New-York tribune., 1900-08-07

third place in the absolute accuracy OF its state
ments The Bible is the only book that always ways
amines the Bible the more he viii be iied with sd-
the the truth truth L H6t ohe wod Toe many not
99 little Many bS eS ana hv a9 S they o me nave 70
stated il have asked tnem-
Is that Just what the Bible says
LOOK Mok ii uP.@ uRt"N So
That is done 1t is found that some wore words s had
%F % case or mood or tense mad 9Sen % % ennsS & ana ana
solutely exact have found the best solution for
Bible difficulties is to take the difficult verses pre-
cisely as they say.
THE BIBLES POWER
The Bible b differs T. from all other h books ,5 in its is
power Lhere Is no place Per45ps % "a "n6-n ,t tns
F1rst-Its. saving power, Does it need any
demonstration thai the Bible has a savips power
dividual lives. A single verse Of this book has
for It how You viii the fact @ stands Not only does
the FIble save indviduais but it saves nations
sseo1d7Its comforting power In adversely. sick
10 house of mourning what book do take? You
o5Ser e when MY NV aHsf & a6d on
the fyleaf she wrote this line of a hymn, Earth
snTroW Thai tSfS hook rS1not heal Last night
suffering with liberated tooth, and at
O'Clock this morning, after | had been in great
Why Major Whittle whom all love much
has been suffering worse than that for Two years.
took down my Bible and read m lt thls Verse;
Neither shall there be any more pain 49, se,,
has made so many and such heroes II mas made
them. too, out of unpromising material -
Fourth-Its wisdom giving power. One of the
wisest men Of our day is admitted be Mr.. Moody
Where did his wisdom come from? From this
The Bible differs from all other books in its uni
versaI adaptability other books fit certain classes
certain types of people; the Bible tits man II
r., ~ Iy,ag0 ani cave in as his ODiniOn that
the people of that land were not sGsceptDle to the
so1aTIes ana t9e PeTprT T "5gG 5I FI9 again and
was candid enough TO revise his opinion regardlnS
the influence of the Bible. and from that time he
had sent its missionaries there. The Bible fits all
ages. all classes. all experiences
BIBLE UNIQUE.
The Bible is unique in the authorship; It IS The
one book of which God is the author other books
claim this, but the Bible proves its claim i Much
RsJ has 1 fadg @ 2ff6 saS ] all the the
of men Its inexhaUstible depth proves II, us a3-
i az @ iIi9 nTnnSacv Droves its divine ssuthor-
shin The Bible is beyond honest question Gods
book in a sense that no other book is Gods book
from all other books in its marvellous history its
it S,i,ee conof5r,ing iov bringing wisdom giving.
courage Inspiring power. in its universal adapJaoil
the practical conclusion Of the whole matter:
dJ Let US study the book as never before II
this book is wheat and other books straw, are you
151 let MS preach it as never before We
read books and magazines and newspapers in order
10 find out what preach Let US, because or
what the Bible is, preach the Bible as We nave
done up this time
(Sl. Let believe the Bible. Let Us obey the
RibIe if We have done What Is the one
great message of this wonderful. infallible ooOkt
II is this Confess yourself a sinner before God
Turn away from sin and accept Jesus Christ, the
Son of God. your personal saviour The Bible
says: The wages Of sin is death. but the gift OF
God is eternal life This statement is absolutely
true. Forsake sin. which is death, take Jesus.
which is eternal life This is the message OF the
book of God; viii harken 70 il and obey II to-
night? One evening in my church in Chicago I
met a man who for years had been infidel. but
he had become convinced that the Bible was ths
Word OF God and that Jesus Christ was the Son
of God I put to him the question. VIII you accept
and confess Jesus Christ? He shook his head
The cost was great But if this book is Gods
Word and it is and Jesus Christ is Gods Son, and
He Is then count cost too great FOR Obeytng Il
and accepting him If il costs friends. position
loved ones. life itself IL will Who viii accepts
| him tonight