The Prot. Ref. High School Circle sponsored a public meeting of the friends of our own high school Nov. 12, at Southwest Church in Grand Rapids. The speaker was Prof. H.C. Hoeksema and his topic was, “Parental Obligation Respecting Protestant Reformed Secondary Education.” In this way the High School Circle…
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The Fall Meeting of the Eastern Ladies’ League was held on Thursday evening October 22, 1964 at The First Protestant Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mrs. T. Van Eenenaan played the piano prelude. The meeting was opened by singing our theme song, Psalter No. 374, Dutch Psalm 89:1, and Psalter…
Our fall meeting was held the afternoon of September 25, at Doon, Iowa. An organ prelude was played by Mrs. Jim Blankespoor. Rev. H. Hanko opened with prayer. Our chairman of the league, Mrs. William denBesten led us in singing our theme song, Psalter No. 298, and then Psalter No.…
From the Men’s Society of our Edgerton Church comes this question: Does the forty days of Jonah 3:4have any relationship to those of Exodus 34:28, I Kings 19:8, and Matthew 4:2, From the Men’s Society of our Edgerton Church comes this question: Does the forty days of Jonah 3:4have any relationship to those of Exodus 34:28, I…
So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath…
That ecumenicalism has made rapid strides in recent decades is beyond dispute. In the past “Great Century,” denominations have united; co-operation between churches has increased; councils of churches have been established. And the end is not yet. The great fissure separating Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, which seemed so permanent just…
This is the age of ecumenicism, the era of church union. With all this church union comes, sadly enough, doctrinal indifference and decay. One would think that if, as some claim, this is the golden age of the church when, as never before, the church is seeking the unity of…
We concluded our preceding article on the inspiration of the Holy Scriptures with the observation that no man has the right to assume any other attitude toward the divine Scriptures than that of humble submission. God Himself wrote His own Word, and man should assume an attitude of neutrality over…
“A Relevant Salvation,” by Reginald E.O. White, 132 pp., Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Price: $2.25 This is a book of brief sermons, written by an English preacher and teacher. In eighteen chapters, divided into two main sections under the general headings, “The Modern Malaise” and “A…
A few days ago I received a letter from one of the members of the churches of Jamaica associated with Rev. Frame. Having been in Jamaica and knowing the struggle that most of these families have to survive from day to day, this letter made a strong impression upon me.…
Dr. Daane writes in the October issue of the Reformed Journal under the heading “From 1924 to 1964”: “Yet today even critics of Professor Dekker’s position are openly acknowledging God’s love for all men. This represents a tremendous change—and a tremendous gain. We may expect that this will bring about a profound-…
Another interpretation of the connection between the signs of the Lord’s Supper and the things signified is denoted by the term consubstantiation. It is not exactly a Lutheran term, although it is accepted by the Lutherans as being substantially correct as a representation of their view. Another interpretation of the connection…
In my previous editorial on this subject I made the point that there was no concrete case presented to the Chr. Ref. Synod of 1964, that there was nothing before Synod to warrant official ecclesiastical treatment and action with respect to Professor Dekker’s writings on the love of God and…
Having considered the above question and its meaning in two previous articles, we are now ready for some guidelines toward a proper answer. In following these guidelines a person must, above all, remember that the matter in question is an intensely spiritual one, from which it follows that one’s attitude…
“Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.” Psalm 89:15 “Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.” Psalm 89:15 The sound! The joyful sound! As…