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up."pressed."yourself!"Sessions, "Where is thy flock, the beautiful flock,that was given thee," to be able to reply, "They areall here Lord," and fathers and mothers also responding, "Behold us and the children thou hast given usare all here present before Thee our God." No doubtthat will be the climax of joy in the Great Day.Seeing then in God's great plan of redemption themembers of the Church and the members of thefamilies that constitute the Church are all inseparably bound together in the bundle of everlasting life,can there be any question that the Pastors and Sessions and every member in our Church should beawakened to the necessity of an established altar inevery home in our church ?Tither's Cornerby Dr. Roy AdamsTITHINGThe years I grew up were known as the greatdepression. Many of us still have a feeling of insecurity when we remember those days. One of myearly worries was whether I would ever be able toget a full-time job. At the same time, of the moneythat was earned a tenth was always set aside forGod's work.Through the years that tenth has grown farbeyond my expectations until it amounts to almostas much as my father often received altogether during those years; and, as far as a job goes, God hasgiven me more interesting work than I can forseeever completing. With it have come the blessings ofa loving Christian helpmeet, three fine sons, andmuch beyond the necessities of life, with the goodhealth to enjoy them.In recent years I have tried to add a periodicoffering to the tithe as the Lord prospered, but,too often, it seems when the books were balancedaround March 15, that only the tithe had been paid.The Church has asked this year that we try tooversubscribe the stated needs so that we can senda new missionary to Japan. I, for one, hope to beable to say at the end of this fiscal year that I'vemade a real offering to the Lord besides paying Himthe tenth that I owe.GLIMPSES . . . cont'd, from page 370consideration by your Committee of the proposed World Calendar. This is the first time in our Judeo-Christian civilization that calendar revision has been attempted in violation ofthe seven-day week cycle as set forth in Genesis. The currentworld struggle has arrayed the forces of Atheism against thosefaithful to God. Any action favorable to this Calendar on thepart of your Committee would aid those who would destroyfaith in God."Melvin M. Forney, General Secretary of the Lord's DayAlliance, adds: "it is hoped that our Christian people acrossthe nation will add their protest to ours against the proposedchange in the Calendar which would violate the order of timeas set forth in God's Word."He further states: "Unofficial information has just beenreceived in our office that the Economic and Social Councilof the United Nations has referred the question of the WorldCalendar back to the entire membership of the U. N. for anexpression of their attitude toward Calendar revision. Actionby the U. N. will follow as soon as their opinions are exBecause this proposed World Calendar would shift theSabbath to an eight-day week once each year and twice everyfour years, Christians who have convictions should write theirprotests once and again to the United Nations, and to everyorganization which promotes it. The lax view and use of theGod-given Sabbath is disastrous to individual Christians, tofamilies, to the church and to the nation.Do not rest complacently in the smug feeling that thisproposal is so far distant that it will perhaps never affect us.It has already been endorsed by many nations, church leadersand industrial managers.Lesson Helps for the Week of January 2, 1955C. Y. P. U. TOPICfor January 2, 1955THE PERSON I NOW AM THEPERSON I WANT TO BECOMEPaaJms:Matthew 5:48 19:16-2263:1-5, page 15351:7-12, page 13140:1-4, page 10221:1-6, page 45132:7-11, page 330References: Galatians 2:20; Philippians3:8-10; 3:20, 21; I John 3:2; 2:1; Romans 8:14; 8:18; I Corinthians 15:49;II Peter 1:4; 1:10, 11.Comments by Remo I. Robb, D.D.One night a rain washed the smalltown in which I lived. It soaked theback yard gardens, and waxed the foliageof the great shade trees. In the morning, abright sun rose into a clear sky whereDecember 15, 1954only a few floatingtufts of cloud wereleft to remind us of the downpour in thedarkness. In the ditch along the uncurbedstreet the last of the rain drained away,leaving soft, oozy mud for the playingchildren to squish between their toes.Company came that day, parents andtwo sons. Being company they were "alldressedThe grown-ups visited, theboys ! Suddenly the company"mother"ran to the porch and calledvery definitely! A little boy rose timidlyfrom the ditch bank where he had beenfinding the soft mud a pleasant toy forother games than squishing between histoes. Sheepishly he started toward hismother."Look at yourself, look atshe cried in despair.But he didn't. He didn't have to. Heknew his clean "companydirty beyond wearing any longer. Withclothes"wereout dropping his eyes to look at them,he looked tearfully up to his mother andburst into a most earnest penitential wail.A wonderful year is closed, and a newone opens. 1954 brought the national convention, the Brief Covenant, new decisions, new concepts of the Bible, newmethods of study,new gratitude for tiepast and new hope for the future. 1954brought "showers of blessings." Yet facingup to the standard of Matthew 5:48, itis as though our Master were sayingLOOK AT YOUR"After these showers,SELF."I don't need to look. I know."Fvebeen playing in the mud. I've missed theintent of God's wondrous gifts. I've misused them. But down in my heart I'msick of it, sorry for it. I want to grow upinto the full use of my blessings. Whatshall I do?That's the very question the rich young377