The subject of this article has been assigned to me. I mention this, you must understand, not with the idea in mind to criticize but rather to pay due respect. The committee or board could scarcely have acted more appropriately in choosing this topic for the feature article which is to appear in “Beacon Lights” […]
As products of an orthodox denomination, we pride ourselves that our doctrines and beliefs are logical, well thought-out, and free of emotional influences. These qualifications are lacking, however, in our approach to church music. A quick check will show that while we may preach about the song of the angels to the shepherds, we may […]
In the article of last month’s Beacon Lights, we discussed the question of corporate responsibility. This is a fundamental question, it stands to reason, for on the basis of the fact of corporate responsibility rests our objections against the union to a great extent. We are, therefore, particularly concerned with the principles of a labor […]
It was a cold, blistering, wintry evening but this did not retard the advance of a goodly number of Protestant Reformed young folk. They fought the fierce winds, laughed off the cold, and struggled through the massive heaps of wind-driven snow. Among them you could also find a few strangers, faces of those who ordinarily […]
In this present article we will discuss the so-called “courtship of spiders,” some interesting kinds of spiders, and some interesting facts concerning spiders. In the webless spiders such as the runners and jumpers, the male usually has elaborate feelers (palpi) which he displays prominently, waving them back and forth in semaphore fashion when courting the […]
Since this article presents only the negative side of the question in what was originally planned as a pro and con discussion, the opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the writer. The affirmative will appear next month. – ed. (NEGATIVE) In order to find the place of a Choir in the church service it […]
After I had agreed to write upon this subject for Beacon Lights, I somewhat regretted my decision. I certainly do not feel myself to be any sort of authority on this subject. The letter requesting this article on this particular subject referred to popular literature as including that which we find on today’s magazine racks. […]