The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-16
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THE OLD TESTAMENT.
Rev. w. Nisbet's Lecture Before
the COIOred College.

the COlOred College.
Rev. w. A. Nisbet, D. D., of Savannah.
delivered the fourth Of the series of lee
lures on the Bible at the Georgia State In
dustrial College. HIS subject was 1.-The
Old Testament; It's Nature and Uses"
Mr. Nisbet began by saying the Old Tes-
lament and the New Testament are so
closely connected that to disprove one is
TO disproVe the other. The Old Testament
is the foundation, while the New Tesla
ment is the superstructure; the old is the
root while the new is the trunk. and as a
house cannot stand without foundation
nor tree without roots, so, TO disprove
the Old Testament, is to overthrow the
New Testament The Old and New Tes>
taments make the Bible
'"Fhe first point l want to discuss" said
Mr.. Nsbet, lis this Old Testament the
Word of God?' I answer by saying en-
phatically and unequivocally 1t Is the word
of God.
The lecturer spoke of the evidence
which proves that the Bible is Gods
word. They are of two kinds-externai
evidences and internal evidences. Under
external evidences, he said, the Bible WIS
the word of God on account of its an
tiquity. 1t is the oldest book and gives
historic data reaching further back than
any other. IL has been preserved through
all this time. while most other books had
died with their authors. Second, on ac-
count of its character. Unlike most men
the writers of the Bible did not write
for selfish purposes but as representa-
tives Of God. They did not cover sin in
high places; nor did they speak Of the
virtues Of men for the benefit Of them
selves.
Also" said Mr. Nlsbet. THE miracles
recorded in these books show that the
power which performed the miracles as
we'll as the power that wrote this book
must have been the power OF God"
Again" he said, tits adaptabillty
proves it's divine origin. God made man
and knew mans needs. Hence he gave
man a revelation Of his win In the Bible.
The Bible he gave for a guide 10 ali men
of all times and all conditions. Hence a
book being so adapted, meeting every need
OF mankind. must have a higher source
than man. Some argue that the Bible Is
not Gods word because Il cannot be un-
derstood by man. That IL a good reason
for believing II Is Gods word. For had
man written H. man could understand u
ALL but many cannot understand all Of
Gods works"
Mr.. NIsbet spoke AT length OF the purity
OF the Bibles teachings, and again con-
cluded that the Bible must be Gods word
"Its power over men shows that II r. not
mans work. When men want 10 have a
revival they never take Shakespeare
works or the writing Of any man, but
they take the Bible No man has ever
been converted by the writings Of any
man not based upon the Bible.
1--WE know u rs the word OF God because
there are only three classes by whom
the book could have been written; by
men or angels or by God Himself II o.
ls not the word of God. good angels snd
good men could not have written this.
because they would deceive nobody. and
IN this book they declare u Is tho word
Of God. Bad men and bad angels could
not have written " because u ~ IN direct
opposition TO satan and his kingdom and
in favor Of good and pure principles
The last lecture will be- delivered next
Friday at 4 o'clock BY Rev. Or. j. y.
Chapman. Ills subject Is The Gospcls
and Christ"