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Glorying In tli? Lord. By the Rev.
James Little, A. M., Edinburg and
London. Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier,
1912.
This is a companion volume of sermons
to "The Dayspring," issued by Mr.
Little a few years ago. and maintains
the same high level of merit set at'
that time. The author is a true and
able preacher of Christ's evangel, and
his trumpet gives forth no uncertain
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Residence. ELIZABETH SILKHAN, I
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Law. Medicine, Dentistry. Pkarmacy. Theology.
Send lor catalogue, naming department.
J. E. HART, Secretary, Nashville, Tenn.
Mary Baldwin
Seminary
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Term begins Sept. 12th, 1*12. Located
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Students past session from SI States.
Terms moderate. Pupils enter any
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FOli YOUNG LADLES
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Curriculum of study two and three
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Conservatory advantages in Music,
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This is not an INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
Ideal Christian home influences.
Twenty worthy girls assisted in their
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THE PRESBYTERI
sound. It is encouraging to read such
sermons in which there iB no effort to
tone the gospel of grace down to suit
what some people are pleased to call
"the modern mind," but it Is proclaimed
without apology as it was originally
"delivered unto ub" by Christ and the
apostles. TheBe sermons are not polemic
but they are evangelistic In
spirit. Mr Little has not forgotten
that the object of the sermon Bhould
be to save the people, and that the
preacher should he a messenger
of God to make known the way
of salvation. He deals with the
great vital themes of the Scriptures,
and preaches the gospel itself, not contenting
himself with talking about it.
He does not busy himself with complimenting
Jesus of Nazareth, but he
preaches Christ and him crucified as the
only hope of this sinful and lost world.
The style is clear and Illuminating, the
arrangement logical, and the expositions
scholarly and sound. The text is not
taken simply as a motto for a quasireligious
disquisition, it is not wrested
from Its true meaning; it is not allegorized
or accommodated, but it is
honestly expounded as the Word of God
for the spiritual welfare of the readers.
We earnestly hope that thes? loving
messages of a true preacher may reach
a multitude of sympathetic and needy
souls. Russell Cecil.
Richmond, Va., July 18, 1912.
"Our Missionary Task" and "The Re
mi inuuence 01 roreign missions" are
the titles of two tracts by Dr. E. W.
Smith, Secretary of Foreign Missions.
Copies can be secured by addressing the
Executive Committee of Foreign Missions,
154 Fifth Ave., Nashville, Tenn.
The Catalogue of Arkansas College
for 1911-12 is attractive in material
make up and interesting in contents.
The college has had an honorable history
of forty years duration, tit is under
control of the Synod of Arkansas and
:he service it has rendered to the Church
in training young men for the ministry
is invaluable. A number of our most
able and useful ministers are indebted
to Arkansas College for scholarship of
frho flrat ranlr or*st ?"?4
v~v M.wv * i.ui uiuioi aau oyki Itual
ideals that have made them wise
and strong leaders in the cause of
righteousness.
Present Forces ito Negro Progress is
the title of a small volume by W. D.
Weatherford, Ph. D. It Is commended
by Dr. H. F. Williams, Educational Secretary.
The volume is dedicated to
"that growing company of interested
white men and to that group of sympathetic
men in the North, whose
united interest in the Negro Race is a
prophecy of a better day." The volume
presents a hopeful outlook for
the solution of the Tace problem.
THE SHORTER CATECHISM.
By Rev James B. Converse
The Shorter Catechism is the noblest
produotion of man and has exerted perhaps
a stronger influence than any
other, unless it be the Apostles' Creed.
This power is not due to Its form, but to
the truths it contains.
But there are three facts about it
that should be recognized.
One is that the Catechism is not
studied and learned as it should be.
Not one American child in every thousand
learns it. PevnnDS not mora than
one Presbyterian child in every hundred
completely memorizes It.
In 181# by the 8ynod of Tennessee,
ndlng to B. ,A. degree. Fifteen units readmisslon
to,. Freshman Class. Fouroratory
department. Bible Training
ere. Property #775,000. Kleven large
) students. Co-educational. Tuition #18
1.75 a week. Text-books ranted. Write
im, Registrar, Maryvllle. Tennessee.
AN OF THE SOUTH
The second fact is that this general
neglect is chielly due to the difficulty
of memorizing and understanding It. (
Parents wish their children to be instructed
in tho principles of religion,
but they very likely do not understand ;
the Catechism themselves and very
probably never memorized it. Children (
are inquisitive about religious truth;
but the form of the Catechism repels
them. My own experience is in point.
Kvery effort was made to teach it to .
me. There was $2.50 in gold for me ^
as soon as I learned It. But as a child (
I never got beyond. "What is effectual
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boiuu^i x ucner uca.ru 01 eueciuai
calling" in church or Sunday school
and never read about it in the Bible or
Sunday school papers and books or in
the church papers. It was an unknown
quantity. The question, "What
is the sign of the elliptical orbit of
Jupiter?" would have been as intelligible
to me. The answer to the question
was puzzling. It was complex. It t
contained four modifications, d learned
the question and answer in the theo- 1
logical seminary; but few go to it
The third fact is that the difficulty of '
learning and understanding the Catechism
can be removed without modifying
any truth in it in any respect. Take
the question that stumped me and arrange
it as follows:
Question. What is the new birth?
Answer. The new birth is the work of
God's Holy Spirit.
Question. In the new birth what does
the Holy Spirit do? Answer. In the '
new birth the Holy Spirit convinces us
of our a>n and misery, enlightens our
minds in the knowledge of Christ and 1
renews our wills.
<
Question. In the new birth what does }
the Holy Spirit enable us to do? An- j
swer. In the new birth the Holy Spirit (
nnahloa nfl f r* onoonf
bV ttVWCJ/l, V U 1 il7i<
Question. Is there anything outside
of ourselves that prevents our accepting
Christ as our Saviour? Answer. Jesus
Christ is freely offered to us in the
gospel.
This is le&rnaible and Intelligible.
The Sunday school scholar will easily learn
it, wilt never forget it and will
understand (not comprehend) it.
A danger confronts us. The Northern
Church has published an "Intermediate
Catechism" which it is said is
not distinctly Calvlmstic. Unless we give
our children something better it will
get a larger circulation among our peotvlo
Thw CimnUfiyv^ CViai.)A^ i/~ ni AAII lom
j/ic. x uu oim^uuuu ouvji tci vaio^uioiu
which you printed In April, 1911, is better?much
better?much better Cor the
youngest children. If the General Assembly
of 14111 had authorized the Publication
Committee to publish it is probable
(I have a good reason for the word
"probable") that the Northern Church
might have adopted It.
lis it too late to correct the mistake?
Morristown, Tenn.
OUR ENEMIES.
Almost every one has an enemy. All
onomlad q rn nnf oniiollv aovotra anr!
U1 O "Vt OUTW^V |
cruel. Many enmities grow out of little &
misunderstandings in social, commer* j
clal or political life. These small beginnings
often become bitter feuds.
How may one meet and overcome an
enemy? By physlcl&l force and violence?
This Is one way?a very uncertain
way. By ridicule and scorning?
The best way is to meet htm> In love,
and conquer him with kindness. Jesus
said: "Love your enemies." Paul said: ]
'11 f thine enemy hunger, feed him." "Be j
not overcome of evil, hut overcome evil ,
with good." j
The man who is rich In good works <
has a more permanent investment than <
he who is rich in worldly wealth. j
(907) 21
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
(Continued from page 80
Christ was in the world. The latter
were not mere h&luclnations. or lunacy,
>r temporary madness. The account
lere of the fierce demoniac of Gedara
vhows that they were much more than
his and that there was a personal elenent
In the cases. The bearing of this
natter, of Satan having sometimes a
oose rein, upon the so-called splritualstic
manifestations claimed in modern
imes, is significant and suggestive. If
here is anything true In these manlfesations,
it may be a loosing of Satan's
*ein.
The Morality of the Swine Incident t
Some hypercritical people wish to reect
the miracle of the healing of the
lemoniac because the devils were slowed
to go into, the swine and the swine
vere drowned in the sea. Did the Mast
>r ruthlessly destroy property? If there
vas no justification of his act, whether
mown to us or not matters little, it is
lot likely that the people of that coun:ry
would have been content with
nertly asking him to leave them. They
nrould have tried to do him violence.
The law would have dealt with him.
i ney naa rigia Koman law there. Probably
it waa an unlawful business, that
>f raising swine. Certainly it was to
;he Jews an unclean business, and
Christ's act here may have been akin
:o that of overturning the tables of the
noney-changers in the temple and drlvng
out the dealers there. Here it may
nave been doubly unclean, because the
swine raisers made their money out of
he sale of the swine to the Roman
soldiery, who were much addicted to the
sating of swine's flesh. Probably the
majority of the people regarded the giv,ng
up of a lot of hogs for the restoration
of two good men as a very advanageous
bargain. Certain it is, that with
ill the conditions here uncertain and
mknown to use set over against the
?ur>ty, honesty, and law-abiding habit
ind character and teachings of Jesus, it
s a very hasty rushing to a judgment
when we even pause to ask if Christ
was not committing a sinful deed, or
a-hen, because of our ignorance of the
tacts, we reject these miracles lest it
nake him immoral.
It is notorious that one of the curses
>f great universities is the prevalence
>f the liquor habit. In the West where
xiany reforms have their origin a determined
stand has been made against
the humiliating vice. President David
Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford University
has spoken out on this subject
ind announced total abstinence as a
prescribed standard of good standing in
the University. In the annual report
recently Issued, President Jordan notes
with evident gratification an advance of
:hree per cent, in scholarship averages,
in his opinion this was clearly due to
the prohibition of the sale of liquor in
the vicinity of the Institution. He goes
an to remark, "Students who find alcoholism
in any degree essential to their
enjoyment will not be tolerated on the
campus." His remarks, taken In connection
with recent disoussions of college
drunkenness, are significant.
Young Christians may make mistakes
in working for Christ, but they make a
greater mistake in not working for him.
No failure in making the attempt is so
bad as to fail to make It.
"A soft answer turneth away wrath."
Pleasant manner, pleasant spirit, pleasant
words, pleasant looks are liks oil
on the Journals, reducing the heat, stopping
the creaking, saving the machinery,
giving smoothness and ease to
the turning. They have added efficiency
and force, In execution, as well
as comfort and peace.