The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-11
AT THE REVIVAL.
Three Services Yesterday, Large Audi
ences, Good Singing and Preaching.

Three Services Yesterday, Large Audi
ences, Good Singing and Preaching.
The people of Ardmore attested
their interest in the efforts the
Christian people are making to
humanity, by attending in large
numbers the three services yester-
day, conducted by Evangelist
Moore.
In the morning the sermon was
especially for the church and show
ed what the Christian Soldier"
must do.
In the afternoon a large audience
of women gathered to hear the lee
ture on True Womanhood.
In the evening the house was
we'll filled, chairs being placed in
front and in the aisle.
Promptly at 8 O'Clock Evangelist
Moore opened the service. A spe-
cial solo and chorus was rendered,
which was appreciated. Mr.. Moore
then preached on How to Read
the Bible SC as to Understand it. !"
Below we give condensed re-
pelt for the benefit of our large
family of readers who could not
i. attend;
The Bible is a revelation from
God to man, by man for man; as
such it can be understood, for a
revelation that needs to be revealed
is no revelation at all.
5 But how shall l understand the
Biblei How do we understand
what we read in the newspaper or
book? If a word occurs which is
not understood, reference is made
to lexicon, the meaning substi-
: tuted in place of the word, and
thus the thought of the writer is
made plain. This leads to the things
necessary in studying and under
standing the Bible.
l. Dictionary = Always have a
good standard English dictionary;
, when a word is found in the Bible
you do not understand, refer to the
lexicon; don't pass over words
whose meaning is not known. If
the word has more than one mean
: ing, determine it by the context.
2. Bible Dictionary-This is in
dispensible; a knowledge of the
dress, manners, customs, and hab-
its of the people who lived in Bible
times, is absolutely necessary; a
sketch of each book in the Bible is
also given, besides much other val
liable information. Smiths Bible
dictionary is as good as any pub
: lished.
3. Concordance This help no
one can afford to do without. In
alphabetical order will be found the
important subjects and words of the
Bible. By this you will be able to
examine all the passages on any
given subject.
4. Bible-Buy good Bagster or
f Oxford teachers edition and you
will have a whole library of infer
nation at hand. Most of the fam
lily Bibles that are usually orna-
ments covered with dust, contain
e much that will help in the study
Of the Bible.
To properly understand the Bible
we must recognize the dispense
ton.
If | ask. do you live under the
2 patriarchal dispensation you al
once say no, that was when Abra-
/, ham lived. Do you live under the
Jewish dispensation? No, that be-
gan with the giving of the law ou
Mt. Sinai and ended when Christ
died on the cross. DO you live under
I the Christian dispensation? Oh,
yes, that exists now. Then in read.
ing the Bible we must observe
under which dispensation the events
: of which we are reading transpired
this will explain why the same ques
: ton is answered differently in diff
ferent places in the Bible.
Now, let us examine the divls
d ions of the Bible.
Before you are placed the genera
divisions of the Bible, into the Olt
Y and New Testiments. also the sever
subdivisions. Now we want t.
e rightly divide the word of truth
g How do we know the Old Testamen
is divided into three parts? Be
e cause Christ so gives it. Read Luke
v 22:44. Under the term law we hav'
the Pentateuch, embracing fiv'
: books, which follow, giving his
e tory of the execution of the law.
The Prophets embrace sever