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five dollars for one ton of
STONE.
The first of the three stone build
ings that are planned for the founda
tion of Woodrow Wilson College is
now nearly finished. This building
would be a credit to any campus in
the United States. It is built of na
tive stone and covered with slate. We
have estimated the cost of building
into the walls of this building one
ton of stone to be five dollars.
The next building will be a dormi
tory, and the cost of a ton of stone
built into its walls will probably be
t lie same. Are you willing to pay for
one or more tons? If so, send five
dollars to Woodrow Wilson College,
Banner Elk, N. C., for each ton that
you are willing to pay for.
Edgar Tufts.
COURTESY.
Courtesy is the one medium of ex
change that is always accepted at
par by the people of every country
on the globe. Courtesy radiates a
spirit of good feeling and suggests
that we are not working entirely for
the material returns of work, but for
the pleasure of friendly human asso
ciation as well. Life is not too short
and we are never too busy to be cour
teous.
Courtesy is the outward expression
of an inward consideration for
others, and is always an effective
lubricant that smooths business and
social relationships, eliminating fric
tion. ? The Outlook.
SUNDAY SCHOOL..
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by worshipping me. This is a sim
ple matter, and the end to be ac
complished will justify the means."
There are some people to-day who
use questionable means to secure
what they consider justifiable ends.
Some preachers use sensational meth
ods to get people to church under
(he plea thrat when they get them they
will preach the gospel to them. Jesus
would make no compromise and no
alliance with Satan, even to accom
plish what seemed to be a good pur
pose.
Satan's third attempt was made by
taking Jesus to the pinnacle of the
temple. No doubt there were many
people gathered in the temple area,
lie said to Him something like this:
"You want to show thrat you are the
Son of God. If you will throw your
self down from here, and if you
should not be hurt at all by your
jump, people will at once see that
you have divine power. You need
not be afraid to do this, for your
father will take care of you. He
will send His angels, who will in their
hands carry you safely down." This
would have been spectacular and cer
tainly attracted the attention of the
people.
Bach temptation had its special ap
peal. The first was that of self-com
fort. The second was that of power.
The third that of applause and fame.
There is nothing wrong in these ap
peals, provided the proper means are
used to secure the en'ds presented,
and then that the ends attained are
properly used. Satan is sure to sug
gest improper means and improper
uses of the ends attained.
Jesus, knowing Satan's purpose, re
sisted every temptation. And each
time He appealed to the Word of God,
from which He quoted. We can find
no better weapon with which to re
sist the attacks of Satan than "the
sword of the Spirit, which is the
Word of God."
Jesus was tempted because He had
taken His place with us under the
law. There Is no sin in being tempt
ed. The sin is in yielding to temp
tation. When we are tempted and
go to Jesus for help it is a comfort
to know that He sympathizes with us,
"having been tempted In all points
like as we are."
Let us never forget that Satan is
a real person, that he Is constantly
tempting God's people, as well as
others, and that we need God's Irelp,
as given by His Spirit and by His
Word, to enable us to come off "con
querors and more than conquerors."
LAYMEN.
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upon the other. Realizing this fact
to-day as perhaps never before, the
bond between pulpit and pew is grow
ing stronger. Laymen are awakening
to their responsibility and duty, and
instead of shouldering upon the al
ready bowed shoulders of the minis
try still heavier burdens, they are
coming forward and doing their part
In all realms of Clrurch activity.
However, there Is one sphere in which
the average layman is reluctant to
labor. He will do most anything else
- ? but here he is timid and afraid.
It is the business of every layman
to be a good church member. Wo
need loyal men to do their full duty
by the Church. It is the business of
every layman to visit the sick and
minister to those in need. It Is the
business of every layman to give of
his money and wealth for the exten
sion of the kingdom. It is the busi
ness of every layman to serve in the
many realms of activity opened to
him as a Christian. But the supreme
business of every layman is to be a
soul winner! And right here we hit
a snag. He throws up his hands in
helpless dismay and says It is impos
sible. Why? He can talk politics,
business, art, science ? anything but
religion. He can interview a man on
any subject except his relation to
God. But as truly as it is the busi
ness of his minister to win men to
Christ, it is his business also. For
every Christian is called to win
others.
By the very purpose of our re
demption we are saved to win others.
In John 15:16 we read, "Ye have
not chosen me, but I have chosen
you, and ordained (or appointed)
you, that ye should go and brine;
forth fruit, and that your fruit should
remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask
of the Father in my name. He may
give it you." And what is the mean
ing of this passage if it is not to
teach us that we are called from
darkness into light to bear the fruit
of winning others to Christ? And it
carries with it one of the most gra
cious promises of God, the answer to
prayer. I am saved from sin not
merely to escape the wrath of God
and enter the kingdom of heaven. I
am saved to serve. I am saved that
I may save others.
By the terms of our Commission
we are to be soul winners. When
the great Commission was given, "Go
ye into all the world and preach the
gospel," a great task was laid on
the Church. To whom were these
wordB spoken? The twelve? They
were spoken to every child of God!
To you and to me, to layman and
minister. It would be an impossible
task for the ministers of the world
alone to preach the gospel to all the
world. A few yeat-s ago there wai
only one minister to every twenty
five thousand people. A hopeless
task! Only by every man, woman
and child who has been redeemed
from sin and knows Christ as Sa
viour, winning others, can this task
be accomplished.
By the variety of our giftB we are
saved to serve. "Unto every one of
us is given grace according to the
measure of the gift of Christ." Some
He made apostles, some teachers,
some ministers, some evangelists,
some pastors or bishops. All had a
place and all a work to do. God
can't use all Christians in the pulpit,
but God can and does use every con
secrated Christian to win others
wherever He labors. Some possess
one gift, some another. But what
ever our gifts, God consecrates them
to His service if we but allow Him
full control in our lives.
By the similitude of our service
we are saved to win others. "As
my Father hath sent me, even so
send I you." What was Jesus' mis
sion to the world? "The Son of Man
is come to seek and to save that
which was lost." Then the duty of
every layman is most clear. We, too,
are to seek and save the lost by bring
ing them to Jesus.
The calls to service to-day are
many. The laymen of Transylvania
are responding splendidly and heart
ity. But no call is greater than the
call to personal evangelism. When the
laymen of the Church awaken to
their responsibility and opportunity
in this greatest of all tasks, then will
Presbyterlanism move forward with
great strides. Then will the pew know
the real joy of service and reap the
richest rewards given the sons of
men.
"When my final farewell to this
world I have said
And calmly lie down to my rest ?
When softly the watchers shall say,
'He is dead,'
And fold my pale hands o'er my
breast,
And when with my glorified vision
at last,
Tire walls of that city I see,
I know some I've won at the beauti
ful gate
Will be watching and waiting for
me.
"Should I be brought there by the
bountiful grace
Of Him who delights to forgive,
Though I bless not the weary about
in my path,
And think only of self while T live,
Metliinks I should mourn o'er my sin
ful neglect,
If sorrow in heaven can be,
Should no one I've won at the beau
tiful gate
Be watching and waiting for me."
WOMAN'S WORK.
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from the light. In the darkness it
radiated. Here was a maid servant
of God, brought back to her native
land, to be treated by the rays of
light from radium. But not only was
she receiving radium light for the
healing of her body, but, like the ra
dium in the glass belonging to my
mother's friend, Christ was shining
through her, reflecting through her
clouds of pain and suffering, a beauty
which blessed all who came near her.
And though she feared as she entered
the cloud, It seemed to those who met
her that her face shone and she wist
not that it shone.
Her husband had her same brave
spirit. He seemed thoroughly to con
cur with her, when she refused to
stay in the hospital as long as it
really seemed necessary. For as soon
as the treatments were over, they
would go out to their boarding house
where only he could care for her.
Why was fhls? Was not our commit
tee in Nashville more than willing to
give every assistance? They certainly
were and did. But, said these two:
"It might take sorau of the money,
which would help the Gospel a little
further on, over there, to those who
have never heard." It is hard to tell
what would have happened, had not
one of the good Presbyterian ladies
gone to an Episcopal friend, who had
endowed a room in St. Luke's. And
here, during the worst part of Mrs.
McKinnon's illness, she stayed, with
out a penny of expense to our com
mittee or to them. Never was a more
gracious gift!
Meanwhile, all who came near
caught their vision; and In that
vision many there were who felt
ashamed that their own lights had
been burning so Jimly. We doubt If
there was ever a greater object for
prayer among the women of the South
ern Presbyterian churches, Westmin
ster and Central, who came most In
touch with Mrs. McKinnon. Miss
Torbert, who conducts each winter a
Bible class for women, had small
prayer requests published and dis
distrlbuted here and there. We re
member our sympathy with her faith,
but our doubt that it could be possible
ever to find an answer to this prayer.
It seemed that God had about ful
filled His purposo in letting us know
Mrs. McKinnon in this time, when
she radiated such a light. Her own
physician, an eminent specialst, said
he had never had any one impress
him as she had, that he felt like a
modern madonna was entering his of
fice every time she came. And later
this same man made a full profession
of his faith in Jesus Christ as his
personal Saviour, and joined the Epis
copal church. All along the line of de
tention, while the multitudes touched
her, or heard of her, they felt a
new hope, a new vision and a new
faith. This would be enough to make
plain a great providence, when it
seemed hopeless to expect what was
almost impossible, "o thou of little
faith, wherefore didst thou doubt'"
Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon are back
in Africa today. What was impos
sible with man, was possible with
God. Prayer was heard. This was
a great victory of medical science, but
it was an even greater victory of
prayer. The hand of the physician
was guided, the heart of the physician
was saved. Talk about your heroes
and heroines of yesterday! Here Is
a modern, true story, excelled by none.
Two ambassadors of Christ sent to
America for a specific service; to
bring a new vision to the folks at
home, who sit in darkness; a new
vision of the power of Christ, and the
fellowship of His sufferings.
They cannot find enough radium
n the world today to heal those who
are needing it. But "My Grace is
sufficient," and if all the Christians
at home will just let Christ shine
through them, through us, if you
Please, as Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon
have let Him shine through them,
what a glorious new world! But I
wonder how many of us would pay
the price of this radiance; To Af
rlca in 1.912; back to America in
1915: back to Africa in 1916; back
to America in 1919. and then to re
turn to their beloved field, only to
have to hurry back home. And then
two long years of suffering and
Prayer, but fln-lly victory, and then
back again to the "Dark Continent"
for another "venture of faith." Back
again in spite of no doctors there with
in one hundred miles. Cured by prayer
living by prayer. Isn't it about time
the Church was sending doctors by
Prayer, and the Christian doctors were
going by prayer, and Christian people
living by prayer?
Lamar, Mo.