, 1876-02-14

BIBLE srUpY-lTs CHARM.

morning On tho "Ihe tnafn anu
rnluo Of tho Study Of tho Dbo." Tho aacrod
,diflco was crowded to it's fuilest capacity with
N attentive and iutosostol audience. Tho fol-
owing is tho acr1,on In tult:
All scsInsure I. given hy inspEatcn Of ooa sna ~ -
n,,ractiou In rlshteonaness- Inn, iii. 10.
Ihsvo special and very practical purpose In
Tho discourse OF this morning. md tho mon'ents
Which aso OURS will bc tho fow for what wish
to eay. Yos a1n constrained, At tha outscs, TO
pause for an Instant In order that we mag tho
bctter understand the sacred Tofdo themselves
tho very exnininlnE u the tcxt 10 TUG llsht ot
vhile. as MI illustration Of what, little latof,.
shall urge aud cotn,uu,d. You may already bo
aware tint on the precise meaning OF tho pass
ago hoforc us Dibiical commentators laSo been
Represented by this version Of tho iaYa Of KtnK
j nn,ca, In Which tho Apostle Ia made explicitly
10 affirm Tint all Scripture 10 given by insptra.
tlon ut uod.-tl,o inspiration stara!nR in tho
WmIo in tho Wow Of tho other class the inspired
character OF scripturs IL hers. not no much
affirmed aB talloE for granted. and is related TO
tho subject In simply Ad}ectivo relation. Ac'
cording TO this laat view tho to1e should read:
also profitable for teaehIngs and for the o:nor
onds sot forth. On tho former aide drn Chrys-
ostou,. Gregory. Athannstus, CALVIN, Wolf 20
Wette, Wiesinger. Conyoease. End others; while
mus, Wbltby, Hammond, lsosontnnollcr,
ilntl.or, Moyoi, Afford, Etilcott. and both tho
Sytiao Ana yulgate versions We must, there-
fore, consider for ouraascs tho weight OF ~ E11-
mens. hty own Judgment, baaod upon pattone
and nn1nest study, tnclinns to Tho opinion that
tho Aponllc, In this particular pnHsaEc, has u tn
mind 10 affirm not 30 much the inspiration OF
Scripture as Its practical OF spilled value, !
I think he mentions tho divine source Of tho
f&n
sort, but ratlsor ~ something Witch, boing
royozoHtly conceded by him 70 whom ho writes,
may DO made tie boeis Of an ox!,ortaton TO
Biblical study. For. II you examine the contoxs
YOU will lind that tho Apossle'a manifest pnF-
carly Biblical instruction motive for his ro-
maintnv faithful thototo. paulb desire IN that
lis friend aud pupil shall becouae perfect, that
IL, thoroughly resly for every good work. He,
ssslatu: imaetsan:o 81 eontiuuod aeaaau.anoe with
sssIsa ssfnsat r1a.e. M Scripture svon BY
inspiration, Of God is profitable for doctrine, for
rcproof, for correction, for instruction III right
oouRncss." a.
Dcsdos, thore arc grammatical considerations
fnyoring tbs view, but which might not trHke
clear without too minute aud extended roier-
once to tho original 0reok.
And thus no hare como TO The rcry end aud
ttuught, III hccorlauce with WHICH l wish to
speak this morning. For tako IT, as did Pau!
in sho caae Of Timothy, chat yon agree with mo
In tho fact Of the Scrlpsuros' lnsplratian.
coustlor It conceded hora that both tue Olu ana
New Tcs.auldnta wero w1itton by those who c1-
prcBsoa themselves as tloy wero moved by tho
loly Ghost.
And, with that conception ~ premise, do
sirc to sloaI< to you, In tue nhn. concerning tho
vAlns aud charm OF Biblical study. Mas about
to say that especially 10 my yotlng friends
wished 10 commeua such studTt but, End satd
It, 1 shonid hare boen Obliged instantly to add,
land to my Older frinads III 90 less dsgreo' II
Is, In fact, to ait-young and old present
my plea. Or. ii there be pte-emluenco ol desire
iu my LoArt rospoct,ng auy classes In this con-
geegatlou, It IL vkh rofoEcnco to t!oao more NJ
ya,cod ia years rather than to tho children. do
not misundorhtana ms. say " to those more
advanced In years. rather than TO tho children,
not hocauHB such study Ia not absolutely blessed
70 oven tho youngest. but simply hcoauSo io thsa
community, M in many others, tho majority OF
thoao who naglect Bystematio study Of tho Scrip
tires arc found among tho young, and m!dAlo'
aged, and old, rnthor than among tho children.
From Bome CAUSE or other. It comes to Easa that
those within aud approaching adult years very
generally remit their Atsendanco upon the bun
iiay-achooi, aud. II thoy continue scrlptural
atady at al. continue It In on'y private, desul-
tory way. It Is accordingly with special rolar-
| once to this fact that aul moved to speak thlh
morning. confosa tlst l waue 70 500 our
SunIay-Bcl,ool tho training. p!aca In divine
things for the older bruthcfA aud sisters, and Tor
, no ,,'r sna sossaa M ,t,ot so tLst h.
aloo 'nsmh vsH ,as1r 'n@' -. ,,i,so1, ri liz
cono .,o s ~; i,a,, J smtv ,son,d In .,rcstv ~
cIsasea AZ auy @ rita FIJI II IL upou tloss 10 whom
Gteas"u' ..s.c a. ~ 49,. no nr,rc, am
t1n te.e3tGu tnaE a ~ n,s,;no IN. in
Ioaas Iaoa t,,,t ~ ~ % t1,xs snesk many a1ct,sas vii
usea !aas 70 s.a arH a''o IN rcud.I, ,,a
aslse u s.auat ., Ill., "na i ~, luna ,v;ss
ova ;, 'nas o1 w ~ n'"e,,, uorrsct .a.r,,"rs
1an nj ~ - ,"n,t.,,t ao'-a Es ahscncc ~ Mt
tae lacK ~ aoauuAut .h rs.trn ~ t.t;no ~ ~
peta,oanuaht . e. H. law uno fhcs, az and .a
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sanu 'ea fsaaptis ,s.rs ~ ~, royca IT, ~
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, "ult so,s -" ;aa,'t,oar arhn astl,srin,
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o lsuteass ~, a - attrsr;n NJ In .tnIv ,tssI
10 anaateu ~ 1i ~ -, w. nan tho t,;a an,
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sho oMs .v ~ M1 t,,,,,;1o1
sec9,oa mou!u ~ NV. n.a"a
4oE Lo oosaoa'1 J1fn s.,i..,. - IT,. +r,,, mn
o,ninn VIM tho sho' ya"a y" md charm NJ sbo ssa,v