Review and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 31. (8/1/1912)

Review and Herald

Aug 1, 1912

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. · Aug 1, 1912

DAY BY DAY

By Ruth Graham Robinson

Ruth Graham Robinson

The lesson told of Israel manna-fed, And to the rabbi wise his pupils said: "Why gave God to our fathers day by day His bread from heaven, let thy wisdom say. Why daily doles from out His endless store? A year's supply had shown His bounty more."

"Hear ye a parable," the rabbi spake. "There was a king, whose generous love would make His son a rich allowance. Year by year, Upon a certain day, the son came near To take that largess; then abroad he went, Desire supplied, on his own pleasure bent, Nor yet again his father's presence sought Until the busy year had rolled and brought Once more the day appointed for supply. But this was evil in the father's eye. He changed his plan: for only one day's need He gave, that so the daily want might lead His son to seek him daily. Now, behold, 'Twas thus God dealt with Israel of old!"

Is not the story sweet? And sweet to know Our wise and royal Father loves us so He will not give to-morrow's food to-day, Lest we content ourselves from Him away. His love is new each morning, who hath said, "Pray ye, Give us this day our daily bread." — Sunday School Times.

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Come Unto Me

By Allen Francis Gage

“Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.”

O INVITATION sweet! O love divine! Which could to man such gracious word express; A royal welcome give to me and mine, A refuge sure, a quiet place of rest.

Ye weary, heavy-laden, sick, and sad, Ye wandering ones adrift in sin's dark night, Rejoice in hope, and in His grace be glad; He'll turn thy darkness into glorious light.

For pain he giveth pleasure, rest for strife; For weary, wearing labor, sweet sur- cease; For thy salvation he has spent his life; He offers to thee now his blessed peace.

For thee he yearns in pitying tenderness; He seeks to fill the longing of thy heart, To clothe thee with his own pure right- eousness — A satisfying portion to impart.

Reject not then his proffered love and grace; In him find what thy hungering soul hath craved; Look up into the glory of his face; Accept his invitation, and be saved.

Chicago, Ill.

A Faithful Under-Shepherd

By Ellen G. White

(Continued)

MRS. E. G. WHITE

The apostle exhorted the believers to study the Scriptures, through a proper understanding of which they might make sure work for eternity. Peter realized that in the experience of every soul who is finally victorious there would be scenes of perplexity and trial; but he knew also that an understanding of the Scriptures would enable the tempted one to bring to mind promises that would comfort the heart and strengthen faith in the Mighty One.

"All flesh is as grass," he declared, "and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: but the word of the Lord endureth forever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil-speakings, as new-born babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."

Many of the believers to whom Peter addressed his letters, were living in the midst of heathen, and much depended on their remaining true to the high calling of their profession. The apostle urged upon them their privileges as followers of Christ Jesus. "Ye are a chosen generation," he wrote, "a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy."

"Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation."

The apostle plainly outlined the attitude that believers should sustain toward the civil authorities: "Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king."

Those who were servants were advised to remain subject to their masters "with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thankworthy," the apostle explained, "if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls."

The apostle exhorted the women in the faith to be chaste in conversation and modest in dress and deportment. "Whose adorning," he counseled, "let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price."

The lesson applies to believers in every age. "By their fruits ye shall know them." The inward adorning of a meek and quiet spirit is priceless. In the life of the true Christian the outward adorning is always in harmony with the inward peace and holiness. "If any man will come after me," Christ said, "let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me." Self-denial and sacrifice will mark the Christian's life. Evidence that the taste is converted will be seen in the dress of all who walk in the path cast up for the ransomed of the Lord.

It is right to love beauty and to desire it; but God desires us to love and seek first the highest beauty, that which is imperishable. No outward adorning can compare in value or loveliness with that "meek and quiet spirit," the "fine linen, white and clean," which all the holy ones

of earth will wear. This apparel will make them beautiful and beloved here, and will hereafter be their badge of admission to the palace of the King. His promise is, "They shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy." (To be concluded)

L. F. STARR

By L. F. Starr

The Journey of a Day—No. 2

L. F. STARR

EVERY day should be begun in communion with God. "In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up," said the man after God's own heart.

He begins the day unwisely who leaves his chamber without a secret conference with his heavenly Friend. The true Christian goes to his closet and family altar for both his panoply and his spiritual rations for the day's journey and its inevitable conflicts.

As the Oriental traveler prepares for the sultry journey by loading his camel under the palm-tree's shade, and by filling his flagons from the cool fountain that sparkles at its roots, so does God's wayfarer draw his fresh supplies from the inexhaustible fountain. Morning is the golden time for devotion. The mercies of the night provoke thankfulness. The buoyant heart that is in love with God, makes its earliest flight, as the lark, toward the gates of heaven.

Gratitude, faith, dependent trust, all prompt early interviews with God, who never slumbers, but waits on his throne for our morning orisons.

We all remember Bunyan's beautiful description of his pilgrim lodging overnight in the "chamber of peace," which looked toward the sunrising, and at daybreak he "awoke and sang." A devout heart should never be mute when God causes the outgoings of the morning to rejoice.

"Consecrate yourself to God in the morning; make this your very first work. Let your prayer be 'Take me, O Lord, as wholly thine. I lay all my plans at thy feet. Use me to-day in thy service.'" —"Steps to Christ," page 87. No pressure of business or household duties should crowd out prayer. Every Christian should make it his duty to secure a quiet moment in his chamber on his knees and with the Bible, before taking up his duties for the day. Then when he goes to his business, his face will shine, as did that of Moses when he came down from the mount. Closet devotions are the fit precursor to household worship. Family religion underlies the church and is the corner-stone to a happy home. No wholesome church life can exist without being rooted beneath the hearthstone and the family altar.

No prelude to the day is so fitting, so impressive, and so potent in its influence, as the union of household hearts around the throne of grace. Family worship is a seam well stitched around the border of the day, to keep it from raveling out into indolence, carelessness, and irreligion. Wise is that Christian parent who hems every morning with the Word of God and with fervent prayer.

When the early devotions are over, then we should cheerfully shoulder the burdens of the day.

The happiness and the serenity of the whole day depend very much upon a cheerful start. We know not what a day may bring forth, or when we shall leave our threshold for the last time, or hear the last "Good morning." Let us, therefore, set out on the day's journey under the protection of God's loving care. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. Eliezer described his happy and successful day's journey by saying at the close: "I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master's brethren."

When you and I are in the path of duty, and have sought the divine direction, we may be sure that the Lord will lead us in the right path. In order, however, to make "good speed," many professed Christians go overburdened with cares. Fret and worry fill our lives with shadows of disappointment and doubt. Temptations and worries should be resisted, and the devil will be defeated in his attempts at our ruin. Garland, Wyo.

Praying to Christ

By Henry Shultz

WHO is the owner of the earth? We answer, The Creator. He surely has the first claim upon it. Who was the Creator? The Bible answers, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Gen. 1:1. Centuries later God spoke to his people from the top of Mt. Sinai, saying: "For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it." Ex. 20:11. Did God the Father alone accomplish the work of creation? We answer, No. His Son, who existed before the heavens and the earth were made (Prov. 8:22-31; Micah 5:2; Eph. 1:4-7), was associated with him, and was the active agent in the creative work.

Paul declares of Christ: "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins." Col. 1:14. This statement can refer only to Jesus Christ, for it is through his blood that we have redemption. The apostle continues: "Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature: for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: and he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell." Col. 1:15-19. These texts show positively that Jesus Christ existed before the world was, that he was from everlasting to everlasting, and that it was by him that God made the heaven and the earth.

"God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds." Heb. 1:1, 2. Here we see plainly that the Son of God was the workman who carried out the plan of his Father.

This thought is again expressed in the words: "When he [the Father] bringeth in the First-begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him." Now, if Jesus were only a mere man, and had no existence until he was born of Mary in Bethlehem, as some say, it certainly would have been idolatry for all the angels to worship him; but God the Father commanded all the angels to worship his Son, proving that he was more than a mere man—yes, that he was God. Indeed, the Father said to him: "Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And, thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: they shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail." Heb. 1:1-12.

We see from these statements of the prophets and apostles that God the Father was the architect, and Jesus Christ, who always did the will of the Father, was the workman who created all things. He made the earth, and gave it to man. Ps. 115:16. When man lost this possession through sin, Jesus, the maker, purchased it with his own blood. Hence it is his by creation, and again by purchase, or redemption. Then whose are the heavens and the earth? Again the Word of God answers: "The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein." Ps. 24:1; 1 Cor. 10:26, 28. This being true, is it not strange that some claiming to be Christians teach that it is idolatry to worship Christ? Since the eternal Father commanded the angels to worship the Son (Heb. 1:6), how much more ought men who are redeemed by the blood of Jesus to worship him! We are commanded to honor the Son even as we honor the Father, and "he that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father." John 5:23. To say that we honor God by praying to him, while at the same time we refuse to worship the Son, is contrary to the Father's commandment, and hence not acceptable worship.

In Rev. 7:9, 10, we read: "After this I beheld, and, lo, 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; and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb." Here we find the redeemed in their glorified state, worshiping the Son, even as they worship the Father; and if worship is given to the Son in the future state, how much more ought we to adore him now! God forbid that the time should ever come when we shall cease to worship Christ.

Again we read of a scene in the courts of heaven where Jesus our Lord is represented as a lamb that had been slain. This Lamb took the book that was sealed with seven seals out of the Father's hand to loose its seals. Then the twenty-four elders that were before the throne, yes, and all the angels, fell down and worshiped the Father and the Son. And all the saved gave glory to God and to the Lamb forever and ever, and to this worship of the Father and the Son the four living creatures said, "Amen." Rev. 5:1-14.

God the Father taught us to worship the Son. Heb. 1:6. Christ commanded that we should worship him, even as we do the Father (John 5:23); hence the theory that is being taught by some religionists that it is idolatry to pray to Jesus, is false, and leads men away from God. This theory is certainly a delusion of Satan, and it is so finely spun that many are falling into the trap. May the Lord open the eyes of his children to avoid all such by-roads. My brethren, let us stand by the old landmarks, as laid down by the Lord of glory, by the apostles, by the prophets, and now confirmed unto us by the spirit of prophecy, turning neither to the right nor to the left, praying to the Lord always, and giving thanks to God the Father by him, now and forever.

Lodi, Cal.

Christian Help Work — Applied Medical Missionary Work

By Lauretta E. Kress, M. D.

LAURETTA E. KRESS, M. D.

“The poor ye have with you always.” This fact has been and is now a blessing to mankind. We are naturally selfish, fond of ourselves and of ministering to our own needs. To change this natural inclination and enjoy ministering to the needs of others is a true index to righteousness, or right-doing. In Christ’s example we see one of unselfish love for those who were poor and afflicted. His example has been left on record for us, to give us courage to go and do likewise.

There is no work that so uplifts one, no work that gives more real enjoyment, than visiting the poor and needy, taking them those things that are helpful, physically and morally.

We need to revive this spirit in our churches. There is much that can be done. Every member that engages in such work will have a new and living experience. We have followed in such ruts that everywhere our prayer and missionary meetings have about the same ring. Were we to change and do more personal work outside of our own homes, a different note would be sounded in our testimony, missionary, and prayer meetings.

I wish to relate a few experiences in Christian Help work done by some students who were exceedingly busy all the week with their studies. They devoted Sabbath afternoons to visiting among poor families, doing whatever fell to their lot to help these souls.

One of the first places visited by two of these young men was the home of a crippled young man. They knocked at the door, and the aged mother came to open it. As she did so, she looked rather suspiciously upon these strangers who asked to see her sick son. However, they were finally admitted. Each Sabbath afternoon a visit was made, flowers and fruit being carried to him. Permission was given after several visits to read and pray with him. When they engaged in prayer, the mother indifferently remained standing, the sick young man sat, for he was crippled with rheumatism, and the two students knelt. They found by inquiry that he had to sleep in a cold room, and suffered much with cold at night. So they went to some of the citizens of the town and solicited money, bought a small coal-stove and one-half ton of coal. They had it taken to the house, put up in his room, and built a fire in it. The mother had been more or less suspicious of these students before; but after this act all prejudice vanished. She saw that they were earnestly endeavoring to help her son.

Their visits continued, and the sick man watched for them from week to week. They invented a book-holder which they fastened to his chair, and took him copies of our books to read. He could not use his hands to hold the book or turn the leaves, so when the book was placed on the book-holder and the springs caught the two leaves, he would read the two pages, then call his mother to turn the leaves for him. In this way he read thirteen of our denominational books. Before he had finished reading them, he had decided to keep the Sabbath. When our King comes, and we meet the dead who died in Christ, we shall no doubt meet this young man, who might never have known the truth had not these students gone out to do Christian Help work.

I must relate another instance: A young woman was walking along the street inviting little children to a kindergarten Sabbath-school in the poor section. She found a little colored girl, whom she stopped and asked to come to the kindergarten at two o’clock. She said she could not, as her mother was sick and she must remain at home. The young woman took her number, and, after the children’s exercises were finished, went to see the sick mother. She found her in great need of food and medical care. After assisting her all she could, she left the house, determined to help more another day.

Although the next morning was a frosty one, she did not forget the sick woman, and planned to send a basket of food to the family early in the day and inquire how she was. She went to her husband to ask if he would carry the basket of supplies to this colored woman, and received the reply that he had a terrible toothache and could not face the cold wind that morning. She did not know what to do; for her own housework must be attended to, and she did not wish her husband to go out in the cold air, with a severe toothache. But the poor woman’s serious condition still weighed upon her mind.

Her husband returned to his study, and she to her kitchen work; but somehow the study did not progress, and he could think of nothing but the colored woman and her children. Laying down his book, he walked into the kitchen, and said to his wife, “Get your basket ready; on the strength of the promise in Isa. 58: 7, 8, I will take it to the sick woman.” He stepped into the cold air, and the moment he started, the tooth stopped aching.

When he reached the home, the little girl came to the door, and said that her mother was ill in bed. He hastened home to tell his wife. She went over and found that the woman had given birth to a child in the night while alone, and was lying in a room so cold that the bedding was frozen around her mouth where she had breathed on it. Again solicitation was made for money to buy a stove and necessary supplies for the family. The stove was set up, and the woman and child made comfortable.

This kind of work gives entrance to the homes of both rich and poor,—to help the poor when they need help, and to solicit help from the rich. Such work broadens one’s experience, and he has something to talk about when he testifies; for he has been a blessing to some one. Our churches should be doing more Christian Help work.

Chicago, Ill.

In Closer Union

By Worthie Harris Holden

METHOUGHT if Christ could lay his hand In benediction on my head, I then might better understand Whate'er to me he said.

I longed to haste o'er land and sea, Through many a dreary, desert place, If at the end I could but be Where I might view his face.

But here in closer union sweet, Since Jesus now abides within, His Spirit with my soul may meet And banish every sin.

In glad communion with my King,— A constant benediction blest,— My rapturous heart is tuned to sing The praises of my Guest.

Abide with me through all the night, To teach me of thy wondrous grace, Till in thy glorious land of light I see thee face to face.

Portland, Oregon.

Editorial

By Editor

The Peace of God

IN these days of intensity and strenuous living, of strife and turmoil and tumult, how much we need to cultivate in our hearts the peace of God! This peace Christ promises to his church. He says to his disciples, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27. And again, "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16:33.

The peace of the world is dependent upon circumstances and conditions. There must be absence of pain, of trial, of obstacle, and of inconvenience. Not so, however, with the peace of God. This peace can keep us calm in all the storm and stress of life. It can maintain in our hearts hope and happiness even under the most naturally discouraging and depressing conditions. It will create light in the darkness, and give us songs in the night, even as it did to Paul and Silas in the prison at Philippi.

We see in the world at the present time the very opposite of peace. Anxiety, worry, distrust, discouragement, fill the minds of men. Blind impulse and unreasoning passion bear sway. Theft, robbery, murder, suicide, and every allied evil are rampant. Men know not what may wait on the morrow, what strange, mysterious providence will shape their course, what startling changes a day may bring forth.

The fact that in the United States alone, during 1911, fifteen thousand men and women were led through impulses and motives of varying character and degree to take their own lives, indicates the terrible unrest that is taking possession of the minds of men. These figures are furnished by Frederick L. Hoffman, the vice-president of the American Statistical Association. The causes of this large number of deaths Mr. Hoffman traces to disease, nervous trouble, alcoholism, etc. Many suicides, however, he claims are not attributable to any special affliction, either mental or physical, but to an unwillingness on the part of men and women longer to endure existing conditions of living. Add to these figures the large number of murders committed last year, and it must be evident to every one that human life is coming to be estimated as of very little worth.

How many of earth's inhabitants to-day are possessed of some mania, some wild, unnatural spirit! We see the mania for amassing wealth, the mania for indulgence in sports and pleasures, the mania possessing women striving for social prestige, and men engaged in the battle for political preferment, to say nothing of the intensity of spirit felt by the great multitude with whom life is a struggle for existence. When we think of these conditions, we must recognize some of the principles at work, and the manner in which the enemy has marshaled his forces, to drive from the hearts of men peace, and goad them on to the discarding of spiritual hope and the sacrifice of every eternal prospect.

But in the midst of all this strife and turmoil the disciple of the Lord Jesus may so relate himself to God that "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding," shall keep his heart and mind through Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:7. We need to-day to heed the exhortation of the Lord when he says, "Be still, and know that I am God." Ps. 46:10. God's hand is upon the helm. He is keeping watch above his own. In the great conflict between truth and error, light and darkness, his eye is upon this earth.

We may be surprised, but God never can be taken unawares. He is working out his eternal purpose; and in the great, surging, struggling mass of humanity his eye marks each disciple. He sees me, he sees you, amid the busy throngs of earth. His hand is reached down to save us. His grace is ministered to us individually. We have direct and personal communication with heaven. O, let us remember this! Let us find in his Word, in the keeping power of his Spirit, a shelter from the tempest, a covert from the storm. He will prove our rock of defense, and in him we may feel safe and secure. "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."

Enjoying this confidence and peace ourselves, let us become harbingers of peace to the storm-driven and tempest-tossed ones. Mankind to-day long for rest and peace, but know not the fountain source of blessing. They need God, but are blind to their condition. They grope in darkness like blind men, seeking the gate of deliverance from the thraldom of sinful conditions and environments. Let us seek to lead them back to the Father's house. Let us point them to the one sure haven of refuge, where in these days of intensity they may find the peace and quietness that their hungry souls crave.

F. M. W.

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