A
BOOK OF GEMS,
— OR —
Choice Selections
FROM THE WRITINGS OF
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
ARRANGED BY
J. A. HEADINGTON,
— AND —
JOSEPH FRANKLIN.
ST. LOUIS:
JOHN BURNS, Publisher.
1879.
Copyrighted by
JOHN BURNS,
1879.
Stereotyped by St. Louis Type Foundry.
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
| PAGE. | |
| A. Campbell’s Successors and Critics | [241] |
| A Choir | [230] |
| A Happy Meeting | [260] |
| A Hard Question for Preachers | [458] |
| A Higher Morality Required | [24] |
| A Mighty Good Foundation | [457] |
| A Mother’s Grave | [140] |
| A Phalanx of Young Men | [393] |
| A Suggestion | [ 99] |
| A Working Ministry | [130] |
| Activity in the Ministry | [453] |
| Adhering to the Bible | [207] |
| Affirmative Gospel | [428] |
| All Things Common | [ 94] |
| Annihilation—Future Punishment | [100] |
| Anointing with Oil | [396] |
| Apology for Creeds | [120] |
| Authority of a Single Congregation | [243] |
Baptism of the Holy Spirit | [407] |
| Be firm in the Right | [ 65] |
| Belief in the Bible is Infallibly Safe | [371] |
| Believers only to be Baptized | [350] |
| Bible Names | [368] |
| Bodies Resurrected, not Spirits | [395] |
| Born of Water and the Spirit | [ 21] |
| Boundary Line of Repentance | [166] |
| Branches of the Church | [292] |
Cain’s Wife | [105] |
| Call no Man Reverend | [ 30] |
| Can not a Man know that he is a Christian | [381] |
| Christianity | [159] |
| Christian Zeal | [196] |
| Christmas | [227] |
| Christ the Center | [186] |
| Christ will come | [234] |
| Church Decisions | [262] |
| Church Membership | [349] |
| Church Organization | [ 42] |
| Classification of Missionary Men | [244] |
| Clerical Young Pastors | [277] |
| Come out of Babylon | [471] |
| Communion | [217] |
| Conclusion of the Year | [498] |
| Converting the Cities | [259] |
| Controversy | [354] |
| Controversy about the Spirit | [355] |
| Courtesy in Fellowship | [231] |
Dancing is a Healthful Exercise | [363] |
| Dedication of Church Edifices | [221] |
| Delay in Turning to the Lord | [282] |
| Deluded | [ 95] |
| Design of Miracles | [103] |
| Developing the Talents of the Young | [475] |
| Dialogue about the Preacher | [489] |
| Disturbing Element | [191] |
Eating the Lord’s Flesh and Drinking His Blood | [ 40] |
| Earnestly Contending for the Faith | [374] |
| Enduring Hardness as Good Soldiers | [280] |
| Evangelists and Evangelizing | [126] |
| Evangelists—Pastors | [320] |
| Everlasting and Eternal | [279] |
| Exalted Position of Jesus | [383] |
| Exchanging Pulpits | [209] |
| Excuse for Creeds | [146] |
| Extent of One Man’s Influence | [420] |
Faith Comes by Hearing | [316] |
| Faith, Repentance and Baptism do not Pardon | [308] |
| Feet Washing | [253] |
| Fine Clothes | [ 90] |
| Future Success of the Lord’s Army | [252] |
Giving up Principles | [397] |
| Glorying in the Cross of Christ | [439] |
Hardening Pharaoh’s Heart | [ 15] |
| Hear ye Him | [123] |
| How a Preacher may Stand Fair | [281] |
| How the Cause of Reformation was Advanced | [391] |
| How the World Regards Dancers | [297] |
| Household Baptisms | [433] |
Imperfect Medium for a Perfect Revelation | [482] |
| Individuality after Death | [369] |
| Infant Sin—Infant Salvation | [108] |
| Influence of the Dance | [245] |
| Innovations in the Church of Christ | [413] |
| In Season and out of Season | [ 38] |
| Is it Possible to Arouse the People | [138] |
Jesus Revealed as the Savior | [379] |
| Judgment the Ground of Repentance | [202] |
Keep Politics out of the Church | [160] |
| Kind of Preachers and Preaching Needed | [211] |
| Knowing and not Doing | [435] |
Laying the Corner Stone of a Catholic Cathedral | [271] |
| Lifted Above Sects and Parties | [ 69] |
| Light Within | [ 61] |
| Little Matters | [ 53] |
| Lord’s Day Meetings | [270] |
| Lotteries | [ 11] |
Maintain a Pure Faith and Worship | [289] |
| Making the Bible Support Human Systems | [ 71] |
| Man’s Accountability | [462] |
| Mark Those Who Cause Divisions | [335] |
| Men can and do Believe | [345] |
| Methodist Clerical Pretensions | [265] |
| Ministering Angels | [ 58] |
| Miracles | [426] |
| Moody and Sankey | [267] |
| My Church | [403] |
| My Kingdom is not of this World | [466] |
No Campbellites | [258] |
| No Departure from the Jerusalem Church | [ 20] |
| No Division can come | [ 48] |
| No Modification of the Divine Plan | [246] |
| No Preachers on Dancing | [ 12] |
| No Side Structure | [ 59] |
| Not of One Class | [295] |
| Not Receiving the Reformation, but Christ | [ 68] |
| Not to Keep Company | [419] |
Observing the Sabbath | [333] |
| One Baptism | [190] |
| One Idea Ism | [ 56] |
| One Immersion | [410] |
| One Religion | [235] |
| One Way to God | [248] |
| Our Authoritative Religion | [111] |
| Our Census | [ 17] |
| Our Plea | [256] |
| Outward Appearance | [ 51] |
| Over and Through the Mountains | [148] |
| Overlooking Humble but Good Men | [484] |
Paul and James on Justification by Faith | [352] |
| Paying Preachers a Stipulated Sum | [326] |
| Preach “First Principles” | [474] |
| Personality of the Devil | [276] |
| Pioneers, Support, etc. | [ 73] |
| Poimeen—Shepherd—Evangelist—Overseer | [ 25] |
| Policy in Preaching | [467] |
| Popular Amusements | [451] |
| Popular Union Meetings | [249] |
| Praise God by Singing | [232] |
| Prayer | [364] |
| Prayer Books | [341] |
| Preachers Belonging to no Church | [229] |
| Preach Christ, not Ourselves | [329] |
| Preacher did not Suit | [ 30] |
| Present Punishment will not Save | [133] |
| Progressing Backward | [ 46] |
| Protracted Meetings, Excitements, etc. | [309] |
| Public Opinion—Infant Damnation | [384] |
| Pulpits | [422] |
Reason, Providence, and the Spirit of God, | |
| Teach us to Obey God | [150] |
| Receiving Sinners without Baptism | [175] |
| Reckless Twaddle | [ 78] |
| Recognition of, by Sects | [301] |
| Reflections for Dancers | [112] |
| Reformation a Success | [ 96] |
| Reign of a Thousand Years | [263] |
| Religion and Politics | [336] |
| Resurrection—Adamic Sin | [325] |
| Resurrection of Lazarus | [ 89] |
| Revelation of the Mystery | [372] |
| Riches of Faith | [188] |
Saved without Baptism | [299] |
| Scene in a Hotel | [314] |
| Sectarianism | [357] |
| Self-laudation | [328] |
| Shorter Catechism of Universalians | [446] |
| Small Improprieties and Annoyances | [409] |
| Speak Pleasantly | [179] |
| Spirit of Indifference | [118] |
| Some Things can not be Settled | [ 50] |
| Sound Men | [225] |
| Subtleties about Immersion | [ 92] |
| Suggestions to a Young Sceptic | [487] |
| Success to Good Men | [255] |
| Summary of Arguments on the Action of Baptism | [455] |
| Support Workers | [ 77] |
Tediousness in Public Devotions | [323] |
| Tendency of Universalism | [142] |
| The Action of Baptism | [443] |
| The Bible Will Save the World | [ 66] |
| The Bible Infallibly Safe | [145] |
| The Bible and Bible Men | [405] |
| The Bible Ground | [414] |
| The Bible vs. Human Creeds | [438] |
| The Cause of Christ is Above Partisan Politics | [469] |
| The Christian Ministry | [ 44] |
| The Church in the Wilderness | [223] |
| The Church of Christ a Proselyting Institution | [331] |
| The Converting Power | [480] |
| The Fall of Beecher | [176] |
| The Genealogy of Christ | [206] |
| The Grand Work Before Us | [ 3] |
| The Ground of Union | [ 36] |
| The Kind of Preaching Required | [ 82] |
| The Knowledge Necessary Before Baptism | [351] |
| The Love of Christ Constrains | [496] |
| The Mission of Infidels | [134] |
| The Old and New Testaments | [ 31] |
| The Pardoning Power is Only in God | [440] |
| The Secret of Success in Preaching | [322] |
| The Shortness of Human Life | [ 1] |
| The Warning | [390] |
| The Work of Creation | [ 8] |
| The Work of the Disciples | [417] |
| Theory and Practice | [479] |
| Things Not Forbidden | [290] |
| Thirty Years Ago | [376] |
| Too Late for the Cars | [269] |
| True Missionaries | [ 18] |
| The New and the Old | [464] |
Universalism | [ 75] |
| Universalism Unbelief | [274] |
| Unprofitable Servants | [165] |
| Upward Tendency—Reformation not a Failure | |
| —Missionary Work | [343] |
Value of Learning | [143] |
| Various Kinds of Scepticism | [180] |
Wandering Pilgrims | [219] |
| Wealth of Alexander Campbell | [303] |
| We are a Missionary People | [ 88] |
| We are No Sect | [286] |
| We have a Perfect Gospel to Preach | [366] |
| What a Preacher Must Be | [477] |
| What We Are For | [ 97] |
| What is Essential | [106] |
| What We Know is Right | [107] |
| What is Campbellism? | [156] |
| What must I do to be Saved | [317] |
| Where is the Army of the Lord | [251] |
| Where is the Power | [213] |
| Who Crucified the Savior | [195] |
| Whom the Lord Receives | [294] |
| Why Infidels Oppose the Bible | [423] |
| Wielding the Sword of the Spirit | [284] |
| Will You also Go Away | [ 35] |
| Women in the Church | [194] |
Young Preachers Must Be Practical | [157] |