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September i, 1909.
preacher in the pulpit or
7. Attend all the child
front pew. Tell how mi
much better meetings the
tended the Sunday-school
8. Be sure to criticize
low-members; always sa
they do so and so, and tl
that when you attended.
9. Give yourself no cc
expenses of the church, t
to that they are getting <
10. Keep right on sayi
ails the church. You knc
can't see why, but intim;
ones are in the lead, and t
11. iNever call upon y
wise, and never invite hi
compliment his sermons,
mon you heard the sfchol
church on last Su
12. Play the martyr 01
know how badly your fee
don't see how you will <
home again in that churc
to keep right on being
when you die, and want
there, but you don't see 1
to do it.
13. When you go to c
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emu uiup uuwn on tne nr
nothing quite so killing
different you are.
14. Never ask any one
church, but recommend
spirit of some neighborin
you don't know what in
that church, meaning, of
belong.
15. Criticize the choii
singing. To kill the ch<
church, as singing is said
The choir should be kil
hasten your work.
16. Don't hesitate to j
nolitical cathprinorc anrl
r O " ?
cur on the evening of the
to sinners far apd wide v
17. If at all convenient
often, and give a glowing
tion, the beautiful service,
inspiring singing; and h
and how very kindly the]
18. Contrive to make
and by thei^ assistance ;
church in hot water gem
19. Tell the people th
force of circumstances, 1
way in which business is
20. Publish on all occ;
fidence in the concern,
down, blow up, and can
have again and again to
not listen.
THE PRESBYTEF
any social event on hand,
ren's meetincrs. and sit in the
.ich you enjoyed it and how
y used to have when you at;
the preacher and your felying
you do not know why
lat you know they didn't do
incern whatsoever about the
>ut tell everybody you speak
dreadfully in debt,
ng that you don't know what
>w 11 is guing Qown, DUt you
ite that it is because certain
:hey need to change pastors,
our pastor, socially or otherim
to your home, and never
but tell him of the good serarly
Dr. Gush preach at the
nday.
1 all occasions; let everybody
lings were hurt and that you
ever get over it, and feel at
h. Of course you are going
good, and going to heaven
all the brethren to meet you
how some of them are going
hurch manage to get in late,
st seat you come to; there is
as to show how utterly in
to attend tne service ot your
the preacher and the social
g church, always saying that
the world has gotten hold of
course, the one to which you
r, and find fault with the
sir hastens the death of the
to be the life of the service,
led at once, if you want to
?o to all the lodge meetings,
social events which may ocprayer
service, and then tell
diat.a good time you had.
t, attend other churches quite
report of the large congrega,
the splendid sermon and the
tow much you felt at home,
r treated you.
yourself the head of a clique,
and your industry, keep the
:rally.
at you are in the church by
aut have no respect for the
J i.. J
cunuuciea.
asions that you have no conPredict
that it must fall, go
never succeed, and that you
Id them so, but they would
UAN OF THE SOUTH.
21. Discard charity and
your bosom, and make sche
always say that no one pays
22. It is a good thing to
you were to tell all you know
Sister Crank, that some pec
open, and that you just did
in the church any longer if i
never think that you are the
23. Publish all the faults
care to magnify them to the
good, and when you hear i
Yes, but you don't know tha
ers do.
24. Hurry out from the
some member should get t<
could no longer truthfully !
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me.
25. It will hasten the de;
to make a subscriotion and
keep right on making money
26. Never allow any one
a member of the church, and
fully and fully explain how
is on the church book, and 1
for the way they do things
27. Of course, if you or 1
get*sick, you must expect th
you, but you are under no
send him word. No, it woi
that would disturb the sick,
that is his business, and not >
28. If it is Foreign Missii
liever in, and a liberal giver
if it be Home Mission Day,
n M/-1 ?-? l?k/?? 1 ?* * "
unu d nuciai giver 10 roreij
Educational Day, you be a
time way of "doin' things,"
had more "Holy Ghost preac
the church would be better c
Day, why, then, don't be a
"let 'em" know that you do
body.
29. If you faithfully try t
does not die, it will be time
your sins, return to your pi
seek the fllowship of the sai
the collections.?Selected.
THE BUSINESS OI
a1 * 11
a ?.< v 10 udu^ci mat tne
real genius and purpose an
of calls for help in social s
multitude of such calls no 01
all good and are the expressi
Church's earnest desire to m
be had lest we imagine that
the Church's chief business
"promise Of the lifp that nn
cause it holds for promise i
come." The Church's chief
gospel of God's love, of rep
the power and penalty of sii
place of personal consecratic
tive work will fail without it
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candor; take distrust to
:ming your specialty, and
any attention to you.
now and then hint that if
r about Brother Blank and
>pie would get their eyes
n't see how you can stay
something isn't done; but
one to do that something,
you see in others, taking
fullest extent, minify the
t mentioned, always say,
t one as well as some othservice
lest the pastor or
o speak to you, and you
say, "They never noticed
ath of the church for you
not pay it, provided you
and living a worldly life,
to suspicion that you are
if it should leak out, careit
comes that your name
:hat you do not apologize
up there.
my of your family should
ie pastor to come and see
obligation whatsoever to
lid not do to phone him;
Let the pastor find it out;
fours.
on Day, you be a firm beto,
Home Missions; and
you be a firm believer in,
gn Missions; and if it be
hrm believer in the oldand
tell " 'em" fhat if we
:hers" and less Education,
iff; and if it is Convention
believer in anything and
n't give "nothin'" to nohese
rules and the church,
for you to repent, confess
lace in the house of God,
ints, and contribute to all
? THE CHURCH.
Church lost sight of its
d snirit in flip
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ervice. That there are a
le will deny, and they are
on of real need and of the
leet the need. Care should
looking after externals is
?. True, godliness gives
w is," but it does so bealso
"of that which is to
business is to preach the
entance and release from
n. Nothing will take the
#n, ana ail social redempLutheran
Evangelist.