The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-16
THE BIBLE.

CThe following h from the valuable
! and highly interesting lecture given
Two weeks ago last Sunday ev~uins
by the Rev. n. T. Lamb. ut the Bap'
tist Chapel In THU city. Last Sunday
evening ut thesaIne place the reverend
gentleman gave the second free lee
ture Of the course. upon the bools ol
the New Testament.-ED.1
1.-THE Bible b not . sisgIc book
given to The world all at one time, ~
We now have It, but . collection al
hooks, each entirely independent 81
heothers, ~ TO t:n'eand circumstance
of production. God has spoken 10 ~
ut different times, extending through
period Of over l.50O years aud in d.
vers n,anners. Each different book
was written by itself and Tor speci-
tic purpose, and II We possesSed them
In separate volumes instead of all in
one large volume, they would still ke
Holy Scriptures, and possibly, more
highly valued than now for, II sepa-
rate, we would he constantly remind
ed that each different LoOk was de-
signed for us and was given to tho
world because important that the
world SHOULD have It. Esch separate
bOOk would thus become . treasure
to ~. A. 1t now h, We look upon the
whole OF Gods look, and !! We study
aad become familiar with the main
portions We are satisfied. and SUP
pose w may know all that is needful
to know. though We remain ignorant
Of even the names Of many Of the
smaller looks that con,lSse the Bible.
OF course it IL convenient, and on
many acccunts desirable, to hav,. the
Holy scriptures, ~ ut present, al
trge;l.er-Gol's Will complete in one
volume. But I have mentioned this
for the sake Of another remark. Each
separate book Of the Billie is % far in
dependent Of all the Others that 1t
must stand or fail upon Its own nler-
its. In . large .neasure-a fact that In
si.lel- and others often forget. They
attack Que or more books Of the Bible
that happen 10 he most valuable, sup
posing II thev de,nOlish this the whole
B:b:c falls with 1t. But not ~. Each
author furnishes his own credentials.
Ii half the hooks Of the Billie could
be proved spurious or uninspired. the
remainder would still stand 10 firm
rs RICK. 1t il not . vast building
falling to the ground when one main
pillar IL br"kcn, rather . large num-
der of towers placed eide by eide,
every one Of which must first lie taken
before the citadel ~ fairly and fully
And vet this statement needs some
for there Is = peculiar
unity and harmony running all
through the different looks ef the
Bible, an iniescribab!e nasjcsty If
style, . wonderful ~ reen.ent in d0e:-
trine, q peculiar matching together
Df the different bo)ks, eac;, one help
ing tn explain and adding to the
completeness Of every other, and all
lts.. Their forming complete whole,
I" show that they were Ill
The production Of the san,e great
4tssscr .NiMd-whO from the first had
The entire whole In his mind aud ~
lifted out each different piece. indie
pendent indeed and beautiful by It
eli. yet 70 fitted ~ to chime in with
III the Others.
in deciding the question what !
oooks really belong to the Bible,
here are two entirely different kinds ,
II evidence-the historical aud the
Internal. by the last h meant evil
fences Of divinity found In the book !
tself. God doesn't do things % men
10. Whether he creates . mountain
or the tinicst insect, whether the
majestic oak, or the smallest blade
4 grass, he exhibits = perfection Of
workmanship, sill and wisdom
md power utterly beyond the reach
Il the wisdom or skill Of man. And
o when He writes q bok He reveals
J truth, ut;ers q prophecy or records
history, He does 1t In . way pecul-
Iarly bis own. The subject matter,
he style, the entire competition Of
he took h wholly beyond the reach
( imperfect man. II any book b
Dund In the Bible that . man could
rite, you may be sure t.'at buck
'as not given BY the inspiration Of
Iod." /