On April 12 we, the people of the Western Hemisphere, enjoyed the spectacle of a lunar eclipse in which the moon was darkened as it rode through the path of the earth’s shadow. The sun, which gives light and life to the universe, was prevented from lighting the moon by the bulk of the earth’s […]
The recent assembly of notable men at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is of interest not only to the world at large but to the Christian, especially the young Christian who is in his college years. It is interesting because in this meeting, the leaders of our age were engaged in an interpretation of the […]
May I say at once, that, in this .essay, which will be of a practical nature. I am not pointing the finger at anyone in particular, but all of us in general, self most of all. What a difference between men, the mighty and the feeble, the important and the insignificant, the energetic and the […]
It is gratifying to note that our periodicals. The Standard Bearer, Concordia, and Beacon Lights, are running more articles on the school question than we have witnessed for some time. There are also other indications which tend to show that the field of child education is receiving more attention than has been evident in past […]
North Atlantic Treaty. Twelve nations joined together for mutual self-protection is the essence of the most important pact ever made. It is to protect against the aggression of the Soviet Union. It is one of the highest hopes of the west for peace. One commentator compared it with the ruins of the previous attempts at […]
LESSON XXXI. The Spiritual Blind Man Sees (John 9:26-41) The Jews and the Man Born Blind, vss. 26-34. In vs. 25 the man born blind once more emphasizes that once he was blind but now he sees. That simply is a fact. So the Jews are back where they were before and as utterly helpless. […]
The first question I received to be answered in this new rubric of the Beacon Lights is whether or not the soul of man is immortal. The questioner is somewhat confused because of an alleged statement made by one of our ministers that no one has an immortal soul, no. not even Christ in His […]
Dear . . ? . . Our churches are against dramatizing, the play in particular, we say this is hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is a pretending to be what one is not, this is always under an assumed name. In your column in Beacon Lights, ‘‘Schuiler writes” you are assuming the name of another. Is not this […]
Dear Schuiler: What is your opinion of a summer youth camp for the Protestant Reformed church? There could be such subjects as swimming and diving, art and handicraft, nature study, etc. The main subject would be Bible study and in the light of His Word the others. It might be an excellent way of binding […]
Valley of Decision by Marcia Davenport This book includes three books, under the sub-titles of William, Paul, and Claire. It is a very lengthy book, covering the history of the Scott Iron Works in Pittsburg, Pa., from 1873 to 1941. Mary Rafferty, a sixteen-year-old Irish girl from the slums came to work for the Scotts […]