Vol 15 Issue 08

But the end of all things is at hand; be ye therefore sober and watch unto prayer. 1 Pet. 4:7 To pilgrims this word is addressed. And from the viewpoint of a stranger, in the consciousness of your being a sojourner in the world you must hear it. Failure to receive this Word of God in a pilgrim’s consciousness would result in finding nothing but reasons for sadness and lamentation in these words. The end of all things is near, at hand! What if that signifies the end of all you love and cherish, of all the things on which...

On the evening of the eighth of December, the League of Men’s Societies held its second meeting of the season. This meeting was held at Hudsonville in Rev. J. De Jong’s church. The attendance was good, and as the acting vice-president said, “‘t Valt me mee.” He had not expected so many present in Hudsonville. Unfortunately, there was a program given by the Roosevelt Park Choral Society on the same evening. It was not unfortunate that Roosevelt Park Choral Society gave a program of course, but it was unfortunate that it fell on the same date. A program of a...

Scripture is most outspoken respecting the matter of election and reprobation. This, no one acquainted with the contents of Holy Writ will deny, ever has denied. Whereas it is freely admitted that Scripture in unmistakable speech teaches a divine election and reprobation, the issue is not: Does Holy Writ teach election, but rather: What is the character of the election it teaches? Is it supreme and sovereign, or bound and imprisoned by the will of man? We affirm on the basis of Scripture that the divine choice must be as sovereign as God Himself. And He is absolutely sovereign. High...