Heber H. Votaw

A Truthful Ministry

By L.H. Christian

We say we preach the Truth, and we may spell it with a capital " T." That is all right, but we should also have the truth that is spelled with an ordi­nary " t."…

Because the ordinances of the Christian church are so closely connected with the great gift of a loving Father to His earthly children, and because they commemorate the matchless love of a Saviour who held back naught…

Because there has been indicated, by the votes cast in many places in the United States, a decided trend away from legal pro­hibition of the use of intoxicating liquors, many have felt that the temperance cause has re­ceived a fatal blow.…

Every pastor and evangelist is at times con­fronted fronted with the problem of assisting a believer in arranging for exemption from work­ing on the Sabbath while retaining his position. While the direct command of God,…

The appointment by the President of the United States of Myron C. Taylor as his personal representative to the Vatican was probably the event that most directly prompted the holding of the interdenomina­tional religious-liberty conference…

Desire to arrest and engage the at­tention of one's hearers or readers is laudable. Every worker, yes, every child of God, should have as his aim in life the giving of the gospel…

In the 1943 Ministerial Reading Course vol­ume entitled "Principles of Church Organ­ization and Administration," by Oliver Mont­gomery, the work of the Religious Liberty Department is recognized as a part of the "evangelistic" branch of denominational…

A great deal of concern is being felt by many leaders of Protestant churches in the United States concerning demands being made in certain quarters that the Pope be given a prominent place at the peace table. It is com­mon, of course, for…

In the attempt to make all our efforts, whether of an evangelistic or of a pastoral nature, effec­tive in the communities in which our workers may labor, one point seems often to be overlooked—the establishing of friendly contacts with men…

To most ministers there come unpleasant experiences, incidents that they would gladly forget. Sometimes these are merely embar­rassing. Sometimes they are more serious and leave lasting sorrows. One of the latter kind happened to me in the…

It is my conviction that a fitting appreciation of citizenship in the municipality, the county, the State, the nation in which one lives, will manifest itself in a proper contribution to all civic activities, in a full recognition of a…

The art of introducing a speaker to an audience is one that should be studied by every gospel worker. Certain well-defined principles need to be understood. To make a successful introduction, one should not depend upon ex­temporaneous speech.…

Every minister, whether acting as local or engaged in a special evangelistic effort, should become acquainted with the municipal authorities of the city in which he labors. I have found that a visit to the office of the…

It is doubtless within the realm of exact truth to state that every social worker has been impressed with the variety of evils that spring from broken homes. Ignorance, pov­erty, and crime flourish best when the barriers…

The Minister as Spiritual Adviser to the Imprisoned

Requests have been registered for men fitted by special training and ex­perience to give competent counsel on prison and reformatory…