The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-26
Says the Call of God is for Steady
Progress Whether Workers Are
Fit or Unfit.
DR.. GAEBELEIN DISCUSSES JOHN
Declares the Book Gives Life Sized
Portrait of Jesus Christ as the
Divine Son.

Addressing a large audience at the
afternoon meeting of the Bemidji
Bible conference Thursday, DR.. G. N.
Luccock spoke on the ''Challenge Of
the Latent" developing the thought
that with most men, capacity is not
lacking but is latent "When we re-
spond TO Gods call, we come up
against duty and then cry I need
thee every hour"
DR.. Luccock based his address on
the passage in Exodus which says
that when God called Moses, Moses
sought to excuse himself by saying
II am not eloquent" to which God
replied, Il will be thy mouth and will
teach thee what thou shalt say"
John called men that were not fit
ted to grapple with the world but
he had message for them and a
platform on which to stand. That
was what seems foolish to the Greeks
and stumbling block to the Jews"
I'VE must go forward whether fit
or unfit. The call of the Gospel is
to go out and get under other peo-
pies burdens. We are not to make
the effort to bring to God our own
talents and resources. When the call
comes we are to go with empty hands
that He may fill them
Thursday evening, DR.. Gaebelein
left the subject of "Genesis'' long
enough to deliver an address on The
Scope of the Gospel of John" DR..
Gaebelein said in brief, In Matthew,
Jesus is presented as the king; in
Mark, as the servant; in Luke, His
manhood is emphasized; but in John
He is represented as the son of God.
The first is a profile, the second a
steel engraving, the third a half
tone, but the book of John gives a
life-sized portrait
THE effects of the gospels may be
described as follows: from Matthew,
the river of Gods grace rises to the
ankles; in Mark, it comes to the
knees; in Luke, the stream has risen
to the loins and is going higher; in
John, the depth is unfathomable.
"The key note of John is that 4
came from the Father and l return to
the Father Jesus declared that he
was the equal Of God and John does
also. He said, The works that l do
bear witness of me- and God the Faith.
er, bears witness of Christ in the bap-
tlsm in the Jordan, in John - when
he spoke out of Heaven, and third in
the mount of TRANSPORTATION.
This morning, DR.. Gaebelein deliv-
cred his fourth address on Genesis. -
DR.. Gaebelein said that Abraham be-
lieved in God and that it was &C.
counted to him for Righteousness. God
was made the father of all the faith
ful. In Abraham's relationship to
God, there was the word of God, His
faith and His covenant to Abraham's
seed. Abraham was also given the
sign OF the covenant.
Dr. Luccock followed DR.. Gaebelein
saying that the scripture had tie
habit of anticipating with reference
70 men. HGod sees the possibility,
Now we are the sons of God but it is
in anticipation. God is His peoples
guide. He leads often in a round
abour way. Christ sees more in the
man than appears On the surface as
is shown b. His acceptance Of Peter"
Friday, July %.
8 p. m.-"The Revival of Family
Religion DR.. Luccock.
Saturday, July ~.
$50 a. m.-Sixth address on Gen
esis, DR.. Gaebelein.
8 p. m.-"Life, Liberty and Eel
lowship," Dr. Gaebelein.
Sunday, July %.
1890 a. m.-Services in the three
churches.
3 p. m.-Young peoples rally, led
by R. F. SulZer.
p. m.-Closing address of the
conference, "The Waiting Heaven
and the Waiting Earth" DR.. Gaebe-
- lein.