The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
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I. From God as revelation.
? Through man by inspiration.
J. In carefully preserved writings
T. In accurate trznslatious
As on our ctins We have the eagle with
an olive branch in one talon and the Arrows
in the other, with the motto, r Pisribas
JHuas, so there seem to be opposite elements
in Unity in the Bible
H. Diversity
l. Tinle-Ie00 years. Written during d.
versity Of civilization
> Languages-tSo. Hebrew and Greek.
g. Religions-fwo. Hebrew and Chris
tan.
1. Books-66. Yet they have begin
Ming. a middle and an end.
) wriierS-ss- Belonging TO all classes
kings. poets. herdsmen, fishers, phys
cans. etc. out Of 50 much modern diFersi-
ty, could YOU get unity
6. S,yls-Every writer has bis indiviiu-
ality. yet one thing is said.
III Unity
Parpose-one; the plan OF salvation.
: Theme-one the Messiah, the Christ-
The British navy has scarlet thread in
every robe. cut il where you viii Christ Is
the scarlet thread Of the Bible
3 Harmony-pe1fect prophet agrees
with prophet, teacher with teacher
l. Degelopment-through all. increas-
iugly plain. Like the ruins ofthe Cologne
Rhine Castle. three hundred years in build
iHg, but built after plan symmetry-one
mind
After singing Wonderful Words OF
Life J. y Pershing pronounced the bene-
dicsion-
zvExryG SESSION
Pra1se meeting was conducted by P-esi-
dent c. y. Boyd. All hail the powee Of
Jesus name and I've reached the land, =
being sung, Rev. Lsyan led in prayer AT
ter singing isilising Of my Reiesmer,o c.
Y Boyd leiin prayer and then read Psa- IS.
Rev ]. ". Shiek then delivered fine ad-
dress On The word of God our Guide and
Guard He sid
We do nos always realize how great factor the
word of Goc is In cur ChristiAr hfe- II Is the
meal Of our growth and the means Sf oa- sznct11-
( cation Sznetiiy them By thy truth thy vort Is
trath. We ought never % make great DIS
Z tiaeiisn between The written word And the living
word IN the life Of Christ. Bst an nos here -
sIeak OF the whole word OF GOc. bat Is 1IIted
By the committee Of tha; word as our guide AID
guzrd'-fhaf vo-. BY which We are oegotten,
+ The nxurs OF guide pre-sCpposes = Ezcaerer
We are strangers IN land OF enemies and iail Of
dangers. All arg1nd us are pitfalls. II Is land
tcf darkness. though We are children Of light
lights 70 enlighien eshers- As in the days of Cur
LSrd- the darkness does aos con- hend IL We
need some guide til We sha all be zble 10 the
dangers. "Thy word is . lamp to my feet and
! lighE te ny path" All the way taroCxh IL Is a
guide directing Us-nnger pos,s pointing 70 Jesus.
I IN the gospels ve have a directing record Of the
life of Christ and in The kpi.tles pointing back
70 hin. n. forrzr1 as In the shadows q the Oic
Testament Bzr Rot oniy In this geceral way 10
the wort cur guiae IL Esoints oat the specific
/ dancers IN oar pathway aud shows as how 70 sar-
mount the dangers that seem 20 ihicsen around
IL There are to-day, as there ever were. dangers.
powerful enemies, and makers Of snazes- as inrero
Is IL not strange that This word is 50 strangely
Kept for rs. Yet - uan- vo1ld be viil,rx te
staI the light again, ie lose this priceless herr
tsgc, 70 let Satan take II from rs Isn't strange
. that II i closed book 70 % nany-thAl even one
shsuld be silling to dispense with this znsr-ing
guide and guess bis way But l an glad that
there are those vho, with the Psalnist- and il
There Is another sla> 20 God word Il IL nos
only our guide, but our xrard- There are e1eniss
seeking to drag us down There is that roaring
lion seeking whom he NAV dey0ur.n The word Il
s sure defense against sin anc ss2an. Hov can il
be q guide for u.s. II had any less gospel than
that Of cur Saviour l voGld despair Three
tempted BY Satan He met hin with that word
striking him with sthe sword ofthe Spirit. saying
II Is written" Then Why should We prefer az
other weapons We may try strong resolution.
sympathy. viii, etc. huf fail. We Should ce Of
ensr e0ugaerors ii We took the Word- We are
an army of rau recruita Three are many who
versed il the word Of God. they are the drill
masters. Ridiculous as David In the lmpr0Ted
arInor Q; >a1i are those CHRISTIANS who have nsv
er proved God's word l once saw cavalry drilled
who strrek 20 avkvArsly as TO have eut their
horses Teachers, ins-ruc, yoz- pupils 70 hit the
foe.
In eanelusiou. one vorfrifh teachers What
mistakes are made py teaching for the uerd Of
God soDefaing about the word. Any teacher
can teach the word Itself How sadly Is the mem
O-iz.ng Oft neglected. The word. and not an ex-
pSstfisn o; IT, is cur guide and guard. l;na temp
tatiou n explain IL Is nstterfng TO our sell es
teen Teach the Word Teach Il 70 the infant
and 70 the ad1lt. Teach the Golden TexS MAY
God make us ALTO realize the importance Of His
Word.
After singing .Preeious Promise" coli
lection Of s4.so WIS taken up. Then aqneS-
ton drawer was conducted BY Nj. Porter.
We'll work till Jesus comes was sung, and
the following pledges were made By the
Sunday Schools Lutheran. s3; Presbyter-
ian. 81 Disciple. y; Evangelical. s. /;
Methodist = Reformed, 3; and all but
the frs; Immediately psid
The Committee on Organization cornpIe.-
ed is report BY naming the following addi-
tionai Vice Presidents:
Add;son-N. A. Ro1.
Alegnenv-E6f fernex-
Bres5ersyaliy-S A. Philssn
OoReRa1Sh--Henry Lenhsr:.
Kikljck-Levi iichiiter
Sreenvilie-s solomon Ergie
Ienner-John Ankeny.
jefferson Fred. Shau,is-
I.aziner-Chrsssian Minkemire.
Lower Turkeyfoot-B r. Snyder.
Authorizations Moore -.
yofthAnpson-Nn Poo, harxh
rAint-G Sfrzuh. A
Shade-L- b Maages
Sone~eI-0liver Knepper.
Soathsnpton-Nichael Long. ~
sstouy creek- Conrad d. SpangIer
stoyxtown-John H. Snyder.
sumuif-F Eno
Upper Turkeyfoot-Wm- Zufali
Rey. Z n. Huber. of Scalp Level. vas
appointed delegate 10 Represent Sone,et
County as the Fiffh Rennsylvania Diaia
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