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THE COVENANTER WITNESSOfficial orgran of the ReformedPresbyterian Church of N. A.: zvtmtucu. mm* AMMUIMNEditor: Rev. M. W. Dougherty, DJ>.125 N. 4th StreetSterling, Kansas 67579Phone 316 — Br. 8 • 3472Printed each week under the supervision of theBoard of Education and Publication by the PattersonPress, Winchester, Kansas.Contributing Editors: Department Editors:Rev. Kenneth SmithRev. Marion L. McFarlandRev. L. E. KilpatrickRev. John K. GaultMrs. D. Howard ElliottOpinions expressed in our columns are those of theindividual writer, not necessarily the views of the ReformedPresbyterian Church or the editor.All material to appear in The Covenanter Witnessshould be typewritten, double-spaced, and should be inSterling, Kansas two weeks before it is to be printed.The cost of all pictures is 30 cents per square inch.Obituaries — All words in excess of one hundred fifty,one cent per word. Money should accompany such notices.SUBSCRIPTION RATESIndividual (1 year): U.S. and Canada, $5.00, BritishIsles 40/- (L 2.00), all other places, $5.00;Individual (2 year): U.S. and Canada, $8.50, BritishIsles 72/- (L 3.60), all other places, $9.00;Group: U.S. and Canada, $3.50 if 100% of congregationsubscribe; $4.00 if 75% of congregation subscribe; BritishIsles 32/- (L 1.60), all other places, $4.00.9 month student subscription — $2.00, 5-month introductoryoffer — $1.50; 2 gift subscriptions to persons outsideof the R. P. Church — $3.00 each. Single copies, 15c.Subscription Agent for U.S. and Canada: Mrs. M. W.Dougherty, 125 N. 4th Street, Sterling, Kansas 67579.Subscription Agent for the British Isles: Rev. HughWright, B.A., 12, Knutsford Drive, Belfast, NorthernIreland BT14 6LZ.All checks should be made payable to The CovenanterWitness in U. S. Currency.Give one month's notice of a change of address. Sendboth the new and the old address to Mrs. M. W. Dougherty.Postmaster: Please send Form 3579 to Mrs. M. W.Dougherty, 125 N. 4th Street, Sterling, Kansas 67579.Second class postage paid at Winchester, Kansas 66097.WE HOLD THE FOLLOWING TO BE TRUTHS OF SCRIPTURE:The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the only infalliblerule of faith and conductThe Trinitarian conception of the Godhead.Faith in Jesus Christ as the only way of salvation.Salvation by Grace.Assurance of salvation as a possible Christian experience.The Gospel Call and Election.The Holy Spirit as the Author of regeneration.Sanctification through the cooperating agency of the Holy SpiritThe fact of death and hell as the destiny of the lost and heavenas the destiny of the saved.That the Church of Jesus Christ consists of all those who believeln Him together with their children.The Divine Right of the Presbyterian form of Church GovernmentThe Lord Jesus Christ as the only King and Head of His Church.That terms of membership or eoma*union are essential to the2welfare of the Church.GEORGE WASHINGTON"It is impossible to rightly govern the worldwithout God and the Bible."THOMAS JEFFERSON"The Bible is the cornerstone of liberty .. .1 havealways said, I always will say, that the studiousperusal of the Sacred volume will make bettercitizens better fathers, and better husbands."DAVID J. BREWER"Any individual or institution that could takethe Bible to every home in this country would domore for the country than all the armies from thebeginning of our history to the present time."This Week's WitnessNow Concerning the Collection 3Glimpses of the Religious World 4In Motion in Japan 5Rev. J. Paul Wilson Writes . 6Pacific Coast Presbytery Extension Work 6The Message That Saves 7Bible Quiz 8Homespun Verse 9Prayer Brings a Lost Boy Home 10Lesson Helps 11Church News 14Some This and That in W. M. S 16The duty which rests upon officers to maintain discipline andpreserve the purity of the Church.Spiritual worship as a divine requirement mediated through theLord Jesus Christ.The exclusive use of the Psalms in the worship of the Church.The Protestant interpretation of the Sacraments.The divine right of the institution of Marriage and that it is notto be dissolved except by adultery or "irremediable" desertion.The Sabbath as a day sacred to rest and worship.The duty of nations and their civil rulers to honor Christ asKing of Kings and Lord of Lords.That Christian citizens are under obligation to obey lawful authority.The right and duty of the Christian citizen to dissent from allgovernmental and national disobedience to the Law of God.That the Covenants of the past are still binding.From "The Communicant's Class" by J. B. TweedCOVENANTER WITNESS