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Dr. Cleland B. McAfee Died February 4

Obituary: Dr. Cleland B. McAfee, Park College alumnus, McCormick professor, and Presbyterian leader, died Feb 4, 1944. Alumni notes include births, clergy appointments, and Helen Palmer’s account of missionary internment in Japan.
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The High Calling of God to the Present Church

1943 Bible study on Philippians urging the Church to heed God's 'high calling'—closer fellowship, worthy living, and unselfish, united service. Emphasizes prayer and practical ministry.
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Effective Missionary Appeals Today

Argues for sustained, adaptive foreign missions: missionaries remain in wartime China aiding refugees and fostering revivals. Appeals must press both personal conversion and social reconstruction.
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Ministerial Practices: Some Fraternal Suggestions

Practical handbook for ministers on installation services, pulpit and pastoral practice, sacraments, visitation, and parish etiquette—aimed at improving everyday ministerial work.
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The Little White Town of Bethlehem

1925 essays reflecting on the Christmas message and Bethlehem: urging Christians to turn the angels' song into service, and recounting Bethlehem's history and the Nativity.
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Emerging China

A devotional urging us to replace fear with faith, highlighting Christ's consuming love, trust in God and fellow humans, and assurance of eternal life. It calls for bold, faith-shaped social renewal.
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In the Home City of Mahatma Gandhi

Argues that the Holy Spirit is poured impartially (Pentecost, Cornelius), rejecting sectarian claims of exclusivity and urging Presbyterian and churchwide unity.
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Griswold of India

A devotional essay likening God's steadfastness to the everlasting hills, followed by a biographical sketch of Dr. Hervey D. Griswold, a missionary‑scholar influential in India.
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Christmas: The Great Mothers’ Day

Two essays on Christmas: the angelic proclamation of God's glory and peace, and a tribute to Mary as the great mother whose motherhood shaped Christ's life, sacrifice, and service.
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One Hundred Religious Books Worth Reading

Editorial urges Sunday be a civil rest day fostering human good, calling churches to promote positive Sabbath observance; includes an introduction to a curated 100-title religious reading list.
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The Christian Faith and the New Day

McAfee calls for a reconstruction of Christian theology after WWI, urging theology to address social injustice, democracy, and modern science so faith serves the new day.
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The Church and the New Day

Calls for 'mental deflation' in the church—less reliance on money, haste, and spectacle—and a return to patient, everyday faithful service; creeds must be living and taught passionately for mission.
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