The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-29
The choir then sang hymn No. $50:
t'1on the Gospels sacred narA.

Upon tho Gospels sacred rarA,
the gathered beams Of ages shine:
And as it hastsns. every age
Fr, makes its brightness more diYine.
the intentf-n to i.avn addresses trcm GOV
,unity to speak Zach would be iimitsd to
ten minutes He first called on Rev. Leon
SonHeld of the Methofjs, church
Mr. Soniiei.i said: IN the fsth Psalm. the
l,Saaln',+t gives n,torancH TO the words,
the rompany tina, published ~ 1t Is
being clearly shown 70 Us that this was
great Gift Of God ~ the world. I, ia
second only to tho week Of Jesus Christ,
Jesus Christ. it would be Impossible for
you 10 understand the Atonement. The
IS the only book th.t does give light IA to
Tho destiny Of mankind Without it. what
nd yon know? The Psamist did no.
~, 5,os w h,, Il, aNoq, T.M1s or , the Tinted
given to all the world We are one part
Of the world. and the Bible WAS given 10
lishi the path Of the whole world. We
have met here this evenins H. celebrate
tue nfteth anniversary of the orga MIA
ton Of the Hihic society OF Hnrr,s county
f, rsa' Is ,hS comnt2ny aii,Tsgnlnatng thss
70 take part with this company. II pro-
p"sos TO put tho Bible in IN. hands OF
cv'r, man, woman and child In the whole
MI sonhTla had NOT consumed his entir.,
,me, and. he said hn desired to give Or
iank'n Of the society five minutes extra
50 he could say great deal
Or r. a Rogers Of the Episcopal
church was ncxt onlle1 on. Or Rogers
differed with MIR. Sonficld While h. be-
l'"ved that, Ereat should he tho company
TINT published the Word, he d.d not think
nat there was consrogllion present
mat the purposes of the meeting inst.Ged
congregation and say "Grenl 4 the num-
Der" tbs is n c'v II 5000 anil the
church was cnpacitatod 10 seat a large
nunncr. but he could pee many cmp,y
places. which shonld h. filled lIo sud:
we have had portions or the Oll TcSt.,
mont "'ro years and the New Testament
3,bc makes tho world whn, Il Is md
whit y Will be. We, when . rfire,!ng is
oallad tn tho interest Of the II bo you sec
vacant seats. But for tho Rh.e. whore
"o arc row speaking for God Nigh, hr
those who do not know who God is
ih"rc might he those talking heathendom.
Thoro = q vast Difference between
tho BIBLE Their" Il difference heiwoen
the old world and tho new: thnt differ
snce. rs the Iiblc. There Is a difference
dnvs nqs,: that difference IS the klh!e
When ce com" down 10 tho literature OF
ih" world. W ind that the writer's 20 IN
NJ piN'e Whit in the world toby H.
I,ihle The comm rec Of the world finds
root there our rivers now today. dcini;
! Inc Nflft ~ fN1 ann tD'1 word. because
of the Billie. 1t ~ subject about which
mon might como to think. and IN any
church in tbs world. n IS an occG SON
when cvery church might we'll close ~
doors There = not a cross rrnred IN
this town. 10 matter OF what demon ma
I tion and creed, that has right 10 kiss
tn" morning sun. nn1 'nok upor It's soi-
ting, hut for the Bible. ! have had exner.-
cnca hut never before have 7 stood ~
! firmly with both foot unon ;hc Holy hook
rs tonight. and II Is because Of study
| when an ,nfldol says to mo that ho can
rot swallow all that Is in that Rock, I
say go much the worse for YOU. I,
| shows that the Rooi r. larger than Tho
man n Won have any hook that Is hot
ter for man 10 take rntt"rn from. 4 comes
from that Holy Book He viii say II
| claims too much I say YOU ran not c,aim
| too much and II Is foolish . think vot,
| can claim too much. u has come down
| ihrourh centuries and has never been
| tarnsheJ hy the word of man. II has
r,assrd through many trirslations Inn
| this Word Of God. and II there are mis-
| takes there II fs In tho landings. md
| they arc only the patchings of tho wrap
pings of the jewels contained there. I
| care MOI what the !rndel SAYS. IT all thev
cay were true. there would he enough left
| for YOU and me. II 7 were n missionary
| 10 The heather. would take that Bool,
| IN them; take II as thing ur'uue and
| SGT n down before them. hostile tho books
rocroi To them in thor belief ard would
try - rersnada them ~ accept II. Thev
| would sov thu, they had Their own sac-ei
| word. which they rreferreh 10 keen. but
| Z would take the Bible with their own
books and compare them SO that the
| Word OF God would soWer above what