Articles by Harry B. Lundquist

Laws in the Art of Persuasion

August 1943

Persuasion is the work of changing men's minds, making them think as you do. A salesman has been defined as one who gets you to buy something you don't want and many times do not even need. In order to persuade, the speaker…

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Wife's Relation to Husband's Work

March 1946

Some time ago it became my painful duty to listen to a statement from the lips of a young husband and father read from a letter by his wife. She said she felt that since the day of their marriage he had occupied…

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The Call to Evangelize the Cities

September 1947

Ever since our first parents fell in Eden, the call to evangelize has been the most im­portant human occupation. Its importance has increased with the passing years, and this is true in a very special way since…

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The Meaning of Loyalty

December 1948

Loyalty is a two-way street. It is something that is exercised from below to those above. But it is also exercised from above to those below. If this were not so, it would not long endure, but would degenerate into a mere condition of fealty,…

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Do We Really Believe in Missions?

July 1948

When I attended college a few decades ago, the ambition of the majority of my fellow students was to offer them­selves for service in needy mission fields. Any­one not sharing in this general conviction of duty was considered just a little…

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How to Secure and Hold Attention

February 1968

It is the work of persuasion to change men's minds, make them think as you do. A salesman has been defined as one who gets you to buy something you don't want, and many times do not even need. In order to persuade, the speaker is oft-times…

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BIBLE INSTRUCTOR COUNCIL: Every Worker a Personal Worker

November 1950

It is doubtful whether many souls can be won without employing the method of Jesus— that of personal work for individuals. An investigation of the cases of those won in various ways—by the reading of gospel publications, by taking a course…

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