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The Spanish Brothers, by Deborah Alcock.
HOW TIRED DO YOU GET .
. . (from
front page)
Many books have been published concerning the
persecutions of our Covenanter ancestors in Scot
land. But this same struggle for religious freedom
went on in other lands as well. This book is the story
of that struggle in Spain. The great facts of the
story are true, even though the book is written as
fiction instead of history. There is a great deal said
about the Inquisition and its cruelties as those were
experienced in Spain. Yet the emphasis is upon the
life and spiritual growth of those who loved the Lord
and did not "love their lives" so much. They faced
great suffering, but they found that the Lord's grace
was sufficient for them. The hatred and the cruel
ties of their persecutors did not cause them to turn
their backs on the Lord. These drew them closer to
Him.
Protestantism failed in Spain, because of the en
trenched power of Roman Catholicism, the fact that
the church and the national government cooperated
so closely in stamping out Protestantism, and be
cause of the thoroughness with which the Bible was
kept from the people. But God never failed to give
His people all promised blessings.
This same opposition exists to Protestantism in
Spain today, and the same powers cooperate to keep
it from spreading. The story is well written and will
hold the interest of the reader. It is from the Moody
Press. It is a book of 350 pages and sells for $3.00.
R. C. F.
We Learn to Worship God, By Robert T. Sutherland
This is a book of sixty stories,
each two pages
long. Some are taken from the Bible, some from
nature and some from missionary biography. Follow
ing each story is the personal application of the truth
to our need, and ends with a short prayer. The au
thor of the book is a retired physician. He must have
been a child's specialist ! He knows how to write for
children. The old saying was, "All roads lead to
Rome."
All these stories lead to Christ and our need
and His ability. The book was written for children,
but parents, reading this book to their children, will
find themselves richly repaid. It is another Moodv
book and sells for $2.00.
R. C. F.
GLIMPSES . . . from
page 370
church in Hiroshima. They will receive free medical treat
ment at Mount Sinai Hospital. The plane which brought
them was furnished by the U. S. Air Force as a goodwill
move toward Japan. Three Japanese surgeons will assist the
U. S. doctors in a series of operations to correct deformities
and scars on the girls. This is a small reminder of what an
atomic war would do for our nation and other nations.
Argentina's Religious War
The National Congress of Argentina, overwhelmingly
Peronist, has voted to approve a bill to separate church and
state. If my memory serves me right, it was announced on
the radio that the Senate had voted unanimously, and the
House had only 16 out of 100 against the bill. The Pope
protested vigorously against this action as did Catholic
leaders in Argentina. Peron has been and probably still is a
strong dictator. Perhaps this is a forward move for Argen
tina which only a dictator could force through the Congress.
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claim upon my time, this will have the first priority.
The words of the text go on to speak of the
manifestation of our strength. "They shall mount
up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be
weary, they shall walk and not faint." What do these
words suggest to you They suggest to me the
strength which comes from a soaring vision. That
eagle can see so far. The man who shares the vision
of God will see beyond the immediate present to the
ultimate purpose. He will see beyond the difficulties
the goal that awaits him.
The words finally suggest the strength which
shows itself in a plodding determination, "they shall
walk and not faint." Who was it who said that suc
cess is ten per cent inspiration and ninety per cent
perspiration !
Christian Digest
OPENING OF SYNOD
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1955, 7:30 P. M.
Synod opened on schedule, with Rev. C. R Cas
key precenter, Dr. T. C. McKnight reading the scrip
ture, Dr. M. S. McMillan leading in prayer, the latter
two seminary classmates of Dr. F. E. Allen, the re
tiring moderator, who is preaching the sermon
which appeared in last week's Covenanter Witness.
After the introduction of three newly-ordained
ministers, Rev. Harold Harrington, Rev. Milton Har
rington, and Rev. Glen McFarland, and six elders
who were delegates to Synod for their first time, El
ders Dodds Balph of College Hill, Mr. Bish of Cen
tral Pittsburgh, Mr. McKee of Almonte, Ontario, Mr.
Charles McBurney of Olathe, and Paul D. Bennett,
Allegheny.
The roll was called. Nominations for the new
moderator were called for. Rev. F. F. Reade present
ed the name of Dr. George Coleman. This was sec
onded by Dr. M. S. McMillan who said that two years
ago he had hoped to present the name of Dr. Paul
Coleman but was enjoined not to do it on account of
his (Paul's) health, but would be glad to see his
brother George act by proxy for Paul as moderator
if this were parliamentarily possible.
Dr. R. J. McKnight then presented the name of
Rev. W. C. McClurkin as candidate for the Modera
tor. The final result was (after some discussion)
that Dr. Paul Coleman, very seriously ill in a hospi
tal in Kansas City was elected by a hearty unani
mous vote to be Honorary Moderator, and Rev. W.
C. McClurkin was chosen as the acting moderator.
The former clerks, Rev. Howard Elliot and Rev.
Waldo Mitchell were re-elected to serve another
year. After the court adjourned there was the Cove
nanter Palaver, when Scotch meets Scotch. The new
Moderator adjourned the court in prayer.
This report will be continued next week.
If you think you are useless, it is pretty good
evidence that you are. If you think you are indis
pensable, it is pretty good evidence you are not.
Merrill H. Eve.
COVENANTER WITNESS