Rev. B. Woudenberg, of Edgerton, Minn., has received a call from Forbes, N.D. Rev. Woudenberg has accepted the call which he had received from Lynden, Wash. Rev. B. Woudenberg, of Edgerton, Minn., has received a call from Forbes, N.D. Rev. Woudenberg has accepted the call which he had received from…
A HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS, by Stephen Neill. (Vol. VI in “The Pelican History of the Church”). Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 622 pages. $7.50. The author of this book is thoroughly acquainted with his subject, having spent some time as missionary in South India, 20 years as…
The above is a snap-shot of the new church at Forbes, N.D. The building was recently moved from the neighboring vicinity of Ashley, N.D., and placed in the new location in the center of the town of Forbes. It is rectangular in shape, 24 by 40 feet in size. The…
CALVIN Having discussed in several chapters, in Vol. I, Chapter XIV, on his Institutes of the Christian Religion, the creation of angels, Calvin then resumes his discussion of the creation of the world. In this discussion, he is very brief. Later, in chapter XV, he discusses at length the creation…
In The Word of God and the Word of Man, Barth remarks on the so-called “formal principle” of the Reformation, the principle of the sole authority of the Bible, and, in one statement, shows his deep disagreement with the historic, Reformed estimation of Scripture: The Reformers “had the courage to allow so…
THE VATICAN COUNCIL The Roman Catholic Church has already passed some important resolutions in what is generally agreed to be the last session of the Second Vatican Council. THE VATICAN COUNCIL The Roman Catholic Church has already passed some important resolutions in what is generally agreed to be the last…
GOD IS LOVE GOD IS LOVE The Bible tells us so. And it also adds that love is the bond of perfectness. Col. 3:14. Since love has its source in the heart, it is the ethical bond that unites two persons in the sphere of truth, righteousness, justice, holiness, and devotion.…
The writer in early childhood spent many a summer on the East coast at the seashore of Atlantic City, N.J., where daytimes were spent on the beach, bathing in the surf, reveling in glorious sunshine and embibing the delicious, invigorating salt air. Evenings, when in our teens, we were permitted…
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. And that it is the beginning means that here you must start in obtaining wisdom. Paraphrased with the use of the New Testament equivalent of the fear of the Lord…
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations . . . And the LORD said…
We have seen that Dr. James Daane very bluntly denies that the atonement is limited in its nature. He denies that our Reformed creeds teach a doctrine of limited atonement. He claims that the term “limited atonement” is not a proper term to designate the truth that the atonement does…
“Ye have not yet rested unto blood, striving against sin.” Hebrews 12:4 “Ye have not yet rested unto blood, striving against sin.” Hebrews 12:4 An old legend comes to mind when we consider the implications of the text inscribed above which is preserved in the book entitled “Quo Vadis.” The…