The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-29
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above them. and within them.
Besides that, you must remember
that this Book has been under fire for
centuries. and after all the lombard
ment of the skeptics Of all the centuries
they have not knocked out of this Rible
a piece as large as the small end Of a
sharp needle Oh, how the old Book
sticks together. Unsanctified geolo-
rists try 90 pull away the book of Gene
SIS. They say they do not believe Il; u
cannot be there was light before tao
sun shoue; il cannot be all this story
about Adam and Eve; and they pun at
the book Of Genesis. and they have been
pulling a great while. yet where is the
book of Genesis? Standing just where
il stood all the time. There is not a
man on earth who has ever erased I:
from his Bible.
Then all the undevout astronomers
went TO work TO pull away the book Of
Joshua. They say; "That cannot be
true. the suns hating above Gideon
and the moon over the valley Of Ajalon;
IL cannot be possible. we must pull that
book Of Joshua away" And they pull
away az il, and they pull away az IL, and
vet what has become OF the book Of
Joshua? Like the sun above Gideon
and like the moon over the valley Of
Aialon. IL stands still. All the unde-
wont anatomists and Psychologists get
hold OF the book OF Jonah. and they
pull away and they say; THAT story
about Jonah and the whale can't be
true" Every infdel carries a harpoon
especially for that whale. and they pull
away az the book Of Jonah. but where
is the hook Of Jonah to-dayP just
where q; has 5een all ths time-the
crandest thing that was ever wTitten
90 prove that when God sends man TO
Ninevah. he cannot get to 1'arshish. II
God TO stop him has 10 upset the Ned
iterranean sea with n cyclone.
And 80 the insdels have been trying
TO pull away the miracles. pulling away
az the blasted fig tree. at the turning
Of the water into wine. at tho raising
Of Lazarus from the dead. Can you
show me q Bible from which one 81
these miracles has been erased9 How
maryelously the old Book sticks to-
gether! All the striking az these chap
tiers only driving them In deeper until
they are clinchsd on the other side
with the hammers OF eternity. AMI the
Book Is going 10 keep right on until
The fires Of the last day are kindled.
some Of them will begin on one eide
and some on the other side OF the Did
Book. They will not End a bundle u
loose manuscripts easily consumed oy
Ere. when the fires Of the last day are
dndled. some will burn on this side.
rom Genesis toward Revelation. and
others will burn on this side. from Rev
s.ation toward Genesis. and in all their
Ray they will not find a single chapter
5r a single verse out Of place. That
viii be the first time We can AFFORD 20
90 without the Bible. What viii be- the
use Of the book % Genesis. descriptive
~ how she world was made. when the
world II dcstroyed2 What win be the
eisr Of the prophecies when they are al
fulfilled? What viii be the use OF the
evangelistic or Pauline description Of
Jesus Christ when We see Him face 10
face? What viii be the use 81 llis pho
tograph wher We have met Him In
glory? What will be- the use of the
book OF Revelation. standing. az you
will. with your foot on the CLASSY sea
and your hand on The ringing harp and
your forehead chapieted with eternsl
coronation amid he ameythstine aud
i2-gated glories Of Heaven? The em-
erald dashinF IL green against the
beryl and the beryl dashing its blue
against the sapphire aud the sapphire
throwing its light on the jacinth and
the jacinth dafhing IT, fire against the
chry sopruse and YOU and ! standing In
the chorus OF 10000 sunsets.
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 de;ai children out Of the
dust Ne want TO show them just the
passages. just the promises. which COM
forted us here in the dark day ~ i'm.
terment. and we will want . talk over
with Christians who have had trials
and struggles, and we will want 20
show them the promises that especially
refreshed US. think We shall have the
Bible in Heaven.
Oh. / want 10 hear David with his
own voice read, 1.-THE Lord Is my shep.
herd" I want 20 hear Paul with his
own voice read. Thanks be unto Gen
that QiVeth as the victory" ] want 10
hear the archangel play Paufs march
Of the resurrection with the same
trumpet with which he awolse the
dead. o blessed Book, good enough for
earth. good enough for Heaven. Dear
old book Book bespattered with The
blood Of martyrs who died for is de-.
fense-Book sprinkled all over with
the tears Of those who by II were com.
forted. Put IL in the hand. OF your chill
dren on their birthday Put II on the
table IN the sitting-room when you be-
gin 20 keep house. Put II under your
head when you die. Dear old Book!
press IL 10 my heart, | prezs II 10 my
lips.
"where shall GOV said dying Him.
doc 10 the Brahmitic priest 10 whom he
had given money 10 pray for his saliva
tion. "Where shall ! go after dep
The Brahmitic priest said; "Nou will
first of al 90 into a holy quadruped."
But" said the dying Hindoo, "where
shall / go then?" 'Thcn you shall 90
t,.o N cinOfno bird 4" "But." said the