Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-09-27
suarr.-"Thc Battle ours"

With thirty-threH kings drunk in one tent
,his.chapt-r opens. They were allies not
ting for the overthrow OF the Lords Israel.
Won know that II a lion roar ro... Of
ti4s will -hiye- and huddle to-rtrar. One
lion would conquer a thousand kids. The
hattie opens. There are a great multi.
tr4e O.! Svrians under General Ben
badsd. strong as lions. The Israel
ites are few and weak, like two little focks
a, kids. VINO beat? The lions. Of course.
oh. no; the kids, FOR II all depends whether
Cod is on the side OF the lions or the kids.
After the battle 100 600 Syrians lay dead on
the field. and 27 900 attempting to flv. came
along by q great wall, which toppled ami
crushed them 20 death.
which was the stronger weapon-great
Goliath's sword or little David's slingY
David had five smooth stones from the brook,
He only us.el nla in striking down Goliath.
He had q surplus OF ammunition. He had
enough 20 take down four more giants they
had appeared in the way. II all depends up
on whether Got IS On the side OF the shep-
beri hov or on the side Of the giant.
There have been many in our day who
have vau,IreI the opinion that Christianity
il sfsIlinc back. and that in so years Il will b,.
extinct They found their opinion on the
assumed fgHr that the Bible is not "a much OF
Rbook as IL used 20 he, and that portions OF
II are r-pu.~.vn 10 tho people. l reply bv
asking. Which one OF the publishing houses
Of New Iors Philadelphia, Boston or Chi
cago Is publishing the Bible to-day with the
omission OF q single verse or chapter? Are
not our publishers intelligent men? And
would they, contrary 10 their financial inter-
ess. continue 20 publish the Bible without
The omission o' q single chapter or a single
versait il were looming an unpopular book
and the people did not want it?
EH7rpar- orr Appleton or Scribner or Lin
pincott should publish a Bible with the
omission OF 0r.r chapter. they would not sell
10 copies IN 10 years. The fact that through
ought Chr.-'agL0m there are hundreds of
printing presses printing the word Of God
without the ON -.s7.on OF a chapter or Il verse
proves that the Bible Is popular, and the
fact that tEa-- are more being printed in
this de'E4s chan any other decade proves
that the Bible is Increasing in popularity
I-o through the sOurtrooms OF the conn
tn. Wr.r.rs- Ind judges bench or
clerks la-S and the Bible. By what other
book wau.! t-. s .G-e solemn oath? WHAT
isva-v aEt ta .- among the brides praS-ntsy
The Billie. WAT is very apt TO be put in the
trunE ~ thew --- man wueu he starts for
city A'es Tie Bible. Nobaire predicted
that ;aa El..a E-r-- ra" nineteenth century
would a-anrta .l obsolete book. Wei. Va,
sre pretty .--.y Though the nineteenth r-fi-
tury The l...a - ug- obsolete Vet. There
il not much prospect Oft becoming obsolete.
hut I have t" o.. you that that rOOu-the
very room IL which EOitaire wrote tlat pre-
tic;ICu-s0-e time ago was crowded from
floor 10 ceiling with Bibles for Switzerland.
Suppose the congress of the United States
should pass law that no Bibles should be
printed In the United States.
L there ara 10000. 900 grown men an
women in the country, then there would be
J,0lJ,0ly Pa0n-s armed against such q INV.
Bl: suppose the congress OF the J-n.--f
States SHOULD pass a laE that Mae4u!.v's
history or Charles Eaa les novels should not
Be bereat-oou.L you get half Gs large an army
Or the fourth - large an armyy In other
Foris. there are, rs you know and know.
th0uslll men VINO would die for their
Blbles Chere there are 80 men who would
die tOr any other book. The fact that there
are now more Bibles being printed than
ever before, that publishers find it 4 financial
interest for tlaw 10 continue the Bible.
proves that this book isstilI the most popular
took on the 1nat.
But say those who are aat1gOuistic.
Christianity IS falling back from the fact
that the a..-a- IS not AS much respected as
j Ls9L e. .a a-. -- is not "a influential" ."
reply 20 that with the statistic that oas de-
l9Ii1.tll1-'. Methodist church-aecord-
ng 70 4 s.a-.-... given by one Ofthe bishops.
te-!'.i-s "- l- average q new church every
--y 1tt1a Ea,- Three EguIr-l AM sixty
I'VE new 4t.-.-05 Do one denomination IN 4
year a1t -T-- thousand new churches built
every v'a- .r tits country. Does that look
q though rs church were failing in its
ioVarali rs Pc g-'Dg 2 woruOIt iustitu-
uoh. Araa- which Institution in our com
GuA.tles gather --a most ardent affections?
Inc SO flee. --a hotel. the courthouse the
cry Dali " t"- ...--slaz?
WY, Whom .-- u.. I4harnnrfe w-s burn
1g ta--a Ta-s ...G ..rR8S OF men standing in
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