August 1932 Issue

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Our Supreme Need As Workers

Irwin H. Evans

The supreme need of the church today is the divine presence of the Holy Spirit; but it will come only through much prayer.

The supreme need of the church today is the divine presence of the Holy Spirit; but it will come only through much prayer.

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A Studious Ministry

Ernst Kotz

The hour calls for a ministry that reads widely and studies deeply.

The hour calls for a ministry that reads widely and studies deeply.

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Diligent Study Essential

H. M. Tippett

An important lesson from the life of Phillips Brooks.

An important lesson from the life of Phillips Brooks.

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Our Solemn Accountability as Ministers

J.E. Fulton

Genuine piety is the first indispensable requisite for receiving the call to become a minister for God, an ambassador for Christ.

Genuine piety is the first indispensable requisite for receiving the call to become a minister for God, an ambassador for Christ.

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Balancing the Evangelistic Budget

J. L. Shuler

How to make our evangelistic efforts self-supporting is a pertinent question at this time.

How to make our evangelistic efforts self-supporting is a pertinent question at this time.

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Methods of Evangelism—I

John Ford

The first and chief requisite for successful evangelism is constant contact with the Holy Spirit, and a willingness to be led by Him. The second requisite for success is to believe what you preach.

The first and chief requisite for successful evangelism is constant contact with the Holy Spirit, and a willingness to be led by Him. The second requisite for success is to believe what you preach.

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Working for Roman Catholics

Robert L. Odom

In working for Catholics many blunders are due to a failure to understand their mental attitude toward religious matters.

In working for Catholics many blunders are due to a failure to understand their mental attitude toward religious matters.

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The Septuagint Translation

W.W. Prescott

An important step in the history of the Bible was the translation of the Hebrew Old Testament into the Greek language. This Greek version is commonly known as the Septuagint.

An important step in the history of the Bible was the translation of the Hebrew Old Testament into the Greek language. This Greek version is commonly known as the Septuagint.

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The Story of an Institutional Evangelistic Effort

Anonymous

In the summer of 1930 there came to a small group of employees in the Review and Herald office the definite conviction that it would be a good thing, as workers in an institution engaged in the mechanics of the message, actually to do the things about which we had been so long theorizing.

In the summer of 1930 there came to a small group of employees in the Review and Herald office the definite conviction that it would be a good thing, as workers in an institution engaged in the mechanics of the message, actually to do the things about which we had been so long theorizing.

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Essentials and Nonessentials

LeRoy E. Froom

The contrast between essentials and nonessentials, primaries and second­aries, fundamentals and incidentals, is frequently stressed by the "Ministry" in these general terms; but specifically, just what is included or intended by these expressions? Please illustrate concretely. Are not all details impor­tant! And were not our ministers in earlier days all united upon the details of our positions?

The contrast between essentials and nonessentials, primaries and second­aries, fundamentals and incidentals, is frequently stressed by the "Ministry" in these general terms; but specifically, just what is included or intended by these expressions? Please illustrate concretely. Are not all details impor­tant! And were not our ministers in earlier days all united upon the details of our positions?

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Let Us Avoid Slang

Leo Thiel

What is pure dic­tion? And why object to slang?

What is pure dic­tion? And why object to slang?

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The Bible Worker's Fourfold Responsibility

Ruby L. McSparban

The responsibility of the Bible worker is fourfold: Her relation to the message she bears, the example she sets, the influence she exerts, and the use of her time.

The responsibility of the Bible worker is fourfold: Her relation to the message she bears, the example she sets, the influence she exerts, and the use of her time.

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The Successful Follow-Up

Mabel MacDougall

The "follow-up" may well be called the kernel of the evangelistic effort; for unless we get in such close personal touch with souls as to hold them and prevail with them, our public meetings will be largely in vain.

The "follow-up" may well be called the kernel of the evangelistic effort; for unless we get in such close personal touch with souls as to hold them and prevail with them, our public meetings will be largely in vain.

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Editorial Postscripts

LeRoy E. Froom

From the Ministry back page.

From the Ministry back page.

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