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TRUTH SHALL HAKE Y01 NOVEMBER 21, 1935. NO. 45, ■ ■ £*m ■ aiJj ■ ■ ^ . ■ I-1 y1 B B B __^B ■ - T~ ■ 1 T-. JT AN APPEAL TO REINSTATE IN ALL THE PUBUC SCHOOLS THE’AUTHORIZED VER SION OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE <A AS A UNIFORM CODE OF GOOD MORALS FOR THE SCHOOL, STATE AND NATION IN AMERICA (Reprinted from a booklet by the Rev. Robert Elliott Flickin ger, D. D.# Rockwell City, Iowa.) (Continued from page 1) A RIGHT FUNCTIONING CONSCIENCE Article XYIII Conscience a Divine Spark When the conscience of a child or youth is enlightened by a knowledge of the Scriptures, the Spirit of God becomes a spark of heaven’s light that snines on its pathway through life. The written word, enlight ening the mind, satisfies its longing and furnishes the con science with an unchanging standard of good morals. Every one that receives a knowledge of the Bible in child hood and youth is grateful for that privilege. That privilege can only |be enjoyed when it is provided by others or the State. Barents who are Bible readers and the pastors di churchesj endeavor to reach as many as possible, butthey reach only a, portion of the children. and youth of the land. The public school, originally established for that purpose, is still the nat ural instrumentality to reach the children and youth of aliens and the new immigrants, as welt as the indifferent and na tive born in America. Every one that fails to re ceive a knowledge of the Bible in childhood and youth experi ences a loss that may be con tinued through all of life,.and the ignorant .individual rnay Our prisons and houses of cor rection are now- so full of in mates, an immense prison has been built upon an island in the Pacific Ocean for those who' have become hopelessly demor alized. Saving criminals in their childhood and youthful immi grants by a course of instruc tion in the Bible as a standard of good morals in the public schools is better and more ec onomical than their correction and punishment as evil doers that an appeal is now made to every Bible reader to co-operate in a crusade to restore the use of the Bible to an honored place as the “Book of Books” in ev ery public school in the land. The puiblic good suggests that throughout our Union of States the “Holy Bible” be rec ognized as a uniform standard of good morals in business, pol itics and religion. Our Creator has endowed man with the need ful mpral faculty, the con science, and in his written word has revealed the duties and moral restraint that are ne cessary for the full enjoyment of civil and religious liberty in a commonwealth or kingdom, like those of Israel in the wil derness, and in the land of Ca naan, in the days of Moses, Da vid and Solomon. Conscience, Communion With God Exclusion from the Garden of Eden meant a forfeiture of the previous opgn communion with God which har been the Hiss and g't »vy of paradise With guilt if ‘ his conscience •ran was no longer worthy of thai • honor enjoyed by all the angels. But where did God send our first parents? He might have sent them to hell as he did the bad angels that followed Satan in a rebellion in heaven. Man was sent to a place of toil, not to a place of torment He was sent to till the ground and not to the grave, nor a work-house, dungeon or prison. He was sent to hold the plow and not "to drag the chain. By tilling the ground he would he rewarded by the privilege of eating of its fruits, and the labor would keep him humble. “In Adam’s fall, We sinned all.” The Conscience, God’s Image. i By their fall in Eden our first parents acquired and transmit ted to the race the knowledge of good and evil. That knowl edge gave conscience, their mo ral faculty, the basis for exer cising judgment in regard to the morality of all actions. That knowledge was the measure of the responsibility of the human race to do good and refrain from evil. Forbidden Fruit in Eden When our first parents, Ad am and Eve, were created and placed in the Garden of Eden, they were innocent and igno rant of the consequences of do ing evil; but were commanded: “Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat, of it; for hr the day thou e&test thereof, thou shalt sure ly die.” (Gen. 2:16-17.) The command placed them uhder responsibility to abstain from the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Sa turn, the devil, in the form of a serpent, .beguiled and derived Eve, by assuring her: 1 ^TYea, hath God said, Ye shall 'nof^tTevelSr^M^l^g^ den.” And again, “Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know, that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, know ing good and evil.” (Gen 3:1-5.) Then followed the conscious ness of guilt upon the con sciences of oUr first pajrdita. A> curse was pronounced upon Sa tan and the ground, and Adam was sent forth from the Gar den of Eden to till the ground from whence he was taken. “Cheruibims and a flaming sword guarded the tree of life.” (Gen. 3:23.) The story of the natural sin ful man, guided by conscience, may be summarized as follows: “Man had corrupted his way. upon the earth, and the wick edness of man was great upon the earth; every imagination of the thought of his heart was only evil continually.” “I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth.” “But Noah found grace in the sight” of the Lord, and the Lord said unto him, With thee will I establish my covenant. My Spirit shall ; not always strive with man. (Gen. 6:3-8; 18.) The natural, sinful man, tested by his conscience and memory, without the written word of God for his guidei, failed morally, and was de stroyed by a flood. 1 Human Government The new era was begun witn a covenant between God and Noah, and it was sealed with the rainbow as its sign. Out of this fearful judgment of the flood, God saved a family of eight persons, to whom he gave the purified earth, with amn1' power to govern it, in accord with his expressed will and cov enant. Noah and his descendants were held responsible to do this. Instead of trying to do this they foolishly tried to build the Tow er of Babel, in the plain of Shi nar, in an impious attempt to become independent of God. This era of self-government closed in a judgment—the con fusion of tongues. This confu sion of tongues led to a disper sion of the builders of the Tower of Babel, Promises to Abraham and Mos es. Jacob in , Canaan, Joseph in Egypt. Israel in Egypt, the. Wilderness, Ten CoMwandments, Sabbath, Circumcision Out of the dispersed descend ants of the builders of Babel, God chose one man, Abram, whom he named Abraham, and with whom he made a new and national >oovenant. When his de scendants in Egypt were ready to form a new nation, he called Moses to be their leader and lawgiver. When they had crossed the Bed Sea and ar rived at the base ©f Mt. Sinai,, God gave them on tables q£ stone, the Ten Commandments to serve as the moral basis of all their legislation. The Ten Commandments were given for instruction and enlightenment of, all the people, \ old and young. They were in tended to enlighten their eon-j sciences, and to enable them to-] resist the idolatry, dissipa tion, and sensuality of the sur rounding nations. Promises were given to Abra ham and to subsequent proph ets that were ccmditional upon the faithfulnfesa and obedience of the Israelites. When the Ten ] Commandments were read at Mt. Sinai, at their birth as a na tion, the prophet, lacking youthful training in school ini Eigypt, presumptuously said, j “All that the Lord hath siMk; will we do and be obedient.”. (Ex. 24:3.) The history of the descendants of Abraham was like that of the envious brothers of Joseph who put him in a pit, and from it sold him to be a slave hi Egypt, when he carried a ba|? ket of provisions Jo them in a distant pasture; ,-and tie die** seendants of Jacob whose stays in Egypt was ended with the judgment that freed them from Egyptian bandage. The history of Israel in the wilderness call ing for a golden calf while) un der the leadership of Aaron; and in Canaan with the new king Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin, by setting up calves for the people to worship at Dan and Bethel, is our long record of flagrant,, persistent violation of the law; and at last, after multiplied warnings, God closed the testing of men by law in judgment by sending Israel from Samaria, and Judah from Jerusalem, with captivities in Babylon, and Assyria. A feeble remnant from Ba bylon returned to Jerusalem under Ezra and Nehen'iah. Our Lord Jesus, whose birth oc curred atBethlehem and whose home was at Nazareth, sprang from this remnant He was born of a woman, made under the law. Both Jews and Gen tiles conspired to, crucify him. Nevertheless, it is recorded: “The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.” (Psa. fT03:19.) During his ministry ne stat ed the" duty of all to the State. Holding in his hand a penny that showed the face of Augus tus Caesar, the Roman Emper or, he said, “Render to Caesar •the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” “And they marvelled at him.” (Mark 12:17.) It is no wonder they mar velled, for they all knew that Caesar Augustus at Rome was an idolater. Pilate, the Roman governor of. Judea, before whom Jesus was falsely accused by his own countrymen, the chief priests and elders of the Jews lacked a moral code and was no better. After yainly attempting to set Jesus free, he gave him up to be crucified; but took wa ter and washed his hands be fore the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the Wood of th’s just person; see ye to it.” (Matt. 27:24.) I Jesus, the World’s Crucified But Risen Redeemer Since the sacrificial death of (Continued on page 4) By Mrs. L. A. Gregg, Corresponding Secretary • '' ' .n mi *' ... [Hie Woman’s Synodical Soci ety for National And Foreign Missions in the Synod of At ttic met in Salem Presbyterian irch, Anderson, S. C.,: Octo 24-25, 1935. The attendance good and much work was Ished. ... session began with the ing of the Executive Com Thursday P. M. from 4 7 6 o’clock. y The regular program of the Lodical opened Friday mom _ at 10 o’clock. The general eme of the meeting was “If I His Disciple,” John 8:31, The trship service was conducted Mrs. McDowell. The Scrip ire lesson was taken from 102. Mrs. McDowell read . explained the Scriptures to and offered a prayer. Sever ladies took an active part in te service1.; The service was ught to a closd by, singing What a Friend We Have in Registration ; j All five of the Presbyterials re well represented, entation of Board Repre sentatives I !We were delighted to have one bi the workers of the Board of National Missions present, ^|iss Virginia Ray. Her pres ence was an inspiration to us. She made an interesting and instructive address. Miss Ray laid stress on the importance putting more emphasis on the devotional services of our soci ;ies. Reports of Biennial Mrs. G. W. Long, our Presi dent, brought many interesting tecta concerning the importance Spiritual ; Jhife Groups in ouh Pr^y^teriaF aha ocal missionary societies. Her address was eryoyed by all. 1. “Commission on Young People’s Work.” Mrs. J. R. Dun dee read a well prepared paper >n the subject and explained ;he importance of having Spir tual Life Groups in the Young People’s Societies. 2. “International Relation ship and Peace as Related to Missions.” Mrs. A. P. Butler •ead a well prepared paper, on ;he subject and explained some mportant facts brought out at ;he Biennial. 3. “International Relation ship as Part of Our Task.’ Mrs. A. A. Adair made an inter esting address on.this subject. 4. “How Industrial and Social Relationship Affect the Work >f the Missionary.” Mrs. C. W. Francis made an excellent ad dress on this subject. 5. “Observatoins of National Missions Work in Normal Farm School.”, Mrs. J. G. Porter made an instructive address and brought: us some interest ing facts about the Farm School at Asheville, North Carolina. The President appointed Mesdames W. L. Metz and J. R. Pearson t0 send a telegram to Mrs. M. M. Jones, President Emeritus, expressing our regret that she was physically unable to be present. This session was closed by singing: “Jesus Keep Me Near the Gross.” Friday Afternoon At 2 o’clock the afternoon session was opened by singing “Lord, I Want t,o be a Christian in My Heart,” The Worship Service was conducted by Mrs. Pearson, theme, “If I Be His Disciple.” Reports This year most of the Secre taries and delegates had theii reports in poster form wit! charts on the wall which were valuable assets in helping the women to see more clearly th( importance of these phases oJ the work in each local society These charts attracted a greai deal of attention and deepenec interest in the work. All the Secretaries made interesting re ports,, some in .person and oth ers by letters, The discussions of these reports were lengthy and interesting. The reports of the Presbyterial delegates were encouraging. Election of Officers President Emeritus, Mrs. M. M. Jones, 1 Bailey ) Street* Chester, S.. C. President, Mrs. G. W. Long, Coulter Academy, Cheraw, S. C. Vice-President, Mrs. J. W. Holley, Albany, Ga. 2nd Vice-President, Mrs.. A. P. Butler, Hanbison Institute, Ir mo, S. C. 3rd Vice-President, Mrs. L. A. Gregg, 32 Duncan Street, New nan, Ga. 4th Vice-President, Mrs. M. E. Frazier, 807 Columbus Street. Charleston, S. C. j ; 5th Vice-President, Mrs. R. E. Foster, Chesterfield, S. C. Treasurer, Mrs. W. L. Metz,/ Edisto Island, S. C. Recording Secretary, Miss Lucinda H. White, P. O. Box, 408, Abbeville, S. C. Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. L. A. Gregg, 32 Duncan Street, Newnan, Ga. Stewardship Secretary, Mrs. D. T. Murray, 881 Thurmond Street, Atlanta, Ga. Young i People’s Secretary, Mrs. J. R. Pearson, 93 Beaufain Street, Charleston, S. C. Secretary of Literature, Mrs. J. W. Holley, Albany, Ga. Secretary Missionary Edu cation, Mrs. M. V: Marion, 318 Gray Street, Anderson, S. C. Spiritual Life Group Leader, Mrs. M! W. Cunning, Greer, S. C., R. 1, Box 177. j Friday Evening : The women of the SywWUcal held Ifrefr- pupafevWdjW'-A large audience was present. “Gur President, Mrs. G. W, Long, presided. The worship service was conducted by Mrs. M. V. Frazier. The Scripture lesson Was John 8:1-31. • Greetings from the city aSnd. local church were given by Mes dames L. Davis and Eloise Wil liams. The spirit of welcome was evident everywhere and many homes were thrown open to us. Mrs. J. G. Porter responded to these addresses with words of appreciation. Mrs. A. N. Anderson rendered a very touching solo. Message from Dr. Gaston Dr. J. M. Gaston, as usual, rendered a very interesting and inspiring address. [ Miss Virginia Ray, a repre sentative of the Board of Na tional Missions, was introduced at this time by Dr. Gaston. Miss Ray made a very interesting address. Mrs. W. I. Peeks rendered a beautiful solo from the Psalms The music for the evening rendered by the Salem choir was excellent. A pageant was very effective ly presented by the ladies oi Salem Presbyterian church. An offering of $20 was taken The hospitality of the mem bers and friends of Salen church can not be surpassed. ! Missionary work in cities ha: its peculiar difficulties and its peculiar possibilities. Peopii are living closely together and s0 are easily reached. They maj may be easily found in thedi homes and, so, may be readily touched and appealed to ant helped. On the other hand, they are harder to reach individually being environed closely ii apartment life, and in tpuel with neighborhood prejudice | and amusements and ternpta 11 tions. The 'great necessity is b I have a central place for naissioi work and then to: make thai : place just as attractive as pos l sible for a Christian communi ! ty center, for religious services ■ and for useful neighborhood as sociation, contact and mutm i helpfulness.—Dr. E. P. WhaUoi , ■-Bt—m— ji BUFFALO BRANCH Y. M. C. A. ENDS SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN I " . --- A commendable’bit of history hhs been placed in the records. Through the years it will re flect credit and praise upon all who helped to accomplish it. Though the 1935 Financial and * Membership Campaign of the Michigan Avenue Branch of * Buffalo, N. Y., was confronted with many difficulties, among which, that caused by the fact that more than 43 per Cent of the population it was fo reach Was on the Welfare, it was a praiseworthy success. The campaigners, organized in the form of a Transconti nental Automobile Race, went out for. a goal of 500 members and $L500 in cash. Within 12 days they brought in $2,526.50 with 1,801 members. -Not only are the workers to be congrat ulated for this significant vic tory, but also every person wj* helped, even in a small way, to make it possible. This gives evi dence of our sincere apprecia tion of our “Y,” the work it is doing and our desire to see it continue. I The real significance of the campaign doesn’t stop with' the fact that so many dollars were raised. The amount raised means that the Michigan Ave. Branch has a renewed oppor tunity to continue and extend the fine work it is doing in be half of a group which is so great ly in need of its character build ing services. There are at least 500 boys whose parents were unable to renew their “Y” mem bership who will retain them oecause this campaign was a 3|iccess. No one can tell What 'fris may mean in terms of ster ling character and good citizen ship in our futurelioferi. Among mm Wrillii fNn r be grateful is the privilege I nad to render a small service to help Michigan Avenue “Y” to go over the top this year in the most successful campaign of its .rind it has ever had. To Mr. Herbert T. Miller, our director; Afr. Wm. H. Jackson, our Exec utive Secretary, all the Divis on leaders and all the workers [ express my thanks for their ;o-operation and support of me, -he chairman of the 1935 cam paign. (REV) WM. H. HORNER, Chairman or Judge of the Course. HOUCHINS APPOINTED IN COMMERCE DEPARTMENT. Announcement has been made of the appointment of Joseph R. Houchins, of Ithaca, New York, as Assistant Business Specialist in the Division of Negro Affairs of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com merce. His duties will be to gather factual data helpful to Negro economic life—principal , ly in the field of Commerce and Business. He will, act as assist . ant to -Eugene Kinckle Jones, ' Adviser on Negro Affairs of the Department of Commerce. - Mr. Houchins’ schedule of . work calls for studies in such i subjects as “Causes of Business Failures,” “Loan Shark Prac tices Amon& Negroes,” “Con s sumer Habits (installment buy i ing),” “Credit Facilities Avail ; able to Negro Business Men,”1 and “Trade and Business Asso ciations ■ Among Negroes — How They May Be Improved.” r Mr. HOuchins has been for l five years head of the Depart ment of Economics and Govern , ment atigTiley College, Mar i shall, T«s. He has four de i g^ees froln Cornell University s —Bachelor of Arts, Master of - Arts in Economics, Bachelor of • Laws, and Doctor of the Sci f ence of Law. He has also com ; plfeted his residence require ments for his Ph, D. degree. - Throughout his studies he has , specialized in Economics and in - Labor Legislation. He began ijhis duties in the Commerce De t. partment op November 15th. (