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hour," he stated brusquely. "According toour electronic timer, you were travelingforty miles per hour. I will have to give youa ticket for seventeen dollars and fiftycents, which you can pay in cash at the cityhall, or you can pay with blood.""Pay with blood?" The statementstunned me."Yes," he explained, "you can pay bygiving a pint of blood to the American RedCross."When the Red Cross had drawn theblood, I was given a slip of paper showingthat I had given plasma. I was told to takethe slip and the ticket to the city hall. Atthe proper window I presented the papers.Without any questions, the clerk wrotewith red ink across the ticket: Paid withblood.Here I could not help but reminisceof Calvary. I remembered how Christ hadsuffered for my sins; how He had beencrowned with cruel thorns; how He hadbeen beaten; how He had labored upGolgotha with His cross; and how He hadbeen nailed to that cross for me. I had been"speeding" toward destruction and hadbeen "fined" with eternal death, but Christpaid my fine with His blood.As the clerk blotted the wet red ink, Ithought further. I looked forward to theday of judgment. Tsaw myself standingtrembling before the majestic, dreadfulcourt of heaven, guilty of many sins. Iknew that these sins were punishable bydeath. I could offer no defense; I had doneall of which I was accused.Then Christ, my Mediator, steppedforward and proclaimed unwaveringly tothat heavenly court, "It is all right! I paidfor his sins at Calvary with my blood. Theaccount was fully settled long ago." Theaccount is settled because I have repentedof my sins and Christ has forgiven me. Thisbrings me to think about you.As you read these words, I wonder ifyour sins have been forgiven. If not, youshould ask Christ to forgive you now.Though He died on the cross, you mustrepent and believe in Him, for His death tobe effective for you. Do you know how tohave you sins forgiven? Let me tell you.First, you must realize that you are asinner, for the Bible says, "All have sinned,and come short of the glory of God"(Rom.3:23). Then you must realize that the"wages of sin is death"(6:23) and that youcannot save yourself (cf. Jer. 13:23). Next,you must know that Jesus can and will saveyou (Luke 19:10).Then, tell Christ that you are trulysorry for your transgressions (Luke 13:3)and that you believe He can and will saveyou (Acts 16:31). Believe on Christ as theseScriptures reveal, and vou will be saved(John 1:12)!This formula for finding Christ istimeworn, yet ever new; it is God's way foryou to come to Him. Ask the Lord JesusChrist to forgive you this moment. He notonly gave His life at Calvary for me, but Heshed His blood there for all who put theirtrust in Him.—The Lighted PathwayA RENOUNCING MASONHow can we fail to pronounceFreemasonry an anit-Christian institution?For example: 1. We have seen that itsmorality is unchristian. 2. Its oath-boundsecrecy is unchristian. 3. The administrationand taking of its oaths areunchristian, and a violation of a positivecommand of Christ. 4. Masonic oathspledge its members to commit mostunlawful and unchristian deeds, a. toconceal each other's crimes, b. Todeliver each other from difficulty whetherrightor wrong, c. To unduly favorMasonry in political actions and inbusiness transactions, d. Its members aresworn to retaliate and persecute untodeath the violators of Masonic obligation.e. Freemasonry knows no mercy butswears ks candidates to avenge violationsof Masonic obligation even unto death.f. Its oaths are profane, the taking of thename of God in vain. g. The penalties ofthese oaths are barbarous and even savage.h. Its teachings are false and profane.i. This design is partial and selfish, j. Itsceremonies are a mixture of puerility andprofanity, k. Its religion is deistic. 1. It isa false religion, and professes to save menupon other conditions than those revealedin the Gospel of Christ, m. It is anenormous falsehood, n. It is a swindle,and obtains money from its membershipunder false pretenses, o. Itrefuses all examination, and veils itselfunder a mantle of oathbound secrecy.p. It is a virtual conspiracy against bothchurch and state. No one, therefore, hasever undertaken, and for the plainestreasons none will undertake, to defendFreemasonry as it is revealed in thesebooks.But we know, if we can knowanything from testimony, that these books,do truly reveal Freemasonry.Freemasons do not pretend thatFreemasonry, as revealed in these books, iscompatible with Christianity.Their arguments are threats,calumny, persecution, and assassination.By—Rev. Charles G. Finney.Ex-President Oberlin College,Oberlin, OhioNEW HIGH SCHOOLBIOLOGY TEXTBOOK"Biology: A Search For Order InComplexity" (1970, 548 pp.,) is the title of avital new high school textbook which hasbeen developed by a group of scientists(mostly biologists) from the CreationResearch Society of America. The bookhas been published by ZondervanPublishing House of Grand Rapids,Michigan, U.S.A.The Creation Research Society iswholly committed to full belief in theBiblical record of creation and earlyhistory. The authors state that this book "isin the first place a textbook of biologicalscience. Every effort has been exerted tomake it both readable and teachable, aswell as factually accurate and comprehensive.Evidences for evolution as atheory of origins are accurately presentedand considered. At the same time, it isexplicit throughout the text that the mostreasonable explanation for the actual factsof biology as they are known scientificallyis that of Biblical creationism."The authors express the hope thatthis text will be of interest "to those schoolsystems desiring to develop a genuinescientific attitude in their students, ratherthan an artificially-induced evolutionaryworld view."Readers are encouraged to bring thistext to the attention of high schoolteachers and students studying biology andto pursue the possibilities of placing copiesin school libraries.To assist in the promotion of thebook, a 16 page free brochure has beenpublished which highlights the contents ofthe text.Evangelical ActionTHE VANISHED STARS("Stars may have been smitten out ofexistence centuries ago, but their pouredoutlight is yet flooding the heavens.")Like to those stars that vanish from oursight.But leave us still their waves of goldenlight,Are God's dear saints; though called tonative skiesTheir light still shines—their influencenever dies.Oft has the mem'ry of a holy lifeInspired to nobler deed—to sternerstrife—Have been his safeguard—turned himfrom the snaresOf sin and Satan—till he calls on God.To lead him in the way his mother trod.It was the light from his loved star!though set,Its saving influence is around him yet.So like those stars that vanish from oursight,But leave us still their floods of goldenlight,Are God's dear saints; though called tonative skies,Their light still shines—their influencenever dies.Mrs. W. 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