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ni tely exclude the supernatural a nd try to expla in reli gion on a purely naturali sti c or semi -naturali sti c basis. In a const ruct ive way we w;ll endeavo r to show that any t heo ry that can honestly claim to be scient ifi c and histo ri cal in: its dealing with the fact of relig ion mu st make provision fo r all the fac ts of ex peri ence and not arbi t r a ril y excl ude any fact in the interest of the theory. I t is one th ing to have a con sistent and const ru ct ive philosophy of history, and quite another th ing to doctor and reconst ruct hi story to fi t in to our phil osophy . Thi s conrse will a im to g ive a t rue phil osophy of re li g ion as it is act ually fo und in hi story and human experi ence. Any such phil osophy mu st in the ve ry nature of things center in Chri st , fo r H e is the supreme express ion of relig ion from whatever angle we approach it . T herefore, a philosophi cal interpretati on of t he Bi ble as it centers and culminat es in Chr ist involves a comp rehens ive and scientific interpretat ;on of r e lig ion and of the world of which it is an essential par t. T hat is why a cour se of thi s kind has a fun da mental place in a "B ible I nst itute" whi ch a ims to thoroughl y fit men and women to intelligentl y preach Chr; st and present H is supreme claim to Lordship in Ii fe a nd its affa irs. VII. The Study of the Bible with Special Reference to its Use in Personal Work T he most impor tant and effect ive method of br ing ing men to Chri st , both in home and fo reign lands, is PERSONAL \ ,VoRK. A special emphas is is laid upon this wo rk in the Bi ble Insti tute. T he obj ect of the study is to g ive t he stud ent a t horough knowledge of the d iffe rent classes of men and women a nd child ren that one is likely to meet , and to teach them how t o use the Bible in dealing with these va ri ous classes . The fo llowing subj ects a re considered : ( 1) T he Impo rt ance and Advantao-es of Persona l \ !\fork. (2) T he Cond it ions of Success. ( 3) \ ,Vhere to do personal work. (4) How to begin a conve rsat ion. ( 5) \ ,Vhat inst ruct ions to g ive a new convert . ( 6) How to deal wi th those who real;ze their need of
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