The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 185

THE APOSTOLATE

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Galatians he sustains this conflict bravely and eflfectually

such a

way

that the Methodist can not have eye or ear for

rather feels like deploring the apostle's zeal, saying:

" If

but in

;

it.

He

Paul had

and more humbly applied himself to the memory would have been much more precious." And from his standpoint he is quite right. If the apostolate has no higher significance than to be the first teachers and ministers of the Church, then there can be no reason why St. Paul insisted less

on his

conversion of

title

souls, his

should waste his strength contending for a meaningless

But the undeniable fact that

St.

title.

Paul's energetic contending

agrees not with the current opinions of the present time ought to

make us oppose the notion

that, since his contention

does not com-

port with our opinions, he must be wrong! and acknowledge that the standpoint which apostle

we can not occupy without condemning

must be abandoned

— the sooner the

better.

St.

the

Paul must

not conform himself to our opinions, but our opinions must be

modified or altered according to 10

St. Paul's.

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