
and do their duty to their children.
It is published by Moody Press and sells for
$2.25. R-GF.
Night of Weeping. Horatius Bonar.
This books is a reprint of one of Bonar's books.
He was an English minister who died in 1889.
This book was written by a man who had learn
ed, as Paul did, that some of God's richest blessings
come in the sorrows He sends into the lives of His
own. He sometimes sends these that His people may
be able to comfort other sorrowing hearts with that
same comfort wherewith they
were comforted of
God. This seems to have been Bonar's purpose, that
he might bring to others some of the comfort he
received from God. He does not offer any comfort
to those who do not know the Lord, but he realized
that God's purpose in all these sorrows is to bring
His own closer to Him. He tells how these sorrows
when rightly accepted, do bring His people closer
to Him.
Bonar was one of the leaders of England during
his lifetime, and the republishing of this book will
allow this generation to know something of his in
fluence.
It is published by the Moody Press and sells
for $2.00.
R.C.F.
GLIMPSES . . . Cont'd from page 242
University. The head of the organization of student preach
ers points out that more than 182 additional ministerial
students have assumed responsibilities in Baptist churches
in the vicinity of Shawnee while studying and training
for active ministry. Members of the Ministerial Alliance
travel about 18,345 miles weekly, in their services. The
members report their activities for each week at the regular
Monday evening meeting.
Revival in Guatemala
We have heard much that is unfavorable concerning
Guatemala in recent months. It is encouraging to learn some
of the favorable news. On Sabbath afternoon, February 27,
1955, the open-air theater, Olympic City, Guatemala, was
crowded beyond capacity, with over 7,000 people seated and
standing in the hot tropical sun, in the first service of the
Hyman Appleman campaign. More than 500 responded to
the invitation to receive Jesus Christ as their personal
Saviour. During
six nights a larger number responded.
Permanent Results
There is much that is said concerning the lack of perma
nent results of large evangelistic campaigns which is true.
On the other hand there is much that shows astonishing
evidence of consecration on the part of those who profess
conversion. One such example is that of a business man
of Shreveport, La., 29 years old, who is to leave for Ger
many soon for full-time Christian service as a result of his
conversion at a Billy Graham crusade. He will be sponsored
by
the Shreveport chapter of Christian Business Men, Inc.,
and Broadmoor Baptist church. Mr. Hamm, who has sold
his interest in a plumbing company, will take his wife and
three children with him.
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