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"THE SINGING HEART" "Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust." Isaiah 26: 19. THIS Thanksgiving season, in particular, when the whole world seems to be writhing in the c'oils of the octopus of fear and distrust, we will do well to pause and consider the above advice of the prophet of the Lord, and use it as a "tonic" for troubled times. In the midst of the prevailing pessimism of these days, just as in the days of Judah, there is room for the prophet who will speak to the souls of men in such trumpet tones of inspiration as the text v.:hich we have chosen for our November study. There is a greater need of the singing heart today than ever before. The singing heart is characterized by certain qualities. Let us consider them, briefly. The singing heart is the thankful heart. It has the faculty, like the woman of the "Cabbage Patch", of seeing life's redeeming features, and of believing that the stars are always shining, visible or invisible. There are mercies with each returning day. There is the light and the beauty of the world. There is sleep with its rest for tired brain and nerve. There is our daily bread. There is life itself. Some of us have youth, most of us have health and strength, all of us have our senses, though we do not alway's use them. Then there are the pleasures of' the mind: books, music, the loves and friendships of life, and the love of the heavenly Father. 2. Love. The singing heart is the loving heart. It is the heart' that goes out to others in loving thought with the desire tc! help. Selfishness destroys the mU$ic of life. The way to be happy is to'try to make someone else happy. The loving heart is attracted not so much toward that which is lovely as toward that which is needy. 3. Sacrifice. The singing heart is the sacrificial heart. The sacrificial life is the truly happy life. The dedication of the temple at Jerusalem was a most impressive scene, especially at the moment when the smoke of the burnt offering ascended from the altar. "And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also," The sacrifice was to the accompaniment of music. So it is in the blessed life; the sacrifice and the song go together.
1. Gratitude.

WINGS OF PRAYER AND PRAISE Put on your wings of prayer and praise, And let's go soaring high: We'll rise to heights, and realms of light Away beyond the sky. Up, to the very throne of God; Where Jesus intercedes For all our cares, and burdens here; And for our every need. He is the one who understands Our every thought and care; His ear is open to our cry, And he will answer prayer. Our very hairs are numbered, And, in the Book we're told, He has all our parts written, Who would enter in the fold. Our praises make an open way, Up, through the starry sky: And God keeps records up in heaven, Of every fear and sigh. Our prayers are on the altar, And our answers are on the way, For those who come believing, And his sweet will, obey. Marion Miller-Freeman. WHAT A MAN NEEDS A drowning man needs a swimmer strong enough to struggle with the storm and bring him to the shore in safety. A starving man needs someone with supply enough to feed him; a sick man needs a surgeon enough to combat, the disease which threatens to destroy; an ignorant man needs a teacher with wisdom enough to instruct and enlighten; a sinner needs a Saviour who is sinless, victorious, and omnipotent to deal with the sin of the past, with the poison of the present, and the fearfulness of the future . . . If Jesus Christ cannot do what we need done, then let us find someone else who can do it. But let us not find fault with the One presented unless we have found another who is sufficient. If you can supersede Jesus Christ let us know, but be sure you can supersede him before you attempt to do without him. Before you turn completely away from him, be sure your other schemes work satisfactorily to meet the need of heart and life.-Alberr Hughes: Born of A Virgin.

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4. Possession. The singing heart is the heart that possesses God. No life can continue in song without God. No one can be truly happy if weighed down with a load of guilt. It is only the forgiven soul that can sing the new song. It is only the ransomed of the Lord who return with singing. Gratitude and resignation, love, service, sacrifice are inextricably bound up with God. No heart sings its best at this Thanksgiving time unless it sings unto the Lord! SINGING HIS THANKS Martin Luther, in his autobiography, says: "I have one preacher that I love better than any other on earth; it is the little tame robin, who preaches to me daily. I put his crumbs upon my window sill, especially at night. He hops onto the window sill when he wants his supply, and takes as much as he desires for his need. From thence' he always hops to a Iittle tree r.earby, and lifts his voice to God and sings his carol of praise and gratitude, tucks his little head under his wing, and goes fast to sleep, and leaves tomorrow to look after itself. He is the best preacher that I have on earth." COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS There is a story that Dr. John Watson went to visit one of his congregation who had suffered a heavy financial loss. He found him utterly broken. "Everything is gone!" he said. "What!" said Watson, ''I'm sorry to hear your wife is dead." The man looked up in surprise. "My wife?" he said. "And I am doubly grieved to hear that you have lost your character," said Watson, and went on remorselessly naming one thing after another, till at last the man protested that all these things still remained. "But I thought you said that you had lost evp.rything? Man, you have lost none of the things which are worthwhile!"

THANKSGIVING We thank thee, a God, For thy precious love; We thank thee for Jesus, Who came from above; Who died on the cross, That we might go free; We thank thee, a Father, We thank thee! -N aOllli Larson

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1. THE HOLY SCRIPTURE5-(1I Tim. 3:16,17). We believe the Bible is God-inspired. 2. THE ETERNAL GODHEAD-(I John 5:7). We believe God is Triune: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 3. THE FALL OF MAN-(Rom. 5 12). We believe that man was created in the image of God, but that by voluntary disobedience he fell from perfection 4. THE PLAN OF REDEMPTION-(John 3:161. We believe that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us, signing the pardon of all who believe on him. 5. SALVATION THROUGH GRACE-(Eph. 2:8). We believe that we have no righteousness and must came to Gad pleading the righteousness of Christ. 6. REPENTANCE AND .ACCEPTANCE(I John 1.9). We believe that upon sincere repentance, and a whole-hearted acceptance of Christ, we are justified before God. 7. THE NEW BIRTH-(John 3:3). We believe that the change which takes place in the heart and life at conversion IS a very real one. 8. DAILY CHRISTIAN LlFE-(Heb. 6: 1). We believe that It is the will of Gad that we be sanctified doily, growing constantly in the faith. 9. BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER(Matt 28:19; I Cor. 11:28). We believe that baptism by immersion IS on outward sign of on inward work. We believe in the commemoration of' the Lard's Supper by the symbolical use of the bread and the JUIce of the vine. 10. BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT(Acts 2.4). We believe that the baptism of the Holy SPIrit IS to endue the believer with power; and that his incoming is after the same manner as in Bible days. 11. THE SPIRIT-FILLED LlFE-(Gal. 5:16,25). We believe that it is the wi II of Gad that we walk in the Spirit daily. 12. THE GIFTS AND FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-(I Cor. 12:1-11; Gal. 5:22). We believe that the Holy Spirit has gifts to bestow upon the Christian; and that we should show spiritual frUit as eVidence of a Spirit-filled life. 13. MODERATlON-(Phil. 4:5). We believe that the experience and dally walk of the believer should never lead him mta extremes or fanatacisms. 14. DIVINE HEALlNG-(James 5:14-16). We believe that divine healmg is the power of Christ to heal the sick in answer to the prayer of' faith. 15. THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST(I Thess. 4: 16,17). We believe that the second coming of Christ IS personal and imminent. 16. CHURCH RELATIONSHIP (A c t s 16:5). We believe it is our sacred duty to identify ourselves with the viSible church of Christ. 17. CIVIL GOVERNMENT-(Ram. 13'1-5). We believe that rulers should be upheld at all times except in things opposed to the Will of Gad. 18. THE FINAL JUDGMENT-(li Cor. 5.10) We believe that all shall stand some day before the judgment seat of Gad; and there receive eternal life or death. 19. HEAVEN-(I Car. 2.9). We believe that heaven is the glaliaus eternal home of born-again believers. 20. HELL-(Rev. 20: 10,15). We believe that hell is a place of eternal torment for all who reject Christ as their Savior. 21. EVANGELISM-(James 5:20). We believe that soul winning is the one big business of the church on earth. The term "Foursquare" stands for the four-fold ministry of Jesus ChrISt as the Savior (Rom 10:9), Baptizer with the Holy Ghost (Luke 3: 16), Healer (I Peter 2:24), and coming King (Acts 1 11)

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Sermon by ROLF K. McPHERSON,

"He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto, the ends of the earth"-Psalm 72 :8. "Go ye into all the world and preach the ,gospel to every creature" -Mark 16: 1 5.

D.O.,

Pastor, Angelus Temple

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SEA TO SEA! THE ENDS OF THE EARTH! THIS IS A GOSPEL WITH "GO" IN IT! Christ gave to his disciples a great commission, a worldwide commission, a challenge to each and everyone of us who names the name of Christ. That commission, "Go ye into all the world" means the gospel must be carried from sea to sea, from mountain to mountain, from valley to valley, unto the very ends of the earth. The various rivers and streams and oceans of the earth must be crossed by those going forth_ with the good news of the saving power of Jesus Christ. In this prophecy of God's dominion, which shall be from sea to sea, the Psalmist expresses the fact that God shall reign over the entire world; but until he returns to set up his kingdom upon the earth, he wants to rule in the hearts and lives of men. So the task for the church is a tremendous one. Speaking of seas, there are many we could name; for instance, The Norwegian Sea, the Bering Sea, The Baltic Sea, The China Sea, and many, many others; but we want to view "seven sees" in God's Word that are important for all who would serve Jesus Christ and would hasten the day of his coming.
WE MUST SEE THE LOST

wages of sin is death," but it also says, "the gift of God eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord."
WE MUST SEE JESUS

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"Where there is no vision, the people perish." If we want to serve Christ, we must have an understanding of what it means to be lost. "Lost"-a terrible word, even in the natural. But words can not describe the horror of a soul that.is lost forever. Not merely lost on a desert for a number of days, lost on the sea, or stranded for a time on a desert island, but lost for eternity-lost without God and without hope of deliverance. This' is the condemnation of every man that comes into the world, and the reason is clear. When God created man in his own image, in a state of perfection, he gave him a command, which if disobeyed, meant eternal death. Man disobeyed God, and because of that disobedience, sin came into the world, not only upon Adam and Eve, but upon all their seed. Romans 5: 12 makes this clear: "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." In every nation sin abounds, and men and women are condemned to eternal death. Romans 6:23 tells us "the wages of sin is death." Again God says, "It is appointed unto man once to die, and after that the judgment." The apostle John tells us this is the answer to those who say, "I do not go to church, but I live a good life. I have not committed any sin." John says: (I John 1:8) "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." But I am so glad there is salvation for all, if they will accept that great salvation through Christ. Man, without Christ, is lost and undone, drifting on the sea of life to eternal destruction; but just as true as there is a negative side of life, there is also a positive side. It is true the Scripture says "the
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It is so important we should give our lives to Christ, and be willing to go where he wants us to go. Remember the three wise men came and made inquiry of the king, saying, "We would see Jesus." And oh, how the sick and sinners came to Jesus, and their words were, "We would see Jesus." The gift of God is Jesus. Eternal life is in Jesus, God's own Son. "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him might not perish, but have everlasting life." How wonderful to see the Savior! Do you remember the day when you gave your heart to Jesus? There was a tug at your heart's door. At first, you didn't understand what it meant, and then you suddenly realized Jesus was knocking at your heart's door, pleading to come in, and the moment y'ou said, "Jesus, come in, take away my sin," wasn't that a wonderful day? Jesus said of himself, "If I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me." There is a challenge and also a promise in those words. Our task is to lift up Jesus, the Redeemer, that th.e world might see him and live eternally. It is true there is a penalty for sin, and the bite of the serpent means death, but God has made a way out for us. We have all ben shocked, recently, when we read in our papers the account of the woman who picked up a snake she had kept in her museum, only to have its fangs fasten themselves in her finger. She had no fear of handling snakes, but she had said that a bite would mean death in twenty minutes. She was rushed to the hospital, after everything had been done by those who were present, but they were unable to save her -life. I am reminded of the time when the children of God were complaining, and he allowed' them to be bitten by serpents. As they were suffering and dying, they began to lift their voices to God and to cry for help. He heard their cry and told their leader, Moses, to place a brazen serpent on a pole, and to "look and live". That message went out to all those who were stricken and lay dying on the ground. Just as the serpent of brass was lifted up, so the Son of man was lifted up, that all who look, might live. Like a boat drifting with the current, down over the falls and perishing, so is man drifting with the tide. But there is a Rock upon which we can cast our a;;chor and our anchor will hold. It is the Rock of Ages, Christ Jesus. Heaven and earth may pass away, but his word will never fail. Jesus will never fail us. He will hear our faintest cry.
WE MUST SEE THE HARVEST

Jesus gave the word, "Lift up your eyes and look upon the fields; they are white already to the harvest." I never look upon a field of ripened grain, and see the heavy heads of grain, just ready to be cut, but I think of this scripture, and liken it to people just waiting to be won to
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Jesus Christ. Oh, indeed, the fields are white unto the harvest. The people of many nations are seeking a way out, and they are ready to accept the gospel. We have had a number of representatives returning, recently, from China, to cite an example, who tell us how hungry people in China are for the gospel. Speaking of the harvest, Jesus said, it is plenteous, "but the laborers are few." We need harvesters and laborers in God's vineyard. We need men and women who will say, "Lord, I give you my life. I will go anywhere you call, to tell the story of thy love," The command is just the same as when Christ gave it to the disciples on that long-ago day. The challenge is just the same. The harvest fields are ripe and just waiting for the reapers of the Lord. And we are told not to be "weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." The Word of God has gone forth. Sometimes the seed is just your testimony and the life you live, that wins men and women to Jesus Christ. 'Though others may plant the seed of the Word, we can share, even as they, if we water the crop. Paul said, "I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase," Again, Paul states, "So then, neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. For we are labourers together with God,"
WE MUST SEE SERVICE

be yours, joy that the world can not give. Like the man who came to Jesus to ask him the way of salvation and life, and who went away sorrowful because he had many possessions. Oh, let us not reject the call. Let us come to Jesus immediately and give him our lives and make the most of our years and talents in his service. We need to see the value of service. You may be accumulating a little of this world's goods, but you can't take it beyond the grave. There are treasures you can lay up above, treasures .for all eternity. We are told to be constant and "steadfast, always abounding .in the work of the Lord, knowing our labors are not in vain in the Lord." They will not fade and decay, like the things of this world, but will last throughout all eternity. '
WE SHALL SEE SIGNS FOLLOWING

Matthew 5:16 declares: "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." This command is to each and everyone of us. There is a job for all to do. It is not pleasing to God for us to say, "Let someone else work to win souls," It is up to us to win the one next to us. Lord, help us to be faithful in this task>of service. Our Lord was so faithful in carrying out the work he had come to do, and many times he spoke of the importance of being a good servant for God. He spoke of the rewards for the servants who were faithful and who were really diligent about the tasK of laboring in the vineyard. He spoke also about those who were careless, indifferent, slothful, and unconcerned about the 'souls of others. There is a reward for the faithful. If we are faithful until the close of life's little day, how wonderful it will be to hear his "Well done, good and faithful servant!" and that, in itself, is a glorious reward, just to know we have pleased him. Ephesians 6:7 commends our labor of love in these words, "With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free," Jesus said "if any man serve me, him will the Father honor," We should give obedient service. Some people keep putting off serving the Lord. They say, "Oh, I have so much to do, and I want to make money in these years while I can work. I want to gain position in this world, and when I am through and have reached that place, I will give my life to Christ," So many people do that, and when their fives are useless for anything else, they come to the Lord, and say, "You can have what is left," You can illustrate this by taking a beautiful flower, and plucking from it the leaves and petals until only the stem is left and it is useless for the purpose it was created. So the Lord wants your life in the early years, when there is so much to be done for him. When Jesus called Peter, and said, "Come, and I will make you a fisher of men," Peter answered 'immediately. He left all to follow Jesus. It may be you have had the call to service. Did you answer, even as Peter? It may be you have much worldly goods, but if you will leave all for Jesus, you will find a most glorious reward awaiting you and the greatest experience of joy will
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Mark 16, verse 20 says "And they went f~rth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following," I believe we can expect not only to preach the gospel of power and miracles, but we can expect to see these things actually happen in our services, and do see them nearly every day. We hear people give their testimonies that they have been healed, that they have been filled with power from on high. They give testimony to the saving power of Jesus Christ. This same Jesus is with us today, for he said, "Lo, I am with you alway, even, unto the end of the world," Jesus has not changed. He is the same compassionate, loving Savior who reaches out his nail-pierced hand and delivers sick bodies; the same Savior whose. heart was broken on Calvary, whose blood gushed forth as a nver. We can expect to see things happening in the church today, to see God answering prayer and setting the captive free. Why when I see what the Lord is doing in many of the churches of our land, I rejoice to realize he is doing something special in these last days. Minister after minister is receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and we see miracles following their ministry. Blind eyes are being opened; deaf ears unstopped, crippled limbs are restored to usefulness again. The Lord is still working in the midst, performing miracles and wonders, that men might see the glory of the Lord. Again, Jesus promised to the disciples, " ... These signs shall follow them that 'believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover"-Mark 16:17, 18. We have a right to expect God to work in our midst, and yet there are churches today in which they say, "God can nqt work in this age; the days of miracles and signs were only for the days of the apostles and are no longer for our generation," Someone said the other day, "I have never seen God perform a miracle or anyone actually healed," I am glad, not only that I have seen others healed, but I have been actually healed myself, in such a way there was no doubt that it was God who healed me. No doctor touched me, only the Great Physician, Jesus Christ my Lord. I am glad we can see signs following!
WE SHALL SEE THE KING

One of these days we are going to see the King of kings" Jesus Christ our Lord. Have you read the papers recently? Aren't they just filled with heartache? Here is part of a list of the events that God has said will come to pass in the last days, and the prophecy is finding fulfillment today, though given several thousand years ago. He says: "Many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceiv.e many ... Ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars ... Nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes. . .Many false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold ...
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HERODIUS! JOHN! A King! A Temptress! A Preacher! HEROD!

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Man! Satanic Influence! Righteousness! THE ETERNAL TRIANGLE! In the center,. the king-conceited, vain, ease-loving, easily swayed and flattered, wine-sated, soft, wallowing in licentiousness. To his left, the temptress-haughty, cold, proud, scheming and jealous, unscrupulous, cruel as the grave. To his right, the preacher-courageous, strong, rugged, fearless, dauntlessly telling the truth despite personal loss or gain, calling sin by its right name and terming a spade a spade, thundering denunciation at the king, declaring: "It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother Philip's wife!"
A BATTLE OF WILLS

"It is not awful!" "It is not lawful to have her!" "It is not lawful to be a sinner!" "It is not lawful'to reject Jesus Christ!" "It is not lawful for you to play with conVictIOn, to harden your heart, to refuse the gospel message, to live a worldly, sinful, proud, selfish life!" "~h, that's right, Sister McPherson! Give it to us straight! We like to hear a good sermon-a message with some nip to itl" There you are-that's the very position Herod took!" He, t~o, liked good, straight-from-the-shoulder sermons, but they did not take effect. VOiCE IN THE WILDERNESS

Herod! Herodius! John! Three striking personalities! 'Twixt John and Herodius~a battle of wills. With Herod torn between the two! "It is not lawful for thee to have her! Not lawful!" Insistently the words beat upon his brain and heart. This was a new experience for Herod. Overfed with the flattery and fawning of his courtiers, this unprecedented denunciation must have come as an appreciable change and diversion. It was like the thrill of cold spray after too much exposure to heat; like a tonic of bitters after too much honeyed sweetness; like the pummeling of a trained masseur following a night of revelry! "Herod, your heart is steeped in sin, bathed in iniquity! Your mode of living is all wrong-:-yea more, 'tis wicked, dishonorable! Put yon temptress from your side! Purge your soul fron sin! Turn to the true and living God and to the coming one of whom I am the witness! Repent ye in sackcloth and ashes! Flee from the wrath to come!" Here was a Spirit-filled man, a positive man, a man with a message! Shoulders back, head up, eyes flashing fire, voice eloquent-like the rock of Gibraltar he stood, defying the consequences, delivering the message of God. Instead of resenting the prick of John's conviction-tipped javelin, Herod rather liked the nip of it! "Fine sermon that; splendid preacher! He isn't afraid to tell you straight from the shoulder what he believes. No beating about the bush there! Don't claim to have much 'religion myself, but I surely admire it in others-appreciate earnestness when I see itt" Herod's usually bored expression must have changed to one of amusement and interest. A king on a throne was hethe ruler of a nation-his the power to say "Yea" or "Nay", to decide for or against God and 'a righteous life. But so indeed is every man king of his heart and will, with the power of saying "Yes" or "No" to the voice of Almighty God. Yes, Herod listened to John and, although the words pierced his heart as' an arrow, he was able to nod his head and say: "That's right. That man is preaching the truth. I'm a wi~k.ed old sinner, all right; I know it. If I keep listening to him, he may get me yet. Fine sermon, eh?" But Herod toyed with conviction until at last his heart became calloused and he lost his soul. Let us take, heed then for 'tis thus that God deals with us all! "
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What tenacity, what enthusiasm, what super-abundant energy for God this desert-dweller possessed! What a strange _combination he was- rugged, sunburned, uncouth, dressed in camel's hair raiment and living upon a diet of locusts and wild honey. The light of the great open spaces was reflected in his flashing eyes! To have gazed upon him, and then to have looked upon that soft, weak-faced man seated on the throne must have been to realize that John was the greater monarch of the two! He had a message and believed it implicitly. He had a standard o.f living that was as high as heaven and as pure as refined Silver. He was a man with the courage of his convictions. Herodius, on the other side of the triangle, listened to the words of the preacher as did Herod, but her reaction was of a different nature! "The idea of that uncouth wilderness preacher daring to stand there and openly insult us! How can we retaliate' to make him take back those words; to: silence the rude jarring of his voice?" No thought of penitence here! So beautiful, but oh so cold! Like Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth, her mind w~s' ~ade up. -She would have the life of John the Baptist! From this time Herodius SO'ught to kill John, even as many today seek to kill and stifle the convicting voice of the Holy Spirit aft~ they have heard the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ! A vOice seems to whisper in their ear: :'There's no use becoming excited because of a daring and straightly-worded sermon! You will feel differently tomorrow once you are back in the busy world and out from under th; spell of the preacher's voice. Kill that conviction of soul, stifle it; trample it under footl" , So, t?e Bible tells u.s t~at "J:ierod laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him m pClSon for Herodius' sake his brother Philip's wife," '
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. Herod was in bad environment! Heredity, also, was against him. He was the so~ of that for~er Herod who had put to death all .the male children at the time when Christ was born. Parental mfluence does make a great deal of difference' Now h.e lived in t.his palace,. this place of luxury and revelry: midst silken curtams, sparklmg wines, purring voices of flattery and the perfumed caress of jeweled fingers. Yet there wa; something stirring in his heart. .I can picture him ri~in~, time and time again, and tiptoemg down the long, wmdmg stairs to the confines of that dungeon where John the Baptist sat meditating upon the
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things of God. As he looks through the bars at the prisoner, Herod's heart is heavy within him. He is torn between two decisions. Methinks 1 hear John pleading"Herod! Herod! You are putting off your salvation and harkening to the voice of Satan rather than the voice of God! You are answering, 'Not tonight; some other time.' You are yielding to the kiss of the temptress, rather than to the wooing of the Spirit! You are slipping further and further away. Herod, Herod! 1 implore you, ere it is too late-decide for God today!" But Herod replies: "Some other day, John Baptist. You almost persuade me, and indeed 1 fear God, but other influences are at work pulling in the opposite direction. However, I'll see to it that your life is spared, John. 1 will .guard your safety, but 1 cannot make the decision you ask," Herod, we read, was "perplexed." He was in the center of the Eternal Triangle. On one side, Purity was strongly drawing; on the other, Sensuality was tugging. On one side, the Spirit of God; on the other, the Tempter! The better nature of Herod leaned toward John and the right. All that was base, sensual and carnal leaned toward Herodius and wrong doing. Two forces are at work in the life of every man. Satan desires to have you, that he may sift you like wheat and destroy your body and soul. Jesus Christ desires to have you, that he might redeem and lift you to a place of holiness beside him in the heavens. You are the one who must decide which way the battle will go! You, like Herod, are in 'the center of the Eternal Triangle-the devil, his imps, his earthly emissaries stretched in a long row pulling in one direction; the Lord Jehovah with . all the angels of heaven and his faithful servants pulling in the other! . Just one little "Yes" to Jesus and the battle would be won. How easy 'twould be to say it just now! "Come this way," cried Herodius to Herod. "No!" thundered John. "It is not lawful!"
THE DANCE OF DEATH

"Well, sweet child, daughter of beautiful Herodius, what will your petition be? Your dancing has pleased me well. Would'st 'like a lovely new dress? A string of pearls? A carriage and pair of prancing horses? Come-ask what you will" and I will give it to thee; yea, even as much as the half of my kingdom!" "I would have, kind sir, but just one thing .. ." Surely the voice of the child must have faltered! Surely she must have needed to seek the eyes of her mother for courage to drive her onward! "I wrmld have the head of John Baptist brought hither on a charger!"
A KING'S 'oATH

A staggering, sobering blow was this m the midst of debauch and revelry! Herod mused to himself: "The head of John? Ah, 1 had hoped 1 could put this decision off awhile longer. Who knows-he might have won me over yet, but now 1 am in a pretty fix. 1 have boasted. 1 have given my word; the lords and ladies of my court have heard it. How they would laugh and whisper should I break my oath! And Herodius-how she would tease and mock! "There would be no peace for me in the palace. Surely, I cannot be expected to bear the brunt of a woman's taunting, or the laughter of the courtiers. Besides, a promise is a promise. I should have been on guard against this very thing." Ah, yes, but a bad promise is better broken than k~pt! . "Oh, Sister McPherson," you exclaim, "I fear that if 1 took a definite stand and publicly owned Jesus Christ as my Savior, people would laugh at me!" There you are! Herod and the Eternal Triangle all over again! Ah, that position is weak, weak, weak! Anyone can be a coward, but it takes a brave man or woman to say, "No" to sin, "No" to the crowd, "No" to Satan. There is nothing to boast about in being a sinner; but to change your policy, change your mind and not be afraid to let the world know it-that takes courage. How could Herod bring himself to give the order for
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Herod's birthday arrived and with it a great celebration, but he was still unsaved. Herodius had seen to that! And she would see to it likewise that Herod would be kept so occupied in celebrating that there would be no time to slip down stairs into the dungeon and talk with that meddling preacher, John Baptist! Mother instinct blighted, warped, she took her daughter, Salome, dressed her in the gay and scanty attire of a court dancer, and sent her in to dance before the king and his halfdrunken lords. So well had the child been coached; so pleasingly did she dance; so excellent was the taste of the wine; in such good humor was the flattered and pampered king that he rashly and magnanimously cried: "Ask what you will and I will give it thee 1Into the half of my kingdom!" "P-s-s-t! Salome!" whispered her mother. "Bend your ear closer, my child. Ask-ask for the head --of- John-Baptist!" That's right; kill it, stifle it, silence it, cast it aside forever-that voice of conviction that thrusts itself upon the closed door of the heart like a battering ram at the citadel gates!

To have gazed upon this rugged desert-dweller, and' then to have looked upon that weak-faced man on the throne, must have been to realize that John was the greater monarch of the two!
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PULPIT ELOQUENCE
"ThOu art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting."-Daniel 5 :25ONE who loves the drama ANY should read the Bible, for the Bible is the most dramatic book that was ever written. There is nothing to compare with it in Eschylus or Sophocles or Euripides among the ancients, or in Shakespeare among the moderns, in striking situations, in graphic delineation, and in startling denouement.
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One of the most intensely interesting and at the same time suggestive scenes in the Bible is that described in Daniel 5 - Belshazzar's feast. Belshazzar was not the supreme king of Babylon. Nabonidus, his father, was king, and had associated him with himself on the throne; Belshazzar was second ruler in the kingdom. But now Belshazzar was in supreme command in the city. His father Nabonidus had been shut outside the city walls by the forces of Cyrus. Puffed up by the pride of his newly-gotten power, Belshazzar makes a great banquet. The palace is a blaze of light. The long tables are set for more than a thousand guests. They are bril1iant and dazzling with plates and cups and tankards of silver and gold, many-jewelled, reflecting back the light from countless candelabra. Reclining at the tables are the guests, with fingers and arms ringed and jewel1ed. The air is heavy with perfume and tremulous with the music of harp and dulcimer and sackbut. Between the tables the oriental women weave through the contortions and distortions of the Asiatic dance. Back and forth across the tables fly jest and repartee. In the midst of this hilarity a strange and daring conceit enters the mind of the royal entertainer. Belshazzar whispers to his chief steward a secret command. The guests are all agog with curiosity to know what the mysterious mandate may be. Their curiosity is soon gratified; for the chief steward, followed by a hOSt of retainers, comes in bearing in their arms the cups of gold and silver which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from the temple of Jehovah after the sack of the city of Jerusalem. Belshazzar commands that the cups be fil1ed with Babylonian wine, and passed from lip to lip-while he and his guests sing the praises of the gods of gold and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood and of stone. The hilarity becomes more boisterous. Louder and louder thrum the instruments, faster and faster spin the feet of the dancers, swifter and swifter fly jest
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and repartee. Suddenly a hush like death falls upon the banqueting hall. One of the revel1ers, lifting his eyes to the wall, sees the fingers of a man'~ hand writing. As he gazes in wonder he becomes the centre of observation, and all eyes turn in the same direction. Now the king turns and looks also. There, writing in characters of fire, are the mysterious fingers of an armless hand. Terror freezes Belshazzar to the very soul. In the graphic language of the prophet Daniel, "the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another." In a few moments Belshazzar pulls himself together, and hoarsely cries, "Bring hither the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers." In come the magi of Babylon, splendidly apparel1ed, with proud and stately tread. Expectation rises high in their hearts. They think that by their cunning arts they can deceive the king, and gain new emoluments; but only for a moment. The look of confidence fades from their faces. The writing is beyond their art.
"THE WAGES OF SIN"

Again terror lays hold on Belshazzar. Again his countenance was changed in him. The queen-mother hears the confusion. She walks in with stately tread, and tries to reassure her royal son. "0 king, live forever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: there is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods." And she proceeds to ~ing the

praises of Daniel. "Let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation." Daniel is summoned. Belshazzar turns to him and says, "0 Daniel, I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom." Daniel, with noble pride, scorns the proffered gifts. "Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another, I wil1 have none of them; but I wil1 read yonder writing, and make known to thee the interpretation." But first Daniel proceeds to rebuke the blasphemous daring of Belshazzar. He recalls the history of Nebuchadnezzar, his grandfather, and how God had humbled his stout-hearted pride: Then he says, "The God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified though thou knewest al1 this: then was the' part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing: "MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. "TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. "PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians." Belshazzar calls for the royal robe, and it is placed on Daniel. A chain of gold is cast about" his neck, and he is proclaimed next to Belshazzar, third ruler in the kingdom. The royal banquet goes on. The hilarity increases; but, hark! the tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp of soldiers' feet in the streets of Babylon. The armies of Cyrus have turned the waters of the Euphrates, and have come in by the river-bed and the two-leaved gates of Babylon. There is a crashing sound at the gate. The guests look round for a place to flee. But it is too late. Tramp, tramp, tramp up the palace stairs, with a crash and a rush, the Persian and Median soldiers come in. Swords flash in air for a moment. Belshazzar looks up, and sees the sword over his head. It fal1s. Belshazzar is a corpse. "That night was Belshazzar the king of the' Chaldeans slain." I call your attention to one word on the wal1: "TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balance, and art found wanting."
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In whose balances was Belshazzar weighed? The balances' of God. Not in the balances of his own estimation of himself: he would never have been found wanting there. Not in the balances of public opinion: the men of Babylon would have said, "Belshazzar is our greatest statesman, and the coming man." Not in the balances of human philosophy. In the balances of God. "HONEST WEIGHT" Every man and woman here tonight is to be weighed in the same balances, the balances of God. How much do you suppose you weigh in the balances of God? I do not ask you how much you weigh in your own opinion of yourself. That is of no consequence, for many a man who thinks most of himself is of least account in the mind of God. I do not ask how much you weigh in the balances of public opinion. You may be a leading citizen and a chief magistrate, whom all delight to honor; but oftentimes that which. is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. How much do you think you weigh in the balances of God? There are some of us who set much store by our morality, our culture, and our refinement; but if we knew how little we weighed in the balances of the eternal and all holy God, . we would fall on our knees and cry, "God be merciful to me a sinner." Is there any way in which we can tell how much we weigh in the balances of God? There is. God has given to us the weights wherewith he weighs us. Turn to Exodus 20 and you will get the first ten weights by which God weighs men-the well-known Ten Commandments. Let me read them. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." What is a man's god? A man's god is the thing he thinks most of. If a man thinks more of money tha;" anything else, money is his god. Many a man is sacrificing conscience, sacrificing honor, sacrificing obedience to God, to gain money. You do things in business that you know are not according to the teachings of the Bible, things that you know are not pleasing to a holy God, because there is money in them. Gold is your god, and you are found wanting by the first of God's commandments. There are men who worship gold just as really as if they had a sovereign hung up in their bedchamber, and said their prayers to it. Many worship social pO.$ition. How many are doing things in matters of dress and in matters of social life that are-disapproved by conscience! But it is what society does; and they think that if they do not do the same thing they will lose their position in society. You are putting society before God. Society is your god. You are weighed and found wanting by the first of God's laws. November, 1948

"EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY" Many a man worships whiskey. How many a man is sacrificing his brainpower, his business capacity, the respect of his fellow-citizens, the reverence of his wife and children, in devotion to the cursed whiskey. I saw many a hideous god when I was traveling in India, all sorts of beastly images which men bow down before and worship, but I know no god more beastly, no god more disgusting than this god of whiskey, upon the altar of which men are offering as a sacrifice their children and their interests.

BIOGRAPHY
Reuben Archer Torrey was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, January 28, 1856. He received his early education in private schools and was graduated from Yale University (A.B.> in 1875 and Yale Divinity School (B.D'> in 1878. He was ordained a Congregational minister the same year. During 1882-3 he pursued a special course of theological study at Leipsic and Erlangen, and on his return to America, engaged in city mission work in the city of Minneapolis, Minn. He then became associated with Dwight L. Moody, and in 1889 was appointed Superintendent of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, illinois, in which office he remained nine years. During the early part af the century Dr. Torrey began to engage in world evangelism, and in the caurse of a dozen years, or so, conducted evangelistic campaigns in Britain, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, India, and other lands, and in all parts of the United States. In 1912, he was chosen Dean of the Bible Institute, Los Angeles and in 1915 was called to the pulpit of the Church of the Open Door in that city. He remained in both offices until 1924, and upon resigning engaged in independent teaching and preaching down to the end of his life. The close of a wonderfully full life of devoted Christian service came on October 25, 1928, on which date Dr. Torrey died at his home in Asheville, N.C., at the age of 72. Apart -from his gifted speaking ability, Dr. Torrey had other fine gifts In ample measure: he was a born organizer, precise and capable in business affairs, and hod a genius for loving friendship and constancy of spirit. He taught earnestly, and his knowledge was commensurate with his zeal. He preached the gospel of full salvation in faith and with rare courage. His influence is perpetuated in the inspiration and guidance he -gave to thousands, as he opened unto them the beauties and verities of Holy Writ, and led them into the ways af salvation and inta the hallowed pr~cincts of praIse and prayer.

How many a young man and young woman worships the god of pleasure. They are doing things for pleasure that their conscience disapproves of, things that hinder communion with God. They 'are sacrificing everything that they may have amusement and pleasure. Amusement is their god. Weighed and found wanting by the first weight of the ten commandments. I have no time to dwell upon the second command: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, or serve them, for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments."

The Third Command - "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain j for the Lord will not hold him' guiltless that taketh his name in vain." -How much do you weigh when you are weighed by that law! Oh, how many a man on your streets breaks that law! And men not only break it, but they think it a light matter. They think that law is of no consequence. When you approach men and speak to them about Christ, they will say, "Well, but I do not know that I need Christ. I am not a very bad man. I have never stolen anything. I have never killed anybody. I have never committed adultery. Oh, I do swear occasionally." They think it a light matter, but God does not regard it so. "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain." If there is any sin which shows that the very foundations of a man's character are honey-combed and rotten, it is the sin of profanity. You cannot trust a profane swearer anywhere. A profane swearer is ripe for any crime. What is the only foundation for a sound character? Reverence for God; and when that is gone the foundation of character is gone. - Character may not crumble away at once, as a building does not always fall the moment its foundation is rotten, in a measure, but it will fall. The foundation is gone. No man 'can swear profanely until he has gotten very, very low in the moral scale. A man has to go down pretty low (has he not?) to speak disrespectfully of his mother. We have seen men go pretty far into sin, and yet have so much manhood left that,' when others spoke insultingly about their mother, they would resent it. A man has fallen very low who will speak lightly of his mother; but a man has got immeasurably lower before he will speak profanely
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CHRISTIAN'S SONG OF THANKSGIVING

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ." -Ephesians 1:3. HE APOSTLE PAUL could have presented no better gateway to his epistle to the church at Ephesus, than this introductory Act of Praise, which . extends from verse 3 to 14. It is one of the' most sublime of inspired utterances, and an overture worthy of the composition that it introduces. Paul gives the theme of this entire composition in verse 3, with which we shall deal briefly here. "Blessed be God!" This is the song of the universe, in which heaven and earth take responsive parts. "When the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy," this grand conof God. The purest mother is nothing to the all holy One. No mother ever loved a chUd, no mother ever sacrificed for a child, as God has loved you and made sacrifices for you; and if you can take God's name upon your lips in profanity you are a vile wretch. I beseech of you get on your face before the eternal God before you sleep, and cry to him for mercy.
PRAYING PROFANITY

cert began, and continues still through the travail of creation and the sorrow and sighing of men. The work praises the Master. All sinless creatures, by their order and harmony, by the variety of their powers and beauty of their forms and delight of their existence, declare their Creator's glory. The praise and thanksgiving to the most high God which the lower creatures act instrumentally, it is man's privilege to utter in discourse of reason and music of the heart. "Blessed be God!" This is the perpetual strain of the Old Testament, from Melchizedek down to Daniel,--of David in his triumph, and Job in his misery. But nOt hitherto could men say, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He was "the Most High God, the God of heaven,"-"Jehovah, God of heaven,"-"Jehovah, God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things,"-"the Shepherd" and "the Rock" of his people," -"the true God, the living God, and an everlasting King"; and these are glorious titles, which have raised men's thoughts to moods of highest reverence and trust. But the name of Father, and Father of our Lord Jems Christ, surpasses and outshines them all. With wondering love and joy unspeakable St. Paul pronounced this Benedictus. God was not less to him the Almighty, the High and Holy One dwelling in eternity, than in the days of his youthful Jewish faith; but the Eternal and All-holy One was now his Father in Jesus Christ. Blessed we forgive those that trespass against us. And lead us not irito temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever." All the time you recite it you have not one thought what you are saying. It is downright appalling profanity. The Fat/rth Command - "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work, but the seventh day"-not the seventh day of the week, as some men say, daring to put into God's word what he did not put in, but the seventh day for rest after six days of work, without specifying which day of the week it should come. Of course it was the seventh day of the week with the Jew, in commemoration of the old creation; but with the Christian it is the first day of the week, in commemoration of the new creation through a risen Lord. "The seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God; in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor the stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is,
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But there are other ways of taking God's name in vain besides profane swearing. Much that we call praying is taking God's name in vain. Every time you have knelt down to pray and have had no thought of God in your heart while you take his name upon your lips, you have taken God's name in vain. In the' Church of England you go through those marvelously beautiful prayers in the ritual, but when you do it as a mere matter of form, with no thought of God in your mind, you have taken God's name in vain. You repeat that' wonder, ,ful prayer that the Master himself taught us: "Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done'in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as
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be his name: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory! The apostle's psalm is a psalm of thanksgiving to God blessing and blessed! The second clause of this verse 3 rhythmically answers to the first, "who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings, etc." True, our blessing of him is far different from !?is blessing of us: ours in thought and words; his in mighty deeds of salvation. Yet in the fruit of lips giving thanks to his name there is a revenue of blessing paid to God which he delights in, and requires. All blessings we enjoy as believers, we enjoy by Jesus Christ. All blessings come from God as the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. No good can be expected from a righteous and holy God to sinful creatures, but by his mediation. "He hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings." Spiritual blessings are the best blessings with which God .blesses us, and for which we are to bless him. He blesses us by bestowing such things upon us as make us really blessed. We cannot thus bless God again; but must do it by praising, and magnifying, and speaking well of him on that account. It is well to remember that those to whom God gives Christ, he freely gives all other spiritual blessings as well. It is not so with temporal blessings: some are favored with health, and not. with riches; some with riches, and not with health, etc. But where God blesses with spiritual blessings, he blesses with all. None is withheld! Paul calls these "spiritual blessings in heavenly places." By this, he does not mean so much blessing coming from those places-from God the Father who sits there-as it is blessing which lifts us into that supernal region, giving to us a place and heritage in the world of God and of the angels. Two passages of the companion epistles interpret this phrase: "Your life is hid with Christ in God" (Col. 3:3); and again, "Our citizenship is in heaven". (Phil. 3 :20). - The decisive note of Paul's blessedness lies in the words "in Christ." For him all good is summed up there. Spiritual, heavenly, and Christian: these three are one. In Christ dying, risen, reigning, God the Father has raised believing men to a new heavenly life. From the first inception of the work of grace to its consumation, God thinks of men, speaks to them and deals with them in Christ. To him, therefore, with the Father be eternal praise and thanksgiving! . This, then, is the Christian's song of thanksgiving at this season of the yearnot a song glorying in temporal blessings, but a song of praise to God the Father for spiritual blessings which we have as a result of belief in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, and as a result of accep- ' tance of his shed blood for cleansing from sin! "Blessed be God!"
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walking after the ways of the world, the flesh, and the devil. John tells us to "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him." I John 2: 15.
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Pastor of the Foursquare Church of Waukegan, III. submIts this month's study

God, that ye preseht your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.". Rom. 12:1. There must be an unconditional surrender to God, if we would have his best for ,our lives.
S. RECEIVE

Return to Christ, and he will take "THE WAY" the place of your fears and conflicts. We need to return to our first love, if we expect a revival in America. We must return to the faith of our fathers, if we "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, would see a spiritual' awakening in our the truth, and the life: no man cometh churches, towns and cities.' We must 1tnto the Father, but by me."-John return to the preaching of the old-fash14:6. ioned gospel, if we would see the sinner preaching of the blood of ORRY AND FEAR IS not th'e saved-the Christ and its efficacious power to cleanse way. We should not worry about tomorrow. Jesus said, "Take no from all sin-the preaching of the blood of Christ and its efficacious power to thought for the morrow." In other cleanse from all sin-the preaching of words, we should take each day as it the cross and the atonement which our comes-take today, today; not tomorblessed Lord provided for us on Calvary. row, today! Get reconciled with yourIf we would see our prayer meetings self-with life. Don't be afraid; don't grow spiritually and numerically, we worry. Have faith in God! All life conmust return to the preaching of the verges upon one thing: This is the w.aybaptism of the Holy Spirit. If we would the way of Christ-and blessed is the see the members of our churches filled man who walks therein. The "way" with new hope and vigor to press on, suggests the following ten letter "R" 's: we need to return to the preaching of 1. REVIEW the second coming of Christ. If we Review your life honestly. You do would see miracles performed and new faith arise in the hearts of believers, we not get anywhere by defending yourself. need to return to the preaching of divine Be honest. Take out the things in your healing and praying for the sick. life that are displeasing to God. Take "If my people, which are called by an inventory of the good and bad i'n my name, shall humble themselves, and your heart. Discard the bad and cultipray, and seek my face, and turn from vate the good. We should take notice of where we their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and made our mistakes and failures, and then will heal their land." II Chron. 7: 14. by God's grace avoid them next time. We should allow the Holy Spirit to pick 4. RENOUNCE Surrender yourself to God to do his out the flaws and defects, and search out will at any cost. We. cannot have all the hidden sins in our lives-sins of ommission as well as sins of commission. that God would give us until God has all of us! An individual once made a The Psalmist said, "Search me, 0 God, remark to a minister who was unusually and know my heart: try me, and know blessed with the anointing, blessing, and my thoughts: and see if there be any the power of the Lord. "I would give wicked way in me, and lead me in the the whole world if I had the joy that you way everlasting." Psalm 139:23, 24. possess," he said. "That is exactly what 2. REVERSE I had to give to obtain it," replied the minister. Turn back from wrong actions and Let us give Christ all of our -amdeeds. Once having found the defects bitions, plans, and wishes. He wants and blemishes in our lives, we should shun them. The Word of God tells us your talents, your personality, your hands, your feet, your mind, and your to turn from our wicked ways. If we faculties. Paul said, "I beseech you expect to go forward for God, we must therefore, brethren, by the mercies of reverse our former procedure--that of

Take the forgiving grace and redeeming love of God. Salvation is a gift which we ourselves must accept and appropriate to our own souls. No one else can accept or receive it for us. The same is true for all the spiritual gifts. We must have open and receptive hearts. Jesus said, "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled." Matt. 5 :6.
6. RESTORE

Restore old ties and friendships. Be willing to cement broken and severed relationships one with another. Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Matt. 5:9. We should strive earnestly to live peaceably with all men. In 'loving one anotlier we will manifest the love of God in our hearts, for how can we love God if we hate our brother? We must be willing to forgive and forget. Jesus, said that we should be willing to forgive our brother not seven times, but seventy times seven! Jesus, himself, set the greatest example of forgiveness he possibly could, when he hung on the cross and prayed for his accusers, asking his heavenly Father to forgive them, for they knew not what they were doing. So we should be willing to forgive, even as our heavenly 'Father has forgiven us.
7. RELATE

Relate yourself to the church by supporting it not only with your gifts, but with your attendance. Attend as many of die services as you possibly can. The Psalmist said, "I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord." Psalm 122: 1. Relate yourself to your home. Be sure you have a family altar there each day. If there are children in the home, be sure they are getting the proper spiritual guidance and counsel. Remember, the place to begin curbing crime is in the high chair, not the 'electric. chair! Be sure your home is a place where the Bible is read. The Word of God is the
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November, 1948

Pentecosfal Leaders Confer Second Time

On August 3, 1947, a conference of Pentec'ostal leaders was held in Chicago, Illinois. This meeting was the second of exploratory conferences of the Pentecostal leaders for, Christian fellowship among the various Pentecostal groups. The name adopted for this group is "Pentecostal Fellowship of North America". The objectives are: 1. To provide a vehicle of expression and for coordination of effort in matters common to all member bodies. 2. To demonstrate to the world the essential unity of Spirit-baptized believers, fulfilling the prayer of the Lord Jesus "that they all may be one" (Jno. 17:21). 3. To provide services to our constituents which will enable them to accomplish more quickly and efficiently their responsibility for the speedy evangelization of the world. '4. To encourage the principles of comity for the nurture of the body of Christ,

Front row, left to right: C. B. Smith, Pentecostal Assemblies of Canoda; E. J. Fulton, Open Bible Standard Churches; Howard P. Courtney, International Church of the Foursquare Gospel; John C. Jernigan, Church of God; J. Roswell Flower, Assemblies of God; H. L. Chesser, C. of G Center row: Charles M. Leamlng, O.B.S.C.; I. Carlton Spencer, Elim MISSionary Assemblies; William Dirks, Church of the Bible; L. M. Rowland, Pentecostal Church of God of America; Mrs Courtney; Mrs. Mitzner, Ivan Q. Spencer, E.M.A.; Artnur H. Stanton, E.M.A.; H. T. Owens, P. C. of G. of A.; Ernest 5 Williams, A. of G Back row: Hermon D. Mitzner, I. C. of F G.; Harry H. Hodge, United Gospel Tabernacle; Jack Arnold, Holy Gospel Church; J. Stewart Brinsfield, C. of G; C. M. Wortman, P. A. of C.; Noel Perkin, A. of G., Edward B. HIli, Zion EvangelistiC Fellowship; Howard A. Goss, United Pentecostal Church

A. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible authoritative Word of God. After pr;tyer and careful consideration B. We believe that there is one God, it was recommended that the following eternally existent in three persons: be incorporated in the constitution and Father, Son and Holy Ghost. by-laws of the new association of PenteC. We believe in the deity of our Lord costal fellowship: Jesus Christ, in his virgin birth, in 1. That the name be "The Pef\tecostal his sinless life, in his miracles, in his Fellowship of North America", with vicarious and a ton i n g sacrifice the explanation that this Fellowship is_ through his shed blood, in his bodily "an association of Pentecostal Evangeresurrection, in his ascension to the lical' bodies united for the promotion right hand of the Father, and in his of spiritual fellowship and coordinapersonal return in power and glory. tion of missionary and evangelistic D. We believe that for the salvation cif effort throughout the world." lost and sinful men regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. E. We believe that the Full Gospel in, cludes healing for the body and an seem so important when you see others Christian soldier's be~t weapon, and it enduement of power for service acwith weightier problems than your own. is essential to have it with him always. cording to the pattern of Acts 2:4; Learn the secret of bearing one another's In doubt it decides; in consultation it 19:6. burdens, and experiencing the joy of directs; in anxiety it reasons; in sorrow F, We believe in the present mInistry it comforts; in failure it encourages; in helping and praying others through their of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelldifficulties. Paul tells us to "Bear ye one defense it protects; in offense it is mighting the Christian is enabled to live another's burdens, and so fulfill the law ier than the mighty! a godly life. of Christ." Gal. 6:2. The most important institution in the world today, next to the church of Jesus G. We believe in the resurrection of both 10. REJOICE Christ, is the home. See that it is a the saved and the lost; -they that Rejoice in the thought that the ChrisChristian home. are saved unto the resurrection of tain way is the only way! Happy is the 8. REPLENISH life and they that are lost unto the man who puts his trust in Jesus Christ. Replenish yourself. Start the day right resurrection of damnation. Paul tells us to rejoice in the Lord, and with meditation and prayer. The IsraelH. We believe in the spiritual unity of to "rejoice always." ites gathered a fresh supply of manna believers in our Lord Jesus Christ . . As we look out upon a sin-sick world, each day. If they tried to save any of A sincere desire was expressed by the it, it spoiled. In like manner we need a world almost ready to be ignited into leaders of the different Pentecostal groups a fresh supply of "manna" for each day ~lnother global conflagration, we can see that we should by all means present a nothing in which to rejoice. But we also. Otherwise our lives will become united front on the mission fields, as stagnant, ineffective, fruitless, and po- .can rejoice in the Lord, and in the things well as the home base, and that everywerless 'in Christian work. We need to of God. His Word gives us comfort and thing possible should be done to bring assurance. We can rejoice in the Holy be replenished with spiritual power. about a closer bond of fellowship beGhost. We c;:ahhave the joy and comfort Thank God, there are many refillings, tween the various Pentecostal groups of Christian fellowship and church worwhich can be ours if we "Tarry ... until around the world, for it will be a powership. endued with power from on high." Luke ful and wonderful testimony to both Truly, the Christian way is the only 24:29. the world and the church. way! I am sure that if we follow these 9. RELEASE suggestions we shall not want for spiriRelease yourself from yourself! Take The Modern Touch tual power and the blessing of God upon on the problems of others. Get a burden us walk In an effort to bring children into for lost sotls, and seek to help the less our lives. This is the way-let the church, the Men's Club of the First therein. fortunate. Your own problems will not keeping the unity of the Spirit until we all come to the unity of the faith.
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Moravian Church 'of Easton, Pa., recently tried a new approach. Chipping in $ 10 per member, they raised $300 and bought a television set for the Sunday School room. Too many of the town's youngsters, they thought, were peeking into taverns to see video broadcasts, when they could spend their evenings in the church. What this has to do with the gospel of Christ, we are not quite sure, but perhaps it is planned to give altar calls following the sports events or movies televised. One thing is certain, however; nowhere does the Word of God sanction the use of the church for purely entertainment reasons. To bring the world into the church in this manner is simply to make a hollow mockery of the very purpose for which the church of Jesus Christ.exists; viz., the salvation of lost sinners (Acts 2 :47). . At the same time, in the resort town of Rockford, Mich., a drive-in church was put into operation, enabling carborne churchgoers to sit in their automobiles and listen to 45 minutes of hymns and 15 minutes of public-addressed sermonette. Surely this is a different interpretation of Jesus' admonition to "go into the highways and hedges and compel them to .come in." The world must laugh at these feeble attempts to compete with her!
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The American Bible Society has begun to spend almost $3,000,000, the largest annual budget of its 131 year history. The society will ship enough paper, cloth, thread, board and glue to Japan to publish 125}000 Bibles, 600,000 Testaments and 1,000,000 Gospels. Germany will receive 700,000 Bibles, 1,15 5,000 Testaments and 20,000 Greek New Testaments. Greece will receive enough paper for 100,000 Ancient Greek Testaments, plus 200,000 other Greek Testaments to be shipped in from the U.S. Other allocations of Bibles, Testaments and Gospels include 800,000 for Bulgaria; 45,000 for Czechoslovakia; 110,000 for France; 450,000 for Korea; 30,000 'for Rumania; 135,000 for Serbia and Yugoslavia; and 10,000 for the Ukraine.

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The Rev. Don Householder, co-pastor with Dr. Bob Shuler of the Trinity Methodist Church, Los Angeles, on Sunday evening, June 13, 1948, charged that communism and modernism are rampan't in his denomination, The Methodist Church. He cited a recent editorial in the New Orleans METHODIST ADVOCA TE to support his charges. The editorial declared that The Methodist Church was "giving haven to too many men who give more evidence of knowing more about communism than they do about personal salvation." November, 1948

WEDNESDAY Evangelistic' Service Last year a plan was put into operaRev. Mrs. Hal Smith tion whereby an offering is received once Missionary News a year, on Thanksgiving Sunday, in all "Spirit of L.I.F.E." of our churches. This offering goes into Rev. C. T. James Joan Vartanian, Vocalist the Supplemental Ministerial Retirement "The Foursquare Gospel" Benefit Fund. From here it is administerOrgan ed by the Pension Committee and the International Board in the behalf of THURSDAY those who have not been in the Pension 7:4~ p.m Evangelistic Service Plan long enough to provide an adequate 9: 1~ p.m. "Sweet Hour of Prayer" 9: 30 p.m Audrey Mae Mieir annuity, and who must rely on public 10:00 p.m Jason Walker, Tenor charity if the organization they have 10: 1~ p.m The Pearson Sisters served so faithfully does not arise to 10: 30 p.m. The Sacred Hour their help. 11 :00 p.m "Songs for'Latin America" 11: 30 p.m :.......... Veteran's Administration .It is hoped that every Foursquare 11: 4 ~ p.m. :............................................. Organ Church will cooperate in this worthy SATURDAY endeavor. Last year 102 churches, of a 7:4~ p.m Divine Healing Service total of 468, responded with an 'offer9:30p.m ,. Burbank Foursquare Church ing. This represents about 22'10 of our 10:00 p.m Pauline Hensche churches. This was quite encouraging 10:1~ p.m Recorded Gospel Melodies inasmuch as the plan was i~ its infancy. 10:;0 p.m Selby De ~elius. Org~~~ 11:00 p.m. Our Favorites (Con/inued on Page 18) 11: 30 p.m. Request Program 13

It is important, however, for us to realize that the years of active service of these, to whom we look for the steadying hand of wisdom, are growing steadily fewer. There comes a time when the exacting years of sacrificial, consecrated service comes to an end. The human body cannot continually stand the strain of bearing the burdens of others, of being burned out with an everconsuming zeal. Some of these who have . given long years in the pioneer days of our church are wondering just what lies . ahead for them. Already several have had to retire from active service. The best that we can do as members of this great Foursquare family is to make some provision to assist in caring for others who shall soon be forced to lay down the burdens of their ministerial activity.

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"And he took a child a/l(l sct him in the midst of them: and when he had takm him in his arms ... And they brought yOllng children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought thelll. But when Jesus saw it, he was milch displeased, and said Ul1tO thclII, Suffcr the little children to cOllie Ul1to l/IC a1ll1forbid thcm not: for of S1Icb is thc kingdom of God ... And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them and blessed them." Mark 9:36; 10:13,14,
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them. Why did these mothers bring their children to Christ? Naturally, the infants themselves would not be cognizant of anything that was being done for them; at least, they would not have the mental capacity to relate their experiences while they were in the arms of the Savior. Furthermore, nothing is recorded here about the spiritual condition of these mothers-whether they were saved or unsaved, whether they were Jewish or Gentile. I would like to propound a very strange question. It may seem puerile to some. But, do we have any atheists among little children? Personally, I believe that all children before they reach the age of accountability believe in a Supreme Being unless some older p~rson, of course, would try to inculcate into their little minds doubt relative to the existence of God. Christ himself reminds us of their innocence and simplicity, for he too passed through the stages of infancy and childhood, ,being the holy child Jesus. One reason I believe that infants will be saved is because no sin has developed in them to produce conscious resistance to the power of divine grace. Hence, there would be no need of the convicting power of the Lord. As we approach this subject we discover that it involves, according to some denominations, the' subject of infant baptism. The Methodist Church believes in this ordinance of infant baptism and practices it. 1 find no New Testament scripture to support their theory. We firmly believe that all parents should dedicate their children to God, but whether this dedication is to be performed by the method of sprinkling is quite another matter. It has been said that many a father or mother, when their child is at the point of death, rushes to a minister to have their child sprinkled to prevent the child from being damned. Now even the wicked are judged according to their works. The heathen, the Apostle tells us, are without excuse because they are conscious of the invisible Godhead. But we ask the question, can infants be judged according to this standard of judgment? Surely not, because they are not old enough to see these "invisible ,things."
:Q~ wi1,ave an~ Old TestameI).t scripture to substantiate our position on this

HIS PARTICULAR perplexing problem of infant baptism has been discussed in nearly every denomination and has been made quite a subject for debate. The very fact that all three synoptic writers record the act of Christ blessing the little children shows its importance. Many and varied are the different ideas propounded on this subject. For instance, there are some theologians who believe that all infants who are not christened will be damned. Then there are others who believe that the infants who are not' included in the elect will be damned. There is still another group who believe that all infants of parents who are not Christians will be damned. Adam Clarke, the great scholar and theologian, calls this an inhuman diabolic system and a doctrine or theory emanating from Moloch. Naturally, in answering any subject we must have a scriptural basis whereby we can answer these perplexing problems. Nearly every writer on this subject refers to the incident recorded in the Gospels where Christ took the little children in his' arms and blessed them. Do w.e have any authority for basing infant salvation on this particular passage of scripture? Does Christ himself offer us any solutiori to this proble~? The record distinctly tells us that Jesus took the little children in his arms and blessed
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subject of infant salvation? I think we do. If under the law people obtained mercy, can not we rightfully expect even more under grace? When the 250 princes under Moses revolted divine authority, the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up. They went down alive into the pit and all that appertained to them. Now to the cursory reader one would judge that the children of these rebels were swallowed up also, but the complete record does not end with the seventeenth chapter of Numbers. We turn a few more pages in the sacred record and discover seven words which tell the story.' "Notwithstanding the cbildren of Korah died not." If God were not a merciful being he would have in his anger destroyed even the children of these belligerent Bolsheviks, but God's anger is not executed on the mere basis of revenge. He does not "get mad", as we say colloquially. His anger is holy anger. Now, would God show any discrimination when the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up these rebellious princes? The divine record does not say. It merely states that the children died not, for God saw to it that they did not perish. Let us return to our New Testament scripture. Let us note exactly what Christ did and what he said. Nothing is said here about repentance or faith in these children, although they evidently did have faith in him, because a little later on he declares, "EXCEPT YE BECOME
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I was reading a commentary the other day published by a skilled logician and when he came to that verse of scripture in the twentieth chapter of Revelation concerning the great white throne Judgment, and the dead who stand before that throne, he gently reminded his readers that even the infants would be there at the great white throne judgment to hear the summons Rronouncing eternal damnation upon their souls. Can you imagine such a thing: a little baby standing in the presence of a holy God to be sent to the lake of fire because he was not sprinkled? There are ,no doubt thousands ,!Jf p~ople of mature mind.s who have been sprinkled by _some pnest or
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tha t .beheading ? Would he then silence that voice and hear its pleas no longer? Must those eyes, which had glowed and flashed with the fire of God, be glazed with the lack-luster of death? "It is not right to crowd a man like this!" he must have stormed to himself. "But now I am in for it; there is no way out!" And thus it is, indeed, that of times the greatest, the most momentous decisions affecting the entire life for time and eternity, are made in a hasty and flurried moment. Did a shudder pass over the frame of Herod? Did his face blanch and his hand tremble as he lifted it to give the order? Or, was he too drugged by the hypnotic smile of that beautiful and scheming woman? It' matters not so much how, or in what frame of mind he did it, the fact-the awful, inescapable fact-remains that he did it! Lifting his hand he called: "E-x-e-c-u-t-i-o-n-e-r! Go down into the dungeon and bring to me the head of John Baptist on a charger." He sat and watched as the executioner went to do his bidding; heard the ringing tread of his boots upon the stair. On went the dance; on went the merry jesting; on flowed the sparkling wine! But at least two people in that banquet-hall waited .with every nerve taut! Of Herod we read the words: "And the king was sorry." But Herodius knew that the hold of conviction would soon be broken now! She would have Herod all to herself, without the interferring accusations of this man of God. The pull which had gone on so longthe pull of righteousness against evil-would be released in a moment. Her position would then be secure. Two faces turned toward the stairway down which the .executioner had disappeared. One-hard, cold, relentless, a cruel smile twitching the corners of her mouth. The othertense, white, sorrowful. Two pairs of eyes watched the door, 'waiting to see it fly open. One-cruelly glinting and eager. The other-anxious and horror-stricken.
THE GREAT VOICE STILLED

Oh, it was no news to the common folk of the landthey had been hearing this new prophet gladly for some time now! His name was used often in the houses of poverty. It came, methinks, last of all to the house of riches and to Herod. The news caused a startling sensation in the land! His name was Jesus of Nazareth, but some said, "He is Elias!" "Verily, he is one of the prophets returned unto us!" "Nay, he is but a good man." "I think he is the promised Messiah!" But there was one rumour more persistent perhaps than the others- a rumour which brushed 'the cup of false security from the shaking hand of the king"It is J -o-h-n B-a-p-t-i-s-t!" Can you not hear Herod muttering to himself 'midst the gloom of night in his bedchamber: "Can it-can it possibly be John Baptist, risen from the dead, to haunt me. Yes-it 1I1USt be; it ;s John. He;s risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him! It is John, whom I beheaded!"
A GUILTY CONSCIENCE

The latch lifted! A booted foot struck solidly against its panels and the door swung open with a creaking of its hinges! The man who stood framed therein was the cynosure of all eyes. There he stood with the head of John Baptist! The voice of the prophet was stilled, but surely never did voice of mortal man speak more eloquently than did that countenance ot death with its pallor and wide-set, staring eyes! "John! I want you to know that it was really her fault!' Herodius trapped me into giving the order th:lt spelled death for you! I made a bad promise and had to keep it!" Ah, not so, Herod! You cannot blame others; y01l have no one to blame but y01trSelf!" The voice of John was no longer heard in the palace. Herod's feet ceased to tread the corridors of his dungeon; neither did he have the privilege of saying to the faithful prophet: "Some other day, John!" The voice of conviction was stilled-silenced for,everas far as King Herod was concerned.

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Days dragged into weeks, weeks into months: Revelries and riotous living kept Herod's mind and time occupied. But-strange rumours began to be bandied about! Strange tales were being whispered among the ladies of the court, among the chambermaids, the lords, the captains. Finally the word came to Herod himself!
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Notice that Herod now says: "John, whom I beheaded." In a revealing flash-the flash of conviction in that awful moment-he does not blame Herodius nor Salome, nor excuse himself on the grounds of keeping a bad promise; nor did he blame conditions into which he had been trapped, but by his own mouth did he confess-"whom I beheaded!" How the Lord' can strike conviction to the heart! We may deceive ourselves through the years, may hide our SInS like Achan hid the golden wedge and shekkels. "I know I stole that money, but forget it! My conscience bothers me no more." "I remember the time when I injured such and such a person, but forget it; it's just 'water under the bridge' now." "Things that used to trouble my conscience with blinding accusation have grown dim and are covered by the debris of the years.'" But, like the ice of Jack Frost which he paints o'er the window pane on a wintry night, the thin covering of forgetfulness melts when the sun is risen! The light streams in and we come face to face with reality-and with God! Excuses are gone, as we stand before the Great Judge! There is none else to blame in all the world, and we, like Herod, whisper through white lips: "John, whom I beheaded! Jesus, whom I reiected!" Standing before us on that Judgment Day, Christ the Lord will point the finger of his nail-pierced hand and say: "ThOll art the man! Thou art the woman!" Just as Herod cried, "It is John Baptist come back to life" -so the sinner shall cry, in the light of that terrible hour, "It is Jesus, whose pleading voice I stifled. It is Jesus-Jesus of Nazareth come back to life!" Brother, Sister, what are y011 going to do? Sinner, the Spirit is crying to you: "It is not lawful! It is not lawful to reject him longer!" The Tempter is saying: "On with the dance, the show, the merriment! Forget your troubles and cares, drown your sorrows in the things of this world! Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you die!" But the answer comes back: "It is not lawful! What will you do with Jesus? What answer 1vill y011 give to the question of your soul's eternal future ?" In the last day, when you come face to face with the Master and gasp, "It is Jesus!" Not-"Whom I beheaded," but-"Whom I crucified!" You will be left without excuse. Will you say "Yes" to God now, or let your soul be lost eternally? You are in the center of Time's Eternal Triangle and you alone can decide the outcome!
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CHAPTER EIGHT
"THE BEAST BARES HIS FANGS"

(Synopsis: Mary Thomason, engaged to John Roberts, successful young lawyer of Plainsdale, is taken away in the "Rap_ ture" of the Church, on the eve of Joln~'s decision to accept Christ at the altar of the First Fundamental Church, where he has been attending services with his fiancee. Realizing his procrastination has caused him to be left behind to face the Great Tribulation, Job" falls to his knees and repents of his sins, resolving at the same time to take a firm stand for Christ in the days to come. His law partner, Jack Williams, a backslidden Christian, makes the same pledge. During the months that follow, they watch with fascination the sudden rise to power of a world Leader who brings universal peace and prosperity to earth. )
HE ECSTASY Mary felt as she was snatched from her lover's side "in the twinkling of an eye," was the like of which she had never experienced before. The distant, yet clear and vibrant tones of a trumpet, as if calling an army to battle, grew louder and louder as she soared heavenward. She felt herself being drawn upward as though by a mighty magnet; gravity was reversed, and the earth no longer had hold upon her! A tremendous, surging wave of freedom and unbounded joy swept over her entire being, as though she were a prisoner suddenly loosed from the binding shackles of a dismal dungeon. The joy that entered her heart when she accepted Christ had caused her to feel as if she were walking on clouds, but this transcended even that blessed experience. As she caught the last glimpse of earth fading into nothingness beneath her, she knew that soon she would see her Savior face to face! Others were rising all around her from every direction-friends among the living, and some who had been dead for many years, resurrected and uniting with the living in the air. Mary's rapture at seeing Christ standing at the "marriage supper" table, surrounded by the saints of all ages, cannot be adequately described by mortal tongue or pen. She could not take her eyes from him, but gazed steadfastly in worship and adoration, drawn by those eyes that were as a flame of fire. Snatches of the description given by the beloved disciple, John, in the Revelation, flashed through her memory-"His head and his hairs were white like wool ... his feet like unto fine brass . . . his voice as the sound of many waters ... his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength." Suddenly she knew that it would take all of eternity to praise and thank this one who was "Altogether Lovely" for redeeming her soul from
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destruction! Because of his vicarious atonement on the cross of Calvary, she and the millions on high would no more know sorrow, nor crying, nor pain, nor death! Joyously she united in the glad .refrain that reverberated through the courts of heaven:

"Alleluia: for the Lord God 01m~ipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give hallour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, alJd his wife hath made herself ready!"
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JOHN ROBERTS lost no time in taking charge of the small group of Dr. Mackay's members who had been left The two young men sat quietly for behind, and in getting as many as pos- . a few moments :it the conclusion of the sible to accept Christ and prepare thembroadcast, each. with his own thoughts. selves for the final act in God's drama Then John mused reflectively, half aloud, of redemption! This many did not hesi"New York . . . Madison Square Gartate to do. A number of backsliders reden ... Thursday night, November 24 pented and returned to their first love. . .. Hmmm." Suddenly he sat up Those who had been "on the fence" saw straight and pointed to the calendar their mistake in waiting too long, and which hung on the wall. "Jack! That's they asserted their faith in God and Thanksgiving Day! That's the day when Christ before the assembly. Of course a we Americans pause to give thanks to small minority scoffed, and these were Almighty God for his blessings to the made to feel so uncomfortable in the children of men! How diabolically clevpresence of the others, that they soon er of 'Superman' to have chosen that joined themselves with the nearly intact day in which to receive the plaudits of congregation of Dr. ~tevens at First his subjects!" Modernist. John even did what he could ::" " to win a few of that minister's members THE MOMENTOUS NIGHT arrived away and over to his group by persua-a bitterly cold night which saw people sive argument, and was somewhat suchurrying to and fro in their fur coats, cessful, much to his surprise and joy. overcoats and muffiers. John and Jack, Meanwhile th.e "Superman," for thus who had left Plainsdale early that mornwas the new Leader tabbed by the press ing and sped by train to New York, in describing his various accomplishfound themselves pushed and shoved ments, made frequent televised broadalong with the mass of humanity that casts from his headquarters in Rome, in was crowding into the Garden to hear which he kept himself in the public eye this great person who had accomplished and by which method he notified the that which others had found impossible peoples of the world of his plans and to do--restored order out of chaos! An actions. Everything was under his conair of hushed expectancy hung over the trol. Not an item was published in the place like a pall. Never, even for the newspapers and periodicals except it had largest and most publicized heavyweight his sanction. No broadcast was aired unprize fight, had Madison Square G;lrden til it had passed his censorship and had accomod.ated such a huge crowd before; his stamp of approval upon it.
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One evening, as was their custom when a special broadcast from Rome was scheduled by the World Network, John and Jack were seated in their apartment, with their eyes glued to the television set, awaiting the appearance of the Leader who was to make an announcement of great importance' at 8 :00 p.m. EST. Finally the time' arrived and, preceded by the usual fanfare and "build-up," the Leader's face flashed on'the screen. Broadcasting by remote control from the plush surroundings of his executive mansion, he informed his listeners that conditions were now ripe for him to pay a visit to the 'common people' of the nationshis loyal subjects-as well as to confer personally with the various subordinates whom he had set up in the capitals of the world to direct his 'puppet' governments. Viewing him via television, and by newspaper and magazine photographs, was an inadequate method of judging his appearance and personality, he explained; further, he had a plan which he wished put into operation of which he desired to inform his people first-hand. When the Leader had concluded his address, an announcer read a list of the places where he was scheduled to speak, and gave the dates on which he would appear, stating that th~ list would also be published in all newspapers and periodicals. He suggested strongly that it would be well for all men everywhere to heed the announcement and be on hand. when the Leader arrived in their locale. '

in fact, it could not handle them now, for they were, even at an early hour, forming a surging mass in the streets outside. A public address system was being utilized, and loudspeakers were blaring forth the songs and jokes of radio and screen celebrities who were featured on the entertainment portion of the evening's program. A special announcement was made to the effect that after the Leader had finished his address, the Garden would be cleared as many times as was necessary, to allow those on the outside to enter and view the famous personality whom many had travelled far distances to see. Of course, as usual, the affair was being televised world-wide, to enable all to see and hear this most important of events. Jack and John had arrived sufficiently early to squeeze in and find two seats together about half-way towards the front, where they could command a good eye-witness account of ~he proceedings. While the comedy and musical routines were in progress on the stage, the two young men were deep in discussion of certain aspects of the Leader's sched-. uled appearance. "I noticed that there was much advance publicity in the newspapers today and a great deal of discussion about the fact that, as yet, the special 'plan' which the Leader was to have proclaimed has not been mentioned or even hinted at. This is his last public appearance before returning to Rome. Either he has changed his mind, or else this is the night when he will present the 'plan.' " "I believe you've 'hit the nail on the head,''' replied Jack. "I wouldn't be surprised but what he has saved whatever spectacular announcement he has to make for this very evening, and will use it to climax his tour of the world." "One thing I'm anxious to see," he continued, "is how he manages to call fire down from heaven. I know he does it, at least so it is maintained by the newspapers and those who have seen him in action but 'I'm from Missouri' and have to be shown!" "Well, I believe without a doubt that he is able to do it, and I think it amounts to a great deal more than just 'hokum' or a magician's trick. I believe he is filled with the very power of Satan himself! I wouldn't be surprised at anything he does!" The master of ceremonies stepped to the microphone at the conclusion of a soprano solo, sung by one of the leading prima donna's of the Metropolitan Opera, and, amid a brassy fanfare, announced that the great Leader would appear at any moment. He further suggested that everyone rise and be ready to offer a tumultuous welcome. John and his friend stood up, but kept their hands at their sides when the special curtain which had been hung. for the occasion was swept
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aside, and a tall figure strode dramati.cally forward'to the center of the stage. The applause was deafening. Shouts and whistles rocked the huge arena. This continued for some time, with the one who was the center of attraction bowing and smiling and nodding; and it did not cease until he had held up his hand for silence. So this was the 'Superman!' His features were not particularly handsome, John noted, but he had a certain manner of bearing, and an arrogant way of holding his head high, that semed to impress and awe his audience. His speech was flawless. John watched the reaction of those around him, and was amazed at the almost fanatical fervor that seemed to grip the great majority. Their eyes followed every move and gesture of the magnetic personality who stood before them. Even John felt a certain attraction and drawing power which he could, not deny, but managed to suppress a recurrent desire to nod assent or clap approval with the others at particularly outstanding utterances voiced by the speaker. After a few introductory remarks dealing with the present orderly condition of the world, and his pleasure at seeing the nations dwelling in peace and prosperity, he followed with several flat-

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Dear Brother Rusthoi: "I came forward and was prayed for and was healed. I had a stroke in December 1947 and my left side was paralyzed. My leg did not want to walk, it would let me fall. But now I can walk without a cane. I thank God for his goodness to me as I am 81 years of age." Mrs.M.M.R. Dear Sister Smith: One of our granddaughters was in the hospital with polio. She was in the oxygen tent with a temperature of 107. When we applied the prayer cloth you sent us, immediately there was a great change, and the doctors said that only God could have done this. We praise him with all of our hearts. Mrs.E.H. Dear Brother Glover: A few weeks ago I had the "flu" very bad, and was vomiting blood. While listening to you on the radio, I heard you say that if anyone was -sick he should put his hands on 'the radio as you prayed. I did so, and the power of God was so strong it lifted me to my feet and I was perfectly healed. I listen every night to KFSG and the Angelus Temple programs.

While the comedy and mUSical routines were In progress, the two young men engaged In a discussion of the evening's events.
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tering references to the manner in whi~h the people of America had cooperated m his world-wide plan of agreement among all men, and of how splendidly they were going about the task of rehabilitating those peoples less fortunate than themselves. Jack began to get a little impatient, and leaning over, whispered to his companion, "Say, why doesn't he get down to business and stop 'beating around the bush!' " He did not have long to wait. Suddenly, the Leader raised his arm high above his head and asked for ,absolute silence. "I have an announcement of paramount importance to make," he said. "Up until now, I have withheld my true identity. It was my desire to prove myself in these months which have just - passed. I have welded the kingdoms of the world together in a bond of unity. I have stabilized the monetary systems

Mrs. M. H. MeL. Dear Brother and Sister Rusthoi: "My husband was healed through your prayers just about a year ago in a Wednesday afternoon meeting .from a sprained back. The doctor told him he would have to give up his job and could ne,:er do any heavy lifting again, but pr~lse God he healed him instantly after bemg laid up for seven weeks." Mrs. W.A.
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and provided a working agreement among capital and labor. I have caused craft to prosper. I have made a co~enant with the Jewish people, allowmg them to return home and set up their nation and practice their religious rites once again." He paused a moment to note the effect of his words upon the audience, then, raising his hand ,once more, he cried with a loud voice: "1 AM GOD!" As he spoke these blasphemous words, a great pillar of flame shot down and seemed to hang suspended in mid-air beside him! (Continued Next Month)
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Dear Sister Smith: I want to tell you of a healing I have received through your prayers over the radio. For 15 years I suffered with colon trouble, but one Wednesday night when you told us to lay the open Bible on the afflicted part, I did so, and am thanking the Lord that he has healed me. A.M. Dear Rev. Kelso R. Glover: I received my prayer cloth and was wonderfully healed. I had been suffering with the "flu" and with high blood pressure, and was in such pain I could not sleep nights. Now, all pain is gone, thank God. Mrs.K.S.

Dear Chaplain Rusthoi: "You prayed for me in the divine heal. ing service for torn ligaments in my left wrist that I secured in a fall more than three months ago, and that would not heal. Now I want to praise God for healing me. After three days my wrist is completely healed." H. I. c.

A REAL THANKSGIVING
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However we are expecting a much finer response this year. Another feature of this fund is that it is so set up that it can receive gifts, legac~es, endowments or other contribu-

tions from individuals who are interested in helping our Foursquare ministers. We wish to encourage those who so desire to contact the Pension Committee, 1100 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles 26, California. No finer investment can be made than one which will thus show an appreciation of the ministry of those who led us to Christ and who ministered the things of the Spirit. We are urging every pastor, member and friend to show a real spirit of thankfulness to God this year by taking part in this special Thanksgiving Sunday offering. Let us not fail these who are literally giving their lives for the sake of the Gospel. Let us not be guilty of ingratitude toward those who have given their all to Christ and to us. Let us make this a real Thanksgiving.

THE SEVEN SEAS

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Many shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits a~d doctrines of devils.". . Seducing spirits and false doctnnes are leadmg many astray. Again, in II Timothy 3, we read "perilous times shall come, for men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good. Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof ... " These are negative things, ,but they are signs of the last days, given us in the Word of God. And Jesus said, "When you see these things begin to come to pass, look 111)." Oh, do not look down to the troubles of this world-Jesus said "Look up," the King is coming, "your redemption draweth nigh". Jesus is coming back to take us unto himself. Oh, what a difference it makes when we look up and see the King! John saw him coming, in his vision on the isle of Patmos, when in exile. In time of discouragement, he looked up. Do you have discouragements and trials and afflictions? Look up. And God opened up heaven for a moment and let John look upon the glories therein. Oh, no matter how great may be your trial, if you will just look to God, he will open up heaven to your soul and you shall have a foretaste of the glories awaiting you there. As John looked, he saw the King, riding down the starry path of the heavens, with many crowns upon his head and riding a white charger. Revelation 19:16 tells us "he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS." He is the king of this world. Why not let him be the King of your heart, and look up and know the joys that await you as his own, in that beautiful home he has gone to prepare? When Jesus stood in Pilate's judgment hall, the ruler looked down at him and said, "Art thou a king?" and Jesus said, "Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world." Jesus le~t the ivory palaces of heaven and the glory of his kingdom, to come down to this world. He was the greatest warrior that ever trod this earth, and he fought the greatest battle that ever was fought, winning the victory over death and hell, to bring us eternal life, that we might become joint-heirs with him 'in his kingdom. Daniel 7:14, "And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages,
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should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed."
WE SHALL SEE THE REDEEMED

Oh, what a glorious day that will be, when we literally' see the redeemed of all ages. Just think of it! All the saints of God's Word, all the saints of all the ages who have been true to Jesus Christ. What a day! We sing: "John saw that number, that blood-washed number, John saw that number, all robed in white," and he certainly did, for he refers to it in Revelation 7, verse 9: "After this I beheld, and, 10, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands ... " This is a glorious number of those who overcame in the name of Jesus, those who paid the price and won the battle, they are going home one day, to be with Jesus, to sing the song of the redeemed forever an'd ever. What a day of great rejoicing and victory it is going to be! A day when we shall take on immortality and these corruptible bodies shall put on incorruption and be made like unto his own glorious body! What a day it is going to be, for God himself shall wipe away all tears from our eyes, and all sorrow will be over, when all sickness and pain will be gone, never to be experienced or remembered again! What a glorious day, when all trials and tests and temptations will be over, and we shall see the Redeemer, and join with the saints in the great redemption song. Oh, we shall sing it, not as we sing it now-although it is wonderful even now-but on that day, we shall sing it with glorified bodies. How it will reverberate through the universe, "REDEEMED, REDEEMED! REDEEMED BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB!" We shall sing the victory song in heaven. No more suffering of this world, no more living by faith. Think what it will mean when we look upon the many things God has prepared for those who love him. That is why it is so important we catch the vision of these "seven sees" from God's Word, that we will do our best to win men and women from the curse of sin unto Jesus Christ our' Lord. There will be no more death there, and Revelation 7:16, 17 says: "They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, no any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." Glorious day, when we see Jesus and sing the song of the redeemed. '
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and rested the seventh day; wherefore the Lord, blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed It." The land, the city the individua~ who forgets the sabbath'day has undermined the foundations of God's favour and its own prosperity. The Fifth Command - "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee."-I wish I had ,tim~ to dwell upon that; for we are getting Into a day when the young think they know more than their parents speaking ligh~ly about "the old man': and "the old woman." They think father and mother are old fogies, and that the youn~ people know it all. They disobey their parents. The child who disobeys. a parent will bring upon his own head the curse of God. There is only one law superior to the law of father and mother; and that is the law of God. Even those who are grown up, and do not treat the father and mother with the respect and consideration which they should, will reap what they sow.
ARE YOU A MURDERER?

with the blood of murder, it is that of the woman who murders her own unborn babe; and there are men who call themselves physicians who will act as helpers in this hellish business. Such a one ought not to put "M. D." after hi~ name, but "D. M."-damnable murderer. The Seventh Command-"Thou shalt not commit adultery."-I cannot dwell on that. It, needs to be dwelt upon, but not here. Simply let me say that there is no class of sins upon which God has set the stamp of his disapproval in a plainer way, by the fearful consequences that immediately follow the sins covered by this commandment. The woman untrue to her husband, the hu'sband untrue to his wife; the curse of God always follows them. It may be done by legal meahs, under the cover of divorce laws that controvert God's laws, but it does not lessen the sin. The meanest scoundrel that walks the earth, the meanest man a~ive, is the man who steps in, under any Circumstances, between a man and his wife; and the meanest woman on earth is the one who steps in between another woman and her husband. Remember, furthermore, that our Savior interpreted this law as applying not only to the overt act, but to the secret thought of the heart, when he said, "Whoso looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." .
"A THIEF ANQ A .LIAR"

The Sixth Command - "Thou shalt not kilI."-How much do you weigh by that law? You say, "I am all right by that law. We have no murderers here." Are you absolutely sure? "Why, certainly. Where do you think you are talking? Down in the Grassmarket?" No I am talking in the Synod Hall; but there are ?ther ways of killing people besides drivIqg a dagger into their heart or firing a bullet into their brain. A husband can kill ~is wife by neglect, and cruelty, and unfaithfulness. How many a woman is hastening to an early grave, with a broken heart, because she has learned that the man who swore to be true to her is unfaithful. . How many a son is killing his mother by' his wild, dissolute life. I remember staying in a beautiful home, where there was everything that wealth could buy. One would have thought that the mistress of that home must be a perfectly happy woman. But she would rise in the middle of the night, and walk up and down the halls of her beautiful home with a breaking heart. A few' months after she died. Why? She had a wandering boy. She did not even know where h~ was; and as I stood by her grave, With that wandering boy, who had come to her dying bed, I thought in my heart "Murdered by her wayward son." , There are other ways of murdering people. How shall I describe it? The most appalling kind of murder in the world .. Mothers murdering their own helpless b~bes, to escape the responsibility ?f what IS one of the greatest privileges In the world, a large family. If there is any hand in the world that is scarlet
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The Eighth Command-"Thou shalt ~o~ steal."-How much do you weigh, weighed by that law? Wait a moment. What is it to steal? To steal is to take property from another without giving an adequate equivalent in ,either property or money. For example, every man who sells goods under false pretenses is a thief. The man who sells a piece of cloth as being "all wool" when it is part cotton is a thief. The man who employs labor: and takes advantage of the poor man's necessity, and does not give him in pay a full equivalent for his labor, is a thief. E.very laborin~ man who does not give hiS employer, In good honest work a fair equivalent for the wages paid to him is a thief. The gambler who gambles ;nd wins is a thief. Every time you bet on cards, on a horse race, on a boat race every time you invest in pools or in ~ lottery, whether it be a public lottery or a .church lottery, and win, you are a thief. The man who gambles and wins is a thief; the man who gambles and loses is a fool. So every gambler is either a thief or a fool. The Ninth Command - "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor."-How much do you weigh, weighed by that commandment? "Well" you ' say, "I am all right by that, because I w~s never in court." Does it say anything about court? Every time you tell

anything about another that is derogatory to them, and is not true, you have broken this law of. God. You hear a story, and do not take pains to find out whether it i~ true or not. Perhaps you add a bit to it, and go on and tell' it and it is not true. You have broken th; law of God. You say, "I thought it was true." It is not what you think: it is the, fact. W~enever you hear anything against a neighbor, do not believe it until it is proven absolutely to be true; and even when it is, keep it to yourself, unless duty .clearly demands the telling of it, which is very seldom. Some of you say, "Did you hear that awful story about Mrs.-? I was awfully ~orry." You lie. You were glad to hear It, or you would have kept it. to yourself. The gossip, the slanderer, is viler than the vilest thief that walks your streets. The thief only steals money: the slanderer s~eals what money cannot buyreputatIOn. The Tenth Command - "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou s~alt not covet thy neighbor's wife,' nor hiS manservant, nor his maidservant nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's."-Many of you would not steal your neighbor's horse but you wish it was yours. You would not run off with your neighbor's wife but you wish she were yours. You ha~e broken the law of God. How much do you weigh, weighed by the law of God? There are two other weights heavier than these. Matthew 7:12-"AII things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." The socalled. Golden Rule. How many talk about It, and how few keep it. Mind it does not put it negatively, "Do not do to others whatsoever ye would not that they should do to you." That is Confuscianism. The Christian rule is positive. Sell goods to other people just the way you want other people to sell goods to you. Talk about other people behind their backs just as you want them to talk about you behind your back. 'Do yo~ do it? Always? Then you are weighed and found wanting. The heaviest weight of all is in Matthew 22:37, 38-"Thou shalt love the L~rd thy God with all thy heart, and With all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is tpe first and great commandment." How much do you weigh by ~hat la.w? P~t Go~ !irst in every thingIn bUSiness, III politiCS, in social life in study, in everything. Do you do' it? Have you always done it? No, you say, I have not .. Then you are weighed and found wantIng, not only by breaking a law of God, but this is "the first and great command;" you have broken the first and g.reatest of God's laws; you have committed the greatest sin a man can commit.
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Everyone of us is weighed and found wanting. What shall we do then? This is where the gospel comes in. I have preached up to this point nothing but law. God has weighed the whole world in the balances and found it wanting, and in Christ he provided salvation for a wanting world.
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS

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God sent his Son, who kept that law, and then died for you and me who have broken it; and all you and I have to do is to take Christ into the balances with us. Christ can weigh up all the weights. When we take Christ into the balance with us, then we are weighed, and found not wanting. Will you take Jesus Christ into the balances with you tonight? Woe to the man who is weighed in the balances of God for the last time without having Jesus Christ with him. Mr. Moody told a story I shall never forget. A man was set to watch a drawbridge. He had orders not to open the draw until a special train passed. Boat after boat came up and urged him to open the bridge and let them through. "No, I have my orders to wait until the special passes." At last a friend came up and over-urged him, and he allowed himself to be persuaded. He threw the draw open. No sooner was the bridge well open and the vessels beginning to enter, than he heard the whistle of the special. He sprang to the lever, but he was too late. The train came on with lightning speed. He looked on as it dashed into the open chasm, he heard the shrieks of the injured and saw the corpses of the dead, and went mad. He never recovered his senses, but walked up and down the padded cell of the asylum, carrying on, "Oh! if I only had; oh! if I only had!" Had what? Obeyed orders. Men and women, reject Christ for the last time, and you will walk up and down the eternal madhouse wringing your hands, and saying, "Oh! if I only had!" Had what? Obeyed God, and accepted his Son as your Savior. Will you do it now?

16 September 1948 . The Reverend Howord Rusthoi 1100 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles 26, Calif. Dear Howard: I read with interest your article in September's "The Foursquare." "What Universol Military Troining Will Mean To Your Son," is an accurate presentation of the facts of the Fort Knox Experimental Group and should be of help to the readers of your excellent magazine. . I am very much pleased with your objective treatment af the U.M.T. Yau exhibit both a mastery of the subject and a facile pen. Such writing reflects credit upon the Angelus Temple and the Chaplain Corps. Keep up the good work. May God's blessing continue with you as you serve in His Name. Sincerely, LUTHER D. MILLER Chaplain (Maj Genl USA Chief af Chaplains

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. bishop or elder who will be among the damned. Their sprinkling will not save them. We feel like asking the question which Abraham asked of God, "SHALL THE RIGHTEOUSBE AS THE WICKED? SHALL NOT THE JUDGE OF ALL THE EARTH DO RIGHT?" Would it be right for God to damn little children who had no power of choice? What law have they broken? True, they have Adamic blood running through their veins, but they have not wilfully rejected any truth because their minds 'are incapable of receiving truth: We turn to the book of Jonah and discover another example of God's mercy. Jonah sat upon the hillside and waited for God to pour out his wrath upon that rebellious group of people, but just what did God do? I He did not pamper his little pouting prophet. Even though Jonah had pronounced the judgment of God upon the city, "YET FORTY DAYS ANDNINEVEHSHALLBE OVER THROWN", he asked Jonah the question, "SHOULDI NOT SPARETHE CITY BECAUSEOF THE THOUSANDS WHO ARE NOT ABLETO DISCERN BETWEENTHEIR RIGHTHANDAND THEIR LEFT?" Three things are said concerning Christ's attitude toward the children. First, Christ laid his hands upon them; secondly, he took them up in his arms and blessed them; and thirdly, he was highly displeased with the attitude which . his disciples assumed. A t the time that Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem Herod was on the throne. He was a cruel, ruthless dictator. Human life meant nothing to him. Josephus tells

us that he m~rdered two or three of his wives; he murdered his two sons; he murdered his mother and his grandmother. Naturally when he heard from the scribes that Jesus Christ was born king of the Jews, and confirmed by the wise men, he determined to get rid of the child Jesus. In the meantime, however, the Christ child escaped miraculously. The father and mother took Jesus into Egypt. Now, when he discovered that he was mocked of the wise men and thinking that this child was in Bethlehem, Herod took a wide margin and slew all the infants (around that vicinity) of two' years old and under. These little children or infants were massacred by his cruel hand. Their innocent blood was shed on account of the Christ child. Can we not logically and rightfully conclude that later on Jesus himself shed his blood for these same infants? Would it make any difference to Almighty God whether these little infants had been sprinkled by some bishop or rabbi or priest? After all, does it make any difference what we believe about this subject, viz., that all infants who are not baptized or christened will be damned? Will our belief change the mind of God? Hear what Christ had to say, "Suffer the little chil- dren to come unto me and forbid them not, for of stich is the kingdom of heaven." Let us leave it thus.

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EALIZING the tremendous need for a building to house recreational units, Angelus Temple officials are making preparatIOns for an appeal to the publIc for funds to make possible the construction of the center. The proposed building is to cost approximately $150,000 when completed and will be buIlt on property adjoining the Temple faCing on Glendale Blvd. When completed it will be modern and beautiful within and without. In It will be a gymnasium, rooms for modelIng and craft work, a lecture hall, a lIbrary and reference rooms, also a cafeteria. It is to be the headquarters for a boy and girl Scout troop, a Chnstian Airman's chapter, a Christian Veterans' post, and will contain a hall devoted to the history in picture and story of the pioneers of automotive and avia tion history.

REPORT

FROM DR. COOKSEY

R. H. WESLEY COOKSEY, who had served capably and faithfully on the minIsterial staff of Angelus Temple for nine years, asked for a leave of absence in Sep tember of 1947, to visit relatives In England, and to conduct meetmgs while there. lt was his onginal mtention to be gone for three months; however, God so blessed his efforts, that he decided to remam longer, and requested that his leave be extended. At present, his plan IS to return to the United States early m 1949, God willing. In a letter which came to the editorial 9ffice a few weeks ago, Dr. Cooksey gave a brief resume of his ac tivities, of which we feel his many friends would lIke to be mformed. Dr. Cooksey's first campaign was at Leam. ington Spa,. and from there he went to Cov. entry, a city which had been practICally level led by bombs during World War II. The coal mining district of Nuneaton and the m dustrial center of Birmingham were next on the list; and from thence, Dr. Cooksey proceeded to London, where he held revivals at Barkmg and Clapham, and then went to Rochester for a splendid meeting. News of his campaigns qUIckly spread, and calls came from Swansea, a sea coast town in South Wales; Cardiff, Wales; Salisbury,

the great cathedral. city m the southern part of England; the noted dock city of Ports mouth; Eastbourne, favorite seaside resort; and Bath, famous old city noted for its Roman baths. HIS services requested during the 1948 Easter Convention held in Royal Albert Hall, Dr. Cooksey returned to London, holding onenight meetmg> in Clapham, East Ham'. liford, Ley ton, Croydon and lslington. In many of the churches where he spoke, Dr. Cooksey received mvitations to return, usually for a longer campaign. The huge Iron foundry town of Sheffield heard Dr. Cooksey's mspired ministry, as did Leeds, Selly Oak, Scarborough, and Nottingham, noted for its lace factories. While con ducting servICes in Bradford Church, in the home city of Rev. Smith-Wigglesworth, Dr. Cooksey visited Rev. and Mrs. Salter, daughter and sonmlaw of the late pastorevangelist. Crossing the English Channel, which, he relates, "did not treat me very kindly," Dr. Cooksey spoke at a Youth Rally and held a week's services at Vagar, Guernsey, an island whICh the Germans had occupied during the recent war. While there, he was conducted on an inspection tour of German fortifications

ANGELUS TEMPLE REPORT

August 2S to September 25

COMMISSARY Persons fed and clothed ' ',750 Garments given out 1,050 EMPLOYMENT POSitIOns filled 60 GUIDE DEPARTMENT . VIsitors shown through Temple 1,934 LAYETTE DEPARTMENT Layettes Given out :.... 8 NEW CONVERT DEPARTMENT Altar registrations 145 New people prayed for, for healing 205 Personal calls mode 138 Letters mailed 350 Tracts enclosed 1,400 JAIL REPORT Attendance :....................... 1,352 Prayed With 253 Gospels given out 263 Literature and tracts gIven out. .. . .. 382 Number of services 28 PRAYER TOWER Requests received 17,957 Intercessors 394 and was greatly impressed WIth the massive guns capable of finng 50 miles, and with the underground living accomodations for the soldiers, consistmg of a hot and cold water supply, electnc plant, telephone system, etc. The Germans, recalls Dr. Cooksey, dId not surrender this stronghold until twelve months after the war was ended! The histoncal city of Wlgan was blessed with the preaching of the oldtime gospel, and then the ElIm Foursquare Mmisters' Conference inVIted Dr. Cooksey to participate in plans to further the kingdom of ChrISt und,r their banner. While in England, Brother Cooksey made preparatIOns to extend his minIstry to Scotland, where he is laboring at the present time. Recent city-wide campaigns have been held at Glasgow, Greenock, Edinburgh, Dumferline, Aberdeen, Dundee and Carlisle. Upon con c1usion of the Scotland tour, Dr. Cooksey plans to return to England and conclude hiS overseas itinerary in Bolton and Southport Concerning the spiritual results m England, alone, Dr. Cooksey ends hiS letter With these mspiring words: "Best of all, Brother Becker, is the fact that by careful calculations, dunng my first twelve months m England, I have recorded over 2,500 actual decisions for Omst, about 200 filled with the blessed Holy SPIrit, and scores of most outstandmg healings. We give God all the- glory who alone is worthy'"

A HELPING

HAND

Quilt blocks are needed at this season of the year, more than at any other time, reports Mrs. Fleere, superintendent of the Angelus Temple Sewing Committee. Feminine readers, if interested and have the time, are urged to cut and sew together sixteen 3" squa res of any kind of print material and make quilt blocks approximately 12" square. Further, if these blocks could then be sewed together into quilts the size of 2 yards by 2 Y2 yards, it would be greatly appreciated. Please send all blocks and lor quilts to: '

ANGELUS TEMPLE 1100 Glendale Blvd., Las Angeles 26, Calif. c/o Mrs. Fleere, Sewing Room

WE THINK

OF THANKSGIVING

We think of Thanksgiving in harvest timeIn the yeilding, gathering golden time; When the sky is fringed with a hazy mist, And the blushing maples by frost lips kissed; When the barns are full with the harvest cheer, And the crowning, thankful day draws near. We think of Thanksgiving at resting timeThe circle completed is but a chime In the song of life, in the lives of men; We harvest the toils of our years, and then We wait at the gate of the King's highway, For the dawn of our soul's Thanksgiving Day.
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ROLF

K. McPHERSON,

D.O.,

President

WATSON

B. TEAFORD,

D.O.,

Dean

PRESIDENT, DEAN ADMONISH STUDENTS TO SEEK CLOSE WALK WITH GOD IN MORNING, EVENING FALL TERM OPENING EXERCISES
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT MESSAGE OF THE DEAN have asked, " How long may I be privileged to attend, that I might study to show myself approved unto God?" You have a responsibility when you stand in the pulpit. You are representing God! You are an ambassador for Jesus Christ and the courts of heaven! If you preach the Word, the Lo'rd will save a soul; if you preach a false doctrine, you will damn a soul' Paul said, "This one th11lg I do!" God gIve US the power of conce1llration! Bible College will take from three to four valuable years of your lifetime. You will have nothing to show for the time spent, unless you are determined to be conscientIOUS and to con cent rate on this one thing! You will meet many temptations to swerve from the course. Perhaps you wIll be offered a good pOJition. I know of young men and women who are out of God's work today, because they were bitten by the "bug" of big wages, and gave up theIr preparation for the mmlstry. Their positIOn took up all thelf time. Then, there are those who go to the other extreme, claiming that, since God called them to BIble College, they need no longer work, but God would supply their every need. Paul, in II Thess. 3: 10, says, "This we command you, that If any would not work, neither should he eat!" God does not bless laziness! SOCIal life is another temptation. You can't be a "play-boy" or a "play-girl" and be a successful student. The College prOVides a well-balanced social program that is sufficient to meet your needs along this line. Recreatloll can be a temptation. We have our baseball, basketball, and football teams; but if you begin to ditch classes and church services to engage in athletic endeavors, you are de feating yourself, insofar as your ministry is concerned. The (he is cast right here! What you are in Bible College IS what you are going to be . come on the "field!" If you just "play" through school, you will, in all likelihood, "play" at bemg a preacher too' A man entered the business estabbshment of a friend, a successful shoe manufacturer and devout ChrIstIan, and asked, "John, if you had only one passion m life, and that feeling could be put into one sentence, what would it be?" The Christian businessman took his friend into his office and pomted to a motto on the wall. It read: "God first, family second, shoes third!" There was the secret of his success. Notice that "Amasiah willillgly offered him self unto the Lord." Are you in Bible College of your own free will,? This institution is not in the business of making over "problem children" or of catering to those who are enrolled because of some outside pressure put upon them. It is our desire that this Bible school be a place where every student is saved, filled with the Holy Ghost, or seeking to be filled, a.nd whose sole aim is to study for service!

"For even hereunto were ye called; because ChrISt also suffered for us, leaving UI an example, that ye should follow his steps." I Peter 2: 2l.

"Amasiah the SOli of Zichn, willingly offered himself unto the Lord; and with him two hundred and fifty thousand mighty men of lJalor." II Chron. 17: 16. ECAUSE of the influence and testimony of one man who offered himself unto God, 200,000 others followed suit! Amasiah, chief officer In the realm of good king Jehosaphat, put God's call first in his life. The Bible College student who does lIkeWIse will have a mmistry that will count for the increase of the kingdom! During the time you are in College, consider that this is God's immediate cause for you. Let this period of study be paramount in your life. A young man once asked, "Brother Teaford, how long do I have to go here . before I can preach?" How much better to said, "They are all drunk." But Peter, no' longer the cowering denier, spoke boldly that day, telling the scoffers that the diSCIples were filled with "the wine of the Spirit." He boldly reminded them that thelf prophets had foretold that very day, and warned them to repent and become obedient to God; that they must accept Jesus Christ, for there was no other way to escape damnatIOn. The promise of power is indeed for you today, students. Every student should be equIpped with the whole armour of God, endued with power from on high, that he may stand m the evil day. God wants you to be filled with the Holy Ghost, for you, too, will go out, as ministers, to face opposition and mockery, and only in the power of God will you be able to stand and fearlessly proclaim this wonderful gospel of Jesus ChrISt. Students, may we urge you to go all the way. Do not hold on to the "old plow" of worldly things, but, even as Elisha, "burn all the bridges" behind you, and determme to go through with God. Elisha fixed his plow so he could not go back to it, then he set out to follow the servant of God. Oh, we need to be determined that nothmg wtll turn us back, but that we will go all the way for Christ. And there is only one way to do this. We do not have sufficient strength in ourselves, but Jesus has promised to give us the strength that IS needed for the battle. In him is no defeat!

'HE GREAT and primary purpose for which 'you students have answered God's call, and have come to Bible College, is to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. The most Important thing any man or woman can do m this life, once we corne into the knowledge of the saving power of Jesus Chnst, with the realization we are born into the family of God, that "old things are passed away, and that all things are become new," IS to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Our whole purpose in life is changed. We are called to a definite experience. I believe in a definite call to serve, for the Lord lays upon the willing heart the burden to serve him. We are all, as Christians, called to serve the Lord in some capacity. Some are called, selected and ordained to preach the gospel, to actually go into the pulpit, to go out in the field, as pastors, evangelists, or as mIssionaries, to tell the love of Jesus and to lead men and women to Christ. Some are given the task of holding the flock together and of servmg m other ways in the church. There is a great responsibility resting upon each one of us who are chosen for the work of the Lord; but if we are willing to follow Jesus, if we say "yes" to him, if we are willIng to go where he wants us to go, we have naught to fear, for he wtll lead the way. The path he leads may not always be a joyous one. It will not always be on the mountaintop, but will lead down into the valley, where the sick and the afflICted, and ones who know not the Savior, await us. But we know, no matter what valley we may tread, Jesus has promised never 'to leave us or forsake us. He will go with us, even unto the end. Jesus the baptizer with the Holy Ghost, wants you, students, to have power if you would witness for him. He is speaking to you, tuday, even as he spoke to his diSCIples of old, and IS saying, "Tarry ye, untIl ye be endued with power from on hIgh." The Holl,' Ghost came, on the day of Pentecost, for Jesus had promIsed to send the Comforter. They were waitmg, in one accord, and were air filled. This experience transformed the lives of those disciples. There will be a lot of people who will say, "Why m the world did you enter the ministIY?" A crowd was waiting on that day, laughing and mocking the followers of Christ, wondering why they were tarrying in the upper room s~ long. And when they came out of that room, the disciples were staggering under the mighty power of God; some of them could hardly walk they were so filled with power. The people began to accuse them and

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Aimee

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McPherson's

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STUDENT
DAY SCHOOL
Student Body President-Harold Helms VlcePles.-Freua Kump Secretary-l\largante Andel SOil Treasurer-Dick Mills Fre.hmon Clo Presldent-Auell Aydelott Vi::e- Pres.-Colleen Robbins Secrctill'y-Ev:tllgelillc Drause Treasulcr-l'aul ~tas~ie Philo delphian Class PreslClent-Eatl Leasure Vice- Plcs.-Bevcdey Holt Seci etar y-Bettr COllpersmith Treasuer-Lewis Ziegler Exalters Cla.s President-Roland La Duke V,ce-Pres -Joyce llennett Sec,etary-Sally Cunyus Treasurer-Paul Smith

BODY, CLASS OFFICERS Emancipators Cia President-John Herring Vlce-Plcs.-Leona Reid Secretary-Dorothy MIller Treasurer-Heron Story Victorian Class President-Paul McEachern Vlce-Pres.-Jeal1uine Fertsch Sec, etary-Geraldllle Frey '1', easurer-Lee Hoy Blue Navigator Cla.s President-Delmar Walker V,ce- Pres.-Thelma Osborne Secretary-Joyce O<l1,an Treasurer-Max Foland Invader Clas. PresIdent-Alien Tolle V,ce- Pres.-Shirley Daw Trcasurer- Jason \Valker Secretary-Marcella Stevenson

FALL SEMESTER, 1948

Victorian Cla.s President-George Murphy Vlce-Pres.-Svlvia Evans Secretary-Georgia Halnmond Tteasurer-Alt Mtller Navigator Clas. President-John Waldron V Ice Pres.-Theodore 1\laynard Secretary-Lila Jacobs TI~asurer-Vernoll l{aphole Invader Cia President-Archie nell Vice-Pres -Faye Walls Secretary-Nadean Garner Treasurer-\Vayne DaVIS Revelators Class President-Clarence Plies Vice. Pres.-Rosalie Huss Secretary-Bessie Allison Treasurer-Bob Anderson

Revelators Clas. PI eSldent-Holph Hammon Vlce-Ples.-Hazel Gehrke Secretary-Ruth Deschcl" Treasurer-La Vel ne Green

NIGHT

SCHOOL

Student Body President-\\llll1am Bauder Vice-Pres -Bernice DavIs Secretary-Apple Mae Rigenhagen TreasUi er-Ted Lee Freshman Class President-Ambrose FI"anklin Vlce ..Pres -V"I>"l1a Kahlke Seoretary-Maxllle Harlett Treasurer-Charles Gortne}p Emancipator Cia President-Harold Wells Vice~Pres.-Frances Bottom Secretary-Irene Chere Treasurer-Roy Myers

FRESHMAN
EASTERN DISTRICT ~lal tin Beaver, Gettysburg, Penna., Frsq. Richard ChIttum, Dayton, OhIO, l'rsq. Vera Craig, Osborne, Ohio, Frsq. Mary LOUIse Fulton, l':ewark. Ohio, Frsq. Betty Gaver, Dayton, OhIO. 1'rs4. Charle' Gaver, Dayton, Ohlu. Frsq. \VlIliam Hays, Youngstown, OhIO, Assem. or God 1\f elSOH Hughes. Dayton, Ohio, Open J3ible. Dorothy I':oon, 1'1 sq Evelyn Liverg'uorl, Rochester, N.Y., Frsq. Vlrgene Price, Day tun, OhIO, Open Bible. lllllie June SmIth, Hogers, OhIO, Assem. of God. Clalence Smith, Rogers, Ohio, Assem. of God. Donald Smith, Newark, Ohio, Frsq Clarence Thomas, Gett\~bur.'t, Penna., Frsq John Toth, Jr., Clevela'nd, Ohio, Frsq. Evelyn Waddell, Gettysburg, Penna, Frsq. Inez \Vasmund, Ripley, NY., Frsq. Betty WIgfield, Dayton, Maryland, Frsq. Wilma \\ Igfield, Dayton, Maryland, Frsq. Marleah Zeisloft, Baltllnore, Maryland, Gospel Tabernacle. GREAT LAKES DISTRICT Edmund Ackerman, Des .Mottles, lowa, Frsq. l~arbaTa Aim, Phillips, \VI<;conslll, Frsq. Martin Clark, Chicago, lll., ChIcago J-lgts. Frsq. Jackson Cooper, ~{uncle, Indwna, Fl'sq. Verna Del', East Molme, III, ReVival Tabernacle. Robert ]Jeyarmono, L11~SlT1g, l\flch, Flsq. Carl Freeman, Rockford, 111., Full Gospel Taber nacle. Barbara Gibson, Ramer, Minnesota, Lutheran. :Marr Infurnan, Hanlliton, Ontario, Canada, Frsq. Kenneth :llnrr, Chicago, III., ChIcago Hgts. Frsq. Betty Rethard, Urbana, L1linOls, Frsq Helen Sawchuck, ElgIn, N. D., Assem. 01 God. Richard "Volfe, \Vausau, \VlscoI1sin. Vemon \Vood, Des Moines, Iowa, Open BIble. GULF STATES DISTRICT \\'ilham ]3Iedsoe, J r"l :MendJaI1, :MISSlssippi, Frsq. Shirley 'llullard, Donna, Texas, Frsq. Ruth Cloninger, Dallas, N. Car., Faith Temple. Donnie Fletcher, Wellmg, Oklahoma, Frsq. La Veri Fletcher, Lubbock, Texas, Frsq. LaWanda Fletcher, Welltng, Oklahoma, Frsq. Dorothy Franks, Cleveland, MississippI, Frsq. Charles Gortney, Little Rock, Arkansas, Frsq. Sarah Hetlig, Dallas, North Car., FaIth Temple.

CLASS
Edna Farler, TuiaT e, Cahiorm3, Frsq. Eva Feltz, S:\clamento, CaltL, Frsq. Colleen Grist, Healdsburg, Cailforllla, F!'sq. Marl' Hyland, ]{idgecrest, Califotnia, Frsq. Vlrgmla Kahlke, Healdsbutg Ca:lforma, Frsq. Eva June Lewi.;, \Vo(ldland, Caldorni;a, Fr~q Jame~ Lewis, \Voodl:llld, Cahfnrma, }- Isq. Joseph Marchbanks, Hanford, Cahf01111a, Frs4 Albert Mlilholltn, Woodland, Caltf""l1a. Fls'! Pearl ~t illhollll1, \Vondland, Calliorl113. rl sq Arthur Nystrom, Tuhue, Ca1lior11la, FI ~q Addle Sanders, Napa, Callforn"t, F"q. James Sanders, Napa, Callfol"Iua, Frsq. Alena Soeth, ChICO, Caltforllla. Frsq. Glenn Soeth, Chico, Calif 01 Ina. Frsq LOIS Tinch, Las Vegas. Nevada. Baptist. Henry \Vattersun, \Vuodland, Callfurllla, Frsq. Mal tha Watte:son, Woodland, Califorllla, Frsq. WIlliam \\'right, Healdsburg, Caltfortlla, Frsq. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT Otis Aleshire, 1\{onrovla, Frsq: Florence Allman, Heseda, Fl sq. Conl1le Haglione, La Brea, ]\rsq. :Maxll1c Bartlett, Lns Angeles. Good} ear Frs4. Bonlllc lleardsley, \Vhittier, Frs4. Hobert Bell, TOI rance, Frsq. Kenneth BIshop, Alhambra, Hethan} Joyce Bolin, Los A~eles. Angelus [eml,le. Esther Bornt, MonrQ~ltl, Frslj. '); \\'dllam Hreit\"'I~, ]n~ewo(Jd, Frsq,?" Eddie Buford, Providence Baptist Church, L.A. Clarence Bumstead, Hawthorne, Del Aire Assem. Chade' Burns, Hell Garden':r. Frsq. Ethel Busch, Hell Gardens, trsq. ])a ryl Cain, Los Angeles, Goodyear Frsq. Johnnie Caliri, Los Angeles, Italian Frsq. Verdeen Campbell, Azusa, Frsq. Arthur Calkins, Roscoe, Frsq. Earl Calkms, Roscoe, Frs4. \Va,ren Campbell, \Vest L A., Gospel Tabernacle. Alma Casdorph, La Habra, Frsq. Loname Chabroudland, ~follrovia, Frsq. LUCIlle Chabroudland, MonrOVia, Frsq. Huth Connacher, West L.A., Frsq, Allan Conaway, TUJunga, 1"r5q. . Ernest Cooper, West L.A, Gospel Tabernacle Marjorie Cooper, West L.A., Gospel Tabemacle Shirley Correll, Los Angeles, Angelus Temple. Louise Crow:, La Habra, Frsq. .

Veola Helton, Miami, Fla., Everybody's Temple. Charles Holt, Orange, Te."as, Full Gospel Temple. Nolan Logan, Beaumont, Texas" Pentecostal. John Moore, WIdener, Arkansas, Chlllch of God. Jack Peacock, Fort \\'orth, Texas, Frsq. Colleen Robbms, Fort Worth, Texas, Frsq. A. .I1drew Rodgers, Charlotte, N. C., Garr AudItor. Archie Smith, COllcord, No. Car., Fr~q. Lllhan Sl11lth, Fort \Vorth, Texas, Frsq. McJ)~llIel Watson, Lake Charles LOUISIana, Calca~leu Tabernacle. \Villlalll \Vest, Columbus, Georgia, Frsq. Starella \\. hechell, Helmont. No. Car, Frsq. Johnny Willte, Concord, North Carolma, Frsq. Jesse Yalblollgh, Cleveland, MISSISSIppi, Frsq. MIDWEST DISTRICT Ona Blankenship, Phoel11z, AriLOlla, Frsq. La Vonna Canlllllg', Fairbury, Nebraska, Frsq. Vllj.{tnla Freed, Lama!', COI01ado, FI sq. Paul Gilbreath, Rush Springs. Oklahoma, Assembll' of God. John Hatch, Kansas City, MISSOUri, Frsq. Mary Evelyn Hatch, Kansas City, MISSOUri, Frsq August Hlel, Omaha. Nebl aska, Frsq Ruth .Malchel, \Vdltams, Arizona, Frsq MarJOIle Moore, Ashland, Kans., Assem. of God. Wdbur Shelton, Denver, Colorado, 1'1 sq. Richard Torres, Trinidad, Colo., Assem. or God. NORTHWEST DISTRICT Mabel Arndt, EcJmol1ton, Alberta, Can., l\loravian. Betty Benjamin, Coos ]Jay, Oregon, Pentecostal. Richard Benjamin, Coos Bay. Oregon, Pentecostal. Lonn,e Bray, Portland, Oregon, Frsq. Muriel Conway, Portland, Oregon, Frsq. \Villiam Cross, Salem, ~Oregon, Frsq. Gloria Deamer, Portland, Oregon, Frsq. James Femlund, Medford, Oregon, Frsq Peter Phillips, Auburn, \Vashington, Presbytel'lan. lletty Preussler, Coos Bay, Oregon, 1'rsq. Elizabeth Tuthill, B1I1gen, V/ash., A~sem. or God. Elsie Werner, Tacoma, Wash., Pent. Fallh Temple John Wheeler, Olympia, Washington, Frsq. Leona \\'heeler, Olympia, \Vashington, Frsq. Robe't Wheeler, Olympia, \Vashington, Frsq. WESTERN DISTRICT Aneil Aydelott, Fresno, California, Frsq. La Vo.nda Bondsl.. Tulare, Caltforllla, Frsq .. Bonme Burns, I ulare, Cahrorl1la, Frsq.

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Freshman Class, Day School, Fall Semester.

Dr. W. B, Teaford,

Dean, seated

In second row, center.

November, 1948

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THE DEPARTMENT

OF

Rev. Harold Chalfant,

Meet

Our Crusadersl

In the next few issues of the Foursquare Magazme, Crusaders of the various districts will be presented, in an effort to. better acquaint you with the outstanding work being done through our commanders. First to be featured is the NORTHWEST DISTRICT, where Rev. and Mrs. Ulphla Davis are Directors of Christian Education. The Crusader groups of their district, which include Foursquare youth between the ages 'f 9 and 35, have three age groups: Juniors,

CRUSADER MISSIONS Top Twenty - August, 1948 Denver, Colo $ 406.50 366.37 Kansas City, Mo . 365.25 Angelus Temple .. 336.01 Phoenix, AriZ. . _ -._ ~ . 267.49 Chappell, Nebr . 211.19 N. Platte, Nebr . 201.79 Newton, Kans .. 191.17 Sterling, Colo. .. . 184.85 Burbank, Calif .. 179.50 Kingston, Tenn . 162.72 Lamar, Colo. .. . 160.77 St. Louis, Mo . 158.77 Tuscan, AriZ. .. .. 154.38 Covino, Calif. . .. 143.50 Parsons, Kans. . .. 13421 Minneapolis, Minn. .. . 132.80 Fullerton, Calif . 125.54 Portland, Ore. . . 124.11 Boonville, Mo. .. . 121.00 Kenosha, Wisc. . ..

Miss Ethel Schimmick, student in L.I.F.E. Bible College, formerly employed at Fort McArthur in the purchasing and contracting branch, is taking Mrs. Harvey's place. We are happy to have Miss Schlmmick in the office. She has come to us highly recommended and we feel she will be a real asset to our staff. She has been active in Crusader work in the Torrance church. Missionary Conference Scheduled:-On December 2 and 3 Angelus Temple will be the scene of the first great mission~ry confer-

stress upon the total work of the churCh, their development of the devotional life through morning devotions and Victory Circle, and theIr evangelistic outreach, resulting in scores of decisions for Christ and for fulltime ser 'vice committment. Many who have answered the call of the Lord have prepareed in L.I.F.E. and are now in active service. The influence and popularity of the camps are due to the opportunity which it gives youth for fellowship with other young people of high ideals, thus helpmg them to feel a part of a great and significant number of serious Christian youth. "Our major activities for Crusaders include rallies conducted in each district, the annual Youth Month (October), during which we put forth a concerted effort to add new members, the Crusader Degree Project whIch is a pro gram to cause stability in the spiritual experiences of our Foursquare youth, the Leader. ship Award which is presented to the Crusader president who has proven his 'leadership Rev and Mrs. Ulphon Davis, Directors of Christian Education, Northwest District. ability during the year and our Hi-C Council whose purpose is to learn ways and means of soul winning that can be used in high school age 9 through 8th grade; Hi-C's, for the high to reach unsaved students for Christ. school age; and adult Crusaders, which com"For the past several years a Leadership prise those of college age and older. Award has been presented to the Crusader The following report is from the Davis' president who has shown the most developPortland office: ment as a leader. The award is based on the "In 1936, the year we accepted the responsipersonal leadership development and growth bilities of directing the activities of the North- . of the leader, not on the growth of the Cru west District Foursquare Crusaders, under Dr. sader organization such as amount given to Jefferies, Supervisor, there were 12 groups of missions, number o new members and inwell organized Crusaders. During the past 11 crease in attendance. Of course, this is exyears the missionary offerings for a one- year pected to be in evidence if a Crusader presiperiod have increased from $501.05 in 1935 dent is a good leader, but is not the basis to $10,469.17 in 1947. There have been of the award. 2,117 young people saved. Some of these "After a successful camping season this are now ministers and missionaries, others are summer, the Crusaders of the Northwest Dis leaders and workers in churches. At the prestrIct are well into a progressive program for ent time we have 1,865 names on the Covethe fall and winter months. At an Officers nant with 936 active members and an average Planning Conference, held on Friday evening attendance of 665 at services. and all day Saturday, September 24-25, at "When the Crusader work was first started Camp Adams, instruction was given each of many of our groups met in very inadequate ficer in his respective office and the 'how' of places to hdld services, but now we have 21 carrying out a progressive Crusader program. Chapels and the Crusaders can conduct ser Round Table discussions on different phases ~ices in their own room. This not only means of our program was a feature and plans for better services but a great improvement in the future given to all o~cers and pastors." church property. "Our summer camp program was started in Southern Califarnia District 1934 with 52 in attendance. It has grown Change in International Office PerIOnnel:until we have five weeks of camp each ~um It i~: with regret that we announce the resigmer with a total attendance of well over 500. nation of Marjorie Harvey from the Interna Our summer camp program has proven to be tional Crusader office personnel. Marjorie one of the most stimulating and exhilerating started her work in the Crusader office in 'programs ever launched and through the years 1936. Her faithfulness and outstanding abtiity has been one of the most effective activities has always been a blessing to everyone. We . of our Foursquare youth because of their courses of study, missionary emphasis, their. wish her our sincere best wishes. 24

Mrs. Marjorre Hervey, resigning position With International Crusader Office.

ence which will include the churches of Southern California. Plans are now under way for two wonderful days of fellowship and inspirational messages regarding the missionary field. Several of our missionaries home on furlough will be with us for this occasion. Cedar Crest Camp News:-We are happy to be able to announce that the first two cabins completed at Cedar Crest Camp were dedicated on Labor Day, September 6, 1948, Rev. Charles Hollis officiatmg. There were many present for the dedication of the two cabins. The northeast district represents the four following churches: West Glendale, Rev. Gayle Wood, pastor; Riverside Dr., Rev. Charles Tate, pastor; Eagle Rock, Rev. Vivian Twyford, pastor; and Division Street, Rev. Lulu Peters, pastor. Rev. Guilliams is pastor of the Inglewood Church. Each minister spoke briefly of the work that had been done, expressmg his desire and vision of the future for the camp. Rev. Harold Chalfant, our international director, wants to thank all the Crusaders. pastors and friends who so willingly gave of their time to complete these two cabins. There are 10 more cabins nearing completion and the permanent rest room and shower building is also nearly finished. We are praising God for the progress that has been made this year. It is our desire also, to erect a prayer chapel. It will serve as a small auditorium for special meetings and later for a place to conduct special prayer classes where the young people can go at any time of the day for prayer.
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Director
School of the Month To the fine Sunday school of the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Foursquare Church goes the honor of beIng chosen the "School of the Month." Ever since the beginnIng of this school in 1934, whIch started wIth an average attendance of 41, there has been a steady growth. They have been contInuing to grow until the average attendance at the present time IS 160. Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Myers, pastors of the splendid church, report: "The present need of our growing Sunday school is more Sunday school rooms. The Lord willIng, we are planning to build a two story annex to our church, to take care of the expected Increa~e and the 'need of the Christian educatIOn pro gram." Proving that Christian educatIOn is very VItal and important to the church, thus far this year there have been 60 indIviduals find the Lord as their personal Savior in the church services. Almost each one saved was a direct result of the Sunday School program and the training they received in their classes. Each month the teaching staff, along with all the other officers of the Sunday School, meet to discuss various problems of the school and to present new ideas. Through this a new and complete program is always before the School which indeed has contributed much to the constant increase. One of the many outstanding features of the Gettysburg Sunday School is their missionary department. Each department of the school has a misSIOnary secretary as well as a general missionary secretary. Each class is taught the importance of mIssions and as a result of theIr vision, they have given on an average of $60 a month to Sunday School missions thus far this year. Mr. Raymond Dayhoff is the fine superin tendent of thIs Sunday "School of the Month." Conferences-Wonderful Success! A group of Sunday School conferences scheduled for the Eastern DIstrict with Rev. Isabelle Hall, InternatIOnal secretary of ChristIan education, have already begun and have proven to be the best thIng the folks have had yet. The opening conference was held in Gettysburg, Pa. September 1213 with a splendid attendance. Sister Hall presented a challenge to the people and then outlined the Christian education plan to the pastors, teachers and superintendents. It was done in such a marvelous way that everyone left WIth an In
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only (lId we have the privIlege of presentIng the chIldren's program, but also the opportun Ity to bnng a short ~ermonette to the parents. We made sIlhouettes of all the chi Idren and gave them out as graduatIon presents. This was one of the main attractions. On Decision Day, 43 children came forward to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as theIr personal SaVIOr. DOIJer, OhlO:- OUf D.V.B.S. this year was one of the best we ever cond ucted and Rev. Charlene Hoff did a very fine Job. She I~ very capable 111 working with the younger children. Rochester, N.Y.:-We had 52 regIstered in our D.V.B.S, WIth an average attendance of 45. We feel 1t was a real benefit to our church. Now we are busy visiting the homes of those who were enrolled, in a follow. up move to bnng the chIldren and parents into the church as members. Weiland, Ont:-We had a very successful D.V.B.S. and one of the gIrls was filled with the Holy Spinto Newcomers/own, Ohio:-This year wItnessed one of the most successful summer schools ever conducted, with over 198 enrolled and 40 accepting Christ. ' Colorado Springs 5.5. Acquires Bus Rev. V. A. Mannhalter, pastor of the Colorado Springs, Colorado church has done a splendid work. The Sunday School bus recently purchased will be used to transport chIldren to and from Sunday school and the Daily VacatIOn Bible school classes. ChrISt said, "Go ye forth into the highways and hedges and compel them to come 111 that my house may be filled." Mr. Mannhalter renders the passage as an invitatIOn to have the children attend Sunday school or Bible class. A telephone call wIll bring the bus to any house in the city to pick up a child, the pastor announces. This is another bus added to others in the Midwest District, namely: Cape Girardeau, Missoun; Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Island, Nebraska, Wichita No.1, Kansas; Denver, SterlIng, and Longmont, Colorado.

'International

SUNDAY SCHOOL MISSIONS Top Twenty - ,Il.ugust, 1948 Angelus Temple 5.5 $ 180.38 156.21 Decatur, Illinois .. 101.00 Topeka, Kansas ~ _. 99.42 Portland, Oregan -. 92 21 Urbana, illinOiS . 90.42 Newton, Iowa . 74.25 Long Beach,. California .. 70.81 Kenosha, WisconSin -_ . 70.00 50uth Gate, California .. 67.73 Avenal, California -- .. 67.03 Dayton, OhIO . 63.25 North Platte, Nebraska ..-.. 61.45 Dover, Ohio __ __ .. 61.14 Bakersfield, California . 5839 Olympia, Washington . 5262 Gettysburg, Po. . .. 50.28 Springfield, IllinOiS . 50.26 EI Monte, California -. 48.33 Santa Monica, California : .. 46.23 MunCie, Indiana .

creased burden for the souls of our boys and girls and greater realization of their own personal responsibility. From Gettysburg, Pa., Brother and SIStel Siesser and Sister Hall went to Rochester, New York for two days. There were 50 in attendance at this conference and everyone was thrilled with the things they learned. The P. T. A. of the Rochester and Chili churches had a lovely fellowship at the conclusion of thIS conference which seemed just the thing to put the final touch to it. They were espeCIally interested in the Teacher Training Course and intend to begin soon. The next stop was Weiland, Ontario, Canada for another two days. Each conference was different than the previous one, but we feel something very definite was accomplished in each place. The fourth conference was held in Conneaut, Ohio. Sunday evenIng the Ripley, N.Y. church closed their service and brought their people down for the occasion. There are several more to be held and we are looking forward to each one with real antiCIpation.

Vacation Schools We used the material "God's Radio" and built the opening and clOSIng each day around the theme. We had the children line up about a half a block from the church door. Two leaders carried an American flag and then they all marched Into the church to the time of some snappy march playe~ over the publIc address system. We had a total enrollment of 50. . On the graduation night, a splendid crowd attended, with many parents present. Not

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TEMPLE 2 and 3

Meetings all day-mISSionary speakersThousands of feet of motion plcturesOf speCial interest will be a sermon by DR. ROLF K McPHERSON, PreSident, who will have lust returned from tour through Central America, South America, and the West IndIes! CLIMAXED BY GREAT CRUSADER MASS RALLY Friday Night, December 3rd

Left: Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Myers of Gettysburg, PO'

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hibit their outstanding "Sunday School of the Month' group. Right: Sunday School bus of the ColorlJdo Sprlnps, Colo., Foursquore Church.

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DISTRICT NEWS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Dr. Earl W. Dorrance Supervisor "Something New Has Been Added'" Beginning with the fall school term now 'in progress, two Southern California District churches had led Foursquaredom in the inauguration of something entirely new for our organization. The Harbor City and Escondido churches officially opened Christian grammar schools! Rev. Marion PlIes, pastor of the Harbor City church opened their grammar school on Sept. 13 with a fine enrollment on the books. Classes are being conducted in the church pending completion of a regular school building now under constructIOn. The new structure will accomodate 150 students, servmg from the first to the sixth grades. Accredited teachers are assisting. The school differs from the pub. lic schools In that teaching of Christian prmciples are given in additIOn to education in basic school subjects. Instruction is not denominational. Rev. Evelyn Thompson, pastor at Escondido reports the opening of their Christian gram mar school with an enrollment of 52. Plans are being formulated to erect a fine educational building as soon as possible to properly accomodate the pupils. Here as in Harbor City, credentialled teachers are in charge of classes, and an accredited course of study is followed. We are praying that soon many more of our churches may Incorporate this long-needed project into their regular program. Congratulations are In order to Harbor City and Escondido for pioneering the way! Work Begun in Beaumont Revs. OlIve Morrison and Elizabeth Reidel have opened a tent reVival in Beaumont, and in one month's time from the date of the first meeting, 54 persons were saved or reclaimed. Several teachers from a nearby school attend regularly. Evangelists Billy Raber, Waiter Wentworth, and Harry Fisher have held successful campaigns in the tent, and a progressive program is moving forward for God. New Van Nuys Church Opened On Sunday mornIng, September 26, the large new basement of the Van Nul'S Foursquare church was officially opened to the general public. Dr. Earl W. Dorrance was present to make the' ceremony official, and extend congratulatIOns to Chaplain and Mrs. Alex Cowie and cQngregation for th,s excellent achievement. It IS doubtless one of the finest and most complete church basements among Foursquare churches. Chaplain Cowie announced that soon the new parsonage near the church wdl be ready for occupancy, and then they plan to contmue building the main church structure. Dr. and Mrs Dorrance were present at the morning and evening services, with Me. Dorrance preaching on both occasions. They had the privilege of dedicatmg little Jo Ann Cowie unto the Lord m the morning worship service, and of seeing a fine young couple reclaimed when the altar call was given at the close 'of the night meeting. Notice Re: Dr. Hubert Entwisle The British evangelist, Dr. Hubert Entwisle, who was a guest speaker in the Angelus Temple during the 25th Annual Convention in February, and who held subsequent meetings in numerous Foursquare branches, has been unable to reVisit as soon as he had hoped, those So. Calif. churches which graciously inVited him back for a return engagement, due to certain immigratIOn difficulties. As soon as these are cleared, Dr. EntWisle will again be available for campaigns in the district. The "Cyclone" Blows Again! Rev. R. B. ("Cyclone") Jackson, evangelist whose effectual ministry has won many to Christ and challenged believers to live a more vital Christian experience, has recovered from a recent illness which kept him temporarily out of the pulpit, and is once again actively engaged in revival endeavors in the So. Calif. DistrICt. The "Cyclone" closed a recent successful campaign m San Bernardino for Rev. Mabel Graves, and will begin another with Rev. Henry Jackson in Bell Gardens, October 10. "King's Messengers" Bring Good Tidings in Word and Song Throughout the summer months God has blessed the evangelistic efforts of a group known as "The King's Messengers," who have been representing L.I.F.E. Bible College. The personnel of the group consists of Me.
Right: First youngsters to enroll in new Harbor City Christian grammar school. Below: Port of students and teachers of new Escondido Christian grammar school

"The King's Messengers evangelistic group Left to right Bud and Emily Plies, Frances and James Marchbanks, Clarence Calhoun, and Betty James. Gale Plies, front, center.
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and Mrs. Bud Plies, Mr. and Mrs. James MarChbanks, Clarence Calhoun and Betty James. Variet}' in both instrumental and vocal numbers includes three accordions, two trumpets and vanous vocal arrangements. The}' have held serVICes at West Glendale, 0lai, Bell, Redlands, Euclid Ave, Garden Grove, Inglewood, Culver City, Beaumont and 1 Segundo. Each serVICe displayed the blessing of God m ItS own way. This group is continuing services throughout the fall and winter months and may be contacted by calling the California Distnct Office. Branch
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LIIgo: Rev. Paul Ansley is newly elect-

ed Secretary and Treasurer of the Chino Mlnlstenal ASSOCIation. He reports constant growth In Sunday School which recently hit an attendance of 44! Lompoc: Rev. W. D. Meyers reports Evangelist Robt. Herald held a good two weeks' revival including one saved, one' filled With SplTlt, and several healings. PerriJ: Rev. Evelyn Caudill writes that her folks enjoyed the recent visit of the Colonial Bell Ringers (Geo. & Mae Harris), and durJOg the two nights 3 were saved and another reclaimed. Perris church auditorium has been recently redecorated. EJrondido: The Rev. Arthur Thompsons report a recent fine youth reVival conducted by Dan Bulen, With souls saved, some refilled, and many bles~ed.

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Harbor City: Rev. Plies writes in recent D. V. B. S. 172 enrolled, 110 daily attendance, 25 boys and girls converted. Dr. Harry Fisher, in two weeks revival noted several saved and a real spIritual awakening. San Diego: Rev. Robert Harrison, new evangelist on district from the So.uth, hel? a splendid revival for Rev. and Mrs. J. O. KICk. MOllterey Park: Rev. Randell Zellmer reo lates that at a recent service enough money was raised to put a good new roof on the church. Blythe: Rev. Wm. Jarm reports improvements made on church building, water bap tismal candidates waiting, 12 saved and reclaimed, and 10 refilled in Spirit since they accepted the pastorate not long ago. Norco: Church nearing completion. Evang. Ronald Lev held fine revival recently. Rev. BIlly Goodell, pastor. Southwest: Evang. C. L. Hoffman conducted a Holy Ghost revival for Rev. Aubrey. Lee's large con'gregation, with good results eVidenc ed. South L Brea: Rev. Raymond Becker, editor of the Foursquare Magazine presented special accordion solos and preached at Crusader and evangelistic services, Sunday evenin~, S~pt. 19. An extensive building program IS bemg pushed "over the top" by a~gressive pa~tor Rev. Milton Ellithorpe and hIS congregatIOn. "Dorrance Discoveries" In a recent one-day whirlwind trip of the district, the supervisor saw:. Canoga P~~k Mexican church being stuccoed, outside, WIth interior ready for plaster; new parsonage. at Gardena; pioneer church und.er construction in Hawaiian Gardens; Baldwm Park church being stuccoed outside and ready for i~terior plastering; trench bemg dug for foundatIOn of new San Gabriel Mexican church; and the Van Nuys parsonage being roofed. Revival Stirs EI Monte Church Rev. and Mrs. Ben D. Griffith, pastors of the EI Monte Foursquare Church send in the following outstanding report: "A three weeks' revival campaign, beginning Sept. 5, was conducted in our church by Rev. J. Herman Alexander of Charlotte, N. C. God especially blessed with 119 at the altar for salvation, 7 baptized in the Holy Spirit, 14 baptized in water, and 12 new members jommg the church. "Record crowds were in attendance with an average of 240 in the ~id-week, services and 430 in the Sunday evenll;tg meetmgs. On the closing night, 520 persons were present, estabhshing a new record for the church, and 31 gave their hearts to Christ. "The entire church was edified thro~gh the campaign and many miraculous answers to prayer were manifest. One lady was .healed of mward cataracts of the eyes, and 10 one service between 40 and 50 people were healed while seated as -Rev. Alexander preached the Word of God. "We thank God for the consecrated ministry of this young man; he brought one of the richest blessings the EI Monte church has ever had." Ministers Revived at Retreat The Ministerial Retreat of the So. Calif. Dist. was held during the week of. Sept. 20-n, with the best registered attendance since the district was divided several years ago. Camp Seeley, in the San Bernardino Mts. w~s again the locale for this annual event. A brIef summary of spiritual blessings would be: Excellent seminars, blessed chapel services;, inspired vesper services, and enthusiastic evening meetings. As for the food, it seems that Rev. Wm. Gay, pastor of the Second Foursquare Church of Southgate, and Rev. Henry Jackson, pastor at Bell Gardens, outdid themselves once again to make the meals served the most enjoyable ever.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LEADERS August, 1948 Missions (Membership 200 and Over) 1. Fullerton , $ 403.98 193.68 2. Long Beach No.1 .. 184,85 3. Burbank .. 183.64 4. Santo Monico .. 173.06 5. EI Monte .. (Membership 100 to 200) 1. Pomona $ 161.78 2. Goodyear . 123.30 (Membership 50 to 100) 1. Redonodo Beach $ 203.58 2. Covino .. 200.42 (Membership 50 and Under) 1. Encinitas $ 118.92 81.61 2. Hawthorne .. District Extonslons 1. Long Beach No. 1 $ 127.78 2. Foursquare Rescue Mission .. 116.00 106.75 3. Southwest .. A. EI "Monte . 106.60 93.79 5. Fullerton .. 85.55 6. Santo Monico .. 80.00 72.30 ~: ~~u~~~a:-en~~~s 2 ..:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 70.84 9. Goodyear 65.81 10. Southgate Converts 1. Beaumont 54 2. Harbor City ;.............................. 29 3. Pan-American 22 4. EI Monte 18 5. Oxnard 15 Spiritual Report Total Converts 346 Water Baptisms 109 Holy Spirit Baptisms 53

fornia due to the ill health of SIster Green. Shellsburg, Iowa; Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Iavicoli, pastors-Dedication services for the new churcQ were held all day Sept. 25th, with various speakers featured, and Dr. Mitzner bringing the evening message. The buildIng was dedicated with the laying on of hands by Dr. and Mrs. Mitzner and the other ministers and officers present. (See District News in October issue of the Magazine for news concerning construction of the church). Sterling, I/lmois; Rev. and Mrs. L. E. McClaflin, pastors-During the month of September, two persons accepted Christ, one received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and four were healed: one from hernia, another from a very sore mouth, the third from the tobacco habit, and the fourth from a sprained back. Sunday School attendance record was broken during the month, with 33 present. Aurora, Illil/ois; Revs. Mary Thompson and Leona Gray, pastors-A recent water baptismal service conducted in Rock River was the occasion for 18 adults and a 'number of children following their Lord in this most important step. Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Rev. and Mrs. Cline Halsey, pastors-The new church built by Rev. Halsey and his members was dedicated with impressive rites on September 6th. The building contains beautiful oak pews and white oak pulpit and chairs, making the auditorium one of the finest in the district. Various speakers brought special messages GREAT LAKES throughout the day. Five persons were filled Dr. Hennon D. Mitzner with the Holy Spirit, and many prayed for Sup.fYl.or for healing. The day was climaxed with the "laying on of hands" in the evening dedicaLeaves Fram the Branches tion ceremony. Dr. Mitzner gave the dedicatory address. Hiawatha, Michigan; Rev. and Mrs. Nile Alma, Michigall; Rev. and Mrs. Clayton C. Byers, pastors-Attendance has grown to Barnum, pastors-Dedication services for the such an extent since the day when Sunday new church building at Alma were held durSchool classes were begun in the Byers' northern woods home, that this department" ing the last week of September. Some time ago, Rev. Barnum and a number of his memof the church now holds forth in the local bers moved the school building purchased by schoolhouse. Revival services, with Rev. RoRev. Reid Deyarmond during his pastorate bert Becker as evangelIst, were recently conto the lot where the former tabernacle was ducted, with services held in Grange Hall, located which Rev. Deyarmond had given to and one meeting a week held in Cloverland the organization in February of 1945. The Lodge in Manistique. People attended from building now has a new addition across the miles around to hear the messages and view front, and is two stories high, with Sunday the various films, such as "The Man Who School rooms, church office and rest rooms, Forgot God," and others, featured in the a vestibule, and a full basement. services. Kokomo, Indiana; Rev. and Mrs. Raymond Milwaukee, IVisconsitl, No.2; Rev. Lillian Peters, pastors-The Kokomo church is in the Cornwell, pastor-This church was recently process of being enlarged, with the adding opened and is being conducted on the order of a basement and entire twostory front with of a mission, with services every night in side wings for office and rest rooms and an the week. It is located at 629 No. Hawley attractive vestibule. The church has been Rd.. at the city limits, near the suburb of blessed With fine attendances and finances; Wauwautosa. Sster Cornwell is being assisted souls are being saved and many members are by fine workers. seeking the baptism of the Holy Spirit. ConMingo, Iowa; Rev. and Mrs. C. Zevenbergen, pastors-The Zevenbergens accepted gratulations are also in order to the Peters' on the recent birth of a daughter, Janet Marie. this pastorate a short while ago upon' the MUI/cie, Indiana; Rev. and Mrs. Otto Risser, resignation of Rev. and Mrs. L. E. Green, pastors-Sunday School rooms ,are being com who, after pastoring the church for over four pleted and an extra room is being added to years deemed it advisable to return to Cali-

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the parsonage. More pepple arc attending all the time, and a' continuous old-fashioned revIval is in progress. Valldalia, Iowa; Rev. and Mrs. Robert Masterson are the newly appointed pastors of this growing church, and report a splendid receptive attitude on the part of the congregation toward their ministry. Monmouth, Illinois; Rev. Archie Wilson, secretary of Christian Tabernacle, and Rev. W. J. Stevens, president, have deeded their church into the Foursquare organization. We are expecting a grand time of fellowship with these good people and extend to them our appreciation for this move and a warm welcome into the Foursquare family! Camp Meeting Report Rev. Ada Teeple was guest speaker at the recent campmeeting held in the Gre~t Lakes District. Sister Teeple spoke every night, with other mmisters takmg charge of the day Services. Miracles and healings were numerous throughout the campmeeting. One man with a double hernia was made every whit whole. Many received their Holy Spirit baptism and a spint of JOY reigned over the entire proceedmg. One man laid down his crutches after being prayed for, and is gradually growing stronger every day. Revivals Evangelist Wesley Kauffman conducted recent successful campaigns in Spearfish and Belle Fourche, S.D., with five persons baptized in water during the Bell Fourche meetings. Rev. B. 1. Howse held a revival campaign in Aurora, Ill., with from 12 to 15 conversions and several notable healings taking place. . Rev. Frances Bauer conducted a fine campaIgn in Wausau, Wis. for Rev. and Mrs. E. 1. Shipp. Sister Bauer was a former resident of Wausau. Rev. Herbert Pfeiffer was the evangelist used of God in a recent campaign in New Castle, Ind. Rev. and Mrs. Harold Meyers report an increase in all departments of the church. District D.V.B.S. Report Rev. Stella Kadis conducted a successful Daily Vacation Bible School in Vandalia, Iowa, with 75. enrolled; at Kenosha, Wise. with an enrollment of 230; at Minneapolis, Minn. with 75 registered; at Aurora, Ill. where about 60 boys and girls enjoyed their first D.V.B.S. Many conversions were noted. Sister Kadis writes: "We do' praise God for the work of the BIble School. God manifested himself in ways that would be too numerous to mention in letter form. It was so encouragmg to see the Lord move not only in the chil,

dren's hearts, but also in the hearts parents, teachers, pastors and church bers."

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EASTERN
Dr. Warren L. Koon
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Springfield Church Dedicated Rev. and Mrs. 1. E. Munson came to Springfield about one year ago and felt led to build a new church. The large tabernacle in which they were worshipping was so in need of improvements, that, rather tban go to the great expense necessary to do this, - it was sold and the equity used to construct a beautiful block church, with plans to finish the outside with brick. Present value js now $18,600, which will increase after brick veneer is on. I Rev. Munson, with the help of the contractor, Mr. Dorsett, completed the herculean task of building the church in less than four months' time. The dedicatory service was held Sept. 15, WIth Dr. Koon officiating. The meeting was honored by the presence of Dr. Anna D. Britton; who offered timely comments and the dedicatory prayer. Rev. Paul Hunter, Ohio diviSIOnal superintendent, acted as m.c. Other ministers present were: Revs. Wilma Zimmerman of Dayton, James Runyan of Newark, Herald Mansfield of Zanesville, H. Milton Johnson of Coshocton, Walter and Mrs. Johnson of Cambridge, Roy and Mrs. Bussinger of Osborne, and Phebe Frey and Thelma Wornstaff, evangelists. Dr. Koon spoke on "The Challenge of the GospeL" Following the dedication, the Munsons resigned as pastors, feeling the need of a well earned rest. Appointed to fill the post vacated by them were Revs. Frey and Wornstaff. New Church Under Construction in Staunton A new Foursquare church is going up in the fine southern city of Staunton, Va. Rev. and Mrs. Worth House pioneered this work beginning in the fall of 1945. The building in which they have worshipped until now was purchased about 3 months after the work opened. The going has been extremely difficult, and this endeavor stands today as a monument of rugged pioneerism and to what can be accomplIshed by faith in God. The new building will cost approximately $12,000 exclusive of labor, the major part of whICh Will be furnished by the men of the congregation. Carpenters, masons and bricklayers have been attracted to the church through the preaching of the Foursquare message, and it IS expected the new structure will be ~ompleted in a matter of weeks.

Observing Osborne, Ohio An observation of the Osborne church reveals several interesting items of late. Rev. and Mrs. Roy Bussinger, who have been pastoring there for about 6 months, report that during their brief ministry in this church thus far, 20 have been saved, 13 baptized in water, one filled with the Holy Spirit, 8 new members, and 3 definite healings. Attendances and finances have both increased. Writes Rev. Bussinger: "We never have to ask anyone to do things in the church.....:'they actually beg for the opportunity to help. Our people have grown in the Lord tremendously. The per cent age of tithers is nearly 100%. When our parsonage is completed, construction for a new church building will get under way, as we are now worshipping in a semi-basement church." Galion for Gad Rev. Stanley Ellis writes: "Things are on the march here in Galion! Crowds are increasing; finances are Improving, and the church is forgIng ahead spiritually as well." Rev. and Mrs. Roy Lane completed a recent revival campaign in Galion, with 4 persons accepting ChrISt and much enthusiasm manifest in the meetings. On the last Sunday of the campaign, a new high of 86 in Sunday School attendance was achieved. Hamilton Endeavor Grows Rev. and Mrs. Elmer Darnall have been laboring for two summers in a tent campaign in this Canadian city, assisted at various times by Dr. H. J. Tedder, Rev. and Mrs. Bill Mouer, and Rev. and Mrs. Edwin Gurney. Recently received' into membership were 23 persons, and the Darnalls hope to be able to build their own church this fall. Evangelists Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Tedder recently held a campaign in Staunton, Va., with fine results evidenced. Dr. Tedder is an outstanding exponent of the Word of God, and was a featured speaker 10 the Eastern ministerial retreat and also at camp meetings at Camp McPherson, Canada. Rev. and Mrs. Bill Mouer have campaigned in the Eastern churches thiS past summer with splendid results. This fine young couple are well qualified for evangelistic work, bemg talented musically as well as along speaking lines. Recent revivals were held at Hamilton and Trenton, Ontario; Greencastle, Pa., and Amherst and Gallon, Ohio. Rev. and Mrs. Edwin Gurney have had a special ministry of praying for those who are deSIrous of receIving the Holy Spirit in their campaigns. They have likewise met with wonderful success 10 winning souls and in pray 109 saints through to deeper experiences

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with God. They recently closed a fine revival in Gettysburg, Pa. The Johnson - Mourer evangelistic party conducted a meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, church, pastored by Rev. and Mrs. Howard Clark, who write: "God gave us a precious meeting; It was one of those times when the power of God was felt in every serVICe, and we are certain that lasting work was done for time and eternity. There were 8 conversions, one outstanding one being a Catholic man who, literally pulled from his seat by the Holy Spirit, staggered toward the altar like a drunken man, crying, 'Jesus, save me!' During the revival, one person was filled with the Spirit and several healings took place," In a later series of services in Akron, the JohnsonMourer party were instrumental in the salvation of 15 souls, and in the baptism of one person with the Holy Spirit. Attendance the last week ran almost 100 nightly, with 170 present for the closing ser.vice. . Congratulations! Rev. and Mrs. Montie Taylor, pastors of the Second Foursquare Church of Toledo, OhIO, are the proud parents of a son, Stanley LeRoy, born August 31.
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Las Vegas Church Nears Completion Construction Qn the new church at Las Vegas, New Mexico, is well under way. The Colorado Ministers volunteered a week's labor the week of October 4,9. Material for the building was donated from the Government Surplus buildmg proJects, Rev. and Mrs. John Roelfs are the pastors. They conducted services in homes, parks and street meetings during the summer months. Last Year's Record Topped In Missionary Giving The young people of the Denver, Colo., church led the organization in Crusader mis slOns for the month of August, giving $406.50. The total given to the missions by the dlstnct was $5,343.64. We wish to pay tribute to the Midwest pastors and churches for their fine spirit of giving this year. To September 1st, we had given more than $6,000.00 over the same period last year.
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chapel for worship. This lovely building has been constructed under the fine mmistry of Rev. Mary Cameron. The churches of Arkansas are to Jom in the dedicatory service. Churches Show Improvements All the Tennessee churches are manifestmg a spirit of revival and either in an improve ment building program or makmg plans to be soon. Since the arrival of Rev. and Mrs. Wm. Inman as pastors of Spring City, a much needed concrete floor has been completed in the main auditorium, and the church IS bemg painted on the outside and inside. Plans are being laid now for the early erection of a Crusader Chapel and additional Sunday School rooms. Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Teffeteller, Jr., are enjoying God's blessings upon. their mmistry in Dayton. They recently concluded a revival with Evangelist Jack Peters and from the very first service God worked in a mighty way. Bro. Peters is a powerful speaker, holdmg the mterest of every listener. He will be conducting other reVivals on the Gulf States Dis tnct followmg the Dayton campaign Kingston holds the record of being top missionary church of the entire Gulf States District. It i, a growing church, evangelistic In spint and holding the respect and ad nmation of the city. It's capable pastor, Rev. Mane Broady pioneered the work nine years ago and has pastored there ever since. Rev, Beatnce Holly Shelby has a deeply appreCiated ministry in Rockwood, and is giv. ing herself untiringly for the growth of the work. Rev. A. B. Teffeteller, Jr., is the State .Supenntendent of Tennessee, and he and his pastors are making plans for the immediate future to open other new churches in this fine state.

August, 1948
Missions I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3 4, 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

August, 1948
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1. Gettysburg, Po 2. Amherst, OhiO 3. Welland Ontario

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Building Beginning in La Junta A fine lot has been purchased and construction on the new church building m La Junta, Colo. will begm soon. Revs. Bertha Johnson and Elizabeth Smiley are the pioneer evange li,ts and pastors of thiS new church in La Junta. Rev. Olive Cummickle was with them for several weeks in the tent meeting, but is now co-pastoring Eagle with Rev. Ruth Bate man. The ministers of Colorado are planning to donate a week's work on the La Junta building soon after the Midwest District Con vention, Oct. 1821 in Topeka. Plans to Build in Belleville Rev. and Mrs. Lee Feasel have purchased a lot, and plan to build a new church soon in this Kansas town. The Feasels have pion neered the church in Belleville, and have won the confidence of the citizens of the com munity. Pioneering in Benson Rev. and Mrs. Harry Pommerville are con ducting services in Benson, Arizona, where we expect to have a new church soon. The Pommervilles opened the church in Douglas thiS year, which is now being pastored by Rev. and Mrs. Bruce Warner. November, 1948

Southeastern Convention Tops All Others On September 20th a conference for the ministers and delegates of the churches from Georgia, Alabama, MissiSSippi, Tennessee, North Carolina and Flonda was held at Camp Rutledge, Rutledge, Georgia. They were three wonderful Spirit-filled days. Dr. Howard P. Courtney brought deep messages every morning on the theme of the convention, "A CHARGE TO KEEP I HAVE," speaking every evening, as well, God working through him to the upbuildmg of all present who reo newed their covenant and vows to God to faithfully keep the charge given them. There were miracles of healing and some were called to the mission field. Evangelist Jack Peters from Tyrone, Pa., was also on the program, speaking during each of the morning and ev enlng services, being used to God to bring an added blessing to all. Plans and programs were presented to the conventionai res by Dr. Charles R. Gaines and a great expansion year for '49 is anticipated. It. was also de clded that the next convention would be held in November, 1949 at the Alexander City, Alabama Foursquare Church, Rev. Howard Stark as our host. There will also be a ministerial retreat included on next year's pro gram to be held at the same time in September at Camp Rutledge. Supervisor Visits Churches From the Southeastern Convention in Georgia, Dr. and Mrs. Gaines continued on an itinerary of the churches of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. While in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, it was planned that there would be a dedication of the new Sunday School Annex, used at present as the regular

Spiritual Victories in Seattle The Lord is blessing the ministry of Rev. Harry Hansen m Seattle, Wash. There has been an increase in all departments of the church and Sunday School recently and the power of the Lord ha, been present in the services. Especially blessed are the prayer meetings and there have been a number of heallngs in these services. Plans are now under way to paint the church. Rev. Hansen will be featured as the pastor of the month in the December Foursquare Magazine, when one of his deeper teaching sermons will be published on "The Pastor's Study" page. Watch for It. Hillsboro Host to District Rally A Columbia District Crusader Rally was held in Hillsboro, Ore., during the month of September. The hIgh school Crusaders were featured and the Lord blessed With a packed house. Rev. and Mrs. Ulphin Davis, youth directors of the Northwest District were in charge of the service. Artie Beals of the Port land Hi C's was master of ceremonies, Clarence Blaine of Longview led the song service, the high school girls trio of Portland brought special number and Dale Sievert of Camas brought several 'accordion numbers. The meso sage of the evening was brought by Rev. Paul Gray, pastor of Columbia City, A good num ber were at the altars for salvation and reo consecration. Record Set in Rally at Puget Sound A Puget Sound Distnct Crusader Rally was held during September at Tacoma, Washing. mgton under the auspices of Rev. and Mrs. Ulphin Davis. The high school youth were 29

also featured at this rally with Norman Mc Claflin of OlympIa acting as master of ceremOnteS and song leader. The Olympia youth revival choir furnished the music and Rev. Harry Hansen brought the evening message. There was an excellent altar service. Of special interest was the fact that there were more young poeple in this service who had never been to a Crusader rally before, than in any rally precedmg it. The church was packed.
Changes in Pastorates

"SPIRITUAL MARSHALL PLAN" HELD AS NEED FOR YOUTH

LANS FOR "salvaging the youth of this generation" were advanced by national and international leaders of the World Pentecostal Fellowship, during a breakfast held at the Biltmore Hotel, in Los Angeles, Friday mornmg Sept. 24.

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Rev. David du Plessis, secretary for the fellowship which has headquarters at Basel, SwitzerJal:td, said he had traveled '60,000 miles in the last 18 months covering 12 nations in Europe, Africa and North America and found the Pentecostal movement growing by leaps and bounds.
"America is the first counlry in Ihe world to help Europe economically," he said, "and ill order to save Europe econorJl1cal/y we mllSt help 10 safie her spIritually. "II'S going 10 lake a slrong and definite youth evangelism program in America 10 produce and eqll1p the young people 10 evangelize the new gel/eralion growing up IhroughoUI the world."

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Dr. Fronk A. Cummings
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Modesto Church Well at District Camp

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About 40 young people of the Modesto Foursquare Church accompanied co-pastors

town of RIdgecrest on the MOjave desert of California IS not indicated on the map, but Rev. and Mrs. Ed,ard Smith are certamly doing their best to put it there as far as the Foursquare organizatIOn is concerned. Since they accepted the pastorate of 'this church some months ago, a notable increase has been evidenced in all departments, and the members are groWlOg in the Lord daily. To Rev. Smith goes the credit for suggesting that a brief of the Foursquare Declaration of Faith be published in the Foursquare Magazine monthly, so that when our pastors (as many of them do) give copies of the publication to strangers attending their services, any questions these guests might have concerning our doctrine will b~ easily answered by referring to this column. The suggestion was made to editor Raymond Becker, who conducted special servICes at the church Sunday and Monday, Sept. 21, 22. The Declaration may be found on page 3 of this and subsequent issues.
Leaders of World Pentecostal Fellowship agree on need of a "spiritual Marshall Plan" for youth Front row, left to right. H. L. Chesser, Ernest Williams, Da"d du Plessis, Rolf K. ,-ACP her son, Roy Hughes. Bock row: Demos Shakarlon, We s ley Steelberg, Claire Britton, R. D. Heard, Howard Rusthoi.

Church leaders attending the press break'fast were as follows: Dr. Rolf K. McPherson, Chaplain R.usthoi, Rev. DuPlessis, Rev. Ernest Williams, Dr. Claire E. Britton, Revs. Wesley Steelberg, Kelso R. Glover, H. 1. Chesser, Carl Purdy, Ray Hughes, Harry Myers, Maunce D. Buchen, Bill Lewis, A. C. Valdez, Raymond W. Becker, Glenn Grove, Demos Shakarian, R. D. Heard, Earle Williams, ]. H. Hughes, I. 1. Benge, CeCIl Poole, Charles Greenamyer, Tex McKean, and Rev. and Mrs. O. C. Harms. Musical numbers were presented by Eilene Huffman, soloist, Frank Floreck, violinist, and Barbara LOVlk,pianist. Publicity was arranged and directed by Hal Herman and Edna Barrett.

CTIVELY SHARING in what thus far has been the greatest Full Gospel youth event 10 the history of America, thousands of Christian young people from approximately eight hundred churches of Southern California poured into Hollywood Bowl to crowd the famed outdoor amphitheater to it's full 20,000 seat ~apacity. Occasion for this great gathering of young people in the land of celluloid and make-believe was the giant, Full Gospel Youth Rally held there on the evening of September 27. "Youth directors and young people's leaders from churches in nearl}' every state arrived in Los Angeles by plane, train and motor car, so that the event took on a real national flavor," reported Harold Chalfant, InternatIOnal Youth Director, Foursquare Gospel, and Bill Lewis, California State Youth Director for the 'Assembly of God, who were co(Conlinued on Nexi Page)

Left: Pentecostal leaders, 300voice youth choir, and a 100piece symphonic bond fill stage of Hollywood Bowl in recent Full Gospel youth rally.
Right: Bobbie Haynes!. upper left, slides into 25 x 15 foot ~~~Y~'Ord pg~k a~o~ceh~ern D,sIn picture No. 2 a game of softball is ,n progress. In No. 3 Rev William H. Clayton, Modcsto pastor, looks over blueprints of camp buildings With Dr. Cummings and Rev. E. Arthur Lorson, Jr. At bottom, center, a group gathers for a chat in onc of the squad tents. No. 5 shows the kitchen of the 300 place dIning room.

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industry must surely be good around here. It is a common sight to see little homeless urchins that are not over six to eight years old rolling their own cigarettes with common newspaper and tobacco taken from cigarette butts on the streets. They beg, steal or do anything they can think of in order to keep body and soul together. The tragedy and heartbreak of China IS surely wfltten in the faces and lives of these homeless, un cared for, unloved, half-wild children, semistarved and like desperate little animals. The plight of China's poor is one to wrench the heart, but none is worse than that of the most innocent of victims-the children of China!

(A continuation of Dr. Courtney's miSSIOnary surtJey of the Pacific Islands and Orient.-Ed.) HE PLANE arrived in Hongkong on Wednesday. After some trouble I received a room in the Peninsula Hotel. Hongkong is on Victoria Island and from the hotel we had a beautiful view of the harbor. That evening I attended the prayer meeting of the South China Foursquare Church. We had a fine crowd and the' building was decorated' brightly with the Foursquare colors. Then again on Sunday morning I had an opportunity to see the children in Sunday school. The building was packed out with children from the day school who are required to attend Sunday school where .they are taught gospel songs and the Bible. Only our school chi Idren attend as there is no room in the small building for outsiders. If any of the children are absent then on Monday morning they may have. to stand in the corner for an hour or so. With proper facilities we could have a school of 150 to 300. There are about 65 10 our school now, plus about 12 orphans. After Sunday school the chdlhen must go home to make room for the adults. as this place is far too small to' hold them all at the same time. We really get our money's worth out of thiS small hall, school SIX days a week and Sunday school on Sunday, church services at night, and then the pastor Yuen lives in the back. One evening as we were out walking I began to get a little glimpses of some of the shocking conditions in China today. It would just make you sick to see some of the homeless people . lying huddled on the sidewalks, no other place to go. Sometimes It would be a family with thc:ir little cooking pots over a small glowing wood fire, or a widow with her small child clutched in her arms; or even more heart-touching were the little homeless chddren crouched like animals on the sidewalks, clothes tattered and torn, nowhere to go, no one to care whether they lived or died. These people on the street will be a sight I will not soon forget. As I walked along I heard an awful com motion. Upon investigating the noise I found it to be a hog market center. The hogs were moved in large baskets to the market. When releasing them, the top. was unfastened and the hog was poked 10 the face with a club

or stick until he backed himself out of the tight.fitting basket. Of course the pig would squeal and scream as only a pig can do when he is being hurt or is unhappy. Today I visited a huge meat market. One floor of the building had poultry, another /ish, another pork, another beef, etc.-all put out so the people could see it. The building echoed with the clap clap of wooden shoes as the shoppers hurried along with their business. I was particularly fascinated with the fish department. I don't think I have ever seen. so many fish, nor so many varieties, 10 my life. There were red, green, white strIped, round and fat, ranging from long sk10ny ones to great whopping fellows. Some of the fish were alive and swimming around in tanks while others ,were piled high like cordwood. They also had lobsters, clams, oysters, shnmp, frogs, crabs, etc. The fishing

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(Cont1liued from Page 30) chairmen of the event, "We invited outofstate youth leaders to come to California to observe the Hollywood Bowl Rally first hand, so they could take the Pentecostal fire and an eye-witness report back to their' own churches," they said. "We feel this will automatically ~esu.lt in many splendid Full Gospel youth rallies 10 other parts of the nation," Spea.ker of the evefllng was Ray Hughes, dynamiC 24-year-old evangelist from the Church of God. Hughes flew to CalifornIa for the Hollywood Bowl Rally, com1Og direct fro~. a special e.vangelistic tour through Cuba, HaItI, Puerto RICa and the Virgin Islands. The Hollywood Bowl program from start to finish was designed to glorify God, and to present Jesus Christ as Savior, Baptizer, Heale~ and soo~ coming King for the youth of thIS generatIOn. A 300-voice youth chOIr led by Audrey Mielr, choral director at Angelus Temple, and a 100piece symphofllc band conducted by James Boersma of the same church, added to the musical enjoyment of the evening, Eilene Huffman, youthful lyric soprano, and sacred record artist, was soloist for the Rally. A member of Bethany Church (Independent Full Go~pel) Alhambra, California, Miss Huffman has a truly glorious voice which she has dedicated to Christ. Other musical specialties were presented by Ralph Carmichael, of the Assembly of God, and Cecil Pool, of the Pentecostal Church of God. Demos Shakarian. Independent Pentecostal (Contll/lled on Page 35)

Mr. Yuen, pastor of the Foursquare work in Hongkong, Chino, with hIS fine family. Below, left: View of harbor and city of Hongkong, Right: Rev. EdWin Lee (right) stands with stu:lents of day school operated In connection with ~ur work In Hongkong.

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(NOTE: We appreciate the work of this fme couple who IS 10 charge of the Colon ProvlOce of Panama. At present we have six established stations in Colon, and our natIOnalist workers are: Rosendo de Orta, Basilio Alveo B, Corona Perez, Obdulio Estupinan, Carlos Gonzales, and Felipa Mora, a total of eight fine workers.) July was the banner month for our Sunday School in the city of Colon. We had the attendance of 239 one Sunday and an average of 217 for .the month. Although we did not have as many at the altar for salvation as usual, only 24, yet there were 17 baptized in water and 10 filled with the Holy Spirit. We left the work in the hands of our Bible students and workers for three weeks and upon our return found the revival fires sttll burning. . We made the trip to El Volcan and back WIthout any trouble at all. It is about eight hundred mtles round tri p from here and the roads are none too good, especially during the rainy season. We are so grateful for t~e Chevrolet pick-up and it has certainly been a blessing to us 10 the work since we got it. Sister Mary Barkley and her son, Harold, from Panama City, and a young PanamanIan girl were WIth us. With the seven of US and all our cots, bedding and supplies, we had qUIte a load. We spent almost two weeks at E1 Volcan living In the church there. Eight services were conducted, WIth eIght souls saved. Those dear people were so hungry to have services that they begged us to have them every night. After our last service was dIsmissed, the people just sat down or stood around looking as if they expected something more. Our hearts went out to them and we told them

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we would stay and have another service for them and they went home happy. . We spent a few days in David on the way up to El Volcan and also upon our return, and while there had some wonderful times in prayer together for the recovery of Sister Shelley. We were indeed carried away to heavenly places -and know that we reached' unto spiritual heights that we have never known before. The fastings and prayers in her behalf have drawn us all closer to the Lord. Eternity alone will reveal all that has been accomplished through her sufferings. We wanted to remain with her when we were there but felt it best to return with the family and help the children get ready for school and then planned to return WIthin a few days. In the mean tIme, God laId it upon the hearts of Brother and Sister Updike to go up there. Just as I was making ar rangements to take the plane, the message came that God had given them the victory. Then they brought her down to Panama City. We miSSIOnaries had a day of prayer over there not long ago. Sister Shelley still looked very weak, but that was not strange' after havlOg gone through those months of suffering and the. terIfic struggle with the enemy. Last week we went over to see her and were so happy to see her looking so much better and more like her old self. Not only IS the work growing. here 10 Colon City, but also in the outstations. and. new fields which are opening up to us 10 thIS territory. The new church at Palma Bellas is now about ready for the dedication whICh we wtll have next month. We have a fine congregation of 75 here. This was a real. step of faith as there were no funds approprIated for thIS but we felt that it was absolutely necessary to bui ld or lose all that we had prayed and hoped for and gained during this time. The work is progresslOg nicely and we have had thr~e baptIsmal servICes there now. Now that this work is getting fairly well established, we are begmnlOg to turn to other places.
Left: Macheteras Indians of Son IgnaCIO. BoliVia, dre!:.sedfor a fiesta; MarVin- Perez In front, Llano and Rachel, standing extreme right. Right: Bell ringer coiling worshipers to service at New Prospect, Jamaica Below: Group attending Crusader Camp at La Ermite for provInces of Colon and Panama.

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Last Saturday evenIng we went to Limon for service for the first time and held an outdoor meeting. There must have been close to 150 listening and with great interest. It .was very dark and we had no light nor lantern, so we could not read our BIbles. We sang, however, testified and preached just the same. The owner of a cantina nearby kindly turned on his spotlight that it might help US a little. There are many other places calling us but we do not want to attempt to start .more than we can handle. How we thank God for all the victories he has given us.

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Seventeen year old Daniel I\'foncivaiz, son of Frank and Juanita MonClvaiz, our misSIOnaries to Mexico, is now attend 109 L.I.F:E. to prepare for the mmistry. The miSSIOnary department extends a hearty welcome to Daniel, as he begins his work in school and we pray God wtll bless him abundantly in every endeavor. . Last month we mentIoned that the Cadereyta church pastored by Raymundo Gonzalez, had moved to a new location which they are buying. They are building their own church and paying for it themselves. Due to the fact that there has been labor trouble and strikes in that VICinity, our faithful people have been seriously affected and have been unable to pay theIr pledges which they have made in this respect. . Since this is a time of special need we

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have asked our Mexican churches who are interested to contnbute with a speCIal love offenng and a sacnfice offering for this particular need and God IS blessing this effort. Cadereyta is a town of 15,000 people located about 20 miles east of Monterrey. There is a good work going on In this city which God has blessed in an outstanding way. Will you pray for Cadereyta's special need at this time. The pastor of our mission in Colonia Garza NIeto reports an outstanding work accomplished through the vacation Bible school, where the altars were filled four or five rows deep with children seekIng salvation. Out of 134 on the roll, an average attendance of 74 was maIntained, and 35 of the children now attend the regular services. At Cadereyta the attendance was small, only 45 on the roll With an average attendance of 26, but God also blessed and most of tlie children responded to the invitation to accept Christ as their personal SavIOur. The evening services have also had Increased attendance since the school was held there.

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We are still hearing b,ts of news of the annual convention held several months ago, tellIng of the wonderful blessing received by the 843 registered ministers, leaders, and delegates. Our superintendent, Cleveland Bat tleste, has reported that si nce this convention the number of churches has grown from 26 to 28, and there are 50 converts who are to receive water baptism very soon. The following is a spiritual report covering the period of time from December 1947 to July 1948. ConversIOns 251 Conversions during Convention 64 TOTAL CONVERSIONS ,. 315 Water baptisms 111 Holy Spirit baptisms 92 Children dedicated 96

An engineer employed by a large oil company drew up the plans for a brick and ceo ment structure to accommodate 200 people. God spoke to one man to pay back tithe amounting to 610.00 pesos or $244 American dollars, and in various other ways the money is beIng supplied for this building. Although the missionary department has not been able to make a large contribution due to the many increasing expenses of operating the world wide program, yet a small gift is sent; but we espeCIally appreciate the spirit of the people in getting behInd this program in such a substantial way, and we know God will bless their efforts. The'latest letter from Brother and Sister Knapp reads: "It seems that God is perform-. ing one miracle after another. Just two weeks ago the missionaries from whom we borrowed the organ that we have used for 8 month~, notified US that they would have to have It within two weeks. Since we knew they would be wantIng it one of these days, we had found out that they had organs In Bogota for 410.00 pesos, but since we were in a building program it seemed impossible, so we prayed and presented it to the people on 'a Sunday mornIng, and they pledged to give $300 WIthin two week~. Within one week we only lacked $70 pesos so we sent for It last Monday, and practically all the rest has come in during this week. "During the past month we have had the opportunity to see .many healed through prayer. One lIttle boy was taken to the hospital dying with dipthena and bronchial pneumOOia God healed him and he was In Sun day school last Sunday morning. One lady was healed of a swollen foot that was very painful, bronchial pneumonia, and an Infection in her ears that the doctors could do nothing for. Last week we prayed for a lady who was dYing w,th pneumonia and God instantly touched her. Many others have been healed of flu and fevers. God is stili on the throne !"

GOOD NEWS. FROM BOLIVIA We have been heanng good reports of the activities of Ramon and Rachel Perez since their return to B01lvla and our hearts rejoice over their victones for the Lord, While here in tllls country Ramon received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and hIS life has received new power and VIsion for the gospel program. We give you a brief story as told by Rachel of their recent efforts in western Bolivia. "Though we were called by some people, 'the false prophet', we had a wonderful week in San IgnacIO preaching the gospel of the saving Christ. We began with personal work, and after the people themselves had begged us to hold a service, securing a room for this purpose, we preached to a packed"house. The Lord was very gracIOUS and seventeen hands were held up signifying their need of prayer. A number came to us personally to be taught about the Lord. "In the restaurant where we ate our meals Ramon had his Bible open most of the time explaining the Scnptures to those who would approach him for information. We gave out many tracts which were eagerly received and read, quite a contrast to what we saw 10 the United States. Many of the tracts gIven out there would be immediately dropped and trampled In the streets, Here IS a good prayer request to place on our list. Ask God to make it possible for us to estabish a permanent statIOn In San Ignacio,

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NEW CHURCH IN COLOMBIA It seems that God has especially helped Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Knapp, missionaries who recently went into Barranca BermeJa as the first evangelical ministers to enter the city. Not long after they had begun to hold services, God seemed to lead, and the local people to respond with their money and prayers so that a lot was purchased in the name of the Foursquare organizatIOn upon which to build a church. The people themselves have raised the money to finance this proJect.

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Lett: Rev. Jo,eph Knapp With coworkers makl"~ preliminary measurements for new church ot Barranca Bermelo, Colomblc Extreme lott: River scene In Xochlmilco, MeXICO. Below: Foundation of the Barranca church complete and ready for erection of building.

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Akron, Colo. . $ Akron, Ohio Albuquerque, New Mex. Alexander City, Ala .. Alma, Mich .. Amarillo, Texas . Amherst, Ohio .. Anaheim, Calif .. Anderson, Calif. .. .. Anderson, Ind. .. .. A.T Deaf Mute Church "'rkansas City, Kan . "'rllngtan, Calif . "'ugusta, Ga. .. . Avalon Blvd., LA. .. .. Avenal, Calif .. Azusa, Calif. .. .. Bakersfield, Calif. Baldwin Park, Calif ..... Bollinger, Texas _. ._._0'. Banning, Calif. .. .. Barron, Wise. . _ . Barstow, Calif. . . Bell, Calif .. Belle Fourche, S. Oak .. Bell Gardens, Calif. Belmont, No. Car .. Beloit, Wisc. .. .. Berthoud, Colo. Billings, Montana .. Bishop, Calif . Bloomington, III. .. Blythe, Calif .. BOise, Idaho .. Boonville, Mo. Bremerton, Wash. .. ...... Brighton, Colo. Brownfield, Texas .. Burbank, Calif. .. .. Burlington, Kan. Bushnell, Nebr. .. .. Cabazon, Calif. .. .. Cadmus, Kan .. Caldwell, Idaho . Camas, Wash. Cambridge, Ohio Campbell River, B.C. .. 'Cando, Sask., Canada .. Caney, Okla. .. .. Canoga Park, Calif .. Canoga Park, Calif. (Mex.) .. Canon City, Colo. Cape Girardeau, Mo. .. Cedar Lake, Ind. Cedar Rapids, Iowa .. Centralia, Wash. . . Chanute, Kan. .. .. Chappell, Nebr. .. . Chatham, Ohio . Chehalis, Wash. .. .. Chicago, III. . Chicago Heights, 111 . Cn,co, Callt. .. .. Chill, N.Y .. Cleveland, Miss. . . Cleveland, Ohio .. Coalinga, Calif . Coggon, Iowa .. Coleman, Texas Colorado Springs, Colo. Columbia City, Oregon Columbus, Ga. Comanche, Texas Community Chapel L.A (Mex.) . ompton, Calif. <.oncord, No. Car. .. .. Concordia, Kan. . . Conneaut, Ohio Coos Bay, Oregon .. Corning, Calif. . .. Corona, Calif. Cortez, Colo. . . Corvallis, Oregon .. Coshocton, Ohio .. Casta Mesa, Calif .. Courtenay, B. C. . . Covina, Calif. . . Cranberry Lake, B.C . Crescent City, Calif .. Culver City, Calif .. Dallas, No. Car. .. .. Dallas, Texas .. Danville, III. .. . Dayton, Md .. Dayton, Ohio .. Dayton, OhiO (Colored) Dayton, Tenn. Decatur, III. .. DeKalb, III. .. Denver, Colo. .. .. Des Moines, Iowa . DetrOit, Mich. Dinuba, Calif. DIVision St., L.A . Dixon, Ill . Don Lugo, Calif. . . Donna, Texas . Dover, OhiO .. Downey, Calif. .. .. Durango, Colo. Durham, Ont., Can. Eagle, Colo. . . 'Eagle Rock, Calif . East Compton, Calif. East Los Angeles, Calif. Eastern Dist. Sp. Off. Edinburg, Texas ..........

39.34 67.40 21.14 78.10 3.03 1882 190.22 25.00 13.59 2.00 21.46 23.77 3.25 29.46 1735 77.73 41.66 61.14 35.05 7.95 7.43 40.93 9.29 15.67 14.24 35.76 74.51 15.00 1 00 5.35 14.59 20.10 6 00 9.00 124.11 43.43 71.87 10691 184.85 35.38 5.10 18.85 13.38 5.76 25.69 4.44 2.48 2.80 3.20 5.11 6.00 8857 72.40 1.00 62.11 24.87 18.94 288.16 4.95 33.48 77.75 4.75 18.01 51.38 78.50 77.17 2.05 31.57 16.17 29.00 26.17 52.91 5.00 10.00 28.66 41.25 16.89 70.00 5863 19.12 9.02 137.42 32.21 11.52 47.20 15.21 200.42 16.62 52.89 60.54 1.00 96.06 15.42 27.00 77.09 300 11650 205.12 14.33 464.04 116.04 47.22 2344 29.64 8.50 11.82 167.94 9916 55.95 66.35 1349 4.25 78.09 35.79 135.45 129.44 12.18

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Edmonton, Alta., tan. EI Cajon, Calif .. EI Centro, Calif. EI Dorado, Kan. .. .. EI Monte, Calif. .. . EI Paso, Texas EI Segundo, Calif .. EI Sereno, Calif. .. .. Elyria, Ohio . Emmett, Idaho . EmpOria, Kan. .. .. Encinitas, Calif. . .. ErIe, Po __ . Escondido, Calif. .. .. EsqUlmalt, B. C. .. .. Euclid Ave., L. A .. Everett, Wash. .. .. Exeter, Calif. .. . Fairbury, Nebr. . .. Fairfield, Iowa . Fayette, Mo. .. . Ferndale, Mich. .. .. Fillmore, Calif. .. .. Finley, Calif. ..v . Firestone, L. A . Fisk, Mo. .. .. Flagstaff, Ariz. .. .. Florence, Colo. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. .. .. Ft. Morgan, Colo. .. .. Ft. Worth, Texas .. FostOria, Ohio . Franklin, Mo . Frederick, Colo. .. . Fremont, Nebr. Fresno, Calif. .. . Fullerton, Calif .. Galion, Ohio . Galva, III. .. Gardena, Calif :- . Garden Grove, Calif .. Gettysburg, Po. .. .. Goodrich, Kan . Goodyear Br., L.A .. Grand Forks, No. Oak. Grond Island, Nebr ....... Great Lakes Dlst. Spec. Off . Greeley, Colo. .. .. Greencastle, Po .. Gulf States Dlst. Spec. Off. Guymon, Oklo . Hale Center, Texas . Hanford, Calif .. Hanover, Po. . . Harbor City, Calif .. Hardin, Mont .. Hawthorne, Calif. .. .. Hayward, Calif. .. .. Hemet, Calif .. Henryetta, Okla . Hiawatha, Mich . Highland Park, L.A .. High Point No. Car .. Hillsboro, regon .. Hooper Ave., L.A .. Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, Cal. Hutchinson, Kan. .. .. HyattSVille, Md. . .. Independence, Iowa .. Indianapolis, Ind .. Inglewood, Calif . Italian Frsq. Church .. Jackson, Mo . Johannesburg, Calif .. Joplin, Mo . Kansas City, Mo. .. .. Kenosho, Wise. . . Kimball, Nebr .. Kingmon, Ariz. . . Kingston, Tenn . Kirk, Colo. .. .. Knox City, Texas .. La Cygne, Kon. .. . La Habra, Calif .. Lamar, Colo. . . Lancaster, Calif __ . Lopwai, Idaho .. Las Vegas, Nev. Levelland, Texas .. Limo, OhIO . Lincoln, Nebr .. Lincoln Heights, L.A .. Littlefield, Texas . Little Rock, Ark . Lochdale, B.C. .. .. Lompoc, Calif. .. .. Long Beach, Calif .. Long Beach, Calif No. 2 Long Beach, Calif., No.3 Longmont, Colo . LongView, Wash. .. .. Los Nietos, Calif .. Lubbock, Texas . Lubbock, Texas, No. 2 Lucas, Ohio .. Lynwood, Calif. .. .. 10.90 696 40.38 12.47 173.06 14.26 32.98 100.45 72.97 4368 62.41 118.92 6.15 87.20 13.44 15.00 976 7.60 82.16 28.78 18.46 47.77 28.57 35.00 21.40 1.00 14.65 22.88 31.15 11.97 122.63 14.13 23.06 1.50 5424 37.62 403.93 34.00 10.02 61.85 67.36 202.62 24.73 123.30 17.25 17.00 178.98 36.00 9.19 149.16 63.44 45.21 6.20 18.46 19.55 1.30 81.61 102.57 15.72 12.00 4.63 31.48 7.33 100.49 7.28 31.25 33.12 19.22 27.69 9.06 31.25 15.50 . 3053 2403 49.23 416.59 337.04 29.78 13.77 22736 13.82 41.00 764 32.59 206.17 31.89 14.99 19.12 34.60 13.63 8300 94.57 28.15 25.00 23.39 9.54 193.68 157.38 3.80 59.71 22.85 22.69 123.87 28.55 11.44 45.37

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McPherson, Kan Macon, Ga .. Mansfield, Ohio .. Maple Heights, OhiO . Marengo St., L.A. Martinsburg, W. Va . May, Mo . Merldlcn, MISS . Miles, Texas _ .._ . Miles City, Mont . Mingo, Iowa .. Minneapolis, Minn .. Mint Canyon, Calif .. Mira Loma, Calif .. Modesto, Calif. .. .. Monrovia, Calif. .. . Montebello, Calif. .. .. Monterey, Calif . Monterey Park, Calif . Monte Vista, Colo. .. .. Moorpark, Calif. Moxee City, Wash .. MunCie, Ind. .. .. Muscatine, Iowa ._ _ . Napa, Calif . Newark, OhiO New Castle, Ind. .. ...... Newcomerstown, OhiO .. Newhall, Calif .. New Haven, Colo. New Orleans, Lo. .. ...... Newton, Iowa ..__ . Newton, Kan. . . Niles, Calif . Norco, Calif, . North Hollywood, Calif. North Little Rock, Ark North Platte, Nebr ...... North Wichita, Kan. .. .. Norwalk, Calif. .. . Oakland, Calif. .. .. Oceanside, Calif . OJai, Calif .. Oklahoma City, Okla .. Okmulgee, Okla. .. .. Qlympla, Wash. .. . Omaha, Nebr. . .. Ontario, Calif. .. . Oregon, III. .. Oregon City, Ore . Orland, Calif. .. .. Orlando, Fla. .. . Osborn, Ohio .. Osceola, Iowa .. OtiS, Cola .. Oxford, Po . Oxnard, Calif. .. . Pan-American, L.A. . . Parsons, Kon. . . Pasadena, Calif .. Penticton, B.C. .. .. Perris, Calif. .. . Petersburg, III. .. .. Petoskey, Mich .. Petoskey, Mich. (Indian) Phillips, WIS . PhoeniX, AriZ. . . Pine Bluff, Ark . Plainview, Texas . Pomona, Calif. .. . Porterville, Calif . Portland, Oregon . Prescott, AriZ. .. .. Pueblo, Colo. .. .. Raton, New MeXICO . Raymondville, Texas .. Red Bluff, Calif .. Redding, Calif. .. . Redlands, Calif . Il.edmond, Oregon . Redondo Beoch, Calif. Reseda, Calif .. Rhinelander, Wis. .. .. Richgrove. Calif .. Richmond, B C. Ridgecrest, Calif. .. .. Ripley, N York .. Riverside Dr., L.A .. Roanoke, Va. . . Rochelle, III. .. Rockwood, Tenn .. Roscoe, Calif. .. .. Rosemead, Calif . Sacramento, Calif . St. LOUIS, Mo . St. Maries, Idaho . St. Peter, Minn . Solem, Oregon . San Angelo, Tex. .. .. San Antonio, Tex. San Bernardino, Calif. San Diego, Calif .. San Fernando, Calif .. San Jose, Calif . San Luis Obispo, Calif. San Mateo, Calif. San Pedro, Calif. San Ysidro, Calif. Santa Ana. Calif. 68.69 3341 92.55 13.99 12.00 1 59 7.35 96.55 4.12 19.54 14.19 273.23 10.69 9.71 40.14 81.19 31.50 5.40 5911 24.65 13.33 9.16 81.22 20.00 9.45 12.70 14.28 2461 1551 20.00 1008 122.84 309.53 10.00 23.47 15.02 43.52 308.30 59.06 115.55 65.87 4.05 2293 11.65 19.26 97.57 68.47 145.40 50.58 41.67 75.64 4.00 .93 7.05 1.12 2.47 74.21 20.00 203.72 92.61 91.21 60.03 1380 52.06 44.47 10.64 336.01 8.86 15.68 161.78 6.40 435.20 3.06 16.75 31.86 72.39 18.01 20.51 14.87 42.31 203.58 122.05 48.67 3.99 23.80 4.94 4013 4618 21.37 65.00 3.54 21.68 22.82 2.95 204.82 1600 7.50 73.11 58.64 16.50 31.68 48.22 82.18 113.88 45.54 27.89 2398 4.21 64.25

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Santa Barbara, Calif. Santa Marla, Calif. Santa Monica, Calif..... Santa Paula, Calif. Santa Rosa Calif. Saticoy, Cor if. Seattle,. Wash. Shellsburg, Iowa Shelton, Wash. Sheridan, Wyom. Shreveport, La. Sidney, Nebr. Sikeston, Mo. Snoqualmie, Wis. South Gate, Calif. South Gate, Calif. No. 2 So. LaBrea St., L.A. Southwest Br, L.A. SpearfIsh, So. Oak. Spokane, Wash. Spring City, Tenn. Springfield, III. Springfield: OhiO Stamford, Tex. Stapleton, Mo. Staunton, Va. Ste'rllng, Colo Stockton, Calif. Sunnyvale, Calif. Swan, Iowa Sylacauga, Ala. Tacoma, Wash. Taft, Calif. Tallmadge, OhiO Tipton, Iowa Toledo, Ohio .. Topeka, Kan. Torrance, Calif. Trenton, Ont., Can Trinidad, Colo. Trona, Calif. Tucson, AriZ. TUJunga, Calif. Tulare, CalIf. Upland, Calif. Urbana, III. Vallelo, Calif Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver, Hastings St. Vancouver, Wash. ........ Vandalia, lawo Van Nuys, Calif. Venice, Calif. Ventura, Calif. Vermilion, OhiO Victorville, Calif. Vinton, Iowa Visalia, Calif Watsonville, Calif. Waukegan, III. Wausau, Wis. Weinert, Texas Weiland, Ont., Can..... West Hollywood, Calif. West Los Angeles, Calif. West Wichita, Kan..... Whittier, Calif. Wichita, Kan. WIchita Falls, Texas Williams, Ariz. Willowbrook, Calif. Wilmington, Calif. Wlndemere, B.C. Winterset, Iowa Woodburn, Oregon Woodland, Calif. Wooster, OhiO Yakima, Wash. York Po. Yuma, AriZ.

29.37 91.98 183.64 83.69 21. 78 22.00 48.69 13.56 35.58 12.76 23.35 26.23 2.35 8.13 98.96 26.00 50.62 92.30 21.70 12742 43 76 62.19 15.83 1.50 10.00 57.14 258.38 123.59 51.50 2.00 12 60 94.17 21.07 17 86 26.20 31.70 152.55 22.10 10.38 3.00 44.71 183.67 55.66 51.38 19.68 92.21 67.14 174.74 70.84 144.35 32.34 4866 30.01 44.02 2.82 66.75 34.55 5.69 9.70 17.40 41.84 74.49 138.56 38.49 54.61 11.20 90.51 79.03 7.75 68.55 67.83 11.1 1 6.98 72.38 29 54 1602 56.56 16.05 20 77 8.02 $21,803.18

Friends by Mall: RD. 1000; J.N.H. 1.00; M.w. 1200; 0 C. 10.00; H. McL. 3.70; H.H. 5.00; E.B. 1.00; E.M.G. 1.00; M.B. 1.00; T.M. 5.00; H.R. 5.00; E.D. 4.00; D.G B. 8.85; O.G. 3.00; A P. 1000; H.W. 5.00; E. McK. 14.00; D.M. 5.0Q, J.W.M. 27.00; L.K. 1.00; B.F. 3.00; A.E.M. 2.00; AJ.M. 2.00; J.M.C. 10.00; F.M.T. 1.00; C.B.M. 10.00; J.T.T. 10.00; H.A. 50.00; C. L. 1000; P.S. 10.00; M.D.V.B. 5.00; M.J.J. 250.00; M.L. 25.00; S.D. 600; G.E.R. 7.93; R.P.C. 3.00; H.K. 20.00; AK. 3.00; AB.D. 10.00; M. F. 15.00; D.G.B. 11.00; C.H.H. 10.00; F.W. 1.00, C.H.F. 1.00; L F. 2.00; C.E.L. 5.00; R.P.C. 5.00; C. D.W. 5.00; V.P.E. 9.00; B.D. 2.00; G N.T. 30.00; N C. 1.00; E.L.C. 100; M.C. 6.00; P.L. 10.00; MEW. 10.00; W.J .McL. 116.00; L.E.C. 800; E.M. 5.00; P J. 1.00; W.A.R. 10.00; J .S. 2500; CAB. 30.00; S. L. 20.00; L E.G. 5.00; S.D. 500, GAT. 10.00; A F. 5.00; J.B.A. 5.00; L.GA 5.00; E.G.T. 15.00; G.A. 10.00; T.P. 5.00; B.F.T. 20.00; V.J. 6.00; J .N.S. 10.00; AFA 10.00; B. F. 3.00; 0 G B. 9 50; MISC. donors 56.00 1,088.98 Angelus Temple 1,212.41 A T. Sunday School.... 180.38 ExtenSion Salaries 150.00 L.I.F.E. . 15.00 Misc. Income 198.91 $24,648.86

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Bi~ie~nlque chart showing Origin nnd Crowth of the English 2. The Outline Studies of Bible Period . comparing BibDeal History with Contemporary Secular History. 3. The Anolysis of the !Jlble os 0 Whole. 4. The Analysis of each of thc 00 Books of tbe Bible. 6. The Anolysis of every Chopter of thc New Testamenl. 6. The Anolysisorthe Verses orthoentire Bible. 7. The N umerico I ond Choin Refe .. nee SystelllB. 8. ~ecial Analysis orthe I mporlan t Bible Character . 9. Contrast between the Old and New Testamenta. 10. The Topical Treosury New Topics for Prayer MeetInga, Men's Meetings, Women'sMeetings, Miaaionary Meelingo, Youn~ People's Meetings.ele. i i. Specl.1 Bihle Readings for prlvote de"otions and pub110 serv;eell. New and differentsubjects. 12. Bible Harmonie. of the Lives of Moses ond Paul 13. Special Portraits of Jesus. 14. Chart of the M... lanic Stara. 16. Chartahowin~cau.e of the Babylonian Captivity. 16. Chart of the Temple of Truth, lIIustroling the Sermon on the Mounl. 17. Chart of JellUS'Houra on the Cl'088. 18. The Christian Workera' Outfit. Of special volue toaoul winners. 19. All Prominent Bible Charoelers Claaaified. listing the P.trlorehs, Leaders in Early He:>rew History. Courogeous Refonnera, etc, with meoning of their names given. 20. Golden Chapters of the !lible. ~1. A Complete Cenera I Index of over aeven thousand toples, names and places. 22. Speciol Melll<lry Verses selected from eoch Book orthe Bible. ' 23. Chort Showing Seven Editiona of Divine Law 24. Craph ofthe Prodiga ISon. 25. BIble Mnemonics, or how to memorl'e. 26. The Principles .nd Best Methods of Bible Study. 27. Pietoriollllustration of the Rivcr of Inspiration. 28. Bible Markings, Explaining best methoda:of mnrklng one'. Bible. 29. Concordance. 30. Atlas of 12 colored mops with Index for quickly locat.Ingplac ... Other Features In Text Cyclopedia 31. Topieol Study of the Dible. Correlated Scriptures printed out in full under 2467 topics and sub-topics. Three tUnellDB many as In any other Bible. 32. Con' ..... t Study of Creat Truths of tho Bible. Enobles

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