Covenanter Witness Vol. 55 - Rparchives.org

allREMO I. ROBB, D.D.ECUFor Covenaif?December, 1955TO ILLUSTRATE THE1956, TOPICSJanuary 1, What is My Life Worth?The Value of SoulsA certain man, moving westward inthe early days of American history,determined that .despite his limitedmeans, he would own some good land.Among the crowded farms and thelarger cities of the East, real estatewas priced to him so high that he wasdiscouraged. Crossing the Mississippi toward the western states, he found someexcellent land he could buy in sectionsat five dollars an acre. The thing thatamazed him at another point fartherwest, was a challenge that, if he wouldagree to live on it, they would give itto him."homestead."It was what they called aA careful study of thislater convinced him that land, like everything else in the world, got itsvalue from people. People have theirvalue because they have souls, and property has its value because there arepeople present to occupy it. The moralis that we can afford to lose everything if we follow Jesus and win salvation for our souls.January 8Life?For what Will I Spend MyInterest On An InvestmentBen Adam had a golden coin one day,Which he put out at interest with aJew,Year after year, awaiting him it lay,Until the double coin two pieces grew,And these two, four, so on, tillpeople said,"How rich Ben Adam is!" and bowedthe servile head.Ben Selim had a golden coin that day,Which to a stranger askinggave,Who went rejoicingway.But Selim died,grave;alms heon his unknowntoo poor to own aBut when his soul reached heaven,angels with prideShowed him the wealth to which his424coin had multiplied.January 15Be a Leader.Our Available SaviourA poor old woman tried in vain, timeafter time, to gain audience with Philipof Macedon, to lay her just complaintbefore him. The kingat last told herabruptly that he was not at leisure tohear her story. Irritated, she replied,"Then you are too busy to be king."Pondering the retort, Philip heard thewoman and ever after that made himselfavailable to the common people.John the Baptist made himself available, and it was a remarkable fact thatJesus, beginning with His baptism, identified Himself with people in general.That symbolic event was the signal,that thereafter He was not too busyto be the Saviour, and He will not betoo busy to be our King.January 22Be a Follower.Crossing the RubiconFor many centuries, the political andmilitary world have been ringing thechanges on "Crossing the Rubicon." Itgrew out of some circumstances in thehistory of Rome,when there was astrained relation between Caesar andthe ruler Pompey. It was understood that the army that dared to crossthe Rubicon river had committed itself to fight the war to the finish. Itis interesting to note how the first converts to Christ on the day of Pentecost and in the days following, knowing that they would have to change theprogram of their lives forever and gothrough on the faith line, committedthemselves with a surrender never tobe revoked. This resolution should markthe life of everyJesus Christ.January 29Christ.soul that receivesOur Citizenship underChaplain of the SenateThe late Dr. Peter Marshall, whileChaplain of the Senate of the UnitedStates,preached a sermon on the needof Christ in our government. He said:"It is strange, and I believe tragic,that the Constitution makes no reference to God . . .Many efforts have beenmade at different times to introducesuch an amendment but there has beenopposition and indifference, so to thisgood day the Constitution of our countryignores the principles upon whichour countrystates have alreadywas founded. Forty-threewritten into theirconstitutions various religious acknowledgments . . . but not one state honorsJesus Christ ...pious vague affirmations about God as the Supreme Beingare vain unless supreme honor isspecificallyTOgiven to JesusChrist.""WHAT TO DO"by Mrs. A. A. WylieTHE RECORDING SECRETARYWhat a good-looking Secretary's Bookyou have! The records of a live, working society deserve a regular Secretary's Book well bound and made ofgood paper. Some have loose leavesand can be used with the typewriterfor copying the record. We have seensome secretaries using the variety youcan buy at Mr.Woolworth's, but italways seemed rather careless and indifferent to the finesse of a good secretary's job. It is always an inspirationto a Secretary to make careful andaccurate records in her very best penmanship, if the book is a good one.How beautifullyyou have kept yourbook! In years to come, other secretaries will get inspiration to do theirwork better than perhaps they wouldotherwise have done, just because yourwork was so neatly done. You musthave made careful notes duringthemeeting and written them up verypromptly afterwards, for there are nocorrections or erasures. Your method ofleaving a wide margin at the left issplendid. Corrections may be made neat"mussy-looking"ly withouterasures.Some Secretaries list in this margin,in just a word or two, the contentsof the paragraph so that anyone desiring to find the record of a particularitem can do so without going throughthe entire record.You have recorded the time and placeof the meeting; the name of the presiding officer;the names of all theofficers and committees; all committeereports and items of business transacted; all motions made and carried;and important decisions made by aCOVENANTER WITNESS