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 SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 HOW TO USE IT 
 
 BY 
 
 D. W." WHITTLE 
 
 Dayton, O. 
 W. J. SHUEY 
 
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PREFACE. 
 
 This book for Christian workers has 
 grown out of my having prepared some clas- 
 sified texts for the very valuable editions of 
 "The International Bible," used by thousands 
 in all parts of the land. From my own ex- 
 perience of twenty-one years in evangelistic 
 work, I have jotted down the leading ques- 
 I ons I have met with from Christians who 
 Eave desired to be fitted for service and from 
 '.wakened ones who have desired to find 
 ;hrist. I have given, in the first instance, 
 .vhat I believe to be scriptural answers; and, 
 n the second instance, nothing but answers 
 of Scripture. I am confident of the wisdom 
 and efficiency of the answers under the second 
 head, and have no doubt of the use God will 
 make of his own word. I hope I have been 
 guided by God's Spirit in the answers given in 
 the first instance, so that some help may be 
 afforded to Christ's servants who desire to 
 know the best methods of giving the Master's 
 message and the most efficient way of doing 
 his work and studying his word. 
 
 Should my little work be blessed by God to 
 the helping of any one of his children, to him 
 be the glory. 
 
 D. W. Whittle. 
 Syracuse, 2V. F., April 1, 1895. 
 
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CONTENTS. 
 
 Preface, - - - iii 
 
 Introduction, from Joseph Parker, - - vii 
 Forty Questions from Workers, - - 11 
 
 1. Qualifications. 
 
 2. How to Study the Bible. 
 
 3. Revivals and Revival Work. 
 
 4. Inquiry Meetings. 
 
 5. Consecration of Workers. 
 
 6. Children's Meetings. 
 
 7. Loss of Spiritual Power. 
 
 8. Forty Books for Worker's Library. 
 
 Methods of Doing Good, - - - 35 
 
 Forty Questions Answered from the 
 Word of God. Scripture texts for use 
 in Christian work, ----- 42 
 
 Calendar for Daily Reading of the 
 Scriptures, by which the Bible may be 
 finished in one year, ----- 69 
 
 Table of Bible Weights, Money, and 
 Measures, 81 
 
 The Hebrew Calendar, - 84 
 
 "Why Art Thou Cast Down, O My 
 Soul?" 87 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 FROM JOSEPH PARKER. 
 
 The Bible is a complete armory, as we 
 may read in the sixth chapter of Paul's 
 Epistle to the Ephesians. We in these latter 
 days have seen some curious specimens of 
 cutlery. We have seen the boy with that 
 wonderful thing in his hand of which he is 
 so proud. He says, "That is the great blade, 
 for cutting wood, and leather, and hard sub- 
 stances; and this is a little blade, for making 
 pens and cutting pencils; and this is a lancet 
 blade, and this is a bodkin, and this is a 
 piercer of another kind, and this is a screw." 
 And so he turns them all out under one haft. 
 ft is even so with this better haft. We can 
 turn all sorts of blades out of it, in every 
 possible direction, and hold it up like a com- 
 plete armory. We now propose to do so, and 
 to ask whether in all the equipments of life 
 there is aught to be compared to the sword of 
 the Lord. 
 
 There is none like it for variety of adap- 
 tation. We find in the Word of God weapons 
 that we can turn in every direction, — weap- 
 ons that suit every mood and every combi- 
 nation of circumstances by which we are 
 surrounded. We need not go out of the book 
 for a single answer. Whatsoever may be the 
 peculiar gift of mind or tongue, we find in 
 the Word of God— without consulting any 
 other author— the precise answer to every 
 difficulty, the right method of meeting every 
 opposition, and the one true solace that can 
 get into the heart and heal it with the succor 
 which it needs. The sword of the Lord is 
 vii 
 
Vlll INTRODUCTION 
 
 quick and powerful, piercing to the dividing 
 asunder, getting into the most critical parts 
 of our lives, searching out the intents and 
 purposes of the soul; not dealing with broad, 
 general statements only, but dealing with the 
 most subtle, recondite, difficult conditions 
 and experiences of the heart. No man need 
 have any difficulty in piercing any casuistical 
 question to its very marrow, if he will only 
 avail himself of the services of the sword of 
 the Spirit. Then, if aught might be needed 
 to ward off those who would give sorrow to 
 the soul, enemies that would plague the 
 heart with much difficulty, infuse into our 
 troubled life much grief, there is no blade 
 that can reach so far, and strike so keenly, 
 and defend so completely as the sword of the 
 Spirit, which is the word of God. 
 
 I would impress all young readers with the 
 comprehensiveness of the Bible, with its 
 universality of adaptation to all circum- 
 stances and necessities of human life. We 
 may be accused of boldness for making this 
 statement, yet we assert it; for we fear a good 
 many young people and others are going else- 
 where for defense, instead of going into the 
 sanctuary of the Lord, where the weapons of 
 heaven are provided in rich and exquisite 
 profusion. Many men are going to hand- 
 books, to elaborate treatises, to severe argu- 
 ments, conducted by uninspired genius, in 
 the expectation of finding- there the answer 
 to some particular difficulty. Men are in- 
 quiring again and again, "What books can 
 be recommended to meet certain classes of 
 objections?" We recommend the Word of God as 
 the best answer to every objection that can be 
 brought against it. Let the word of the Lord 
 be the defense of the Lord. Let the Lord's 
 own word be the answer to the suggestion, of 
 every devil and the seductiveness of every 
 tempter. We find in the book of God all we 
 need, and we recommend those who are going 
 elsewhere for weapons with which to fight 
 the battles of life, to turn back to the old 
 
INTRODUCTION IX 
 
 armor set in order by the hand of the living 
 One himself. 
 
 There is none like it for ease of carriage. 
 There are weapons that are very difficult to 
 carry, but the sword of the Lord is not one of 
 them. There are weapons of war very intri- 
 cately constructed and very difficult of man- 
 agement, very cumbrous, and altogether op- 
 pressive ; but the sword of the Lord does not 
 belong to that class. Consider how little a 
 book the Bible is, and regard that circum- 
 stance as one of the finest proofs of its pre- 
 sumptive inspiration and adaptation to the 
 wants of man. You can carry the Word of 
 the Lord in one hand; you can carry it in 
 your smallest pocket ; you can read it through 
 from end to end, and keep the memory and 
 all the intellectual and spiritual faculties 
 in concentrated attention while you pass 
 through the exercise. Have you ever tried 
 this? Are we not in danger of snapping off 
 little pieces of the sword and mistaking them 
 for. the whole weapon — of taking the mere 
 filings of the steel and complaining that the 
 sword is without strength or edge? Take it 
 as a whole; abide by it in its entirety; strike 
 with the whole force of it. It is possible to 
 do this, not in the letter, ljut in the spirit; 
 and when a man wields the whole weapon, 
 he never strikes but to kill the foe, — he never 
 puts out his hand but in omnipotent and 
 complete defense. 
 
 What sword must we have? It must be 
 the sword of the Lord. There is none like 
 that. It is one, it is simple, it is complete, it 
 is sufficient; it has the testimony of ages 
 written upon it. Who, then, says that he 
 will take the sword of the Lord and fight the 
 battles of life with it? Could the dead bear 
 witness, in countless thousands they would 
 say, with all the emphasis of infinitely 
 varied experience, "There is none like it!" 
 And they have tested many ; they know one 
 sword from another— the true steel from the 
 false lead. And all history says in our hear- 
 
X INTRODUCTION 
 
 ing this day, "If you want a sword that can 
 do execution, that has inspiration in its very 
 touch, victory in its very steel, take the 
 sword of the Lord, for there is none like it." 
 We have need of it. We have not the an- 
 swer in ourselves; it is put into us by the 
 breath of the Spirit of the Lord. Life is a 
 war— a fierce and terrible fight. Some of us 
 seem to have no rest night or day; we are be- 
 sieged by the enemy; we are well-nigh over- 
 whelmed by the foe. What is our defense? 
 The sword of the living God. Let us take the 
 sword of the Lord and of Gideon: it smiteth 
 down a host like one man, and cleaveth the 
 bones of the mighty like straw; the helmet 
 of brass is as a covering of ivy before it, and 
 the breastplate of iron as a flimsy gauze. O, 
 dear, dear sword ! The grand old veterans of 
 other days have passed it on to us, and we, 
 with added victories, ought to hand it on to 
 generations yet to come. Every day the 
 Bible seems to be newer, deeper, richer, 
 mightier than ever it did before. It is the 
 sum of all literature, the consummation of 
 all genius, a repository of consolation, a 
 solace of healing and redemption for all the 
 ills and woes and griefs of this poor life. 
 Blessed are they who have hidden this word 
 in their innermost hearts. 
 
 [ Note. — The above quotations are from comments 
 on I. Sam. 21:9 , pages 21 to 25, Vol. VII., People's 
 Bible. The editor of this hand-book would very 
 heartily commend Dr Parker's celebrated Commen- 
 tary to all lovers of Bible truth.] 
 
FORTY QUESTIONS FROM 
 WORKERS. 
 
 QUALIFICATIONS. 
 
 1. What are the qualifications for a 
 successful winner of souls f 
 
 Ansiver. Knowledge of the Scrip- 
 tures and the enduement of the Holy 
 Spirit. 
 
 2. Should one ivho has received the 
 Holy Spirit and has but little knowledge 
 of the Bible go into the work f 
 
 Answer. Yes ; as soon as Christ is re- 
 ceived we should at once seek to lead 
 others to Christ. If we have had knowl- 
 edge enough to receive him ourselves, 
 we can impart that same knowledge to 
 others ; seeking, in the meantime, to be 
 ever increasing in our understanding of 
 the Scriptures, and not being ambitious 
 to get into forms of public work for which 
 we may not be fitted. The great need 
 of our day is individual, hand-to-hand, 
 out-of-sight-of-man workers, in homes, 
 on the farms, in after-meetings, in Sab- 
 bath-school classes, in the shop, on the 
 road, in the school, who will use the 
 Bible, up to the measure of their abil- 
 ity, to teach to others the way of life. 
 This is the description the Holy Ghost 
 11 
 
12 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 gives of the early church: "Scattered 
 abroad . . . every where preaching the 
 word" (Acts 8:4). 
 
 HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE. 
 
 3. What suggestions would you give 
 as to the most profitable way to study the 
 Bible f 
 
 Answer, (a) Cultivate the habit of 
 silent prayer whenever you open the 
 Bible. It is the book of the Spirit of 
 God, and he alone can unfold its mean- 
 ing and give life and power to its teach- 
 ing. 
 
 (6) Read the four Gospels to get 
 before your mind clearly the earthly 
 life of our Lord Jesus, and in your 
 reading note carefully and read atten- 
 tively all the marginal references. You 
 will thus, by the study of these Gospels, 
 get into the whole Bible and see its 
 connection with Christ. 
 
 (c) Read the Acts to see that Christ 
 continues with his church by his 
 Spirit, and to find what we may expect 
 him to do with and through us in add- 
 ing to the unfinished book as being 
 " the acts of the Holy Ghost." 
 
 (d) Read the Epistles to receive the 
 teaching of the Holy Ghost as to the 
 fullness of Christ for the believer, — 
 our position in Christ as accepted by 
 God, our place for Christ as called out 
 of this world, and our work for him as 
 his witnesses to men by our holy living 
 and by our testimony for his word. 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 13 
 
 (e) Read the Book of Revelation to 
 see that in the present age the church 
 of Christ passes through continued 
 trials, to culminate in the return 
 of the Lord Jesus to take his true 
 saints out of "the great tribulation," 
 to overthrow by his personal presence 
 the power of wickedness, and to set up 
 his kingdom and reign over the earth. 
 
 (/) Read the Old Testament to see in 
 its pages "the New Testament hidden 
 in the Old. ' ' The story of Adam and Eve 
 is to teach us of Christ and the church. 
 As Noah and his family were saved in 
 the ark, so we are saved in Christ. 
 Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Judah, 
 Moses, Aaron, Joshua, Gideon, Samson, 
 Samuel, David, Solomon, are all types 
 of, Christ, and their lives are to be 
 studied with this in view. The expe- 
 rience of Israel is a type of the expe- 
 rience of the church. Read the prophe- 
 cies of the Bible, with Rom. 11 : 25 as the 
 key: " Blindness in part is happened to 
 Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles 
 be come in." "Israel" means literal 
 Israel, the Jewish nation ; " Jerusalem" 
 means literal Jerusalem, the city stand- 
 ing on the hills of Judah, now in ruins 
 and in wretchedness, and "trodden 
 under foot of the Gentiles," but de- 
 stined to arise in splendor and be "the 
 joy of the whole earth." 
 
 ( g ) Study the Bible by topics. Get 
 a blank book and write out the passages 
 that strike you on such subjects as the 
 
14 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 titles of Jesus, — "Son of God," "Son 
 of Man," "Redeemer," "Shepherd," 
 "Priest," "King," etc., etc.; then, on* 
 "Sin," "Man's Depravity," "Grace,"* 
 " Redemption," " Faith," •" Love," I 
 " Forgiveness," " Justification," " Sane-* 
 tification," "Regeneration," "Christ's 
 Second Coming," "Heaven," etc., etc. 
 
 (h) Read the Bible through from be-'i 
 ginning to end. When you finish it J 
 read it again in the same manner; then* 
 agaix, and so on all through your life. I 
 See in the back part of this band-book 
 a calendar for reading through the'* 
 Bible in one year. This might be^ 
 profitably followed in private reading. 
 For careful and systematic study of? 
 the whole Bible, the "Daily Scripture *j 
 Readings" published in Record of 
 Christian Work, recommended by Mr. 5 
 Moody, will be found helpful. If de- 
 sirous of becoming a Bible student, send r 
 for this magazine and look it over. 1 
 
 REVIVALS AND REVIVAL WORK. 
 
 4. What is the best way to promote a- 
 revival in a community f 
 
 Answer. Let the few who feel a de- 1 
 sire for it get together frequently and 
 pray for it. Let this be in addition to, 
 and outside of, the regular prayer-meet- 
 ings — at homes, schoolhouses, or un- 
 usual places. As numbers increase, 
 
 x The Record of Christian Work may be ob- 
 tained from religious-book sellers, or from 
 the publishers, F. H. Revell Company, Chi- 
 cago and New York. 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 15 
 
 seek to unite all the ministers in a 
 union effort, and plan for a series of 
 meetings, with systematic effort to 
 ..'each the unconverted. There should 
 3e much prayer before making a public 
 tort. 
 
 5. Is an evangelist a necessity f 
 Ansiver. Not a necessity; but expe- 
 
 ience has shown that in union meet- 
 ngs there is less friction if a helper 
 rorn outside is selected as the leader in 
 he work. 
 
 6. If the churches will not unite, 
 hould one church go on with special 
 meetings f 
 
 Answer. Certainly, if pastor and 
 •raying ones feel that the Spirit of God 
 s so leading them. 
 
 7. Would you recommend the calling 
 f an evangelist in such a case f 
 
 Ansiver. Not as a rule. The pastor, 
 nth his people stirred up to help him, 
 an usually accomplish more than an 
 utside helper could accomplish, and 
 he work will be more beneficial to the 
 hureh when thus done through thenar 
 elves. So far as is possible, be your 
 iwn evangelist. But, as Jonathan Ed- 
 wards used Whitefield, and Lyman 
 Beecher used Nettleton, and Dr. Be- 
 nian used Finney, and Theodore Cuy- 
 ler used Moody, do not hesitate under 
 special circumstances and at special 
 easons to make use of men specially 
 ailed and specially gifted for evangel- 
 sfcic work. 
 
16 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 8. What is the best way to advertise 
 evangelistic meetings f 
 
 Answer. A card or circular left by 
 personal visitation frona house to house. 
 Use also the newspapers, and get good 
 reports printed of the meetings. Have 
 meetings ticketed and give out the 
 tickets in the congregation. Put a good 
 business man in charge of the advertis- 
 ing and tell him to do it in a business 
 way. 
 
 9. What are the preliminary steps in 
 organizing a series of meetings ? 
 
 Answer. Let the ministers get to- 
 gether and agree upon what they want. 
 Let each minister bring the matter be- 
 fore his congregation and have them 
 discuss and formally approve. Have a 
 union meeting of all the congregations, 
 or of a general committee composed of 
 committees appointed by the individual 
 churches. At this meeting let the fol- 
 lowing committees be appointed : ( 1 ) An 
 Executive Committee, composed of all 
 the pastors and one layman from each 
 church ; (2) a Finance Committee ; (3) 
 a Committee on Music and Choir ; (4) a 
 Committee on Location of Meetings and 
 Ushering ; (5) a Committee on Advertis- 
 ing ; (6) a Committee on Entertainment ; 
 (7) a Committee on Work in After- 
 Meetings. The chairman and secretary 
 of the Executive Committee will be the 
 important officers. Let these be good 
 men, who feel a burden for the work. 
 Map out preliminary work to be done 
 
THE SWORD OF THE EORD 17 
 
 before the evangelist conies; such 
 as house-to-house visitation, cottage 
 prayer-meetings, union prayer-meet- 
 ings, going around to the various 
 churches, exchange of pulpits by the 
 ministers, union gatherings of young 
 people's societies and of Sabbath-school 
 teachers, etc., etc. Get as many people 
 interested and set as many people to 
 work as possible. Let the Committee 
 on Music get all the singers in the 
 various congregations into the union 
 choir. Use the leaders of the various 
 choirs to make selections of the best 
 available material. But be sure to 
 have a large and effective chair. Make 
 much of this. To this end furnish accom- 
 modations for them by building a plat- 
 form in the place where the meetings 
 are to be held. Bo not neglect this, and 
 do not neglect having a low-topped cabi- 
 net organ on the platform for the use of 
 the singer of solos. 
 
 10. Is it material as to the hymns 
 used in evangelistic meetings f 
 
 Answer. It is of the highest impor- 
 tance that a thoughtful judgment 
 should be exercised in what we put be- 
 fore the people to sing. There are 
 popular hymns that contain errors of 
 doctrine that would condemn any 
 minister as heretical if they were con- 
 tained in a sermon ; and yet popular- 
 ized in a song, they do far more 
 damage than they could do in a hun- 
 dred sermons. Charles Wesley's hymns 
 
18 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 • 
 
 have been far more used in spreading 
 gospel truth, than John Wesley's ser- 
 mons. Two rules should govern us in 
 what we sing, — first, be sure that what 
 you sing is true ; second, be sure that 
 you are true in singing it. 
 
 For union evangelistic services, the 
 hymn books compiled for denomina- 
 tional use will not answer, as they nat- 
 urally contain pieces intended to em- 
 phasize denominational peculiarities, 
 and are calculated to provoke discussion. 
 In consequence of this, and also because 
 the music in the church books is of 
 a heavier and less popular style than 
 that which seems best calculated to 
 inspire the hearty singing that is desira- 
 ble in gospel services, there have been 
 published in this country and in Great 
 Britain a large number of hymn books 
 for evangelistic and mission meetings. 
 Make a careful selection from these of 
 the book best adapted to your people, 
 looking over the words to see that they 
 are scriptural, and that they teach defi- 
 nitely something of profit to the soul, 
 and that will help instruct and impress 
 those who sing them. There are hosts 
 of hymns that are a mere jingle of 
 rhymes, — about ' ' beautiful stars, " " bab- 
 bling streams," and "angel spirits that 
 come in dreams," — that are not Chris- 
 tian and contain no Christian truth. 
 Pagans, Spiritualists, and Unitarians 
 could all unite in singing them. Such 
 songs are of no use in meetings where 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 19 
 
 the Holy Ghost has been asked to be 
 present, for his power can only be felt 
 when Christ is the sum and center of all 
 that is done. There is no doubt what- 
 ever that the Spirit of God is often 
 grieved, and his power withdrawn, by 
 the singing of Christless hymns, or by 
 the singing of Christ-honoring hymns 
 by Christless singers. .So, have a care 
 as to the hymns you use, as well as to 
 the choir that sings them. x 
 
 11. How would you conduct an evan- 
 gelistic service f 
 
 Answer. By singing and praying for 
 thirty or forty minutes, beginning just 
 as soon as there were many people pres- 
 ent, even if it were half an hour before 
 the advertised time of meeting. I 
 would ask the ministers assisting to be 
 
 1 The series of Gospel Hymn books known 
 as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, is undoubtedly the best 
 in the world for evangelistic use. They have 
 grown up under Mr. Moody's supervision 
 during the past quarter of a century of active 
 work, and are the outgrowth of that work, 
 called forth by its needs, and made to suit 
 the emergencies that have arisen during its 
 progress in Great Britain and in this country. 
 No other books are probably so widely and so 
 permanently valuable as the compilations 
 superintended by Mr. Sankey. The 5 and 6 
 Combined is the book at present used by Mr. 
 Moody and evangelists associated with him. 
 Get copies of the music edition for your 
 choir, and one or two hundred of the ten- 
 cent word edition for the congregation, and 
 let the people buy, as wanted, of the dealers 
 or at the door of the meeting what may be 
 further desired. 
 
20 THE SWORD OF THE EORD 
 
 short in prayer, that many might pray, 
 instead of one or two. I would try to 
 have the sermon never over forty min- 
 utes in length, and closed by short 
 prayer from the preacher. If the ser- 
 mon were thirty minutes, it would add 
 to its effectiveness, and there would be 
 a larger after-meeting, as a rule. 
 
 INQUIRY MEETINGS. 
 
 12. How would you conduct after- 
 meetings f 
 
 Answer. It would depend upon the 
 degree of interest in the meetings and 
 upon the accommodations available for 
 the work. Usually, after the sermon I 
 would ask Christians interested and 
 those who desired to become Christians 
 to come into the adjoining chapel, or 
 lecture room. Let singing be started at 
 once in this room, and be kept up until 
 all are gathered that can be from the 
 audience. Let God's blessing be sought 
 in prayer. Let requests for prayer be 
 invited. Ask those who have come in 
 who desire to be Christians to rise, or 
 to hold up the hand. Ask those pres- 
 ent to bow their heads in silent prayer 
 while this is being done. After audible 
 prayer, rise and sing a hymn, and ask 
 all who have risen for prayer to come 
 forward to the front seat, as further 
 willing to confess that they want Christ 
 or that they have received him, and to 
 receive instruction at the close. After 
 inquirers have come forward, dismiss 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 21 
 
 the meeting and set Christians to work 
 talking to and praying with the in- 
 quirers ; urge Christians in back part 
 of meeting to do personal work with 
 any near them who are not Christians. 
 As interest increases, this order can be 
 varied as the work may demand. After 
 the sermon, Christians may be invited to 
 stay in the church and hold a prayer- 
 meeting, and inquirers alone invited to 
 pass into the chapel, while a hymn is 
 being sung. This will afford an oppor- 
 tunity for Christians to do personal 
 work, in passing among the pews and 
 seeking to get people to attend the in- 
 quiry meeting. There should be work- 
 ers with their Bibles to go into the 
 after-meeting to talk with inquirers. 
 
 Where there is no adjoining room, 
 the inquiry meeting must be held in 
 the audience room. After the sermon, 
 let those in the audience who wish to 
 go pass out during the singing of a 
 hymn ; then have prayer, and conduct 
 the meeting the same as in the chapel. 
 Sometimes it will be well to close the 
 sermon with a drawing of the net, with- 
 out any dismissal. Give out a hymn, 
 and ask that the front pews be vacated, 
 and then invite all who are willing to 
 confess that they want Christ to come 
 and occupy these seats. Let two or 
 more hymns be sung, and while this in- 
 vitation is being accepted, have pastors 
 and workers go through the congre- 
 gation, assisting in the work. When 
 
22 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 work is successfully started in this way, 
 it can be kept up from night to night, 
 by asking all who have been forward 
 to come again, that they may receive 
 instruction and seek added blessing, 
 and urging others to come with them. 
 After instruction and prayer with all 
 thus gathered, the workers should speak 
 with them individually. 
 
 Where after-work is to be done in the 
 audience room, workers should be as- 
 signed to different pews all over the 
 house, and made responsible for work 
 in their locality, either in inviting un- 
 saved ones to go forward or in convers- 
 ing with them where they are, should 
 that course be adopted. 
 
 13. Are not people apt to be offended 
 if spoken to personally after a meeting f 
 
 Answer. Not, as a rule, if a pleasant 
 and courteous bearing is maintained by 
 the worker. There is great power in 
 politeness. Courtesy conquers, where 
 rudeness repels. A Christian should 
 always be a gentleman. Do not be dis- 
 couraged if any one spoken to shows 
 temper and manifests unreasonable dis- 
 pleasure. He will be ashamed of it 
 afterwards, and it will be used by the 
 Holy Spirit to convict him of sin. 
 
 14. What is the most important thing 
 to find out in dealing with inquirers f 
 
 Answer. Whether they are convicted 
 of sin. 
 
 15. If not convicted, what can be done f 
 Answer. Show them such scriptures 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 23 
 
 as are calculated to awaken them, and 
 offer a prayer with them that the Spirit 
 of God may convict them. 
 
 16. Should we urge people to profess 
 to accept Christ when they have no con- 
 viction ® 
 
 Answer. No. "Repentance toward 
 God" is the inseparable accompani- 
 ment of "faith toward our Lord Jesus 
 Christ" (Acts 20: 21). 
 
 17. What scriptures are most useful 
 in' producing conviction of sin f 
 
 Answer. Those that speak of the re- 
 jection and suffering of Christ. — Acts 
 2: 22,23; 3: 13-15; Isa. 53; John 3: 16-18. 
 
 18. How would you use law f 
 Answer. To convince men that they 
 
 had not kept it, and never could keep 
 it, and that they were condemned by it. 
 (Rom. 7: 12, 13; 8: 3; 3: 19, 20; Gal. 3:10- 
 12.) 
 
 19. Where there is conviction of sin, 
 and a real desire to be saved, what 
 course should be pursued t 
 
 Answer. Show from the Scriptures 
 Jesus Christ as an all-sufficient Saviour, 
 and urge to an immediate acceptance 
 of him. 
 
 20. What scriptures have you found 
 most useful for this purpose $ 
 
 Answer. Isa. 1:18; Isa. 53:6; Isa. 
 55: 6, 7 ; Matt. 11 : 28 ; Mark 2:5; Luke 
 7: 48-50 ; Luke 15: 17-20 ; Luke 23: 39-43 ; 
 Luke 24 : 46-48 ; John 1 : 12 ; John 3 : 14- 
 18 ; John 3: 36 ; John 4: 10 ; John 5 : 24 ; 
 John 6: 37 ; John 7: 37 ; John 9: 7 ; John 
 
24 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 10 : 9 ; John 10 : 27-29 ; Acts 2: 38, 39 ; i 
 Acts 10: 43 ; Acts 13: 38, 39 ; Rom. 3 : 21- ! 
 26 ; Rom. 5 : 8-11 ; Rom. 10: 8-11 ; it. Cor. | 
 5 : 18-21 ; Gal. 3 : 13, 14 ; Eph. 1 : 7, 12, 13 ; 
 Col. 1 : 12-14 ; I. Tim. 1:15; II. Tim. 
 1: 12; Titus 3:4-7; Heb. 7: 25; I. Peter j 
 1: 18, 19 ; I. Peter 2: 24 ; I. John 1: 7-10 ; 
 I. John 4:9,10; I. John 5:9-13; Rev. 
 3:20; Rev. 22:17. 
 
 These forty texts can be marked in 
 your Bible, and the list copied off on 
 to a fly-leaf, for ready reference. 
 
 21 . Hoiv many verses is it best to use 
 with an inquirer f 
 
 Answer. When upon the point of 
 urging the acceptance of Christ, it is 
 best to confine the attention to one 
 verse, only turning to others to make it 
 more plain, and always turuing back to 
 the verse you have chosen. It is a 
 great benefit to one who accepts Christ 
 to associate his decision with a definite 
 message from God's Word. 
 
 22. When an inquirer sees the truth 
 as to Christ as a personal Saviour, and 
 believes the word, what course would you 
 pursue ? 
 
 Answer. Have him kneel with you, 
 and after praying for him have him 
 pray for himself. 
 
 23. Is there any way to help him, 
 when he feels that he cannot pray f 
 
 Answer. Yes ; tell him to say, " God 
 be merciful to me a sinner, for Christ's 
 sake." Then ask him if he believes 
 that God has been merciful and if he 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 2o 
 
 accepts his mercy in Christ. If he says 
 yes, tell him to say so to God, and thank 
 him. 
 
 24. How soon after Christ is accepted 
 should the inquirer make confession of 
 him f 
 
 Answer. Immediately. If the pas- 
 tor of the church he attends is present, 
 or any member of his family, or friend, 
 have him go at once and tell them 
 that he has accepted Christ. If a call 
 is made for those who have decided to 
 go forward, have him go forward. If 
 opportunity is given for converts to 
 testify by spoken word, seek to help him 
 to do this. If none of these opportuni- 
 ties are immediately available, urge that 
 they be improved upon their first oc- 
 currence, and especially urge that the 
 home confession be not postponed. Im- 
 i press upon men of family the necessity 
 of a family altar and the blessing at 
 their table ; upon wives that they tell 
 their husbands, and upon children that 
 they tell their parents, of their conver- 
 sion. 
 
 25. What is the most common diffi- 
 culty in getting men to come to Christ f 
 
 Answer. Lack of conviction of sin 
 and an unwillingness to part with sin. 
 
 26. Where we know a man is cling- 
 ing to sin and does not feel his wicked- 
 ness or his danger, what should be donef 
 
 Answer. Tell him frankly his condi- 
 tion and charge him with his sin. I 
 once knew of Mr. Moody's saying to a 
 
26 THE SWORD OF THE EOKD 
 
 man of prominence, whose private life 
 and political corruption were a matter 
 of scandal, "Your character is known 
 to all your neighbors as bad. It is a 
 matter of a very few days when one of 
 three things will come to pass with you 
 —suicide, the State's prison, or repeu- 
 tance and conversion to Christ," The 
 man was awakened, repented, and has 
 for years been an active and exemplary 
 Christian. 
 
 CONSECRATION OF WORKERS. 
 
 27. What is the most common lack 
 among workers f 
 
 Answer. Lack of faith in the pres- 
 ence and power of Jesus to make effec- 
 tive his own word, and a consequent 
 failure to use that word. 
 
 28. How may this be obtained 1 
 Answer. By consecration to Christ 
 
 for service ; definite prayer in the name 
 of the Lord Jesus for the enduement of 
 the Holy Ghost to qualify for service ; 
 with faith, and willingness to receive 
 what we pray for. 
 
 29. How can a wwker be most helpful 
 to one whom he has led to Christ $ 
 
 Answer. By getting him to read 
 and study the Bible daily. It would 
 cost but a trifle to have the "Daily 
 Scripture Readings" alluded to under 
 Question 3 sent to him for a few 
 months, or a little effort would get him 
 to take them for himself. This, or som e 
 similar plan for systematic study of the 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 27 
 
 Bible, is of the highest importance. 
 Follow up those you have been made a 
 blessing to. You will get much good 
 to yourself in doing this, and will do 
 much good. Call upon them and help 
 tide them over their first difficulties and 
 trials, and seek in every way to encour- 
 age them to be consecrated, out-and-out 
 Christians, working for Christ and 
 praying to be filled with the Holy 
 Ghost. Write to them and get them 
 to write to you and tell you their trials. 
 Send them good, helpful books, like Mr. 
 Moody's "Way and Wordy" F. B. 
 Meyer's or C. H. Spurgeon's helps. See 
 that they unite with some body of 
 Christians ; get them into Sabbath 
 school, rescue mission, Y. M. C. A., 
 and cottage prayer-meeting work. The 
 first weeks of a young convert's life are 
 very important as determining his fu- 
 ture usefulness. He is then humble, 
 receptive, pliable, anxious to receive in- 
 struction, and desirous of doing duty. 
 It is impossible to over-emphasize the 
 importance of judicious Christian coun- 
 sel and loving and tender sympathy at 
 this turning-point in the history of the 
 soul. Do not consider your work done 
 in the eyes of the Master when you 
 have got a person to say that he will 
 accept Christ, and you have passed in a 
 card with his name on it at a meeting 
 If the Holy Ghost has really used you, 
 you are the one to feel a personal in- 
 terest and to take a personal responsibil- 
 
28 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 ity as to the future of that soul. 
 Whatever others may do, don't neglect 
 your part. God has given you the op- 
 portunity. Improve it. You will have 
 a rich reward. ( John 21: 15-17 ; James 
 5:19,20; Dan. 12:3.) 
 
 30. Where newly converted men and 
 women, or Christians who have been filled 
 with the Spirit of God, feel led to devote 
 their lives to Christ in special work for 
 souls, what would you ad vise f 
 
 Answer. Much prayer for guidance, 
 and consultation with their pastor, par- 
 ents, and judicious Christian friends 
 who know them ; then a month or 
 more in one of the Bible training- 
 schools before a definite decision is 
 made, if the mind is not clear as to the 
 Lord's will. Often, by being set to 
 work, powers and gifts are tested, ca- 
 pacity made known, and adaptation or 
 lack of adaptation made manifest. 
 Contact with consecrated, Holy Spirit 
 men and women, the study of the Bible, 
 the atmosphere of the place, the work, 
 and the helpful sympathy and prayer, 
 will be sure to lead in the right direc- 
 tion. If the decision should be to go 
 back to the farm, the store, the home, the 
 office, there will be the benefit through 
 life of what has been gained as to the 
 spirit and methods of Christian service. 
 
 31. Should we be governed by the ad- 
 vice of others in going into Christian 
 work ? 
 
 Answer. Not governed. We must be 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 29 
 
 subject to God's leading, and have his 
 call and approval. See Gal. 1 : 15, 16 ; 
 Heb. 5 : 4. 
 
 32. Where are these Bible training- 
 schools f 
 
 Answer. Those known to the editor 
 are, Mr. Moody's Bible Institute, 80 
 Institute Place, Chicago, for men and 
 women ; Training-School for Chris- 
 tian Workers, for women only, fall 
 and winter sessions, East Northrield, 
 Mass. ; Christian Alliance Missionary 
 Tralning-School under care oi Bev. A. 
 B. Simpson, corner Eighth Avenue and 
 Forty-fourth Street, New York City; 
 and Bev. A. J. Gordon's Training- 
 School, Clarendon Avenue, Boston, 
 Mass. Circulars giving information will 
 be sent upon application to any of the 
 above addresses. There may be other 
 similar institutes known to pastors. 
 
 CHILDREN'S MEETINGS. 
 
 33. How do you deal with children $ 
 Answer. As the Master commanded. 
 
 "Surfer the little children to come 
 unto me, and forbid them not." 
 
 34. Where and when should we ex- 
 pect children to be brought to Christ ? 
 
 Answer. In their own homes, by their 
 own parents, as soon as they are able 
 to consciously do wrong, and to speak 
 the name of Jesus. If parents neglect 
 the souls of their children, then pastors, 
 teachers, and Sunday-school workers 
 must seek their early conversion. 
 
30 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 35. What suggestions would you make 
 as to children's meetings f 
 
 Answer. Hold them frequently. 
 Make them a feature of every evangel- 
 istic effort. Fix upon an hour just at 
 closing of the afternoon session of pub- 
 lic schools. Have tickets distributed 
 the Sunday before in all the Sabbath 
 schools. Have a good deal of singing 
 of appropriate hymns. Have a choir 
 of the older boys and girls who can 
 read music. Have the scholars who 
 come from schools seated according to 
 grades — primary in front, high school 
 in rear; you will be more apt to get 
 the older ones in this way. Have short, 
 pointed addresses. Use the blackboard, 
 or have object lessons, that will teach 
 through the eye. A magnet drawing 
 nails ; candles ; breaking cups, to show 
 how commandments are broken ; turn- 
 ing water that has corrosive subli- 
 mate in it red and yellow by solution 
 of iodide of potassium, to show sin in 
 the heart, and turning it clear by 
 more of the same solution, to show how 
 Christ cleanses the heart, — are among 
 some of the various object lessons for 
 young people. A little study over com- 
 mon objects, such as fruit, flowers, the 
 red, white, and blue flag, the signals 
 on a railway line, the signals used on 
 ships at sea, will bring out a multitude 
 of illustrations that will always be 
 effective, with old as well as young. 
 But whatever is used, have a point in 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 31 
 
 its use. Let it be clear in your own 
 mind that you wish to show the chil- 
 dren that they are sinners and need 
 Jesus, and how they may receive him. 
 
 In after-meetings get boys over twelve 
 and girls over twelve into separate 
 Tooms, or into different corners of the 
 church ; and boys and girls under twelve 
 in the same way. This will give you four 
 different after-meetings. Have each of 
 them in charge of a sympathetic leader, 
 and have workers present to talk and 
 pray with the children individually. 
 Use the Christian Endeavor workers, 
 Epworth League workers, and young 
 people's society workers, and encourage 
 young people's and children's prayer- 
 meetings. The most fruitful field of 
 labor to-day in the church of Christ is 
 among the young. God bless those who 
 are cultivating it, in Sunday schools, 
 boy brigades, Junior Endeavor so- 
 cieties, children's meetings, etc., etc. 
 It means study and hard work, and a 
 real heart-love for Christ and the chil- 
 dren, but if pays to love and teach 
 children. 
 
 36. Should children be encouraged to 
 join the church ? 
 
 Answer. If they give good evidence 
 of conversion, most assuredly. The 
 best members that any church has upon 
 its rolls are those who were converted 
 in childhood. This is the testimony of 
 Mr. Spurgeon, Dr. Cuyler, and many 
 judicious ministers. 
 
32 THE SWORD OF THE L.ORD 
 
 LOSS OF SPIRITUAL POWER. 
 
 37. What, in your observation, has 
 led to the loss of spiritual power among 
 Christian workers f 
 
 Answer. Yielding to lusts of the 
 flesh ; love for money ; getting into 
 worldly society ; faith in the Bible 
 weakened or destroyed by adopting the 
 views of unspiritual and materialistic 
 critics ; secret prayer and the read- 
 ing of the Scriptures neglected; the 
 family altar given up ; the prayer-meet- 
 ing and the communion table forsaken. 
 
 38. What is the remedy for this f 
 Answer. The immediate coming 
 
 back to the Lord Jesus Christ, with 
 confession of, and repentance for, dis- 
 loyalty and unbelief; the acceptance by 
 faith of his forgiveness ; the abandon- 
 ment of every known sin and the taking 
 up of every known duty, and receiving 
 a fresh filling of the Spirit of God. 
 
 39. Will God again make use of one 
 who has been a wanderer from him f 
 
 Answer. Yes ; blessed be his name ! 
 If it were not so, there would be very 
 few that would be used for any length- 
 ened period; for, to our shame be it 
 spoken, there are very few Christians 
 but that have some time backslidden, 
 in heart, before God. In Hosea 14 : 2 
 we are promised that if we return to 
 the Lord he will take away our in- 
 iquity and again receive our service. 
 Peter was restored after a terrible fall, 
 and was mightily used of God. No 
 
THE SWORD OF THE. LORD 33 
 
 one has ever missed the crown by pick- 
 ing himself up and struggling on in a 
 fresh beginning. Thousands will miss 
 it because they do not do this. 
 
 FORTY BOOKS FOR WORKER'S LIBRARY. 
 
 40. What books have you found the 
 most practical and helpful in Bible 
 study f 
 
 Answer. As this hand-book is a com- 
 pilation of forties, I give a list of forty 
 books for a worker's library, the best, 
 and in a sense the indispensable ones 
 to the writer, of his own library. 
 
 1. Young's Concordance. 
 
 2. Englishman's Greek and Hebrew 
 Concordance. 
 
 3. Bagster's Scripture Treasury. 
 
 4. The Revised Version of the Bible. 
 
 5. Matthew Henry's Commentary. 
 
 6. Notes on Genesis, Exodus, Leviti- 
 cus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. By 
 C. H. M. 
 
 7. The People's Bible. Joseph Parker. 
 
 8. The Treasury of David. C. H. 
 Spurgeon. 
 
 9. Lectures to My Students. C. H. 
 Spurgeon. 
 
 10. Sermons. C. H. Spurgeon. 
 
 11. Jamie son, Fausset & Brown's 
 Commentary. 
 
 12. John Trapp's Commentary. 
 
 13. Robert Haldane on Romans. 
 
 14. Thomas Chalmers on Romans. 
 
 15. Prof. Moule, of Cambridge, on 
 Romans. 
 
34 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 16. John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. 
 
 17. John Bunyan's Holy War. 
 
 18. Lectures on Romans. Marcus 
 Eainsford. 
 
 19. William Lincoln on Revelation. 
 
 20. Maranatha. Rev. Jas. H. Brookes. 
 
 21. The Way Made Plain. Rev. Jas. 
 H. Brookes. 
 
 22. In Christ. Rev. A. J. Gordon. 
 
 23. Modern Missions. Rev. A. T. 
 Pierson. 
 
 24. The Tabernacle of Moses. Geo. 
 Rogers or Geo. C. Needham. 
 
 25. Grace and Truth. McKay. 
 
 26. Finney's Revival Lectures. 
 
 27. Finney's Autobiography. 
 
 28. How to Bring Men to Christ. 
 Torrey. 
 
 29. John G. Paton : His Life in the 
 New Hebrides. 
 
 30. Moody's Twelve Selected Ser- 
 mons. 
 
 31. Exposition of Hebrews. F. B. 
 Meyer. 
 
 32. D'Aubigne on the Reformation. 
 
 33. Dr. Hodge on Romans. 
 
 34. Martin Luther on Galatians. 
 
 35. The Tongue of Fire. William 
 Arthur. 
 
 36. Smith's Bible Dictionary. 
 
 37. Kitto's Bible Encyclopedia. 
 
 38. The Ministry of the Spirit. Rev. 
 A. J. Gordon. 
 
 39. Life and Times of John Wesley. 
 
 40. Andrew Bonar's Life of Mc- 
 Cheyne. 
 
METHODS OF DOING GOOD. 
 
 "To do good and to communicate 
 forget not." (Heb. 13 : 16.) 
 
 "As we have therefore opportunity let 
 us do good unto all men, especially unto 
 them who are of the household of faith. ' ' 
 (Gal. 6: 10.) 
 
 " Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as 
 to the Lord, and not unto men ; . . . 
 for ye serve the Lord Christ." (Col. 
 3:23,24.) 
 
 " And let us not be weary in well-do- 
 ing : for in due season we shall reap, if 
 we faint not." (Gal. 6:9.) 
 
 " I can do all things through Christ, 
 which strengthened ine." (Phil. 3: 13.) 
 
 QUESTIONS. 
 
 "Why stand ye here all the day 
 idle?" (Matt. 20:6.) 
 
 1. If living in the country, far from 
 churches, could you not start a Sunday 
 school, and gather children and grown 
 people together for the study of the 
 Bible? Write to Secretary American 
 Sunday-School Union, Chicago, St. 
 Louis, or Philadelphia, or to your de- 
 nominational society, and tell him of 
 your field, and he will send you in- 
 structions and give you books and pa- 
 pers to help you start the work. 
 35 
 
36 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 2. Is there not some neglected quar- 
 ter in the city or town in which you live 
 where a mission school could be started t 
 Children are easily gathered, if we have 
 the love of Christ in our hearts to draw 
 them, and there is no way so easy to 
 reach the hearts of parents as to show 
 kindness to the children. Can you not 
 devote a couple of hours, Sunday after- 
 noons, to this work ? Let it commence 
 in a small way, in the front room of a 
 house, a vacant store, a railway car, or 
 any place that can be secured. Plant 
 your seed in the spirit of prayer and it 
 will grow. 
 
 3. If you are a Christian woman with 
 time on your hands, could you not give 
 a couple of hours every day to conduct- 
 ing a Christian kindergarten school for 
 the very small children, too young to go 
 to "public school, and who have to be left 
 by busy hard-working mothers to run 
 the streets ? Many mothers are very igno- 
 rant, and can give no instruction or 
 training to their children. Can you not 
 try to help them'? Did not Christ take 
 "them up in his arms, put his hands 
 upon them, and bless them"? (Mark 
 10: 16.) Will you not try to lift them 
 into his arms ? Hundreds of Christian 
 women are finding much blessing in 
 humble efforts of this kind in destitute 
 neighborhoods, among the poor chil- 
 dren. A small school, in a room in a 
 house, where truth about Christ is the 
 prominent thing and where the chil- 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 37 
 
 dren are taught to pray, is far better 
 than the larger schools where Christian 
 instruction is ignored or minimized. 
 Do not despise the day of small things. 
 Take a few children and commence in 
 a quiet way. Books upon methods of 
 kindergarten teaching could be obtained 
 by writing to the publishers of this book. 
 
 4. Are you doing anything in the way 
 of giving away, loaning, or getting your 
 neighbors to buy good books t Hundreds 
 of souls are led to Christ by reading ser- 
 mons by Spurgeon, Moody, and others. 
 Could you not have cheap copies of 
 these and put them in circulation in 
 your neighborhood? For one dollar 
 you can get half a dozen good books, 
 that could do incalculable good by be- 
 ing put in families around you. Most 
 of the church publication societies were 
 organized to spread the gospel in this 
 way. Send to them for their catalogue, 
 and for special terms to circulators and 
 helpers. 1 
 
 5. Could you not staH a neighborhood 
 prayer-meeting in your own vicinity, or 
 in some quarter where it would do most 
 good f The early Christians went from 
 " house to house" with their meetings, 
 and the Holy Ghost seems to specially 
 delight in manifesting his presence in 
 the homes of God's people. Can you 
 
 1 Moody's Colportage Society, 250 La Salle 
 Street, Chicago, Illinois, also is organized to 
 assist in the distribution of good literature 
 at a low price. 
 
38 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 not give one evening a week to this, in 
 addition to the weekly church prayer- 
 meeting? Many timid believers will 
 be led to pray and testify for Christ 
 who never take part in the more formal 
 church prayer-meetings. God is greatly 
 blessing such gatherings just now, in 
 cities and in the country places. It is 
 the simplest and by far the most effec- 
 tive way of doing good and bringing 
 blessing upon a community that can 
 be followed. Will you not try it ? 
 
 6. Could you not, if a lady in the city 
 or large town, with a comfortable house 
 at your disposal, have occasional after- 
 noon or evening Bible readings in your 
 drawing-room^ Send out your invita- 
 tion cards; have a minister or gifted 
 teacher, man or woman ; have a sweet- 
 voiced Christian girl to lead the singing ; 
 pass tea and light refreshments, if you 
 like, and make it so pleasant that all will 
 want to come again. Why should we 
 not make more use of our social posi- 
 tion and our social gatherings to do 
 good and advance Christ's kingdom ? 
 Watch for opportunities to secure re- 
 turned missionaries, city mission work- 
 ers, and those who are used of the Holy 
 Ghost in any form of Christ's work, and 
 get up drawing-room meetings for them. 
 
 7. Could you not give Saturday after- 
 noon lawn teas and social Christian 
 meetings to shop girls and young wo- 
 men in business houses, during the sum- 
 mer months t If you have a beautiful 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 39 
 
 garden, or can get the use of some one 
 else's beautiful garden, God will bless 
 you in an effort of this kind. Have an 
 organ and plenty of hymn books. Sing 
 a great deal. Have a bright, short, lov- 
 ing talk given, and do a good deal of 
 personal work. 
 
 8. Could you not start a Bible class 
 for young men or for young women, to 
 meet on Sunday afternoon or upon a 
 week evening f Organize. Have presi- 
 dent and secretary. Make use of the 
 social element. Show an interest in 
 your members. Have them at your 
 house often. Plan excursions on their 
 holidays. Throw yourself into their 
 lives and win them for God. 
 
 9. Jf in the country, could you not 
 have Sunday evening gospel meetings 
 started in the nearest school-house f Get 
 a few hymn books ; borrow the use of a 
 neighbor's organising a good deal, and 
 read one of Spurgeon's or Moody's ser- 
 mons. Hundreds of women and some 
 men are being used of God in farming 
 communities, mining camps, and lum- 
 ber settlements, in this way. Though 
 you are a man, and there is no woman 
 to take hold of it, do not be timid, but 
 go ahead and make a start, and God 
 will bless you. 
 
 10. Do you remember that Jesus said, 
 " Iivas sick and ye visited me: I was in 
 prison, and ye came unto me 11 '? Are 
 there not hospitals and prisons in your 
 city or town? Could you not devote a 
 
40 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 couple of hours each week to 
 their inmates 1 In the summer take 
 them flowers, and carry them books and 
 papers. You will form personal ac- 
 quaintances and become personally at- 
 tached to those whose lives will be 
 changed by your having come in con- 
 tact with them. Give prisoners Testa- 
 ments, with marked passages, and give 
 them Moody' s sermons. Read the Bible 
 to the sick and to the prisoner, and pray 
 with them. 
 
 11. Could you not have one or more 
 days in the week when you could go 
 out and visit the sick, the poor, or the 
 afflicted in their homes? "Ye have 
 the poor with you always, and whenso- 
 ever ye will ye may do them good." 
 But how little good we ever do in this 
 way, because we do not systematically 
 set about doing it. 
 
 12. There are organized efforts and 
 trained agents for almost every class of 
 men and women, boys and girls. Young 
 Men's and Young Women's Christian 
 Associations, young people's societies of 
 various names, both denominational 
 and interdenominational, organized in 
 about every church in city, village, 
 and country, Railway Men's Christian 
 Associations, King's Daughters, King's 
 Sons, Rescue Mission Workers, Boys' 
 Brigades, Shut-In Societies, Yokefel- 
 lows, Philip and Andrew Bands, Pray- 
 ing Bands, etc., etc. If you want to 
 work, the fields are white for the harvest 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 41 
 
 on every hand. Pray to the Lord of the 
 harvest to show you the work for which 
 you are best adapted. 1 Ask God in 
 believing prayer for the Holy Spirit, 
 and go to the work, which you believe 
 God has appointed for you, with faith 
 that the Holy Ghost will be with you. 
 
 * Write John C. Collins, Secretary Christian 
 Workers' 1 Association, New Haven, Conn., as to 
 the work you want to do, or the association 
 you want to organize, and ask him for in- 
 formation as to what others have done and 
 for advice as to methods, etc. He will send 
 you pamphlets, constitutions of societies, etc. 
 
FORTY QUESTIONS ANSWERED 
 FROM THE WORD OF GOD. 
 
 1. How may I know that there is a 
 God? 
 
 And the Word was made flesh, and 
 dwelt among us, (and we beheld his 
 glory, the glory as of the only begotten 
 of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 
 . . . No man hath seen God at any 
 time ; the only begotten Son, which is 
 in the bosom of the Father, he hath 
 declared him. (John 1: 14, 18.) 
 
 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, be- 
 cause thou hast seen me, thou hast be- 
 lieved : blessed are they that have not 
 seen, and yet have believed. And 
 many other signs truly did Jesus in the 
 presence of his disciples, which are not 
 written in this book : but these are 
 written, that ye might believe that 
 Jesns is the Christ, the Son of God ; and 
 that believing ye might have life 
 through his name. (John 20 : 29-31 . ) 
 
 For the invisible things of him from 
 the creation of the world are clearly 
 seen, being understood by the things 
 that are made, even his eternal power 
 and Godhead ; so that they are without 
 excuse. (Rom. 1: 20.) 
 42 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 43 
 
 2. How can I know that the Bible is 
 true? 
 
 Search the Scriptures; for in them 
 ye think ye have eternal life : and 
 they are they which testify of me. And 
 ye will not come to me, that ye might 
 have life. (John 5: 39, 40.) 
 
 If any man will do his will, he shall 
 know of the doctrine, whether it be of 
 God, or whether I speak of myself. 
 (John 7: 17.) 
 
 These were more noble than those in 
 Thessalonica, in that they received the 
 word with all readiness of mind, and 
 searched the Scriptures daily, whether 
 those things were so. Therefore many 
 of them believed ; also of honourable 
 women which were Greeks, and of men, 
 not a few. (Acts 17: 11, 12.) 
 
 3. How can I understand the Bible? 
 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, 
 
 is come, he will guide you into all truth : 
 for he shall not speak of himself ; but 
 whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he 
 speak : and he will show you things to 
 come. (John 16 : 13.) 
 
 If ye then, being evil, know how to 
 give good gifts unto your children: 
 how much more shall your Heavenly 
 Father give the Holy Spirit to them 
 that ask him ? (Luke 11 : 13.) 
 
 4. If a man does the best he can, will 
 he not go to heaven ? 
 
 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say 
 unto thee, Except a man be born of 
 water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter 
 
44 THE SWORD OF THE EORD 
 
 into the kingdom of God. That which 
 is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that 1 
 which is born of the Spirit is spirit. . . . 
 He that believeth on the Son hath ever- 
 lasting life : and he that believeth not 
 the Son shall not see life ; but the wrath 
 of God abideth on him. (John 3:5, 6, 
 36.) 
 
 Now we know that what things soever 
 the law saith, it saith to them who are 
 under the law ; that every mouth may 
 be stopped, and all the world may be- 
 come guilty before God. Therefore by 
 the deeds of the law there shall no flesh 
 be justified in his sight : for by the law 
 is the knowledge of sin. (Rom. 3 : 19, 20. ) I 
 
 For as many as are of the works of \ 
 the law are under the curse : for it is 
 written, Cursed is eveiy one that con- I 
 tinueth not in all things which are 
 written in the book of the law to do 
 them. (Gal. 3:10. ) 
 
 5. If a man honestly thinks he is on 
 the right road, will he be condemned ® 
 
 There is a way which seemeth right 
 unto a man ; but the end thereof are 
 the ways of death. (Prov. 14: 12.) 
 
 For what if some did not believe ? 
 shall their unbelief make the faith of 
 God without effect ? God forbid ; yea, 
 let God be true, but every man a liar ; 
 as it is written, that thou mightest be 
 justified in thy sayings, and mightest 
 overcome when thou art judged. (Rom. 
 3:3,4.) 
 
 And the times of this ignorance God 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 45 
 
 winked at; but now commandeth all 
 men everywhere to repent. (Acts 17: 30.) 
 
 6. Can't a man be a Christian with- 
 out believing that Christ was the Son of 
 God? 
 
 If we receive the witness of men, the 
 witness of God is greater : for this is 
 the witness of God which he hath testi- 
 fied of his Son. He that believeth on 
 the Son of God hath the witness in 
 himself: he that believeth not God 
 hath made him a liar ; because he be- 
 lieveth not the record that God gave of 
 his Son. And this is the record, that 
 God hath given to us eternal life, and this 
 life is in his Son. He that hath the Son 
 hath life; and he that hath not the 
 Son of God hath not life. These things 
 have I written unto you that believe on 
 the name of the Son of God, that ye 
 may know that ye have eternal life, 
 and that ye may believe on the name 
 of the Son of God. . . . And we know 
 that the Son of God is come, and hath 
 ?iven us an understanding, that we 
 may know him that is true ; and we 
 ire in him that is true, even in his Son 
 Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and 
 3ternal life. (I. John 5 : 9-13, 20.) 
 
 . Why was the death of Christ 
 needed to save man f 
 
 For what the law could not do, in 
 :hat it was weak through the flesh, God, 
 sending his own Son in the likeness of 
 sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin 
 Ji the flesh. (Rom. 8:3.) 
 
46 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 Wherefore, as by one man sin en- 
 tered into the world, and death by sin ; 
 and so death passed upon all men, for 
 that all have sinned. . . . For as by 
 one man's disobedience many were 
 made sinners ; so by the obedience of 
 one shall many be made righteous. 
 (Rom. 5: 12, 19.) 
 
 8. What is the first thing to do in be- 
 coming a Christian f 
 
 Come unto me, all ye that labour and 
 are heavy laden, and I will give you 
 rest. (Matt. 11:28.) 
 
 Jesus answered and said unto them, 
 This is the work of God, that ye believe 
 on him whom he hath sent. . . . All 
 that the Father giveth me shall come 
 to me : and him that cometh to me I 
 will in nowise cast out. (John 6:29, 
 37.) 
 
 And they said, Believe on the Lord 
 Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, 
 and thy house. (Acts 16: 31.) 
 
 9. What is the next thing 1 
 Whosoever therefore shall confess me 
 
 before men, him will I confess also be- 
 fore my Father which is in heaven. 
 (Matt. 10:32.) 
 
 That if thou shalt confess with thy 
 mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt be- 
 lieve in thine heart that God hath raised 
 him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 
 For with the heart man believeth unto 
 righteousness; and with the mouth con- 
 fession is made unto salvation. For 
 the Scripture saith, Whosoever be J 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 47 
 
 lieveth on him shall not be ashamed. 
 (Rom. 10:9-11.) 
 
 10. Must I not feel my sins before I 
 can come to Christ f Hoio can I do this f 
 
 Was then that which is good made 
 death unto me ? God forbid. But sin, 
 that it might appear sin, working death 
 in me by that which is good ; that sin 
 by the commandment might become 
 exceeding sinful. (Rom. 7: 13. ) 
 
 And when he is come, he will re- 
 prove the world of sin, and of right- 
 eousness, and of judgment: of sin, be- 
 cause they believe not on me. (John 
 16:8, 9.) 
 
 Therefore let all the house of Israel 
 know assuredly, that God hath made 
 that same Jesus, whom ye have cruci- 
 fied, both Lord and Christ. Now when 
 they heard this, they were pricked in 
 their heart, and said unto Peter and to 
 the rest of the apostles, Men and breth- 
 ren, what shall we do ? (Acts 2: 36, 37.) 
 
 11. Must I not repent? What is re- 
 pentance ? How can I repen t f 
 
 And said unto them, Thus it is writ- 
 ten, and thus it behoved Christ to suf- 
 fer, and to rise from the dead the third 
 day : and that repentance and remis- 
 sion of sins should be preached in his 
 name among all nations, beginning at 
 Jerusalem. (Luke 24: 46, 47.) 
 
 The God of our fathers raised up 
 Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a 
 tree. Him hath God exalted With his 
 right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, 
 
48 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 for to give repentance to Israel, and for- 
 giveness of sins. (Acts 5: 30, 31.) 
 
 Testifying both to the Jews, and also 
 to the Greeks, repentance toward God, 
 and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 (Acts 20: 21.) 
 
 And when he came to himself, he said, 
 How niany hired servants of my 
 father's have bread enough, and to 
 spare, and I perish with hunger ! I 
 will arise and go to my father, and will 
 say unto him, Father, I have sinned 
 against Heaven, and before thee. (Luke 
 15:17, 18.) 
 
 12. How do I come to Christ? 
 
 Let the wicked forsake his way, and 
 the unrighteous man his thoughts : and 
 let him return unto the Lord, and he 
 will have mercy upon him ; and to our 
 God, for he will abundantly pardon. 
 (Isa. 55: 7.) 
 
 That which was from the beginning, 
 which we have heard, which we have 
 seen with our eyes, which we have 
 looked upon, and our hands have 
 handled, "of the Word of life ; (for the 
 life was manifested, and we have seen it, 
 and bear witness, and show unto you 
 that eternal life which was with the 
 Father, and was manifested unto us ; ) 
 that which we have seen and heard de- 
 clare we unto you, that ye also may have 
 fellowship with us : and truly our fel- 
 lowship is with the Father, and with 
 his Son Jesus Christ. (I. John 1 : 1-3.) 
 
 And Jesus stood still, and commanded 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 49 
 
 him to be called. And they call the 
 blind man, saying unto him, Be of good 
 comfort, rise ; he calleth thee. And he, 
 casting away his garment, rose, and 
 came to Jesus. (Mark 10: 49, 50.) 
 
 13. What is it to accept of Christ® 
 He came unto his own, and his own 
 
 received him not. But as many as re- 
 ceived him, to them gave he power to 
 become the sons of God, even to them 
 that believe on his name. (John 1: 11, 
 12.) 
 
 For the wages of sin is death ; but the 
 gift of God is eternal life through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. (Rom. 6 : 23.) 
 
 For by grace are ye saved through 
 faith ; and that not of yourselves ; it is 
 the gift of God. (Eph. 2 : 8.) 
 
 14. How may I get faith? 
 
 So then faith cometh by hearing, and 
 hearing by the word of God. (Rom. 
 10:17.) 
 
 That we should be to the praise of his 
 glory, who first trusted in Christ. In 
 whom ye also trusted, after that ye 
 heard the word of truth, the gospel of 
 your salvation : in whom also, after that 
 ye believed, ye were sealed with that 
 Holy Spirit of promise. (Eph. 1 : 12, 13.) 
 
 Search the Scriptures ; for in them ye 
 think ye have eternal life : and they are 
 they which testify of me. . . . For had 
 ye believed Moses, ye would have be- 
 lieved me : for he wrote of me. But if 
 ye believe not his writings, how shall ye 
 believe my words ? (John 5: 39, 46, 47.) 
 
50 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 15. How can I know that my sins are 
 forgiven f | 
 
 When Jesus saw their faith, he said 1 
 unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins 
 be forgiven thee. (Mark 2: 5.) 
 
 And he said unto her, Thy sins are for- 
 given. And they that sat at meat with 
 him began to say within themselves, 
 Who is this that forgiveth sins also? 
 And he said to the woman, Thy faith 
 hath saved thee ; go in peace. (Luke i 
 7:48-50.) . 
 
 Be it known unto you therefore, men 
 and brethren, that through this man 
 is preached unto you the forgiveness of 
 sins: and by him all that believe are 
 justified from all things, from which ye 
 could not be justified by the law of 
 Moses. (Acts 13: 38, 39.) 
 
 If we confess our sins, he is faithful 
 and just to forgive us our sins, and to 
 cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (If 
 John 1:9.) 
 
 16. How can I feel that I love God? 
 Herein is love, not that we loved God, 
 
 but that he loved us, and sent his Son to 
 be the propitiation for our sins. . . . We 
 love him, because he first loved us. (I. 
 John 4: 10, 19.) 
 
 And hope maketh not ashamed; be- 
 cause the love of God is shed abroad in 
 our hearts by the Holy Ghost, which isi 
 given unto us. For when we were yet | 
 without strength, in due time Christ 
 died for the ungodly. For scarcely forj 
 a righteous man will one die : yet per- 1 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 51 
 
 adventure for a good man some would 
 even dare to die. But God cornmendeth 
 (his love toward us, in that, while we 
 were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 
 (Rom. 5:5-8.) 
 
 17. Why ivill not the Lord show him- 
 self to me, and speak to me as he did to 
 Paul? 
 
 Howbeit for this cause I obtained 
 mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ 
 might show forth all long-suffering, for 
 a pattern to them which should here- 
 after believe on him to life everlasting. 
 (I. Tim. 1:16.) 
 
 Neither pray I for these alone, but for 
 them also which shall believe on me 
 through their word. (John 17: 20.) 
 
 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because 
 thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: 
 blessed are they that have not seen, and 
 yet have believed. (John 20: 29.) 
 
 And I will pray the Father, and he 
 shall give you another Comforter, that 
 he may abide with you forever ; even 
 the Spirit of truth; whom the world 
 cannot receive, because it seeth him 
 not, neither knoweth him: but ye 
 know him ; for he dwelleth with you, 
 and shall be in you. I will not leave 
 you comfortless: I will come to you. 
 (John 14: 16-18.) 
 
 18. How may I know that the Spirit 
 of God has come to me f 
 
 And when he is come, he will reprove 
 the w r orld of sin, and of righteousness, 
 and of judgment. (John 16: 8.) 
 
52 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 Wherefore I give you to understand, 
 that no man speaking by the Spirit of 
 God calleth Jesus accursed; and that 
 no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, 
 but by the Holy Ghost, (I. Cor. 12: 3,1 
 
 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, 
 joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, 
 goodness, faith, meekness, temperance : 
 against such there is no law. (Gal. 
 5: 22, 23.) 
 
 We know that we have passed from 
 death unto life, because we love the 
 brethren. He that loveth not his 
 brother abideth in death. (I. John 
 3:14.) 
 
 19. Why do church members do 
 wrong® 
 
 For many walk, of whom I have 
 told you often, and now tell you even 
 weeping, that they are the enemies of the 
 cross of Christ : whose end is destruc- 
 tion, whose God is their belly, and 
 whose glory is in their shame, who 
 mind earthly things. (Phil. 3: 18, 19.) 
 
 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, 
 that in the latter times some shall de- 
 part from the faith, giving heed to se- 
 ducing spirits, and doctrines of devils ; 
 speaking lies in hypocrisy ; having their 
 conscience seared with a hot iron. 
 (I, Tim. 4: 1, 2.) 
 
 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, 
 and the Spirit against the flesh : and 
 these are contrary the one to the other; 
 so that ye cannot do the things that ye 
 would. (Gal. 5: 17.) 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 53 
 
 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a 
 fault, ye which are spiritual restore such 
 an one in the spirit of meekness ; con- 
 sidering thyself, lest thou also be 
 tempted. (Gal. 6:1.) 
 
 20. Why are there so many different 
 churches® 
 
 And I, brethren, could not speak unto 
 you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, 
 even as unto babes in Christ. I have 
 fed you with milk, and not with meat : 
 for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, 
 neither yet now are ye able. For ye 
 are yet carnal : for whereas there is 
 among you envying, and strife, and 
 divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk 
 as men? For while one saith, I am 
 of Paul ; and another, I am of Apollos ; 
 are ye not carnal ? Who then is Paul, 
 and who is Apollos, but ministers by 
 whom ye believed, even as the Lord 
 gave to every man ? (I. Cor. 3:1-5.) 
 
 For as the body is one, and hath many 
 members, and all the members of that 
 one body, being many, are one body ; so 
 also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we 
 all baptized into one body, whether we 
 be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond 
 or free ; and have been all made to drink 
 into one Spirit. For the body is not one 
 member, but many. (I. Cor. 12: 12-14.) 
 
 Yet in the church I had rather speak 
 five words with my understanding, that 
 by my voice I might teach others also, 
 than ten thousand words in an un- 
 known tongue. (I. Cor. 14: 19.) 
 
54 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 21. Must I join the church to be a\ 
 Christian f 
 
 And Jesus came and spake unto theni, 
 saying, All power is given unto me in 
 heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, 
 and teach all nations, baptizing them in 
 the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
 and of the Holy Ghost ; teaching them 
 to observe all things whatsoever I have 
 commanded you ; and, lo, I am with 
 you alway, even unto the end of the 
 world. Amen. (Matt. 28: 18-20.) 
 
 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, 
 and be baptized every one of you in the 
 name of Jesus Christ, for the remission 
 of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of 
 the Holy Ghost. For the promise is 
 unto you, and to your children, and to 
 all that are afar off, even as many as 
 the Lord our God shall call. And with 
 many other words did he testify and ex- 
 hort, saying, Save yourselves from this 
 untoward generation. Then they that 
 gladly received his word were baptized : 
 and the same day there were added unto 
 them about three thousand souls. And 
 they continued stedfastly in the apos- 
 tles' doctrine and fellowship, and in j 
 breaking of bread, and in prayers. . . 
 praising God and having favor with all 
 the people. And the Lord added to the 
 church daily such as should be saved. 
 (Acts 2: 38-42, 47.) 
 
 22. Are dancing, card-playing, and 
 theater-going wrong for Christians? 
 
 Love not the world, neither the 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 55 
 
 things, that are in the world. If any 
 man love the world, the love of the 
 Father is not in him. For all that is 
 in the world, the lust of the flesh, and 
 the lust of the eyes, and the pride of 
 life, is not of the Father, but is of the 
 world. And the world passeth away, 
 and the lust thereof: but he that doeth 
 the will of God abideth forever. (I. 
 John 2: 15-17.) 
 
 I have given them thy word; and the 
 world hath hated them, because they 
 are not of the world, even as I am not 
 of the world. I pray not that thou 
 shouldest take them out of the world, 
 but that thou shouldest keep them from 
 the evil. They are not of the world, 
 even as I am not of the world. Sanctify 
 them through thy truth : thy word is 
 truth. As thou hast sent me into the 
 world, even so have I also sent them 
 into the world. And for their sakes I 
 sanctify myself, that they also might be 
 sanctified through the truth. (John 
 17:14-19.) 
 23. How shall I overcome the world $ 
 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek 
 those things which are above, where 
 Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 
 Set your affection on things above, not 
 on things on the earth. For ye are 
 dead, and your life is hid with Christ 
 in God. When Christ, who is our life, 
 shall appear, then shall ye also appear 
 with him in glory. Mortify therefore 
 your members which are upon the earth ; 
 
56 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 fornication, uncleanness, inordinate af- 
 fection, evil concupiscence, and eovet- 
 ousness, which is idolatry : for which 
 things' sake the wrath of God cometh 
 on the children of disobedience. (Col. 
 3:1-6.) 
 
 For whatsoever is born of God over- 
 cometh the world : and this is the vic- 
 tory that overcometh the world, even 
 our faith. Who is he that overcometh 
 the world, but he that believeth that 
 Jesus is the Son of God? (I. John 
 5:4,5.) 
 
 24. Why do good Christians have so 
 much trouble in the world® 
 
 But when we are judged, we are 
 chastened of the Lord, that we should 
 not be condemned with the world. (I. 
 Cor. 11:32.) 
 
 Blessed is the man whom thou chas- 
 tenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of 
 thy law; that thou mayest give him 
 rest from the days of adversity, until 
 the pit be digged for the wicked. (Ps. 
 94: 12, 13.) 
 
 For whom the Lord loveth he chas- 
 teneth, and scourgeth every son whom 
 he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, 
 God dealeth with you as with sons ; for 
 what son is he whom the father chas- 
 teneth not? But if ye be without 
 chastisement, whereof all are partakers, 
 then are ye bastards, and not sons. 
 Furthermore, we have had fathers of 
 our flesh, which corrected us, and we 
 gave them reverence : shall we not much 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 57 
 
 rather be in subjection unto the Father 
 of spirits and live ? _ For they verily for 
 a few days chastened us after their own 
 pleasure ; but he for our profit, that we 
 might be partakers of his holiness. Now 
 no chastening for the present seemeth 
 to be joyous, but grievous ; nevertheless, 
 afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit 
 of righteousness unto them which are 
 exercised thereby. ( Heb . 12:6-11.) 
 
 25. How shall I find deliverance from, 
 the power of sin that I have practiced ? 
 
 Knowing that Christ, being raised 
 from the dead, dieth no more; death 
 hath no more dominion over him. For 
 in that he died, he died imto sin once : 
 but in that he liveth, he liveth unto 
 God. Likewise reckon ye also your- 
 selves to be dead indeed unto sin, but 
 alive unto God through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign 
 in your mortal body, that ye should 
 obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither 
 yield ye your members as instruments 
 of unrighteousness unto sin : but yield 
 yourselves unto God, as those that are 
 alive from the dead, and your mem- 
 bers as instruments of righteousness 
 unto God. For sin shall not have do- 
 minion over you : for ye are not under 
 the law, but under grace. (Rom. 6: 
 9-14.) 
 
 Wherefore take unto you the whole 
 armour of God, that ye may be able to 
 withstand in the evil day, and having 
 done all, to stand. Stand therefore, 
 
58 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 having your loins girt about with truth, 
 and having on the breastplate of right- 
 eousness ; and your feet shod with the 
 preparation of the gospel of peace; 
 above all, taking the shield of faith, 
 wherewith ye shall be able to quench 
 all the fiery darts of the wicked. And 
 take the helmet of salvation, and the 
 sword of the Spirit, which is the word 
 of God : praying always with all prayer 
 and supplication in the Spirit, and 
 watching thereunto with all persever- 
 ance and supplication for all saints. 
 (Eph. 6: 13-18.) 
 
 26. If I sin after I become a Chris- 
 tian will God forgive me® 
 
 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, 
 and make not provision for the flesh, 
 to fulfill the lusts thereof. (Rom. 13: 14.) 
 
 My little children, these things write 
 I unto you, that ye sin not. And if 
 any man sin, we have an advocate with 
 the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous : 
 and he is the propitiation for our sins ; 
 and not for ours only, but also for the 
 sins of the whole world. (I. John 2: 
 1,2.) 
 
 Seeing then that we have a great High 
 Priest, that is passed into the heavens, 
 Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast 
 our profession. For we have not an high 
 priest which cannot be touched with 
 the feeling of our infirmities ; but was 
 in all points tempted like as we are, yet 
 without sin. Let us therefore come 
 boldly unto the throne of grace, that 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 59 
 
 we may obtain mercy, and find grace to 
 help in time of need. (Heb. 4: 14-16.) 
 
 27. What is the sin against the Holy 
 Ghost f 
 
 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall 
 be forgiven unto the sons of men, and 
 blasphemies wherewith soever they 
 shall blaspheme; but he that shall 
 blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath 
 never forgiveness, but is in danger of 
 eternal damnation : because they said, 
 He hath an unclean spirit. (Mark 
 3: 28-30.) 
 
 He that despised Moses' law died 
 without mercy under two or three wit- 
 nesses : of how much sorer punishment, 
 suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, 
 who hath trodden under foot the Son of 
 God, and hath counted the blood of the 
 covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, 
 an unholy thing, and hath done despite 
 unto the Spirit of grace? (Heb. 10: 28, 
 29.) 
 
 28. How will I know that I am one 
 of the elect f 
 
 For God so loved the world, that he 
 gave his only begotten Son, that whoso- 
 ever believeth in him should not perish, 
 but have everlasting life. (John 3: 16.) 
 
 All that the Father giveth me shall 
 come to me : and him that cometh to 
 me I will in no wise cast out. • (John 
 6:37.) 
 
 I am the door : by me if any man en- 
 ter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in 
 and out, and find pasture. (John 10 : 9. ) 
 
60 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 And the Spirit and the bride say, 
 Come. And let him that heareth say, 
 Come. And let him that is athirst 
 come. And whosoever will, let him 
 take the water of life freely. (Rev. 
 22:17.) 
 
 29. Must I forgive my enemies in be- 
 coming a Christian 9 
 
 Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to 
 the altar, and there rememberest that 
 thy brother hath ought against thee j 
 leave there thy gift before the altar, and 
 go thy way ; first be reconciled to thy 
 brother, and then come and offer thy 
 gift. (Matt. 5:23, 24.) 
 
 Therefore all things whatsoever ye 
 would that men should do to you, do 
 ye even so to them : for this is the Law 
 and the Prophets. . . . For if ye forgive 
 men their trespasses, your Heavenly 
 Father will also forgive you : but if ye 
 forgive not men their trespasses, neither 
 will your Father forgive your trespasses. 
 (Matt. 7: 12; 6:14, 15.) 
 
 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and 
 anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, 
 be put away from you, with all malice: 
 and be ye kind one to another, tender- 
 hearted, forgiving one another, even as 
 God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. 
 (Eph. 4:31, 32.) 
 
 30. Must I make restitution f 
 
 And the second is like, namely this, 
 Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy- 
 self. There is none other commandment 
 greater than these. (Mark 12 : 31.) 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 61 
 
 Recompense to no man evil for evil. 
 Provide things honest in the sight of all 
 men. (Rom. 12:17.) 
 
 And Zacchseus stood, and said unto 
 the Lord ; Behold, Lord, the half of my 
 goods I give to the poor ; and if I have 
 taken any thing from any man by false 
 accusation, I restore him fourfold. 
 (Luke 19: 8.) 
 
 31 . Must I not wait until I under- 
 stand the Bible better before I become a 
 Christian f 
 
 But when they believed Philip preach- 
 ing the things concerning the kingdom 
 of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, 
 they were baptized, both men and wo- 
 men. . . . Then Philip opened his 
 mouth, and began at the same scrip- 
 ture, and preached unto him Jesus. 
 And as they went on their way, they 
 came unto a certain water; and the 
 eunuch said, See, here is water; what 
 doth hinder me to be baptized? And 
 Philip said, If thou believest with all 
 thine heart, thou mayest. And he an- 
 swered and said, I believe that Jesus 
 Christ is the Son of God. (Acts 8 : 12, 
 35-37.) 
 
 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, 
 what must I do to be saved ? And they 
 said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, 
 and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 
 And they spake unto him the word of 
 the Lord, and to all that were in his 
 house. And he took them the same 
 hour of the night, and washed their 
 
62 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 stripes ; and was baptized, he and all 
 his, straightway. ( Acts 16 : 30-33.) 
 
 32. Must I not become a better man 
 before I become a Christian f 
 
 But when Jesus heard that, he said 
 unto them, They that be whole need 
 not a physician, but they that are sick. 
 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, 
 I will have mercy, and not sacrifice : for 
 I am not come to call the righteous, 
 but sinners to repentance. (Matt. 9: 12, 
 13.) 
 
 But I see another law in my mem- 
 bers, warring against the law of my 
 mind, and bringing me into captivity 
 to the law of sin which is in my mem- 
 bers. O wretched man that I am ! who 
 shall deliver me from the body of this 
 death? I thank God through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. So then with the 
 mind I myself serve the law of God, 
 but with the flesh the law of sin. (Rom. 
 7:23-25.) 
 
 Knowing that a man is not justified 
 by the works of the law, but^ by the 
 faith of Jesus Christ, even we have be- 
 lieved in Jesus Christ, that we might 
 be justified by the faith of Christ, and 
 not by the works of the law : for by the 
 works of the law shall no flesh be justi- 
 fied. (Gal. 2:16.) 
 
 33. When I try to pray it seems un- 
 real to me. How can I overcome this 9 
 
 And it came to pass, that, as he was 
 praying in a certain place, when he 
 ceased, one of his disciples said unto 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 63 
 
 him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John 
 also taught his disciples. And he said 
 unto them, When ye pray, say, Our 
 Father which art in heaven, Hallowed 
 be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy 
 will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 
 Give us day by day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our sins : for we also for- 
 give every one that is indebted to us. 
 And lead us not into temptation ; but 
 deliver us from evil. (Luke 11 : 1-4. ) 
 
 No man hath seen God at any time ; 
 the only begotten Son, which is in the 
 bosom of the Father, he hath declared 
 him. (John 1:18.) 
 
 I have manifested thy name unto the 
 men which thou gavest me out of the 
 world : thine they were, and thou 
 gavest them me; and they have kept 
 thy word. . . . O righteous Father, the 
 world hath not known thee : but I have 
 known thee, and these have known 
 that thou hast sent me. And I have 
 declared unto them thy name, and will 
 declare it ; that the love wherewith thou 
 hast loved me may be in them, and I 
 in them. (John 17:6, 25, 26.) 
 
 34. Are you sure so great a sinner as 
 lam can be saved f 
 
 Seek ye the Lord while he may be 
 found, call ye upon him while he is 
 near : let the wicked forsake his way, 
 and the unrighteous man his thoughts : 
 and let him return unto the Lord, and 
 he will have mercy upon him ; and to 
 our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 
 
64 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, 
 neither are your ways my ways, saith 
 the Lord. For as the heavens are higher 
 than the earth, so are my ways higher 
 than your ways, and my thoughts than 
 your thoughts. ( Isa. 55 : 6-9. ) 
 
 This is a faithful saying, and worthy 
 of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus 
 came into the world to save sinners ; of 
 whom I am chief. Howbeit for this 
 cause I obtained mercy, that in me 
 first Jesus Christ might show forth all 
 long-suffering, for a pattern to them 
 which should hereafter believe on him 
 to life everlasting. (I. Tim. 1 : 15, 16.) 
 35. Should I make any start to con- 
 fess that I want to be a Christian while 
 I have no feeling f 
 
 And, behold, there was a man which 
 had his hand withered. And they asked 
 him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the 
 sabbath days? that they might accuse 
 him. And he said unto them, What 
 man shall there be among you that 
 shall have one sheep, and if it fall into 
 a pit on the sabbath day, will he not 
 lay hold on it, and lift it out? How 
 much then is a man better than a sheep ? 
 Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the 
 sabbath days. Then saith he to the 
 man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he 
 stretched it forth; and it was restored 
 whole, like as the other. ( Matt. 12 : 10-13. ) 
 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his 
 great love wherewith he loved us, even 
 when we were dead in sins, hath quick- 
 
THE SWORD OF THE EORD 65 
 
 ened us together with Christ, ( by grace ye 
 are saved ; ) and hath raised us up togeth- 
 er, and made us sit together in heavenly 
 places in Christ Jesus. ( Eph. 2 : 4-6, ) 
 
 36. What is the greatest sin f 
 
 He that believeth on the Son of God 
 hath the witness in himself; he that be- 
 lieveth not God hath made him a liar ; 
 because he believeth not the record that 
 God gave of his Son. (I. John 5 : 10. ) 
 
 And ye have not his word abiding in 
 you : for whom he hath sent, him ye 
 believe not. (John 5 : 38.) 
 
 God is not a man, that he should lie ; 
 neither the son of man, that he should 
 repent : hath he said, and shall he not do 
 it ? or hath he spoken, and shall he not 
 make it good ? | Num. 23 : 19.) 
 
 37. If I become a Christian what 
 ought I to seek for most earnestly? 
 
 And I will pray the Father and he shall 
 give you another Comforter, that he 
 may abide with you forever ; even the 
 Spirit of truth ; whom the world cannot 
 receive because it seeth him not, neither 
 knoweth him : but ye know him, for he 
 dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 
 I will not leave you comfortless : I will 
 come to you. (John 14: 16-18.) 
 
 And when he had said this, he breath- 
 ed on them, and saith unto them, Re- 
 ceive ye the Holy Ghost. ( John 20 : 22.) 
 
 But ye shall receive power, after that 
 the Holy Ghost is come upon you : and 
 ye shall be witnesses unto me both in 
 Jerusalem and in all Judea, and in Sa- 
 
bb THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 maria, and unto the uttermost part of 
 the earth. (Actsl:8.) 
 
 38. What luill be my greatest diffi- 
 culty in the Christian life? 
 
 Let nothing be done through strife or 
 vainglory ; but in lowliness of mind let 
 each esteem other better than them- 
 selves. Look not every man on his 
 own things, but every man also on the 
 things of others. Let this mind be in 
 you, which was also in Christ Jesus. 
 (Phil. 2:3-5.) 
 
 For I say, through the grace given 
 unto me, to every man that is .among 
 you, not to think of himself more high- 
 ly than he ought to think ; but to think 
 soberly, according as God hath dealt to 
 every man the measure of faith. Be of 
 the same mind one toward another. 
 Mind not high things, but condescend 
 to men of low estate. (Rom. 12 : 3, 16.) 
 
 So after he had washed their feet, and 
 had taken his garments and w T as set 
 down again, he said unto them, Know 
 ye what I have done to you ? Ye call 
 me Master and Lord : and ye say well ; 
 for so I am. If I then, your Lord and 
 Master, have washed your feet, ye also 
 ought to wash one another's feet. For 
 I have given you an example, that ye 
 should do as I have done to you. Verily, 
 verily, I say unto you, The servant is 
 not greater than his lord ; neither he 
 that is sent greater than he that sent 
 him. If ye know T these things, happy 
 are ye if ye do them. (John 13 : 12-17.) 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 67 
 
 39. How can I be sure of holding out f 
 
 Fear thou not ; for I am with thee : be 
 not dismayed ; for I am thy God : I will 
 strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; 
 yea, I will uphold thee with the right 
 hand of my righteousness. (Isa. 41 : 10.) 
 
 There hath no temptation taken you 
 but such as is common to man : but God 
 is faithful, who will not suffer you to 
 be tempted above that ye are able ; but 
 will with the temptation also make a 
 way to escape, that ye may be able to 
 bear it. (I. Cor. 10: 13.) 
 
 And God is able to make all grace 
 abound toward you, that ye, always 
 having all sufficiency in all things, may 
 abound to every good work. (II. Cor. 
 9:8.) 
 
 And he said unto me, My grace is 
 sufficient for thee; for my strength is 
 made perfect in weakness. Most gladly 
 therefore will I rather glory in my in- 
 firmities, that the power of Christ may 
 rest upon me. (II. Cor. 12: 9.) 
 
 Wherefore he is able also to save them 
 to the uttermost that come unto God 
 by him, seeing he ever liveth to make 
 intercession for them. (Heb. 7: 25.) 
 
 Now unto him that is able to keep you 
 from falling, and to present you fault- 
 less before the presence of his glory with 
 exceeding joy. ( Jude 24. ) 
 
 My sheep hear my voice, and I know 
 them, and they follow me : and I give 
 unto them eternal life ; and they shall 
 never perish, neither shall any pluck 
 
68 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 them out of my hand. My Father, 
 which gave them me, is greater thai] 
 all ; and none is able to pluck them out 
 of my Father's hand. (John 10 : 27-29. ) 
 
 40. I do not feel like becoming a Chris- 
 tian now. Can I not put this off until 
 some other time ? 
 
 For he saith, I have heard thee in a 
 time accepted, and in the day of salva- 
 tion have I succoured thee : behold, now 
 is the accepted time ; behold, now is the 
 day of salvation. (II. Cor. 6:2.) 
 
 Wherefore as the Holy Ghost saith, 
 To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden 
 not your hearts, as in the provocation, 
 in the day of temptation in the wilder- 
 ness. (Heb. 3 : 7, 8.) 
 
 Again, he limiteth a certain day, say- 
 ing in David, To-day, after so long a 
 time, as it is said, To-day if ye will 
 hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 
 (Heb. 4:7.) 
 
 Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to- 
 morrow we will go into such a city, and 
 contiuue there a year, and buy and sell, 
 and get gain ; whereas ye know not 
 what shall be on the morrow. For 
 what is your life? It is even a vapour, 
 that appeareth for a little time, and i 
 then vanisheth away. For that ye 
 ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall 
 live, and do this or that. But now ye j 
 rejoice in your boastings : all such re- 
 joicing is evil. Therefore to him that 
 knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, 
 to him it is sin. (James 4: 13-17.) 
 
CALENDAR FOR DAILY READ- 
 ING OF SCRIPTURES, 
 
 By Which the Bible May be Finished 
 in One Year. 
 
 Date. 
 
 January. 
 
 
 Morning. 
 
 Evening. 
 
 1 
 
 Gen. 
 
 1, 2, 3 
 
 Matt, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 Gen. 
 
 4, 5, 6 
 
 Matt. 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 Gen. 
 
 7, 8, 9 
 
 Matt. 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 Gen. 
 
 10, 11, 12 
 
 Matt. 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 Gen. 
 
 13, 14, 15 
 
 Matt. 
 
 5: 1-26 
 
 6 
 
 Gen. 
 
 16, 17 
 
 Matt. 
 
 5:27-48 
 
 7 
 
 Gen. 
 
 18,19 
 
 Matt. 
 
 6: 1-18 
 
 8 
 
 Gen. 
 
 20, 21, 22 
 
 Matt. 
 
 6:19-34 
 
 9 
 
 Gen. 
 
 23,24 
 
 Matt. 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 Gen. 
 
 25, 26 
 
 Matt. 
 
 8: 1-17 
 
 11 
 
 Gen. 
 
 27, 28 
 
 Matt. 
 
 8:18-34 
 
 12 
 
 Gen. 
 
 29,30 
 
 Matt. 
 
 9: 1-17 
 
 13 
 
 Gen. 
 
 31,32 
 
 Matt. 
 
 9:18-38 
 
 14 
 
 Gen. 
 
 33, 34, 35 
 
 Matt. 
 
 10: 1-20 
 
 15 
 
 Gen. 
 
 36, 37, 38 
 
 Matt. 
 
 10:21-42 
 
 16 
 
 Gen. 
 
 39,40 
 
 Matt. 
 
 11 
 
 17 
 
 Gen. 
 
 41,42 
 
 Matt. 
 
 12: 1-23 
 
 18 
 
 Gen. 
 
 43, 44, 45 
 
 Matt. 
 
 12:24-50 
 
 19 
 
 Gen. 
 
 46, 47, 48 
 
 Matt. 
 
 13: 1-30 
 
 20 
 
 Gen. 
 
 49, 50 
 
 Matt. 
 
 13:31-58 
 
 21 
 
 Ex. 
 
 1, 2, 3 
 
 Matt. 
 
 14: 1-21 
 
 22 
 
 Ex. 
 
 4, 5, 6 
 
 Matt. 
 
 14:22-36 
 
 23 
 
 Ex. 
 
 7, 8 
 
 Matt. 
 
 15: 1-20 
 
 24 
 
 Ex. 
 
 9, 10, 11 
 
 Matt. 
 
 15:21-39 
 
 25 
 
 Ex. 
 
 12, 13 
 
 Matt. 
 
 16 
 
 26 
 
 Ex. 
 
 14, 15 
 
 Matt. 
 
 17 
 
 27 
 
 Ex. 
 
 16, 17, 18 
 
 Matt. 
 
 18: 1-20 
 
 28 
 
 Ex. 
 
 19, 20 
 
 Matt. 
 
 18:21-35 
 
 29 
 
 Ex. 
 
 21,22 
 
 Matt. 
 
 19 
 
 30 
 
 Ex. 
 
 23,24 
 
 Matt. 
 
 20: 1-16 
 
 31 
 
 Ex. 
 
 25,26 
 
 Matt. 
 
 20:17-34 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 Calendar— Continued. 
 
 Date. 
 
 
 February. 
 
 
 
 Morning. 
 
 
 Evening. 
 
 1 
 
 Ex. 
 
 27,28 
 
 
 Matt. 
 
 21: 1-22 
 
 2 
 
 Ex. 
 
 29, 30 
 
 
 Matt. 
 
 21:23-46 
 
 3 
 
 Ex. 
 
 31, 32, 
 
 33 
 
 Matt. 
 
 22: 1-22 
 
 4 
 
 Ex. 
 
 34, 35 
 
 
 Matt. 
 
 22:23-46 
 
 5 
 
 Ex. 
 
 36, 37, 
 
 38 
 
 Matt. 
 
 23: 1-22 
 
 6 
 
 Ex. 
 
 39,40 
 
 
 Matt. 
 
 23:23-39 
 
 7 
 
 Lev. 
 
 1, 2, 
 
 3 
 
 Matt. 
 
 24: 1-28 
 
 8 
 
 Lev. 
 
 4 5 
 
 
 Matt. 
 
 24:29-51 
 
 9 
 
 Lev. 
 
 6, 7 
 
 
 Matt. 
 
 25: 1-30 
 
 10 
 
 Lev. 
 
 8, 9, 
 
 10 
 
 Matt. 
 
 25:31-46 
 
 11 
 
 Lev. 
 
 11, 12 
 
 
 Matt; 
 
 26: 1-25 
 
 12 
 
 Lev. 
 
 13 
 
 
 Matt. 
 
 26:26-50 
 
 13 
 
 Lev. 
 
 14 
 
 
 Matt. 
 
 26:51-75 
 
 14 
 
 Lev. 
 
 15. 16 
 
 
 Matt. 
 
 27: 1-26 
 
 15 
 
 Lev. 
 
 17; 18 
 
 
 Matt. 
 
 27:27-50 
 
 16 
 
 Lev. 
 
 19, 20 
 
 
 Matt. 
 
 27:51-66 
 
 17 
 
 Lev. 
 
 21,22 
 
 
 Matt. 
 
 28 
 
 18 
 
 Lev. 
 
 23,24 
 
 
 Mark 
 
 1: 1-22 
 
 19 
 
 Lev. 
 
 25 
 
 
 Mark 
 
 1:23-45 
 
 20 
 
 Lev. 
 
 26,27 
 
 
 Mark 
 
 2 
 
 21 
 
 Num 
 
 . 1, 2 
 
 
 Mark 
 
 3: 1-19 
 
 22 
 
 Nuin 
 
 . 3, 4 
 
 
 Mark 
 
 3:20-35 
 
 23 
 
 Num 
 
 . 5, 6 
 
 
 Mark 
 
 4: 1-20 
 
 24 
 
 Num 
 
 . 7, 8 
 
 
 Mark 
 
 4:21-41 
 
 25 
 
 Num 
 
 . 9, 10, 
 
 11 
 
 Mark 
 
 5: 1-20 
 
 26 
 
 Num 
 
 .12, 13, 
 
 14 
 
 Mark 
 
 5:21-43 
 
 27 
 
 Nuiu 
 
 .15. 16 
 
 
 Mark 
 
 6: 1-29 
 
 28 
 
 Num 
 
 .17; is, 
 
 19 
 
 Mark 
 
 6:30-56 
 
 29 
 
 Num 
 
 .20, 21, 
 
 22 
 
 Mark 
 
 7: 1-13 
 
 Note. — "When February has but twenty-eight 
 days, read the portion for the 29th with thai 
 for the 28th. 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 Calendar — Continued. 
 
 Date. 
 
 
 March. 
 
 
 
 Morn 
 
 ing. 
 
 Evening. 
 
 1 
 
 Num.23 
 
 24, 25 
 
 Mark 
 
 7:14-37 
 
 2 
 
 Num.26 
 
 27 
 
 Mark 
 
 8: 1-21 
 
 3 
 
 Nuni.28 
 
 29,30 
 
 Mark 
 
 8:22-38 
 
 4 
 
 Xum.ol 
 
 32,33 
 
 Mark 
 
 9: 1-29 
 
 5 
 
 Num.34 
 
 35, 36 
 
 Mark 
 
 9:30-50 
 
 6 
 
 Deut. 1 
 
 2 
 
 Mark 
 
 10: 1-31 
 
 7 
 
 Deut. 3 
 
 4 
 
 Mark 
 
 10:32-52 
 
 8 
 
 Deut, 5 
 
 6, 7 
 
 Mark 
 
 11: 1-18 
 
 9 
 
 Deut. 8 
 
 9, 10 
 
 Mark 
 
 11:19-33 
 
 10 
 
 Deut. 11 
 
 12, 13 
 
 Mark 
 
 12: 1-27 
 
 11 
 
 Deut. 14 
 
 15. 16 
 
 Mark 
 
 12:28-44 
 
 12 
 
 Deut. 17 
 
 18, 19 
 
 Mark 
 
 13: 1-20 
 
 13 
 
 Deut. 20 
 
 21,22 
 
 Mark 
 
 13:21-37 
 
 14 
 
 Deut. 23 
 
 24, 25 
 
 Mark 
 
 14: 1-26 
 
 15 
 
 Deut. 26 
 
 27 
 
 Mark 
 
 14:27-53 
 
 16 
 
 Deut. 28 
 
 29 
 
 Mark 
 
 14:- 54-72 
 
 17 
 
 Deut. 30 
 
 31 
 
 Mark 
 
 15: 1-25 
 
 18 
 
 Deut. 32 
 
 33,34 
 
 Mark 
 
 15:26-47 
 
 19 
 
 Josh. 1 
 
 2, 3 
 
 Mark 
 
 16 
 
 20 
 
 Josh. 4 
 
 5, 6 
 
 Luke 
 
 1: 1-20 
 
 21 
 
 Josh. 7 
 
 8, 9 
 
 Luke 
 
 1:21-38 
 
 22 
 
 Josh. 10 
 
 11, 12 
 
 Luke 
 
 1:39-56 
 
 23 
 
 Josh. 13 
 
 14, 15 
 
 Luke 
 
 1:57-80 
 
 24 
 
 Josh. 16 
 
 17, 18 
 
 Luke 
 
 2: 1-24 
 
 25 
 
 Josh. 19 
 
 20, 21 
 
 Luke 
 
 2:25-52 
 
 26 
 
 Josh. 22 
 
 23,24 
 
 Luke 
 
 3 
 
 27 
 
 Judg. 1 
 
 2, 3 
 
 Luke 
 
 4: 1-30 
 
 28 
 
 Judg. 4 
 
 5, 6 
 
 Luke 
 
 4:31-44 
 
 29 
 
 Judg. 7 
 
 S 
 
 Luke 
 
 5: 1-16 
 
 30 
 
 Judg. 9 
 
 10 
 
 Luke 
 
 5:17-39 
 
 31 
 
 Judg. 11 
 
 12 
 
 Luke 
 
 6: 1-26 
 
72 
 
 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 Calendar— Continued. 
 
 Date. 
 
 April. 
 
 
 Morning. 
 
 Evening. 
 
 1 
 
 Judg. 13, 14, 15 
 
 Luke 
 
 6 
 
 27-49 
 
 2 
 
 Judg. 16, 17, 18 
 
 Luke 
 
 7 
 
 1-30 
 
 3 
 
 Judg. 19, 20, 21 
 
 "Luke 
 
 7 
 
 31-50 
 
 4 
 
 Ruth 1, 2, 3, 4 
 
 Luke 
 
 S 
 
 1-25 
 
 5 
 
 I. Sa. 1, 2, 3 
 
 Luke 
 
 8 
 
 26-56 
 
 6 
 
 I. Sa. 4, 5, 6 
 
 Luke 
 
 9 
 
 1-17 
 
 7 
 
 I. Sa. 7, 8, 9 
 
 Luke 
 
 9 
 
 18-36 
 
 8 
 
 I. Sa. 10, 11, 12 
 
 Luke 
 
 9 
 
 37-62 
 
 9 
 
 I. Sa. 13, 14 
 
 Luke 
 
 10 
 
 1-24 
 
 10 
 
 I. Sa. 15, 16 
 
 Luke 
 
 10 
 
 25-42 
 
 11 
 
 I. Sa. 17, 18 
 
 Luke 
 
 11 
 
 1-28 
 
 12 
 
 I. Sa. 19, 20, 21 
 
 Luke 
 
 11 
 
 29-54 
 
 13 
 
 I. Sa. 22, 23, 24 
 
 Luke 
 
 12 
 
 1-31 
 
 14 
 
 I. Sa. 25, 26 
 
 Luke 
 
 12 
 
 32-59 
 
 15 
 
 I. Sa. 27, 28, 29 
 
 Luke 
 
 13 
 
 1-22 
 
 16 
 
 I. Sa. 30, 31 
 
 Luke 
 
 13 
 
 23-35 
 
 17 
 
 Il.Sa. 1, 2 
 
 Luke 
 
 14 
 
 1-24 
 
 18 
 
 Il.Sa. 3, 4, 5 
 
 Luke 
 
 14 
 
 25-35 
 
 19 
 
 Il.Sa. 6, 7, 8 
 
 Luke 
 
 15 
 
 1-10 
 
 20 
 
 Il.Sa. 9, 10, 11 
 
 Luke 
 
 15 
 
 11-32 
 
 21 
 
 ILSa. 12, 13 
 
 Luke 
 
 16 
 
 22 
 
 Il.Sa. 14, 15 
 
 Luke 
 
 17 
 
 1-19 
 
 23 
 
 Il.Sa. 16, 17, 18 
 
 Luke 
 
 17 
 
 20-37 
 
 24 
 
 Il.Sa. 19, 20 
 
 Luke 
 
 18 
 
 1-23 
 
 25 
 
 Il.Sa. 21, 22 
 
 Luke 
 
 18 
 
 24-43 
 
 26 
 
 ILSa. 23, 24 
 
 Luke 
 
 19 
 
 1-27 
 
 27 
 
 I. Ki. 1, 2 
 
 Luke 
 
 19 
 
 28-48 
 
 28 
 
 I. Ki. 3. 4, 5 
 
 Luke 
 
 20 
 
 1-26 
 
 29 
 
 I. Ki. 6, 7 
 
 Luke 
 
 20 
 
 27-47 
 
 30 
 
 I.Ki. 8, 9 
 
 Luke 
 
 21 
 
 1-19 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 73 
 
 Calenda r — Ccmtin ued. 
 
 Date. 
 
 May. 
 
 
 Morning. 
 
 Ev 
 
 ening. 
 
 1 
 
 I. Ki. 10, 11 
 
 Luke 
 
 21:20-38 
 
 2 
 
 I. Ki. 12 
 
 13 
 
 Luke 
 
 22: 1-20 
 
 3 
 
 I. Ki. 14 
 
 15 
 
 Luke 
 
 22:21-46 
 
 4 
 
 I. Ki. 16 
 
 17, 18 
 
 Luke 
 
 22:47-71 
 
 5 
 
 I. Ki. 19 
 
 20 
 
 Luke 
 
 23: 1-25 
 
 6 
 
 I. Ki. 21 
 
 22 
 
 Luke 
 
 23:26-56 
 
 7 
 
 ILKi. 1 
 
 1, 3 
 
 Luke 
 
 24: 1-35 
 
 8 
 
 II.Ki. 4 
 
 5, 6 
 
 Luke 
 
 24:36-53 
 
 9 
 
 ILKi. 7 
 
 8, 9 
 
 John 
 
 1: 1-28 
 
 10 
 
 ILKi.lO 
 
 11, 12 
 
 John 
 
 1:29-51 
 
 11 
 
 LT.Ki.13 
 
 14 
 
 John 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 n.Ki.lo 
 
 16 
 
 John 
 
 3: 1-18 
 
 13 
 
 II.Ki.17 
 
 18 
 
 John 
 
 3:19-36 
 
 14 
 
 II.Ki.19 
 
 20,21 
 
 John 
 
 4: 1-30 
 
 15 
 
 II.Ki.22 
 
 23 
 
 John 
 
 4:31-54 
 
 16 
 
 II.Ki.24 
 
 25 
 
 John 
 
 5: 1-24 
 
 17 
 
 LCh. 1 
 
 2, 3 
 
 John 
 
 5:25-47 
 
 18 
 
 I.Ch. 4 
 
 5, 6 
 
 John 
 
 6: 1-21 
 
 19 
 
 LCh. 7 
 
 8, 9 
 
 John 
 
 6:22-44 
 
 20 
 
 I. Ch. 10 
 
 11,12 
 
 John 
 
 6:45-71 
 
 21 
 
 I. Ch. 13 
 
 14, 15 
 
 John 
 
 7: 1-27 
 
 22 
 
 I. Ch. 16 
 
 17, IS 
 
 John 
 
 7:28-53 
 
 23 
 
 I. Ch. 19 
 
 20, 21 
 
 John 
 
 8: 1-27 
 
 24 
 
 I. Ch. 22 
 
 23, 24 
 
 John 
 
 8:28-59 
 
 25 
 
 I. Ch. 25 
 
 26, 27 
 
 John 
 
 9: 1-23 
 
 26 
 
 I. Ch. 28 
 
 29 
 
 John 
 
 9:24-41 
 
 27 
 
 ILCh. 1 
 
 2, 3 
 
 John 
 
 10: 1-23 
 
 28 
 
 ILCh. 4 
 
 5, 6 
 
 John 
 
 10:24-42 
 
 29 
 
 ILCh. 7 
 
 , 8, 9 
 
 John 
 
 11: 1-29 
 
 30 
 
 ILCh. 10 
 
 11, 12 
 
 John 
 
 11:30-57 
 
 31 
 
 IL.Ch.13 
 
 14 
 
 John 
 
 12: 1-26 
 
74 
 
 THE SWORD OF THE IiOKD 
 
 
 Calendar — Continued. 
 
 > 
 
 Bate. 
 
 June. 
 
 
 
 Morning. 
 
 Evening. 
 
 1 
 
 II.Ch.15, 16 
 
 John 
 
 12:27-50 
 
 2 
 
 II.Ch.17, 18 
 
 John 
 
 13: 1-20 
 
 3 
 
 II.Ch.19, 20 
 
 John 
 
 13:21-38 
 
 4 
 
 II.Ch.21, 22 
 
 John 
 
 14 
 
 5 
 
 II.Ch.23, 24 
 
 John 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 II.Ch.25, 26, 27 
 
 John 
 
 16 
 
 7 
 
 II.Ch.28, 29 
 
 John 
 
 17 
 
 8 
 
 II.Ch.30, 31 
 
 John 
 
 18: 1-18 
 
 9 
 
 II.Ch.32, 33 
 
 John 
 
 18:19-40 
 
 10 
 
 II.Ch.34, 35, 36 
 
 John 
 
 19: 1-22 
 
 11 
 
 Ezra 1, 2 
 
 John 
 
 19:23-42 
 
 12 
 
 Ezra 3, 4, 5 
 
 John 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 Ezra 6, 7, 8 
 
 John 
 
 21 
 
 14 
 
 Ezra 9, 10 
 
 Acts 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 Neh. 1, 2, 3 
 
 Acts 
 
 2: 1-21 
 
 16 
 
 Neh. 4, 5, 6 
 
 Acts 
 
 2:22-47 
 
 17 
 
 Neh. 7, 8, 9 
 
 Acts 
 
 3 
 
 18 
 
 Neh. 10,11 
 
 Acts 
 
 4: 1-22 
 
 19 
 
 Neh. 12,13 
 
 Acts 
 
 4:23-37 
 
 20 
 
 Esth. 1, 2 
 
 Acts 
 
 5: 1-21 
 
 21 
 
 Esth. 3, 4, 5 
 
 Acts 
 
 5:22-42 
 
 22 
 
 Esth. 6, 7, 8 
 
 Acts 
 
 6 
 
 23 
 
 Esth. 9,10 
 
 Acts 
 
 7: 1-21 
 
 24 
 
 Job 1, 2 
 
 Acts 
 
 7:22-43 
 
 25 
 
 Job 3, 4 
 
 Acts 
 
 7:44-60 
 
 26 
 
 Job 5, 6, 7 
 
 Acts 
 
 8: 1-25 
 
 27 
 
 Job 8, 9, 10 
 
 Acts 
 
 8:26-40 < 
 
 28 
 
 Job 11, 12, 13 
 
 Acts 
 
 9: 1-21 
 
 29 
 
 Job 14, 15, 16 
 
 Acts 
 
 9:22-43 
 
 30 
 
 Job 17, 18, 19 
 
 Acts 
 
 10: 1-23 
 
 
 
 
 

 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 75 
 
 
 Calendar— Continued 
 
 
 Date. 
 
 July. 
 
 
 Morning. 
 
 
 Evening. 
 
 1 
 
 Job 
 
 20,21 
 
 
 Acts 
 
 10:24-48 
 
 2 
 
 Job 
 
 22, 23, 
 
 24 
 
 Acts 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 Job 
 
 25, 26, 
 
 27 
 
 Acts 
 
 12 
 
 4 
 
 Job 
 
 28,29 
 
 
 Acts 
 
 13: 1-25 
 
 5 
 
 Job 
 
 30,31 
 
 
 Acts 
 
 13:26-52 
 
 6 
 
 Job 
 
 32,33 
 
 
 Acts 
 
 14 
 
 7 
 
 Job 
 
 34, 35 
 
 
 Acts 
 
 15: 1-21 
 
 8 
 
 Job 
 
 36,37 
 
 
 Acts 
 
 15:22-41 
 
 9 
 
 Job 
 
 38, 39, 
 
 40 
 
 Acts 
 
 16: 1-21 
 
 10 
 
 Job 
 
 41,42 
 
 
 Acts 
 
 16:22-40 
 
 11 
 
 Ps. 
 
 1, 2, 
 
 3 
 
 Acts 
 
 17: 1-15 
 
 12 
 
 Ps. 
 
 4, 5, 
 
 6 
 
 Acts 
 
 17:16-34 
 
 13 
 
 Ps. 
 
 7, 8, 
 
 9 
 
 Acts 
 
 18 
 
 14 
 
 Ps. 
 
 10, 11, 
 
 12 
 
 Acts 
 
 19: 1-20 
 
 15 
 
 Ps. 
 
 13, 14, 
 
 15 
 
 Acts 
 
 19:21-41 
 
 16 
 
 Ps. 
 
 16, 17 
 
 
 Acts 
 
 20: 1-16 
 
 17 
 
 Ps. 
 
 18, 19 
 
 
 Acts 
 
 20:17-38 
 
 18 
 
 Ps. 
 
 20, 21, 
 
 22 
 
 Acts 
 
 21: 1-17 
 
 19 
 
 Ps. 
 
 23,24, 
 
 25 
 
 Acts 
 
 21:18-40 
 
 SO 
 
 Ps. 
 
 26, 27, 
 
 28 
 
 Acts 
 
 22 
 
 21 
 
 Ps. 
 
 29, 30 
 
 
 Acts 
 
 23: 1-15 
 
 22 
 
 Ps. 
 
 31,32 
 
 
 Acts 
 
 23:16-35 
 
 23 
 
 Ps. 
 
 33,34 
 
 
 Acts 
 
 24 
 
 24 
 
 Ps. 
 
 35, 36 
 
 
 Acts 
 
 25 
 
 25 
 
 Ps. 
 
 37, 38, 
 
 39 
 
 Acts 
 
 26 
 
 26 
 
 Ps. 
 
 40, 41, 
 
 42 
 
 Acts 
 
 27: 1-26 
 
 27 
 
 Ps. 
 
 43, 44, 
 
 45 
 
 Acts 
 
 27:27-44 
 
 28 
 
 Ps. 
 
 46, 47, 
 
 48 
 
 Acts 
 
 28 
 
 29 
 
 Ps. 
 
 49, 50 
 
 
 Bom. 
 
 1 
 
 30 
 
 Ps. 
 
 51, 52, 
 
 53 
 
 Rom. 
 
 2 
 
 31 
 
 Ps. 
 
 54, 55. 
 
 56 
 
 Rom. 
 
 3 
 
76 
 
 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 
 Calendar — Continued. 
 
 \ 
 
 Date. 
 
 August. . I 
 
 
 Morning. 
 
 
 Evening. 
 
 1 
 
 Ps. 57, 
 
 58, 
 
 59 
 
 Rom. 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 Ps. 60, 
 
 61, 
 
 62 
 
 Rom. 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 Ps. 63, 
 
 64, 
 
 65 
 
 Rom. 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 Ps. 66, 
 
 67 
 
 
 Rom. 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 Ps. 68, 
 
 69 
 
 
 Rom. 
 
 8: 1-21 
 
 6 
 
 Ps. 70, 
 
 71 
 
 
 Rom. 
 
 8:22-39 
 
 7 
 
 Ps. 72, 
 
 73 
 
 
 Rom. 
 
 9: 1-15 
 
 8 
 
 Ps. 74, 
 
 75, 
 
 76 
 
 Rom. 
 
 9:16-33 
 
 9 
 
 Ps. 77, 
 
 78 
 
 
 Rom. 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 Ps. 79, 
 
 80 
 
 
 Rom. 
 
 11: 1-18 
 
 11 
 
 Ps. 81, 
 
 82, 
 
 83 
 
 Rom. 
 
 11:19-36 
 
 12 
 
 Ps. 84, 
 
 85, 
 
 86 
 
 Rom. 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 Ps. 87, 
 
 88 
 
 
 Rom. 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 Ps. 89, 
 
 90 
 
 
 Rom. 
 
 14 
 
 15 
 
 Ps. 91, 
 
 92, 
 
 93 
 
 Rom. 
 
 15: 1-13 
 
 16 
 
 Ps. 94, 
 
 95, 
 
 96 
 
 Rom. 
 
 15:14-33 
 
 17 
 
 Ps. 97, 
 
 98, 
 
 99 
 
 Rom. 
 
 16 
 
 18 
 
 Ps.100, 
 
 101, 
 
 102 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 1 
 
 19 
 
 Ps.103, 
 
 104 
 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 2 
 
 20 
 
 Ps.105, 
 
 106 
 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 3 
 
 21 
 
 Ps.107, 
 
 108, 
 
 109 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 4 
 
 22 
 
 Ps.110, 
 
 111, 
 
 112 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 5 
 
 23 
 
 Ps.113, 
 
 114, 
 
 115 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 6 
 
 24 
 
 Ps.116, 
 
 117, 
 
 118 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 7: 1-19 
 
 25 
 
 Ps.119: 
 
 1- 
 
 88 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 7:20-40 
 
 26 
 
 Ps.119: 
 
 89-176 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 8 
 
 27 
 
 Ps.120, 
 
 121, 
 
 122 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 9 
 
 28 
 
 Ps.123, 
 
 124, 
 
 125 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 10: 1-18 
 
 29 
 
 Ps.126, 
 
 127, 
 
 128 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 10:19-33 
 
 30 
 
 Ps.129, 
 
 130, 
 
 131 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 11: 1-16 
 
 31 
 
 Ps.132, 
 
 133, 
 
 134 
 
 I. Co. 
 
 11:17-34 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 Calendar— Continued. 
 
 Date. 
 
 September. 
 
 
 Morning. 
 
 Evening. 
 
 1 
 
 Ps.135, 136 
 
 I. Co. 12 
 
 2 
 
 Ps.137, 138, 139 
 
 I. Co. 13 
 
 3 
 
 Ps.140, 141, 142 
 
 I. Co. 14: 1-20 
 
 4 
 
 Ps.143, 144, 145 
 
 I. Co. 14:21-40 
 
 5 
 
 Ps.146, 147 
 
 I. Co. 15: 1-28 
 
 6 
 
 Ps.148, 149, 150 
 
 I. Co. 15:29-58 
 
 7 
 
 Prov. 1, 2 
 
 I. Co. 16 
 
 8 
 
 Prov. 3, 4, 5 
 
 II. Co. 1 
 
 9 
 
 Prov. 6, 7 
 
 II. Co. 2 
 
 10 
 
 Prov. 8, 9 
 
 II. Co. 3 
 
 11 
 
 Prov. 10, 11, 12 
 
 II. Co. 4 
 
 12 
 
 Prov. 13, 14, 15 
 
 II. Co. 5 
 
 13 
 
 Prov. 16, 17, 18 
 
 II. Co. 6 
 
 14 
 
 Prov. 19, 20, 21 
 
 II. Co. 7 
 
 15 
 
 Prov. 22, 23, 24 
 
 II. Co. 8 
 
 16 
 
 Prov. 25, 26 
 
 II. Co. 9 
 
 17 
 
 Prov. 27, 28, 29 
 
 II. Co. 10 
 
 18 
 
 Prov. 30, 31 
 
 II. Co. 11: 1-15 
 
 19 
 
 Eccl. 1, 2, 3 
 
 II. Co. 11:16-33 
 
 20 
 
 Eccl. 4, 5, 6 
 
 II. Co. 12 
 
 21 
 
 Eccl. 7, 8, 9 
 
 II. Co. 13 
 
 22 
 
 Eccl. 10, 11, 12 
 
 Gal. 1 
 
 23 
 
 Song 1, 2, 3 
 
 Gal. 2 
 
 24 
 
 Song 4, 5 
 
 Gal. 3 
 
 25 
 
 Song 6, 7, 8 
 
 Gal. 4 
 
 26 
 
 Isa. 1, 2 
 
 Gal. 5 
 
 27 
 
 Isa. 3, 4 
 
 Gal. 6 
 
 28 
 
 Isa. 5, 6 
 
 Epn. 1 
 
 29 
 
 Isa. 7, 8 
 
 Eph. 2 
 
 30 
 
 Isa. 9, 10 
 
 Epn. 3 
 
78 
 
 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 Calendar— Continued. 
 
 Date. 
 
 October. 
 
 
 Morning. 
 
 Evening. 
 
 1 
 
 Isa. 
 
 11, 12, 13 
 
 Eph. 4 
 
 2 
 
 Isa. 
 
 14, 15, 16 
 
 Eph. 5: 1-16 
 
 3 
 
 Isa. 
 
 17, 18, 19 
 
 Eph. 5:17-33 
 
 4 
 
 Isa. 
 
 20 21 22 
 
 Eph. 6 
 
 5 
 
 Isa. 
 
 23, 24^ 25 
 
 Phil. 1 
 
 6 
 
 Isa. 
 
 26,27 
 
 Phil. 2 
 
 7 
 
 Isa. 
 
 28, 29 
 
 Phil. 3 
 
 8 
 
 Isa. 
 
 30,31 
 
 Phil. 4 
 
 9 
 
 Isa. 
 
 32,33 
 
 Col. 1 
 
 10 
 
 Isa. 
 
 34, 35, 36 
 
 Col. 2 
 
 11 
 
 Isa. 
 
 37,38 
 
 Col. 3 
 
 12 
 
 Isa. 
 
 39,40 
 
 Col. 4 
 
 13 
 
 Isa. 
 
 41,42 
 
 LThes. 1 
 
 14 
 
 Isa. 
 
 43,44 
 
 LThes. 2 
 
 15 
 
 Isa. 
 
 45,46 
 
 LThes. 3 
 
 16 
 
 Isa. 
 
 47, 48, 49 
 
 LThes. 4 
 
 17 
 
 Isa. 
 
 50, 51, 52 
 
 LThes. 5 
 
 18 
 
 Isa. 
 
 53, 54, 55 
 
 ILThes.1 
 
 19 
 
 Isa. 
 
 56, 57, 58 
 
 ILThes.2 
 
 20 
 
 Isa. 
 
 59, 60, 61 
 
 II.Thes.3 
 
 21 
 
 Isa. 
 
 62, 63, 64 
 
 I. Tiin. 1 
 
 22 
 
 Isa. 
 
 65,66 
 
 I. Tim. 2 
 
 23 
 
 Jer. 
 
 1, 2 
 
 I. Tim. 3 
 
 24 
 
 Jer. 
 
 3, 4, 5 
 
 I. Tim. 4 
 
 25 
 
 Jer. 
 
 6, 7, 8 
 
 I. Tim. 5 
 
 26 
 
 Jer. 
 
 9, 10, 11 
 
 I. Tim. 6 
 
 27 
 
 Jer. 
 
 12, 13, 14 
 
 II. Tim. 1 
 
 28 
 
 Jer. 
 
 15, 16, 17 
 
 II. Tim. 2 
 
 29 
 
 Jer. 
 
 18, 19 
 
 II. Tim. 3 
 
 30 
 
 Jer. 
 
 20,21 
 
 II. Tim. 4 
 
 31 
 
 Jer. 
 
 22,23 
 
 Titus 1 
 

 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 79 
 
 Calendar— Continued. 
 
 
 Date. 
 
 November. 
 
 
 Morning. 
 
 Evening. 
 
 1 
 
 Jer. 24, 25, 26 
 
 Titus 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 Jer. 27, 28, 29 
 
 Titus 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 Jer. 30, 31 
 
 Philemon 
 
 4 
 
 Jer. 32, 33 
 
 Heb. 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 Jer. 34, 35, 36 
 
 Heb. 
 
 o 
 
 6 
 
 Jer. 37, 38, 39 
 
 Heb. 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 Jer. 40, 41, 42 
 
 Heb. 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 Jer. 43, 44, 45 
 
 Heb. 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 Jer. 46, 47 
 
 Heb. 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 Jer. 48, 49 
 
 Heb. 
 
 7 
 
 11 
 
 Jer. 50 
 
 Heb. 
 
 8 
 
 12 
 
 Jer. 51, 52 
 
 Heb. 
 
 9 
 
 13 
 
 Lam. 1, 2 
 
 Heb. 
 
 10: 1-18 
 
 14 
 
 Lam. 3, 4, 5 
 
 Heb. 
 
 10:19-39 
 
 15 
 
 Ezek. 1, 2 
 
 Heb. 
 
 11: 1-19 
 
 16 
 
 Ezek. 3, 4 
 
 Heb. 
 
 11:20-40 
 
 17 
 
 Ezek. 5, 6, 7 
 
 Heb. 
 
 12 
 
 18 
 
 Ezek. 8, 9, 10 
 
 Heb. 
 
 13 
 
 19 
 
 Ezek. 11, 12, 13 
 
 Jas. 
 
 1 
 
 20 
 
 Ezek. 14, 15 
 
 Jas. 
 
 o 
 
 21 
 
 Ezek. 16, 17 
 
 Jas. 
 
 3 
 
 22 
 
 Ezek. 18, 19 
 
 Jas. 
 
 4 
 
 23 
 
 Ezek. 20, 21 
 
 Jas. 
 
 5 
 
 24 
 
 Ezek. 22, 23 
 
 I. Pet, 
 
 1 
 
 25 
 
 Ezek. 24, 25, 26 
 
 I. Pet. 
 
 2 
 
 26 
 
 Ezek. 27, 28, 29 
 
 I. Pet. 
 
 3 
 
 27 
 
 Ezek. 30, 31, 32 
 
 I. Pet. 
 
 4 
 
 28 
 
 Ezek. 33, 34 
 
 I. Pet. 
 
 5 
 
 29 
 
 Ezek. 35, 36 
 
 II. Pel 
 
 . 1 
 
 30 
 
 Ezek. 37, 38, 39 
 
 n. Pet. 2 
 
 
 
 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 Calendar— Concluded. 
 
 Date. 
 
 December. 
 
 
 Morning. 
 
 Evening. 
 
 1 
 
 Ezek. 40, 41 
 
 II. Pet. 3 
 
 2 
 
 Ezek. 42, 43, 44 
 
 I. John 1 
 
 3 
 
 Ezek. 45, 46 
 
 I. John 2 
 
 4 
 
 Ezek. 47, 48 
 
 I. John 3 
 
 5 
 
 Dan. 1, 2 
 
 I. John 4 
 
 6 
 
 Dan. 3, 4 
 
 I. John 5 
 
 7 
 
 Dan. 5, 6, 7 
 
 II. John 
 
 8 
 
 Dan. 8, 9, 10 
 
 III. John 
 
 9 
 
 Dan. 11, 12 
 
 Jude 
 
 10 
 
 Hos. 1, 2, 3, 4 
 
 Rev. 1 
 
 11 
 
 Hos. 5, 6, 7, 8 
 
 Rev. 2 
 
 12 
 
 Hos. 9, 10, 11 
 
 Rev. 3 
 
 13 
 
 Hos. 12, 13, 14 
 
 Rev. 4 
 
 14 
 
 Joel 1, 2, 3 
 
 Rev. 5 
 
 15 
 
 Amos 1, 2, 3 
 
 Rev. 6 
 
 16 
 
 Amos 4, 5, 6 
 
 Rev. 7 
 
 17 
 
 Amos 7, 8, 9 
 
 Rev. 8 
 
 18 
 
 Obadiah 
 
 Rev. 9 
 
 19 
 
 Jon. 1,2, 3, 4 
 
 Rev. 10 
 
 20 
 
 Mic. 1, 2, 3 
 
 Rev. 11 
 
 21 
 
 Mic. 4, 5 
 
 Rev. 12 
 
 22 
 
 Mic. 6, 7 
 
 Rev. 13 
 
 23 
 
 Nan. 1, 2, 3 
 
 Rev. 14 
 
 24 
 
 Hab. 1, 2, 3 
 
 Rev. 15 
 
 25 
 
 Zeph. 1, 2, 3 
 
 Rev. 16 
 
 26 
 
 Hag. 1, 2 
 
 Rev. 17 
 
 27 
 
 Zee. 1, 2, 3, 4 
 
 Rev. 18 
 
 28 
 
 Zee. 5, 6, 7, 8 
 
 Rev. 19 
 
 29 
 
 Zee. 9,10,11,12 
 
 Rev. 20 
 
 30 
 
 Zee. 13, 14 
 
 Rev. 21 
 
 31 
 
 Mai. 1, 2, 3, 4 
 
 Rev. 22 
 
 Note.— From " Bible Readers' Aids " of the j 
 International Bible. By Permission. 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 8] 
 
 WEIGHTS, MONEY, AND 
 MEASURES, 1 
 
 By REV. OWEN C. WHITEHOUSE, M.A. 
 
 From Genesis 23: 16 we learn that the pre- 
 cious metals, when used in commercial trans- 
 actions, were weighed out. Precisely the 
 same practice and phraseology prevailed 
 among the Assyrians and Babylonians. The 
 Hebrews, we know, possessed also standard 
 weights. Thus we read of the " royal weight " 
 (lit., stone) in II. Sa. 14: 26. Dr. Schrader 
 points out {Cuneiform Inscriptions and the Old 
 Testament, vol. i.,"p. 128) that in the imperial 
 or standard weights discovered at Nineveh, 
 in the form of figures of lions, ducks, etc., 
 the weight is designated as imperial by the 
 phrase "of the king," e.g., " mina i.or maneh) 
 of the king." The following tables of weights, 
 money, and measures will present as clearly 
 as possible all that can be ascertained on this 
 obscure subject by the highest authorities. 
 Among the best of these authorities may be 
 mentioned J. Brandis, Das Miinz, Maas, und 
 Gewiehtsivesen in Vorderasien; and the various 
 articles contributed by Mr. F. W. Madden, 
 M.R.A.S. The figures furnished by the latter 
 have, in the main, been followed by us. In 
 the early history of Israel silver appears to 
 have been the prevailing medium of com- 
 merce, the mention of gold being compara- 
 tively rare and incidental (Gen. 13: 2; 24: 35). 
 
 WEIGHTS. 
 
 Troy Weight, 
 lbs. oz. dwts. grs. 
 
 lGerah 0....0.... 0... .12.65 
 
 1 Bekah (10 gerahs) 0....0.... 5.... 6.5 
 
 1 Shekel (2 bekahs) 0... .0....10.... 13 
 
 1 Maneh or mina ( 60 
 
 shekels) 2. .7... 12 12 
 
 1 Talent (kikkar) (60 ma- 
 nehs), i.e., weight-tal- 
 ent "of the king".. . . 158. ...1... .10.... 
 
 iFrom Bible Readers' Aids of the Interna- 
 tional Bible. By permission. 
 6 
 
82 
 
 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 MONEY. 
 
 I. Old Testament Period. 
 
 Troy Weight. Money 
 (a) Silver. ft. oz. dwt. gr. Value. 
 
 1 Shekel (holy 
 
 shekel) 9 8.8... $0.64 
 
 1 Maneh (mina) 
 
 (=50 shekels).. 1 11 8 8 ... 32.00 
 1 Talent (=60 ma- 
 
 nehs) 117 (about) , 1,920.00 
 
 (6) Gold. 
 
 1 Shekel 10 13 ... 9.60 
 
 1 Maneh or mina 
 
 (=50 shekels) . . 2 2 6 22 ... 480.00 
 1 Talent (=60 ma- 
 
 nehs) 131 8 14 14 ...28,800.00 
 
 II. New Testament Period. 
 
 (a) Copper. 
 
 Lepton (mite) about .0012 
 
 Quadrans (farthing)=2 lepta " .0025 
 
 Assarion or As (penny)=4 quad- 
 
 rantes about .01 
 
 (6) Silver. 
 
 Denarius ( penny ) = drachma=16 
 
 asses about .16 
 
 Did?-achm=2 drachmas or denarii .32 
 
 Slater or tetradrachm=shekel. .. .64 , 
 
 Mina or pound (Attic)=S0 shekels 19.10 
 
 Talent=m minse {Attic) 1,146.00 
 
 (c) Gold. 
 
 Imperial Aureus 5.04 
 
 Stater 5.28 
 
 MEASURES OF CAPACITY AND LENGTH. 
 
 Respecting measures of liquid and dry 
 capacity, it is impossible to give an accurate 
 standard of content; for rabbinic authorities 
 measure an ephah or bath as four gallons, 
 while Josephus assigns it double this meas- 
 ure. Assuming, then, eight gallons as an 
 approximate hypothetical estimate for the 
 content of an ephah, we obtain the following 
 table of Hebrew measures of capacity: 
 
 1 Log 7 :i pint. 
 
 1 Cab=4 logs o>o pints. 
 
 1 Hin=3 cabs 1% gallons. 
 
 1 Omer=l§ cabs 6 ' pints. 
 
 1 Seah=3x> omers 2% gallons. 
 
 1 Ephah or bath =3 seahs. 8 gallons. 
 
 1 Lethech=5 ephahs 40 gallons. 
 
 1 Homer=10 ephahs 80 gallons. 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 83 
 
 Similarly, respecting measures of length, we 
 have insufficient data to enable us to do more 
 than present the following approximations: 
 
 1 Digit %inch. 
 
 1 Palm=4 digits 3 inches. 
 
 1 Span=3 palms 9 inches. 
 
 1 Cubit=2 spans IV, feet. 
 
 1 Reed=6 cubits 9 ~ feet. 
 
 In the Greek and Roman periods the fol- 
 lowing measures of distance prevailed in 
 common use: 
 
 A Roman foot 11.65 inches. 
 
 A Greek foot 1 foot 0.135 inch. 
 
 A Roman passus 4 feet 10 1 4 inches. 
 
 A Greek fathom (bpyvid) .6 feet 1 inch. 
 A Greek furlong {<tto.Siov). 202 yards. 
 
 A Roman mile 0.92 English mile, or 
 
 about 1,615 yards. 
 A Persian parasang 3>2 miles (nearly). 
 
84 THE SWORD OF THE LOUD 
 
 HEBREW CALENDAR. 1 
 
 By REV. OWEN C. W T HITEHOUSE, M.A. 
 
 The Year.— The primitive character of the 
 arrangement of the Jewish year is shown by 
 its close correspondence to the course of agri- 
 cultural life, beginning in early times after 
 the close of harvest. This earlier method is 
 reflected in what is called the Jewish civil 
 year. The Jewish sacred or ecclesiastical year, 
 on the other hand, follows the Babylonian 
 system. One main stimulating cause for the 
 adoption of this new arrangement, which 
 made spring, and not autumn, the commence- 
 ment of the year, was the great importance 
 of the Passover festival, which marked the 
 commencement of the Jewish festal cycle. 
 
 The Months.— The year consisted of twelve 
 lunar months, and the month contained 
 from twenty-nine to thirty days. The Jew- 
 ish, like the Babylonian, month began with 
 the evening when the new moon was first 
 observed, and the entire length of the year 
 of twelve months was three hundred and 
 fifty-four days. This discrepancy between 
 the lunar and the solar year made interca- 
 lary months necessary, both in the Babylon- 
 ian and Jewish systems. Thus we have an 
 intercalary (or second) Adar, called Ve-adar. 
 
 The Day and the Night.— The civil day of 
 twenty-four hours was reckoned from sunset 
 to sunset. This is clear from the express 
 injunction in Lev. 23: 32 to reckon the Sab- 
 bath from evening to evening. The reference 
 in Gen. 1:5 is far from clear, and therefore 
 should not be quoted in this connection. 
 
 The following terms were employed by the 
 ancient Hebrews to mark the progress of the 
 day: (1) Shachar, the early dawn; (2) Boko; 
 early part of the morning; (3) "Heat of the 
 day," about ten o'clock (Gen. 18: 1); (4) Noon 
 (Gen. 43: 16; Deut. 28: 29); (5) "Cool [lit., breeze] 
 of the day, "near sunset (Gen. 3:8); (6) Evening. 
 
 (Note.— The later division of the day was. 
 Third hour, 6 to 9 A.M. ; Sixth hour, 9 to 12 A.M. ; 
 Ninth hour, 12 to 3 P.M. ; Twelfth hour. 3 to 6 p.m.) 
 
 The night was divided by the ancient 
 Hebrews into three watches, so far as we can 
 gather from scattered notices. The first prob- 
 ably lasted till about ten at night (Lam. 2: 19), 
 the second till about two in the morning. — 
 "the middle watch" ( Judg. 7: 19),— and " the 
 morning watch" till sunrise (Ex. 14: 24). But 
 in the Greek and Roman periods there were 
 
 1 From " Bible Readers' Aids" of the Inter- 
 national Bible. By permission. 
 
THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 85 
 
 four watches, viz.: (1) From six till nine 
 (Mark 11: 11; John 20: 19, 6i//e, b^La & P a) ; (2) from 
 nine till midnight (Mark 13: 5) ; (3) from mid- 
 night till 3 a.m. (Mark 13: 35); (4) from 3 a.m. 
 
 till 6 A.M. (John 18: 28, irptat Or 7rpa>ia iopa). 
 
 The following table will be found useful as 
 containing the Jewish calendar for the entire 
 year, with the accompanying festivals and 
 fasts : 
 
 Abib or Nisail (March -April). 
 
 Latter or spring rains (Deut. 11: 14). 
 Barley harvest begins. 
 
 1st— Xew Moon. Beginning of the 
 Sacred Year. 14th— Preparation 
 for Passover — paschal lamb eaten . 
 in the evening, loth— Sabbath 
 and Holy Convocation. Week of 
 unleavened bread begins. 16th— 
 The offering of €)mer or First 
 Sheaf (Lev. 23: 10-12). 21st— Holy 
 Convocation. 
 Iyyar or Zif (April-May). 
 
 Barley harvest (Ruth 1: 22). 
 
 1st — New Moon. 10th — Fast to com- 
 memorate the death of Elijah. 
 14th— Second or Little Passover. 28th 
 —Fast for the death of Samuel. 
 Sivan (May-June). 
 
 Wheat harvest. 
 
 1st— Xew Moon. 6th and 7th— Pen- 
 tecost or Feast of Weeks, marking 
 the close of harvest. 
 Tammuz (June-July). 
 
 1st— Xew Moon. 17th— Fast to com- 
 memorate the breach in the wall 
 of Jerusalem (Jer. 52: 5-7). 
 Ab (July-August). 
 
 Grapes, figs, and olives begin to 
 ripen as the month progresses. 
 
 1st— Xew Moon. 9th— Fast for the 
 destruction of the temple by 
 Xebuzaradan. 
 Elul i August-September). 
 
 Vintage begins, also harvest of 
 maize. Pomegranates ripen. 
 
 1-st— Xew Moon. 7th— Feast for the 
 dedication of the walls by Xe- 
 hemiah. 
 Tishri or Ethanim (September-Octo- 
 ber). 
 
 Former or early rains (Joel 2: 23). 
 Plowing and sowing begin. 
 
 1st — Xew Moon. Js'eiv- Year's Day. 
 Beginning of the Civie Year. 
 Feast of Trumpets. 3d — Fast for 
 
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 1 i 
 1 * 
 
 5 *** 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 5 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 13 
 
 
 Gedaliah's assassination (Jer. 41:. 
 2-6; II. Kings 25: 25). 10th— Kip- 
 purim or Bay of Atonement. 15th- 
 22d— Feast of Tabernacles or Booths. 
 21st— Feast of'Branches or Palms. 
 Marchesvan or Bui (October-Novem- 
 ber). 
 Wheat and barley sown. 
 1st— New Moon. 
 Kislev (November- December). 
 1st— New Moon. 25th— Cha?iuccah 
 — Feast of Dedication. 
 Tebet (December-January). 
 1st— New Moon. 10th— Fast com- 
 memorating the beginning of 
 Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jeru- 
 salem (II. Kings 25: 1). 
 Shebat (January-February). 
 
 1st— New Moon. 
 Adar (February-March). 
 Almond tree blossoms. 
 1st— New Moon. 13th — Fast of 
 Esther. 14th and 15th— Feast of 
 Purim. 
 Ve-adar (intercalary month). 
 
'WHY ART THOU CAST DOWN, iVtt 
 SOUL?" 
 
 [Ps. 42:5, 11.] 
 
 Much of my life, Lord, seems to me 
 A seeming to be good, and not reality ; 
 An effort to conform to rule of right, 
 And not a shining forth of inward light; 
 
 A struggle to bear fruit, and be like thee, 
 And not a branch abiding in the tree. 
 My heart is burdened, Lord ; reveal, I pray, 
 If there be not for me a better way. 
 
 Thou knowest, Lord, I would not have it so ; 
 Thou knowest, in my heart I would be true. 
 Then, for thy name's sake lead me, Lord, 
 And to my darkened mind the light afford. 
 
 THE LORD'S REPLY. 
 
 " I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that 
 abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth 
 forth much fruit : for without me ye can do 
 nothing." (John 15 : 5.) 
 
 Have I not told thee plainly, O my child, 
 
 That peace and rest are found in me alone? 
 That thou art in thyself, and self life, all de- 
 filed, 
 So that to look at self must make thee 
 groan ? 
 
 Why then with aught of self be occupied? 
 
 Why look away from me, thy life and light? 
 Why wilt thou not for aye in me abide, 
 And draw each moment from my power and 
 might ? 
 
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S8 THE SWORD OF THE LORD 
 
 Dost thou not know my life flows down fo 
 thee, 
 While to thy soul my presence faith doth 
 seal? 
 If faith be acting not, how canst thou see 
 Aught but thy sinful self, and aught els- 
 feel? 
 
 If to forgive thy sins I have the power, 
 
 Have I not power thy soul in life to kee:, 
 Canst thou not trust, though dark may be t 
 hour, 
 The Shepherd will be near to guard h 
 sheep? 
 
 When light from God first dawned upon thy 
 soul, 
 Thou knowest that it came by faith in n 
 alone ; 
 Not satisfied with self, e'er made thee whole; 
 But, sinful in thyself, my grace to thee was 
 shown. 
 
 As thus thy life began by faith in me, 
 In me that life continues, day by day ; 
 
 As faith, "the dying daily," works in thee, 
 So God the Holy Ghost shall life supply. 
 
 "Abide in Me "; come to me, and remain ; 
 
 No longer now a servant, but a son. 
 Accept the clasp of God's eternal chain, 
 
 That all the called of Christ, in Christ, ai 
 all called one. 
 
 'Abide in Me," as heat in light abides ; 
 
 As beating pulse upon the heart relies ; 
 As helpless infant on the mother's life con 
 fides; 
 As every blossom lives on what the ro 
 supplies. 
 
 "Abide in Me," not truth, apart from me, 
 For I, the Christ, am Truth, and Life, and 
 Way; 
 
 By me, the Way, to God in grace brougb* 
 nigh, 
 Abide in me for grace, from day to day. 
 
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