       . VOLUME`X=V                              SEPTEMBER 15, 1959 - GRAND RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN                                NUMBER 21

                                                                                  There is a heart in the nation of God. And that heart is
  I               M E D I T A T .I 0 N                                        the work of Jehovah !
                                                                                  It is the shaft of light from heaven which ever shines in

                                                                              the very midst of Jerusalem, of Zion, of Israel-Jacob, of the
                       COMFORTING  SPEECH                                     Church of God.

                 "Comfort  ye, comfort ye ify  people, saith your God.            But in spite of that remnant, rather, because of that
                  Speak ye colflfortably  to Jewsalem,  and cry unto          remnant, they would be visited by Jehovah: they would be
                  he+-, that her wwfare  is accomplished, that her in-        cast out of the Holy Land, and brought with great cruelty to
                  iquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the            Babylon in order to become a slave people for seventy long
                  Lord's hand double for all her sins."
                                                           ISAIAH 40 :lj 2    yeam.

                                                                                  And Isaiah beholds the Church in captivity, many years
        My text places us in the midst of the Babylonian captivity.
                                                                              `hence.
        Isaiah is the prophet of the Lord, and, as such, he stands
                                                                                  And he has comfortable words for that Church, for the
  in a shaft of light which enables him to see the future. At
                                                                              Heart of Jerusalem.
t the time of his writing there was some form of prosperity,

  rather than affliction for the people of God. When these                        These words of comfort comprise the chapters 40 to 66.

  words would be read in their full application, the people of                    And my text is the very introduction of these words of
  God would be in Babylon, and consequently in the midst of                   comfort.
  suffering.
                                                                                  Isaiah is bidden to comfort that Heart; he is told to tell
        Yes, there was prosperity at the time of the writing of               others to cry unto that Heart, for he would be long dead.
  my text, but it was only outward prosperity. Spiritually it
                                                                                  Neither is that all.
  was dark. The people of God are described by him in chapter

  one. They are in a sorry plight: "A sinful nation, a people                     In every age and in every clime, these words of comfort

  laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are                 are heard, and others are continually instructed to cry unto

  corrupters : they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked                the Heart of Jerusalem, telling it to dry-their tears, for God

  the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away                       has remembered His people.

  backward."         And as far as their subjective condition is con-

  cerned : "From the sole of their foot even unto the head                                                * * *`*

  there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and

  putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound
                                                                                  I was asked once : What really is the mandate of the min-
  up, neither mollified with ointment."
                                                                              istry ? Tell me, in a few words, what we have to tell the
        That was the state and condition of Israel, the church of             Church of the living God!
  t h e   l i v i n g   G o d .
                                                                                  My answer was this text.
        And all they could expect was that they would be turned
                                                                                  And now, after so many years, I would give the same
  upside down' and destroyed as Sodom, and burned with pitch
                                                                              answer: It is our mandate to ever tell the church to be com-
  and sulphur as Gomorrah.
                                                                              forted ; to cry unto her that all her warfare is accomplished,
        But !                                                                 that all her sins are pardoned, on the basis that she hath

        There is a small remnant in Israel.                                   received double of the Lord's hand for all her sins.

         Oh that remnant!                                                         Comfort ye, comfort ye !


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     What is comfort?                                                          Those two phrases, "My people," and "thy God" tell a

    To tell a man, a great number of men of God, the church             wondrous  story*

 of God, that their present evil and suffering is offset by a                  It tells of eternal love and lovingkindness.

great good ?                                                                   God has chosen this remnant from all eternity. And He

        No.                                                             has looked at them from everlasting. And they are graven in

     Shall we, then, tell them that all the good salvation of God       the palms Of His hand.

 conquers all their evil ?                                                     And all this remnant He has given from all eternity to

                                                                        His Son Jesus Christ.
        No.
                                                                               And it has been His eternal purpose to glorify this
     What then ? This is comfort : the evil which we suffer
                                                                        remnant through Jesus Christ unto such beauty as this sorry
 now is necessary to bring about the good. That is comfort.
                                                                        world has never seen. They shall be as the Bride of God's
     I bless God that we have the text in II Corinthians 4 :17 :        Son, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing.
 "For our light affliction, which is. but for a moment, worketh
                                                                               It has been His eternal purpose to lead that remnant
 jar us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory!
                                                                        through pain and trouble throughout all the weary years of
     And so it is the whole of Scripture.                               history. But the end would be glory, a glory as of the First-

  Attend to this : Blessed are those that hunger ! Blessed begotten of the Father.                           .

 are those that weep! Blessed are the dead that die in the                     This remnant would be organically united with a rep-
 Lord 1 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteous-            robated shell of flesh, world and devils, but instead of
 ness' sake! Blessed are ye, when men shall revile               and    d     t
                                                            -you,            es roying the remnant through this horrible contact, it would
 persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you            make them ripe for heaven's bliss.
 falsely, for My sake!                                                         Afterwards,' Zion would ever say: it is good for me to
  And so it was in the case of Isaiah's Israel.                         have been afflicted.

     Yes, they had to suffer ; they had to be driven from the                  The deeper the misery, the higher the glory.
 Holy land ; the Temple of God and the Holy City had to be                     Be still, my heart !
 destroyed ; they had to become a slave people for 70 years ;
 they had to hang their harps on the willows in the midst                                              *    * * *

 thereof !
                                                                               I read of warfare, iniquity, and sins.
     But it was all to the good of that remnant!
                                                                               That is our portion here below, all through the weary
     Here is what Jehovah would do through all this suffering :

 "And I will turn My hand upon thee, and purely purge away              years'
 thy dross, Andy  take away all thy tin !"                                     We have warfare all our days.

     All the chastisement which the Church of God endures                      As soon, as the shaft of. God's light strikes your heart,
 is unto sanctification.                                                the warfare begins.       Then it seems as though everything is
                                                                        against you. When the flesh, the world-and the devil smell
     It's all to the good.                                              that light in you, they set themselves against you, and begin

                                                                        to fight you all the day long. Did you ever read Psalm
                              * * * *
                                                                        44 :22, quoted by Paul in Romans and II Corinthians ? Here

                                                                        it is: "Yea, for Thy sake we are killed all the day long; we
     Why is this ?                                                      are accounted as sheep for the slaughter."

     How is it that this thrice blessed remnant are in such a                  It is all for God's sake, or, as Paul has it in II Cor. : "We
 happy estate that their very affliction works unto their ever-         are given over unto death for Jesus' sake," which is the same
 lasting glory ?                                                        thing.
                                                      -.

     The answer is in the text.                                                The church always bears within itself the dying of the

     They are My people!                                                Lord Jesus.

                                                                               .The  Psalms speak the same language elsewhere. Attend
     And He that speaks this comforting message is "thy
                                                                        to Psalm 126:6:  "He. that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing
 God !"
                                                                        precious seed (and that is Jesus), shall doubtless come again
     Oh yes, God has a peculiar people in this wicked world.            with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him."
 In fact, they and they alone comprise the true world.                         If ye were of the world the world would love its own.

    .A11  the rest is. dross and tin, which will be ultimately          That's what Jesus said. But now you are of Christ. Well,

 purged, separated from the remnant.                                    they hated Me, said Jesus, and so they will hate you.


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    There you have the story of the suffering of the remnant

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    Why double?

    Furthermore, does Israel- Jacob, Jerusalem, Zion, the                                                                             C O N T E N T S
 Church of all the ages pay for her sins, pay double for her                   _ _
 sins, in order to go into the glorious new world ?                            MEDITATION-
                                                                                          Comforting Speech .___.............................................................. 481
    How must that be explained ? Is it then after all because                                        Rev. G. Vos

 of 0zt.r  satisfaction to God's outraged righteousness that we

 are redeemed ?                                                                EDITORIALS  -
                                                                                          About the Three Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484               *
    N      o    .                                                                         Evolution,                 Long Periods, or Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484

                                                                                                     Rev. H. Hoeksema
    But here is the answer.

    There is in the very Heart of" the Church a Man, the                       OUR DoCTRINE-
                                                                                          The Book. of Revelation . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..____......................................  486
only real Man, who is the Redeemer, and yes, He pays and                                             Rev. H. Hoeksema
 pays and pays.

    In the midst of Israel is Jehovah-Salvation, and that is                   * CLOUD  oF W-nss~s-
                                                                                          Jacob's            Departure from Haran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488
 Jesus.
                                                                                                     Rev. B. Woudenberg

    And He is called to account for all the sins which the
 remnant have committed.                                                       FROM HOLY WRIT -
                                                                                          Exposition of Remans-  14, 15                                               (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490

    And He paid double for her sins.                                                                 Rev. G. Lubbers


    What means that double payment? Is not God just?                           IN HIS FEAR-                                                                      ?
                                                                                          Fear That Relnoves                                  Fear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .._. ..492
    How can.He ask for double payment?                                                               Rev. 1. A. Hevs

    Here is the answer: The form of payment which Jesus
 paid is double. He suffered both the wrath of God, and CONTENDING  Fan THE F--                                                                                             '
 also the wrath of the devilish world around about Him.                   *               The Church and the Sacraments . . . . . . . . . . .._._...._........................  494
                                                                                                     Rev. H. Veldman

    And in a sense that is also true of the Church of God.           :
                                                                               THE VOICE OF OUR FATHERS -
    Oh we know that ,God  has loved us from all eternity,                                 The Canons of Dordrecht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...496

 and that we do not pay in the sense that Jesus paid, sustain-                                       Rev. H. C. Hoeksema

 ing the wrath of God.
                                                                               ALL AROUND us -
   But listen to this. "For a small moment have I forsaken                                Editor Speaks on Matters Related to Labor _.._,...,.......__........ 498

 thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little                             "Union-Made                        Unemployment"                              . _, . _. . . .498

 wrath I hid My face from thee for a moment; but with ever-                                          Rev. M. Schipper

 lasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord
                                                                                          FROM OUR CHTJECHES  ____.....! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .._.......,500
 thy Redeemer !" Isa. 54 :7, S.                                                N E W S
                                                                                              M r .   J .   M .   F a b e r

    Be still, my heart !
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II 484                                                  T H E   S T A N D . AR.D CEAR.ER
I Ill Is what man does through the general operations of the Holy
                     E D I T O R I A L S                                      Spirit, even though the heart of man is not renewed, ever to
                                                                              be called sinful ? Is, then, after all, God the author of sin.

                                                                              To be sure, it is the teaching of the theory of "common
                         About The Three Points                               grace" that not man of himself but God is the ultimate

             As to the answer of the committee of the Christian Re-           Author of the "good works" which the natural man performs.
         formed Church in regard to Point III, we can be brief. They          If then these so-called good works are sinful, it follows that
         simply state that the schismatics agree ~with  them and they         God is the Author of these sinful works.
         with the schismatics. The answer reads as follows :                      And this is blasphemy.
            "3, with respect to Point III:                                        Let us not camouflage the "Three Points" as both com-
             "a. Both committees are agreed that the natural man              mittees evidently attempt to do.
         performs `civic good.`.                                                  A work is either good or sinful f it cannot be both.
            "b. The expression is warranted in view of II Kings                   Hence, we must either royally retract the Third Point or
         1029,  30 and Luke 6:33 and in light of the fact that the            let it stand the way in which the Synod of 1934 formulated it.
         Confessions speak of `spiritual good,' and `saving good,' and        And this holds true also for the First and Second Points.
         `truly good,' which implies another good which is not to be             As far as we are concerned, i.e. the Protestant Reformed
         so characterized.                                                    Churches, we reject them with all our heart as fundamental
             "c. It is further agreed that this `civic good' in as far as     errors.
                                                                                                       * * * *
         it is not done from the root of faith, neither according to the

         law of God, nor to God's glory, is sinful."                             In conclusion, the committee of the Christian Reformed

            We remark the following:                                          Church states the following:

            As to b above, it is evident that neither the schismatics             "It may be stated in conclusion that the committees have

         nor the committee of the Christian Reformed Church are               come to this position through careful consideration of one
   P
         original in referring to the statements from the Confessions:        another's expressed convictions, the deliberate weighing of

         "spiritual good," saving good," and "truly good." They,              arguments, and exhaustive discussions.

         evidently, consulted the pamphlet written by Prof. L. Berk-             "The committee believes, in view of this fact, that this
         hof: "De Drie Punten  In Alle Deelen  Gereformeerd" (The             same method should be employed by all our people and that

         Three Points Reformed In All Parts). He writes the very             these conclusions, should be carefully examined in the light of
         same thing on p. 54.                                                the Word of God and the Confessions, and .judged  in -that
            However, they do not agree with Berkhof when they                light.
         simply call this so-called civic good sin. For in the same              "The committee makes the following recommendations to

         pamphlet referred to above, he writes (I translate from the         Synod :
         Dutch) :                                                                "1. That the conclusions of the committee be approved.
            "Nor does one have any right, on the ground of Rom.                  "2. That the committee, or a committee, be continued with
        .14:23,  to call all the works of the unregenerate simply sin,       instructions.
         without any qualification.    For many people it appears a              "3. That the Synod exhort our people to make a careful
         settled matter, when one simply says: `all that is not of faith     study of these matters in view of the facts that have been
         is sin..' But, when you read Rom. 1423 in its entirety, it          brought to light by the work of the committee."
         soon becomes evident that the truth one seeks in it is not              I understand `that the report and its conclusions have
        found there."    And then Berkhof continues to explain this          been approved and adopted by the Synod.
        verse.in  his own way. From this, as well as from other pas-             We will now await the results.
         sages, it is evident that Berkhof does not agree with the                                                                        H.H.
        committee of the schismatics or of the Christian Reformed

         Church when they declare that the "civic good" is sinful.
                                                                                         Evolution, Long Periods,  or Days
            Besides how is it possible to call these works of the

        natural man sinful in view of the fact that they are performed         We still have to. call attention to the creation of the

        under the influence of the Holy Spirit or of "common                 woman.

        grace" ? Does not the Second Point teach "that God by the                After the account of Gen. 1 :l-3, which speaks of the

        general operations of His Spirit, without renewing the heart         `finishing of the work of creation by God and of His rest on

        of man, restrains the unimpeded breaking out of sin, by              the seventh day, there still follows an account of various de-

        which human life in society remains possible"? And is not            tails of creation on the sixth day. These details include: 1.

        the same thing taught in the Third Point when it declares            A brief repetition of the creation of the plants and herbs. This

        "that God, without renewing the heart, so influences man             was made especially with a view to the statement that God

        that he is able to perform civic good" ? Is what God does,           had not caused it to rain on the-earth but that a mist went

        even though it be through the unregenerate man, ever sinful?         up to water the face of the earth. 2. The creation of man


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 from the dust of the ground and the breathing into his               human body. The woman, therefore, was not created out of
 nostrils the breath of life. 3. The planting of the garden of        nothing by the powerful Word of God ; nor out of the dust
 Eden, the placing of man in the garden to dress and to keep          of the ground as Adam was ; but out of man. The meaning of
 it, the tree of life in the midst of the garden and the tree of      this is twofold. First of all, it signifies that the woman was
 knowledge of good and evil and God's command concerning              designed to stand in relation to the man in the marriage
 it. 4. The bringing of the animals to Adam to see how he             bond of natural love. And, secondly, that in that relation of
 would name them. 5. And, finally, the creation of the woman.         marriage, the man is first and he is the head of the woman.
 All this took place on the sixth day. This is evident, as far        And as ,such  it is at the same .time a picture of the relation
 as the creation of the woman is concerned, from Gen. 1127:           between Christ and His Church. As Paul writes in Eph.
 "So God created man in his own image, in-the image of God            5 :22-33 : "wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands,
 created he him ; ,male and female created he them." Also the         as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife,
 creation of the woman, therefore, was accomplished on the            even as `Christ is the head of the church: and he is the
.sixth  day while in Gen. 2 we have a `more detailed account          saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto
 of the way in which she was created.                                 Christ, so let the wives be to their husbands in everything.
    Of this we read in Gen. 2: "And the Lord God caused a             Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the
 deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one          church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and
 of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead the&of;  And  the       cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he
 rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a                might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot,
 woman, and he brought her unto the man. And Adam said,               or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and
- This  is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh : she shall    without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their
 be called woman because she was taken out of man."                   own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.- For no
    On this we briefly make the following remarks:                    man ever yet hated his own flesh ; but nourisheth and
    1. Evidently, the text is intended to be understood in            cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church. For we are mem-
the literal sense of the word, as is the entire chapter. The          bers of his body, of his flesh and of his bones. Fo; this
mist that rose up from the ground, the creation of man from           cause shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall
the dust of the ground and the breathing into his nostrils of         be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh., This is
the breath of life, the planting of the garden of Eden and the        a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the
two special trees, the naming of the animals by ,Adam, -all           church. Nevertheless  let every one of you in particular so
this leaves the simple impression of a literal narrative of           love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she
facts that occurred just as they are told in the narrative.           reverence her husband."
There is nothing allegorical in the entire narrative. If we              The basis of this marriage bond in all its implications lies
depart from the literal sense of the words and make it all            in the fact that the woman was created out of the man.
allegorical, there is no end to possible speculations and one            It needs no proof that the theory of evolution can have
,interpretation  is as good as another and - as bad. The same         nothing to do with this beautiful truth of Scripture. That
 is true of the creation of'the  woman. It is literally true that,    man is directly created by God out of the dust of the ground,       .
in distinction from the animals, man was first created alone,         the evolutionist cannot accept. He prefers his own philosophy
that God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, that .He              that man is evolved froin  the lower animal. But how utterly it

took one of man's ribs, closed up the flesh thereof, and              must be to him that God created the woman out of the man!

made a woman out of it. All this is a simple description of a            But the same thing applies, as far as the creation of the
literal fact or it means nothing.                                     woman out of the man' is concerned, for those that hold that
    2. The deep sleep which God caused to fall upon Adam              the creation days were long periods of millions or, perhaps,
was, of course, not a natural sleep. It was a "deep" sleep,           billions of years. They certainly canriot  maintain the biblical
that is, such a sleep "in which all consciousness of the outer        narrative of the creation of the woman as it is found in

world and of .one's own existence vanishes" (Keil) . We               Gen. 2. How long did it take God to create the woman 1 How
might, perhaps, say that it was a complete anaesthetic which          long was Adam sunken in that deep sleep? How long was

caused Adatil  to be wholly insensible. The purpose of this           God operating on Adam to take one of his ribs and close up

deep sleep was, of course, that God might be able to perform          the flesh thereof? And how long was God busy to build a

the operation by which He took one of Adam's ribs and                 woman out of the rib he,had  taken from man ? Five hundred
closed. up the flesh thereof, entirely without pain.                  thousand, a million years ? You say: that is absurd. And I
    3. From the rib which God had taken from Adam He                  agree.    Btit the absurdity is not mine. It is of those that

made the woman and brought her unto the man. The word                 teach that the days of creation consisted of long periods and
that is translated for rib in the Hebrew means literally              wish, nevertheless, to leave the impression that they believe
"side."    However, the correctness of the translation "rib" is       the biblical narrative of the creation of the woman.

evident from the fact that we read: "and God took one of                 This is not only absurd.
 his ribs" showing that there were several of them  in the               It is also downright dishonesty.                       H.H.


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II                                                                                                                       ,hath  a place prepared of God, that they should feed
              O.UR'DOCTRlNE                                                                          !I                  her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

                                                                                                               As we have remarked more than once, the eleventh.

              THE' BOOK OF REVELATION                                                                       chapter of the Book of Revelation r&veals to us an outline of
                                                                                                            the general history of the church in this dispensation, and

                                    PART TWO                                                                that with a view especially to her final struggle and ultimate
                                                                                                           victory and the condemnation of her enemies. It pictures

                                     CHAPTER IX                                                            the church in her actual condition as false church and show

                                                                                                           church and true church. It tells us in general of the calling
               The  Blowing of the Seventh Tmcv&et                                                         and work of the church in the present dispensation in the

                                                                                                           picture of the two witnesses in sackcloth. It shows us the
                              Revelation 11 :14-19                                                         church in her battle against Antichrist, in her apparent de-

                                                                                                           feat and shame, but also in her final, glorification and victory.
      What these judgments are` we must see in due time.
It is not told us here in detail. But notice that also the                                                     The same chapter, so we noticed, also gave us a general,
seventh trumpet is full of comfort to the faithful, while at                                               .proleptical  view of the seventh trumpet and its accomplish-
the same time filled with threats and woe to those that                                                    ment. It di'd not reveal to us the detailed work and effect
oppose the kingdom of our God. When that seventh trumpet                                                   of that trumpet, but merely gave us a general glimpse of it.
shall have been finally revealed, we shall stand in our reward,                                            It showed us the seventh trumpet from the point of view of
small and great, the mighty and the weak, as many as fear                                                  the great voices that shouted in heaven and that proclaimed
the name of our God. It shall do the people -of God no harm,                                               that now the kingdom of the world had become the kingdom
but will bring their complete salvation. On the other hand,                                                of our Lord and of His Christ. Besides, the seventh trumpet
the wicked, those that love not God and His precepts, that                                                 was brought to our attention from the viewpoint of the
despise His covenant and trample under foot the blood of                                                   elders, representatives of the church triumphant, who fell
Christ, may also surely know that not one .of God's words                                                  down on their faces and .worshipped  and thanked God
shall fall to the earth. It shall all be realized. The glory of                                            Almighty. They thanked Him because He had revealed and
God's children shall -bring woe and judgment to them. And                                                  assumed His great power. He revealed that power in the
their end shall be in the pool that burns with fire and                                                    destruction of the enemies that came in wrath against Zion
brimstone.                                                                                                 and against the Anointed of God. But He revealed that
                                                                                                           power also in the reward He gave to His servants the

                                                                                                           -prophets and to the saints and all those that feared His name,
                                   CHAPTERTEN                                                              the small and the great.      And finally, we saw that seventh

                                                                                                           trumpet once more from the point of view of the earth.
                       The Two Signs  in,. Heaven                                                          The inhabitants of the earth might see the temple in heav&

                                                                                                           opened and the ark of the covenant in the temple, - some-
                                     Rev. 12 :l-6                                                          thing that signified, as we showed, that God is about to

                                                                                                           proceed out, of His  temple into all creation as the Holy One,
              1 .   A n d   t h e r e   a p p e a r e d   a   g r e a t   wonde?   i n   h e a v e n ;     to make of all the world His temple and to realize His cov-
              a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her                                         enant and make His law of effect over the length and breadth
              feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:                                             of the earth. And this opening of the temple and issuing

                                                                                                           forth of the Holy One to make of all the world His temple
              2.    And she being'with child c!ied,  travailing in birth,
                                                                                                           was necessarily followed by judgments upon the wicked
              and pained to be delivered.
                                                                                                           world, that loves not God and trapples  under foot the blood

              3. And there appeared another wonder in.heaven;  and                                         of Christ.

              behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten                                            We must remind you once more of the fact that `in the

              horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.                                                      future chapters you may expect individual pictures of the

                                                                                                           general facts revealed in chapter eleven. In the chapter. we
              4. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of
                                                                                                           are about to discuss we find a revelation of the real spiritual
              heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon
                                                                                                           agency that is back of the opposition and enmity against the
              stood before the woman which was ready` to be de-
                                                                                                           church. In chapter eleven we noticed that there was a bitter
              livered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
                                                                                                           enmity against the church, an enmity finally revealed in Anti-
              5. And she brought forth a man child, who was to                                             christ, who came out of the abyss. But the question arises:
              rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was                                       what is that power?        Whence comes this bitter enmity?
              caught up unto God, and  to his throne.                                                      Where is its origin ? And our chapter gives us to understand

              6.    And the woman  fled into the wilderness, where she                                     that the great battle of the world is after all not simply one


                                            T    H    E     STANDAR.D  BEARER                                                     4 8 7


between the church and the world, that it is not even one            the clothing she wears must only serve to bring out the beauty
principally between Christ and Antichrist, but that in the last      of a woman, so this woman is far above the sun and moon
instance it is one between God and the devil. And we can-            and stars of heaven. And these must serve to bring out the
not understand the situation unless we grasp and appreciate          beauty and significance of the w,oman.  On the other hand,
this fact. And since in the' future the book-  will more fully       it must also be said that with all her glory she has not yet
reveal. the power of opposition that rises against the church        reached the purpose of her existence and is not perfectly
of God on earth, we must first have an insight into the              happy and blessed. For she is described as being pregnant
spiritual. powers that are back of this bitter force of opposi-      and in pains and travail of birth. She lives in the expectation
tion. This spiritual power, back of the enmity against the           of motherhood and evidently is about to be ,delivered.  A
church is pictured in the chapter before us and is introduced        woman, therefore, of high station in life, of great importance,
in the passage we are now discussing, and which speaks of            exalted above the heavenly bodies of light, but a iYoman also
the two signs in heaven.                                             at the same time in distress and in helpless condition, -
   John beholds, according to our text, two great wonders,           such is the tvoman  that is described by John.

or signs, in heaven. In the first verse of our text he men:             The second sign which is seen in heaven forms a terrible
tions one of them, when he says : "And a great sign was seen
                                                                     contrast with this glorious, yet helpless, woman. It is a
in heaven." And in the third verse he makes mention of a             dragon. And a dragon in Scripture seems to indicate not one
second sign : "And there was seen another sign in heaven."           of God's own created animals' in its natural appearance, but
What John sees, then, is signs, or wonders. And by saying            rather a monster. It is an animal departing considerably
this he indicates at the same time that in the chapter before
                                                                     from the usual type in size and shape and number of limbs,
us we must not expect a literal description of something real,       an animal that is greatly deformed, as it exists only in the
but symbolism, and that the passage must be explained ac-
                                                                     imagination of man. Such a monster is here pictured. Its
cordingly, namely, in the symbolical sense of the word. If           main feature is that of a serpent. For in the ninth verse of
he had not told us, the contents of the chapter might have
                                                                     this chapter the great dragon is called the old serpent. And
been sufficient indication that it must be explained in this
                                                                     therefore we do best to picture him as a great serpent. But
sense. But now we know all the more certainly that here we
                                                                     it is a serpent of strange appearance. In the first place, it is
have no literal description, but the presentation of some
                                                                     of a red color, the color of blood and war and destruction.
reality in symbolical language. A sign is something that has
                                                                     In' the second place, it is a serpent of tremendous propor-
no significance and. no reality in itself, but that is indicative
                                                                     tions, as is indicated, in the first place, by the fact that the
of something else and that has meaning only as it stands con-
                                                                     text calls him a great dragon, but, in the second place, also
nected with the reality which it symbolizes. And also in this
                                                                     becomes plain from the fact that with his tail he can draw
connection I wish to call your attention to the fact that the
                                                                     ,a third part of the stars of heaven and cast them down to the
Book of Revelation in regard to its symbolism explains it-
                                                                     earth. It is therefore a great and powerful and blood-thirsty
self. There is no one that `makes the mistake of taking this
                                                                     monster in the main form of a serpent that is here pictured
chapter in the literal sense, so that the woman is a woman
                                                                     to us. And that it is a real monster of very unnatural ap-
clothed with the real and literal sun and with the real moon         pearance is plain from the ,fact that in distinction from all
under her feet; There is no one who interprets the dragon
                                                                     other serpents this one has seven heads and ten horns. The
literally, as a dragon in heaven with seven heads and ten
                                                                     question.as to the relative position of the seven heads and
horns and a tail that draws a third part of the literal stars.
                                                                     ten horns is certainly irrelevant. Attempts have been
Here we have symbolism, and every reader of the chapter
                                                                     made to make a picture                  of this great dragon with
knows that it is nothing else than symbolism.
                                                                     his seven heads and ten horns, some placing two horns on
   The first wonder, or sign (we prefer the translation
                                                                     three of the heads, others placing the horns all on one head,
"sign" rather than "wonder," as also the Revised Version
                                                                     and still others preferring to have three of the horns between
does), which John beholds in heaven is that of a woman.
                                                                     the fifth and the sixth heads of the dragon. But John tells
She is, on the one hand, of great and glorious appearance:
                                                                     us nothing about their relative position, and hence we- have
for she is arrayed with the sun.    In what way we must con-
                                                                     nothing to do with it. -A still further peculiarity of the
ceive of this concretely, so that we can form a picture of it
                                                                     dragon is that on each of his heads he carries a diadem, a
in our minds, we know not. Nor does it matter, if we only
                                                                     royal crown; and therefore he is also a dragon with royal
remember that the sun in all its glory of light must serve ,to
                                                                     power and authority. And as has already been said, with
deck and adorn the woman, serve her as apparel.  Under -her
                                                                     one stroke of his tail he carries away the third part of the
feet she has the moon, and on her head she has a crown ,of
                                                                     stars of heaven, and therefore reveals great power. It is a
twelve stars. In general .we  may say, therefore, that this
                                                                     monstrous serpent of prodigious dimensions, of terrible power,
woman as to her appearance is mighty and glorious, of so
                                                                     with royal authority, of hideous appearance! and with a blood-
great importance that even the heavenly bodies of light must         thirsty and destructive nature.
serve, to add to her splendor. Even as a woman in beauty

and significance is far above the apparel she wears, even as                                                                     H.H.




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                                                                                                        `Jacob's growing wealth. It irritated him no end. Still.. there
   l[--i---i%  U D 0 F WITN ESS ES jl was for Laban a certain consolation in the fact that Jacob
                                                                                                        was his son-in-law, dwelling in his house, under his sphere

                                                                                                        of influence. This afforded Laban  the opportunity to maintain

             Jacob's  Departure from  Haran                                                             a certain feeling of possessiveness over all that belonged to
                                                                                                        Jacob. Thus Jacob was afraid to inform his father-in-law of

                "And  the  L o r d   s a i d   u n t o   J a c o b ,   R e t u r n   u n t o   t h e    his intentions to leave. He could anticipate that Laban  would
              land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and 1 &ll  be                                    become very angry and even violent. Laban  might easily
              with thee . . .
                Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wities                                     resort to force to make Jacob remain, or to drive him away
              upon camels;                                                                              without his family and possessions, or even to slay him.
                And he carried away all his catile,  and all his goods                                  Honesty should have compelled Jacob to inform. his uncle
              which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which
              he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to 1s~ his                                          openly of his intentions, trusting in God to preserve him ;
              father in the land of Canaan." GENESIS 31: 3, 17,  18                                     but because of fear Jacob refrained.

      With ever greater longing Jacob's heart was yearning                                                  Finally, however, the time approached for Laban  to

   for the land of his fathers. For this there were good reasons.                                       shear -his sheep, and Jacob saw his opportunity. This was

   Although in earthly wealth he was prospering, this only                                              the one time of the year when Laban  allowed Jacob to take

   served to make his sojourn in Haran  more wearisome and                                              exclusive control of his own herds, for Laban  did not trust

   difficult. Seeing Jacob's wealth so rapidly increasing,- his                                         Jacob to the gathering of his valuable wool. This task he
   brothers-in-law were fired with bitter jealousy. He over-                                            and his sons performed alone. In this Jacob saw an op-

   heard them denouncing him with contemptuous complaints,                                              portunity to escape unnoticed because Laban still kept his

   "Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's ; and of                                            herds a three days' journey away from Jacob's.  Still Jacob-

   that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory."                                          was concerned whether his wives would be willing to leave
   Furthermore, also the favor of Laban toward him had turned                                           their father's house' without farewells. He called them to
   away. In former years when Jacob had labored diligently                                              him in the field lest his plans should be overheard and re-
   without receiving any real wages, Laban had always had                                               ported to Laban ; and he told them of his thoughts. He
   for him a pleasant, although- hypocritical, smile. But now                                           told them there of the displeasure of their father which was
   that Jacob was receiving a just reward, he received from the                                         becoming so evident, of the dishonesty of their father in
   covetous face of his father-in-law only acrid frowns. More                                           always changing the term of wages to his own advantage,
  and more Jacob felt .himself  alone, a stranger in the land.                                          of the loving care of God which enabled him nonetheless to
  Repeatedly Jacob found his thoughts returning nostalgically                                           prosper, and finally of the command of God that he should
  to his father's home and to the vow which he had made at                                              go again to Canaan. Earnestly Jacob sought to persuade his
   Bethel, "If God will be with me, and will keep me in this                                            wives; but soon he found that very little persuading was
  way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to                                          needed. They too had felt the sting of their father's selfish-
  put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace ;                                          ness. The fourteen years of labor which their father had
  then shall the Lord be my God: and this stone, which I                                                extracted from Jacob for them, they saw as being nothing
  have set for a pillar, shall be God's house ; and of all that                                         more than a bill of sale. Laban  had not asked it so as to -be
  thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee."                                           assured of Jacob's ability~  to care for his family. He had
  The Lord had blessed him and increased him, and Jacob                                                 not saved the increase that came to him through Jacob's
  longed to return to keep his vow. Finally the angel of the                                            labor so as to insure his daughters against future want as
  Lord appeared to him and spoke, "I am the God of Bethel,                                              was expected of a loving father. -No, he had taken all and
  where thou anointedst the pillar; and where thou vowedst a                                            devoured it for his own gain, returning to them not a thing.
  vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and                                              A father's love for them quite evidently did not exist. Let
  return unto the land of thy kindred." With this the desire                                            Jacob do what God commanded ; they would willingly fol-
  of Jacob became a determination.                                                                      l o w .
      Nonetheless, although determined, Jacob did not imme-,                                               So it was that, while Laban  sheared his sheep, Jacob '
  diately leave Haran  because he was afraid. He was a peace-
                                                                                                        gathered his family and possessions and stole silently away.
 able man who always avoided open conflict. This was with

  him at various times both a virtue and a weakness. At                                                     Three days later the news was brought to Laban  - Jacob

  certain times it enabled him when wrongfully afflicted to bear                                        was gone.    As was to be expected, Laban became furiously

  it with Godly charity and meekness. But there were other                                              angry. Now, unless he made haste, the wealth which Jacob

  times when this same inclination led him into sin. When the                                           had gathered would be forever escaped from his power and

  truth called for him to give a bold and clear testimony, he                                           could never be regained. Moreover,' because Jacob had not

  often faltered, seeking rather to gain his ends by subterfuge                                         had the courage to make a clean and open break, he now had

  and deceit. So was it at this time. Jacob was afraid of Laban.                                        an excuse for his anger. He could feign that his love for

Laban was becoming increasingly dissatisfied because of                                                 his daughters had been badly used and wounded. Gathering


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 together his friends, he set out in hot pursuit. Although         take it to thee." The very thought that he would steal, and
Jacob had a six days' advantage, three days having passed          a man's idol gods at that, was deeply offensive to Jacob.
 b-fore Laban  learned of the departure plus the three days'       Little did he realize that the images were within his camp
  journey which had originally separated their flocks, Laban       and the possession of the wife whom so dearly he loved. Had
  with forced travel was able in seven more days to narrow         he known, how it would have hurt. Even today we look back
  the distance between them. Surely  a violent and even            and are shocked. It makes us to wonder, if not about Rachel's
  bloody scene would have followed, for Laban  undoubtedly         salvation, at least about the extent of her sanctification.

  intended to force the return at least of Jacob's wealth, had        Confidently Laban began his search ; vainly he continued
  not God intervened. In the night before Laban  came upon         it. In each and every tent he hunted, but the images .were
  Jacob, God appeared to him and warned him to speak nothing       not to be found. Some of the ingenious trickery which he had
 bad to Jacob.                                                     so often practiced was had also by his daughter. With a

     Although cowed by the warning of God, Laban  would not        clever guise she kept him from searching the camel's saddle
  turn back from confronting Jacob. He dared not bring the         in which the idols were hidden and upon which she sat.

  railing    accusations and plotting treachery which he had          Once Jacob had been justified in the eyes of all that were

 planned ; but still he could feign that his fatherly love had     present, he challenged Laban  with boldness. A more eloquent

 been wounded ; and there was the matter of his idols. He          and ,forceful  defense we can hardly imagine. "What is my

 had noted that his idol gods were missing from his house and      trespass ?' he demanded of Laban.  "What is my sin, that

  concluded that Jacob had taken them. If he could discover        thou hast so hotly pursued after me? Whereas thou hast

  these idols among Jacob's possessions and expose Jacob as        searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy house-

 a thief and an idolater before his God (Laban  was too super-     hold stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren,

 ficial to understand that Jacob's God knew all that had taken     that .they  may judge betwixt us both. This twenty years

 place) then perhaps he would still be allowed to wreak his        have I been with thee ; thy ewes and thy she goats have not

 vengeance upon him and retrieve the lost possessions.             cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

                                                                   That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee ; I
     As a man whose feelings had been deeply wounded, Laban
                                                                   bare- the loss of it ; of my hand didst thou require it, whether
 entered Jacob's camp in mount Gilead. "What hast thou
                                                                   stolen by day, or stolen by night. Thus I was; in the day
 done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried
                                                                   the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my
 away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?
                                                                   sleep departed from mine eyes. Thus have I been twenty
 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from
                                                                   years in thy house ; I served thee fourteen years for thy two
 me ; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away-
                                                                   daughters, and six years for thy cattle : and thou hast changed
 with mirth, and with songs, with tabret,  `and with harp ? And
                                                                   my wages ten times. Except the God of my father, the God
 hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters ?
                                                                   of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely
 thou hast now done foolishly in so doing. It is in the power
                                                                   thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine
 of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake
                                                                   affliction and the labour  of my hands, and rebuked thee
  unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak
                                                                   yesternight." '
 not to Jacob either good or bad. And now, though thou

 wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy         Before these accusations Laban could not stand. All that
 father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?"          he could do was to plead, rather plaintively, "These
 Touching words it would seem, almost pious, did we not            daughters are my daughters, and these children are my
 know that. every syllable dripped with hypocrisy.                 children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all thou seest

     Jacob had learned to know his uncle too well to be-           is mine."    So long had he thought of Jacob's possessions as

 deceived by his words, as filled with feeling as they might       being his own that even now he would not admit it not to

 have seemed. He realized full well that it was not his fare-      be so. But he dared not push the point for there began to

 well that Laban  had missed but the wealth, not the kisses of     arise within him a fear. Reminded of the injustice that he

 his daughters for which he longed, but the cattle. It would       had. inflicted on his nephew and of the God who had caused

 not have been with mirth and song that Laban  sent them           Jacob nonetheless to prosper, he began to imagine that in

 away, but with anger and possibly even violence. With an          years to come Jacob would become yet stronger and might

 unexpected boldness the nephew who had always before been         return to Haran  to bring upon him his just reward. He asked

 quietly submissive, lashed back, "Because I was afraid: for       of Jacob to establish with him a covenant of friendship.

 I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daugh-       There in the mount of Gilead, Jacob and Laban  erected a

 ters from me." Jacob would no longer bow before Laban's           monument of stone between them, and there they swore,

 hypocrisy, but told him exactly what he thought. Moreover,        "This heap of witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will

 concerning the idol gods of Laban,  his conscience was clear.     not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass

 "With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live:         over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm."

  before our -brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and                                                                    B.W.


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II                                                                  written for our teaching, that through patience and comfort
           F R O M   H O L Y   WRIT, ./ of the Scriptures we might have hope in God 1 (See verse 4.)
                                                                    It is by the operation of the Spirit and through the clear

                                                                    and perspicuous teaching of the Scripture that God grants
               Exposition  of Remans  14,15                         us-patience and consolation! God conveys this grace through

                                                                    admonitions !` (Canons III, IV, 17.) Let it not be forgotten !
                                 V I .
                                                                       It is, therefore, `that Paul refers the readers to the Old
                          (Romans 15. :7-9a)                        Testament Scriptures, the accepted Canon !

      In the section of Remans'  15 beginning with verse 7 and         And the passages which Paul selects, at first glance, seem

ending with verse 13 Paul sums up the argument, giving              to be taken rather at random. Yet upon closer study we

the Theological-Christological reason why the saints in the         notice that they are rather carefully selected and outstanding

New Testament church at Rome should receive each other ;            and representative passages from the Old Testament. They

the weak in faith are to receive. the strong in faith and the       show that the people to whom the Oracles of God were en-

strong in faith are to receive those who are weak.                  trusted (Rom. 3 :l), had they understood the Scriptures,

      The first ground and incentive, as well as the pattern of     certainly could not read the Scriptures but what they would
such receiving of each other we have in Christ, the Servant         always have to ask with the Ethiopian Eunuch, when reading
of God, who came not to be ministered to but to minister and        these Scriptures, "I pray thee of whom speaketh the prophet
to give his life a ransom for many. Thus Paul teaches in            this? Of himself, or of some other man?" And does not
verse 7 where we read in part ". ; . . even as the Christ           Jesus say to the Jews in John 5 :46, "For had ye believed
received us (you ?) unto the glory of God."                         Moses ye would have believed me: for he wrote of (pevi)
      Paul further elucidates upon this subject of what Christ      me" ?    The subject of all that Moses wrote is Christ, his
did to receive us, pointing out exactly the relationship in         office, that in Him the promises are sure ! And thus Paul
which Christ stood to both the Jews (Circumcision) and the          reasons here from the Scriptures!

Gentiles, as this was necessitated in the dispensation of God!         The passages which he quotes are Psalm 18 :49 (II Sam.

Here is the wisdom of God in Mystery! Christ became a               22 :50 j, which contains the .Song  of David. Verse 9b. This

minister  of the Circumcision, he was made under the law,           passage reads: "For this cause I will confess to thee among

being born from a woman. For salvation is out of the Jews,          the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name." The second passage

John 4 :22b. Compare further Romans 9 :3-5 and. Rom. 3 :l.          quoted by Paul is found in Deut. 32 :43 in the Song of Moses

      The reason why Christ must thus become a minister to          which he sang prophetically, just before he ascended Mount
.the Circumcision is that the promises of God contained in          Nebo to die, seeing the promised land from afar! This pas-
Moses., the Psalms and all the Prophets may be made stead-          sage reads : "Rejoice 0 ye nations with his people." Further,
                                                   1
fast to the Seed. For all Godis promises are yea in Christ          we notice, that the third passage is quoted,frpm  Psalm 117:l
and in Him Amen to the glory of God the Father, II Cor.             where Israel sings in the songs of ascent, "0 praise the
1:20.  Thus the Jew has the truth of God made sure to him           LORD, all ye nations : praise him all ye peoples." And lastly,
in the Cross of Christ and in His resurrection. He was de-          but not the least clear passage Paul quotes from Isaiah 11 :lO,
livered for her offences  and raised for her justification, that    where the prophet foretells the blessed coming of the Christ
is, for those who are not merely out of the Circumcision, but       in the words, "And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse,
who also walk in the footsteps of the faith of Abraham, Rpm.        which shall stand for an ensign of the people ; to it shall the
3 :12, and 3':24,  25:                                              Gentiles seek," or as Paul quotes it from the Septuagint
                                                                    translation, "There shall be a Root of Jesse, and he that shall
      And thus salvation comes to the "Gentiles" ! It comes
                                                                    rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall they hope
as pure mercy which God sovereignly gives to whomsoever
                                                                    (trust) ."
He will. Thus it comes to the Gentiles through the promises
made steadfast to the Circumcision. `The one is not without            To this all Paul adds a prayer that the God of hope fill
the other! And since these are thus inseparably connected           the saints with all joy and peace, causing them to abound in
in the design and counsel of God, in the coming and ministry        the hope through the power of the Holy Spirit! Verse 13.

of Christ, let not man make a separation over "adiaphora"              When we look at the wealth of material here, the great
of meat and drink, but patiently wait for the perfecting of         scope of these quoted passages from the Old Testament we
the work of Christ, when all shall be one, even as God and          notioe  that they elucidate upon the entire plan of salvation, the
his Son are one!                                                    mystery of God! And each passage quoted by Paul does so

      We need not receive this great and crucial point in Paul's    in. its own milieu of the history of salvation (Heilsgeschie-

argumentation from Paul himself, but we must receive it             denis).  And each passage does so in a critical period  of the

from the clear teaching of Moses, the Psalms and all the            history of God's people of the `Old Covenant (Circumcision),

Prophets, which for faith are the end of all contradiction, the     when it' becomes obvious that shall the people of the Old

sole rule of faith! For whatsoever was before written was           Testament have meaning and a mission in the realization of


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  the promises of God, it can only have such a mission in the           panion,  to grant one access to one's heart! (Thayer.) Only
  promise to Abraham: "In thee and in thy Seed shall all na-            thus will they be able to praise God in one accord, out of
  tions be blessed." Christ is the end of the law for righteous-        one mouth! Singing together, if it proceeds from faith, is
  ness to every one that believeth! When this is clear then             spiritually-ethically possible only when we receive each other
  also the question of "meats" and "days"  will be seen from            in the fellowship of saints ! Behold, how pleasant and how
  the vantage-point of our relationship to this Christ, who is          good! (Psalm 133 :l.)
  Lord of the living and of the dead!                                       3. Shall this be a reality in us then certainly it must be
                                                                        according to the standard, the measuring-rod of Christ's
      It will, therefore be necessary for us to proceed rather
                                                                        having tenderly and lovingly taken us to his heart, both in
  slowly and carefully, and point out the genius of the history
                                                                        his labors in the state of humiliation and now in his state
  of Israel as here taught by Paul.
                                                                        of exaltation! Wherefore Paul writes, ". . . as Christ also
     Let us then take notice, first of all, of verses 7-9a,  where
                                                                        received US to the glory of God." Christ received us. There
  we r.ead  : "Wherefore receive ye one another, as C%rist  also
                                                                        is also a reading which has "Christ received you." To our
received us to the glory  of God. Now I say that Jesws
                                                                        mind it makes really no essential difference, which reading
  Christ WLZS a 9winiste9~ of the cil-cuwwision  for the t9dk of        we choose. There are those who interpret the reading "you"
  God, to confirm                    made  unto the father: and that
                      the promises-                                     as indicative of referring to the Gentiles. in distinction from
  the Gentiles might  glorify God for his WWT~  . . ."                  the "Jews," including Paul. We fail to see this. Paul is here
      Concerning this passage I would point out the following           not distinguishing Jew and Gentile, but includes both in this
  salient points :                                                      exhortation. Both are received by Christ, each in his own

      1. That Paul here draws an inference, the only possible           way dispensationally. And that, too, whether we read "you"
 s$iritunl-ethical  alternative from the foregoing phrase, ". . .       or "us" ! Now if Christ has "received" both tenderly in love,
 in order that with one accord in one mouth ye should glorify           who are we to act contrary to this very unifying work of
  God, even the Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ." Such is              Christ ? !
 the likemindedness which Paul prays the God of patience                    4. In receiving both Christ must needs do one .thing,
 and consolation to give to these churches. And such like-              first of all. He must confirm the promises made unto the
 mindedness will manifest itself in singing and glorifying              fathers. And this promise(s) is, "In thee and thy seed shall
  God in one accord. When this fruit of the lips is a continual         all nations be blessed," Gen. 12 :18. However, .historically-
 burnt-offering unto the Lord, then the end of God in Christ            covenantally the Circumcision was "in the commonwealth of
 is attained in the saints, his own work perfected in us. The           Israel."      And when Christ came he came to his own things.
term "in one accord? (ho~~othz~.~~adon.in  Greek) is a beauti-          He is born a Jew, under the law! He is circumcised on the
' ful word-picture. It really means with one ardor and glow,            eighth day, Luke 2 :21. And he is a minister  in the things of
 with one spontaneous impulse of the ten thousands and thou-            the house of His Father, Luke. 2 :49. And He is not sent but
  sands of hearts, as wrought by the Holy Spirit and led by the         for the lost of the house of Israel. See Matthew 15 :24; Acts
  "sweet singer in Israel," Christ ! This term "in one accord" is       3 :25. For only thus does Israel have a peculiar purpose in
 employed in Scriptures both for the sinful impulse in which            the Old Testament as a people and nation. And, therefore,
 the wicked act in unison, and for the good, spiritual-ethical          Christ became a minister to the Circumcision that the prom-
 impulse, of the righteous in their spiritual unity. For the            ises made to the Fathers might be established. When Christ
  former see Acts 7 58, 12 :20. And for the unity of the saints         comes he takes the place of (hittjey  in Greek) the promise.
 in the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, see Acts 1:14;        He is the promised one. He is the Seed! In Him all nations
 2:46;  4:24; 8:26;  15 :25, etc.                                       are blessed, and we really.see  Israel in its theocratic nature,
                                                                        that is, we see the Root of David. He is what makes Israel
     2. We should notice that this inference is put in a spirit-        "Israel." He conquers, being valiant with God and man.
 ual-ethical injunction : receive ye one another. Incidentally,
                                                                            5. And thus yyLercy  comes to the Gentiles. Thus Pentecost
 we should notice that, although it is true, and as we have             can fully come. The promise of the, Spirit is upon all flesh.
 pointed out earlier in this series of essays, that dogYtzatics         And the Gentiles receive a -new  song. And the Circumcision
 and ethics are not, identical, it is equally true that there is        sings its old Psalms in a new manner. Both are led by him
 no foundation for Christim  ethics, unless it be founded on the        who sang the Psalms in humiliation, and now places these
 dogmatical truth of the person and work of Jesus Christ!               songs upon our lips in faith, singing. the mighty works of.
 Even in philosophic ethics metaphysics determines one's                God in Christ.
 ethics, the question concerning right and wrong, good and
                                                                            6. Thus all is to God's "glory." The splendour and
 evil! And thus it is ever too in Scripture. Because Christ is
                                                                        majesty of God's virtues, who calls out of darkness into God's
 and does what the Scriptures teach therefore as Christians
                                                                        marvelous light. -
 we are .to live a life which is spiritually-ethically accordingly.
 In this case it~means  that we receive one another. The term               And this all Paul will demonstrate from the Scriptures.

 to receive employed here in the text really means in the                   D.V. we will continue this in the next issue.

 original Greek: to take to one's self, to take as one's com-                                                                      G.L.


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                                                                       side with the sound of deafening thunder. `Voices cried out
                I N   H I S   F E A - R                                in stark terror. Where would they flee? What solid ground
                                                                       would prove to be solid ground the next moment? The earth

                                                                       opened its mouth. Huge crevices appear. The road to which

              The Fear  That Removes Fear                              one would resort as an avenue of flight is heaving, buckling,

                                                                       cracking and being swept away. Where shall we go ? Where
      It has been said that "Man has nothing to fear but fear          can we go to get away from this thing? Yea, where shall we
  itself."                                                             go to get away from GOD? He seems mighty omnipresent

      That is a nice piece of philosophy, but it is not the truth.     at a time like that. Just where will you stand and say, Now
                                                                       I have nothing to fear ? And shall we rush in with a public
      And therefore no man's fear is removed by such a nice
                                                                       address system and call to our fellowmen in their terror for
  sounding but utterly empty statement.
                                                                      their own lives and for the lives of their loved ones : "You
      Scripture does not speak that way, And such a statement         have nothing to fear but fear itself"? Ah, the folly of it all.
  does not issue forth, therefore, from the spiritual-principles       God speaks with the voice of thunder!
  that reside in a regenerated heart. Scripture says that the
                                                                          Did we hear it?
 natural man has everything to fear and every reason for
  fear. Adam and Eve were afraid and hid under the trees                 Was our first thought one of faith ? Did we say to our-
  of the Garden. God does not rebuke them for that fear but           selves and to each other, God is keeping His promise ? He
  gives them to understand that because of their sin fear is          has given us another sign of the times in which we live and
  and will be their lot. Angels with a flaming sword were             of the certain coming of His Son. And then when the fol-
  placed to guard the tree of life and to fill man with fear lest     lowing week He sent another earthquake in a place diverse
  he seek to return to that tree and eat again of its fruit. Every    from this one, in Old Mexico, did we hear His voice then?
  time an angel appeared to man, he trembled in fear. God             How many does He need to send and how dreadful must
  sends His lightning flash and deafening thunder. Shall we           they be before we hear Him speak? And if we did hear Him
  stand and say to each other that we have nothing to fear but        speak, did it fill our breasts with hope of the new creation
  fear itself ? Wars break out ! Threatenings of war multiply !       which He promises after He has removed this present one?
  Bombs fall! Shells burst! Swift and gruesome death is to            Did we in the fear of the Lord say within ourselves: This
  be seen on every side. Blood flows freely and the moaning           is our God forever and forever; He will be our guide even
  of the dying fills the air. Shall we say to the untouched           unto death" ? Psalm 48 :14. Do not be afraid of that fear; It
  that their only danger is that they become afraid?                  will remove all your other fears and give you peace.

     It were wiser far to tell man not to be afraid of being              There is another side to this picture to which we would
  afraid:                                                             call your attention. In the midst of wars and rumors of wars
                                                                      -new ones every week - one of the.,most  outspoken ene-
     He is afraid. Fear is never removed even when no danger
                                                                      mies of God, an avowed atheist who expresses his unbelief
  seems near. The world speaks also of the survival of .the
                                                                      in the bluntest speech, the leader of a nation that is known
  fittest. And these survive only because they are constantly
                                                                      for its society of the godless, a man whose word is not worth
- alert to the danger around them and in that fear of what
                                                                      the paper on which it is written, a man known for breaking
  might happen to them they are ever on their guard against
                                                                      his promises, will this month visit our shores in a time when
  the enemy. It is the beast that has not learned to fear the
                                                                      all men fear war, terrifying, dreadful, global war with
  trap set by man who is caught. Fear can be a wonderful
                                                                      weapons that threaten to annihilate the whole human race.
' thing. The fear of the Lord IS a wonderful gift of His grace.
                                                                      Millions and millions will flock to get a glimpse of this man.
  Rather than to tell man that he has nothing to fear but fear
                                                                      0, he will be well-dressed, neat and clean and a smile will
  itself, tell him not to be afraid to fear the Lord. That is
                                                                      be spread over his "face. There will be no evidence of the
  the fear that removes fear.
                                                                      blood of countless thousands who have crossed his path and
     Do not be afraid to live by that fear !                          have ruthlessly been brushed aside for him. There will be

     We say this and we write these lines at this time because        nothing to show of the blood and `death of our pilots whose

  of the voice of God on the one hand and the voice of wicked,        planes have been lured over his land and shot in cold
 godless, depraved man on the other hand. And whether we              blooded murder and for amusement. He feigns not to know

 have freedom from fear will depend on whether we listen              anything of these things.

 to this voice of unbelieving man, or by God's grace listen to         To his words -as worthless as they have proven to be
 the voice of God. Let me explain.                                    in the past - men will cling in their fear of war. To con-
     In the stillness of what appeared to be an ideal summer          ferences with him they will look. And they will be told
 night the earth began to quake violently. A mountain top             that we have nothing to fear but fear itself. We must not get
 in Montana was cast into the river valley. Trees and rocks,          panicky about the present cold war. Things will all come
 tons of sand and debris came sweeping down the mountain              out all right if we just keep our heads and do not let fear


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run away with us. Men have new hope and this visit and                His fierce anger," Isaiah 13 :9-13. And just two. more pas-
these conferences have reflected themselves even on the               sages, "For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom
stock market. A brighter future is promised. 0, cautiously            against kingdom : and there shall be famines and pestilences,

men say that this cold war may last another five or ten years,        and earthquakes in diverse places. All these are the be-

but we must not let our fear get the best of us. Our power            gi_nning  of sorrows," Matthew 24 ~7,  8. And, "See that ye
to wage war is growing by leaps and bounds. We will im-'              refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who
press this upon the leader of this nation that threatens              refused him that spake on earth, much more shall we not
                                                               US.
We will show him that he has every reason to fear us. It's all        escape if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

right that he and his nation have fear. We, in ous country,           Whose voice then shook the earth ; but now He hath prom-
must be those who have nothing to fear but fear; but our ene-         ised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only,, but'
mies better fear us. Our freedom from fear depends on their           also heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the

enslavement to a fear of us and our military might.      (Do not      removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that
forget that we were told that we had nothing to fear but fear         are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may
itself at a time when we were engaged in World War II.)               remain," Hebrews 12 :25-27.

And in what does our nation place its confidence, in avoiding            All this shall come to pass. Listen to this word and take
this dreadful war that looms on the horizon : an `arms race
                                il                                    hold of it. Listen to the voice of God in these earthquakes-
of producing the most dreadful weapons in the largest amounts         in diverse places. Listen to Him in these wars and rumors
at a greater speed than the enemy. And while it looks as              of wars. Put your trust in Him and in His Word. Then you
though the enemy might have an edge over us for the time              will have the fear of the Lord which removes all fear of
being, we must have conferences and visits to show the enemy          man and of perishing in the just judgment of God. For to
that we have that whereof they ought to fear provoking a              fear the Lord is to believe in His Son Who is THE PRINCE
war.                                                                  OF PEACE. Why run after a godless atheist who is de-
   But what shall we do ?                                             pendent upon God for his every breath of life and whose

   Shall we listen to this voice of God ? Or shall we listen          promises have no value whatsoever? Why expect his visit

carefully and with bated breath to the words of a man who             to work a wonder, to change all that God in the verses above

does not keep his word? Who ever has found God to be                  has declared shall come ? Perhaps there shall be a brief

unfaithful to His word ? What promise has He failed to                thawing of the cold war; but it can only lead to and produce

keep ? What then is wrong when man would rather listen                more war in the future. There is no peace except that peace

to the words of an untrustworthy man than to the words of             which The Prince of Peace brings. He will not be riding

the unchangeably faithful God?                                        in that welcome parade.    He will not be at those conference
   Let us attend to a few of the words that proceed from              tables. He is not wanted there. Prayers in His name will

His mouth. "There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked,"          not be uttered. The peace the world seeks today is a peace

Isaiah 57 21.    "And there went out another horse that was           that is rooted in the fear of the dreadful weapons of warfare

red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take              man is able to make. It is a peace to be achieved by filling

peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another,          man with the fear of an utterly devastating war.

and there was given to him a great sword," Revelation 6 :4.
                                                                         But seek the peace that The Prince of Peace has brought.
"For when they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden
                                                                      Believe in Him and in the blood of Calvary with its justifica-
destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with
                                                                      tion. Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with
child ; and they shall not escape," I .Thessalonians  5 :3. "Sup-
                                                                      God. If God be for us who can be against us ? That is the
pose ye that I am come to give peace on earth ? I tell you
                                                                      peace His fear gives us and is uttered by Paul in his letter
nay ; but rather division," Luke 12 :51. "Think not that I
                                                                      to the believers at Rome. That fear removes all fear.
am come to send peace on the earth: I came not to send
peace, but a sword," Matthew 10 :34. "Behold, the day of the             Let the recent earthquakes in diverse places and -the
Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay           rumors of war that come from every corner of this globe give
the l.and  desolate: and He shall destroy the sinners thereof         you the right perspective, keep you looking for God to fulfill
out of it. For the stars of heaven and the constellations             His promises and keep you from turning to men and the
thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened         works of men for your peace. Listen to God when He speaks
in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to         with the power of His earthquake and through the red horse
shine. And I will punish the world for their evil, and the            that was given power to take peace from the earth. Then,
wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy  of         and then only, can you receive the words of man in their
the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the           proper worth and value. Be sober and waiting for His next
terrible. I will. make a man more precious than fine gold:            word to His Church to assure her that "those things which
even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. Therefore will             cannot be shaken" are -coming, the things of the everlasting
I shake the heavens, and the earth shall move out of her              kingdom of peace.

place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of                                                                    J.A.H.


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                                                                          Victor was the first theologian to treat extreme unction

                                                                          systematically. He-  deals, however, only with two questions,

                                                                          the institution and the repetition of the sacrament. From

                                                                          that time on, extreme unction received more detailed atten-

                  The Church  and the Sacraments                          tion, particularly by Bonaventura and Thomas Aquinas. The
                                                                          latter treats it from two points of view : (1) the sacrament

        VIEWS DURING THE THIRD PERIOD (750-1517 A.D.)                     itself, its effect, matter, and form ; (2) its administration

                                                                          and use, the recipients, repetition, and parts to be anointed.
                      THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS                                The principal features of the sacrament were thus fixed, and
11                                                                        received ecclesiastical sanction at the Council of Florence
                          EXTREME UNCTION
                                                                          (1439) through Eugene IV, and its final and definite form at

             Extreme Unction is one of Rome's minor sacraments. It        the Council of Trent.

      is only to be ad-ministered to adults who expect that death            Before we quote from the decrees and the canons of the
      is at hand and ask for it. One often hears of the administra-       Council of, Trent relative this Roman Catholic sacrament, we
      tion of this sacrament when accidents or catastrophies  occur.      may say that extreme unction was administered with con-
      It is at such times that priests are seen going in and out          secrating oil, with which the. sick was anointed, and with
      among the unfortunates, administering this last rite of the         Budible prayers.    The oil was to be applied to the eyes, the
      Roman Catholic Church. What is this Roman Catholic sacra-           ears, the nostrils, the lips, the hands, the feet, and the loins
      ment of Extreme Unction ?                                           of the sick. By this sacrament it was supposed that the

             The sacrament of Extreme Unction is not only admin-          venial, not the mortal sins, were removed, while also physical
      istered in the Roman Catholic Church. It is also admin-             relief and alleviation from suffering was effected by it, when-
      istered in the Greek Church. As far as the history of this          ever this was not in conflict with the spiritual well-being of
      sacrament as in the Roman Catholic Church is concerned, we          the sick (quote from Rev. Hoeksema's notes on History of
      read the following in the New Schaff-Herzog Religious               Dogma).

      Encyclopedia, and we quote: "Extreme unction is mentioned              On this sacrament of extreme unction the Roman Catholic
      as the fifth sacrament by Peter Lombard. who brings it into         Council of Trent has expressed itself as follows: "It hath
      close connection with the sacrament of penance. He uses two         al& seemed good to the holy Synod, to subjoin to the pre-
      passages as Biblical authorities, Mark 6:13  and James              ceding doctrine on Penance, the following on the sacrament
      5 :14-15. These passages have, however, little to do with           of Extreme Unction, which by the Fathers was regarded as
      the sacrament as developed in the Church of Rome. Extreme           being -the  completion, not only of penance, but also of the
      unction is not `often mentioned in the early Church. Augus-         whole Christian life, which ought to be a perpetual penance.
      tine, Chrysostom, and Irenaeus speak of it, but do not treat        First, therefore, as regards its institution, it declares and
      it as a sacrament.     Oil was, however, frequently used by         teaches, that our most gracious Redeemer, - who would
      Christians in private life, chiefly for the anointing of the        have his servants at all times provided with salutary remedies
      sick. Tertullian, for instance, mentions the healing of Severus,    against all the weapons of all their enemies, - as, in the
      the father of the Emperor Antoninus, with oil. Popular              other sacraments, he prepared the greatest aids, whereby,
      superstition soon exploited these experiences, and used the         during life, Christians may preserve themselves whole from
      oil in the church lamps. Some bishops, e.g., Chrysostom and         every more grievous spiritual evil, so did he guard the close
      Decentius, did not object, but limited the employment to            of life, by the sacrament of Extreme Unction, as with a most-
      members in good standing. Innocent I also mentions the              firm defense. For though        advmary  seeks and seizes op-
                                                                                                      OZL~ 
      anointing of the sick, but not of the moribund (dying, at the       portunities, all our life long, to be able in any way to devoztr
      point of death - H.V.) ; in case a priest was not available,        our souls; yet is there no time wherein he strains more
      laymen might perform the ceremony. Toward the end of                vehemently all the powers of *his craft, to ruin us utterly,
      the eighth century extreme unction entered upon a definite          and, if he can possibly, to make us fall even from trust in
      course of development, and was brought into relations with          the mercy of God, than when he perceives the end of our
      remission of. sins ; it received, consequently, a sacramental       life to be at hand."
      character in connection. with penance. The question of the

      repetition of extreme unction was raised in the twelfth                                        CHAPTER I

      century. A popular superstition held that a Christian who,
                                                                          On The Institution of The Sacrament of Extreme Unction
      after participation, has been restored to health was to be
      looked upon as one departed : he was not to touch the ground           Now, this sacred unction of the sick was instituted by
      with bare feet, eat `meat, or cohabit with his wife. When           Christ our Lord, as truly and properly a sacrament of the

      Theodulf of Orleans recommended that the anointing should           new law, insinuated indeed in Mark, but recommended and

      take place in the church, he had not in mind either exclusively     promulgated to the faithful by James the Apostle, and brother

      or chiefly the. application to the moribund. Hugo of St.            of the Lord. Is any man,  he saith, sick amorzg  you?.  let him


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                                                                                                                             .~ . _.~
  bring in the priests of the Chwch,  a& let them. pray over           healing in the primitive Church ; nor those who say that the

  him; anointing him with oil in the name of the. Lord: and            rite and usage which the holy Roman Church observes in

  the prayer of faith slmll  save the sick man; and the Lord           the administration -of this sacrament is repugnant to the

  shall raise him up; and if he be in sins, they Au.11  be forgiven    sentiment of the Apostle James, and that it is therefore to-

  I&K In which words, as the Church has learned from                   be changed into some other; nor finally those who affirm

apostolic tradition, received from hand to hand, he teaches            that this Extreme Unction may without sin be contemned  by

  the matter, the form, the proper minister, and the effect of         the faithful; for all these things are most manifestly at

  this salutary sacrament. For the Church has understood the           variance with the perspicuous words of so great an apostle.

  matter thereof to be oil blessed by a bishop. For the unction        Neither assuredly does the Roman Church, the mother and

  very aptly represents the grace of the Holy Ghost, with              mistress of all other churches, observe aught in administering

  which the soul of the sick person is invisibly anointed ; and        this unction, - as regards those things .which constitute the

  furthermore that those words, "By this unction," etc., are           substance of this sacrament, -but what blessed James has

  the form. .                                                          prescribed. Nor indeed can there be contempt of so great a

                                                                       sacrament without a heinous sin, and an injury to the Holy
                            CHAPTER II                                 Ghost himself.

              On The Effect Of This Sacmment.                             These are the things which this holy oecumenical  Synod

                                                                       professes and teaches and proposes to all the faithful of Christ,
     Moreover, the thing signified, and the effect of this
                                                                       to be believed and held, touching the sacraments of Penance
  sacrament, are explained in those words: And the prayer of
                                                                       and Extreme Unction. And it delivers the following canons
  fa.ith  shall save the sick man, and the Lord shall raise him
                                                                       to be inviolably preserved; and condemns and anathemizes
  up, a.nd  if h@ be in sins they shall be forgiven him. For the
                                                                       those who assert what is contrary thereto.
  thing here signified is the grace of the Holy Ghost; whose

  anointing cleanses away sins, if there be any still to be
                                                                                                  C
  expiated, as also the remains of sins ; ,a.nd  raises z@ and                                        ANON I

  strengthens the soul of the sick person, by exciting in him a           If any one saith, that Extreme Unction is not truly and

  great confidence in the divine mercy; whereby the sick being         properly a sacrament, instituted by Christ our Lord, and

  supported, bears more easily the inconvenience and pains of          promulgated by the blessed Apostle James; but is only a

  his sickness; and more readily resists the temptations of the        rite received from the Fathers, or a human figment: let him

  devil who $es *in wait for his heel; and at times obtains            be anathema.

  bodily health, when expedient for the welfare of the soul.      I
                                                                                               CANON  I     I

                           CHAPTER III
                                                                          If any one saith, that the sacred unction of the sick does

  On The Minister Of This Sacrament, And On The T,ime                  not confer grace, nor remit sin, nor comfort the sick ; but

              When  It O,ught To Be Administered.                      that it has already ceased, as though it were of old only the

     And now as to prescribing who ought to receive, and who           grace of working cures : let him be anathema.

  to administer this sacrament, this also was not obscurely
  delivered in the words above cited. For it is there also                                       CANON III

  shown, that the proper ministers of this sacrament are the              If any `bne saith, that the right and usage of Extreme
  Presbyters  of the Church; by which name are to be under-            Unction, which the holy Roman Church observes, is repug-
  stood, in that place, not the elders by age, or the foremost         nant to the sentiment of the blessed Apostle James, and that
  in dignity amongst the people, but either bishops, or priests        is therefore to be changed, and may, without sin, be con-
  by bishops rightly ordained by the imposition of the ha,nds of       temned by Christians : let him be anathema.
  the priesthood. It is also declared, that, this unction is to be

  applied to the sick, but to those especially who lie in such
                                                                                                 C
danger as to seem to be about to depart this life: whence                                             ANON IV

  also it is called the sacrament of the departing. And if the            If any one saith, that the Presbytws of the Chwch, whom

  sick should, after having received this unction, recover, they       blessed James exhorts to be brought to anoint the sick, are

 .may  again be aided by the succor of this sacrament, when            n.ot the priests who have been ordained by a bishop, but the

  they fall into another like danger of death. Wherefore, they         elders in each community, and that for this cause a priest

  are on no account to be hearkened to, who, against so mani-          alone is not the proper minister of Extreme .Unction: let

  fest and clear a sentence of the Apostle James,. teach, either       him be anathema.

  that this unction is a human figment .or is a rite received from
                                                                          The Lord willing, we will criticize this "sacrament" of
  the Fathers, which neither has a command from God, nor
                                                                       the Roman Catholic Church in our following article.
  a promise of grace: nor those who assert that it has already

  ceased, .as though it were only to be referred to the grace of                                                                  H.V.


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II                                                                            denies the responsibility of man (of the Christian) and
           The Voice of Our Fathers                                           renders him careless and profane. Were it not SO often
                                                                              raised, it would not have to be so often answered. But it

                                                                              seems that Arminians never tire .of the attempt to break

                                                                              down the bulwark of the Reformed faith with this old and
                    The Canons of Dordrecht
                                                                              worn-out weapon of calumny. Hence, we shall consider this

                               P                                              answer once more rather carefully, especially since the article
                               ART Two

                                                                              under consideration gives a rather detailed and forthright
                     EXPOSITION OF THE CANONS                                 answer to the Arminian charge.

                                                                                  We may notice, in the first place, that while the general
                    FIFTH HEAD OF DOCTRINE                                    argument of the Arminians here is the same, namely, that

                                                                              this doctrine makes men careless and profane, this general
            OF THE PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS
                                                                              argument is nevertheless made specific in this connection : the
             Article 12. This certainty of perseverance, however, is          certainty of perseverance excites in .believers  a spirit of pride
             so far from exciting in believers a spirit of pride, or of       and renders them carnally secure. And the meaning of this
             rendering them carnally secure, that on the contrary,            charge is quite plain. The subject is, of `course, the ab-
             it is the real source of humility, filial reverence, true
             piety, patience in every tribulat:ion,  fervent prayers, con-    solute certainty of perseverance of which the fathers have
             stancy in suffering, and in confessing the truth, aml of         spoken in the preceding three articles. This certainty of
           solid rejoicing in God: so that the consideration of this          perseverance, it is claimed, first of all, excites in believers
             benefit should serve as an incentive to the serious and          a spirit of pride. The idea is that one who is filled with the
             constant practice of gratitude and good works, as ap-            joy and the certainty of his sure preservation is excited to
             pears from the testimonies of Scripture, and the examples
                                                                              exalt himself above others and from the heights of his as-
             of the saints.
                                                                              surance look down upon others. In the second place, it is

      There is one small, but important, correction to be made                charged by the Arminians, this certainty of perseverance
in.the  above translation. The clause, "so that the considera-                renders believers carnally secure. Also this charge is well-
tion of this benefit should serve as an incentive . . ." ought                known. It is claimed that because one has the certainty of
to be: "so that the consideration of this benefit is an in-                   perseverance he assumes the attitude that it is unnecessary
centive . . . ."    The difference is quite clear, I think.. In the           for him to fight the spiritual battle of faith, that no matter
former case there is room for doubt: the consideration of                     what he does he is preserved in any case, that it is useless
this benefit should be an incentive, but is not necessarily                   for him to walk in sanctification, and that, in fact, he should
such an incentive. In the corrected translation you have a                    continue in sin that grace may abound. You may find a
statement of fact: the consideration of this benefit ,is an                   further description of this charge in this same chapter, the
incentive. And this translation is in harmony with both the                   Rejection of Errors, Article 6, where the Synod rejects the
original Latin and the accepted Dutch rendering. The im-                      errors of those who teach : "That the doctrine of the certainty
portance in this article `of this little correction is crucial. The           of perseverance and of salvation from its own character and
Arminians said : "The certainty of perseverance excites in be-                nature is a cause of indolence and is injurious to godliness,
lievers a spirit of pride and renders them carnally secure." In               good morals, prayers and other holy exercises, but that on
other words, the Arminians claim a fact, not aLpossibility.                   the contrary it is praiseworthy to doubt."

And therefore the only proper answer to this charge must                         The quotation just given also sheds light on the purpose

also state a fact, not a possibility. If the consideration of this            of this evil charge. The design is to present the truth of the

benefit merely slzoula!  be an incentive for the practice of                  certainty of-perseverance as an immoral doctrine and thus to

gratitude and good works, then the possibility still remains                  discredit it. God's truth and God's way of salvation; of

that it is not always such an incentive and that after all the                course, can never be,immoral.  God, is holy. And therefore
Arminians were. correct in charging -that this certainty of                   to teach something concerning the way of salvation that is

perseverance is an incentive to a spirit of pride and carnal                  inherently immoral would be an attack upon God's own holi-

security. Hence, this correction is of no little importance.                  ness. How.  could the holy Lord God provide an unholy way

      When we consider the contents of this article, we notice                of salvation ? And it is exactly the intent of this Arminian

immediately that it presents nothing essentially new. Sub-                    accusation to present the Reformed doctrine of the'certainty

stantially the same argument was faced in the previous chap-                  of perseverance as a doctrine which leads inevitably to pride

ter of the Canons, Articles 15-17. Still more clearly, in con-                and carnal security, which is inherently injurious to godliness

nection with the doctrine of sovereign election, this argu-                   and good morals, to prayers and other holy exercises. We

ment was answered in Canons I, 12, 13. And as we noted                        may say, therefore, that if the Arminian charge is true, it is
also in the latter connection, the same argument is raised and                certainly a powerful, yea, a compelling reason to discard the

answered in our other Reformed confessions. It is the age-                    doctrine of the certainty of perseverance. We must certainly

old argument that the doctrine of sovereign, efficacious grace                not `hold to any doctrine that is inherently immoral; Such is


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  contrary to every Scriptural idea of godliness and of sound          when it emphasizes that by reason of these remains of in-
  doctrine.                                                            dwelling sin those who are converted could not persevere in
                                                                       a state of grace if left to their own strength ? Does such
      What may be said, then, in reply to this accusation ?
                                                                       language sound proud and carnally secure ? Does not Article
      Before we take up the contents of this twelfth article W!        4 emphasize the responsibility of believers to be constant in
  may make a few prefatory observations.                               watching and prayer and also warn of the dangers connected
      And thenin  the first place, we would point out that the         with neglecting these ? Does not Article 5 strongly stress

  strength of this Arminian -argument may be destroyed by              that these enormous sins highly offend God and teach that

  pointing to its origin. That origin is not Scripture, but            it is only ,in the right way of serious repentance that those
sinful' human reason.     It has its origin in a mind and heart        who fall into these sins can again enjoy the light of God's

  that is so bent on destroying and discrediting the truth of          fatherly countenance ? And do not even Articles 6-8, which
  the Word of God in the minds of simple believers that it             teach directly the Reformed doctrine of perseverance, after

  will not stop at anything to achieve its goal. What a simple         all emphasize very strongly the virtue of God's holiness as

  matter it would be really, if the Reformed doctrine of               characterizing His very work of preservation ? God is not
  perseverance was such. a horribly immoral doctrine, to attack        unholy, so that He preserves people who commit the sin

 it and destroy it with the sword of the Spirit, which is the          unto death ; but He exactly in His holy mercy does not
  Word of God. Is not that tlie Scriptural method ? And is             allow His own to commit that heinous sin. The holy Lord

  not that method simple ? Take any false doctrine : is there a        God preserves in His people the incorrz+tibls  seed of regen-

  single error among them all that cannot be gainsaid  by the          eration. He by His Word and Spirit effectually renews them

  literal quotation of Holy Scripture? But the Arminian, when          to repentunce  and to a sincere atid  godly sorrozv  for their sins.

  Scripture fails him, must lay the ,Word  of God aside and            He causes them henceforward more diligently to work out

  come with his own sinful reason, unenlightened by the Spirit         their own salvation with fear and trembling. In His preserv-

  of truth and not illuminated by the light of divine revelation.      ing work He manifests His own free mercy, His own im-

  No, it is not wrong to use one's reason; and the use of              mutable counsel, the merit,, intercession, and preservation of

  reason is not rationalism. But it is wrong to posit the product      Christ, and the sealing of the Holy Spirit. What, I pray

  of sinful, unsanctified, unenlightened. reason over against the      you, is immoral and unholy about all this ?

  truth of God's Word. And this is what Arminianism does,                 The same is true of the doctrine of the certainty of

  along with all rationalism. In fact, the Arminian chooses in         perseverance.     This certainty springs from faith in God's

  this `instance an argument that is almost literally placed by        promises.    It springs from the testimony of the Holy Spirit.

  Scripture upon the lips of the enemies of the truth in the           It arises from a serious and holy desire to preserve a good

  apostle Paul's time. Cf. Remans  6 :l, ff ., Rom. 3 :7, 8. This      conscience and to perform good works. It is the certainty

  by itself should be enough to discredit the accusation of these      of believers who struggle against carnal doubt, who face

  enemies of the truth. This apparently pious argument is as           temptations, and who by the grace of God follow the way

  to its origin nothing but a pious fraud!                             of escape from temptation, and who only in that way are

     In the second place, it cannot fail to strike one's attention     inspired with the comforting assurance of persevering. Is

  that the argument presented in this article is entirely contrary     this an immoral doctrine, a doctrine that is inherently op-

  to the whole tenor of this Fifth Head of Doctrine. Possibly          posed to true godliness and piety ? The simple fact is that

  the Arminian charge is true, but the doctrine of perseverance        when one carefully and honestly reads these first eleven

  and the certainty of perseverance as it has been presented thus      articles of Canons V, then the accusation raised and answered

  far has not sounded at all like an immoral doctrine. It sounds       in Article 12 appears downright incongruous and ludicrous.

  like the doctrine of those who are deeply concerned with             One cannot imagine how anyone could have the evil courage

  the Scriptural principles of morality and godliness and who          to raise th,is argument against such a doctrine !

  are above all mindful of the infinite perfection of holiness that                            (to be continued)
  is found in the God of their salvation and that characterizes                                                                   H.C.H.
  all His dealings with the children of men. I ask you does

  this doctrine sound immoral as it is presented in Article 2,

  which speaks of the daily sins of.infirmity and the spots that                    The wicked like the driven chaff
  cling to the best works of the saints ? Is it not the language                        Are swept from off the land ;
  of pious and holy men of God when this article emphasizes                         They shall not gather with .the just,
  that these sins and spots furnish the saints with constant                            Nor in the judgment stand.
  matter for humiliation before God, for flying for refuge to
  Christ crucified, for mortifying the flesh more and more by                       The Lord will guard the righteous well,
  the spirit of prayer, for pressing forward to the goal of                             Their way to Him is known ;
  perfection ? Is that immoral language ? Does not Article 3                        The way of sinners, far from God,
breathe an acute and deep consciousness of the reality of sin                           Shall surely be o'erthrown.


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                                                                           The second article to which we referred above is entitled:
              A L L   AROUN'D   U S                                    "The Right to Work." This has been a very popular subject
                                                                       recently, `appearing even on the agendum at several polling

                                                                       places throughout the country; and it has found a bitter op-

E&or Speaks on Matters  Related to La.bo~.                             ponent in organized labor. -Writes the editor :

       The editor of CF;&iart  Econotics,  July 7th issue, pre-            "According to a report issued by Fortune magazine,
sents two short but pointed editorials on two popular subjects         Europe has strong labor unions but, with few exceptions,
related to the field of labor. With most of what he writes             has avoided labor contracts requiring workers to belong to a
we find agreement. Because the editorials are brief, we quote          union before they are employed or forcing them to. join
them in their entirety. The first article appears under the            shortly thereafter.

title: "The Right to Strike."                                              "Even in labor-dominated Britain, the vast majority of

       "We uphold the right of a worker to strike but we do            workers are free to join a union or not, according to their
not believe he has the right to use force to prevent' another          own choice.      Sir Charles Geddes, former president of
from doing the work that he chooses not to do.                         Britain's Trade Union Congress has said:

       "A physician has.the  right to refuse to serve a client, but        `I do not believe in a closed shop . . . There is a
he has no right to use force to prevent the client from seek-          fundamental issue here of the right of the individual to say
ing the services of another physician.                                 whether or not he would become associated with other
                                                                       people . . . I want the right to exclude people from my
       "A milkman has right to strike but he has not right to use      union, but that cannot be done on' the basis that everyone
force to prevent another man from delivering milk to your                                            i
                                                                       must belong or starve.'
baby.
                                                                           "France has a strong group of labor unions but contracts
       "A teamster has a right to strike but he has no right to        are not written between labor and management requiring the
use coercion to prevent other men from delivering food and             former to join unions or lose their jobs.
other essential commodities.
                                                                           "Germany and Italy also have powerful trade-union move-
       "The right to strike is not questioned ; but if the striker     ments but the principle of the open-shop is recognized and
has a right to use force to prevent others from doing the              practiced everywhere. This would seem to discredit the
work which he refuses to do, that is equivalent to saying              voices in America that proclaim right-to-work laws are
that he has a right to the power of life or death over his             `union-busting' measures."
fellows.
                                                                           The Constitution of the United States contains several
       "Should any individual have the right to force you to give      amendments in the Bill of Rights intended for the protection
him more of your money than you voluntarily agree to give,             of our citizens and its Preamble purports to "establish justice,
or if you refuse, should he have power to deny to you essen-           insure domestic tranquility, . . . promote the general wel-
tial commodities and services without which your life cannot           fare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our
go on ?"                                                               posterity," `but it makes no provision for the labor man who

    Apart now from the question of whether or not it `is al-           has religious scruples which forbid him to be yoked with

ways right for the worker to strike, we go along with the              ungodly and unscrupulous unions and who desires to work

editor when he does not believe the worker "has the right to           in the place and at the occupation of his choice. Nor does

use force to prevent another from doing the work that he               it provide for the rights of management to hire men of their

chooses not to do." We ,believe  there may be just cause for           choosing without intervention of the unions. We are aware

the worker or group of workers to quit their jobs after                that there are certain laws which the government has en-

all attempts to seek proper rectification of grievances with the       acted relating to the sphere of labor and dealing with labor

management have failed. But `when this situation obtains,              relations, but.  so far the pendulum seems to swing in favor
the worker has no more claim to his job, and surely not the            of the unions. I t also becomes increasingly apparent that the

right to keep others from taking the job. he quit.                     unions have gained such political stature that they dictate '
                                                                       the policies relating to labor. But the above mentioned prob-
    We realize that this view is antithetical to the prevalent         lem is one which could be and should be brought to the
view of the average worker and unionist, including some                attention of our legislators for a fair solution. As the matter
who are associated with the union, C.L.A. The word "strike"            now stands, it would seem that the proposed liberty sought
in the accepted `sense in which it is used in the sphere of            for all our citizens is not enjoyed by all.
labor today implies that the worker will use every means

at his disposal to destroy the employer or anyone else who
                                                                       "Union-Made  Unewhployment."
interferes with the worker in gaining his ends. No Chris-

tian, in our judgment,-can go along with that conception nor              Most of the commodities we purchase today are labeled

with those tactics.                                                    "Union-Made."     With some the importance of the union


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label is so great that they will not purchase any article unless     tion worker, the greater the purchasing power of the worker

it is so marked.                                                     and therefore the healthier the economy; furthermore, he

                                                                     assumes that regardless of price there will be only a static
   Well, there is another article which is union-made, though
                                                                     demand for houses and therefore only a given number of
the union enthusiast is reluctant to admit it, and he refuses
to acknowledge. the label we put on it. That article is un-          jobs. And so, he featherbeds. As a result of this attitude
employment.                                                          the cost of building is increased, according to the Associated

                                                                     General Contractors of America, by twenty percent. That
   It is on this subject that Frank Chodoroi  writes in Ck&
                                                                     means, roughly speaking, that a man who can afford to pay
tian Ecortowzics  of August 4, 1959.
                                                                    $16,000 for a house must go without because it is priced at
   After Mr. Chodorov points up the great concern of "econ-          $20,000, thanks to featherbedding. When he goes without,
omists,    politicians and humanitarians" in respect to the          some construction workers must go without jobs. That is
problem of unemployment and their serious attempt to dis-            unemployment.                                        4
cover the cause and the remedy, he makes `this significant

statement :                                                              "How `is this twenty percent overload accomplished?

                                                                     Well, the unions decree- that the bricklayer who -can easily
   "Generally speaking, however, we can state categorically

that when the price of commodities reaches a point .when  , lay 1000 bricks a day, as he used to, must cut the number to
consumption is discouraged the producers will find them-             half; an electrician must not install more than a given num-

selves without jobs. And, insofar as. organized labor, pro-          ber of outlets a day, even if he has to invent ways for idling

tected  by the law, force prices up they do in fact disemploy        `away his time ; carpenters must limit `the number of doors

themselves. They can do this by demanding wages that have            they hang in eight hours; and so on. A paint brush'must

no relation to productivity, and they can effect the same            not be wider @an  four inches and the use of the more effi-
result by devising schemes for increasing their pay without          .clent  paint spray is restricted. There are rules against using
producing anything.                                                  pipe threaded at the factory with efficient machinery and

   "In.- the current discussion of unemployment and its              there are rules against using ready-mix concrete ; slower

causes, very little is being said about the upward cost-price        on-the-jobs methods must bk employed or construction will
push of what is known as featherbedding. This is the wide-           stop. Glaziers have gone on strike until interior fixtures
spread practice of demanding pay for doing nothing or for            had to be removed and replaced by workers on the job be-
doing less than what can be reasonably expected `in exchange         for& the building could be c.ompleted.  Hundreds of such
for the contractual wage. The mere listing of these feather-         featherbedding practices-some invented on the spot by
bedding schemes would fill a sizeable  bdok ; the least we can
                                                                     capricious or grafting union agents -go into the twenty
do in our limited space is to give a few examples that con-
                                                                     percent increase in construction costs."
elusively  prove that these practices have seriously reduced

emplo+nent  opportunities."                                             The author of this article points out in conclusion what

   YMr. Chodorov then proceeds to produce these examples.            he calls "the rationale to support the featherbedding mon-
He begins with the railroads and continues with the news-            strosity."    "It is known as the `work load' theory. The
paper industry, the construction business, including the car-        theory holds that there is only a given number of jobs-

penters, painters and electricians. Regarding the construc-          regardless of what the workers may do -and it therefore
tion business he writes:                                             behooves them to get as much as they can out of those few

    "Economists generally regard the construction business           jobs. The fact that wages come from production, not from

as a barometer of the national economy. Only an affluent             the capitalist, and that the greater the production the greater

people buy homes,,. rent larger apartments or call for things        the consuniption  and the greater the number of job op-

made in factory buildings. A demand for buildings m$ans a            portunities, is blithely oSerlooked.  It is overlooked because
demand for steel, concrete, lumber, glass, piint  and a thou-        it does not fit in with unionist economics."
sand other things that go into the erection and equipment of
houses. Therefore, the easier it is to' acquire houses-that              Mr. Chodorov points out how it is possible for the unions
is, the cheaper they are in relation to earning power -              to force featherbedding on the economy. He tells us the an-
the greater the number of them that will be erected and              swer is to be found in the `imonopoly  pow&-  they uniquely

the more active the economy will be. And, the more active            enjoy." The unions are allowed to do what corporations and

the economy the greater the number of people who will be             citizens are prohibited by law from doing. The Norris-La

profitably employed, from ditch digger to doctor.                    ,Guardia  Act protects them. The author claims that unless

                                                                     this act is repealed, the situation will only worsen. At any
    "The unionist figures differently. He assumes that the
more he can compel the contractor to put into the pay en-            rate, it becomes plain how unemployment is union-made.

velope, regardless of the services rendered by the conitruc-                                                                    M.S.


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                                                                       shall be able to teach others also.`: The speaker developed
         NEtiS FROM OUR CHURCl-iES 1.                                  his theme, "An Exhortation To P;ofessors  Of Theology,"
                                                                       by explaining what they must teach,-whom they must teach,
                    "All the saints salute thee . . ." PHIL. 421.      and by what power they may do so. The Rector admonished

                                                                       the professor-elect that he must teach the Gospel in all the

                                                                       branches of study ; that he must teach the Gospel to faithful
                                                    Sept. 5, 1959
                                                                       men, while refuting the `errors of faithless men ; and that he

                                                                       can expect to do so only in the power of the grace that is in
         South Holland has called Rev. C. Hanko from a trio            Christ Jesus through fervent prayer and diligent study. The
  which included the Revs. Heys and Vanden  Berg.                      entire service was spiritually moving to those in attendance,

                                                                       and impressed us of the necessity of praying for our seminary
         Edgerton  has called Rev. H. Hanko and Holland has
                                                                       and professors in order that our churches may remain pure
  called Rev. B; Woudenberg.
                                                                       in doctrine through the instruction the ministers receive$n

         Randolph has named a trio which consists of the Revs.         that seminary. The situation was an anaiogy  of that which
  C. Hanko, G. Lanting and G. Vanden  Berg.                            prompted the Apostle Paul to write to Timothy. The profes-
                                                                       sor-elect was Rev. H. C. Hoeksema, son of the Rector who

         Our children have  gone back to school. From all our          had instructed his son in the doctrine of the church among
  pulpits we have been admonished as to our covenant privi-            many witnesses, and who was now being called by God to
  leges and duties. In Lynden's bulletin we found this prayer:         instruct others also in the same. things that he had heard
  May our children be blessed of God their Covenant Saviour            from his father. Rev. G. Vos, qur next senior minister, read
  in the new school year, so `that they confess not, as, sadly,        the form for installation and heard the responses of the'
  some must : "I've not learned wisdoin  ; neither have I the          professor-elect, and Professor H: C. Hoeksema closed the
  knowledge of the Holy One" (Prov. 30 :3). May they be                service by pronouncing the blessing. The evening of joy
  guarded by the truth, "The fear of Jehovah is the beginning          was not entirely unmixed with sadness because of the reason
  of wisdom ; -and the knowledge of the Holy One is under-             behind it all. Professor G. M. Ophoff  has been led in ways
  standing" (Prov. 9 :lO).                                             of illness which necessitated his emeritation. Although our
                                                                       churches will miss his leadership in the future they also will
         Rev. C: Hanko has again taken up, his duties at First         remain affected by his leadership in the past. Emeritus
Church after many weeks of recuperation. He is occupying               Professor G. M. Ophoff, God go with you `till we meet in
  his usual place in the pulpit, and had taken up a full schedule      the Church Triumphant; Professor H. C. Hoeksema, God
  of family visitation.                                                bless you in the Church Militant!


         Radio station I< P U G is the Reformed Witness Hour's
  outlet in Bellingham,  Wash. This  station furnished addi-           Did you know that. . .

  tional opportunity for Prot. Ref. witness Saturday, Aug. 22.         Our Missionary, `Rev.  G. Lubbers, and his wife were in
  At that time Rev. R. C. Harbach, of Lynden, spoke on the             a car-tractor collision on their way home last week. With
  theme, "What do we mean by the Neti  Birth ?" The nexf               them in the car were Mr. and Mrs. Herman De Vries from
  day Rev. Harbach addressed the patients in the local Chris-          Randolph. The tractor driver turned off the road into the
  tian Rest Home.          Our little (membership 37) church in        path of the car which struck it broadside. Both vehicles
  Lynden makes its presence known, and bears witness to the            were damaged considerably, and the occupants suffered cuts
  truth through every available means.                                 and bruises. The "accident" happened near Richland  Center,

                                                                       Wis.; about 100 miles from Randolph. The Lubbers and De
         South Holland's farewell Program for their pastor and his     Vries families were taken to the hospital for treatment *and
  family did not mean farewell in the absolute sense of the            x-rays.    They then proceeded to Randolph and the next
  word. Pending Classical appointments, Rev. Hoeksema shall            day Rev. and Mrs. Lubbers went home by plane. Our mis-
  continue to supply their pulpit the fi.rst  three weeks of Sep-      sionary plans to stay in the G. R. area for about a month
  tember.                                                              filling preaching engagements until the Mission Committee

                                                                       decides his field of labor.
         Sept. 4, 1959 was indeed a highlight in the history of our

  denomination. Upon that date a Professor of Theblogy was
                                                                          An Organizational meeting of the Prot. Ref. High School
  formally installed into office for the first time. Rev. H.
                                                                       Society was held Sept. 15 at 8 P. M. at Southwest Church.
  Hoeksema, Rector of our Seminary, preached the sermon
                                                                       All adult members of our churches are invited and urged to
  which was based on II Tim. 2 :l, 2, which reads, "Thou
  therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ          attend.

  Jesus. And the fhings  that thou hast heard of me among
- many witnesses the same commit thou to faithful men, who                see you in church . . . .                           J.M.F.


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                           Announcement                                                     INDEX  T'O  VOLUME  XXXV


                                                                                                                                        T E X T   I N D E X
     Classis East of the Protestant Reformed Churches will

meet on Wednesday, October 7th, in the Protestant Reformed                                         S U B J E C T                                                                     A u t h o r    P a g e   N o .

                                                                                  Genesis 
Church of Hudsonville, Michigan, the Lord willing. Con-                                              21: 2, 3.. .................................................. :....... B.W.                      2 1        1
                                                                                  Genesis 22~2                 ................................................................. B.W.                 5 7        3
sistories will please take note of this in the appointment of                     Genesis 23:1,  2; 19, 20 .............................................. B.W.                                      152 7

d e l e g a t e s .                                                               Genesis 24~67                 .............................................................. B.W.                 177 8
                                        M.                                        Genesis         2521-23              .. . .....................................................
                                               S                                                                                                                                     B.W.           202 9
                                                    H I P P E R , Stated Clerk    Genesis 25:27, 28 .................................................. :...B.W.                                     249 11

                                                                                  Genesis         26:1-3a            .... .: ... . ................................................ B.W.            298 13

                                                                                  Genesis         27: l-4           .......................................................... ..B.W.               322 14

                                                                                  Genesis 27:37                 .............................................................. B.W.                 346 15

                                                                                  Genesis 28:16-19                     ........................................................ B.W.                3 7 0   .16

                                Notice of                                         Genesis 29:11-13                     ........................................................ B.W.                392 17
                                                                                  Genesis 29:21                 ........................................................ . ..... B.W.               440 19
                                                                                  Genesis
          ANNUAL  MEETING  OF THE  R.F.P.A.                                                       30:43         .............................................................. B.W.                 465 20
                                                                                  Genesis 31:3, 17, 18 .................................................. B.W.                                      488 21
                                                                                  Genesis 49:lO ............................................. ................. R.V.                                212 9
 To be, held Thur>day  evening, Sept. 24, 8:00 o'clock at                         I I    Chronicles             20:20-22            ......... . .................................... G.V.           217 10

      HOPE PROTESTANT REFORMED CHURCH                                             Psalm 22:25, 2 6 .:. ....................... ;. ........ . ....................... G.V.                           457 20
                                                                                  Psalm 23:4               .................................................................. G.V.                   2 5         2
        1545 Wilson Ave., S: W., Grand Rapids  4, Mich.                           Psalm         34:19          ................................................................ C.H.                145 7

                                                                                  Psalm        6511            ................................................................ G.V.                 73          4

         Speaker: The REV. B. WOUDENBERG                                          Psalm         84:lO          ................................................................ G.V.                169 8
                                                                                  Psalm 119:9                  ..................................... ~.......................... H.H.               193 9
                       of Creston  Prot. Ref. Church.                             Isaiah 9:6b              .................................................................. G.V. 97 5

                                                                                  Isaiah       33:14-17,             2 4      .................................................... G.V.              4 9         3

   Tlzewze: THE STANDARD BEARER'S WITNESS                                         Isaiah       40:1,      2      .............................................................. G.V.                4 8 1      2 1
                                                                                  Isaiah 51:1-3                ................................................................ G.V.                409 18

                                                                                  Isaiah 53:3,   4               .............................................................. G.V.                265 12
The Board of the R.F.P.A. invites all our Protestant Ref.                         Amos 4:12              .................................................................... G.V.                  385 17

members to join with us in this work of witnessing for truth                      Matthew             57         .............................................................. G.V.                433 19
                                                                                  Matthew lo:34                     ............................................................ G.V. 97 5
and urges all to attend this important meeting.                                   Matthew 24:29-31                      ...................................................... G.C.L.                 13         1

                                                                                  Matthew 24:32-36                      .................................................... G.C.L.                  5 9         3
     Selection of three new Board members is to be made                           Matthew            24~37-44                .................................................. G.C.L.               8 3         4

                                                                                  Matthew 24:45-51                      ....................................................
from the following nomination :                                                                                                                                                  G.C.L.             130 6
                                                                                  Matthew            25:1-13            ...... . ............................................. G.C.L.               204 9

Messrs. G. Schimmel,  G. Bol, J. King, J. Knoper, J. Dykstra,                     Matthew 25:14-30                      .................................................... G.C.L.                 228 10             . .

                                                                                  Matthew 25:14-30                      .................................................... G.C.L.                 251 11
Jr. and H. Velthouse.                                                             Matthew 25:31-46                      .................................................... G.C.L.                 275 12

                                                                                  Matthew 25:31-46                      .................................................... G.C.L.                 300 13

                                                                                  Matthew 25:31-46                      .................................................... G.C.L.                 348 1.5

                                                                                  Matthew 26:58,  69-75                           ................................................ G.V.             241 11

                                                                                  L u k e   1:18-20 ............................................................ G.C.L.                             154 7

                        WEDDING ANNIVERSARY                                       Luke 1:28-33 ................................................................ G.V.                                121 6

                                                                                  L u k e   2:l4b          .................................................................. G.V.                   9 7         5
    It has pleased our heavenly Father in His inscrutable wisdom to               L&e 2~22-24 ............................................................ G.C.L.                                   179 8
give to our  beloved parents                                                      Luke        14:2ib           ........................... . .................................... G.V.                  1        1
                  REV. AND MRS. CORNELIUS HANK0                                   Luke  22:61a                 ................... ..~ .......................................... G.V.              241        11
                                                                                  J&n 6:49-51                  ................................................................ G.V. 313 14
their thirtieth wedding anniversary on September 19.                              Acts 2:4a           ...................................................................... G.V.                   361 16

                                                                                  R&-,ms  9:10-13                    .......................................................... B.W.                226 10
    Inasmuch as we are deeply grateful to our covenant God for the                Romps   1 4 ,   1 5               ........................................................ G.C.L.                 372 16 E

years they have dedicated their lives and their love for our spiritual            Romps  ~.4:1 ....................................................................................... G.C.L.       EJ         J-4
training; and since this marks also thirty years of ministry for our              &mans l4:2-12                                                   :............................  G.C.L.

father, we wish to share our gratitude with you. There will there-                Remans           14:1,3-23            ....................................................    ..G.C.L.            442 19
                                                                                  Ron&s 15:1-6                       ........................................................ G.C.L.                467 20
fore be open house Saturday, September 19 -from 2:00-8:00  P.M.
                                                                                  Remans  15:7-9a .................................................... ,...G.C.L.                                   490 21
at their home.                                                                    I c&&ians                    15350-57           ..................................... . ...... G.C.L.             324 14
                                           Rev. and Mrs. H. Hank0
                                                                                  II' Corinthians  5:14, 15 ............................................... G.V.                                    337 15
                                           Mr. and Mrs. F. Hanko-                 &&&ns              4:29, 3 0 ................................... . .................. B.W.                          31 2.

                                           Mr. and Mrs. R. Bos                    Ephesians            3:16         ............................................................ H.H.               255 11

                                           Alyce                                  Hebrews 11: 17-19                         ...................................................... B.W.             105 5


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Hebrews 11:20                   ............................................................ B.W.               346         15           Praying Christ b y J . Thomson.. .......................... H.H.                                   462 20
I Peter 2:8           .................................................................. B.W.                   2 7 3       12           Prediking en Uitverkiezing by Prof. Veenhof....H.H.                                                462 20
I Peter 3:21 ......................... . ... . .................................... G.V.                        289         13           The Glorious Body of Christ by R. B. Kuiper....H.H.                                                200 9
J a m e s   2:21-23             ......................................... :.................. B.W.              128           6          The Rise and Development of Calvinism.. ...... H.H.                                                390 17
Revelation 8:7-12                      ...................................................... H.H.                  7         1
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R e v e l a t i o n   8:7-12           ...................................................... H.H.                3 0         2
Revelation 9:1-12                      ...................................................... H.H.                5 4         3     Canons of Dordrecht-
Revelation 9:1-12                      ...................................................... H.H.                7 8         4          V, Art. 3 .......................................................... H.C.H.                          19 1
R e v e l a t i o n   9:1-12            .................................................... H.H.               102           5          V, Art. 3 .......................................................... H.C.H.                          63 3
Revelation            9:13-21 ..................................................... H.H.                        103           5          V, Art. 4 .......................................................... H.C.H.                          64 3
R e v e l a t i o n   9:13-21  _:................................................ H.H.                          126                       V, Art. 4 .......................................................... H.C.H.                         89 4
R e v e l a t i o n   9:13-21             .................................................. H.H.               151           7"          V, Art. 4          .......................................................... H.C.H.              111 5
Revelation 9:13-21                         .................................................. H.H.              175           8           V, Art. 5 .......................................................... H.C.H.                       136 6
Revelation          10: l-7            .................................................... ..H.H.              175           8          V, Art. 5 ..................................... . .................... H.C.H.                      185 8
Revelation          lO:l-7             ................................. . ......... . .......... H.H.          201           9           V, Art. 6          ..... . .................................................... H.C.H.            210 9
Revelation lO:l-7                      ...................................................... H.H.              2 2 3       10            V, Art. 6 .......................................................... H.C.H.                       234 10
Revelation' 10: l-7                    .................................................... ..H.H.              2 4 6       11            V, Art. 7 .......................................................... H.C.H.                       257 11
Revelation          10:8-11             .................................................... H.H.               2 4 6       1 1           V, Art. 8 .......................................................... H.C.H.                       281 12
Revelation 10:8-11                     ...................................................... H.H.              2 7 0      .12            V, Art. 8 .......................................................... H.C.H.                       306 13
Revelation          10;8-11            ...................................................... H.H.              2 9 4       1 3           V, Art. 9          .......................................................... H.C.H.              330 14
Revelation ll:l,  2                    ...................................................... H.H.              2 9 5       13            V, Art. 9          ............. . ............................................ H.C.H.            354 15
Revelation          1111,         2    ...... . ............................................... H.H.            318         14            V, Art. 10 ....................................................... ..H.C.H.                       355 15
Revelation 11:3, 4 ...................................................... H.H.                                  320         14            V, Art.      1 0 ........................................................ H.C.H.                  378 16
Revelation          11:3, 4            ............................................ i.. ....... H.H.            342         15            V, Art.      10 ........................................................ H.C.H.                   402 17
Revelation          11:5-13            ...................................................... H.H.              3 4 5       15            V, Art.      1 1 ........................................................ H.C.H.                  424 18
Revelation 1115-13                     ...................................................... H.H.              366         16            V, Art.      1 1 ........................................................ H.C.H.                  473 20
Revelation          115-13             ...................................................... H.H.              391         17            V, Art.      12 ........................................................ H.C.H.                   496 21
Revelation          11:5-13            ...................................................... H.H.              4 1 4       18      Can the Classis  Depose The Consistory .............. G.V.d.B.                                          162 7
Revelation          11:14-19             .................................................... H.H.              4 1 4       18      Checkup And a Check, With A .............................. J.A.H.                                       444 19
Revelation          11: 14-19              .................................................. H.H;              4 3 8       19      Child I n The Way, A ............................ . ................. J.A.H.                            469 20
Revelation          11:14-19              .................................................. H.H.               4 6 3       2 0     Church and the Sacraments                            ...................................... H.V.          35 2
Revelation          12: l-6 ...................................................... ..H.H.                       4 8 6       2 1     Church and the Sacraments                            ...................................... H.V.          61 3

                                                                                                                                    Church       and the Sacraments                      ...................................... H.V.          87 4

                                                                                                                                    Church and the Sacraments                            .......................................H.V.        109 5
                                               S U B J E C T   I N D E X
                                                                                                                                    Church and the Sacraments                            ...................................... H.V.        134 - 6

                                                                                                                                    Church, and the Sacraments
                                                           -        A       -                                                                                                            ...................................... H.V.        158 7
                                                                                                                                    Church and the Sacraments                            .......................... .:.......... H.V.       183 8

An Open Letter .......................................................... H.H.                                  124           6     Church and the Sacraments                            ...................................... H.V.        208 9

Abraham Accounting God As Faithful .................... B.W.                                                    105           5     Church and the `Sacraments ...................................... H.V.                                  232 10

Abraham's Faith Made Perfect                                    ................................ B.W.           128           6     Church and the Sacraments                            ...................................... H.V.        279 12

Answer,        The        .............................................................. ..M.S.                 4 0 6       17      Church and the Sacraments                            ...................................... H.V.        304 13

Answer,        The        ................................................................ MS.                  4 5 2       19      Church and the Sacraments                            ...................................... H.V.        328 14

Antichrists, Many ...................................................... J.A.H.                                 107           5     Church       and the Sacraments                      ...................................... H.V.        352 15

Appointed T o Stumble                         ............................................. .B.W.               2 7 3       1%      Church and the Sacraments                            ..................................... .H.V.        376 ' 16

Are All Who Die In Infancy Saved .......................... M.S.                                                2 3 8       10      Church       and the Sacraments                      ...................................... H.V.        400 17

Arminianism            Of Fundamentalism                          ............................. .M.S.           2 1 4         9     Church and the Sacraments                            ...................................... H.V. _      422 18

A Walk Through                     The Valley            .................................... G.V.                2 3         2     Church and the Sacraments                            ...................................... H.V.        446 19

                                                                                                                                    Church       and the Sacraments                      ...................................... H.V.        471 20

                                                           -B-                                                                      Church and the Sacraments                            ...................................... H.V.        494 21
                                                                                                                                    Church Order -

Birth of Isaac'.........: ._._...__,._.____........................,.....,..,. B.W.                               2 1         1          Article      3 7         ............... ...................................... .G.V.d.B.          380 16

Birth of Isaac's Sons .._ .__ _.. _. . . . . . . . . . ..B.W.                                                   2 0 2         9          Article      3 7         ................................................... :..G.V.d.B.           404 17

Blessing of Jacob and Esau .__,...,._..__.,............,.........  B.W.                                         346.        15           Article      38          ...................................................... G.V.d.B.           426 18

Books, As To:                                                                                                                            Article      3 8         ...................................................... G.V.d.B.           450 19

       Champion, of Geneva by P. de Rover ___.__...,..,... H.H.                                                 4 2 7       18      Church Visitation, Question About .......................... H.H.                                       198 9

       Christelijke              Encyclopedic              . . .._ H.H.                                         2 2 2       10      Classical     Jurisdiction                .......................................... ..G.V.d.B.         283 12

       D e Apocrieve Boeken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H.H.        2 2 2       10      Classical     Jurisdiction                ............................................ G.V.d.B.         308 13

       De Humor van de Bijbel door 0. Jager ..___ H.H.                                                          2 2 2       10      Classical     Jurisdiction                ............................................ G.V.d.B.         332 14

       God's River by D. G. Barnhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..__. H.H.                            2 0 0         9     Comforting        Speech ...................................................... G.V.                    481 21
       Herleefd Verleden                      door P r o f .   ` S i z o o   ..______   H . H .                 2 2 2       10      Commandments,                  And Keep             His     ............................ J.A.H.         132 6

       Het Raadsel van ons Leven door Dr. Bavink....H.H.                                                        2 2 2       10      Commandments,                  And Keep His                 ............................ J.A.H.         156 7
       Institutie, Joh. Calvijn door B. Wielenga __...... H.H.                                                  2 2 2       ?.O     Commandments,                  And Keep             His     ............................ J.A.H.         181 8

       Institutes         of the Christian Religion :...H.H.                                                    390         17      Commandments,                  And Keep His                 ............................ J.A.H.         206 9

       Ouderling en de Prediking - P. J. Huyzer.. ..H.H.                                                        4 6 4      2 0      Commandments,                  And Keep His                 ............................ J.A.H.         230 10
       Philippians Through Revelation by K. Wuest....H.H.                                                       4 6 2      2 0      Constraining Love                    ......... (............................................ G.V.       337 15


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Contribution             .......................................................... J.V.d.T.                        4 5 4           1 9               Interlude,                A n      ............................................................ .:.H.H.                    2 7 0      12

Courtship of Rebekah, A Matter of Faith ................ B.W.                                                        177                  8           Interlude,                A n      ............................................................ ..H.H.                      2 9 4     13

Covenant         Youth's           Question         ..................................... .H.H.                      193                  9           Introducing                  the First Prot.                         Ref.       Church        ................ M.S.          4 3        2

Convergence            of Two Denominations                          ........................ M.S.                  4 7 7           2 0               Isaac, Commanded To Offer Up .............................. B.W.                                                             5 7        3

                                                                                                                                                     Isaac,           Birth of ............................................................ B.W.                                   2 1        1

                                                       -D-                                                                                            Isaac, Birth of . . . sons ............................................ B.W.                                               2 0 2        9
                                                                                                                                                     Isaac's Family Divided b y Sin ................................ B.W.                                                        322        14
Deception of Ai .................................................... G.J.V.B.                                       302 13                           Isaac The Pilgrim                                   ...................................................... B.W.             2 9 8      13
Decision of the Superior Court of Grand Rapids......H.H.                                                             148 7                           Ishmael                .......................................... . ......................... G.M.O.                         191         8
Declaration         of Principles ........................................... .H.H.                                      4 1                         Ishmael                And Hagar                          ............................................... .R.C.H.           4 3 0      18
Drama, Plays and Television                           .................................... C.H.                     160 7                            Ishmael And Hagar Not In The Covenant ............ S.D.V.                                                                   4 7 9     2 0
Dr. Klooster on the Decisions of 1924 .................... M.S.                                                     115 5                            Ishmael Blessed                              ............................... . ........................ R.C.H.               -79         4
Dwelling With The Lord ............................ ..~ ............. G.V.                                               49 3                        Ishmael,               Casting Out of ............................................ B.W.                                       31         2

                                                                                                                                                     Ishmael,               Concerning                         ................................................ ..B.W.             81         4

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Ecclesiastical          Jurisdiction           G       .        V      .         d    .         B       .                41 2                                                                                                   -J-
Editor Voices Alarm Over His Church . M.S.                                                                          334 14
                                                                                                                                                     Jacob And Esau, Blessing Of .................................... B.W.                                                       346        15
Editor Speaks on Matters Related to Labor .._....  M.S.                                                             498 21
                                                                                                                                                     Jacob           In Haran                     .................. .I ...................................... B.W.              392        17
Election of Elders and Deacons, Concerning The . . ..M.S.                                                                23 1
                                                                                                                                                     Jacob's           Departure                         From Haran                 ................................ B.W.        4 8 8     2 1
Election, That it Might Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ..~ B.W.                                 226 10
                                                                                                                                                     Jacob's           Family                ............................................................ B:W.                   4 4 0      10
Evolution, Long Periods, or Days __._...._.................. H.H.                                                   101 5
                                                                                                                                                     Jehovah,               God of Arithmetic .................................... J.A.H.                                          15         1
Evolution,       Long Periods, or Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H.H.                                     124 6
                                                                                                                                                     Jehovah,               God of Arithmetic                              .................................... J.A.H.             3 3       2
Evolution,       Long Periods, or Days H                                    .              H            .           173 8
                                                                                                                                                     Jehovah,               God of Arithmetic .................................... J.A.H.                                          8 5       4
Evolution,       Long Periods, or Days H                                    .              H            .           197 9
                                                                                                                                                     Jehovah's                Witnesses                   Make           Resolutions           .................. ..M.S.         115         5
Evolution,       Long Periods, or Days H                                    .              H            .           221 10

Evolution,       Long Periods, or Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H.H.                                   245 11

Evolution, Long Periods, or Days __. _._ ___ __ ____ ___ __. .._ . ..H.H.                                           269 12                                                                                                     -     L    -

Evolution, Long Periods, or Days . . . . . . . . . . .._..............  H.H.                                        292 13
                                                                                                                                                     Literary Cavalcade - The Green Pastures . . . . . . .._...... M.S.                                                          261
Evolution, Long Periods, or Days .,,._...,.....,,.,,.,...,.., H.H.                                                  316 14                                                                                                                                                                 1 1
                                                                                                                                                     Literary Cavalcade - The Green Pastures _______...._..._  A.L.                                                              2 8 7     12
Evolution, Long Periods, or Days . . . . . .._____.__.._........  H.H.                                              340 15
                                                                                                                                                     Literary Cavalcade - The Green Pastures __ __. .GRCHS
Evolution, Long Periods, or Days .,..,,...._,..,__,._........  H.H.                                                                                                                                                                                                              2 8 7     12
                                                                                                                    389 17
                                                                                                                                                     Literary Cavalcade, Reply to Objections . . . ..____......_  M.S.
Evolution, Long Periods, or Days _._____.,..,.,,..,..,..,....                                                                                                                                                                                                                    310       13
                                                                                                H.H.                413 18
                                                                                                                                                     Living Creatures of Ezekiel 1 and 10 ___........______,......  C.H.
Evolution, Long Periods, or Days ,= __.. ~_______..,..,..,..,,.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    17
                                                                                                H.H.                484 21
                                                                                                                                                     Locusts Out of the Abyss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H.H.             5 4       3

                                                                                                                                                     Locusts Out of the Abyss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H.H.             7 8       4
                                                       -F-                                                                                           Locusts           Out of the Abyss . . . . . ..__........ . ..___..........___......  H.H.                                  102         5

Fear That Removes Fear, The                                 .............................. J.A;H.                   492 21

Filled With The Holy Ghost ...................................... G.V.                                              361             1 6                                                                                       -M-

Foreknowledge,                 Question On ................................... .H.H.                                     99 5
                                                                                                                                                     Machpelah                    .................................................................. B . W .
Fundamentalism,                 Arminianism O f                 .......................... ..M.S.                                                                                                                                                                                152         7
                                                                                                                    214 9`
                                                                                                                                                     Make Up Your Mind .................. ..: ............................. MS.                                                  164         7

                                                                                                                                                     Mass, What Is The                                     .................................................... R.V.             4 7 5     2 0
                                                      -,I; -                                                                                         Mercy F o r Mercy ........................................................ G.V.                                             4 3 3     19

                                                                                                                                                     Million           Dollar                Rain              ................... ~............................ J.A.H.
God Giving Paul All That Sailed With Him R.C.H.                                                                     396 17                                                                                                                                                       $98       17
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                                                                                                                                                     Missionary .                   .        .
                                                                                                                                                                                Notes               .     .       .    . . ..................................... G.C.L.
God's Call To                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     4 6        2
                        Zion ...................................................... G.V.                            4 0 9
                                                                                                                                                     Missionary Notes ....................... . .............................. G.C.L.                                             69         3
Graduates, An Open Letter To . . . of 1959 ........ J.A.H.                                                          420 18
                                                                                                                                                     Missionary Notes .................................................... ..G.C.L.                                               79         4

                                                                                                                                                     Missionary Notes ...................................................... G.C.L.                                              117 5
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                                                                                                                                                     Missionary Notes ...................................................... G.C.L.                                              142 6

Hagar and Ishmael                   .................................................. R.C.H.                       430 1s                           Mission Work, The Standard Bearer and Our .... ..H.C.H.                                                                      3 7        2

Hagar and Ishmael Not in the Covenant .............. S.D.V.                                                         479 20

Heidelberger           On the Way Cut ................................ M.S.                                              23 `1                                                                                                 - N - .
He Shall Live Forever ............................................. .;.G.V.                                         313 14
High School,           Our O w n - A Necessity                         ......... r.. ........ H.H.                  448 19                           News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                                           6        1
His Own Received Him Not                                                                                                                             News From Our Churches
                                                    ...................................... G.V.                     241 11                                                                                               ...................................... J.M.F.            4 8        2
House of God, The                                                                               B.W.                370 16                           News
                                    ....................................................                                                                             From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                              7 2        3

                                                                                                                                                     News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                                         9 6        4

                                                                                                                                                     News From Our Churches                                              ..................................... J.M.F.
                                                       -I-                                                                                                                                                                                                                       120 5
                                                                                                                                                     News From Our Churches                                              ...................................... J.M.F.           144 q
Infallibility      of Scripture             Denied            .................... .I.. .... ..M.S.                 189              8               News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                                        168         ;

Inner Man in Scripture in Eph. 3:16                                  ...................... H.H.                    2 5 5           1 1              News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                                        192 8
Interlude,       An      ............................................................ ..H.H.                        175              8               News From Our Churches ............................. c ....... J.M.F.                                                       216 9

Interlude,       An      ................................................ . ............. H.H.                      2 0 1            9               News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                                        2 4 0     1.0
Interlude,       An      ............................................................. .H.H.                        2 2 3           10               News From Our Churches                                              ...................................... J.M.F.           264 11
Interlude,       An      .......... I.......  __. .......................................... H.H.                   246 11                           News From Our Churches                                              ...................................... J.M.F.           288       12


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 News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                     312         1 3                                                                                 -      T       -

 News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                     336         14
                                                                                                                              Television,           Plays, and Drama-                                   .................................. ..C.H.                                    160           7
 News' From .Our  Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                  360         15
                                                                                                                              Temple, The Measuring of the .................................                                                                     ..H.H.              2 9 5       13
 News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F,                                     384         16      Temple, The Measuring of the ................................ H.H. .                                                                                   318         14
 News From Our Churches ..................................... J.M.F.                                      4 0 8       17
                                                                                                                              Theologians And The Moon .. . ......... :________________,._______  MS.                                                                                  6 7         3
 News From Our Churches ..................................... J.M.F.                                      4 3 2       18
                                                                                                                              T o B e Or Not T o B e .................................................. MS.                                                                          140           6
 News From Our Churches ........... .._ ........................ J.M.F.                                   4 5 6       19
                                                                                                                              Twin Brothers                     in Conflict                     ........................................ B.W.                                        2 4 9       1 1
 News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                     480         2 0
                                                                                                                              .Transcript  of Address and Question Hour ................ H.H.                                                                                            9.         1
 News From Our Churches ...................................... J.M.F.                                     500         2 1
                                                                                                                              Trumpets,            The- First Four                               ........................................ H.H.                                           7          1
 Nigeria, Trouble About ............................................. .H.H.                                   2 8       2
                                                                                                                              Trumpets, The First Four ....................................... :..H.H.                                                                                 30          2
 Nigeria, Trouble About ............................................ ..H.H.                                   52        3
                                                                                                                              Trumpet, The Sixth .................................................... H.H.                                                                           103           5
 Nigeria, Trouble About .: ............................................ H.H.                                  76        4
                                                                                                                              Trumpet,           The Sixth ................................................... .H.H.                                                                 126           6

                                                                                                                              Trumpet,           The Sixth .................................................... H.H.                                                                 151           7
                                                    -pt                                                                       Trumpet,           T h e Sixth .................................................... H.H.                                                               1 7 5         8

                                                                                                                              Trumpet,           The Blowing O f T h e Seventh .................. H.H.                                                                               4 1 4       18
Pamphlet And A Report-A Comparison ................ M.S.                                                  382         1 6
                                                                                                                              Trumpet, The Blowing Of The Seventh ................... H.H.                                                                                           4 3 8       19
Perfection of God, The .............................................. M.S.                                190           8
                                                                                                                              Three Points, About The .......................................... H.H.                                                                                  7 7         4
Plays, Drama, and Television .................................... C.H.                                    160           7
                                                                                                                              Three Points, About The .......................................... H.H.                                                                                100           5
Poet's     Preference          ........................................................ G.V.              169           S
                                                                                                                              Three Points, About The                                        .......................................... H.H.                                         125           6
Prepare To Meet Thy God ........................................ G.V.                                     385        .17
                                                                                                                              Three Points, About The ................................... ....... H.H.                                                                               172           8
Provoking One Another ............................................ J.A.H.                                 2 5 3       1 1
                                                                                                                              Three Points, About The .......................................... H.H.                                                                                196           9
Provoking One Another .................... . ....................... J.A.H.                               2 7 7       1 2
                                                                                                                              Three Points, About The .......................................... H.H.                                                                                2 2 0       10
Purpose of Christ's Coming ...................................... G.V.                                        9 7       5
                                                                                                                              Three Points, About The .......................................... H.H.                                                                                2 4 4       1 1

                                                                                                                              Three Points, About The .......................................... H;H.                                                                                268         12
                                                    -Q-                                                                       Three Points, About The                                        ....................... :..................  H.H.                                       2 9 3       13

                                                                                                                              Three Points, About The .......................................... H.H.                                                                                3 1 7       14
Question About Church- Visitation .,,-. ...................... .H.H.                                      198           9-    Three Points, About The .......................................... H.H.                                                                                341         15
Question Hour At Hull, Iowa ................................. .H.H.                                           4 5       2
                                                                                                                              Three Points, About The .......................................... H.H.                                                                                3 6 4       16
Question Hour At Hull, Iowa .................................. H.H.                                           70        3
                                                                                                                              Three Points, About The                                         ........................ . ................. H.H.                                      388         17
Question Hour At Hull, Iowa .................................. H.H.                                           9 5       4
                                                                                                                              Three Points, About The .......................................... H.H.                                                                                4 1 2       18
Question Hour At Hull, Iowa .................................. H:H.                                       117           5
                                                                                                                              Three Points, About T h e .............................. . ........... H.H.                                                                            4 3 7       19
Question Hour At Hull, Iowa ................................. .H.H.                                       143           6
                                                                                                                              Three Points, About T h e .......................................... H.H.                                                                              4 6 0       2 0
Question Hour At Hull, Iowa ............................... ,...H.H.                                      166           7
                                                                                                                              Three Points, About The ............................................ H.H.                                                                              4 8 4       2 1
Question of Jurisdiction in 1953 ........................ G.V.d.B.                                        356         15

Question       on     Foreknowledge               ...................................    ..H.H.               99        5
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                                                                                                                              "Union-Made                 Unemployment
                                                    LR-                                                                                                                                                 . . : . .M.S ,                                                               4 9 8       2 1

Rebekkah,       T h e Courtship Of ... .:. ................... ..). ...... .B.W.                         177           8                                                                                  -v-
Rejected of Men .......................................................... G.V.                          2 6 5        12
Report, The                                                                                                                   Victory of Faith, The _.__...._.._.._.___............................. G.V.
                      .......................................................... G.V.d.B.                4     1       2                                                                                                                                                             2 1 7       10
Report,                                                                                                                       Vows of Christ                    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r..G.V.
            T h e     .................................................. _. ...... G.V.d.B.                   6 5      3                                                                                                                                                             4 5 7      2 0

Report, The           .......................................................... G.V.d.B.                     91       4                                                                                 -w-
Report, The           .......................................................... G.V.d.B.                113           5

Report, The           .......................................................... G.V.d.B.                138           6      Waiting or Weighted                                 .............................................. J.A.H.                                              350        -15
Report, The           .......................................................... G.V.d.B.                187           8      Waiting or Weighted                                 .............................................. J.A.H.                                              3 7 4       1 6
Report, The           .......................................................... G.V.d.B.                2 3 6        10      War and Peace ............................................................ M.S.                                                                        358         15
Report,     The       .......................................................... G.V.d.B.                2 5 9        11      Witnesses,           The Two                     .................................................. H.H.                                               3 2 6      l4-
Report of American Bar Association ........................ M.S.                                         2 8 5        12      Witnesses,           T h e Two                   .................................................. H.H.                                               3 4 2      1 5
Re-union?        ...................................l.. ............................... H.H.             4 3 6        1 9     Witnesses,           The Two                     .................................................. H.H.                                               366         16
Room With God .......................................................... G.V.                                  -1      1      Witnesses,           The Two                     ............................. . .................... H.H.                                             391        17

                                                                                                                              Witnesses,           T h e Two                   ................................................. .H.H.                                               4 1 4      18
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Sabbath,     T h e      ......... .._ .................................................. A.M.            4 1 6        18      Year of God's Goodness, T h e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G.V.                                                7 3
Saved B y                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         4
               The Resurrection                 .................................... ..G.V.              2 8 9        13

"Shiloh,"  The Meaning Of In Genesis. 49:lO .......... R.V.                                              2 1 2         9                                                                                    Index by Rev. G. Vanden  Berg
Signsin Heaven, The Two ........................................ H.H.                                    4 8 6       .21

Sincere    Sorrow or Polite Platitude                       ........................ J.A.H.              3 2 6       14

Son of the Highest .................................................... G.V.                             121           6

Standard Bearer and Our Mission Work ............ H.C.H.                                                      3 7      2                     SUNDAY SCHQOL  TEACHERS' MASS MEETING
Sure Deliverance,             Our ............................................... .C.H.                  145           7                                        will be held at Creston  Church
Synod of 1959, Our ................................................ H.C.H.                               4 2 8       18
Synodical  Decisions of 1924 on Common Grace .... ..M.S.                                                 `93          4                                  September 18, 1959 at 8:00 P. M. -


