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February, 1936
HowYouMasler U ENGLISH -inI5MimtesaDaif! five-minute conversation or in an average one- page letter, from five to fifty errors will appear. It is surprising how many experienced stenographers fail in spell ing such common words as “ business,” “ abbrevi ate,” etc. It is astonishing how many business men say “ between you and I ” instead of “ between you and me,” and use “ who” for “ whom,” and mispronounce the simplestwords. Few know whether to use one or two “ c’s” or “ m’s” or “ r’s,” whether to spell words with “ ie” or “ ei,” and when to use commas in order to make their mean ing absolutely clear. A Remarkable Invention M r. Cody has specialized in English for the past twenty years. But instead o f going along in the old way he has applied scientific principles to teaching the correct use o f our language. H e made tens of thousands of tests of his various devices before inventing his present method. In all his tests he found that the trouble with old methods is that points learned do not stick in the mind. In school you were asked to remember rules, and if you forgot the rules you never could tell what was right and what was wrong. For years M r. Cody has studied the problem of creating instinctive habits o f using good English. As a result of his experience he evolved his wonderful new Self-Correcting Method A patent was granted to M r. Cody on his unique device, and now he places it at your disposal. This invention is simple, fascinating, timesaving, and incomparably efficient. You do the lesson given on any page, then you see exactly how M r. Cody himself would correct it. Y ou mark your errors and check them in the first blank column. Next week you try that page again, on the second un marked sheet, correct your errors, and check them in the second column. You see at a glance what you have learned and what you have failed to re member, until you have reached the 100% point in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and expression. Only 15 Minutes a Day A remarkable advantage of Mr. Cody's course is the speed with which these habit-forming practice drills can be carried out. You can write the answers to fifty questions in 15 minutes and correct your work in five minutes more. You waste no- time in going over the things you already know. Your efforts are automatically concentrated on the mistakes you are in the habit of making, and, through constantly being shown the right way, you soon acquire the correct habit in place of the incorrect habit. There are no rules to memorize. There is no tedious copying. There is no heart-breaking drudgery. FREE—Book on English A new book explaining Mr. Cody's remarkable method is ready. If you are ever embarrassed by mistakes in grammar, spelling, punctuation, pronunciation, or if you can not instantly command the exact words with which to express your ideas, this new free book, "How You Can Master Good English—in 15 Minutes a Day," will prove a revelation to you. Send the coupon or a letter or postal card for it now. SHERWIN CODY SCHOOL OF ENG LISH, 732 Searle Building, Rochester, N. Y. SH ERW IN CODY SCHOOL OF ENGLISH 732 Searle Building, Rochester, N. Y. Please send me your free book, "How You Can Master Good English—in 15 Minutes a Day." H O U S A N D S o f persons make little mistakes in their every day English and don’t know it. A s a result of thousands o f tests, Sher- win Cody found that the average person is only 61% efficient in the vital points o f English. In a
DAILY D ev o tion a l 'Readings A M E S S A G E F O R E V E R Y D A Y O F T H E M O N T H
Abraham say, or what is written of Abra ham ? Abraham, ((strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded, that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.” This faith is the ground work of all practical holiness. “Thou sweet, beloved will of God, My anchor ground, my fortress hill, My spirit’s silent, fair abode, In thee I hide me, and am stiff.” MARCH 4 Desire Fulfilled “ They constrained him;' saying, Abide with us” (Lk. 24:29). When “Jesus plimself drew near,” their eyes were holden, and they knew Him not. How often Jesus comes near with the one object o f manifesting Himself, but is hin dered because we aré so slow of heart to believe -what the Word has spoken! But as the Lord spake with them, their hearts began to burn within them, . . When the Lord made as! though He would have gone farther, their prayer, “Abide! with us,” ; constrained Him. . . . There may be much ignorance .and unbelief, but if there be a burning desire that, above everything, longs for Him, a desire that is ever fostered as the Word is heard or /spoken, we may Fount upon it, He will make Himself known to uSfeANDREw M urray . MARCH 5 The One Thing That Matters “For I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Job 19:25).' I bring you these seven words from nearly the center of the Bible, seven .words which are certainly the very heart of the Scriptures. . . . Is it a piece of presumption to say, “I know,” or may a Christian h.Se such emphatic language? The scientist says, “I know”J§and sometimes he says it with very little justification. The botan ist says, “ I know.” The gardener says, “I know.” . . . . But can a Christian say, “ I know” ? Most assuredly he can! You may not know the day or the hour, or even the place where you first met with Christ, but you do know the great fact that you have passed from death unto life, and that is the one thing that matters., • ■—A. L in d say G legg . “Love never faileth” (1 Cor. 13 :8, R.V.). In the sight of God, all gifts without love are worthless, but love, even where there are no gifts, is everything. We must, of course, be careful to bear in mind that the reference is not to natural amiability, or the spirit of benevolence, but to the love which is spiritual, divine, and indestruct ible. . . . Let us well contemplate the pos sibility of love’s control o f all our heart and mind and will, dominating all our feelings and thoughts and choices. Then — G eorge W. G ibb . MARCH 6 The Value of Love
MARCH 1 Suffering with Christ
“ Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church” (Col. 1:24). According to this verse, Christ did not cease to suffer when He went up on high, but continues in suffering, and will so, con tinue until the members of His body with which He is identified have ceased their suffering, this at His coming and their translation to Himself in heaven. This ex plains that otherwise unexplainable ex pression of the Lord in the glory, when He spoke to Saul as he journeyed to Damas cus, and said, “ Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?” (Acts 9 :4 ). As a matter of fact, Saul was persecuting, not Christ, but the church. And yet, as the head of the body feels the injury done to any of its members, so Christ felt the persecution which Saul was directing toward the suf fering saints. This is indeed high honor, to have Christ so identified with us, and ourselves so identified with Him. SEU -H enry W . F rost . MARCH 2 For Christ's Sake “ God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you’’ (Eph. 4:32). When Paul, in his letter to the Ephe sians, informed believers that God, for Christ’s sake, had forgiven them, he used a phrase which is the vital center of our holy faith. All that we have, and all that we hope for, are because o f what the* .,>5 Saviour has accomplished on our behalf. . . . W e know that all'things are working together for good to them that love God, and who are called according to His pur pose. And although there are many things that we cannot understand at the present, yet we are confident that,- “ for Christ’s sake,” all will be well. . . . As we remember all that He has been, is now, and will be forever, we can do nothing less than bring forth the royal diadem and crown Him Lord of all J=Life of Faith. When once I mourned a load of sin; When conscience felt a wound within, When all my works were thrown away, When on my knees I learned to pray, Then, blissful hour, remembered well, I learned Thy love, Immanuel. — C harles H addon S purgeon . MARCH -3 Immovable Faith “And being not weak in faith, . . . he staggered not at the promise of God , through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God" (Rom. 4:19, 20). Unbelief . . . questions God’s power to perform that which He has promised. O f Abraham it is said, “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief.” When *do we stagger at anything? We stagger when we say, “ It is too good to be true,” or we are in danger of stagger ing when we take that attitude. What did
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