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HOW TO USE THE PREACHER'S MAGAZINE
NE prcachcr felt a little dlscourngcd bccausc he “found a sermon'outline in T ire P m a c h e s 's
M ag azine which he could riot use.” O u r idea is th at if he found one th a t he could use, he
'was fortunate. Even if he found only one, say in each Issue, th a t gave him “a start" jp
i the preparing at one sermon, wc are proud of the efficient scrvicc th at our magazine has rendered.
to him.
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One preacher âid, "These outlines arc fine,.but why, do you give so m any? Why, a preacher,
cajmot find opportunity to use them oil." Our answer i s . th a t the same outline th a t helps one.
preacher may have little o r no value to another, so we, give a number in the hope th at every
preacher will find at least one th a t will be serviceable to him. Even when one docs not find an
outline that gives him a “lead," he may get some little help in the working out of some text or
theme that he had in his o.wn mind, and th at is a great'service.
One preacher acknowledges th a t he is “ too poor to buy nil the books recommended in ‘Here
and There Among Hooka'." Our idea is that by. giving this review service we may be able to
help preachers' find th t books that"w ill best BcrKC.ih£ir,purnosP<., Eycfy jpreacbcr does n o t need
every book, and if he can get an idea of w hat a' book is like he may be able to tell whether he'
needs it or not. And suppose, th at our book review should keep a prcachcr from ' buying some
book; th at he had intended to buy, Well, there is the pricc of his magazine for the .whole year
saved in one lump. B ut if it helps him find the book he‘ needs, then there is a fortune which wc
cannot estimate in money.
One prcachcr wishes we had more illustrations on holiness. T his Is the, most difficult so rt of
material to ' find, but we are on th e hunt and in the market and are laboring to pass on all Buch
that wc can get.
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To summarize for .all features and departments: o u r’idea is n o t so much .to'fu rn ish ‘‘ready
■ made" service to the preachers, as to offer suggestions and, furnish "leads.” Perhaps o u r efforts
arc more o r less affected by our*,own sense of need. Personally, it Is not the grind of direct
preparation which gives us the greatest concern. Our greatest need is something to give us a
start. Sometimes a line has served us a better purpose than a library, for It “set us going,” and
after th at all was faifly easy,
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One preadier suggested th a t the use of T h e P reacheb’s ^ I aqazine would tend to make our
younger preachers dependent. He said he had no such helps when he w as beginning and th a t
he had to “dig every thing out fo r himself,” To this preacher we suggest th a t we hope our young
..preachers will be able to begin about where he and I left off, and there is probably ju s t.a s rich
mines fo r "digging” ahead of him and. me as there are behind us, ydu know,
O ur ow n advice is for every preacher to use T he P reacher's M agazine ati he can and In
every, way he can; and to use every other -“ preaching source" he ‘can find. There are always a
few people who seem to be afraid th a t a preacher, especially a young preacher, is going to preach
too well. B ut the facts are th a t a t our best and w ith alt the helps we can get, we are still poor
preachers of a great Gospel’. If the Gospel were not so" great our poor preaching of It would make
it ineffective. And every preacher, young tind old, Is excusable for being so poor a preacher as he
b only when he has used every available means to he as good os possible.
Wc have not only been disappointed in ourselves as ft preacher,, b u t frankly, w e h a v e been
disappointed in about every other prcachcr we have ever heard. F or when we have heard a
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truly great prcachcr,,vie'liavc said to ourselves, ‘‘With so greal a Gospui, looks like so great a man
really pught to be a better preacher." And wc arc using our words carcfully here. We do not
speak of the preacher simply as a teacher, as a poet or as a n 'o ra to r; wc speak-of him as in
cluding 'all' the qualities and /actors which (to into the making ol the hr.^t prcnchpr that it is
possible for a mortal man to) be.
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OUR FRONT PAGE PICTURES
The plan of presenting the picture of some noted prcachcr or missionary on the. front cover
o f'^ iiE P r ea c h e r 's M ag azine each month w a s' M r . P . H . Lunn's own idea, and it has proved-to
be a very interesting and profitable feature. Some preachers say th at this has been quite as in
teresting as any other one thing which the magazine has brought to theni.
L ast m onth wc presented the picture of Dr. E. F. Walker, once a well known Presbyterian
pr'eacher, who was early connected with the holiness movement, and was considered one of its
very clearest and most forceful prcachers. D r. Hresce once said that Dr. W alker was in the
front , row of holiness prcachers and that th at row was a very .short one. Some even estimated
Dr. W alk e ras the greatest expository preacher of his day. He was elected as a General Super
intendent of the Church, of the Nazarcne in tO lt and from then until his death served in an ever
widening field of evangelism and administration.
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As a preacher, he was logical, spiritual, forceful, and unusually’ refreshing a t alt times. 1 We
heard his famous sermon on sanctification a t Nastivillc, Tenn., in 1911, and still think of it as
perhaps the greatest sermon we ever heard from the lips of man.
, T his month we have the picture of Dr. C, J , Fow ler who was for m any years the president
•^nd'm ost active1prom oter of The N ational Association for the Promotion of
was a t Boston, Mass., b u t he preached in practically every section of 'the country and was con
sidered one of the ablest logicians th a t ever lifted his votcc. for the defence of holiness as a second
work of grace, and thousands revere his memory until this day.
WHICH WAY ARE YOU GOING? WHAT RUNG ARE YOU ON?
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H E question of whether a preacher i$ gaining or failing is really much more im portant than
' the one which would dcscritJe his position on the ladder. One has said, “It is better to be
on the tenth rung going up than to be on. the third rung coming down.”
If a preacher is gaining and growing, even though he m ay still need many things that he does
not possess, there is hopc for him and'peoplc who trust him are not likely to be disappointed..
B ut even though a preacher may be classed as <fa big gun," if he is past his zenith, if he has lost
or is losing his grip, if he shows, signs of being on the drift,- if his influence is waning, he is a
poor buy at any price..
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. If we take it too literally when they say th a t the preacher was "a t his best,” wc may doubt
whether the words arc complimentary. F or if he was a t his best then, or i f he is a t his. best now,,
tom orrow he will be on the toboggan slide. A preacher has no t reached his best until he ceases
to grow. If he is growing he will be bigger and b etter tomorrow.
This is too delicate a subject to perm it of examples, b u t wc have all seen preachers who were,
on the third rung and coming down, and we have all seen some who were no higher than the
tenth rung from the top, b u t they were going up, And :we have ail seen a few who never -d id /
reach the top a t all, for they were still going up when they had to stop for good. And applying
the subject to ourselves, it should not be difficult fo r.u s to decidc'which direction we are traveling
and which we shall continue to travel, although i^ is not w ithin every man's power, as men count,
to really "reach the top. B ut any way, the direction the preacher is traveling is more im portant
both to himself and to others than the mere m atter of how high he happens to be just now; Give
me the preacher who la “climbing" every time. ■If he isn’t very high yet; no m atter, he Is going
in the right direction.
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DEVOTIONAL
L E T T E R S TO P R E A C H E R S
By A. M . H itts-
any other than a topical treatm ent, and- few
minds should even attem pt that.
Such sublime language and exalted themes re
quire, like " ‘Paradise Lost,” A e exalted imaginaFirst—The Topical Sermon.
■ tion and sublime genius of a John M ilton to.
The text, if wisely- used, develops into the
treat them appropriately, and the Christian ages
sermon. It suggests the theme o r subject which
have not abounded in John Miltons. The .most
the preacher wishes to consider. The w ay the
of, us humble preachers would b etter wait till
text is treated determines the kind of ■sermon
we join the heavenly th ro n g . before attem pting
that will be produced,
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Speaking In;a general way there arc three class
We have said the occasion demands the Topi
es of sermons,
cal sermon. When H enry W ard Beccher was
1. The topical sermon, in which the them e is
called upon to preach the funeral sermon , of
chiefly prominent.
Abraham Lincoln what other kind of a dis
2. ' The textual sermon, in which the very
course could have been expected?^-O r when
words and phrases of the text arc carefully and
Massilon preached a t the funeral of Louis XIV,. critically* co|is)êred.
o r when President Eliphalet N ott preached at
3. The expository sermon, in which several
the funeral of our great early statesman, Alex
verses, perhaps ah entire paragraph, or a unified
ander Ham ilton, or many other similar occasions,
scction of a chapter, is considered verse by verse
the topical sermon was ,the one th at was natural
in their scriptural order.
and appropriate.'
Which method a. preacher adopts is often de
Also,, on special occasions, as the'opening ad :
cided, by the constitution of his own mind. It
dress
of a conference o r assembly, o r-o f a mis
often, alsoi is decided by the sermons- of ihc
sionary convention, or a u n io n . Thanksgiving
preachers, whom he most , admires, and would
‘ Day service, o r,a Fourth of Ju ly address, or an
be pleased to be like.
ordination sermon, or a Baccalaureate sermon of
The wording of the text of a particular- dis
course may decide its nature in th at one instance. a college commencement, the sermon may p rop-,
The occasion also which calls/for the pulpit ad crly be of this order. Dr, R. W. D ale of Birm
ingham, England, has given us a volume of “Serdress may determine its nature.
Some texts- are ,go exalted in them e and so ; mons on Special Occasions," in w hich’ the' topical
. method prevails.
sublime in language th at they can only be ■
We have noticed that men who have an abun
treated topically,' Such an utterance is the sub
d an t'v o cab u lary and vciy ready utterance and
lime exclamation of, Moses, "W ho is like unto
□re exceedingly gifted.' in ’ Imagination, and per
thee, O .Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like
thee, glorious in holiness,, fearful in praises, do haps are deficient in the logical faculty, ordinarily
ing wonders?" (Ex. 15Ml, R. V .). I t would ■ adopted; the topical form , of discourse as their
be a daring, presumptuous preacher who would model. In such a mind the orator and not. the
leasoncr is predom inant. They revel in brilliant
choose such a Ipxt. H e would need the mind
■periods; abound in striking, and impressive u land heart of Moses to treat it.
tcraticci and apothegms. They . coruscate and
Or th at song of Moses and the Lamb, sung
by the redeemed in heaven: “Great, and marvel sparkle. They m ount and soar, It m atters n o t '
where, if only they, are attracting and dazzling
lous are thy works, O Lord Gqd, the Almighty;
their audlencc* and holding their hearers spell
righteous and true arc thy ways, tKou King of
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the nations” (R.- V. Note, Old V, “Saints"),
(Rev, IS: ,1). Such a‘ text scarcely admits of
Wc have such an orator in mind, a veritable
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X . The Different Kinds o f Sermons,
golden-m outhed C hrysostom . A fter one of his
brilliant serm ons a scholarly preacher said to
m e: “ H e doesn’t stick to his text, h u t he sticks
‘m ighty close to his aud ien ce!" I t w as an exceed
ingly ju st'o b se rv a tio n . ,Iri a sp u rt of cloqucnce
■he w ould m o u n t over th V m o o n and ^halt a n d re
tu rn to earth . I n a n o th e r.p a ra g ra p h he w ould
tak e a vaulting som ersault over the, sta rry belt■ of O rion, a n d then check himself, as. if sayinp,'
"H o w did I. g e t here?!’ a n d reluctantly re tu rn to
earth . A few m inutes later, in an o th er oratorical
flight, he w ould be wandering about in the M ilky
• W ay. His open-m outhed excited audience, lost
to sublunary things, w ould follow him , 'p a n tin g
: w ith the, efforts and filled w ith am azem ent a t
. the o ra to r’s matchless power. W hen the w onder
ful address was e n d e d -th e y would take a long
b re ath and exclaim ,-“ W hat an o ra to r!" A nd in
half a n h o u r they w ould w onder w hat it w as all
about I -.
orician has often conquered th c conscience of
the messenger, and w hat arc called ‘great sermons',
a rc the. fru it of th a t perilous victory.- S outh and
B ourdalouc, R obert H al) a n d T hom as Chalm ers
preached topically, because* they w ere m en in
w hose n a tu re thc o ra to r w a s•p redom inant.” .
W e p u t. beside Ib is-th e pointed rem ark of the
prince o f soul-winners,- C. G. Firincy, H c‘ said:
"A great serm on fixes thc a tten tio n o f the audi
ence upon ihcfpreticher, b u t a good s e rm o n .fixes
th eir attention: upon C hrist.”
' 2. I t gives the p reacher an o p p o rtu n ity for
an exhaustive trea tm e n t of a subject. T here are
no m etes or bounds, no restrain ts, or lim itations,
to lhc extent of investigation o r discussion, T hc
m ind can roam a t will ovpr the whole plain of
k in d re d th o u g h t. N o regard fo r thc text h o ld s'
the preacher from a n y flight of fancy or ram ble
Of im agination! He is intellectually free to w rite
w hat he pleases o r sa y w h at he will.
W e could describe others -of this, class; W e
3, T opical preaching w ould te n d to a wide ou t- .
have w atchcd thc. effects of th eir "great dis
look o f tru th and a 'b re ad th o f view which is
courses?’ upon cotlcge audiences for . m ore th an
wholesome to the soul.
Preachers arc often
a q u a rte r of a -ccntury, and have m easured thc
very narrow ’ in th eir m ental conceptions of
results of such preaching, a n d h a v e w atchcd the
tru th a n d view s of life. B u t they need n o t be.
abiding effects of such pastorates.
T here is a cure fo r it in the am plitude of thc
inspired W ord, and in a large w ay o f proclaim
I n the light of facts and history le t us criti
ing it to th e w orld. T here are great conceptions
cally consider the topical serm on, its n a tu re , a d
vantages a n d disadvantages. ,
'of salvation-, and th e purposes of G od, and. H is
plans fo r thc redem ption of o u r race' th a t should
I. A topical serm on is one th a t is b u ilt lip
broaden th e horizon o f a n y m an w ho is divinely
on a them e or a topic ra th e r th a n o n th e w ords
o r utterances of G od. I t m ay have been ot an- w iled to preach, till he can sec w ith far- o ff
early age o f the C hristian C hurch, a kind o f p ro -. vision, a n d say w ith W esley: .“ T he w orld is m y
p arish ."
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. test against the prevalent fashion of Allegorizing,
III.
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o r of verbal quibbling w hich w as w holly u n -'
this k ind of a scrraon;. "O f all m ethods," says
w o rth y of p u lp it1address.
D r. P aitiso n , “ i t 1'seem s open to the gravest ob
B u t it easily degenerated in to a discussion of
je c tio n s ,” .
th e theories a n d speculations of m en rath er; th an
1," T h e topical m ethod of preaching leads d i
a proclam ation of the express com m ands and
rectly to a n unpardonable neglect of the W ord oj '
teachings of G o d .. I t sta rts, like a tex tu al ser
G od.- O u t,o f respect to custom a te x t Is token,
m on, w ith som e tru th o f S c rip tu re ; b u t th c to p i
w h ic h . p erhaps w as n o t clioscn a t all t i l l : the
cal serm on develops it in th e th o u g h ts a n d con
serm on w as finished. A t any ra te -the preacher
ceptions of m en and hum an opinions, w hile the
a n d his text part, com pany a t once, as th c "d is
tex tu al p re ac h er, builds solely, on the ■inspired,
ciples forsook Jesus a n d -fle d ." T he S cripture Is
’ and. express w ords of th e living'G od.
forgotten a n d only the preacher loom s before
I I , A dvantages o f the topical serm on,
the m ihda of the .audience. T hc people are lis
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I t furnishes a n untram m eled o p p o rtu n itytening to his voice instead of the voice of God,
a n d th e pews im itate the pulpit. T h ey to o speed
" for o ra to ry . I f tiie preacher w ishes to b u ild his
ily learn to neglect th e Bible,
sernion on the m odel of; an oration, a n d m ake it
2. T opical preaching has n o t .been highly suc
. a finished w ork o f a r t h e will Instinctively a d o p t
cessful in soul-W inning. I t does n o t Start o r p ro
the topical m ethod. P o ttb o n rem arks: “In the
m ote revivals o r m ake revival prcachcr*. I t dehisto ry of preaching the enthusiasm o f th e rh e t
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vclops a false conccptlon-of' thei purpose of the
sermon, which is to win men from the service of
Satan to the service of Christ. The topical sermon
diverts the attention, of the hearers from C o d ’s
message to His messenger and thus grieves 'the
Spirit of God.
Many of the great masters of topical, prcach. ing have confessed that their prcachlng was not
fruitful in conversions. Revs;. Jlascom and Munsey
■ were famous transfer preachers,, moved from
one Southern 'Conference to another, to fill the
leading city pulpits of the. South. Their sermons
■are remarkable specimens of pulpit oratory. Vet
one of them when dying mourned that his min. istry was characterized by a dearth o f . souls,
Moth might have done so.
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■; Dr. John Barrows was for years the pastor
of tlie First Presbyterian Church of Chicafio.
He was trnnsccndcntly eloquent and. was in con
stant, demand to go up qnd down the land to
preach a t (lie fjreat national assemblies and
Y. P. S. C. E,' conventions and college com
mencements a n d : dedications of great buildings.
Yet he wrote, to his aged mother and she con
fided it to me that “he envied her pastor, his
'kill and succcss in winning souls."
Whoever would be a succcssful fisher of men*
•must shape his sermons to that end. He must'
descend from ..the brilliant generalizations 'o f
tru th which everybody can assent to with delight
and conic down to particulars, arid make the
text a "thus saith the Lord1' to the. individual",
conscience and heart; of ev ery'hearer. I t must
be as pungent and direct and personal as Nathan's
■ was to. David, when*hfc looked his royal auditor
in the, face and said, “Thou art (he m a n ;” or as
1 Paul preached to Felix and Drusilla till they
trembled a t the axvful touch of convicting truth.
, No, distracting “bewitchment of oratory" and
no dissipating play of humor, must be indulged
in th a t'w ill lessen the grip of Ged tipoh the
guilty soul.
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3. His Imnipotence.
.'4. His Wisdom.
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l i t . Subject: “CtiRisT’s B lood i s P r e c io u s ,"
Text, 1 Put. 1: 19.
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1. Comparatively.
. 2. Intrinsically.
3. Superlatively.'
IV. Subject: “T n t T ruthfui .nfJss o r G od’s ’
W ord.” Tent, John 17:17. 1
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1. Human history,
2. All established science.
" 3 - Its descriptions of character.
4. Its adap tatio n s'to the wants of man.
V, Subject; “A afBrntw ." Text, Luke J4:7.
1. Ambition is blind in its aims.
2. I t is presumptuous in its deposition.
.. 3. I t is odious in* its results.
These .examples are taken from Kidders Hom i
letics. Take airy of these-or similar themes and
soar as high as you like. .
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H AT a multitude of other themes
arc heard1 jn-som e pufpitst Almost
anything b u t Jesus! Or, if he is
dwelt upon, it Is largely from a historical or
-merely ethical standpoint. He may be eloquent
ly presented in numerous ways, and yet not really,
as the W ord of ' God reveals Him. One reason
doubtless is-because Jesus is n o t experimentally .'
known by most of such men. They have never
felt the pangs o f the new birth nor fhe deep joys
of a soul having truly passed, from death unto
life. They may know a great deal ■about Jesus,
but n o t'v ita lly know him . The Rev. George
Whitefield said he w as'“persuaded th a t the gener
ality of preachers talk of an-unknow n and unfelt Christ,”
■ A few examples of topical outlines may be H ow greatly >some preachers, aftd among the
: in place.
number, the socallcd “ big” preachers, need to fol
I . Ju.STirtCATion by F a it h . ( R o m . V : l ) . ,
low the example of the apostles b y "preaching
1. ’ Its Nature.
the Lord Jesus." I t is declared th a t “they
2. Its Grounds.
ceased 'n o t to teach and preach Jesus Christ."
•}. I t s R e su lts.
.
And note these other . divine statem ents: "H e
II. God xs I n f jn it t.l v and G lo b io u slv P e r - preached unto them Jesus and the'insurrection ;,f
- fECTt (Deut, 4:J5V
‘‘The Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached
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among you by u s;” “And preached unto him
I. G od’s Eternity.
, Jesus.” _ W ould to ■God every preacher could
J. His Omnipresence,
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truthfully say,
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"Jesus only ii our message,
Jesus all our theme shall be;
- W c will lift up Jesus ever,
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Jesus only wilt" we. see."
and (they cannot really say, “YVe'prpach not our
selves, but Christ Jesus, the Lord.”
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The great Daniel Webster, while, spending a
little-w hile in 'a rural, district one summer, was
asked why he \ycnt to a certain little church,
where he heard only very ordinary preaching.
He replied, “In Washington they preach to Daniel
Webster, the statesman, but this mdn has been
telling Daniel Webster, the sinner, o f Jesus of
Nazareth.”* .
• Very many souls.are perishing everywhere be
cause Jesus is not the real “message” of so great
a number of preachers. He is not truly “lifted
up" as the One willing and “mighty to save.”
A man said to a certain preacher th a t for years
he had desipe,d to become a Christian; but that
■ Men sometimes say they cannot always be
none of the preachers ever told him how really
preaching Jesus. Thai* depends on how vitally
to find the Lord.. He added: “They preach
they arc related to him, and how studioosly and
philosophy, science, current events,- and the like,
prayerfully they study him. He can be presented
but don’t tell a sinner how to be saved,'and I
in a multitude of ways, as the Holy Spirit con
have tried alone but always failed. t If you will
tinually reveals bis charms , and as the One who
truly tell me how to become, a Christian I will
h
the inexhaustible Source of every need of the
become one here and now.” And together ■they ;
(ntire, man. Thbrc is an old saying that every
knelt in earnest, believing prayer, the mad soon
'r o a d in England leads to London, and in Italy
findinp Jesus prccious to his soul.
lo Rome; and just so all preaching should lead
And many Christians are. starving spiritually
to. Jesus or be centered in him. Charles H.
because Jesus, in all his prcriousness and power,
Spurgeon, in referring to .his m any years as
is not preached to them. Often the pulpit deals*
pastor, of one church, said,, substantially, ^hat if
put "a stone” instead of “bread," and pcopie
he had preached anything but Christ and related
are compelled to say, ‘T h ey have taken away
truths,, he would have scattered his congregation"
■my Lord;1’ And, alas, Sometimes “a serpent” or ■
to the winds of heaven.
"a scorpion” is offered in the form of harsh,
A somewhat eminent preacher, while tarrying
excited rebuke, or, it: may be, in unscriptural
for a few days in the city in which I live, said
and pemicipus teaching, calculated'to undermine
to a-large company of ministers something like
the faith of some and of robbing others, of their
the following on preaching Jesus “Oh my breth
joy. .
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ren, perm it Hie to say I am persuaded that, if I
A preacher had been discussing, through a long
had one thousand lives offered me this day. by
series of sermons, f‘the relation of religion and ■
fr y M aster,'and .told that I might d ir as X pleased
science,” One Sunday morning he found on the
with them, I should not hesitate to answer that
pulpit Hi Mo n card w ith 'th e following Scripture
ivery one of them would be Spent in preaching
verse on it, “Sir, wc would see Jesus.” Feeling
Jesus Christ to a lost w o rld .” T hat is indeed
the rebuke somewhat keenly, he began to present
the sentiment of every divinely called Spirit Jesus to the hungry people, and soon afterward
filled preadier of the glorious GospeJ of the Son-'
found another card on which was w ritten, “Thenof God. Such a man knows no greater honor
were the disciples’glad when they saw -the Lord;1’
or higher joy. Everlastingly ' and fully preach
M ost certainly it is the chief business of :the
Jesus,
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profcssed'Gospel. minister to seek the salvation
of sinners and build up.G od's children Sn holiness
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and divine tru th generally. Sad departures from
ONCE heard of a roan whose horse broke
this duty, however, are not infrequent. A ‘bright / |
.1 down from sheer weakness, and could proyoung preacher one Sunday asked a veteran in
ceed no farther. Some one coming up to the
the Gospel ministry how he liked his sermon, \
man,, asked him the cause of tlic misfortune. The
*7.cannot say that I enjoyed l!,” was the frank
jnswer was, “ M y horse was fed only on straw
reply. “W hy? Did it lock logic, elocution or
thi^ mpming, and now I cannot finish my Jourrhetoric?” “No, but it had no Christ in ill"
icy.”
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young man had of the real elements of -a truly
Gospel sermon I Hut there nre others like him,
^T he incident aptly illustrates the reason why
soji)tf"prpp!r f)/t<n -fnller—l>y, the way in the
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some ’ others, preachcrs and lay-members. The
Christian life,-and why they arc unable to do
imy really
work for God. They do not
preaching o f :some men gives evidence that they
■take proper Spiritual nourishment, o r n t k-flst po feed mbre on something else than they do on
very liUle, as to leave them the veriest spiritual
God's Word. Some, it is to be feared, some
weaklings. M any, Instead of feeding bu the
times feed even on Straw, And so they often
'blessed. Word of God, and on other wholesome
dispense straw instead1 of bread.
religious literature,, often read so miich th at is
mere straw and stubble, as to be; in a continual
“ I C a n n o t C o W ith T*hem”
state of spiritual starvation. Ju st as those, who
EFEAT, more or less disastrous, usually
(i'(j not have sufficient nourishing food for. the
results from inadequate preparation or
body, cannot d o ' pood iind continuous physical
Wrong equipment in the various vocations
or mental labor, so the soul not nourished by the
Bible'cannot possess true spiritual. rugpedness or of life. The youthful, gallant David realized this
when contemplating, meeting the giant Goliath
be efficient in Christian.work. it;
mortal combat; And therefore he wisely re-,
A p a sto r. asked one . of the members of his
jected
the untried and cumbersome arm or or
church how she was netting alon/j in th t Chris
equipment offered by king Saul. Concerning
tian life. Her honest reply , was* "Very poorly,
the "helmet of brass,” "a coat of mail” and a
and I don’t understand why it is so." He then
asked her, "D;> you study your IMbleêvery d ay ?” huge “sword" the courageous hero declared, “ I
To this she replied, "Oh no, but I study it oc . cannot go with these," And then, selecting the
casionally, when I. have time."
, equipment he had “proved,”11-he fearlessly goes
forth to meet the boastful blasphemous monster,
Possibly,’ however, that lady had time, or at
and is gloriously victorious. ;
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least took ■time, to read !other literature which
B u t let us not fail to notice another most im
was not .food for her soul, And thus do many
portant p art -of D atfd's equipm ent.’ in d e e d it:
other Christians. Some read for mere pleasure
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or pastime, instead of. for real mental profit and " was the chief one. I t was faith in God, T o the
for 'spiritual growth, They are like the poor defiant, merely humanty-arme'd Philistine he said,
horse who got only straw for his morning meal. "I comc to thee in the name of the L ord, of
hosts." And he also declared, "This day wiil the
And if som e. awakened sinner should. comc to
Lord deliver thee into mine hand.'' And still
them for instruction and to be led,to Jesus, how
.again
he says, “For the battle is the Lord’s,"
little'th ey could bring the blessed Bible to bear
And-all of us know how quickly and ignominupon the easel And, knowing so little about the
iously the huge idol of the Philistines went down
Book, how can they appropriate it to their own
in death.
daily spiritual necessities?
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Should not wc, who profess to be engaged in
The Bible is the great store-house from which
every Christian must constantly • draw if he the LordV battles, o f in his holy service, deeply
lay to heart whence comes .our true help? Of
would grow in grace nmf in spiritual knowledge
and strength. Wc are thus taught in the Bible, course wc have read and heard about , it time
itself. We are exhorted to let the Word of and again, and realized it when failure has over
Christ dwell in u s . richly in all wisdom. T h e ' taken us, I t seems, however, th a t some persons
wilt not permanently profit by humiliating de
Apostle Jflhn said to some, "Ye are. strong, and
feat. They still .measurably trust in their own
the Word of. God abideth in you, and ye have
armOr. They rely upon their naturid talents,
overcome the \ wicked one.’' He gives us to
understand that by having the Word abiding .in ,,their learning, or something merely, human. Oh
th a t that they might heartily and in faith declare,
us we are made strong, and have a. good weapon
by which to put Satan to. flight. T h at great and “ I cannot go with these.” T h at is, n o t depend
ing upon them apart from G o d .; Of ;course
pood man, the Rev. George Mueller, says that
“the Word of God is the food for the inner man,” . human qualifications arc not to be despised. If
truly consecrated to the Lord, they will, be all
Referring to the fact of his neglect of the Bible
in bis early ministerial life, he says: “I was a ■the more effectual, .David’s sling and the small
stones seemed quite Insignificant, b u t they proved
babe in knowledge and’grace; I made, no'progress.
to be ju st the equipment for him, and looking
I neglected God’s own appointed means for
nourishing the divine life.” The same Is true of to God for sUccess he got it. W hatever our own
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abilities, be they great o r meager, ^pt us be sure
to depend upon God /o r victory,
, T he Scriptures abound in statements as to our
utter helplessness in1 God's w ork when our own
efforts are not accompanied by his blessing. Jesus
said, "W ithout, me ye can do nothing," The
Psalmist dcctorcd, “Through God we shall do val. iantly." And we have this significant passage,.
"N ot by might, nor by'pow er, but by my SpfFit,
saitb the L ord,of hosts." Verily ‘‘our sufficiency
is of God.” B ut " ’e arc sometimes apt to oyer*
look (he fact. Even the sinless and ■mighty
Jesus declared that “the Spirit of the Lord1’ was
"upon” Him as a preachcr. And we also read ;
that “God anointed Jesus of-N aM rcth with the
Holy Ghost atad with power." His humanity
; needed this, notwithstanding he was divine. The
| same anointing is for all who would be successI ful in God's vineyard, ■whether preachers or
I 6lhers. ■
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Some, having a college and theological semir
nary equipment, are too prone to conclude, "I
can go with these," feeling .assured of' success.
,But that arm or alone Is inadequate! - They need
"the whole arm or of God!" Nothing, whatever
can be substituted> for ,a pure heart and the"
baptism with the Holy Ghost.' Secure the highest
order of human equipment possible, b u t sec that
It be supplemented, or even preceded, w ith*‘power
from on high,”
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B y E . E . W o r d sw o r t h
FAIL
When an individual is not wanted by any
church for the pastorate, and no calls come in
lor the evangelistic field, and his services arc not
desired from any quarter, it might be advisable, to
ask why. The divine urge, the “‘woe, is me if 1
preach hot the gospel," should burden the preach-'
er’s soul. But to be without the gift of preaching
while making "bold claim to be Grid's ambassador
seems incongruous and inconsistent, and it would
seem to reflect on an 'intelligent God. .
2.
I t 'w o u l d seem th a t there are
several- orders in the ministry. ' The hortatory
gift Is not to be despised. In the early Church
it, was an exalted and dignified gift, and any* man
5 0 -endowed with the g ift-o f exhortation, and
using it for God's glory was honored of the
Lord. Stephen, the protom artyr, had this gift,
and his life and ministry are well known. We
have men among us who arc ealied as 'local
preachers, and as such arc very useful In their
capacity. We could not dispense with them,
May th e ir'trib e increase I But . to 'p u t some ,of
these men into the regular ministry to fill a
pastorate, or to usher'them into the evangelistic
field, tnay be questionable as to its wisdom We
once heard a Genera! ■Superintendent say, "As
long as Tom Brown is a focal preacher he has
an effective ministry, aind is much beloved, but
when you make Tom Brown an ordained eldpr
■in the Church you destroy his effectiveness and
his influence as a minister, Be content to let
him serve in ins capacity." .Right here may be
the explanation why some men arc carrying
credentials from the assemblies; and yet Who do
not succecd-ifi the ministry arc placed in a very
embarrassing position when they pose as min
isters. '
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' NY man divinely called to the sacred
office, of the ministry is assured success.
“As I was with Moses, so I will be with
thee: I will not fail th ee,.n o r forsake thee" we
beiicve is applicable to any of God's ambassadors .
2.
Pmyerltssness' and Lack of Unction. A
as truly as it Wtis to Joshua, Nevertheless'.there
brother minister said to us recently, ‘‘T hat man
are many positive failures in ihc work, of the
is a splendid preacher; be is a bright fellow, and
ministry. Perhaps the exam ination. of a few
a good scrmonizcr and has a fine d e liv e ry b u t
reasons why, will help someone.
there seems to be no power in his message; what
X. Never Divinety-called. The old M ethod
he says is all right, b u t it has no teeth in it; his
ist discipline. mentions th re e . qualifications
trouble is that, be is, not a praying man," The
for the ministry, namely, “grace, gifts and use
words of the seraphic Fletcher are worthy of
fulness." A man may have gracc w ithout gifts.
frequent, repetition. He said, “I t is the unction
He may have both grace and gifts and still lack
that makes the preacher," A preacher may be
usefulness. Wfsley thought and taught that a
orthodox, but to be w ithout the anointing of the
man could have gifts of a superb order 'that
Lord in public ministration is a very • serious
would qualify him for. high' positions1in many
lack. : The prcachcr th at prays much in private
o t the walks of life, and yet wholly lack the
will have the unction.when b;forc the audience.!
ministerial qualifications. , We believe Wesley
M any good m en1are ineffective because of this
was right in the matter,.
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4. Inactivity, Some men can preach teal well th a t confront the pastor are tremendous. The
and acceptably, hut a s,sco n as this ministry is difficulties qinnot be ignored. Ii will test the
ended their effectiveness ceases. A pastor in real mettle in any man if he would accomplish
particular must of "necessity be a man of many something worth while for God and holiness,
parts if he would succecd. Pastoral Calling is The world, the flesh and Ihe Devil arc dead set
absolutely. indispensable lo success. The morn- against us. But we must, rise above them and
inns should, as a rule, be given to thorough and faith must utilize the seemingly insurmountable
assiduous study, and .'the afternoons to pastoral ijjJficulties as a challenge.' Bud Robinson says,
visitation among his people. Perhaps a good "God cannot do anything with a discouraged man."
plan is-to give fifty per («U of his time in the If, this , is true of people: generally, it is doubly
afternoons am ong-his own church members, arid true of thei minister. To be discouraged is to be
the other fifty (jcr cent of his time to new people, defeated. To believe God, and to be envisioned
.He should visit every member of his congrega- ; by Deity is to h av i victory. "Where is no vision ,
tion, if at nil possible, and thus acquaint himself the people perish.’’ A discouraged m an' will jjen-;.'
with strangers. A note book will serve him well cralepdiscouragemcnt among his flock; but the
as he goes around. But for a p asto r to sit man' fcf mighty-conquering faith will stimulate
around, and do nothing", and never really bestir faith in others. Better look at your own back door
himself when souls arc going to hell fs .tnexcus- , if you are a failure, .Be hard on yourself. Then
•iiblc, and it seem s.to us th at God will ivpld such trust Godv as though it ail depended on Him,
a.p asto r to account at the reckoning day,
and then work as though it all depended on you.
5. Ltitk o f ’Fatih and Vision. The obstacles ni.VNr.APot.is, m inn,
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S P IR IT U A L IZ IN G A N D L 1T E R A L 1Z 1N G
PROPH ECY ■
B y F ,. M , M e s se n g e r
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OME %vriters spiritualue the prophecies until they leave us little th at is tangible or
S
was literally fulfilled; b u t'so m e of our brethren
will go no farther with us, b u t spiritualize, while
. we literal Uc the balance -ol the verse, .“And the '
Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of his
father D avid," We nlight continue to show’ in
r e a l w i speak with special reference to ■what minute details the prophecies concerning
the prophecies concerning the second appearing of the Lord’s first coming were literally fulfilled,
o u r' Lord and of His millennial reign. . Isn’t it cVen to the seamless coat and the gamblers partalso equally true that some over literalue these inS His garments among them ; but we-must forprophccles to the extent th a t they open the door - bear for w ant of space..
to error, and In some, Instances, the door has . God created, mart a threefold being,—body,
been entered?
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soul, and spirit; in his fall man was ruined, body,
We tiesfre first to point out wb.it we deem the soul, and spirit. If God made man a m aterial
error of over spiritualizing these prophecies. We as well us a spiritual being, how will, the work
all acc e p t/w ith o u t question, the literal fulfill- rver be -completed until man’s material, as well
nient’ of Old .Testament prophecies which relate as his spiritual being has beoa restored. If the
to the first appearing of o ur Lord. W c all be- Bible teaches, any tfifrtg, it teaehcs the restoiation
Iteve that Isaiah’s prophecy, “Behold, a virgin of all things, both man himself and the world
shall conccive, and bear a son," was literally Tul- that he lives in, and th is' writer as fully expects
filled, although it tequired a miraculous inter- a completely restored and perfected-m aterial
veiition of God to fulfill it literally. Wc believe , body, as he expects a perfected spirit,
that the promise! to M ary, “ Behold, thbu shnlt
We are between ; two errors: that of gross
conceive . . . and bring forth a son,.’. .H e shall be materialism on the one hand, and th a t of ultraKreat, and.shall be called the Son of the Highest,” spiritualizing on the other, Gross materialism
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has hatched, out such heresies as soul ■sleeping, ■ of i Israel which we designate as. the lost tribes
annihilation, carrying a brood of other errors
of; Israel, This, idea, as taught by'som e of the
and heresies in their 'train. Ultra-spiritualism
leading exponents of prcmiltennialism, is' a most
beclouds the second coming of o u r , Lore!; it de pernicious error.- * These teachers are already d e
stroys- the very pith and heart of the blessed
parting so far from God’s W ord as to say that
hope held .out to us by the Scripture*, am) holiij sinners do not need to ^rcpentrônly to believe,
out a false hope—Unscriptural in the extreme —and units-, these doctrinaries rease their opthis wicked age is Krowing better, it runs all position t n the fundamental principles of God’s
the way to; the extremes, of Christian Sciencc,. plan of salvation; and return to the plain “thus
and that, aw ful heresy Occult Science o r modern safth <fie> Lord” which ■inculcate? repentance* us
Spiritualism, which is nothing but cormuunica- a 'b a sis'fo r regeneration, r«soncraifon as a basis
tion with familiar spirits—demons—so .-strongly lor th e "necessary experience of entire -sanctiftVaJ
condemned.• in the Bible. T'hc child of God is- lion, and sanctification as 3 preparation jo r gloriwalking the tight, rope between these errors, and fication, %vc prophesy that they will soon land in
as he leans either way he -is in great danger.
errors and heresies as bad, o r worse than that
evil doctrine of annihilation.
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Hence, we conclude, that it bespeaks danger
when w e lean too far, either in literalwing or in
Two parts of our beinp are.spiritual, one. part
material!3’ When poor hum an nature gets its
spiritualizing the prophecies concerning the sec
eyes oh ' either the spiritual or the material, it
ond appearing of our Lord.
seems as though it could, see but one thing at- a
While some can see nothing in the Scriptures
concerning the reisn o f a thousand, years suc time, atid its tendency is, to rvm headlpnn on one.
Ifiie until it le a v e s‘the track of truth a ltd runs .
ceeding the coming of pur Lord, • we believe
on to the track of error. Header, Jesus’ design
th at others, emphastee so strongly what the W o rd
is to fashion your vile body after His own glori
fays about Israel, Jacob, and the Jew s, that
ous (glorified) body. T his'is i b e ’’blessed b o p s;"
lliey see nothing b u t Jews -passing over' into
hut if you must be delinquent at, any point, do
Ithe 'Hkeat tribulation under the. Antichrist,
n o t neglect your spiritual bcinn; see to it that
These arc not necessarily-Jews;. Jews there will
be among them ;’ but the-e are God's 'Israel,. i 'au knbu) th at you have repented, th a ty o u have
which includes oil who Jiave real faith (w hether been born again, and th at shire that crisis in your
’ th at faith was obtained before the rapture, im life, you liavc definitely sought, and obtained, a
bibed at the rapture, or begotten in the tvibMa- ■ clean heart, and th a t the Holy Spirit dwells in
tion and suffering during the •Antichrist's re'.gn); you now. “B u t if. the Spirit of' Him who raised
up Jesus from the dead d-vcll in y o u ,,H e that
they arc God's Israel; they have faith" in Jesus
Christ, b u t. they are • unsanctified and will be, raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken
your mortal body by His Spirit, th at dwelleth
w ithout o il'in their vessels;when the midnight
in y o u /’ - . > '
'.t
~ cry is sounded.
Whether Jew s or Gentiles,
W
ith
this
as
yotir
sheet
anchor,—a
divinely
whether Catholics or Protestants, they are Israel. .
Having no. oil in their vessels, tiie door is shut
attested knowledge o f Christ ami His full S3lva. ait .(term, and they h av e-to p a s ' over into the
tion, you may then,enter, with out fear of sidech eat tribulation, in which some will be mar- " irafJring, into th a t glorious hope of a perfect body,
tyred and join in the first resurcction (R ev. 2 0 M)
and of seeing the Lord when. He. comes.
_________while the others will flee to the-wilderness (Rev. '
12 : 6 ) where they endure such privation and suf
P E R IL S IN T H E W A Y O F T H E Y O U TH
fering (of which'.the faith characters in Hebrews
OF TODAY
II ate a type) as has neVcr been known. ■ ■
B y C. K. CoiiNr.1.1.
A m ong th e errors that wc have, noticed which
T cxt';-, P sa,J1 9 ;9 .
■ Srow out of .this ultra-rigid literalism, this Jew- ^
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. Gentile , teaching, is the doctrine of separating / L Parental indifference.
Questionable associates,
o r dividing the spiritual principles 0 / God’s p la n /
3. Im pure literature.
of salvation, parceling out a different plan; to
4. The unquenchable desire for amusement.
various classes, involving different pjrlnciples; 5. Ijick of spirituality—compromising. •
One for the Jew, another for the Gentile, and 6., Christ am i the Church,
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\R o v , G. W. Rid out tells ol receiving the fol not piuch use a t prayer meetings or in revivab.
lowing letter;
IQ,1 M ethodist prcacliers w ho'go lo the movies
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patronize a ' thing which Methodism in doctrine
T>car Sir:
ami spirit condcms.
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"M r. D. W. Griffith has directed me to extend
W liat applies to M ethodist preachers, ■perti
to you a most cordial invitation to witness h is:
latest motion picture production, /D ream Street,’ nently applies to, preachers of every denomination,
Bon’t be* caught by the DeVil's bait. •
now being s/it>wn a t the Chestnut Street Opera
House.
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SUGGESTIONS FOR A SERMON
“ Life in a Dead M an’s Dories” 2 Kings 13:21.
\ “It gives me-great pleasure therefore, to extend
t. Acquaint yourself wit hr the fitory, it is of
iJtis invitation for the Thursday and F rid ay ’
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afternoon or evening performance of. this wee]f. thrilling interest.
2. ^ The marvelous din rafters of Elijah and
If you will kindly present thi^ letter at the box
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office the treasurer will provide you with com Elisha.’;
3. The influence and pow er of godly men.
plimentary tickets for two seats.
4. Salvation, its effect upon those who find’ it:
"I hope th at you will b e 'a b le to dccept (he
Si Holiness—-“Partakers of the divine nature.”
invitation and tfrat you. will enjoy the pcE0. When. Christ shall come, how> those in the
Tormancc,
grave wili respond. . >■ .
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rfnagjiet.
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, A BAIT TO CATCH PREACHERS:
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Spcci.il Representative, D. \V, Griffith.”
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EVERYTHING BUT COD AND TH E BIBLE
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Acts .4:12
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The topics studied in the different classes of
one Sunday school are given thus in the church
. bulletin:
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1. I am a M ethodist prcachcr.
The M others’ Club Class talked about the
2. W hen I bccamc converted I quit w orldly' social and religions conditions in the lumber
diversions.
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' camps of the northwest as shown in ft recent
report of an investigator.
3. The theater and movies I regard as a men
• -..-A class of young men discussed, "H ow far
ace to godly living.
4. I would not like to be found in a theater . can a man get in the business world and be a
' Christian?"
if the Son o f m an should come.
If I should be found in a theater dead I
A .newspaper gives a few sermon subjects
think my friends would all regard it that I had
which tome ministers advertise as their Sunday
backslidden, attci played the hypqerite, and there themes:
fore forfeited my title ,and fitness fo r heaven
“SJip, Slips flftcl Slippers,” "Wobbling,”- “Sw at
and I would go to a backslider’s hell.
the F ly!" “The Honeymoon,” “M y M other-tn6. To attend your movies would compromise
law ," “The Ass Tied a t the D oor W ith o u t,".
m y conscicncc and I could not condcmn the
"Lopsided Folks," "The. Sentimental Journey,".
wickedness of the thine with the openness that "Three W hite -Mice," "Pulling O ut a Plum ," “A
. I do now....
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Big Ilu g ," "Psychrometric Readings," “Street
7. I t would .be a b a d . example for me; a
Car Ventilation,1' - “A Jo k e On th e Conductor,"
M ethodist preacher holding the doctrines of John
’"Hallowe’en Tricks 'an d Pranks,” “ The DollWesley and preaching them, to be seen going to
roakers of Nuremberg." A minister In Columbus
or coming from tlie movies,
.Announced “A M an W ith His Nose Out of Joint."
8. The. isovjes are playing* havoc with the
Another . minister <tn Day ion -perpetrated “T he
morals of America.
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UcvilrMan’s Life,' Death and Funeral fn Five
Dr. M tJout’ji reply is well to the point.
it carefully. ;
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THE PREACHER'S m a g a z i n e
Acts." _A minister in California announced 'Tw,o
Looks At Another M anV W ifc.”
Topics purely absurd and highly sensational.
W hat miserable substitutes fo r 'th e pfreaching of
'.'Jesus Christ and Him crucified,’1
from th e. west, frorii guilt to justification', from
darkest midnight to brightest morning, from' the
mouth of hell to th e.g ates of heaven." .
VAIN REGRET
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■ A man died some time since who was employed
THE KIND OF REVIVAL NEEDED
as a shecp-station hand. All along Be had show n’'
The impression 'is prevalent throughout Chris- . a disinclination Ivr flic company o f - b is , fellows, '
tendom th at the pressing need of the Church is and would get away by himself. , Often lit
a downright, old-fashioned, Holy Ghost revival. ' would be heard saying earnestly, " I wish I had
The characteristics of such a revival are;
entered.” The m anager at last won from him
’1, A revival that begins personally in the; bis story.
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hearts of pasto rs and members of the church.
As a lad he had been brought up in a Chris
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A revival of thoughtful, honest, prayer tian home in England, but became the companion ■
ful reading of the Bible.
of vicious youths who led him ■astray. O n e 3. A revival that will' rebuild the brokenevening when they had planned a robbery he
down family altars and keep burning thereon' slipped away from them to the door of his
the-fire o f ‘daily, devout worship.
home, not liking the enterprise. He was abo.ut
4. A revival-that will make all members of. to enter its security,. but when he observed his
the church profoundly solicitous for the s a lv a -' father about_ to begin family worship ho de
lion of their neighbors.
cided to avoid joining in th a t excrcisc arid 're
5. A revival that will cause all members of
mained waiting outside till it was over.
the church to labor personally with their neigh-,
Meanwhile, some of his companions came up
to rs to bring tlicm tq Christ,
and beckoned him away. He Went with; them.
6. A revival tjrnt will enable every church* The robbery was com m itted; he was urrcstcd
m em bir to say fro m - the heart, “I was glad
and transported to Australia. 1
when they said unto me," Let us go. up to the '
As time went on* he became gloomy under
house of, the Lord." •
the strain, of shame and r e g r e t , and often lie
7. A revival that will make it a pleasure to
would cxclaim, as the memory, revived of th at
the members to live right up to the spirit of the
fatal wailing outside his father’s door, when he
vows they took upon themselves- when they
would sorrowfully cxclaim, “ O, I wish I had
joined the church.
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entered."
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A revival th a t will m eet these conditions will
And will it n o t be the regret ol many a soul in
not fall far short ot being a genuine, old-fashion
the darkness of eternity, as memory recalls times
ed, Holy Ghost revival. God is ready.'A re w c?- when the foot was on the threshold of the king
TRUTH, BLOOD A N P TESTIMONY
dom of salvation, “I wish I had entered!"
There are three' outstanding elements of tbe
THE WATER OF LIFE,
gospel of Christ as predicated by the prophctic
M r. C, J . Blanchard, 'of ;|he Government Rec
vision in Isa. 41:13-16.
lamation Service, talks, inspiring)', of the rec
. (1) T ruth, revealed tru th —divine tru th ; (2)
lamation of the deserts b y rijcans of irrigation,
The blood of the L am b; (3) The power of
of which the Government is d o in g so much i n ’
testimony.- Here is a sublime utterance of Dr.
these days. He shows w ith the stcrcopticon
■BreMe on the blood:
pictures of land, before and after reclamation;
“Another element is blood; the bloodl of the
verily the desert blossoms as the rose. In many
Lamb. Wc overcome by the blood of the Lam b
places this land.produces fruit—apples especially
and the w ord of our testimony. I do not know
—to the value of $1,600 per acre. This work Is
how to measure th e pow er of the blood of
of immense value to our countrymen. .
Jesus. We measure cleclriclly, steam, and, even
Jesus once spoke to the woman at! the well '
(he po.wer of gravitation. B ut how shall I under
take to measure, the power of the blood of of Samaria of the W ater of L ife ., The reclama
Jesus?- The power th a t stays the hand of eter tion of the desert, is but a faint illustration of a
nal justice,, tb a t stretches out its wing of fnercy
better-reclamation. Je su s’ W ater of Life, broughtinlq th e 'life 'o f ony nian not only gives him new
over the . universe, th a t can lift n soul over the
measureless chasm which Is as far as the cast is life, but inspires to holy living. No one can cs- :
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tim ate the possibilities of such a life. They are as
wide and deep as God.
A CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE
Miss ju lia Richman of the New York Public
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SIX MARKS OF A GOOD PASTOR
able statement th a t is worthy-, of sincerest
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St. John 10.
thought:
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“ My experience has-shown me th at boys and
1. He is divinely called to the ministry.
2. H is labor is crowned with success. The . girls are frequently led astray from ignorance of
those things which they ought to learn from
Holy Spirit opens the way into the hearts of
their parents^ Since it is one of the first duties
his hearers. '
of the school tp make up in other ways for in
3. '(V. 3} The sheep hear his voice. H e speaks
efficient, parenthood, it seems bu t logical th a t the
so as to instruct the people.
. school should equip boys am} girls befor^ they
4. {V. 3) He calleth his own shqep by name,
■arc s e n t1out Into .life with a knowledge of the
lie is well acquainted with his flock.
more im portant, mysteries of life. In no other
5; ( V .3 ) He Ieatlcih them' out—Does not lord
way can they -have th e , precautions for their
it over them.
guidance which are,necessary to save them from
6.
(V .4) He gocth before th em ~ H e gives the pitfalls of a large and crow ded’ri^y like New
them a good example, etc.,
York. We teach our school children to avoid
tuberculosis, we teach them the necessity of
I am the door, e tc , (V .9 ).
cleanliness and godliness, yet we do n o t safe
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He shall be saved and he shall, be sajt.
guard them w ith the knowledge they tieed more
SUGGESTIVE SfcRMON OUTLINE
1 than anything else. T hat is the omission we
"T he M ain Road."
hope to correct. I sincerely hope we will be
T ext ; John 2 1 :12.
successful.” .
Rev. B. W, M iller has recently w ritten for the
-P eter and his relation to Jesus.
young people in the Herald of Holiness an in
- Men refuse to follow Jesus because:
1. They stumble over imaginary difficulties ' spiring article on "Actualizing the Impossible.” '
I t reminds me of R obert E . Speer writing in the
th at do not exist.
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Sunday School Tim es the song of th e Panam a
2. There are so many different opinions. ■
Canal Builders:
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3. They are not willing to conform to right
"G o t any rivers they say are uncrossable?
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G o t any-m ountains you can't tunnel through?
4. They fear backsliding.
We speculate in the wholly impossible ■
5. They disregard the valuc''of their souls,
Doing the thing that, no one can ,d o ."
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6. They tried -it once and. failed. ■
They hope'som ehow to be finally saved.
WARNING
■Whedon say s:. “So severe the persecution, so *
GOD'S b o o k k e e p i n g
' terrible the trial, so' powerful the influco'o! of
Three precious B’s in God’s W ord.
apostasy, and so weak his own nature; th at the
God has a bottle for our tears. Psa. S6:8.
Christian' will w ith difficulty, endure to the end
A b o o t for our thoughts. M ai. 3:10.
and be SAVED in heaven; but if he bold to
A b a g .fo r our transgressions. Job. 14:17.
his faith in Christ, his salvation is absolutely
1.' His Me mo r y MaJ. 3:16.
certain.”
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M emory signifies intim ate relations—pleas- ■
THAT KING’S PENKNIFE
Jelioiakim is th e K ing'of Ju d ah and Jeremiah
a n t ones. ■
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Detail, Psa. 139:16.
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Our unfolding life, Jer. 1:5/
The moral decay of the people is shown by
the sins reproved by. -Jeremiah,
O ur tears. Psa, 56:3, ' ,
Avarice, moral corruption, shedding innocent
■I. His Boole of Life. Phil. 4:3.
blood, falsehood and hypocrisy, bigotry and ob
1, A liv e ,
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stinacy, infidelity land perjury, re-establishing
2. W orthy.
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' slavery, slander and deceit.
., 3. T he Book of Judgm ent.
1 There was no rcgard for the warnings, b u t
. M em ory.
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' Unconscious records^;. V.* .
- king Jehotakim took his penknife and cut Jere
miah’s roll and burned it in h is.p arlo r.fire.
Judgm ents.
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Jesus’ Intercessory Prayer
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This is much-talked about but little experienced
■ because so few arc sanctificd. " United" not so
much in church organizaliori as in faith, fellow •
T e x t : (F p r a y tor th e m * j(John 17:9)
ship an<) co-operation.
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This is _
sentence o f t h c greatest prayer
. 4,‘"“T h a t . th e 'w o rld " may believe" (v. 2)‘j.
that ever went from this wicked world to heaven.
Divisions and dissensions a re . a stumbling block
I t was the intercessory prayer of Jesus for His to the onlooking world of. sinners, especially on
infant ChurcK, offered just a few hours before
the mission fields. The heathens do not under
H e died on the cross. ' W ho are the fortunate
stand why all Christians arc not united In one
ones for whom He prayed?
body of believers.
S.
"Father, I will th at they also, whom thou
I, T llE BlBLE DESCRIBES T il E ll PLAINLY.
hast given me, be with me where I am, that
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Jesus had called them and they h ad for-.,
they may behold my glory, which Thou hast
saken all to follow H im :
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1— 2.- j hey had preached and cast out demons. given me,”
By and by tem ptations will be past, the last
. 3 . T h e y kepj. G o d ’s ,W o r d ( v . 6 ) . ^
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enemy overcome. The sorrows and trials will
4. They believed. In' Jesus (v.8),
5. They were given to Jesus by the Father be like a forgotten dream. Wc shall be gathered
home. We shall sec the King in His glory, and be
who owned them (v.9).
forever like Him.
6. Jesus was glorified in them (v.10).
Dear Christian: w hat will you lake for your
7. T he world hnted thcrri, because they were
interest^ In this prayer? H as the experience of
not ot tK rw p rl<t.(y,I4).
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sanctification for which your Savior prayed been
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8. And ail others who should believe through
their w o rd ‘(v>20), 'Glorious company t Do these wrought in you? . If not, let it be done by the
Holy Spirit in you now !
words describe u^?
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II. N o t ic e
the
m c i o u s t h in g s io n
w iu c ii
J esu s prayed.
~ ‘- 1 1 p ^ y e d tTTa t T l^ u shouldest keep tficrit
from the Evil Qne>—ao-jum v-w hoT lscemed to
sta rt well lose out. They fall by the w aysSHeT
T lieyTnsTlove. h.oaôy."devatJflflrM7oTry, fidel
ity, ."Continuance in Well-doing.11 Q, how we
need' divfnirkeepingjf
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" " H T je s u s prayed, “Sanctify them,” They were
already Christians and ' preachers and - miracle
workers', as we have se e n ;.b u t they needed more,
even the. cleansing of sanctifying grace which
only God could give. The verb "sanctify”, is in
the a o m t tense, which means Immediate action,
not by a slow grow th .of development b u t in
stantaneously, The Century Dictionary defines:
"Sanctify" thus: "The act of God's grace where
by wc are cleansed from sin." One of God's acts
requires, no more tim* than a flash of lightning.
One. Greek gram m arian calls the "aorist" ‘"the
lightning tense,"
Crosby’s Greek Grammar:
f‘Thc action Is represented, by the Aorist as
inom tnlaryt as a single a c t.' This rules o u t all
thought of .“growing Into the experience of
sanctification." '
3. He prayed for Christian unity (v.21).
Exposiliohal Sermon
B y C . E. C o r n el l
T e x t: 2 Peter 1:1-11.
I . INlBOnUCTlON.
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The service of Christ- a love service!
‘ m e r e d u ly .
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N ot
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I I . STRIKING AND IMPORTANT T n trrn s OF THE TEXT
1. "All tilings th at pertain to life !and godli
ness,” Including a ir that pertains to rais
ing us u p from sin, its wreck and ruin, to
the fulness of God, glory and heaven. How.
far did man fall ?
' 2 . "Be partakers of the divine nature.”
The child like its parents H as a resem
blance, tra it of character, nature. God’s
children having escaped- the cotj-uption
that is in .the world arc Go'd-like.
Lust—irregular, unreasonable, inordinate
and impure desires.
3. The eight graces.
Faith, virtue, -knowledge, temperance, pa- • tience, godliness; brotherly kindness, char
ity (love).
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to the one following, each following tem, serpent, can both fiy and crawl; has power
pers and perfects the preceding, T h e y .
on earth and in elements. At thU stage he
are set down In'the order of nature, rather
has people so completely under his control
■ than the order of time. For though every • th a t they do his bidding. Read the awful
grace bears a relation to every o th er,'y et
crimes in the daily papers, how can humanity
here they arc so nicely ranged th at those
commit such crimes? He has become their
which have the closest dependence ort each
powerful ruler,,
8. liev. 20:10.
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other arc placed together.",
The Devil th at deceived them was cast into
•1. “Ye shall never fall "
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the lake ot fire1. This is his final wind-up,
. Our business to remain steadfast.
and all th at he has to offer his followers,
, 5, "An abundant-entrance,”
realizing tlmt : h/s tim e 1is short, h e Is sureiy>
The climax o f faithfulness,
. working hard in these last days.
The ’guarantee of holiness.
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A Bible Rending on Satan
Searching for the Old Paths
Hy J. K. R ib m o n , .
t. Luke 10:18.
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■ And he said unto them, I'b e h e ld Satan as
lightning fall from heaven. He was cncc (be
bright and moffoing star of the celestial city,
but he fell, landing in this-earth a Devil.
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2. M att. 13:4. !
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. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the
- w a y side, apd the fwwls came and devoured
them up. V
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H e.is here represented as devouring the fio'ad
n^d leaving the bad.
■3. I’s. 91:3..
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Surely he shall.: deliver .thee from the snare,
of tfle fowler, Satan sets traps, catches, cages,
trains and teaches his prey.
4. M att. 13:2S,
But while men sleptp his enemy camev and
sowed tares among the wheat, Here he seal-,
ters among the children o f God what he has
captured and trained. Ju d e says they crept
in'unaw ares, these are,spots in your feasts of
charity, these ore m urmurerao compMners,
walking after their own Justs, these be they
who Separate theirtsclves, sensual,, having not
the spirit.
5. Peter 5:8. /
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Y our adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion:
He here frightens and destroys those who a re
not well.established.
How many thousands ho has scared from the '
battle field, they dodge the Issue and hide
away, fearful of bringing his roar their way.
6. Rev, 12:9.
. T hat old serpent.
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. How many thousand ways he charms today.
Whole towns and cities are enptivated by
him. He holds them as a snake holds a flutterfn« bird. I t is necessary to break the
Devil’s charm to release the folks,
An old-fashioned ■revival is the best known
1. remedy,
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7. Rev 16:13.
The Dragon.
A fabulous animal, represented as n ■wiftRed
Jer. 6:16. .
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■I. TH E NF.EO KOR OLO PATHS!
1. W e seek another city. ■
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1. We are Pilgrims here,
3. The New Ways are insecure. .
a. M odem Theology. ■
b. New Thought.
c. Theosophy,
4. New p a th s 'a rc man-made substitutes.
II.,T1JE NATURE Of THE OLD PATH;
1. I t is God’s.w ill revealed to m an. '
2. It is found through reading the Word,
3. I t is same as used by-saints.
a. Moses traversed it.
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c. Jesus trod it.
4. If is sprinkled with Blood. .
5îilv u -fw tn 'sr5 leîa1yc(l with man’s faulty
/" 'r e a s o n i n g s ,
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1. Way of Holiness.
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5. Way of Peace;
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V .4. T h at we shall n o t rhiss GoaU y
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fly I, E . M iller
1 Pet. S.
I. In Ministry,
Shepherd—feeder. (v,2).
Superintendent—leader, (v .2 ).
Sample—copy, ( v J ) .
Final reword—“Crown of Glory,” (v.4).
II, IN Bl’IRIT AND EXPERIENCE.
Clothed with humility, (v.6)
Care ftee!. ,(v.7J.
Conquest fatth, (v .8 ). '
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I I I . IN PRESENT PBOFIT.
Gracefulness in scrvicc. (v.5).
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’ E q u a tio n in reproach, (v.6).
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Provision, daily, and detailed; (v.7).
IV. m wWutAre,
Poise—^-“Sober,” (v.8).
Prudence—“W atchful." (v.8).
Pugnacity and trium ph, ‘‘Resist,” (v.9).
V . FOR FUTURE CSOWTII AND MATURITY.'
the heart ■alone; •but an experience th at
permeates the whole character until it
works out “in-all manner of living,"
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- God’s Call to Hi* Children
B y D . SHELBY CORLF.TT,
T e x t : 1 Peter 1:14-15.
call
to
jio iix e s s
is
to
o b e d ie n t
c h il d r e n .
1, T hey'had been brought into the rclationshipAof “children” by being "Begotten■ ■■again” as shown by vs. 3.
2. This call to . holiness is to “obedient”
children. N ot those who are backslidden,
cold or indifferent.,
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II. a s '‘o b e d ie n t c h il d r e n " cod d e m a n d s a
SEPARATION.
“N ot fashioning yourselves according to the
M orm er lusts in your ,ignorance."'
1. The pattern of this separation is shown
in 2 Cor. 6:14*18. '
2. Strongly implies if they do not heed the
call "to be holy," they will
‘back to
' form er desires.
II I. TO WHAT DOES GOD CAM. HIS OBEDIENT CHO,DKEH? ''■■■
T ext:
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’ All ministers th ctn k lv is in sch o o l.- > ' -•
"T he course'1—"Perfection'' (v.10) through
“ Suffering."
From the “Captain" down. (Hcb. .2:10)
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“Stablish" in faith, (v.10).
“Strengthen"—in fibre, (v.10).
''Settle” in faithfulness, (v.10).
Shoutl ( v .ll) .
I. g o b 's
The Church Asleep '
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“To be holy, fo r f am holy.”
1. Tins call to be holy based upon His own
character.
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“I am holy."'
God is holy in his,essential character, and
desires th a t His children. conform to His
character.'
“He is holy, harmless', undefijed and sep
arate from sinners” (Hcb. l:2(t).
2. This call is “ to be hoiy."
N ot to set it up as a goal to w o rt to
w ard; something to aim a t; b u t a prin
ciple of the h eart; an inw ard experience;
o f 't h e life by which the character is
made holy.
3., As such an experience, It is fo rk e d out
in our lives.
“So be ye holy in nil manner of living”
, (R .V ,). I t Is not something hidden In
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z io n ,
B y D. S h e l b y C o r l e t t ,
“Awake, a w k e , pul on th y strength
O Zion” (Is a .'52:1).
on t h e c h u r c i i i s r e p r e se n t e d a s h e - -
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Note some conditions of those asleep.
1. -A' self-satisfied, spirit (Laodiceans).
“I am rich ' and increased with; goods,
and have need of. nothing1’ (Rev. 3:17).
2. An indifferent attitude tow ard1, the. ad., vancem erit' of God's, kingdom, and the
salvation of men.
A sleeping, person puts forth no effort.
3 .'Is unconscious of his own danger, and
th a t of those around him,,
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“Knowest not th a t thou art' wretched,
and miserable, and poor, and blind, and
naked” {Rev. 3:17).
4. Power lies dorm ant when asleep.
Heartless prayers; intellectual service
rather than- spiritual service rendered
from the h eart; inner spiritual conscious-.
. ness deadened; all are indicative of a
sleeping church.
I f . SOME CAUsfcS FOR THIS CONDITION.
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: 1. A wrong interpretation'<jf prophetic state/ ments may cause it. Such as: "Hecause
Iniquity shall abound the love of many
■", shall wax cold.”
.‘‘When the Son of man cometh shall he
find faith on the earth?”
“In the last days perilous times shall
come.”
These statem ents are given us as warnings
and not to be magnified as conditions to
dampen our ardor, or cool our zeal.
3. The present spirit of the. age.
This acts as a deadly opiate upon the .
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Church. We- must shun it, end keep up
the fight against it in order to keep spir.'
ltu a l..
,3. The cares of life pressing God’s people.
Even legitimate th in g s,such as our work,
■our, family duties, our; intellectual ad
vancement, etc., may require so much of
our time, and attention >th at they will
unconsciously keep us from 'being spirit
ually- awake.
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H I. NOTE OOD'a CALL— "AWAKE, AWAKE; PUT ON
t h y sTKRffam." .
I. Awake to Ihc possibilities of the cburch.
They are limit leas, Baptized with the
Holy Spirit the Church U a mighty
1)
power. Should be. the greatest power
in the nation.
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, 2. Awake to our opportunities.
; They arc boundless,
' , 3. Awake to our responsibilities.'
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Each opportunity brings added respon
sibilities,
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The Glorious Gospel
t t y D . S n rx D Y C o h i.e t t .
Test;
I . T h e ' G r a c io u s
M att. 11:28-29
G o sp e l
I n v it a t io n — "C o m e ;"
Tills is the great word of the Gospel, it is
used over 1950 times in the Bible.
. "And the Spirit and the bride say; Comc.
And let him that hcareth say. Come. Ami
‘ let him th at Is; athirst come.” (Rev, 22:17).
II. T h e E x c l u s iv e n e s s o r t h e G ospe l
— “ U n t o M e ." ■
Comc to Christ, there is'none;other-to save.
. “I am the. door: by me If any man enter in,
he shall be saved” (John '10:9).
" I am the way, the trulb, APd ithe life: no
man comcth unto the Father but by me”
(John 14:6).
“Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast
the words of, eternal life” (John 6:68). :
“There is none other name under heaven
given among men, whereby wc must be
saved” (Acts 4:12).
III. T h e I nclusiveness of the G ospel. “ ai.l
ye that labor and are heavy laden,” .
“Whosoever bellevcth in him should not'
perish” (John .3:16),
. v.
“Whosoever will, let him take of the w ater
of life freely’1 (R ev. 22:17),
“Him th at cometh to me I will in no wise
cast out” (John 6:37).
.
This Is a “second rest" given to those who
have come; have found rest from the sin*
" ful condition of unrest; have taken Christ’s
yoke upon them ; have learned of, Him.
Must We Sin?
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1 John 3:8
B y E . E . , H ale
: Introduction—Is the text contradicting? W hat
is sin? How may a professor of religion sin?
Answer—word, thought and deed. Only way
men or devils sin. •
.:
I . .W h e r e
D id ' S in n i n g
R e l ig io n O r ig in a t e ?
1. Theologies of ccrtain early organizers.
2. Professors of religion trying to justify
sin in themsejves.
3. Satan’s greatw t attem pt to disturb the
work of Christ.
I I , M u s t w f. S i n ?
L et u s C o n s id e r :
1. Character of God—Holiness,
: 2. Power of God—Creation, then why not
full salvation.
:
3.
The mission of Christ into the world—
“Carrie to destroy works o f the Devil.”
' 4 . The Bible’s testimony.
5. The verbal testimony of saints,
6. Lives that we know that' have changcd,
III. M ust we S i n ? i s -it N ecessary? •'!
■• ' 1. N ot if God commands th at wc ijyc holy.
Two duties never conflict. 1
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2. N ot if full provision has been made
through the atonement (Hob. 13:12)’.'
3. N ot if others are enjoying the blessing
of holiness:'
4. N ot if the Holy Spirit now convicts of
inbred sin and woos us unto holiness.
The Angel Hastened Lot
Gen. 19:15.
liy .E , E . H ale
': .
, g ive y o u .” '
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;■ Introduction— 1. Who Lot w as.'2, How Raised.
“ Ho every one th at thlrsteth, come ye to the 3. . How he obtained his start, 4; W hy did he
;waters and he that bath no money; come ■ choose the well watered plains?
yc, buy and cat; yeaj come, buy-w ine and . I. L o t ’s F ir st Y ear i n S o d o m ,
.
milk w ithout m o n ey : and w ithout price”
It-I'Jo doubt was pious. 2. His piety prob
• . (Isa. 55;J).
;
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ably negative.' 3. To fail t o , give testimony
“The G IF T of God is eternal life through. means .to"lo5c theticxpcrlence, 4. M r. and Mrs.
‘ Jesus Christ .our Lord" (Rom, 6:23), .
■L ot induced into Sodom’s society, clubs, orders,
V . T h e A s s u r a n c e o f t h e G o s p e l . “ R e st ."
etc; ,
“The wicked arc like the troubled sea,
I I . Y o u n g L ad ies M arried S o t o m it e s ,
when it ‘cannot rest; whose w aters c a st' up
. i. The curse of evil association.
mire and dirt" (Isa. 57:20).
I I I . L o t pr o b a b l y w a r n e d p r e v io u s t o a n q e l ’s
God assures the laboring, the heavy !laden
v i s i t , pr o ba u lv uv A om ak am .
one,, the one tired of sin and its bondage—
. 1. Hut he and wife were now in society.
“ rest" from this sinful condition, this con
2, They now had grand children,, no doubt.
dition of unrest.
3, Single girls had friends, and beaus.
VI. T h e C o m p l e t e n e ss ; o p j i t s G o s p e l “And
, 4, L ot probably had la rfee business interest.
- ' yc shall find rest to your souls.”
5. PolitlcaLprcstigc in his w ay too.
I V . N o t ic e C o n d it io n o r , L o t 's L i f e . ■
“There renraineth • therefore a . rest to the
■ 1. Sons-In-law had no faith in him.
people of God" (Heb, 4 :9).
IV . T h e ’B e n e v o l e n c e o r t h e G o s p e l .
‘‘I w ill
, .
ts
2.
Deliverance had to be in answer to -p ray V. W /rv M ore P e o pl e ar £ n o t - S a n c t if ie d .
1. L ack 'o f preaching holiness, even in holt- ■
ers of someone else,.
ness churches,
1
3; Deiiverancc had to be supernatural.
2. Lack of definite testimppy by those who
4. Angels used fjcrsua?(0 fl and a t ifsi fotce.
V . L o t ’s W if e C o n v in c e d b u t n o t C onv er ted .
possess it.
1
3i It is sometimes preached, in ter.ns too
V I . S ecr et o f T r u e ■ R el ig io u s C haracter ]
INCLUDES. R r,L lG 10 V $ ‘ S V im D V X M X G S ,
general.
4. Iti' many cases different from previous
Consider—Lot's Warnings.and our Warnings.
1. Explicit—C ity-sure to be destroyed—hull
theological concepts.
is sure.
5.'Some dem and. tn at they understand all
2. Merciful—Plans made for caclt to escape.- about it.
■3’ Timely—A time when mercy’s doors will
6. Some shrink fronj the reproach. '
close.'
7. Last but greatest, is the unwillingness'to
4. Lot's wife nearly* saved, but lost.
yield, to God.
Complete Consecration
Storehouse Tithing
Rom. 12:1.
B y E. E . H a l e
W h y P ra c tic e I t ? B y C, A. R knf. y
' I, Because God commands fl.
2, Because every interest of the Church is in
volved,
3, Bccfltise it- H-ijuifl supply meal for God’s
'House.
4, Because of the benefit that would come to
the ministry!
.
■ 5, Because of the -benefit that ^woiild come to
the Church,
■ 6, Uccau.se of added strength it would bring lo
the officiary of the Church.
7. Because of the effcct it would have ripon
.
.
the.w orld.
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8. Because of the increased stimulus i f would
give the missionary work,
9. Because it would hasten the return of our
. Lord,
'1 0 . Because God will exact it. '
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11. Because It "wilt save the C hurch'from the
cursc that rested on the Jews,
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12. Because it is the only plan that fully rec-'
ognizes man’s stewardship and God's ownership.
I n t r o d u c t io n -—I n b r e d S in ; a R e a l it v .
■ 1. As indicated by testimony.
2. By doctrine of Christendom.
3. By (he Scripturcs.
I. W ords o f T ext A ddressed • ft f C h r is t ia n s .
H e n c e , a sec o n d w o r k , .
_
’
J, “Brethren."
Living in Christ,
2. A “ Living sacrifice’’^—
^
I I . W h a t C o n se c r a t io n is N ot .
J. N ot merely a mental assent to holiness.
2, N ot merely setting one’s self apart for
Christian service,'
,
.1, N ot a determ ination. to perform some
laborious task against one’s will.
4. Npt straining of the nervous system until
u certain plane of emotion is reached, or. certain
signs are obtained.
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5. Not laborious pleading with . God when
the seeker is unwilling to pay the whole price.
6. Not, it Straining to exercise faith before
the prlcc is paid,
. I l l, W h a t C o n se c r a t io n Is. ,
1, Consecration holds the same place in ob
taining holiness that repenlanci holds in obtain
Gift and Gifts of the Spirit :>
ing pardon.
B y C. E. C o r n e l l
2. The dedication of every future moment
T k t : 1 C o r. 12:7 and 31.
of the life to God.
3; Yielding the body with all its members. o u t l in e t h e n i n e g if t s o f t h e s p ir it . .
1. Their rotation lo Ihe O ld-Tcstanw nt-char4. Yielding the rtind with all the sensibili
: ac te rs,su c h as Bezaleel, Samson, Balaam,
ties. '
;
5. Putting all oti the altiw and taking our
and Kibe Saul,
hands off,
.
2. Healing has come down to us, and closely
related is the Ri/t
IV. T h e R e s u l t s of C o n s f x h a t io n ,
3. Differentiate between the, gi/( of faith and
Primarily the Pentecostal experience termed:
grace of faith.
1. The Baptism with the Holy Ghost. Sanc
[ilusiralf. St, Paul could and could.ttol /tea/
tification.
, (Acts 28:8; 2 Tim. 4:20).
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2. Experience of perfect love or heart purity, .
3. The blessing of holiness, etc./ail of which T il t CORINTHIAN CHURCH-ENJOYED THE "o irT S "
OF THE SPIRIT TO A'LARGE DEGREE,
are synonymous and, the 1experknc? gives free
dom in the spirit, power- in service, and addi
1, The Corinthian church iwafc.
tional joy and prace.
2, The Corinthian church carnal.
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.1. The Corinthian church troublesome. '
the “old man" will go out and the "new man"
Illustrate’. - Dr. J . P. Thompson says: “ Indeed come in, to abide w ith you forever.
I
should loathe to minister to such a sorry
Patience (What most folk are short o f)
set of C hristians': as were the Corinthians
' ffy <p. R. CornelC
with alt their m irades and tongues. . Wrang. ling’ about Paul, Apollos and Cephas, run
' . . T ext : James 1:4.
ning after false teachers, full of envying,
I . TH E INSTRUCTIO.V OF T H E APOSTI.E.
strife and division, harboring an incestuous
1. ^,’ote the preceding verse. . '
person. w ithout discjplinc, degrading the
■ 2. All are exhorted.
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Lord's supper into a feast of appetite, givI I , W JIA T IS PATIEN CE?
. ing to Paul constant sorrow and anxiety, the
I. “A gracious tem per wrought in 'th e heart
Corinthians needed miracles to give th e m a
of a believer by the power of the Holy
respectable title to a Christian nam e; and
'
. Spirit.”
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they so abused miraculous gifts b y jealousy
■2. To suffer whatever pleases God.
‘ and contention th at they turned their Sab H I. T H E ' WORK OF PATIENCE.
bath assemblies into cabals of men anil
. 1 , Full fruitage or cffect.
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women, shouting, singing, praying, prophe
2. Peace a result of patience.
sying, pelNmell, w ithout decency and order,”
'3. J o y a result of patience.
T1IE MORE EXCELLENT WAY— I.OVK,
4. Love a result of patience.
J, J h c “fii/t” of Ihc.H oly Spirit^—abiding,
5. Tranquility o f mind a result of patience.
.2. He renovates the heart, and makes the sub
IV. BEING DORN OF COD.
soil of the heart Love.
Patience-begins.
3. Love is the Christ character; wc are imi
The victory 'of the regenerated life.
tato rs.
T h e shortage of the regenerated life.
The G ift to be Desired Above the Gif is; Because
He U A Personal, Abiding H elper'T hrough Illustrate: . Read Wesley page 222.
out L ife ,, •
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The Eradication of the Carnal Mind
V ,. TIIE “ rERFECT WORK” OF PATIENCE.
Evidently the perfect love of God.
-Wheri does, this occur? Subsequent to con■ version,
An instantaneous work,
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; Read Wesley page 223.
A sermon suggestion.
fly C. E. C ornell •
T ext: Romans 6:6'
Ten Evidences of the. New Birth
There is an old Homeric Legend concerning
i y . M a r y L e e C agle ,
Penelope, said to be the most lovely'w om an in
all the world's history. H er husband Ulysses T e x t : "Y e must be born again" (John 3 j7 ).
went aw ay to War,.'and was ten- years at the /(I) Witness of the Spirit. (1 John 5:10; Rom.
S: 16- Gal. 4 :6).
siege of T roy, and then .after th a t he wandered
(2) Led by the Spirit ( R o m /8:14),
ten ydars, By and by it was said th a t Ulysses
(3) Peace with God (Rom. 5:1).
was dead and then the lovely Penelope had many
suitors. The royalty sought Her hand,- But to . (4) New creation (2:.Cor. 5:17K
all she said, "no.”
,
(S^'L ove the brethren. (1 John 3:14; 1 John
A fter awhile she bccamc weary and said,
4:10; 1 John 4 :7).
“Gentlemen, when I have finished weaving the
6) Separate from the world (1 John 2:15, 16;
d o th now in m y loom I will give you an answer,"
2
Cor. 6:17, 18; John 15:19).
“
■She- would weave all day and unravel a t night,
t7) Keep God's commandments (John 14:15;
. . A fter tw enty years Ulysses came and Penelope
John 14:21; 1 John 2:3, 4).
fell Intp his arm s and cried, " I have been true
!(8) Do not commit sin (1 John 3:9; J‘ John
to you all these years, and have never given my
5:18). .
love to another,"
(9) Love qur enemies (M att. 44:45).
And so if one longs for th e Lord Jesus to come
\TlO) Desire holiness (1 John 3:1-3).
and eradicate the carnal, (nlnd he will have many
' suitors.
Neglect of Means of Grace
I. The world will press its claims, "no."
B y Ja s. H, Jones.
, 2. The flesh will press its claims, “no.”
. T e* t : John 20:24.
. 3, The Devil will press bis ciairos, "no."
/ I ntroduction:
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4. T o every earthly suitor say, “no," .
1; The incomplete meeting—Thomas not
Then Jesus will come the "fairest among ten
there.
.2. A meeting blessed with Christ’s"presence.thousand^ etc., Hltti you desire above all others',
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11. WHY n o t t h e r e :
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1.
j ■ 2.
j. .■ *3.
4.
C o n c l u s io n .
Indifference,
Distaste,
Laziness. Pleasure.
1, l/se our will—lead ourselves back,
2, Fn this age of carelessness and,.indifference.
- ‘-God forbid (hat we loie an interest m
' .tliis .means ol grace,
.
5. IUliilltSR. ■
.
.The Three Men of Romans
6. Selfishness..
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7. Pure Spite.
Shifting Responsibility.
.
Morbus Sabaticus or. Sunday Sictinus:
tty R. W. H k r t e n s t e i N.
" N a tu r a l m a n ”
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
re su lt:
1. Lose more than wc gain. v
2 . -What' do we Kain ?■
3. What do w e tosfc ? ■
■' . . . ’ .
(a) Meeting: Christ. ■.'
(b)-F aith:—then unbelief sets in. •
(c) Confidence—will not believe".
(d) Unless recovered—heaven •at Iasi
II I’. M e a n s to u r jng u s m a c k :
1. The Word of God.1. The Holy Spirit.
3 . 'Preaching of the Word.
4. Providences of God.
5. Humble Repentance,
If.
Has
Has
Has
Has
Has
.
sins unforgiven.
moral cowardice.
fear of hell.
no rest.
no experience,
C arnal m a n ".'
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i.- H a s ’justification',. '
. 2. Has moral shrinkage.
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Has unholy fears and anxiety. ■
4 .'Has rest. .
5: lias a mixture of .'joy, and carnal sorrow.
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111.. " S ri.im uAi. w a n 1'
1.
2.
3;
1.
. 5.
“Take Heed”
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Flus'the Comforter.
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Has moral'fixedness'.
Has perfect love.Has holy rest. 1 . .
Has the jo y of fdadness,
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B V K* \V. liEiiTKNSTF.lN.
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I , T a k e hf .ed of G o b .
-1, To the Lord (Hos. 4:10).
2. For the Lord hath chosen thee U Chr,
; 28:10). ■■ ■ '
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ii.l u s
iKA'i Io n s
I
o b e d ie n c e
Years ago when still a lad in a M ilitary School
II. T a k e HEEn' w h a t y o u d o . '■ '
in England, 1 had a desire to live a martial life,
1. W hat y c do (2.' Chr.'19:<j>.
.
and so stronR was that desire that at an*'early
2. And be quiet; (Isa. 7:4),
aye I joined, a well known regiment of High
3. T hat you do not alms before .men (M att.,
landers
6 :1 ).
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On the second . morning after arrival a t the
H I. T a k e h e e d . w h a t y o u h e a r . ,
Barracks at Edinburgh, I, in company with a
1. W hat you hear (M k, 4:24).
number of other recruits, was ordered to parade'
: 2. Therefore how ye hear (Lti. 8:18).
at a ccrtain place th a t’ we might receive in
IV. T a k e h e e d h o w y o u tre at t h e o t h e r m a n . structions.
.
• 1. Everyone his neighbor (Lu, 9:4).
We wore lined up, a sorry looking lo t com
2’, T hat ye despise not one of these (M att.
pared with the sm art trained soldiers around ;iis,
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18:10).
.
.an d the Sergeant-M ajor, having first taught us
3. Yc be not consumed one of another (Gal.
how to stand corrcftly, said, ‘'Now,' fellow}, I
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am going to teach you the first duty of a soldier.
The first duty of a soldier is o b e d ie n c e ."
“The Double Cure”
T hat seemed a very easy lesson to leant, at
B y R. W. H e h t e n s t e in .
all
events it was easy to remember, and before
‘‘Cleanse your hands ye sinners :
dismissing us for the day the officer told us to
Purify your hearts yc,double-m inded”
—James.. parade again at the same place thd fallowing,
morning when wc ^vguld be taught the sccond
I. , Sinners—Dirty hands and unclean hearts.
duty
of a soldier,
IF. Formalists— Full hands and an empty heart.
We paraded the sccond morning atid after ask
IFF, Ju stified —Clean hands and tfn impure heart.
ing us .'what' was the firs td u ty of a soldier the
IV, Sanctified—Clean hands and a pure heart.
V. Sanctification ’ in Action— FuJF hands and a officer said, "Now, I wiJJ tell you what the sec
full heart.
•
ond duty of a soldier.■is." Imagine our surprise.
- when he said, “The sccond, d u ty ’.'of ' a soldier is
' OUEOfEA'CE."
Wc were then told to parade'on tlic following''
■day when we would be instructed* as to the
A ihird'.duty of a soldier, and lo and behold-at the
appointed tim e'w e: were told th at th e'th ird d u ly
of i soldier was obedience. In other words wc
were taught th.it a. soldier has nothing else to do
but to obev,
...
In aftpr years 1 have gone into the Barrack
i rooms at night and have/heard young soldiers
say in thîr sleep, "T he first duly of a soldier .
is obedience.” So thoroughly was it impressed
upon. their mind*. 1
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It has often bccn jid p fu t .to; me in my life as
a Christian, lo rempmbeMhal tiie fihst duty of
A CliHlSTIAN IS OUEMKNlT.. .
H mv much easier it would be for us all as
■ Christians If we would remember th at to obey,
is better that sacrifice.—E. T. R o w e .
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Dr. Bresee was so dead to fame, money, self
and sin that he constantly prayed, “Lord, keep
Uresee out of sight,"
The Homan Church tried to bribe Luther with
gold, position, power, and offered him the car
dinal’s hat, Jiut he was dead to i t all,
, •.
A t,ract peddler was so well converted and
sanctilicd th at when grossly insulted with the
full expectation th a t he would retort and show
anger of spirit, lie calmly said, “Friend, the man
you have, been talking to has been dead for
twenty years." .
,
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, cxccpt a corn
of wheat fall into the grotlnd and .dif, it abidcth
atone; 'b u t if it die, it bringeth forth much
fruit." (John 12:24}.—E. E. W ordsworth.
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SERMON SEED
' fly T. M . Anderson
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HEART PURITY
(Acts". 15:8-9).
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Wesley tells of a lady by the name of Elizabeth ■
Mann who was 'ill-tempered, peevish, 'irritable,
and fretful'by nature. One day the J ld y Spirit
laid the axe to the root of the tree and ever
;afitT, Wesley snid^ he, knew her as a sweet, de
vout loving, tender, .kind, pcacelul woman, She
had h e a rt.' p u rity ; « perfect cleansing.—E. EWimnswoKTir.
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CARNAL 6EA T H
Forewoho: In this department we shajf labor
for the benefit of those who preach the Gospel
of a Full Salvation. We shall' folloiv the ex
position,i! style of sermonizing which will hold
us to the Immediate context-in most cases. Be-,
cause ofVlimitfd space wc can only hope to be
suggestive,in thought. , Every man must clothe
these outlines in his own words alirf use them as
best suits his taste and style of delivery, AH
tire free lo rtiuke any changes desired. Let all
my readers accept these as their own, .
1 O u r M o tto : Study to shew thyself.approved
unto God (2 Tim . 2 :IS).
■ T kxt: “ Becausc, he hath set his love upon
M e" (Psa. 91:14).
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iNTtiOpuenoN, This text shows th t reward
of,affection when seen in the light of its context
which is verses , 14-16. W ithin scope of. th e se '
verses Is the seven-fold phase of the will-of God.
It is God's will expressed in seven promises.
Those who would benefit by these promises must;
set their tovc upon Him, Let us consider then;
.
(Korn. 6:6-8).
5
A man got the idea into Jib head th a t be was
■ physically dead, and so the boys thought the
jrdvisable thing to do, was to give him a decent
- burial. A rough box was secured, and the man
’, placed within, and the funeral procession started
for the burying .ground. A passerby, knowing
: the men who were taking the man tb the bury
ing ground, asked th em /w h a t they were cloinjc,
and they replied th at the man within the im' proviscd coffin claimed to be dead physically
and they believed (hat the advisable thing to do
was to give him a place. somewhere under the
I .':W jia t it m r a n s to b e t o n e ' s , love u p o n i u m .
fo.ct, and they Were now taking him for burial.
t. “ I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge.
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Said the passerby, “Well, I am mighty glad to
2. He is my' fortress.
. see you take him away, for h o 'is a public nui
J, He is my God; In Him will I trust" (v .2 ).
sance anyhow ."- It is Said th at the man arose in II. N ote tiie phomkes w h ic h he iia th made.
\ his coffin and said in reply,' “ If I wasn't dead
1. I will deliver him, From all sin. All
I ’d lick you to a frazzle." ’. Evidently he was
tempations, All trials.
no t quite dead yet. Some people claim to . be
2, I will set him on high. Honor, .exalta
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dead carnally, but Ihe.jmove/nents of the old
tion, Sin debases; b u t Rracc uplifts.
inan in his casket rriditatc the contrary,
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3 .1 will answer him when he shall call.
Thus wc see the open floor through
answered prayer. God to answer every
call.
4, I will be w ith.him in .trouble. Assurance
of the divine presence1 in every trouble
. of body, mind or heart,
5. I will deliver him and honor him. De
liverance with honor means Go’d will
vindicate ■the saints before their enemies.
I t .means they shall be resurrected "in
honor, a deliverance from death.
' 6. With, iohg- life will I satisfy him. This
is eternal life, "which is only long 'enough
to satisfy a soul redeemed. It can be
applied to (his life in the body also.
.7. I will shew him. my falvatioh. This
means eternal salvation'..
T ex t:
“If a son, then an- heir of God 'through
Christ" (Gal. 4 :7 ). '
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introduction: ■ Everything depends upon one's
relation to God,. His creatures majr bene
fit because He has made them for Hi*
pleasure; 'b u t none, are heirs except they
' be sons., “If a son, then an heir, of G'ocl."
I . W ii:W I L I , ESTA D U SH TICE I'KOOF O F S O N S ttlP .
1. If a son it . is because God sent His son
to die for us. VVe are sons only by His
merit and shed blood (Verses 4, 5).
2. If a son it is .because something lias been
done in us. “ God sent forth the spirit.
' of H is'Son into your hearts crying, Abba,
Father.” (Verse 6). .
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4. If a son then we have the fruit of the
Spirit. (5:22,23).
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Spirit against the caflul .m ind. Such
walk in the Spirit and have victory over
the fles'h,. (Silfi, 17). Every regenerated
person has dominion over the carnal mind,
but not deliverance from it.
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- holy through the Spirit, and not by
works, or "pur will, or growth. (5 :5).
II. S u c k ar e h e ir s o f G o p th b o u d h C k h k t.
I. God Himself shall b e ‘their inheritance.
All He is in person and possessions, is
theirs,
’ . They are to have an’ Inheritance among
the, sanctified. The experience o( sa n c ti
fication is an inheritance. In It is the
will o f God. W h a t spiritual riches God
has willed is in the experience.
3. They have an Inheritance w ith ,th e Saints ,
in.light. (Col. 1:12). Eternal life is their
inheritance.
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I. T h is tu.t.iNC is su b seq u en t io t i i o r h e GKNF.KATION. P roof:.
1. They Jiad faith in.'Jesus. (Verse 4).
2. They had love For all the saints; and ■
love in the Spirit. (Verses 4,8).:
.1. They had a . hope laid up in heavpn.
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themselves. (Verse fi).
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KNOWLEDGE o r H IS W ILL.
I. It is lb have'wisdom and spiritual under
standing }n what G od’s will is in the
riches of His pracc. Too many are living
1 Uelow their privileges. God wills a Rra* clous fulness of soul, .
2/ H means a full knowledge of His .will
for our life’s work and calling. One
' should be., assured that lie is in His
will In nil things, and in all places, and
at all times,'
.1. It is iii o rd c r'th a l one may walk worthy
of the Lord unto all pleasing. That is, ”
to live so as to be a pleasure to God. To ;
•so live one must know His will fully.
(Verse 10).
4. It is In order to be fruitful in every Rood
work. Frultbearing glorifies God. To
be fruitful in all lines of life one. must
have the fulness of His will done in
him. (Verse 10).
5. It is 'in order to an almighty strength,
(Verse 11). Such can only be victo
rious always, They, have all (ongsuffer, ittfe and patience with joyfulness. They
are full of joy in. all times because they
have strength' to bear all trials and tem p-.
• tations. .
6Mi is in order that one may give thanks,
■ih all things. Be ever filled with praise'
and thanksgivings. (Verse 12)..
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b e . acquainted; -first with the doctrines of the
Hy B asil VV, M im e r
' BiMe, its history, it? geography, -its great ..char*
B ible1S tudy 'fop Teaching
acttrs. lie shoiUd.be :nformcd as to..the gist of
UNDAMENTAL to Christian activity is u
-the different books, ' their particular. messages,
mons must lie rock-ribbed with its, truths,
and an analysis of their contents. Too often the
knowledge of the Bible. As ministers our ser- ■ message of the separate fcsson fs lost because
Our messages m ust resound'w ith the authority of
ihe teacher knows otiiy the tru th s.o f th at lesson,
inspiration. Oar conversation must be made sacred
and is unable to illuminate it with other passages,
with the injunctions and commandments of - and to develop similar truths from other person' ' 'Scripture. .But after-w c have preached from the
.apes, of the Weird. M oreover he . should know
pulpit, and'.in clarion Hines, 'declared the juilg. how to make the application of the lesson to fo
ments of .God, Sunday after Sunday, th e rt redividual needs, and to different classes. The
mains' another phase of ministerial labor—the
child ten years old needs a different' form of
teaching process,. Our sermons arc pedagogical.as • biblical instruction from the older man or woman,
Weil as inspirational—they must inform as well,
and the teacher must be able to interpret cach
. a* inspire. Too often wc emphasise the inspimessage in terms qf the life, the interests and the
rational to llu* detrim ent of the informational.
development of the pupil. But to do so the
But. in that institution for ..teaching the Hiblp— • Bible must be known thoroughly. How often
the Sunday school— the minister must play a
a little lack of geograplncai facts hampers the
leading role. Herein hl« lalehls. sljine. At preslesson’s application; or a lack of a knowledge
• ent our greatest pastors are also teaching in the nf historical passages or the structure of the
' ' Bible school. Some preachers are more a t home
tabernacle <Jr temple destroys the teacher's power
with an adult class,' while, others find their place ' to interest and attract the learner. T o teachin .the young people's clasfcsj or with the chil- . well, know the Bible. To interest the class, be
dren;
filled with" unusual facts concerning ' th e ; Book
The training of the young is paiam ount to ..pntl customs of Bible times and: lands. T h e 'd ifsuccessful Christian w ork. The youth of today
ference between mediocrity and success is due
becomes the leader of tom orrow. The Church
to the difference in such., knowledge. ■' . 1
school of the present is the Church of the future.
General material. There arc numerous’ text
■ If wc hope to build well, the firm foundation in
books designed specifically for Sunday school
the. Sunday. school must he well laid—the ch il-. teachers dealing with a general knowledge of
dr'cn trained in Christian beliefs, taught the truths
(he •Bible. deemed necessary for successful Sun*
o f tiie Word of God, grounded in the fundamental
day school work. In the various Teachers Train*
^verities o f . God’s Oracles. In this the minister
ing Courses books dealing with on analysis-of
fills a useful part. But to do so, he should be
the Old Testam ent, its hooks, and history, and
trained, well informed concerning the Bible, ncthe New Testam eht, its doctrines; the life, and
curate in his knowledge of its contents, its strucUachlngs of Jesus and Paul are included. Suffice
lure, and its history. T his phase is top m any
it to say that every minister should be familiar
' times considered unim portant sftld for it th e '' with the general contents of these books, prepastor takes but little pains in preparation. He
pared by leading. Sunday school workers with
would r.ot think of preaching with as little study
t h e . explicit aim o f furnishing materials needed
as he does for. teaching in the School. - And as
to interest pupils. All denominations have such
a result the children are being lost to the Church,
courses and hence the books along this line are
lost to Christ, and lost t o , a vision of world
loo numerous to mention. No minister shouldevangelism,
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For suWessfiiiV'leadhfng the minister * should
lie is acquainted with this information.
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there will be no trouble in discipline, attention,
Specific m aterial Along with this penpal
knowledge of the Bible many Hihk Tcaclicr’s or scholars being ab sen t.’
Magazines are printed. Through t h e . past few
To teach well, know the lesson; understand,
decades Peloubet's Commentary ,fo r Sunday1' the Word of G od; be' grounded in its" truths;
School Teachers has been a ctaspic. W ith this
point out its glories. The greatest lessons in
is Tarbdl’i, Dr. Torrey of th e ’ Dibits Institute
righteousness are thus imbedded in (he, child’s
lias prepared, for several years. wlial he terms
heart.
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"The .'Gist of the Lesson ” . Arnold's Sunday
school lesson heips are also <published yearly
rovering the several lessons in a practical mari
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ISy, D ..- S h e l b y Com .ETr
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T \ 7 * 7 ' have'a- h o st o f y o u n g people in our
standpoint of developing the ' sp iritu al. messages ■
V V V churches ,of the early teen age- who
from the various lessons during the year. Dr.
are to a great extent- being neglected.
Snowden, of the United Presbyterian Church,
Generally speaking there is very little of the
triic to -th e fundamentals, also prepares a Sunregular services ■of tho church that will appeal
(<ay Scliool Teacher';! Journal or book .of lesson
to them, o r'th a t many of th en r will understand.
helps.' In all these brief comments on the text
The time o f'th e average, pastor is mostly, given
of the lesson are found; then practical lessons,
to the adult, but the. youth of his congregation
the i'ist of the lesson, the lesson outlined, -light
i; largely neglected, li e puts in his time pre
from Oriental lands on ^thc lessons, the historical
paring sermons for the adult mind; hi$: preach
backgroutniyXonncctmg links bclwee/t: Ihe several '
ing -'services, twice each Sabbath, arc for (he
lessons, and similar material follows. With the
intuit; the prayermeetings are for the adult; the
aid of such helps for teaching-the minisler, as
children attend, many times because, their parwell as the lay teachers, is fairly .welt equipped
crtts compel them to do so,-still there is little in
for the training of our youths in the things of
any of these services'that appeals to them.
Christianity. •
A p a.to r whq had just within (fie past few
We are taking the training of the child in re tro n th s taken a certain charge w as'tailing me of
ligion entirely too lightly, No teacher in the
the condition, of his young people. He. said it
public sfchool with such a-sroall amount of train was yeiy hard to, get • them to slay fo r the
ing in general education, and specifically in those
church services, and they seldom attended prayersubjects to be taught would be tolerated. We
meeting, excepting thuse who were spiritual and
demand of our teachers who are to train the
more mature. Upon investigation he said he
mind- the best mental equipment possible, but
found that a former pastor, though a splendid
those whq ..are to (rain the sou!, furnish the
man and a good preacher, had felt.called to
heart, arc allowed to teach w ith little or no
preach , such “deep" sermons 't h a t he entirely
specific knowledge or general training. There is
overshot the young- people and children until small wonder th at over twenty-seven million
they had tost interest in the church service. Thete
youths of the. land .are now w ithout any form
may be occasions when such “deep” 'preaching
of religious instruction— the Church has failed
is best, but when it is the custom to. have ser-.
to take seriously this m atter of teacher training
mons so deep th a t the young ;people and chil
and preparation. As a result those . Who start
dren- do not understand them, we n\ay well sup
in. the Sunday school drop out by the thousands' pose that a great number of .the older people have
by the time they are from twelve to fifteen
misled also.- This condition was contrasted in
years of age,- ■
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The problem of how to Hold pupils in the ' ably one of the most successful soul winners of
H.iljle school will be la te ly solved' when we" our church, and a pastor most successful with
(ram ' our teachers efficiently. Discipline like young people and children. In speaking 'o f his
wise* becomes an easy m atter when the teacher
new pastorate and speaking kindly of his p re d -:
knows the art of teaching, making interesting
drccssor he said: ‘T am here to preach the sosthe lesson. To captivate the attention of the
1*1 in the simplest nianner I know ■" One pastor’s
ciasj it is necessary first to know the lesson and
ambition was to be a “deep" preached; and he
by tliua knowing and rightly applying the lesson
failed with Itis yo u th; (lie other's ambition i was
to preach the gospel in the simplest way he
tru ld , and, he was successful, ■I have heard a
number of the prc.it preachers of our day, and
most of their greatness lias been marked by
their simplicity.
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gospel preacher, than in the minds of the youth
of his congregation? I think wc can safely say
that from one th ird to one half of our congre
gations arc made up of young people under
twenty-five years - of a g e , s d why should rf»t
these younger people: receive at least a propor- .
Hut a little comparison of the time used for
tionate am ount of the pastor’s lime, that th e ' ,,
the adult' and the children may be- helpful in
older people reccive. Here are the plastic itiinds
this discussion. T h e'p asto r usually prepares two
fcrmons each Sunday with the adult saint, or t h f , of the youth, ready to reccive the gospel message
hardened adult sinner in mind. He prepares his and more ready to respond, to its appeal than
the older one, so why should they be-neglected?
pravermeetirtg message for (his group also. And
There is no more fertile field in^thc work of the
gives the obligation of hclpiny the children and
pastor Ilian ill,th e youth of his church; and
youth to the Sunday school officers, the N, Y.
P. S, leaders, with a possible Rally D ay, Or sorry to say, there is scarcely a field so neglected.
Children’s Hay sermon, or an occasional’“fiveIt has been estimated 'by those who have made
minute” sernion to the children, sandwiched in
a careful study of the situation th a t most people
the service somewhere. Wc can safely say that
who are converted, are saved before they' arc
one hundred and fifty sermons and addresses are
twenty-one years of age, and as the ages in
prepared cach year by o u r pastors, m o stly ’with
crease the percentage of those who are converted .
the needs of the adults of his congregation in , decreases. So this being the (jasc, the youth of
view;- while scarcely one tenth of IhJs lime has
cur church is the most fruitful field for the
been iîven to the preparation of those sermons pastor’s ministry-. Life . insurance agencies loll >
;>nd addresses which will be helpful to the youth
us (hat the average boy o f fifteen may be ex
of liis congrcttation.’
pected to live forty-five years, and the man at
fifty may cxpect to live less than tw enty years. ^
Our revival meetings are usually conducted
Suppose ,a wide awake pastor succeeds in get
along the same lines, mostly for .(he adult, with
ting twenty of his. boys and girls converted and
one or more children's - services sandwiched in
sanctified; what has he d o n e ? ' The aggregate
between the Sunday school hour and the morning
preaching servicc. The cvangeli?tr, proudly re of these lives is nine hundred years; Which means
that he has brought nine hundred years of serv
ports his meetings by saying, we took so many
ice lo Christ; nine hundred years of good, in
into the church, ‘‘most of them heads of families."
Hut he would be somewhat chagrined to re p o rt,. fluence to the .com m unity; nine hundretl years
of pure living and noble effo rt;, nine hundred
there were tw enty children converted or sancti
fied in the m eeting.. If be reports at a)l, Ins . years of prayer and praise;—nine hundred years
report would run something like this: “ This ■ is almost equal to the life time of Methuselah. Hei.
has saved tw enty boys and girls, tw enty m e n ’
meeting did not come up to o u r expectations, the
and women,.twenty old men and women—twenty
results were not w hat we desired, o,nly about
lives for Christ. Compare the frultfulncss.of the*
tw enty children were converted or sanctified."
lives of this tw enty with twenty, lh at may be
Or we have: frequently read a report like this:
saved at- fifty, with less than tw enty years each
“There wen: so m any, a t th e altar, including
to live. Voss than four hundred years of lives,
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children." “Only" so many children, “ including”
mostly of men and women whose bodies have
children. Hut who arc these children? They arc
been wrecked because of the service of sin; men
to be our heads of families, they Kaye, in the ..be
ginning of their lives, given the freshness and- •and women the useful part of whose lives have
vigor of their lives to G od; they have not spent, been spent in the Service of sin. We are glad
to see them saved, they should be saved; but
their youthful days in sin and now come giving
we need not neglect our youth.
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what is left of their lives to God;. Thoir ‘'souls"
are not. only saved; but their lives are saved for
It has been estimated in recent years th a t the
the service of God, God help us lo have the
church is losing seventy-five per cent of her
proper conception of these youth and place a
youth between the ages of twelve and eighteen,
proper estimate upon their .value to the .church.
th at out of every fonr children in the church and ■
Where is' there a more fertile field f o r .’the
Sunday school a t th e . age of twelve only one
planting; of the ‘‘w ord1’ by the “sower," the
remains at th e age of eighteen. Losing seventy-
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five p e rc e n t of thuse who have an average of
Inst man who sold his Lord for money. For
forty-five years each to live. These lives we
worldly gain,'prestige, fame, place, hundred^ of
preachers have sold out—sold a good conscience,
arc losing may be saved, at least a large perrentage of them, if wc would only: lake a more
compromised principles, compromised convictions.
ffenume and loving interest in them. Why will ' When ji man goes down morally, he usually goes
we permit our youth to slip through our fingers. ■cut. But when a man compromises he usually
, practically unnoticcd, ,aml then expect to 3?rin« goes oniprcachinj;, spreading the. poison of death,
them back through revival elfurt as mature men
blighting the lives of thousands and heaping
and women? It Is not being; done. We must do
i.pon his own head the greater damnation
something to: save our youth.
A noted pastor in the West,
pastor of a
H istory'abounds .in the examples of the lives large influential. church in an influential city,
; of men who have been saved in thetr youth.
icccntly visited . and talked with one of our
Polycarp, wc are told, was converted at the
promising young pastors, taking charge of the
age of nine; M atthew Henry at eleven; Dt1. Isaac
fiew Church of the. Nazarene, organized in that
W aits a t nine; Bishop Hall p t eleven; Robert
city. He talked something as follows: “ I have
-H ail at twelve; Alfred Cookman at ten; Francis- been observing your people in ■various places,
Asbury a t' fourteen; Bishop McCabe at eight;
You have some splendid pious . people. And
John Inskip at sixteen; Adam Clarke at seventeen; you boys are zealous in a , commendable way.
. Dr. P. f . Brescc at eighteen; and many Others ■ liut.'you will le^rn as you grow older in years
who have been” outstanding in leadership of the
and experience th at you cannot keep it up. -In
Christian Church have been converted i n ' their a few more years your church will be just like
youth.
curs. I used to preach holiness myself, preached
It is indeed a fruitful field. Shall we neglect
it for many years, but I iound it didn’t succeed.
this very, fruitful field? - Wc must not. Let us A n d you will find you will be able to do more
become m ire seriously concerned Jn r this neg good in the w o rld when you quit placing the
lected field—our youth.
emphasis as you do now," This writer has done
ri'Oit .of his work of tw enty years in the West.
And I can truthfully say the westerjVwoods are
T H R EE DANGERS
full of preachers- in the various churches .u’Jio
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once preached holiness. But now they mention
W ISH to. name to you what I feel are three it no more. In most instances the compromise
serious dangers confronting the Naârcne has been (as they -said) for. bread and butter.
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prcachcr. You will note th at I do not men
tion fanaticism am ong'these, ^Fanaticism i s 'a
danger, but I believe formalism is a more serious
danger. Every ' life will have its own moral
■weakness and against these each soul must guaid
and watch for itself. I t will be plainly obvious
that* no set rule o l "three dangers” for all lives
may be given. I only give it as a n .observation
that these three dangers have been the instru
mental cause of multitudes of wrecks, both' of
preachers* and laymen. - Every soul is wise to
know its own moral weakness, and fortify th a t '
point by th t grace of God, until no attack of
Satan can beat it from the sure ground of safety.
P u t here are three serious dangers:.
(1) Compromise,
(2) Professionalism,- 1
(3) Wrong attitude tow ard.Ihc opposite sex.
Compromise I W hat subtle poison and death
thou h a s t’ borne I “Shall wc do evil th at good
may come? God forbid.” Judas was not the
Another sad. fact I know: .1 have had years
o f acquaintance with various holiness. schools,
■Lntii Nazarene and interdenominational, and it
is a sad fact th a t' a n u m b e r. who 1have gone
through the holy fires of these institutions, have
litter out on the fields, -turned aside from the
rugged way for the shekels. The holiness way
cannot be popularized, and the E a s ie s t way is to
die to this old world, and once for all take the
safe way, of being true to the C a l l and V is io n
given By. the Lord.
Professionalism is perhaps the ■taost. subtle
danger of all. One may not compromise doctrine
nor lower the moral standard of his life, yet bc
come a professional. This may not be an inu
rnment danger for the young fellow, b u t I ’m told
it is an insidious foe to the preacher who is
reaching middle a g e . or older, and has added
years p f experience, and acquaintance. There is
■after nil a program followed, a sameness of form
and cchjmony, ‘So the holiness preacher, espe-
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daily pastor, will have to make up h b mind to
fight formalism! and professionalism. Determine
to slay out of ruts. Always be on the lookout
tpr new texts, new mrssages, new thoughts, new
illustrations. Keep ever determined to have fervtncy nnd unction in your own life and ministry
and the goal always in view “to present every
man pcrfcct in Christ- Jesus.” ,
Our third division is a dclicate subject to dis
cuss, but in mentioning dangers, this one 'm u st
be sroKE N o u t . l o u d , A number of men, preach
ers of national reputation in the holiness movenjrnl, and srores of lesser lights have gone down
because of questionable attitudes'or. relations with
the opposite sex. On the other band, many wom
en called o f’ God to some place in His work,
have ruined their fives by giving (hem to unûdly. men'. 1 want to say a thing hard, so I ’ll
put it down in the next- paragraph alone.
A p re a c h e r o f e ith e r sex, w h o w ill p e rm it o r
N ot long since we were driving across country .
in a first class auto and all at once. she began
•to miss and splutter and fail in driving force,
Wc examined the spark plugs and bought one
new connecting wire th at runs from the timer .
to the. spark plug, hut to no avail, she con
tinued to miss and splutter. We w ere, trying to
fix it ourselves. A fter all our pretensions we had
to confess th at we did not know, where the
trouble was and called a mechanic. He came
out in a hurry, listened a minute, tried-out the
spark plugs, and began ô examine the timer,
box while we tried to tell him that the trouble
was with the spark plugs. However, he went
right on into the timer nnd began to tear it
apart, We felt th at he did. not know his busi
ness hut having exhausted our ability wc tried
to keep still inasmuch as wc had called him to
fix it. F inally,. after he had the timer off and
all apart he said “This little piece is broken and
in d u lg e any . q u e s tio n a b le a c ts w ith th e o th e r sex,
we will have to replace it With a new one,” We
is A FOOL,
felt foolish and no doubt lost
our wise look
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said “Y-e-s." II<i got the small picce and put
The young-pastor will do well to have a care
it in, replaced the timer and said, "S tart her,” .
iii the other home, at ihe -nltar, giving advicc in
We did,- she went and he said, “One dollar,
the domestic troubles of others', etc. It. is belii-ved that the confessional box ruined thc morals. please,” We paid gladly and went on, our. way
of the-priesthood of th e’ Catholic church. Well,- with power for service. While the cause was in
the tim er the cffect showed up in the spark
if you are a well-beloved and respected pastor,
there arc, many who will make your car another plugs.
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confessional box. You must be weil-beloved,
Pastors of ?uper six churches will find similar .
nnd you must sympathize' with the' needs, of trouble at times but the proper, kind of a mechan
your people, and listen too, but not w ith o u t, ic . (evangelist or District Superintendent) \yili
care and proper reservation.' Build ti good
soon locate the trouble and-repair it though it
strong fence beyond which you will not go. Let
takes some new parts;
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.■The married pastor is the safest and most useful, , bu t this can soon be overcome by. removing
;ind has the advantages on his side. “It is not
them aiid scraping off all the carbon. However,
(rood for a, mart (and a pastor is a m a n ) 'to
the church will have to stop while this is being
live alone."
done. When the carbon of false doctrine, indif
ference, etc., gets oh the spark plugs (faith) it ,
requires a bone scraping revival to remove it. «, T H E P A ST O R 'S S U P E R S IX
The process seems cruel b u t the effects are
B y N. B. IIkhreli.
pleasing.
d n o u r fir» t a r tic le w o I n tr o d u c e d th e p a a t o r 'a
Again,
when
a sp ark 'p lu g breaks there is,n o
■up«r six, i n . th e a ec o n d w e d e a l t w ith th e a ta r te r ,
cure aside from' a new one. Trying to mend
In t)il* a r tic le , w e Wilt e o n a ld e r th e a p n rk p lu g a .)
H E spark plug in t h e ‘pastor’s super s ix , broken spark plugs is as trying as it is hopeless.
is faith. Just, as the spark plugs in an auto We have watchcd some pastors tinker with old
mobile connect the electricity and gasoline fc'urned o u t spark plugs only, to, b ecom e. dis
in proper "relations to give the greatest possible
courage and disgusted and quit the ministry.
power for driving force—ju s t'so , faith connects When spark plugs go bad throw them away and
the pcntccostal fire and human devotion in such
pet new ones. Patching up old broken down',
a manner as to give Ihe super six church the . church members Is poor business. Either .run
■necessary power for service.
them into a revival for a 'complete overhauling
2 $
and. reconditibning or junk them if th e y >arc Ucyond hope.'
The revival .is the best of all methods to
clean spark plugs. However, it only otic is
missing personal work will many tim es’ repair
it and save so much' expense anti effort.
Perhaps it would be well to cÛ attention lo
the fact that spark plugs work best when they
are hot. They are made for the fire and operate
best when ail ablaze, especially that part that
ia down in the heart of the engine. H ot hearts,cool heads, and plenty of power is a fine thing
for pastors who drive super six churches.
I f your super .six, my brother
W ould stem the tide-of storm y \vealhcr;
' Keep your spark plugs always clean,
Have plenty of juice aitd gasoline.
H E R E A N D T H E R E A M O N G BOOKS
B y P. 'II. L unn
N the Foreword of her new book "Spiritual
Adventuring” (Cokesbury, $i.00) the author
Bertha Contlc, gives a hint concerning the pre
dominating motif of the chapters th at follow.
She' says, “The time has com e,to face the chal
lenging teachings of ■the living ' Christ. Every
capacity of spirit, mind and body is needed to
make vivid to the world the trium phant person
ality of tlic Christ who freed men from sin by.
his death, and opened untold possibilities for,
spiritual adventure by. his resurrection."
T h at’3 r a t h e r b o l d interpretation of the'quest
of spiritual things—adventuring. It suggests ro
mance—and by the way, didn't someone write
a book entitled “The Romance of Right Living?”
Adventuring requires the pioneer spirit, hardihood,
courage; and now th a t we stop to consider a
bit, the Apostle Paul did lead an .adventurous
life.
But rather strange it is—Hhis bdok isn't a
dynamic pijce of writing—nothing m artial or.
heroic in its atmosphere. H is deeply devotional
and has a gentle, wooing note throughout. I t
gets hold of y o u 1though; with a mulet Impulsion
that leads to new resolves and higher ideals.
Chapter V III is fraught with ' rich .thoughts.
The subject is Spiritual Alchcmy and the tbeme
is transform ation. Early in the chapter wc read
this arresting statem ent: . “Spiritual power is
judged not by w hat people claim, but by what
tliey use- in transforming daily experience into
spiritual values,: A little fa rth e r. on we find*
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‘‘This is such an unstable world th at we arc not
sure of anything unless it is transmuted into
spiritual treasure.’’
In another chapter speaking of “The U nique-:
iie s s o f Jesus’ W ay" wc rcqd:' “ It is not sur
prising that' some people arc nfroid to commit
themselves utterly to Jesus’ way . of life. They
fear it would involve theni i n 'a complete revo
lution.” This writer surely has a real insight
into spiritual values. H er book is like h cool
spring beside the traveler’s ciusty way.
To say that a certain book represents a real
contribution to the literature: on any subject,
at all, is, in this day,'saying a great deal. But
wc have before-us Catherine. Booth: Cliborn's recent, book 1‘Lovc and Courtship" (Doran, SI.OO).
The author is the eldest cjaughtcr of the late Gen
eral William Booth and a sister-of General.Bramweli Booth Of-the Salvation Army. One of her rea
sons for writing the book is found in the In tro
d u c tio n :'HOn no subject, perhaps, have wc gone
so far astray as on the subject of luvc-^love
which results i n ' marriage, home and children.
The home is the most valuable asset of a nation
and forms the true foundation of an em pire."'
The book is written both from the social and
the religious point of view. H er chaptcr head
ings arc ^vorthy b f .enumeration: Divine and
Human Love; Parents and Relatives; Flirting; ;
Conditions for Engagements;
Engagements;
liroken Engagements—Legiiimale and Illegiti
mate Rcasoiis; To the Disappointed and Brave;
Most young people arc sadly w ithout ideals
and a true estimate of values in this' matter.
This book will at least start them thinking, Here
is a trenchant paragraph: “The highest factor
in. love and' courtship is the spiritual; t^r; m ar
riage is- more than a physical bond, deeper than
an o u tw a rd 1agreement., I t involves spirit and
soul, n o t body alone; nor is it spirit .and soul
w ith o u t. the body. . I t is the perfect mingling
of thii hopes, sentiments, and ideals of two be
ings. In this light all substitutes for marriage,
however gilded, arc prostitution. True marriage
is in .one world, all the rest i n ‘another; they
diffet1 its light from darkness,”
“Church Administration" (Doran, $2.00) is
credited to Rev. Wm, H , Leach, a Presbyterian
: minister who for some years has given particu
lar attention to this subjccl. He founded and
edits Church JHanagemejit, the ministers’ trade
journal, The book is a survey of modem- exec
utive methods i n 1 church work, W hether it’s
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and reason. The book we are discussing would
furnish a good foundation for such ah intelli
gent dkcusslon. •
TJie Free Methodist Publishing House has made'
a Valuable contribution to missionary literature
The book is divided into five pHrtj with each
l y bringing oUt ‘‘Life in Mozambique and South
part thoroughly coyercd: (I) T h e'M in ister a s’
Africa,” by Rev, J. W. Haley (£1.25), The book
a Leader. ■ (II) The Services of the Churcli.
Kives an intimate a.count of a missionary's life’
(H I) Special Programs, (IV) “Publicity.- (V) '
and experiments in the D ark. Continent, Wc
Administrative Detail..
noted the absence of tiresqme and easily -fo r
It is tins reviewer's humble judgment that
g o tten 'statistics, and a special emphasis upon
While the finest administrative machinery, a n d
little every-day incidents that make the book
the highest type of' executive leadership will ■ ■=<1 very readable and at the same time give the
n ev er' produce a. church "terrible ds an army
reader a “ first hand” word picture of actual life
with banners" in the conflict with the p o w ers
on the mission field. The book is - well and
of darkness, yel it is' possible that- a Spirit- generously illustrated, t
baptized ministry and a zealous people will fail
to produce the hiyhcst possible result) on'account
C H U R C H P U B L IC IT Y
o f . hit-or-miss planning and faldty admittistra' }iy M. IjUN-.v
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(ion in other rcs[>ects.
In searching the Scriptures we find that Christ
. a healthy indication o r 'n o t is . a much mooted
question, b u t wc must admit that a m'nister
th:sc days, in order to "put it over” must be an
executive of no mean sort.
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Your reviewer :Rocs a step farther and makes
bold to say th at if.h e .'were a pastor, this book
would find a place in his working library. It is
suggc:tive and filled w;th ideas and in this highly
competitive age one must have ideas, orignal or
borrowed, for w ithout ideas, the mintj is a bleak,
barren field.
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was a keen observer of the customs and activi
ties of others th an 'H is own followers. “For the
children of this world are in their generation
wiser than the children of light.’1 , Wc are ad
vised to be wi:c as serpents and harmless as ■
doves. Has the Church shown wisdom in not
using every possible avenue to appeal to men
We thought it had alf been said but now comes and women: in order to win them for God and
the Church? Evidently the Church of Jesus
Frank E. Allen with another study o f Evolution,
Christ Is awakened to the possibility of printers’
“.written to instruct, encourage anti strengthen
the faith of those who are troubled by* intellect ink as evidenced b y the . report which, on account
ual doubts growing out of today’s discussion.” of the splendid suggestions, we publish.'
C h u rch P u b licity C o n fereh co o f th e C hicago
The hook, “Evolution in the Balanfces” ccrta'.nly
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'C h u rc h .F e d e ra tio n .
has a 'decidedly practical turn. ■ Its efforts to'
refute the evolution th e o ry 'is based on a dis
By L a u re w e H . H o w e
cussion of such subjects a s ; Arc , There New
III
the meeting of the Chicago Church Federa
Species? -Em bryology; Comparative Anatomy;
tion, held October 25, an address was given by
Human Fossils, etc.: Testimony of the M am M r. Charles Stelzle, chairman of the Church
moths, etc.
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Advertising Department of the.International Ad
Wc feel satisfied in our mindi th a t a minister vertising Association, on bow to advertise the
should deefde either to let Evolution entirely
Church.
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•Among other things he said:
alone and stick, to the positive preaching of the
1. Assume that the public knows nothlng about
gospel or he should make a thorough :and intel
ligent study o f both material and Theistic evo the Church. Tnke nothing, for granted but belution. , N othing.puts a minister in a more piti pin at the very bottom in your advertising cam
ful position or so much subjects him to the scorn paign.
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2. Assume, that the Church does not know its- ■
of intelligent Ij^tcners as for him to launch a
tirade against the evolutionists and their claims ■ community. This , will necessitate a survey to
ascertain the status of the field occupied by any
ending up with saying, "B ut wo know better;
u;e believe the Bible.” Again pcrniit me to say, particular church* arid this will of itself deter
“If f were a pastor,” if so, I would want to be mine the jiatiirp of the advertising best adapted
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able to discuss intelligently tîe teachings of evo tc that field,
3. The Church must create an atmosphere
lution and to refute it. with Scripture,' science...
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favorable to itself before effective advertising
can be done.
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the United Stales. The display will be exhibited
.in ’variousvparis o f the country. ,
1IAHVEY, ILL.
4. The Church must believe, in its work and
be able to present it convincingly,. ,
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5. Advertise with sincerity and. .with positiveness. (Do not knock the other follow in your
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FA C T S A N D F IG U R E S
B y E. J . F le iiIn o
According to statistics furnished by an ex
change, the Republic 'of Brazil, South America,
in 1872 showed thpt in its vast population, over
84 p e r'c e n t could neither read nor w rite,. In
■1920 the census gave a population of 30,635,605,
and of that number over, fourteen years of age,
only 75 per cent were illiterate. W hile the de- ■
ireasc in illiteracy is not much j it presents an
encouraging outlook, atjd speaks well f o r P ro l
i a n t missions.
The Presbyterian ot September i, gives the
following statistics as the record for' the past
year of the Presbyterian Church;
Total communicant, membership . . I,POP,111
Added on examination
.
110,7 JS
Added by letter
,
71,^59
Restored to’ rol^ .................................■ 12,055
Loss by death ,.............. • 26,370'
.{From sleeping sickness
a t Elat, Africa, ' 5,000)
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O ther losses ..........._______________ . 126,461
N et increase in membership . : . . . .
35,252
T otal contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6 1 , 1 3 6 ,122
Congregational
.$44,731,062
Benevolence
16,063,7-12 '
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P er capita gifts j . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
¥32.57
The report of th e American 1Board of Com
missioners for Foreign Missions of the 'Congre
gational Church shows the following fig u res'at
(tie end of the fiscal y ear/A u g u st’ 1926:
T o ta l. Receipts (Exclusive of
Women’s Boards) ............9 1 ,2 4 6 ,6 1 9 ,3 5
Disbursements ................................. 1,246,125.93
The receipts show a (oss of $5,627.3? in gifts
from Individual friends over the preceding year,
-Sunday school, and young people's societies fell
off $2,538,51. The total debt of the Board is
5213,242.14.
The following figures are gleaned from the
lri*annual rep o rt, of the United Presbyterian
Church concerning its work in E gypt: . .
There are 106 churches besides 231 additional
preaching places, and 45 congregations th a t arc '
sell-supporting. They import 17,320 members
' who contribute $109,039.00, equivalent to abqut
56.50" p e r member, ; These contributions paid
over 90 per cent of the expenditures of the Church..
Speaking of whiu the Church should .adver
tise, M r. Steizlc said th at the Church .should
advertise (he one thing it hfttds a monoply on, '
viz., The Cure for Sin, T hat is what a business,
house would do, tell about (lie thing-it has that
' .no one.'else can offer. He further suggested t h a t ;
the Church make known through its..advertising;.
1. The terms of admission—who is eligible to
membership, etc. People tear membership com
mittees and should be abl<! ‘to learn the qualifi
cations of members w ithout appearing before a
committee.
2. The typcôf people belonging to a certain
church make it known th at you have ten cap, pentcrs, fourteen clerks, fiVc stenographers, nine
farmers, four store-keepcrs and the common
people will say, “T h at is my crowd." 3. The financial consideration. Some may hesilatc because they cannot contribute m uch./ Let
it be known how the church is supported and
how much is contributed ..each week' by various
classes. Strangers will then no t be embarrassed
for they will be able to compare their giving
with others." * .
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■ 4; The doctrines of the? Church—w hat the
Church believes and stands for. .
' Mr: Steizlc advocated the selling o f -the ad
vertising idea to the local church and the church
board to such an extent th at .they Will provide
for all advertising expenses in the church budget
rather than going' out and trying to sell it to
the business men of the community as is the
case where business houses are solicited to spon
sor advertising (or the church or to buy space
if, hymn hooks, calendars,- etc., in order that
the Church may get its publicity “free.” Un
less the Church is sold to its own advertising
■program and witting to back it up. not much
good will come from it.
T h e ' Chicago Church Federation is now as
sembling w hat is to be the largest display of
church advertising in the world. The display
will have headquarters In Chicago but will be
'made, up o f the m ost successful and carefully
prepared advertising material from all parts of
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Tlic United, Prebytcrian missionaries first visit part, prom pts such o f the drinking' as remains, ,
‘ 3, T hat conditions surrounding stu d en ts' in
ed Abyssinia in 1919 and in 1922 it was recog
college communities today arc .m ore conducivc
nized by the Church as a chief mission field.
Three cities are n o w occupied as stations. There- to ^sobriety than they weiV previous to prohibi
tion.
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tire three hospitals and eight, schools with oyer
■200 pupils. Abyssinia lias an estimated population
4. Than an overwhelming m ajo rity 'o f. college
of 10,000,000, one-half of whom belong to Ih c. ■presidents, professors and students -feel th a t pro
Abyssinian Church.
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hibition'has justified itself.
In 1925 snakes caused the death of 19,303
Under the last point the following surprising ■
persons in Iiritish India. T|ie -annual loss for statistics were, givciv. They are so" significant .
m a n y ' years has been approximated a t 20,000.
that they deserve the widest publicity.
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Wild animals destroy .2,500 more. In the twelve
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Sfcou/d the Eighteenth Amendment be rig
months at 1925, there were reported killed 31,000 idly enforced? _ .
?nakes and more than onc-half that num ber of
M t, Holyoke College group . . . . . . . . . 9 7 % YES
wild animals, including 4,660 leopards and 1,600, Stanford University g r o u p ........ .94% .YES
tigers, '
University of Minnesota group . . . . . .88% YES
Connecticut ^College group
.87% YES
T h e population of India is estimated at 318,
W ,4B0, In the average 1,000 of population, University of Michigan group . . . . . . . .84% YES
there are 386 Hindus, 217 Mohammedans, 37 Washington Square, N . Y. U. group , .80% YES
Smith; College group .....................
70% YEg
Huddhists, 15 Christians; and 31 of different
Education, N . V. U. group . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 % ,YES
tribal religions.
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I'otand has a Jewish population o f .) ,000 ,0 0 0 0 ; Amherst College group . . . . . . . . , . . . .64% YES
University of Texas group . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 % Y ES'
R ussia,. 3,600,000, while the- United States has a
University of North Carolina ____ , , , 7 2 % YES
larger Jewish population than aiiy other country
Commerce N. Y. U. group ............ ‘...5 5 % YES
in. the world as reported by an authority on
Average of all college groups surveyed 77% YES
Jewish statistics.
7.
Should the Eighteenth Amendment be abol
Wc gleaned from a recent exchange the fal
ished/..
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lowing paragraph:
“Rev. A, A. Walsh, th e wayside evangelist,: University of -Minnesota group . . . . . , . .90% NO
baptized in the international waters of St. John’s M t. Hblyolic group .......................... . .83%. NO
River, 100 persons in one hour o n -September 5. University of Michigan group . . . . . . . ,8 2 % 'NO
University of N. C; group . . . _____, . , .81% NO ■
, A cco rd in g to th is, th e 12 d iscip les co u ld b a p tize
Connecticut College group . . . . . . . . ___ 70% N O :
1,200 fn on e h o u r o r 3,000 in less th a n three
Smith College gtoup . I , . . . . . . . ; . . : . . . . .70% NO
hou rs.
The following is taken from the Free M etho .Stanford University group .......................69% NO
Education, N. Y. U. group i . _......... ........68% NOdist:
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“A Hquor. subsidized press is constantly h arp University of Texas group . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 % NO
Commerce, N, Y. U. g r o u p ............v . : . .56% NO
ing upon ihc demoralization of the students and
youth of Amcrica through drink. The m atter Amherst College group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 % NO
is stressed in order lo create sentiment against .Washington Square, N . Y.-U.-:group. . ,.;.57% NO .
the Eighteenth Amendment on .the assumption Average of all college groups surveyed 69% NO
!‘In all the expressions of opinion by student ■
th at liquor drinking a n d . lawlessness arc worse
under the Amendment, than they were under the bodies in the past two years only four colleges,
license system, A s1usual, the facts give the He so: far os is known, have voted for a return of
beer and wine, and none for stronger drinks.
to the statem ent. At a recent hearing on pro
hibition before, the Senate committee, M r, JR. H. Thesa four are all east o f the Hudson river. ' One
university daily this > e a r, and a few others
Rolofson, executive secretary of the Intercol
legiate Prohibition Association, subm itted evi previously, have taken a similar position; these,
too arc -in the East. But the overwhelming
dence proving the following facts:'
1. T hat there is less drinking among college - opinion of the American students' so far as edi
students today than there was prior to the com torial comment, straw votes, resolutions and other
public expressions go, is in favor of retaining
ing of the.Eighteenth Amendment,
2.’T hat the spirit of adventure, for the most and'observing the present .prohibition law."' -
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