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Review and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 39.

PILATE

Review and Herald

Sep 28, 1911

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 28, 1911

PILATE

By Edith Campbell Babbitt

What is Truth? he asked, and lo, The Truth before him stood; He might have touched it with his hands, Have grasped it, if he would. But crushed and torn and crowned with thorns, How might such wonder be? Its form was bent, its face was wan, It seemed not royalty.
Foes without were clamoring hard, Its coward friends were hid; Who dares to say he has not done As that weak Roman did? Judging Truth, we would release Our Prisoner to-day; Like Pilate, fear the multitude, And sadly turn away.
Throughout the passing centuries, The Truth its sentence waits; Its craven friends ignobly hid, The rabble at the gates. Finding no fault, we yield the cross To Satan’s shrieking bands; Our silent God goes out to die,— We, frightened, wash our hands.
— Edith Campbell Babbitt, in Independent.

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GEO. O. STATES

By GEO. O. STATES

Prayer

GEO. O. STATES

Before the fall, man was permitted to commune face to face with his Maker. Now we are to “come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” Prayer is a Christian duty. “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.” This shows we should never engage in anything without making it a subject of prayer.
The Bible tells us to whom we are to pray. “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” Christ is our mediator. “And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.” Christ is also our example. After the labors of the day he would repair to the Mount of Olives and spend whole nights in earnest prayer for his people. “Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared.”
Obedience is the condition upon which we can be assured of having our prayers answered. “And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.” “He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.” Saul’s experience is a valuable lesson on obedience. His excuse for disobedience was, “I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.” If we hold to sin, the Lord will not hear our prayer. “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.” If we come to the Lord in prayer and remember that our “brother hath aught against” us, we are instructed to leave there our gift before the altar, and go our way. In such a case our Saviour says: “First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.”
“In the prayer that Christ taught his disciples was the request, Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. We can not repeat this prayer from the heart, and dare to be unforgiving; for we ask the Lord to forgive our trespasses against him in the same manner that we forgive those who trespass against us. But few realize the import of this prayer. If those who are unforgiving did comprehend the depth of its meaning, they would not dare to repeat it, and ask God to deal with them as they deal with their fellow mortals. And yet this spirit of hardness and lack of forgiveness exists, even among brethren, to a fearful extent.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. III, page 95.
We are to abide in Christ. “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” In our experience God always knows what is for our good. “And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” Paul felt that if his infirmity could be removed, he could do much better work in the cause of God. That was the central thought with him. The Lord could see that he needed the thorn in the flesh to do effective work, and instead of removing it, gave him grace to bear it.
Cedaredge, Colo.

A Work of Preparation

By Ellen G. White

MRS. E. G. WHITE
THERE is an earnest work of preparation to be done by Seventh-day Adventists if they would stand firm in the trying experiences just before them. If they remain true to God in the confusion and temptation of the last days, they must seek the Lord in humility of heart for wisdom to resist the deceptions of the enemy. At this time every believer in present truth should stand identified as a laborer together with God.
Ever are we to keep in mind the solemn thought of the Lord's soon return, and in view of this to recognize the individual work to be done. Through the aid of the Holy Spirit we are to resist natural inclinations and tendencies to wrong, and weed out of the life every unchristlike element. Thus we shall prepare our hearts for the reception of God's blessing, which will impart to us grace, and bring us into harmony with the faith of Jesus. For this work of preparation great advantages have been granted to this people, in light bestowed, in messages of warning and instruction, sent through the agency of the Spirit of God.
Because of the increasing power of Satan's temptations, the times in which we live are full of peril for the children of God, and we need to learn constantly of the Great Teacher, that we may take every step in surety and righteousness. Wonderful scenes are opening before us, and at this time a living testimony is to be borne in the lives of God's professingpeople, so that the world may see that in this age when evil reigns on every side, there is yet a people who are laying aside their will and are seeking to do God's will,—a people in whose hearts and lives the law of God is written. There are strong temptations before us, sharp tests. The commandment-keeping people of God are to prepare for this time of trial by obtaining a deeper experience in the things of God and a practical knowledge of the righteousness of Christ.
In the night season I heard words spoken, reproving the speech and deportment of those who indulge in trifling words and careless actions. The Lord is not pleased with the careless speech, the frivolous words that come so often from lips professing to serve him. His Spirit is grieved that those who are called by his name do not perfect his righteousness in their words. The righteous judgments of God will not spare the trifler. The people who have had great light will not be excused if they neglect to give, by a godly example, the light of truth to those with whom they associate.
Not to unbelievers only, but to church-members the words are spoken, “Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.” With the light that has come to him, the believer has serious responsibilities placed upon him. He must not allow trifles to lead him to neglect the religion of Christ.
It is dangerous for us to subordinate matters of eternal interest to the common affairs of life. “Enter ye in at the strait gate,” the Saviour declares, “for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”
“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
What can I say to you, my brethren and sisters, that will arouse you to the importance of the times in which we live, and lead you to a faithful examination of heart and life? Are your lives in harmony with the life of sacrifice that Christ lived on the earth? In giving his Son to the human race, the Father gave to his church a wonderful example of self-forgetting love. Christ came that he might open to the comprehension of men and women the principles that underlie the great plan of redemption, that they might be led to co-operate with him in his work of sacrifice for the salvation of mankind. But the want of fervor, the lack of self-denial, on the part of many who bear Christ's name, hinder the doing of the very work for which his church on earth was organized. The selfishness and indifference manifested by professing Christians soothes the consciences of many who would be aroused from their unbelief, had they before them in the lives of professing Christians, a living witness to the power of the gospel to transform the character.
Self-sacrifice is the key-note of Christ's teachings. Often this is enjoined upon believers in language that seems authoritative, because there is no other way to save men than to cut them away from their life of selfishness. Christ gave, in his life on earth, a true representation of the power of the gospel. He suffered the cruel death on the cross, that we might have a true conception of his love for us, and of the spirit of self-sacrifice that must take possession of every believer in him. He became poor that we through his poverty might be made rich. To every soul who will suffer with him in resistance of sin, in labor for his cause, in self-denial for the good of others, he promises a part in the eternal reward of the righteous. Through the exercise of the spirit that characterized his life-work, we are to become partakers of his nature. Partaking in this life of sacrifice for the sake of others, we shall share with him in the life to come the “far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.”
Angels marvel that those who have so long had the light of truth are so slow in bearing it to the dark places of the earth. There are many calls from unworked fields. From many lands the call is sounding, Come over and help us. Shall we not do our part to make it possible to respond to these calls? Shall we not give freely of our means to plant the standard of truth in new territory? There are some who are doing their utmost to aid the work of missions; but there are many who seem indifferent to the claims that God makes upon them for unselfish service. Shall we not at this time study ways by which we can save for the cause of God? Much can be accomplished by small acts of self-denial. While our sisters should dress becomingly, they should, in their expenditure of means in this respect, seek to represent the simplicity of Christ.
Let every unnecessary expense be avoided. Bring the tithes into the storehouse, and let free-will offerings be made. In this way those who can not go as missionaries to foreign lands may act their part toward saving many who are perishing in the darkness of heathenism. When men and women are truly converted, they will not only be willing, but anxious to have a part in the saving of the lost.
Christ's life on earth was an object-lesson of the spirit that must possess those who would be faithful stewards of the grace of Christ. He traveled long distances that he might give temporal and spiritual blessings to those who needed both. He supplied the physical and spiritual needs of the multitudes who followed him. It is our privilege to unite with Christ in his work of mercy and benevolence. The weary and heavy laden are to be relieved by the message of truth. All who will humble their hearts before him and be converted, the Lord will use in his great purpose of salvation.
Never was there a time when it was more important that men and women discern present duty, nor a time when decisive action was more greatly needed, than now. My brethren and sisters, withhold not from God at this time that for which he is asking. Let your daily lives witness to the faith you profess. Do not feel that you must follow every prevailing fashion, but dress plainly and neatly; deny self that money may flow into the treasury for the advancement of the message.
When the eternal welfare of others means more to us than our present ease and enjoyment, we shall sacrifice in order to advance the work of God. The great object of Christ's mission—the salvation of perishing souls—will urge us to self-denial and sacrifice.
My brethren and sisters, your gold and silver is needed to carry the work effectively in the large cities. Will you not deny yourselves of needless things, and use the means thus saved for the progress of the work? The Lord will be pleased to see you moved to acts of self-denial; for thus you will show yourselves laborers together with him at this time when new doors are opening to the message. It was a most costly sacrifice that the Lord of heaven made in our behalf. His divine benevolence was stirred to its depths that the blessings lost to man by the fall might be restored. And “he that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?”
Upon every believer in present truth God has laid a work. This last message of warning is to be given in all our cities, large and small. This message is to be revived in the hearts of believers, that they may go forth to publish its warnings and instruction throughout the land. The evidences that have been given of the truthfulness of this message are to be repeated with power. Medical missionaries are to go forth; workers in every line are to proclaim, “Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.”
I am instructed to say to believers everywhere, Find your place. Do not stand questioning, but take hold of the work that you see waiting to be done. “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,” is Christ's commission to his followers to-day; and, he says, “I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.” I am thankful that some are being led out to work with intensity for the extension of the message of truth. I pray that their zeal may be tempered with wisdom, that the spirit of kindness and of consideration for the rights and privileges of others may be manifest in all their efforts.
Great is the need of consecrated workers who will bear to the world a livingtestimony of the truth and its power to transform the life. O for men who will stand in their lot and place to do the work that is essential to be done in giving the message to mankind! Soon we must render to God an account of the deeds done in the body. There is much earnest work to do. My brethren and sisters, proclaim the message of warning for this time, and show the blessedness resulting from obedience to all of God's commandments.

In Canaan’s Language

By Worthie Harris Holden

WORTHIE HARRIS HOLDEN
The tongue that blights with words of strife, Baptized, will breathe the words of life; The heart that voiced a soulless prayer Will fervent be when God is there; The lips that smite, instead of praise, Will glorify their Maker’s ways; And all life’s thoughts and words will be Imbued with heaven’s purity.
Ah, such must be when soon we stand To sing his praise in Beulah land! Ere we embark that shore to seek, In Canaan’s language we must speak; Our lesson book, the Word of God; Our teacher is our gracious Lord.
No tongue so stubborn but his love May teach it accents from above; No lip too stiff for molding well The tones that of his presence tell; No heart so base, no mind so vile, But God can purge them free from guile. Lord, let a mighty change be wrought In heart and mind, in word and thought.
Portland, Ore.

The Need of Prayer

By Chas. E. Sturdevant

CHAS. E. STURDEVANT
“And another angel came and stood it at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.”
A comment by Mrs. E. G. White on this text is as follows:—
“Let the individual Christians, the families, and the churches bear in mind that they are closely allied to heaven. The Lord has a special interest in his church militant here below. The angels who offer the smoke of the fragrant incense are ministering for the praying saints. Then let the evening prayers in every family rise steadily to heaven in the sunset hour, while these divine ministers are speaking before God, in our behalf, of the merits of the blood of a crucified and risen Saviour. The blood alone is efficacious. It alone can make propitiation for our sins. It is the blood of the only begotten Son of God that is of value to us, enabling us to draw nigh unto God; his blood alone that taketh away the sins of the world. Morning and evening the heavenly universe beholds every household that prays; and the angel with the incense, representing the blood of the atonement, finds access to God.”—“Week of Prayer Readings,” Dec. 23, 1897, page 5.
How precious are these thoughts! O for grace to profit by them! Let us follow them carefully, and not be of those spoken of in Jer. 10:25:—
“Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.”
The neglect of such daily religion as is in keeping with the above quotation and text is one of the chief causes of our worldly state and unfruitfulness.
Onarga, Ill.

Not Every One

By Mary Valliant Nowlin

MARY VALLIANT NOWLIN
“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;” but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” How many are saying, Lord, Lord, but how few are doing the will of God! Yet we are judgment-bound people, every one of us; soon, very soon, to meet the Searcher of all hearts, the Judge of all men.
Who is ready for that event? What is the condition of the soul? Has the blood of Christ been applied for its cleansing and purification? Let us examine ourselves daily, and daily call on the name of the Lord, that we may know his will.
This thought sometimes comes to me with force: Suppose God should at this time translate into his kingdom of glory the people called by his name. What kind of place would their presence make it? Would its glory be increased? Would it remain a heavenly place indeed? Could each of these new voices join readily with the voices of the dwellers in the heavenly land in songs of praise to God? Nothing that defiles can enter there—nothing unclean, no tongue that speaks evil or backbiting words, no heart that harbors vain or impure thoughts. Let us think of these things with fear and trembling, lest we come short of the glory God has prepared for us.
Dear reader, what do you think about it? Take a look at the community of professed Christians to which you belong. Would you like to go with them—just as you are, just as they are—and take up your abode in the kingdom of God, living with them forever in the close communion of the heavenly life? Would you be glad to meet them on the streets of the New Jerusalem? Could you greet them heartily, with a warm hand-clasp,—all of them,—or would you greet in this manner only those who were congenial, or whom it would be an honor to know? Remember the test in the judgment: “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
Come closer; take a look at your own household. Is it representing the heavenly household? What are you doing to make it like that home to which we all hope to go sooner or later, where all will be peace and harmony? Come still closer; look into your own heart. Look long, look close, look deep, until you see it as God sees it. Ask him that you may see it thus.
Beloved, are you ready to live in heaven, and to converse with angels? Would you talk with them as you do with those with whom you daily come in contact? The searching eye of God is soon to be turned on each and all of us, without Christ as mediator. Who is ready to stand? Are you? Am I?
Soon the sky will be aflame with the glory of the King of heaven and earth, coming to take his faithful children home to live with him forever; but the sinner he will cast into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Friend, are you ready for that day? If you are not ready, when are you going to get ready? To-morrow?—Nay, to-morrow may never come to you, or coming, may find your probation ended. “Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation.” In the name of the Lord Jesus, get ready. Do not wait for the fires of persecution to burn sin out of your heart. Seek earnestly that your barren life may be made green and flourishing with the heavenly fruits.
A man once said, “I will . . . build;” but God said, “Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee.” “Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.” “Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.”
Reader, let us, with clean hands and pure hearts, be ready to meet our Lord when he comes. Whether it be at evening, or in the morning, or at the cock-crowing, may he find us arrayed in his own spotless, faultless robe of righteousness, and may we go in with him to the place he has prepared for us, to come out no more forever.
Takoma Park, D. C.

To the Bereaved in the Lord

By A. SMITH

A. SMITH
It may be you have lost by death a beloved child, the sunshine of your home; or perhaps your mother, whom you loved with ardent devotion. In your great bereavement you are inconsolable. Life to you seems dark and desolate, and you long for its end that you may escape its great sorrow.
Whatever your degree of sorrow, “Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.” Jer. 31:16; Matt. 2:16-18; 1 Cor. 15:26.
Had your loved one been restored to life and health, the allurements of the world might have led her away from salvation. As it is, you have a precious jewel entrusted to the keeping of Jesus; and if you are faithful, the next scene will be the glad reunion in the near “by and by.”
Cheer up, bereaved one, the Lord bids you dry your tears. Come up out of the dingy, damp cellar of satanic unbelief filled with the cobwebs of sinful repining, into the light, free rooms above. Open the windows of your heart, and let the sunshine of Jesus’ love into your soul. Do not longer gather Satan’s weeds and thistles that offend the taste and pierce the hand; but gather the lovely flowers of God’s grace, the mementos of your paradise home, until your soul is filled with their aroma, and your character becomes responsive to their perfection and beauty.
Visit those who, like yourself, are walking through the dark valley of affliction. Speak a word of hope and good cheer. Gladden the sorrowing heart with songs of praise.
“There’ll be no dark valley when Jesus comes To gather his loved ones home.”
Grandville, Mich.

Good and Bad Literature

By F. M. W.

THIS is an age of literature. Books, magazines, and papers are to be found on every side. Every town of any size has a free circulating library. The question is not in being able to find something to read, but in being able to use wise discrimination in selecting from the great mass of material that which is profitable.
In daily reading and study, the Scriptures of truth, of course, should have the first place. Some time, preferably the early hours of the day, should be devoted to a careful study of the Word of God. There are several methods of study by which we may obtain a knowledge of the Bible: (a) Read it through by course, thus obtaining a knowledge of its whole historical setting. (b) Study it by subjects, comparing scripture with scripture, bringing together, by the use of the concordance and other means, what the Bible writers have said upon various questions. (c) Book study. It is an excellent practise to sit down and read an entire book through at one sitting. We obtain a knowledge of the argument; we see the discourse in all its bearings, in a way that we never could by reading two or three chapters at a time. (d) Verse study. It is necessary sometimes to camp by a verse of Scripture and study it in all of its bearings and relations, viewing it from different standpoints, even as the student of nature studies the habits and ways of some bird or animal of the forest. In this way we may store up in our minds many precious promises contained in the Scriptures of truth, promises which will come to us with comfort and assurance in hours of loneliness or trial.
In addition to a knowledge of the Scriptures, we should become acquainted with the writings of the spirit of prophecy. Those excellent books, “Great Controversy,” “Patriarchs and Prophets,” “Desire of Ages,” “Testimonies for the Church,” Vols. I-IX, and other books of this character should be read and studied by all. Our own denominational papers, as far as possible, should be found in every family. Every Seventh-day Adventist should keep in touch with the progress and needs of this great movement.
Then there are scores of valuable books on science, history, travel, missionary biography, etc., which will be found instructive and inspiring, especially to the younger members of the household. It is to be deplored that in many homes this excellent class of books and literature to which we have referred, is lacking. Instead, the latest novel or story-paper is in evidence. Hours are spent pouring over the daily newspaper, reading the latest murder sensation or scandal trial. Many, when asked to purchase books of merit and value, books which would prove a strong molding factor in the home, plead poverty.
We do not speak against all use of the daily newspaper. It affords a valuable medium of exchange in the world’s happenings at the present time. And yet it must be confessed that there is much found in the daily prints, the influence of which is positively demoralizing, particularly to the younger members of the family.
Upon parents rests the responsibility of determining what should be read by their children. If they bring or permit to be brought into the home circle literature of a light, trashy, or sensational character, truly they are responsible before God for the education which is given to their children in the mold and influence which this class of reading will have on their lives. Some homes carefully guard their children’s associations, but fail to guard their reading. One is quite as pernicious as the other. It is questionable if a child will obtain more injury from evil associations on the street than from reading much of the sensational literature which is being circulated to-day. Both avenues should be carefully guarded by the watchful parent.
Life is too short and time too precious for us to fill our minds with that which is not worth while. We should seek to build strong, sturdy characters. We should seek to develop both in ourselves and in our children, pure, sober minds. This can be done only by turning the thoughts into right channels, by guarding the avenues of instruction which come to us. We become like that about which we think. We are changed into the spirit and character of that which we read and study. While in our care to provide for the physical necessities of our homes, we place before our boys and girls proper physical food, let us not neglect that which is of far more importance, supplying proper food for their mental and spiritual natures. “If any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.” This is the testimony of inspired revelation, and it applies to the provision for the cultivation of the mind and for meeting the needs of the higher nature, as well as to the provision for the physical and temporal necessities. One great means which Satan is using to engulf the world to-day, and particularly to draw the young from the path of rectitude, leading them to forget God, is the perusal of evil literature. Recognizing his purpose, let us seek by God’s help to safeguard our loved ones.
F. M. W.
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