The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-20
Mr.. STREATOR'S TEXT
''The Bible . Revelation Of the
Thoughts Of God"
A SCHOLARLY DISCOURSE
Oldest and the Best Book In the
World--Serles OF Interesting
Lectures In Proeress--Large
and Interested Audiences.

Butte. May 1s.-"The Bible a Reveia-
ton OF the Thoughts of God" was the
subject OF Mr.. Streator's lecture at the
Christian church this morning, intro
ducing the series on "Prophesy and It's
Fulhllment." A large and interested
audience greeted the speaker. He be-
gan by holding up the Bible before the
audience. on whose title page he had
written Thy Thoughts" and stating:
Il have been studying this book for 40
years. and have come to a deliberate
and rational conclusion that IL con-
tains a revelation OF the thoughts of
God. II is my purpose to put before
those who listen to the course OF lect-
ures on which we are entering evil
dences which will lead them to a SINH
lar conviction"
Referring TO the place the Bible holds
fE the worlds life and estimation at
the present time. he spoke of its anx-
iety for the most accurate and schol-
ariy rendering Of the original, leading
TO the recent revised translation; of the
demand on the day OF its issue for
above 100000 copies; of the rapid ex-
haustion or the entire original edition
or 100000 copies, and of the telegraph
ing OF the entire revised New Tesla
ment to Chicago, where IL was pub
lished by two OF the great dailies In
their regular issue as news OF the first
importance. He left this point with
the following words:
The Bible is the Oldest and the best
book In the world. IL has been trans
lated into more languages, read by
more people. opposed with more vio-
lence. threatened with more destruc-
ton. despised by more men, reviled by
more scoffers. and yet II has been
saved from more trials. prosecutions
and deaths. and IL has been read, re-
vered, honored, loved and obeyed by
more people than any other book that
has ever been written. God revealed
TO man as his creator. preserver and
redeemer. and man revealed TO himself
as 70 his origin. his nature, his condi-
ton and his destiny are the subjects
or Its sublime history, its elevating
morality. its consoling religion ana its
and glorious prophecy. 1t
happy when placed by his maker In the |
Garden OF Eden; then as fallen and de- |
PRAYED on account of his willful per |
'istence in sin. and finally as ransomed |
and saved from satan, sin and death |
by the grace Of God. 1t reveals the |
WISDOM, power and goodness OF God as |
displayed In creation; his justice, truth |
and Righteousness as manifested in /
and his mercy, condescen-
hon and love as brought to light in re-
iemption."
The speaker then took up the theme
II the Bible. the fall OF man and his
TO the favor and likeness
II God. promised first in the threat of |
God to the serpent: II will put en-
nifty between thee and the woman.
Ind between thy seed and her seed; II
hall bruise thy head and thou shalt
,ruise his heel" This promise In Its
ulhllment was traced by a red line !
through the Nantar N N In I..f<. 4
Town TO the time OF Abraham. where a \
divided into three lines. corresponding i
o the threefold promise made TO him
irst. II will make of thee a great ma
ion." fulfilled in the Jewish nation;
econd, In thee and thy seed shall all
low being fulfilled In the work OF
Christianity throughout the world;
bird. Thou shalt be father OF many
lations," now coming into fulfillment
n the Anglo-Saxon civilization.
Many anxious souls are DESTROYS OF
hat will give them a firm. rational
onviction of the reality of a living, !
ersonal God. Many have sought for
!. but seeking In the wrong way have
ever found IL. A vague and subtle
philosophy largely pervades the litera-
ure OF our day. and often outcrops In
he secular press. which teaches that
lind, insensatc. relentless force Is the
ause OF all the existing order. All the
eauty and variety OF the material uni
erse upon which we look il said to be
he result Of IL. God has prepared an
rgument for the refuting and utter
OF this philosophy. Into
MS argument IL is proposed in these
'ctures TO give a few glimpses. It is
seless TO cite ancient prophecies and ,
ieir fulhllment. The nationalist and
he materiaiist reply the prophecies