Articles by Alger H. Johns

Poster Advertising Profitable

January 1938

Correct methods of advertising do much to make evangelistic meetings successful. There is peril, however, when advertisements contain too many references to human person­ality and human opinions. When this is the case, Christ is not lifted…

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Pastoring the Institutional Church

July 1940

Churches are God's appointed centers of truth in the communities. If, however, the organization of the church is faulty, if the pastor has to work with men who never agree with him—or men who never disagree with him—if…

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If I Sat Up There

September 1947

As a lay member I have been sitting down here in the congregation for many years, and I have seen many ministers come and go.

I have seen new local elders carry on their work in the house of the Lord from year to year. During all…

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The Riddle on the Wall

October 1956

[Instead of providing an article for this section, Dr. Sieg­fried H. Horn, who is head of this department in the Semi­nary, has written an interesting article about the most recent of the Seminary Extension Schools.…

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The Presentation of Ezekiel 38 in Evangelism

August 1962

To many Seventh-day Ad­ventists the book of Ezekiel is just as enigmatic and diffi­cult as the books of Daniel and Revelation seem to be to other denominations.

We have all seen evange­listic ads such as…

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PASTOR: What the Pastor Expects of the Intern

May 1952

[EDITORIAL NOTE. The young ministerial intern is exceedingly conscious of the necessity of making his first efforts a success. He is anxious to please his directors and to be well accepted by our church members. In his dealings with human…

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