Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-17
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Manui'a cturer Of


faith and knowledge Daod Brceeaier
STATESMEN
"There is book worth all other books
which were ever printed. "-Fatrich Henry.
"The Bible is the best book in the world "
John Acl,tms.
$50 great is my vcneration for the Bible
that the earlier my children begin 10 read it,
the more confident will be my hopes that
they will prove useful citizens Ia tiirconn-
try, and respectable members Of society. ~
.j0hn quincy Adams.
at is impossible togovcrn the world with
ont God. He must be worse Than an nlide
that lacks faith, and more than wicked that
has not gratitude enough to acknowledge
his obligation "-Gen. George Washington.
Pointing TO the family Bible ON the stand,
during his last illness, Andrew jackson said
TO his friend: "That book, sir, Is the rock on
which our republic rests"
81 deem the present occasion sufficiently
important and solemn to justify me in ex-
pressing TO my fellow-ciiizens profound
reverence for the Christian religion, and II
thorough conviction that sound morals, reli-
gious liberty and just sense Of religious
responsibility, are essentially with
all true and lasting happiness. "--GeH. Htr-
ris0n's Hang,1m Addre@
"As 10 Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion Of
whom you particularly desire, think the
system Of morals and his religion as He left
them to us, is the best the world ever saw,
or il like to sce."-Benjlmin Frankiin.
81 always have had, and always shall
have, profound regard for Christianity the
religion Of my fathers, and for It's rites, IL
usages and observance" Henry CLag
"A few days before his death, tho fore
most man Of all his times drew M and
signed this declaration Of his religious faith /.
Lord believe; help thou mine unbelief.
Philosophical arguments, especially that
drawn from the vastness of the universe.
in comparison with the insgnificanee Of
this globe, has sometimes shaken my rea-
son or the faith that is in me, but my heart
has always assured and treasured me that
the Gospel of Jesus Christ must be a divine
reality. The sermon on the mount cannot
be merely human production This belief
merely enters into the very depth Of my
conscience. "--Dtnid Webster.
"IIold fast TO the Bible as the sheet anchor
of our liberties; write its precepts on your
hearts, and practice them in your lives. 10
the influence Of this book we are indebted
for the progress made in true civilization, and
10 this we must look ne our guide in the flu
ture."-U. s. Gr0at
GREAT THINKERS.
at IL belief in the Bible which has
served me as the guide of my moral and
literary life. p GOcthc.
81 account the scriptures Of God % be the
most sublime phiosophy."--lSH Lsnc Nen-
I'm.
"To give man a full knowledge Of true
morality ! should need 10 send him 10 no
other book than the New Testament "-Jno.
LOch1.
81 know the Bible is inspired, bccauseJ1
finds me At greater depths OF my leing flhn
any other bOok"-COtertd9c
"a noble book All mems book il Is
our first statement Of the neyer-ending prob-
lem Of mans destiny and Gods way will
men on earth."-CaTiyle.
81 must confess, the majesty Of the Scrip
lures strikes me with astonishment.n- - Rois
sean
"Iherc Is not boy nor girl, all Chrsten
dom through, but their lot IA made better b.
the great book."-7heodore Ptrker.