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At the end of the May 1 editorial, in the last sentence, the reference was, of course, not to the Christian Reformed Church, but to the Christian Reformation Church.

Key 73—What Must We Think About It? This will be the subject of a lecture in the First Protestant Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, to be delivered by the Rev. David Engelsma. In this note I not only want to call attention to this forthcoming lecture, which ought to be of interest to many Reformed people. But I call attention, too, to a change of date. Originally this lecture was scheduled for May 3. It has now been changed to May 10, the Lord willing. Circle this date on your calendar, and plan to attend! 

Changes  This seems to be the issue for department changes. Rev. R.C. Harbach has finished his series of Studies in Election; in this issue he begins a series of Studies in Isaiah. Rev. G. Lubbers is back in the departmentFrom Holy Writ; and he will continue his exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews. The new subject for Rev. H. Veldman’s Contending for the Faith will be Eschatology, or the doctrine of the last things. Speaking of changes, Rev.

Anniversary. In our next issue special attention will be given to a very special occasion, that of the Golden Anniversary of the Protestant Reformed Churches. While our Standard Bearer is a free paper, not a church paper, and while our Standard Bearer is actually older than the Protestant Reformed Churches, yet the two have always been intimately connected. And we shall not let this special occasion pass unnoticed. Why the issue of March 1?

By the time this appears in print, we are assured, Volume 3 of The Triple Knowledge, An Exposition of the Heidelberg Catechism, will at long last be available—at the price of $8.95. This means that the entire reprinted set is now available. For those who have not purchased the volumes separately, the complete set can be purchased for $24.95. And, by the way, these books would make a fine graduation gift for someone! If you hurry, you can get them before most graduation dates! 

We take this means of expressing, in behalf of the Staff, our sympathy to our Business Manager, Mr. Henry Vander Wal, in the recent death of his aged mother, Mrs. Dena Vander Wal, a charter member of the First Protestant Reformed Church in Grand Rapids. May the Lord grant comfort according to need, and give the joy of resurrection-hope.

TEN for TWO Progress Report. From our Business Manager comes the information that our TEN for TWO introductory offer of 10 issues of our Standard Bearer has thus far brought us 161 new readers, the 161st being from Hawaii! A remarkable response, far beyond our expectations, for which we are thankful! Oh, yes, I should also mention that among our new readers are 15 from the far away land of New Zealand. To all our new readers, welcome! We also invite your comments and opinions. We invite you, too, to take an active part in our Question Box.

HELP! A committee from our Staff and from the Board of the R.F.P.A. is working on plans to observe the 50th Anniversary of the Standard Bearer. Our fiftieth year begins with the next volume, starting October 1. And plans are to observe this occasion throughout the year, building up to the actual anniversary at the end of the year. Volume 50, then, will be the 50th Anniversary Volume. In connection with these plans, the committee has a request for help.

Deadlines for Announcements. Our Business Manager asked me to give a gentle reminder that the deadlines for announcements are the 1st and the 15th of the month. By those dates all announcements must be in his hands (and please do not send them to the Editor) if they are to be placed in the following issue of our magazine. And while I am making reminders, may I remind my fellow staff members that vacation is over, and that all copies must be in my hands on the 1st and the 15th of each month, one month before publication? Your cooperation will...

Apology. In the August issue of our magazine there appeared a contribution consisting of a rhymed version of the Ten Commandments. It was unsigned. Not only is it against our policy to place unsigned contributions, but it is also rude to the contributor. And I did not intend to be rude. I had thought that the copy submitted to our printer was clear; but inadvertently a signed letter which accompanied this little contribution was omitted from the Standard Bearer. The contributor was brother Thys Feenstra of Redlands, California.