Connecticut western news., 1880-08-26
PINE GROVE.
YEST,ERDAYS SER VICES
MORNING EXERCISES.

Auo Aoin VI ycSteludy uoTp'uS, LuouSn HUI at all heavy was threatening enough to sug. gest the advisibility of 'adjourning to the Tabernacle which was accordingly done. The Tabernacle was full of earnest listeners, the ministers erowding the platform. The exer- cises commenced by the singing of the hymn,
 On Jordan's stormy banks l stand,
 And cast 'stful eye."
 The singing was the heartiest yet heard on the grounds, the smalluess of the place being conducive to friendly spirit of harmony
 Rev. J. F Shaffer lead in prayer. A song from Gospel Hymns: "What mean the eager anxious throng," was then sung. The preach CT of the morning was the Rev. L. H. King Presiding Elder of the PraStsv1le district, who took his text from 2d Peter lst l6tb, and 2d Timothy Sd: l6tt
 A fable 's story invented to deceive, one wholly without foundation The world is full | of fables and the church l'1eWise.
 This is the tine of skeptics- of doubters. Doubt is common and fashionable. To dig and see that the foundation is 6m, is con- mendable, likewise the spirit of the man who examiues for himself; if he comes out of the bondage of doubt strong and believing, he is free forever. Christianity challenges faitb, we have the alternative believe and be saved, doubt and be damned. It IS proper to ask for the credentials of ch"is.iauity to in- vestigate the matter and above all to search the Scriptures. It is impossible to command fifth by word; but the candid man believes when the evideoce commands conviction.
 skeptics are such because they neglect to . examine fully. should like to organ;"e this assemblage iuto jury and to submit to you the questions: is Christianity true? is the Bible true? Jf not, it is very st,auSe that there should be such perfect barmouy and union n the Bible, although written by many men in different ages. Perfect rn'ty is d'ff- cult to obtain in even the simplest matter how very likely then that appareut discrepau' cies will appear in a work of so vt de scope.
 Shall we, however, rule out facts because of discrepancies if so the belief n many acknowledged I,'storical W riters must be aban. doned.
 When we argue as to the truth of the Bible we base our own arguments on prophecy an miracle. A miracle is a suspeuaon of Jaw of nature. Scientific skeptics must admit the fact of the performance of miracle in the creation of man. Geology corsoborates this and ;s iu perfect harmony with it's theologica
 exposition. Most of our knowledge comes iron ) testimony.
 You must admit the truth of the miracles of Christ; the work shows they were not per |. formed in secret, but were open to public in
 vestigation. The Pha. isee cross-qucstione' . the witnesses of the miracles beyond common custom.
 There are certain established rules of evi
 dence whereby we decide concerning the cred ibilisy of witness. He must be candid ep' } vr.uous, must have beeu n c;rcu ms, ances t - know the truth, and must have no immediat :, personal inte est in the matter. Tn all thes t par .iculars, those who gave testimony to th F truth of the mira eles were the honest vii '- nesse5.
 Let some of the witnesses for the credibilit is of the truths of the Bible be Introduced, an o let us hear their testimony. Paul endured a D +h'ngs for tue truths sake, and even in hi a direst sutferings we hear fi'n crying out ths If for :. rh's s-%e he is ready to be offered, :. Joh1-and who can say word aga'ns
 hin r. Jofn says the story is true, and le
 come what may, he VI endure. Peter, wh begged Co be cruc'fed With his head dow1 .@e shouted aloud for the truth even to the las = Theologians depend on prophecy as soure = of affirmation of the uth in the Bool :. Spi,itual;sts say they can foretell events, b. y they are baff1ed in the test Horace Greel once offered then la~ge sum of money
 they would foreten the news oS day, bu le they received DO money, being unable to d 10 what with them wes an impossbH;ty, IS God Almighty inspires the man who e i'd roreten events for 1000 of years. Thes 8, must be believed; their truth is demonst-a al ed iu all ages, even now. Notifications al s. found every day. Vol1ey, who wrote to rlt
 icule the prophets end Cbris; euiSy found tt ,o rr;rs of Syria as the prophets pred'cte' "a ard the prophecy was ;:ue Jesus was pr' TO dicted mos. su'ly by ell the p op1ets Eve .S de.aH of H's life was noted. where He was . be borr. the circumstances surrounding u .s Hte, the castirg O; lots for His ga'meuts, u "a death, ete. He was also to de with the poo a =. and make His grave N tn the rich. Eve, . prediction was verified by actual lacts. Jesl
 sc;d that greater things should be dooe b
 cause He went to His father, aud the miracle to still continue. Cna,meIs called 'he eXpet a mentol part the portable evidence. This V d. can have in our hea,,s, in our Ives, win | 'r- all the t;we.
 or saiuted Bishop James said of the Bibl no that iS was older than en books, more autho' W. tative than law, nore le,rned than the ny no ye~sities, more ;rfal''ble than popes mo ng powerful than armies. It is the omuipote 's' Word of God, the Wonder of the World, u 10 boon Of Heaven.
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