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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 I., tlw. <i,. ii vuv vcii 11 v |/tii i yj i 11 iv 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 v 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 ? KitiMin<n tlti? I I pliriMv Inn. - wMrrwwv, ' *V,/,V " ' 1 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 i i :i-. ; it.. -i i i 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 ' ?i n w ^ <11 v >a\ v ?i .uiiiiui 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 I 111^111.91 11 UlllUU 19 l? * 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