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ST. LOUIS, MO., JANUARY, 1921.
Vol. XLIII.
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blimled hy sin ns wa 'ain who slew his brother, becaui:c hi own work were c,·il and his brothers rightcom:. :Flcn ·c they nrc murdcrc1·s nnd do not h:wc C't1.1rm1l lite alJiding in them. ClnJ iis Light. 111111 in R im is no tlnrknc~s at nil. lfc i11 l,O\'C, lT r in is lo\'C nnt thnt we lm·cd Oocl. but thnl H e lO\•c<l us nncl :,ent His 'nn that we . mig hL Ii\· • lhrnugli llim. Gml"s lo,•c to "" wm; n111nifcsh•tl in lhc :-,,winr o[ the wol'lcl who hns cnn;c h, lnkc I\WII)' 0111' 11i11 m,d dcsLrnv the works or the . .' rlc,·il. 'l'hc :1pn11tlc hcnrcl. snw nncl hnnrllccl the Word of Life. which wns with the! I!,nthcr .Erom Lite bcginnino- 11ml .wn · munitcstcd unto 11151 c,·cn H is Son Jc us hrii;t. 'l'his is the true God and eternal r,irc. Ho lhnt iKrighteous nml true lni1l clow11 lJ ii& lirc.1 for UII. 111111 Mill hl11111l c:h•nni'CS llR [nun nil 1&i11. II • i" fill' 1m1pili11tion ror 11ur i:inj,: nnd nut Cur 1111"' 1111ly. hul 1111&11 for the 1&i1111 o'[ the wh11lo w11rl1I. IC :111,r 1111111 11in11. \\' l' lum: in Him nu A,h·m,1tl• with tlll' :h'nLhur. \ml Wt h~,·o known nml hvlio,•cd tho lo,•c lhnt llrnl hnt.h tu 1111. who lmth pr11milk.'U, yen. yirtm 111& ul.crnnl lire, 11111I lhii& liCc iiJ iu His Son. Ho thnt. hnth Um 8011 ur l:otl lmlh thiN life. 'l'ht.'80 thiug,c lul\'u bcon wriLhm tu IIIJ who bclic,·c on 11is 11111110 Lhu.t. we mny knu\\• Lluit ·we hn.vo ctcnml life. IE we co1ucH our sins. Ho is fnith!nl nnd just to forgh•c us om· sins and to clonnso us !rom o.11 unrightcousncs., .for H is name's snkc. Whosoever bclicveth thnt ,Tcsns is the Christ is begotten of Goel nn<l hnth passed from den.th to life?. \Ve kno,v thnt we nru of (hxl. We know the· Son of Goel who hns gh·en us nn understanding. \Ve henr the Gospel o.nd ho.,•c tho Spirit of 1'ruth. We hn,·o nu Um•tiou from the Tr_?ly One. 'l'hl• 1111111c
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