Bernard E. Sparrow

By BERNARD E. SPARROW, Departmental Secretary, North England Conference

Articles by Bernard E. Sparrow

The Church's Supreme Task

August 1945

The task before us is the salvation of our fel­low men. What are we doing to save them? Our answer falls into two sections:

Public Evangelism.ft must be admitted that this only scratches the surface…

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Music in the Evangelistic Effort

April 1945

Good music will never substitute for a bad sermon. Music might be called a secondary subject, so keep it there. It can, however, mightily assist in an evangelistic endeavor. A meeting should be a unit. Use music…

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Special Music in Our Worship

December 1946

There has always been a desire to beautify worship through music rendered apart from the congregation. Indeed, in medieval days the peo­ple had little, if any, part in the church service, for all music came from professional players and singers.…

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The Advent and Church Hymnals

November 1946

The best advice that can be given about the hymnbook (either British or American) is—use it! For so many of us it is largely an un­known book, for we rarely use more than twen­ty-five per cent of the hymns it contains. The remaining…

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The Congregation and Music

October 1946

The preacher is supposed to hold in mind the needs of his audience—and all successful preachers do so. But how many organists con­sider their congregations? Have we dedicated ourselves to their service, or are we free…

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