Covenanter Witness Vol. 86 - Rparchives.org

SomeThis and That inAs the New Year of 1971 begins may our women'smissionary societies seek to glorify Jesus Christthrough whom all things are made new. Pray thatour activities will be Christ-centered."And He shall be as the light of the morning,when the sun riseth,even a morning without clouds;as the tender grass springing out of the earth byclear shining after rain" (II Samuel 23:4)."It is of the Lord's mercies that we are notconsumed, because His compassions fail not. Theyare new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness.The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore willI hope in Him" (Lamentations 3:22-24).BEGIN THE DAY WITH GODBegin the day with God!Kneel down to Him in prayer;Lift up thy heart to His abode,And seek His love to share.Open the Book of God,And read a portion there;FULLNESS OF CHRISTI have found it an interesting thing to standon the edge of a noble roiling river, and to think,that although it has been flowing on for six thousandyears, watering fields, and slaking the thirst of ahundred generations, it shows no sign of waste orwant. And when I have watched the riseof the sunas he shot above the crest of the mountain, or,in a sky draped with golden curtains, sprang upfrom his ocean bed, I have wondered to think thathe has melted the snows of so many winters, andrenewed the verdure of so many springs, and paintedthe flowers of so many summers, and ripened theharvests of so many autumns, and yet shines asbrilliant as ever, his eye not dim, nor his naturalstrength abated, nor his floods of light less full, forcenturies of boundless profusion.Yet what are these but images of the fullnessthat is in Christ? Let that feed your hopes, and cheeryour hearts, and brighten your faith, and send youaway this day, happy and rejoicing! For whenjudgment flames have licked up that flowing stream,and the light of that glorious sun shall be quenchedin darkness, or veiled in the smoke of a burningworld, the fullness of Christ shall flow on throughout eternity, in the bliss of the redeemed. BlessedSavior, Image of God, Divine Redeemer! In ThyWWCSThat it may hallow all thy thoughts,And sweeten all thy care.Go through the day with God,Whate'er thy work may be;Where'er thou are — at home, abroad,He still is near to thee.Converse in mind with GodThe spirit heavenward raise.Acknowledge every good bestowed,And offer grateful praise.Conclude the day with God,Thy sins to Him confess.Trust in the Lord's atoning blood,And plead His righteousness.Lie down at night with God,Who gives His servants sleep.And when thou treadst the vale of death,He will thee guard and keep.Anonymouspresence is fulness of joy; at Thy right hand thereare pleasures forevermore. What Thou hast goneto heaven to prepare, may we be called up at deathto enjoy.— Dr. Guthrie.U. S. GRANT"Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor ofyour liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, andpractice them in your lives. To the influence of thisBook we are indebted for all the progress made intrue civilization, and to this we must look as ourguide in the future. "Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people" (Proverbs14:34).AN INVITATIONThe Seminary Board and Faculty request yourpresence on January 23, 1971 (Saturday) atthe Dedication Service of the Seminary LibraryAddition at 2:30 P.M. Mr. Arthur W. Kuschke,Jr., Librarian at Westminster Seminary, willdeliver the Dedicatory Address.Open House will begin at 1:00 P.M.A Reception will follow the service.16 COVENANTER WITNESS