Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-12
The Rev Dr. damage breaches
a Sermon Of Hope.
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enc q sia<ine.a. Many Il tie salieacs
I'D been absens dsrlIx tte summer and
hsd rsturnssi fDr thls serves. The Pas
&c eo1amence'i on Fasaages q scripture
a-p.etlng lie norning II the worlds de-
hsefElce- Tbs sab3ect q the sermon
was. The Battle Cara the text being
i Kings ~. ~. And the ehildren OF
Isr.el pltchsd befors them Ike two little
nAcks II kills.-
VITA So k1ngs drunk IN one tent this
ellApter opens- They we're allies plot
ting for ths overthr0~ q the Lords L.
rasl zoo know that Il lion roar . fiock
II kits viii shivsr and haldls together.
ons hon wouid conquer thousand kid.
The battle open2 There are q great
mnltituis % Syrians under Geaeral
ben-hasiad. strOng as Iona Tks Israel
ties ars fss anil weak, like two hftls
focks Of kids. Who bali The hons. II
coarse. On. no. the kids. for 10 all de-
p-snds WHISTLER God y Gu The sids Of the
bans o. The kiiz. After the battle io0.-
Go Syrianz lay de4i on the field. and
N.eo. ettenptIng - dy. came along by
great wall. which topplssl and crushed
them - ds,afh
Which Wa the stronger weapon
great Goliath's sword OF little Dsvii's
slings David hs1 i've smooth stones
from the brook tie only uss-i one Ia
striking down Goliath he had = sur
plus Of ammunition Re had enough To
tAke down four more giants II they had
appeared ma tho way. IL al depends
upon whethsr God Is on the side Of the
shepherd boy OF on the side Of the giant.
Tus FrBLEsEEks AND kEIIuIOx.
There have been many IN our dsy who
have ventured the opinion that Christi-
snity - falling back. and that In 81 years
n viii be extinct They found their
opinion on The assumed fact that the Bl-
bic - nos ~ much q q book a. 10 used to
b.. and that portions OF 10 are repuisive
O. the people reply by asking. Which
one u tho publishing houses Of New
York. PHILADELPHIA. Boston or Chicago
b Publishing tho Bible today with the
omission Of single verse or chapter.
Are not our publishers intelligene.msn;
And wonld they contrary To their finan-
etal interests eonfinue 20 publish the BIZ
bio without tins omission Of single chap
Ter or . single verse II 10 were becoming
an unpopular book and the people did
hot waat IT.
II Harpsrs or Appleton or scribner
or LippincotE should publish a Bible
with the o,4iszion q one chapter. they
would not cell 10 copies IN 10 years. The
fact that throughout Christendom there
are hEndrels Of printing presses print
ing the word II God without the onais-
sion % a chapter or verse proves that
tie Eibie i popular. aud the fact that
there are more being printed IN this dec
asio than any other decade proves that
tie Bible i increasing In popularity.
l 20 Through the courtrooms Of the
country Wherever find . judges bench
or clerks DISK | find ths bible. By
what other book would fhsy take solemn
osfhP What Il very apt to be among the
brides pressn,s2 The Bible. What Ia
very.apt % - put IA the trunk Of the
young man when be starts for city hfe2
TIE iabIe. Noltaire predicted that the
sBibis duriug the nineteenth century
wonld become an obsolete book. Well.
We are pretty nearly through the nine
teenth century. The Bible Is not otso-
lsts yet There = not much prospect Of
its becoming obsolete. but have % tell
YOU that that room--tho very room In
which VOltairs wrote that prediction
soms time ago was crowded froan floor
o. cssling with Biblss for Switzerland
eappose the congress Of the United States
should pcs law that no Bibles should
b priute,l In the United States
II there are 5000 900 grown men and
wosuen In the country. then there would
- s0 90 GO people armed azsinst such
law But suppose thu congress Of tire
United States should pas law that
MlscsnlaTs history ~ Charles Reasis's
noyeis shoui1 not - r'sa1-could you get
hall ~ large an army On tbs fourth ~
large an arny3 In other words, there
Ar. - you Know aad know. a thou
sand men = 40 woaid lie for their Bibles
,rlr-rs there ar - men who would die
for any ether book The fact that there
are uox nors Bibles being printed than
sv-r before that publishers fnd It
financial interest for them 70 continue
The Bshla proves thas this box IL still
ne nl.sf popular book CA The planet
.sOgscE - CoNFvKr.
eBuf. ssv teo-e Who are antagonistic.
-.Chrisuanlry - falling hack from The
fart that the chnrrh y not a. mach r.
spect-,l - " eel q - and j. not a. IN
auesfisL r~piy 90 that with the sta
tirtir that QUE denomination the Meth
sdist cAnrch -sccor,iing - = statistic
gwen ne b. one q their bishops. deli.
cate. GA an average . new chnrch syery
day q he year. Thrr~ hundred and
sitty fvs new churches In one danorni-
nafion 10 year and ever a thnussnd
ne~ churches built every ysar IN The
c,untry I.s~ that iook ~ th0ush the
church wee faiitaz IN - possr and
vere beeofninx = wprnout instituftrBl
Around ~tirb inrtfsntion IN o,w eom-
nuritie- ssfhsr she NEST ardent air.
fiouss TIE srl-t ssce. th~ hoorL The
egarteouee. tis elfy haii "a ~ rharrh~~'
WhF. ~oen ear esi Talsrnasie wss
kmrniax fber- wsrs a1in.iresis - men
ssnndfEg in th~ sfrr~fs $40 never vent
g. &C. sssrs r@aelnx asswn thstr
sss.sks Il - tss,aues ~ hurch = fsosi
ssnsls n~srer tfe sffntathiss q she
Ansrrsean ps.pi~ ti.en So ether in~ii-
sntiaa Nen ussF earn stsre TIE char a
snd eali u = rsitsesb "a q hYtorrtie.. but
whrn a~ir ctlair.si are s~@ps q ~ifh
a.. fi4t@hesss ~ sts.rs d te.e assdf