©" Eph. 1:13; chapter 4:30.
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es of God shall not fail.
«Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.”
VOLUME 6.
DODGE CENTER, MINN; FEB. 3, 1895.
IERIE
NuMBER 16
BIBLE STUDY.
To be much benefivicd irom the study of the
subject of the Spirit of (+1 some ime must be
devoted to a careful examination of the texts.
The arrangement of the texts is merely suy-
gestive. Many other texts can be profitably
studied in connection with them.
Those who conduct the study should give
prayerful consideration to the preparation of
the lesson.
recomended for a lesson.
whole hour may be very profitably
Somerimes a
spent in
/ the consideration of a single topic. We trust
all our brethren will be mach bene fitted and
blessed while studying this previous subject.
Topic 7.—Spirit gives power to obey the
word nf God.
John 3:25, 24.
Topic 8.—Spirit, in connection with the
woed, au agency in the new birth and regener-
ation. John 3:8, 5, 6; Titus 3:5; Jas. 1:18; 1
Pet. 1:22; 1 Sam. 10:4.
* Topic 9:— urit gives wisdom and discre-
tion. Gen. 41:33, 38; Ex. 35!30—36; Isa. 11:
2; Aets 6:3, 5; 1 Cor. 12:7—12
Toric 10.—Spirit resisted leaves the person
and the heart is hardened. 1 Sam. 16:14; Isa.
30:1, chapter 63:10; Zach. 7:12; Eph, 4:30
Heb. 4:6. -
Toric 11.—Spirit is an agency by which
God sends messages to his servants through
his servants. 2 Chron. 15:1, 2; chapter 24:20;
Joel 2:28, 29; Acts 2:16—18; chapter 11:28;
chapter 21:4, 11.
Toric 12.—Spirit a pledge that the promis-
] Isa. 34:16; Mat. 28:
19, 20; 2 Cor. 5:4, 5; chapter 2:13, 20—22;
N. W. ALLEE.
+. MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE.
"This Institute conducted hy Mrs A. B. Ellis
at Minneapolis during the week beginning
Jan. Tth for the benefit of missionary workers
was. a success
struction given was so plain and yet so. com-
5 prehensive that all who attended with a desire
"to learn could nov fail to receive much help in
learning better how to work for God ‘and per-
ishing'souls: © Sr oT
_ Thesubject of missionary correspondence
+ was taken up; each individual was requested to
No definite number of topics 18 1
1 Pet. 1:22; Eze. 36:26, 27; 1
by sharp cutting argument.  ¥ CURES
the spirit of Christ, and léss of the spirit of gelfl =:
which so often places us above and beyond our’.
from start to finish, The in.
ivea practical illustration of what a mission-
ary letter ought to be by writing one each
evening and was read for correction.
It was shown that God’slove in the heart
for lost souls is thefirst essential in doing any
kind of missionary work Our first effort
should be to establish confidence in the mind
and heart of those for whom we labor. ‘To
awaken an interest should be our next aim;
but it is not necessary, at first, in awakening
an interest to say anything about the Sabbath
or any other doctrinal point peculiar to our
faith. -
There are precious truthes in the Bible that
are dear to every christian’s heart, and we can
meet them on this common ground, thus pre:
venting and removing a great deal of preju-
dice. Huy slow we have been to- learn the
lesson Paul designed to teach when he said,
«For though I be free from all men, yet 1 have
made myself servantunto all, that I wight gain
the more.”
He becarie as weak as the weakest that he
might save sowe; that is, he could and did syn-
pe “hize with those who were downcast, dis:
heartened, and discouraged. He was simply
living out the principles the Savior had taught -
hin, by meeting men just where he found
them, and thus lift them up, pointing them to
a higher and a bette. life.
[t is much easier to lift a load when close to
it, so instead of reaching down to help the fal-
len and the weak, let us get down by theirside
and lift them up in the name und strength of
Josus. We have felt so rich'and increased in’
goous—so strong and mighty in argument on
our side of the question, so sure we were all
right and everyone who differed from us was
all wrong—that our missionary efforts many.
times have created prejudice and retarded the
work. CT
‘We should always cultivate a spirit - of
christian courtesy and love for those who de °
not agree with us. :
"We need more'of
tallow men, and thus separates us “from them.
These and many other important lessons were -
taught, and I hope so well leatned that eterni-
ty alone will reveal some starry CTOWDS 8S 8 Te«
gulbe oo Ce :
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‘We can never win them: i