Evening journal., 1895-11-22

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special correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Nov 81 There ware
twenty eve delegates present At the
seventy ninth annual meeting OF the
Delaware Bible Society when IL was
called to order yesterday Afternoon In ths
Presbyterian Church BY Rev Charles i
Murray, the president He read a letter
OF regret from Rev. Dr. W. w Moffett.
district superintendent, who said that he
wished TO congratulate the Delaware
Society on being one Of the Oldest and
best known, and almost as old A. the
parent society-the American Bible
Society.
DR. Murray mads an eloquent address
upon the text For the word OF God Is
quick and powerful end sharper than a
two edged sword An extract OF Or
Murray's address is appended;
over thousand years was spent In
writing Il. and lawyers, phs sicions
prophets, tredesmen aud hshefmen-- IN u
OF practice and men Of skill And yet II
all blends iD besutiful harmony, TO trsin
the mind toward ths Spirit OF God lis
life has been unhr3ken and continuou,
Now II Is 8 i'll mznifestly ihe same work
Another great characteristic OF the
Bible Ia It's Adaptability. The nations Of
Christian Europe have woven it In the
founded law OF their entire countries
1t was the guide and comfort of The
Isrsslites when ia bondage and In the
wilderness Aud how II comforts us ana
Holacea us to-day And by It's holy
fountains laws are made sacred
(Which OF the countries have obtained
the big hest positions for liberty, hon,r.
personal privileges and hieh civilization
Verify, those which are founded on the
Bible, Ike our own United States.
England. Scotland aud Switzerland The
author, In each case, makes his sppeal TO
the heart He who is deeply versed in
human nature must admit that these
writer's were nothing moie than men
possessed OF natural penetratlons. bat to
= remarkable degree
Therefore there belongs 10 tbs Bible
the exact character that Is assigned TO q
In tho language OF the text With oil
tho differences that thsse may be among
men. the voFd OF God is q disSsrner Of
their thoughts and intents This sacred
book has beautifully outiiVed the oppo
eitlon Of wicked man and In its progress
has multiplied ia converts like the drop,
OF morning dew Other religions have
been devised but they have passed awaT
but the Bible has lived aud spread dis
turbing the slumbers OF sin, diminishiDg
the sources Of human misery. thrown la
guardianship around helpless infancy
has softened the rigors Of despotlsm
given force to public law, purified society
wherever II Is kept open. With God
a.. -
must prevail until a shout goes up.
'Allelullar all hail the lamb Of God that
tkketh away the sins OF the world
President Murray appointed Rev. T. J
Mason, Dr. David Stuart and J Miller
Thomas ~ q sommittee 70 nominate new
ofiosrs Of the society. They reported as
follows;
President, Rev. Charles z Murray ;
vice presidents. Rev l. K Barrett. ID d +,
Rev. w P swariz, Rev. n. d. Miller. d
ID recording Hecrstary, Archer Richards
corresponding secretary. Miller
Thomas; treasurer Q. s Rowland
At last nights session. Rev William
p. Swartz presided and there Wa special
music Rev James A. Worden, d d 4
distlnguished looking Phil. deli hla clor
gyman, was the frst speaker He IL
prominently oonnso'ed with the Presby-
terlsn Board Of Publication. In the
course OF his remtrhs. he said:
''The study OF the Bible Is the essen
tial Intellectual pursuit Of all intelligent
young people Constructed by shepherds.
fishermen and the tentmsker Of Tarsus
IL has won the gauntlet Of assault and
come out unscathed and the superior
Of all books IN Christendom.
The Bible Is superior to sll other
books, also fer It's style Il sets the
deepest thoughts fourth with such emf
nent clsarness that the way farer though
fool, need not err therein; the little
child can answer questions from 10 that
are more to satisfy the heart than OF all
the philos ,paers Of Athens or OF Rlms
The greatest themes can be 80 clearly un
derstood that they are rendered charming
ANY ordinary person, one with any ordi
nary education. can understand ~ sufl
ciently well The 6rst chapter Of Genesis
one Of the most sublime uttsrances In all
literature that book Of job which literary
men have united With Thomas Carlyle In
saying is the graz dest piece Of compost
tlon known; the Psalms-out of appAr-
emily illitsrate people there come poems
OF praise. Of devotion, OF prayer; taks
that eighth chapter OF RomAns-whsre
the apostle defes anything in the uni
verse to separate the love Of GJd from
man.
History OF she age proves that the
study Of the Bible towers above every
other But close 10 say that hsndls
this Bible with supreme love. because Of
the sea OF opposition through which 10
has passed From the very start up 10
the present time, Il has been assaulted
and attacked By some Of the greatest
minds OF the sgea Bat this has only
strengthened our faith
DR.. William Tracy. Of Philadelphia,
delivered fns address on "rhs social
TRANSFORMATIONS Undsr the Il 1aenee OF
the Open Bible. He said
And Il must be acknowledged that
those audaoious and self coDceitsd a.
saults on the word OF God have not been
confined or kept outside the church
Unfortunately, no Leaving out very
few slight typographical errors the
scriptures, as We have them. emhody one
Of the noblsst Of truths ever devised by
men
1t has put the emphasis upon the
spiritual rather than the animal Now.
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