The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-12-25
NUMBER 1925

follies OF life were presented in q clear
light. Hundreds among hundreds who
listened, must have seen, as in q mir
ror. the mistakes they have made.
Gertrude, though daughter Of
wealth aud aifluence. was taught to
perform all sorts of domestic aud
household work. That life has its du-
ties aud responsibilities she was never
allowed TO forget. and the lessons
Taught she saw daily exemplified in the
life oil tho mother. No part OF the leo
ture was delivered with greater empha-
sis than this. 1t is evident that pup
pet OF n woman, put mp by q milliner
and dress-maker. and finished of by
ieweler, is not an object OF DIR. Vim
cents admiration.
The lecturer at times stood upon de-
batable ground, but he lodged moth
ing, had an opinion upon everything,
and 20 us his lecture is chiefly valua-
BILE because OF the clearness with which
many nice points were made and pre-
sented.
The relation OF parents and children.
of husband aud wife, of children and
servants, came in for thorough dis
cussion. What was said in regasd to
domestics was replete with just and
wise counsel. The daughters should
not be strangers 10 the kitchen, nor
should the servants be excluded from
all that is refining aud elevating in the
domestic circle. What was said on
this subject every lady who has in
charge hired girl should consider.
The lecturer taught that public opin-
ion should support every woman in
any pursuit in life which would not
blunt her delicacy of feeling, or mar
her purity Of heart. There we're, he
thought, but few women in the land,
and there were few, who could occu-
py the platform from year to year aud
yet maintain all the delicacy of feeling
which belong TO the sex.
The lecturer was listened to through
out with great attention by the iD-
menso audience, and the two hours oo-
cupied in its delivery passed away with
out any sign Of WEAKNESS coming from
any one.
The English Bible and How to Use
It." was discussed by Rev. John G.
Hill, Of Adrian. After describing the
Divine hrgin of the Bible; the manner
and language in which il was written,
and the method Of its several transla-
lions, lie came to the question OF how
TO use il, or how not to use it.
1st. Don't use the Bible "a a parlor
ornament. How many houses are
there in which from five TO fifty dollars
have been invested in a superb edition
Of the Bible, whose only use to them is
an article of ornament on center ta-
- - HuNa b az
idolatry. 1t is, perhaps, used as a
press for fern or autumn l@ves, or q
portfolio for engravings. It's picture
book, and the pictures are looked at
occasionally and the text, never.
%. Don't use it as n worshiping ma
chine. How many imagine it a duty
TO read so much of the Bible every day;
they do II, but they might as we'll have
read page OF Webster's Dictionary
backwards for oil the spiritual good It
has doneS
Sd. Some one recently, at some such
gathering as this, advised his hearers
not TO make sausage of their Bibles.
Don't chop up the Bible into little
scraps, and then arrange these scraps
to suit the fancy. This is done largely,
by many so called evangelists. and is
labeled "Bible Reading" II ia no
such thing. 4 genuine Bible reading
will feed soul, but this is only piece
of patch work, and is OF no use. II
word or a sentence is taken il
should be taken in its con-
nectiop. By making such patchwork
use OF the Bible as this, IL is often
sought TO prove the most outrageous
things to be true. Now, in order to
use the Bible aright,Iyou must:
1st Get the best one You can afford,
and no one can afford to get poor
Bible. The best type for constant use
is minioD. and the best shape Of page
is that which has two columns OF ref
erences.
Instead Of spending twenty dollars
in a Bible weighing as many pounds,
buy portable, flexible Bible for every
member Of your family. Let even the
Youngest that can read have BIZ
bic which they can call their own.
Having a good bible use it as guido
book. Study il faithfully, honestly,
candidly, with view to search out its
truths, the same az you would study
the timetables of several railroads over
which you must pass to reach your
destination at the end Of long journey
that lies before you, so that you may
make no mistakes in trme or passage.
Use the Bible as Gods letters TO you;
study them carefully and search out
the connection between one passage
and another. Study the Bible with
tho ssmo care and attention as You
would any of the grave and important
affairs of everyday life in which you
have a strong desire to be successful.
There Is vast difference between read
ing and study. Reading may be sup
erfcial and make no impression upon
the mind; but study is an exercise OF
thought, blending with a careful read
ing, that photographs the subject upon
the mind, leaving impressions for time
and for eternity.
"The Divine Authenticity Of the BIZ
BILE" was discussed by Rev. r. Dunn.
He did not believe that be was speak
ing TO an audience of skeptics, which
made a discussion of the subject nec-
essary. A large number OF the young
are entertaining ideas OF doubt, which
should be dispelled by a wholesome
and reasonable teaching in the Bible
class and in the Sabbath-school. he
would explain 10 them thai miracle
~ no violation Of the law Of nature,
but an overturning OF the laws ~ na-
ture by supernatural cause. That the
laws Of nature are moved by the power
OF God, and that miracles are produced
by the same Almighty power. A mira
Gle is possible and even probable. The
fact is, no man knows anything except
through experience or by testimony
The testimony TO the authenticity Of
the Bible is testimony derived from the
highest possible source. The Bible is
miraculous, or il il is not so, il is not
true; who can seriously doubt this? In
the abstract ID IL divine. When we
df.claim its inspiration; when we deny
its divine authenticity, we place 10 on
the plane with human works. II is di-
vine or it is nothing. No book has
ever passed through so many scenes OF
bitter persecution and opposition as
the Bible. aud yet IL is pure and unde-
filed iu its miraculousness. Where
did the morals and ethics Of the Bible
como from in the dark ages but from
God. Where did Moses get his knowl-
edge OF creation, which is in full ac-
cord with the teachings Of Geology Of
the present day, thousands Of years be-
fore the science or principles Of Geolo-
CIV we're known by mortals, but from
tue infinite mind Of the Creator. The
Bible is born OF God through prophe-
cv aud miracle. III you deny the di-
vine authenticity Of the Bible, light
gives way 20 perpetual and eternal
l..t,,csa The inflnence of the Bible