| Heatwole, Henry Hershey, John Horsch, J. L. Horst, D. J. Johns, D. G. Lapp, Aaron Loucks, N. E. Miller, S. H. Miller, John H. Mosemann, Levi Mumaw, J. A. Ressler, J. S. Shoemaker, John L. Stauffer, A. D. Wenger, C. F. Yake, and A. I. Yoder. Special acknowledgements are due to D. H. Bender, who furnished the introductory chapter as well as the chapters on The Ministry and The Congregation; to J. A. Ressler, Aaron Loucks, John L. Horst, and Ernest G. Gehman, whose careful reading and constructive criticisms of the completed manuscripts did much to enrich the thoughts found in the book and to give the volume its final form and finish; and to a number of other brethren whose names are not found in the above list but whose advice and counsel are much appreciated. |
| In the preparation of this volume we leaned heavily upon and copied copiously from our former work of a similar nature, Bible Doctrine. Chief among other works consulted, besides concordances and cyclopedias, were Evans' Great Doctrines of the Bible, and Torrey's What the Bible Teaches. Other books of a similar nature were also consulted. |
| To God be the glory for His sustaining grace while this work was in the course of preparation. In all that we endeavored to say and teach we took it as a matter of course that a plain thus saith the Lord is the final word on any subject under consideration. We have tried to cover the entire range of Scripture, though limited space compelled us to be brief on many points that we would like to have considered at greater length, and the reader will no doubt find many other points that might have been very materially improved and strengthened. While the entire message is intended as an exposition of Christian doctrine, our aim was to reach the heart as well as the head, to appeal to the conscience as well as the understanding, to make the message practical as well as exegetical. How well we succeeded, or failed, we will let the reader judge. |
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