The Globe-republican., 1894-06-08

Christians read the word Of God. One
says. Il cannot get interested in the
Bible as do in other books" Another
says. have read it through once; how
can l be interested reading it agaiu?'
Still another makes the humiliating con-
fessiOn, II have not looked in my Bible
for several days. Ihave been so busy"
Alas, how must God regard such in
difference to the Holy Scriptures!
Is there not something radically wrong
with the religious experience of one who
does not love the word of God? David
knew it was a safeguard against sin aud
said: Thy word have hid IN mine
heart, that might not sin against thee"
-Psa. ll9:l1.
The Bible is unlike all other books.
Apply ourselves as we may, there will
ever be more to learn. New beauties
will appear with each reading, as God
reveals himself through the word, in re-
spouse to the sincere prayer. .'Open
thou mine eyes, that may behold WON
drous things out of thy law. Pa. 1l9:
IL. All through this Psalm We see how
highly David esteemed the word of God.
The law of thy mouth is better unto me
than Thousands of gold and silver."-V.
y. 20 how love thy law! it is my
meditation all the day. 81. ''Thy
testimonies have taken as heritage
forever: for they are the rejoicing Of my
heart."-V. Iii.
DR.. Adam Clarke says: '.As food UNI
digested, will not nourish the body, %
the word Of God, not considered with
deep meditation and reflection, will not
feed the soul" Let US, then, not be con.
tent with reading disconnected portions
wherever the Book may open, or with
reading stated number Of chapters,
daily, from a mere sense Of duty, but let
US prayerfully make it study and search
the Scriptures.
We read that the Bereans swere more
noble than those in Thessalouica, In that
they received the word with all readiness
of mind, and searched the Scriptures
daily. whether these things were so.''-
Acts l7:1l. In labOring with souls they
must be convinced that God requires
what We exhOrt them to do. There is
nothing convincing to the nearer in the
mere declaration, AYou cannot do thus
and so II you would gain Heaven" He
wishes to know by what authority the
assertion is made. Let Christian work.
ers be always ready to clinch their state
ments with ''Thus saith the Lord"
Apollos was ian eloquent man, and
mighty in the Scriptures aud ''he
nightly convinced the Jews-shOwing
by the Scripture that Jesus was Christ"
Act. 1924, %.
Paul's custom was to reason out of the
Scriptures (Acts II ~ and in writing to
Timothy he says, ''From q child thou
hast known the holy Scriptures q Tim.
:15) and exhorts him to ''Preach the
word. - Tim. AZ.
Again, he says, ''Study to show thy
self approved unto Goo, q workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
the word of truth. - Tim.
.:15.
Let US have more Bible In our homes,
IN the kitchen, parlor, bedroom. all through |
he house, that it may eyer be at hand
making us "wise unto SALVATION Then
With earnest prayer and filled with faith
md with the Holy Ghost the Lord can use
he weakest Of us in spreading the Gospel.
''Let the word of Christ dwell in you
.ichly in all wisdom. Col. 3:l6.-Free
Methodist.
Persons who sympathize with the af-
iicted will rejoice with D. E. Carr of
1888 Harrison street, Kansas City. He is
IN old sufferer from inflammatory rheu-
natism, but has not heretofore been
in this climate. Last winter
,e went up into Wisconsin, and in con-
sequence has had another attack. 1T
:ame upon me again very acute and
'evere," he said. my joints swelled
md became inflamed; sore to touch or
almost to look at. Upon the urgent re-
quest of my mother In law 1 tried Cham
Pain Balm to reduce the SWELL |
NJ and cease the pain, and to my agree
bile surprise. it did both. Used three |
fifty cents bottles and believe it to be the |
lnest thing for rheumatism, pains and
extant. For sale by City Drug |
;tore.