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Volume VIII
May 30, 1951
Number 52
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OLAN L. HICKS Editor
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Abilene, Texas, under the Act of March 3, 1171.
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points the young people of Japan
to the Bible as the only adequate
guide to the mind of God. Christ
is held up as the Infallible reve-
lation of Him who changes not,
and students are urged to root
themselves in the words which 1
shall never pass away.
Only 20 per cent of the students
who enter our school are Chris-
tians. But when graduation time
comes around 80 per cent are
Christians. And we feej that stu-‘
dents leaving dur school will be
Christians in more than name
alone. For after three years in
our high school they will have
studied the Bible 540 hours, at
one hour per Sunday that would
take about 10 years, or after only
two years in our college, for 360
hours. Or, if, as many are doing,
they stay with us for five years,
they will have studied the Bible*
for 900 hours, plus chapel serv-
ice. How many congregations are
givipg young people such an op-
portunity?
of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.”
And in Colossians 1:18, we have this infor-
mation: “He is the head of the body, the
church.”
sight (Luke 7:21).
With his eyes, he looked upon the world of
humanity, end as he looked, he saw sin, sor-
row, and sickness. He saw the needs of the
world for. his ministry, for his teachings, and
To be members of his body, then, we must
be members of his church. And if we are mem-
bers" of his church, we are members of his body.
While Jesus lived upon earth as a man, he
had a physical body, just as our bodies are to-
day. His body had all the various members,
just as we have: eyes, ears, hands, and feet. In
the accomplishment of the great work which
the Master had to do. among men, he had need
of the members of his physical body, as well
as his intellect; they were the instruments
through which he worked. Every time he did
a noble deed, he called into action his hands.
Master, have mercy on us.” (Luke 17:12.) He
heard the voices of blind men, begging for
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blessed service. They carried the Master’s body
—and often it was a weary body—through Gal-
ilee, Judea, Samaria, and all other regtons
where he might teach, and heal the sick (Mat-
thew 20:28). Peter said of Jesus (Acts 10:38),
“He went about doing good.” Christ said, "For
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Many Preachers from Eastern Area
Appear on Annual Carolina Lectures
The annual Carolina lectures
were held at the Broad Street
Church of Christ in Statesville,
N. C., from April 23 through -27.
With the exception of a few who
were unable to be present, every
gospel preacher in the two states
spoke durinfc the week.
Also appearing on the program
were C. E. McGaughey, Washing-
ton, D. C, A. E. Emmons, Jr.,
Union City, Tenn., Gardner S.
Hall, Bessemer, Ala., O. C. Lam-
bert, Knoxville/Tenn., Emerson
Flannery, Oak Ridge, Tenn., J. G.
Malphurs, Albany, Ga., J. Edward
Nowlin, Maryville, Tenn., and
Leonard Kirk, Columbia, Tenn
C. W. BRADLEY PREACHES
IN STATESVILLE
----Th®-- inspiiing messages were
heard by Christiana from all over
the two Carolinas. Lessons were ’
presented on the identity, the
. work, the worship and the purity
of the church and the problems -
that confront the church.
“ Special features enjoyed during
this lectureship were th® fellow-
Dean of Japanese Christian College
Reports on School’s Courses, Teachers
BIBLE TEACHERS
Teachers of Bible in Ibaraki
Christian College are Logan J.
Fox, Richard Baggett, Joseph L.
Cannon, Charles W. Doyle, Virgil
H. Lavprer, Harold Holland, M.
Kikuchi and S. Saito—on leave
are R. C. Cannon and Harry Rob-
ert Fox, Jr.
In these days of uncertainty
and changing values, the Bible
staH ofjbaraki Christian College ' his’fwt, his tongue?o7some other memterTf
his body.
With his ears, he heard the voice of God.
God spoke directly to Christ, during his min-
istry on earth. In John 12:28, when Christ
praying, said, “Father, glorify thy name/’ there
came a voice from heaven, saying, “I have
both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”
The Master also heard with his ears the voice
of fallen humanity, begging for relief. In a
certain village, he heard the voice of ten
lepers, who stood fdr off, and said, “Jesus,
Ltir
ship luncheon for all visitors ser-
ved each day by the women in
the Statesville church, the period
of prayer and devotion atjhe be-
ginning of each day’s activities
and the class conducted each eve-
ning by Leonard Kirk devoted to
learning to worship better
through the medium of singing.
Since the lectures a year ago,
several new preachers have mov-
ed into this section and several
new congregations have been
started. Those congregations ____________
throughout the country who are were frbe from’ hate, free* fromTlood? and free
supporting the preaching of the ~ *“ ---------
gospel here in the Carolinas are
to be commended and should be
encouraged with the progress that
w brmr made.
In 1952. th® Carolina lectures"
will be conducted in Salisbury, '
N. C.
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In Ibaraki Christian College,
Ibaraki Ken, Japan, during every
week of the school year, 45 hours
of Bible are taught. Three hun-
dred fifty students study the Bi-
ble for at least five hours a week.
Many take many more hours as
elective courses. And the 30 stu-
dents in our special course for
church leaders study the Bible 20
hours a week.
In our high school, students
study the life of Christ the first
year: Acts and a survey of the
Old Testament the second; and
the New Testament epistles with
emphasis on problems in Chris-
tian living the third vear.
BIBLE COURSES LISTED
In the junior college the follow-
ing eight courses are required of
all students: Introduction to
Christianity; the Life of Christ;
Introduction to the New Testa-
ment; Introduction to the Old
Testament; Survey of the Old
Testament; the Beginning of.
Christianity; the New Testament
Epistles, and the Christian Life.
In our special course for thyrch
leaders emphasis is placed on m
careful study of the Bible itself.
Also courses in sermon prepara-
tion, song leading, church his-
tory, and practical church prob-
lems are offered. We hope that
those who finish this two-year
special course will be of immedi-
ate help to us in the urgent
church work.
for his example.
With his tongue, he preached of God’s good-
God, and he often' prayed. With his tongue,
he made known the sorrow and heaviness of
his heart, that night in the garden of Gethse-
mane, as he prayed alone (Matthew 26:38-42).
With his tongue he taught men how to live.
The sermon on the mount (Matthew 5th and
6th chapters), which is conceded to be the
greatest of all sermons, came from the lips
of Jesus.
Jesus used his shoulders to bear his
cross to the summit of Golgotha. Jesus was a
bearer of the burdens of the world. Isaiah said
of him, “Surely he hath born our griefs, and
earned our sorrows.""(Isaiah 53:4.) Peter said,
“Casting all your cares upon him, for he careth
for you.”
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The arms and hands of Qur'I^ord were used
for driving the money changers out of th®
temple; and with them, he-, bald and blessed
little children (Mask 10:16). In Matthew 19:
14, he says, “Suffer little children, and forbid
them not, to come unto me; for of such is the
kingdom of heaven.”
Our* Lord’s hands were* clean hands; they
from sensuality. They were open hands—open
to lift the fallen—open to multiply and dis-
pense the mercies of God, They were JKWCXXlr-
tender hands—nut Uife flinched fist set against
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ther we be Jew or Gentile, whether we be
bond or free; and have all been made to drink
into one Spirit. For the body is not one mem-
ber but many.” •
In Romans 12:4, 5, we find similar words.
“For as we have many members in one body,
and all members have not the same office: so
we, being many, are one body in Christ, and »
every one members one of another.” By these
passages we are told that we are the mem-
bers of the body of Christ, and*as such, we
are to function in much the same maimer as —
did the physical members of his body, while
he was on earth.
v.
The world is in th® same condition today,
as it was then; humanity as a whole is still
unsaved. Sin and sorrow still abound; death is
still king of the land, and Satan goes about
seeking whom he may devour. And the work
that Christ did here 1900 years ago, must be
continued today, by the members of his body,
the church. Christ works through us, in sav-,
ing lost souls, and in doing noble aervic® to
the world. Thus, we see the great responsibility
that falls upon tts, as members of hts body. If
we neglect this duty, the Lord’s work will be
neglected; if Christ’s people fail, the cause of
Christ will also fall. ----——---------—
God spoke to his dear Son di reetly, while he "
was on earth; but he does not speak to ua
in that manner today. Paul, in Hebrews 2;1, 2, ,
says, “God, who at sundry times, and in div-
vers rhanners, spake unto th® fathers by the
prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto
us by his son.” The word of God, through,
Christ, is contained »in the New Testament;
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BY LOUIE NOWLIN
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In Ephesians 5:30, we find this brief, but that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10).
meaningful, statement: “For we are members jesUs had gone about doing much good, and
no harm, but the Jews were resentful of him.
They paid one of his disciples, Judas, thirty
pieces of silver, to betray him. Then they
seized Jesus, and after a mock trial, took him,
and crucified him. After he was dead, Joseph
took his body down from the cross, and buried
it in his own new tomb. After three days, Je-
sus came forth from the grave. He showed
himself alive to his disciples, and remained
with them forty days, teaching them of the
things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
Then, one day, as he was talking to them,
“while they beheld, he was^taken up, and a
cloud received him out of their sight.” (Acts
1:9.) This was the last of Christ’s ministry on •
earth, the last need for his physical body
among men. After his ascension, his body was
never found, though it was looked for dili-
gently. He is now at God’s right hand, mak-
ing intercession for our sins.
And yet, strange as it may seem, the New
Testament makes frequent reference to the
body of Christ, as of a living, breathing or-
ganization existing among men, in this present
age. What is this body of Christ, of which the
Bible speaks? We find the answer in Ephesians
1:22, 23: “He hath put all . things under his
feet, and gave him to be head over all things
to the church, which is his body, the fulness
of Mm that fllleth all in all.”
In 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, Paul said, “For as
the body is one, and hath many members, and
all the members of that one body, being many,
are one body: so also is Christ. For by one
ness and mercy; with it, he gave thanks to Spirit are ye all baptized Into one body, whe-
God, and he often' prayed. With his tongue,
he made known the sorrow and heaviness of
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