Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-21
Ramsey co,t,,tv Bible societv.

In place OF the usual service at Plymouth
Congregational Church last evening the
Ramsey County Bible Society held their
meeting. Nearly every seat in the church
was filled, and the following ministers were
among those present: The Rev. Messrs.
Hall, McKibbin, Cross, Lloyd, Breed and
Crist. After singing and very appropri-
ate and impressive prayer by the Rev. 81.
Cross, the meeting was addressed by the Rev.
Mr.. Lloyd, of the First M. E Church.
He said dat the Ramsey County Bible So
ciety was an auxiliary of the American Bible
Society, which was to that society the same
as the Bible itself is to other books; as a
father is to the child; and the object of that
Society is to disseminate the Bible, which,
talk of it as you may, and ignored or con-
temned as much as it is, it is as superior to
everything else as night is to day. We claim
for it divine origin, and think of it as in
spired. He did not think it necessary to use
argument, but thought that its relations to
civilization and the grand work it had ac-
complished were sufficient to show its WORTH
ness of recognition.
If we deny its authority we stand in a far
greater difficulty than it is possible.to do by
accepting it. 1t is we'll to consider what the
Bible has done for us individually, for hui
mainly, for the world. Under the light of
this truth we must at least admit that it is
inspiration to the human heart of all that is
noble and elevating. Many persons exclaim
against the expensiveness of the Christian
reigion-there are Bible societies, missionary
societies, and home work to contribute to-,
and the burden is grievous to bear. Let
us look at this. Is it expensive
in comparison to the, blessings
it confers? There are about 10000 minis
ters in America-not many to the popula-
ton, and the cost to maintain them is less
than $3O,OOO,O0O. There are some 10000
lawyers in our country, supported at cost
of some $6O,000,O0O. The speaker contrasted
the relative expense of the bible and law.
It has been said, he continued, that the dogs
in America cost for their keep $6O,OOO,OOO,
and yet $4,000 would buy every valuable
useful dog in the country. Still there are
those who grumble at the expense of Chris
tianity, without which we conld not
have Christian republican government
under whose benign institutions
he argued, would a military government be
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the war, cost million. With ships and armies
to maintain, in place Of a peaceful christian
government we should groan under the hard
oppression of uncomfortable taxation. Men
scott at our Bible societies, and yet fol
economys sake it would be policy for them
to support them. More money is spent in
one year on tobacco and whiskey than would
have been sufficient to discharge the whole
cost of the support of all the ministers who
have existed from the time of the
settlement of Plymouth Rock.
The speaker next alluded to the lavish
expenditure in pagan countries in honor o.
pagan deities, giving some curious and start
ling figures Such men as Ingersol he thinks
shon1d be banished, and compelled
to live ten years without the pale Of civiliza
ton, and perchance then they would come t.
their understanding, and acknowledge the
| glorious work that the Bible has accomplish
ed among men. But if there were NOR,
LiWngstones, more missionaries to carr,
the scriptures to benighted lands, the Congo
would become to Africa what the Miss
issippi or the Ohio is to America
| The Bibles teachings insure protection to q
of life and properly. He showed by quoting
statistics of murder that in England, with he
grand Bible education, one murder was com
mitted for $4,000 people; Spain, one il
/ 4,0O0, and in the Papal States one in 75(
He concluded by saying that it was wise pol
icy for nation to support the Bible Society
Mr.. Noyes next addressed the meeting
stating that he did go in the absence of th