The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPER
BIBLE STUDY CLUB.
Answer One, Written Question
Each Week For Fifty-Two
Weeks and Win a Prize.
THE PRIZES.

First Series--A gold medal to each
of the first five contestants.
Second Series-A silver medal to
each of the next five contestants.
Third Series--A Teachers Bible,
price $3.50, to each of the next five
contestants.
Fourth Seres-The book "The Heart
of Christianity" prloe $3.50, to each Of
the next thirry-five contestants.
Fifth series-A developed mind, an
expanded imagination, richer exper-
ience and a more profound knowledge
of the Bible and of life, to all who take
this course whether winning any other
prize or not.
Each medal will be suitably engrav-
ed, giving the name Of the winner, and
for what it is awarded, and in like
manner each Bible and book will be
inscribed.
All who can write, and have ideas,
are urged to take up these studies re-
gardIess of the degree of their educa-
tion, as the papers are not valued from
an educational or literary standpoint,
but from the point of view of the cog
tncy Of their reasoned ideas.
may sum, lyUy.
(Copyrght 1909, by Rev +. 5. Linscott, d. D.
Believing and Doing-James ii: 1925.
Golden TeXt-Faith without works
is dead. James ii:20.
Verse 1i-What does James mean
here by "fa!th?"
Can q man have true faith, IL he Is
not filled with love for his fellows
and doing all he can to help them?
If man "say he hath faith" what
is the test of whether he is telling the
truth?
Are there those to-day, who say, and
probably think, they have faith, but
lacking loving hearts, and the fruits
of love, are deceiving themselves?
What is a Christians proof to him
self that be is not >oeived man in
claiming to be in the favor Of God?
Verses 15-16-How do you class
those who see people in need of food.
and clothing, and do not do all they
can to supply the need?
Which person more nearly resem-
bles Jesus, the one who talks very
piously, and prays with the needy but
giving them no help, or the one who
generously supplies the need without
any religious pretensions2
If man helps the needy to supply
their own needs, is that as we'll or
better, than supplying the needs di-
rect?
Is it possible for church to be do
Ing full Christian service which is not
helping the needy, either in its own
or some other community?
Verses 171S-Is it possible TO show
faith without works?
Have all those who, with loving
hearts, are engaged in good works,
also got saving faith, whether they
profess to have it or not, and whether
they are members of the church or
not, and whether or not they are even
orthodox in their views?
Have any, who attend church regu-
larly and profess to be religious, but
are harsh, with the poor, giving moth
ing to charity, and care nothing for
the needy, got saving faith?
Have those got saving faith who
pray for the poor and needy, and for
the sick and suffering. and yet do
nothing to feed the poor or comfort
the sick?
Verses 19-20-Is there any moral
merit in mere orthodoxy or is there
any essential moral blame in mere
heterodoXy?
Granted a man with the spirit OF
Jesus, engaged in good works, what
does he lose by being heterodox, and
what does he gain by being orthodox?
Verses 21-26--When God told Abra-
ham to leave his own country and to
start for another that God would show
him, was there any other way that
he could have faith in God, but by
actually starting on the journey?
What is the meaning of, "and Abra-
ham believed God and it was imputed
unto him for righteousness"
Love is an essential part OF faith'
and love implies action, or good works.
hence is 1t at all possible for person
to have faith who is not engaged in
good works? (This question must be
answered in writing by members OF
the cIub.)
Lesson for Sunday, June 9Th, 1909.
The Power Of the Tongue. James