The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-12

God. The heather used stone, WOOL
metal, pictures, sculpture, a3si ,.,
lions. pcrsoniied virtues, defined
heroes to represent God, Dut
The God of the Bible is living God
Am. that | AM" the ever living God.
No abstraction, no painting, sculpture
or architecture but personal tod, VINO
loves us. and because he loves u.s. re-
yealed himself and disclosed man as he
is. Look to yourself while | am talking,
turn vonr thoughts inward, think Of
those hungerings OF soul, questionings OF
the spirit. thirsiings after God. Where
can Won find. except in the word OF tod,
a response TO those warnings and long
inrs The greatest Of all human
writers was Shakespeare. in the portrayal
of man. but no book holds the mirror mp
In nature like the Bible, that shows a
man mis- own heart and supplies his long
mgs. He would not under estimate con-
science or nature, yet would not ac-
cent nature ike the pagan, as
tbe symbol of religion The Heavens do
declare the glory OF God, but not like the
Bible God reveals himself IN nature ana
in the Bible lie is the author of both.
Allphysical phenomena j. but the utter
auce al God. have no fear OF science
or sympathy with those who would
limit Investigation into nature. The
more examined the more nature IN her
revelations prove the God as in the
Bible. He reveals IIimseltin nature, but
most particularly in the sculpture i li
shown that tod is truth-the abundance,
the essence, the Quintessence OF truth.
Take Morality. other religions may
be good, but they ere imperfect. Then
morality is applicable only 10 localities.
II is not universal like Christianity,
which is applicable to every cline and
race. He would not pass on the morali-
~ of the New Testament. because he
knew be would say tina its morality
would cause all sin to disappear IL lived
no to- The morality of the New Iesta-
ment is the purity of God.
Take Philanthropy. lie did not ques-
ton that this attribute was found IN
other religions. lie would not deny
that their hearts could hold tender SYM
phathy and charity, bat how different to
mat taught in the Bible He told where
TWO hospitals had been erected by heath
ems. o e for man the other for horses.
The one for man had disappeared, but
the one for horses still remained How
different here He spoke of The hospl-
tails. asymms, homes, charitable and
benevolent societies all owing 90 the in
huence of the Bible lie told how the
circulation Ofthe Bible had destroyed the
cruelties of the amphi-theatre, enamel
palcd the intellect, freed the slave, taken
woman from degradation and made her
the equal of man, and nj 10 be sister,
wife, and mother.
/ have not vet crossed the margin or
approached the threshold OF our religion.
The above are but some results. but not
the distinguishing features. There Is "a
point when there Is no comparison, no
competition IL is faithful saying, and
worthy OF an acceptaii0n that Curi-t
Jesus came into the world 90 save sim
uers That Is the diilcrentiating point
cod assumed our nature because our
substitute died for MS that we might
live and be heirs and joint
heirs with Him In the religion
ot Confucius. Brahwa, Budiha, Zumster
there is mo- Jesus Christ Rousseau said
10 would take Jesus tO forge Jesus.
In their private minds the heather could
not conceive OF, much les. make Jesus
Christ. He surpassed ail human thought
and could be nothing but God. he re-
ierrei 20 NapOIcOns uficrances ON ST.
Helena that Alexander. Cesar. Charlie
mvne and himself had founded empire,
and they had passed away, but the EN-
pire of Jesus Christ, founded on love,
existed. and would continue 70 exist,
and millions would die for 10.
Ills religion demands from as the
performance Of an individual duty.
The word of God r. given 90 no one man
more than amy other man i'm the universe
of God Are there amy societies for the
difference of the writings of Mohammed
Confucius and others. no The
Bibo appeals go individual church,
community. and demands universal dis.
trihuu0n Ia ever language on the globe.
10 lights up civilization Look at the
countries which are Christian and which
are not Compare England and the
lnited states with China aud Africa
Again look 81 the countries where
ii- circulation is hampered, and
compare England with spain. Prus-
STA with Austria, the United States with
South America Truly could the Queen
say the Bible was the source OF Eng
lands greatness He closed with an ape
peal 10 assist the Virginia Society in dis
pensng the dark cloud which hangs over
SD many homes
DR.. Ioge also made shor, eloquent
appeal. after which the offerings were
collected and the benediction pronounced
by Dr. Read.