s Called the
Confessional Service ......................................... 120

CHAPTER XVII.

The Word as a Means of Grace ................................... 130

CHAPTER XVIII.

Conversion--Its Nature and Necessity ........................... 138

CHAPTER XIX.

Conversion--Varied Phenomena or Experiences .................... 145

CHAPTER XX.

Conversion--Human Agency ....................................... 154

CHAPTER XXI.

Justification .................................................. 163

CHAPTER XXII.

Sanctification ................................................. 174

CHAPTER XXIII.

Revivals ....................................................... 183

CHAPTER XXIV.

Modern Revivals ................................................ 191

CHAPTER XXV.

Modern Revivals, Continued ..................................... 200

CHAPTER XXVI.

Modern Revivals, Concluded ..................................... 209

CHAPTER XXVII.

True Revivals .................................................. 220

CHAPTER XXVIII.

Conclusion ..................................................... 229

My Church! My Church! My dear Old Church! ...................... 238

INTRODUCTION.

I take pleasure in commending this unpretentious volume to the
prayerful attention of all English-speaking ministers and members of
the Lutheran Church. The aim of the author is to present a clear,
concise, and yet comprehensive view as possible, of the way of
salvation as taught in the Scriptures, and held by the Lutheran
Church. That he has accomplished his task so as to make it throughout
an illustration of the truth as it is in Jesus, and a correct
testimony to the faith of the Church of which he is an honored
minister, I believe will appear to all who read with an unbiased mind,
and a knowledge of the sources of information from which he has drawn.
There is always need for such a candid and considerate statement of
fundamental truth as this. The signs of the times clearly indicate
that there is no security for the Church s