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faction may be sufficient without any
pecuniary return. But Christ was
dealing with conditions as they ex
isted then, and the same conditions
exist, today. The busing of the
world would be completely deranged
if- the indolent and the active re
ceived equal rewards.
A DIFFERENT TRUTH
In the parable of the laborers the
reward was the same regardless of
the time when the laborer began his
work in the vineyard. Some have
criticized the justice of this plan of
payment, but that parable was in
tended to convey a different truth.
It taught a very important lesson,
viz., that God’s call can be responded
to at any time and if the response is
honest and sincere, the laborer will
not be turned away. Neither will the
full reward be denied to him, so far
as the future is concerned, but those
who come late lose the joy of service
—a' very serious loss and one which
the laborer himself may regret when
he sees howr easy Christ’s yoke is and
how light his burden.
In the parable of the pounds the
one who made no use of his money
lost it—it was transferred to the one
who had proven himself most deserv
ing. Moral: Our talents are loaned
to us and we have no right to them
except as we can make them useful.
It is worth while to dwell for a
moment upon the punishment visited
upon the slothful servant.
OUR TALENTS DIFFER
Our talents differ. The Declara
tion of Independence decides that
“all men are created equal;” they
are equal before the law. No matter
whether they come into the world
rich or poor; no matter whether they
are born into favorable or unfavor
able environment; no matter wheth
er they have pure blood or inherit
disease—wherever they come into
contact with the government or the
government comes into control with
them the law can and should make
no distinction between them.
But a small part of human life
comes under the domain of govern
ment; the latter part is lived en
tirely outside the jurisdiction of hu
man courts. No law can create equal
ity in physical strength, mental abil
ity or in moral worth. The ideal, a
thing entirely above and beyond hu
man control, means much more to
man than the form of government
under which he. lives; so much more
that one with worthy ideals may be
happy in spite of the worst of gov
ernments, while one with wrong
ideals may be miserable under the
best of governments.
A DEFECT OF PURPOSE
In the parable under consideration
the defect was evidently a heart de
fect—a defect of purpose. There is
no reason to believe that the man
with one talent had lived up to his
possibilities. On the contrary, the
rebuke was administered because he
had not improved his opportunities.
The man who had added five tal
ents was commended, though he had
only made half as much as the one
who had added ten. And so this man
with one talent given and one re
turned would have been commended
if he had done the best he could. The
question is not, therefore, whether
we can do as much as others, but are
we doing all that we can?
God requires of us according to
our several abilities and opportun
ities.
The minister for instance, may be
expected to win more souls than the
layman because he is better prepared
and devotes his whole time to soul
winning. But he is only required to
show 100 per cent of zeal; the same
percentage is required of the layman.
If, for any reason, it is possible for
any laymen to do more than any
preachers their responsibility is not
fully met unless they do accomplish
more.
Then, too, talents are varied. Some
may have a talent for interpreting
scriptures. Some may be blessed
with means so that they can carry
the gospel and the message of God's
servants into the dark places of our
own country and into foreign fields.
But all can live a Christian life, and
that is the one unanswerable argu
ment in favor of Christianity.
I once knew an official whose wife
handed him a slip of paper as he was
about to take the oath of office.
When he had opportunity to examine
it, he found that it was a quotation
from the Bible written in her own
hand:
“Matthew 5:16, Let your light so
shine before men, that they may see
your good works, and glorify your
Father which is in heaven.”
It was a beautiful act of faith of
a beautiful wife. Her husband had
been letting his light. shine as a
Christian in private life, but now
that he was entering upon a larger
field his example would count for*
more because seen by a larger num
ber, he must not forget to keep his
light shining.
Each one of us should take account
of stock often; we should make hon-.
est inquiry and weigh our talents and
then resolve to use them to the full
as opportunity offers in order to hear
the commendation, “good and faith
ful servant,” when the time for ac
counting comes.
THE CRY FOR FAITHFUL MEN
We need not worry about the re
ward; the world is searching for
faithful men; they are needed in
every branch of business.
Intelligence is becoming more and
more common commodity in our land
but trustworthiness is not so plenti
ful. Those with work to do wait for
helpers who can prove worth—op
portunities are open in every walk of
life, along every line of work.
In God's work, also, the harvest is
ripe and the reapers are few. Every
where there is work to be done, but
there is a scarcity of workers.
A pastor solicits assistants and the
Sunday school superintendent search
es for teachers; all the napkins seem
to be in use; they are carefully
folded about unused talents.
This lesson will prove one of the
most important of the year if it
shocks into activity the slothful
Christians whom the Master would
rebuke if He came suddenly and
called to account.
Is He not here now in spirit? Is
He not everywhere, calling forth
helpers and ready to help them helf>
others?
Let us not spend our time in com
plaining that our talents are com
paratively small. They will , (if em
ployed) grow with use and we shall
not only be made happy by the ap
proval we shall win, but we shall be
happy in the doing of the things that
win approval.
COL. BRYAN’S BOOK
A new edition of “In His Image”
by Colonel William Jennings Bryan,
published by Fleming H. Revell com
pany, is at hand. The first edition
had a phenomenal sale and in its
new and more attractive form, its
circulation and influence will be in
creased. The pictures are selected
with fine taste and appropriateness.
Contrary to popular .. impression,
this book is not confined to a dis
cussion of evolution though it has a
chapter on this subject. It contains
a great wealth of suggestions for
sermons, texts and apt illustrations
of scriptural truth. Ministers will
find it both interesting and helpful.
Parents who are anxious to have
their children established in the
Christian faith will find this a suit
able book to place in their hands
especially those of high school and
college age.
There are no doubt people of
means, both men and women who
if their attention was called to this1
book, would be glad to purchase it in
considerable numbers and present it
with their good wishes to pastors
and others. The rapidly increasing
number of thoughtful and influential
women would be benefited by reading
the book. It may be ordered either
from the publisher or through this
Board.—Moral Welfare, Pittsburgh.
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The gospel of John the Apostle.
With Titles and Division of Chapters
Emphasized and Underscored and
Specially Prepared Helps for Chris
tian Workers. By T. C. Horton. The
Biola Book Room, Bible Institute of
Los Angeles, 536 South Hope St., Los
Angeles, Calif. Single copy 5c; $4.00
per 100; $30.00 per 1,000.
A Bird’s Eye View of the Old
Testament. Showing the Principal
Persons, Places, Events, Doctrines
enabling the student to place every
prominent character and event in
their proper period. T. C. Horton.
Biola Book Room, 536 South Hope
St., Los Angeles, Calif. Price 10
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Personal and Practical Christian
Work. T. C. Horton, Superintendent
of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles.
Biola Book Room, Bible Institute 6f
Los Angeles, 536 South Hope St., Los
Angeles, Calif.
That 3oy and Girl of Yours. So
ciology From Viewpoint of the Fam
ily. By Wilbur F. Crafts, Ph. D.
Welfare Statistics of 1922. 52 illus
trations, $1.75, postpaid. The Bak
er & Taylor Co., Selling Agents, 354
Fourth Ave., New York City.
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Finance. By Sir Oswald Stoll. Pub
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Revelation and Science. A Reply
to Higher Critics and Darwinists. By
John Leslie, Author of “Nature and
Super-Nature,” etc. Published by W.
Jolly & Sons, Ltd., 38 Bridge Street,
Aberdeen, Scotland.
The Church and Darwinism. By
John Leslie, Author of "Revelation
and Science,” etc. Published by W.
Jolly & Sons, Ltd., 38 Bridge Street,
Aberdeen, Scotland. Price Six pence.
Moonlight Schools. For the Eman
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Cora Wilson Stewart. E. P. Dutton &
Company, 681 Fifth Ave., New York.
LIQUOR QUESTION IN SWEDEN
The Constitution of Sweden was
amended by the Riksdag in 1921, re
quiring “consultative referendum on
any proposed legislation of great na
tional importance.” The first ques
tion to be submitted to the voters of
Sweden under this new law was a
referendum on August 27, 1922, to
determine whether it was the will of
the people that legislation be enacted
to prohibit the sale of all beverages
containing more than 2% per cent
alcohol. It was agreed by both sides
of the campaign that the present
Riksdag would not be urged to pass
the necessary legislation to make
prohibition a fact unless at least 60
per cent of the votes cast in the ref
erendum were for the affirmative,
that is, in favor of prohibition. The
result of the election was a majority
against prohibition, the votes being
920,000 for the negative and 886,000
for the affirmative. This means that
any possibility of complete prohibi
tion legislation in Sweden is deferred
until 1924, when a new second cham
ber of the Riksdag will be elected.
It was ordered by the Riksdag, in
formulating the rules for the refer
endum, that the votes of men and
women should be balloted separately
in order to obtain their respective
sentiments. This arrangement was
urged by the opponents of the ref
erendum who claimed that the male
voters constituted a great majority
of the consumers of alcoholic bever
