SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL GETS IT RIGHT:
 

 CHRISTIANS WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE:

 WORDS OF OUR FOUNDING FATHERS:

TESTIMONY OF GREAT SCIENTISTS:

 THE FAMILY ALTAR - F.W. Herzberger

April 2.

"It is finished." John 19, 30.

No greater shout of triumph ever rose to the listening skies

than this victory-announcing cry of our expiring Lord. Though

bleeding from innumerable wounds and exhausted unto death from

the raging conflict, the mighty Captain of our salvation has routed

the enemy and forever redeemed our immortal souls from the

bondage of sin, and death, and hell. He now rejoices and exults

that peace is again established between God and man, that the

fiery wrath of God is quenched, His exacting Law fulfilled, for-

giveness of sin secured, lost paradise regained, and the kingdom

of God, the kingdom of righteousness, of joy and peace in the

Holy Ghost, founded on the earth. No greater word — for it is only

one word in the original language — was ever uttered in heaven

or on earth, since no greater deed was ever accomplished by God

or man. It fills heaven with joy, earth with salvation, hell with

fear and despair. It is the joyous shout of our victorious King,

the Lord, mighty in battle. It is the exulting cry of our merciful

High Priest, who can now enter into the Holy of Holies with

His sacrificial blood and obtain eternal redemption for all man-

kind. It is the glorious announcement of our Prophet, whose

messengers can now go out into all the world with the sweet in-

vitation: "Come; for all things are now ready. God was in

Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself; therefore be ye recon-

ciled to God !" Through all eternity will this blessed cry of victory

resound before the throne of the Lamb, where saved sinners from

every tribe and nation will sing: "Worthy is the Lamb that was

slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and

honor, and glory, and blessing." (Rev. 5:12.) With what joy we

ought to hear it and make it the rock of our salvation! For it

alone can defend us against the roaring waves of sin, and give joy

and peace to our guilty conscience.

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee!

Let the water and the blood,

From Thy riven side which flowed,

Be of sin the double cure,

Cleanse me from its guilt and power.

Not the labors of my hands

Can fulfil Thy Law's demands;

Could my zeal no respite know,

Could my tears forever flow,

All for sin could not atone;

Thou must save, and Thou alone.