1909_The New Creation.pdf

STUDIES

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SCRIPTURES

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HIS CONSECRATED SAINTS,

WAITING FOE THS ADOPflON.

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TIUT IN BVBRY PLACE CALL UPON THE LORD;'

" THP HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH,"

TEE GROANING CREATION, TIUVAILING AND WAITING FOR THP

MANIFESTATION OF THE SONS OF GOD,

hath been hid in God." " Whucin He hath abounded toward

us la dl wisdom and pmdmce, having made known unto us the

rnyrtery of His will,(accordingto His good ple-which

He hch purposed in Ri:

that in the dkpen-

sation of the hrlness of the times He might

gather together in one all things.

under Christ."

Eph. 3 : 4, 5.9 ; r : 8-20.

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Christian people are becoming more and more awake

to the fact that a great tidal wave of unbelief is sweep-

ing over Christendom;-not the blasphemous atheism

voiced by Thomas Paine and Robert Ingersoll, but the

cultured kind represented in the schohship of our

day, which makes the danger all the more insidious.

Not only are the great Colleges and Semimuies un-

dermining the faith of the better educated, but the

Common School hooks, and especially those used in

the High Schools, are similarly inculcating a distrust

h the Bible, a contradiction of its teachings. For a

college graduate of to-day to declare his faith in the

&q?irationof the Scriptures would bring upon him the

scorn of his companions-a scorn which few would

coutt, or could endure. At very best, a few will be

found to claim that they believe that Jesus and his

A.pnstles were sincere, though they blundered in quoting

fro% the Old Testament as inspired.

Su&h a belief in Jesus and his Apostles is no belief

at all; for if present-day "higher critics" are wise enough

to know when and where our Lord and his Apostles

in their quotations from the Old Testament.

th* these wise men of our day are our proper guides,

--more inspired than Jesus and his Apostles.

oyr Society, realizing the need, is seeking to do all

in its power to stem the tide and lift up the Lord's

"staed.ard for th people." It has prepared six sets

$ Bible Studies (of which this volume is one) for

Christian people of all denominations to use in lending

a wing hand to all perplexed inquirers with whom

the&, may, by God's providence, come in contact.

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are supplied at bare cost, and can be had direct

f?iq*$he Society's warerooms or of its colpom

whq-aw gradually reaching forth these helping hands

-and aw. These valuable "studies" we supplied

ai; little more than two cents each;-10 of them well

bound m a cloth case, embossed in silver, for 35 cents.

The thought is this: As a Christian man or woman -

you have children or relatives or neighbors or friends

open to your influen-perhaps, indeed, asking your

counsel-asking, "How do we know that there is a

God?" or, "What proofs have we that the Bible is

inspired?" It is no longer wise to call these silly ques-

tions, nor to ask, "Are you an infidel?"

However competent you might be to prepare an-

swers to these and a score of other questions, you may

not have the needed time and opportunity to do so.

How convenient then to step to your book-case, take

down the proper study on the subject, and to say to

the inquirer, Sit down and read that short study,

and the whole matter of your question will be fully

and satisfactorily settled; and if your doubts ever

again arise come over and read the same afresh.

Possibly you may be a member of an Epworth

League or Christian Endeavor Society, or of a Baptist

Young People's Union, and may be called on for an

essay on some Scripture topic. How convenient to

select one among these numerous studies (covering

almost every topic) and to find therein the appropriate

Scriptures cited. Ministers use them thus when com-

posing special sermons and addresses.

Ministers who have large libraries touching every

conceivable religious topic-many volumes costing $6

to $8 per volume-may not feel their need of these

"Bible Studies," but to others they are almost indis-

pensable. Indeed, in addition to the price feature,

which brings them within the reach of everybody--six

volumes of over 3,000 pages for $2.25-the usml price

of one such volume-they are written in pure, but

simple English, whereas the "scholarly works" are

replete with technical terms and only for the few.

We invite Christian people of all denominations to

join us in our work of extending these "helping hands"

to the rising generation. A single friend ,or relative

Iped-rescued from doubt or unbelief-dd repay

tne cost of these studies a thousaftd times.

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