The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-25
ANACONDA NEWS.
HOW To READ THE BIBLE
Lecture by Evangelist Tilburn
on the Subject.
RIGHTLY DIVIDE TRUTH
Read the Old Testament for Ono Pur-
pose and the New for Another.
Interesting Address at
Christian Church.

THE Bible, Its own interpreter, or
How to Read and How to Understand
It," was the subject Of the lecture de-
livered last night by Evangelist E. o.
Tilburn at the Christian church to a
good sized audience. He chase for q
scripture lesson Psalm XIX. and st.
John l., to Is, and for his text St.
John Xxx, 81. together with 2 Timothy
H., Is.
my DESIRE" said he, "is to present
the Bible as it's own interpreter. This.
1t will prove to be if it is read Alright.
A man to become successful mechanic
must first learn to use his tools. The
child going to school chooses those
books which are calculated to teach
specifically. Astronomy would not be
studied to teach geography, nor mathe-
MATES to give instruction in physiology.
Even so with the Bible. 1t must be
read Alright in order to be understood.
TN our text we learn the purpose of
the writing. Paul, writing Timothy,
admonishes him to study and rightly
divide the truth This / would urge
upon men to-day. Remember the Bible
is a revelation from God concerning His
are progressive in their characteristic
revelations of the things of life begin
in childhood and are finished only when
the end has come. God has revealed
His purpose at different times and in
many ages through dispensations and
religions varied in their character. In
reading / would advise you to keep in
mind this rule: Who sreaks? For
what purpose spoken? Under what dis
pensation or religion spoken?'
We find from religions in the Bible.
First, the individual or primitive which
riarchial or tribal which ended at
Sinai. Third, the national or Jewish,
which began where the law was given
to Moses and ended when the veil of
the temple was rent at the time of
concifixion. The universal or Christian
began so days later at Jerusalum on the
day of Penticost and has continued to
this day and will end when time is no
more.
mo true religion has been given since.
This was to continue unchanged till
He came again. These religions were
not and are not one. They were in pro-
gressive order. Gods plans worked out
by mans service to the end of better
things In reading the Bible divide
the word of truth Find in the Jewish
dispensation Gods plans to that people.
Find in the Christian dispensation'
Gods plans in Christ Jesus to all peo-
pie.
"The Old Testament or covenant was
fulfilled in Jesus. The new covenant
began when He rose from the dead,
and this covenant is preached in the
gospel, which rests upon the facts that
Christ fulfilled the old and in His resur-
rection life gives us a new. You are
not to search in the old covenant for
instruction how to be blessed in the
new. Christ fulfilled the promises made
in Eden, and to Abraham Isaac and
Jacob. He fulfilled all prophecy con-
corning the Messiah and lived the law.
To learn of the covenant, of the law
or the prophesies concerning His COM
ing and the blessing to follow Search
the scriptures. the Old Testament; but
to learn what to do to be blessed by the
same read the things written in the
new.
THE Acts of the Apostles is the one
book in all the Bible that reveals to
men what the apostles preached, and
conforming to their teachings surely
must be as acceptable to God to-day
as it ever was. The record Is complete
and full in their writings and he who
obeys the gospel they preached is sure
ly saved, an heir to the promise made
Abraham, and a son of God and CO.
heir with Christ. Find, then, the prom
ises and prophesies concerning blessings
in Christ Jesus in the old. Learn what
to do to be saved in the new. Read and
digest and then do as those did as given
in the Acts and there cannot be a
doubt nor a misunderstanding. We are
saved by Christ not by law or prophecy.
Obey Christ as His apostles directed
The preacher quoted many passages
of scripture to show the teachings of
the word and illustrated all by means
of a large chart which showed the
books of the Bible as library properly
classified as to order and subjects.
Use this library as a child would his
books at school or a mechanic his tools,
said he.
The lecture gave evidence of consid-
cradle research and evidently impressed
those who heard it.
Mr.. Tilburn returns to his work at
Butte to-day. He will revisit Anaconda
at some time in the near future.