1268 V2. Basis— Grace— “He would have given thee”— v. 10. 3. Divine V itality— “Living w ater”— v. 10. '4. Perm anent ■ Satisfaction— “Shall never th irs t”— v. 14. 5. All Sufficiency— “Shall become in (side) of h im ”— v. 14. 6. Constant Tendency— “A fountain springing up”S v . 14. 7. Culm ination— “ Into everlasting Life”— v. 14. — K. L. B. Luke 19:13, “Occupy till I come” 3. Measure of T ravail or Passion John 20:21, “As my F ath e r hath sent me even so send I you” — Ce6il T. Garnett. SEVEN SCRIPTURE FOREVERMORES 1. The E tern al God. (Ps. 92:8) But thou, Lord,, a rt Most High for evermore. 2. The E tern al F ath er. (2 Cor. 11:31) The God and F ath e r . . . which Js blessed for evermore. 3. The E ternal Son. (Heb. 7:28) The Son, who is Consecrated for evermore. 4. The E tern al Life. (Ps. 133:3) The Lord commanded th e blessing, even life for evermore. 5. The E tern al Pleasures. (Ps. 16:11) There are pleasures for evermore. 6. The E tern al Resurrection. (Rev. 1:18) Behold, I am alive for evermore. 7. The E tern al Blessing to God. (Ps. 89:52) Blessed he the Lord for evermore. Amen. — John Meek. THE MEASURE OF MISSIONS 1. The Measure of Territory. Mark 16:15, “ Into all th e world” 2. Measure of Time
T HE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S THE CLOUDY PILLAR Exodus, 13:31 -22 1. A Guide— Ps. 107:7; 1 Pet. 2:21. Our Guide. 2. A L ight— Ex. 13:21; Jn. 1:8-9. Our Light. 3. A Shadefi-Ps. 105:39; Isa. 32:2.. Our Shade. 4. A Shield— Ex. 14:19-20; Ps. 3:3. Our Shield. 5. An Avenger—Ex. 14:24; Rom. 12: 19. . Our Avenger. — R. S. Beal. It is the raye thing to find preachers who have deep love and conscientious care for th e ir own language, so little is it understood th a t good style in speech is potent in reaching the h ea rt as well as th e mind. Who, in ail the centuries, has touched more h earts th an Bunyan? And Bunyan’s English is a model of lucidity and forcefulness-—simple w ith out being slipshod, beautiful w ithout being ornate, concise w ithout being ob scure. Indifferent English confuses the un train ed mind, and alienates th e cul tured. Untidy speech is, in the mental sphere, w hat untidy habits are in the physical; and yet, not only preachers, but public men in all professions, fre quently seem to consider th a t it is suffi cient to have something to say— w ithout any preoccupation about how to say it. Useless Apologies • One hom iletical evil to be avoided, says Prof. Townsend, is apology. Apol ogy is a mental hab it w ith some men and w ith others is a m ark of insin cerity. It is almost always a pride-spot in the sermon. “Apology,” says Dr. Holmes, “is only egotism wrong side out.” And rarely will a man succeed in his object when seeking to save his reputation by offering an apology, if one m u st apologize, let it be in th e con- PULPIT POINTERS Untidy Speech
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