James W. Osborn

A layman makes this declaration in the Presbyterian Banner: "If I were a min­ister, I would not expect to be respon­sible for raising the finances of the church. I would expect the laymen to take full responsi­bility for that. I…

There are times when a pastor leaves his pul­pit on a Sabbath morn­ing thoroughly ashamed of his failure in preaching the Word. The sheep looked up with eager expectancy to be fed, but all they received was chaff. He is keenly aware that…

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings…

The tree of life no longer grows on the earth, but the "tree of knowledge of good and evil" flourishes everywhere. In­creasing multitudes are believing, as did Mother Eve, that its fruit is good for food, and that it is a "tree to be desired…

Satan in his efforts to defeat the divine plan for the redemption of man, seeks to foul the springs of learning, in an effort to distort and misconstrue the truths of the divine Guidebook. The wily foe, with his wrecking tools, lurks in concealment…

I'M NOT interested in attending the annual Week of Prayer, because it is so dry and uninteresting. The week is ill planned, or not planned at all. Often the reader does a poor job of reading. The intermittent comments made as the articles…

[EDITORIAL NOTE. Brother Osborn in a kindly way here brings to our attention a matter which, we are happy, is by no means the general rule of experience, but which is painful when it does occur. Another complaint that is often made by…

What are some of the factors involved in the ideal supervision of a district? I would place first of all a definite program, with one's work planned as far as a year in advance, even though future problems may necessitate alteration…