I THE MINISTER’S LIBRARY AND BESTOOL i a;*'"' " By ALICE B. LONG m - 1918 BESTOOL SYSTEM West New Brighton, N. Y. warn.}! THE MINISTER’S LIBRARY AND BESTOOL By ALICE B. LONG 1918 BESTOOL SYSTEM West New Brighton, N. Y. Copyright, 1918 Alice B. Long * THE MINISTER’S LIBRARY \ AND 0 BESTOOL SYSTEM 01 On Indexes: Their Nature and Use Bestool System The purpose of Bestool System is to furnish any minister’s library with a tool that will control its miscellany. Bestool works like an index. For this reason, if we can define the nature and use of an in- dex, we shall at the same time define Bestool System. Not a Catalog “The difference between a catalog and an index is so great that they ought not to be confused ; a catalog mainly deals with books, an index mainly handles information.” o IP Not a Classification “Our purpose is not to bring our material within a scheme of rigid classification, but rather to provide a convenient arrangement by which the kinds of mate- rial may be assigned fixed places, relatively speak- ing.” Not a A filing system is not selective, but will carry en- Filing System unrelated material in mechanical arrangement. An index is relative to a well-defined field. -An If these definitions are correct, an index handles in- Indeoc formation; assigns fixed places, relatively speaking, to material in a well-defined field. Bestool does this for a ministers’ library. It handles, not books, but in- formation ; in the shape of notes, citations, clippings; assigns this material fixed places in relation to simi- larity of thought, in the fields of homiletics and ap- plied sociology. 4 THE MINISTER’S LIBRARY Minister's Library His W orkshop “The minister’s library is his chest of tools. How very essential tools are ! Every worker, mental or manual, must have them. Tools must be up-to-date. They should represent the best that can be procured and should embody every modern improvement.”* In the article quoted, the author gives seven rea- sons why ministers do not keep themselves supplied with the latest and best tools. The tools that he refers to are books, and he appends a valuable list of books to which every minister should have access. System Multiplies A bility But books on the shelf are not the only tools that will make a minister more efficient. In reviewing the work, “Glimpses of the Cosmos,” by Dr. Lester F. Ward, Prof. A. W. Small speaks of Dr. Ward’s “habit of making entries in time, in accordance with a thoro system, which accumulated an apparatus of references by the use of interstitial moments which men without such a system would have wasted.” The system herewith presented is a medium for such efficiency. BESTOOL SYSTEM is an alphabetic sub- ject-index for the fields of Homiletics and Social Re- form. It should supplement, or may be used without, a general classification for books in the library. This system does not impose upon the user another’s meth- od of working nor does it demand of him any effort of adaptation ; but it is an apparatus that can be used immediately and that will collect and save references so that they can be found again readily. * Dr. George S. Duncan — “The Minister’s Library,” Biblical World, July, 1914. AND BESTOOL SYSTEM 5 Elusive Material A Good Library Without Bestool System The work that BESTOOL SYSTEM does in a library is to co-ordinate the kinds of material that can- not be placed in an orderly way on the shelf. It is to act for the miscellaneous material that collects in a study exactly as an index acts for a book. This miscellaneous material includes manuscript sermons, clippings, pamphlets, a paragraph in a book, a note jotted on a slip of paper. These different kinds of material are the same stuff but, because of their great difference in shape, if they are saved at all they are saved each in a different place, and there is no con- nection, for instance, between sermon notes on “The One-Talent Man,” a clipping on “The Limitations of the Individual,” and a book reference on “God’s Direc- tion of a Life,” three titles which, even if placed in the same file, would be scattered by the alphabet, but which in their nature belong together. To instance the difficulty: In a supposed study on a certain morning we find on the table literary mate- rial which has collected for several days : Last Sun- day’s sermon in outline or manuscript ; a new book on Sunday School Management, another discussing the functions of the city church ; pamphlets containing valuable statistics on Child Labor; a dozen or so clip- pings from newspapers and magazines, among which is a story illustrative of Courage, an account of suc- cessful co-operation between denominations in a town, and advance reports on a pending investigation of the saloons in the county. Nearby is a book lying open where two paragraphs are underlined and the sub- jects, “Loyalty” and “Indecision” pencilled in the margin. 6 THE MINISTER’S LIBRARY A Good Library Without Bestool System We have decided that all this material shall be kept. Hqw shall we dispose it? We will put the books on the shelf probably near others on the same subjects; the sermon will go into a drawer, or into a file that is arranged alphabetically by title ; the clippings in an envelope ; or, if we have many of them, in several en- velopes labelled by alphabet or with a blanket head- ing such as : Illustrations. The pamphlets will be piled on an empty shelf, and we must trust our memory or a notebook to keep hold of the marked passage in the book. Filing by Alphabet File by Bestool System The material that we file in envelope, folder, or drawer is filed alphabetically. If we have used a nu- merical system we must still have a subject key to this. Now the alphabet has its good points, but it is not logical, and the material that a thinker saves is logical material — abstract subjects with many-sided meanings. The alphabet for this sort 'of material may be likened to an escalator, which will carry but does not land. It may be trusted to land specific terms, or names of places, persons, or things. For instance, Christmas, or Chicago, can be given its place in the alphabet and readily found again ; but the idea of “Ca- pacity” may be filed under “Ability,” “Capacity,” “Individuality,” “Talents,” etc. Material may be filed under each of these subjects, and then when something is wanted on the general idea it will be looked up under only one of them. BESTOOL SYSTEM knits these various terms together. By the use of this sys- tem the alphabet will land abstract terms as safely as it does specific words or names. BESTOOL SYSTEM is the alphabet made logical. AND BESTOOL SYSTEM 7 File by alphabet, but use an alphabet that works like this — z Chart, illustrating the suggestiveness of the Bestool alphabet. The heaviest line indicates the first subject looked for. The lighter contin- uous lines indicate the parts of the alphabet to which this subject, “Ability/’ refers. Broken lines indicate further reference. 8 THE MINISTER’S LIBRARY BESTOOL SYSTEM Homiletics Social Reform BESTOOL SYSTEM is not a classification (Classi- fication for a library is discussed on page 13). The system includes subjects and references only. It is a skeleton which no two men could fill in in the same way. It is suggestive before anything has been added to it, and it may be filled in gradually. We have limited the field of this system to applied theology and social reform. That the topics of which a minister makes the most constant use are repre- sented in this system has been shown in careful test- ing: by comparison with subjects that have been made by ministers who have, kept an alphabetical file for many years, by testimony of ministers who have used it, by indexing with it miscellaneous collections of ser- mons, and by filing a large number of newspaper clip- pings, etc., with the social reform subjects. Homiletic Index. 400 main subjects complete with cross references: an alphabetical unit, but from “Abil- ity” to “Zeal” thoroughly interwoven. \ The 400 subjects in the Homiletic Index were ob- tained by indexing the published works of representa- tive divines and the best collections of sermons. In this work title and text were disregarded and a ser- mon was indexed by the subject or subjects developed. A large number of subjects obtained in this way were then sifted down, synonomous subjects were dropped, and each subject in the alphabet connected with every other subject in the alphabet that was allied in mean- ing. Social Reform Index, 53 subject-divisions with cross references and addresses of important societies. This index is also alphabetic in method, but it masses logically, current sociological material, e.g., the sub- ject, “Labor,” is sub-divided for: General conditions and market; Contract; Organization; Protection; Vs. Capital. “Wages” in its alphabetic place refers back to Labor-Contract and “Strikes” refers to Labor vs. Capital. AND BESTOOL SYSTEM 9 Format of Bestool How To Use Bestool System The complete indexes are given in this booklet, and it wouki be possible to use the system with this book as a guide by setting up the subjects gradually, i.e. : As a subject is used, make a card or folder bearing that subject. There will then at any time be cards in your file for only those subjects under which you have made entries. In this case it would be necessary to refer constantly to the booklet for cross references and to check in the booklet the subjects that have been used. BESTOOL subjects may be obtained in sheet form,* and the whole system set up at once. This form is adaptable to a 3x5 card, or to a larger folder or envelope. We speak of using BESTOOL in filing because that is the modern way of keeping order and allowing for expansion. When you set these subjects up, they can be made at once to act as a key to material that is filed for reference, as a check list for manuscript sermons and as an index to volumes of sermons or miscellane- ous book references. They will be suggestive, keep themselves in order, and be just as available twenty years hence. Since the arrangement is alphabetical, these subjects may be used in a general file. In this case it might be well to put the system subjects on another color card. In either case, make each subject the key to all that you save on that subject. If such material is not in a form to be filed directly back of the subject, make a reference under the subject indicating its whereabouts. When you find something — sermon, poem, magazine article — worth referring to again, make an entry on a line of the card or folder which bears the proper sub- ject and — the material is under your thumb until you care to release it, and it is enriched on all sides by supplementary material. ***** * Let us call up again that study with the literary material waiting to be disposed, and see how it would be cared for if you are us'ng the BESTOOL SYSTEM. * See price list on cover. 10 THE MINISTER’S LIBRARY A Good Library With a The books in your library are arranged on the shelf under the Decimal classification system (see page 13) ; there is a four-drawer cabinet for catalog or index cards, 3" x 5 ", and a two-drawer cabinet for letter or standard size folders, 8^4" xll" in vertical file. Good System Bestool Homi- letic subjects are set up on guide cards in the cata- log case, and the Social R e f o r m subjects are set up on folders in the vertical file. (See c u t, page 12.) With the library thus systematized, we can dispose of the material now on the table in an accurate and efficient manner. The books on the Sunday School and the function of the Church we mark with their decimal numbers and insert them in numerical order on the shelf ; the pam- phlet on Child Labor we drop into the folder bear- ing that subject in the vertical file. If we find several others there so that the folder is bulky, we will take them out and place in a pamphlet box labeled A, or I (this on supposition that the box is to carry miscel- laneous subjects), or, if we are likely to have more of the same material, we will label the box with the subject, “Child Labor.” But, however, we mark the box, we will make a note on the folder labeled “Child Labor” to this effect : See also Pamphlet box (“A”) or (“Child Labor”). The clipping on Courage we will drop into a folder or envelope marked Clippings A-C, or even perhaps put it in a notebook, but whatever its whereabouts, we indicate this on the card marked “Courage” in the catalog case, e.g. : See also “Clippings A-C,” or “Notebook I.” The clipping on the idquor Question we drop right into the folder on that subject. As for the paragraphs on Loyalty and Indecision, we will note the author, title and page on the card bear- ing these subjects in the catalog case and then let our memory forget them. AND BESTOOL SYSTEM 11 THREE WAYS OF SETTING UP BESTOOL SYSTEM 1. The simplest way to set up the Homiletic Subjects on a 3" x 5" card : /-VEKAC-TY V~y,„ ORY ~V VICES \ Q 1 2 2. To set up on a guide card or on a folder with a tab requires two cuttings but is much more satisfactory, as a large number of sub- jects can be seen at a glance. 3. A folder may be used for both indexes. It is particularly recommended for the Social Reform subjects, as much of this material consists of cuttings from newspapers. Clippings can be dropped inside and references made on the outside. 12 THE MINISTER’S LIBRARY Bestool Is Adaptable Standard size cabinets for cards, as shown on page 10, or for folders in vertical file, shown below, are de- sirable, and they can be obtained in a variety of styles and prices from firms such as Globe-Wernicke, Li- brary Bureau, Macey, Weis, and Yawman & Erbe. Local dealers everywhere carry cards 3" x 5" and folders 8 / 2 " x 11". But Bestool can be used without any particular .filing outfit. The subjects can be attached to such cards or envelopes as you are using or, if you have none, you can ha 1 ^ manila folders cut to fit a desk drawer. Bestool In Note -Taking Carry in your pocket a tablet the same size as the cards in your file. When you take a note, endorse it with a BESTOOL subject or the number for that sub- ject, and when you are next in your library these notes can be dropped back of the proper subject. If you prefer to keep notes consecutively, in a book, index them as you take them with a BESTOOL Sub- ject in the margin, and then from this book make an entry for the page of the notebook on the card bearing the subject. Index to Volumes of Sermons Book index and file in one. One of the most valu- able uses of BESTOOL is for books of collected ser- mons or essays. Each sermon in a volume is quite separate and distinct from others under the same cover. No shelf arrangement will take care of this, and no memory can be taxed to this extent. If you have a set of the sermons of Phillips Brooks, get the BESTOOL subjects* for these books, and the 200 sermons will be indexed in your file together with your own references. * See price list on cover. AND BESTOOL SYSTEM 13 Classification for a Small Library BESTOOL Supplements General Classification A Hint for Your General File A library of whatever size can be efficiently classi- fied with the Decimal Classification and Relative Index, by Melvil Dewey, published by Library Bureau, New York. A short acquaintance with the classification will familiarize one with the main divisions, and even with the short (three-figure) forms.* A knowledge of this system is not only a convenience in handling one’s own library, but it is valuable in consulting other libraries. The Decimal classification has been adopted for international bibliography and is in use by a ma- jority of the public libraries in this country. A classification system, however, decreases in its utility value in proportion to the number of its sub- divisions. The Decimal system covers all knowledge and so makes clear and useful divisions in a miscel- laneous collection of books ; it is not practicable to use intensively over a single field, i.e., the subjects in BESTOOL would fall under either I or II of the main Decimal divisions, and to assign numbers to the merg- ing shades of an idea would be neither wise nor use- ful. BESTOOL works intensively and controls in- volved thought in alphabetic arrangement. Certain subjects belong to a definite group and are better classified than spread over the alphabet. For instance, instead of filing Mens’ Club under M and Sunday School under S, we suggest placing these and similar subjects as sub-divisions in alphabetic order back of Pastoral Work; instead of filing Mark under M and Old Testament under O, arrange these in al- phabet or canonical order under Bible. On the following page, we show such sub-divisions for the subjects, “Bible,” “Catholic Church,” “Jews,” “Churches,” and “Jesus Christ.” as they have been standardized by the American Library Association. * An excellent adaptation of the Decimal Classification for use in a private library has been devised by Rev. C. H. Ebersol and is sold by The Newspaper Clipping's Co., Ottawa, 111. 14 THE MINISTER’S LIBRARY Illustrations of Alphabetic Sub-divisions grouped under one subject BIBLE Antiquities Astronomy Bibliography Biography Canon Chronology Commentaries Concordances Criticism and Interpreta- tion Dictionaries Ethnology Evidences and Authority Geography History Inspiration Introductions Literary character Manuscripts Miscellaneous Music Natural History Numismatics Paraphrases Pictorial Illustrations Prophesies Psychology Publication and Distribu- tion Question Books Revision Science Stories Study and Teaching Versions BIBLE (Old Testament) The books arranged in ca- nonical or alphabetical order BIBLE (New Testament) See note above. CATHOLIC CHURCH Authority Biography Catechisms arid creeds Clergy Dictionaries Directories Doctrinal and Controver- sial Education Government History Liturgy and Ritual Missions Name Periodicals Social Relations Statistics JEWS Antiquities Biography Charities Civilization Education Ethnology History Law Liturgy and Ritual Lost Tribes Persecution Political and Social Con- ditions Religion Social Life and Customs AND BESTOOL SYSTEM 15 Illustrations of Alphabetic Sub-divisions grouped under one subject CHURCH And Education And State Architecture Attendance Decoration and Ornament Dedication Discipline Entertainments Finance Furniture History Law Membership Music Of England Of Scotland Polity Property Rates Schools Services Statistics Vestments Work JESUS CHRIST Baptism Biography Birth Character Divinity Genealogy Legends Messiahship Miracles Names Passion Person and Offices Resurrection and Ascen- sion. Teaching- Temptation Transfiguration Trial \ A good division suggested by Rev. P. R. Hayward, Fairville, N. B., Canada: CHURCH WO RK (Practical) Attendance Boys Children Choir Entertainments Evening Service Finance Institutional Work Members New Members * Men’s Work Miscellaneous Personal Work Prayer Meeting Sermon. Themes Special Sermons Strangers Sunday School Young People 16 THE MINISTER’S LIBRARY Illustration of Bestool Index to Volume of Sermons SAMPLE SHEET BESTOOL INDEX SUBJECTS World’s Great Sermons — 10 Volumes Titles • Subject Entry Vol. 8 1. A Bloody Monster Temperance (Talmadge) 2. Songs in the Night Darkness. Optimism (Spurgeon) 6. The Forgiveness of Sins Conversion. Sin (Clifford) 8. The Spirit of Christ — Christ in Us. Missions. Salvation (Fowler) 10. The Transfigured Sackcloth Darkness. Evil ( Watkinson) 11. The Fall of Satan Pride (Lorimer) 12. Thirst Satisfied God, search for (Knox Little) Etc., Etc. Note — Enter author, title, and volume number on the card in your file bearing the given subject. THE BESTOOL SYSTEM SUBJECT -INDEX FOR A PRIVATE LIBRARY SECOND EDITION HOMILETICS SOCIAL REFORM Copyright, 1914, 1918, A. B. Long. THE BESTOOL SYSTEM SUBJECT -INDEX FOR A PRIVATE LIBRARY SECOND EDITION HOMILETICS ABILITY 1 . capacity, (the) individual, strength. ACTION 2. decision, meditation, will. ADVERSITY 3. affliction, compensation, disappointment, discipline, poverty, prosperity. ADVICE see Counsel. AFFECTIONS 4. affinity, desire, emotions, family, friendship, heart, home, love, social relations, sympathy. AFFINITY 5. affections, desire, division, friendship, natural man. AFFLICTION 6. adversity, discipline, poverty, sorrow, sickness, suf- fering, trouble. AGE 7. counsel, experience, past, youth. AMBITION 8. aspiration, avarice, fame, power, success, temptation, worldliness. AMUSEMENTS 9. excitement, pleasure, recreation, temptation, Avorldli- ness. Copyright, 1914, 1918, A. B. Long. 18 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS ANGER 10 emotion, self-control. ANNOYANCE see Trouble, (The) Trivial. ANXIETY 11. assurance, fear, peace, trust, worry. APPRECIATION 12. discouragement, praise, sympathy, worth. ARGUMENT see Controversy. ASPIRATION 13. ambition, desire, effort, hope, ideal, God (incarnate). ASSURANCE 14. anxiety, belief, conviction, faith, hope, justification, security, strength, trust. ATHEISM 15. doubt, God, skepticism, unbelief. ATONEMENT 16. Cross, incarnation, reconciliation, redemption, sacrifice. AUTHORITY (IN RELIGION) 17. belief, creed, dogma, freedom, obedience. AVARICE 18. ambition, covetousness, envy, generosity, honesty, money, riches. BACKSLIDING 19. Christian life, indifference, steadfastness, weakness, zeal. BAPTISM 20. conversion, natural man, regeneration, sacraments. BEAUTY 21. goodness, harmony, perfection. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 19 BURDENS see Affliction, (The) Cross, Duty, Responsibility. BEGINNINGS see First Things, Opportunity, Preparation, Seed, Trivial. BELIEF 22. assurance, authority (in religion), creed, faith, re- ligion (personal), self-reliance, sign, truth. BELIEVERS 23. Christian, class, division, faith, family, (the) uncon- verted. BENEVOLENCE 24. fellowship, philanthropy, sympathy, unselfishness. BIBLE 25. authority, gospel, revelation. BIGOTRY see Fanaticism, Tolerance. BIRTHRIGHT see Choice, Eternal. BLESSINGS 26. gratitude, memorials, prosperity, reward. BLINDNESS 27. conscience, darkness, opportunity, revelation, sensibil- ity, sin, unbelief. BOLDNESS 28. courage, humility, meekness, opportunity. BRAVERY see Courage. BREAD see First Things, Food, Life. BROTHERHOOD 29. church (the Christian), class, fellowship, humanity, liberty — Christian, tolerance, unity — Christian. 20 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS BUSINESS 30. social relations, vocation, work, worldliness. CAPACITY 31. ability, power, receptivity, revelation, unbelief. CATHOLICITY see Tolerance, Unity — Christian. CEREMONIALISM see Form, Law, Pharasaism. CHANGE 32. creation, eternal, growth, progress, recreation, regener- ation. CHARACTER 33. Christ (the pattern), Christian life, discipline, educa- tion, heredity, greatness, continuity — law of, reputa- tion, worth, will. CHARITY see Brotherhood (of Man), Judgment (of Others), Love, Philanthropy, Sympathy. CHEERFULNESS 34. see Courage, Happiness, Optimism. CHILDREN 35. family, home, youth. CHOICE 36. compromise, decision, desire, destiny, heredity, oppor- tunity, self-denial, tests. CHOICE, ETERNAL judgment, rejection, retribution, salvation, soul. 37 . CHRIST 38. atonement, redemption, salvation. CHRIST (HUMAN) 39. Christ (the pattern), incarnation, second advent. CHRIST (THE JUDGE) judgment, justice, mercy, rejection. 40. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS . 21 CHRIST (THE LORD) 41. God, (the) kingdom. CHRIST (THE PATTERN) 42. Christ (human), Christian life, piety. CHRIST (IN US) 43. Christian life, grace, Holy Spirit. CHRISTIAN 44. believers, character, Christ (the pattern), Christ in us, Church, righteousness, witnessing. CHRISTIAN LIFE 45. backsliding, character, Christ in us, citizenship, con- duct, conflict, discipline, growth — Christian, liberty — Christian, living, love, religion. CHRISTIANITY 46. Christ, dogma, faith, God (incarnate), miracles mis- sions religion. CHURCH (THE) 47. Christian, fellowship, (the) kingdom. CITIZENSHIP 48. Christian life, government, patriotism, social relations. CIVILIZATION 49. culture, history, humanity, man, progress. CLASS 50. Brotherhood, division, egotism, pride. COMFORT 51. affliction, assurance, depression, discouragement, opti- mism, sorrow, sympathy. COMMUNION 52. Christ in us, God (man’s relation to), fellowship, form, prayer, sacraments. COMPASSION 53. mercy, sympathy. 22 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS COMPENSATION 54. adversity, fate, fortune, patience, reward. COMPROMISE 55. Christian life, choice, conscience, decision, duty, evil, motive, right, sin, temptation. CONCEIT 56. see Egotism, Pride, Self-righteousness. CONDUCT 57. duty, habit, life, living, social relations. CONFESSION 58. penitence. CONFLICT 59. Christian life, discipline, evil, preparedness. CONFORMITY 60. custom, form, obedience, orthodoxy. CONSCIENCE 61. backsliding, compromise, duty, guilt, Holy Spirit, liberty — Christian, remorse, sin, temptation. CONSECRATION 62 compromise, duty, earnestness, sacrifice, unselfishness, zeal. CONSISTENCY 63. reason, sincerity. CONTENTMENT 64. happiness, harmony, joy, peace, self-control, unrest. CONTINUITY, (LAW OF) 65. character, effect, recompense, retribution, reward. CONTROVERSY 66. division, doubt, peace. CONVERSION 67. change, Christian life, evangelism, penitence, regener- ation, repentance. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 23 CONVICTION 68. assurance, conversion, earnestness, guilt. COUNSEL 69. age, warning, wisdom, young men. COURAGE 70. boldness, danger, decision, fortitude, heroism, right, weakness. COVENANT 71. promise. COVETOUSNESS 72. avarice, envy, selfishness. CREATION 73. action, change, choice, freedom, God (Creator and Ruler), time. CREEDS 74. authority (in religion), dogma, orthodoxy, religion, tolerance. CRITICISM see Judgment (of others). THE CROSS 75. atonement, sacrifice, unselfishness. • li CULTURE 76. civilization, education, intelligence, self-culture. CUSTOM 77. conformity, morality, social relations, time. DANGER 78. courage, delusion, fear, refuge, temptation, warning. DARKNESS 79. blindness, depression, evil, remorse, sin, unbelief. DEATH 80. future life, immortality. 24 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS DEBT 81. forgiveness, giving, gratitude, humility, mercy, thrift. DECISION 82. action, belief, choice, compromise, courage, independ- ence, tests. DEGRADATION 83. backsliding, integrity, shame, weakness. DELAY see Procrastination. DELIVERANCE see Help, Redemption, Refuge. DELUSION 84. belief, error, influence, prudence, temptation, trust, truth. DENIAL 85. invitation, loyalty, rejection, weakness, witnessing. DEPENDENCE 86. guidance, independence, resignation, providence, self- righteousness, trust. DEPRAVITY see Degradation, Sin. DEPRESSION 87. comfort, discouragement, emotions. DESIRE 88. aspiration, choice, God-search for, need, self-control, will. DESPAIR see Depression, Discouragement, Remorse. DESTINY 89. character, choice, fate, fortune, purpose (God’s for us). DEVOTION 90. religion — personal, worship. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 25 DISAPPOINTMENT delusion, hope. 91. DISCERNMENT 92. discrimination, intelligence, knowledge, understand- ing, vision, wisdom. DISCIPLINE 93. adversity, affliction, character, Christian life, educa- tion, experience. DISCONTENT see Unrest. DISCOURAGE- MENT 94. appreciation, comfort, darkness, depression, doubt, hope, optimism, patience. DISCRIMINATION 95. prudence, wisdom. DISSATISFACTION see Unrest. DIVISION 96. affinity, believer, class, conflict, discrimination, judg- ment. DOCTRINE 97. authority, belief, truth. DOGMA 98. creeds, doctrine, progress, truth. DOUBT 99. belief, faith, inquiry, sign, skepticism. DREAMS 100. ideal, visions. DUTY 101. compromise, conduct, conscience, consecration, fidel- ity, justice, Providence, right, self-denial. EARNESTNESS 102. consecration, conviction, enthusiasm, zeal. 26 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS EDUCATION 103. character, culture, discipline, growth, ignorance, self- culture, teaching. EFFECT 104. continuity — law of, fate. EFFORT 105. action, perseverance, struggle. EGOTISM 106. honor, pharisaism, pride, self-righteousness. EMOTIONS 107. affections, depression, earnestness, excitement, joy, zeal. ENDURANCE see Fortitude. ENERGY see Power. ENMITY 108. hatred, peace, revenge. ENTHUSIASM 109. zeal. ENVY 110. avarice, covetousness. ERROR 111. delusion, ignorance, superstition, truth. ESCHATOLOGY see Death, Future, Life, Heaven, Immortality, Resur- rection. ESSENTIALS see First Things. ETERNAL 112. Bible, change, infinite, reality, trivial, truth. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 27 ETERNITY 113. future life, immortality, infinite, time. EVANGELISM 114. conversion, gospel, invitation, missions, revivals, souls. EVIL 115. compromise, conflict, darkness, purity, righteousness, temptation, sin. EVILDOERS seeWicked. EXAMPLE 116. Christ (the pattern), counsel, influence, past. EXCITEMENT 117. amusements, emotion, enthusiasm, fanaticism. EXCUSES 118. decision, procrastination. EXPERIENCE 119. age, discipline, growth, life. FAILURE 120. adversity, success. FAITH 121 assurance, belief, hope, ideal, justification, receptivity,, skepticism, tests, trust. FAITHFULNESS see Fidelity. FAME 122. ambition, honor, praise, reputation. FAMILY 123. affections, children, home. FANATICISM 124 enthusiasm, excitement, persecution, superstition, tol- erance, zeal. 28 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS FATE 125. compensation, destiny, effect, freedom. FAULTS 126. judgment (of others), perfection. FEAR 127. anxiety, assurance, boldness, courage, danger, self- reliance, superstition. FEELINGS see Emotions, Affections. FELLOWSHIP 128. • benevolence, brotherhood (of man), church, love, so ciety, sympathy. FIDELITY 129. duty, honesty, integrity, steadfastness, truth. FIRST THINGS 130. danger, discrimination, need, salvation. FLATTERY see Praise. FOLLY 131. blindness, delusion, error, prudence. FOOD 132. desire, first things, life. FORBEARANCE 133. God, love (divine), mercy, patience, revenge, self control. FORGIVENESS 134. enmity, love (divine), penitence, sin. FORM 135. conformity, heart, motive, reality, reason, tolerance. FORTITUDE 136. courage, strength. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 29 FORTUNE 137. adversity, destiny, effect, compensation, fate, prosper- ity, success. FREEDOM 138. authority (in religion), Christian life, dogma, higher life, law, liberty (Christian), redemption, truth. FRIENDSHIP 139. affections, affinity, giving, influence (personal), love, social relations, sympathy. FRUITS 140. good works, tests, usefulness. • FUTURE 141. anxiety, destiny, fate, fortune, hope, mystery, oppor- tunity, progress, prophecy, trust. FUTURE LIFE 142. Heaven, Hell, immortality, judgment, salvation, soul. GETHSEMANE 143. Christ (human), suffering. GIFTS see Ability, Giving, Blessings. GIVING 144. debt, friendship, sacrifice. GOD 145. athieism, Holy Spirit, Infinite, Providence, religion, truth. GOD (CREATOR AND RULER) 146. creation, Christ (the Lord). GOD (THE FATHER) 147. guidance, love — divine, trust. GOD (INCARNATE) aspiration, Christ in us, Christianity, Holy Spirit, hu- 148. manity, incarnation, inspiration, miracles, nature, re- ligion, supernatural. 30 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS GOD (MAN’S RELA -Christ in us, God — incarnate, grace, invitation, relig- TION TO) 149. ion — personal, spirituality, trust, warning, worship. GOD (SEARCH FOR) 150. desire, inquiry, unrest. GOOD WORKS 151. Christian life, conduct, faith, fruits, immortality — earthly. GOODNESS 152. beauty, Christian, evil, morality, righteousness, virtue GOSPEL 153. Christianity, evangelism, salvation. GOSSIP see Judgment (of others). Tongue. GOVERNMENT 154. citizenship, law, liberty, progress, society. GRACE 155. Christ in us, God (man’s relation to), growth — Chris- tian, invitation, piety, receptivity, religion — personal supernatural. GRATITUDE 156. blessings, debt, praise. GREATNESS 157. character, service, worth. GRIEF see Affliction, Sorrow, Trouble. GROWTH, CHRISTIAN 158. change, Christian life, continuity, education, experi- ence, grace, health — spiritual, higher life, sanctifica- tion. GUIDANCE 159. dependence, God (the Father) Holy Spirit, Provi- dence. teaching, trust. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 31 GUILT 160. conviction, innocence, loneliness, remorse. HABITS 161. character, continuity — law of. HAPPINESS 162. contentment, joy, pleasure. HARDNESS OF HEART 163. receptivity, unbelief, understanding. HARMONY 164. beauty, peace, perfection, strife, unity. HATRED 165. anger, revenge. HEALING 166. miracle, sickness. HEALTH, SPIRITUAL 167. growth — Christian, sensibility, spirituality. HEARING 168. see Blindness, Hardness of Heart, Obedience, Oppor tunity, Receptivity, Sensibility. HEART 169. affections, motive, natural man, regeneration, sincer- ity, veracity. HEAVEN 170. future life. HELL 171. future life, retribution. HELP 172. hindrance, influence, redemption, refuge, sympathy. HEREDITY 173. character, family, fate, individual, influence. 32 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS HERESY see Conformity, Orthodoxy. HEROISM 174. courage. HIGHER LIFE 175. characer, Christian life, freedom, growth, past, peace, revelation, struggle. HINDRANCE 176. help, liberty — Christian, opposition, progress. HISTORY 177. humanity. HOLINESS 178. integrity, perfection, purity, sanctification. HOLY SPIRIT 179. Christ in us, conscience, God incarnate, incarnation inspiration, natural man, revelation, spirituality. HOME 180. affections, children, family. HONESTY 181. avarice, integrity, sincerity. HONOR 182. reputation. HOPE 183. aspiration, discouragement, faith, future, optimism. HOSPITALITY see Home. HUMAN NATURE 184. experience, God incarnate, man, natural man. HUMANITY 185. brotherhood of man, God incarnate, history, ntan, so- ciety, unity — Christian. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 33 HUMILITY 186. ambition, boldness, meekness, pride. HUNGER, SPIRITUAL see Desire, Food, God (Search for). Inquiry, First Things. HYPOCRISY 187. self-righteousness, sincerity, truth. IDEAL 188. aspiration, dream, eternal, faith, invisible, purpose* reality. IDLENESS see Industry IDOLATRY 189. superstition, worldliness, worship. IGNORANCE 190. darkness, education, error, superstition. IMMORTALITY 191. death, eternity, future life, heaven, resurrection. IMMORTALITY, EARTHLY 192. good works, influence, memorials. INCARNATION 193. atonement, Christ (Human), God (Incarnate). INDEPENDENCE 194. counsel, debt, dependence, influence, loneliness, oppo- sition, self-reliance, strength. INDIFFERENCE 195. backsliding, hardness of heart, hearing, unconverted, zeal. INDIVIDUAL, (THE) 196. ability, heredity, Providence, purpose — (God’s, for us), responsibility. 34 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS INDIVIDUALITY 197. personality. INDUSTRY 198. thrift, time, work. INFINITE 199. eternal, God, mystery. INFLUENCE 200. example, heredity, immortality — earthly, independence, liberty — Christian, power, responsibility, social rela- tions. INFLUENCE, PERSONAL 201. example, friendship, leadership, liberty — Christian, op- portunity, personality, responsibility. INNOCENCE 202. guilt, ignorance, purity. INQUIRY 203. conversion, counsel, doubt, faith, God — search for, prayer, religion — personal. INSPIRATION 204. Christ in us, Holy Spirit, incarnation. INSTABILITY see Decision. Fidelity, Independence, Integrity, Stead- fastness. INTEGRITY 205. character, courage, fidelity, honesty, sincerity, right, soul, veracity, worth. INTELLIGENCE 206. culture, ignorance, knowledge, reason, thought, wis- dom. INVISIBLE 207. form, ideal, reality. INVITATION 208. denial, evangelism, Grace, Holy Spirit, mercy, oppor- tunity, rejection. JESUS CHRIST see Christ. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 35 JOY 209. happiness, optimism. JUDGMENT 210. Christ (the judge), future life, retribution. JUDGMENT (OF OTHERS) 211. faults, kindness, tongue. JUSTICE 212. duty, judgment, mercy, oppression. JUSTIFICATION 213. assurance, salvation. KINDNESS 214. judgment (of others), love. KINGDOM (THE) 215. ideal, Christ (the Lord), missions, perfection, progress, second advent, unity — Christian. KNOWLEDGE 216. experience, intelligence, wisdom. LABOR see Industry, Work. LAW 217. government, liberty, morality, pharisaism. LEADERSHIP 218. guidance, influence — personal, power, prophecy. LIBERTY 219. freedom, government, law, power. LIBERTY, CHRISTIAN 220. Christian life, conscience, brotherhood, fellowship, freedom, hindrance, influence, responsibility, self-con- trol, temperance. 36 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE 221. heresy, persecution. LIES see Tongue, Truth. LIFE 222. character, choice — eternal, conduct, experience, living, purpose (God’s, for us), spiritual life, time. LIGHT 223. revelation. LITTLE THINGS see Trivial. LIVING 224. business, Christian life, conduct, discipline, life, pleas- ure, social relations. LONELINESS 225. independence, sympathy. LORD’S SUPPER see Communion, Sacraments. LOVE 226. affections, brotherhood, Christian life, fellowship, friendship, sympathy. LOVE, DIVINE 227. God, forbearance, forgiveness, redemption. LOWLY LIVES 228. fidelity, greatness, humility, service, trivial. LOYALTY 229. fidelity, integrity, veracity. MAN 230. civilization, family, future life, heredity, humanity. MEDITATION 231. action, thought. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 37 MEEKNESS 232. boldness, humility. MEMORIALS 233. blessings, gratitude, immortality (earthly), past. MERCY 234. choice — eternal, compassion, cruelty, debt, forbear- ance, invitation, justice, pardon, penitence, revenge. MILLENIUM see Kingdom (The), Second Advent. MIND see Intelligence, Memory, Reason, Thought. MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL 235. preaching. MIRACLES 236. God incarnate, healing, continuity — law of, nature, supernatural. MISFORTUNE see Adversity. MISSIONS 237. brotherhood, evangelism, (the) kingdom. MONEY 238. avarice, riches, temptation. MORAL EDUCATION see Education. MORALITY 239. custom, goodness, law, natural man, self-righteousness. MOTIVE 240. good works, heart, sincerity. MYSTERY 241. faith, future, infinite, supernatural, trust. 38 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS NAME see Reputation. NATURAL MAN 242. goodness, heart, human nature, morality, redemption. NATURE 243. supernatural. NEED 244. desire, first things. NEW BIRTH see Regeneration. NOBILITY see Greatness, Worth. OBEDIENCE 245. authority, conformity, resignation, witnessing. OBLIVION see Immortality, (Earthly), Memorials. OLD AGE see Age. OPPORTUNITY 246. blindness, boldness, choice — eternal, future, influence, invitation, procrastination. OPPOSITION 247. Christian life, courage, hindrance, independence, in- tegrity, persecution. OPPRESSION 248. justice, mercy. OPTIMISM 249. blessing, hope, depression, comfort, joy. ORTHODOXY 250. creeds, tolerance. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 39 PARDON 251. forgiveness, justice, mercy, penitence, redemption. PASSION see Anger, Emotion. PAST 252. age, example, experience, future. PATIENCE 253. anxiety, discouragement, forbearance, perseverance. PEACE 254. contentment, harmony, higher life, reconciliation, strife, victory. PENITENCE 255. confession, forgiveness, hypocrisy, remorse, repent- ance, sin, sorrow. PENTECOST see Holy Spirit. PERFECTION 256. ideal, sanctification. PERSECUTION 257. courage, fortitude, opposition. PERSEVERANCE 258. opposition, patience, purpose, steadfastness, success, will. PERSONALITY 259. (The) individual, influence — personal, integrity, self- reverence, soul. PHARISAISM 260. law, piety, self-righteousness. PHILANTHROPY 261. benevolence, social service. PIETY 262. Pharisaism, righteousness, sincerity, worship. 40 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS PLEASURE 263. amusements, happiness, worldliness. POPULARITY 264. fame, honor. POVERTY 265. adversity. POWER 266. ambition, energy, influence, leadership, liberty. PRACTICE see Discipline, Fruits, Habit, Perfection. PRAISE 267. appreciation, reward. PRAISE 268. gratitude, worship. PRAYER 269. devotion, God (man’s relation to). PREJUDICE see Custom, Hardness of Heart, Ignorance, Receptiv ity. PREPARATION 270. discipline, preparedness, purpose, self-control, strug- gle. PREPAREDNESS 271. conflict, vocation, warning. PRIDE 272. dependence, egotism, humility, self-righteousness. PROCRASTINA- TION 273. excuses, opportunity. PROFANITY 274. reverence. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 41 PROGRESS 275. change, civilization, dogma, future, growth, (the) kingdom, opposition, Providence, reform. PROMISES 276. covenant, integrity. PROPERTY 277. power, riches. PROPHECY 278. future, inspiration, leadership, vision. PROSPERITY 279. fortune, property, riches, success. PROVIDENCE 280. duty, God, guidance, (the) individual, progress, pur- pose (God's for us), trust. PRUDENCE. 281. folly, trust, warning, wisdom, discrimination. PUNISHMENT see Judgment, Retribution. PURITY 282. goodness. PURPOSE 283. perseverance, preparation, will. PURPOSE (GOD’S FOR US) 284. destiny, (the) individual, Providence. QUARRELS see Controversy. QUIETNESS see Harmony, Meditation, Peace, Rest, Unrest. REALITY 285. eternal, form, ideal, invisible. 42 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS REASON 286. consistency, prudence, sign, wisdom. RECEPTIVITY 287. belief, counsel, hardness of heart, opportunity, sensi- bility. . RECOMPENSE 288. character, compensation, continuity — law of, growth, judgment, reward. RECONCILIATION 289. atonement, forgiveness, pardon, peace. RECREATION 290. amusement, change, rest, weariness. REDEMPTION 291. atonement, freedom, love — Divine, natural man, par- don, salvation. REFORM 292. evil, goodness, opposition, philanthropy, progress, so- cial relations. REFUGE 293. danger, help, security. REGENERATION 294. change, character, Christ in us, conversion, faith, free- dom, heart, higher life. REJECTION 295. choice — eternal, denial, invitation, mercy, opportunity. REJOICING see Joy. RELIGION 296. Christianity, creeds, God, unity — Christian, worship. RELIGION (PERSONAL) 297. belief, Christian life, God (man’s relation to), Grace, (the) individual, piety. REMORSE 298. conscience, darkness, guilt, unrest. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 43 REPENTANCE 299. conversion, inquiry, penitence, sin. REPUTATION 300. character, fame, honor, praise, social relations, worth. RESIGNATION 301. affliction, dependence, faith, obedience, suffering, trust. RESPONSIBILITY 302. liberty — Christian, obedience, opportunity, service, so- cial relations, will. REST 303. conflict, peace, recreation. RESURRECTION 304. hope, immortality, joy. RETRIBUTION 305. choice— eternal, Christ (the judge), future life, hell, judgment, justice, reward, sin. REVELATION 306. blindness, capacity, eternal, higher life, Holy Spirit, inspiration, light, receptivity, regeneration, sign, spir- itual life, vision. REVENGE 307. forbearance, forgiveness. REVERENCE 308. profanity, Sabbath, worship. REVIVALS 309. see Evangelism. REWARD see Blessing, Praise, Recompense. RICHES 310. avarice, money, prosperity, stewardship. RIDICULE 311. courage, kindness, opposition. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS RIGHT 312. compromise, courage, duty, evil, goodness, integrity. RIC ?r? TE ° USNESS Christian > goodness, piety, (the) wicked. SABBATH 314. rest, reverence. SACRAMENTS 315. baptism, communion, covenant, worship. SACRIFICE 316. atonement, consecration, redemption, rewards, unsel- nshness. SALVATION 317. chojce-eternal, gospel, justification, (the) kingdom, SANTIFICATION see Christ in us, Consecration, Discipline, Growth, Per- fection, Worldliness. SECOND ADVENT (the) kingdom SECURITY 319. assurance, danger, refuge. SEED 320. growth (Christian), influence, inquiry, patience, trivial. SELF 321. personality. SELF-CONSCIOUS- NESS 322. personality, self-knowledge. SELF-CONTROL 323. Christian life, forbearance, liberty — Christian, tongue, will. 6 SELF-CULTURE 324. education, (the) individual, opportunity. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 45 SELF-DENIAL i 325. duty, pleasure, sacrifice, unselfishness. SELF-FORGET- * FULNESS see Consecration, Sacrifice, Self-Consciousness. SELF-KNOWL- EDGE 326. conscience, meditation. SELF-RELIANCE 327. belief, fear, independence, self-control. SELF-REVERENCE conviction, personality. 328. SELF- dependence, humility, morality, pharisaism, selfishness, RIGHTEOUSNESS 329. a SELFISHNESS . 330. benevolence, unselfishness, self-righteousness. SENSIBILITY 331. blindness, health — spiritual, hearing, receptivity, reve- lation, spirituality, vision. SERVICE 332. Christian life, stewardship, usefulness, zeal. SHAME 333. conviction, guilt, honor, ridicule. SICKNESS 334. affliction, healing, sorrow, trouble. a SIGN 335. belief, hardness of heart, influence, revelation, skepti- cism. SIN 336. compromise, confession, conscience, evil, forgiveness, freedom, penitence, receptivity, redemption, retribu- tion, salvation temptation, unbelief. 46 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS SINCERITY 337. courage, heart, honesty, integrity, pharisaism, piety, truth, veracity. SKEPTICISM 338. atheism, doubt, infidelity, sign, truth, unbelief. SLANDER see Judgment (of others). SOCIAL RELA- TIONS 339. affections, business, class, conduct, custom, character, friendship, influence, judgment (of others), living, sympathy, reputation, society. SOCIAL SERVICE 340. brotherhood, compassion, philanthropy, progress, re- form. SOCIETY 341. civilization, fellowship, government, progress, reform, social relations. SORROW 342. affliction, comfort. SOUL 343. evangelism, (the) individual, integrity, personality, salvation, veracity. SOWING see Building, Influence, (Personal), Seed. SPEAKING 344. tongue, witnessing, words. SPIRIT 345. reality, supernatural. SPIRITUAL LIFE 346. life, man, revelation. SPIRITUALITY 347. God (man’s relation to), health — spiritual, higher life, Holy Spirit. STANDARDS see Compromise, Example, Ideal, Right. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 47 STEADFASTNESS i 348. backsliding, faith, fidelity, independence. STEWARDSHIP * 349. giving, responsibility, riches. STRENGTH 350. faith, fortitude, independence, providence, self-reliance, trust. STRIFE 351. controversy, peace, reconciliation, unrest. STRUGGLE 352. Gethsemane, higher life, self-control, victory. SUCCESS 353. fame, fortune, honor, prosperity, reputation, victory. SUFFERING * 354. affliction, discipline, Gethsemane, sickness. # SUPERNATURAL 355. . God (incarnate), Grace, miracle, mystery, reality, spirit. SUPERSTITION 356. darkness, error, ignorance, mystery. SUSPICION 357. doubt, fear, judgment (of others). SYMBOL see Form. SYMPATHY 358. affections, appreciation, benevolence, comfort, com- munion, compassion, fellowship, help, loneliness, so- cial relations. TEACHING 359. Counsel, education, guidance, influence — personal, leadership. TEMPER see Anger, Self-control. 48 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS TEMPERANCE 360. amusement, liberty — Christian, self-control. TEMPTATION 361. choice, Christian life, -compromise, delusion, danger, evil, idolatry, influence, preparedness, strength, tests.' TESTS 362. choice, discipline, faith, fruits, invitation, judgment, re- jection, temptation. THANKFULNESS see Blessings, Gratitude. THOUGHTS 363. intelligence. THRIFT 364. business, integrity, industry, prosperity, work. TIME 365. eternity, industry, opportunity. TOLERANCE 366. brotherhood of man, creeds, dogma, unity — Christian. TONGUE 367. self-control, speaking, words. TRIALS see Afflictions, Tests. TRIVIAL (THE) 368. eternal, fidelity, humility. TROUBLE 369. adversity, anxiety discipline. anxiety, authority, comfort, dependence, faith, fear, TRUST 370. future, God (the Father), guidance, independence, Providence. TRUTH 371. belief, delusion, dogma, eternal, freedom, knowledge, oath, sincerity, skepticism, veracity. BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS 49 UNBELIEF 372. blindness, darkness, doubt, hardness of heart, indif- ference, skepticism, superstition. UNCONVERTED, (THE) 373. hardness of heart, indifference, invitation, natural man, unbelief, unrest, wicked. UNDERSTANDING 374. discernment, intelligence, receptivity, vision, wisdom. UNITY, CHRISTIAN brotherhood (of man), (the) kingdom, tolerance 375. UNREST 376. God — search for, conviction, peace, remorse, salva- tion, strife, unbelief. UNSELFISHNESS 377. benevolence, consecration, good works, sacrifice. USEFULNESS 378. service, stewardship. VANITY see Egotism, Pride, Self-righteousness. VERACITY 379. heart, integrity, motive, sincerity, truths VICES 380. evil, profanity, reform, sin. VICTORY 381. conflict, higher life, struggle, worldliness. VIRTUE 382. goodness, righteousness. VISION 383. discernment, dream, faith, inspiration, prophecy, reve- lation. VOCATION 384. business, purpose (God’s for us), work, young men. 50 BESTOOL SYSTEM— HOMILETICS WARFARE sec Conflict. WARNING 385. counsel, danger, invitation, opportunity, preparedness, rejection. WATCHFULNESS see Preparedness, Temptation. WEAKNESS 386. backsliding, character, courage, decision, sincerity, strength. WEARINESS 387. rest, strength, work, zeal. WICKED 388. class. WILL 389. action, desire, perseverance, purpose, responsibility. WISDOM 390. counsel, discernment, intelligence, knowledge, pru- dence, vision, understanding. WITNESSING 391. Christian life, denial, influence — personal, obedience. WORDS 392. influence, speaking, tongue. WORK 393. action, industry, vocation. WORLDLINESS 394. business, holiness, idolatry, indifference, pleasure, riches, sanctification, temptation, unbelief. WORRY 395. anxiety, contentment. WORSHIP 396. devotion, God (man’s relation to), prayer, reverence, Sabbath. WORTH 397. appreciation, character, integrity, reputation. YOUNG MEN 398. business, character, counsel, discipline, education, temptation, vocation. YOUTH 399. age, counsel, children. ZEAL 400. backsliding, consecration, emotion, enthusiasm, fana- ticism, service. BESTOOL SOCIAL REFORM ANARCHISM 1 . BOYS 2 . CAPITAL 3. Note. — Sub-divisions under subjects need not be used until amount of material makes it necessary, e.g., Child, Crime, etc. see also Government, Liberty. Arbitration see International Relations, Labor vs. Capital. Birth-rate see Population. Blind see Dependent Classes — Blind. see also Child. Federated Boys’ Clubs, 1 Madison Ave., New York. Association Press, 124 East 28th St., New York. Boy Scout Headquarters, 200 Fifth Ave., New York. Big Brother Movement, 200 Fifth Ave., New York. see also Industry, Labor vs. Capital, Money, Privi- lege, Trusts and Corporations. Capital Punishment see Crime — Punishment. Charities see Social Relief — Methods. CHILD see also Boys, Family. CHILD — CRIME National Conference on the Education of Dependent, & DELINQUENCY Backw ard and Delinquent Children. Elmer L. Cof- feen, Secretary and Treasurer, Westboro, Mass. CHILD-LABOR National Child Labor Committee, 105 East 22nd St., New York. National Consumers’ League, 106 East 19th St., New York. 52 BESTOOL SYSTEM— SOCIAL REFORM CHILD-NURTURE ETC. American Institute of Child Life, 1714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. National Congress of Mothers, Loan and Trust Bldg., Washington, D. C. Department of Child-Helping, Russell Sage Founda- tion, 130 East 22nd St., New York. New York Child Welfare Committee, 200 Fifth Ave., New York. Children’s Aid Society, 105 East 22d St., New York. Departrtient of Child-Helping, Russell Sage Founda- tion, 130 East 22nd St., New York. New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 297 Fourth Ave., New York. Children’s Bureau Department of Commerce and Labor, Washington, D. C. CHURCH AND see also Reform, Social Service. SOCIAL SERVICE American Institute of Social Service, 82 Bible House 5. New York. The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Commission on the Church and Social Service. Rev. Worth M. Tippy, Secretary, 105 East 22nd St., New York. Also Denominational Headquarters. CITIES 6. National Municipal League, 703 North American Building, Philadelphia, Pa. National City Planning Conference, 19 Congress St., Boston, Mass. CITIZENSHIP 7. see also Government. American Civic Association, Richard B. Watrous. Secretary, 913-14 Union Trust Building, Washington, D. C. CLUBS 8. see also Social Settlements, Societies. CO-OPERATION 9. Right Relationship League, 813 Metropolitan Life Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. Co-cperative League of America, 70 Fifth Ave., New York. Corporations sec Trusts and Corporations. COST OF LIVING 10. see also Co-operation. National Civic Federation, 1 Madison Ave., New York. Industrial Economics Department. BESTOOL SYSTEM— SOCIAL REFORM 53 COURTS 11 . 4 CRIME 12 . CRIME- CRIMINOLOGY CRIME- PUNISHMENT * ♦ / DEMOCRACY 13. ♦ DEPENDENT CLASSES 14. see also Crime, Government. see also Child — Crime and Delinquency. American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology. Henry Buchanan, Secy., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. Society for the Prevention of Crime, 105 East 22d St., New York. National Prisoners’ Aid Society, 135 East 15th St., New York. American Prison Association, 762 Empire Building, Philadelphia. Woman’s Prison Association, 110 Second Ave., New York. Committee on Criminal Courts, Charity Organization. Society, 105 East 22d St., New York. National Committee on Prison Labor, University Hall, Columbia University, New York. National Probation Association, 58 No. Pearl St., Al- bany, N. Y. New York Probation Association, 38 West 10th St., New York. National Committee on Prisons, B’way and 116th St., New York. Prisoners’ Relief Society, Huntington, W. Va. Currency see Money. Deaf and Dumb see Dependent Classes — Deaf and Dumb. Defectives see Child — Crime and Delinquency, Crime, Dependent Classes. see also Government, Liberty. see also Insanity, Poor. 54 BESTOOL SYSTEM— SOCIAL REFORM DEPENDENT CLASSES— Blind DEPENDENT CLASSES— Deaf and Dumb DEPENDENT CLASSES— Feeble- minded DEPENDENT CLASSES— Old Age EDUCATION 15. American Association for the Conservation of Vision, 25 West 39th St., New York. National Committee for Prevention of Blindness, The Russell Sage Foundation, 105 East 22d St., New York. American Association of Workers for the Blind, 911 Franklin Ave., Columbus, Ohio. American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf, Volta Building, Washington, D. C. National Association of the Deaf, P. O. Box 23, Los Angeles, Calif. American Association for the Study of the Feeble- minded, Faribault, Minn. National Association for the Study and Education of Exceptional Children, “Watchung Crest,” Plainfield, N. J. Direct Government see Democracy, Government-Re- form. Disease see Health — Pathology. Disease, Industrial see Labor- — Protection. Divorce see Family. see also Child-Nurture, Vocation. National Education Association, 118 Wabasha St., Winona, Minn. General Education Board, 17 Battery Place, New York. Eugenics see Family. Factory Inspection see Labor — Protection. Factory System see Industry, Labor — Conditions of Work/ BESTOOL SYSTEM— SOCIAL REFORM So FAMILY * 16. ♦ see also Child, Woman. Federal Council of the Churches of Christ. Commis- sion on Family Life, 105 East 22d St., New York. National League for the Protection of the Family, 14 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations, 910 Washington Loan and Trust Bldg., Washington, D. C. FAMILY- EUGENICS American Social Hygiene Association, 105 West 40th St., New York. Bureau of Social Hygiene, P. O. Box 579, New York. Eugenics Record Office, Cold Spring Harbor, L. I. National Conference on Race Betterment, Miss Emily F. Robins, Sec’y, Battle Creek, Mich. FAMILY— Mar- riage and Divorce FAMILY— Social Evil * National Vigilance Committee, 156 Fifth Ave., New York. National Christian League for the Promotion of Pur- ity, 5 East 12th St., New York. World’s Purity Federation, La Crosse, Wisconsin. New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, 140 Nassau St., New York. American Social Hygiene Assn., 105 West 40th St., New York. Feeble-Minded see Dependent Classes — Feeble-Mind- ed. Free Speech see Liberty of Speech. GOVERNMENT 17. see also Citizenship, Democracy, Liberty, Socialism. GOVERNMENT— > DISCUSSION Discussion. Reform (Including Initiative, etc.) GOVERNMENT— * REFORM (Includ- ing Initiative, etc.) National Popular Government League, 637 Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. Joseph Fels International Commission, 122 East 37th St., New York. 56 BESTOOL SYSTEM— SOCIAL REFORM GOVERNMENT- Types and Experiments. TYPES AND EX- PERIMENTS see also Social Trend. Government Ownership see Public Ownership. GRAFT see Citizenship. HEALTH 18. see also Recreation, Tuberculosis. HEALTH- EDUCATION (Research, Disease Prevention.) American Public Health Association, 755 Boylston St.,. Boston, Mass. Committee of One Hundred on National Health, 203- East 27th St., New York. American Academy of Medicine, 52 North 4th St.,. Easton, Pa. Pure Food and Drugs Department, The Russell Sage Foundation, 105 East 22d St., New York. American Medical Association, 535 Dearborn St.,. Chicago, 111, International Health Commission (Part of Rockefeller,. Foundation), Southern Bldg., Washington, D. C. American Physical Education Association, 93 West- ford Ave., Springfield, Mass. Health Education League, 8 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. 51 Health and Efficiency League of America, Battle Creek, Mich. HEALTH- PATHOLOGY HEALTH- PERSONAL HYGIENE American Association for Promoting Hygiene and Public Baths, W. H. Hale, Ph.D., Sec’y, Municipal Bldg., Brooklyn, N. Y. American School Hygiene Association, Secretary Thomas A. Storey, M.D., College of the City of New York. HEALTH- PUBLIC HYGIENE Hospitals see Health — Pathology, Social Relief — In- stitutions. Hours of Labor see Labor — Contract. ERRATA p. 20 “Cheerfulness” is cross reference only. Delete No. 34. p. 48 Second line of subjects opp. “Trouble” should be first line of following subject “Trust.” p. 55 Delete 2 lines opp. “Government-Discussion.” p. 56 Delete “Types and Experiments,” margin, line 2.^ Set “See also Social Trend” with line above. p. 60 Delete “Prostitution” from margin. General Caution DO NOT file under un-numbered subjects with see reference. BESTOOL SYSTEM— SOCIAL REFORM 57 ^HOUSING 19. ♦ National Housing Association, 105 East 22d St., New York. Tenement House Committee, Charity Organization Society, 105 East 22d St., New York. IMMIGRATION 20. see also International Relations, Race Problems. IMMIGRATION- RESTRICTION CON. National Immigration League, 150 Nassau St., New York. IMMIGRATION- RESTRICTION PRO. Immigration Restriction League, 11 Pemberton Square, Boston, Mass. IMMIGRATION — North American Civic League for Immigrants, 173 IMMIGRANT AID State St., Boston, Mass. Immigrant Educational Bureau, 109 Washington St., Providence, R. I. National Americanization Committee, 35 West 39th St., New York. Neighbors’ League of America, Room 1001, 23 East 26th St., New York. Industrial Education see Education, Vocation. INDUSTRY 21. see also Labor, Trusts and Corporations.. INSANITY 22. National Committee for Mental Hygiene, 39 Church St., New Haven, Conn. State Charities Aid Association Committee on Mental Hygiene, Room 702, 105 East 22d St., New York. INSURANCE, SOCIAL— * INDUSTRIAL 23. National Civic Federation, 1 Madison Ave., New York. Compensation Department ; Industrial Insurance Com- mission. '"INSURANCE, SOCIAL- STATE AND COMPULSORY International Congress on Social Insurance, 130 East 22d St., New York. 58 BESTOOL SYSTEM-rSOCIAL REFORM INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 24. see also Militarism. American Peace Society, 31 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. American Society for Judicial Settlement of Interna- tional Disputes, Baltimore, Md. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2 Jack- son Place, Washington, D. C. Federal Council of the Churches of Christ, Commis- sion on Peace and Arbitration, 105 East 22d St., New York. World Peace Foundation, 40 Mt. Vernon St., Boston, Mass. Juvenile Delinquency see Child — Crime and Delin- quency. LABOR 25. see also Child — Labor, Insurance — Social, Woman — Employment. LABOR- GENERAL CON- DITIONS AND MARKET American Association for Labor Legislation, 131 East 22nd St., New York. Department of Labor, Washington, D. C. International Conference on Unemployment, C. R. Crane, President of American Section, Chicago, 111. American Association on Unemployment, 131 East 23d St., New York. LABOR- CONTRACT National Association of Manufacturers of U. S. A.T 30 Church St., New York. LABOR- ORGANIZATION American Federation of Labor, 801-809 G. St., N. W., Washington, D. C. LABOR— * PROTECTION See also Legislation. American Association for Labor Legislation, 1 Madi- son Ave., New York. National Council of Industrial Safety, Continental National Bank Bldg., Chicago, 111. Workmans’ Compensation Publicity Bureau, 80 Maid- en Lane, New York. LABOR— VS. CAPITAL National Civic Federation Industrial Conciliation De- partment, 1 Madison Ave., New York. Committee on Industrial Relations, Dante BartonU Sec., 320 B’way, New York. Law see Courts, Lawlessness, Legislation. ^ LAWLESSNESS 26. see also Anarchy, Courts, Crime, Liberty. BESTOOL SYSTEM— SOCIAL REFORM 59 LEGISLATION 27. see also Government, Reform. National Civic Federation, 1 Madison Ave., New York. Department of Uniform State Legislation. LIBERTY 28. see also Anarchism, Democracy. LIBERTY— OF SPEECH LIQUOR QUES- TION 29. Anti-Saloon League of America, Box A. K., Wester- ville, Ohio. Federal Council of the Churches of Christ, Commission on Temperance, 105 East 22nd St., New York. Free Speech League, 56 East 59th St., New York. National Free Speech Committee, Box 47, Station D, New York. National Temperance Society and Publication House, 3 East 14th St., New York. National Prohibition Press, 106 N. La Salle St., Chi- cago, 111. National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, Evanston, 111. New York Anti-Saloon League, 110 East 123d St., New York. United Brewers’ Association, 50 Union Sq., New York. Marriage and Divorce see Family— Marriage and Di- vorce. MILITARISM 30. American Association for International Conciliation, 401 West 116th St., New York. World Peace Foundation, 29a Beacon St., Boston. Anti-Imperialist League, 4.0 Central St., Boston. MONEY 31. see also Capital, Wealth. Municipal Ownership see Cities, Public Ownership. NEGRO 32. see also Race Problems. National Association for the Advancement of Colored * E7 People, 70 Fifth Ave, New York. Armstrong Association of New York, 39 East 42d St., New York. National Condition on 'Urban Conditions Among Ne- groes, 110 West 40th St., New York. Old Age see Dependent Classes — Old Age, Insurance, Social — State and Compulsory. 60 BESTOOL SYSTEM— SOCIAL REFORM PHILANTHROPY 33. Peace see International Relations, Militarism. e Pensions see Insurance, Social — State and Compul- sory. see also Social Service, Social Settlements. Physical Education see Health — Personal Hygiene. Politics see Citizenship, Government. POOR 34. see also Cost of Living, Dependent Classes, Housing* Insurance — Social, Labor, Social Relief — Methods. POPULATION 35. see also Cost of Living, Family, Health, Housing, Race Problems. Poverty see Poor. Prices see Cost of Living. Prison Reform see Crime — Punishment. * PRIVILEGE 36. see also Wealth. Probation see Crime — Punishment. PROGRESS 37. see also Reform, Social Trend. PROSTITUTION Prostitution see Family — Social Evil. PUBLIC OWNER- SHIP 38. National Civic Federation, 1 Madison Ave., New York. Public Ownership Commission. Bureau of Railway Economics, Washington, D. C. RACE PROBLEMS 39. see also Immigration, Negro. World Conference for Promoting Inter-Racial Con- cord., G. Spiller, Secy., 63 So. Hill Park, London, N. W., England. A Recall see Courts, Government — Reform. RECREATION 40. Playground Association of America, 1 Madison Ave., New York. Department of Child Hygiene of the Russell Sage Foundation, 400 Metropolitan Tower, New York. BESTOOL SYSTEM— SOCIAL REFORM 61 RECREATION (Continued) REFORM 41. Parks and 'Playgrounds Association of the City of New York, 1123 Broadway, Room 1118. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, 70 Fifth Ave., New York. Referendum see Democracy, Government, Legislation. see also Church and Social Service, Social Relief, So- cial Trend. International Reform Bureau, 206 Penn. Ave., S. E., Washington, D. C. New York Civic League, 61 State St., Albany, N. Y. Sanitation see Health — Public Hygiene. Settlements see Social Settlements. Social Center see Recreation. Social Evil see Family — Social Evil. SOCIAL RELIEF — Charity Organizaeion Society of the City of New York, METHODS 105 East 22nd St., New York. 42. National Conference, 315 Plymouth Court, Chicago, 111 . New York Conference of Charities and Corrections, 287 Fourth Ave., New York. Russell Sage Foundation, 130 East 22nd St., New York. State Charities Aid Association, 105 East 22nd St., New York. SOCIAL RELIEF- INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL SERVICE see also Church and Social Service. 43. SOCIAL SERVICE- THEORY SOCIAL SERVICE — (Preventive and Educational) see also under Special INSTITUTIONS Problems, e.g., Health, Housing. SOCIAL SETTLE- see also Poor. MENTS 44. 62 BESTOOL SYSTEM— SOCIAL REFORM SOCIAL TREND 45. SOCIAL SURVEY SOCIALISM 46. SOCIETIES 47. TAXATION 48. TRUSTS AND COR- PORATIONS 49. TUBERCULOSIS 50. see also Progress, Woman. (Condition or events in localities.) see Social Relief — Method. see also Co-operation, Democracy, Public Ownership. Intercollegiate Socialist Society, 105 West 40th St., New York. Rand School of Social Science, 140 East 19th St., New York. Socialist Party, Information Dept., 803 West Madison St., Chicago, 111. see also Social Relief — Institutions, Social Service — Institutions. (The) State see Government. Strikes see Labor vs. Capital. Suffrage see also Government, Woman Suffrage. Survey see Social Relief-Methods. Syndicalism see Labor-Organization. Temperance see Liquor Question. Trade Union see Labor — Organization. see also Capital, Industry. National Civic Federation, 1 Madison Ave., New York. Department on Regulation of Combinations and Trusts. National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, 105- East 22d St., New York. Committee on Prevention of Tuberculosis of the Rus- sell Sage Foundation, 105 East 22d St., New York. BESTOOL SYSTEM— SOCIAL REFORM 63 VOCATION 51. A Unemployed see Labor — General Condition and Mar- ket. National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Edu- cation, 140 West 42nd St., New York. Vocation Bureau of Boston, 6 Beacon St., Boston. W Wages see Cost of Living, Labor — Contract. WEALTH 52. see also Privilege. Welfare Work see Labor — Protection. WOMAN 52. see also Family. International Council of Women, Dr. Alice Solomon, Secy., Neue Ansbacher, Str. 7, Berlin, Germany. Woman’s Educational and Industrial Union, 264 Boylston St., Boston. 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