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9401 The Present Truth, vol. 8 October 20, 1892, page 324 paragraph 10

… or arguments can ever shake her, is perfectly calm in the midst of opposition. It’s only feeling in the midst of persecution is one of sorrow and pity for those …

9402 The Present Truth, vol. 8 December 20, 1892, page 29 paragraph 8

In the argument against Sunday closing by local option, we find the following reason:-

9403 The Present Truth, vol. 9 January 26, 1893, page 22 paragraph 3

… the argument applied to the keepers of public-houses. In the Memorial which was noticed at length a few weeks ago, we read that “the Sunday sale of intoxicating …

9404 The Present Truth, vol. 9 February 9, 1893, page 33 paragraph 5

… the argument has been that by so doing the United States would become a Christian nation; but the most of the people have argued that since it is already a Christian …

9405 The Present Truth, vol. 9 February 9, 1893, page 37 paragraph 1

… its arguments.” The idea that in order to refute error men must study it, is altogether too common. It shows itself in the idea that in order to avoid evil, men must …

9406 The Present Truth, vol. 9 February 9, 1893, page 48 paragraph 12

… such arguments. It can be successfully met only by appeal to the word of God, and to nothing else .

9408 The Present Truth, vol. 9 May 18, 1893, page 147 paragraph 14

… . No argument is needed to show that there is no faith in religious acts that are forced. Therefore when it is said, “We should prefer Sunday closing to be voluntary …

9409 The Present Truth, vol. 9 May 18, 1893, page 148 paragraph 2

… the argument is seen by the fact that there is not a religious body that does not hold religious exercises upon other days of the week, besides Sunday. Indeed …

9410 The Present Truth, vol. 9 June 29, 1893, page 195 paragraph 5

… of argument by which they reach their conclusions, and it is fortunate that he cannot, it is true that he can take those conclusions when they are stated in …

9411 The Present Truth, vol. 9 June 29, 1893, page 196 paragraph 14

… embryological argument is at present founded on analogy,” and still further, that “evolution is after all a vision.” It is a creature of the imagination. The Professor …

9412 The Present Truth, vol. 9 June 29, 1893, page 196 paragraph 16

… the argument is that man has in his structure the characteristics of all the lower animals out of which he has been evolved. Contrary to the common supposition …

9413 The Present Truth, vol. 9 July 6, 1893, page 214 paragraph 5

… favourite argument on the one side is that if people do not go to church they ought to do so. But the fact remains that 70 persons out of every 100 don’t, and surely …

9414 The Present Truth, vol. 9 July 6, 1893, page 215 paragraph 9

… require argument, but only that the attention of the thoughtful should be directed a little way ahead, to enable them to see that all the wickedness of the …

9415 The Present Truth, vol. 9 July 20, 1893, page 245 paragraph 13

But leaving this negative argument, let us see exactly what relation there is between the cross of Christ and the Sabbath.

9416 The Present Truth, vol. 9 July 27, 1893, page 272 paragraph 28

… insufficient argument, to take the New Testament as the one sole criterion of what a church in the nineteenth century should be.” That means that the New Testament …

9417 The Present Truth, vol. 9 August 10, 1893, page 295 paragraph 15

… of argumentative divinity possessed by Presbyterians, nor the mechanical order and symmetry of Anglicans. It bears on its face the faults and shortcomings …

9418 The Present Truth, vol. 9 August 17, 1893, page 306

“An Unanswerable Argument” The Present Truth 9, 20.

9419 The Present Truth, vol. 9 August 17, 1893, page 306 paragraph 4

… the argument which will have the effect, and which is the only one for the Christian to use, is the manifestation of the life of Christ. “Let your light so shine …

9420 The Present Truth, vol. 9 August 31, 1893, page 338 paragraph 3

… of argument or debating or summoning of councils or revising of creeds will ever secure the result. How then can it be obtained? The answer to this question …