The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-04-03
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY,
TUE NEWEEKRY AUXILIARY BOIu%
IT'S ANNUAL MEEIING
Dr. fefd, OF the Presbyterian Theological
Sc ninary OF Columbia, DE ives the
hdd'">s-Ei"ctioD OF Oitircrs and
Other Business Transacted

evening OF 2Jth Of March. hut WAS nr,s,
poncd on account OF the incleuepcy o
"l "v"'uer. ne society secured Rev
!. y lteeu' ~ H., Oi the Pres hyteriar
WV 'Ca' oeth!harE, OF tOIum bia,
- - |" deliver the address. The
iocc'.ne WAS well attehded by the peo-
f'1 u '"e '""h.
l'S'' ). o. Scherer Introduced DR..
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Mr. Hhcrcr spoke a: follows:
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Dr. reed then gave an eloquent and
G.0"luE account OF the work done bv
tnc b]bIe Societies and of the growth
ol 'he influence OF the Bible all over
tb- world. y synopsis cannot do ms
wee 10 Tue audress. but space will rot
Ptfuh Us TO glvc more.
lhe following is a synopsis of Dr..
1t'eu address:
am very much obliyed IN Dr Scbor
or for assuming the re.uonsihili,v fnr
my appearance before you,biy evening
IT was oply with the nnderst.ndiny
tha. what he had would keen and vor
could have the bcncfi, OF that AT ano,h-
or time that ! consented Ia cccnnv his
place. or course cannot throw an ,ba
responsibility upon him. for was no,
Obliged TO consent TO the substitution
While very reluctapt t. do il. at the
same time esteem il q urivilogo Such
an occasion appeals TO me with vo,,
peculiar power. because The ;n,or-
csts which bring US toyethcr oro coro.
mon to all Christians. |, is t,no v.o
cannot see all things iust cyac,lv alike
in the Bible. Our Methods, brctbron
cannot see that doctrine which stands
out so conspicuous, prcdcstina,ion. But
we can all see the great love of God for
us and the boundlcss grace of Chris,
We can see the Eden which we lost as
the Bible ilings its light uLon the mast
and we can sec the more beautiful and
more blessed Eden as the Bible limos
light upon the future. HAVING the
presence of these prca, di..o,,.,;ao
WHICH are common TO the faith Of all
we forget the little differences and
!" IL" one hcart we unite together in
MS graEu work OF giving this Bible to
,nc poor we are not afraid that this
p'oie Will make Methodists OF the pco-
''e' NOR are they afraid that it will
make lresbytcrians of the people. We
Al pe'eVc That under the blessings of
LOU II Will make those into whose hearts
co'l'c9 io''rs OF God and hatcrs Of
'n' II Will make Christians Of them,
'"u "''"r man mas becomes Il Christian
uoesn matter il he is bcyuilcd into
'hooS'ng thc Methodist or Prcsbytc-
IAN church. am glad that we have
MS WORK IN common. | am glad that
mere Is something which brings US to-
,c'hcr on common platform, so that
ne world may see that we are really |
nc IN the Lord. We are simply di-
iueo ihIo ucnomlnational casts, but we |
re all loiiowlng the lead OF one great
'encral 10 one common and glorious |
will speak to you for little while |
his evening on the growing cause of |
he Bible. And for beginning and |
tarting point it may be well for us to
% back across the centuries and try 10
lcturc to our minds a little incident
'hich took place on Mt. Olivet nine
cen hundred yaars auo W. coo a.. |