The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-09
SECOND ADDRESS.

and the Bible" Mr.. Bomberger spoke
with great earnestness and power hold.
ing the close attention OF his hearers
FROM besi#H4Hs ~ end. lie spoke as fol-
lows.
congratulate the city Of Providence
In tie privilege which IL has here i'm en-
tertaining this state convention and
congratulate this association on what II
has accomplished not only during the
last year, but during the years OF its ex-
istence
II ] may Judge by this program you
seem TO have reached your majority to-
night. trust that your vote will always
be cast for the principles that have al
ready been set forth. i trust that il will
always be cast for better state and bet
ter municipality; that II may always be
cast for better churches and for larger
Sunday schools and for the good old
book
] am very glad 10 speak TO you tonight
upon this subject. What ! shall say will
be simply said and I assure YOU shall be
very heartily said. for talk as one talk
Ing 10 the Sunday school workers that
YOU are. and I believe that we are here
not only TO be wrought up little bit
and inspired little bit. but 10 be i'm
structed and helped a great deal II possi-
BILE, I'm order that We may stand and
stand more firmly for that which God
has graciously entrusted I'm our hands
Luther said, THE devil is not dead nor
does he yet sleep as lie that keepeth
Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps" so
he that would destroy Israel neither
slumbers nor sleeps, The Bible has stood
IL stands today 1t will continue to stand
rs long as earth shall endure But let us
be on sie lookout; let us be mindful: let
us set hedge about this precious Book:
let us guard IL with jealous care that n
may be 10 us what II has been 10 our
fathers and that II may be 10 our chill
dren IN turn Gods choicest blessing.
Modern warfare has pretty distinctly
demonstrated the folly Of what is COM
monty known as a frontal attack. 1t is
hardly customary in these days for An
army 20 march squarely and fairly into
the teeth OF an entrenched foe. A gener-
al who will lead his men in fair and
square array against the enemy may he
accounted either a knave or fool. The
frontal attack upon Gods word Is pretty
largely, II not wholly thing of the
past. There are very few today who will
dare TO come fairly and squarely against
the word OF God and say. This book is
not true. This Is not Gods book This is
on idle fable. This Is tale long ago
worn out" There are very few who have
bravado enough 90 stand I'm place and
make such an assault upon Gods word
Put as modern warfare has proved the
folly OF the frontal attack N has on the
other hand proved the advantage OF what
II commonly Known as the Udnklnk nloNt-
ment, and YOU know at once what ]
mean by that. Nowadays instead OF
bringing the men sauarely against an i'm
trenched foe the general will throw out
his army in right flank here and far
ther still left flank will be thrown out
until the position of the enemy IL all
most accomplished The enemy must not
allow himself 10 be utterly surrounded.
He must keep open at least one way of
retreat and consequently as he finds
himself more and more nearly surround |
ed, perhaps before a gun has been fired. |
he retreats from his entrenchment and |
Immediately the attacking party has the |
advantage II may be, and the victory is |
accomplished as n result. The enemy Is |
induleing In this day I'm what we may |
call Ranking movement He Is here and |
he Is as vicious as ever. He does not |
come fairly TO the front and make an as
sault upon this Book. He whispers in our |
ear lie does not deny this thing. but !
says See here. is II possible that you /
can believe this?.Is IL possible that you l
can credit this? You must be very cred |
ulous indeed " YOU can take TO your
heart pages like these. ! do not deny |
the truthfnlness OF these pages. but IL |
where or somehow" and by and by az
the nanks are thrown out farther and
farther YOU find yourself retreating
from the position you have taken and.
alas! the enemy. has us at disadvan-
tage. Gods word may he defeated as a
result in its high and holy purpose.
FAITH IN GODS WORD.
Beloved, the day has come when YOU
and 7 need 10 believe Gods word-when
our faith IN Gods word needs TO be un-
aterably fixed. believe the modern
movement against the Bible is perhaps
more dangerous than any movement
against the Bible which the world or the
church has ever known. believe the
movement Is calculated to undermine
the church and the progress of the king
dom. Let us believe Gods word. And |
think we are here tonight as company
OF believers-as a company of people who
say; II believe this Is Gods book" But
the time has come when YOU and I need |
10 not only believe the words OF God or |
that this book IL the word of God but |
when we need TO be able as Sunday school |
workers 10 give a reason for the faith or
hope. that Is in US. and so I raise this |
question tonight trust that We NAV |
answer II simply and satisfactorily You
believe the Bible-stand up I'm your place
ana tell me why YOU believe the Bible |
belieNe the Bible. must be able 10 |
state why ] believe the bible that I may |
have an answer for everyone that asketh |
me the reason for the hope that is in me |
rhe time has come when we need not | !.
,nly 10 have faith. but Intelligent faith
IN Gods word-when We must he able 10
rive an answer TO those that come against
is. And 80 ] ask the question tonight
might turn To methods Of Bible study
rhis Is not my purpose. 7 might tell YOU
low TO study the Biblc-how 10 use the
Bible. You have heard this perhaps
again and again. We. cannot have too ,
much of A. Hut turn 10 this other
hing. Why do you believe the Riblc7
believe U 7 want to tell YOU why 4 | /,
,elieve IL. and you will certainly not mis- Z
understand what I say believe this 4
Book. dear Sunday school workers. f. 4
3ods book because Of the claims II
makes FOR itself Have you ever inquired
arefully into these elaims2 Has the
nan who rails against this Book ever r
inquired seriously, earnestly into the \