(Click Here for Index) A BOOK OF GEMS, CHOICE SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, ARRANGED BY J. A. HEADINGTON, —AND— JOSEPH FRANKLIN, — § — GOSPEL ADVOCATE COMPANY Nashville, Tennessee 1960 Copyrighted by JOHN BURNS. Stereotyped by ST. Louis TYPE FOUNDRY. iii INDEX TO SUBJECTS. (Click on title of article for text) A. Campbell's Successors and Critics .............................. 241 A Choir ..................................................... 230 A Happy Meeting ............................................. 260 A Hard Question for Preachers ................................... 458 A Higher Morality Required ...................................... 24 A Mighty Good Foundation ...................................... 457 A Mother's Grave ............................................. 140 A Phalanx of Young Men ....................................... 393 A Suggestion. ................................................. 99 A Working Ministry ............................................ 130 Activity In the Ministry ......................................... 453 Adhering to the Bible ........................................... 207 Affirmative Gospel ............................................ 428 All Things Common ............................................. 94 Annihilation—Future Punishment. ................................. 100 Anointing with Oil ............................................. 396 Apology for Creeds ............................................ 120 Authority of a Single Congregation ................................ 243 Baptism of the Holy Spirit ....................................... 407 Be firm in the Right ............................................. 65 Belief In the Bible is Infallibly Safe ................................ 371 Believers only to be Baptized ..................................... 350 Bible Names ................................................. 368 Bodies Resurrected, not Spirits ................................... 395 Born of Water and the Spirit ...................................... 21 Boundary Line of Repentance .................................... 166 Branches of the Church ......................................... 292 Cain's Wife .................................................. 105 Call no Man Reverend ........................................... 30 Can not a Man know that he is a Christian ........................... 381 Christianity .................................................. 159 Christian Zeal ................................................ 196 Christmas ................................................... 227 iv. 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Christ the Center..............................................186 Christ will come...............................................234 Church Decisions .............................................262 Church Membership...........................................349 Church Organization............................................42 Classification of Missionary Men..................................244 Clerical Young Pastors.........................................277 Come out of Babylon...........................................471 Communion..................................................217 Conclusion of the Year.........................................498 Converting the Cities...........................................259 Controversy..................................................354 Controversy about the Spirit.....................................355 Courtesy in Fellowship.........................................231 Dancing is a Healthful Exercise...................................363 Dedication of Church Edifices....................................221 Delay in Turning to the Lord.....................................282 Deluded......................................................95 Design of Miracles.............................................103 Developing the Talents of the Young...............................475 Dialogue about the Preacher.....................................489 Disturbing Element............................................191 Eating the Lord's Flesh and Drinking His Blood........................40 Earnestly Contending for the Faith.................................374 Enduring Hardness as Good Soldiers...............................280 Evangelists and Evangelizing.....................................126 Evangelists-Pastors............................................320 Everlasting and Eternal.........................................279 Exalted Position of Jesus........................................383 Exchanging Pulpits............................................209 Excuse for Creeds.............................................146 Extent of One Man's Influence....................................420 Faith Comes by Hearing.........................................316 Faith, Repentance and Baptism do not Pardon........................308 Feet Washing.................................................253 Fine Clothes................................................ .90 Future Success of the Lord's Army................................252 Giving Up Principles...........................................397 Glorying in the Cross of Christ...................................439 v. 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Hardening Pharaoh's Heart....................................... 15 Hear ye Him.................................................123 How a Preacher may Stand Fair................................... 281 How the Cause of Reformation was Advanced.......................391 How the World Regards Dancers.................................. 297 Household Baptisms...........................................433 Imperfect Medium for a Perfect Revelation..........................482 Individuality after Death........................................369 Infant Sin—Infant Salvation......................................108 Influence of the Dance..........................................245 Innovations in the Church of Christ................................ 413 In Season and out of Season......................................38 Is it Possible to Arouse the People.................................138 Jesus Revealed as the Savior.....................................379 Judgment the Ground of Repentance...............................202 Keep Politics out of the Church...................................160 Kind of Preachers and Preaching Needed............................211 Knowing and not Doing.........................................435 Laying the Corner Stone of a Catholic Cathedral .....................271 Lifted Above Sects and Parties....................................69 Light Within..................................................61 Little Matters .................................................53 Lord's Day Meetings...........................................270 Lotteries.....................................................11 Maintain a Pure Faith and Worship................................289 Making the Bible Support Human Systems...........................71 Man's Accountability........................................... 462 Mark Those Who Cause Divisions.................................335 Men can and do Believe..........................................345 Methodist Clerical Pretensions....................................265 Ministering Angels.............................................. 58 Miracles....................................................426 Moody and Sankey............................................ 267 My Church.................................................. 403 My Kingdom is not of this World.................................. 466 No Campbelliets.............................................. 258 No Departure from the Jerusalem Church............................20 No Division can come........................................... 48 No Modification of the Divine Plan................................ 246 vi. 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No Preachers on Dancing ........................................ 12 No Side Structure .............................................. 59 Not of One Class .............................................. 295 Not Receiving the Reformation, but Christ ............................ 68 Not to Keep Company .......................................... 419 Observing the Sabbath .......................................... 333 One Baptism ................................................. 190 One Idea Ism .................................................. 56 One Immersion ............................................... 410 One Religion ................................................. 235 One Way to God .............................................. 248 Our Authoratative Religion ...................................... 111 Our Census ................................................... 17 Our Plea .................................................... 256 Outward Appearance ............................................ 51 Over and Through the Mountains ................................. 148 Overlooking Humble but Good Men ............................... 484 Paul and James on Justification by Faith ............................. 352 Paying Preachers a Stipulated Sum ................................ 326 Preach " First Principles " ....................................... 474 Personality of the Devil ......................................... 276 Pioneers, Support, etc. ........................................... 73 Poimeen—Shepherd—Evangelist—Overseer .......................... 25 Policy in Preaching ...........................................