The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-03-19

written the Bible, lUf II would be
working against himself, and,
without Gods help. no righteous
man would have written 1t, for y
truly righteous man will not lic.
II seems to me that the prophc-
cics, In themselves, are sufficient
to convince any reasoning mind Of
its truth. five study them care
fully, we shall see how precisely
they have been and are being full
filled. Moses told the rebellious
Israelitcs fifteen hundred years be-
fore they were conquered and driv-
en- out Of their land precisely what
kind of people should do it. The
destruction of Jerusalem and all
the cities Of Judea, was forctold
long years before they were laid
waste. lsaiah's description Of the
Savior, who was to come, COIN
cidcs exactly with the Savior of
the New Testament.
Well did John Wycliff,e, "Thc
Morning Star of the Reformation, ="
immortalize his name, when he
translated the Bible into the Eng
lish language. In so doing he erect
ed a monument to his memory that
will stand still time shall be no
more and on which every chris
tian will look with feelings of the
deepest gratitude. Five hundred
years ago he did the immortal
work. One hundred and fifty
years before this, the church of
Rome, in solemn council, forbade
the pcopl. to have the Bible, and
also forbade its translation into the
language Of the people. "He who
deiied this order, and gave the
Bible in English to the world, es-
capped the fury Of the enemies of
the truth while he lived, but their
venom was spent lorty-three years
after his death, by the ecclesiaSti-
cal persecution of his bones. -
No wonder that none Of the follow
ers of the Pope of Rome were
present when the friends of the
Bible met to celebrate this grand
event last year. While they
were conspicuously absent, many
states in the union were represented
by their choicest men. The cabi-
net at Washington halls Of learn
ing and courts of law; merchants
bringing their wealth {; ministers Of
Christ paying homage to the Goo
Of the Bible doctors Of law and o.
medicine, and men Of pure science
all, ALL casting their treasures o
knowledge and influence and char.
acter in the same scale with tn,
! Bible of the people, tcstifying tha
to this Book Of books they owe th'
) light and liberty, the progress ant
glory of the age in which they live
Why are we to-day in advance
Of the heather nations Of the globe
: To what are we indebted for on
I progress in culture, science anc
: art' 1t is certainly to no superio
merit Of our own; nay, rather +
, the Bible and its influences.
Visit, if you please, the prison
r ot countries and states, and sc
: if the inmates of these wretche
a places are Bible-reading mer
: All ! no they do not read it, the
!. have cast il from them bccaus
c their own condemnation is writer
: as II were, in blazing letters o
: every page. They have sunk :
e low in sin and degradation thi
d they have no taste for the ''beaut
Al full, the true and good"
Is In the battle Of life between u
|e good and evil, in the philanthr'
it pies by which existing MISERY'S
!; be cured, in the educational age'
r. cics by which ignorance is dispel
ut ed, in the struggle to arrest u
is progress of vice, and deliver u
Mt human race from the admitt'
US wrongs under which it groans' y
IL Bible has done more than all 9th
e agencies combined. Through
he influences the hearts and lives
men are transformed, maxi
'e- saints out Of sinners. and prepari
ly men for higher and nobler u
ID 1t points the sinner to the sav
at Of sinners, Every church sp
ad lifting itself up toward the Gle
d. blue sky Is protest against wor
y. liness and materialism. Eve
De- church bell that calls men to PR
led cr and to worship rings ou.
Is dcasls-knell Of sin and mise
'iv- Ev.vv word spoken by the dev