] == THE SOUTHERNS=> PRESBYTERIAN -¢> JOURNAL::: A Presbyterian weekly magazine devoted to the statement, defense and propagation of the Gospel, the faith which was once for THE LIBRA RY all delivered unto the saints AUGUST 22,1951 RICHMOND, VA, aye 25 ">! August 15—Weaverville At 10 a.m. on August 15 in the First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville, N. C., Southern Presbyterians began a meeting that was permeated with the Spirit ... a meeting that call- ed together more than 300 representatives of 16 states from New Jersey to Florida . .. a meeting of those who desire to continue the Southern Presbyterian Church as a denomina- tion but who feel that it must be purified and cleansed by the Lord if it is to glorify Him in its ministry ... a meeting that brought the hearts of those attending into a humble, self- searching dependence upon the Spirit and O, how the Spirit did bless this group. It was also a meeting of those who are determined at all costs that there will be a Southern Presbyterian Church. The group was declarative in expressing this attitude: We are Southern Presbyterians, we love our church and we have no wish to leave it. We will not leave it if some try to force a union with the Northern Presbyterian Church but we will continue it and those who would go into that church will be and are now responsible for — the division in our own church... There surely has never been a more enthusiastic meeting of the supporters of THE JouRNAL and the Continuing Church Committee. Nor, perhaps, a more profitable meeting of our group. The addresses and other items will be printed in subsequent issues. VOL. X NO. 17 $2.50 A YEAR atl "ea *22 puomyoTy “mes TeoTsoToouy vuotug *AreIqtTT Union Theological Seminar: ee et en Rev. Henry B. Dendy, D.D., Editor................. THE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN JOURNAL The Journal has no official connection with the Presbyterian Church in the United States ..Weaverville, N.C. Dr. L. Nelson Bell, Associate Editor................. Mr. A. Douglas Reed, Assistant to the Editor CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Mr. Chalmers W. Alexander Rev. Samuel McP. Glasgow, D.D. Rev. C. T. Caldwell, D.D. Rev. Robert F. Gribble, D.D. Rev. R. Wilbur Cousar, D.D. Rev. Edward Mack, D.D. Rev. J. E. Flow, D.D. Rev. Chas. G. McClure, D.D. Rev. W. G. Foster, D.D. Dr. J. Park McCallie Rev. W. H. Frazer, D.D. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mr. Frank M. Akers, Jr. Mr. S. Donald Fortson Mr. Richardson Ayres Rev. Samuel McP. Glasgow, D.D. Dr. L. Nelson Bell, Sec.-Treas. Mr. Tom Glasgow Rev. R. Wilbur Cousar, D.D. Mr. W. Gettys Guille Mr. Harvey G. Davis Rev. R. E. Hough, D.D. Rev. Henry B. Dendy, D.D. Mr. Horace Hull Mr. Chas. C. Dickinson, Chairman Mr. Kenneth Keyes cide ceateal Asheville, N.C. Be sas eal Weaverville, N.C. Rev. J. Kenton Parker Rev. John R. Richardson, D.D. Rev. Wm. Childs Robinson, D.D. Rev. Wade C. Smith Rev. Cary N. Weisiger, III, D.D. Rev. W. Twyman Williams, D.D. Mr. T. Walker Lewis Mr. T. S. McPheeters Rev. T. A. Painter, D.D. Mr. V. G. Phillips Rev. John R. Richardson, D.D. Mr. H. D. Vance Mr. W. R. Willauer hte of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto Guest Editorial all good works. This know also, that in the last days perilous —PAUL. times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their What To Do? own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, in- continent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, The disclosure of organized cheating at West Point is both disillusioning and distressing. But, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godli- ness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. EDITORIAL For this sort are they which creep into houses, GUEST EDITORIAL ......... 2 and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, ever learning, and never WHAT TO DO?........... 2 able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. But they shall pro- ceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE ...... 4 ARTICLES THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner REV. WILLIAM CROWE, D.D.... 5 of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, pati- ence, persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me ABOUT JOINING THE CHURCH at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecu- BILL ROSE, JR. ......... 6 tions I endured: but out of them all the Lord de- livered me. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men DEPARTMENTS and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. SABBATH SCH. LESSONS — SEPT. 2 But continue thou in the things which thou has REV. J. KENTON PARKER... .. 7 learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; and that from a child thou a ae ee on ee oe hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to REV. W. G. FOSTER, D.D......- 9 make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. WOMEN’S WORK .......... Ti All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and BOOKS 14 is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correc- tion, for instruction in righteousness: that the man 2 THE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN JOURNAL vy Sie ep werd Nati ead a a a, » Sipe, the reaction throughout America is alarming. The general feeling seems to be that these students are only guilty of practices common in other institu- tions, in business and in government and that it is unfair to punish them. In fact, it would seem that their guilt lies chiefly in getting caught, not in cheating, and such phrases as, “More sinned against than sinning,” are com- monly used in speaking of the incident. One army general is quoted as saying that any commander in Korea would give his right arm for such men in his fighting command. The fact that such remarks have nothing to do with the issue apparently makes no difference. The distressing thing is that moral standards have hit such a low in America that there is grave danger of a complete collapse. Our nation has been rocked by disclosure after disclosure of corruption, dishonesty, moral turpitude, malfeasance in office, sex delinquency (natural and perverted), and a general attitude of lawlessness until we have become calloused and shrug off one scandal after another without coming to grips with either the immediate steps which should be taken or the ultimate solution of the entire problem. In political circles we quietly accept, among many cases which might be mentioned, the affront of having as our Ambassador to Mexico a man known to be the consort of gangsters and hoodlums, who was elevated to his present position because of the investigations then pending in New York; investi- gations which later disclosed these connections. In educational circles, public and even some Church-connected, we continue to countenance teaching which destroys faith in the Bible, the very keystone of moral and spiritual life. Subsidized athletics have come to be recognized as the only way to put on the spectacles demanded by alumni and the general public; but the entire principle of paid athletes in educational institutions, where the football coach is better paid and better known than the president of the institution in many cases, is but an indication of the warped outlook we now accept as normal. But, it is not necessary for this JoURNAL to re- count the evidences of moral and spiritual collapse ; such evidences are the subject of conversation and dismay by people everywhere. There are those who suggest a law outlining a code of morals and ethics in the government. Morals and ethics do not come through the enactment of laws. There are ample laws on the statute books of our nation to put every offender behind the bars. The trouble is that there is not the moral and spir- itual stamina in the hearts of those in authority, or in public opinion as a whole, necessary to enforce the laws we already have. Therefore, to bring about a change in the situa- tion which confronts America, without which America is just as certainly doomed as were Greece or Rome, this change must take place in the hearts of men. Many who recognize the need seem to think that education will bring the desired change. Education is actually only sharpening the tools of the devil, unless education is itself subject to Almighty God. Education in America today is largely pagan. It is the exceptional institution today to which a boy or girl can go and come out with a richer Christian faith, or any faith at all. We have raised up a gen- eration of teachers, many of whom are in-bred— in-bred on denials of God’s Word so that one man quotes the unbelief of another man and so on ad infinitum, until error and denials with reference to foundation spiritual facts are accepted as truth. Nor will economic security bring about the nec- essary change. Many of the leaders in the moral de- linquency of our time are men and women secure in the material things of this world. In fact, without the balance of spiritual perceptions, economic se- curity but gives impetus to every activity which caters to the flesh. What then is the solution? We have availed ourselves of the privilege of quoting a guest editor this week—the Apostle Paul—and we would urge our readers to read his letter. Paul, through the indwelling Spirit, outlines world conditions which have obtained in greater or less degree in every generation but which will come to their peak “in the last days.” These final days may yet be hundreds of years in the future but the conditions which we find in America in 1951 are well described by Paul. There are several significant phrases we would quote: “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof”; is descriptive of much which we have in the religious world today—a form of godliness but denying the blood-bought redemption of sinners by the Son of God. Another phrase describes so much that goes for education today, “Ever learning and never able to a The Southern Presbyterian Journal, a Presbyterian weekly magazine devoted to the statement, defense and propagation of the Gospel, the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints, published every Wednesday by The Southern Presby- terian Journal, Inc., in Weaverville, N. C. Entered as second-class matter May 15, 1942, at the post office at Weaverville, N. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Vol. X, No. 17, August 22, 1951. Editorial and Business Offices: Weaverville, North Carolina. Printed in the U.S.A. by Biltmore Press, Asheville, North Carolina. Appress Cuance: When changing address, please let us have both old and new address as far in advance as possible. Allow three weeks after change if not sent in advance. When possible, send an address label giving your old address. AUGUST 22. 1951 SAP SST AML SET MOTT NTE URS STEMMED TTS LIME STR renee come to the knowlegde of the truth,’ because a reverential trust in the Lord is not the foundation- stone on which knowledge is based. In fact, we have the Frankenstein monster of “scholarship” which denies God’s revelation and supplants it with the theories, hypotheses and conclusions of pseudo science. We use the word “pseudo” because actual scientific knowledge confirms God’s revelation, never runs counter to it. Paul also says: “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” In Com- munist countries believers are persecuted, even unto death. In America many who would bear an honest witness for God, His Christ and His Word, may find themselves discriminated against, called “trouble - makers,” “fanatics,” “outmoded,” “re- actionaries.” In fact, even the commission on the minister and his work might possibly make it very dificult for an outspoken evangelical to find or accept a new charge. Brethren, ponder this. But, the purpose of this editorial is primarily to find a solution for the festering sore of moral cor- ruption which is now rising to the surface of our national life. Paul puts his finger on the one and only solution—the Word of God. “But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured ot, knowing of whom thou hast learn- ed them; and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” And then Paul tells us why the Bible must have central place in the formation of our character and life as a whole: “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furn- ished unto all good works.” To solve our personal and our national problems we must recognize the source of those problems and that source is SIN in the human heart. The primary message of the Church is redemption from sin through our Lord Jesus Christ. Our Saviour said: “Ye must be born again,’ and such a birth is a supernatural transaction, a work of the Holy Spirit, operating in the heart of repentant sinners who turn to Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, as their only hope of cleansing and salvation. The way of salvation is made plain in the Bible. The way of daily living for the saved sinner is found in the same place. As important as all of the social and economic changes may be which are so ardently advocated by some today—and they are important—such changes will never become effec- tively operative until the hearts of men are changed. To the Church has been committed the message of redemption from sin and a new life in Christ Jesus. THAT is what to do! —L.N.B. A The Right To Choose In recent actions of an Associate Reformed Pres- byterian Church, a minister in that denomination and a candidate for the ministry of that denomina- tion, some have seen a trend that appears to them inadvisable if not dangerous, there being others who have looked with favor upon the same events as an example of action to be urged upon all peoples of all denominations, In the action of Sardis Associate Reformed Pres- byterian Church, Charlotte, N. C., withdrawing from the A.R.P. Church and seeking admission into Mecklenburg Presbytery of the Southern Presby- terian Church, of the Rev. Thomas H. McDill, former pastor of the First A.R.P. Church of At- lanta, Ga., accepting a position as professor of pas- toral counselling at Columbia Theological Semi- nary, and of William M. Boyce, Jr., former candi- date for the ministry from First Presbytery of the A.R.P. Church, in coming under the care of Meck- lenburg Presbytery, the significant fact is that this church and these two individuals are merely exer- cising their inherent rights to choose their own church affiliation. We do not believe that these events should be looked upon as the actions of martyrs to a lost cause within that denomination. This would not overlook the fact that Sardis Church, of which the Rev. W. M. Boyce is pastor (father of W. M. Boyce, Jr.), and Mr. McDill were actively seeking union between the A.R.P. and Southern Presbyterian Churches, nor that Sardis Church specifically designated the failure of that cause as the reason for their action. But the true significance of this series of events, easily foreseen, is that the best course of action for discontented unionists within our own church has been graphically blazed. Likewise those who would not be content in a union of our church with some other churches should be allowed to retain their right to choose, Let all who desire to be in another denomination to the extent that they can not endure their present membership loyally and in peace, quietly take their place among those with whom they better feel at home. This paper, for one, will not raise a voice of pro- test to any who take this logical step. (Nor has it commonly been the practice of presbyteries and local churches to deny any minister or lay member this right of choice). This A.R.P. Church in Charlotte, this minister and this candidate for the ministry should be-wel- comed in charity for they have truly seen that the best course of action is to cease disrupting their de- nomination with proposals that bid fair to split any church and have left peacefully and lawfully to take up their service with those they desire and in so doing have asserted their undeniable free right of choice, -—A.D.R. THE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN JOURNAL r0- 5 it ycal this ster vel- the de- any d in ight Che Snverrignty of Gun The key to the Calvinistic System of interpretation of the revealed Word of God By the Rev. William Crowe, D.D. TALLEDEGA, Ala. John Calvin was born in a French Village in 1509, and died in 1564. As a scholar and student he was forced to meet the joint impact of the intellect- uals and the Roman Catholic hierarchy. It is upon that background that we see him in action. The Renaissance as the aftermath of the Crusades brought about the rise of the universities in the countries of Middle Europe, England included. It was a period of vast expansion of learning, based upon the rediscovery of oriental classical lore, and _ also a period of global expansion, geographically speaking. A new world had recently swung into the view of the European nations. Therefore it was a period of restless investigation. The intellectuals, the product of the New Learning, were questioning the validity of the authority of the Catholic Church, and were wandering without spiritual leadership. A revolution in religious thinking and action was inevitable, and resulted in what is known as the Reformation. The distinguished Jesuit theologian, Cardinal Bellarmine, frankly acknowledged that before the Reformers came, “nothing was firm in the world, the authority of the church courts was declining, there was no discipline in morals, no erudition in sacred letters, no reverence in divine things, almost no religion.” _ Upon this scene the young John Calvin entered in the early half of the 16th century. His first impact with the intellectuals on the one hand and with the dominating and domineering hierarchy on the other persuaded him that the key to the whole disturbance was found in the eclipse of the truth telative to the sovereignty of God. That was the cause of the darkness over the earth. Martin Luther AUGUST 22, 1951 had already said, “If the Pope were the head of the Christian church, then the church were a monster with two heads, seeing that St. Paul says that Christ is her head. The pope may be, and is, the head of the false church.” “The pope’s crown is named REGNUM Muwnpt1, the kingdom of the world.” All of which means that God had been ousted from His throne, and a man clothed with a pretended plenary authority had been lifted to that eminent position. Defying the corruption of the apostate church, and the head thereof, Calvin cast the flukes of his anchor under the impregnable rock of the Sovereignty of the Almighty, and upon that rediscovered truth built his entire system of interpretation of the Holy Oracles. “That the purpose of the French Reformers was then essentially positive and constructive is clearly shown in the Declaration of the Church of France in 1559, whose Article 39 defines the Reformers as men whom God has raised in an extraordinary manner to build anew the Church which was in ruin and desolation. The word for ‘to reform’ actually meant then, ‘to form again.’ The verb ‘to protest’ did not mean to protest against Catholicism, but, from the Latin ‘protestari,’ to witness, to de- clare publicly. Farel and Calvin were reformers and protestants in the original meanings of those words.” (Instruction in Faith,) Calvin. 1537. (Fuhrman). After 400 years we must admit that the liberty that we now enjoy, both spiritual and civil, stems from the doctrine of Divine Sovereignty. It leaves no place for popes, cardinals, archbishops, or any who may claim to be invested with sacramental authority. Upon this is built the doctrine of the Priesthood of Believers, Jesus Christ himself being the High Priest and Head of the Church. Upon this is also built the doctrine of human freedom in civil government, defying doctrinaire Bourbonism, absolutism, Fascism, Natzism, Com- munism, or what have you. It is no figure of speech to say that the govern- ment of the United States was founded on Calvin- ism, which fact is reflected in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. It may be added that when our country departs from an honest interpretation of those im- mortal documents, it will go the way of the Europe of the Middle Ages. A closing remark: The vindication of the Sove- reignty of God will be seen on the consummation of all things relative to the Kingdom of God on earth. After the struggles and tribulations of the Church shall have resulted in Her completed preparation to become the Bride of Christ, redeemed humanity from every quarter of the globe will witness the crowning of the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords. About Joining The Church By Bill Rose, Jr. West Point, Miss. “Jesus answered and said unto him, ‘Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born again He can- not see the kingdom of God.’” John 3:3. Now the above statement from God’s Word is either true or it is not. As God can not lie then it must be true. If it is true then we should change our modern practice of “joining the church.” Now the practice in so many churches today is for the pastor or Sunday School teacher to see the parent and ask them if their child is old enough to “join the church.” (This usually takes place some- where around 12 years of age.) The parent in turn asks the child if he or she is not old enough to “join the church,” and usually the child says yes. (Many a time it is to please Mother, Sunday School teacher or pastor. ) ‘ So one day the child goes forward and answers “Yes” to the questions put to him by the pastor, and ‘joins the church.” In too many cases there is no sign of their being a new creature in Christ Jesus. They have merely just “joined the church,” and know nothing about the new birth. After having “joined the church” the preacher tells them that they are “saved.” Many go through life under the delusion that they are saved, and yet so many when asked, “Have you been born again?” say “No.” Thus in many of our churches we have a church full of people who have never really been born again, but merely “joined the church.” What would God have us do in order to remedy this problem? The first thing is for every grown person to make sure that they did not just “join the church,” but that they have been born again. If any of our readers have just merely “joined the church,” and not been born again, then seek after God until you find Him. Spend much time in the book of John, especially the third chapter. When you are sure of your own salvation start a family altar and early let your children know about Christ. Definitely ask God to save every one of your children, and when He wills to do so they will be saved. 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Tell others who have merely “joined the church” that Christ died for our sins, and lead them to the Saviour. There are many other ways which you readers can think of to help people see “How that Christ died for their sins,” and not merely make them church joiners. If we will do our part our churches will be filled with Christians and not just people who have merely “joined the church.” Remember Christ did not say “Ye must join the Church,” but he did say “Ye must be born again, and if you or your children ever see heaven, “Ye Must.” THE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN JOURNAL Aare pea ol 38 = SABBATH SCHOOL LESSONS LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 2 REV. J. KENTON PARKER Christian Relations Among Races Scripture: John 4:4-14; Acts 10:25-28; Colos- sians 3:11. Devotional Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10. There is but one Saviour for all races and nation: there is one plan of Salvation. The prophets paint beau- tiful pictures of the glorious age in which all races and nations shall dwell in peace under one ruler, the Lord Jesus Christ. In our Devotional Reading we have one of these pictures. First, there is a description of the Ruler. The Spirit of the Lord is upon Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. Then there is a description of the nature of His rule. He will judge in righteousness, and reprove with equity. The whole creation will be in peace and harmony; no one will hurt or destroy, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover tie sea. This is not merely for the Jews: the Gentiles (nations) shall seek Him, and his resting-place will be glorious. Our “one world” is far from this happy condition at present. Not only are we divided into nations, races, and classes, but these nations, races, and classes are in a state of turmoil, strife, and con- fusion. There are constant clashes between these divisions of society, and open war and bloodshed. In the hearts of men there is selfishness, greed, hatred, envy, murder. Now, what is the relation of the Christian to the races of the world in their dire distress and need? First of all, we have been commanded by our Master to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. There is one Gospel for’ all of mankind; for the white people, the black people, the yellow, and the brown; for the United States, for Russia, for Africa, and China; for the rich and poor, for the ignorant and learned, for the mighty and for the lowly. Then, there is one body of people, the Church, the Bride of Christ. It is being gathered out of the world, and will be composed of people from every nation and tribe and race. Nations, races and classes differ in many re- spects. Some nations are more civilized than others; some races have traits of character and capabilities which make them superior to others; some classes of people are naturally better than others. As our Catechism puts it, there is a relationship of superiors, inferiors, and equals. In some respects, men may be created equal, but in other respects, there is a vast difference, What a tremendous difference between a child born in a good Christian home in America, and one born in a hut in heathen Africa! Then, in natural endowments, some have been given five talents, some two, some one. AUGUST 22. 1951 Paul asks the question, Who made thee to differ? Who made the Jew to differ from the Gentile, and the Jewish race to be the recipients of the special gifts of God? Who made the white race different from the black? Who gave to America her great advantages? Is there not a deep obligation resting upon that race, or nation which has more than others? Do not superior endowments bring added responsibility? There is no ground for pride, but much reason for gratitude, humility, and a sense of responsibility. If this is true of ordinary men, how much more true should it be of the Christian? We are different from the unregenerate. We have something other men do not have. We have been “born from above”; we are new creatures in Christ Jesus. Paul says, | am debtor to all men; I am my brother’s keeper. What should be the character of Christian re- lations among races? The selection we study today throws light on this subject. I. Christ and the Samaritans: John 4:4-14. The Samaritans were the mixed race living in the central part of Palestine. 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They would often “by-pass” the land when they journied from Judea into the country of Galilee, which was still farther north. Jesus, however, did not “by-pass” Samaria: He must needs go through Samaria. We are quite familiar with His conversation with the woman at the well, her conversion, and the conversion of many in the city. Both in this incident, and in His parable of tthe Good Samaritan, and in what He said about the one leper who returned to give thanks, He emphasizes thte fact that these despised people were to be treated kindly, won to Him, and were often superior to their proud neighbors. Surely we can learn from Jesus that we are not to despise or look down upon any other race, or neglect any. Someone has said that “the least, the last, and the lost’? were the very ones Jesus took pains to reach. We may be pure Anglo-Saxions, and these others may be Negroes, or Italians, or Chinese, but we must never despise or neglect them. Part of our race troubles today grow out of the same feelings which the Jews had for the Samari- tans. We should guard against these feelings. These people need Christ, and often they will welcome Him while the “up and out” classes reject Him. The Southern Presbyterian Journal Weaverville, N. C. SEND TO: NAME ADDRESS | | ! : | | | | | By RETURN Ta eee Tn OFS | Should read this book?) ! : | | | ) | | and A Year’s Subscription to The Southern Presbyterian Journal. BOTH FOR $5. Enclosed (J Bill 1] I understand this subscription may be my own or a gift, new or renewal. Send only $2 extra and both you and the person to whom you may give The Journal will receive the special book offer of The Reformed Doctrine Of Pre- destination. II. Not Call Any Man Common or Unclean: Acts 10:25-28. Peter was a typical Jew. He held himself aloof from all contact with Gentiles. It took a great deal of Divine grace, and some visions from Heaven to convince him that the “iron curtain” which separat- ed him from the Gentiles must be lifted. This story, also, is a very familiar one, and we have studied it often. After the apostle was thor- oughly convinced that he must go to the Roman Centurion Cornelius, he went, and was richly re- paid by a wonderful experience of the outpouring of the Spirit upon the Gentiles. Even after such an experience, however, Peter seemed to retain some of his old prejudices, and later was rebuked by Paul for wavering in this respect. (See Gal. 2:11-13). The Apostle Paul seemed to catch the broad vision and the full meaning of the Gospel as none of the others did. He became the outstanding leader and writer of the Church. The Protestant Church owes much to Paul. It was his clear interpretation of the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith that set us free from the bondage of Rome. The lesson connected with this incident about Peter is obvious. The Church has long since gotten over its Jewish prejudice. In fact, the Church is largely Gentile, for very few Jews are believers. Our danger is to despise the Jews, or call common and unclean, people of other races, classes, or nations. For instance, we have our criminals, our slum population, and the outcasts of society generally. One of the best things about the Salvation Army has been the fact that it has sought these outcasts. Is it losing its love for the despised since it has become stronger and wealthier, and is it losing its emphasis upon seeking and saving the lest? I ask these questions in love for this great organization. III. Christ is All, and in All: Colossians 3:11. The One Person Who unites all nations, races, and classes, is Christ. A Christian is one who posesses Christ. He is complete in Him. In Christ he is justified, sanctified, adopted into the family of God, made a king and a priest, glorified in the heavenly places. We are to grow up into Him and to become like Him. Since this is true, then no mere distinction of race, color, nationality, social standing, or financial worth can make any difference. The Duke of Wellington and a poor servant were about to kneel side by side at the altar for communion, when an usher tried to keep the servant back until the Duke had finished. The Duke of Wellington, seeing what he was trying to do, said “No! No! we are all the same when we kneel here.” We are all one body in Christ and members one of another. If we are, then let us behave like Christians in our relation to other races. 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THE JOURNAL through the years has found its thousands of subscribers simply by seeking out o — who find in its pages the kind of talk which they recognize as being truthful and faithful to the Lord. If you secure three subscriptions to THE JOURNAL for us at the rate of $2.50 a year for each subscription we will send you your choice of any one of the books named above. These may include your gift subscriptions, new or renewal. These books are absolutely free. For ten subscriptions, we will send all four books and increase your own subscription one full year without charge. ; Let’s Swap — Friends! THE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN JOURNAL WEAVERVILLE -++ NORTH CAROLINA YOUNG PEOPLE’S DEPARTMENT REV. W. G. FOSTER, D.D. VESPER TOPICS FOR SEPTEMBER 2 Religion In Shoes Introduction This program is designed to introduce you to two great saints of God who practiced the presence of God by moment of every day and who were ever seeking to make other people conscious of His presence. These two men were Brother Lawrence of the Seventeenth Century and Brother Bryan of the Twentieth Cen- tury. It is interesting and inspiring to read of men who have stood out above the crowd in their consciousness and usefulness for God, but our study must ever bring us to the Word of God that we may find the secret of walking even as they walked. Let us, then, insert in our program outline a study of a passage of Scripture that will help us. Scripture Lesson - Psalm 139 One of the greattest psalms of the Psalter is Psalm 139. As we outline that psalm, we find the truth about the presence of God and we see some- thing of the technique by which we can realize that presence. Let us, then, study the outline. I. The Truth - V 1-18 1. He Knows Me—V 1-6—In this world in which we live, you and I not only do not under- stand all about the world, but we do not understand about ourselves. But we are not left alone to struggle through the darkness to the dawn. We are not dependent on the wisdom that we can muster to meet the demands of life. The God who made us, knows us, He understands us, our ignorance and AUGUST 22, 1951 our knowledge, our weakness and our strength. He knows not only what we ought to do but knows why we go wrong when we don’t do what we ought to do. He knows just what we need to make us what we ought to be. We must ever deal with the God who truly understands us and unto whom all thoughts are known and from whom no secrets are hid, ‘ 2. He Is With Me—V 7-10—Not only does God know us, but God is with us. Wherever we go, God is there. Whatever we are called upon to do, God is with us to help us and to strengthen us. There is no place in all the universe where we can get away from the presence of God. Did you ever note the difference between the believer and the atheist? The atheist says “God is ncwhere.” The believer says, “God is now here.” The same letters but arranged differently. In all of the changing experiences of life God is with us and we can know GRO E E MR MRA Na YOU don't haue te Tithe AS A MATTER OF CHRISTIAN LAW YOU can want te Tithe THROUGH CHRIST'S LOVE “Tithing is not the way the Church tries to get money out of its members, but the way God tries to get His Grace into your heart.” ——Hunter B. Blakely. PRAY ABOUT IT? him if only we see him and arrange our experiences correctly. 3. He Has Formed Me.—V_ 13-18—The God who knows us and who is with us, is the One who has formed us. Since He has formed us, He has made us the way we are for a purpose, His purpose. Since He has formed us for a purpose, He has the right to demand of us that we fulfill that purpose in our life. This purpose should ever challenge us to our supreme devotion in life. Conversely, any man is a fool who thinks he can live his life to suit himself with no concern for the purpose of the God who formed him. The God who made us, knows us and what He made us for, and is with us to help us to do the job. Il. The Technique—V 23-24 1. Search Me - He Knows—Simply because God is with us we do not automatically become conscious of His presence. We must be willing to day by day practice a technique, and this technique is summed up in the three petitions, search me, see me, and lead me. Since God knows us and understands us, He alone is the One who can search our minds and point out our errors. He alone can search our hearts and point out our wasted affections, and He alone can search out our life and point out our evil ways. We too often take our ways for granted and mold our thoughts, words, and deeds by the popular opinion of those with whom we associate. To really live we must ask God to search us as we expose our life to Him let His opinion mold us. 2. See Me - He Is With Me—Since God is with me day by day, He sees if there is any wicked way in me and He knows the things that need to be changed in my heart and life. 3. Lead Me - He formed Me For a Purpose— Since He knows all about me and sees what I have done amiss and what I have left undone, He knows whether or not I am fulfilling the purpose for which He formed me. Knowing this He can lead me in the way everlasting, the way of His purpose. If we are conscious of the truth that God knows us, is with us, and has formed us for a purpose, then we can day by day live in unbroken fellowship with Him, and we will if we take the time every day to prayerfully open the Word of God and let Him by His Spirit search us and see if there be any wicked way in us, and let Him by His Word lead us in the way that we should go. When He has searched us and convicted us and led us, if we will confess our sins that we may be cleansed, and if we will obey that we may be used, then we will be conscious of the presence and the blessing of God all the day through. SUGGESTIONS Close your consideration of Brothers Lawrence and Bryan with a study of Psalm 139 as their secret and yours. THE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN JOURNAL oar Ww SF > TK oa< O in $s Il us ay ce oir AL he I WOMEN’S WORK Appalachia Synodical Training School, King College, Bristol, Tenn. Like the sailor in a storm who pitied “all un- happy folk on shore now,” so we felt for those women of Appalachia who couldn’t be with us at Synodical Training School. It was Appalachia’s third session, and good. Still small, only 82 students, we loved our teachers and were known and loved, within reason, by them. Grounded in fundamentals of doctrine, Dr. T. A. Freeman, Mrs. W. H. Hopper, Mrs. D. R. Beason, Mrs. A. H. Craig were also gifted in making study enjoyable. The Bible Book teacher, Miss Lucy Steale, had the Platform Hour which everyone attends; fully half of us were on her class roll. James, the man of Works, became James who teaches Faith; who urges, explains, insists, and shows that our works prove what kind of faith we have. Our teacher took us happily through the book of James time after time with curiosity, investigation, comparison, and understanding for motivation. Her joyous, invig- orating personality, always reverent toward the Word of God, make study a pleasure and her class period a delight. It seemed as if the Spirit of God prevaded the School. The women were happy together, helpful and considerate, interested in each other, in each other’s families and experiences, learning from one another. One mother of nine came because she realized she needed training for the first office she had felt free to hold, her youngest now three years old. Another young mother had left her four month old ° baby with its 18 year old sister; another, now in her church, had to pay a woman $25 to keep house and care for her three while she was away. That is a sample of obstacles overcome by the younger women who came. And they felt repaid for their sacrifices. _ The women from Holston Presbytery gave a tea in Mrs. Harrod’s beautiful home and the Bristol women took us to see the largest earthen dam in the world and the lake it is forming. Some boys staying over for King College summer term were generally helpful. When a storm came one night, striking a tree, and leaving us in darkness, like the sailor we were not dismayed. It even helped, because Miss Steele took us by candlelight “Among Our Roots in Europe” and amplified the account of her summer’s travels in searching those roots, as the darkness continued. The session closed with a clear cut sermon by Dr. Ferguson Wood on the appropriate theme “Steward- ship-Self Dedication.” —Elsie Hayes, Franklin, N. C. AUGUST 22, 1951 MontTREAT SCHOOL For GIRLS College Preparatory School Accredited By Southern Association Of Colleges And Secondary Schools Located In “The Land Of The Sky” Western North Carolina J. Rupert McGregor ... President North Carolina Montreat PRESBYTERIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE Two years’ liberal arts. Business Administration. Preparatory Department. Christian emphasis. Fall session begins September 8, 1951. Educa- tional excellence. Write for catalog. Box BJ — Maxton, North Carolina Clinton, S. C. @ Distinctive Christian Education @Military Training in R.O.T.C. Presbyterian College Box E Marshall W. Brown, President Korean Christians Are Christians Dan Polling tells of visiting the most interest- ing youth group he ever addressed. It was a fine corps of 1,800 Korean boys, meeting in a pas- ture in the backwoods of Korea. These boys had been trained as Christians. They had paid a price for their faith, and were willing to die in a fight for Freedom. When Doctor asked, “How many of you drink?” not a hand was raised. He then asked, “How many smoke?” and there was not one response. The question now was, “How many of you pray?” Every hand shot upward. “How many read your Bibles, and believe in the Christian Way of Life?” All hands went up instantly. Faith In God Restored By Christian Gifts I can give actual names of one person after another, all of whom have said or written that when their losses and needs grow too great they were in danger of losing faith in God, but that with the coming of relief goods from Christians in America who really cared, their faith in the God who prompted such caring and such giving began to assert itself again. Many have definite- ly come into the churches to find out what is back of this Christian attitude of concern for people of a former enemy country. Mrs. William C. Kerr, Japan. What I Saw - Heard And Felt At My Synodical Training School June 25-29, 1951 The campus of Belhaven College in Jackson, Miss., is a beautiful place. The order, cleanliness, and serenity relax a person almost immediately as she settles herself for four days of Mississippi Sy- nodical Training School. We appreciate this beauty because for the most part we are tired to the bone. Not only our families’ calls upon us are met, but those of our churches which we serve in varying capacities and of the community which Christian citizenship demands. Not many hands had the simple badge of nail polish to celebrate this holiday. These were busy hands, glad to be folded from ordinary tasks to those of holding the Book, a hymnal and to be cupped as the owners drank largely of the Fountain. Faces were eager and yet there was a peace and a patience about them, very typical faces of Glorious Adven- tures. The greatest thing I saw was the large group of the same faces that I saw when I came as a bride fifteen years ago. The old, old story is new to them still. Nothing has come along which has supplanted this thirst for knowledge to enable them to do a better work for Him. There were young and new faces, which encourage the weary as much as any- thing else seen at the school. The torch will still burn when this small candle is snuffed. There is quiet laughter all round. Look at the crow’s feet at the corners of eyes, and one sees habitual lines of good humor, Light comes from inside; tired faces, yes—but not a bored face among them. As I listened to the heart-beat of the school, I heard the calling of first names more often than not. Some pairs did not mingle so much, but there was not a noticeable: trace of its having been done be- cause the rest were not friendly. There is an accept- ance of a person at STS as one who holds dear that Someone, or she would not be here in this place. The ground is level here. The worship services were just that. If one had a small part on them, she had a sense of being “‘used as a channel only.” The singing had an oft-sung quality. The listening attitude of the worshippers must have been the proper inspiration to the speakers, because they ex- pressed themselves as being pleased with the co- operation. Those who have attended any meeting of this kind know that these are not mere words. This attitude of worship is singular and can be determin- ed by small noises, or sometimes the very lack of even small noises. Truly, we came to know what “Rest in the Lord” means. 12 Much discussion attended the very warm weather first of all. In spite of that, much of the discussion in the class rooms was continued outdoors. In airing her problems, a person who had difficult and dis- couraging situation at home which she had thought peculiar to her locals, would find someone with either a similar problem or one which sounded so much more difficult that she would have a lifting of heart. This is a phase of fellowship that is certainly worthwhile. And without exception, we all had problems! I felt the need of the messages tor myself and for these friends for the days that lie ahead. Some- how, I felt that this rubbing elbows with some of His true followers at classes and facing the setting sun at vespers by the lagoon, filled with water lilies, and the changing clouds overhead, that someday, | would look back on this as a lovely jewel in my memory, and take it out and see reflected in its many-sided prismatic beauty, the days of learning and sharing, and the nights of candle-lighting-cere- mony beauty, and feel again the joy of serving the One who is altogether Lovely. Edwina C. (Mrs. Scott) Hubert. New Devotional Book “Moments With The Master” Here is a devotional book that is different. It will help you worship God in the usual and unusual experience of lift. Those who have written for this book are from many parts of the Assembly. You will doubtless know some of them. These friends have gladly shared some of their high “moments with the Master” in the hope that these shared experiences might help others. All will profit by such messages as: “Sanctifying the Common Task,” “When Patience Is Running Low,” “When Guilty of Gossip,” “When Sorrow Comes,” “Preparing for Marriage,” and “On Be- coming a Mother-in-law.” Moments with the Master is an ideal gift for any occasion. The price is 40 cents from Board of Wo- men’t Work, 304 Henry Grady Building, Atlanta 3, Georgia. Where Is Our Loyalty? A loyal church woman met one cold day on the streets of New York a young man whose toes were protruding from his shoes, and she felt sorry for him. She noticed that he had some booklets under his arm and while she did not want to buy any literature, she took out a five dollar bill and said to him: “Here young man, go buy yourself some shoes.” The man replied: “Thank you, madam, I am glad to have the money, but there are things more important than shoes. I am a member of the THE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN JOURNAL communist party and the communist party comes before my own personal welfare.” The party first—self last! How does our consecration stack up with this? South Of The Border (This is the second of three articles written by a recent visitor to our Mission field in Mexico). Mexico is the perfect example of the varied service rendered by the missionary in any field. His first concern is, of course, the telling of the Good News and while it is true that Mexico law forbids a minister to serve as pastor of a church, or ad- minister the sacraments, still nothing prevents his preaching and this he does in season and out. Our evangelistic missionary at Oxaca, assisted by the nationals, has forty preaching points and Dr. Henry Pressley, evangelist for the Presbytery of the Pacific is reaching hundreds of people for Christ. There is no dearth of listeners to the Word—the need is for more evangelists to tell it. The missionary in Mexico also teaches. Here again he is hampered by Mexican law which forbids the teaching of religion in any building save a church. In spite of this prohibition young people are being reached through “internados” or boarding homes where they live while attending public schools and courses in Bible are taught them in the Presby- terian church buildings. One cannot visit one of these homes such as the Internado without being grateful that He who closed one door has opened another. The large number of strong leaders who have come from these boarding homes—schools attest to their effectiveness. Most effective is the Training School for girls located at San Luis Potosi. This Assembly’s Training School at Mexico led by Mis Margaret Shelby, Miss Katherine Gray, and Miss Mary Lou Barnett of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. now has eleven girls and one thrills to hear them tell of their plans for the future. Most of these girls want to do some form of visitation evangelism, others plan to work with young people or children, one will take further training and be- come a nurse. One cannot fear for the future of the evangelical church in Mexico when such leaders are being prepared. The missionary is also ministering to the body. Our chief service is being rendered through our hospital Santorio Laluz in Morelia and it is indeed a beacon of light. It reaches thousands of out as well as in patients and through them many others are directly or indirectly touched. The hospital is Serving as a nurses training center and one is im- pressed by the intelligent and alert faces of the girls in training there. A full time lady chaplain at the hospital leads morning worship, distributes tracts making sure that every individual touched by the hospital is introduced to the Great Physician, It was a wonderful experience to have morning worship AUGUST 22, 1951 with the staff and nurses there. One appreciates the service of the hospital all the more when it is realized that the service it has rendered has been done in spite of inadequate space and poorly ventilated rooms, One thanks God anew for the Program of Progress which has made possible the erection of a new building which will soon be started. One is grateful too for the clinic at Cuet- zala and for the new one to be started in the hot country now that Dr. James Boyce has returned to Mexico from his furlough in the States. One of the newest undertakings of the Mexican Mission is the agricultural project started a few years ago by Rev C. J. McClendon, and now carried forward by Mr. Richard Hoverson. To reach it a visitor must go by jeep over narrow graveled roads that wind from Iguala in the hot country over and around high mountains. The jeep climbs almost straight up in some spots giving the rider a sensation of climbing straight into space. Teloloapan, the sight of the new farm, is an isolated village typical of hundreds of others in Mexico. The hillside selected for the farm was deliberately chosen as its poor soil, scarcity of water are like most of the farms in the region. Now con- tour plowing, the making and use of compost, the bringing in of good stock is helping to show the Mexican what can be done to improve his own farm. The Mission is proud of the new brick build- ing now under construction (another result of the Program of Progress) which will serve as the first unit of a small school of agriculture. Side by side with the missionary in all of these efforts to win people to Christ and to teach them is the national church and the last article of this series will tell of it. (Mrs. H. D.) Dorothy Haberyan. Intergroup Work In Fayetteville (N. C.) Presbyterial The president of Women of the Church, Fayette- ville Presbytery, Synod of North Carolina, is a person of rare initiative, insight and ability. In addition to the information which the report blanks prepared by the Board of Women’s Work would bring to her, she had a special blank prepared that would give additional information of work being done in that presbyterial. She requested that a copy of this report be sent to the Board of Women’s Work and thirty-six were received. They were read with interest and from them the following informa- tion is compiled. This indicates what one presby- terial is doing to encourage intergroup work and also gives the reactions of the women themselves to the presbytery-wide plans, Of the twenty-two questions, seven relate to Intergroup Work. The answers reveal that 18 Vacation Church (Rible) Schools for Negro chil- 13 REE N ae caeacae dren were held last year; 13 communities had invited Miss Julia Reid, who works with Negroes in that presbytery, to visit in their communities to help with Vacation Church Schools or to speak to the local Negro churches, The results of those visits made by her as told by the women themselves in- clude: Better Sunday school attendance and interest in all church activities (2). Adults more interested in leadership. Want her back (3). Negro Protestant churches paid her expenses. Increased interest (2). Better understanding of race relations. Interest shown in Vacation Church School. Good Bible School. In answer to the question “How do you think you can best help the Negroes in your community ?” some said: Co-operate in the work with then more—show more interest in them and in their work—show that you really care about them. Help with the Vacation Church Schools. Plan a “Story Hour” in the Negro Presbyterian Church on Saturday morning or at the Community Center. Send a delegate to the Annual Christian Confer- ence of Negro Women. Give literature to the churches. Teach Bible in the public school. Help educate them as leaders of their own people. Give them religious training. Mutual respect shown. Apply the Golden Rule. Co-operate with Julia Reid; ask her to help them with a Vacation Church School. Christian Education for them. Help with supplies for Vacation Church Schools. 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He believes that while we have made marvelous pro- gress in the material side of life, we have slipped in our moral standards. At this point he affirms, “The lack of Divine standards for conduct and the cor- ruption of our prevailing human standards have now brought us to such a hardened, profaned condition that we are no longer shocked by crime.” With such a condition the burning question is, Can we survive? This question constitutes the main trust of this volume. His answer is in the affirmative provided the Church returns to the authority of the Word of God. He believes that what religious liberalism has failed to do and the ecuemenical move- ment can never accomplish, the true evangelical Church can and must do. He is convinced that the only road to survival is a return to Christian doc- trine and Christian discipline. He urges the ministers of the Gospel to heed the resounding word of the ancient oracle, “O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.” Then he comments, “If we have the Word of the Lord, it is high time the world came to know it and if we do not, we have been fooling the world far too long. If the preacher is not sure that his Bible is the Divinely inspired and infallible Word of God, then common decency should lead him to seek some other vocation.” Recognizing that the Church is not our final authority he writes, “One of the reasons why we are not Romanists is that our ancestors disputed the claims of Rome and insisted that the Bible rather than the Church is the only infallible rule of faith and practice.” He continues, “Let there be no mis- taking the fact that man is so constituted that he will look for an authority which he regards as in- fallible and will seek until he finds. 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