North Carolina Christian advocate [serial] . Then your connectional pa-pers. The Advocate for the older andthe Visitor for the younger members ofthe family. Then all the papers, maga-zines and books which are pure, strongand palatable, which you can you can afford many more tbaamost do. If necessary, save less. Bet-ter invest in brains and character thanin barns or bonds. Or, if necessary, wearplainer clothes, or patched, or eat less,that you and yours may read more. Finally, brethren, that you may be de-livered from the sin and danger of evilthoughts, and that you may grow pureand
North Carolina Christian advocate [serial] . Then your connectional pa-pers. The Advocate for the older andthe Visitor for the younger members ofthe family. Then all the papers, maga-zines and books which are pure, strongand palatable, which you can you can afford many more tbaamost do. If necessary, save less. Bet-ter invest in brains and character thanin barns or bonds. Or, if necessary, wearplainer clothes, or patched, or eat less,that you and yours may read more. Finally, brethren, that you may be de-livered from the sin and danger of evilthoughts, and that you may grow pureand strong and noble, voluntarily, re-peatedly, persistently, intently, think onthose things that are true, honest, just,pure, lovely, of good report, virtuousand praiseworthy. The Rev- Julius Smith, of Burma, In-dia, who has been in this country forsome months recuperating his healthand representing his Conference at theGeneral Conference, is rendering efficientservice for the cause of foreign Missionsam oner the churches of Missouri andKansas. tfOKTH CAROLINA CHBISTIAN ADVOCATE, FEB. 6, 1901 3 Inoffensive versus Offensive Gospel. Persuant to my promise in a recent is-sue of the Advocate I resume mythoughts on preaching. The thought of the fearful responsibil-ity of the ministry is disclosed by Godhimself to Rzekiel, so fills my heart withfear lest I fail in my sacred trust, thatI sometimes stand awe-stricken—lost inthe awful contemplation. Preaching isno childs play—no 1L_. h . past time—tobe taken up or laid down at will. Hewho assumes the responsibility withoutcounting the cost and paying the price,will not go far before its fearful weightwill burden his scul, and awaken hissleeping spirit, if he be an honest man. But in order to realize something ofthe nature and responsibility of preach-ing let us carefully examine the style andcharacter of some of the preaching ofthe Bible. No better criterion could behad for our invitation than those theWord furnishes us. Isaiah, as t
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