Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-10-05

did the literary company separafe.
BUT. suppose now all the best splfi's %
All aces were assembled to decide the
fate of tile Bible, which is the last III
and Testament of our Heavenly rather,
and these Memoirs of our Lord Jesus,
what would be the verdict? SHAH theY
burn or shall they live? The nnahl-
nous verdict OF all is, Let IT hve'
| though all else burn Then put 70
0ether on the other hand all the de-
/ 6auehees and profigates and assasslhs
Of the age. and the unanimous verdict
concerning the Bible would be Lett y
bnrn Mind Won. do not say that al
iufaels are immoral, but | do say that
| An the scapegraces and scoundreis Oh
/ tha universe agree with them about
the Bible. Let me vote with those VINO
believe in the Holy Scriptures Men
believe other things with hall tha cyl
denee required TO believe the l5ioie.
/ The distinguished Abner hneei-
ann rejected the Scriptures and
then put all his money into
an enterprise for the recovery of that
bocns-pocus Captain kidd's Treas
| ures.r Kneeland's faith for doing so
being founded on mans statement
| that he could tell where those treas
/ rres were buried from tIie looks 81
r'ass Of water dipped from the Hudson
/ River The internal evidence Of the
Authenticity Of the Scriptures Is 50 eN-
4 act and 50 vivid that no man, honest
and sane. can thoroughly and continu-
ouslv and prayerfully read them with
out entering their discipleship -
pat that internal evidence paramount.
/ How are You led 10 believe il letter
Won receive from husband or wife or
I child or frfend2 You know the hand
writing. Nou know the style You
recognize the sentiment. When tho
letter comes you do not summon the
postmaster who stamped it and the
postmaster who received it and the
| letter-carrier who brought il to your
door To prove that it is a genuine let
ter. The internal evidence settles u,
and by the same process You can Tor
ever settle the fact that the Bible j. the
handwriting and communication Of the
infinite God.
Furthermore, as ] have already in
timated we may increase our faith by
the testimony of Others. Perhaps we
Of lesser brain may have been over
come b. superstition or cajoled into an
acceptance Of hollow pretcns on. 80
] will. this morning. turn this honse
into a court room and summon wit
nesses, and you shall be The img and
now enpanel you for that purpose. ana
/ will put upon the witness stand men
whom all the world acknowledge to he
strong intellectually and whose evil
dence in any other corrt room would
be- incontrovertible. ! will not call 70
the witness stand any minister Of the
gospel for he might be preiudiced.
There are two ways Of taking an oath
in a court room. one IS by putting the
lips to the Bible and the other IS by
holding mp the right hand toward
heaven. Now as in this case, il Is the
Bible that Is on trial. we viii not ask
the witness 10 put the book TO his lips.
for that would imply that the sanctitv
aud divinity Of the book is settled and
that would be begging the question.
80 shall ask each witness to lift rs
hand toward heaven in affirmation.
Saiilon T. Chase, Chief Justice ~ THIS
supte x Court OF the United STATE.
appointed Is President Lincoln mili
ta.e :,c witness stani "I hirl .lu
tic thase, upon your OATH please
s,aie what you have 70 say a3oai IN"
BOOK commonly called the Hible." TN
witness replies: There came tim
in my life when donhre the divinity
If the scriptures. and resolved
as lawyer and judge ! would
try the boo; ~ would trt
anything II, she cosr; room taking evi-
lence for and against. II was "A LONG
and serious aud profound study, AMI
using the same principles of evidence
IN this religious after as J always da
in secular matters. have come 10 the
decision that the Bible is suPernat
ural book. thar it has come from Goo
and that the only safety for the human
race is 10 follow its teachings" Judge
that viii do. TO back again To your
pillow Of dust on the banks Of the
Ohio" Next put upon the witnes
stand pres dent Of the United States
John Quincy Adams. President
Adams what have You To say about the
Bible and Christianity? The presl-
dent replies: II have for many yeart
made it practice to read through The
Bible once a year My custom is ~
read four Of five chapters every morn
ing Immediately after arising from uis
bed 1t employees about an hour Of MY
time and seems 20 me the most suita
BILE manner of beginning the day. la
what light soever we regard the Bible
whether with reference TO revelation
20 history. or To morality. ii Is an in
valuable and inexhaustible mine of
knowledge and virtue. Next / pct
upon the witness stand Sir Isaac New
ton, the author of the Principal and
the greatest natural philosopher the
world has ever seen. sir Isaac. whas
have Won to say concerning the Bible
The philosopher reply j.: We accouat
the Scriptures IF Tod to be the most
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