    VOLUME =vIIl                               SEPTE~SBER 15, 1962 - GRAND  F~PIDS,  MICHIGAN                                NUMBER 21


                                                                                Behind every thought, word and deed lies that heart of

          MEDIYATION                                                        ours and at that exact point starts your life and your walk.
                                                                       i    As the heart is so will the walk be. Your heart therefore

                                                                            also determines where you ultimately will go. We can see

                 FOLLOWERS OF GOD                                           that now in the direction my heart is going. If your heart is
                                                                            heavenly minded and God-centered, you are traveling to
          Be ye thwrfore  followws  oj God, as dea.r  clddrm;
                                                                            heaven. If you are hateful as the devil in your heart, you are
      a,na!  walk  in love, as Chist also ha.tlll  loved' ais, a.&  bath
     given. Hiwdj  fog us, mz off wing ad a. sacvifi.ce to God              traveling to hell. Your heart will find you out in the day
     for a szveetmwlling  mvow.                 - Ephesians 5 : 1, 2        when, the Lord shall turn the hearts of man &side  out, and

   Three questions present themselves here : What is a man's                then it will be clearly shown whether heaven fitted            all
                                                                                                                                        you 

walk; what is the meaning of Save  ; and what does it mean                  your days on earth, or whether hell was your fitting dwelling

to walk in love ?                                                           place, even while you walked on earth with a smile on your

   A man's walk is l& life. The Greek word here means to                    face.

walk about. In a thousand places, the Bible refers to .our                      Secondly, your walk also comprises your actions, actions

life as our walk, our conversation, our way or our path.                    of speech and actions of works. We may  put it this way:

   And mark you well, not our life only as it becomes mani-                 Your walk is your life as it starts in the heart and bears

fest in our acts and works, because that is the least important             &uit in word and deecl, in reiation to all and everything that

of our life. That part of life is very deceiving. A man is often            lneets  you on the way. That is your walk.

not as he reveals himself. 0 no, but we are liars from our                      The second question we were to ask ourselves is : what is

youth, all of us ! Often we have a smile on .the face but a                 love ?

curse in the heart! You cannot trust the face, the speech,                      In general we may say that God is love. The Bible has

the hands and feet of man. Especially is this true when you                 said so very simply and beautifully. And in Col. 3 :14 love

are speaking of a concept such as love !- To walk in love                   is called the bond of perfectness. And in Col. 22  we read

means first of all something entirely different from action and             of being knit together in love. Love is there the state of being

speech. This becomes still more evident when we note the                    knit together. The same idea therefore as when love is called

connection of the text. We must be kind and forgiving to one                a bond. If .we  put these two thoughts together, namely, the

another and thus become imitators of God. Now, forgiving is                 bond of perfectness and the being knit together, we come to

not first of all a matter of action and words, but it is very               the conclusion that love is a cleaving, a being .knit together

definitely a questi.on  of the thoughts of the heart!                       in the sphere of perfection. If we love a body we have an

   First, therefore, your walk is your life as you live it                  inmost desire to be united to that body, we seek that body

from the heart. You may say that as your  heart is so you                   and cleave to it. Thus there is a cleaving, a being bound

are. If you are hateful in the heart and bear an ugly grudge                together in God, for He is called Love. It is the very essence

against ydur fellow-men dr your God, you are a hater, no                    of the Covenant GoCi  for love is the bond of perfectness.

matter how sweet your smile may be and no mat& liow                             Now, to walk in love certainly means that this bond of

honeyed your words may sound. As the heart is, so is the                    perfectness must dwell in our hearts. In other words, God

man. And from the heart are the issues of life.                             must dwell in our hearts, must be seated on the throne of my

   Moreover, we have to do with God first of all. And His                   heart if I am going to walk in love. Therefore, it can only be

Word tells us that He does not accept the face of man. No,                  done by those that are the beloved children of God. To give

but He trieth the hearts and beholdeth every man's heart to                 this injunction to a 6hild of the devil is nonsense. How could

see of what kind it is. You cannot keep your heart hidden                   a man that is full of hate love God and his neighbour `r

from Him even if you tried. He knows all our heart and                          Do you not see that the admonition of the text is a direct

the secrets within.                                                         appeal to the wonderful work of God's Holy Spirit in the heart


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of God's people? Paul says to the Ephesians : You are children          He beholds the sheep in the palms of the Father's hands. And

of God, much beloved from all eternity. As such the love of             that image is wonderful and glorious. And it is His very

God, that is, God Himself lives in your hearts. And for that            work to make us as we are in those hands of the Father.
reason I come to you, Ephesians, and admonish you: live                    Therefore, when the holiness and the righteousness of the
from the heart out of the principle of love, love towards God           Father demanded satisfaction for the sin and the guilt of His
and love towards the brethren.                                          sheep, the clinging, knittin g and cleaving love of God kept

                              * * 8 *                                   Him united to His sheep in their misery. We heai of it in
                                                                        Isaiah's prophecy: In all their afflictions He was afflicted.
        But we know that such wonderful life is not in harmony          Christ proved His love for His sheep in that He became an
with every day life of reality. We find hatred and malice               offering and a sacrifice for them.
and strife, also in the church of God. We are sinners even                 Sacrifice and offering are the two words that tell us of
after we are born of God. There is but a very small principle           the terrible suffering of Christ, in the body and in the soul,
of that new love of God. For the Christians are not as yet              for time and for the taste of a suffering that is eternal.
perfected. But in spite of all that, we would maintain that
                                                                           And therein is the love of God manifested, shown to us,
whenever you do not walk in love as outlined above, you
                                                                        namely, that Jesus willingly gave Himself to be an offering
are very miserable and your heart will tell you that you live
                                                                        and a sacrifice for us.
not in harmony with the God you. worship. The principle of
                                                                           That is our exampie.
the walk in love which is found in the meanest Christian is

       strong that it permeates your every endeavour, be it ever           Look strongly on Jesus and see how He loved us, dying
SO 

so far removed from the glorious ideal of my text. And when-            the accursed death for the elect while they were yet sinners,
ever you depart from the golden road of love of God you                 while some of them still hated Him, one of them even denying
will notice it and you will deplore it in a grieving heart.             Him with an oath.

        Therefore, Christians, whether you be strong or weak,              Look strongly at Jesus and begin to try and measure the
attend to this : because of the very sin that besets you every          length and the breadth and the depth of that love as shown
day, this admonition must be preached and preached again                at Calvary. So that you may emulate it in your life of love
and again. Its beautiful ideal must be dinned into our ears             and lovingkindness. For that is the whole thrust of the verse.

from morning to night so that we may haply  convert our-                   And why do we do that as Christians ?

selves by the Lord's grace over and in us from all the                     The text says : "unto God a sweetsmelling savour."
hatred of the devil which is ever remaining against our will               That ii why Christ gave Himself for us a sacrifice and
in            until our dying hour.
       us                              Therefore Christians. be fol-    offering. He became through all that labour  of His soul a
lowers of God, walk in love, because you are beloved children           sweetsmelling savour to God, His Father.
of God!
                                                                           When we hate one another we surely are no sweetsmelling
        And for our comfort and emulation the Lord has given            savour to God. In such things the name of God is slandered.
us a wonderful example of such walk in love. Read the text :            And thus we are living contrary to the purpose of our
as Christ hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an               creation and our regenerition.  The purpose why God created
offering and a sacrifice to God!                                        man on the earth is that He might be glorified in him.
        Attend unto the real meaning of this stupendous truth:             And now we know, that God will be glorified whether we
Christ hath loved us ! Well, that means that Christ is knit             praise Him and love our brethren-or not. He is glorified in
together with the persons who are called "us"  in the text.             our damnation as well as in our salvation. See the example

        How rich is that commentary of the Word of God of that          of Pharaoh: For this purpose, saith God, have I raised thee

concept. Christ hath loved             That does not mean that HZ
                                  LE.                                   up, that I might show My power in thee, and that My name

loved everyone. For He did not. Note how Christ Himself                 might be declared throughout all the earth. But the point of

speaks of this truth in His high-priestly prayer : I in them            the text is this : The children of God must love ! God is

and Thou in Me, that they may be made perfect in one! He                glorified in His children in that they are His image-

tells us that He received His people from the Father, because           bearers ! Therefore, He admonishes them to love! Answer

they were His. He tells us that He prays for them, not for the          the question for yourselves: do I love God and my brethren

world. Surely, Jesus loves the elect of the Father that are             for His name's sake ? If you do, you are a beloved child of

given to Him into His safekeeping.                                      God : and if you do not : you are still in your sins and living

        And He has proved that love.                                    from the motive of hatred and malice of the devil. And may

        In history the children of God that were the beloved from       God have mercy on your soul!
all eternity, became children of wrath even as the others.                  Why did Jesus give Himself for His people an offering
We hated God, even as we hated His Son. And we showed                   and a sacrifice ?

that hatred in all our hearts and minds and ways. But Jesus                 It was because He wanted to be unto God a sweetsmelling

ever saw the image of the Father in His sheep. Christ has a             savour. That is the same as goodpleasure. The Lord God

view of the sheep, the elect, which is beautiful and glorious.          was pleased when He saw Himself in the Saviour giving


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               ACTS OF SYNOD - 1962                                                     Rev. G. Vos


   The Acts of the 1962 Synod of the Protestant Reformed                    EDITORIALS -

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                                                                            CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH -
                Notice of Annual Meeting                                          The Church and the Sacraments 494

                                 o f   t h e                                             Rev. H. Veldman

 R E F O R M E D   F R E E   P U B L I S H I N G   A S S O C I A T I O N
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          In the Hope Protestant Reformed Church                                         Rev. H. C. Hoeksema

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                                                                                    Ecumenicism           (continued)             . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ..~...................  498
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                                                                       universalistic explanation of salvation and his false theory of
II           EDBTORIALS                                   -------II    reprobation) or whether we can never explain it, this must
                                                                       above all be emphasized, there is no unrighteousness with

                                                                       God !
 Election and Reprobation According to Barth                                  2. That, according to the text, Paul lets God speak. He

      As we remarked before, the next chapter of Barth's Dog-          does not make an attempt to give his own answer to the ques-

matics deals with the Church. And under this main heading,             tion. Let           remember that the question was occasioned by
                                                                                    us 

he first discusses the subject : Israel and the Church. Besides,       what was said in vs. 13 : "As it is written, Jacob have I

under the same heading he treats, what would seem to be                loved, but Esau have I hated." This, according to Paul, might

only remotely connected with the subject of the Church: The            easily give rise to the question : Is God arbitrary : Is there un-
judgment and the mercy (erbarmen) of God, The heard and                righteousness with Him? And this question is answered by

the believed promise of God, and, finally The passing and              God Himself. God Himself says that it is His sovereign free-

the coming man.                                                        dom to love the one and to hate the other. "For he saith to

      It was not my purpose originally to include in our discus-       Moses."       Notice, by the way, that Paul here refers to Scrip-

sion Barth's conception of the Church since this hardly is             ture. To say that the Scripture says something is to say the

connected with our chief subject: Election and Reprobation             same thing as what God says. But what must be emphasized

according to Barth. However, under the heading: The Judg-              in this connection is that it is not Paul but God that speaks.

ment and the Mercy of God, there occurs a rather long dis-             This is, evidently, forgotten by Barth. He offers his own

cussion of Romans 9-l 1. To part of this we must call your             explanation and answer to the question: `<Is  there then un-

attention and especially to ch. 9:14-l%  These verses read             righteousness with God ?".

as follows :                                                                  3. Notice, too, that Barth does not interpret vs. 15 at all,

      "What shall we say then ? Is there unrighteousness with          but simply tries to fit it into his own false philosophy of

God? God forbid. For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy              reprobation. He uses. the text as if it merely stated that God

on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on               is merciful and has compassion. But this is exactly not the

whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him that             meaning of the text. What the text means to. emphasize is

willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth              not that He is merciful and compassionate, which is, of

mercy.    For the Scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this          course, perfectly true in itself, but that He is sovereignly free

purpose I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in                to show his mercy and compassion to whomsoever He will,

thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all                that is, to the elect in distinction from the reprobate. Was

the earth. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have                not the question: "Is there then unrighteousness with God,"

mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth."                                 occasioned by what was stated in vs. 13 : "Jacob have I

      How does Barth explain these verses ? How, according             loved but Esau have I hated." Well, then, vs. 15 is a partial

to him, does it become evident that there is no unrighteous-           answer to the question that was proposed. And the answer

ness with God ? As I understand him (and I think I do), he             is : It is my sovereign right to be merciful and compassionate

reasons as follows: God, according to vs. 15 is a God of               to whomsoever I will and that, too, in distinction from others

mercy. He is full of compassion. He is merCifu1  to all men            to whom I will not be merciful and compassionate. This

although this does not become immediately revealed. How-               meaning of the text Barth conveniently forgets. He simply

ever, this does become revealed in the sending of His Son,             twists Scripture into the frame of his own thinking.

Jesus Christ, into th.e flesh, in the fact, especially, that this             4. This is emphasized in vs. 16: "So  then it is not of

Son in human nature takes all our sins and our reprobation             him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that

upon Himself and removes them forever for all men, that all            sheweth mercy." What, we ask, is not of him that willeth

this becomes evident in Christ's resurrection and exaltation.          nor of him that runneth? The answer is in the text itself:

This is, according to Barth, the answer to the question: `(IS          the mercy of God. In other words, salvation from sin and

there unrighteousness with God?"                                       death and the becoming heirs of eternal glory is absolutely

      However, let us note that this is Barth's answer, not God's      from God alone. That this is not of the will of man nor

as it is in the text. And notice:                                      dependent upon any activity on his part, was also clearly

      1. That, according to the text, Paul does not give his           expressed in vss. 11 and 12 : "For the children being not yet

own answer to the question: "Is there unrighteousness with             born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose

God." That was, indeed, implied in the question as it was              of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of

proposed by man. The question was : "What shaI1  2ere  say             him that calleth: It was said unto her, The elder shall serve

then. Shall we say that there is unrighteousness with God."            the younger."

And Paul's answer was, first of all, an emphatic and                          5. But, even as in vss. 15 and 16 the idea of election

unqualified :    "God forbid !"    This means, of course, that,        stands on the foreground, so in vss. 17 and 18 reprobation is

whether we are able to explain this or not, we must and can            emphasized. And again also these verses are an answer to

never say anything of the kind. Whether we are able to ex-             the question : "Is there then unrighteousness with God 2"

plain this (as Barth attempts to do and that, too, by his              And again, it is not Paul that answers the question, but God


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Himself : "For the Scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for            ticular`form of words to be recited by any group of the Amer-
this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew           ican people on any subject touching religion. The third stanza
my power in thee, and that my name might be declared                 of `The Star Spangled Banner,' made our National Anthem

throughout all the earth. Therefore hath he mercy on whom            by Congress, contains these verses:

he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth."                  " `Blessed with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
   Especially the last verse is extremely difficult for Barth          : Praise the pow'r  that hath made and preserved us a nation !

with his absurd theory of reprobation to explain. However,            Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,

he makes an attempt at it.                                               And this be our motto `in God is our Trust'."
   How he does this we hope to see next time, D.V.         H.H.          "In 1954 Congress added a phrase to the Pledge of Alle-

                                                                     giance to the Flag so that it now contains the words `one

                                                                     nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.'

                                                                     In 1952 Congress enacted legislation calling upon the Pres-

                                                                     ident each year to proclaim a National Day of Prayer. Since

                                                                     1865 the words `IN GOD WE TRUST' have been impressed

         As To Prayer In Public Schools                              on our coins.

                                                                         "Countless similar examples could be listed, but there is

    In my last editorial on the above mentioned subject I            no need to belabor the obvious. It was all summed           by the
                                                                                                                              up 
quoted the majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court which          Court just ten years ago in a single sentence: `We are a

was written by Justice Black.                                        religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme

   There was also a minority opinion which was written by            Being.' . . . .

Justice Stewart and which reads as follows :                             "I do not believe that this Court, or the Congress, or the

   "With all respect, I think the Court has misapplied a             President has by the actions and practices I have mentioned

great constitutional principle. I cannot see how an `official        established an `official religion' in violation of the Constitution.

religion' is established by letting those who want to say a          And I do not believe the State of New York has done so in

prayer say it. On the contrary, I think that to deny the wish        this case. What each has done has been to recognize and to

of those school children to join in reciting this prayer is to       follow the deeply entrenched and highly cherished spiritual

deny them the opportunity of sharing in the spiritual heritage       traditions of our Nation-traditions which come down to us

of our nation.                                                       from those who almost two hundred years ago avowed their

   "The Court's historical review of the quarrels over the           `firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence' when

Book of Common Prayer throws no light for me on the issue            they proclaimed the freedom and independence of this brave

before us in this case. England had then and has now an              new world.

established church. Equally unenlightening, I think, is the              "I dissent."
history of the early establishment and later rejection of an                                    :c *    * *

official  church in our own States. For we deal here not                 These, then are the majority and minority opinions of the

with the establishment of a state church, but with whether           Supreme Court of the U.S. on the question whether in the

school children who want to begin their day by joining in            public schools of New York a certain prayer may be offered

prayer must be prohibited from doing so.                             at the beginning of each school session.

   "I think the Court's task, in this as in all other areas of           And what must be our opinion ? We cannot agree with

constitutional adjudication, is not responsibly aided, by the        either the majority or the minority opinion.

uncritical invocation of metaphors like the `wall of separation,'        Logically, of course, given that the education of our chil-

a phrase nowhere to be found in the Constitution. What is            dren is at all the business of the State or of the government,

relevant to the issue here is not the history of an established      the majority report or opinion is correct. This is especially

church in sixteenth century England or in eighteenth cen-            true in view of the fact that five parents protested against the

tury America, but the history of religious traditions of our         introduction of this prayer in the class-room of the public

people, reflected in countless practices of the institutions and     school. I do not know whether the protest was against the

officials of our government.                                         introduction of the particular prayer that was proposed or

    "At the opening of each day's Session of our Court we            against the introduction of all prayer in the class-room. If I

stand, while one of our officials invokes the protection of God.     had been one of the protestants, I would have voiced my ob-

Since the days of John Marshall our Crier has said, `God save        jection, not only against this particular prayer, but against

the United States and this Honorable Court.' Both the                all prayer and, in fact, against the introduction of all "reli-

Senate and the House of Representatives open their daily             gion" in the public schools however difficult this might ap-

Sessions with prayer. Each of our Presidents, from George            pear to be. And this is the opinion of the majority of the

Washington to John F. Kennedy, has upon assuming his                 Supreme Court. Hence I say that, granted education is the

oflice asked the protection and help of God.                         business of the State or of the government, this opinion is

   "The Court today says that the state and federal govern-          correct.

ments are without constitutional power to prescribe any par-                               (Continued on page 504)


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                                                                       made with man, does not herein consist that we by faith, in

                                                                       as much as it accepts the merits of Christ, are justified before

                                                                       God and saved, but in the fact that God having revoked the

                                                                       demand of perfect obedience of faith, regards faith itself and

                                                                       the obedience of faith, although imperfect, as the perfect obe-

                                                                       dience of the law, and does esteem it worthy of the reward of
                           CHAPTER IV
                                                                       eternal life through grace. For these contradict the Scriptures :

                     OF JUSTIFICATION                                  `Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption
                                                                       that is in Christ Jesus ; whom God set forth to be a propitia-

                            (Continued)                                tion through faith in his blood,' Rom. 3 :24,  25. And these

                                                                       proclaim, as did the wicked Socinus, a new and strange

                                                                       justification of man before God, against the consensus of the

       Faith is certainly not the ground or part of the ground of      whole church."

our righteousness before God. It is not another work. That                Especially in the last quoted article, in which the grievous

this is the relationship is, however, virtually the view of all        error of the Socinians, which was followed by the Arminians,

that deny the vicarious nature of the suffering of Christ, of          is exposed, it is plain that faith is presented as a work of mau

His satisfaction and atonement. Thus, for instance, the gov-           acceptable to God. It is not faith in the merits of Christ by

ernmental theory maintains that Christ died not to atone and           which we are justified before God, but faith as a work and

to pay for all the sins of all the elect, but as a setting forth of    the works of faith, though they are imperfect in themselves,

the justice and righteousness of God as an expression of what          are regarded by God as perfect obedience and worthy of

God might justly do to all sinners. And if they acknowledge            eternal life. That all this is contrary to the plain teaching of

the justice of God and repent, then God is satisfied because           Scripture is very evident. It denies both the satis-

His moral government of the world is maintained and vindi-             faction and vicarious atonement of our Lord Jesus Christ

cated in the consciences of men, and He freely forgives them           and salvation by pure grace as over against all work and

their iniquity. It is plain .that according to this view faith         merit of man.

becomes a work, a meritorious work of man, rather than the                According to others, the relation between justification

complete reliance upon the righteousness of Christ. The Ar-            and faith is such that we are righteous before God in part,

minians, who deny particular atonement, that is, the truth             at least, because of the fruits of our good works, which are

that Christ died only for the elect, and who, for that reason,         accomplished by faith. This is the Roman Catholic position.

must ultimately deny vicarious atonement altogether, present           Christ merited for us the gift of faith. And a living faith

this view of the relation between faith and justification, at least    brings forth good works. Because of those good works, the

in principle. That this is true is plain from the Canons of            works of faith, we are justified. We must call attention to

Dordrecht, II, B, 2-4. There we read that the Synod rejects            that well-known passage in James 2 :14-26, upon which this

the errors `of those : "Who teach : That it was not the purpose        view of the relation between faith and justification is chiefly

of the death of Christ that he should confirm the new covenant         based. Apparently James teaches here indeed that man is

of grace through his blood, but only that he should acquire for        justified by works, that is, by the works of faith. The pas-

the Father the mere right to establish with man such a cov-            sage is rather long, but nevertheless I will quote it in full:

enant as he might please, whether of grace or of works. For            "What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hat11

this is repugnant to Scripture, which teaches that Christ has          faith, and have not works ? can faith save him? If a brother

become the Surety and Mediator of a better, that is, the new           or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of

covenant, and that a testament is of force where death has                     unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and
                                                                       you say 

occurred. Heb. 7 :22;  9 :15, 17.                                      filled ; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which

       "Who teach: That Christ by his satisfaction merited             are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith,

neither salvation itself for anyone, nor faith, whereby this           if it hath not works, is dead, being-alone. Yea, a man may

satisfaction of Christ unto salvation is effectually appropri-         say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith

ated; but that he merited for the Father only the authority            without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my

or the perfect will to deal again with man, and to prescribe           works. Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest

new conditions as he might desire, obedience to which, how-            well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou

ever, depended on the free will of man, so that it therefore           know, 0 vain man, that faith without works is dead ? Was

might have come to pass that either none or all should fulfill         not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had

these conditions.    For these adjudge too contemptuously of           offered Isaac his son, upon the altar ? Seest thou how faith

the death of Christ, do in no wise acknowledge the most im-            wrought with his works, and by works was faith made per-

portant fruit or benefit thereby gained, and bring again. out          fect? And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham

of hell the Pelagian error.                                            believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness :

       "Who teach : That the new covenant of grace, which God          and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then how that

the Father, through the mediation of the death of Christ,              by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. Likewise


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also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she            have works."      At the same time he repudiates the implied
had received the messengers, and had sent them out another            separation of faith and works. He means to say: "But thou
way 7 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith            objectest that thou wilt gladly let me have my works if thou
without works is dead also."                                          only canst keep the faith. But I answer that thou wilt have

    Apparently James teaches here indeed that man is justi-           to show me that thou possessest the true and living faith at
fied by works, that is, by the works of faith. He asks, first         all by thy works: otherwise thy faith is no faith at all, and
of all, a question:."What  doth it profit, my brethren, though        is dead."    And the illustration of the faith which the devils
a man say he hath faith, and have not works ? can faith save          have, and tremble, evidently refers to nothing but a factual
him ?" Again, in verse 17, he makes the statement : "Even             faith in one God, which is the very opposite of the knowledge
so faith, if it bath  not works, is dead, being alone." Once          and confidence of true faith. From all this it should be plain
more, in verse 21 he asks the question: "Was not Abraham              that James is not writing about saving faith at all, but about
our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his          a mere intellectual assent to the truth. And such a so-called
son upon the altar ?" And again, in verse 25 he refers to the         faith has no saving power. The work of a living faith is the
example of Rahab the harlot, stating that she was "justified          knowledge of and confidence in the God of our salvation in
by works, when she had received the messengers, and had               Christ Jesus our Lord. And faith - a true and living faith -
sent them out another way." And in verse 24 he concludes              is the tie that binds us to Christ. Faith is the power that
from the whole passage that a man is justified by works, and          unites us to Him. For remember that in Christ alone are
not by faith only.                                                    all the benefits of salvation. Objectively, Christ merited all
                                                                      the blessings of salvation by coming into the flesh, by walking
    Now we must observe, first of all, that if this were really
                                                                      for three years in the midst of men and instructing them in
the teaching of James, he stands in flat contradiction with the
                                                                      the things concerning the kingdom of God, but especially also
apostle Paul. For Paul always emphasizes that we are justi-
                                                                      by His suffering all His life, and again, especially by His
fied by faith alone, and not by works. And we certainly must
                                                                      suffering on the cross. And that His work of salvation and
maintain that Scripture camlot  be in flat contradiction with
                                                                      of suffering especially on the cross was perfect became evi-
itself.
                                                                      dent in His resurrection and exaltation. Now when Christ
    But let us look a little closer at the passage just quoted        ascended into heaven, and when He sat on the right hand of
from James. If we do so, it will at once become evident that          God, He obtained the Spirit. And by that Spirit He entered
James does not draw a contrast between faith and works ; nor          into all His people, both in heaven and on earth. And the
does he mean to teach that a man is not justified by faith.           tie that unites His people with Himself, and that therefore
But rather he makes a sharp distinction between a living faith        receives all the benefits of salvation, is faith, the living faith
and a dead faith. He does not mean to contradict that a man           in Christ Jesus our Lord. If we bear this in mind, it ought
is justified by faith, but he opposes the pretention of him           to be very plain that James is not writing about saving faith
who claims that he has the faith without manifesting a true           at all, but about a mere intellectual assent to the truth. And
and living faith in the works of it. That this is true is evident,    such a mere intellectual assent has no saving power. The
first of all, from the passage in James 2 :14-17. When James          work of a living faith, we repeat, is the knowledge and con-
asks the question in the last part of verse 14, "Can faith save       fidence in the God of our salvation. It is the tie which unites
him ?" he does not have in mind the true and-  living faith,          us to Christ. It is the power whereby we cling to Christ
but a faith which a man says or professes to have. It is a            crucified and raised from the dead, and, through Him, the
mere intellectual assent, a dead faith, that produces, therefore,     complete reliance upon God, Who justifies the ungodly. And
no works whatsoever. The question is: what is the proper              such a living faith has its fruit in repentance, sorrow after
work of faith? And the answer must be, according to Scrip-            God, a hearty conversion from sin unto holiness, and all the
ture: faith is the work of God by which a sinner clings to            manifestations of the works of faith.
Christ as the revelation of the God of our salvation. Such               This is the point which is illustrated by the example of
faith is indeed saving. But faith which a man claims to have,         Abraham's faith in the quotation which we made from James
but which is nothing more than a mere intellectual assent, is,        2. The faith of Abraham, thus James teaches, was made
as far as the result is concerned, just as vain as the illustra-      perfect by works. But the question. is : by what work ? It is
tion of the man who says to his destitute and empty brother,          striking that as an example of the work of faith which Abra-
"Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving him           ham performed James refers to his offering        of Isaac - not
                                                                                                                    up 
food or clothing. Just as this mere statement profits the             to any works of the law, therefore, and not to any meritorious
brother nothing, so mere intellectual faith, which is not re-         act whereby he became righteous before God. But he refers to
liance on the God of our salvation in Christ, cannot save.            the sacrifice of Isaac as the sole illustration of the faith that
Remember that faith is not only knowledge, knowledge of               was made perfect by works. By this act Abraham revealed
God in Christ; but it is also true confidence, by which we            that even after he had first hoped against hope, he still clung
absolutely rely on the God of our salvation.                          to God, Who could raise the dead and completely fulfill His

    In verse 18 James evidently addresses the supposed                promise.     That faith was imputed to Abraham for righteous-

speaker or objector in these words : `<Thou  hast faith, and I        n e s s .                                                   H.H.


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                                                                          of God and substituting their word for His. It was a sin

                                                                          that could not be overlooked or ignored. It was a sin that

                                                                          could not go unpunished. As they had so often announced

                                                                          the judgment of God upon Israel for the sin of the people,

                      The Death of Aaron                                  so with the same measure their sin also had to be judged.

            And the LORD spake  unto Moses a.nd  Aarm in                  To have exempted' them from punishment would have made
         Mmmf HOT,*  by the coa..st of the land of EdowL,  Sa.y&g,        God a respecter of persons. This He could not be.

            AJason  shall be ga.thel-ed  unto his people: for he shall        Even more painful was this punishment for Moses and
         not enter i&o the land wh?:clz  I hve girucn  unto the           Aaron because the time had come for Israel to move on to-
         children of Ismel, became ye rebelled ag&st my word
        at the water of &Iei-ibaS7~..           Numbers 20 :23, 24        ward the promised land. It was for this that they had lived
       It was a stringent measure of judgment that fell to Moses          in hope since as little children they had sat in the home of
and Aaron at the waters of Meribah. They had disobeyed                    faithful Amram  and Jocabed. For it they had expended the
the commandment of the Lord. To them it had seemed a                      strength of their lives, resisting both the wicked hatred of
matter of discretion. When the people had murmured rebei-                 Pharaoh and the murmuring unfaithfulness of the people. For
liously for lack of water, God had commanded them to go                   forty years they had patiently waited while the older, rebel-
out into the wilderness and to speak to the rock there. They              lious generation died in the wilderness, and all the time they
had felt that this was much too lenient. To them it seemed                had been left to believe that with Joshua and Caleb they would
important that there should be at least a sign of judgment                be allowed to enter in. And now just when the time was ripe
condemning the people for their sin and warning them of the               this entrance was denied. Nor were they allowed to forget the
wrath of God. It was this that moved Moses when he ap-                    promise toward which the people were heading. They were
proached the rock to strike the rock in anger rather than                 still the leaders of the nation. Upon them fell the responsibil-
speaking to it as God had commanded. It was a great sin.                  ity of preparing to enter Canaan and of leading them on the
Regardless of how good their intentions might seem to have                way, even while they knew that they themselves would not
been, they had perverted the way of God. For men in their                 be allowed to enter in. Daily their failure in service was
position of leadership and influence, it was inexcusable. With            brought again before their minds. They were unworthy of
quick justice God pronounced the verdict, "Because ye be-                 entering Canaan. To the people it was a warning of the
lieved me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of              seriousness of sin.

Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the              Continuing faithfully in his labors, Moses addressed a
                                                :
land which I have given them."                                            message unto the king of Edom requesting permission to pass

    For Moses and Aaron there was no more painful verdict                 through his land. Because this was the seed of Esau, Jacob's

that could be given.      As children of the covenant, all of their       brother and Isaac's son, Israel was forbidden to fight with

lives had been spent in the hope of the land of promise. Even             them at this time. It was a friendly request that Moses sent.

more, the last forty years of their lives had been spent in               "Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail

working for the fulfillment of that hope. No one had been                 that hath befallen us, and our father: how our fathers went

more tireless in encouraging the people to hold to the faith-             down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in E,gypt a long time ;

fulness of God in confidence that He would give them the                  and the E,gyptians  vexed us, and our fathers : and when we

land of Canaan. When, while standing at the very entrance                 cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel,

to the land of Canaan, all the people had rebelled and refused            and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are

to enter in, they had been of the few that had remained faith-            in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border : let us pass,

ful. And now just as the entrance was to be realized, they                I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through

were being deprived of the privilege so dear to their hearts.             the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of

   We are not given the details, but we do know that a                    the water of the wells ; we will go by the king's high way, we
number of times Moses petitioned the Lord if this verdict                 will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have
might not be changed. It was to no avail. The jud,gent of                 passed thy borders."

God had been given and could not be reversed. The sin                        With Edom, however, there was no sympathy for Moses'

which Moses and Aaron had committed was a great sin,                      request. It was true that they were brothers with Israel

greater than might at first be thought. The seriousness of                through Isaac; but for Israel they held no love. They were

their offense derived from the positions which they filled.               true children of their father Esau. The underlying desire of

Both Moses and Aaron, each in `his own official capacity,                 Esau's life had always been to prove that he could get along

stood as a representative of God before the people and as a               without the aid of the God upon which his fathers Isaac and

type of Jesus Christ. Their words and deeds were sealed                   Abraham had always relied. He had been a proud man who

by the authority of God before' the people. When therefore                had always hated God and hated his brother Jacob of his

they agreed together to present to the people something differ-           covenant relation with God. This hatred he passed on to

ent than God had commanded under the official seal of their               his children. Thus the message of Moses which was actually

offices, they became guilty of placing themselves in the place            intended to create sympathy in the Edomites, based on the


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mutual relationship of their fathers to the God of Abraham,       my word at the water of Meribah. Take Aaron and Eleazar

only aroused the old animosities anew. The answer they gave       his son,, and bring them up unto Mount Hor. And strip

was brief, "Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against    Aaron of his garments and put them upon Eleazar his son;

thee with the sword."                                             and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die

    To Moses and the children of Israel this answer came as       t    h    e    r    e    .    "

a shock. They could not understand the deep seated hatred              Obediently the three men commanded by God took their

that smoldered on in the hearts of the Edomites. All they         departure from the camp and together ascended the mount.

could imagine was that the Edomites were afraid that the          It was a sad journey that they took. Even the people in the

children of Israel would damage their land. Once again they       camp, although they had not been told what was to happen,

sent their messengers with their promises. "We will go by         could not help but feel that there was something very ominous

the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water,          in what was taking place. The fact that Aaron wore the rich

then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing      robes of. his high priestly office implied that what was to

else, go through on my feet."                                     happen was important, and the steps of the three men making

    The laconic reply came back, "Thou shalt not go through."     their way up the mountain could hardly help but betray that

Even more to support their reply, the Edomites sent forth         there was no joy or promise in what was to take place. But

their armies to see that Israel did not trespass upon their       the concern of the people in their ignorance could not begin

land. It was a strong band of experienced fighters filled with    to compare with the sorrow of the three men who knew what

the fierce pride and hatred of their father. They were deter-     was to happen. There was the younger man Eleazar. With

mined in their opposition to Israel and Israel's God.             love and admiration he had often watched his father perform-

    It is almost with surprise that we find Israel commanded      ing the duties of his office. He had observed the duties and
to turn back from the borders of Edom. After all, we know         responsibilities time and time again. Now all was to fall
from Scripture that Edom was a reprobate nation. Already          upon his shoulders, and his father would not be there to help
before Esau was born this was foretold to Rebecca when God        him. The anticipation could only make him tremble, But
said to her, "Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner         even heavier was the burden that rested upon Moses. Through
of people` shall be separated from thy bowels ; and the one       all of his labor Aaron had been a companion near to help
people shall be stronger than the other people ; and the elder    him. As brothers they had labored together in love. Aaron's
shall serve the younger" (Gen. 25 23).  In Malachi this is        hope as hi.s had been to enter the land  of Canaan, and now
explained to mean, "And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains      he had to watch while his life was taken away with the goal
and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.         unaccomplished. But the greatest sorrow was that of Aaron.
Whereas Edom saith, We                                            His death pointed out for all to see his sin, his weakness and
                             are impoverished, but we will
return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD         limitation. In the function of his office he had fallen short,
of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they       and his untimely death without the borders of Canaan testi-
shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people        fied to all that he had been a failure. Another must take his
against whom the LORD hath indignation forever" (Mal.             pJace  in entering the Jand of promise.

1:3, 4). We wonder, therefore, why God did not send forth              In solemn silence the three men went about their duty

the armies of Israel to destroy this wicked nation. But the       upon the mountain. With only the heavens watching on, the

time was not ripe. Nothing would be done that might seem          robes of office were transferred from father to child. All

to give Edom an excuse to live in hatred toward Israel. It        wished that the time was not. quite yet. All knew that it

had to become evident that Edom's hatred came without             could not be other. God had spoken and in faithful obedience

provocation from the wickedness of the heart. Then in the         they accepted it as good. We do not know what final parting

proper time God would descend upon them in judgment. But          words were spoken. We do not know what final prayers were

until that time Israel was commanded to turn away from            uttered. But there upon the mountain one of the great saints

Edom's borders. '                                                 of Israel was taken into rest.

   And also there was another reason. This new route                   There was sorrow in Israel's camp when Moses and Ele-
brought Israel to the foot of Mount Hor, and it was neces-        azar returned without Aaron. For thirty days they mourned
sary for them to pass that way. It was God's will that upon       his death. The fact of his death was for the nation an occa-
that mountain Aaron, the High ,Priest,  should be taken away.     sion of grief. The time and the manner was a warning of
                                                                  the seriousness. of sin.
   There at Mount Hor God came and spoke to Moses and
                                                                                                                            B.W.
Aaron together. Mercifully God did not speak to Moses

alone as He usually did for that would have necessitated
Moses' passing the message along to his brother. It would                                       Announcement

have been a duty almost too painful for him. The Word of               An Office Bearers' Conference will be held October 2,

God was short and to the point. "Aaron shall be gathered unto     at 8 :00 P. M. in the Hudsonville Prot. Ref. Church. All

his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have     Office Bearers are urged to attend.

given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against                                         John De Vries, Secretary


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                                                                     which blossomed. It was this rod which would be a fruitful

         F R O M   H O L Y   W R I T                                 means in Israel, speaking as the prophet of Moses in the
                                                                     Name of God !

                                                                         That truth is also proclaimed by Paul here in I Timothy

                  Expssition  of I Timothy'                          5 :17, 18 where we read : "Let the elders  that mle well  be

                                                                     cosmted worthy of do,uble honor, e@ecia.lly  those who lab02
                       (I Timothy 5:17,  18)                         in the word a:ad  tea&&J.  For the Sckptz~~e  saith, thm shalt

                                   a.                                not mumble  the ox that tveadeth  o& the corn, and, the labore?
                                                                     ,is worthy of I& hi-e."
       We live in evil days.     It is true that always the whole
                                                                        The apostle has a word too about the elders who rule well,
world lies in darkness of sin, hatred and the lie of Satan: ye
                                                                     and what should be the attitude of the church toward them.
shall be like God. However, I refer to evil days for the
                                                                     Paul does not pen down his own opinion here. He bases what
church, days in which men have itching ears and will not
                                                                     he says foursquare upon the Word of God.
endure sound doctrine, days when it can so definitely and

clearly be seen that men are apostates from the truth of God            The "elder" here does not refer simply to men advanced in

in Christ Jesus, the truth of the Gospel!                            years, as is indicated in vs. 1 of this chapter, where Paul says :

                                                                     "Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father." There
       We do not write the foregoing simply as a trite saying.
                                                                     Paul definitely refers, as is evident from the context, to gray-
Do we not live iti perilous times of great dimensions among
                                                                     haired men. Here Paul has in mind those who are also
the nations? Are not the peoples gathering together against
                                                                     called with the name "ruler," overseers or bishops.             See
the Lord ? Are not the nations at the four corners of the
                                                                     chapter 3 :l. He has in mind those who have been called by
earth awakening? Is not the dream the restoration of Babel,
                                                                     God's Church and therefore by God Himself to the holy office
the dream of man to establish and to maintain one world,
                                                                     of Christ in the Church. God has placed, instituted in the
one universal world-power? Are not the foundations of na-
                                                                     church "first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers,
tions, that were, crumbling ?
                                                                     then miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments,
       Perilous times, do you ask ? Yes, and also in the church.     diverse kinds of tongues." I Cor. 12 :2S. And in Eph. 4:11,
There was a time when the true and the false church were             12 we read: "And he gave some apostles, some prophets,
distinguished by the earmarks given in God's Word of the             some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers, for the
true church, and what did not enjoy these earmarks and               perfecting of the saints, unto, the work of ministering, unto
yet called itself church was denominated to be a sect. A sect        the building up of the body of Christ." Elders are therefore
did not have the earmarks of the true preaching of the Gospel,       those standing in the of&e instituted by Christ and rule in
the proper administration of the sacraments and the exercise         His Name ; they are a gift of God to the church.
of Christian discipline.        But Satan and his sons are very
                                                                         They are those who are appointed of God ; they have a
deceptive ; they seek to, change the foundations ; then what
                                                                     peculiar and definite stewardship from the Lord. They are
can the righteous do? Has it not come more and more to be
                                                                     those who labor as they who must give account to their Lord!
in vogue to speak of a sect as the little church which would
                                                                     It is a stewardship, a trust committed to them. It can and is
maintain discipline, keep the table of the Lord pure, and
                                                                     sometimes taken away from them ; they if found unfaithful,
purely and fearlessly preach the Word, the faith once de-
                                                                     are removed from office. They are to be obedient to their
livered to the saints. The slogan is now : ecumenicity ! In
                                                                     Lord and master, and should feel in their hearts with Paul:
the shrine of idolatry one can do every thing in the name of
                                                                     woe is me, if I am not !
and for the sake of ecumenicity. Vows once uttered before

the face of the Most High God are not held sacred ; the end              Note well that the apostle speak of elders, "who rule

seems to justify the means. It is the pot of gold at the end of      well."    The term "well" (kaloos  in Greek) is really akin to

the rainbow of man's vain imagination that colors all. Men           honorable. It means here to execute the office rightly, suit-

do what they wish, appealing to their "conscience" as the end        ably, as prescribed in God's Word. To rule honorably means

of all contradiction! They walk in stubbornness and witch-           to rule according to the nature of the office, its stipulations, its

craft in the form of godliness which denies its very power;          limitations and its injunctions. Not all offices are the same.

they forget that the Lord would have obedience and not               There are three offices in the church: minister, elder and

sacrifice and ceremony ; they honor God with their lips but          deacon. It is the office of the minister to preach the gospel,

their heart is far from Him! Blind leaders of the blind they         be busy in private and congregational prayers, administer the

are !                                                                sacraments, and exercise Christian discipline. It is the duty

                                                                     and office of the elders to govern and rule the church with
       Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure ; the
                                                                     discretion, aid the minister with good counsel and watch the
Lord knows who are his own and everyone that nameth the
                                                                     preaching of the minister that no false doctrine be taught.
name of God, must and shall depart from iniquity. The Lord

also knows who are His faithful servants, as well as He did              Such is their office as minister and elders. Thus it is

at the time of Korah.  Dathan and Abiram. It was Aaron's rod         defined in the Form of ordination -and installation. Such is


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their "work."    Now for the sake of this work they are to be          Now it seems to me that f`doub?e honor" here in the text
exceedingly high in love ! They must be held exceedingly            does not refer to a double portion of wages. The term honor
high in love for the sake of this "work" taken objectively as       "timee"  in the Greek does not really mean a stipend. That
an office  in Christ.                                               would mean that those who labor well should receive twice

                                                                    the amount of salary as those who labor not well. It seems
   However, Paul here underscores also the other side of
                                                                    that the latter should receive no stipend at all, but should be
the matter. They must be held in exceedingly high regard
                                                                    removed from office. The term "honor" as above noted refers
in love when they actually "rule well," Fact is, they must be
                                                                    to acknowledgement of God's authority. It is better, there-
accorded "double honor." It is well to notice what constitutes
                                                                    fore, to interpret "double honor" in a figurative sense: very
"honor" according to the Scriptures. This should not be
                                                                    gre&  honor in love for their works' sake! It refers, to pre-
confused with mere sentimental appreciation, such as a sen-
                                                                    eminence in the case of the first-born who received the double
timental flower on mother's day. Such cannot very well be
                                                                    portion! Thus Paul definitely states in I Thess. 5 :12-14.
the epitome of honor. Honor is a spiritual-ethical concept.

It is associated in Scripture with such concepts as glory,             It should furthermore not be overlooked that Paul in

power and might. It is an adoration and esteem of the heart         speaking of this double honor has particularly in mind those

which is always in relationship to authority. Hence, it is a        who labor in the "word and doctrine."

term used of man's worshipful and obedient attitude, first of          We notice that Paul here makes a distinction between
all, toward God, and toward His Christ. Wherefore, the              elders and elders. Some were ruling elders. They were over-
grand doxologies of Scripture abound and are replete with           seers over the flock. They too must admonish with the Word.
the term "honor." Thus we read in Rev. 4 :9-11 : "and               However, they were not busy in the exclusive sense such as
when the living creatures shall give glolpy  and FLono+ and         "shepherds and teachers" were. Paul has reference to the
tlmnks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth        teaching elders here. He singles them out. The term "es-
forever and ever, the four and twenty elders shall fall down        pecially"     is the translation of the Greek term "wdistee"
before him that sitteth on the throne, and shall worship him        which is the superlative from the word "ma&" it means as
that liveth forever and ever, and shall cast their crowns be-       such: very, very much, exceedingly. The adverb wmlistee
fore the throne, saying, Worthy art thou, our Lord and our          seems definitely to be used in the New Testament Scriptures
God, to receive the glolfy  and the honor and the POZV~I-  : for    in the sense of espe&Zly!  And then it often has the resultant
thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they are,     sense of "namely."       Thus we saw already in our discussion
and were created." With this compare Rev. 5 :12. "Glory"            on I Tim. 4:lO where we read: "For to this end we labor
is the revelation of the divine perfection in all the works of      and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God,
His hands, in creation and re-creation, in both heaven and          who is the Savior of all men, especially those who believe."
earth.    IrHonor"  is ashbing  all the glory to God, acknowl-      We noticed then that "all men" means all kinds of men, and
edging that he is the most high and glorious God. "Thanks"          that of all kinds of men, those z~ho believe, are the objects of
is our bowing lowly and expressing this in worship before           salvation. Hence, the text can very well be paraphrased "all
God's throne.                                                       men, namely, those who believe." See for the resultant sense

    Wherefore "honor" is' the term which is employed to en-         also II Peter 2 :lO; Philemon 16; Titus 1 :lO; II Tim. 4:13.

join upon the children obedience in the Lord to their parents.              So here Paul refers in particular to those who labor in the
Thus we read in Exodus 20:12: "Honor thy father and thy             Word and doctrine. Such must be given a double honor. Such
mother, that it may go well witl; thee and that thou mayest         are faithful men who preach the Word of God in Christ's
live long upon the earth."      And the Heidelberg Catechism        name. Whosoever receiveth them receiveth Christ who sent
interprets this as referrin,
                           m also to "all who are in authority      them. And whosoever receiveth them not, receiveth not those
over me." We fear God and Jzonor  the king. I Peter 2 :17.          sent by the Lord. However, only those who "rule well" are

    When therefore the apostle enjoins Timothy and the              to be accorded such honor, whether they labor in the Word
entire church that "double honor" is to be shown to the elders,     and doctrine or not.                                             G.L.

who stand in Christ's office and rule well, it is important

that we give full attention to the Scriptural implication of the

term "honor." We are to acknowledge the office-bearers and

to accord to them the reward which God has laid away for                                       IN MEMORIAM
                                                                       ,
such. Such it must be in every sphere where authority is               The Martha Ladies' Aid of the Doon  Protestant Reformed Church
exercised in the name of God and of Christ. Thus in the             wishes to express their sympathy to Mrs. Wm. Den Besten  tid

school the board rules, while the teachers exercise such au-        family in the death of her father,

thority in the class room. It is the great commandment with                                  MR. WALTER BLUM
a promise. It is a commandment of the first degree, taken
                                                                    "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in
up in the first table of the law. No one can honor God who
                                                                    Me." John 14:l.
does not honor those duly appointed unto the office of author-                                            Mrs. C. Klein, Vice All
ity in His name.                                                                                          Mrs. H. j. Blankespoor, Secretary


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                                                                          Indeed, we are of the opinion that the Church of Jesus

                                                                       Christ is one and that this Church is called to present a

                                                                       united front against the antichristian forces. We are ready to

                                                                       join and desire to see all schism healed. We are in favour of

                                                                       consolidation and union. But it must be one to the good and
                       The `Way of Cain                                not to the harm of that Church. It must be a union qn the

                                                                       basis of the truth or it is a weakening of that church rather
                                 (2)                                   than a strengthening.

   Try to picture before your mind a monstrous beast that                 What do tie see today? The way of Cain. Through the
has the tawny, muscular body of a leopard, able with one               years long past the churches had fought the enemy. They
tremendous leap to cast itself upon its prey, that has the             carefully defined the truth, drew up confessions to preserve
powerful paws of a bear, which with one blow can tear a man            it for the coming generations, condemned in no uncertain
in pieces, and that has a head from whose mouth issues forth           terms the heresies and philosophies of men. In no uncertain
a terrifying roar that paralyzes its victim.                           terms they condemned the way of Cain. We must listen to

       In his vision on the isle of Patmos  John saw the antichrist    Scripture, they declared, and not fashion our own ways of

as such a beast. Through the ages as sin has developed the             worship and our own doctrines. Masterful pieces of doctrinal

antichrist has been coming in the way of Cain. Through the             purity were adopted such as the Heidelberg Catechism, the

ages also the weaker elements have been discarded and serious          Netherlands Confession and the Canons of Dordrecht. And

and persistent, uninterrupted effort has been put forth to             today ? Churches who still maintain that these are their

strengthen and fortify that antichristian power. When he               doctrinal basis have discarded them from their hymn books.

comes then in his final form in the last days, he will be a most       The youth of the congregation as well as the adult cannot lay

terrifying force. No wonder John sees him as the combina-              his hands upon them. A copy is not available. The strength

tion of the most powerful aspects of those three tremendously          of the church is removed from the constituency of -the

powerful beasts, the leopard, the lion and the bear. And               church, and there is no way of checking the preaching and

lest we overlook another most terrifying aspect, it is the             writing with the professed standards of fhe church.

dragon that gives him his power and authority. The dragon
                                                                          Or else if they are still printed in the book of praises of
has always stood for tremendous brute force and deadly
                                                                       the church they are seldom referred to and are the cleanest
power. What other beasts would you mention that are more
                                                                       and least torn pages in the book. Silence is maintained in
of a terror to unarmed man than these 7 Vrihat  a tremendous
                                                                       regard to some of these doctrines on the ground that they
power is being arranged to assault the Chuych of God !
                                                                       are mysteries and even perhaps contradictions. The strong
       One would expect that to prepare for warfare against this       points of the truth are watered down. Although there still is
dreadful force, the Church would also seek to strengthen her-          some speech about the "Five Points of Calvinism" the points
self, discard the weaker elements and combine, supplement              have become so dulled that the unbeliever can sit upon them
and consolidate. The Church since the day of Cain has been             and feel quite comfortable. Total depravity is not total but
aware of an enemy that will stop at nothing short of death.,           leaves room for man to choose the good and raise himself
The Church has been warned by God, from the day it was                 from his spiritual death - which is not death because man
rescued from the first assault of this dragon in Paradise, that        is not tot&r depraved. Unconditional electidn  becomes an
there would be through the ages unrelenting enmity between             election in time when man f~ulfills  the condition of asking for
the seed of this dragon and the seed of the Church. The                salvation. Limited atonement becomes a well  meant offer of
Church has known from before Cain's murder that there is               salvation on God's part to all who hear. There is no limit.
an enemy that is seeking to destroy it from off the face of this       Everyone who hears has a chance ; and that no man can come
earth. One would therefore expect this Church to be on her             unto Christ except the Father draw Him is one of those
guard, strengthen herself, cast out those that favour the              contradictions and mysteries about which we must not talk.
enemy and that preach capitulation.                                    Limited atonement  becomes atonement which man limits by.
       Not so, however, sad to say.                                    his refusal and not God in His sovereign and eternal decree;

       You do not find that today in the church world even             Irresistible grace therefore also becomes an intense desire of

though we are rapidly approaching that day when the anti-              God ; but because it is grace is resisted to the everlasting

Christian forces will have attained to their goal of producing         disappointment of God. You and I must not disappoint Him !

this leopard-bear-lion dragon-inspired monster to wipe the             The sky is the limit (there is no limited atonement). God

Church off the face of this earth. 0, we see consolidation             waits in eager anticipation ready to save all and breathless as

today. We see groups combining. We see more unity over                 to what the outcome will be. By all means let us not disap-

the face of the earth in the church world. Ecumenicity is              point HIM ! ! (You may be sure that we will. And you may

the word of the day! And if you are not in favour of it, you           be sure that many mere creatures of flesh who deny irresist-

are accused of breaking down the church and 6f belonging to            ible grace and limited atonement ARE going to be disap-

the camp of the dragon.,                                               pointed.) And we need say nothing about the perseverance


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of the saint except that we warn him that because there is            part of doctrine go in order to meet those who hate these

no unconditional election, no limited atonement and irresist-         distinctiee  parts is not in the service of the Church but in

ible- grace, it depends upon him whether he. will stand and           favour of those who hate the truth.

continue as an elect or presently find himself totally depraved          The next step and even the accompanying step is that of

after all.                                                            receiving with open arms those who oppose the truth and

                                                                      walk in open sins. Today the kingdom of heaven is presented
    These five points of Calvinism have always been the
                                                                      as a realm that has a wide open door. The way is broad and
strength of the Reformed  churches. These always have been
                                                                      the gate is wide. The doors stand wide open for Cain and his
the evidence that the churches of Reformed persuasion were
                                                                      relatives. Why Jesus ever spoke of keys to that kingdom,
not walking in the way of Cain but very definitely with Abel
                                                                      why He spoke of loosing and of binding remains a puzzle
listening to what God says of Himself  in His Word. These
                                                                      to many today.    Yea, worse than that, many a church today
are the sharp fioirnts  which have always made it so uncom-
                                                                      dares to contradict Him and denies that there is any key
fortable fdr the Cains and their descendants to live in the
                                                                      power. To them the God Who drove Adam and Eve out of
sphere of the Church. Try that once! Let the Church  publish
                                                                      Paradise has mellowed considerably by the time Cain slew
the,strength  of its pure doctrine and see whether there is any
                                                                      Abel and therefore sought to bring him back into the king-
group that wishes to join.
                                                                      dom in love. And today we must emulate that love and try
    All the ecumenical movements of today arrive at unity by          to get everyone in for His sake. With Cain they say, God
burying their confessions and ignpring  fundamentals. A               ought to love us for this new form of religion and worship.
common ground on which to stand can always be found. We                  But Jesus gave thanks to His Father for hiding the things
can all go back to the so-called Apostles' Creed. Hardly a            of His kingdom from the wise and prudent. Jesus gave to His
group that calls itself Christian will reject that creed. There       Church the keys of the kingdom. He spoke through the
is not a word in it that the Roman Catholic Church cannot             Apostle Paul and said that a man ought to examine himself
receive as a point of its confession. The modernist who denies        carefully before he ate of the table of the Lord. Are we not
the personality of the Holy Spirit, the divinity of Christ, the       correct when we say that where there is no key power, where
atonement of the cross and the virgin birth of Christ will in         there is no Christian discipline, where in the preaching salva-
his own way subscribe to these twelve articles. Here is then          tion is presented as a free-for-all commodity, there you have
a common ground on which all the congregations, denomina-             no church anymore? And in the measure that a congregation
tibns, sects and groups of "Christians" can stand. But what           or denomination throws `away  the keys, in that measure it
have we done? We have walked the way of Cain. Remember                ceases to be the Church of Christ! One cannot live like Cain
that. he did not deny God. He was a religious man and                 and still be considered the Church of Christ.
brought his sacrifice.                                                   Let the Church strengthen herself in these evil days of
    Let no man deceive you into thinking that you can have no         apostasy. Let her keep sharp the points of the truth in order
crekd but Christ. There is no such thing as undenominational.         that she may with this sword of the Spirit drive out those that
Take your infant child to such a church that claims to be un-         would deceive and mislead the Church of Jesus Christ. As
denominational and has no creed but Christ. Request infant            the sons of Cain strengthen themselves and build their de-
baptism for this child, and you will find that there is a very        fences, let us unite on the basis of the truth. Let us seek to
definite creed and that such a church says very definitely what       convince others of the truth and not of our willingness to rid
it believes about this Christ Who is claimed to be its whole          ourselves of the truth. Let           stand with our loins girt
                                                                                                     us 
creed. Such a church will refuse to dull the points of its doc-       about with the truth.
trine for your sake. And shall we then file away the sharp and           Then we will walk in His fear. And then we will know
distinct points of the five points of Calvinism to accommodate        that we love God. It is quite impossible to love God and
those who will not meet on our ground ? Try once to see how           defend His enemies. It is quite impossible to condone the
many groups will unite with you on the common ground of               violation of His holy law and still love God. For the essence
sovereign and eternal election which denies that new names            of that law is love to God. If we allow into our churches and
are written down in glory in time. 0, you can walk the way of         wink at evil practices, corrupt organizations and member-
Cain. You can disregard these and shelve them for the sake of         ship therein, delight in the fellowship of those who insult our
unity. But it is not then the unity of strength and is not a          God with their heretical teachings and are willing to expose
step of consolidation in order to fight the antichristian forces      our covenant seed to the influence of such, we must not say
but is rather a step in the direction of joining the antichristian    that we love God. John says that if we love the world, the
forces.                                                               love of the Father is not in us. I John 2:15.

    The lion will continue, to roar as inspired by the dragon,           The strong point of the Church is the truth once delivered

and with his tawny, muscular body will leap upon you to               to the saints. Hold on to it. 1 Let no rust dull those points of

crush you in his mighty paw. A drop of ink in the glass of            truth. Let no Cains bend them with their sledgehammers.

water does not improve the ink. It spoils the water. A drop           Stand as Abel did worshipping God as He dictates in His

of poison in a glass of water may dilute that poison but it           Word. The fear of the Lord IS the beginning of wisdom and

surely does- not improve the water. Letting the distinctive           is the way of life. Cain's way is the way of death.      J.A.H.


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                                                                         lirill  not be place for it any longer. Nevertheless, with this

                                                                         all has not been said. God loves variation in unity. There

                                                                         was variation among all the creatures, also when as yet there

                                                                         was no sin. This variation has been degenerated and cor-

                 The Churdh  and the Sacraments                          rupted by sin, but it is good in itself and of significance for
                                                                         the church of Chri.st.  Difference in generation and lifetime,

                THE TIME OF THE REFORMATION                              in character and disposition, of mind and heart, of the gifts

                                                                         and goods, of place and of age has been beneficial for the
                      V I E W S   O N   T H E   C H U R C H
                                                                         truth which is in Christ. He uses them all in His service and

                      T H E   P R O T E S T A N T   V I E W              adorns His church with them. Yea, although the division of
                                                                         people into nations and languages had its occasion in sin, it

            We concluded our preceding article, in connection with       contains something good which is carried into the congrega-

     the distinction between the true and false church, with a           tion and is thus preserved for eternity. Christ gathers His

     quotation from John Calvin. In this quotation the noted             church upon earth out of many tribes and languages and na-

     Reformer, who is known for his severe condemnation of the           tions and peoples. 5. If we therefore understand under church-

     Roman Catholic hierarchy, states that there are also some           es the local church in the entire Christendom according to the

     of the true marks in the Roman Catholic Church. And we              N. Testament manner of speaking, then there are no true and

     know, for example, that we have always acknowledged the             no false churches in the absolute sense of the word. A church

     sacrament of baptism as administered in the Roman Catholic          is a gathering of true Christ-believers in a definite locality.

     Church. Dr. H. Bavinck, as we might expect, has also es-            If at any place there be not a single believer anymore, either

     pressed himself upon this subject. A few years ago, in Volume       actual or potentially, then the Word of God is also unknown

     34 of our Stamdwd  Bearer,  the late Rev. H. H. Kuiper              there, and there is no longer a church. And, vice versa, if

     quoted from Dr. H. Bavinck, and we will now present this            the Word of God be somewhat known as yet in a certain

     quotation (Vol. 34, page 262) : "Although there may be some         place, it will certainly perform its work and there is a church

     lack in the purity of doctrine or of the sacraments, although       of Christ, how impure and adulterated it may be. This does

     the sanctity of life and faithfulness of the servants (office-      not imply indifference or syncretism. Nothing is indifferent,

     bearers ?) leave much to be desired, one may not therefore          least of all in the truth, that is according to godliness. It is

     immediately leave the church . . . All saw themselves forced        not so, that we can easily give up and deny the so-called non-

     to acknowledge with Calvin, that in the true church much            fundamentals, if we but embrace the fundamental truths.

     impurity in doctrine and life can appear, without this giving       Whereas, however, we would apply in relation to others the

     right to separation, and that often much good is found in           word of Jesus: whoever is not against Me, is for Me, it be-

     separated churches. So the concept true and false church            hooves us, as far as we ourselves are concerned, to maintain

     underwent a significant change. On the one hand one had to          that other word : whoever is not for Me is against Me. There

     admit, that a true church in the absolute sense is impossible       is great difference in the purity of the confessions and of the

     here upon earth ; there is not a single church that perfectly       churches. And we must strive after the purest. Whoever,

     and in all parts, in doctrine and life, in the administration of    therefore, comes to the conviction that the Protestant Church

     Word and Sacraments, answers to the demand of God. And              is better than the Romish, and that the Reformed is purer

     on the other hand it became evident that also a false               than the Lutheran or Remonstrant or Baptist, has the calling

     church cannot exist in the absolute sense, because she would        to join the other church without judging his church to be a

     then no longer be a church ; though Rome was a false church         false church. And it remains our duty to remain in our own

     inasfar as she was papal, there remained yet many remnants          church, in spite of the much impurity in doctrine and in life,

     of the true church. There was therefore difference between          if she does not hinder us to be faithful to our own confession,

     true and pure church (Vera  and pura ecclesia) . True church        and be it indirectly, does not force     to obey men more than
                                                                                                             us 

     became the name, not of one church with exclusion of all            God. For a church, which woulcl  force its members to do
     others, but of many sorts (velerlei) churches, that still held      this, would at that very moment, insofar as she did this, reveal

     to the cardinal truths of Christendom, the fundamental ar-          itself to the conscience of its members as a false church, which

     ticles, but for the rest departed far from each other in grades     ascribed more power and authority to itself and its ordinances

     of purity ; and false church became the name of the hierarch-       than to the Word of God.

     ical power of superstition and unbelief (bijgeloof en onge-            "With the names schism and heresy we ought to be there-

     loof) which raised itself in local churches and ascribed to         fore (6) very careful. It is undoubtedly true that both are

     itself and her ordinances more power and authority than to          great sins ; one makes himself guilty of schism who, although

     the Word of God." end of quote.                                     permitting the foundation of the doctrine to remain intact,

            Of interest is also the following quotation from Dr.         nevertheless separates himself from the church because of

     Bavinck (Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. IV, Chapter IX, pages             minor points of the order of worship or church government;

     303-304),  and we translate: "The division of the church of         they are heretics, who err in the substance of the truth ; the

     Christ has (4) without doubt its cause in sin; in heaven there      one breaks the fellowship of the church, the other destroys


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 the communion of doctrine. Nevertheless it is difficult, prac-       to confess the truth according to the Word of God and that

 tically, to designate the exact boundary between lawful and          liberty is our privilege and a possibility in another church.

 dutiful breaking of the fellowship with any church and ai            Deviations from the truth are  always. serious, although it

 unlawful separation. This is easy for Rome, because it ac-           must be conceded that Dr. Bavinck also writes against indif-

 knowledges only one church and one confession and declares           ference and syncretism.     He denies that we may easily give

 anathema upon everything outside of it. But Protestantism           up and deny so-called non-fundamental truths.             Strictly

 can, at best, give only some general rules and must leave the        speaking, all truth is fundamental and no truth may be re-

 application of these rules in every concrete instance to the         garded as a non-fundamental. But, for the rest, I, too, will

 conscience of the believers. The concept of heresy and schism        hesitate to call a church wholly false, a vast majority of its

 has thereby received an elasticity which admonishes us in its       officebearers  wicked and reprobate, and that our Protestant

 use unto carefulness. Since the Reformation the church has          Reformed Churches constitute the one and only true church.

 gone over into a period of pluriformity ; and this fact compels      Such a conception may become all the more impossible when

us to seek the unity of the church more and moie'in the spirit-      it should become impossible for one to be affiliated with it

 ual bond of faith than in the external form of government."         any longer.
- - end of quote from Dr. Bavinck.                                       We wish to call attention to one more statement in these

    This quotation of Dr. Bavinck is of interest. That we            quotations from Dr. Bavinck which we consider noteworthy.
quote it does not necessarily mean that we agree with all that       We refer to this statement: "So the concept true and false
it expresses. We surely do not agree with all that is ex-            church underwent a significant change." Dr. Bavinck calls at-
pressed in this quotation.    However, it is of interest because     tention to the fact that although the Reformed and the Luth-
it is evident that Dr. Bavinck  completely disagrees with those      erans first maintained that they alone were the true church,
who would make a distinction between the true and false              the increasing impurity of their own churches and the appear-
church in the sense that our Protestant Reformed Churches            ance of other churches next to their churches made it in-
alone constitute the true church and that all other churches         creasingly difficult to maintain this contention in all its force.
are wholly false. And, I may add that this absolute distinction      He writes that, from the beginning, the attitude which the
is not the position of our churches either. The quotation from       Protestant churches assumed over against Rome was entirely
Dr. Bavinck is surely of interest because it certainly indicates     different than the attitude which Rome assumed over against
that the absolute distinction between the true and false church      the Protestants. Rome did not acknowledge any church or
(one church is pure and all other churches are false) can            churches except itself, designated all other churches as sects.
hardly be viewed as the Reformed position (we will presently         Protestantism, however, although without reservation reject-
take a close; look at Articles 27-29 of our Confession of            ing the ecclesiastical hierarchy of Rome, nevertheless con-
Faith). This, I repeat, does not mean that we are in com-            tinued to recognize that which is Christian in*the  Church of
plete agreement with Dr. Bavinck's views on the church. We           Rome. How corrupt Rome  may have been, there were always
certainly do not agree with his conception of the pluriformity       some remnants of the church in it, and this was maintained
or multiformity of the church, as if the multiformity of the         by the Reformers. Of this Calvin speaks very clearly when he
church means that all other churches, although differing from        writes that there were some of the true marks in the church
one another in the truth, each contribute toward the mani-           of Rome. The next time, the Lord willing, we will continue
festation of the truth as it is in Christ Jesus, and that the day    our discussion of this distinction between the true and false
of our Lord Jesus Christ will ultimately reveal how each             church.                                                     H.V.

church has contributed toward this truth as it is in Christ

Jesus. And, we certainly do not agree with him when he

writes that we cannot distinguish between the true and false

church in an absolute sense. Our Confessions state very                              Notice for Classis West
plainly that the true and false church are easily known, and
                                                                        Classis  West of the Protestant Reformed Churches will
distinguished frolic one another. We certainly believe that
                                                                     meet, the Lord willing, in Edgerton, Minnesota, on Wednes-
there are    "churches"    today which we may unhesitatingly
designate as "false church." We would not know what other            day, September 19, 1962. All matters for the classical
name we may give to modern day Modernism. And we cer-                agendum must be in the hands of the Stated Clerk not later
tainly do not believe that it is so tremendously difficult to        than thirty days before the meeting of Classis.

know when one should leave a certain church. 0, we do not                                        REV. H. VELDMAN,  Stated Clerk
mean that it should be easy to leave a certain church. It is

certainly true that a person, who easily leaves a certain

church, will just as easily leave the church he joins. Church

membership is and should be a serious matter, and the deci-                     Harp and voice, in worship blending.

sion to leave a certain church must also be a very serious                          God my God, my boundless joy,
matter. Yet, we have maintained that we should leave a cer-                     At Thy sacred altar bending,
tain church when that church has made it impossible for us                          For Thy praise will I employ.


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                                                                                 scure." The term is used either with respect to the origin and

                                                                                 source of a thing- in this case, certain writings-or with

                                                                                 respect to the contents and meaning thereof. It can also

                                                                                 denote that which is withdrawn from public view and use.

                         The Belgic Confession                                   To a certain extent all three of these aspects of the term
                                                                                 may be applied to the books in question, although not with
                                   A R T I C L E   V I                           equal force `to all of them. It is, for example, not true that
             We distinguish those sacred books from the apocryphal, viz.:        the origin of these books is completely hidden and obscure.
             the third and fourth book of Esdras, the books of Tobias,
             Judith, Wisdom, Jesus Syrach, Baruch, the appendix to the           Nor is it true, for example, of the first book of the Maccabees
             book of Esther, the Song of the three Children in the Furnace,      that its contents are hidden and obscure: it gives us a fairly
              the history of Susannah,  of Bell and the Dragon, the prayer of
              Manasses, and the two books of the Maccabees. All of which         accurate history of some of the events of the period between
             the Church may read and take instruction from, so far as they       Malachi and Christ. Nevertheless, the term has come to be
              agree with the canonical books; but they are far from having
             such power and efficacy, as that we may from their testimony        used of certain religious writings in distinction from the
              confirm any point of faith, or of the Christian religion; much     canonical books. And it is applied especially to the writings
              less detract from the authority of the other sacred books.         mentioned in this. article, namely, the Old Testament apoc-

            This article of our Confession is probably of little real            ryphal books. There are also New Testament apocrypha.
     concern to most Reformed believers today. In many, if not                   But in ecclesiastical usage these are not meant by the general
     most, instances there is but slight acquaintance with the very              term "apocryphal books."      In Protestant churches the term
     term "apocryphal books," and, I find, almost no acquaintance                denotes the books here mentioned, which are not considered
     whatsoever with the books themselves that are designated by                 canonical, but which are officially held by the Roman Catholic
     this term. There was a time when these books were printed                   Church to be canonical.
     in both the Dutch and the English versions of the Bible. But                    It is in this connection, of course, that we are confronted
     today that is no longer the case. And therefore it is quite                 by the essential difference between the canonical and the
     understandable that people know little or nothing of these                  apocryphal books. It may be true that Article VI does not
     books. Nor is this any great reason for alarm. For in the                   touch on this matter directly ; but if you read Article VI in
     actual life of the church today the apocryphal books and their              the context of all the rest our Confession has to say about Holy
     relation to the canonical books present no vital question, es-              Scripture, this is very clear. And that essential difference is a
     cept  in regard to our continuing controversy with Rome,                    difference of origin.  For what is it that makes a canonical book
     which attributes to the books in question a place in the canon.             indeed ca,nonical?  The fact that it is infallibly inspired by the
     And, of course, it was that very controversy with Rome con-                 Holy Ghost, is therefore the very Word of God, bespeaks
     cerning the Scriptures that occasioned, in Refdrmation times,               divine authority. And "we distinguish these sacred books,"
     the official confessional statement that is found in our Con-               that is, the books of which we confessed in the previous
     fessio  Belgica.                                                            article that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in our hearts that they
            Necessity, therefore, also compels us to deal with this              are from God, "from the apocryphal . . ." The apocryphal
     article. ^                                                                  books, therefore, are not of divine origin. They are not in-
            But other reasons may be found for treating the article              spired by the Holy Ghost. They are simply the productions
     than the mere fact that it has its place in our creed. First of             of weak, sinful men.
     all, the subject is rather interesting to anyone who has a                      This is the fundamental point which determines the whole
     healthy curiosity concerning things Reformed. In fact, I                    question of the value of the apocryphal books as treated in
     would advise our readers to get a paperback edition of the                  Article VI.
     apocryphal books. Some of them not only make interesting

     reading, but the reading of these books is also worthwhile                  The  History of the Apocryphal Books
     merely in order to see for yourself how different they are from                 The question arises in this connection: how did it ever
     the canonical books. Besides, even our Confession ascribes a                happen that these writings, if they a;e not canonical, were
     certain value to, the books ; and of some of them more than                 included with the canonical books by anyone ?
     others this is certainly true. In the second place, this article                And in order to answer this question we should go back
     serves to illustrate once again the altogether unique place                 to the early history of the Christian era.
     that the Scriptures, that is, the canonical books, have in the                  None of these writings was included in the Hebrew canon,
     Reformed view. In fact, it may safely be maintained that on                 which was closed long before the new dispensation. How-
     no other basis than that of a strict and well-defined doctrine              ever, for some unknown reason these writings were included
     of infallible inspiration can the fundamental distinction be-               in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament
     tween the canonical and the apocryphal writings be made.                    Scriptures. Hence, when the early Christians, many of whom
     The whole basis of this article is that there is an essential               did not know the Hebrew language, used the Old Testament
     difference between the two.                                                 Scriptures, they used them in this Septuagint translation, and

     The Name and  Meaning of "Apocryphzal  Books."                              thus automatically came into contact with the books that we

            The term apocryphal means that which is "hidden, ob-                 now call the apocryphal books. And because Greek was the


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universal language of the day, the Septuagint was very             "warning to the readers."      It was clearly the purpose of the

widely used. This explains how the use and recognition of          Synod to work toward the elimin&tion  of the apocryphal

the? apocryphal books grew in the early church of the new          books in the usage of the church.

dispensation. They more and more took for granted that                 And what the Synod of Dordrecht intended has also hap-

what was included in the Septuagint belonged to the Old            pened. Today these books are no longer printed in our Bible,

Testament canon and was all divinely inspired. Some of the         either in the Dutch or in the English. As far as the English

fathers referred to these writings along with the canonical        Bible is concerned, they were eliminated by both the British

books. Others made a clear distinction. Some of the out-           and Foreign Bible Society and by the American Bible Society

standing scholars of that early period insisted on a sharp         in the early nineteenth century.

distinction between the apocryphal writings and the genuine        Why Do We Reject the Apocryphal Books?
books of the Hebrew canon. But practice overcame principle.            This article does not mention any specific reasons why
And after the Septuagint, including the apocryphal writings,       the apocryphal books are rejected, except that by implication
was long used in the church, it became virtually impossible to     it teaches that they are not inspired.
root it out. When the Scriptures were translated into Latin,           We may briefly mention several related reasons. In the
the apocryphal books were again included. And thus the             first place, these books never constituted part of the Hebrew
Church of Rome found itself with this inheritance of the           canon, and were never recognized by the Jewish church, the
apocryphal books.                                                  custodian of the Old Testament Scriptures. In the second
   There are several important facts concerning this phase         place, these books are nowhere recognized by Christ and the
of the history, however, that should be remembered.                apostles in the New Testament. In the third place, these writ-
   In the first place, by the time the Septuagint came into        ings are obviously spurious.      Some of them are full of dis-
being the Hebrew canon was closed, and the Hebrew canon            crepancies.    Some contain teachings which are in conflict with
never included the apocryphal books. These writings, in fact,      Scripture.     Some are clearly fabrications. And some evel?
belong to the period of the Four Hundred Years between the         disclaim inspiration for themselves. Anyone who reads the
two testaments.    In the second place, these books do not         apocryphal books can immediately detect the difference.
have the sanction of the New Testament, that is, of Christ

and' His apostles. They are never quoted in the New Testa-         The  T/alzbe  aind Use of the Apocryphal Books

ment - a fact that is striking because the New Testament               These books are not canonical, that is, they cannot and

quotations of the Old Testament are frequently taken from          do not serve as a norm, a rule, for faith and life. In other

the very Septuagint version in which the apocryphal books          words, as far as their authority is concerned, the apocryphal

are found. In the third place, there never has been unanimity      books are not different from any other human writings.

of opinion in the church concerning these books. The ancient           This means, as our Confession clearly maintains, that

fathers were by no means agreed. And during the Middle             their relation to the canonical books is strictly subordinate

Ages there was not agreement. In fact, even at the Roman           and dependent. The church may read and take instruction

Catholic Council of Trent there was not complete agreement         from them "so far as they agree with the mnowical  books."

as to the status of these writings. And, in the fourth place,      This means nothing else than that the apocryphal books, like

if appeal is made to, the decrees of the Council of Hippo, it      any other writings, must be put to the test of Holy Scripture.

should be remembered that even though the Council of Hippo         That which agrees with Holy Scripture must be accepted,

included the apocryphal books among the canonical writings,        not because it has value in itself, but simply because it

we do not appeal to the Council of Hippo with respect to the       measures up to the standard of the Word of God. That which

Old Testament canon, which was long closed, but bnly with          is in conflict with Scripture must be rejected because it does

respect to the fixing of the New Testament canon.                  not measure up to the sole norm for doctrine and practice.

   But the wide acceptance of the apocryphal books in the          In the second place, this means that the authority of the

Romish Church gave rise to the conflict with Rome on this          apocryphal books is not such that any point of Christian doc-

score in Reformation times. From the outset the Reforma-           trine may be confirmed by their testimony. This also implies

tion rejected the apocryphal books as spurious.' Not imme-         that only error can be maintained by an appeal to these books.

diately, however, were these writings removed from the             And, in the third place, in case of conflict between these and

various versions of the Bible even among Protestants. In           the canonical books, the authority of the canonical books

fact, the famous Synod of Dordrecht, the same synod which          stands, and the apocrypha  cannot detract from that authority.

revised and adopted the Confession, was faced by a problem             The use of the aporrypha is therefore strictly optional in

in this regard. When the Synod ordered the preparation of          the church : they `w~yylay  be read. And, without treating in detail

an authorized translation of the Scriptures, it also decided to    the contents of the various books mentioned, we may add

include the apocryphal books in the now famous "Staten             that the most useful of these books is undoubtedly the First

Bijbel."    However, it ordered that these books should be         Book of the Maccabees, which sheds much historical light on

clearly distinguished from the canonical books, and that they      the intertestamentary period. The use of the canonical books,

therefore should be printed in smaller print, should have a        however, is strictly mandatory : they ,112a1.~!  be read.

place after the New Testament, and should be preceded by a                                                                      H.C.H.


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                                                                       bers). The actual merger was described in Chrishnity  To-

       A L L A R 0 U N D U S                                           day as follows :

                                                                                These four churches in a constituting convention at Detroit's

                                                                             Cobo Hall on June 28 merged into a single church bearing the

                                                                             name Lutheran Church in America. In an hour of business and
ECUMENICISM  (Cont.)                                                         pageantry a crowd estimated at 7,000 witnessed the largest
       Thd rush towards Church mergers continues unabated.                   Lutheran merger ever consummated in America. A three-foot-

       Some recent developments that took place over the course              high, B-inch-thick, quartered candle was used to symbolize the
                                                                             union of the four churches. Its separate lights were joined by
of the summer are of interest to our readers.                                four acolytes into a single flame and the union was then cele-

       The World Council of Churches, the largest of all                     brated by a communion service.

Church organizations, which met in New Delhi, India, re-                        The new Lutheran Church of America, sixth largest Prot-
cently, took into its organization seven more Church groups.                 estant denomination in America, chose Dr. Fry as its first pres-
                                                                             ident. He was elected on the second ballot by the  1,000 dele-
Its policy-making Central Committee approved the admit-                      gates of the convention's first business session . . .
tance of five Churches from the Soviet Union and t&o other

smaller groups from Cilicia and South Africa. The five from               The confessional basis for this new denomination was not
the Soviet Union were the Evangelical Lutheran Church of               difficult to establish since all the Churches had previously
Latvia (500,000 members), the Evangelical Lutheran Church              accepted the same creeds. These creeds include the Apostles',
of Estonia (350,000),  the Union of Evangelical Christian              Nicene and Athanasian creeds as well as the historic confes-
Baptists of the USSR (545,000 members), the Georgian                   sional statements of the Lutheran Church which date from
Orthodox Church (100 Churches), and the Armenian Apos-                 the time of the Reformation.

tolic Church (4,500,OOO  members including 1,400,OOO  mem-                Dr. Fry, the first president of the new denomination is

bers living outside the USSR). The other two Churches ap-              also president of the Lutheran World Federation and is chair-

proved for membership were the Armenian Apostolic Church               man of the Central Committee of the World Council of

- Catholicate of Cilicia (495,000 members j, and the Evan-             Churches.

gelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa - South-east
                                                                           In other Lutheran activities, the Lutheran Free Church
District (75,5S7).                                                     and the American Lutheran Church are contemplating a

       The WCC now has a total membership of 201 Church                merger that will create a new denomination of 2,400,OOo'

bodies.                                                                members. The Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) is talking

       The Central Committee of ;he WCC also decided to send           of lnerger  with the National Evangelical Lutheran Church of
observers to the coming Vatican Council to be held this fall           12,000 members.

in the Roman Catholic Church. This move was especially                    It is surprising that since the time of the Reformation in
encouraged by W. A. Visser `t Hooft, the General Secretary             Wittenburg, the Lutheran Church has splintered into so many
and chief spokesman of the World Council of Churches.                  different groups. This is however, partly to be explained by
Visser `t Hooft  sees in broader and more frequently held dis-         the fact that the Lutheran Reformation spread to all the dif-
cussions with the Roman Catholics the possibility of a future          ferent countries of Europe where national Churches were
merger between all Protestants and all Roman Catholics into            formed. These Churches spread to America, but retained in
one super denomination. Such is the next step towards                  this country their individual national traits. Now it appears as
C h r i s t i a n   u n i t y .                                        if presently all Lutherans, especially in America, will soon be

       It is not difficult to imagine that this wish shall some day    one large denomination. Conspicuously absent from the lists
become reality. Under the rule of Antichrist all the kingdoms          of Lutheran Churches engaged in merger is the Lutheran
of the world shall be united into one kingdom ; no doubt all           Church (Wiscpnsin  Synod). This group of Lutherans is
the Churches of the world shall also be united into one                the most conservative of all Lutheran bodies and, in fact,
Church.                                                                recently split away from fellowship with  the Missouri Synod
                                                                       on questions of doctrinal purity.
                              * * * *

       Considerable merger activity has also marked the denomi-

national meetings of various Lutheran bodies in America.                  The Reformed Church in America was also caught up in

                                                                       the swirl of Church merger.
       In Detroit, four different Lutheran Churches merged into

one Church called .now the Lutheran Church in America.                    At its general Synod this past summer in Buck Hill Falls,

These Churches are the Augustana Lutheran Church (630,                 Pennsylvania, there were 1s overtures pressing for merger.

000 members), the American Evangelical Lutheran Church                 Thirteen overtures came from Classes, three from particular

(`25,000 members),          the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran           Synods. Eight of the overtures asked for merger with the

Church in America (Suomi Synod) (36,000 members), and                  Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (Southern), eight others

the United Lutheran Church in America (2,500,OOO  mem-                 wanted contacts with the United Presbyterian Church in the


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 U.S.A., one with the United Church of Christ, and one with                   join who was willing to subscribe to the Constitution. Thus

the Christian Reformed Church.                                                the Union took a stand exactly .like the other worldly unions

    Some overtures were very insistent in their demands : th?                 that a+ rilember  could join as long as he wouldabide by the
overture  from Classis  Metropolitan New Jersey declared :                    Constitution - only the Constitution of the Christian Labor
                                                                              Association spelled out its Christian basis. j
          If it be the policy of General Synod to continue aloof . . .
      the General Synod should clearly state that policy, enabling               Nevertheless, the Labor Relations Board still turned down

      constituent congregaticns,  ministers and members to plan ac-          their request. The argument of the Board was that the Chris-
      cordingly.                                                             tian character of the CLAC served to impose restrictions on

 The Classis  of Ulster said:                                                 eligibility for membership and was therefore discriminatory.

                                                                              The Union, they said in effect, might not ask any religious
          If * . . a majority . . . prevent us again from merging in
      strength . . .                                                         commitment from any possible member. If it did, it became
                        why then should not (1) Synods . . ., (2) Classes
      . . . (3) Churches uuite  individually?                                discriminatory.,

    The result was that Synod decided to seek closer union                       The leaders of the Christian Labor Union in Canada pro-

with the Southern Presbyterian Church with which it had                      tested that this was unjust. Worldly unions, they argued,

already had contacts through committees appointed by both                    could assume a neutral position overagainst religion and be

denominations. The other possibilities of union were tem-                    recognized. But there is not such a thing as neutrality ; the

porarily held in abeyance.                                                   worldly unions are not truly neutral but worldly - and thus

                                                                             anti-Christian.  So, they say, that which is opposed to God is
    Another interesting decision of the Reformed Church was
                                                                             recognized while that which is based on the principles of
a rejection of an overture from Classis  Grand Rapids South
                                                                             the Christian life is refused recognition.
to withdraw from the World Council of Churches. This

Classis  insisted that the World Council of Churches held a                      There is, of course, some truth to this. Especially is it

theological position that was unacceptable to orthodox                       true that there is no such thing  as neutrality in this world.

Churches, and that the admittance of the Russian Orthodox                    One is either for God or against Him. But it is equally true

Church was reason for withdrawal since this Church was                       that the Constitution of the CLAC does not make sense when

completely subservient to Communism. Synod rejected both                     on the one hand it lays down a Christian basis for its or-

contentions and voted to remain in the WCC.                                  ganization to which all members have to subscribe ; while on

                                                                             the other hand it says that no applicant for membership shall

                                                                             be turned down on the basis of religion.
THE CHRISTIAN  LABOR  UNION IN CANADA
                                                                                 One might perhaps say that this recognition of the Na-
    Some articles have recently appeared in, the Bnnner  and                 tional Labor Relations Board is not important, and that the
in the Torch and Tmq?wt  which discuss problems which the                    CLAC could very well function without recognition. But the
Christian Labour  Association has faced in its fight for legal               trouble is that the government will not recognize that union
recognition.                                                                 then as a legitimate and legal bargaining agent for workers

   As early as 1951 and again in 1958 this organization                      in the plant. So the protection of the law does not stand
(evidently comparable to the Christian Labor Association                     behind the union and its policies and demands cannot be
here in America) sought recognition from the Ontario Labour                  legally enforced.

Relations Board. This Board is evidently comparable to the                       This story pinpoints the problem of Christian Labor

National Labor Relations Board that functions here south of                  Unions. In the abstract it is surely possible for Christians to

the border - a government agency that regulates manage-                      prganize a labor union. But such a union would then have to

ment-labor relationships and rules on disputes.                              limit its membership to Christians or lose its Christian basis

   The appeal made for recognition was turned down both                      and character. It would also have to eliminate every provi-
times on the ground that the Labor Union was discrimina-                     sion for the use of coercion to bring the employer around to
tory and would not allow others than Christians into its or-                 union demands. Then the law would not recognize it and it
ganization. Since then several changes were made in the                      would have to function on its own. But who would want to
Constitution of the CLAC and the association itself was com-                 belong to such a union without any power ? In fact, what real
pletely reorganized.       The following statement was included              purpose could such a union ever serve ? The purpose of any
as Article 6 of the Constitution: "No applicant for mem-                     union is, after all, to persuade by united action an employer
bership shall be refused by reason of colour,  creed, race, or               to give in to employee demands. For this purpose to be suc-
national origin."       It was hoped that this would satisfy the             cessfully accomplished, the law must stand behind a union and
objections of the Labor Relations Board. The argument of                     recognize its right to bargain collectively. But such a union
the leaders of the union was not that this article would                     is no longer Christian, for it violates the proper relation-
destroy the Christian character of the union-several ar-                     ships between employer and employee - relationships of
ticles were incorporated which lay down a Christian basis for                authority and obedience given and commanded by God.

the union. Rather now the point was that any person xould                                                                        H. Hanko


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                                                                      $5,000 is reached, scholarship payments shaii be made from

       NEWS FRQM OUR CHURCkkS                                         interest  income and subsequent contributions, and that only
                                                                      in an amount not to exceed the total of interest income and
                "All the saints salzcte  &ee . . ." PHIL.  4:21       subsequent payments.    In other words, no money shall be

                                                                      taken from the original $5,000. 3. Until the goal of $5,000

                                                                      is reached, scholarship payments may be made, but from in-
                                                Sept. 5, 1962
                                                                      terest income alone, Bt the direction of the committee, upon

                                                                      approval of the Federation Board. 4. The Federation Board
       Rev. G. Vanden  Berg, of Oak Lawn, declined the call
                                                                      is to seek to promote interest among our Protestant Reformed
which came to him from Doon, Iowa.
                                                                      people for the Schola.rship  Fund and seek means of procuring

       Rev. R. C. Harbach, of Lynden, declined the call from          funds in addition to the yearly assessments of the Young
Isabel and Forbes.                                                    People's Societies."


       Rev. H. Hanko, of Hope, received a call from our Kala-            Ll `d
                                                                           z yozb lznow  that the summer months provide no vaca-
mazoo Church.                                                         tion from Young People's Society meetings in Doon, Edger-

                                                                      ton and Hull ?
       Loveland's consistory has named a trio which includes

the Revs. J. A. Heys, B. Woudenberg and .G. Vanden  Berg.
                                                                         News from the Mission Field as gleaned from their week-

       Lynden's congregation was to be without their pastor for       ly bulletins: Rev. Lubbers is preaching a series. of sermons

three weeks in September to allow him to fill classical ap-           on "The Sabbath of God." The first, "The Sabbath of the

pointments in Doon, Forbes, and Isabel, and to attend Classis         Lord our God" was followed by, "The Mosaic Form of Sab-

meeting on the 19th at Edgerton.                                      bath Keeping," " The New Testament Sabbath in Jesus," and

                                                                      "The Sabbath in Christ's Parousia." The Missionary is also
       Rando!ph's  consistory decided to promote a mission cause      scheduied  to give a lecture in Edgerton, Sept. 18, on, "Why
already started in Doon,  Hull and Edgerton. Each week                We Should Oppose the Ecumenical Movement." Rev. Lub-
pamphlets will be mailed to 435 box-holders in Randolph.              bers had made a tape recording of Rev. H. Hbeksema's Key-
The pamphlets are written by our Western ministers and are            note Speech at the Young People's convention at Hudsonville,
brief and simple presentations of points of doctrine. By means        Mich.,  and invited his people to hear it.
of those pamphlets Randolph joins the other three churches in

letting others know what we believe, intending also to correct           Where in the world can you find a radio station that will
false statements concerning our teaching. Those weekly mail-          broadcast free of charge ? One answer is : Radio Hoyer. This
ings are to encourage others to "study the Holy Scriptures to         station is one of the nine outlets airing our Reformed Witness
see whether these things are so." The latest edition is en-           Hour. Here are a'few facts regarding Radio Hoyer: Loca-
titled, "Born Again" and was written by Rev. J. Kortering,            tion, Netherlands Antilles, a group of islands situated about
of Hull.                                                              250 miles northeast of Venezuela, S.A. Pop., 157,000 ; radio

                                                                      audience - over 180,000. Languages - Spanish, Papiamento
       Did YOM  knozv that Rev. Lubbers is also an assistant radio
                                                                      (a mixture of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and English),
"engineer" ? Our missionary has a tape recorder on which he
                                                                      English, Dutch and French. Under the direction of H. E.
records sermons by our Western ministers which are to be
                                                                      Hoyer three stations are maintained. Our program is heard
aired on the Reformed m'itness Hour. Formerly this could
                                                                      over Hoyer No. 2, located in Willemstad, Curacao. This is a
only be done while the speakers were in Grand Rapids on
                                                                      cultural station accepting only sponsored programs. Religious
vacation or at Synod. This latest innovation makes for better
                                                                      programs are accepted and aired free of costs. Besides our
cooperation to give depth to the meaning of the phrase heard
                                                                      program a number of Protestant transmissions are aired; also
on our broadcasts, "brought to you by the Protestant Re-
                                                                      "Evangelical Church"     broadcasts. A continuous series of
formed Churches of America."
                                                                      Roman Catholic transmissions are released - varying from

       We have received the following contr&hon  from the             Holy Masses to weekly sermons and talks by several priests.

Federation Board of the Protestant Reformed Young People's            The majority of the population adheres to the Roman Cath-

Societies,' over the signature of Miss Nancy Heemstra,                olic faith, which probably is the reason that very little re-

Federation secretary : "At the last meeting of the Federa-            sponse has been received from this area during the two years

tion Board of the Protestant Reformed Young People's                  our program has been broadcast from Radio Hoyer.

Societies, final approval was given to the recommen-

dations of the Scholarship Committee concerning the                      Bulletin quote (Lynden's) : "The performance of good

Protestant Reformed Scholarship Fund. The financial struc-            works does not justify a man, but a man who is justified

ture of the fund as approved is as follows : 1. In order to as-       performs good works." Aigztstine.

sure continuity of the Scholarship Fund Program, a base

principal sum of $5,000 is established. 2. When the goal ol              . . . . see you in church.                          J.M.F.


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                                                                                                                                I Timothy 5:1-16 ...................................... ..~ ............. G.C.L.                    420 18
                                                                                                                                I Timothy 5:9-16 ...................................................... G.C.L.                      444 19
                                                 TEXT INDEX                                                                     I Timothy 5:9-16 ...................................................... G.C.L.                      466        20
                                                                                                                                I Timothy 5:17, 18 ........................... ...................... G.C.L.                        496        21
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                                                                                                                                I Peter 3:21 .................................................................. G.V.                337        15
Exodus lO:ll, 12 ........................................................ B.W.                               296        13
                                                                                                                                Revelation 16              ............................................................. .H.H.        76         4
Exodus 17:11-13                   ........................................................ B.W.                10         1
                                                                                                                                Revelation           21:9-27        ................................................... .H.H.           6        1
Exodus 18:5, 8, 9 ........................................................ B.W.                                33         2
                                                                                                                                Revelation 22: l-5 ....................................................... .H.H.                        6        1
Exodus 19:1, 2 ............................................................ B.W.                             275        12
                                                                                                                                Revelation 22:6-21                ...................................................... H.H.           7        1
Exodus       19:16 ............................................................... B.W.                        57         3
                                                                                                                                Revelation 22:6-21                ...................................................... H.H.         30         2
Exodus 20: 1 ............................................................... .B.W.                             57         3

Exodus 24:4,  5, 8 ........................................................ B.W.                               80         4                                                SUBJECT  INDEX
Exodus 24:18                .............................................................. B.W.              104 5
Exodus 32:1, 7, 8                                                                             B.W.           104 5                                                                   -A-
                                  ........................................................
Exodus 32:31, 32 ........................................................ B.W.                               129          6
                                                                                                                                          S U B J E C T                                                             A u t h o r    P a g e    N O .
Exodus 33:18, 19 ........................................................ B.W.                               152          7
                                                                                                                                Aaron's Budding Rod .__.  ._ _..... . . . ..B.W.                                                    442        19
Exodus 33:19                .............................................................     B.W.           177          8
                                                                                                                                Allegory, An ._____...,._.__,____........................................ J.M.F.                      94         4
Exodus 34:6, 7, 10 .................................................... B.W.                                 177          8
                                                                                                                                Alma Mater, Our ._________._____,___................................              G.C.L.              71         3
Exodus 34:29, 30 ........................................................ B.W.                              200           9
                                                                                                                                Annihilation, Prescription For ___ __ ____________ __ ___ .__.  _. .._... .H.H.                     142          6
Exodus 40:17,  34 ........................................................ B.W.                              226        10
                                                                                                                                Atheism, Scientific _._____.___._.._.,..,....,,.,.,,...................... H.H.                     237        10
Leviticus        10:3         ............................................................ B.W.              251        11

Numbers ll:ll, 14 .................................................... B.W.                                  319        14
Numbers 12:l .............................................................. B.W.                             342        15                                                           -B-
Numbers         14:20-23            .................................................... ..B.W.              392        17      Barth And Individual Election ................................ ..H.H.                               364 16
Numbers 16:1-3 .......................................................... B.W.                               418        18      Belgic Confession, Article I .................................... H.C.H.                              18 1
Numbers         17:7-g          ...................................................... :...B.W.              442        19      Belgic Confession, Article II .................................. H.C.H.                               41 2
Numbers 20:7-11                   ........................................................ B.W.              464       20       Belgic Confession, Article II ................................ ..H.C.H.                               65 3
Numbers 20:23, 24 ................ . ................................... B.W.                                488       21       Belgic Confession, Article II .................................. H.C.H.                               88 4
Deuteronomy 1:20-22                       ................................................ B.W.              369        16      Belgic Confession, Article II .................................. H.C.H.                             137 6
Psalm      16:8a           ................................................................ G.V.             241        11      Belgic Confession, Article III ................................ H.C.H.                              160 7
Psalm   2 6           ...................................................................... G.V.              25         2     Belgic Confession, Article III ................................ H.C.H.                              185 8
Psalm 90:12 .................................................................. G.V.                          145          7     Belgic Confession, Article III ................................ H.C.H.                              208 9
Psalm 90:16,               17 .......................................................... G.V.                169,         8     Belgic Confession, Article III .............................. ..H.C.H.                              232 10
Psalm 85:lOb ................................................................ G.V.                           256        12      Be&c Confession, Article III .............................. ..H.C.H.                                259 11
Psalm 116:12,                13 ....................................................... G.V.                   97         5     Be&c  Confession, Article IV ................................ H.C.H.                                304 13
Isaiah 7:14 .................................................................... G.V.                        121          6     Belgic Confession, Article IV ................................ H.C.H.                               327 14
Isaiah 41:lO .................................................................. G.V.                           73         4     Belgic Confession, Article IV ................................ H.C.H.                               350        15
Isaiah 55:l .................................................................... G.V.                          51         3     Belgic Confession, Article IV ................................ H.C.H.                               377 16
Isaiah 57:1, 2 ................................................................ G.V.                        409         18      Belgic Confession, Article V ...... .._ ......................... H.C.H.                            400 17
Matthew 5:9                ................................................................ G.V.                 1        1     Belgic Confession, Article V .................................. H.C.H.                              426 18
Matthew         133313-g           ........................................................ G.V.            433         19      Belgic Confession, Article V ................................ ..H.C.H.                             450 19
Matthew 16:25, 26 ...................................................... G.V.                               457        20       Belgic Confession, Article V .................................. H.C.H.                             472         20
Matthew 26:50a .......................................................... G.V.                               289        13      Belgic Confession, Article V I ................................ .H.C.H.                             496 21
Luke 7:11-17 ................................................................ G.V.                           193          9     Bible And Theistic Evolution, The .......................... H.H.                                  236 10
Luke      12332          ................................................................... G.V.            361        16      Bible, The Greatest Of Them All ............................ H.H.                                   189 8
Luke 23~4, 14, 22, 24 .................................................. G.V.                                313        14      Books, As To:
John 19:31-37                 .......................................................... G.C.L.              321        14             David Brainerd The Beloved Yankee
Acts 2:1-4 ...................................................................... G.V.                       385        17                   by D. Wynbeek .......................................... H.H.                         223 10
Acts 17:31a .................................................................. G.V.                          313        14             Expounding God's Word by A. M. Stibbs.. ...... H.H.                                              9 1
Romans 4:25                ................................................................ G.V.             217        10             Joseph The Prime Minister by W. M. Taylor....H.H.                                                9 1
Ephesians 5:1, 2 .......................................................... G.V.                             481       21              New Bible Dictionary by J. D. Douglas ............ H.H.                                      462        20
I Timothy 2:8-15 .................................................... G.C.L.                                   12         1            Pentecost And Missions by H. Boer ._____________.___  H.H.                                  222 10
I Timothy 2:8-15 .................................................... G.C.L.                                   35        2             Sharing His Suffering by P. Eldersveld ............ H.H.                                     223 10
I Timothy 2:8-15 .................................................... G.C.L.                                   59         3            The Gospel According To John by Calvin .... ..H.H.                                               9 1
I Timothy 2:8-15 .................................................... G.C.L.                                   82        4             The Man God Mastered by J. Cardier ............ H.H.                                             9 1
I Timothy 3:1-7 ........................................................ G.C.L.                              106          .5    Buchman,  Dr. Frank Dies ........................................ H.H.                                23         1
I Timothy 3:1-7 ........................................................ G.C.L.                              131          6     Bureaucracy In The Romish Church ........................ H.H.                                      382 16
I Timothy 3:1-7 ......................................................... G.C.L.                             154          7     Burial of the Dead, The ...................................... G.v.d.B.                               67 3
I Timothy 38-13 ...................................................... G.C.L.                                179          8

I Timothy 3:8-13 ............. b.. ...................................... G.C.L.                            202           9                                                          -c-
I Timothy 4:1-5 ........................................................ G.C.L.                             228         10
I Timothy 4:1-5 ........................................................ G.C.L.                             253         11.     Cain, The Way Of ........ :.........................................  J.A.H.                       468         20
I Timothy 4:1-5 ........................................................ G.C.L.                             277         12      Cain, The Way Of ................................................... J.A.H.                         492        21
I Timothy 4:6-10 ...................................................... G.C.L.                              298         13      Called To The Waters ................................................ G.V.                            51 3
I Timothy 4:6-10 ...................................................... G.C.L.                               344        15      Calling, The ................................................................ H.H.                  151 7
I Timothy 4:11-16 .................................................... G.C.L.                                371        16      Calling, The ............................................................... .H.H.                  175 8
I Timothy 5:1-16 ...................................................... G.C.L.                               394        17      Calling, The ............................................................... .H.H.                  199 9


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          S U B J E C T                                                               A u t h o r         P a g e    N o .               S U B J E C T                                                          A u t h o r    P a g e    N o .

Calling, The               ............................................................... .H.H.           224        10      Elect Or Reprobate _. ___ _.. . __. ______ .._ .A.B.                                              356        1.5

Christ For All .............................................................. H.H.                         454        19      Entered Into Rest . .._______..............................................          H.H.         413        18

Christian      Greetings              ................................................. : J.A.H.           181          8

Christian Schools In British Guiana .......................... H.H.                                        141          6
                                                                                                                                                                                 -F-
"Christians" or "Schismatics" ................................... .H.H.                                    438        19

Christ In The Constitution ....................................... .H.H.                                     70         3     Fall Out Shelters, The Moral Problems Of ................ H.H.                                      92         4
Christian Labor Union in Canada, The .................... H.H.                                             499        21.     Faith Of A Hero, The ................................................ H.H.                        381        16
Christmas, The Problem of ....................................... .H.H.                                    142          6     Faith, Saving ............................................................... .H.H.               224        10
Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                             16               Faith, Saving ................................................................ H.H.               250        11
Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                             39         2     Faith, Saving .............................................................        ..H.H.        274         12
Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                             63         3     Faith, Saving ................................................................ H.H.              294         13
Church And The Sacraments, The ........................... .H.V.                                             86         4     Faith, Saving ................................................................ H.H.               318        14
Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                           135          6     Faith, Saving ............................................................... .H.H.               366        16
Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                           158          7     Faith, Saving ................................................................ H.H.               390        17
Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                           183          8     Fear Not Little Flock .................................................. G.V.                     361        16
Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                           206          9     Followers Of God ....................................................... .G.V.                    481        21
Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                           257        11      Freedom To Pray? ...................................................... H.H.                     454         19
Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                           281        12      Friend, The ................................................................. .G.V.               289        13
Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                           302        13

Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                           325        14

Church And The Sacraments, The ........................... .H.V.                                           348        15                                                         -G-

Church And The Sacraments, The .......................... ..H.V.                                           375        16
                                                                                                                              Glory Reflected In Moses ........................................... .B.W.                        200          9
Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                           398        17
                                                                                                                              God's Glory .................................................................. B.W.               177          8
Church And The Sacraments, The ........................... .H.V.                                           424        18
                                                                                                                              God's Royal .Priesthood                ............................................ J.A.H.        108          5
Church And The Sacraments, The ........................... .H.V.                                           448        19
                                                                                                                              Golden Calf, The ........................................................ B.W.                    104          5
Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                           470        20
                                                                                                                              Grace In A Lawless World, Under ........................ J.A.H.                                   396        17
Church And The Sacraments, The ............................ H.V.                                           494        21
                                                                                                                              Growth Of Mormonism                      ............................................. H.H.         23
Churches In Business ................................................ ..H.H.                                 69         3
                                                                                                                              Guilty Or Not .............................................................. H.H.                 141          6
Churches, Only Two .................................................. H.H.                                 413        18

Church Order:

       Article 62 ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                          20                                                                  -H-
       Article 63 ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                          21

       Article 64 ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                          43               Heidelberg Catechism, Preaching From The .... ..G.v.d.B.                                          139          6
       Article 65 ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                          67               Heidelberg Catechism, Preaching From The ...... G.v.d.B.                                          162       - 7
       Article 66 ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                          90               He Was Taken Away .................................................. G.V.                         407        18
       Article 67 ....................................................... G.v.d.B.                         114                High Priest, The .......................................................... G.V.                  193          9
       Article 68 ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                        139                Hoeksema Memorial Library .................................... H.H.                               454        19
       Article 68 ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                        162                Hymnology, A Short History Of .................................. J.J.                             166          7
       Article 69 (See "The Hymn Matter")                                                                                     Hymn, Matter ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                    187          8
       Article 69, Proposed Change Of .................... P.A.P.                                          215          9     Hymn, Matter ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                    2io          9
       Article 70 ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                        452        19      Hymn, Matter ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                    234        10
       Article 70 ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                        477        20      Hymn, Matter ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                    262        11
Church Union, More On ............................................ H.H.                                    404        17      Hymn, Matter ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                    283        12
Contribution               ................................................................ T.H.           356        15      Hymn, Matter ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                    306        13
Contribution               ............................................................... .D.E.           357        15      Hymn, Matter ...................................................... ..G.v.d.B.                    329        14
Covenant With Israel, The ...................................... B.W.                                        80         4     Hymn, Matter ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                    352        15

                                                                                                                              Hymn, Matter ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                    402        17

                                                                                                                              Hymn, Matter ........................................................ G.v.d.B.                    452        19

                                                       -D-                                                                    Hymn, Question .......................................................... H.H.                      29       .2
                                                                                                                              Hymn, Question ...................................................... H.H.K.                        29         2
Death of Aaron, The _,                       . . . ..B.W.                                                  488        21      Hymn, Question                ........................................................ G.B.       118          5
Decree, That Horrible .__ _._.  ._ ._. _. . ..G. J.V.B.                                                    112          5     Hymn, Question ...................................................... ..S.D.V.                    143          6
Despair       .___.____.__.______...................  ._........  B          .       W               .     319        14      Hymn, Question .................................................... G.v.d.B.                      163          7

                                                                                                                              Hymn, Question ........................................................ ..H.H.                    172          8

                                                                                                                              Hymn, Question              .......................................................... T.F.       214          9

                                                                                                                              Hymn, Question              ........................................................ ..H.K.       214          9
                                                        -E-
                                                                                                                              Hymn, Question ............ .~ ........................................... .H.H.                  198          9

Ecumenical Groups                     .................................................. ..H.H.            116          5     Hymn, Question ........................................................ ..H.H.                    220        10

Ecumenicism In Latin America ................................ H.H.                                           22               Hymn, Question              ........................................................ ..H.V.       238        10

Ecumenicism ............................................................... .H.H.                          498        21      Hymn,       Question        .......................................................... K.O.       308        13

Election And Reprobation According To Barth ...... ..H.H.                                                  388        17      Hymn, Question ...................................................... ..G.C.L.                    332        14

Election And Reprobation According To Barth ...... ..H.H.                                                  412        18      Hymn,       Question         .......................................................... D. J.     358        15

Election And Reprobation According To Barth ...... ..H.H.                                                  436        19      Hymn Question Before Synod .................................. H.H.                                    4

Election And Reprobation According To Barth ...... ..H.H.                                                  460        20      Hymn Question, Concerning The ___ __ ____ ___ ___ __________ ..P.D.Y.                             166          7

Election And Reprobation According To Barth ...... ..H.H.                                                  484        21      Hymns And Our Radio Broadcasts ...................... G.v.d.B.                                    403        17

Election, Barth And Individual ............................... .H.H.                                      ,364        16      Hymns And Our Radio Broadcasts _____.______._._______  G.v.d.B.                                   428        18


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  Hymns And Psalms .._,__.__.,.....__...........,..................  R.C.H.                                                             191          8      News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                    24            1
 Hymns, Principally Wrong? ______.  __. ., .G.v.d.B.                                                                                   379        '16       News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                   48         2
                                                                                                                                                            News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                   72          3
                                                                             -I-                                                                            News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                   94         4
                                                                                                                                                            News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                  120         5
 Infallibility, About .................................................... ..H.H.                                                       172         8       News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                  144         6
 Infallibility, About ..................................................... .H.H.                                                       196         9       News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                  168         7
 Infallibility, About                           ..................................................... .H.H.                            220         10       News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                  192         8
 Infallibility, Hoogland O n ......................................... .H.H.                                                           124          6       News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                 216          9
 Infallibility, On ............................................................ H.H.                                                    149         7       News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                 240         10
 Infallibility Question,                               The         ....................................... .H.H.                       477        20       News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                  264         11
 Innocence Attacked                                .................................................... G.V.                             25         2      News From Our  Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                 288         12
 Intercession And Victory ............................................ B.W.                                                               10        1      News From Our Churches ..................................... J.M.F.                                   312        13
 Intercession, Further                               ................................................ ..B. W.                            22         7      News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                  336         14
 Israel Encouraged ....................................................... .G.V.                                                         73         4      News From Our Churches ..................................... J.M.F.                                   360         15
 Israel, Trouble In ....................................................... H.H.                                                         22         1      News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                  384        I6
 Issues In The Case, The ........................................ H.C.H.                                                               246        11       News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                  408        17
 Issues In The Case, .The ........................................ H.C.H.                                                              270        12       News From Our Churches ..................................... J.M.F.                                   432        18
                                                                                                                                                           News From Our Churches .............. ........................ J.M.F.                                 456        19
                                                                            -J-                                                                            News From Our Churches ..................................... J.M.F.                                   479        20
                                                                                                                                                           News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                  500        21
 Jehovah Before My Face ............................................ G.V.                                                              241        11
                                                                                                                                                           Numbering Of Our Days .......................................... ..G.V.                               '145         7
 Jesus Before Pilate .................................................... ..G.V.                                                       313        14
 Jethro            .......................................................................... B.W.                                       33         2
Justification,                  Of        ......................................................... .H.H.                              ,391                                                                       -o-
                                                                                                                                                  17
Justification, Of ........................................................... .H.H.                                                    416        18       Observance Of Special Days ................................ G.v.d.B.
Justification,                 Of ........................................................... .H.H.                                                                                                                                                              114          5
                                                                                                                                       439        19       Observations           ............................................................ D.H.K.
Justification, Of ........................................................... .H;H.                                                                                                                                                                              273        12
                                                                                                                                       462        20       Offerings, Church ....................................................... .H.H.
 Justification,                 Of        ......................................................... .H.H.                                                                                                                                                          22         1
                                                                                                                                       486        21

                                                                           -K-                                                                                                                                    -P-

                                                                                                                                                           Parable Of The Sower, The ...................................... G.V.
Korah,            Dathan,              And Abiram .._ _._ ..B.W.                                                                                                                                                                                                 433        1 9
                                                                                                                                       418        18
                                                                                                                                                           Peacemakers, Blessed .................................................. G.V.                              1        1
 Kuiper,  Rev. Henry Called Home. __._............._._........ C.H.                                                                    118          5      Pentecostal Blessings                   .................................................. G.V.       385        17
                                                                                                                                                           Perfect Peace .............................................................. H.H.                     174          8
                                                                          -L-                                                                              Persecuted        Church, A .............................................. ..H.H.                     310        13
Labor, The Dignity Of ................................................ H.H.                                                                                Praise Ye The Lord .................................................... G.V.                            97         5
                                                                                                                                         92        4
 League Meeting, Report of Eastern- Ladies ............ E.K.                                                                                               Prayer Days, Special .............................................. G.v.d.B.
                                                                                                                                         94        4                                                                                                               90         4
League. Meeting, Report of Eastern Ladies ............ P.D.                                                                                                Prayer In Public Schools ............................................ H.H.
                                                                                                                                       383        16                                                                                                             213          9
 League Meeting, Report of Western Ladies ............ P.W.                                                                                                Prayer In Public Schools, As To ................................ H.H.
                                                                                                                                       119         5                                                                                                             461        20
League Meeting, Report of `Western Ladies ............B.B.                                                                                                 Prayer In Public Schools, As To ................................ H.H.
                                                                                                                                       359        15                                                                                                             485        21
 Laying Our Hands To Our Mouths ........................ J.A.H.                                                                                            Predictions Of The End .............................................. H.H.
                                                                                                                                       204         9                                                                                                             287        12
Letter, Open ................................................................ R.V.                                                                         Predicting The Future ................................................ H.H.
                                                                                                                                       331        14                                                                                                             310        13
Light For Your Path, The ...................................... J.A.H.                                                                                     Priesthood, God's P ayal ............................................ J.A.H.
                                                                                                                                       422        1'8                                                                                                              14         1
Lord Our Righteousness, The .................................... G.V.                                                                                      Priesthood, God's Royal .: .............................. . ........... J.A.H.
                                                                                                                                       217        10                                                                                                               37        2
Lord's Supper And Sundry Matters, The ............G.v.d.B.                                                                                                 Priesthood, God's Royal ............................................ J.A.H.
                                                                                                                                         18         1                                                                                                              61         3
Lord's Supper, Supervision In The .................... G.v.d.B.                                                                                            Priesthood, God's Royal ............................................ J.A.H.
                                                                                                                                        43         2                                                                                                              84         4
Lord's Word, The ........................................................ G.V.                                                                             Priesthood, God's Royal ............................................ J.A.H.
                                                                                                                                       169         8                                                                                                             108         5
Lutherans And Rome .................................................. H.H.                                                                                 Priesthood, God's Royal ............................................ J.A.H.
                                                                                                                                        92         4                                                                                                             133         6
                                                                                                                                                           Psalters Question, The .......................................... H.W.K.                              406        17
                                                                         -M-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -Q-
Matrimony, Holy .................................................... G.v.d.B.                                                          452        1 9
Matrimony, Holy .................................................... G.v.d.B.                                                                              Questions And An Answer _.. .____.  _. ._. ___ .G.V.
                                                                                                                                       477        2 0                                                                                                            150         7
Membership In American Churches ......................... .H.H.                                                                                            Question, Another ._. _._ _. . . . ._. _. .__ ___ ___ ___ _.. _, .H.H.
                                                                                                                                       355        15                                                                                                              77         4
Mergers And Splits ......................... . .......................... H.H.                                                                             Question: The Saints In Heaven Before The
                                                                                                                                        93         4
Messiah, The Jew's .................................................. ..H.H.                                                                                     Second Coming . . . . . . . . ..I.__....................................         I.H.H.
                                                                                                                                        69         3                                                                                                              76         4

Miracles              ........................................................................ H.H.                                    286        12

Miriam And Moses'                                 Wife           ....................................... .B.W.                         342        15                                                             -R-

Missing Link, Another ............................................... .H.H.                                                            381        16
Moses As intercessor ..:. ............................................ ..B.W.                                                          129         6       Radio Work Overseas                      ............................................... .H.H.        164         7
Moses, Fall Of ............................................................ B.W.                                                       464        20       Rebellion And Punishment ....................................... .B.W.                                392        17
                                                                                                                                                           Reconciliation              ............................................................. .G.V.       265        12
                                                                                                                                                           Reformation,          The Protestant                .................................... H.H.          28
                                                                         -N-                                                                                                                                                                                                 2
                                                                                                                                                           Reformation,          The Protestant                .................................... H.H.          52         3
Nation, A Holy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.W.    275        12       Reformation,          The Protestant                ................................... H.H.          100         5


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Reformation, Tlie, ,Protestant                             ............. : ..................... .H.H:           148' 7                                                                        -    y         -

Reformed Free.Publishing Association Meeting ...... ..C.K.                                                        46    2               Youth           Remember .................... .I:.: ......................... I..J.A.H.                 230 10

Regeneration.                ...... `.I.. .................................................... ..HX        .:     g          3          Youth  Remember ...................................................... J.A.H.                           255 11

Regeneration            .... ~~~~~....~.~~...~..~..~..~...~..~.....~.......~     ..............H.H.                          4          Youth           Remember ..................... .:.I.  .:.: ...................... J.A.H.                279 12
Regeneration. _.__,,:.                                                                                                       5          .          .          .
                                        .... ............. . ................................... .H.H.           102                                                                                          Index by G. Vanden Berg
Regeneration.                ................................................................. H.H.              124. 6

Relics      Of The Cross .................................................. H.H.                                 355 15

Religion False, Worse Than None? ........................ H.H.                                                   381    16                                                                EDITORIALS
Resolution ................................. ............................... ..Stio  d                      1 417       18              .'                                    (Continued from page $3~)
Resolutions           ................................................................ J.A.H.                    156 7                             But this,is not our opinion.
Respect For The Law, Breakdown Of .................... H.H.                                                       45         2
Right wing,  That ........................................................ H.H.                                  212 9                             Our statidpoint  is that the education of our children is
Right Wing, That ....................................................... H.H.                                    334 14                 not the obli&tion  of the government, but of the parents. As

                                                                                                                                        far as school-education is concerned, the parents instruct their

                                                             -S-                                                                        children, partly through  the school-boards that are elected by

                                                                                                                                        them and then through the teachers that are appointed by the
Sacraments And Clmrcb (See under "Cburcb")
                                                                                                                                        board.
Saved By Christ's Resurrection .................................. G.V.                                           337 15
Saving Faith  (See under "Faith")                                                                                                                  Of course, it is the calling of the Church to-instruct the
saving Of One's Life, The ........................................ G.V.                                          457 20                 children in the Bible and in doctrine. Strictly speaking, this
"Sclnsmatics" or "Christians"                              .................... _. ............. .H.H.           438 19
                                                                                                                                        is not the calling of the-school but of the C~hurch  through the
Scbismatics, Return,                        How Can `The` ........................ H.H.                          198 9
Scbismatics Return, How Should The ... ..................... H.H.                                                222 10                 minister of the Word and in the catechism classes. However,
Schismatics Return, How Should The .........................                                  H.H.               244 11                 all the instruction in the school is religious instruction or

Scbismatics Return, How Should The ........................ H.H.                                                 268 12                 must be such. This, of course, is easier in some branches than

Scbismatics Return, How Should The ........................ H.H.                                                 292 13                 in others. It is easier, for instance, in history and geography
Scbismatics Return, .How Should The ........................ H.H.                                                316 14                 than in arithmetic and mathematics. But the fact remains
Scbismatics Return, How Should The ........................ H.H.                                                 340    15
                                                                                                                                        that all education in the school must be religious instruction.
Schools  In Colombia, U.S. Aid To ............................ H.H.                                              405 17
School Plan, Shared Time ........................................ H.H.                                           354 15                            However, it must be emphasized that the education in the
School Tax  Relief ........................................................ H.H.                                 310    13              schools is not the business of the State or of the government
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            - -,
Seed Time And Harvest ........................................... J.A.H.                                         323    14              but of the parents.
Sinai ............ I ................................................................         B.W.                57         3                                                       1                   ,
                                                                                                                                                   This is the principal reason wny I I,.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        cnssent .I_
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 rrom   . .
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               either t.
Sinai, Leaving ............................................................ ..B.W.                               296 13                                                                                                                                he
                                                                                                                                                                        or .`l . .' ' ' * .' -
                                                                                                                                                                        tne mmorny  opmron ,or 
                                                                                                                                        majority                                                                   the Supreme Lourt ot the
Sinful Separation ...................................................... J.A.H.                                  446 19
                                                                                                                             2 United States.
Sin, What Is ................................................................ H.H.                                46                                                                                                                                H.H.
Solution To School Aid, A New ................................ H.H.                                              287 12

Southern Presbyterians                          And The N.C.C. ................H.H.                              355 15                                                      WEDDING * ANNIVERSARY
Spies, The ..................................................................... B.W.                            369 16                       Last Sunday, September 9, 1962, our dear parents
Synod of 1962 .............................................................. H.H.                                430 18                                                    MR. AND MRS. HARRY ZWAK

                                                                                                                                        celebrated their  40th Wedding Anniversary.
                                  :                          -T-                                                                              We thank  God for all the wonderful blessings He bestowed on
                                                                                                                                        US when He gave us our de`ar  father and mother.
Tabernacle, The ....... . .................................................. B.W.                                226 10                       May our Covenant God spare them  for each  other  and for us,
That Right Wing ........................................................ H . H .   , 2 1 2                                   9          their  loving children and grandchildren,

That Right Wins
                                D ........................................................ H.H.                  334 14                 I Samuel 7:12.

Three Points. Still Binding, The .......................... ..H.C.H.                                             414 18                                                                                  Otto and Betty Kamminga-Zwak
Time To Reconsider, A ............................................ J.A.H.                                        300 13                                                                                  Terry Alan
Treasurer's Report of the R.F.P.A. ............................ H.V.                                              47         2                                                                           David Lee

                                                                                                                                                                                                         Randal  Jay

                                                             -u-                                                                                                                                         `Brian Lee
                                                                                                                                        Hudsonville, Michigan

Under Grace`  In A Lawless World ........................ J.A.H.                                                 346 15
Under Grace In A Lawless World ........................ J.A.H.                                                   373    16        ..                                    FORTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

                                                                                                                                              Sunday, September 9, it was&e  date that our Secretary and his
f                                                                                                                                       wife,
                                                             -v-                                                                                                          ELDER AND MRS. HARRY ZWAK

Veldman, Exit of the Rev. R. ................. . ................ H.H.                                                                  celebrated their  40th Wedding Anniversary. May they  continue to
                                                                                                                 437 19
                                                                                                                                        be a blessing for our consistory `and congregation.
                                                                                                                                              It is with thanksgiving to God tbat we remember this date.
                                                            -w-                                                                               Furthermore, it is our prayer that our Covenant God accompany
                                                                                                                                        them  on their journey, while the shadows lengthen, but where the
Wonder of Grace, The                                                                                                                    Sun of Righteousness beckons them  to the  land that  is fairer than  day.
                                                 .............................................. G.V.             121 6
                                                                                                                                                        The Consistory of the  Hudsonville Protestant Reformed Church
World Council Of Churches New Delhi .................... H.H.                                                    190 8
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Rev. Gerrit  Vos, President
Worship, Israel's .......................................................... B.W.                                251 11                                                                                  John Boelema, Vice-President


