W.G. Wirth
By W. G. WIRTH, Professor of Bible, Los Angeles, California
Articles by W.G. Wirth
Origin of the Papal Sunday—No. 1
February 1938
From a personal letter by the author, we take the liberty of abstracting the following sentences which throw light upon the spirit and intent of these excellent articles: "This is by no means a complete presentation.…
Faithfulness in Health Reform
September 1939
If ever there was a time that required and demanded the top point of efficiency in activities and endeavors, the present day does. This is so because all of us are under a stress and strain that our forebears little…
The Conquest of the Physical
April 1939
Although man, through present civilization and its scientific and mechanical values, has learned much in quest of the physical world, this is not true as it concerns the physical well-being of man himself. He has discovered…
Clear-Mindedness Needed Today
October 1940
Never did men and women live in times that demanded the maximum of mental efficiency as does our time now. The problems today are so intricate and pressing that our minds must…
Flank Strategy Is Imperative
January 1940
We are living in neopagan times, when religion in general, and Christianity in particular, is not meeting with that hearty response in the hearts and lives of men that we would all wish to see. Direct attack against…
Our Relation to Right Living
December 1942
One of the health features much in need of correction today is the question of vicious immoral living. This has been greatly manifest, as we all know, because of the calling of so many of our young men to war duty.…
Health Demands of Today
July 1942
If there is one demand above, another today which challenges men and women, it is that we shall be well and strong to accomplish the day's work. Never were we called upon to endure the stress and…
Prophecy and Destiny
September 1942
The Methodist Zions Herald placed in display type in its issue of December 31, 1941, under the title, "He [Napoleon] Embarrassed God," the following impressive statement from Victor Hugo:
Was it…
Origin of the Papal Sunday
March 1938
Having considered the frontal attack upon the Bible seventh-day Sabbath, the direct cause of the change that established the first day of the week as the counterfeit holy day through ecclesiastico-political means, we…
The Question of Announcements
December 1933
The supreme purpose of the weekly church service is to break the bread of life to the hearers, that they may receive spiritual strength to meet the conflicts and challenges of daily life. Nothing should be allowed to obscure or dim this…
Study Life of the Minister
December 1931
If ever a time required ministers who were alert, keen to discern the "signs of the times," and able "to know what Israel ought to do," that time is now. Dealing with all classes of people, the minister's interests must…