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or
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lIylltem
of
Btble
iJlStTodion,
or
"SemfJlary
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11011'
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presented
in
all
parts
of
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ch1lized
world
by
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&
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clIartered
A.
D.
1884,
"For
the
Pro
_tion
of
L'hristian
Knowledge".
It
not
ollly
serVell
as
a
class
room
where
Bible
studeBts
may
IIM!et
in
the
study
of
tho
divine
Wom
but
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a
channel
of
communication
through
which
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may
be
reached
with
announcements
of
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conventions
and
of
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eomiDg
of
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traveling
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styled
"Pilgrims",
and
refreshed
with
reports
of
its
conventions.
Our
"Berean
Lessons"
are
topical
rehearsals
or
reviews
of
our
Society's
published
STUDIES
most
entertainingly
arran!:ed,
and
yery
belpful
to
all
who
would
merit
the
only
honorary
d~ree
which
the
Society
accords,
viz.,
Verbl
Dei
Minister
(V.
D-.
lIf.),
which
translated
Illto
English
is
,Minister
0/
God's
Word.
Our
treatment
of
the
International
Sunday
School
Lessons
is
speciaUy
for
the
older
Bible
students
and
teachers.
By
some
this
feature
is
considered
indispensable.
This
jonrnal
stands
firmly
for
the
defense
of
the
only
true
foundation
of
the
Christian's
hope
now
being
so
generaUy
repudiated
-redemption
through
the
preeious
blood
of
"the
man
Christ
Jesus,
who
gave
himself
a
ransom
[a
corresponding
price,
a
substitute]
for
all".
(1
Peter
1:
19;
1
Timothy
2:
6)
Buildin~
np
on
this
sure
foundation
the
gold,
silver
and
precious
stones
(1
Corinthians
3:
11
15;
2
Peter
1:
15-11)
of
the
Word
of
God,
its
further
mission
is
to
"make
all
see
what
is
the
feUowship
of
the
mystery
whict>
•••
has
been
hid
in
God,
,
,
•
to
the
intent
that
now
might
be
made
known
by
the
church
the
manifold
wisdom
of
God"-"which
in
other
ages
was
not
made
known
unto
the
sons
of
men
as
it
is
now
revealed".-Ephesians
3:
5-9,
10.
It
stands
free
from
all
parties,
sects
/lnd
creeds
of
men,
while
it
seeks
more
and
more
to
bring
its
every
utterance
into
fullest
snbjection
to
the
will
of
God
in
Christ,
Bs(expressed
in
the
hoiy
Scriptures.
It
is
thus
free
to
declare
boldly
whatsoever
the
Lord
bath
spol<en_ecording
to
the
divine
wisdom
!:ranted
unto
us
to
nnderstand
his
utterances.
Its
attitude
is
not
dogmatic,
but
confident;
for
we
know
whereof
we
affirm,
treading
with
implicit
faith
npon
the
snre
promises
of
God.
It
is
held
as
a
trust,
to
be
used
oniy
in
his
service;
hence
our
decisions
relative
to
what
may
and
what
may
not
appear
in
its
columns
must
be
according
to
our
judgment
of
his
good
pleasure,
the
teaching
of
his
Word,
for
the
npbuild4ng
of
his
people
in
grace
and
knowledge.
And
we
not
only
invite
but
urge
OUI:
readers
to
prove
all
its
utterances
by
the
infallible
Word
to
which
reference
is
constantly
made
to
facilitate
such
testing,
TO
US
THE
SCRIPTURES
CLEARLY
TEACH
That
the
church
is
"the
temple
of
the
living
God",
pecnliarly
"his
workmanship";
that
its
construction
has
been
in
pro/:ress
throu~hont
the
gospel
age--ever
since
Christ
became
the
world's
H!'deemei'
/lnd
the
Chief
Corner
Stone
of
his
temple,
throng-h
which,
when
finished,
God's
blessing
shall
come
"to
all
people",
and
they
find
access
to
him.-l
Corinthians
3:
16,
17;
Ephesians
2:
20-22;
Genesis
28:
14;
Galatians
3:
29.
That
meantime
the
chiseling,
shaping,
and
polishing
of
consecrated
believers
in
Christ's
atonement
for
sin,
progresses;
and
when
the
last
of
the,e
"living
stones",
"elect
and
precious,"
shall
han)
been
made
ready,
the
great
:Master
Workman
will
bring
all
tog-ether
in
the
first
r,,'urrection:
and
the
temple
shall
be
filled
with
his
glory,
and
be
the
meeting
place
between
God
and
men
throughou~
the
.lI1illenDlum.-Revelatlon
15:
1i-8.
"I'hat
the
hasis
of
hope,
for
the
church
and
the
world,
lies
in
the
fact
that
"Jesus
Christ,
by
the
grace
of
God,
tasted
death
for
every
man,"
"a
ransom
for
all,"
and
will
be
"the
true
hght
which
lighteth
every
man
that
cometh
into
the
world",
"in
due
time".
Hebrews
2;
9;
John
1:
D;
1
Timothy
2:
5,
6.
Tbat
the
bope
of
the
church
is
that
she
may
be
like
her
Lord,
"see
him
as
he
is,"
be
"partakers
of
the
divine
natnre','
and
share
his
glory
as
bis
joint-heir.-l
John
3::l;
John
17:
24;
Romans
8:
17;
2
Peter
1:
4.
That
the
present
mission
of
the
church
is
the
perfecting
of
the
saints
for
the
future
work
of
service;
to
develop
in
herself
every
grace:
to
be
Goll's
witness
to
the
world;
and
to
prepare
to
be
kIngs
Bnd
priests
in
the
next
age.-Epbesians
4:
1:l;
lIlatthew
24:
14;
Hevelation
1:
6;
20:
6.
That
tlle
bope
for
tbe
world
lies
in
t~
blessings
of
knowledge
and
opportunIty
to
be
brought
to
all
by
Cbrist's
1I1illenniai
kingdom,
the
..
eslItutJon
of
all
lhat
was
lost
in
AtIam,
to
all
the
Willing
/lnd
obedient,
at
the
hands
of
their
Redeemer
antI
his
glorifteu
churcb,
when
all
the
wilfully
wlcketI
will
be
destroyed.-Acts
3:
19-23;
Isaiah
35
.
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