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Without wrath and disputing: that is, in the spirit of Christian peace and trust. Ill-will and misgiving respecting one another are incompatible with united prayer to our common Father. The atmosphere of controversy is not congenial to devotion. Christ Himself has told us to be reconciled to our brother before presuming to offer our gift on the altar. In a similar spirit St. Paul directs that those who are to conduct public service in the sanctuary must do so without angry feelings or mutual distrust. In the Pastoral Epistles warnings against quarrelsome conduct are frequent; and the experience of every one of us tells us how necessary they are. The bishop is charged to be
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The deacons must not be
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Women must not be
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Young widows have to be on their guard against being
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Timothy is charged to
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Titus again is told that a bishop must be
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that the aged women must not be
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that all men are to be put in mind