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HYSICAL sleep of the right sort 
at the right time, is good. Spirit-
ual sleep of any sort at any time, 
is bad. In fact it is actually dangerous. 
Healthy sleep conveys us to the blessed 
realm of oblivion and forgetfulness. It 
is a merciful, though temporary, de-
stroyer of worry, pain, hunger and fear-
ful anticipation. 
There is, however, no counterpart 
of healthy sleep in the spiritual realm. 
majority of cases their effect is directly 
to deaden men's awareness of the na-
ture, the importance, and the involve-
ments of the second advent of Jesus 
Christ. 
Spiritual torpor constrained the 
antediluvians to sneer at Noah, and to 
ridicule his warnings of the Deluge. 
It made them wholly unprepared to 
escape God's impending judgment. 
The testimony is that they "knew not 
aware and completely careless of any 
impending divine judgment. They are 
thus fulfilling Peter's prophecy to the 
letter. 
Those who admit that there might 
be a God say, "How doth God know? 
and is there knowledge in the Most 
High?" Psalm 73:11. "Whoever, or 
whatever God is," they argue, "His 
concern with humanity — and espe-
cially with individuals—is simply non- 
SPIRITUAL 
NARCOTICS 
In these days spiritual wakefulness is 
vital. These are the last days. The im-
minent future is fraught with tremen-
dous issues. Events of unparalleled 
proportions are just ahead. The "great 
day of God Almighty" is about to 
break upon a distraught world. 
The insistent warning of Scripture, 
as Paul expresses it, is to "not sleep, as 
do others," but to watch and be sober. 
(1 Thessalonians 5:6.) The necessity 
of this state of spiritual alertness is al-
so emphasized by the Lord: "Behold, I 
come as a thief. Blessed is he that 
watcheth." Revelation 16:15. 
The devil, however, is intent on 
lulling humanity to sleep, especially 
with regard to the great fact of Christ's 
second coming to this world. His sole 
concern is to reduce people to a state 
of spiritual torpor, so that the final 
day of reckoning overtakes them "as a 
thief in the night." 
It is interesting to note that the 
devil is keenly aware of the approach-
ing day of reckoning. In this sense, he 
is not an unbeliever. And because of 
this awareness he "is come down unto 
you, having great wrath, because he 
knoweth that he hath but a short 
time." Revelation 12:12. He is 
doomed, and he knows it. He therefore 
steps up his destructive programme in 
the last days. 
He has produced a multitude of 
sleep-inducing narcotics in an effort to 
achieve his nefarious purpose. Chris-
tendom, whose professed aim is to pre-
pare mankind to stand in God's pres-
ence, is riddled through and through 
with errors and misconceptions. In the 
until the flood came, and took them all 
away." Matthew 24:39. Satan's deadly 
narcotics, administered no doubt by 
spiritual leaders and by the worldly 
wise, spelt irreparable disaster for 
them. They "knew not" because they 
had been lulled to sleep. 
"As the days of Noe [Noah] were, 
so shall also the coming of the Son of 
man be." Matthew 24:37. Satan's tac-
tics are unchanged, except that they 
have developed deadlier efficiency. 
Characteristic of our day is the nar-
cotic of unbelief and skepticism. Peter 
describes the men of the last days who 
would ridicule the account of the 
flood, scoffing at the idea of Christ's 
second coming and of the fiery judg-
ments of God's wrath. (2 Peter 3:3-6.) 
Multitudes in our own land, and 
many more multitudes elsewhere, are 
in this class. They are drugged — un- 
"Knowing this first, that there 
shall come in the last days scoffers, 
walking after their own lusts, and 
saying, Where is the promise of 
His coming? for since the fathers 
fell asleep, all things continue as 
they were from the beginning of 
the creation. For this they willing-
ly are ignorant of, that by the 
word of God the heavens were of 
old, and the earth standing out of 
the water and in the water: where-
by the world that then was, being 
overflowed with water, perished." 
2 Peter 3:3-6. 
existent." This sort of reasoning is de 
ceiving its millions here in the latter 
days. 
Another narcotic drug, very pop-
ular among certain modern religion-
ists, is the misconception that all will 
finally be saved. Their modernistic 
arguments are actually quite ancient. 
Malachi met them and rebuked them 
thus: "Ye have wearied the Lord with 
your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have 
we wearied Him? When ye say, Every 
one that doeth evil is good in the sight 
of the Lord, and He delighteth in 
them, or, where is the God of judg-
ment?" Malachi 2:17. 
Here is the well-known argument 
that the greatest sinner as well as the 
godliest saint will be saved; and that 
the "God of judgment" as portrayed 
by the "fanatical alarmists" simply 
does not exist. God is a God of love 
and infinite forgiveness, they say, and 
would therefore never think of de-
stroying even the most sinful of His 
creatures. And so the spiritual stupor 
is nurtured. Thus the urge to seek 
righteousness is lulled to sleep, while 
"the day of the Lord" with its terrible 
judgments hastens on apace. 
Perhaps none of the devil's narcotics 
has greater potency than the one 
which denies death, claiming that all 
are endowed with immortal souls. Up-
on this fundamental error Spiritual-
ism's ghastly structure is built. "There 
is no death," Spiritualists declare; 
"that which seems to be is but a transi-
tion." "Amen!" assent multitudes of 
so-called orthodox Christians. "At 
death man's soul is merely emanci- 
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SIGNS of the TIMES 
Natural sleep provides opportunity for the body to repair worn tissues and to restore the vital 
functions. However, spiritually speaking, there are certain habits and practices that serve to 
deaden and stupefy. Thus the victim sleeps on, oblivious to the passing of time and the dangers 
ahead. 
pated from this mortal clay," they 
say, "and soars at once to the bliss 
which is its rightful heritage." Thus 
the awareness of Christ's impending 
advent is blunted and deadened. 
Paul assures us that it is when Christ 
returns, literally, visibly and audibly, 
that "the dead in Christ shall rise" in 
triumph to immortality, and the faith-
ful living will be translated and taken 
to glory. (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17; 
1 Corinthians 15:51, 52.) 
Still another deceptive narcotic, 
deadening not so much men's aware-
ness of the fact of Christ's coming but 
of their needful preparation, is anti-
nomianism — the fantastic, yet pop-
ular, untruth that God's law has been 
abolished, and that therefore we need 
pay no particular attention to its pre-
cepts. "The present dispensation of 
• 
grace," they say, "renders null and 
• 
void man's obligation to keep the 
law." 
Solomon declares that the prayers 
JULY, 1949 
of those who despise the law are abom-
inable to God. (Proverbs 28:9.) He 
further states that the keeping of the 
commandments is the "whole duty of 
man." Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14. Paul says 
that Christ is the Redeemer only of 
those who obey. (Hebrews 5:9.) And 
John strikingly affirms that despisers 
of the law of God, who claim never-
theless to be His followers, are "liars." 
(1 John 2:4.) 
Those who claim liberty from the 
ten commandments are like the man 
who asserted his liberty from the law 
of gravitation. When he jumped from 
an upper window, his claim was speed- 
By 
R. D. Vine 
ily disproved. The claims of antino-
mians will not be as fully disproved, 
however, until Christ returns. Then it 
will be seen that He is a God who "will 
by no means clear the guilty." Exodus 
34:7. 
God is calling upon all to awake out 
of sleep. God is love, and is unwilling 
that any should perish. Satan's con-
cern is that we be lost. God's concern 
is that we be saved. He therefore in-
sistently warns us to "watch" and "be 
ready," so that we may be accounted 
worthy of inclusion in that "righteous 
nation which keepeth the truth," and 
which triumphantly enters the eternal 
Zion of God at His appearing. (Isaiah 
26:2.) 
It is Satan's purpose to induce in us 
that "sleep of death," but God de-
clares that it is now time to "awake 
out of sleep." God says that to-day is 
the day of salvation. Now is the ac-
cepted time. "To-day if ye will hear 
His voice, harden not your hearts." 
3 
H. A. ROBERTS 
As food is necessary for the sustenance of physical life, so is prayer necessary to the main-
tenance of spiritual life. 
NOTE TO READER: After you have carefully 
read and studied Pastor Flynn's Bible les-
son, turn to page 18 and see if you can 
answer the questions of the Bible Quiz. 
This is your Bible comprehension test. 
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RAYER is simply 'talking' with 
God," observed Pastor Flynn as 
he began his sixth Bible study 
with the Saunders and their friends. 
"It is the opening of the heart to God 
as one friend confides in another. 
It is imperative if one would enjoy a 
successful, overcoming Christian ex-
perience. The Christian talks to God 
through prayer, but God talks to man 
through His Word, the Bible, and by 
the Holy Spirit. 
4 
"Bunyan defines prayer as being 'a 
sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring 
out of the soul to God, through Christ, 
in the strength and assistance of the 
Spirit, for such things as God has 
promised.' 
"Trench says this about it: 'Prayer 
is not overcoming God's reluctance; 
it is laying hold of His highest willing-
ness.' 
"The Westminster Catechism makes 
this helpful statement: 'Prayer is an 
offering up of our desires unto God, 
for things agreeable to His will, in the 
name of Christ, with confession of our 
sins, and thankful acknowledgment 
of His mercies.' " 
"I am sure the Bible must say a great 
deal about our prayer life," said Miss 
Clement. "Would you mind giving us 
two or three such references." 
"There is much admonition in the 
Bible relative to prayer," replied Pas-
tor Flynn. "For instance, Mark 13:33: 
'Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye 
know not when the time is.' 
" 'Watch and pray, that ye enter not 
into temptation: the spirit indeed is 
willing, but the flesh is weak.' Mat-
thew 26:41. 'And when He was at the 
place, He said unto them, Pray that ye 
enter not into temptation.' Luke 22:40. 
'For if ye forgive men their trespasses, 
your heavenly Father will also forgive 
you.' Matthew 6:14. 
"The Bible tells us that the devil as 
a roaring lion goeth about seeking 
whom he may devour. Because of this 
fact it is necessary for the Christian 
continually to watch and pray, lest he 
fall into temptation and be overcome 
by the enemy of his soul. Satan is ever 
on the watch for relaxed moments 
when he may take the follower of 
Christ captive and bind him in the 
chains of sin. When we understand 
the watchfulness of our enemy, we can 
better understand the Lord's admo-
nition to 'watch and pray.' " 
"For my part," stated Mr. Hoover, 
"I wonder if God, with all He has to 
do, is interested in the little problems 
that we may have. What evidence can 
you show from the Bible that God is 
interested in us, and that He will hear 
and answer prayers?" 
SIGNS of the TIMES 
The 
PRAYER 
LIFE 
By 
Dallas Youngs 
"That is a good question, Mr. 
Hoover. I am glad you asked it. I be-
lieve that Matthew 7:11 will provide 
the answer: 'If ye then, being evil, 
know how to give good gifts unto your 
children, how much more shall your 
• 
Father which is in heaven give good 
things to them that ask Him?' 
"David addressed God as 'Thou 
that hearest prayer.' It is in harmony 
with God's character that He both 
hear and help those who come to Him. 
His ear is attentive to the faintest cry 
of the weakest saint. We know how 
very willing every true parent is to give 
the best things to his children. This 
being so, Jesus declares that God is far 
more willing to give 'good things to 
them that ask Him.' 
"The story once appeared in the 
newspapers telling how the captain of 
a small ship became dangerously ill 
one night. There was the medicine 
cabinet which undoubtedly contained 
that which would help him, but he did 
not know what to take. He must find 
a doctor, so he put the ship's radio to 
work searching the skies in all direc-
tions for a doctor. At last a doctor was 
found who gave a prescription that 
saved the captain's life. The news-
papers likened the experience to an-
swered prayer. However, there is a 
sharp difference between the man who 
broadcasts an appeal for help and the 
man who prays. The broadcaster 
sends out his message in the hope that 
some instrument will pick it up, but 
the man who prays knows that his 
appeal will fall upon His Father's ear." 
"In my experience of praying," 
stated Mrs. Saunders, "I have never 
been sure of just the proper way to 
approach God. How should our re-
quests and petitions be made to God?" 
"I believe Philippians 4:6 will give 
you some help on that: 'Be careful for 
nothing; but in everything by prayer 
and supplication with thanksgiving 
let your requests be made known un-
to God.' 
"As the petitioner approaches the 
throne of God, let him remember all 
the blessings and benefits he has re-
ceived from the hand of God. Let him 
come with gratitude, reverence, re-
spect, thanksgiving and praise. It has 
been said, 'If Christians praised God 
more, the world would doubt Him 
less.' When the Israelites were about 
to enter the promised land they were 
warned: 'Beware that thou forget not.' 
For their own good they were not to 
forget all the miracles which God had 
wrought in bringing them out of 
• Egypt. They were not to forget their 
deliverance from bondage, but were 
to remember it gratefully. 
"David urged: 'Forget not all His 
• benefits.' At one time in His ministry 
Jesus healed ten lepers; however, only 
one returned to thank Him, and Jesus 
JULY, 1949 
made inquiry about the other nine. 
Although ten had been healed miracu-
lously of that living death, which is 
symbolic of sin, only one was moti-
vated by gratitude to return and give 
thanks unto his Benefactor. In coming 
to God with continued requests and 
no expressions of gratitude, we do in 
fact close the door of God's grace and 
mercy in our own face. 
"Sometimes people become so ab-
sorbed in themselves and their per-
sonal interests that they pray almost 
as selfishly as this old rhyme suggests: 
'Bless me and my wife, my son John 
and his wife; us four, and no more.' 
"We must train ourselves to see our 
blessings. A farmer moaned that his 
hay crop was a failure. 'But how is 
your potato crop?' inquired his neigh-
bour. 'It is good,' responded the com-
plainer. 'How about your corn and 
oats?' persisted his neighbour. 'They 
are excellent,' again responded the 
farmer. 'Then why don't you put your 
blessings first and think about them.' " 
"I don't know when I have been so 
much interested in anything as I am 
in this study about prayer to-night," 
said Miss Clement. "Are God's prom-
ises always conditional?" 
"All of God's promised blessings are 
conditional upon our obedience, of 
course," replied Pastor Flynn. "Then, 
too, we must want what we want badly 
enough to supplicate God's throne for 
it: Ask, and it shall be given you, 
seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it 
shall be opened unto you: for everyone 
that asketh receiveth; and he that 
seeketh findeth; and to him that 
knocketh it shall be opened.' Matthew 
7:7, 8. 
"The idea that God is reluctant to 
bless, and that His reluctance must be 
overcome, is wrong. We do not pray 
to change God to our way of thinking, 
but to change ourselves into harmony 
Two Plicatwis 
Last night my little boy confessed to 
me 
Some childish wrong; and kneeling at 
my knee, 
He prayed with tears, "Dear God, 
make me a man 
Like daddy; wise and strong; I'm 
sure You can." 
Then, while he slept, I knelt beside 
his bed, 
Confessed my sins, and prayed, with 
low bowed head, 
"0 God, make me a child, like my 
child here . . . 
Pure, guileless, trusting Thee with 
faith sincere." 
—Author unknown. 
with God, and to put ourselves in line 
with His blessings. When we put our- 
selves in the right condition of heart 
and mind then God is able and willing 
to grant our petitions. 
"God continually has the best in-
terests of every person in mind, and 
that is the reason that prayers are 
sometimes not answered, or are not 
answered in just the way the suppliant 
expects. The fact that a prayer is not 
answered immediately does not mean 
that we should stop praying. 
" 'Lord Palmerston was once speak-
ing to a famous French statesman on 
the comparative merits of European 
soldiers. "French soldiers are the brav-
est in the world," claimed the French- 
man. "Ours are not the bravest in the 
world," replied Palmerston, "but they 
are brave for a quarter of an hour 
longer than any others." It is that 
extra quarter of an hour that tells. 
Many men can wrestle in prayer, but 
they fail because they don't hold on 
long enough.' — Christian Endeavour 
World." 
"I can understand the necessity of 
asking for the things we want," said 
Mr. Goldstein, "but what I don't un-
derstand is this: How do we know 
what things we may confidently ask 
God for?" 
"I believe that I have a verse here 
that will give some help on that," 
said Pastor Flynn. " 'If any of you lack 
wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth 
to all men liberally, and upbraideth 
not; and it shall be given him.' James 
1:5. 
"Here is a quotation that I believe 
will also help to answer that question: 
'For the pardon of sin, for the Holy 
Spirit, for a Christlike temper, for wis-
dom and strength to do His work, for 
any gift He has promised, we may 
ask; then we are to believe that we re-
ceive, and return thanks to God that 
we have received. We need look for no 
outward evidence of the blessing. The 
gift is in the promise, and we may go 
about our work assured that what God 
has promised He is able to perform, 
and that the gift, which we already 
possess, will be realized when we need 
it most.' — Education, Mrs. E. G. 
White, p. 258." 
"You said something awhile ago 
about obedience in connection with 
answered prayer," said Mr. Pierson. 
"Can you give us something further on 
the relationship of prayer and obedi-
ence?" 
"I believe there are two verses that 
will answer that question exactly: 'He 
that turneth away his ear from hearing 
the law, even his prayer shall be 
abomination.' Proverbs 28:9. 'If I re-
gard iniquity in my heart, the Lord 
will not hear me.' Psalm 66:18. 
"An abomination is something that 
God hates. God cannot endure hypoc- 
5 
ricy, and a person who prays and pro-
fesses to know God and at the same 
time `turneth away his ear from hear-
ing the law,' is a hypocrite. God will 
not hear that man. Disobedience and 
the prayer spirit are irreconcilable. It 
makes no difference how long, how 
loud, or how apparently sincere our 
protestation of piety may be; if it is 
not accompanied by obedience, there 
is no evidence of devotion. Obedience 
is the proof of profession. Profession 
and prayer without obedience are in 
the sight of God so hollow, empty and 
abominable that He turns His ear 
away, and will not hear or answer." 
"Is it better to pray secretly or pub-
licly?" inquired Mr. Saunders. 
"This is what Jesus said about secret 
prayer: 'When thou prayest, enter into 
thy closet, and when thou hast shut 
thy door, pray to thy Father which is 
in secret; and thy Father which seeth 
in secret shall reward thee openly.' 
Matthew 6:6. 
"Undoubtedly when Jesus spoke 
these words He had in mind the osten-
tatious prayers of the Pharisees, who 
loved to pray standing on the street 
corners and in public places. How-
ever, it should not be thought that 
public prayer does not have its place 
in divine worship; in fact, the heart 
can be lifted to God in instant prayer 
at any time or under any circum-
stances. But it is secret prayer that is 
the 'breath of the soul.' It is in the 
closet that the heart is laid bare before 
God. It is in secret prayer that God 
transforms the heart and life by means 
of the miracle-working power of the 
Holy Spirit. 
"We find from Matthew 14:23 that 
Jesus Himself engaged in secret 
prayer: 'When He had sent the mul-
titudes away, He went up into a moun-
tain apart to pray: and when the eve-
ning was come, He was there alone.' 
" 'The darkness of the evil one en-
closes those who neglect to pray. The 
whispered temptations of the enemy 
entice them to sin; and it is all because 
they do not make use of the privileges 
that God has given them in the divine 
appointment of prayer. Why should 
the sons and daughters of God be re-
luctant to pray, when prayer is the key 
in the hand of faith to unlock heaven's 
storehouse, where are treasured the 
boundless resources of Omnipotence?' 
—Steps to Christ, Mrs. E. G. White, 
pp. 98, 99." 
"I have learned more about prayer 
than I ever knew was in the Bible," 
said Mrs. Hoover. "Now this is my 
question: Is it a good thing to have 
set times in the day in which to pray?" 
"Yes, I think I can say without ques-
tion that it is," responded the Bible 
teacher. "I am going to read what the 
Bible says about Daniel's prayer hab-
its: 'Now when Daniel knew that the 
writing was signed, he went into his 
house; and his windows being open in 
his chamber toward Jerusalem, he 
kneeled upon his knees three times a 
day, and prayed, and gave thanks be-
fore his God, as he did aforetime.' 
Daniel 6:10. 
"The psalmist, speaking by inspira-
tion, advocated the same thing: 'Eve-
ning, and morning, and at noon, will 
I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall 
hear my voice.' Psalm 55:17. 
"While it is certainly to be recom-
mended that we establish regular daily 
prayer habits, it is not to be supposed 
that prayer cannot be offered to God 
at any time and under any circum-
stances." 
"I ran across a reference in my Bible 
that is interesting," said Miss Clement. 
" 'When ye stand praying, forgive, if 
ye have ought against any: that your 
Father also which is in heaven may 
forgive you your trespasses.' Mark 11: 
25. Does that mean that God won't 
forgive us unless we forgive others?" 
"Yes, that is exactly what it means. 
Jesus did that very thing as He hung 
upon the cross. Earlier in His ministry 
He taught the same thing: 'Love your 
enemies, bless them that curse you, do 
good to them that hate you, and pray 
for them which despitefully use you, 
and persecute you.' It is Christ's na-
ture to forgive, and we cannot be 
Christlike unless we forgive also." 
Now that you have read and studied the 
lesson on The Prayer Life, turn to page 18 
and fill in the answers to Pastor Flynn's 
Bible Quiz. 
WAR in HEAVEN 
and UPON EARTH 
B
EFORE taking up the problem 
of how war became existent in 
God's peaceful universe, and the 
only way by which it can be eliminated 
in preparation for the approaching 
hour when God shall make "wars to 
cease unto the end of the earth" 
(Psalm 46:9) , let the solemn truth be 
unquestionably settled, that this de-
cisive hour is now very near. Divine 
prophecy points most convincingly to 
Armageddon as the fearful terminal 
of war. 
The statement of General Douglas 
MacArthur, given at the surrender 
ceremonies in Tokyo Bay, have been 
echoed with solemn emphasis through-
out the world as a pointed comment 
on the present world impasse. Said 
he:"We have had our last chance. If 
6 
By R. A. Hubley 
we do not devise some greater and 
more equitable system, Armageddon 
will be at our door." 
Without apology we earnestly em-
phasize that it is not within the power 
of man to devise such a system, hence 
the inevitable outcome. Political in-
genuity has repeatedly proved its im-
potency. Religion, as such, cannot 
solve the riddle. History renders a 
blasting indictment against the great 
religious systems as being guilty of 
some of the worst atrocities ever per-
petrated. 
It was paganism that decreed death 
by fire to three devoted young Hebrews 
in the days of Babylon, and the den 
of lions for the godly Daniel, in Medo-
Persia. Judaism sentenced the Son of 
God to the death of the cross, stoned 
the Spirit-filled Stephen, and caused 
Saul of Tarsus to breathe out threat-
enings and slaughter upon the disci-
ples of Christ. 
Pagan Rome in the days of Nero 
condemned devoted Christians to be 
torn by dogs and burned at the stake. 
Papal Rome put to death millions 
during the long centuries of the most 
cruel oppression against holy men who 
steadfastly held to their allegiance to 
the Word of God — yes, it was the 
professed Christian religion that so 
deeply stained those centuries of the 
Christian Era as to stamp them with 
the epithet, "The Dark Ages." 
Let it be inscribed on the heart of 
every candid soul as with the point of 
a diamond, that mere religious affili-
ation will not constitute immunity to 
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Airplane and parachute warfare conveys to our minds at least in some degree the warfare 
that took place in heaven itself, between Michael (Christ) and Lucifer (Satan). 
the virus of war, nor guarantee pre-
paredness to meet the glorious "Prince 
of Peace" when He shall terminate 
strife, and gather the saints into His 
eternal kingdom. 
More strange than fiction is the fact 
that this awful monster, war, began in 
embryo and developed into horrible 
proportions, in heaven itself, at the 
very throne of Deity, before man was 
created. Its incipiency began in the 
heart of a glorious angel with a high 
position in the very presence of the 
great "I AM." His name was Lucifer, 
which means light bearer. 
His description, both in physical 
form and in character, is clearly stated 
in Scripture in these words: "Full of 
wisdom, and perfect in beauty. . . . 
Thou wast perfect in thy ways." His 
exalted position is also penned as fol-
lows: "Thou art the anointed cherub 
that covereth; and I have set thee so: 
thou wast upon the holy mountain of 
God; thou hast walked up and down 
in the midst of the stones of fire." Eze-
kiel 28:12, 14. 
Picture in your mind this beautiful 
angel basking in the bliss of God's 
presence, reverently and joyfully shar-
ing in the worship of the great Creator, 
and in the thrilling peace and happi-
ness of heaven, and delighting in ex-
ecuting the will of Him whose infinite 
love and creative power had stamped 
perfection upon every detail of His 
divine regime; and ask your heart how 
war could have developed in such an 
atmosphere. 
No injustice marred the throne of 
the Eternal, for, "God is love." 1 John 
4:8. He is infinitely perfect. Jesus, who 
came to reveal the character of His 
Father in our sinful flesh, declared 
Him perfect. (Matthew 5:48.) God "is 
righteous in all His ways, and holy in 
all His works." Psalm 145:17. "Right-
eousness and judgment are the hab-
itation of His throne." Psalm 97:2. 
This is true of Him from time eternal 
and will remain so to all eternity, for 
with Him "is no variableness, neither 
shadow of turning." James 1:17. Parti-
ality cannot pervade the atmosphere 
of heaven, "for there is no respect of 
persons with God." Romans 2:11. 
It is obvious that He who is the 
source of perfection in the realm of 
the moral and spiritual, as well as in 
the physical, would have a perfect law 
— the very expression of His perfect 
character and the basis of His perfect 
government. Thus we read, "The law 
of the Lord is perfect." Psalm 19:7. 
"Wherefore the law is holy, and the 
commandment holy, and just, and 
good." Romans 7:12. 
How could war develop in such a 
state of perfection and bliss? Certainly 
it was not the fault of God, nor of His 
law and government. Therefore there 
can be no reason, no excuse, for it. To 
excuse it is to defend it, and to defend 
it is to place condemnation upon Him 
who at an infinite cost is executing a 
plan to eliminate war, and to fully es-
tablish confidence in His own char-
acter and standard of government 
throughout the universe, that "afflic-
tion shall not rise up the second time." 
Nahum 1:9. 
Let us be reminded that God's con-
clusive act in His marvellous plan is 
very near. This presses upon every 
soul the urgency of knowing how war 
ever became existent in God's holy 
universe, how only it can be elimi-
nated, and how we individually stand 
related to this tremendous issue. 
The penetrating searchlight of Scrip-
ture reveals how Lucifer, the light 
bearer, lost this vital contact with 
God, the source of perfection and 
peace. We quote: "Thine heart was 
lifted up because of thy beauty, thou 
hast CORRUPTED thy wisdom by 
reason of thy brightness." Ezekiel 28: 
17. As soon as he began to think of 
himself with admiration, his life-centre 
immediately changed from the Cre-
ator to the creature. Instantly with 
this change of life-centre, Lucifer went 
"off the beam." His life could no 
longer retain perfection. His reason-
ing became perverted, his wisdom cor-
rupted. 
Jesus declared, "There is none good 
but One, that is, God." Matthew 19: 
17. To deviate from God, the life be-
comes alienated from the life of God. 
Immediately with this vital contact 
broken, SELF becomes the god and 
God's law is broken which commands, 
"Thou shalt have no other gods before 
Me." Exodus 20:3. Lucifer had be-
come a transgressor of God's law — a 
sinner, "for sin is the transgression of 
the law." 1 John 3:4. 
This condition of sin does not con-
fine itself to the transgression of only 
one of the commandments of God's 
holy law. Sin is a Hydra-headed mon-
ster that thrusts its ugly form against 
every command in the Decalogue. It 
is multiple in its manifestations, 
trampling under foot every vestige of 
the eternal code. Notice how Lucifer 
in his transgression swept from the 
very first command to the tenth. Here 
is the proof: 
"Thou hast said in thine heart, I will 
ascend into heaven, I will exalt my 
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WORLD 
AS WE SEE IT! 
A Prophetic Interpretation 
of Current Events! 
The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers 
The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, Volume II,. 
by L. E. Froom, 862 pp., Review and Herald, Ta-
koma Park, D.C., $5. 
VOLUME II is one of a four-volume set in process 
of publication, Volumes II and III being already off 
the press. In these volumes the author covers the 
entire Christian Era and sets in clear contrast the 
main schools of prophetic interpretation. 
Volume II covers the centuries from Dante to the 
French Revolution. Naturally, the sixteenth century 
reformation becomes a major feature of study. Espe-
cially interesting to the student of prophecy is the 
author's development of the pre-Reformation in-
fluences. While covering the usual field of church 
history, one also becomes aware that certain names, 
like Joachim of Floris, Bernard of Clairvaux, Eber-
hard of Salzburg, Krebs of Cusa, play a very much 
more important role than has usually been accorded 
them. In fact, they appear as mountain peaks in the 
landscape of ecclesiastical history. 
Joachim, the founder of a school of prophecy 
which later bore his name, attracted the attention of 
such leaders as Richard the Lion-Hearted, who, on 
his way to the Holy Land, spent some time with this 
outstanding interpreter studying the Antichrist. 
Bernard of Clairvaux, another powerful personality 
whose name rings down the centuries, was another 
who had clear insight into the meaning of these 
prophetic scriptures. Recognizing their implications, 
he seems to have felt constrained to refuse the highest 
honours the church could have bestowed on him. 
When Eberhard, dominant archbishop of Salzburg, 
moves into the arena, we find him distinguishing 
himself as advisor to the German emperor during the 
empire's crisis with the Vatican. His appeal to the 
bishops on behalf of the Scriptures is unique, for he 
clearly identifies the papal pontiffs as the little horn 
of Daniel's prophecy. 
Wycliff is too well known to need more than a 
passing reference, but his work and schooling are 
amply treated, and we see him no longer in isolation 
but as one of a chorus of voices in his age. It is 
interesting to learn that this scholar, long known as 
"the father of English literature," refers some twenty-
six times to the writings of Joachim. 
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Another unique character is Nicholas Krebs of 
Cusa, distinguished scientist and statesman and 
created a cardinal in 1449. He not only identified 
the Antichrist but became a champion in the field 
of chronological prophecy, giving special emphasis 
to the 2300 prophetic days. When such leaders as he 
took to the field of prophetic interpretation it is not 
hard to understand why there was a Protestant Refor-
mation. 
The background of that Reformation, its influence 
through the centuries, its attempted overthrow by 
the Counter-Reformation, as well as the origin and 
growth of the preteristic and futuristic schools of 
prophetic interpretation, all form fascinating chapters 
in this illuminating volume. 
To the student of Napoleonic history, the section 
on the French Revolution will hold many surprises. 
The conviction on the part of so many scholars that 
the 1260 years of prophecy were meeting a fulfilment 
in those shattering events is one of the most challeng-
ing revelations of the entire book. 
Students of American history will be particularly 
interested to discover that Christopher Columbus 
was lured into becoming a navigator and discoverer, 
not so much by love of adventure as by a deep con-
viction that he was to play a vital part in the fulfil-
ment of inspired prophecy. The gospel must go to 
all the world before the Lord's return. Opening up 
the New World was to him a divine mandate. 
The author's accurate and painstaking work regis-
ters a noteworthy achievement in research. What-
ever one's personal views may be on the subject of 
prophetic interpretation, this book will prove both 
informative and stimulating. The variety of sources 
used in the building up of the thesis is in itself a 
revelation. The great libraries on both sides of the 
Atlantic have been made to yield their treasures. 
Not only the testimony of religious leaders, but 
manuscripts, medallions, coins, woodcuts, paintings, 
sculpture, and architecture are all brought onto the 
witness stand as convincing evidence that the study 
of Bible prophecy has not only moulded religious 
thought but has influenced tremendously even the 
political issues of the centuries. 
The author made two extended visits to Europe in 
preparation for his stupendous task, and a short third 
trip this past summer. He therefore writes of things 
first hand. Since the bulk of this material was gath- 
SIGNS of the TIMES 
ered, the exigencies of war have destroyed some of 
the important libraries where these documents were 
secured. Some eight thousand documented photo-
stats, however, are in the possession of the publishers, 
thus providing a source for future study. Maps, 
• 
drawings, facsimiles, illustrations, and diagrams of 
various kinds illumine the whole subject, and by 
these and the lucid narratives one feels he can hold 
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fellowship with the leaders of Christian thought 
through all the changing centuries. 
"An absorbing pageant of great names, great events, 
and great interpretations" is the comment of one 
reviewer. And such it truly is. One lays down this 
volume with a deep conviction that "the sure word 
of prophecy" has been cherished through the cen-
turies. As a source book, The Prophetic Faith of Our 
Fathers contains an extensive bibliography. It is a 
dependable record and will hold an honoured place 
in the literature of our time. 
R. Allan Anderson. 
Fanaticism 
IN OLD TESTAMENT times God straitly commanded 
the Israelites that they should not practise the fanati-
cism of their heathen neighbours who caused their 
children to pass through the fire. "Thou shalt not let 
any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither 
shalt thou profane the name of thy God." Leviticus 
18:21. Notwithstanding this divine prohibition there 
were times when spirituality was at low ebb and God's 
chosen people disregarded this commandment. 
Human sacrifices have always been abhorrent to 
God. There is no instance in all God's dealings with 
the human race when He required a human offering. 
That human sacrifices have been offered in the name 
of religion, no one who knows will deny, but they have 
been motivated by another spirit than the spirit of 
God. Fanaticism and the sacrifice of children have 
never been repulsive to Satan as they have been to God. 
Even to-day children are thrown into the Ganges 
by parents filled with fanatical religious fervour. Not 
long ago Violet Goglin, an eighteen-year-old girl of 
Bancroft, waded into the Madawaska River and 
drowned. This act of self-destruction was the result of 
several days of praying and seeking the Lord by the 
six or seven members of the Goglin family. 
Violet, gripped by emotion, was self-deceived. The 
Spirit of God never leads to purposeless self-destruc-
tion. God is not glorified. Rather, Satan is served in 
that such extremism serves to discredit true religion 
in the minds of right-thinking people. "What doth the 
Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy 
God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to 
serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all 
thy soul, to keep the commandments of the Lord, and 
His statutes." Deuteronomy 10:12, 13. The sixth 
commandment says, "Thou shalt not kill." Exodus 
20:13. 
Crime 
• 
WE NOTE no slackening of crime during the first 
months of 1949. Ex-Newark Police Court Judge P. 
James Pellecchia, Jr., was sentenced to ten to fifteen 
JULY, 1949 
years in the penitentiary for embezzling $683,850 be-
cause of gambling losses. Ex-Circuit Judge Emory E. 
Smith was sentenced to a year and a day for falsifying 
his 1934 income-tax report. 
Robert Mitchum and Lila Leeds were given sixty-
day prison terms after being convicted on marijuana 
charges. Big Bill Tilden, tennis star of yesteryear and 
idol of the youth of his day, was sentenced to two years 
and a day. 
Two gunmen held up a Baltimore and Ohio train 
near Martinsburg, West Virginia, and robbed more 
than one hundred persons of approximately $1,500. 
Both of these men were captured the next day in 
Washington, D.C., in a pawnbrokers' exchange. It is 
reported that Frank Costello, a New York gambler, is 
the head of a two-billion-dollar slot-machine racket, 
and that $400,000,000 a year goes to bribe public 
officials. 
We believe that it is virtually impossible to pick up 
a newspaper anywhere, anytime, that does not feature 
several crimes, national or local, on its front page. 
While in the midst of almost unprecedented pros-
perity, we are in the midst of almost unprecedented 
crime. It is obvious that in addition to the hundreds of 
thousands of criminals now incarcerated, there are 
millions walking the streets and driving the highways. 
Even millions to-day want to live without conforming 
to the divine work sentence that man must earn his 
bread by the sweat of his face. 
What is the significance of all this? We think the an-
swer is found in 2 Timothy 3:1-5, 13: "This know also, 
that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men 
shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, 
proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthank-
ful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, 
false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those 
that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of 
pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of 
godliness, but denying the power thereof. . . .But evil 
men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiv-
ing, and being deceived." 
Crime-detecting agencies of every kind are in use to-day in an 
effort to apprehend lawbreakers, young and old. 
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The exactness of the fourth commandment is regarded by many as a thing of little import. 
Yet to God it is most important in that it constitutes a sign of His great creative power, and 
distinguishes between the true God and the multitude of false gods, who have no creative 
ability. 
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By 
Alice M. Rogers THE SABBATH 
N GENESIS 2:1-3; Exodus 20: 
8-11; 31:16, 17, it is seen that the 
Sabbath was instituted at creation 
as a memorial of that tremendous 
work. 
Its Purpose: A Sign 
1. A Sign Pointing Out the True 
God. The great work of creation dis-
tinguishes the true God from all false 
gods (Jeremiah 10:10-12; Isaiah 44: 
24; 45:18) ; so the Sabbath, as the me-
morial of that work, becomes a sign 
pointing to the true God. This is in-
dicated in Exodus 31:16, 17. 
2. A Sign Distinguishing God's Peo-
ple. As the Sabbath points to the God 
who is the Creator, so its observance 
distinguishes men as worshippers and 
subjects of that God. (See Ezekiel 20: 
18-20.) 
3. A Sign of Submission to God's 
Law and Thus a Sign of Sanctification. 
He who displays his country's flag 
thereby indicates submission to his 
country's laws. So the Sabbath, as the 
sign of allegiance to the King of heav-
en, becomes a sign whereby men indi-
cate their willingness to obey His law. 
Thus in Exodus 16:4-30 we find that 
the Lord tested Israel by means of the 
Sabbath alone when He purposed to 
see whether or not they would keep 
His law. 
According to 1 John 3:4, the trans-
gression of God's law is sin. Obedience 
to His law is, therefore, freedom from 
sin. This is promised us through faith 
in Christ. (See Romans 6:1-18; 8:2-4; 
I John 1:7; 3:5-9.) Thus the Sabbath, 
as the sign whereby men indicate their 
submission to God's law, becomes the 
sign of freedom from sin's bondage. 
This freedom from sin is termed san(-
tification. (See Webster's Dictionary, 
article Sanctification.) In this manner 
the Sabbath, as the sign of submission 
to God's law, becomes the sign of 
sanctification. This it is declared to be 
in Exodus 31:13; Ezekiel 20:12. 
For All Who Are God's People 
The Sabbath was instituted at cre-
ation, therefore it must have been 
given to the entire human race rather 
than to any one nation or class of peo-
ple. (See Mark 2:27.) 
As men departed from God they de-
parted from His Sabbaths. But when 
God called a people to become His 
own He gave to them once more the 
Sabbath sign whereby they should de-
clare their allegiance to Him. Israel's 
deliverance from bondage to a hea- 
then king was for the express purpose 
that they should be God's people, sub-
ject to His laws. (Psalm 105:43, 45; 
Exodus 19:4, 5; Deuteronomy 4: 
34-40; Leviticus 11:45.) As the sub-
jects of the King of heaven rather. than 
the king of Egypt from whose power 
they had been delivered, they received 
the Sabbath as their distinctive sign. 
(Deuteronomy 5:1'5; Exodus 31:16, 
17.) 
The Lord declares, however, that 
He has other sheep which are not of 
the fold of Israel. These He says He 
will bring and make a part of that fold 
(John 10:16) , for outside of Israel 
there is no salvation. (See John 4:22; 
Ephesians 2:12-19; Galatians 3:29.) 
In Isaiah 56:8, 1-7, it is clearly declared 
that these other sheep that are to be 
gathered in will be required to signify 
their allegiance to the true God by 
observing His Sabbaths. Thus when 
God delivers men from the bondage 
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shows that the Sabbath will continue 
to be observed in the earth restored 
after its purification by the fires of God 
in the last day. 
The Seventh Day of the Week 
Exodus 20:8-11 tells us that the sev-
enth day is the Sabbath. Just which 
day this is may be easily computed 
from Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:1, 2; 
Luke 23:54; 24:7. In these verses it is 
seen that the Sabbath was the day im-
mediately preceding the day of 
Christ's resurrection, which all au-
thorities agree took place on Sunday. 
Hence Saturday is the Sabbath. 
Begins Sunset Friday and Ends 
Sunset Saturday 
Genesis 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31, tells 
us that the day was reckoned as begin-
ning in the evening. From Leviticus 
23:32 and Nehemiah 13:19 we see that 
the beginning and the ending of the 
Sabbath and other festivals were reck-
oned in the same manner. According 
to Mark 1:21-32 the people refrained 
from bringing their sick to be healed 
on the Sabbath, waiting until even, 
when the sun was set. That the days 
were reckoned thus for centuries after 
Christ is a historical fact. 
How to Keep It 
1. By Ceasing From Our Own 
Works. (Exodus 20:8-11; 31:14, 15; 
34:21; 16:23-29; Jeremiah 17;21, 22; 
Nehemiah 13:15-22; Hebrews 4:4, 5.) 
In order that this Sabbath rest from 
labour may be properly observed, all 
necessary preparations are to be made 
on the day preceding the Sabbath. 
(See Exodus 16:23-29; Mark 15:42.) It 
should be particularly noted that 
even in the busiest seasons of the year 
the Sabbath is to be observed as at 
other times. (Exodus 34:21.) 
2. By Ceasing From Our Own Pleas-
ures and Ways and Words. (Isaiah 
58:13, 14.) 
3. By Rejoicing in the Lord. The 
Sabbath is not to be a day of gloom, 
but a day of thanksgiving and joyful 
worship. (Isaiah 58:13, 14. See also 
Nehemiah 8:9-11.) 
4. By Attendance at Divine Service. 
(Leviticus 23:3.) 
5. By Works of Mercy. (Luke 13: 
10-17; Matthew 12:10-12.) 
Christ and the Sabbath 
1. He Is Lord of the Sabbath. (Mark 
2:28.) 
2. He Kept the Sabbath. It was His 
custom to attend divine service on that 
day. (Mark 6:2; 1:21; Luke 13:10; 4: 
16, 17.) 
3. He Taught the Proper Manner 
of Sabbath Observance. When accused 
of breaking the Sabbath law, Jesus did 
not explain that the law of the Sab-
bath was no longer binding, as He 
would no doubt have done had such 
been the case. On the other hand, He 
met their accusations by proving His 
actions on the Sabbath to be in com-
plete harmony with the law of the Sab-
bath as given by God. He declared: 
"It is lawful." That is to say, It is ac-
cording to the law, or in harmony with 
it. (Matthew 12:10-12; Luke 13:10-17.) 
4. He Expected His Followers to 
Keep the Sabbath After His Ascension. 
(Matthew 24:20.) 
The Apostles and the Sabbath 
1. They Kept the Sabbath. It was 
their "manner," or custom, to attend 
divine service on that day. (Acts 13: 
14; 17:2-4.) Moreover, Acts 16:13 
shows that when the apostles found 
themselves where there was no syna-
gogue or church they resorted on the 
Sabbath day to a quiet place for prayer 
and praise. 
2. They Taught Sabbath Observ-
ance. Paul's first message to the hea-
then was the one that is embodied in 
the Sabbath, the message of the God 
who created all things. (Acts 14:15; 
17:23, 24.) 
Prophecies of the Sabbath 
1. Prophecy of Attempted Change. 
Daniel 7:25 shows that a power was to 
arise which would attempt to change 
the law of God. The Revised Version 
of this text reads: "He shall think to 
change the times and the law." Mof-
fatt's translation renders the word 
"times" here used as "sacred seasons." 
l'hus: "He shall plan to alter the sa-
cred seasons and the law." The sacred 
seasons of God's law are His Sabbaths. 
(See Exodus 20:1-17.) Thus it is that 
the power here prophesied was to tam-
per with God's law, attempting to alter 
His Sabbaths. 
2. Prophecy of Restoration. Be-
cause an anti-Christian power has at-
tempted to "alter the sacred seasons," 
God's Sabbaths have been trodden 
underfoot for many generations. How-
ever, Isaiah 58:12, 13 presents the 
prophecy of a people who would re-
pair the breach in God's law by taking 
their feet off the Sabbath and raising 
it to its former place of glory. 
3. Sabbath Message to All the World 
Before the End. The message of the 
Sabbath has ever been: "Worship Him 
that made heaven, and earth, and the 
sea, and the fountains of waters." Rev- 
elation 14:6, 7. We find this to be one 
of three warning messages that are to 
encircle the globe before the final ex- 
ecution of God's judgments upon the 
earth. Must not this message be a call 
to a practical acknowledgment of the 
great Creator-God by means of the ob-
servance of His Sabbaths? "If ye know 
these things, happy are ye if ye do 
them." John 13:17. 
of spiritual Egypt, that is, the bondage 
of sin, the admonition of Deuter-
onomy 5:15 applies with full force. 
To Be Kept Throughout All Ages 
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As a part of the moral law which 
God declares to be perfect and eternal 
(Exodus 20:1-17; James 2:10-12; Mat-
thew 5:17-19) , the Sabbath itself must 
be eternally binding. This it is de-
clared to be in Exodus 31:13, 16, 17. 
Moreover, Isaiah 66: 15, 16, 22, 23 
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Underground Furnace 
For nearly a century — surprising as it may seem — scientists have been 
thinking about the possibility of using the energy of coal without mining it. 
Just recently the first big experiment in this direction in the United States got 
underway at a mine belonging to the Alabama Power Company. Kindled by a 
thermite bomb exploded in the coal 160 feet below the surface, the coal fire 
will be fanned by air •pumped under pressure. The temperature of the burning 
material has reached 900 degrees and, it is anticipated, may reach 3,000. By 
pumping hot air, steam, or oxygen into the mine, different gases can be pro-
duced. Fifty tons of coal a day can be burned in this manner. Advantages of this 
unique mining process are reduction of costs, making thin seams of coal useful 
that would otherwise be too costly to obtain, the cheap production of a number 
of chemically useful gases, some of which could generate power to drive electric 
generators near the mine head. 
Death by Fire 
Twice within the month fire took tragic toll in public institutions in the 
United States. Kenyon College in Ohio had a dormitory fire in a 120-year-old 
building. Nine died and twenty-five were injured. Almost exactly a month later 
St. Anthony's Hospital in Illinois caught fire, and seventy-four were killed. 
To Bury the Dead 
An unusual strike recently involved about 200 gravediggers employed by 
Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York City. The Cemetery is owned by St. 
Patrick's Cathedral. After about 1,000 bodies had accumulated, awaiting burial, 
Cardinal Spellman broke the strike by enlisting the aid of candidates for the 
priesthood from St. Joseph's Seminary of Yonkers, N.Y., who walked through 
union lines to dig graves for the waiting dead. 
Giant Eye 
The great 200-inch telescope on Mount Palomar in California was first re-
ported to be disappointing to astronomers. Later reports are much more favour-
able, and astronomers now state that the telescope is a proved and unqualified 
success. Recent tests indicate that the giant mirror gathers light from distances as 
great as one billion light-years away. Further polishing of the outer ten inches 
of the mirror will greatly improve its performance, it is believed. 
New Jet 
The United States Navy has a new jet engine that works under water and will 
develop tremendous speed for water craft — notably torpedoes. Although its 
details are being kept secret, it is known that it works on the ram-jet principle, 
taking water in the front opening, mixing into it a chemical which reacts 
violently with the water, which is then ejected at the rear. This ejection pro-
duces the forward motion of the jet, just as in jets burning air. 
T
AST October the Fundamental-
ist American Council of Chris-
tian Churches held its seventh 
annual convention in Philadelphia. 
They style themselves the "Bible-be- 
lieving" Protestant denominations, 
and number about 1,213,000 members, 
split off from fifteen denominations. 
This council was officially formed in 
1941 to oppose the present trends of 
"m odernis m" in the Protestant 
churches in America. 
Dr. Harold T. Commons, general 
secretary of the Association of Bap-
tists for World Evangelism, told the 
delegates to the convention that Sa-
tan's most "successful strategy has been 
the permeation of the church by mod-
ernism and the tragic apostasy of al-
most every Protestant denomination." 
He declared that religious liberals are 
"now in control of denominational 
leadership," and by centralization of 
power "are seeking governmental rec-
ognition as representing all Protestant-
ism." But the most significant declara-
tion he made to the delegates of the 
convention was that "the hand of 
Satan is at work again in the building 
of this system which, according to Bib-
lical prophecy, is finally to become 
the tool of antichrist." 
The Fundamentalists hold that the 
Papacy is the predicted antichrist of 
Biblical prophecy, and that apostate 
Protestantism is fast becoming "the 
tool of the antichrist." They hold that 
the Papacy is the Biblical "whore" 
with whom "the kings of the earth have 
committed fornication," and that she 
is spoken of in the book of Revelation 
as "Babylon the Great, the mother of 
Harlots and Abominations of the 
Earth." Revelation 17:5. Apostate 
Protestant denominations, the Fun-
damentalists declare, are the "harlots" 
of the "mother" church of Romanism, 
and are an exact "image" of the 
Papacy. 
The Fundamentalists see, in the 
present movement to unite all the 
Protestant churches into one United 
Christian Church of America in order 
to create a powerful Protestant organi-
zation, an exact duplicate of the Pa-
pacy, when the omnipotent Protestant 
church organization forms an alliance 
with the government. These Funda-
mentalists hold many correct views on 
their interpretations of Biblical sym-
bols in the prophetic books of the 
Bible, yet they also teach some glaring 
errors and hold on to some of the errors 
of papal apostasy which they ought to 
discard if they are going to come clear 
out of "Babylon the Great." 
These Fundamentalists who have 
only partially come out of Babylon 
and still hold on to some of the errors 
and doctrines which Babylon invented 
during its great apostasy, evidently 
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Those who class themselves as fundamentalists should exercise every care to conform wholly 
to the Bible. Failing that, they should by no means find fault with those who do. 
preach the gospel as the apostle 
Paul said some professed Christians 
preached it in his day. "Some indeed 
preach Christ even of envy and strife; 
and some also of good will: the one 
preach Christ of contention, not sin-
cerely, supposing to add affliction to 
my bonds: but the other of love, know-
ing that I am set for the defence of the 
gospel. What then? notwithstanding, 
every way, whether in pretence, or in 
truth, Christ is preached." Philippians 
1:15-18. 
Some day in the near future a gen-
eral call to come clean out of Babylon 
will be issued from heaven, as recorded 
in Revelation 18:4, 5: "And I heard 
another voice from heaven, saying, 
Come out of her [Babylon the Great, 
the Mother of Harlots], My people, 
that ye be not partakers of her sins, 
and that ye receive not of her plagues. 
For her sins have reached unto heaven, 
and God hath remembered her iniq-
uities." 
While the Fundamentalists claim 
that they are the only "Bible-believing" 
Protestants left in the world, they 
must not forget the message of God 
to Elijah, who entertained a similar 
notion, that "I, even I only, am left." 
The Lord said: "Yet I have left Me 
seven thousand in Israel, all the knees 
which have not bowed unto Baal, and 
every mouth which hath not kissed 
him." 1 Kings 19:10, 18. 
Some of the Fundamentalist leaders 
have made vicious and unchristian 
attacks against those Christians who 
observe the seventh day of the week 
as God's holy Sabbath day, and for 
teaching that the saints will not receive 
their reward and the gift of immortal-
ity until the resurrection morning. 
They have pursued the command-
ment-keeping people of God as Saul 
pursued David. Perhaps, someday their 
eyes will be opened and their con-
science enlightened as was Saul's in 
the day he made his confession to 
David, who had been anointed to be 
king over Israel in the place of Saul. 
David's men encouraged David to take 
Saul's life, since Saul was seeking 
David's life. While Saul was sleeping 
soundly, David cut off a piece of Saul's 
skirt and held it in his hand when he 
awoke Saul and informed him that he 
could have as easily taken his life as he 
was urged to do, but that he had no 
evil in his heart and would not think 
to touch the Lord's anointed. David 
said to Saul: "The Lord judge be-
tween me and thee, and the Lord 
avenge me of thee: but mine hand 
shall not be upon thee." Then Saul 
made his remarkable confession, "And 
Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. And 
he said to David, Thou art more right-
eous than I: for thou hast rewarded 
me good, whereas I have rewarded 
thee evil." 1 Samuel 24:12-17. 
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Perhaps the time will come when 
these Fundamentalist leaders who are 
contending so earnestly for the faith 
once delivered to the saints and for 
Protestants to come back to the old 
paths to walk in them, will discover 
that their abuse of God's command-
ment-keeping people, who likewise are 
contending for the same ideals and 
principles of Christian faith and doc-
trine, was an unrighteous act, and that 
these Sabbathkeepers were more right-
eous and loyal to God than they. God 
still has many of His people in Baby-
lon, that great spiritual, anti-Christian 
power, or He would not issue the final 
call just before the seven last plagues 
are poured out: "Come out of her, My 
people, that ye be not partakers of her 
sins, and that ye receive not of her 
plagues." That will be the last call of 
God to sinners who have transgressed 
His law, just before the probation of 
the human race closes for time and for 
eternity. After that call has been given 
and the last sermon preached and the 
last sinner saved, the decree will go 
forth: "He that is unjust, let him be 
unjust still: and he which is filthy, let 
him be filthy still: and he that is right-
eous, let him be righteous still: and 
he that is holy, let him be holy still. 
. . . Blessed are they that do His 
commandments, that they may have 
right to the tree of life, and may enter 
in through the gates into the city," —
"which hath foundations, whose 
builder and maker is God." Revela-
tion 22:11, 14; Hebrews 11:10. 
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IBLE SWERS 
*rya aible Answerman 
Send your Bible and religious questions to "The Bible Answerman" 
Box 398, Oshawa, Ontario 
Dear Bible Answerman: What does 
Acts 4:12 mean? 
Acts 4:12 reads as follows: "Neither 
is there salvation in any other: for 
there is none other name under heaven 
given among men, whereby we must 
be saved." 
Peter is speaking to the elders and 
rulers of the Jews, and is pointing out 
to them that Jesus is the one and only 
avenue of salvation. There is salvation 
in no other. God has not provided 
another name in heaven or in earth by 
which a sinner might be saved. "For 
God so loved the world, that He gave 
His only-begotten Son, that whosoever 
believeth in Him should not perish, 
but have everlasting life." John 3:16. 
Dear Bible Answerman: Where did 
Cain get his wife? 
This question is thought by many 
people to be unanswerable, and is gen-
erally believed to be most confusing 
to clergymen in that they cannot an-
swer it. It is true that the Bible does 
not tell us in so many words just who it 
was that Cain married; however, a 
little study will clarify the matter to 
the candid mind. We are told in Gen-
esis 3:20 that Adam called his wife's 
name Eve, "because she was the moth-
er of all living." If Eve was the mother 
of all living, she must have been the 
mother of Cain's wife. Therefore, Cain 
married his sister. 
Because of the fact that Cain, Abel 
and Seth are most prominently men-
tioned, many people think that Adam 
and Eve had only boys; but it is stated 
in Genesis that Adam lived eight hun-
dred years after the birth of Seth, "and 
begat sons and daughters." Chapter 
5:4. 
When we consider the great ages to 
which the people of that time lived, it 
is not difficult for us to see how Cain 
could have married his sister. Cain at 
the age of one hundred could have 
married his sister who was eighty and 
they still could have lived together for 
hundreds of years. 
Dear Bible Answerman: Where are the 
souls of the dead at present? C. A. K. 
According to the views of many, the 
souls of the dead are in heaven, hell or 
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purgatory. Many have been taught to 
believe that a man, if he is a good man, 
proceeds immediately at death to heav-
en. On the other hand, if he is wicked 
he goes to purgatory or hell. 
The view of purgatory is that it is a 
place of purification and preparation 
through suffering and torment for 
heaven. Our Catholic friends believe 
that they can pray their relatives and 
loved ones out of purgatory into heav-
en, and they are taught that if they pay 
to the priest certain sums of money for 
masses they will hasten release of the 
deceased from the horrible sufferings 
of an imaginary place of torment. 
The view of hell is that it is ever 
burning. When a wicked man dies he 
goes at once to hell where he is tor-
mented time without end by fire and 
other tortures that are inexpressible 
in their awfulness. This goes on for-
ever and ever, and release from this 
terrible state cannot be obtained. 
On the other hand, when a right-
eous man dies, according to the pop-
ular view, he goes immediately to 
paradise or to heaven, where he exists 
in a disembodied state, enjoying full 
consciousness of all that transpires up-
on the earth, and enjoying the bliss of 
the heavenly environment. 
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What is the truth of all this? What 
does the Bible say of man's state in 
death? If wicked, when a man dies is 
he alive somewhere suffering the ago-
nies and pangs of purgatory or hell? If 
righteous, is he enjoying the pleasures 
of heaven, and is he able to look back 
here to the earth and see what is trans-
piring? 
We conceive these to be important 
questions, and we submit that there is 
but one place of authentic answer —
the Bible. God who made man in the 
beginning knows what happens to him 
when he dies. On the other hand, man 
does not and cannot know that from 
experience, because no person has ever 
died and come back to tell us what it is 
like over on the other side. 
We are told in Ecclesiastes that 
when a man dies he is in a state of total 
unconsciousness, and we are told in 
other places in God's Word that he re-
mains in that condition until the res-
urrection. "The living know that they 
shall die: but the dead know not any-
thing, neither have they any more a 
reward; for the memory of them is for-
gotten. Also their love, and their ha-
tred, and their envy, is now perished; 
neither have they any more a portion 
for ever in anything that is done under 
the sun. . .Whatsoever thy hand find-
eth to do, do it with thy might; for 
there is no work, nor device, nor knowl-
edge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whith-
er thou goest." Chapter 9:5, 10. 
"The dead know not anything." If 
the dead know not anything, then it is 
certain they cannot be suffering in 
purgatory or hell, or enjoying the 
pleasures of paradise or heaven. Ac-
cording to God, they are unconscious, 
and they will remain so until they are 
raised from their graves on the morn-
ing of the resurrection. 
Over and over the Bible describes 
this unconscious state as sleep. It is so 
spoken of in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17: 
"I would not have you to be ignorant, 
brethren, concerning them which arc 
asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as oth-
ers which have no hope. For if we be-
lieve that Jesus died and rose again, 
even so them also which sleep in Jesus 
will God bring with Him. For this we 
say unto you by the Word of the Lord, 
SIGNS of the TIMES 
that we which are alive and remain un-
to the coming of the Lord shall not 
prevent them which are asleep. For the 
Lord Himself shall descend from heav-
en with a shout, with the voice of the 
Archangel, and with the trump of 
• 
God: and the dead in Christ shall rise 
first: then we which are alive and re-
main shall be caught up together with 
• 
them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in 
the air: and so shall we ever be with 
the Lord. Wherefore comfort one 
another with these words." 
Dear Mr. Aninverman: Please explain 
Romans 8:28. Who are the called? 
Let us first get Romans 8:28 before 
us: "We know that all things work to-
gether for good to them that love God, 
to them who are the called according 
to His purpose." 
We are being told here that God 
conspires circumstances and over-
rules for our best good. This, no 
doubt, would be difficult for a non-
Christian to believe, but to the Chris-
tian who has had experiences in the 
way God leads and the things He al- 
lows to come to pass, it is clearly un-
derstandable. 
This verse is comparable to 2 Tim-
othy 1:9: "Who hath saved us, and 
called us with an holy calling, not ac-
cording to our works, but according to 
His own purpose and grace, which 
was given us in Christ Jesus before the 
world began." 
God calls everyone to repentance. 
The invitation is to "whosoever will." 
Jesus said, "If any man thirst, let him 
come unto Me, and drink." John 7:37. 
And He said in another place, "Many 
are called, but few are chosen." 
Just before the historic Johnstown, 
Pa., flood a man rode through one 
street after another urging the people 
to flee to high ground immediately, be- 
cause the dam above the city was about 
to break. He called, shouted, urged 
and pleaded, but most people laughed 
at him — few heeded the warning. 
Thousands heard the call, but only a 
handful answered it, and thousands 
perished. 
So it is in respect to escaping the de-
struction of this world of sin. "Many 
[all] are called," but few answer the 
call to come up on higher ground and 
escape the flood of sin and destruction 
that is engulfing the world. Those who 
do are "the called" of God. 
Dear Bible Answertrian: If the saints 
reign in heaven during the millennium, 
where, when and how will they have the 
honour to fulfil Psalm 149:5-9? J. 11. 
We think that Psalm 145:5-9 is a 
song of praise sung by the finally re-
deemed to God, who has given them 
the ultimate victory over all their en-
emies. In this case it would apply after 
the destruction of the wicked at the 
end of the millennium. 
WAR IN HEAVEN 
AND UPON EARTH 
(Continued from page 7) 
throne above the stars of God: I will 
sit also upon the mount of the con-
gregation, in the sides of the north: I 
will ascend above the heights of the 
clouds; I will be like the Most High." 
Isaiah 14:13,14. When "I" became his 
god, it became the all-predominating 
factor in his life. Then with a covetous 
heart, he aspired to unseat Jehovah, 
overthrow His law, and set up his own 
regime. 
The violation of God's law was 
carefully veiled under pretended loy-
alty. It was in his heart that he was 
saying the things here mentioned. He 
still continued to profess respect for 
God, and to maintain the form of wor-
ship as covering cherub. Thus, while 
inwardly plotting against God and His 
law, he was breaking the third com-
mandment which says, "Thou shalt 
not take the name of the Lord thy God 
in vain; for the Lord will not hold him 
guiltless that taketh His name in 
vain." Exodus 20:7. Far from guiltless 
was the heart of the rebellious Lucifer, 
however radiant his exterior. His wor-
ship was vainly rendered, for in the 
very act of worship, he was taking 
God's name in vain, and in so doing, 
trampling the third commandment 
under his feet. 
While inwardly opposed to God, he 
outwardly assumed an attitude of loy-
alty and posed as having a yearning 
desire to make heaven even more bliss-
ful. What subtlety accompanies a sin-
ful condition that carries a smiling 
countenance while hatred — which 
Jesus interpreted as murder — is in 
the heart! Thus it was that this high-
ranking angel used his position of 
prestige to woo his fellows to his so-
called reform movement. There is the 
utmost peril involved when any at-
tempt is made to reform the law of 
God and establish a better regime. 
From the very beginning of his mad 
ambition to dethrone God and set a-
side His law, Lucifer has worked with 
cunning and intrigue and with a sin-
ful persuasion that is hypnotic. 
But it is a truism that "Sin will out." 
However long and devious, subtle and 
subterranean, the course adopted by 
that mighty angel, the ferment of sin 
eventually burst the soft exterior by 
which it was screened. Where God's 
law is set aside, war will eventually 
follow, and so we read: 
"And there was war in heaven: 
Michael and His angels fought against 
the dragon; and the dragon fought 
and his angels, and prevailed not; 
neither was their place found arty 
more in heaven. And the great dragon 
was cast out, that old serpent, called 
the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth 
the whole world: he was cast out into 
the earth, and his angels were cast out 
with him." Revelation 12:7-9. Having 
reached a certain point in his intri• 
guing technique under cover, he then 
left his position as covering cherub—
a position expressing deepest rever-
ence for the law of God — and drew 
his sympathizers with him in open op-
position to God, becoming the first 
warmonger, and first transgressor of 
the sixth commandment. 
At this juncture the scene changes 
from heaven to this little member of 
the solar system, earth; but the salient 
facts remain, and the two mighty 
leaders, Michael (Christ) and the devil 
are still commanding the two strongly 
contrasted sides. There is one contrast 
here, however, between these two 
forces, the reverse of that which 
marked the conflict in heaven. There 
the majority retained their loyalty to 
God, for the dragon drew but one 
third of the stars (angels) of heaven. 
(Revelation 12:4.) Here the majority 
serve Satan. 
But while it is true that the vast ma-
jority are lured by the mesmeric influ-
ence of the prince of darkness, the 
Leader of the "little flock" is still 
Michael, commander of the heavenly 
hosts. Who is this mighty Being "like 
unto God"? Let the Bible answer. A 
few texts will make this very clear. In 
Jude the ninth verse he is called the 
Archangel. What part will the Arch-
angel take when the conflict reaches 
the climax? It will be "the voice of the 
Archangel" that will wake the dead 
in Christ. (1 Thessalonians 4:16.) 
Now one more precious gem from 
God's Inspired Word telling whose 
voice will break the slumber of the 
saints and burst the fetters of the 
tomb: "And hath given him authority 
to execute judgment also, because He 
is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: 
for the hour is coming, in the which all 
that are in the graves shall hear His 
voice, and shall come forth; they that 
have done good, unto the resurrection 
of life; and they that have done evil, 
unto the resurrection of damnation." 
John 5:27-29. 
That hour is near. Then Christ will 
translate the living saints, resurrect 
the righteous dead, and angels will 
gather them to meet Him in the clouds, 
to ascend with Him to the mansions 
He has now prepared. What a change 
from gloom to glory; from the ghastly 
scene of the Armageddon strife, to un- 
utterable, thrilling bliss of heaven; 
from the tempestuous regime of the 
rebellious angel, to the ineffable calm 
of the great Creator's benevolent rule 
of love. 
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DOCTOR'S 
VOICE 
Send your health 
queries to the Doc-
tor's Voice, Box 398, 
Oshawa, Ont. 
Eating Before Going to Bed 
Question: I have been told that physicians 
have found out that it is better to eat 
lightly before going to bed rather than go 
to bed feeling a little hungry. I do not 
mean a light supper, but a light snack after 
supper or before going to bed. Is this true? 
ANSWER: Three meals a day are 
the maximum that should be eaten. 
The evening meal should as a rule be 
very light. Nothing should be eaten 
just before retiring. This was the 
thought of the recent scientific report 
on this subject. 
Asthma 
Question: How can asthma be cured? If 
from heredity a child about five years of 
age is suffering from asthma can he be 
cured? What is the remedy? 
ANSWER: The basic principles to 
be considered in the treatment of 
asthma are as follows: 
a. Proper breathing. During inspi-
ration as the diaphragm contracts, the 
lower chest and upper abdomen should 
expand. During expiration the abdom-
inal muscles should contract to aid 
in the expulsion of the air from the al-
ready over-distended lungs of the 
asthmatic. Most people breathe just 
the reverse. Abdominal breathing 
should be practised daily, in health 
and in sickness, and should be brought 
into play in speaking and singing. 
b. Correct posture. Shoulders back, 
letting the large muscles of the back 
elevate the chest rather than the deli-
cate muscles in the lungs. 
c. Simple diet. In only about 20 per 
cent of cases is food sensitivity a fac-
tor. Most important allergens are fish, 
eggs, walnuts, peanuts and chocolate. 
Less common offenders are wheat and 
milk. Shell fish and pork should be 
avoided. Maintain adequate weight. 
d. Avoidance of allergens that 
might be inhaled, such as pollens and 
environmental factors (house dust, 
animal danders, feathers, etc.). The 
only safe pet is a goldfish. Extra pil-
lows, down comforters, overstuffed 
furniture, heavy rugs and drapes are 
taboo. 
e. Symptomatic relief under medi-
cal supervision might be obtained 
from adrenalin (epinephrine) or 
ephedrine by inhalation; ephedrine 
orally; or epinephrine hypodermical-
ly. Drugs containing aspirin, lobelia 
(Indian tobacco) and similar drugs 
are best avoided. 
f. Control of emotional factors such 
as worry and anxiety. 
Breast Cancer 
Question: I have injured myself just be-
low the breast. Is there any danger of 
cancer? 
ANSWER: Most cases of cancer dis-
covered following injury have been 
considered to be purely coincidental. 
In the rare case there does seem to be 
some relationship. The breast should 
be examined every three months and 
if any abnormalities are noted they 
should be reported to a physician. 
Burns 
Question: What is the household treat-
ment for minor burns? 
ANSWER: Sterile ointments and 
pressure dressings have been found 
to be the best. Sterile vaseline is 
thought to be preferable to the sulfa 
ointments, especially in extensive 
burns. Ointments containing tyroth-
ricin do not have the same draw-
backs as the sulfa ointments. The 
various dyes and tannic acid are no 
longer used extensively. 
Overweight 
Question: Is it harmful to take reducing 
pills or is it better to just diet? I am over-
weight and would like very much to find a 
remedy. 
ANSWER: The saying is that there 
is only one way to reduce and that is 
to curtail intake of food. Benzedrine 
and allied drugs are not innocuous. 
Even physicians acquainted with 
their danger have succumbed to over-
dosage. They may become habit 
forming, owing to their stimulating 
effect. If the patient cannot volun-
tarily develop self-control, there is 
little likelihood that any weight re-
duction attained will be permanent. 
T
HE warm weather is coming on, 
and naturally everyone aims to 
get somewhere where it is pos-
sible to keep cool and comfortable. 
Most of us are compelled to stay at 
home and tarry by the stuff during the 
absence of others. This article is writ-
ten especially for those who must stay 
at home. 
It is possible to live in the heat of 
summer almost anywhere and keep 
fairly comfortable. Before letting you 
into the secret, let us for a few mo-
ments study nature's method of keep- 
ing the body cool. The human body is 
capable of adapting itself to changes 
in the temperature when in health 
and in a normal condition. It does this 
through the radiation and conserva-
tion of heat as the case may demand, 
and through its ability to lessen or in-
crease heat production. 
The human body may be compared 
to a modern steam-heating furnace 
having pipes running throughout the 
house to which radiators are attached. 
The heat given off through the radi-
ators keeps our homes warm. When 
the weather is cold it keeps us busy 
shovelling coal into the furnace, be-
cause of the demand for heat. There 
are furnaces which work automatically 
and regulate the inlet for the oxygen 
which controls the fire. The more air 
admitted, the brighter the fire will 
burn, and the greater will be the heat 
produced. There must also be an out-
let for the smoke, which contains 
carbon dioxide, for if retained it 
causes the fire to burn low and will 
eventually extinguish it entirely. When 
the temperature of the room falls be-
low a certain point the delicate little 
apparatus in the furnace regulates the 
drafts and dampers, allowing the access 
of a greater amount of air and the es-
cape of more of the carbon dioxide. In 
this manner an equable temperature 
is maintained. This is precisely what 
the human body is capable of doing, 
and what it does when a person is in 
good health. Heat production and 
heat radiation are so well regulated 
that the house we are compelled to 
live in may be kept at an equal tem-
perature no matter what the outside 
temperature may be. 
It may have been observed that in 
cold weather the skin looks pale, and 
in hot weather it becomes red. Why is 
this? What is its significance? It is this: 
Oxygenation takes place chiefly in the 
glands and active muscles of the body. 
The air taken in through the lungs is 
conveyed by the blood to these glands 
and muscles, where it is brought in 
contact with the body fuel and where 
oxidation takes place and heat and 
energy is produced. Naturally, these 
glands and muscles become heated. 
These are in fact the furnace of the 
house we live in. From these the heated 
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SIGNS of the TIMES 
TEMPERATURE COMO!, 
blood is through the arterial system 
conveyed to the periphery where we 
have our system of radiation. 
The blood brought to the surface is 
through a most intricate supply of 
small blood vessels spread over the en- 
tire body. These blood vessels, known 
as capillaries, are so small that they 
cannot be seen with the naked eye and 
so close together that it is impossible 
to introduce the point of a needle at 
any point without penetrating one or 
more of them. The blood in the mus-
cles and glands, which has a tempera-
ture of possibly 102°F. to 106°F., is 
thus spread out over the surface of the 
body and cooled down to a tempera-
ture of not much above 97°F. The 
cooled-off blood is then conveyed to 
the muscles and glands, and in this 
manner the temperature of the body 
is maintained at a normal point. 
When exposed to cold the skin be-
comes pale. This is because the blood 
supply to the surface is automatically 
lessened. It is nature's way of protect-
ing the body by maintaining an equa-
ble temperature. If the air surround-
ing the body is hot, the skin becomes 
red because of the dilatation of the cap-
illaries, or surface vessels. This permits 
a greater quantity of blood to come to 
the surface to be cooled. The tempera-
ture of the air which surrounds the 
body seldom becomes as high as the 
temperature of the blood which leaves 
the internal organs, glands and mus-
cles, but in case this should occur, 
nature is prepared to meet the emer-
gency. When the body cannot be kept 
at a normal temperature by radiation, 
owing to the heated air which sur-
rounds it, nature comes to the aid by 
covering the surface with w a t e r, 
through the system of sweat glands. 
Just as we are able to keep our foods 
cool in hot weather through the evap-
oration of moisture from moistened 
canvas placed around them, so the 
body by moistening the surface cools 
the blood by evaporation. 
In winter when the cold becomes so 
intense that the body is endangered, 
the skin assumes a goose-flesh appear-
ance, and possibly becomes blue. This 
reaches a danger point. This is usually 
followed by a chill and trembling of 
the muscles. In other words, it is an 
involuntary effort on the part of na-
ture to produce more heat. Exercise 
of the muscles causes a greater amount 
of heat production. 
When cold is brought in contact 
JULY, 1949 
By D. H. Kress, M. D. 
with the surface, heat production is 
stimulated, and when heat surrounds 
the body, heat production is lessened. 
Men have been known to freeze to 
death from exposure while under the 
influence of alcohol, because alcohol 
destroys this heat regulating mecha-
nism. Alcohol does not produce heat. 
It is not oxidized in the human body 
to any appreciable extent. It paralyzes 
the vasoconstrictor n e r v e centres 
which constrict the surface capillaries 
in cold weather, and thus the blood 
which should be kept internally to 
maintain the body temperature, is 
brought to the surface. This greater 
amount of warm blood brought in 
contact with the heat nerves of the 
surface, gives the impression or feeling 
of warmth when the actual tempera-
ture of the body may be much below 
normal. 
Nature indicates what foods are 
most appropriate during the summer 
months by supplying us so freely with 
fruits and green vegetables. During 
warm weather the digestive organs 
lose their tone, and the juices which 
dissolve and prepare the foods to be 
utilized as body fuel, are diminished. 
As a consequence, foods must be sup-
plied which can be easily prepared 
for assimilation. 
Fruits meet this demand perfectly. 
The sugar in the fruit is predigested 
starch. It does not tax the organs of di-
gestion. It is in fact ready for assimi-
lation. The same may be said of the 
acids in the fruits. Both sugar and 
acids are body fuel ready for oxida- 
Fruits and fruit juices 
provide a heafthful, 
cool article of summer 
diet. 
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don. Fruits also supply a large amount 
of the cleanest and purest distilled wa-
ter, which aids in the elimination of 
body wastes. These foods are also so 
completely burned up in the body that 
they leave behind no ash or wastes. 
This is also true of starchy foods as 
served in well-baked cereals when 
thoroughly masticated. Meats, when 
burned up, leave behind a certain 
amount of ash and body clinkers and 
consequently cause the vital fires to 
burn low. The ash is acid in reaction 
and tends to produce the condition 
known as acidosis. This results in fa-
tigue and lack of energy. More than 
this, the digestive juices are not ca-
pable of digesting well such foods, and 
the result is they undergo putrefactive 
changes in the intestinal tract and 
form toxins which derange the heat-
regulating apparatus the same as does 
alcohol. Fruits and well-baked cereals 
and raw leafy vegetables, well masti-
cated, are the best foods to use during 
the warm weather if we would keep 
comfortable. No appetite is the com-
plaint frequently heard when the 
warm weather appears, and the fear 
that not sufficient food is eaten leads 
to the use of spring tonics and appe-
tizers. The diminished appetite is 
merely the voice of nature reminding 
us that we have reached a time when 
less body fuel is needed. At such a 
time we have a relish for oranges, 
peaches, pears and other luscious 
fruits. These should be used freely. 
The divine voice and instinct say, 
"of every tree thou mayest freely eat." 
74 Pow 
Zeje 
(After you have carefully studied the lesson, see if you can answer the 
questions of Pastor Flynn's Bible Quiz.) 
I. Give a good definition of prayer. �
 
2. Why should the Christian "watch and pray"? �
 
3. Draw a line through the false statements: 
a. God is reluctant to hear and answer prayer. 
b. The devil is likened to a lion seeking to devour his prey. 
c. God knows better how to give good gifts than do earthly parents. 
d. Gratitude to God on the part of Christians is not regarded as necessary. 
e. Ten lepers returned to thank Jesus for healing them. 
4. Name five things with which the petitioner should approach the throne of God. 
I. �
2. �
3. � 4. � 5. � 
5. What did David urge us not to forget? �
 
6. What mistake did the "moaning" farmer make? �
 
7. Fill in the following blanks: 
a. " �, and it shall be given you; �
, and ye shall find; �
 
and it shall be opened unto you." 
b. "If 
�
, that giveth to all men liberally, and up- 
braideth not; and it shall be given him." 
8. What lesson in prayer did you learn from Lord Palmerston? �
 
9. What thing in the life will prevent God from hearing prayer? �
 
10. What is a hypocrite? �
 
1 I. Where did Jesus go to pray? �
 
12. What was Daniel's habit in prayer? �
 
13. Under what circumstances will God forgive? �
 
14. Write false or true after the following statements: 
a. Daniel stood before his open window and prayed. �
 
b. Jesus taught us to love and bless our enemies. �
 
18 
G
OVERNOR YOUNGDAHL of 
Minnesota touched the right key 
in addressing a group of univer-
sity students when he said: "Amid the 
chaos, confusion, uncertainty and fear 
of the world, there is need for clear 
thinking and plain speaking. It must 
come from leaders who are honest, un-
selfish, courageous, and dedicated to 
the service of God and fellow men." 
That is what it means to take the 
high ground in defeating the enemy of 
life. A price must be paid. Tears, toil, 
and if necessary the offering of life it-
self must be placed in the balance 
against the evil of the day. There is no 
easy road to the great heights of sacri-
fice and faith. 
The story is told of a young trav-
eller who arrived at Zermatt, Switzer. 
land. Seeing the towering peak of the 
Matterhorn, he asked, "What's the 
name of that big rock?" When he was 
told that it was one of the most famous 
of the Alpine summits he said, "Do 
you think I could get up there this 
afternoon?" 
Little did he know of the peak's 
costly conquest, of the lives that it had 
taken and of the hazards still involved 
in its ascent. Thus it is with the chal-
lenge of this present hour. It cannot 
be met easily, nor without great sacri-
fice. 
The need of our time for men and 
women of lofty faith is so great that 
it cannot be met in a moment, in a 
decade, or possibly not even in a life-
time. In the film "Madam Curie" 
there is a scene which takes place after 
Madam Curie and her husband have 
laboured for months to isolate radium. 
After the 487th experiment, Pierre 
gives up in despair, strides across the 
floor of the shed which is their labora-
tory, and cries vehemently: "It can't 
be done, it can't be done! Maybe in a 
hundred years it can be done, but nev-
er in our lifetime." But as he turns to 
pace the floor again he meets the res-
olute face of his wife who says, "If it 
takes a hundred years it will be a pity, 
but I dare not do less than work for it 
as long as I live." 
Sergeant Jacob De Shazer, one of 
Doolittle's fliers, set a good example 
in the light of the world's great need. 
He had spent years in a Japanese pris-
on camp, where he with his compan-
ions had been beaten, starved and tor-
tured. One day he wrote these words 
on a piece of paper: "We decided that 
we had no hatred for our guards, vi-
cious as they were. They were ignorant 
and mean, but we thought there was 
some good in them." Then the ser-
geant added: "You can smile if you 
want to, but it made sense to me in 
that prison camp, and it still does. So 
I'm going to a missionary school for 
training and then I'm going to return 
SIGNS of the TIMES 
MORE ADVENTURE 
. By H. L. Rudy �
for GOD 
to Japan and spend the rest of my life 
there, teaching the importance of love 
among men." 
This was the sentiment of the un-
known poet when he gave us these in-
spiring lines: 
"One knelt within a world of care 
And sin, and lifted up his prayer: 
'I ask Thee, Lord, for health and 
power 
To meet the duties of each hour; 
For peace from care, for daily food, 
For life prolonged and filled with 
good!' 
"But as he prayed, Lo! at his side 
Stood the thorn-crowned Christ, and 
sighed: 
'0 blind disciple — came I then 
To bless the selfishness of men: 
My gift is sacrifice; My blood 
Was shed for human brotherhood —
Come, leave thy selfish hopes, and see 
The birthright of humanity! 
Spend, and be spent, yearn, suffer, 
give, 
And in thy brethren learn to live.' " 
Whatever the call, whether toil, or 
as in the case of Colonel Patterson, 
the sacrifice of life itself, men of faith 
are prepared for either. Several years 
ago my attention was drawn to a pic-
ture hanging on the wall in the office 
of a missionary college near the city of 
Riga. It was a painting taken from the 
face of an old Roman coin. The pic-
ture portrayed an unplowed field. In 
the foreground stood a strong ox. On 
the one side of the ox was an altar and 
on the other side a yoke and plow. 
Underneath was written, "Ready for 
either." It takes both toil and sacrifice 
to accomplish the work of living faith. 
What is needed now is that sterling 
quality in men that makes them ready 
for either or both of these paths. 
To serve God on the plane of living 
faith becomes a very real, personal 
matter. It is entirely foreign to con-
temporary mass thinking. The indi-
vidual who steps under the banner of 
Prince Emmanuel does so on his own 
responsibility and risk. He steps aside 
from the crowd and becomes a true 
individual. In doing so he must settle 
the question of his personal relation-
ship to those around him. He must 
decide what to do with crowd stand-
ards, whether to challenge them at the 
points of conflict with his faith, or to 
conform to the wish of the majority. 
JULY, 1949 
To challenge the standards of the 
crowd might mean ostracism and ridi-
cule. To conform might result in the 
loss of faith in God. 
A wise college dean was once asked 
to name the worst evil of the campus 
world. His answer was, "Crowd stand-
ards." 
The Bible teaches that a certain 
character ingredient is necessary to en-
able one to meet the challenge of 
crowd standards. This characteristic 
was well developed in the heroes of 
the exile: Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach 
and Abed-nego. They developed one 
trait of which the rank and file do not 
possess enough. In present-day lan-
guage we would call it "sales resist-
ance." In Babylon they did not do as 
the Babylonians did. When Nebu-
chadnezzar issued a decree which their 
consciences did not permit them to 
obey, they refused to obey and took 
the consequences. They were true non-
conformists. 
To-day one may not be called upon 
to see martyrdom in the fiery furnace, 
but he will be sorely tempted to con-
form to the dogmatism of his environ-
ment, and if he is weak-kneed and has 
a spine of putty, he will conform. 
This "sales resistance," or sterling 
character necessary to overcome the 
herd instinct, is an ingredient which 
the individual must acquire person-
ally. It must become a strong support 
against which one can brace when the 
pressure becomes great. It must be-
come a certainty to lean against in 
time of need. 
Too many of us are like the young 
man who suffered serious eye trouble, 
who upon consulting his oculist was 
told: "You are living on these western 
prairies where you look out constantly 
over a vast expanse; you need some- 
thing close at hand to lean your eyes 
against." Our predicament is that we 
look at the world on rampage. We be- 
come dazed and overcome with the 
immensity of its troubles. We become 
frustrated — we don't know where to 
begin. What we need to do is to begin 
with ourselves. We need something 
nearby to "lean our eyes against." 
That something is sterling character; 
character that manifests itself in a per- 
sonal awareness of duty, acceptance of 
responsibility, and in readiness to per-
form the task that lies nearest at hand. 
The first step of self-abandonment 
to the cause of Christian faith marks 
the beginning of a life of real adven-
ture. This step calls for departure 
from perishable ambitions of this 
world. It calls for the assertion of one's 
real self. It means to stand up and be 
counted in the ranks of Prince Emman-
uel. Linking one's self unreservedly 
with the cause of Christ marks the be-
ginning of a sacred fellowship which 
grows more and more precious with 
the passing years. Christ, the hero of 
faith, will become increasingly real, 
and the joy of working with Him to 
save a world will transcend all earthly 
pleasures. If you want real adventure, 
here it is, and it is yours if you accept 
it, and are willing to pay the price. 
The Matterhorn, that 14,782-foot giant of 
the Swiss Alps, presents a challenge to 
mountain climbers. Just so does Christian liv-
ing present a challenge to Christians. 
Lead Me Aright 
—Stanley Combridge 
Lead me aright that I may know the way. 
I do not fear the things that may assail me. 
Though crossed and harrassed through the untried day, 
Help me to know that Thou wilt never fail me; 
For, Lord, I walk by faith and not by sight. 
Lead me aright. 
Lead me aright through sorrow and through pain, 
For Thou didst walk this way, alone, before; 
Where Thou hast trod, that hallowed path is plain. 
Thy presence, Lord, is all that I implore; 
So wilt Thou turn to day my darkest night. 
Lead me aright. 
Lead me aright and give me inward peace 
Which comes alone by perfect trust in Thee, 
For where Thou art, unrest and strivings cease, 
And quietness abides continually. 
So when I feel the raging sea's great might — 
Lead me aright. 
Lead me aright, that others I may lead 
Out from the world with all its fleeting pleasures; 
Grant to me grace that I with them may plead 
To seek, until they find, true heavenly treasures. 
Away, above earth's darkness is the Light 
Which leads aright. 
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