Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-09-02

short time, that wealthy, proud
aTistocratic government, reeied and
toppIed TO IFS fall. And there is no'
10 this day. within my knowledge al
least, nation more infidel in il:
principles, or more unstable in il:
government.
We see from this, and many other
Examples which we might adduce
that government cannot long exisI
as a government, without the Bible
We notice then in the third place
lsome Of the transcendent beauties
and excellencies, OF this wondrous
book whose author is God, whose
subject Sod and Man.
-"Most wondrous book!
Star Of eternity, only star
By which the bark Of man can navigate
The sea of life, and gain the coast of bliss
secnrelyl''
Do you seek historyl here you may
learn the only authentic history OF
man. This holy book being the
only authentic record of his origin
and creation, which has survived the
lapse o. ages. The confagration OF
cities, and The deIuge oisihe world.
Are. you a friend OF the muses., an
enthusiastic s5F.;7tf Of PeeiIyl here
yoo NAV trace sOblimer fights, and
loltier strains than Ger were tuned
TO The Ko.ian harp by efecian bard.
Do yer wish 10 reseI beneath the
Amaransbine bowers, and twine th=
wreaths Of Iovel Herein is love;
"God so loved the world that he
gave his only begoiten Son, that
whosoever beIieveth 10 him should
not perish, but have everlasting ii'e.
Yea here you may learn the Glove oi
Christ that passeth knowledge."-
Are you a sincere and earnest seeker
after TRUTH this precious volume
contains truths "high as heaven,
deep, as hell, and Yastas immensely"
To what shall we liken them, or 10
wha; shall they be compared.
"They are flashes of the dayspr1ng from on high,
shed from the windows Of the skies;
They are streams Of living waters, fresh from
the fountain of Intelligence"
/ Do you toll and labor for wealth.
come 10 the Bible, here you may
Obtain the "Pearl of great price"
! Jewels rich and rare, yes here you
may obtain
"Riches above what earth can grant
And lasting as the mind"
Are YOU a student, and do you strive
and pant for knowledge? this book is
Wisdom's fountain.
aCome then and quench your raging thirst
From springs that never dry.''
Finally: Do you love to dwell upon
the wonderful and miraculous? read
the history OF Christ and Apostles,
in short take this wondrous book,
and when YOU have perused il from
Genesis TO Revelation. you will close
it, and be ready to exclaim in the
language Of one,
| 10 what a scale of miracles is here,
Its lowest round high planted on the skies,
Its towering summit lost beyond the thought
or man nngeII'
We observe in the last place, that ii
is through the influence of the Bible. that
the world is TO be christianized. This
is to be accomplished mainly through
the instrumentaliiy Of the preached gos.
pei. A little more than eighteen n
dred Years ago, when the "Son of man"
taberr acled on earth, he chose certain
men from the multitude tobe the her
aids of his kingdom; having endowed
these with the Holy Ghost. with the gift
of tongues, and power over uncleans S ir-
its, he sent them forth by pairs. two
and two. and commanded them 60 preach
my gospel, go where? TO Jerusalem, to
Rome. to London? o no! but $50 We
into all the world and preach my gospel
to every creature In that day was
that glorious fountain opened which was
situated in the house of David in the
city of Jerusalem, and the current oi
salvation which then issued forth, has
Continued TO flow on, overcoming every
obstacle, and gathering strength at every
bend, until if has come down TO US in
the nineteenth century, in the likeness
of mighty river, on whose calm pellu-
cid bosom the ships Of Zion. with their
cargo of precious souls, waited bv heav,
enly breeZes, are sailing onward 10 the
haven of eternal repose. And this
mighty river of salvation shall continue
; to flow on, and on, deepening and wide
ming as it receives its numerous tributa
ries. until the congregated millions o
, Earth, formed in one endless line along
its verdant banks, shall quaffthe heaven
ly lotion, and live to die no more.
We remark that nothing shall impede
the onward course of salvation's current
in vain will infdeIity, with al its arts
attempt to dam il up; in vain will Phi
Iosophy, with her smiling face and flat
! :ering lips, attempt TO bridge this swell
] ling tide; in vain will the combined pow
ers of earth and hell. attempt to checI
, its progress. 1t cannot be done; bu
, the standard Of the cross shall be plantet
upon every hill and vale and mountain
of Earth; the song ofthe hero Of Calva
ry shall be waited upon the breezes o
the North, and South and East and West
Then shall be ushered in the heaven
l IT., shall Earfh anai,