Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-06-30

And so the lnuuSlS nave DeeH Trying
to pull away the miracles, pulling away
Mt the blasted fig tree. at the turning OF
the water into wine, at the raising OF
Lazarus from the dead Can you show
ME Bible from which one Of these
miracles has been erased? How mar
velously the old book sticks together!
All the striking at these chapters only
driving them I'm deeper until they are
clinched on the other vide with the
hammers of eternity. And the book
il going TO keep right on until the fires
of the last day are klndled. Some OF
them will begin on one side and some
on the Other side Of the old book. They
will not find bundle Of loose manu-
scripts easily consumed by the fire.
When the fires of the last day are
kindled. some will burn on this side.
from Genesis toward Revelation, and
others will burn on this side, from
Revelation toward Genesis. and in all
their way they will not find a single
chapter or single verse out OF place.
That will be the first time we can af-
ford to DO without the Bible. What
will be the use of the book Of Genesis.
descriptive of how the world was
made. when the world is destroyed!
What will be the use of the prophecies
when they are all fulfilled! What will
be the use Of tire evangclistic or Pau
line description Of Jesus Christ when
we see him face to face? What will
be the use of his photograph when we
have met him in glory? What will be
the use Of the book of Revelation,
standing. as you will, with your foot
on the CLASSY sea and your hand on the
ringing harp and your forehead chap
leted with eternal coronation amid the
amethystine and II gated glories OF
heaven? The emerald dashing its green
against the beryl and the beryl dash
Ing its blue against the sapphire and
the sapphire throwing its light on the
jacinth and the jaclnth dashing its fire
against the chrysoprase and you and |
standing in the chorus Of 10000 sun
sets.
But | do not think we will give up
the Bible even at that time. | think
we will want the Bible in heaven.
really think the fires of the last day
will not consume the last copy, for
when you and | get our dead children
out Of the dust we want to show them
just the passages, just the promises,
which comforted us here in the dark
day of interment, and we will want
to talk over with Christians who have
had trials and struggles, and we will
want to show them the promises that
especially refreshed us. ! think we
shall have the Bible In heaven.
Oh, want to hear David with his
own voice read, The Lord is my shep-
herd" want to hear Paul with his
own voice read, "Thanks be unto God
that giveth Us the victory" | want to
hear the archangel play Paups march
of the resurrection with the same trum-
pet with which he awoke the dead! Ol
blessed book. good enough for earth,
good enough for heaven! Dear old
book-book bespattered with the blood
Of martyrs who died for its defense,
book sprinkled all over with the tears
of those who by it were comfortedl
Put it in the hands of your children on
their birthday; put it on the table in
the sitting room when you begin to
keep house: put it under your head
when you die. Dear old book! | press
it to my heart; press it to my lips.
"Where shall go?" said a dying
Hindoo to the Brahmitic priest to
whom he had given money to pray for
his salvation. "Where shall go after
die?" The Brahmitic priest said,
you will first of all go into holy
quadruped." But" said the dying
Hindoo. where shall ! 90 thenY
Then you shall 90 into singing bird"
But" said the dying H.ndoo. where
then shall goY Then" said the
Brahmitic, you will 20 into beauti-
yul flower" The dying IIindOo threw
up his arms in an agony Of solicitation
rs he said. But where shall 90 last
of all?" Thank God. this Bible tells
the IIindco. tells you. tells me. not
where | shall 20 today. not where
shall go tomorrow. not where | shall
go next year but where shall go last
If all.
Copyright !aG. by Louis Klopsch.l