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November 3, 1909.
PREPARATION FOR
In our i tible reading
prominence given to the
who under God should t;
Church.
In the Gospels we tin
twelve disciples, and keej
two or three years. The
the languages, for as w<
guage was theirs from cl
the Church they were dot
the decalogue and the hisi
kept them under traininj
years. They needed nu
that in -the course of a f<
would he set before thci
his own resurrection?ant
training such that they cc
that they coidd present it
effect of their training tl
three thousand persons a
siali. Then, too, they in
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to call down tire from h
a slight to their Master,
in no such spirit.
When Paul was convei
Arabia and spent three y
these years? Were they
spiritual development ? 1
withheld during these n
the Gospel?
In the second Kpistle
structions for the future
Chapter two, he indicate:
those who should prcacl
hast heard of me. anion},
commit thou unto faithfi
teach others also."
Along with these, put
.Mosaic economy there \v
And note further that the
exercise their official duti<
of age. Surely at an earl
able to do the work of
them waiting and mainta
and let them spend peril;
for the work of the pries
In this month of Xovei
the support of the young
to the ministry. The Lor
pared for their office, lie
careful 1v fur it T?-> ?i^
providing tor their train
Of the candidates for tli
that not many of the rich
l?y reason of their early
make the best ministers,
need financial lieln that i
for their life work. Our
these ministers, need then
Let us put forth our effo
by a prompt and generou
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THE PRESBYTERIAN
MINISTERIAL WORK.
we are impressed with the
special preparation of those
ike places as teachers in the
id the Lord Jesus selecting
>ing them under his training
y did not need any study of
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lildhood. With the ritmil of
.tbtless familiar. They knew
lory of the Cluireh, yet Jesus
g between two and three
sntal training. Jesus knew
jw months sonic new truths
in?for instance, the tact of
I lie would have their mental
mid apprehend the truth and
to the people. Such was the
lat on the day of Pentecost
cceptcd Jesus as their \Icsseded
development of heart.
,'ir training they were ready
caven on those who offered
At a later day they indulged
rted he went down into
ears. In what did he spend
not a scaso.t of prayer and
rvlsc why was he apparently
lonths from active work in
to Timothy, Paul gives inconduct
of the Church. In
s the importance of training
\. "'ldic things which thou
j many witnesses, the same
il men who shall he able to
the fact that even under the
ere schools of the prophets,
i priests were not allowed to
cs till they were thirty years
ier age they were physically
the Temple. Yet God kept
ined them out of the tithes.
;ips ten years in preparation
thood.
nber we are to contribute to
f men who have been called
<1 would have them well pre
; uesires tnat tncy be trained
he gives the opportunity of
ing.
le ministry it is specially true
seem to he called. Perhaps
indulgences they would not
God has called many who
hey may prepare themselves
many vacant churches need
i at the earliest possible day.
rts to promote their studies,
s contribution, this month.
OF THE SOUTH.
PREVENTION AND CU1
l?eyond question true scienc
handmaid <?t true religion. In a
and intolerant Church outlawe
ment, and in this later age se
would fain outlaw the establish
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i 1(1|>;mi v i? ?r int.' worm, tieuion
confirms and promotes rcvealet
ligion is and ever lias been, the
nient of scientific knowledge.
For manifest reasons Christi
been devoted prominently to tli
fering, which implies the pre
disease. The unselfishness am
qualities of sound Christian ch
service, an enlightened underst
relation to his fellows, makes d
tied conscience impels to gen
helpfulness.
Within recent years adv;*ice
have been rapid. W hat a bc?t
discriminating use of anesthetic
tinted and directed by modern 11
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toxincs, so that some of the mo
no longer the menace to the ho
that they Omcc were. Maligna
being restricted in their ravage
with the exercise of intelligcnc
typhoid will be almost a thing o
fevers will be immeasurably re<
arc being made in the treatme
similar disorders.
Emphasis is being placed by
on prevention of disease. This
medical science and art. Theii
preserve the health of the indr
the race. The physicians' ide
realized; ins goal will never b
nary processes of life. Worry,
mote disease, are permanent '
elements in air and water and
perance, privation, evil passion
ily infirmity. Advances are n
indicating the measure of suc.ce
are informed by statisticians tl
man life lias been increased w:
those who are now in middle
years. This lias been accomp
ventive measures, especially in
which are cither epidemic or a
virulent in certain localities.
That Christianity lias been
this advance in human knowla
tion is easily demonstrated aiv
<|uestion. The most Christian
most advanced in medical knov
sicians take front rank in their
missions have revolutionized th
every part of the world by in
missionary wherever they have
anthropy has founded hospital?
cine, at home and abroad. C
fiven the IntMrer nninher f\( nw
devote their lives to relieving a
3
RE OF DISEASE.
c lias ever been the
m earlier age. a big??te?l
(I scientific ad vane eience,
falsely so-called.
eel faith of the Church,
strated scientific truth
1 religion, and true repioneer
in the advanceian
service lias always
e relief of physical sufvention
and cure of
I sympathy which are
aracter prompt to thianding
of one's proper
luty clear and a sancti( roiiii
aurl ti< .
s in medical science
mi to humanity is the
s which has been ori^iicdical
art. Thousands
lly by tlie use of antist
virulent diseases arc
me and the community
mt forms of fever are
s, and we arc told that
e and reasonable care,
f the past, and malarial
luccd. Rapid advances
nt of tuberculosis and
competent physicians
is the ultimate aim of
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cidual, the community,
al will never be fully
e reached in the ordisorrow,
sin, which proconditions.
Injurious
food, overwork, inteniis,
all conduce to bodevertheless
rapid. As
ss in this direction, we
liat the average of huithin
the memory of
life, by three or four
lished largely by predcaling
with diseases
re more prevalent antl
the great promoter <>i
dgc and in its applica:1
scarcely admits <?f
nations have been the
/ledge. Christian phvprofession.
Christian
e healing art in almost
troducing the medical
gone. Christian phili
n rl cfUnrtlc r\(
hristian homes have
;n and women who
nd preventing physical