Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-27

nIss Of conduct everywhere. what unns
sor,n.t,on would take place In the con.
,I,,cf OF men towards each otner' AZ"
I'm the constitution Of human soo',
The ethical teaching of the btDie tou.ns'
every point OF life. II contains i"suu
ton for princes and paupers, TOT I" 60
and ruled, for masters and servants ~
husbands and wives, Cor parents ., ,'
children. II requires that'i In all the waiss
OF life whatever men do tney sna"
as unto God. IL obliterates the aisuheuo"
between sacred and secular mak,ns
things done In the right spirit-tha' 10
as Ia the sight OF God-sacred. =,
Take the Bible rs whole, mar. "'e
seycrest deductions which fair criticisn'
can dictate, and there still reH'l'ns ;"
this old literature a vast residuum Oh hho'"
beauty and grandeur.
THE Bible Is not a book, but h's.e
tufe. From the birth OF Moses TO ,he
death Of John, the Apostle. Is a perioe
OF sixteen centuries. The sixty-sN "asss
composing the literature when we we
nominate the Bible were written oy men
In almost every conceivable station anu
under almost every conceivaoie environ
ment They were men OF education anu
men OF no learning: men reared IN paldoes
and men brought up anna .he n.
humble surroundings; men OF hish go.
and low: men of wealth ana OF po,...s
men OF good character and pao. LIZ
ally. all sorts and conditions Ok nv"
appear upon the pages oi TINS
and contribute I'm ono way or another 10
its production. and yet with one voice
mankind agree IN treating TINS Hteta,uIe
so long I'm course OF preparation ana pre-
narcd under such varied ehVirohHie"'
na a book which they denominate py way
Of pre-eminence-the Bibie-that 49, nv
book. Here IS something fnarVeuous'
mind seems TO dominate THIS n'era'u'e.
one object seems to peryade u iioI' ~
e. last-the revelation oil 'Ho way
dort,,e~ance from the thraldom OF sin.
..pIfferent parts of the Bible have, MS
he's hsen int mated. different uses. ana
NAV po.sess different values. but no par'
of this unique volume Is at any 'ii''e
hurtful 10 any man" A.,
After discussing the revelations OF tne
Ola Testament the speaker coh,'nuo'
III is n fact that the New Testament
cannot be understood without the o'u
some one said long ago that tho oid ies
lament IL the New Testament conceaIeu'
while the New Testament is the Oid les
lament revealed.
THE NEW TESTAMENT
."rhe New Testament naturally falls
into four divisions: The Gospels, the ACTS
the Epiatles the Apocalypse inc oospeN
reveal Christ; the Book OF Acts lhucates
the way of return to God; Tue Ep'st'.S
shoy the applicafion OF Christian princi
pies 20 daily life; the Apocalypse de'
scribes in symbolic terms the destiny OF
those who by Divine grace overcome.
Dr. Tyler here touched on the Pariia'
ment Of Religions held In chicago some
months ago. Returning 10 the b'pie'
he said:
ut must be confessed by all reasohaDi'
people that the Bible is absolutely unllu'
in This. that whether il is true or false
whether it is Divine or human IN lts
origin. IL speaks oracularly concerning the
way of deliyerance from sin. II pointi
out specifically the way Of pardon ana
peace In terms unmistakbly plain 1t tells
men how they may become sons or Goa
and heirs 10 an uncorrupible inheritance.
whence came this unique bookY What
must have been the origin or DOCK
which EFFORTS such declarations ana con-
fesslons as have been quoted In TINS al
dress from men holding high positions III
the republic of letters and In the depart
ments OF science. Whence came tn,s
lookY Is n OF God or Is 1t or man! ~
must be that this is "A supernatural DOOR
IT ia supernatural in its contents Az
tempt 20 erase from the Blple the super
natural, and what If left?'
RE then went into the discussion OF 'i'e
merits OF the most prominent biDi'ea'
stories. Continuing. he SAID
mot only is the Bible supernatural
book in its contents, but 1t Is superhatu-
raj in it's origin and in its effects mere
IN Walk ABOUT
IL. We handle IL. we examine II, we name
e. we call il the Bible This Bible IL
either the work OF good mon or bad men
ar angels. or devils. or God himself you
cannot think OF any other intehisehceS
10 whom the authorship OF this book can
uosslbly be referred. Ii IS impossible tnat
good men. unaided by the Divine spirit
are the authors Of this literature, because
In every part Of II, In every chapier' III
every paragraph, In every line. dlrectiy
or hy Implication, they say God Is the
author of this. IT, however. they were
doing this work of themselves, without
supernatural aid. they lie when they so
aitirm-a hen they affirm that God Is the
author. BAD men cannot be the authors
OF this book unless a stream can rise
higher than its fountain. From begin
ming to end this book condemns eVll
thoughts. evil purposes, evil plans, eVii
words. eyll deeds. Can you conceive or
bad men combining 10 produce litera-
ture which always and everywhere con-
dennis them at every point? We need
not stop. nor have we time TO pause, TO
consider the suggestion that possibly this
book originated with disembodied Spirits
good or bad. angels or demons.
BOOK OF PROMISE.
"rinally." Or. Tyler continued further
q, In that IL iS
hook of promlse. The life OF Christ is the
story Of the beginning OF the fulflment
of the promises which had cheered the
faithful in the darkest hours of Judea' 5
apostasy and ruin The letters of Paul are
th. unfolding of that fulfilment in spirit
ual experience, ever pointing to ricner
and richer fulfilment In the ever-in-
craslng crescendo movement OF the fu-
ture. and the literature Of promise ends
with an apocalyptic vision OF perfecting.
but never perfected fulfilment In the
latter days.
The Bible is like a symphony meaning
endless variations around one simple
theme. which, obscure at first, grows
stronger and clearer. until finally the
whole orchestra takes II up In one magni-
ficent choral conquoring all obstacles and
breaking through all hidings."
COLLECTION TAKEN UP.
DR.. Hoge. who was on the programme
TO make an appeal for the cause, arose
when DR. Tyler had concluded, and de-
clin.d to speak. saying that the ground
had been 80 fully covered by those who
had preceded him that there was no
thing left for him 10 do. He engineered
u collection. during which the choir rem
dered voluntary, upon the conclusion
Of which Rev. DR.. Jabez Hall dismissed
the congregation with the benediction.