January 1948 Issue

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Ellen G. White—The Human Interest Story

Arthur White

Part one—as others knew her.

Part one—as others knew her.

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Imagination an Effective Tool

Adlai A. Estab

Imagination is one of the greatest tools which the preacher has to employ in winning souls for Christ.

Imagination is one of the greatest tools which the preacher has to employ in winning souls for Christ.

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They Must Increase—We Must Decrease—No. 1

D. E. Rebok

The challenge of a world task.

The challenge of a world task.

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I. Nature and Effects of Alcohol

Grace Clifford Howard

Although some S.D.A. workers never come in con­tact with habitual drinkers, many do, and those who do not never know when they may be called upon to meet this problem. Therefore it behooves us all to be well informed on the question of alcoholism and how to deal with…

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Approach to the Jewish Problem *

Rachel Dzieciolska

*Miss Dzieciolska is speaking entirely of the Ortho­dox Jew in this study. She has promised to prepare a similar study on the Reformed Jew for a later issue of THE MINISTRY.

*Miss Dzieciolska is speaking entirely of the Ortho­dox Jew in this study. She has promised to prepare a similar study on the Reformed Jew for a later issue of THE MINISTRY.

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The Pastor's Assistant

Lucia Hudson Lee

Learning on the job.

Learning on the job.

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Mechanical Preparation for an Effort

M. K. Eckenroth

A look at the ten steps of Evangelistic preparation.

A look at the ten steps of Evangelistic preparation.

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Advertising in Small Cities

J. Howard Matthews

If the community in which a campaign is to be held knows nothing of the meetings, how can the people attend?

If the community in which a campaign is to be held knows nothing of the meetings, how can the people attend?

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Crusade for a United Church

H. O. Olson

A committee of sponsors consisting of thirty-two Protestant church laymen has been formed for the purpose of carrying on a crusade for a United Church of America.

A committee of sponsors consisting of thirty-two Protestant church laymen has been formed for the purpose of carrying on a crusade for a United Church of America.

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The Form Without the Spirit

LeRoy E. Froom

My visit to a prominent Protestant high church cathedral.

My visit to a prominent Protestant high church cathedral.

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Hymns for Church Services

Ralph Larsen

The use of the word proper in referring to the selections of hymns for services of wor­ship strongly implies the existence of a stand­ard by which one estimates the propriety or the impropriety of a given hymn, aside from the purely personal decision of whether we like the hymn or not.

The use of the word proper in referring to the selections of hymns for services of wor­ship strongly implies the existence of a stand­ard by which one estimates the propriety or the impropriety of a given hymn, aside from the purely personal decision of whether we like the hymn or not.

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Music and Religion

Stanley Walker

The greatest need for every Seventh-day Adventist is to know God, to be filled with the love of God, and to be a living witness in sav­ing souls. This is the essential meaning of re­ligion. Not a theory of doctrine, but a conse­cration which will result in a life of service—this is our need.

The greatest need for every Seventh-day Adventist is to know God, to be filled with the love of God, and to be a living witness in sav­ing souls. This is the essential meaning of re­ligion. Not a theory of doctrine, but a conse­cration which will result in a life of service—this is our need.

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Do You Need a Doctor in Your Field?

Carrol S. Small

If the ministers are listening in, I would like to say a word to them from a doctor's perspective.

If the ministers are listening in, I would like to say a word to them from a doctor's perspective.

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Nutrition Evangelism Pays

Violet Evans

People love to see new things. In conducting our nutrition classes we actually prepare the food right before the class.

People love to see new things. In conducting our nutrition classes we actually prepare the food right before the class.

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Integrating Medical and Evangelistic Work

Donald H. Abbott

The distinctive feature of Seventh-day Ad­ventist medical work is, or should be, that it is not an end in itself, but a means to an end.

The distinctive feature of Seventh-day Ad­ventist medical work is, or should be, that it is not an end in itself, but a means to an end.

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Forthrightness in Advertising

M.G. Nembhard

EDITOR, THE MINISTRY: A hundred thousand souls in danger of the judgment ! A hundred thousand persons to whom God's final message must go before Christ returns ! This was the task that faced the Seventh-day Adventist evangelist as he en­tered the city "Yet-to-be-warned." In…

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Giving Thanks

Fenton E. Froom

Prayer meeting study, appropriate for end of year.

Prayer meeting study, appropriate for end of year.

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That Ministry Be Not Blamed-3

George Vandeman

On the need for leadership.

On the need for leadership.

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Flying Serpent of Genesis 3:15

Charles O. Smith

What was the serpent?

What was the serpent?

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Editorial Postscripts

LeRoy E. Froom

From the Ministry back page.

From the Ministry back page.

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