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now?"me,"tive life all you are living? Many things that have nodirect harm in them have no good in them either, because, "My Lord has not told me to do it."The only place in the Word of God where peoplemade merry and sent gifts was when they had slainthe Lord's two witnesses in Rev. 11:10. The worldhas slain the Lord's Faithful and True Witness ofRev. 3:14. Will you, dear reader, have part in theircelebrations? The only Birthday celebrations in theBible are Pharaoh's andHerod's, both accompaniedby murder."In vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of (Matt. men"15:9)."Thus have ye made the commandment of Godof none effect by your tradition" (Matt. 15:6)."Full well ye reject the commandment of Godthat ye may keep your own tradition" (Mark 7:9)."Making the Word of God of non-effect throughyour tradition" (Mark 7:13).To all who, after reading this message, go on intheir idolatry we will give the solemn warning of ourLord Jesus Christ:"Ye are they which justify yourselves beforemen, but God knoweth your hearts ; for that which ishighly esteemed among men is abomination in thesight of God" (Luke 16:15).As a publishing institution we positively refuseto print anything that countenances the celebrationof any of these so-called holy days. We will haveplenty to do carrying out that which the Lord "has"commanded without adding some of the traditions ofmen. "Add thou not unto His Words, lest He reprovethee, and thou be found a liar" (Prov. 30:6).CHRISTIAN SERVICE, Phila. 15, U.S.A.CURRENT EVENTS from page 403inum automobile engine blocks, and in the substitutionof aluminum for tin in tin cans. In the past year the useof aluminum foil has increased over one-third. The onlydrawback to this boom is that much of our aluminum oremust be imported.SPADE WORKBritish archeologists and classical historians are deciphering ancient texts from Crete and Greece which throwlight on the origin of the Homeric legends. Archeologistshave long known of the Cretan ruins, the remains of acivilization which flourished around 1300 B.C. It was onlyabout two years ago, however, that a London architectdiscovered how to read the Cretan inscriptions, whichare found on clay tablets. The inscriptions indicate thatmen bearing the names of Achilles, Hector, and otherHomeric heroes held land on Crete. There also are references to the legendary Queen Ariadne, who was supposedto have helped Teseus slay the fabulous Minotaur in alabyrinth.R. F. D. ANNIVERSARYA West Virginia community recently celebrated thesixtieth anniversary of the first rural free deliveryof mailin this country. In the early days, farmers had to pickup their mail at the nearest postoffice. The establishmentof rural free delivery came as the result of a long campaign by farmers' orgnizations. The first routes were established onlyafter a sufficient number of farmers petitioned for the service. Rural routes began to be motorizedin 1915, and since then the service has reached a high pointof efficiency.408"Unmoved ?>"None of these things move cried Paul ofTarsus when, tarrying for a brief time at Miletus,that he might fortify his faith bycommunion withthe Ephesian elders, he confronted the events whichwere to befall him at Jerusalem, all the more formidable because unknown for a large part of theterror of the future lies in its shadowy indistinctness, its vagueness of outline. Definite dangers maybe boldly met, but it is these haunting dreads, suffused with a dismal feeling-tone, that unnerve theordinary man. In Paul's case the only light thrownupon his future was that in every city "bondsand imprisonment" awaited him. Paul, however,was no ordinary man, and truly reported his experience and attitude in the brave pronouncement:me!""None of these things moveBut this was no mere stoic stolidity,or unimpressed passivity. Paul was a sensitive man, keenlyalive to the humiliation and embarrassments of thesuccessive social situations in which he was placed,freeborn as a Roman, yet fettered as a Christianpreacher, beaten, bruised, and often, as though aman of Succoth, "taught with thorns." He sufferedmost in spirit, and yet was brave amid it all bravest of all because very sensible of danger.So when Paul said he was unmoved, he meantnot that he did not feel things, but that he would notallow circumstances to overmaster him he was unmoved from his higher spiritual purpose, his ministry for Christ and men. What swayed him was animperative, inexorable heavenly motive. He mustfinish his course with faithfulness, and thereforewith joy. There could be no flinching nowhad been staked on the rigorous realitytoo muchof the newdoctrine of Christ, too much had already been sacrificed for Christ^the full measure of consecrationmust be filled up.So Polycarp, led to execution, yet pressed torecant, could say, "Forty years have I served Him,and He has done me no harm and shall I deny HimPersecution can be overcome only by perseverance ; there is no promise in going back after thatwhich will never come again, but only in going on.So Paul was unmoved, that is undeterred, butnot unmotived. His overmastering passion for Jesus, nay more, the far greater love of Christ for himwhich "constrained" the man of Tarsus, pushed himinevitably on toward heaven by way of Jerusalemand Rome. It was a splendid motive, but it costmuch. Moved Paul was in feeling, yet that was notallowed to affect his will, for the whole current of hislife, motivated by the urge of the Cross, was settingGodward, and not even Caesar on his imperial thronecould tempt him from Christ.Perhaps to one or another of ustoday is Gethsemane, or the place of our tarrying is some waystationMiletus. If so, our prayer must urgently,evenpassionately, be for grace to go on, for strengthto endure, for wisdom to unfold, during so much oflife as remains, the fuller implications of the motiveof the Cross. Zion's Herald, U.S.A.COVENANTER WITNESS
sun."sun,"worth?"me!"good?"sun,"sun."Lesson Helps for the Week of January, 8 1956C. Y. P. IT. TOPICFor January 8, 1956by Rev. T. R. HutchesonA LOOK AT MYSELF "FOR WHATWELL I SPEND MY LIFE?"(Used by permission of the InternationalChristian Endeavor Society)Scripture Matt. 16:24-26; 1 Cor. 3:11-15Psalms:Psalm 90:13-17, page 221Psalm 103:11-15, page 244Psalm 67:1-3, page 161Psalm 51:5-7, page 133Before we decide what to buy, wemust know how much we have to spend.So to start the discussion, have someonereview the conclusion from January 1topic, "What is my life Realizing its worth, I shall have a better ideaabout how to invest it. The speaker mayrefer to Matt. 16:26.Have other references read, to emphasize the great value of our lives1 John3:1; Rev. 1:5; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20.The Book of Ecclesiastes is a classicdiscussion of this subject, "For what willI spend my life?" But the bulk of thetext there considers the question "underthe Leaving out the work of redemption by Christ, life is not worth living. Better than hell, of course. But notice the vanity of wisdom, Eccl. 1:12-18;of pleasure, Eccl. 2:1-11; of wealth, Eccl.5:9-16; of formal religion, Eccl. 5:1-7."Under the all is vanity and vexation of spirit.Assign those respective passages, andthe topics:1. Why is it vain to spend life for wisdom? To know the world as it is,and toknow that it cannot be improved, without divine help is a vexation of the spirit. Conclude by reading 1 Cor. 3:19.2. Why is it vain to spend life forpleasure? There was a certain party outto see the town who said, "I'm going tohave a good time if it killsIs thesum of the ten commandments, "Thoushalt not be happy?" How about cultured pleasures, such as music, art, andflower gardens?1 Tim. 5:6.Conclude by reading3. Why is it vain to spend life forwealth? Show that a man may bewealthy, and still be miserable. Conclude by reading Matt. 6:19-21.4. Why is it vain to spend life for formal religion? Condemn the Pharisees.Expose the error of making a journey toMecca once a lifetime, as the Moslemsaim to do. Apply the error to people whoDecember 21, 1955attend church faithfully, and supportthe church financially, but are not reallyredeemed. Conclude by reading Matt.23:23.And there is this important matter tothink about, which may be assigned as atopic "Should I spend my life doingLook at Luke 10:17-20 and Matthew 7:22-23.If these goals are vain, and vex thespirit, for what shall I spend my life?Ecclesiastes, looking at things "underthe says that all is vanity and vexation of spirit. But there is more than"under theAt this point, ask thefirst question of the Shorter Catechism.After the group has recited the answer,read in unison 1 Cor. 10:31.Then have someone prepared to speakon "The Rewards of Glorifying God."There are some good ideas in the answers to Catechism questions 32-38. Ifthese can be verified by personal testimony, your lives are being well spent.The time is limited. But there is theimportant question, "What commissiondid Jesus leave His disciples that willhelp me decide how I will spend mylife?"JUNIOR TOPICJanuary 8, 1956THE ARK AND THE PHLLISTLNESMrs. John C. FinlayHopkinton, IowaScripture Text; I Samuel 5, 6, 7:1Memory Verse: "The fear of the Lordis clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the Lord are true and righteousPsalmsaltogether."Psalm 19:9Psalm 9: page 15, verses 1-4Psalm 66 : page 157, verses 1-4Psalm 76 : page 184, verses 1, 3, 5Psalm 11: page 20, verse 5, 6, 7References: Isaiah 13:11; Psalm 1:6;9:16; Isaiah 30:18; Romans 11:33;James 4:7CommentsLet us go back to last week's lessonand review the highlights of it before webegin our lesson for this week. Can youremember five important things youlearned?Now, let us look at our topic for thisweek. I think there is one big lesson init for us. It is : The wicked may triumphfor awhile, but the time will surely comewhen they must meet the swift judgment of a sin-hating God."And the Philistines took the ark ofAshdod.'God, and brought it from Ebenezer untoAshdod was one of their fiveprincipal cities. They placed it in thehouse of their god Dagon. This idol wasrepresented with human hands and faceand the body of a fish. How proud andconceited the Philistines must havebeen! They thought that the powerwhich had always attended the arkwould be theirs. This, united with thepower of their god Dagon,them so strong they could never be defeated by any nation.would makeYou may well imagine their consternation the next day! They found theirgod Dagon had fallen upon his face before the ark of God. They put the idolcarefully back into its place. The nextmorning they found that Dagon hadfallen upon his face again. His head andhands were broken. The Philistines werefilled with terror. They looked upon thisas an evil omen. They were so afraidthat they put the ark in a building byitself.The people of Ashdod were strickenwith a painful disease. They attributedthis trouble to the presence of the ark intheir land. It was taken from one placeto another but the plague followed everywhere it went. They were afraid to leavethe ark in towns so they took it to anopen field. A plague of mice followed.Complete destruction threatened theirnation.The ark remained in Philistia for seven months. The Philistines were as anxious to free themselves from it as theyhad been to capture it. They had thoughtit would be a source of strength to them.Instead it had proved to be a curse.Wherever the ark went, the judgmentsof God followed it.At that time it was a heathen custom to make images of gold and silverof that which caused plagues. If somepart of the body was affected theywould make images of that. The imagewould then be set up in some conspicuous place. It was supposed to be a protection from evil.The Philistine lords directed the people to make these images because theydid not have the wisdom to cope withthe mysterious power accompanying theark. Although they did not recognize theGod of Israel they were forced by Hismany judgments to submit to His authority. When people refuse to listen tothe voice of God, His warnings, counselsand admonitions, He is forced to speakto them through judgments.The Philistines were afraid to keepthe ark any longer. Their priests andmagicians decided to send the ark with409
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