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Excerpt from Christmas Builders Here was trouble inthe land, all on account of Christmas. Men stood bewildered and women were dis tracted, not knowing what to do. The trouble was that Christmas had become too small. Once there was room enough in it and to spare. Only a few of the inhabitants of the earth brought their treasures into it. But little by little the world learned of the beauty of Christ mas until everybody, almost, wanted to get into it, and not only into it him self, but he wanted to bring all his re latives and friends, every one of them laden with packages and bundles, un til at last Christmas became crowded to suffocation. There was not room to turn round. Everybody was so huddled and jostled, and there was so much. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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In seventeen magnetic sermons, Charles Edward Jefferson presents the Christianity and the role of the church in a much needed practical manner. Reading "Doctrine and Deed" will not only grow you in Christian knowledge, but reading the sermons of one of the twentieth centuries most able orators will grow you in Christian virtue.
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(The character of Jesus. 372 Pages.)
The character of Jesus. 372 Pages.
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The New Crusade, written by Charles Edward Jefferson is a collection of 13 sermons preached at the Broadway Tabernacle in the early twentieth century. Jefferson deals with such topics as the Person of Christ, the Unrecognized God and the Puritan Vision of God. Good book by a great author.
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Charles Edward Jefferson writes in his book, Quiet Talks with Earnest People in My Study: "Now that the talker has finished, let him tell you how he happened to begin. For more than ten years he was a layman. He has never recovered from it. Through all that period it never occurred to him that he should ever be a minister; and his habit of looking at things from a layman’s standpoint became so deeply ingrained, that even to this day he often forgets he is a preacher and finds himself still thinking and feeling like a layman. He is more at home in a company of laymen than in a company of clergymen. During the years in which he sat in the pew he, like all laymen, supposed he understood ministers, and was capable of judging their work; and, like many laymen, he was sometimes harsh in his judgments, and unsparing in his criticisms. On entering the ministry he began to see things from another viewpoint."
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Excerpt from My Father's Business: A Series of Sermons to Children Christ and the Children Frontispz'eee From the drawing by Plockhorst page Christ as a Child From the drawing by Jef Leempoels Christ and the Doctors From the drawing by H. Hofmann And He was Subject unto Them From the drawing by H. Hofmann The Boy Samuel From the drawing by Sir Joshua Reynolds The Good Shepherd From the drawing by F. J. Shields Christ the Carpenter From the drawing by Holman Hunt Christ Preaching to the People From the drawing by H. Hofmann Christ Washing Peter's Feet From the drawing by Ford Madox Brown. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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"The lectures of this volume were delivered before the Divinity school of Yale University, in the months of April and May, 1910, on the Lyman Beecher Foundation." Jefferson’s great success as a preacher was due to his love for the church. He often stated, “I would rather be the pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle than hold any other position on earth.” He believed in the mission of the local church. He longed to empower it. He rallied all of his energy around making the church a body of believers on a mission. I first learned about Charles E. Jefferson in Warren Wiersbe’s 50 People Every Christian Should. Every pastor should turn to Charles Jefferson for encouragement and timely advice. You will not be disappointed. It’s like a miner panning for gold. Practical spiritual nuggets abound in this book. He was the master technician of applying the biblical principles to the practical issues of life. Charles Jefferson’s Yale Lectures are a blueprint to revolutionize the modern church, bringing it back to its mission in the world. Warren Wiersbe states, “The Building of the Church is easily one of the finest books to come out of the Yale Lectures series, and its message is greatly needed today.” I agree with Wiersbe. The church needs Charles Jefferson.
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In "The Minister as Shepherd," Charles Edward Jefferson (1860-1937) calls pastors to view their primary role not to be as mere preachers, but more importantly, to be shepherds of the flock of God. This he illustrates with examples from Scripture and history. He describes the work of the shepherd: to prod, provide for, and protect the sheep. He also makes sense of the pastor's two greatest temptations, and how they may best be avoided. Jefferson concludes the book by encouraging pastors to seek the bountiful reward promised to those who shepherd the flock with gentleness and faithfulness. This book is an encouragement to pastors everywhere who are often discouraged by the challenges unique to pastoral ministry. It is heartily recommended to both the student in seminary and the pastor who has served his congregation for decades--both will find its refreshing and direct message comforting. Includes a biographical preface, embedded Scripture references (no internet connection needed), and helpful hyperlinked endnotes.
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The Dimensi Gns of the Work A MINISTER of the Gospel is expected to. do a wider variety of things than any other man in the community. The division of labor has been carried farther in every other profession than in the ministry. His work is multiform, and it is impossible in five brief lectures to cover more than a small fraction of it. Tlie minister is an administrator. His church is an organization, and like all organizations it must have an executive head. The minister is that head. It is in one sense a machine, and hke all machines must be run. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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Jefferson was born on August 29, 1860, in Cambridge, Ohio. His father, Dr. Milton Jefferson, the son of a man who had come to Ohio from Virginia, was the town dentist. His mother, Ella Sarchett, traced her ancestry to the British island of Guernsey. Charles was their only son and the oldest of their three children.
After graduating from the grade and high schools of Cambridge, Jefferson went to Ohio Wesleyan University, from which he received a B. S. degree in 1882 and a B. A. four years later. He served as superintendent of the public schools of Worthington, Ohio, 1882-1884. In response to the wishes of his family, he then entered the law school of Boston University. But under the influence of Phillips Brooks, rector of Trinity (Episcopal) Church, Boston, he resolved to enter the ministry. He transferred to the school of theology at Boston University, from which he received the degree of S. T. B. in 1887. He later received honorary degrees from Oberlin, Union College, Yale, Ohio Wesleyan, Miami University, and the University of Vermont.
In 1887 Jefferson was ordained to the Congregational ministry. After nearly eleven years as pastor of Central Church, Chelsea, Massachusetts, he was called in 1898 to the pastorate of New York's Broadway Tabernacle Church. Under his leadership the church resolved to leave its location on 34th Street and move to the corner of Broadway and 56th Street. Here was built (1905) what was often called the first "skyscraper" church, though it was soon dwarfed by the buildings that rose around it; and here Jefferson preached until his retirement in 1930, becoming one of the best known and most influential preachers in the country.
His fame rested not so much on oratorical ability as upon the lucidity of his thought and the clarity of his expression. He was an exponent of the "conversational" style of preaching. He spoke without notes, using short, crisp, simple sentences. He was a conspicuous leader of the liberal movement in Protestantism, interpreting the faith in terms which a generation affected by scientific, evolutionary, and progressive thought often found congenial. He was an "evangelical" liberal, however, who stressed the deity of Jesus Christ and magnified the importance of the Bible. He greatly valued the Puritan contribution and sought to reinterpret it for the twentieth century. Many felt that something of the austerity, intensity, and moral fervor of the Puritans found some embodiment in him.
Some of the books he wrote were addressed to children and young people, while others were collections of his "nature sermons. " His preaching of the social gospel was evident in many of his writings, but especially in his Pond Lectures at Bangor Theological Seminary, published as Christianizing a Nation (1929). He was a convinced pacifist and an ardent internationalist; Christianity and International Peace (1915) and What the War Has Taught Us (1919) were devoted to these themes. His most significant books were probably those addressed to his fellow preachers: Quiet Hints to Growing Preachers in My Study (1901), The Minister as Prophet (1905), The Minister as Shepherd (1912), and especially his Beecher Lectures at Yale, The Building of the Church (1910).
Jefferson was active in the affairs of his denomination and of the Church Peace Union. As one who continued to draw crowds twice every Sunday for over thirty years, he was often spoken of as the man who had the longest run on Broadway. At his retirement he settled at Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, where he had spent many summers, and it was there that he died on September 12, 1937, of a heart ailment and was buried.
Jefferson became nationally known through his more than thirty books, most of them collections of sermons and addresses. Such works as The Character of Jesus (1908) and Like a Trumpet (1934) made clear his evangelical, Christocentric position, while volumes like Things Fundamental (1903) and Cardinal Ideas of Isaiah (1925) explained his liberal approach to theology and the Bible.
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(The character of Jesus. 372 Pages.)
Preaching was more than a profession to Jefferson. It was a commission from God. He regarded his ministry not as a task but as a privilege, the greatest work in the world. He declared that he would rather be the pastor of Broadway Tabernacle than hold any other position on earth. He regarded preaching as the minister’s chief business and believed that only as he studied hard every day could he stand in the pulpit with a message worth hearing.
Jefferson was a fellow of the Yale Corporation and director of Union Theological Seminary.
Jefferson was primarily a man of the study. Small, with a square, rugged face, he was somewhat shy and did not often appear outside of his own pulpit.
In 1887 Jefferson married Belle Patterson of Cambridge, Ohio, by whom he had three children.
