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are."parents."closed."us."unknown!"They are just bored!It was true in Paul's day too. Henot sick.says, "Steer clear of the activities ofdarkness; let your lives show by contrast how drearyLet us awaken to the fact thatand futile these thingsmany of our ills can be cured by Spiritual conversion (repent and turn fromsin), Belief on Christ to help us, andService (use those God-given talents forman's good and God's glory).Let us try to cure BOREDOM withtrue repentance, belief and service.Yours till we write again,Iva HeartSynodicalNormal Christians are easy to livewith. If they are hard to live with theyare abnormal and misrepresent Christ,even though they may be His children.If you are not very kind, you are notvery holy. Lovingkindness is a mark ofholiness.If you can look at a half-built wallAnd see a cathedral shining tall,Or look at tangle brier and thornAnd see a rose as red as the morn,Why should we doubt that AlmightyGodCan look at a creature fashioned of sod,Transient dust of the earth and seeThe golden flame of Divinity!CORRECTIONMr. Charles S. Sterrett:Watkins.American School,Latakia, Syria.December 9, 1955There is a sentence in the "VineyardGleanings"5, 1955 on page 211,lows:in the "Witness" of Octoberwhich reads as fol"In Syria we are forbidden to teachthe Bible in our mission schools exceptto children of ProtestantI wonder if any of the Board membersof Foreign Missions has challenged thisstatement or written in to the paper tocorrect it. Or did they notice it, and ifthey did would they know whether itwas true or not? As a matter of fact itis not true. We are allowed to teachBible to all Christians in our school,no matter what sect they belong to; andalways have had that freedom. We areforbiddento teach to non-Christians,only. Quite a difference from the statement in the Witness.I wonder who wrote it. I first thoughtthat Dr. Allen did, then I understandhe did not, so suppose it was the editor.Think I'll send him a copy of this letter, too. (It was the editor's misinformation.) D.R.T.Then one of the Foreign MissionBoard's resolutions or recommendations430last summer was that we be made orforced to teach the Bible to all Christians in our schools. Why that? We havebeen doing it for about 100 years, andnever digressed from this. Does notthe Board know this?Then one of the weekly bulletinsat Sterling, Kansas, that I read thisfall, said something to this effect, "Itseems that our Latakia schools will soonbe Also some people are saying why give any money to the Latakiamission, since our schools are soon tobe closed. Even asking officers of theLadies synodical such questions.Yours Sincerely,C. T. Hutcheson"I would rather see a sermon than hearone any day.I'd rather one should walk with me thanmerely tell the way.The eye's a ready pupil and more willing than the ear.Fine counsel's oft confusing, but example's always clear.And the best of all the preachers are theones who live their creeds,For to see the good in action is whateverybody needs.I can soon learn how to do it, if you'lllet me see it done.I can watch your hands in action, butyour tongue too swift may run.The sermons you deliver may be verywise and true,But I'd rather get my lessons in observingFor I may misunderstand you in thewhat you do.high advice you give,But there's no misunderstanding howyou act and how you live."Author unknownExcerpt from lecture by Wilbur C.WesterdahlSomeone wrote: "It is one thing to bewilling to take the Lord, to intend totake the Lord, to be trying to take theLord for the blessing you need; but itis quite another thing to take the Lord!"How true !We often hear young church members say; "I am trying to serve theLord, I have resolved to try harder tobe a Christian, I have made up mymind to do better, I want to pray more,I want to live closer to God."But what we must say and mean to beovercomers is ; "I am serving the Lord, Iwill be a true Christian, I will do mybest,, I will pray more, I will live closeto Jesus, God helping me!The we will be victorious Christians!Christians who will look the world inthe face with purpose and joy,the world will recognize.dothatAs long as we only want to do and notWe are still in Satan's clutches.A. T.And I said to the man who stood at thegate of the year:"Give me a light that I may treadsafely into theAnd he replied:"Go out into the darkness and put yourhand into the Hand of God.That shall be to you better than lightway."and safer than a knownM. Louise HaskinsWHAT IF THIS WERE YOU?"This letter comes to you from theSanitarium of Soteria, in Athens,Greece, where I am a patient. How Ipraise God for the salvation I havefound in Christ. I could not live without Him."For nine years now I have beenstruggling against tuberculosis, and I;cannot regain my health. My poorchildren are beginning to show signsof the disease and I am afraid it isbecause they do not have anything toeat or a mother's loving care. Theirfather has suffered from pleurisy andis unable to work. You cannot imagine the suffering in which our littlefamily is found. I just cannot describeit to you. How is it possible for me toget well, knowing that my childrenlack even their daily bread? I amafraid they will die and I shall neversee them again. My despair is beyonddescription. Sometimes I feel it wouldbe better for me to die first so that Iwould not have to endure the sorrowof burying my children. Please putyourself in my place for just a littlewhile and you will feel something ofthe untold tragedy that exists in myheart. My clothing is all worn out andmy children are almost naked. Theyare two boys, ages 13 and 15. Pleasehave mercy on them and don't worryabout me. You cannot imagine how amother feels when she cannot takecare of her own children. Oh, how Iwish I could send them something tobring just a little joy into their lives!My only comfort is prayer and thereading of God's Word. I have faithto believe that the day of miracles isnot past and that the Lord JesusChrist is able to restore me to healthso that I may return to my familyand give them what they have lackedfor so many years."With much respect and much hope,"Mrs. Polyxeni TerzopoulouNOTE: What a despairing cry fromthe heart of this dear mother! Whatif this were you? What would youhave liked others to do for you? Dareyou do less for this dear Christiantubercular mother and her belovedchildren? The medicine she needs willcost $25, and with $6 a 22 lb. packageof warm clothing can be sent, andwith $10 they can purchase locally80 lbs. of nourishing food. There aremany like her who constitute a modern Macedonian call, "Come over andhelp You can do it through theAmerican Mission to Greeks, Inc.,Dept. CW, P. O. Box 423, New York36, N. Y., Rev. Spiros Zodhiates, General Secretary. In Canada write to 90Duplex Ave., Toronto 7, Ontario AdvCOVENANTER WITNESS