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Danger of Regarding Individual Judgment as Supreme . . . . . .
Election and Ordination of Local Church Officers . . . . . . . . . .
Church Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Regional Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 45—The House of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Attitude of Prayer in the House of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Act as if in the Visible Presence of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children to Be Reverent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dress So That God Is the Subject of Thought . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 46—Treatment of the Erring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“Love One Another as I Have Loved You” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christ’s Methods in Church Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Church’s Duty to Those Who Refuse Its Counsel . . . . . . . . . . .
To Whom Should Confession Be Made? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christ Only Can Judge Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 47—The Observance of God’s Holy Sabbath . . . . . . . . .
Remember the Sabbath Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sundown Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Family’s Most Sacred Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“O Come Let Us Worship the Lord” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Sabbath School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“It Is Lawful to Do Good on the Sabbath” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Attending School on Sabbath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Day of Rest From Worldly Pursuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Blessings of Sabbath Observance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 48—Counsels on Stewardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“Of Every Man That Giveth It Willingly” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tithing Is Ordained by God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Privilege of Being a Co-laborer With God . . . . . . . . . . . . .
God Asks for One-tenth of the Increase He Gives . . . . . . . . . . .
God Evaluates Gifts by the Love Which Prompts the Sacrifice
The Proper Disposition of Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“If Riches Increase, Set Not Your Heart Upon Them” . . . . . . .
A Pledge Made to God Is Binding and Sacred . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Offerings of Thanksgiving to Be Set Aside for the Poor . . . . . .
Our Property and the Support of God’s Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Spirit of Self-denial and Sacrifice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 49—The Christian Attitude Toward Want and Suffering