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Preacher's Magazine Volume 34 Number 08

Lauriston J. Du Bois (Editor)
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AUGUST
1959
 D L P r ,a c U ’, W .c i a u z i n e

Volume 34 August, 1959 Number 8

C O N TE N T S

C o v e r — T . D e W i t t T a lm a g e (See page 5)
Photo: B aker B ook H ouse

Professionalism : Bane or Blessing, D. R. G i s h .................................... 1

Editorial, The W orks of John W esley ..................................................... 2
From the Desk of A1 Ramquist, A l R a m q u is t ...................................... 4
The Preaching of T. D e W itt Talm age, James M c G r a w ..................... 5
That Im pulse from C alvary, Hal G l o v e r ................................................. 8
The R om ance of the M inistry, W. S. M u i r ............................................... 12
The Man W h o Claim ed to B e Elijah, M aynard J a m e s ....................... 13
The P reach er’s Vacation, E. E. W ord sw orth ........................................ 16
The M inister and the Psychiatrist ( V I I I ) , Edwin F a i r ..................... 17
The A rm inian V iew of Inspiration ( V I I I ) , Ralph E a r l e ................... 21
Preaching W ithout Notes, Jam es H. W h itw orth ................................ 23
Evangelism, V. H. L ew is ............................................................................... 26
Should W e A llo w Irreverence? Eleanore R e a s o n e r ............................ 28
Q ueen of the Parsonage, Ruth V a u g h n ................................................... 29
M usic in the Church ( I ) , A n drew F. C o n e ............................................. 32
Serm on W orkshop, N elson G. M i n k ......................................................... 35
The Preaching of John the Baptist, Ira E. F o w l e r ................................ 36
Serm on Starters ................................................................................................ 37
Preaching Program ......................................................................................... 39
B ook Briefs ........................................................................................................ 47

L A U R IS T O N J. D U B O I S , Editor

Contributing Editors

Hardy C. Pow ers Sam uel Y oun g

G. B . W illiam son D. I. Vanderpool
H ugh C. Benner

General Superintendents, Church of the Nazarene

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.dm— GUEST EDITORIAL
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Professionalism: Bane or Blessing
By D. R. G ish*
T i k e o t h e r terms in our language,
professionalism has acquired at
least one m eaning in practice that dif­
fers from its p rim ary m eaning. So
m uch is said o f this acquired m ean­
ing that sight is alm ost lost o f the
initial and basic m eaning o f the w ord.
E specially in the profession o f the
m inistry there is good reason to fear
the consequences o f a perfu n ctory
perform an ce o f o n e ’s duties, follow in g
out the routines, establishing habit
patterns from w h ich one does not vary
and in w h ich he is quite exp ert and
self-assured. H abit is a m arvelous
tim esaving m echanism in various
areas o f ou r lives. Y e t the minister,
p rob ab ly m ore than others, needs to
w atch his habits. M echanical p er­
form an ce o f his m inistrations to the
people, isolated from any existential,
em otional, thou gh tfu l participation in
their individual joy s and sorrow s, is
a typ e o f professionalism w hich w ill
destroy o r at least m in ify his use­
fulness.
The antidote fo r this poison of p ro ­
fessionalism is, of course, a purposefu l
and thoughtful identification of one­
self w ith persons in on e’s parish. “ Thy
people shall b e m y p eop le,” m ust be
the pastor’s w ord to G od, to the com ­
m unity, to the church. There is a
great differen ce betw een just “ p eo­
p le ” and “ m y p eop le.” A distinct
change o f attitude is involved in the
m ovem ent from im personal recogn i­
tion o f others to alerted, positive iden-
♦Professor, Nazarene T heological Seminary.
1
tification o f the p reach er’s interests
w ith theirs.
B u t note that w e are already con ­
sidering the basic and constructive
aspect of professionalism . It means,
as opposed to amateurism, to do things
in an efficien t and exp ert manner, in
the best possible way. One m ust not
blu n der in his w o rk o r he m ay do
great damage. H e is p rop erly profes­
sional if he seeks to k n ow every
means, every sound advice, every
secret that w ill m ake him a m ore
efficient pastor. There is no reason
to neglect— nay, rather, there is every
good reason to cultivate— the arts of
the successful m inister. B ut the great
om ission w hich ban eful professional­
ism suffers is o f that w arm and loving
spirit w hich identifies the minister
with those to w hom he ministers. This
is least easy to acquire, almost, if
not, im possible, to reduce to habit,
and consequently is the first com ­
m odity to go w hen the m inister’s ac­
tivities b ecom e m erely perform ances
o f habit.
Professionalism that is to be a bless­
ing involves a code of fair play and
loyalty to on e’s associates or fellow
ministers. This code, in the last analy­
sis, is sim ply an expression o f the
B iblical exhortations to right conduct
am ong m en, with special reference to
on e’s ow n profession. It is n ever right
to deal with any fellow m inister in
such a w ay that his influence for good
is hindered, so that he is looked on as
suspect, w ithout his having the chance
to defend him self. It cannot be right
to create or do anything w hich might
create rifts and dissensions among
o n e’s fe llow w orkm en b y bearing tales,
b y m aking im plicative rem arks detri­
m ental to the dignity or the happiness
o f those w hose tasks are sim ilar to
on e’s own. H ere, too, the true p ro ­
fessionalism is identification of on e’s
ow n task and calling with that of his
brethren. “ W e are all in this together.”
FROM the EDITOR
The Works of John Wesley
T n terest in th e th ou g h t and w o r k
of John W esley is grow ing w ith the
passing years. O n the current th eo­
logical and ecclesiastical scene there
is an increasing appreciation for him
and fo r the great contribution w hich
he m ade to Protestant theology and
to the m ood of the Protestant m ove­
ment.
One of the very significant m oves
in the publishing field w hich re­
flects this interest in W esley was the
publishing of the fu ll set o f The
W o rk s of John W e sley b y the Zonder-
van Publishing H ouse with the co ­
operation of the Nazarene Publishing
House. This is the first publication of
the com plete and unabridged edition
(originally authorized b y the W es­
leyan C on ference O ffice in L ondon,
England, in 1872) in nearly one hun­
dred years. B y the time that this is
read, the last of the fourteen volum es
w ill be in the hands o f those w ho
ordered the set, prepublication.
Dr. W. E. Sangster, o f the M ethodist
Church H om e M ission D epartm ent in
London, says: “ John W esley grow s
in stature with every passing decade,
2 (338)
These m atters have b een discussed
frequen tly, b u t as long as the problem s
rem ain they should continue to be put
b efore us. T ru e professionalism calls
fo r us to lo o k out after ou r n eig h b or’s
interest as w e ll as ou r ow n — to be
m ore am bitious fo r the com m on cause
than fo r ou r ow n personal rise to the
top— in short, in the realm o f the spirit,
to act like professionals.
but there is too m u ch quotation of
quotation from him. Serious scholars
need to go to W esley him self.”
Dr. Sam uel Y ou n g, general superin­
tendent o f the C hurch o f the Naza­
rene, him self a recogn ized student of
W esley, says in effect, “ I have seen
the grow ing sets on a great num ber
of library shelves but I have not seen
too m any evidences that they are be­
ing read.”
The great value, o f course, o f any
such publication as this is not that
it should m erely b e printed to grace
the libraries of m inisters across the
country. It is a handsom e set and its
v e ry appearance w ill give an impres­
sion that its ow n er is a follow er of
W esley. B u t this is not enough. It
is the hope o f the publishers that the
b ooks w ill open the d oor to W esley’s
thought and spirit to m any thousands
o f m inisters w h o have not in the re­
cent past had ready access to these
originals. In short, the volum es must
be used to be of benefit.
Y o u r editor received a letter from
A1 Ram quist, sales m anager of the
Nazarene Publishing H ouse, (see the
The P reach er's M agazine
reprodu ction ) in w hich just this con ­
cern is registered. It is ou r judgm ent
that som ething ought to be done to
encourage preachers to read W esley’s
W orks and to glean from them those
quotations w hich they can profitably
incorporate into their ow n m inistry.
H ence w e w ant in the im m ediate
future to have short contributions
from the users o f this set, telling how
you are going about gleaning what you
want from the w ealth o f m aterial
w hich is given. F or each published
contribution o f not less than fifty and
not m ore than one hundred w ords w e
will pay (on publication) one dollar.
This w ill com e u nder the heading
“ H ow I Use W esley’s W o rk s.”
In addition w e w ant to inaugurate
another feature in the P rea ch er’s
M agazine, w hich w ill run indefinitely,
w hich w ill be headed “ M y Best from
John W esley.” W e want these quotes
to com e from those w ho are currently
reading W orks. W e w ill also pay (on
publication) one dollar fo r each p u b ­
lished quotation. The quotation should
not be less than six lines and not
m ore than fifteen, should carry a topic
heading, and should b e docum ented,
exact volum e, page on w hich it ap­
pears, as w ell as the occasion, year,
etc. in w hich it was given. The name
and address o f the contributor should
accom pany it also. W e invite ou r
readers to take part in this. The p u r­
pose is not to receive sheafs of W esley
(w e have a set here also) but to re­
ceive those “ ch oice” quotations w hich
y ou have foun d and have used in one
w ay or another in y o u r ministry.
B elow is an exam ple of the type of
thing w e have in mind for the quota­
tions.

j d 3 S /I Y B E S T F F L O IS K J O H N "W E S L E ~ 5 T

Witness of the Spirit

“ B y the testim ony of the Spirit, I mean, an inw ard impression

o f the soul, w h ereby, the Spirit o f G od im m ediately and directly
witnesses to m y spirit, that I am a child of G od; that Jesus Christ
hath loved m e, and given him self *for me; that all m y sins are blotted
out, and I, even I, am recon ciled to God. . . . I do not mean hereby,
that the Spirit of G od testifies this b y any outw ard voice; no, nor
alw ays b y an inw ard voice, although he m ay do this sometimes.
N either do I suppose, that he always applies to the heart (though
he often m ay) one or m ore texts of Scripture. B ut he so w orks upon
the soul b y his im m ediate influence, and b y a strong, though in­
exp licable operation, that the storm y w ind and troubled w aves sub­
side, and there is a sw eet calm; the heart resting as in the arms of
Jesus, and the sinner being clearly satisfied that G od is reconciled,
that all his ‘iniquities are forgiven, and his sins cov ered .’ ”
John W esley, W o rk s (Kansas C ity: N azarene Publishing House,
1958), V ol. V , Serm on X I, “ The W itness of the Spirit” (D iscourse I I ) ,
pp. 124-25. C ontributed b y L. J. D u Bois, Kansas City, M issouri.

August, 1959 (339) 3

 3 ■out l i e Jc.Ji o.

\ a in q u iil

Dear Dr. Du Bois:

A n idea just hit me! First, let me say

that the clergy of our church should be con­
gratulated upon the purchase of over 1,000
sets of the WORKS OF JOHN WESLEY. But the
thought struck me that selling these classic
sets does not really complete our job.

In order to emphasize the unique and

practical features of John Wesley's works in
sermon building, why don't you invite actual
users to send in to you "How I Use" statements
suggesting portions and methods drawn from
Wesley which have proved especially helpful?
Other ministers might then profit b y these
suggestions.

Then print these statements, not over

100 words each, in the PREACHER'S MAGAZINE
from time to time. Does the idea have any
merit?

Yours in HIM

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N ational C hurch M usicians Institute

Indian Lake Campground, Vicksburg, M ichigan July 7 -1 0, 1959

4 (340) The P reach er's Magazine

 The Preaching of T. De Witt Talmage
By Jam es M cG raw *
W 7 h e n th e m u ltitu d e s flo c k e d to his
” great tabernacle Sunday after
Sunday, they w ere not served with
com m onplace, insipid pablum , b u t al­
ways with som ething v i r i l e and
courageous.”
This w as the observation o f C. F.
W im berly, in his b ook M od ern A p o s­
tles of Faith, con cerning the secret of
the success o f one o f A m erica ’s great
pulpiteers, Thom as D e W itt Talm age,
whose preaching in the B rook ly n T ab­
ernacle attracted the largest protestant
congregation of his tim e in the entire
nation.
“ N ot pablum b u t . . . som ething
virile.” A study o f the life and m in­
istry o f this saintly pastor supports
W im berly’s assertion as bein g as ac­
curate an estimate o f T alm age’s ap­
peal as any description o f his m inistry
could be. T h ere is indeed nothing of
the insipid, the w eak, w atered-dow n,
softhearted, com prom ised version of
the gospel in the serm ons w hich w ere
heard b y those great crow d s w ho at­
tended B rook lyn Tabernacle. Th ey
w ere m eaningful, they w ere scriptur­
al, they w ere doctrinal, they w ere
scholarly; and they w ere imaginative,
interesting— and d ow n to earth!
The you ngest o f a fam ily o f tw elve
children, Thom as D e W itt Talm age
was b orn in B ou n d B rook , N ew
Jersey, January 7, 1832. H e said of
his father that he w as “ a religious,
hard-w orking, honest m an.” E loquent
description o f a m an w h o m ust cer-
* Professor, Nazarene T heological Seminary.
August, 1959
tainly have been a god ly citizen of
this time, and fitting com panion for
Talm age’s m other, w h o is described
as being characterized b y an aura o f
“ benignity, kindness, keen hum or,
broad com m on sense, and industry” !
W ith such parents D e W itt relates
that “ every day began and closed with
fam ily w orship, led b y m y father, or,
in case o f his absence, b y m other.”
S uch was the atm osphere in the
Talm age home.
C onverted at an early age, called
to preach b efo re he had ever seriously
planned any other vocation, D e W itt
Talm age prepared him self for his
lifew ork at the sacrifice o f his de­
voted parents and e v e n of his
brothers and sisters. The fam ily de­
nied them selves o f m any luxuries to
see their preacher son and brother
through college. Talm age describes
his fath er’s intensive devotion to the
cause, and his vision o f the value of
having adequate preparation, in these
graphic w ords: “ Father sw ung the
heavy cradle through the wheat, the
sweat rolling from his chin, bedew ing
every step o f the w ay, and then sit­
ting dow n under the ch erry tree at
n oon thinking to him self: ‘I am fear­
fu lly tired, but it w ill pay if I can
once see that b o y through college, and
if I can k n ow that he w ill b e preach­
ing the gospel after I am dead.’ ”
His education included som e study
in N ew Y o r k C ity U niversity and a
degree from N ew B ru n sw ick Sem i­
nary. T h e form er con ferred an h on or­
ary M .A . upon its distinguished form er
(341) 5
student, and the U niversity o f Tennes­
see con ferred the d octor of divinity
degree u pon him in 1874.
Ordained in the D utch R eform ed
church, he began his first pastorate in
Syracuse at the age of tw enty-seven.
His n ext term of pastoral service, in
Philadelphia, was shortened b y his
entry into the U nion A rm y as a
chaplain. C. F. W im berly points out
that his real career began in 1869
w hen he was called to the Central
Presbyterian C hurch in B rook lyn,
N ew Y ork . B y the time he had served
this great ch u rch one year the build­
ing had to be enlarged into a sem i­
circular, tabernacle-style edifice to
accom m odate the large crow ds w hich
cam e to hear him preach. This build­
ing had a seating capacity of thirty-
fou r hundred, but within a year it
had to be enlarged to take care of
an additional five hundred people.
“ This institution,” writes W im berly,
“ becam e kn ow n as the B rook lyn
Tabernacle, and was A m erica ’s b ig­
gest religious forum . The nam e of
T. D e W itt Talm age was broadcast,
as it w ere, nation-w ide and w orld ­
w id e.”
This building burned to the ground
just a year after it was com pleted,
but another sprang up to take its
place. Just tw o years later it burned,
and a third, larger and m ore com ­
m odious, took its place.
W hile pastor at B rook lyn T aber­
nacle, D e W itt Talm age foun ded L ay
College, a training school fo r Christian
w orkers, and lectu red to this group
at least once each w eek. His lectures
also included Chautauqua tours w hich
took him all over A m erica.
In addition to his pastoral w ork and
lectures to the students in L ay C ol­
lege and the other speaking engage­
ments, he was a prolific writer. E ditor
o f Christian at W ork and the A d va n ce,
and for ten years head of the editorial
staff o f Frank L eslie’s Sunday M aga­
6 (342)
zine, he also m anaged to contribute
regu larly and frequ en tly for m any
years his tim ely articles in Christian
H erald magazine. One w on ders w hen
he fou n d the tim e to do it all, but
it m ust be added that besides all this,
at least fiv e hundred o f his serm ons
fou n d their w ay into publication dur­
ing his pastoral m inistry! A n d after
seven ty-five years have passed, they
are still in print and in demand.
There m ust be som e explanation for
the popularity o f such a preach er of
the gospel o f Jesus Christ. D aniel A.
Poling, in A B o o k of Serm on s— G reat
Pulpit M asters, observes that the crit­
ics “ foun d fault w ith his m ethods, but
they cou ld not deny his m astery, nor
cou ld they su ccessfully indict his
crystal-clear loyalty to Jesus Christ as
Saviou r and L o rd .” Perhaps this is
the secret: loyalty none cou ld deny,
loyalty in and out of the pulpit, loyalty
from the first to the last— loyalty to
Jesus Christ as the Son o f G od, the
R edeem er of A d a m ’s race.
His m ethod o f preparing serm ons is
unique am ong preachers, although a
few have been fortunate enough to be
able to use it. One rem em bers that
Charles H addon Spurgeon follow ed a
similar plan in preparing sermons.
Talm age retained exp ert librarians
w ho gathered fo r him detailed data
and scientific treatm ent of any par­
ticular su bject he w ished to know
about. This im pressed his m illions of
readers and thousands o f listeners
with the idea that his k n ow led ge of
alm ost any su bject must virtually be
unlimited. B ut this in itself would
not have been sufficient; the genius
of the man is pointed out b y one of
his biographers as being the fact that
he could so assimilate the facts gath­
ered b y others “ and run them through
his gristm ill in such a m anner as
to com e forth w ith the insignia of
‘T. D e W itt Talm age.’ ”
A tireless and energetic man, his
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study habits w ere so regular his
friends often rem arked they could tell
the tim e of day b y his activities. He
had breakfast at seven-thirty, and it
was exactly one o ’clock w h en he sat
dow n to dinner. His supper was b e­
fore him at exactly six-thirty. E very
day o f his life excep t on w eek ends he
w alked five miles. “ In bad w eather
he w ent out m u ffled and b ooted like a
sailor on a storm y sea,” his w idow
declares. Fridays and Saturdays he
dictated his serm ons, w alking back
and forth the length of his study, com ­
posing and expou n din g the serm on of
the w eek, som etim es in a loud voice.
His exactness o f habit is illustrated
by an incident concern ing one o f his
articles in a N ew Y o rk newspaper. He
w ired the publisher from Cincinnati
to change a com m a to a sem icolon! He
had d iscovered the error w hile p roof­
reading the galley on the train.
A s to his style of delivery, Louis
A lb e rt B anks describes him as com ­
bining the daring of you th with “ his
ow n original and brilliant and often
exuberant language. It was all n ovel
and unique; the people n ever heard
anything lik e it . . . it was fresh and
u nhackneyed, it was picturesque; it
challenged attention; n ob od y w ent to
sleep, and hearing him once, the
listener w anted to hear him again.”
John Rush, another o f his biogra­
phers, says of his d elivery : “ W hen
at his best he cou ld be likened to
nothing else as w ell as a locom otive of
flesh and blood, nerves and sinews . . .
From text to peroration he was always
m aster o f his audience . . . vigorous
if not startling in m anner and gesture,
and, like the skillfu l playw right, pos­
sessed the p ow er o f leading his hearers
step b y step to tableaux of crucial
intensity.” Talm age him self on ce said
o f his delivery, “ M y positive m ode of
preaching seems to stir the hostilities
of all earth and h ell.”
D e W itt Talm age was prim arily a
A ugust, 1959
topical preacher. H e took subjects
that he considered to be interesting
to the people around him, and jotted
d ow n notes in a little b o o k he always
carried with him. H e is quoted as
saying, “ I suppose I have preached
m ore sermons than anyone living on
texts that are o verlook ed b y other
preachers . . . I’ve fou n d m y subjects
in ou t-of-th e-w ay places, in a lo co ­
m otive train, on a hotel piazza, in a
patent office report, in a rainstorm .”
A vivid exam ple o f this style of
topical preaching is his serm on “ The
G od of Pleiades and O rion ,” in w hich
he draws from a com parison o f these
tw o constellations of stars the simple
lessons that G od is a G od o f order,
a G od o f light, that H e is a G od of
b oth m ercy and wrath, and that H e
is eternally unchanging.
Talm age preached w ithout notes, or
with v ery sparse notes. U sually a
sketch of the serm on outline, to w hich
he v ery seldom actually referred, was
pinned to the page of his B ible as he
delivered his message.
R aym ond Hantla observes that Tal-
m age’s success is fou n d perhaps in his
ability as an orator. U nbounded
energy, unusual originality com bined
with an earnestness and p ow er of
eloqu en ce carried everything before
him. In his serm on on “ The S n ow ”
from the text, “ Hast thou entered into
the treasures of the s n o w ?” (J o b 38:
22) he uses such expressions as “ fall­
ing blossom s,” “ frozen vails o f vapor,”
“ the white angels o f the atm osphere,”
and “ the poem s of the storm .” He
eloquen tly introduces his su bject in
this serm on b y declaring: “ W hether
through m agnifying instrum ent or
with unaided eye, I cannot say, but
I am sure Job som ehow w ent through
the galleries of the snow flake and
counted its pillars and foun d wonders,
raptures, m ysteries, theologies, m aj­
esties, infinities w alking up and dow n
(343) 7
its corridors, as a result of the ques­
tion the L ord had asked him — ‘Hast
thou entered into the treasures of the
sn ow ? . . ” His three divisions in
this serm on are:
1. The snow flake reveals G o d ’s
concern for man.
2. The snow flake reveals the pow er
o f God.
3. Man, like the snow, is valuable
to the plan o f God.
His was indeed an everyday re­
ligion, fu ll o f the sunshine and the
flow ers, the m usic and the hope, the
That Impulse from Calvary
By Hal G lover*
S c r ip t u r e : Daniel 2:1-5, 16-19, 25-35
T ex t: . . . F or this p urpose the Son
of G od was m anifested, that he might
d estroy the w orks of th e devil (I John
3 :8 ).
In his dream, K in g N ebuchadnezzar
saw a terrifying sight. A great, fearfu l
giant stood before him. His m onstrous
head was of glittering gold. The chest
and arms w ere o f bright silver, with
m id-section and thighs o f glinting
brass. P ow erfu lly m uscled legs of
iron tapered to feet described as m iry
clay. His baleful and sinister counte­
nance struck terror into the supersti­
tious heart of the heathen king. W ho
was this m ysterious figure, and what
did it m ean?
D aniel’s explanation revealed that
N ebuchadnezzar’s great domain w ould
divide into various kingdom s, w hich
w ere represented b y the different ele­
ments com posing the image. Leaving
the prophetic interpretation, let’s look
* Pastor, Altadena, California.
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shadows and the encouragem ents that
m en meet. His was a nineteenth cen ­
tu ry foreru n n er o f w hat m en today
call “ life situation preach in g,” and al­
though he was no B ible exp ositor as
one rem em bers G. C am pbell M organ
o r F. B. M eyer, he k n ew h ow to ap­
peal to his listeners b y m eans of
sim ply preaching w ith their needs and
their interests in mind. A b o v e all, it
must be added, he preached, as Daniel
A . Poling observes, “ against sin, but
w ith tender regard and yearning for
the sinner. H e exalted Jesus Christ.”
at a sym b olic thought against the
b ackgrou n d o f the dream.
I. L e t ’ s I d e n t if y t h e S y m b o l is m .
The sym bolism o f the giant is the
sin o f the w orld. S in ’s approach is
outlined b y the order of the elements
named. It begins with the lure, the
appearance of “ pure g old .” In ad­
dition, sin’s progress is charted by the
ord er in w hich the elem ents w ere
listed. Starting with the appearance
of som ething w orthw hile, there is a
constant decrease from gold to silver,
from silver to brass, from brass to iron,
and eventually— m iry clay. The pros­
pects of a life o f sin dim inish steadily.
A rou n d the “ stone” gathers the
fascination of m ystery. A bsolutely
unique, with nothing like it in all
G o d ’s creation— what does it sym bol­
ize? The G ospels reveal the story of
a virgin w ho gave birth to a Son, who
becam e the S aviour o f the w orld. His
birth was unique in that H e was be­
gotten b y the H oly Spirit b efore His
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mother had know n the touch of a hus­
band. Jesus is the Stone cut out w ith­
out hands!
A t another point in the sequence of
events, the sym bolism o f the “ stone”
represents the C hurch. This is indi­
cated by the grow th of the “ stone”
after the giant was destroyed. In the
light of this background, let’s see just
what we are taught by all this.
II. H e r e A r e R e v e a le d G o d 's U t t e r
W r a t h a n d A n t a g o n is m A g a i n s t
S in .
Satan struck first by luring A dam
and E ve into disobedience. He struck
hard, and the force of his b low set the
entire chain of hum anity— generation
after generation— reeling dow n the
road to destruction. But G od struck
back with the m easureless p ow er of
the everlasting arms and the matchless
grace of a universal atonement, p ro­
viding a w ay for “ w h osoever w ill” to
recover from sin’s direction and p ol­
lution.
N ebuchadnezzar saw this m ighty
arm in action as he w atched the
‘‘stone” flatten the giant. W hat an
impact! There was no resisting such
pow er!
Som e time ago w hile I was visiting
a m eteor crater in A rizona, the curator
of the m useum told me the fascinating
story of the great m eteor. M any cen ­
turies ago this great 8.7 m illion ton
missile of b oiler plate steel whistled
its w ay into our atm osphere from the
northw estern sky and struck with an
impact that shook the earth. It dug
its w ay 1,500 feet underground, leav­
ing a crater 600 feet deep and 3 miles
in circu m feren ce. W hat a jar that
must have been!
B ut I kn ow of a greater impact than
that, for 2,000 years ago the Stone cut
out w ithout hands flew with deliberate
aim from the throne of G od to deal a
deathblow to the giant of sin. The
point of collision was C alvary. There
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the Son of G od defeated Satan so
com pletely that his kingdom was de­
stroyed and his captives w ere liber­
ated! It was the impact of infinite love
against evil, the pow er of absolute
light to destroy darkness, G o d ’s up­
lifting stream reversing the dow ndraft
of the devil! It shook the w orld from
the beginning of time to its end.
Its shock w ave vibrated back to
A b el and confirm ed his faith. It rolled
back to A brah am ’s dust with the ful­
fillm ent of the prom ises m ade to him.
It shook Paul from his Phariseeism,
and set him to blazing a bright gospel
path across the w orld of his day. It
shook M artin Luther from his monas­
tery; his w riting and preaching set
E urope so on fire that she burned
herself out of the D ark Ages! It shook
John W esley from his high church
pulpit, and “ G o d ’s horsem an” began
a fifty-th ree-year gallop with the m es­
sage of holiness!
The shock w a v e s reached our
shores, and J o n a t h a n Edwards,
D w ight L. M oody, B illy Sunday, and
others w ere stirred into action. P. F.
B resee responded— and the Church of
the Nazarene was born. This impulse
from C alvary caught my life and yours
and w e w ere brought face to face with
the One w ho can break sin’s fetters
and set men free.
C alva ry’s im pulse rolls on today.
Radiating from thousands of pulpits,
it tingles in the message of the m is­
sionary and vibrates in the testim ony
o f every Christian layman. Its note is
heard in ou r gospel hym ns, and its
tone is in our prayers as they ascend
to God. It is not lessening in intensity,
for it is still the pow er of G od unto
salvation. The sw ord of the L ord re­
mains unsheathed against sin. He is
ready to strike at its pollution, strike
at its guilt, strike at its roots, strike at
its tyranny and bondage. A nd no mat­
ter how w ell intrenched the strong­
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hold of Satan m ay be, G o d ’s shock
w ave can hurl it down.
III. H ere A re I l l u s t r a t e d t h e
P o w e r and P urpose of G od to
C o m p le te l y D estroy S i n .
This is indicated by the sym bolism
o f the destroyed giant in the light of
the text:
. . F o r th is p u rp o s e th e S o n o f G o d
w a s m a n ife s te d , th a t h e m ig h t d e s tro y
th e w o r k s o f th e d e v il” (I J o h n 3 : 8 ) .
The W ord says “ d estroy” — not sup­
press, nor counteract, but “ d estroy”
Satan’s w orks! His “ w ork s” are that
he has m ade every man a sinner.
C hrist’s w ork is to m ake every man
a saint by “ destroyin g” the damaging
force w hich Satan has injected into
his soul, and infusing life into his
spiritual being. Again, let’s look
through the mind of Daniel and see
what he saw.
“Then w as th e iron , th e c la y ,
b r a ss, th e s ilv e r, an d th e g o ld , b r o k e n
to p ie c e s to g e th e r , an d b e c a m e lik e
th e c h a ff o f th e s u m m e r t h r e s h in g -
flo o r s ; and th e w in d c a rr ie d th e m
aw ay, th a t n o p la ce w as fo u n d
th em : . . .” (D a n ie l 2 : 3 5 ) .
W hat m ore graphic picture of com ­
plete destruction and utter dem olition
can be im agined? M ore than knocked
d ow n and broken to pieces; instead,
actually ground to particles so fine
that they could not revive and com e
together again. Can w ords express
any stronger than this the total break­
ing of sin’s p ow er? Further, the com ­
plete rem oval of sin is indicated by
the w ords, “ . . . and the w ind carried
them away . . .” D oesn ’t carried away
mean rem oval? N ot only w ere the
particles rem oved— they ceased to
exist, for the W ord says, “ . . . no place
was found for them . . .”
Friend, have you know n the sw eet­
ness of an hour w hen Christ called and
you answ ered? W hat a day— when
you r name is written dow n in the
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L a m b ’s B ook of L ife! Even so, Christ
wants to lead you deeper into His
grace. The B ible teaches a second
crisis experien ce of grace, in w hich
the sin principle is “ carried a w a y” by
the infilling of the H oly Spirit, so that
“ N o p la ce” is found for it in you r
heart.
O nce I w atched the brightness of
the sunrise destroy the night. A
shadow lingered in the canyon, but
the sun filled the deep recesses with
its glorious, penetrating brilliance, and
elim inated every vestige of darkness.
L ike this, w hen the H oly Spirit com es
into a heart and it is filled with His
presence, purity, and love— “ no p la ce ”
rem ains for the sin that has dwelt
there. It is destroyed by being thrust
out!
IV. H e r e A r e S y m b o liz e d t h e F o u n ­
d a tio n an d G r o w t h o f th e
C h u rch .
th e W ith the overth row and com plete
destruction of the pow er o f sin, the
Stone occu pies the place once occupied
by the giant. A s such, it represents
the Foundation Stone of the Church
for
as indicated by Isaiah:
“ . . . th u s saith th e L o r d G o d , B e h o ld ,
I la y in Z io n fo r a fo u n d a tio n a ston e,
a trie d sto n e , a p re c io u s c o r n e r sto n e,
a s u r e fo u n d a tio n : . . .” (Is a ia h 28:
1 6 ).
T h e w o r d s o f C h r is t in d ic a te th e sa m e .
“ . . . w h o s o e v e r h e a r e th th e se say in gs
o f m in e , an d d o e th th e m , I w ill lik en
h im u n to a w ise m an, w h ic h built
h is h o u se u p o n a r o c k ” ( M a tth e w 7:
2 4 ).
Then Paul speaks up, to inform all
m ankind that this is the on ly solid
place in all the w orld u pon w hich to
build. H e says:
. . o th e r fo u n d a tio n ca n n o m an
la y th a n th a t is la id , w h ic h is Jesus
C h r is t ” (I C o r in th ia n s 3 : 1 1 ) .
N ext in his dream, N ebuchadnezzar
saw the “ stone” becom e a great moun­
tain and fill the w hole earth. Progress
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has been m ade tow ard the fulfillm ent
of this prop h ecy, but w e haven ’t
reached it yet. W e must continue to
build on this foundation— but h ow ?
Jesus set the pattern by taking a rude
fisherm an and forgiving his sins. Then
at Pentecost H e sanctified him en­
tirely, with the result that his unstable
character was m ade steady as a rock.
To this gru ff fisherm an H e said:
. . Thou are Simon the son of Jona:
thou shalt be called Cephas, which
is by interpretation, A stone” (John
1:42).
So also H e looks at every man. Oh,
m arvelous truth— that Jesus can wash
away sins and transform the w icked
into sons of G od!
A s this fisherm an was added to the
foundation, the “ stone” grew ! A s other
disciples w ere con verted — the “ stone”
grew! On the D ay of Pentecost—
“ . . . they that gladly received his
word were baptized: and the same
day there were added unto them
about three thousand souls” (Acts
2:41).
A n d the “ stone” grew ! A n d again,
“ . . . the Lord added to the church
daily such as should be saved” (Acts
2:47).
M eanw hile the “ stone” grew ! The
“ stone” grow s b y personal evangelism
and soul winning, and it is ou r prim e
responsibility to expand the K ingdom
into every land, every hom e, and
every life.
Q uality should be m entioned. The
“ stone” only grow s b y adding others
of exactly the same quality on the
foundation. The Scriptures make it
clear that if w e are not Christlike
w e are not Christian.
O ld A ge
I am fully aware that m y youth has been spent, that my get up
and go has got up and w ent. But I really don ’t mind when I think,
with a grin, of all the grand places m y get up has been.— SiLnfshine.
A ugust, 1959
“ . . . if any man have not the Spirit
of Christ, he is none of his” (Romans
8:9).
Sim on Peter further substantiates this
b y saying:
“ Ye also, as lively stones, are built
up a spiritual house . . . ” (I Peter
2:5).
Those whom G od has transform ed
are lively stones. They have life and
spark and react to the things of the
Spirit, for the im pulse from Calvary
is stirring in their souls. In such a
crow d, som ething is usually going on!
S erving G od is not a boring thing but
an exciting adventure.
Further, they are described as
building stones. G o d ’s kingdom can
be built on such people. Tell me, can
the C hurch be built on y o u ? If e very­
one prays for the lost as you do, will
anyone ever be saved? If everyone
tithes and gives as you do, can the
Church meet its financial obligations?
W ould there be a prayer meeting if
everyon e should attend it as you do?
W ou ld there be a ch oir? A mission­
ary society?
G o d ’s w ill is that the K ingdom shall
fill the w h ole earth. The great com ­
m ission resounds at this point.
“ . . . ye shall receive power, after that
the Holy Ghost is come upon you:
and ye shall be witnesses unto me
both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea,
and in Samaria, and unto the utter­
most part of the earth” (Acts 1:8).
Oh, for the spirit of a Schm elzen-
bach, or a Sidney K n ox! D ear Lord,
let a double portion of their spirit so
fall upon us that w e shall be fired
with the glow and passion and burn ­
ing desire to win lost m en to God.
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 The Romance of the Ministry
By W. S. Muir*
h e n in college a few years ago
W I was jolted b y the w ords of m y
professor as he said, “ Som e men enter
the m inistry because of the rom ance
of the m inistry.” I have never fo r­
gotten that phrase till this day.
A ccord in g to W ebster the w ord ro­
m ance means “ picturesque, a dream y
imaginative habit of mind tending to
dw ell on the picturesquely unusual.”
Can this be related to the m inistry?
Y es, the m inistry does indeed have
these qualifications. Let us be honest!
W hat pastor does not like to en joy the
pacturesque that is in the m inistry?
W hat pastor does not en joy the honor
o f being called “ R everen d ” ? (B eing
careful, h ow ever, never to bestow it
upon him self!) W hat a thrill it is to
be in front o f people continually by
means of public speaking; the honor
received b y being invited into the
hom es of the fam ilies in the con g re­
gation, receiving the place of honor
at the table, partaking of the best m eal
that they can produ ce; the happiness
recevied b y being able to join a young
couple in the state of m atrim ony; the
jo y of dedicating or baptizing that
precious baby; even the privilege of
com forting the relatives of a departed
loved one! Y es, indeed, there is a ro­
m ance in the ministry!
B ut wait a minute, prospective
preacher. There is another side to this
story. It is not all picturesque. There
w ill be lots of hard w ork ahead, and
problem s that m ay never rise to the
glam our of the visible.
First of all, there must be that defi­
nite call to be G o d ’s man. No half­
w ay, perhaps, or m aybe, but a definite
♦Pastor, West Lebanon, Indiana.
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call! There w ill com e times w hen that
w ill be all one w ill have to rely on,
when the bottom has dropped out of
all on e’s plans or the best m em bers
have let one dow n. B ut there is still
the call, no mistaking that. The call
indeed is a must in the m inistry.
A n education is also necessary— if
at the v ery least, the H om e Study
C ourse in ord er that you m ay meet
the requirem ents for ordination. It
w ill perhaps mean going to college and
on to seminary. In addition, there m ay
be m any hours of study along with
the hard hours of w ork that you may
have to put in to finance that ed u ­
cation.
Then in that first ch u rch som e­
where, no doubt a small one, you may
have to continue to w ork to supple­
ment the salary. The long hours of
w orking, studying, calling, and the
many duties that a pastor has to at­
tend to, w ill m ake the w ord rom ance
seem rather out of place. In that first
church the salary w ill be small (if you
get i t ) .
There will be m any long hours, yes,
at all hours, to be put in. That hos­
pital call late at night, that one that
wants y ou r prayers right aw ay— yes,
all this, too, is part of the “ rom ance
of the m inistry.”
B eyon d all o f this is that w hich is
still m ore important. There is the
thrill of seeing men and wom en, boys
and girls, bow in g at an altar of prayer
seeking and finding G od. There is a
jo y in seeing their lives change, and
in watching you n g m en and women
dedicating their lives to the service
of the M aster. Y es, there is a “ ro­
m ance of the m inistry” everyw here
w e look.
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 The Man Who Claimed to Be Elijah
The M ystery of John Alexander Doivie
By M aynard Jam es*
T o h n A l e x a n d e r D o w ie was know n
J to m illions of people throughout the
w orld at the beginning o f this century.
T oday he is almost a forgotten figure.
M y friend, the late G eorge Holmes,
of G oole, told m e that he saw Dr.
D ow ie w hen he cam e to Leeds and
aroused the fury of the m edical stu­
dents in that city. R ecen tly I read
G ordon L in d sey’s b ook about this re­
m arkable man w ho, by his m iraculous
and controversial m inistry in A u s­
tralia and the U .S.A ., made religious
history.
John A lex an d er D ow ie was a Scots­
man, born in E dinburgh in 1847. W hen
thirteen years old he em igrated with
his parents to Australia. In his early
twenties he returned to Scotland and
studied for three years at E dinburgh
U niversity.
A cablegram from his father re­
called him to Australia, and it was in
that country that he com m enced his
m inistry as a C ongregational minister.
W hen he was in charge o f a church
in N ew ton, a suburb of Sydney, a
terrible plague sw ept that part of
Australia. People died in such num ­
bers that the you n g m inister officiated
at m ore than forty funerals in a few
weeks.
A ppalled by such tragedy, Dr.
D ow ie w ept b efore G od on behalf of
the stricken people. A s he did so,
* Evangelist, Oldham, Lane., England.
August, 1959
there cam e to him the burning con ­
viction that the Christ of A cts 10:38
still lived to “ heal all who w ere op­
pressed of the devil.”
The plague then raging in Sydney
was the w ork of Satan; but what
m edical science was unable to do, the
risen Christ could accom plish. B orne
along b y this conviction, Dr. D ow ie
w ent to see a you n g lady w ho was
dying of the plague. The agony of her
conflict with death was terrible to
behold.
Sw eeping aside the pious sentiments
of the doctor in attendance (a good
man, w ho regarded the plague as the
m ysterious ordering of G o d ) , D ow ie
laid hold of the throne of grace in
im portunate prayer. Pleading the
prom ises of scripture, he claim ed de­
liverance for the dying girl. In answer
to his p rayer a m iracle was w rought
and the girl was instantly healed.
C om m enting on this striking inci­
dent, Dr. D ow ie w rote: “ This is how
I cam e to preach the G ospel of healing
through faith in Jesus.”
In due course, in spite of fierce
opposition, Dr. D ow ie built and or­
ganized an independent church in the
city of M elbourne. There his m inistry
of healing gave the w ork a phenom e­
nal growth. The m iraculous cure of
a totally blind lady, Mrs. L u cy Parker,
and the instant deliverance of a b oy
w ho was dying of tuberculosis of the
bones and could not walk— these
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miracles w ere the forerunners of a
series o f w onders that astonished M el­
bourne and other parts of Australia.
It w ould seem that in 1886 John
A lexan der D ow ie entered into a deep­
er spiritual experience, possibly the
blessing of entire sanctification. W ith
this further enduem ent of grace there
came the vision of a m uch w ider
ministry. Thus, in June, 1888, Dr.
D ow ie and his fam ily set foot in San
Francisco, U .S.A. Soon the carriages
of the w ealthy rolled up to the hotel
of the n ew com er in M arket Street.
They cam e seeking healing of the
b ody; but A lexan d er D ow ie, with the
hum ility and boldness o f a Spirit-
filled man, rebuked them for their sins
and told them to get salvation before
seeking for bod ily healing. A series
o f healing campaigns in various parts
o f the States attracted large crow ds
and great enthusiasm. M iracles of
healing w ere w rought and lives w ere
transform ed through Dr. D ow ie’s m in­
istry. O f course he did not escape
the envy o f ecclesiastical authorities
nor the persecution of the doctors and
brew ers. B ut undaunted b y opposi­
tion, D ow ie w ent from one triumph
to another.
In 1890 he made his hom e in Evans­
ton, Chicago, and it was during his
sojou rn in that city that he was ar­
rested one hundred times in a single
year for preaching the message of
divine healing through faith in Jesus
Christ!
Dr. D ow ie presented to the superior
court one hundred affidavits to heal­
ing, am ong w hich w ere testimonies of
the cures of prom inent citizens like
A m anda H icks, a first cousin of A b ra ­
ham Lincoln, and Miss Jean Harrison,
a niece o f President Harrison. These
affidavits w ere a revelation to the
people of C hicago and a bom bshell to
the opposition parties.
Later, Sadie C ody, niece o f the
fam ous “ B u ffalo B ill” (C olon el W. F.
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C o d y ) , was m iraculously raised up
from the bed on w h ich she lay, a h elp ­
less cripple.
Even R obert G. Ingersoll, the n o­
torious infidel, fled from C hicago
rather than accept D o w ie ’s challenge
to a debate on In gersoll’s blasphem ous
charge that “ G od m ust perish, because
H e is useless and n ever answers
p ra yer.”
In John A lex an d er D ow ie had
arisen a man w ho, b y his irrefutable
evidence that G od answers prayer,
called the atheist’s bluff.
In 1896 Dr. D ow ie organized what
was k n ow n as the Christian Catholic
church. (This, of course, had nothing
to do with R om an C atholicism .) He
secured a building k n ow n as St.
P au l’s, on M ichigan A ven u e, Chicago,
and com pletely renovated and refitted
it so that it w ou ld seat o v e r 3,000
persons. B ranch churches w ere started
in other parts of the city and also in
m any other cities and tow ns o f the
U .S.A. In fact, this organization
spread to E urope, Australia, South
A frica, England, and Scotland.
A n outstanding feature of D ow ie's
w ork in C hicago was the sending out
o f the “ Z ion S eventies.” Th ey con ­
sisted of various groups of devoted
Christian w orkers, seventy m em bers
in each group, w h o w ent forth into
the hom es of C hicago. The city was
divided into districts, and m illions of
tracts w ere distributed by the “ Sev­
enties,” w ho grew to a force of 3,000
m en and wom en.
T o these devoted bands of workers
Dr. D ow ie gave a solem n charge. It
was “ to lead those w ho are unsaved
to repentance through faith, to hope,
to love, b y the grace o f G od, to their
Father, that they m ay receive the
blessing of eternal life . . . to carry
to the sick the message: ‘I am the
L ord that healeth th ee’ . . . to carry
the message of Him w ho is the Resur­
rection and the Life, and to bid men
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to kn ow that in H im there is salvation,
healing, and holiness and everlasting
life.”
Dr. D ow ie also published a w eek ly
periodical called the L ea v es of H eal­
ing, through w hich his sermons and
w ritings contacted readers all over
the w orld.
It seems clear that up to 1896 John
A lex a n d er D ow ie was a hum ble, holy
man of God. W hen, on F ebruary 5,
1896, a certain Mr. C alverly, at a
G eneral C onference, referred to Dr.
D ow ie as the chief of m odern apostles,
Dr. D ow ie replied. “ I am less than the
least of all the saints, and not w orthy
to be called an apostle. B ut if m y
good L ord should ever get m e low
enough, and deep enough in self-
abasement and self-effacem ent to be
truly what I want to be, and hope in
a m easure I am, ‘a servant o f the
servants of the L o r d ,’ w h y then I
should becom e an apostle by really b e­
com ing a servant of all.” On another
occasion certain unnam ed persons told
him, in confidence, that they had re­
ceived a direct revelation from G od
that John A lex an d er D ow ie was none
other than Elijah the R estorer, whose
return to earth b efore the second ad­
vent of Christ was prophesied in the
B ook of M alachi.
D r. D ow ie im m ediately rebuked in
stern m easure these self-appointed
prophets, and abruptly dismissed them
from his presence. Y e t b y 1901 Dr.
D ow ie was obsessed with the notion
that he was verily Elijah, the prophet,
and that his task was to “ restore all
things” b efore the great day of the
L ord came. T o the astonishment of
the Christian w orld and the misgivings
of m any of his devoted follow ers, he
p u blicly announced that he was the
prom ised Elijah. H e w ent even fu r­
ther in his delusion by claim ing to be
“ the m essenger of the coven an t” and
the prophet foretold by Moses.
S ecretly he purchased over 6,000
acres of land on the shores of Lake
August, 1959
M ichigan, some forty m iles north of
Chicago. There he launched his fabu­
lous p roject of Zion City. His scheme
was to build a city in w hich only
Christians w ou ld live, and in w hich
no tobacco, liquor, and sw ine’s flesh
w ould be used. No gam bling dens,
theaters, or dance halls w ere ever to
receive license to operate within that
com m unity. A n d no drugstore or
d octor’s surgery was to be located
there!
P eople from various parts of the
w orld flock ed to be enrolled as citizens
of Zion City, and tens o f thousands
of dollars poured into Zion bank by
investors w ho b elieved in D ow ie. U n­
der the specious argum ent that “ Zion
is to be a theocracy, not a dem ocracy,”
Dr. D ow ie assumed personal control
over the smallest details of the city ’s
existence. N ot content with one Zion
C ity on Lake M ichigan, he planned
to establish other Zions in different
parts of the w orld!
His grandiose schem es and his dic­
tatorial m ethods brought him dow n
to ruin. A t last his ow n people turned
against him, and he was deposed from
his office as general overseer. The
deeds of the property of Zion City
w ere taken out of his hands.
On M arch 9, 1907, John A lexan der
D ow ie died, a brok en and a disap­
pointed man, his mind clou ded by
disease and his ow n w ife estranged
from him.
In this interesting and factual docu ­
ment, The L ife of John A lexa n d er
D ow ie, G ordon Lindsey seems to have
put his finger on the causes of D o w ie ’s
downfall.
The man w ho in the hour of ad­
versity depended absolutely upon G od
was lifted up with pride w hen dazzling
success was his, and the adulation of
thousands of people savored almost
of idolatry. C arried away b y the m ul­
tifarious duties of a large organization,
he becam e too busy and neglected the
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secret place of prayer. A detailed
picture of his activities during the lat­
ter phase of his m inistry show him
as a man driven b y ceaseless toil.
“ Often he laboured all night to finish
w ork he had laid out for himself. W e
search in vain for scenes such as had
occu rred in Australia, w hen he spent
those hours alone with G od under the
starry canopy of the heavens.”
A s long as John A lexan d er D ow ie
lived the life of a true prayer warrior,
the hosts of hell w ere pow erless to
thwart his amazing exploits for the
kingdom of God. But w hen he becam e
a despot, self-confident and exclusive,
and living luxuriously in a costly
Pulpit a n d Parish Tips
The Preacher's Vacation
By E. E. Wordsworth*
The Master w isely said to His b e­
loved disciples, “ C om e . . . apart . . .
and rest a w h ile.” The old adage, “ A ll
w ork and no play makes Jack a dull
b o y ,” is applicable to the minister.
W esley, the M ethodist, the m ethodical
man if you please, declared, “ I have
m ore leisure than any man in Eng­
land.” He also said, “ N ever be unem ­
ployed; never be triflingly em ployed.”
It must be recalled that the great W es­
ley spent hours daily in the saddle
or his chaise riding to his appoint­
ments. A n d he was an open-air
preacher for the most part. T herefore,
he was relaxed from riding and
preaching in G od ’s great outdoors.
M any a minister becom es physical­
ly exhausted because o f strain and the
grinding m onotony of w eek -by-w eek
church life and demands. Even prayer,
♦Evangelist, Redmond, Washington.
16 (352)
execu tive m ansion, he becam e an easy
prey to seducing spirits.
H ad he retained his form er sim ­
plicity of life and his habits of secret
prayer; had he been w illing to d ele­
gate m any of the onerous tasks in a
rapidly m ultiplying organization, to
m en of integrity and ability, then John
A lex an d er D ow ie m ight have gone
dow n in religious history as a m odern
apostle. C ertainly w e must pay him
the hom age of being a man whose
faith in the prom ises o f G od brought
back to the C hurch in no little
m easure, the message of Jesus Christ
as “ Jehovah -R apha” — the L ord w ho
healeth.
meditation, reading, serm onizing, and
visitation are exhaustive em ploy­
ment. The B ook says, “ M uch study
is a weariness to the flesh.” A n d
A dam C larke said he k n ew the ac­
cu racy of this B ible truth.
The w ise preach er w ill find suitable
recreation and an avocation. A n an­
nual vacation o f at least tw o w eeks is
indispensable, and a clay each w eek for
rest, relaxation, and change is neces­
sary for the h ard-w ork in g minister.
B y religiou sly taking time for w h ole­
some, re-creating pleasure in fishing,
hunting, golfing, or other athletic
sports he w ill return to his great task
and com m ission with m ore zest and
vitality. Dr. H. V. M iller took Satur­
day as his rest day. Som e take M on­
days. A n d I k n ow a Presbyterian
pastor w ho takes Thursdays. H e told
m e the m iddle of the w eek suited him
best.
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The Minister a n d the Psychiatrist
VIII. The Present Status of
Psychological Medicine (contd.)**
By Edwin Fair*
\ s t h e various m edical men becam e
m ore sophisticated a b o u t the
causes of m ental illness, vehem ent
argum ents arose among the various
psychiatrists about this problem . In
A m erica the psychiatrists w ere of the
opinion, predom inantly, that mental
illness was som ehow based on organic
brain disease, and m any presum ed it
to be hereditary illness. This heredi­
tary concept prevailed for m any years,
and with it m ental illness was looked
upon with a m arked degree of pessi­
mism. Th ere w ere a few w h o thought
m uch could be done for the vast ma­
jority w ho suffered from illness of
this type.
Perhaps the most creative period in
the history of psychiatry w ere the
years 1849 to 1926. D uring these years
the advancing psychiatric revolution
was pion eered b y the w ork of K ajal,
Pavlov, Sherrington, K raepelin, B leu-
ler, Freud, A dler, Jung, M eyer, and
Charchot. These w ere the m en w ho
did physiological and anatom ic studies,
relating the tw o to hum an behavior.
It was also during this period that
there was a system atized description
of psychiatric illness. A psych ological
analysis of mental illness was devel-
♦Psychiatric Clinic, Ponca City, Oklahoma.
**From Lecture Series, Nazarene Theological
Seminary.
August, 1959
oped and psych ological motivations
related with human behavior were
discovered. The concept of disease as
a chapter in biological evolution and
the integration of environm ent into
the study of m ental disease w ere
brought about. A lso the extension of
psychiatry to the study of normal in­
dividuals was introduced.
H ow ever, few of these revolu tion ­
ary ideas penetrated the state hos­
pitals in the United States at this time.
M ore buildings w ere built, and exist­
ing buildings w ere enlarged to house
the increasing num ber o f patients.
The state hospital system becam e the
whim of politicians; patients w ere e x ­
ploited and staffs w ere destroyed by
political pressures. Treatm ent p ro­
grams w ere constricted b y a lack of
finance. Hospitals becam e the forgot­
ten child of A m erican m edicine. This
condition existed essentially until the
beginning of W orld W ar II.
D uring the second w orld war, be­
cause state hospitals w ere under­
staffed, a num ber of conscientious
objectors— those m en w ho w ere m em ­
bers of the historic peace churches,
such as the M ennonites and Q uakers—
w ere assigned as hospital attendants.
M any of these m en w ere observant.
T h ey began to describe to the public
some of their experiences. They told
of the patients in the hospitals w ho
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w ere naked m ost of the days because
there w ere not enough clothes, of
patients w ho w ere chained to the bed
because there w ere not enough people
or a treatment program geared to
treat them in another m ethod to ease
their disturbance. Th ey told of pa­
tients w hose food was unfit for human
consum ption, of patients w ho had had
no visitors for many years, patients
for w hom there was no hope. N ew s­
papers began to take up the com plaints
of som e of the conscientious objectors.
In 1946, L ife magazine did a story on
the state hospital system. Other maga­
zines did likewise. A s the public be­
came inform ed, they began to prevail
upon state governm ent to do som e­
thing about the problem . In this m ore
enlightened age, with the psychiatric
revolution and increased attention to
the confined patients, w e are now
living in the third revolu tion o f p sy­
chiatry. The patient is studied as a
human being w ho lives u ncom fortably
in his environm ent.
A s Dr. W illiam C. M enninger1 has
pointed out, present-day psychiatry is
concern ed with the social relationships
w hich influence the personality. C on­
sequently the field of influence ex ­
tends and in som e cases overlaps to
the fields of various social sciences,
such as sociology and anthropology,
as w ell as those of law, religion, and
education. The cultural anthropologist
and the present-day dynam ic psych i­
atrist believe that the personality and
culture are derived from the interplay
betw een the needs of the human b e­
ing and the environm ent in w hich he
lives. A s the anthropologists have
studied ancient cultures and prim itive
societies, they help the psychiatrist
to understand the im m ensely im por­
tant roles of culturally conditioned
W illia m C. Menninger, Psychiatry, Its Evolu­
tion and Present Status (Ithaca, New Y ork : Cor­
nell University Press, 1948), pp. 34-47. Used by
permission.
18 (354)
behavior. There is an increasingly
close w orkin g relationship betw een the
psychiatrist and the anthropologist.
Likew ise, there is an increasing
interchange o f ideas betw een the soci­
ologist and the psychiatrist; w hile the
studies are m ade from different points
of view , the interest of the tw o are the
same. S ociology regards the institu­
tion as establishing the statutes and
regulating the relations o f the persons
to one another. Psychiatry, how ever,
regards the institution as a creation of
the individual to satisfy his particular
needs. So while sociology is inter­
ested in groups of people, psychiatry
is interested in the individual, but
both are vitally con cern ed w ith the
social problem s in w hich hum an b e ­
ings live.
R egardless of the b elief that the
person holds, the psychiatrist must
deal with the religious exp erien ce as
a significant part of the life of man.
A n d its role in on e’s life must be
considered b y the psychiatrist in the
treatm ent o f the patient. There have
been som e religious leaders w h o have
tried to show that psychiatry is anti-
religious and seeks to destroy religious
faith. W hile it is true that some p sy­
chiatrists are atheists, there are others
w ho are strongly religious, just as are
other doctors, lawyers, business peo­
ple, skilled laborers, and unskilled
laborers. One cannot single out the
rem arks of individuals within psy­
chiatry and consider them to be the
generally accepted idea of all psychi­
atry. It was prim arily because of this
m isunderstanding that a group of
psychiatrists, approxim ately ten years
ago, m ade a statement w hich was
unique in the history of psychiatry. It
is significant that many psychiatrists
agreed to release this statement in
ord er to clarify the thinking o f people
concerning the relationship between
these tw o disciplines. This statement
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of the G rou p for the A dvan cem en t of
Psychiatry was as fo llo w s :2
“ For centuries religion and medi­
cine have been closely related. Psy­
chiatry as a branch of medicine has
been so closely related to religion
that at times the two were almost
inseparable. As science developed
however, medicine and religion as­
sumed distinctive roles in society, but
they continued to share the common
aim of human betterment. This also
holds true for that method of psy­
chiatry known as psychoanalysis.
“ We, as members of the group for
the advancement of psychiatry, be­
lieve in the dignity and integrity of
the individual. We believe that a
major goal of treatment is the pro­
gressive attainment of social responsi­
bility. We recognize as of crucial
significance, the influence of the home
upon the individual and the impor­
tance of ethical training in the home.
We also recognize the important role
religion can play in bringing about
an improved emotional and moral
state.
“The methods of psychiatry aimed
to help patients achieve health in their
emotional lives so that they may live
in harmony with society and with its
standards. We believe that there is
no conflict between psychiatry and
religion. In the practice of his pro­
fession, the competent psychiatrist
will therefore always be guided by
this belief.”
B oth psychiatry and religion recog­
nize the w orth of the individual; they
are con cern ed with the solution of
conflicts w hich he encounters as he
lives in society. Their goals are simi­
lar and in m any areas overlap. There
are increasing num bers of theological
students in clinical pastoral training
in various state hospitals, and m ore
schools of theology are establishing de­
partm ents of pastoral care w hich w ork
closely with the discipline o f psych i­
atry. In m ental hospitals the chaplain
-Ibid., p. 42. Used by permission.
August, 1959
is a m em ber of the psychiatric team.
In our hospitals in Topeka the chap­
lain has regular ward duties with the
patient, sits in on our conferences,
and tells us h ow he sees the patient.
H e makes recom m endations con cern ­
ing the religious life o f the patient. He
has other duties also, and in the M en-
ninger Foundation S chool of Psych i­
atry there is a course in religion in
w hich the psychiatrists and the m in­
isters sit dow n and discuss com m on
problem s. There is a course of p sy­
chiatry taught at the C atholic U ni­
versity of A m erica, and the Federal
C ouncil of C hurches has taken an
active leadership in helping the clerg y­
men understand mental illness. R e­
cently there has been established an
A ca dem y of R eligion and Mental
Health, w hich includes in its founders
a group of outstanding m en of these
tw o fields.
W e should make a b rief statement
concerning the relationship of psychi­
atry to crim inology and law. The p sy­
chiatrist frequen tly encounters types
of m isbehavior. Oftentim es they are
classified legally as crim e, m isde­
m eanors, or delinquency, w hile m edi­
cally they are spoken o f as neurotic,
psychopathic, or psychotic behavior.
Regardless of the caption given, the
law yer and physician find their com ­
m on interest in hum an beings over­
lapping. A s the law yer or judge
becom es interested in justice and fair
treatment, there is increasing interest
in rehabilitation instead of punish­
ment. The A m e r i c a n Psychiatric
A ssociation has a m edical-legal com ­
mittee charged with the responsibility
of w orking in a closer co-operative
effort w ith the lawyers. I believe at
this time it w ill be sufficient to say
that these tw o disciplines are becom ­
ing increasingly aware o f the need for
closer co-operative effort. A lthough
seem ingly slow in com ing about, there
is progress in this relationship.
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 In considering the present status
of psychological m edicine, one must
m ake some com m ent on the present
status of drugs and the treatm ent of
em otional disorders. There are some
w ho w ould say this may be the fourth
revolu tion in psychiatry. This has re­
created an interest in the organistic
approach to mental illness, and as the
psychiatrists m arch in com pany with
the biologists and biochem ists, there
are those w ho believe we are m oving
dow n a new road w hich m ay lead to
a golden age of psychiatry. M ost of
the biological research being done
concerns itself with the chem istry of
the brain and nervous tissue and the
action o f the various tranquilizing
drugs. There is also a considerable
amount of experim ental w ork done
on drugs that prod u ce hallucinations
and self-induced psychotic reactions.
The basic theory in this biochem ical
approach to m ental disease is that
there is some substance (or sub­
stances) in the b od y w hich disrupts
com m unication within the central
nervous system, that is, the brain, and
the responses of the human being in
behavior and thinking.
Perhaps the important key to the
present-day research is the action of
the various tranquilizing drugs and
patients w ho suffer from psychotic
illness. W hile the actions are not yet
clearly established clinically, there
have been some rem arkable responses.
A lthough these are not consistent,
perhaps the prevailing feeling of the
effect of these tranquilizing drugs can
be summarized as stated b y Dr. Paul
Feldm an of Topeka State H osp ital:3
“ N o n e o f th e se d ru g s is in e rt an d
w h ile w e d o n o t k n o w th e ir m o d e o f
o p e ra tio n or even th e ir fa te in th e
body, we m u st be aw are of th eir
Personal comm unication, Dr. Paul Feldman,
Topeka State Hospital. Topeka, Kansas.
20 (356)
to x ic e ffe c t. They d im in ish te n sio n
an d a n x ie ty an d m a k e th e in d iv id u a l
m ore tr a n q u il. T h e y do n ot change
th e b a s ic p e r s o n a lity p a tte r n . W h ile
th e p a tie n t is m ade m ore tr a n q u il,
h e n c e m o r e a m e n a b le to o th e r fo r m s
of tr e a tm e n t, th e d iso r d e r w h ic h
c a u s e d th e illn e s s in th e first p la c e is
not changed. C lin ic a lly it h as b e e n
o b s e r v e d th a t s y m p t o m s re c u r w h e n
th e d ru g is d isc o n tin u e d in m any
in stan ce s.
“ E v e n so th e se d ru g s h a v e b e e n of
great h e lp . In th e h o sp ita l it has
re d u c e d g r e a tly th e n e e d to re str a in
th e a c u te ly d is tu r b e d p a tie n t a n d th e
d is c h a rg e ra te h a s in c r e a se d r e m a r k ­
a b ly .”
G enerally speaking, the best results
of each of these drugs has been o b ­
tained in the m ore disturbed patients.
M any w ho w ere serious ward p ro b ­
lems for years have been able to inte­
grate into the hospital routine. The
patients have been able to com m uni­
cate better with the psychiatrist. It
seems that w hile the population of
m ental hospitals m ay decline with the
use of drugs, there w ill be a need for
increased outpatient services. It also
seems that it w ill challenge us to more
effective m ethods of psychotherapy.
Since there is no alteration of basic
personality patterns, w e must utilize
the means that w e have at ou r dis­
posal, psychotherapy, to bring about
an understanding and a change in per­
sonality patterns. It seems that in the
present-day approach of psychiatry
there are prim arily three goals. One
is to redu ce the severity o f symptoms
through the use of drugs or any other
therapeutic m ethod. Second is to es­
tablish com m unication betw een the
psychiatrist and the patient across the
barrier that exists betw een the patient
and the w orld about him in mental
illness. Third: increased research into
the p hysiologic and biochem ical fac­
tors that m ay cause or affect the symp­
toms that a patient has.
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The Arminian View of Inspiration
V II!. The True Arminian View
By Ralph Earle*
years it has been our con-
T^O R s o m e
viction that the theory o f verbal
inspiration as held by the Calvinistic
fundam entalists of our day is not the
true A rm inian view. R ecen tly we
found som e support for this in a little
booklet on V erba l Inspiration, by Dr.
G ordon H. Clark, of B utler U niversity.
In it he makes this very significant
statement:
“Verbal inspiration is integral with
the doctrines of providence and pre­
destination. When the liberals sur­
reptitiously deny predestination in
picturing God as dictating to stenog­
raphers, they so misrepresent verbal
inspiration that their objections do
not apply to the Calvinistic view­
point."1
The main distinctive d ifferen ce b e­
tween Calvinism and A rm inianism is
that the form er holds to m onergistic
grace, w hile the latter believes in
synergistic grace. It is ou r feeling that
the th eory of verbal inspiration fits
into the C alvinistic doctrine of the
m onergistic activity o f G od, while
the true A rm inian view holds that the
inspiration of the Scriptures was a
synergistic process— G od and men co­
operating together to p rod u ce a divine-
hum an B ook that is truly the W ord
of G od. This w e believe to be the
* Professor, Nazarene Theological Seminary.
'G ordon H. Clark, “ Verbal Inspiration: Yester­
day and T oday.” Reprint o f article published in
the Septem ber 12, 1956, issue o f the Southern
Presbyterian Journal. Used by permission.
August, 1959
k ey to understanding the correct W es­
leyan theory of inspiration.
That plenary, not verbal, inspiration
is the true A rm inian view is indicated
by the quotations already given from
the outstanding A rm inian theologians.
It is also supported by A dam Clarke,
w ho is universally recognized as the
leading W esleyan com m entator on the
Scriptures. He writes:
“I contend only for such an inspira­
tion, or Divine assistance of the sacred
writers of the New Testament, as will
assure us of the truth of what they
wrote, whether by inspiration of sug­
gestion, or direction only; but not for
such an inspiration as implies that
even their words were dictated, or
their phrases suggested to them by
the Holy Ghost.” -
It w ill be noted that A dam Clarke
definitely rejects the idea that the
H oly Spirit suggested to the sacred
w riters the actual w ords or phrases
w hich they wrote. Rather, H e in­
spired their minds with divine truth,
and they chose the w ords with which
to express it.
A. H. Strong, the noted Baptist
theologian, has given an excellent
definition o f inspiration. H e says:
“Inspiration is that influence of the
Spirit of God upon the minds of the
Scripture writers which made their
-Adam Clarke, The New Testament o f Our Lord
and Saviour Christ . . . with Comm entary and
Critical Notes (New Y ork: Methodist B ook’ Con­
cern, n.d.), I, 10.
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 writings the record of a progressive
divine revelation, sufficient, when
taken together and interpreted by
the same Spirit who inspired them,
to lead every honest inquirer to Christ
and to salvation.
Strong also goes on to point out
that for som e parts of scripture in­
spiration involved “ the direct com ­
m unication from G od of truth to which
man could not attain by his unaided
pow ers.” 4 Som etim es it just included
illum ination, or the quickening of the
w riter’s natural faculties. A t other
times it involved nothing m ore than
superintendence in the recording of
data or reporting of what the w riter
had seen or heard. In other words,
som e parts of the B ible are verbally
inspired, w hen G od spoke definite
w ords to a prophet or apostle. In other
cases there was a great illum ination
of his mental faculties to understand
profound spiritual truths. But som e­
times the writers w ere sim ply guided
to record m aterial w hich was available
to their natural resources.
This point of view is expressed very
clearly in Samuel C artledge’s C on­
servative Introduction to the N ew
Testam ent. H e also makes this obser­
vation: “ A ll Conservatives should
realize that a belief in verbal in­
errancy is not essential to a high view
o f inspiration.” '1 H e sums up the cor­
rect C onservative view on infallibility
in these w ords: “ The C onservative
believes that inspiration guarantees
the infallible accuracy of the Scrip­
tures in matters of faith and practice.” "
That is, the B ible fulfills p erfectly
the purpose for w hich it was w ritten—
to provide man with the plain w ay of
:!Augustus Hopkins Strong, System atic Theol­
ogy (Philadelphia: Judson Press, 1907), I, 196.
4Ibid.
r,Samuel A. Cartledge, A Conservative Intro­
• 7Christianity Today, I, 1 (O ctober
duction to the New Testament (Grand Rapids:
Zondervan Publishing House, 1938), p. 191.
"Ibid., p. 193.
22 (358)
salvation and god ly living. M ore than
that is not required.
In the first issue of Christianity
Today the lead editorial expressed the
point of view of the editors o f this
new, significant, conservative journal.
H ere is what it says: “ It is their con ­
viction that the Scriptures teach the
doctrine o f plenary inspiration.” 7 The
editor also says: “ T o state the biblical
concept of inspiration w ill be one of
the aims of this m agazine.” N Later on
another reference is m ade to “ the
plenary inspiration of the B ib le .” 1’
But now here do we find the phrase
“ verbal inspiration.” In the first fo u r­
teen issues of Christianity Today we
have not discovered any defense of
verbal inspiration. W e happily take
our stand with Dr. C arl H enry and
his associates in their assertion o f a
b elief in plenary inspiration. W e be­
lieve that that w ou ld be the com m on
ground of all true conservatives and
that the term “ v erb a l” should be
avoided. In spite of all denials, the
w ord suggests som ething m echanical.
C o n c l u s io n
This last chapter of ou r study has
already grow n to undue proportions.
B ut so m uch m ore m aterial clamors
fo r expression that it is difficu lt to
close. Perhaps it w ou ld be safest to
lim it ourselves to one inquiry in con ­
clusion.
H ow can w e k n ow that the B ible is
inspired? That is a very relevant and
a v ery crucial question. W ithout a
belief in the inspiration of an authori­
tative Scripture w e have no certain
foundation for ou r faith. W e began
our study with this assertion and we
com e back to it in closing.
15, 1956),
p. 20. Used by permission.
HIbid.
'JIbid., p. 23.
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 Perhaps the best answer that can
be given to that question is the one
found in the W estm inster C onfession
of Faith: “ O ur full persuasion and
assurance o f the infallible truth, and
divine authority thereof, is from the
inward w ork of the H oly Spirit, bear­
ing witness by and with the w ord in
our hearts.” 1"
Preaching Without Notes
By Jam es H. W hitworth*
'T effective preaching is done
h e m ost
w ithout notes. T o say this does
not im ply ram bling extem porization
that betrays failure to m ake adequate
preparation, for true eloqu en ce is in­
spired b y the occasion of delivery only
w hen a thorough grou n d w ork has
been laid. First the preacher makes
him self ready, and then he lets him ­
self go.
Dr. Charles W illiam K oller ventures
to suggest the prop ortion of ingredi­
ents in preaching w ithout notes. In
his classroom lectures he estimates
that 50 per cent is saturation of the
m ind w ith the subject, 40 p er cent is
organization o f the outline, and only
10 per cent is m em orization. W hile
I have no w ay to confirm his exact
estimate, I do k n ow that his idea is
correct. W hen m y preparation is
som ew here near perfect, I find com ­
paratively little d ifficu lty in m em oriz­
ing the essential points. If, how ever,
there rem ain flaws in the logic of the
serm on structure, m y mind finds d if­
"■Pastor, Normal, Illinois.
August, 1959
O nly the H oly Spirit can certify to
us by an inner conviction that the
B ible is truly the W ord of G od, and
only H e can help us rightly to under­
stand it. M ay w e always seek His
guidance and illum ination.
’"Schaff, Creeds of Christendom, III, 603.
ficulty in retaining the outline. Visual
and psych ological aids contribute a
little to facilitate m em ory, but they
cannot com pare with the advantage of
being full of the su bject and having a
logical sequence of thought.
A fter I have done all that I can to
prepare G o d ’s message, I must release
m y personality to the influence of the
Spirit. The best place for the prepared
outline is in a convenient pock et or
in another part of the Bible. W hen it
lies before me, I am tem pted to use
it. In preaching expository sermons,
frequently I have important details
that I want to m ention at specific
points in the sermon. To get the se­
quence of scriptural quotation correct,
I sometimes place the num erical order
of m y outline in the m argin of my
Bible. H ow ever, w henever I have to
resort to helps for m em ory, I feel that
m y preparation is inadequate or m y
serm on is too weighty. Even though
I find it hard to take the chance of
om itting choice bits o f truth, I enjoy
the greatest liberty w hen I part com ­
pany with my notes.
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 Visitation Evangelism—
P a r a p h r a s e of H ebrew s 13:1 -1 6
1. Let visitation evangelism
tinue.
2. B e not forgetfu l to call on the
visitor: for thereby som e have
gained new members.
3. R em em ber to call upon them that
are bound by sin, as once you
were; and them w hich are having
troubles, as you som etim es have
them.
4. V isitation evangelism is h onor­
able in all churches, and the
visitor is blessed; but those w ho
fail to visit, G od w ill judge.
5. Let you r visitation be without
argument, and be content with
w hatever results y ou obtain; for
He hath said, I w ill n ever leave
thee, n or forsake thee.
6. So that w e m ay b old ly say, The
L ord is m y helper, and I w ill carry
on the visitation program in spite
of what m en shall do unto me.
7. R em em ber also them w hich vis­
ited you , w ho spoke unto y ou of
the W ord of G od: whose exam ple
follow , considering the fact that
you too might w in a soul.
8. V isitation evangelism was a good
tool yesterday, it is such a tool to­
day, and w ill be forever.
9. B e not disappointed with excuses,
many and weak. B ut it is a good
thing if you r visitation be carried
on after prayer, not with foolish
26 (362)
talking and w atching T V , w hich
scarcely profit v ery m uch.
con ­
10. W e have a visitation program
w h ereof they have no right to
criticize w h ich do not participate
therein.
11. F or the person of this kind, who
com es to church only to escape
hell, and not to help som eone else,
ought to be punished with ex-
com m unication.
12. W h erefore Jesus also, that He
might w in souls, carried out a
visitation program of His own,
and witnessed to m any people.
13. L et us go forth th erefore and do
visitation w ork, striving to win
souls.
14. F or here w e have no guarantee of
a full house, but w e must seek
one through visitation evangelism .
15. B y this m ethod, then, let us bring
m en to G od continually, the fruit
o f our labors, being thankful that
w e have w on them.
16. B u t the Crusade for Souls and
visitation evangelism forget not,
fo r with such program s G od is
w ell pleased.
— J a c k C. P i s c h e l
Pastor, W apello, Iowa
Tears are lenses through w hich our
dim eyes see m ore d eeply into heaven
and look m ore fu lly upon G o d ’s face
than in any other w ay.— J. R. M i l l e r .
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 C o m m u n it y G reeting C a m p a ig n
H ow about an annual Christian
com m unity greeting campaign from
you r ch u rch ?
G reeting cards are used at special
seasons of the year such as Christmas
and Easter. Th ey are also given to in­
dividuals for special occasions such as
birthdays, etc.
O nce each year (and preferably
some other season than a greeting
card time, the church could have spe­
cial Christian greeting cards printed.
These cards cou ld carry a message
to the com m unity as w ell as an in­
vitation. The card could offer the
services of the ch u rch and pastor.
This Christian greeting campaign
could becom e an annual affair. It
could tell the people that the church
was glad they lived in this com m unity.
The card cou ld be a witness for Christ.
Such a cam paign w ou ld prom ote good
w ill and offer an annual contact with
the parish.
The cards cou ld be m ailed, but it
w ould be so m uch better if they w ere
handed out personally b y the church
members.
A P a s t o r ’s C la s s
R ev. H arold Davis is the fine pastor
of A m arillo, Texas, First C hurch of
the Nazarene. Som e time ago he sent
in the follow in g plan. W e pass it on
to our readers in his w ords:
"In order to get some new couples to
coming with whom we had acquaint­
ance, I started a ‘pastor’s class’ on
Sunday mornings. None already en­
rolled in our Sunday school could
come to the class. They had to be
new to our church. It has been going
on only a few weeks but has averaged
fifteen per Sunday. Best of all, two
of the new couples have already been
saved, one of the couples already in
the church and the other coming. This
has encouraged some of the other folk
to try harder.”
A ugust, 1959
Mr. Davis received thirty-one m em ­
bers b y profession of faith last year,
so his plan must have yielded results.
Brain Washing— American Style
Soviet Russia has taught R ed China,
and R ed China has taught N orth
K orea, and N orth K orea has used it
on ou r boys, but the art of brain wash­
ing is not new. A m erican brain wash­
ing, that is, is not new. It is at least
tw en ty-five years old.
First w e taught the w om en that
sm oking was all right if they didn’t
get caught at it. Then soon they
could do it in public if they didn’t
mind the disgrace. Later the disgrace
was elim inated and it becam e popular.
Today teen-age girls in ju n ior high and
high school must sm oke to be popular.
A n d they do.
L iq u or cam e the same way. Tw enty
years ago W ashington society told the
nation to learn to drink . . . in m od­
eration . . . both m en and w om en . . .
and you n g people. W e learned to
drink but w e forgot the m oderation
part. The liquor and beer industry
feed it to us on every page and in
every com m ercial until our brains are
washed. B ut instead of washed clean
they are washed dirty.
A lso cam e the divorce. It was dis­
graceful. N ow it is so ordinary that
even the d ivorce jok es are stale. O ur
brains have been m ade to accept it.
A lso came gam bling, prom iscuous sex
relationships, dope addiction, crim e on
the teen-age level, and a flo o d of
H ollyw ood filth and sorry literature.
It makes old-fashioned decency
look like the m odel T. O ur only hope
is in going back . . . not to the m odel
T, but to the Ten Com m andm ents and
the Serm on on the M ount and First
Corinthians 13.
— F le t c h e r S p ru ce
Pastor, Canton, Ohio
(363) 27
The Evangelist Speaks
Should We Allow Irreverence?
By Eleanore Reasoner*
T rreverence is a sin and it sh ou ld
not be allow ed in the services of
the church. It is unreasonable that we
should pray, study, preach, and sing
and then allow irreverence in the
form of talking, laughing, love making,
gum chewing, and running to defeat
all that might be accom plished. I have
never fully approved the cry, “ G ive
us the good old days,” but certainly
that characteristic of the entire fam ily
sitting together could w ell be captured
today.
Som e parents pride them selves on
having their children in church every
Sunday. B ut are they really? W hile
present in the flesh they may be ab­
sent as far as their attitudes w hile
they are in church.
The testim ony of a parent can sound
aw fully em pty in service if his chil­
dren are irreverent even to the point
that the congregation and those on
the platform have failed to get the
message.
If w e could w rite a b ook on exp eri­
ences w e have had and things we
have seen because o f irreveren ce in
ou r church the past tw elve years, it
w ould be a large one.
A n Illinois pastor told us how he
had prayed for a you n g cou ple and
called on them many times. Finally
♦Evangelist, Norwood, Ohio.
G reeting V isito rs
As an evangelist I have been recognizing visitors in the revival services
and giving them a cop y of the special issue of the Herald of H oliness. Visitors
seem to like this gesture.
28 (364)
because they knew he was concern ed
about them they cam e to a revival
service. T ragedy struck that service
in the form of irreveren ce on the part
of a teen-age b o y seated behind this
new couple. Th ey n ever returned to
that church. Five m onths of labor
on the part of the pastor was destroyed
in a m om ent of time because of that
sin that is so infrequently m entioned—
irreverence.
A n oth er time, having prayed and
wept over souls in preparation for a
revival service, w e w ere alarm ed at
the atm osphere during the altar serv­
ice. A n yon e w h o cou ld sense the
Spirit kn ew there w ere legions of
devils turned loose. W hat was taking
place while the invitation hym n “ Pass
M e Not, O G entle S a viou r” was being
sung? A group of teen-agers were
dancing to the music.
The cry o f ou r hearts is for men
and w om en in the pulpit w ith b old ­
ness enough to cry out against this
sin— and call it for what it is. Pastors
say, “ I d on ’t want to offen d parents;
they w o n ’t co-operate with us when
w e m ention it.” The Scriptures say,
“ S erve G od with rev eren ce” and
“ w ithout fear.” W e as leaders can
teach our people to serve in reverence
and then fo llow the lesson for our­
selves and serve “ w ithout fear.”
A l v i n D. R ic h a r d s
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 J"QUEEN of the PARSONAGE”
M ay she w ho in the parsonage dw ells be radiant, poised, seren e;
And ev e r y moment of each dot/ be e v e r y inch a q u een !— R. V.
Contributed by Ruth V aughn*
P o r tr a it of a Q ueen
Mrs. D. I. V anderpool, w ife o f one
of our general superintendents, was
born H arriet Em m alyn W hittington in
a hum ble farm hom e in Phillips C oun­
ty, Kansas. H er only brother, A ndrew ,
was born eight years before.
E m m alyn’s m other passed away
after m ajor surgery w hen Em m alyn
was only five and one-half years of
age. The you n g girl assumed house­
hold responsibilities as soon as she
was old enough. She cook ed her first
meal, unassisted, w hen she was eight
years of age.
A t the age of eighteen Em m alyn se­
cured teaching credentials and began
teaching in a cou n try school with
tw enty-eight pupils and all grades e x ­
cept one. A fter teaching tw o years
she w ent to W ashburn C ollege in
Topeka, Kansas, w here she w ork ed in
a hom e just across the street from the
church pastored by Dr. Charles M.
Sheldon, author of In His Steps.
D uring this time a you n g evangelist
came to hold a revival at the school-
house near the farm w here her father
and broth er lived. W hen she came
hom e from college, Em m alyn noted a
very gratifying change had com e over
the com m unity. There had been only
a Sunday school, but n ow a church
had been organized with forty-seven
charter m em bers. The evangelist w ho
* Pastor’s wife, Am arillo, Texas.
A ugust, 1959
was used of G od to bring about this
revival was D. I. Vanderpool.
A n drew , unlike the one of Biblical
fame, had no brother, but he p er­
suaded his sister to espouse the cause
of holiness; so she becam e a Nazarene.
Em m alyn felt that the L ord was call­
ing her to the mission field, but felt
that H e w ould not be pleased with
less than thorough preparation. She
applied for appointm ent and was ac­
cepted by the B oard of Foreign M is­
sions. A s a part of this preparation
she attended Pasadena College.
The follow in g year A n d rew was
m arried, and Mr. W hittington and
Em m alyn bought a small acreage near
N orton, Kansas. Emm alyn taught in
the com m unity until her father de­
cided to rem arry. Then she returned
to Pasadena C ollege, w here she o b ­
tained a bachelor of arts degree.
W hat about her call? A fter m uch
praying and applying these tests about
im pressions: (1) Is it right? (2) Is it
reasonable? (3) Is it scriptural? (4)
Is it providential? she decided she
was not called as a m issionary. The
answer to the first three was “ yes”
but the answer to the fourth was
“ n o.”
In the m e a n t i m e the above-
m entioned Evangelist D. I. V an der­
pool, his w ife, and four children had
located in D enver, C olorado, where
he had accepted the pastorate of First
Church. Mrs. V anderpool, in ill health
(365) 29
for a num ber of years, had m ajor
surgery, from w hich she never re­
covered. A fter her death in 1928, D. I.
V an derpool and the children went to
Pasadena, California, w here he was
called as pastor of B resee A ven u e
Church.
T w o years later the paths of D. I.
and Em m alyn crossed again and he
says he persuaded her to do tw o
things: “ to give up her position and
take a jo b and to exchange her good
old English name of W hittington for
a H olland-D utch nam e.” Th ey w ere
m arried in 1932.
Then cam e E m m alyn’s first exp eri­
ences as a m other and as a pastor’s
wife.
There w ere new lessons to be
learned; depression was on and many
church m em bers w ere out of w ork;
there w ere responsibilities in con n ec­
tion with the college; and there was
no parsonage. But G od was present
and H e answered p rayer above all
that one could ask or think.
Later the V anderpools pastored at
W alla W alla, W ashington, w here they
had a rich and fruitful ministry. Dr.
V an derpool was elected district super­
intendent of N orthw est D istrict and
later was elected to the office of gen­
eral superintendent.
T hroughout these varied exp eri­
ences and responsibilities Em m alyn
gave unstintingly o f her energies and
talents to the w ork o f the church.
E ver a faithful helpm ate to her hus­
band in his w ork, she foun d time to
make an active contribution to the
church and the district. A s a teacher
she kept her interest in you n g people
and was ever zealous— in the local
church, at youth camps, and in the
hom e— that those under her influence
should learn to live n obly fo r Christ.
The lives of the children have re­
flected the true caliber and training
of Dr. and Mrs. V anderpool. A ll three
o f the sons are ministers, and the
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daughter has a Christian fam ily and
is active in the church.
T hrough life ’s situations, Emmalyn
cou ld see as life unfolded that some
of the rugged experien ces of ch ild­
hood w ere preparations fo r the greater
tasks ahead. T h rou gh ou t her life she
has realized the unequaled privilege
o f being a co-w ork er with G od. The
glow ing radiance of her life and her
com m itm ent to the idea that Chris­
tians should be at their best are a
shining exam ple for all of us to
follow .
T ru ly this is a portrait of a queen!
R oyal C ookbook
In those sw eltering days w e look
for c-o-o-1 cooking! M y m other-in-
law gave this recipe to me, w hich is
the quickest, coolest, and best cook y
recipe I have ever run across.
3 cups quick l/i cup pecans
oatm eal 2 cups white
Vi cup cocon u t sugar
3 tbsp. cocoa V2 cup m ilk
1 stick o f butter 1 tsp. vanilla
C om bine oatmeal, cocon u t, cocoa, and
nuts in bow l. In saucepan, place sugar,
milk, butter, and vanilla. C ook to a
full rolling boil for one minute. Pour
into dry ingredients. Spoon onto
greased pan. C ool for firmness.
O ver T eacu ps
“ B efore w e entered the m inistry, I
lived an u p-and-dow n life. I wasn’t
really bad, but I just cou ld n ’t be con­
sistent in m y experien ce. N ow that
w e have entered the m inistry, this
has stopped. B ut the d evil keeps
hounding m e w ith the thought that
I am not in a position to tell others
h ow to be a Christian w hen I couldn’t
keep an exp erien ce before I entered
the parsonage. H ow can I defeat the
devil on this point before he defeats
m e?”
I believe that the A postle Paul
answ ered the devil in the best possible
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way w hen attacked on this point when
he said, “ B ut this one thing I do, fo r­
getting those things w hich are behind,
and reaching forth unto those things
which are b efore, I press tow ard the
mark for the prize o f the high calling
of G od in Christ Jesus” (Philippians
3:13-14).
B o o k s h e lf w ith L ace
A rth u r W entw orth H ew itt did the
m inister’s w ife a great service w hen
he w rote the b ook entitled The Shep­
herdess. H e delves into the various
phases of the life of a pastor’s w ife
such as helpm eet, a practical econ o­
mist, a teacher, a presiding officer, a
hostess, etc. This w ill be one of the
most beneficial books in y ou r library.
($2.00, Nazarene Publishing H ouse)
T h e K i n g ’s H o u s e
N eed som e b ook ends for y ou r m is­
cellaneous b ook s? Flatirons m ake de­
lightful ones. Y o u can obtain the irons
at any ju n k yard. Secure a pair the
same size and clean thoroughly. G ive
them three coats of flat paint. W hen
that is dry, add any color touches to
match y o u r color schem e, and a spray
of flow ers on the inset part w ill cor­
respond nicely.
H ea rt T a lk
W hen asked about suggestions for
guidance fo r the m inister’s w ife, Mrs.
D. I. V an d erp ool subm itted those she
had w ritten as guideposts for herself.
1. M ake G od first . . . always have
a time for fam ily devotions and make
this an interesting time for children.
Let them participate in various ways.
2. B e a unit as a fam ily . . . w ork
together, pray together, play together,
have fun as a family.
3. The fam ily’s dress should be
neat, but not extrem e, and above all,
steer clear of anything that might
cause criticism or friction in the
church.
4. N ever discuss problem s in front
of the children.
5. Let love and cheerfulness dom i­
nate you r home.
6. K eep good reading m aterial in
a convenient place and keep abreast
of current events.
7. K eep within you r budget and
avoid debts.
8. N ever divulge anything told you
in confidence.
9. See that the pastor has ample
time for study w ithout interruption
from the fam ily and as far as possible
from the telephone.
10. K eep files of m aterial that will
be helpful to the pastor . . . clippings,
illustrations, poem s . . . m aterial that
m ight help to m ake a serm on appeal­
ing, interesting, and extol the One
w ho said, “ A n d I, if I be lifted up
from the earth, w ill draw all men
unto m e.”

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It is said that eight pounds of steel w ill make

an ax, but eight pounds o f steel is not an ax. It re­
quires three things: shape, edge, and polish. This
is w hat training does fo r the Christian to prepare him
for service.

August, 1959 (367) 31

Music in the Church
I. The Importance of Musicians
By A ndrew F. Cone*
T h e C h r i s t i a n religion has always
been a singing religion, although
it is only fair to say that there has
not always been perfect agreem ent
as to what constitutes allow able music
for church services.
The holiness people especially have
been noted for their enthusiastic,
w holehearted, spontaneous singing. In
fact, this has been so evident that
some, sensing a lack of the old-tim e
glory, have been guilty of putting the
cart before the horse. They have at­
tempted, by stepping up the tem po
and volum e of the song service, to
com pensate for that lack. M ore ac­
curately probably, they have tried to
create a spiritual service b y the use
of that w hich can only be a vehicle
for the expression of an already exist­
ing spirituality, or else be a flat, taste­
less, imitation, or an exhausting
marathon.
Theoretically w e kn ow that it is
im possible to regulate the responses
of people b y a set of rules and to
m anipulate their em otions with a push
button program . N evertheless, in
speaking of m usic in the church, we
are in eminent danger of im plying
that if you use m y m echanics and
run b y m y rules you will be able to
create the atm osphere you desire. A c ­
tually, outside the classroom , p sych o­
logically planned services are seldom
satisfactory. N othing can surpass
spontaneity, directed b y the H oly
Spirit. This represents the ideal.
*Pastor, Gardiner, Maine.
32 (368)
W e recognize, how ever, that in most
of our local situations w e have less
than the ideal. A p oor pianist, a lack
of natural leadership, a fear of un­
con trolled im pulse, an excessive ad­
herence to an ironclad program , or an
unwise ch oice on the part of leaders—
any of these can suppress or nullify
the spontaneity of the singing.
W ith this thought in mind, and at
the risk of contradicting m yself, allow
m e to say that there are certain prin­
ciples which, observed in a general
w ay, w ill stimulate interest and make
it possible for the spirituality which
exists already in the heart of the
w orshiper to express itself in a way
m ore satisfactory to both preacher
and people.
A really com plete presentation of
the problem , of course, w ou ld not ig­
nore the part played b y the acoustics
of the building, the arrangem ent of
furnishings, and the tem perature and
ventilation of the room , w hich can
either m ake or break the service. In
these articles w e shall content our­
selves with this b rief indication of
their im portance in ord er to concen­
trate upon the m ore immediate ele­
ments of personalities and program.
If you are fortunate enough to have
a good, spiritual, co-operative song
leader, w hether hired or volunteer, by
all means use him or her. However,
m ake sure that he is in sym pathy with
y ou r general view s and is not run­
ning a separate and com peting church
service. In m any cases the pastor will
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of necessity be his ow n song leader,
and this is not always an unm itigated
evil. There are advantages to having
one man at the helm of the service.
In any case never be guilty o f riding
the load. If you sit on the platform
as a spectator, you r exam ple w ill have
a cooling effect on the spirit of the
service. On the other hand, even
though you have v ery little m usical
talent, you r w holehearted co-operation
adds to the service. A n d rem em ber,
most m em bers of the congregation are
far from being outstanding singers too.
Again, if y ou r voice range does not
allow you to sing the m elody, you can
still throw everything you have into
singing a h arm ony part, and get
blessed doing it.
F or convenience, our su bject may
be divided into three categories: first,
the congregational singing; second,
special m usic, including instrum ental
music and special singing; and third,
the invitation, w hich, while prim arily
congregational, should have separate
consideration. A s an introduction we
shall briefly consider the roles of
pianists and song leaders.
Basic to all the m usic program of
the ch u rch is a good pianist. If you
have one of those versatile, all-around,
w ell-trained, natural m usicians w ho
can carry a congregation, follow a
soloist, support a group, and catch
choruses on the fly, be thankful and
pray for you r less fortunate brethren
— their nam e is legion. There is no
need, h ow ever, to give up in despair
because you r pianist cannot m easure
up to this high standard. If she recog­
nizes her lim itations and w ill co ­
operate in com pensating for them, an
adequate and satisfactory m usic p ro­
gram can still be maintained.
A great deal has been said about
the qualifications of a good pianist.
A nd certainly natural talent plus tech ­
nical skill makes a pleasant con trib u ­
tion to the service. N evertheless, w ho
August, 1959
has not discovered to his sorrow , along
the checkered career of the pastorate
or evangelistic field, that these do not
necessarily constitute a good accom ­
panist for congregation or special
singer?
The first of these additional require­
ments is spirituality, for no amount
of research, training, or p rojection can
put an unsaved pianist into the proper
w orshipful m ood w hich marks the
distinction betw een spiritual music
and just music.
N ext com es what we might call
flexibility, or the ability to follow the
lead of the song leader instead of as­
suming that prerogative for them ­
selves as if by divine right. Even
w hen he is w rong, the leader must
receive the support of his accom panist
to the full extent of her ability. If
he is aw ay off the beam m usically,
do as the wise p reach er’s w ife does.
T ell him about it— in a kind w ay—-
on Tuesday.
There must be understanding and
sym pathy betw een the leader and the
pianist in order to obtain the best
results from the team. The tem po and
style of singing are the direct responsi­
bility of the leader, although a good
pianist is quick to recognize w eak or
hesitant leadership and w ill provide
firm and definite assistance, in order
that the congregation may know
w here they are going and have a clear
idea of w hen they have arrived.
The goal of the church pianist
should be, not too little too late, nor
too m uch too soon, but rather a “ feel-
a ble” support and, if necessary, a
gentle leadership. Let the singers lead
but d on ’t leave them to flounder in
im potent hesitancy. I have sung with
accom panists w hen I have been
tem pted to sit dow n and allow them
to finish their solos without hindrance
from me. On the other hand, I have
gripped the seat in agonized sym pathy
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as some p oor singer blindly reached
for the “ bread ” of a distinct m elody
w hile the pianist handed him a “ stone”
o f beautiful, harm onizing chords. They
w ou ld have been perfect for a strong,
experienced voice, but w ere as use­
less to that poor, forsaken n ovice as
a road map to a man w ho needs a
Seeing Eye dog. A safe guide for the
accom panist is: Study you r singer;
then lead the follow ers and follow the
leaders.
N ext, in order to a good song
service, is a leader. Strange to say,
the ability to sing w ell is not the pri­
m ary requisite of a song leader, al­
though a degree of ability is m uch to
be preferred. Since, how ever, the real
purpose of a song leader is to get the
people to sing, his over-all personality
is of the utmost im portance. He must
have a clear, understandable voice,
loud enough to be heard b y all the
congregation. The people m ay as w ell
have no books as not kn ow what num ­
L e a n C h r is t ia n s
They own Bibles, but feed on news­
papers.
They sing about peace, but do not sur­
render to it.
They pray that the kingdom of Heaven
may come, but block the way by worldly
living.
They listen to sermons on unselfish­
ness, but pamper themselves in food and
dress.
They wear crosses, but shrink from
bearing them.
— S elected
“D o n ’ t i n s u l t t h e L o r d b y
D—R—A —G—G—I—N—G into church
services always late. If you just try a
little, you can be on time!”
— Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Bulletin
34 (370)
ber is being sung. Furtherm ore, it
is difficu lt to have a satisfactory serv­
ice w ithout 100 per cent co-operation
in the singing. If as pastor, you
do you r ow n announcing, use you r
preaching voice. If you must save
you r voice, do it on the singing, never
on the announcing.
It is not necessary nor even advis­
able that song leaders, any m ore than
preachers, should be cast in a rigid
m old of similarity. The leader must
be free and natural, but clow n ing and
spectacular stunts should be avoided.
Seldom is it w ise for the song leader
to tell stories or jok es as a prelim inary
to beginning the service. These are
useful to a preacher starting cold, as
a means o f establishing rapport with
his crow d ; but the song leader has at
his com m and the best possible means
for accom plishing this, sim ply b y do­
ing his job. P eople w h o sing together
w h oleheartedly are seldom reserved
and distant from the leader.
T h i n k T h e s e O ver
“ If you are a Christian, you can ex­
pect folk to criticize you. But you can
live so no one will believe them.
“If all would speak as kindly of the
living as they do of the dead, slander
would disappear from the earth.
“Be careful what you say about your
church, for remember that your church
is you !”
— S elected
T h o u g h t s o n A d v e r s it y
“Much depends on the way we come
into trouble. Paul and Jonah were both
in a storm, but the circumstances were
quite different.”
“ God is not only a ‘Present help in
time of trouble’ but a great help in keep­
ing us out of trouble.”
“There’s not enough darkness in the
whole world to put out the light of a
single candle.”
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 SERMON WORKSHOP
Contributed by Nelson G . Mink*
Dr. H. F. Reynolds once said: “If we
would consecrate like Grandfather did,
and pray like Grandfather did, and give
like Grandfather did, and attend meet­
ings as faithfully as Grandfather did,
we would get blessed like Grandfather
did.”
— Copied from
Bunola, Pennsylvania, Bulletin
T he B ib l e
“A book that exposes me to myself,
that tells me all that is in my heart, that
lays bare the very deepest moral springs
of my nature, that judges me thoroughly,
and at the same time reveals to me One
who meets my every need—such a book
carries its own credentials with it. It
craves not, and needs not, letters of
commendation from man. It stands in
no need of his favor, in no dread of his
wrath.”
— A uthor U n k n o w n
T here I s N o G od
Nikita S. Krushchev has reaffirmed
his personal belief that “there is no God.”
Interviewed in Moscow just before he
was elected by the Supreme Soviet to be
premier of the U.S.S.R., he declared that
religious conviction is “a private matter
for each person.” He bluntly presented
his own position in these words: “ I think
that there is no God, and for a long time
I have had such an idea. I am an ad­
herent of a scientific outlook. Science
and the belief in supernatural powers
cannot go together.”
— S elected
■"Pastor, Connell, Washington.
August, 1959
C h o ic e S a y i n g s
“Happy is the man that renounces
anything that places a strain upon his
conscience.
“ Better to have clean hands and a
pure heart than to have clever hands
and a smooth tongue.
“Man’s best Friend, Jesus, has con­
quered man’s worst enemy, death!
“The straight road may sometimes be
a hard one, but nobody ever got lost
on it.”
—North Wildwood, New Jersey
Baptist Bulletin
S entence S erm on s
“Friendship is the art of overlooking
the shortcomings of others.
“The man who does his best today
will be hard to best tomorrow.
“How to say ‘no’ in eight words: ‘I’ll
think it over and let you know.’
“It is when we forget ourselves that
we do things that are remembered.
“ Some folk remind us of blisters; they
never show up until the work is almost
done.
S h o w e r s o f B l e s s in g
For seven long, dry years, the 15,000
inhabitants of suburban Westchester,
Chicago, suffered a water shortage. Now
they have plenty. Someone discovered
at long last that three water main valves
were partly closed. A few simple turns—
and the water shortage was over.
Commented one minister: “ Perhaps
there is a good lesson here. Maybe we
have been asking God for showers of
blessing, when all we needed to do was
to turn a few valves in our own lives.”
—“ Wiley Mission News” (N.J.)
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 The Preaching of John the Baptist
By Ira E. Fowler*
S c r ip t u r e :The voice of one crying
in the wilderness. P repare y e the way
of the L ord, m ake his paths straight
(L u k e 3 :4 ).
F or over three hundred years G od ’s
people had been w ithout a true prop h ­
et. M alachi brought the last message
from God to Israel; and in John the
Baptist, G od seems to have gathered
up three hundred years of burning,
searing truth, pent-up pow er and re­
buke, and bestow ed them upon this
greatest prophet of all, the foreru n ­
ner of Christ, John the Baptist.
See the hum ble prophet, clothed in
his cam el’s hair girdle and anointed
b y the H oly Ghost. Yes, John was
anointed to preach. John had no fear.
His was no “ please the p eop le” d o c­
trine of traditions. His was no w h ite­
washing prattle to please old H erod,
the king. No, John let the chips fall
w here they w ould. His was a m es­
sage of repentance, of forsaking sin,
of restitution, of clean and h oly liv­
ing.
The m ighty Baptist had a G od-given
message. His message was not given
to please the people but to save them.
His was no message o f reform ation but
of salvation. John did not waste his
time prattling about “ little” details of
the law— he thundered repentance.
He had a mission, a calling, a duty,
and with all o f his G od-given pow ers
he sought to stir a sleeping nation
and awaken a slum bering conscience
to the awful fact of sin.
Hear the prophet speak “ I am the
voice of one crying in the w ilderness,”
— “ R epent y e .” Just a voice, but G od
* Pastor, Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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him self is the Speaker through that
voice. It is always thus w ith every
true prophet. This preacher was no
glory seeker. He had no selfish am­
bitions. His mission was not to seek
a name and a throne for him self. John
was not seeking a kingdom over w hich
to rule; rather he was preaching the
kingdom of G od. N o throne for John
— he was seeking to enthrone Christ
in the hearts of men.
John the Baptist was no "soft-
soaper.” H e had learned obedien ce to
G od; he was filled with the H oly
Ghost. He had a message that the
w orld needed then and that it needs
today. John declared w ar on sin. He
had no cheap, fan cy little serm on-
ettes and high brow ed lectures, served
with a dainty china cu p of w arm tea
and a w ell-bak ed cook y. No, for John
kn ew that these could n ever take the
place of a thundering, burning m es­
sage of truth from G o d ’s W ord. This
S pirit-filled prophet made all-out war
on sin. W orldliness, h ypocrisy, luke­
warmness, spiritual deadness had to
go.
John lost his head for preaching
like that. The execu tion er’s ax stilled
his p ow erfu l voice, but his message
thunders on. Som eh ow I feel that his
voice is still active today, for among
that B lood-w ash ed arm y of G od ’s re­
deem ed, w ho stand before the Lamb
upon the throne, blending with the
prophets Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah,
and others in their praise to the risen
Christ, is the voice of the great proph­
et John the Baptist, son o f Zacharias,
the priest.
O G od, let the mantle of John fall
upon me. Take away my small
thoughts, desires, and ambitions.
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 SEFtivnoisr s t a r t e r s
h a s been a call from som e
'^ T ' h e r e
A of our readers for m ore “ sermon
starters,” b rief ideas or texts and
subjects w hich w ill be springboards
for finished sermons. It is the feeling
of som e that this is the m ost valuable
type of serm on outline m aterial that
we can give. L et us give it a try. But
without the help o f m any it cannot
reach its full worth. Please send in
you r idea or the “ serm on you w ould
like to preach som etim e.” There is
no set pattern after w hich this must be
done. Perhaps you have a text and a
subject with a them e w hich w ill com ­
pose the b od y of the message; perhaps
you have a text and a thought that
w ould logically com e from the text;
perhaps you have the skeleton of the
outline. W hatever it is, let us have it.
For each one published w e will pay
(on publication ) $1.00. B elow are
some suggestions as to what w e mean.
W atch for this feature each month
(as long as w e have m aterial to fill it.)
— E d it o r .
Salvation
Text: Romans 6:23
1. Wages—remuneration for our ef­
forts or actions; taken payment for a
portion of our life and physical potential.
2. Sin— any thought, word, or deed
that we know is contrary to God’s will:
anything that robs us of our spiritual joy.
3. Death—separation from familiar
persons and things; a change in our
status; an end of things as presently
known.
4. Gift—unmerited favor: given to us
without consideration of just deserts.
5. Eternal—evei’lasting; without end.
6. Life—spiritual reality in God’s
presence.
— P. F. W a n k e l
P a s t o r , D u p o , Illin ois
August, 1959
Certainty of God’s Judgment
Text: Isaiah 30:8-17
I would introduce by showing justice
of final state of Lazarus and the rich man.
Next, God will reveal all unforgiven sin.
Our sins are as permanent as a tablet
of stone and as public as a book. These
Jews were rebellious, liars, and rejecters
of seers and prophets. God shows that
judgment is as a falling breach from
a wall, ready to shatter as a potter’s
vessel, a total destruction. Yet God can
be found (v. 15). Those saved shall stand
out as a beacon and an ensign (v. 17).
—P. F. W a n k e l
P a s t o r , D u p o , Illin ois
God’s Family
II Corinthians 6:17— 7:1
S c r ip t u r e :
Separation may be typified by Abra­
ham as he came out from Ur of Chaldees
and was separated from its pantheism.
God’s children are to touch not (dust
always shows on white gloves); we are
to be clean. God promises to receive
His separated ones, as a weary child is
received by a father at evening. He will
adopt us, which gives to us all the privi­
leges of belonging. The prodigal re­
turned as a son and not as a servant.
This scripture challenges us to be clean
morally and spiritually. We have the
song “Washed in the Blood.” We are to
perfect holiness. Paul in II Timothy
4:6-8 gives the end of a life lived in
a devotion without flaw.
—P. F. W a n k e l
P a s t o r , D u p o , Illin ois
Christian Abilities
Judges 20:16
S c r ip t u r e :
This scripture shows a chosen band of
men. We are God’s elect. We need the
same qualities as demonstrated by these
left-handed men. They showed ability,
for they could sling stones; adaptability,
for they overcame handicap of back­
wardness and found a place of distinction
in a right-handed world; dependability,
for they could sling stones and not miss.
—P. F. W a n k e l
P a s t o r , D u p o , Illin ois
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 Sermons That Sing About Jesus
1st Sunday:
“Jesus and His Love to Me”
“Jesus and My Love for Him”
2nd Sunday:
“Jesus and His Call to Me”
“Jesus and My Obedience to Him”
3rd Sunday:
“Jesus and My Salvation in Him”
“Jesus and His Cross for Me”
4th Sunday:
“Jesus and His Leadership for Me”
“Jesus and My Friendship with Him”
5th Sunday:
“Jesus and His Presence with Me”
“Jesus and My Worship of Him”
6th Sunday:
“Jesus and His Atonement for Me”
(Communion)
“Jesus and My Peace in Him”
7th Sunday:
“Jesus and His Care for Me”
“Jesus and My Prayer to Him”
8th Sunday:
“Jesus and His Grace for Me”
“Jesus and My Praise to Him”
9th Sunday:
“Jesus and His Return for Me”
“Jesus and My Work for Him”
10th Sunday:
“Jesus and His Home for Me”
“Jesus and My Walk with Him”
Jesus said, “And I, if I be lifted up
from the earth, will draw all men unto
me” (John 12:32).
— F letch eh S pr u ce
Pastor, Canton, Ohio
Foreign Missions
T ext: “ Come over into Macedonia, and
help us” (Acts 16:9).
1. Come, for we want to hear the
message.
2. Come, for the harvest is ripe—
grain is perishing.
3. Come away from the things of your
own interest.
4. Come, accept the challenge of souls.
5. Come, for the time is short.
—N. G. M.
38 (374)
Things W e Should Do
for One Another
1. “Pray one for another” (James 5:
16).
2. “ Confess your faults one to an­
other . . .” (James 5:16).
3. “Exhort one another . . .” (Hebrews
3:13).
4. “Love one another . . .” (I Peter
1:22).
5. “ Bear one another’s burdens . .
(Galatians 6:2).
6. "Comfort one another . . .” (I Thes-
salonians 4:18).
7. Teach and admonish one another
(Colossians 3:16).
— N elso n G . M in k
Pastor, C onnell, W ashington
Gathering to the Center
Text: “ They came to him from every
quarter” (Mark 1:45). This was one of
Spurgeon’s famous themes and outlines.
His divisions were as follows:
I. Christ at the center chronological­
ly-
II. Christ at the center mediatorially.
III. Christ at the center of needful
man.
I V . Christ in the “ midst” for worship
(when two or three are gathered).
V . Christ in the heart of the believer.
— N e l s o n G. M i n k
Pastor, Connell, Washington
A Pure Heart— Like unto a Pearl
Text: “ I . . . will give him a white
stone, and in the stone a new name”
(Revelation 2:17).
I. A pearl is valuable— obtained at
great difficulty.
II. A pearl is formed within a living
creature.
III. A pearl is produced from great
suffering.
IV. The pearl, emblem of purity of
heaven. Gateposts of pearl, etc.
V. The pearl and the “ new name.”
(Name in scripture indicates character.)
— N elson G. M in k
Pastor, Connell, Washington
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Corruptible Treasures
S c r ip t u r e : Luke 12:16-20
There is nothing wrong
In t r o d u c t i o n :
in exploring new territory or under­
taking new enterprises, nor is it
irreligious for a man to expand his
program.
There are many people who have
ventured into various fields of labors
and enterprises and were fairly suc­
cessful and seldom stop to thank
God. They say, “Why should I?
All this has been achieved by my
own wisdom and ingenuity. There­
fore it is needless to attribute praise
where praise is not due.”
Let us consider how foolish this
man was in this narrative and re­
ceive instruction.
I. A F e w M i s t a k e s H e M ade
A. He was self-confident and not
God-conscious. It is serious to
plan without God. Couldn’t say,
If God’s will, I’ll do,” etc. His
thoughts centered on personal
security. (See I Timothy 6:10.)
B. He had an incurable disease—
covetousness. Building earthly
castles— for time and not for
eternity. He was a man of ex­
treme wealth. Natural abilities.
Strong sense of ego. Notice sev­
eral personal pronouns.
II. A F e w T h i n g s H e D i d n ’t D o
A. Failed to see the need of divine
assistance.
B. Failed to m oth-proof his earthly
treasures and burglar-proof his
barns (Luke 12:33).
C. Failed to see needs of others.
Lived for self and not for others
(I Timothy 6:17).
D. Failed to see that life consisted
not merely in food and raiment
(Romans 14:17).
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fo r A u g u st
III. A F e w S teps H e D id n ’ t T a k e
A. He didn’t attend to his soul’s
need—neglected the church.
1. “ Church good for women and
children.”
2. “Do just as good at home.”
3. “ Revivals are costly and a
nuisance.”
B. He puts stress on the physical.
His treasures b u 1 g i n g— soul
shriveling (I Timothy 6:9).
Spiritually he was bankrupt.
Soul very poor.
IV. A F e w J u d g m e n t s H e W o u l d S o o n
H a v e t o F ace
A. To face a gospel and Christ,
whom he had neglected (R o­
mans 2:16; Hebrews 2 :1).
B. To face the awful fact that his
insurance policy is invalid at the
judgment. All of his wealth
could not redeem his soul in
hell (Psalms 49:7).
C. To face a fire whose fires will
never be quenched.
D. To face the horribleness of
eternity’s night.
Turn from your sin and
C o n c l u s io n :
selfish ambitions and let Christ be­
come your Saviour and Partner in
this life and the life to come.
— H e n r y T . B e ye r , P astor
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The Saddest Words Ever Spoken
S c r ip t u r e : Matthew 7:15-27
Text: Matthew 7:23
No one likes to be made
I n t r o d u c t io n :
sad but we all like to be made glad.
How will it be when you meet the
Lord? Sad or glad?
I. T he W o rds , “ D epart from M e ,”
B rou g ht D is a p p o in t m e n t .
A. They had expected to hear the
words, “Well done.”
B. They had done many good
works.
C. They had looked forward to this
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 time that they might be with the
Lord.
D. They failed in not being born
again and sanctified.
E. They thought they were perfect­
ly ready for His coming.
II. “ D ep a r t f r o m M e ,” W a s S p o k e n to
A c t iv e l y R e l ig io u s P e o p l e .
A. Where will the idlers be?
B. They had a zeal
1. Cast out devils.
2. Preached or witnessed.
C. Have we many works?
1. Visited the jail, invited others
to church, brought t h e i r
tithes to the church, attended
all services possible, and did
many other works.
2. Boosted after they got there.
3. God have mercy on us or we
will hear these words, “ De­
part from me.”
III. T he S ad dest W ords N eed N o t H av e
B een S poken.
A. Jesus made provisions for sal­
vation from our sins.
1. The new birth (John 3:3).
2. Sanctification (Hebrews 13:
12).
B. The Holy Spirit will convict if
we will give Him a chance.
1. When we do wrong do we
feel bad about it?
2. Has He spoken to us either
about some wrong or some­
thing good He wanted us to
do? Did we obey?
To hear Him say, “Depart
C o n c l u s io n :
from me,” is saying it is eternal hell.
Does He know you now? Are you
a child of the King? We must not
become satisfied with our religious
lives. We must not let little or big
things stand between us and God.
— C . M . R oby
C la r k sd a le , M is siss ip p i
“ G ive B enjamin U p ”
T e x t: “The m an d id s o le m n ly
u n to u s, sa y in g , Y e sh a ll n o t see m y
fa c e , e x c e p t y o u r b r o th e r b e w ith y o u ”
( G e n e s is 4 3 : 3 ) .
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The Modern-Day Esau
Genesis 25:29-34
S c r ip t u r e :
Esau was a man that
I n t r o d u c t io n :
liked to hunt but did not take much
thought about tomorrow. He did
not accept very much personal re­
sponsibility; he liked to be happy-
go-lucky and easygoing.
I. E sa u U n d u l y E xpo sed H im s e l f to
T e m p t a t io n s .
A. Made no preparations for the
essential things of life. '
1. Food, shelter, and clothing.
2. He was vulnerable because of
worn-out body.
3. We can become vulnerable
by—
a. Having close friends in
the world.
b. Attending sinful places.
c. Giving in to our appetites.
B. Anything that will dull your
conscience is dangerous.
1. Could prove to be the ter­
mites that will destroy.
2. Anything that will glorify sin
and cheapen holy things is
wrong.
3. Many modern-day Esaus sell
out for success and popu­
larity.
II. E s a u S old O u t t h e M o s t I m p o r t a n t
T h in g H e P o s s e s s e d .
A. Price, one meal.
1. Lost everything that had real
value.
2. When a person’s character is
gone, not much is left.
3. He got the pottage, but what
a price!
B. Jacob knew these values. He
won at this point.
C. Esau did not put values where
they should have been.
D. Where are your values?
III. T he P rice for B e in g a M o d e r n - day
E s a u C ould B e :
A. The soul eternally lost.
B. It could be life in prison.
C. It could be that all respect is
lost for you.
p ro te st D. Some folk think they are living
only for today.
—C. M. R o b y
P a s t o r , Clarksdale, Mississippi
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 The Purpose of the Comforter
S c r ip t u r e : John 14:12-31
Text: John 14:16
Everyone loves good com ­
I n t r o d u c t io n :
panions. Jesus loved the companion­
ship of His disciples. But Jesus must
lead millions home, so He must go
by the way of the Cross. Therefore
the disciples must replace His earth­
ly friendship by the abiding Com­
forter. Jesus would pray that the
Father would send this Comforter
to them.
I. T he C om forter as
(John 14:16).
A. Love (15:12).
B. Help (14:18).
C. Share burdens (14:18).
D. Share joys (15:11).
E. Give courage (Acts 2:19).
F. Give strength (15:7).
G. Give peace (14:27).
II. T h e C o m f o r t e r Is t o
C h r is t (15:26).
A. A witness must testify to the
facts of the trial.
B. Testifies that Jesus is the Son
of God.
C. Testifies that sin has b e e n
purged (Hebrews 13:12).
D. Testifies to the peace of God
(John 16:33).
E. Testifies to the experience (John
14:17).
F. His testimony will be of Christ
(John 16:8).
III. H e R e p l a c e s t h e E a r t h l y M i n i s t r y
o f C h r is t.
A. The day of the Spirit (16:7).
B. They and we need the power
(Matthew 3:11).
C. The Comforter is the Holy Ghost
(14:26).
D. The Comforter comes only to the
born again (14:17).
— C. M. R o b y
P a s t o r , C la r k sd a le , M is siss ip p i
If I had read as much as other men,
I should have known no more than other
men.
— T h o m a s H obbes
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The Angel Blockade
S c r ip t u r e : Numbers 22:22
This is the day of block­
I n t r o d u c t io n :
ades. The blockade of roads by
police to apprehend criminals. The
doctor blocks a nerve to prevent
pain. The electrician blockades an
electrical circuit to work on lines.
I. G od B l o c k a d e s t h e R oad T h a t S i n ­
ners M ig h t B e S a v e d .
A. Elijah (I Kings 18); Samuel
(I Samuel 13); Elisha (II Kings
5); crowing of the cock (Mat­
thew 26); Paul sent to Felix and
a C o m p a n io n
Agrippa (Acts 24— 26).
B. God tries to blockade the path
of all sinners.
II. A n A n g e l B l o c k a d e s th e P a t h of
the W ayw ard B ala a m .
A. The angel blocks the way.
B. The animal speaks.
C. The angel speaks.
T e s tify of III. B a l a a m C on fe sse s, R epents, an d Is
W il l i n g t o M in d G o d .
A. Balaam blesses Israel.
B. Balaam fills the office of a good
prophet.
C. The angel blockade is successful
in saving Israel.
C o n c l u s io n : Let us mind the blockades
of God.
— A . F. R aloff
P asto r , Adrian, Michigan
4 E V E N I N G
Hints for Husbands
S c r ip t u r e : I Peter 3:7
In t r o d u c t i o n :
Peter now speaks of the hus­
band’s courteous response to the
wife’s courteous deference.
Each must honor the other and
neither should rob the other of due
respect. “Likewise, ye husbands ..
Peter himself seems to have lived
an exemplary life at this point.
The place to begin the practice
of the precept of 2:17 ( “Honour all
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 men” ) is in the home and toward
one’s helpmate.
So husband and wife are to live
as: joint tenants of the domestic
association, joint instruments of the
divine service, and joint heirs of
divine salvation.
I. L iv e C o n s id e r a t e l y w it h
W iv e s .
A. Apply Christian intelligence to
the marriage relationship.
1. “ With an intelligent recog­
nition of the nature of the
marriage relation.”—Vincent.
2. Be thoughtful and reason­
able, having a real under­
standing of the principles of
Christian duty as they bear
on the responsibilities of a
husband. His is the number
one responsibility in mar­
riage.
B. A Christian husband invests his
wife with dignity.
1. Contrast this with the hea­
then attitude of Peter’s day.
2.. Contrast this with the H e­
brew attitude of Peter’s day.
3. The husband may be “head
of the house” but he must
not be dictator or tyrant.
II. B e s t o w H onor o n the W eaker S e x .
A. Treat her as a “ weaker vessel”
among the furnishings of God’s
household.
1. The comparison applies only
to the physical realm.
2. The more delicate and fragile
things require more careful
treatment.
B. Assign to her more honor.
1. She may be physically weak­
er but she is not spiritually
inferior.
2. She too is a vessel of God’s
making.
C. Assign her the lighter tasks.
Carry the heavy end of the log
yourself.
III. R e c o g n iz e H er as J o in t
the G race o f L if e .
A. God’s gift of eternal life belongs
to woman as well as man.
42 (378)
1. This makes her his equal in
the fundamental relation­
ships of life.
2. Both are fellow believers
and therefore fellow inheri­
tors.
B. Each may help the other to in­
herit the promise.
Y our
IV. B ew are of T hose F a il u r e s T hat
H in d e r Y o u r P r a y e r s .
A. Inconsiderateness of the wife
will hinder one’s access to God.
1. Violations of the law of love,
especially toward those near­
est to and most dependent
upon us, has a chilling effect
on the fervency of one’s
prayers.
2. God cannot hear the prayer
of an oppressor, nor is ill
will in the soul of the op­
pressed conducive to sincere
prayer.
B. Dissensions p r e v e n t united
prayer.
1. The two of you cannot agree
in your asking.
2. Lack of love begets lack of
confidence: and lack of con­
fidence, a lack of spontaneity
in prayer; and lack of re­
spect for each other’s prayers
— the net result is failure to
pray at all.
The attitude of a true
C o n c l u s io n :
Christian husband will cause one to:
Husband the wife’s well-being
Hallow her femininity
Honor her heirship, and
Hate all prayer-hindering fail­
ures
Married life must be a means of
grace to both parties.
—Ross E. P rice
P a sa d en a , C aliforn ia
“The Battle of the Five Kings”
Text: ‘A n d Joshua said . . . Come near,
H e ir of put your feet upon the necks of these
kings. And they came near, and put
their feet upon the necks of them”
(Joshua 10:24).
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 After Entire Sanctification
— What?
S c r ip t u r e : Ephesians 3:13-21
Entire sanctification as a
In t r o d u c t i o n :
second definite work of grace, sub­
sequent to regeneration, is our car­
dinal doctrine. How essential that
every Christian be wholly sanctified!
Every soul must avoid the danger
of settling down into complacency
with a theoretical belief that he has
“ arrived,” and that life has no daily
challenge for him. God’s provision
makes the life of the sanctified to be
a full and rich life, proving its “ plus
factor” until death.
I. G r o w t h i n G r ace (See II Peter 3:
18.)
II. S t u d y o f S c r ip t u r a l T r u t h (See
II Timothy 2:15.)
III. I n c r e a s e o f F a it h
A. Barnabas sent to Antioch—his
accomplishment as a result of his
faith (Acts 11:24).
B. We have . . access by faith
into this grace wherein we stand
. . .” (Romans 5 :2). Standing in
greater grace comes through an
increase of faith, just as we en­
ter into grace by faith. This is
all possible in the life that has
been made perfect in love by an
instantaneous act.
C. Establishing faith for all emer­
gencies of life is the requirement
for the children of God (I Corin­
thians 16:13; II Timothy 4: 7).
IV. E n r i c h m e n t o f L ove
A. See scripture reading.
B. I Corinthians 13:4-8.
V. W a t c h f u l n e s s for t h e C o m i n g o f
t h e L ord (II Peter 3:10-12)
Entire sanctification, which
C o n c l u s io n :
is a second definite work of grace,
which is received instantaneously,
which frees from sin, which is at­
tainable in this life, which is simul­
taneous with the baptism with the
Holy Spirit, is a wonderful blessing!
When known in actual heart experi­
ence it does not become passive and
inactive in mere theoretical expres­
sion, but becomes active in every
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sense of the word in its approach to
life. After entire sanctification, let
us press toward the fullest realiza­
tion of God’s holy purpose, in
growth in grace, in study of scrip­
tural truth, in an increase of faith
by wholesome exercise of the faith
we have, in an enrichment of love,
and in constant watchfulness for the
coming of the Lord!
— R upert C raven s
L a iv r e n c e b u r g , T e n n e s s e e
God’s Work in Man’s Life
S c r ip t u r e : Hebrews 13:12-25
Text: Hebrews 13:20-21
Only God can complete
I n t r o d u c t io n :
man’s nature and make him fit to
live in this world and in the next.
This text reveals His plan.
I. T here I s t h e P e a c e .
A. The world has no peace.
1. No international peace.
2. No peace among men.
3. No personal peace.
a. Sin involves all men.
b. Sin disturbs man.
c. Sin separates from the
God of peace.
B. Only Christ can give peace.
1. He is the Prince of Peace.
2. There can be peace among
men.
3. There can be personal peace.
II. T here Is t h e P e r f e c t io n .
A. Not the perfection of the divine.
There is only one God.
B. Not angelic perfection. The
angels were not involved in the
Fall.
C. It is heart perfection.
1. Bought at Calvary.
2. The will of God.
3. The promise of the Father.
a. The promise of purity.
b. The promise of power.
III. T here Is t h e P r o d u c t .
A. We are His work.
B. We are to do His work.
C. The work will be well pleasing.
— P a u l W. L e e , P a s t o r
M ount V ern on , Illin ois
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 The Lost Sheep— the Lost Coin
S c r ip t u r e : Luke 15:1-10
I n t r o d u c t io n :
A. Jesus has been called the Great
Contemporary. His teachings
are for the ages.
B. In these parables we have a pic­
ture of God’s treatment of the
lost.
I. T h e L o s t S h eep
A. The value of the individual in
God’s sight.
1. Man’s view—man is expend­
able.
2. How different God’s view—
here and hereafter!
a. God loves lost men (John
3:16).
b. God goes to all limit to
save men—even to send
His only Son to the Cross.
c. Your name written on His
hands (Isaiah 49:16).
d. Christian, keep burdened
—weep and pray.
B . Nothing can take the place of a
son.
C. When is a man lost?
1. When he is in the grip of
forces which eventually lead
him to destruction.
2. One does not need to be im­
moral to be lost.
3. One needs only to keep say­
ing, “ No,” to God.
II. T h e L o s t C o in
A. In this parable God is seeking
a lost force or power.
1. God is a Kingdom builder.
He wants to use man.
2. Man is lost and out of cir­
culation. Man has great po­
tential value to God. So also
here tonight we have many
young people out of circula­
tion for God but in circula­
tion for the devil.
3. We are building with God or
Satan—which will it be?
B. Turning the house upside down.
1. God’s broom of conviction is
continually sweeping t h e
soul.
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2. The woman searched till she
found it.
a. Here the likeness may
end.
b. The coin has no will—you
have!
c. God searches. God calls.
C. Will you yield to the Master?
Do it now!
— V . C. M u l k i n
Youngstown, Arizona
Saints in Unusual Places
Text: All the saints salute you, chiefly
they that are of Caesar’s household
(Philippians 4:22).
I n t r o d u c t io n :
A. Sainthood is not a matter of
place, but of condition.
B. Some places do interfere with
sainthood.
C. The more trying the place, the
more “hardy” the sainthood.
D. Saint: “A holy or sanctified
person. One eminent for piety
and virtue”— Webster.
I. T he W id o w of Z a r eph ath
A. Lived between Tyre and Sidon.
B. No Christian background.
II. T he S h u n a m m it e
A. Shunem, five miles south of
Mount Tabor, south of the
brook Kidron.
B. Shunem means “ double resting
place.”
C. “I perceive that this is a man
of God . . .”
III. O b a d ia h
A. “ Servant of Jehovah.” Not a
prophet.
B. Strange he would be in Ahab’s
household.
C. How could he keep victory
there?
D. “ Feared the Lord from his
youth.”
IV . S y r o p h o e n ic ia n W o m a n
A. Phoenicians sunken in gross
idolatry.
B. Worship of Baal and Ashtaroth
prevailed.
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 C. She “ came out of her coasts.”
V. E l i j a h U nder t h e J u n ip e r T ree
VI. J o n a h a t t h e B o t t o m o f t h e S ea
VII. S a in t s in C a e sa r ’s H ousehold
— N elso n G.
The W ork of Regeneration
S c r ip t u r e : I John 1:7-10
Text: “If we confess our sins, he is
faithful and just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from all un­
righteousness” (I John 1:9).
I n t r o d u c t i o n : In the plan of salvation
there are two distinct works of
grace which God will perform in
the hearts of men and women if
they will allow Him to do so. The
first work is called regeneration,
and the second work is known as
the work of sanctification. When
one confesses his sins to God, and
with simple faith takes Christ as
Saviour, he has entered into the
experience of regeneration. He is
now saved. On the other hand, when
the forgiven one consecrates his life
to God with a final, eternal yes, it
is then his heart is cleansed from
inbred sin. Each of these experi­
ences does something for an indi­
vidual. We are concerned this morn­
ing with the thought of what the
experience of regeneration will do
for a person.
I. T he E x p e r ie n c e of R e g e n e r a t io n
W il l C h a n g e t h e H e a r t o f a n I n ­
d iv id u a l .
A. Since from out of the heart
come forth the issues of life, the
heart must be changed, and this
experience does the work.
B. A new heart replaces the old,
cold, hard, and stony heart.
II. T h is E x p e r ie n c e W il l A l s o B r in g
A b o u t a C h a n g e i n O n e ’s H a b i t s .
A. “ Therefore if any man be in
Christ, he is a new creature:
old things are passed away; be­
hold, all things are become new”
(II Corinthians 5:17).
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B. The old life saw cursing; the
new life, praying. The old life
led our feet to the places of evil;
the new life to the house of the
Lord. In the old life our money
M in k was used for the devil, but in
the new life it is used for the
glory of God, etc.
III. T he E x p e r ie n c e of R e g e n e r a t io n
W il l C hange O n e ’ s A t t it u d e T o ­
ward H o l in e s s .
A. The desire sooner or later will
be for the second work of grace.
B. Holiness people and the holi­
ness doctrine will be popular
to us.
IV. T h is E x p e r ie n c e of R e g e n e r a t io n
W il l C h a n g e t h e H orrors o f H ell
in t o the H op e o f H e a v e n .
A. Before I was saved, the horrors
of hell haunted me. To die in
my lost condition would have
meant hell forever.
B. But no longer that feeling, b e­
cause when I was regenerated
in heart I acquired the hope of
heaven with all of its glories.
C. As I walk in the beautiful light
of God, I keep this hope.
C o n c l u s i o n : Thank God for the day I
was regenerated in heart. I will
never forget that first work of
grace. Everyone who has sins un­
forgiven is eligible.
— D o n a l d K. B a lla r d
Pastor, Lanett, Alabama
The Work of Sanctification
S c r ip t u r e : I John 1:7-10
T ext: “But if we walk in the light, as he
is in the light, we have fellowship
one with another, and the blood of
Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us
from all sin” (I John 1:7).
John the Baptist, one of
I n t r o d u c t io n :
the greatest preachers of the ages,
said one day, “I indeed baptize you
with water unto repentance: but he
that cometh after me is mightier
than I, whose shoes I am not worthy
to bear: he shall baptize you with
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 the Holy Ghost, and with fire”
(Matthew 3:11). The main message
of this man was that of repentanoc
which led to the experience of re­
generation, the first work of grace.
However he speaks of a second ex­
perience when he mentions being
baptized with the Holy Ghost and
with fire. This is sanctification, the
second work of grace. The first peo­
ple we read of being sanctified were
the 120 in the Upper Room. Since
then, many, thank God, have been
sanctified by the Holy Spirit. T o­
night we are concerned with what
this experience will do for a person.
I. T he C arnal M in d W il l
str o yed .
A. Carnality not physical. It is a
soul condition which affects
motives, attitudes, and affec­
tions. It is like a spot on the
lungs or an ulcer in the stomach,
spiritually speaking.
B. God wills that it be removed
from the heart. Not made over,
but destroyed forever.
C. When the Holy Ghost comes in,
it is destroyed.
II. T h e H e a r t W il l B e P u r if ie d .
A. In the first work we were for­
given of our sins; now the heart
is cleansed from inbred sin.
B. The text says: “ . . . cleanseth us
from all sin.”
III. T h is E x p e r ie n c e W ill
P o w e r t o W itn e s s f o r C h r is t.
A. “But ye shall receive power,
after that the Holy Ghost is
come upon you . . .” (Acts 1:8).
B. Power for many things: to live
right, to sacrifice for God and
others; power in prayer, in tes­
timony; power to control the
tongue, to overcome temptation,
to be sweet and gentle under all
circumstances; power to make
our words kind and our deeds
good.
IV. T he E x p e r ie n c e o f S a n c t if ic a t io n
W il l F it a P e r s o n for H e a v e n .
A. We read of heaven— that no sin
shall enter in, but now sin is
gone and we are fit for the city
of God.
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B. Now having holy hearts, we
are ready for a holy heaven.
C o n c l u s i o n : Three years after I was
saved in the first work of grace
(in Seattle, Washington), I yielded
my all in a complete consecration
(in Newport News, Virginia) and I
was sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
God has provided two definite
works of grace.
— D o n a l d K. B a l l a r d
Pastor, Lanett, Alabavia
MIDWEEK
Be D e­ W hy Not Have Faith?
Mark 4:40 (Moffatt’s trans-
S c r ip t u r e :
lation)
1. Faith as an antidote to fear (Mark
5:36; 4:40)
2. Faith as the way through our prob­
lems (Mark 5:34)
3. Faith as a necessity to please God
(Hebrews 11:6)
4. Faith as the means of our justifi­
cation (Romans 5:1)
5. Faith as the means of our sancti­
fication (Acts 15:9)
— V e r n o n W il c o x
P asto r, Portland, Oregon
Do I Have a Right to Do Less
G iv e Us
than M y Best?
S c r ip t u r e : Malachi 1; Isaiah 44:17
1. Do I have the right to give God
what is left of my money when all
else is paid?
2. Do I have the right to give God
what is left of my time when I have
done all I want to do? Consider
the flimsy excuses given for not
going to church!
3. Do I have the right to give God
what is left of my talent, after I
have put my best into my business
or profession?
4. Do I have the right to give God
what is left of my heart’s'devotion?
— V e r n o n W il c o x
P asto r, Portland, Oregon
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 Book of the Month Selection, June, 1959

H E A V E N ’S C U R E F O R E A R T H ’S C A R E

George Henderson (McCall Barbour, $1.75)

This is vacation time and your Book Man envisions you as being in
need of some splendid vacation reading. Hence I brought you this month
Heaven’s Cure for Earth’s Care.
This is decidedly reading for soul relaxation. You may find very few
sermon outlines but you will find a great deal of inner blessing.
George Henderson also writes under the name Henry Durbanville and
he has given us many, many delightful books on devotional themes. In
this month’s Book Club choice he considers the Christian’s past, the Chris­
tian’s present, and the Christian’s prospect. The chapters are brief, beauti­
fully illustrated with pungent illustrations, and the language is delightfully
readable. Nowhere is it tedious; there is no area of profound scholarship,
but many hours of soul delight.
The one statement on page 83 regarding eternal security could well
have been omitted, but if you will bypass its poor logic, the rest of the book
is what I like to term “reading for religious relaxation.”
Here is a man who likes the Book Club. If you do not already belong,
why not join today? A card requesting membership is all that is necessary.
“I must confess when I joined the Book Club I was skeptical as I could
be. In fact I believe that I sent several of the books back when I first
joined the club. But I must admit that some of the books I returned I
bought at the counter because I had missed it. May I congratulate you on
the caliber of books you have been sending out. Especially, Beyond Con­
formity, which has changed my way of preaching— and sermon after sermon
has come from its pages and I still haven’t finished its pages. Another,
Living in Two Worlds, is a standout. I sent it to my mother in Iowa and
she shared it with Rev. Charles Powers, her pastor, and the last I heard
of it, it was making the rounds in the Burlington church. The books you
send out are not the type I would normally purchase but I have found it
a rich experience.”
L eo C h a n c e , P a s t o r , Wapakoneta, Ohio
(Taken from letter of April 12, 1959)

C O M M O N S E N S E IN M A R R IA G E
Herbert A. Streeter (Warner Press, $2.50)
Written by a pastor who has had extensive experience in counseling
married people and couples planning for marriage. Anyone reading the
book would realize that the author is fair, frank, and forthright.
But throughout the entire book there seems to be the premise that
sex is the dominant factor in every aspect of married happiness. Sex ad­
justment is such a major part of the book that it becomes wearisome. One
is forcibly impressed with the fact that the author gives too little attention
to the grace of God.
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 G E T T IN G R E A D Y F O R T O M O R R O W

Charles M. Crowe (Abingdon, $2.75)

This author previously gave us the delightful book Getting Help from
the Bible, which was thoroughly enjoyed by a vast reading audience.
Those who read his earlier book will look with anticipation to the reading
of this new release, Getting Ready for Tomorrow.
The entire book is dedicated to those in the later years of life, at
least those who have crossed the pinnacle of life and are moving towards
its last few delightful decades.
The author takes into recognition the fact that because of good medical
care we have a rapidly expanding population in those rather frustrating
years of retirement, and in fourteen splendid chapters he deals with such
poignant themes as : “ Grow Up as You Grow Older,” “Learn to Loaf,”
“Act Your Age,” “Write Your Own Obituary.”
There is a wealth of sparkling quotes and illustrative material—one
of the decidedly superior books of recent months.

T W IX T TW E LV E A N D T W E N T Y

Pat Boone (Prentice-Hall, $2.95)

The singing sensation beloved of teen-agers gives us in this book a
lot of helpful advice, well directed to teen-agers and certainly written in
language they will appreciate and enjoy. His advice on home attitudes,
personal initiative, and appreciation are all sound and splendid.
However it is a typical Hollywood approach with movies and dancing
accepted as the normal pattern for teen-age living.

I N V IT A T IO N T O C O M M U N E

Charles Ray Godd (Abingdon, $1.75)

In eight well-written chapters the author presents messages preparatory
to the communion service. Each one of the messages is built around some
phase of the communion ritual. There is a vigorous note of evangelical
certainty in these messages, and while they are not as soundly Wesleyan
as they might be, there is no doctrinal position taken in opposition to
holiness. One reference on page 43 about "second blessing” could well
have been omitted, we all agree.

L IF E ’S H ID D E N P O W E R

Louis H. Evans (Revell, $2.50)

This book is subtitled “ The Gift of the Spirit” and on the whole it is
a decidedly casual treatment of the work of the Holy Spirit. Those of holiness
persuasion would look for much more definite, pointed experiential material
than they will find in this volume. The insight doctrinally and exposition-
ally would be found rather disappointing.

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