Modern Pretensions to Apostlical Succession

THE office of the apostles, as apostles, was in its own nature temporary, and terminated with those who first discharged its functions. The foundation of a building, once properly and securely laid, does not require to be laid over again. And here was the peculiar work and honor of tbe apostles. To them it was committed to lay the foundation of the Christian Church; (we use a Scripture figure;) and all who were raised up to their help, and all who came after them in the evangelical ministry, could only assist in rearing the superstructure upon the foundation laid by them, until the whole building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple of the Lord, to be complete, all perfect, and glorious, at the end of time.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/ecommonsatsdigitalresources/1079/thumbnail.jp

The Qualifications Essential for the Apostleship

This pamphlet describes the three (3) qualifications essential to be an apostle. It ends with this: These, according to the teaching and analogy of God\u27s word, were the essential qualifications of an apostle. All these are found in the twelve; but they are not, and never have been, found to meet in any other human being.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/ecommonsatsdigitalresources/1078/thumbnail.jp

How Paul Became an Apostle

Paul\u27s conversion and call to the Christian ministry and the apostleship is one of the most remarkable events in human history, showing that God\u27s ways are not our ways, nor his thoughts our thoughts. ... Paul was the true successor of Judas, appointed by the highest possible authority, and that the election of Matthias, being disapproved by him whose sole prerogative it was to invest men with apostolic office and honor, was rendered by Paul\u27s appointment entirely null and void.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/ecommonsatsdigitalresources/1076/thumbnail.jp

The Origin and Design of the Apostleship

This tract explains the Biblical foundations for the creation of the original twelve (12) chosen apostles as well as Paul\u27s appointment to the group. It shares the Biblical foundations for the design or purpose of the apostles, their special training by Jesus, and their role in the Church after Christ\u27s resurrection.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/ecommonsatsdigitalresources/1077/thumbnail.jp

A conceptual model for climate change mainstreaming in government

'Mainstreaming' climate change by embedding climate change considerations in government policies, processes, and operations can bolster the realization of climate mitigation and adaptation goals and reduce risks of counter-productive actions. Some climate laws around the world now contain explicit mainstreaming duties, in parallel with emissions reduction targets and adaptation planning requirements. This article proposes a conceptual model for climate change mainstreaming in government, with two pillars. Firstly, it defines objectives of climate mainstreaming, emphasizing that mainstreaming activities occur along a spectrum of ambition towards a goal of 'mature mainstreaming'. Secondly, it proposes three complementary pathways to mature mainstreaming - regulatory, institutional, and capacity and capability-building pathways - to classify mainstreaming activities, and barriers to and enablers of mainstreaming. Grounded in empirical insights from a leading jurisdiction (Victoria, Australia), the model can assist governments to clearly articulate mainstreaming objectives and to identify, prioritize, and monitor mainstreaming initiatives to help in achieving their climate policy goals.</p

Hydrological Partitioning in the Critical Zone: Recent Advances and Opportunities for Developing Transferable Understanding of Water Cycle Dynamics

Hydrology is an integrative discipline linking the broad array of water-related research with physical, ecological, and social sciences. The increasing breadth of hydrological research, often where subdisciplines of hydrology partner with related sciences, reflects the central importance of water to environmental science, while highlighting the fractured nature of the discipline itself. This lack of coordination among hydrologic subdisciplines has hindered the development of hydrologic theory and integrated models capable of predicting hydrologic partitioning across time and space. The recent development of the concept of the critical zone (CZ), an open system extending from the top of the canopy to the base of groundwater, brings together multiple hydrological subdisciplines with related physical and ecological sciences. Observations obtained by CZ researchers provide a diverse range of complementary process and structural data to evaluate both conceptual and numerical models. Consequently, a cross-site focus on ‘‘critical zone hydrology’’ has potential to advance the discipline of hydrology and to facilitate the transition of CZ observatories into a research network with immediate societal relevance. Here we review recent work in catchment hydrology and hydrochemistry, hydrogeology, and ecohydrology that highlights a common knowledge gap in how precipitation is partitioned in the critical zone: ‘‘how is the amount, routing, and residence time of water in the subsurface related to the biogeophysical structure of the CZ?’’ Addressing this question will require coordination among hydrologic subdisciplines and interfacing sciences, and catalyze rapid progress in understanding current CZ structure and predicting how climate and land cover changes will affect hydrologic partitioning

Nocturnal water loss in mature subalpine Eucalyptus delegatensis tall open forests and adjacent E. pauciflora woodlands

We measured sap flux (S) and environmental variables in four monospecific stands of alpine ash (Eucalyptus delegatensis R. Baker, AA) and snowgum (E. pauciflora Sieb. ex Spreng., SG) in Australia's Victorian Alps. Nocturnal S was 11.8 ± 0.8% of diel totals. We separated transpiration (E) and refilling components of S using a novel modeling approach based on refilling time constants. The nocturnal fraction of diel water loss (fn) averaged 8.6 ± 0.6% for AA and 9.8 ± 1.7% for SG; fn differed among sites but not species. Evaporative demand (D) was the strongest driver of nocturnal E (En). The ratio En/D (Gn) was positively correlated to soil moisture in most cases, whereas correlations between wind speed and Gn varied widely in sign and strength. Our results suggest (1) the large, mature trees at our subalpine sites have greater fn than the few Australian native tree species that have been studied at lower elevations, (2) AA and SG exhibit similar fn despite very different size and life history, and (3) fn may differ substantially among sites, so future work should be replicated across differing sites. Our novel approach to quantifying fn can be applied to S measurements obtained by any method

Impact of fire on biodiversity of the Gnangara Groundwater System

This report provides the basis for development of ecological burning regimes on the Gnangara Groundwater System based on plant vital attributes and habitat requirements of fauna