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_I " '_20 TIIE PREACHER'S MAGAZINE TIIE PRE/_CIIER'S 'MAGAZINE Zl i " nations ']'he pnor that forget commlttelh God. l'_. Inm_'ll 0:17. m_tn " thee: thou ._ :,_ effectivem.ss many I)rayvrf, All hl_ trio ._ frerlutq_tly ninelV per prayers cmt el which lheir fly C. E, COI_SELt . art th_ helper, of the fatherles;. Ps_t, 10:14; we make* otlrt:.eIves and llnlse-to which we listen , i , 'The wicked . . " God ih not in all his thlntdJts in the pulpit act a_ soilorifics instead of a_lken'- psa.'10:4, er_. They ;ire. kdlabieg whe_ Ihey should be A SERMON OUTLINE THE CEIURCFI RECORD OUr fathers trusted in thee_ Ihey 1rusted, ,and ,_larm clocks: Consider how challen','inz, such Tl'xt: "ltut of him are .Ye In Christ Jesus• wire A l)re:u:hez_ would exercise lhe lzrcztesl care in thou'didst deliver them. Psa 22"4. pctitb_ns as these are f.ma the revised. Prayer of God is made, unto us wisdom, and ri_hleous- the keeping of the Church Record. Each ChurCh fie maketh me to lie down in Jzreen pastures Dook fn which the cotmrcgatiou pray_ to God to ness. anti sanctification and redemption" (1 Cor," of the _Nrazarene shouhl have a prepared Recurd ftender grass). Psa 23:2. -:leliver.lhenx: _ 1:30). , book. published' by our Pablishing House. The i Worship the, Lord in the beauty tff holiness. "Froni the'cowardice that dare not face new I, Wisdom--Salvation from ignorance pastor or someone slmu!d keep tile-RtCcord very : . Psa, 20:2 truths, tire laziness that is o mlcntt_d \vlih half- 2. Rhdlteousness--Salvation from the tulle of c_rrefidiy.. In my .hulgm'En • he pastor ought tJ') Let them shout for joy, anti he _lad. Psa. 3S:_7, 3 trttth_, and the arr,)eancc that,]hinks it know_ all gin (It) llii_. When new Jllen'tbers are received, make Thy righteousness is llke the _rcat mollntoins lrlJIhs. . 3. Sanctification--Salvation from the _bwe.: of sure to get names correctly and in full as well as Psa. 36:6. " l.rtm_ lack f re_erence fc_LTruth and lleauly; sin. prnperly sl_elled. It is not wise to call off a list Mark 1he perfect man. and bchcdd the upright: from prejudice, and'_entin, qtalism, • i a Redt'mplinn--Salvation from the presence o[ o pros I ect ve church members by sayl/_g. "Broth- for the,end of that man is peace. Psa. 37:37. • "Fron_ heine dull and p(nllpnus; from heinz sin. . . er" Pelers. "Mr." Smith .and wife. "Sisler" Jones. PERTINENT PR_AYER POINTS Iude and nffensive atul in-mannered. • "From Ihe l)l;_pln._)y of kyt)'icism about nur NOT TIIIIEE [:t:ET Fru)M C,tLV,tltY ere, There. may be ,_ n ember by the same name. .q_W, R. Gregg gives the followint_ prayer lmints_., btt, thren made in tht_ image _f God; frnm all "There is not a text in tile Bible three feet ,_way Gel Ihe "initials" of each person anti call the that are well to consider. a[se pride, ignorance, and contenlpl full name and addn.s_, The Church Record is True pray_ scatters seed for the greatest bless- "From all uncleanne:s and" unwholesomeness: from Calvary. Gml has put nothimz in His llook to last a numher oLyears and ou_bt to be carethat is not within ease re'_ch of His dyint_ Son. - ing the )vorhl knows, Arc you sowing for a . rant selfishness, slackness, and self-it't(hngenee. Notbintz will cnme into - your life that-will not hint fdlly tokept. tilefor wise the i5present sufficient• a_ well as lhe futun,. A ereat harvest? "Ftonl Ih_ fake ldely which ba_)n_ h I_h; from be dpder the oulstretched hand of 1he cross, So Regard "God at least on a .par with friends.;' heine self-Centered in our pity; from beine norm everylhinm tl_rouzh ev_rytldn_ tell men" of the STREET MEETINGS "The companions hearken to thy . vmee, cause me : rmvly eccleslasticah and"'from loving systems, Io hearit?' . Inure than'we love Thee. 'Prince of Life.!" . In every community where possible, arrange- Wandering thoud_ts in conversation are not "'l,'rnm the disloyalty of be_'lnt ._atisfwd with TEN SECONDS OF EXPOSURL" - meats _hould be made to hold open air meetings• conducive to intimao" in friendship; nor, i_ th/n_s as t 'y are. in the Church and in the worM; We heard of a roan'preserved in vinegar ¢_'ho Otter. someone will be reached by the gospel or prayer, to fellowship with the Father. aml from faifinn to share T y indignation." claims to be. sanctified Sour hofinc'ssts not apt to Christian testimony, that tannot be reached in Prayer is a "renunciation ,of independence." Ifs Many of. these petitions [f taken deep into our be catching, any other .way. we are self-safficient,:wliy pray? innlost hearts would start rt%'olutions in our-_ "Lie not one lo another," My businesg friencL But plan carefully for this kind .of work. Do '!llear my voice, O "God. in my prover," Too ,,Lab_ts. and ways of think ng and living. be cart, i'ul you do not lie when you adverti_ not display your eccentricities nor howl your many. whispered conversations heavEnw.trd. Speak , BEAUTIFUL TO DIE THIS WAY "In ]tell he lifted tip his eyes, bein_ in torment." peculiar wail on the street corner; sinners do up. , , The no-hdlites would'like to modify 1his or get it not understand andt_et the wrong idea of spiritual Prayer flows from the consciou¢n'e_s o[ our in- _! A numbei'.of years ago there lived in AIletdleny City, Pa,,,,a very Immfinent physician by tile oat of tile book• entirely.* But it is still in the religion. Use your sense, mind the Spirit and _eriorit)_ and His superiority, of our helplessness name of Dr. Johu F. CoopEr, He was a h_adin_ . . . _ .. I)ook. "_ •exalt the holiness of God. Some few fplks when and His power• It is an original and nearly Jr- physician and connecled with many of the first "In everything .by prayer 2' Note- the word they go on tim strdet think thEy'must cut up'all . resistible instinct, precisely that which makes a" class hospitaIs. At the t/me of h/s death he was sorts of didos, much to the disgust of those who child run to the mothei-, and the weak entreat PEverythintz" Now _?eally, my frieml, do you - - seventy-six years of "age, He bade his sons a pray about "everything"?, look on, and with positive injury to the cause the strong, cheerful good night and retired. The next mornthey desire to represent. The Bihle speaks about long suffering, and Use only the _)ery best speakers, those who PRAYERS" THAT 'PIERCE THE SKIN inz when one of fds assi.st,_nts called, there was fit)where'refers to short-suffering, The short kind have good voices, and who can talk intelligently. The Christian Adt, oca!e pnl_llshed'the following nt_ response; she geutly opened the chamber meres to be plentiful, but the long kind is rather /Hake street Meetings a po%er for salvation, pertinent note, - door and peeped in t_ see the a_zed ._int upon scarce and high priced, Thequality is wortb all For some time a rbvlsionof the Book of Corn- his kneez. Not, wishing to disturb, him; she quiett costs. You mktht get a little if you would try. SUGGF_TIVE SERMON TEXTS PROM THE men Prayer has heen in process in England. Some ly ,retired. but 11e stillness of tile figure troubled GOD WRITES ON CROOKED LINES PSALMS ext.remely effective prayers from the revi_d Prayer her and die returned 1o discover that /he _ood. Ali. ancient Portugale._e proverb sa_s, God can For he will gi,/e his angels charge over thee, to Book. called Tile Gray Book• are given by Percy old man teas dead. , write on cro,ked lines. Man may attempt to de: keep thee in all tire, ways, Psa. 91:11. S.. Malone .in the deliahtful column which he How beautiful to meet the "Angel of Death" feat His will. but he never succeeds. The will I laid_me duwn and slept; I awaked; for the conducts,, in The Churchman under the heading while communin_ with God. Could one wish 'for el God Will be done; but great is our loss if Loixl sustained me. Psa. 3:5. "Gargoyles." anything better? While spdaking Oith Him. we miss the opportunity of doing it, and great is: God is angry with the wicked _very day. Psa. We give' here a few of these penetrating prayers who listens fo _he simplest prayer, to sweep into our guile'of we t/ttempt to frustrate it. 7:10. .: as s'timulants to personal devotion, These peti- His presence is comforling. Is there an infidel o.
22 TIIE PREACHER'S MAGAZINE THE PREACHER'S/_iAGAZINE 23 an_vwl .r, upon the earth I t-e u .bject t,, Iaith. make .v.u _:,,r.atilc and Ire,h iu h.:4imlmy, _-"'_---- ............. _ ................... r.......................................................... _ ........................... dying ILLUSTRATIONS COMMENTS Ihi. wa_:, LEAN FOR AND HARD THE PERTINENT PREACHER :md oftllespirit... elastic It ei,'e will and you fleshen u_bie. ,kill your in handling Begin mehlury by the"sward as takinn well its a make single it .... . . • ._,,_ '- ................ . " ,. "l")'I_i "'t- "i-_"ff_"-J '-"................................. /_ _._lr-_T "JL el CAL.. _-..m , - :- i ".., _',., ,' i._,i:_l : " -, I ('ldld of ili 3" "ltl_.'_ ', It':Ill fl_lf/l, "¢er-r. then I c(}up[e' of verses unlil you can re- "_"" " _ " _" And let me fttel tilt pressure o[ thy care rain ;|nil readily memorize a whole eh_.s)ter, Re- .- • . I know thy burllcn, chill; I shalled it; wrw each day until it is ti/orotmhly fixed in rite THE MINISTER AND BIBLE STUDY years between the Testaments: the life of Christ: Poised in mine o_,t,qlhallil: m;tde l)o proportion mind. Methods o] Bible Sludy; Cotttitrta'd tl_e lime of the activities of the a ]ostles,.includlng In itswt ght to thine unaided strentffh. 'l'l_i_ [- >t,'bnportant aeld'so dellghtfully help- By llasn. W. Mn.Lr.R. " the life o[ Paul, with a study of his.miszionary Iourneys. For even as 1 lafil iton. I said: ful. Ihat we trust,that some one who shall read . l. The ki_torical method of Bible study yield_ Mnny itood-bm_ks exist treatin_ the llible irom I will be near. arid while she leans on me. this will heein at once. " " " valualde results for the lninister. In the revel;t- a historical st:lndpolnt t outstandinz amt.ng tlfese This burden shall be" mine not hers: tion _d. Gml to man there is a urot_ressive unfold- are.Smith's.'"OId Testament llixtoky," affd "New So shall I. keel_ my chibl within my circlin_ arm_ Tlt'E VALUE OF MIND TRAII_HNG. . int_ aI tru'tl_; ihe truth.revealed in the earlier a_zes Te.dament fit.dory;" Sell's, "l;ible" Study b3 Ol my o_w_ love! /h're lay Jt down. n_r fr:tr If I had" my ]i_e to live orer ntzain, there at/, contalnin_ the seed. of which tic'at of the later Periods." .To impose it on a shoulder whirh" upholds at least tw. rhinos that I would do. I woubL periods is the enlargement of tire unloblment. In " The t'_overmllent of worlds. "£et ¢lo_er come: _mmnil tile Scriptures to memory atld tfietl quote the first books of'the all Testament we find the 2. The biographical _ltrlltod of Ilihle study is Thou art not ne[lr enough 1 wouhl elnbrafe hv " tlwm accurately, .and 1 would commit the old spring ol truth, a]d s t e years pa_s on this he- tspecial[y riefi.iu affotdine sermons on:the charcare hymn_ and tile veiy best poetry that I could find. come_ the sweepinz _iver of revg]aliou It is thus acteristics of God's great men. The minister that So I might feel n_iy chihl eel asing on my breas :Th(m Invest me?- l knew it. l)ot_hl not then: I)r../. _.|, Buckle y, far lldrly ._vvars the editor " well In study the topics of the Bible smieallv, makes a study of tlu. lives,pf God's holy men of But. lovingme, LEAN IIAF:.D! of tilt' ._,'C_c York Christian Advocate and_ane at In Scotield's Reference llihte tfi/s 01an is u_-rd in old will never lack for refreshing, and inspiring, " he brainiest men Ill:it Methodism ever produced, Ihe treatment of all topical 5Curlier. The minister _ermonlc material. To make our messages hfe-I ke 1'I:':5 A JOY ht'_an as a young man to memorize poetry. He t-an lake lnv t I i¢ as ._tlvatfim or zrace, run the we mu_t fill fl_em with the glory of the s_dnts of To have spiritual freedom', became so proficlent, !hat he cm/fil read a poem references in their chronobitd/'al order, and in tl_e pa_t. The methods of hiozraphical study are To iw, W wiUtout ceasinm o[ twelve verses once and then-quote them.ac- this manner understahd-better the different stairs vzlried and numerous, One of tl_e most '.favorite -T. read the llible daily. . c_ r ely I e. wouhl recall k_gislati_m by the . of the revelation of tlie topic until ti_e perfect " is the chronofi_gieal plan. consisting o[ following To stand Irne in trial as well as sunshine, " Gener,'il Conference- that )assed thirty or forty a_c M the New Testament is reached..It Will bc - liar detaik of the chosen llfe as they occurred. Be- To relieve the sufferin_ and as_uat_e _rrmv years'aeo and quote verbatim, lie had trained his ftmmi tidal these subjt:ct_ to Moses. to David. to gin with the first mention of the pe_on you are. To be ;lhvays aboul 0_e'tSI,_ster*s business, mind Iltlti] the._ asfonishin_ feats were accom- the prt_td_ets, contained hut tile seed of what the !,ttldyfil_ ai_tl become acquainted wilit all the To have a personal int6rest in the 5otds _f plisht_l. New Testament is the fruit., activities of his life. llere the man thln_ is - The "ambassadors of God" shaidd al_o he hi4orieal'accuracy in knowing tile incidents The others. . Two of my brethren of First Church. Los acquainted with the [)oaks of the lSible fit their minister, cannot be too careful on this point. Many To triumph over all temptation, An._elcs, after the_ had passed fifty )x:ars of age, chronological artier. In other wards we should o_ tl_" in preachin,.z, are not certain of the correct To zain heaven at last memorized forly or fifty chapters of'the Bible anti stud), the b6oks dirono!oeically as we do the order of lhe incidents in the lives ol our" Bible TIlE WILL OF A DRUNKARD cal_hl uuote them accurately. If any one has tile history of nat|ons. After one has placed each characters. This, weakens .the force of our mes- 'q leave to the world a ruinou_ example, pluck tu stick to it, tile mind can be made to book in its proper historical period great ad- s:_tre, lit accurate in details. "I leave to my p,-irents all the sorrow possible work _ml behave itsell. The vMue ol memoriz- vantaee is obtained in learningothe facts nI the Auother Iorm of this metl_t_d is rhode up ol to bear. . in_ the Scriptures and the hymns ii of inexpressi- history of the "different nations that had inter- searcldnz for leadinz" characteristics, qualities "! leave .to my brothers ant| sisters el/ shame ble value to the minister. A preacher who.can course with the races and people of th*, Bible in ,and spiritual le_sans from the holy men, Mo,t and dislmnor. . quote Scripture.and poetry, may not be scholas- thbir respective periods. This can 'be done by al the men of the'Bible have thei_ true messages "I leave to my wife a hrok_,n hear b and a dis_ tic, hut he will be able In bokl attention graced life. taking any period of'the Word of God. studying for OUr;_re composed of one outstanding c haracthe several nations mentioned by the books ol teri_tic. • Abraham is the personification at faith "I leave to ha), children poverty, wretchedness SOME CHARACTER|ST|C$ OF THE DEVIL 'Sfisage in artier 'to learn all the Bible has to and obedience: Mh_s o_ _eparaliort anti camand tile inert'tory.of a father in a drunkard's grave, lie is active "No drunkard shall inher|t the kint_dema of say concermng them, and after this making, a taunton; Samuel of faitbfulness_ Enoch of com- God."--G:d. 5:19-2t. l-te is cea_less, special effort to learn of .their :activities during mumon; Elijah of prayer, etc." Find lhe leading - tle is verx sulStle. " • this i_eriod from tile writers o[ profan_ history, s_ul quality of each man of the Ilible; trace out MEMORIZE THE WORD tie'is _tever discourazed. ' In this arrangement falls the process of divid- tile sources of their defeats learn of their prayer We urge upon.every minister, and for that mat- in_ the Book Into Its several periods'such as: the life: find the H_rlng.of their strentzth: meet them tee every btdividtial. ChrL_tkln, the importance of lie plans _ c_r You, if he can. .,inte uv an the patrlarcba!; the years of the as nrdinar_ companions. ]t will be surprising the memorizing the Word of (tad, , . lie is ahvays try ng some new form of tempta- Egyptian _,q_tivity; tt_e wandcrbl_rs in the wilder* store of sermon material chat'is derived from such It ,,viii fortify you against the attacks of tfie tion. ne_s; possess,lag Canaan; the at_o o[ the iudges; a study; I/ere are individual.messages. _ries of enemy, give you a rich experience, enlarge your "Resist the devil anti he will flee from you." the period of the kings, with their divi.oio_is: the ser'mons _rom the _veral men of the Sc_:iptures,
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