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Olivet Nazarene University Digital Commons @ Olivet Preacher's Magazine Church of the Nazarene 5-1-1943 Preacher's Magazine Volume 18 Number 03 J. B. Chapman (Editor) Olivet Nazarene University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/cotn_pm Part of the Biblical Studies Commons, Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, International and Intercultural Communication Commons, Liturgy and Worship Commons, Missions and World Christianity Commons, and the Practical Theology Commons Recommended Citation Chapman, J. B. (Editor), "Preacher's Magazine Volume 18 Number 03" (1943). Preacher's Magazine. 207. https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/cotn_pm/207 This is brought to you for free and open access by the Church of the Nazarene at Digital Commons @ Olivet. It has been accepted for inclusion in Preacher's Magazine by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Olivet. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Preacher's Magazine May-June 1943 Managing Editor’s MESSAGE VOLUME 18 OES this issue appear smaller NUMBER 3 MAY-JUNE, 1943 D than the others? In the num ber of pages and amount of material it is not. Governmental war restric tions demand that publishers use ten per cent less paper by weight than CONTENTS they used last year. For the time being we can still issue a sixty-eight The Preacher as Evangelist page magazine by using lighter J. B. Chapman.......................................................... 3 weight paper and cover stock. Fu Editorial Correspondence ture restrictions may make necessary J. B. Chapman.......................................................... 4 a decrease in the number of pages, The Development of the Doctrine but we are all anxious to co-operate H. Orton W iley........................................................ 7 in the winning of this war and will Personalistic Philosophy and the Christian take with good grace any restrictions Ministry necessary to bring this terrible Albert F. Harper...................................................... 10 carnage to a speedy end. The Question of Contradictions * * * J. W. Goodwin.......................................................... 13 Sanctification in the New Testament A reader wants to know how Ralph Earle, Jr..........................................................17 other pastors are conducting me The Preacher as Prophet morial services for soldiers who J. Glenn Gould........................................................ 22 have been killed in action. Have The Preacher's Preacher you had such a service? Tell us how E. Wayne Stahl........................................................ 25 you conducted it. Send your write Fragile! Handle with Care! up at once so we can insert it in the (The Christian Advocate).....................................28 next issue. (The American Legion The Minister as a Counselor Manual has suggestions for services J. G. Taylorson........................................................ 29 of this kind. Copies may be bor The Fatal Finish (a sermon) rowed or obtained from your local T. M. Anderson........................................................ 32 post.) Preaching from Bible Characters * • * A. Milton Smith........................................................ 35 The new Preacher’s Magazine is The Discovery of the Public Library Lauriston J. DuBois.................................................38 meeting with universal approval among its readers. The Managing The Pastor in the Communion Service Weaver W. Hess...................................................... 41 Editor has received many, many letters of appreciation for the ma terial contained in the magazine. We are grateful for all of these let Departments ters. There has been a good re sponse to the appeal to send ques tions for Dr. Gibson’s Question De Problems Peculiar to Preachers............................. 44 partment. But he always can use Qu otable Poetry.......................................................... 46 more. Numbers of sermon out The Preacher’s Scrapbook.........................................48 lines have been received. These are Sermon Outlines.......................................................... 49 appreciated; but we can present a better selection of outlines as we Illustrations....................................................................GO have a larger assortment to choose Missionary Department.............................................62 from, so send in more outlines. Book Reviews.............................................................. 64 * * * • • In this issue there are some sug J . B . C h a p m a n , D .D ., Editor gestions of Bible Study Prayer Meet D . S h e l b y C o r l e t t . D .T X . Managing Editor ing talks prepared by the M. E. Published bimonthly by the Nazarene Publishing House, 2923 Troost (Managing Editor). Do you want Avenue, Kansas City, M issouri, maintained by and in the interest of more of this type of suggestions? the Church of the Nazarene. Subscription price: $1.00 a year. En tered as second class matter at the Postoffice at Kansas City, Mo. Write us if you do. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Sec D. Shelby Corlett. tion 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized December 30, 1925. Address all contributions to The Preacher's Magazine, 2923 Troost Managing Editor. Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri. The Preacher's Magaiine The Preacher as Evangelist / . B. Chapman, Editor IMOTHY was a pastor, yet Paul said get results in the way of conversions on to him, “Do the work of an evan the ground that this is not their work. And Tgelist.” From this we gather that no there are others who have made a fetish of matter what his office, the preacher is to “results” and who speak of services as seek for souls and is to pray and expect “barren” if there is no altar call and if there success in leading men to God. There is are no people at the public altar. These are not the slightest doubt that God calls some extremes, and we mention them only to de preachers to devote themselves to the work fine the two sides of the road that we may of evangelism in something of an exclusive suggest keeping “in the middle of the road.” sense, and whenever the Church is vital the A London pastor once complained to “traveling evangelist” is always a useful Spurgeon that he did not have conversions and welcome official in her program, and it in his meetings. In the simple and direct is impossible to overestimate the value of manner that was characteristic of Spur such a ministry. Not only does the task of geon, he asked, “Do you actually expect to founding new churches require the services have conversions in your meetings?” The of the extra official evangelist, but the es preacher admitted that he had gone along so tablished churches require the frequent long without conversions that he had ceased services of such men. All this is taken for to expect them. Then Spurgeon said, “Per granted, and we should close our ears to haps that is the difference. I expect to those critics who are always complaining have conversions in my meetings and make about the professionalism of evangelists and my plans to this end.” who claim that such men are “out for the And on the other hand, some of the best money,” and that their work is not endur meetings we ever have do not logically ter ing. The record of evangelists will com minate in an altar service, and such meet pare favorably with any other branch of the ings are often largely spoiled by the notion ministry, and the exceptions should not be that they are “barren” if we do not close allowed to constitute the rule when it comes them with seekers at the altar. to appraising them. But as in between these two extremes; There are men living and dead who are every preacher should plan and pray for especially gifted in their work as evangelists. conversions and for definite fruitage in the Take our lately lamented Bud Robinson. It way of saved souls. Many things enter into may be that Bud Robinson could have made the true revival. In the first place, it takes a successful pastor, but I think no one fa people, as well as God, to give the “makings miliar with the facts can doubt that he of a revival.” And while we can be sure served a much larger purpose by reason God will come when His presence is be of his incessant devotion to the field of sought, getting people to come often enough evangelism; and there are others like him to give the gospel a chance with them is a among us today. Let us give these good complicated and uncertain task. I have men the full right hand of fellowship, and heard all the sayings about “getting the also give them an opportunity to contribute fire and the people will come,” and I have their part to the promotion of the work of also been around where these proponents of God. If it is generally known that there a simple way hold forth and I have seen a are successful meetings when these men great many empty pews in their meeting are around, then let’s have them around as houses. In a sense, I am glad it is that way, much as possible. Thank God for the regu for if it were otherwise it would make the lar and devoted evangelists! human part of the bargain insignificant and But just now we are thinking more of would rob us of the privilege of having any the place of evangelism in the schedule of essential part in the matter of saving souls. the pastor. There are pastors who excuse And while I know we should not make themselves from any strenuous efforts to even a suggestion that would reflect dis May-June, 1943 (139) 3 credit on prayer and praying people, I have sometimes thought Christians, preachers in Editorial Correspondence cluded, often prefer to meet God to meet A L e t t e r f r o m a Y o u n g P r e a c h e r ing and attempting to influence people. It is a little like the man who quit paying D e a r E d i t o r : anything to the support of the church on the plea that he owed so many people that I have tried to digest your recent editorial he must apply all his income on his debts.

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