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9521 The Present Truth, vol. 12 July 9, 1896, page 436 paragraph 11
… religious arguments we cannot persuade to observe it. But we go as citizens, taking common ground with the rest of our fellow-men, to ask that in the interests …
9522 The Present Truth, vol. 12 July 9, 1896, page 436 paragraph 12
… this argument-which is not new with our Baptist friends, but may be taken as representing the plea on which Protestants in all lands are urging forward Sunday …
9523 The Present Truth, vol. 12 July 30, 1896, page 486 paragraph 7
… the argument by which those who urge it silence the objections of those in the Church of England, and Protestants generally, who oppose it.
9524 The Present Truth, vol. 12 July 30, 1896, page 487 paragraph 1
… of argument. It is a matter of fact. The argument based upon the facts simply amounts to saying, “There is no Scripture for prayers for the dead, neither is there …
9525 The Present Truth, vol. 12 October 1, 1896, page 440 paragraph 9
… the argument. It is not a Bible question but an ecclesiastical quibble with those who argue it. The Rabbis in the time of Christ spent their time discussing …
9526 The Present Truth, vol. 12 November 12, 1896, page 722 paragraph 1
… moral argument to excuse the disobedience. To make themselves peculiar and different from others would be to lose their influence, and then they would be …
9527 The Present Truth, vol. 12 November 19, 1896, page 741 paragraph 7
… an argument on the word “added,” supposing that it indicates something entirely new added to the provisions which God had previously made. A reference to Deuteronomy …
9528 The Present Truth, vol. 12 November 19, 1896, page 752 paragraph 6
… political arguments, and that Christians must “stand for their rights.” Wherever the question of human rights is raised, and men, whether professed Christians …
9529 The Present Truth, vol. 12 December 3, 1896, page 774 paragraph 2
… popular argument into the hands of the Baptists, is not in accordance with the mind of the Church of England. She permits sprinkling in exceptional cases …
9530 The Present Truth, vol. 12 December 17, 1896, page 804 paragraph 10
… no argument. What spirit it is that is even now working, may be seen by remembering what it is desired to do with the Turks. The least thing that is demanded, is …
9531 The Present Truth, vol. 13 January 7, 1897, page 5 paragraph 6
… . His argument was easily applicable to the Irish, who lived exclusively upon potatoes. As for the Japanese, with whom rice was formerly the staple food, the …
9532 The Present Truth, vol. 13 January 7, 1897, page 5 paragraph 7
… same argument may be used with even greater force against Christianity. Christianity utterly forbids fighting even in self-defence, and Christians do …
9533 The Present Truth, vol. 13 January 7, 1897, page 5 paragraph 8
… strong argument against it.
9534 The Present Truth, vol. 13 January 7, 1897, page 16 paragraph 7
… of arguments and “points of doctrine” but is the life of Christ. The just live by faith, and not by dialectical skill. The kingdom of God is nothing else than “righteousness …
9535 The Present Truth, vol. 13 February 4, 1897, page 66 paragraph 6
… this argument was proved by the event, not so many years after, when Jerusalem was utterly destroyed and both their place and nation indeed taken away, while …
9536 The Present Truth, vol. 13 February 18, 1897, page 103
“Above Proof by Argument” The Present Truth, 13, 7.
9537 The Present Truth, vol. 13 March 4, 1897, page 129 paragraph 2
… special argument. The child is not independent of its parents. Why not?—Simply because it is not. It cannot be. It depends upon them for its existence in this world …
9538 The Present Truth, vol. 13 March 18, 1897, page 176 paragraph 5
… the argument throughout is that the Church of England has a sacrificing priesthood whose “orders” are every whit as sound as the Roman Catholic.
9539 The Present Truth, vol. 13 April 21, 1897, page 245
THE ARGUMENT OF PRAISE
9540 The Present Truth, vol. 13 June 24, 1897, page 389 paragraph 23
Justice: “That won’t do, it is contempt of court. We take the first day for the Sabbath, and, it is induced by the laws of this State, and the United States and the civilised world over as the Sabbath. So your argument won’t do.”