Thentsaid Jesus to themagain, Peace be unto you:as my Father hath sent me,even so send I you.

—ST. JOHN 20:21.

For he shall give his an-gels charge over thee, tokeep thee in all thy ways.

—PSALM 91:11.

Vol. 3, No. 7 GRABILL, INDIANA

A New Adventure"I'm fed up with life!" The words

are modern, but the feeling is as oldas the human race. The only alwaysup-to-date Book, the Bible, describesthe efforts of a man to find satisfac-tion in the world's best. He went infor many things, but this verdict was,"I'm fed up with it all." "All is vanityand vexation of spirit," Ecc. 1:12 to2:11.

Life today is more comfortable, butis it more joyous? Many of the young-er generation do not seem very hap-py or hopeful in spite of the new free-dom, and the more serious are per-plexed by the prevailing doubt andconfusion about the really big thingsof life.

We moderns have few illusions. Weboast in our "realism" and our sci-ence, and are proud of our wonderfulmechanical contrivances. Yet we areapt to confuse pleasure with real hap-piness, and, in spite of surface gaiety,life to many is as dry as the sands ofthe desert.

What we need is

A New ExperienceUnlike any of the thrills for body

~nd mind which the modern worldcan provide, this new experience be-gins in the heart, and works its wayout into the whole life. It is a radicalchange, and means a new outline, anew scale of values, new interests andambitions. Those who experience itnever forget it, and are ever grateful

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April 15, 1946

Easter MessageBy Phil Aeschleman

Nearly all people over the worldare more or less familiar with thelife and death of our Lord and Sav-iour, Jesus Christ. At this time of theseason, every person, especially theadults, should give a special thoughtto what the Lord did for humanity. AsHe told the disciples at the Feast ofthe Passover, "All ye shall be of-

TREASURED VERSESST. MARK 16:4, 5, 6

And when they looked, they saiothat the stone was rolled away: for itwas very great.

And entering into the sepulchre,they saw a young man sitting on theright side, clothed in a long whitegarment; and they were affrighted.

And he saith unto them, Be not af-frighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth,which was crucified: he is risen; heis not here: behold the place wherethey laid him.

fended because of me this night: forit is written, I will smite the shepherdand the sheep of the flock shall bescattered abroad." Matt. 26:31. Hewent with them to Gethsemane andsaid unto them, "My Soul is exceedingsorrowful, even unto death." Matt. 26:38. He bade them to watch with Him.He went a little farther and prayed.". . . O my Father, if it be possible,let this cup pass from me: neverthe-

less not as I will, but as thou wilt."Matt. 26:39. A grief beyond utterance,a horror of great darkness as with thesinking swoon of an anticipated death,came upon Him. He said that His soulwas full of anguish, even unto death,and the sins of the whole world wereupon Him, which forced from Him thesweat that streamed like drops ofblood. He came the third time andfound them sleeping. He said, "Sleepon now, and take your rest: behold,the hour is at hand . . ." Matt. 26:45.While He yet spake, a great multi-tude with swords and staves from thechief priests and elders of the peoplewho should have been the doctors ofthe law, and not the common peoplecame to take Him. The solemn warn-ing of the last sermon of Christ onearth will be followed by the wordswhich He will speak in thunder, andHis wrath shall burn like fire. Let ustake the words to heart. As John theEvangelist spoke the next day afterhe was baptized at Bethabara: (St.John 1:29) "Behold the Lamb of God,which taketh away the sin of theworld." Let us go in thought with Je-sus to the Cross and see how He suf-fered with a platted crown of thornson His head.

A death by crucifixion includes allthat pain and death can have: the un-natural position, the lacerated veinsand crushed tendons throbbed whichcaused dizziness and thirst. It was.

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the custom of women from Jerusalemto give the condemned a medicateddrink which would benumb them; butJesus would not take it. He was will-ing to drink the last dreg in that bittercup, not only to have taken uponhim the form of a servant, but also tosuffer the last infamy which humanhatred could impose on servile help-lessness. He uttered that mysteriouscry of which the full significance willnever be fathomed by man. "My God,my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"Matt. 27:46. And now the end hascome. He said, "Father, into thy handsI commend my spirit." St. Luke 23:46. "It is finished." St. John 19:30.

At this writing I am reminded of ayoung sister who was very, very illand suffered almost beyond enduranceat times. She would look up to herSaviour on the cross which strength-ened her and made her lot bearable.She finally died in peaceful sleep.This might also help someone in suf-fering. Let us be like minded. Thisthought dims my eyes with tears. Ourvery self must be overcome that wemay say, "Thy will be done."

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for it. Nothing short of this goes to theroot of trouble. This new experi-ence is salvation. Connected with thisnew experience is

The Forgiveness of SinsWe all have said, "I saw the good,

but chose the bad; I knew God's will,but did my own." We need cleansingfrom our sins. "To Him (Christ Je-sus) gave all the prophets witnessthat through His name whosoever be-lieveth in Him shall receive remissionof sins," Acts 10:43. Along with for-giveness of the past there comes

A New Powerfor the present. Who has not at timesexclaimed, "O for a power that willlift my life up and keep it up?" Sucha power is available for each of us.

Through contact with magneticforce a kind of new energy has beenimparted to the needle of the com-pass that keeps it pointing straight. Assoon as you have forgiveness, theSpirit of God is sent into your heartby God Himself to be a new source of

WHO IS THY NEIGHBOR?"Who is thy neighbor? He whom thouHast power to aid or bless;Whose aching heart or burning browThy soothing hand may press.

Thy neighbor? 'Tis the fainting poorWhose eye with want is dim.Oh, enter thou his humble doorWith aid and peace for him.

Thy neighbor? He who drinks the cupWhen sorrow drowns the brim;With words of high sustaining hopeGo forth and comfort him.

Thy neighbor? 'Tis the weary slave,Fettered in mind and limb;He hath no hope this side the grave;Go thou and ransom him.

Thy neighbor? Pass no mourner by;Perhaps thou cans't redeemA breaking- heart from misery;Go share thy lot with him.

Sooner or later we must face theconsequences of the wrongs we havewrought upon others.

The Christian way of life is the wayof Love. Love is not sentimentalism.The love of Christ constraineth us,declared Paul. This kind of lovemakes us overlook the faults othersmight have because we become sobusy trying to adjust our own lives.God is purity. To be pure, is to loveGod. God is truth. To live a brave,true life is to love God. God is char-acter and to love God is to love thebest in men regardless of race."

Submitted by Aaron A. Sauder,Mansfield, Ohio.

living power. You will not under-stand how it comes, but you will notdoubt its existence because you willfind spiritual apathy turned intoenthusiasm, and weakness intostrength and victory.

A New LifeThose who receive God's great gift

get a new start in life by getting anew life to start with. Said a youngman to a Gospel worker: "In that backroom my chum and I handed our-selves over to the Saviour. And we gota new mainspring that night—and itworks. I don't know much as a Chris-tian yet, but I know Christ died forme, and understands me, and I wantto live for Him and understand Himbetter and better."

"We joy in God," says Paul, exult-ingly. But we cannot enjoy God un-less we know and love Him. Thesupreme knowledge is the knowl-edge of God. "This is eternal life,that they might know Thee, the onlytrue God." As soon as we yield to theGospel we become sure of God. Andgoing on to seek and find out moreof God and spiritual treasure becomesour lifelong pursuit. God both satisfiesand stimulates the seeker after truth.

We need to stand for somethinggreater than ourselves. The King-dom of God is the only cause worthyof a man's or woman's best. To loversof God life is no longer the aimlesswandering of a truant, but a God-ap-pointed mission, an imperial enter-prise for the King of kings.

In fact, the men and women of

This Great Adventurehave found a new day of life, and itworks. They prove that even troublecan be transformed, and a new mean-ing read into the things that hurt.

A New FutureAnd the Good News takes in the

eternal future. Apart from the Wordof God no one can be sure about theafter life. He can only reason andguess, hope or fear. But for thosewho love God and believe His Word itis better in the future, and they knowit.

We need this Great Adventure ofthe New Way. The new life mustcome to us from the only One Whohas it in Himself and Who wants togive it to us. He is able to give youthe new experience, the new life, thenew ambition, the true wealth. He iseager to do it now. Are you willing?

Oh, then, adventure upon Him.Commit yourself to Him now. GiveChrist His rights and accept Him asyour Saviour and Lord.

"And this is life eternal, that theymight know thee the only true God,and Jesus Christ, whom thou hastsent."—John 17:3.

—Arranged.

After reading Gal. 3:28 dare I remain raceprejudiced?

All the phobias listed by the psychologistscan be eliminated by applying 1 Pet. 5;7.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORI understand that you do not have

our son's latest address and it takesso long for him to get your paper.He enjoys it a lot and reads it onSundays for a Spiritual Blessing.—Ervin Bahler. His son is E. A. BahlerS 2-c.

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Just a few lines to let you knowthat I receive the Silver Lining regu-larly. I wish to thank the entireSilver Lining Staff for sending methis interesting paper, for I enjoyreading it very much. So may youcontinue the good work and may Godadd His blessings unto all your goodefforts. . . -- Charles Ballasy, NewYork, N. Y.

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As my son T/5 Paul J. Sauder ison his way home from Europe, youmay stop sending the Silver Liningto him. He was across 18 months,first in France, then in England, andnow the last while in Salzburg, Aus-tria. He has been in the laboratory inthe hospital. He has been in the Armythree years and five months. May youcontinue with your paper even aft,erthe boys all come home, as it is en-joyed very much by the aged andthose who are confined to their homes.—Aaron A, Sauder.

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I wish to encourage you who helpand are responsible in making it pos-sible for such good and wholesomespiritual reading to get into hands ofthose who are not privileged to as-semble and hear the Word explainedand preached and who can not en-joy personal fellowship in love to-gether as Christians can assembled to-gether. There is such a variety ofmaterial from various sources foryoung and old that it is not tiresom:-reading which should make it a wel-come visitor where ever it travels.May the future of Silver Lining sur-pass its past commendable service.May God bless you in your efforts. . .—J. B. Gudeman, Medaryville, Ind.

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Here in Elgin there are mostly allSwiss, at least among the membersof our church and their families. Someof us were born in Switzerland. I was

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PRESERVATION OF THE BIBLE

In reading revised versions of theBible people have noticed that pas-sages have been changed so as togive an altogether different sense,and that here and there verses havebeen omitted. They had always re-garded these as parts of the inspiredWord of God and raise the question,by what right were these inspiredrevelations altered? They have alsowondered how often this same thingmay have been done at other times byother translators.

These people have learned that theoriginal Bible is not in our possession,that these original documents havedisappeared, are lost, and most likelydestroyed centuries ago, and theyask, How do we know that our Bibleis the same as that which wasoriginally communicated? In many in-stances there has arisen an unspokendoubt which is the result of hazinessas to how our Bible has come downthrough the centuries. In their handsthey have the English Bible and init they read that "holy men of Godspake as they were moved by theHoly Ghost." But they ask, "Doesthis Bible in my hands contain thethings these holy men of God spakeby Divine inspiration? Is it the sameBible? Has it been altered so that itis not the same Bible? If we had theoriginal documents would our Biblebe identical with them?"

A long time has elapsed since thedays of the apostles when the OldTestament was in their hands as theWord of God, and there was comingforth the Word of God of the NewTestament. It is necessary, therefore,that we understand how, during thesemany centuries, the Scriptures have

fourteen years old when I came tothe U. S. A. with my folks. That let-ter from Norman Stoller written fromFrance about his trip and visitthrough Switzerland is very interest-ing to me, as my Mother used to knowhis relatives real well. I remembermany by their names at differentplaces where he visited—Fanny Frie-den.

been preserved, and have come downto us, why alternations have occurred,and what there is to confirm the factthat the Bible we have is the inspiredWord of God.

(To be continued)

ZERO HOURLook, God, I have never spoken to

You,But now I want to say, "How do

You do."You see, God, they told me You didn't

existAnd like a fool, I believed all of this.

Last night from my shell hole I sawYour sky,

I figured right then they had toldme a lie,

Had I taken time to see the thingsYou had made

I'd have known they weren't callinga spade a spade.

I wonder, God, if You'd shake myhand,

Somehow I feel that You understand.Funny I had to come to this hellish

placeBefore I had time to see Your face.

Well, I guess there isn't much moreto say

But I'm sure glad, God, that I metYou today.

I guess the zero hour will soon behere,

But I'm not afraid since I know Youare near.

The signal. Well, God, I'll have to go,I like You lots, I want You to know.Look now, this will be a horrible fight,Who knows, I may come to Your

house tonight.Though I wasn't friendly to You be-

fore,I wonder, God, if You'll wait at Your

door.

Look, God, I'm crying—me sheddingtears,

I wish I'd known You these manyyears.

Well, I have to go now, God, goodbyeSince I met You,- I'm not afraid to die.Found on the body of a dead soldier.

Fault-finding is one talent thaiought to be buried, and the place for-gotten.

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N E W SHIGHLIGHTS ABOUT OUR BOYS

Sgt. David Bertsch is at Tacoma,Washington and still engaged in Elec-trical Maintenance at Madigan Gen-eral Hospital.

T/4 Ephraim Kipfer formerly lo-cated in Germany is back in the Unit-,ed States and expected home for afurlough.

Pvt. Richard Klopfenstein has beenstationed in Vienna, Austria, and tele-gramed home that he is on the wayback to the United States.

Lt. Richard W. Lantz is located onKuishue Island, Japan. He visited theterrible destruction given the Japa-nese people in and around their base.

Pfc. Richard Murphy is in service onthe island of Japan. We are expect-ing to hear he has left Japan forAmerica.

Lt. Harry R. Schwartz is locatedon Luzon, 40 miles south of Manila.The surrounding country is beautifuland the climate ideal.

Ens. Edward G. Souder, aboard the"Adair," is docked at Norfolk, Vir-ginia, awaiting decommissioning ofthe "Adair."

Robert Stavenick S 1/c stationed inRhode Island Navy Base is awaitingfurther orders. Robert is engaged inthe operation of decommissioning ves-sels.

Frank Klopfenstein at this writingif, still bedfast. We hope the warmspring sunshine will improve hishealth, and put him on his feet again.

Sarah Schwartz of Toledo, Ohio isconvalescing from a recent illness atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. HenrySchwartz.

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Stavenick, Sr.,observed their 53rd wedding anni-versary Sunday, March 24 at the homeof Mr. and Mrs. Herman Norr.

The Good Cheer Group met at thechurch, March 19 and had an all daymeeting, sewing for the American RedCross.

Misses Mary Schwartz, LavadaStieglitz, and Laura Gerber visitedMisses Lenora and Eleanor Stieglitzand Katherine Norr at Tuscon, Ari-zona. All have returned home ex-

cept Lenora and Eleanor and reporta delightful vacation.

Mrs. Walter Gerber underwent atonsillectomy and is at home recu-perating.

Mr. Huber Farney and Mr. BobRathbun visited friends in and aroundGrabill March 16 and 18. Bob's variedexperiences in India, China, Burma,Africa, and many other places arevery interesting.

Watch and Pray was the theme forcur Young People's Meeting held onSunday, March 31. Philip Gutwein,Jr., of Francesville, Indiana, gave aninspirational message. A men's chorusfrom Bluffton, Indiana gave severalbeautiful selections. The meeting wasvery well attended.We Welcome Back

Lt. Arthur Blume, son of Mr. andMrs. Daniel H. Blume served over-seas with the 83rd Thunderbolt In-fantry Division for sixteen months asa Battalion Communications Officer.

After going to the Infantry Schoolat Ft. Benning, Georgia and spendingsometime at Camp Shelby, Mississip-pi, Ft. Knox, Kentucky, Camp Brack-enridge, Kentucky, and Ft. McClellan,Alabama, he sailed on the Queen Eliz-abeth for Scotland in June, 1944.

Immediately upon landing in Bon-nie, Scotland, he boarded one of thosequaint Scottish trains, to a trainingcamp near Chester, England. He re-members England as a land of wellkept hedges, green meadows, gentlerains, and beautiful red tiled cottages,having a chimney for each room.

He sailed across the English Chan-nel from Southhampton and landedon Omaha Beach at dusk.

A few days later he joined the 83rdwhich had been suffering heavy cas-ualties in the battle of Normandy. Hewas at Brittany, St. Malo, The LoireValley, Luxembourg. The HurtgenForest, The Ardenns (Von Rundstedt'scounter offensive), the Rhine Cam-paign, Harz Mountains, and the Dashto the Elb River. His unit linked upwith the Russians 45 miles from Ber-lin.

He and three of his men drovethrough the Russian lines to the Com-

manding Generals headquarters andhad dinner with him and his aids.

The Division captured over 82,000prisoners and released 75,000 alliedprisoners of war.

After V. E. Day, he was placed onMilitary Government duty being com-mandant of a town near the city ofBrunswick and 20 miles from thebirthplace of his grandfather. Laterhe was sent to Zuiesel on the borderof Czechslovakia from which he visit-ed Pelsen. He states that this area is avery beautiful mountainous country.

In August, 1945, after having beenin Holland, he was selected to go backto the States as a high point man andsailed from Marseilles, France, aftergoing through Nurnberg and othergreat German cities. In Nurnberg hesaw the huge sports stadium built byHitler.

Lt. Blume is the holder of five Bat-tle Stars, the Pre-Pearl Harbor Rib-bon, the American Defense Ribbon,The Victory Ribbon, the E. T. O. Rib-bon, and the Bronze Star.

He is very thankful that we Amer-icans were spared the horrors andmisery of modern war on our soil, asthe devastations of Germany's greatcities is almost unbelievable evenwhen seen.

Bluffton, IndianaPvt. Vernon Gerber's new address

is 45036637 Co. E. 37th T. N. G. Bn.,A. S. S. T. C. Camp Crowder, Mo. Hisbrother is also at Camp Crowder.

Miss Minnie Gerber, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. J. Gerber, and HomerAeschliman were united in marriageSunday, March 17th.

Richard Gerber, Robert J/Ieyer,Kenneth Troxel, and Al Feichter re-cently visited the Gerber boys atCamp Crowder, Missouri.

New arrivals in our vicinity are Mr.and Mrs. Kenneth Aeschliman's son,Nicholas Joe, born March 9, Mr. andMrs. Ralph Troxel's son, Ralph Rich-ard, born March 11 and Mr. and Mrs.Leonard Grandlinard's daughter,Elaine Kay, March 16.

Wayne L. Mailer, son of Mr. andMrs. Samuel Mailer has arrived home,after receiving his honorable dis-charge at Camp Atterbury. He hadbeen in army service 35 months, ofwhich 25 were spent overseas in the

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South Pacific, in Australia, New Gui-nea, the Philippine Islands and Japan.He is the holder of the Asiatic Pacificribbon with one bronze star, Philip-pine liberation ribbon, good conductribbon; American theatre ribbon;Victory medal, driver and mechanicbadge and qualified as a carbinemarksman.

Sgt. Ervin R. Schwartz arrivedhome Saturday evening, Feb. 16, fromCamp Atterbury where he was givenan honorable discharge. He was inservice three years, of which 25months were served in England, Parisand Etampes, France. While in servicehe was first cook for a hospital unit.He wears the Victory, EuropeanTheatre Ribbon, Good Conduct Rib-bon, one battle star and four servicestripes.

Mrs. Fred Fiechter, north of Craig-ville, has received a new address fromher son, Pvt. Richard E. Fiechter, whowas recently transferred to Californiafrom Camp Crowder, Mo. His newaddress is Sec. V. T. C. Det., CampStoneman, California.

S/Sgt. Oscar Bertsch, son of SamuelBertsch, east of Bluffton, arrivedhome Tuesday evening, has been dis-charged from the army from CampAtterbury. He served the past threeyears and three months as an officer'smess sergeant at Camp Maxey, Tex.,Camp Young, California; Camp Pick-ett, Va., and Fort Bragg, N. C.

Glen Moser S C 1/c arrived hometo spend a 30-day furlough with hisparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Moser, ofCraigville, after having served as cookthe past 30 months in Brisbane, Aus-tralia. Moser entered navy service inMay, 1943. At the expiration of hisfurlough he will report to the GreatLakes Naval Training Center, and ex-pects to receive his honorable dis-charge soon. A brother, Harold Moser,was recently discharged from armyservice and is associated with hisfather in the garage business in Craig-ville.

Chicago, IllinoisThe marriage of Viola Winzeler,

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Winzelerto Mr. Virgil Von Tobel of Francis-ville, Ind., was solemnized at the Chi-cago Apostolic Christian Church,

March 17. Elder George Yergler of LaCrosse, Indiana officiated. Dinner wasserved to a large group of relativesand friends, followed by a reception.

Miss Clara Hofer, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. John Hofer, has again re-turned to the hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Al Fisher, Mr. andMrs. Rich Schurter, and Mr. BenHofer spent Sunday evening, March10, visiting in the Ezra Steffen home.

Fairbury, IllinoisThe engagement of Lucille Schup-

back of Cissna Park and EmanuelSteffen of Fairbury, Illinois, has re-cently been announced. May theirfuture adventure be filled with hap-piness. Mr. Steffen is now employedin Peoria.

We welcome back from the servicethe following boys: Perry Zimmer-man, Earl Roth and Virgil Koehl.These three boys are among the lastof this community to be returned.

Sidney Leman of Fairbury andHelen Erb of Francesville, who weremarried upon his return from service,are now living near Forrest whereSidney is employed.

We were glad to see our minister,Walter Koehl, who has been ill, backin church, Sunday.

Several families spent last Sunday,March 17, in Princeville, Illinois.Among them were, Mr. and Mrs. Edw.Huber, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Feldman,Mr. and Mrs. Eli Leman, Mr. and Mrs.Sidney Leman, Mr. and Mrs. AndyLehmann, and Mr. and Mrs. CarlBachtold.

Francesville, IndianaLt. Howard J. Houk has recently

been released from active duty withthe U. S. Army and is now on ter-minal leave. At present, Mr. and Mrs.Houk are visiting Mrs. Mary E.Wuethrich and family. Mrs. Houkwas formerly Miss Bernice Wueth-rich.

Pfc. Edwin Gutwein arrived homeSunday evening, March 17, from CampAtterbury, where he received his dis-charge from the Army. Edwin hasbeen in the service about four years,and of that time spent fifteen monthsin the ETO. His parents, Mr. andMrs. Fred Gutwein and their daugh-ter, Suzanne, and granddaughter,Anne, motored to Camp Atterbury forhim Sunday.

Mrs. Howard Walker has receivedword that her husband, T/5 HowardWalker, has arrived in the Statesfrom the ETO, where he was stationedabout twenty-two months. He hasbeen in the service about thirty-onemonths. Mrs. Walker was formerlyMiss Laura Hauptli.

LaCrosse, IndianaMrs. Lea Meiss and Mr. and Mrs.

Ben Braker and family recentlymoved to LaCrosse from Lamar, Mis-souri.

Morton, IllinoisMr. and Mrs. S. W. Rapp received

word from their son, Russell, at La-Havre, France, stating that he wasleaving for home to be discharged.

Fredrick Witzig arrived home afterhaving received his honorable dis-charge. He was in the service aboutthirty-three months spending eighteenmonths on Guadalcanal and the Phil-ippines.

Our next general Young People'sSunday School meeting will be heldat Tremont, April 7.

Koanokc, IllinoisJim Klaus, Jim Leman, and Rob-

ert Hodel recently left for the army.They are now stationed at CampRobinson, Arkansas.

A son, Kenneth Lamar, was bornto Mr. and Mrs. John Leman, Febru-ary 25th. The Lemans received acable from their oldest son, Bill, say-ing that he left the States March 2and arrived in France on the 12th.He then went to Munich, Germany,where he is now stationed doingCryptography work.

Special Agent Counter IntelligenceC. Joe Schumacher, Jr., arrived inEureka, Saturday night, March 16,after his release at Camp Meade, Md.He served in Africa one year, oneyear in Italy, and six months in Aus-tralia.

Mr. and Mrs. John Mangold haveannounced the engagement of theirdaughter, Kathryn, to Ray Hodel, sonof Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hodel, both ofRoanoke. No wedding date has beenset.

Miss Erma Blunier, daughter ofMrs. Elmer Blunier of Roanoke, andRichard Moser of Morris, Minnesota,were married Sunday, March 10, atthe Roanoke Church.

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S A L V A T I O N"THINE HOLY ONE"

By Philip Gutwein, Jr.

While on the one hand we arepointing with great joy to the perfecthumanity of Jesus Christ having comein the flesh and the closest of kinshipbetween the creature and the Creator,it must on the other hand in deephumility also be emphasized that sinhas separated these kinsmen into op-posing camps with a great gulf fixedbetween them. The "First Man" hav-ing sinned, "came short of the gloryof God." He once reflected as a spir-itual being and created in theImage of God. He became the federalhead of a race of sinners, with a mindat enmity with God, conceived, in-born, living, and dying in sin. The"second man" in absolute contrast tothis was "conceived of the. HOLYGhost" (Matt. 1:20), He was born"that Holy Thing (Luke 1:35). In lifeHe was God's "holy child Jesus" (Acts4:30), and in death He was called"thine Holy One." (Acts 2:27). Thewords of Christ: "Ye are from be-neath; I am from above" refer to thisdifference.

The Scriptures thus assign to Himthe exclusive and unique place amongmen of "the Holy One," the One setapart from sin in His entire being,and occupying a class by Himself.This distinction no other human beingcan share with Him, though in acertain sense others also be called"holy Apostles and Prophets" and"holy brethren." He alone was abso-lutely sinless.

Knowing that "Death is the wagesof sin," it may be of interest here toask if the sinless One would haveever died a so-called natural death,as it is appointed unto men? The an-swer, though perhaps somewhatspeculative, but yet as a matter of"reasoning in the scriptures," I thinkis permissible. Our blessed Lord, hadHe chosen to live as a man, wouldnever have grown old and feeble inbody and would never have died, evenas the "First Man" Adam would nothsve died nor seen corruption, had henot sinned. If God did not suffer HisHoly One to see corruption while He

was dead in his tomb (Acts 2:27),surely He would not have suffered HisHoly One while alive to be subject tothe corrupting forces, which bringaging, sickness, and eventually death,and which in death constitute theprocess by which the body is re-duced to dust. This is part of the Ad-amic sentence and does not apply to"His Holy One." It may be noted herethat Moses, the man of God, who wasnot sinless and did die, while alive(and he was 120 years old), "his eyewas not dim, nor his natural forceabated." (Deut. 34:7). And here is agreater one than Moses.

Of course, we know and "see Jesus,who was made a little lower than theangels for the suffering of death" andnot then to live on in the earth. TheMessiah was to be "cut off." But it isimportant to remember and that isour point, that the life He laid downwas not a Life already forfeited, like

Hymn for the MonthTHE OLD RUGGED CROSS

On a hill far away stood an old ruggedcross,

The emblem of suffering and shame;And I love that old cross where the dearest

and bestFor a world of lost sinners was slain.

Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised bythe world,

Has a wondrous attraction for me;For the dear Lamb of God left His glory

aboveTo bear it to dark Calvary.

In the old rugged cross, stained with bloodso divine,

A wondrous beauty I see;For 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered

and diedTo pardon and sanctify me.

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true,Its shame and reproach gladly bear;Then He'll call me some day to my home far

away,Where His glory forever I'll share.

Chorus—So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,Till my trophies at last I lay down;I will cling to the old rugged cross,And exchange it some day for a crown.

that of other human beings, a Lifewhich sooner or later would anywaybe overtaken by death. As alreadystated, His Life was like that of Ad-am^ before he had sinned who thenknew nothing of death or corruption.It is also evident that Christ to be theRedeemer must not Himself be sub-ject to these forces, but clearly andmightily above them; for death is anenemy and corruption the work of theenemy.

But even though God's Holy Onewas incorruptible, Jesus, "made of awoman" and as a man, the "last Ad-am," like the "first Adam," was notimmortal and could die, — althoughHe, being the Prince of Life, dyingwas contrary to His nature and wasmade possible only after He hademptied Himself of "His eternal pow-er and Godhead" (Rom. 1:20) and ofthe "glory which I had with thee(God) before the world was." (John17:5) He "was made a little lowerthan the angels for the suffering ofdeath." (Heb. 2:9) And again in Phil.2:5-8 in part: "Who, being in the formof God . . . took upon him the form ofa servant. . . And being found infashion as a man, He humbled Him-self and became obedient unto death,even the death of the cross."

If then the Holy One of God pos-sessed an incorruptible body and ac-cording to Acts 2:27 He did, then Hecould die only from violence, theshedding of His Life-Blood or by Himlaying down His Life as a voluntarychoice. Our blessed Lord elected tolay it down of Himself; no man tookit from Him. (John 10:18.) It was not,as it may seem, the violence of theCross nor the shedding of His bloodthat caused His death. For while Hewas still strong and able to cry re-peatedly with a loud voice, being yetin full possession of His mental facul-ties and by exercising His free will,He dismissed His Spirit into his Fa-ther's hands, and used His sovereignpower to lay down His life, fulfillinga commandment He had received ofHis Father. "Jesus, when he had criedagain with a loud voice, yielded upthe Ghost." (Matt. 27:50.)

The Scripture record goes into whatmay seem such unimportant detailsnot by accident, but that you and I

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Homeward BoundBy Bob Rathbun

It does not seem possible that' only ashort while ago I wrote the Silver Liningfrom Karachi, India, and now after twen-ty-two days crossing the Arabian Sea, Medi-terranean Sea, Red Sea, and Atlantic Ocean,I am safe in the good old United States. Wewho have gone across have much to bethankful for when we find ourselves homeagain and to God we give our humblethanks.

After leaving Karachi, India, on the 6thof December 1945, 2100 GI's and officersheaded straight across the Arabian Sea wherejust a short time before a tidal wave hadswept across the shores of Northern Indiadrowning hundreds of people and wipingaway villages by the hundreds. The weath-er was hot as we swept through the wavesin the Santa Paula, a ship from San Pran-ciso. The huge porpoise would come inschools to play with the front end of theboat giving a never ending pleasure to allthat watched them. These- fish are knownas man's friendliest fish for they have beenknown to push dead sailors and even assist-

may know that Christ voluntarilydied and gave Himself for us becauseHe loved us and to redeem us and wasnot a helpless and innocent victim,unable to help Himself. "Who for thejoy that was set before Him enduredthe cross, despising the shame." (Heb.12:2), He had the power to translateHis mortal body of humilation intoHis glorious body" of immortality,"according to the workings where-by he is able even to subdue all thingsunto himself," (Phil. 3:21) withouttasting death for every man, _andwithout awaiting His resurrectionbody, in which He is set down at theright hand of the throne of God. ButHe endured the Cross as His way toGlory.

Finally, while it is thus true thatno man took the Life of Christ, it isequally true that man has rejectedHim, plotted against His life, nailedHim to the cross to die, and piercedHis side to make sure that He is dead,shedding His precious blood. As it iswritten: "But ye denied the Holy Oneand the Just. . . And killed the Princeof Life . . ." (Acts 3:14, 15) and againin 2:23: "Him, being delivered by thedeterminate counsel and foreknowl-edge of God, ye have taken, and bywicked hands have crucified andslain.'*

(To be continued)

ed in pushing swimming men to shore. Afterthree days, the Arabian coast appeared,picturesque in its bleakness and color, forall that appeared was the white sands ofthe desert and the barren peaks of moun-tains in the distance. We followed the coastsouth until we hit the tip of Arabia wherea port called Aden is situated—one of thehottest and most desolate spots in the world.Without hesitating the ship swept into theRed Sea where for two days we enjoyedcalm, mirror-like water with the temperaturein the high 90's. Here in the Red Sea wecame upon the most colorful scenery of thewhole trip—with giant peaks on each sideof the sea and the water so clear that thereflection of the mountains appeared in it.It was beyond human description to explainthe color for as the sun was setting the moun-tains became purple, reddish, and even blu-ish. It made many of us marvel at thework of God. It was late in the eveningthat we entered the Suez Canal, a fine pieceo'.t work made by man, maintained by theBritish, and manned by the Egyptians andArabians. It was of great interest to all ofus. As we rolled through the eighty-fourmiles of canal channels in the desert, to ourright the desert was lost in a sand storm,but to our left the land had been irrigatedso that many small farms and groves of treescould be seen. The channel is narrow withcement and rock siding, but not high enoughso that the water flows over its banks inplaces due to the replacement by the boat.The boats are forced to go only four knotsan hour, hardly five miles an hour. It tookabout nine hours to pass through the canaland it was early in the morning when PortSaid was reached—a large port situated atthe head of the Suez Canal and very modernin its structure.

We waited all day for the ship to refui.'land that evening we pulled out of the portand headed into the Mediterranean Sea. Forthe first time, we all experienced what arough ocean can be like, for, as we entered,an eastward storm was going full blast. Inan hour we were tossed about on waveswhich rolled over the front of the boat.Four days in the Sea and we rolled pastthe Rock of Gibraltar and entered the At-lantic. From that day on until we reachedthe haven df New York, we felt our days orhours were numbered. Storm after stormcame upon what seemed to us to be a toyboat. Waves thirty feet high swept over theship from bow to stern rolling us about likemarbles on the floor—and talk about sea-sickness—we never want to hear the wordagain. The Captain talked to the men atvarious times to calm them in their fears,and many of the boys, and myself included,found consolation in prayer. In fact, it of-fered the only peace which we could find.

To be on K. P. while the boat is rollingand tossing about is for a professional acro-bat, not an amateur; for on Christmas Day,while serving coffee to the GI's, I found my-self flying through the air with two potsof coffee dangling over my head and to re-

ceive the most complete coffee shower pos-sible. It was funny since there was noserious mishap.

Ten days later the ocean calmed down,and we were drifting toward the longed-forAmbrose Light in New York Harbor. At3:30 a. m. we got up on the bow of theboat, and, far off in the distance, we couldsee the lights of New York reflecting in thesky. Three hours later we pulled into theharbor and as we passed the Statute ofLiberty, with whistles from tugs and variousboats ushering us in, tears could not be heldback for at last the Lord had brought ussafely home and we were entering havenfrom storm and danger. It was not long be-fore we reached the 84th Pier where fourtugs brought our boat to a standstill andthe army band greeted us with songs fromthe dock below. Here we had doughnuts,coffee, and the most enjoyable food item,milk. It was not long before we were in aferry and rushed across the Hudson river toa train which carried us to Camp Shanks,N. Y., and the biggest turkey dinner we hadever seen.

So after many months of hoping andpraying that soon we would be back in theUnited States, we found ourselves safe andscund in civilization. It all seems like adream now, something that we had beenreading about, but really were not there.It was a rich experience, but we would notwish to take it over again.

For many months it had been my desireto visit some of the churches in the Eastand to my happy surprise upon visiting Hu-ber Farney in Kiowa, Kansas, he had thesame desire and with the Lord's help wemade this come true. It was through Huberthat I became acquainted with the Faithwhile stationed at Portland Army Air Base,Oregon. To have been able to go to theEast visiting with Huber was a pleasureprior to that of visiting the Church inPortland, Oregon, Burlington, Oklahoma, andproceeding from there with Huber tc Taylor,Mo., Morton, 111., Roanoke, 111., Fairbury, 111.,Eureka, 111.. Bluffton, Ind., Grabill, Ind., Oak-ville, Iowa, Burlington, Iowa, and Wichita,Kansas.

Meeting the countless members and friendsof the church was a pleasure to the two ofus. We are greatly inspired by the trip.We give our humble thanks to God forgranting us that privilege and pray that eachand every one of us will be guided anddirected throughout the days which lie aheadand especially that the Lord will protect andbless each and every one who serves Him.

Do what you can, where you are,with what you have.

No man has a right to do as hepleases unless he pleases to do right.

Keep your Bible open and you willnot find the door of heaven shut.

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"Who shall roll us away the stone?"(Mark 16:3.)

Who shall roll us the stone away?'Twas this the women asked that day,As they neared the tomb where the Lord

once lay,-Bringing sweet spices rare;

But the stone, as they came, was gone thatday,

For an angel had rolled it back, they say,And the Lord, Himself, had slipped away:

The tomb could not hold Him there.

How oft we wonder what we will do,When a stone looms up, and we can't get

through?Yet, beyond the stone we have work to do,

Who will roll our stone away?Then, when we arrive, there is something

new,For our stone is gone, and our sky is blue,And the Lord stands by to lead us through,

And victory crowns our day.

We can easily visualize the scene:The women are approaching thegrave where the Lord lay. They bringwith them sweet spices with which toanoint Him. Then, as they near thetomb, they say among themselves,"Who shall roll us away the stone?"

What a startling revelation awaitedthem, for, as they came up to the placethey found the stone was gone, "Andit was very great." Then, as theyentered in, they saw a young man sit-ting on the right side clothed in awhite garment. Quietly he said, "Benot affrighted; ye seek Jesus of Naz-areth, which was crucified: He isrisen."

Not only was their stone gone, butthe Lord was also gone. Thus, in-stead of anointing a dead Christ, theysoon worshipped a living Lord.

Has it not ever been so with us?How often has some great stone, someobstacle, stood in our way. Wethought that an impassable barrierhad come to us. We wanted to go on,but there stood a stone blocking ourrdvance. Then, wonder of wonders,ss we arrived the stone was gone!Hew it all happened we knew not, andyet we did know that God had rolledour stone away. Through it all wewere led into a new vision of Hispower, and into a new fellowship inHis grace.

Our stone was gone, and our way was clear,And Christ, Himself, had become more dear;Encouraged we pressed along our way,Determined to make the Lord our stay.

Taken from "Gems of Gold."

Don't put off till tomorrowWhat you can do todayFor that bright tomorrowMay never come your way.And what you do for others,Just do it with a smile,—For helping out your brotherIs what makes life worth-while.

Charles J. Sander,Mansfield, Ohio

NEWS(Continued from page 5)

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hodel of Roa-noke have announced the engagementof their daughter, Florence, to WillisWutrich of LaCrosse, Ind.

Miss Mary Hodel, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Dave Hodel of Roanoke,and Rudy Huffman of Rockville,Conn., have chosen March 17 as theirwedding date.

Toledo, OhioPvt. Edward Stevens, recently in-

ducted in the U. S. Army, is stationedat the Aberdeen Proving Grounds,Maryland.

Dinner guests at the home of Mr.and Mrs. Godfrey Schlatter on Sun-day, March 17th, were as follows: Mr.and Mrs. Edward Freidinger anddaughters, Audry and Maxine and Mr.and Mrs. Elmer Stephen and sonfrom Bay City, Mich., Mr. and Mrs.Ben Maibach and daughter, Frances,and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Maibach, Jr.and daughter from Detroit, Mich., Mr.and Mrs. T. L. Stephen and daughter,Norma, and son, Harry, and Mr. andMrs. Si1 Fulkerson from Bluffton, Ind.,and Loren Stoller, Millard Stoller,Raymond, Alvin and Marvin Klopfen-stein from Latty, Ohio.

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Reineck anddaughter, and Mrs. Jacob Frautschiand daughters, Mary and Emily, visit-ed relatives and friends the week endof March 17 in Leo, Fort Wayne, andBluffton, Ind.

Let all our thoughts, our acts and deedsWhile living on this sideHelp prepare us for the LifeBeyond the Great Divide.

Charles J. Sander,Mansfield, Ohio

ADDRESSES OF OUR BOYS INTHE SERVICE

Killed in Action: Eugene F. Bahr.

Sgt. David Bertsch No. 35894267Med. Det. S.C.U. 1915

Madigan Gen. Hosp. Sec. 5Tacoma, Washington

Robert W. Bollier S 1/c(At home at present)

Hilrner H. Drayer F 2/c(No address at present)

T/4 Ephraim Kipfer 35909913Grabill, Ind.

Pvt. Richard Klopfenstein No. 15328084(No address at present)

Lt. Richard W. Lantz O-207066438th Bomb. Gyp. 822 Bomb. Sqd.A.P.O. 929 c/o PostmasterSan Francisco, Calif.

Pfc. Richard H. Murphy18th Seperate Co. 9th M. P. Bn. (Prov.)F.M.F. Pacific c/o F.P.O.San Francisco, Calif.

Lt. Harry R. Schwartz 0554459Phil. Detn., & Rehab. Cent.A.P.O. 72 c/o PostmasterSan Francisco, Calif.

Ens. Edwnrci G. SouderUSS Adair APA 91 c/o FPOSan Francisco, Calif.

Robert V. Stavenik S 1/c 294-21-00Building 1500-70-1400Temp. Ships Co. N. T. C., Newport, R. I.

Honorably Discharged:

Joseph BahrTed BahrArthur BlumeDonald R. BollierJohn J. BollierTed BollierLouis GetzArthur HassigLouis KaminerHenry O. Kipfer

Wm. KlopfensteinWayne E. LantzO. W. MaxfieldAlbert P. NorrRaymond PulferPhillip RizzoArthur W. SchwartzLester D. SmithRussell StiegJitzGaylord H. Widner

OUR CONTRIBUTORS

EASTER MESSAGEPhil Aeschliman, ElderCissna Park, Illinois

A NEW ADVENTURESubmitted byNoah Schrock, Elder •Oakville, Iowa

HOMEWARD BOUNDBob RathbunDuluth, Minnesota

SALVATION"THINE HOLY ONE"

Philip Gutwein, PastorFrancesville, Indiana

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The Apostolic Christian Churchand Sunday School .•

Grabill, Indiana