Irwin H. Evans
By IRwIN H. EVANS, General Conference Field Secretary
Articles by Irwin H. Evans
Systematic Improvement of Our Ministry
March 1938
The passing of the years has brought great advancement in the education of the masses over that of early colonial days in America. Even as late as the Civil War, many on the frontier thought that to be able to read, write,…
An Imperative Investment
April 1939
Most people form an estimate of values on the basis of whether or not an item will pay. If a man is asked for a gift of time or money, which is part of his life, it is only proper to study the question from the…
The New Church Hymnal
August 1940
Most of the readers of the Ministry have been waiting since the 1936 session of the General Conference for the new "Church Hymnal of the Seventh-day Adventists." We are glad to announce that the compilation of hymns has been completed,…
Real Students of the Word
May 1938
We as a people contend for a thorough study of the Holy Scriptures. We make little pretense at being scientists, or philologists, or philosophers; but we do profess to study the Holy Scriptures. If we have anything to recommend us in the…
Persevering, Prevailing Prayer
September 1934
Prevailing prayer must often be learned in the school of discipline and suffering. The lives of such men as Elijah, Moses, and Jacob teach us how men prevailed with God anciently. The book of Genesis takes us back, far…
Wesley's Remarkable Mother
May 1940
Few fields of reading offer greater general information and wider knowledge of world-wide movements than biography, especially the biography of the leaders of religious thought. If one is to study Mohammedanism,…
Responsibility for Shepherding the Flock
March 1939
When Christ came to this world, He said of Himself, "The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost." On another occasion He said, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more…
A Change in Association Leadership
June 1931
Elder Evans Succeeds Elder Daniells
By C.H. Watson
A few months ago the College of Medical Evangelists lodged a very earnest request that the services of Elder…
Our Relation to Christian Temperance
February 1933
The question of national prohibition as represented in the Eighteenth Amendment, and its supporting legislation known as the Volstead Act, is now before the people of the United States in a very serious way. The November…
Forward and Upward
June 1929
The Call for Peacemakers
BY I. H. Evans
A peacemaker is one who makes peace. One does not make peace where there is no cause for trouble nor possibility of a misunderstanding. Where no harsh word has…
The Church's Relation to Christ
May 1936
In speaking of the church in this article and two others to follow, we generally refer to the corporate church located in a specific place. There may be many chosen of God, living up to all the light they have, who are…
The Full Third Angel's Message
January 1934
Nearly all doctrines and teachings are judged by their fruits in the lives of those who accept them, and their effect upon the actions. Christ gave this infallible rule for judgment:
"Beware of false prophets,…
Our Supreme Need As Workers
August 1932
The supreme need of the church today is the divine presence of the Holy Spirit; but it will come only through much prayer. We are not as strong a praying people as we ought to be. We are very active in service, very busy in all kinds of work;…