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

the other man has made such an inves-
! tigation. Now We are beginning TO con-
fess the right OF man 10 testify In his
own behalf can see that right in this
Book tonight The witness in it's own
behalf testihes concerning It's authorship
| what IL Is and what Il proposes 10 do.
| think this Is perfectly fair. II you.
| IN this community, should hear some evil
| report concerning me; n YOU do yourself
/ right and II YOU do me right and the com
munity right. YOU viii come 10 me and
! say II hear and so about YOU
hope II Is not true. What have YOU to
say for yourself?' And then | give YOU
my testimony as an honest man may
speak TO an honest man. I think that Is
perfectly fair, that you should come 10
me and tell me OF the evil report and
say to me; Speak for yourself And
so 10 was that Paul standing before King
Aerippa, said: II count myself happy.
@ King Agrippa that | am permitted 20
speak for myself concerning that where
OF L am accused And so we come TO
this Book tontght--the Book which we
love so much and with which We are so
familiar as Sunday school workers We
come TO this book and we say: 20. Book,
testify for thyself. Certain things are
said about thee, and ofttimes these
things are said In the high places of the
church and Of the state. Strange things
We hear this day concerning thee. Speak
for thyself. o Book" And the Book
speaks. We turn 10 the first chapter of
this great and glorious Book and in the
first chapter of the Book of Genesis we
find the name OF God mentioned more
times than there are verses in the chap
ter. Any fair minded inquirer must stop
Immediately and say: "Why, surely, this
IL Gods Book. II | am TO Judge by the
claims that the Book makes for itself
Here / fnd Gods name more times tloan
there are verses I'm the chapter" Ten
times is this phrase. God said" and the
serious, far-minded says; This is surely
what God said
The book gives me no possible means Of
doubling It's authorship. And first of all
] want TO find out who wrote this book
l VIII come here rather than To any phil
osophical club, rather than To any Sunday
schooi convention. rather than to any
theological seminary. ! will come fairly
and squsrely 10 this book and say, Book.
speak, and II speaks and IL II says. God
said. turn on a few pages farther
and read these words, 'The Lord snake
all these words unto Moses saying" and
then the book runs on recording all those
words that the Lord said unto Moses. his
servant and ] am convinced Judging the
matter upon this testimony, that this is
Gods book. / cannot doubt IT, | am
given no possible chance To- doubt the
authorship of this great book: and so |
run all the way through IL and discover
II again and again. The book declares
that without condition.
ALL SCRIPTURE AN INSPIRATION.
The book itself saws II Is Gods word
will take this testimony In preference
to any other that | know OF at this time
| pass over 20 the New Testament and /
read that HOLY men spoke as they were
moved by the Holy Ghost" read that
All scripture was given by inspiration of
God; and the fair mind is filled with
this conviction that this book Is Gods
book and that God himself il the author
OF this book. ane that there is no au-
thorship here but that Of the Almighty
God. Let us be fair I'm this matter. Then
let us consult the one accused Let us |
put him upon the witness stand. Let us
permit him 10 speak for himself And |
he does speak for himself lie saws in |
that cannot he doubted or mis- |
understood IL seems to me, 81 am the |
word Of the Almighty God" II you can |
lind any other story In the testimony of /
this book ] should like to know n.
And so then I say that / believe this |
Is the word Of God because OF the claims
that IL makes for itself. Then believe |
that II is Gods word because
of what Jesus Christ said about IL.
make a special point or this. and I want
to say 10 you, dear Sunday school work.
ers, that the testimony OF Jesus Christ
II this time is simply invaluable. The
Did Testament, that portion OF the Bible !
hat is assailed by the fanking movement |
VI these modern times. IL is true that
attacks come upon the word from the |
most unexpected quarters. The Old Tes-
ament is the part that is particularly as
sailed. Our Lord. Jesus Christ gives his |
Endorsement 10 nearly every book Of the |
DID Testament Scripture, and II YOU have
my better endorsement in Providence or |
Rhode Island than the endorsement Of
Iesus Christ OF Nazareth would like to
tnow II. In a single sentence lie writes
lis glorious name across the pages of
his book as he says. "'rhey have Moses
md the prophets. Let them hear them.
Ind | accept this book upon the en-
Iorsement OF the Lord. Jesus Christ. I
'elieve IL because OF the claims II makes
or itself, and III you draw line here |
'ecause Of what Jesus Christ says about |
{. j don't know that You could wish for
'etter testimony than that don't know
hat YOU could wish for a better endorse
nent this His. / am sure YOU could not |
nd better endorsement than that of the
lon OF God.
Yes. but YOU say to me: There is that |
eautiful but very strange story of Abb |
aham and how God called him out of
,r OF the Chaldees and so on. Some peo- |
lie tell us that Is a myth. How do YOU |
ccount for these things mentioned i'm this !
arrative OF Abraham Can you believe |
hat? DO YOU really think II is true?"
q turn over Ia the testimony OF Jesus
hrst and hear Him say upon the wit
ess stand tonight. Before Abraham | ,
'as. | am" and ] believe lie believed in
braham with all his heart. and / be-
eve I'm Abraham because Jesus Christ |
elieved In Abraham. ! am not ashamed
, stand where Jesus Christ is willing
, stand and | am not afraid to
. where Jesus Christ In willing Ia GO |
ct us follow him and be willing To ac-
apt the story OF Abraham
But. there is the story OF Abrahams )
ephew. How about Lot and the de- !
ructoin OF Sodom and Gomorrah? Sure |
YOU will stumble over that No
ont. I'ell me the story" say our little | !
rls. about how the Lord sent FIRE out |
heaven and destroyed those wicked | ,
ties And then tell them the story | /
'er again for the 2ith or 18th time. II | !
a wonderful story DO you believe a.?
believe Jesus Christ believed 70. and I :
rn over for His story and He looks mo | ,
tie face and says "Remembex Lots
lie" and "In that day n shall We more | !
ierable for gOdOu and C,onnorrab tbap | A