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years, of holy life behind'every sermon.” The life, after all, is the minister’s power. — o — David Hume, the agnostic, traveled twenty miles on Sunday to hear Rowland Hill preach, because, as he said, “his ideas came red-hot from his soul.” —o— “A minister,” says George Adam Smith, “blossoms, through his lips, and no man is a true prophet whose word is not the flower of a gracious, conse crated, Christ-like life.” —o— In speaking to young ministers, Dr. Parker says,' “Young men,, preach, to broken hearts if you want a sympathetic hearing.” —o-^ (New words to an old tune.) Somebody signed a golden pledge, Testing his purse to utmost edge ; Somebody paid throughout the year, Bright’ning the world with Christian cheer— Was that somebody you? Somebody’s pledge was only a scrap, Paper that had no value, mayhap ; Somebody’s soul grew shriveled and ■ small ;. Failing, he grieved the Lord of all—>Tv 'Was that, somebody you? — o — “The pulpit,” says Dr. Jowett, “is not a classroom, not a lecture bureau, nor a forum for debate. No one looks pulpit- ward these days for instruction in science, literature, or dramatic art. There are experts for these things. If we preach Christ and His saving Gospel, we have no rivalry, but a great, p-and, and glo rious monopoly.” — o — “When my preacher wishes to impress his ability on the congregation, which he does on rare occasions,” says a corre spondent in an exchange, “he tells us how much he might have earned had he turned his talents in other channels. I admit that he has outstanding ability, and in many things he is a genuine ‘whizz.’ But when he pulls that stuff on us, well, I just don’t like it, that’s all. Seems like he is either after a raise in salary, or wants to be hired for an other year.” . 1 —o— “We believe it is perfectly legitimate to adopt such methods as will attract attention to the Gospel, and to adapt services to meet the changing conditions of the times,” says Dr. F. E. Marsh, “but all methods and adaptation must be secondary. The main thing to rec ognize is we are called to preach the Gospel, and to preach it as they did in the early days, with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven. When we read of Christ in His beneficent ministry, we . are told He ‘went about doing good,’ There was no blare of a band, no drapery of ritual, no exaltation of the creature, no worship of the outward, no pulsation of sensuousness, no seeking of man’s ap probation, and no ostentation of any kind, but'a calm and consecrated service which brought benefit to those with whom He came in contact. Without mentioning names., we have seen in recent days seemingly great and influential mover ments, which, if the spectacular was re moved, would fall to the ground, like a rocket which flares with great gusto, and results in a charred stick of useless ness.”
4. Jehovah-M’Kaddishken (Ezek. 20 : 12)—“The Lord who sanctifies.” 5. Jehovah Shalom (Judges 6:24) “The Lord, my Pèace.” 6 . Jehovah Ze Baoth (1 Sam. 1:3)—■ “The Lord of Hosts.” ' 7: Jehovah Ziekenu (Jer. '23:6)—“The Lord, our Righteousness.” 8 . Jehovah Shammah (Ezek. 48:35)--' “The Lord is there.” 9. Jéhovah Elyon (Psa. 7 :17)—-“The Lord Most High.” 10. Jehovah Roi (Ps. 23:1)—“The Lord my Shepherd.” . . In the New Testament, that which is said of Jehovah is said of Jesus Christ. He is “Lord” in the New Testament. See Lk. 2:11; Phil. 2:11; Eph. 4:5; Acts' 10:36 ; 1 Cor. 2 :8. Jehovah, who is “the First and the Last” in Isa. 41:4; 44:6, . becomes Christ, “the First and the Last.”—Rev. 1:17. Christ is “Alpha and Omegà”gRev. 22:12, .13, 16. Cf. Rev. 1:8. I Christ is “Emmanuel—G O D WITH US*—Mt. 1 :23. His Deity is proclaimed by 16 different titles.1—K. L. B. *---------------------------- — ------------ * I SPIRITUAL HELPS IN VERSE if— — -----------------------------------------------------------* Eat less ; breathe more. . Talk less,; think more. Ride less ; walk more. Clothe less ; bathe more. Worry less ; work more. Waste less; give more. Preach less; practice more. — o — Think not on yesterday, nor trouble bor row On what may be in store for to-morrow, But let to-day be your incessant, care— The past is past, to-mOrrow’s in the air. Who gives to-day the best that in him lies Will find the road that leads to clearer skies. —John Kendrick Bangs. — o — Why thus longing, thus forever sighing, For the far off, unattained and dim? While the beautiful, all around thee lying, Offers its low, perpetual hymn? .i—Harriet Winslow. — o — In men whom men condemn as ill I find so much of goodness still; In men whom men pronounce divine I find so much of sin and blot, I hesitate to draw a line, Between the two, where God has not. 11 -Mo— If I. can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain. If I can ease one life thé aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting Robin Into his nest again, I shall not live in vain. .iÎrf-Emily Dickinson. *------------------------------------:-------- * POINTERS FOR PREACHERS ------- ---------- :— —----- ;—:—-4 An advertisement for a lecturer says he “speaks straight from the shoulder.” “Too bad some of these talks can’t orig inate a little higher up,” says The San Francisco News. — o— “I cannot understand your minister’s power,” said a visitor to a certain church officer. “He is not a great preacher.” “No,” said the friend, “he is not a great preacher, but you see there are thirty
B I B L E B R I E F S H B Jo ..—--------------------------------------- 4 Psa. 24:4. “Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? . . . . He that hath clean hands.” Spurgeon once said: “The grace of God is not a clean glove for a dirty hand.” — o — The word translated “burden” in Gal. 6:2 means “weights ; exceeding the strength, of those under, them.”. The word for “burden” in v. 5 is a different word, meaning “burdens that are not disproportionate.” Mark 2:3,11. fur nishes an illustration of each kind, of burden. “I sin—yet not I.” Rom. 7 :24-25. “I live—yet not I.” Gal. 2:20. have labored—yet not I.” 1 Cor. 15 :10. Types of the resurrection in the Old Testament: 1. Isaac (Heb. 11:19) ; 2. Joseph (Gen. 41:43) ; 3. MoseiJ''(Ex. 2:10) ; , 4. Jonah (Mt. 12:40) ; 5. Daniel (Dan. 6:23). . —o— Psa. 7 :10, “My defence is of God,’’ according .to Andrew A. Bonar, reads, “My shield is upon God,” like Psa. 62:8, “My salvation is upon God.” The idea may be taken, from the armor-bearer, ever ready at hand to give the needed weapon to the warrior. — o — The word for “sorcery” in Gal. 5:20 is “pharmakea,” from which we get our word '“pharmacy.” The pagans, in using the simplest drugs, accompanied them by appeal to occult powers, intended to im press, the patient with the mysterious powers of the physician. . — o — God is the author of justification (Rom. 8:33) ; grace its principle (Rom. 3:24) ; blood its procuring cause (Rom. 5 :8) ; faith its receiving hand—Godward (Rom. 5:1); and works, its evidence—. manward (Jas. 2:17). — o — The title “Jews” applies properly to the tribes of Judah and Benjamin (Esth. 2:5). These two tribes were carried to Babylon, whose descendants rej ected and crucified Christ. The ten tribes, previous ly scattered, bear the name of “Israel” ; their present dwelling-place being un known, save to God. — 0~~~ “Commit thy way unto the Lord" Psa. 37:5, reads literally: “Roll it upon God” ; leave to Him the guidance of thy life, and thou shalt be at peace.- A Christian must not be like Hezekiah’s sun that went backward, nor like Joshua’s sun that stood still, but like David’s sun, “that is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber and as a champion rejoic- eth to run his race” (Psa. 119:5; Heb. 3:14). — o — In Jn. 1:14 the words, “dwelt among us,” literally mean “pitched his tent along side of us"i The tabernacle had been the seat of the divine presence in the wilder ness, and the glory of it was the shekinah cloud. In Christ God pitched his tent alongside of us, and “we beheld His glory,” especially on the Transfiguration Mount.
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