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2. Its Method—“ These Things” : (a ) W ord o f God (2:14). (b) ;Divine nature (3 :9 ). (c ) Indwelling Spirit (4 :4 ). IV. R epeating I t , or F alling I nto I t , 1 :7-2:2. 1. Adm it That W e Do, 2:1. 2. What to Do When W e Do. (a ) Recognize advocacy (2:1, 2). (b ) Recognize provision made for it (1:7-9; 2 :2 ). (c ) Confess it (see II above). Conclusion. entoirely! Oi cudn’t help givin’ half a crown at the collection.” “Well, yez see,” replied Bradley, “ Oi hed the advantage ave ye this, toime, for Oi’ve heard him afore. Whin Oi was puttin’ on me Sunday clothes, shure Oi left iverything out ave me pocket but wan six-pence. Man, he has a powerful way with him altogether.” When one man does faithful work, enlarging his service, it leads others “to’ do the same. The rich iron manufacturer, Colonel Anderson, was in his library every Saturday to loan books to his boys and men. Andrew Carnegie was one o f those boys and resolved that if he ever became rich he would imitate his employer. The Carnegie libraries are the result. As one breeze starts another, so diligent commit tee work leads to diligence in others. The modern age demands o f the minister, o f a moderately large church, as much study as the college demands o f a college profes sor; as much speaking as is demanded o f a lawyer; as much writing as is demanded o f an editor; and as much calling as is usually done by a physician. The public activities o f four professions are, rolled upon in one, plus the financial shrewdness o f a promoter, the social tactful ness o f a society leader, the shrewdness o f an -honest politician, the ■wise penetration o f the man with the sociological sense, and the holy zeal o f an aroused Old Testament prophet.— P rof. G. W . Fisk.
(b ) Renounce— forsake what you would have God remit. (c ) Believe in the efficacy o f the blood o f Christ (vv. 7-9). (d ) Accept God’s declaration o f for- - giveness, based on His righteous ness and justice (v. 9). 2. The Result o f Confession. (a ) Forgiveness (v. 9). (b ) Qeansing from sin’s guilt (v. 7), and sin’s power (v. 9).‘ III. V ictory O ver I t (2:1, cf. 1 :7, 9). 1. Victory Possible (2 :1 ). Make Me, O Lord, a Man Lord, make o f me, in word and deed, A man to honor Thee, A man o f justice, faith and truth, A man o f equity; Give me the grace I daily need, To serve Thy purpose true, That I may do each day I live, The things I ought to do. Help me to do Thy sovereign will, As in Thy W ord revealed, That sinners lost be led to Thee And broken hearts be healed; So shall my mission be fulfilled, In life’s allotted span, Then shall I serve Thy purpose true, And truly be a man. It is not in the name I take, Nor what I claim to be, Nor what the. people say I am, Nor what they think o f m e; Nor where I live, nor what I do,
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Nor whether bond or free, But it is what I really am, O Lord, my God, in Thee.
,— F. A . Conners.
A well-known preacher in the Irish Church is justly famed for his eloquence. Particularly does he shine in this respect when he is making an appeal for any char itable object. Recently two country trades men went to hear him, and on their way home were comparing notes. “Man, Brad ley,” said one, “that was a grand discoorse
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