The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-28


evil deeds. 1t is that, great as that Is.
and il IS vastly more. 1t is a salvation
from the grip OF present evil forces; IL
is a salvation from pettiness OF aim; from
al inverteorate manhood. from ali sham
from ,hollowness and unFeality; from I'M
genuineness of life. which paralyzes zeal
and deadens influence. 1t leads from All
that is base, sordid and satanic; It LEADS
unto all that is high. clean and Christ
like. All whose lives are built accord
Ing to the teaching of Scripture will be
strong, Courageous and triumphant. In
stead of being bound by shack.es of sin.
they become free men, the friends of Jesus
Christ; not slaves, but kings; not cring.
ing towards. but eonquering soldiers OF
the cross; not counselling retreat. but
urging quick response to the trumpet calls
of God.
The entire Bible is the voice OF God
hence no Dart OF it should be neglected
The men who wrote 1t were taught what
and how to write by the Holy Ghost. q
Pet l:2D. OF 1t Sir Isaac Newton said
1 ind more sure marks of authenticity
in the Bible than in any profane history
whatever Men in their weakness and
ignorance may attack It, as they have
done fer centuries. but they cannot
quench its light or diminish it's authori-
ty. As the years pass its dominion wild
eighty-one Languages and dialects into
which Bibles and parts OF the Bible have
been translated. OF these three hundred
ana eighty-one languages, only thirty
eight possessed any version of the Bible
before the present century. In one CEN
fury, therefore. the way, has been opened
Fer the gospel through three hundred and
Iorty-thFee tongues. Our American Bible
Society ciroulates the Bible in 242 lam
fbr
American Bible Society issued l,750,oOO
copies, and during the first eighty years
or Its existence it printed 62,O00,000 copies
IL is estimated that the sale Of the Bible
In America in 1898 was two-thirds great
er than In 1895. The American and British
Bible societies together have published
20 coo copies of the Bible
The interest taken in the Bible was
shown where 1t was announced that the
revised New Testament was ready. Five
hundred dollars were offered for single
copy little in advance of it's pnbliea-
ton. The streets of New York were
blocked with express wagons waiting for
It's delivery, The sale quickly reached
millions of copies 1t was teIegraphed
from New York to Chicago, from Matthew
to the end of Romans, about $4,000 words,
the longest telegram ever sent, in order
that IL might reach that city twenty-four
When we think Of the divine inspiration
OF the Bible we are reminded of the Irish
man, who built his fence three feet high
ana four feet broad so that, If 1t should
be blown over, ID would be a foot higher
than before. AS God gave mamma in the
wilderness to sustain the children of
Israel during their journeyings, so has
He given His word to meet the moral and
spiritual needs of man during his earthly
pilgrimage. AS the mama in the wilder
ness was fresh every day and as the sup
ply was continued until the borders OF
Canaan were reached, so the Word of
God is applicable 40 all the daily wants
of men, As the pot of mama which Mo-
ses and Aaron laid up was miraculously
preserved as a testimony to the goodness
and mercy of God, so the preservation of
the Scripture in our time is a testimony
to His power and love. The SCOTS of men
do not lessen the grandeur or integrity
of this book. Like the sun in the heavens
1t sends forth its life-giving light unto all
the world undiminished in power by any
stormy criticism of man. As the sun
bears witness to It's own majesty, so the
word OF God, in the supernatural power
that it had exerted, has borne constant
testimony to its divine origin.
"Be1ng inspired by God. it follows that
the Scripture is profitable, though many,
ignorant or blinded by Satan, estimate it
| as did that one who. consulting a friend
in reference to a wedding present, asked
Shall l give him a family Bible, or some
thing useful?'
Have not nations found 1t profitable?
The nations that have not had or that
have rejected the Word of God are In
darkness or in ruin. Look at Africa
| Egypt, Babylon and Assyria, and witness
the intellectual and moral darkness which
prevails. France, an infdel nation has
changed its TO m of government so often
that it is said that one who in
| CURED at a book store in Paris
| for a copy of the French constitution
was told that they did not deal in periodi-
| cal literature From 1900 to 1870, France
is said to have had ten forms of govern
| ment and in seventeen years of the re-
public twenty-five changes of administra-
ton.
Whatever superiority Germany, Eng
land and the United States have over
other nations is due to the reverence of
many of their people for the Word of
God One of the ablest of American dal-
lies, paper whose intellectual supremacy
is acknowledged by many of our abiesl
scholars, said editorially: The Bible is
bound up with our country'e history. 1t
has entered into the countrys life. 1t is
the chief moral power in the United
States TO the Inference of this book
said Gen. Grant, I'VE are Indebted for all
the progress made in true civilization"
"Of its profltableness of its sway over
individuals myriads have borne witness.
My heart has deceived me a thousand
times says Mr.. Moody, but that book
has never deceived me once.
''The consolation of the word to the be-
reaved and troubled are priceless. How
strengthening its teachisgs, how COM
forting its promises, when the darkness
of great sorrow deepens upon the soul.
zone who resided in the White House
four years with the family OF Mr.. Lin
coin says that the great President once
came into the room With slow and heavy
step and sad eountenance, and threw him
self upon a sofa, shading his eyes with
his hands, a complete picture of dejec-
ti6h Mrs. Lincoln observed his troubled
look and asked: Where have you been,
fRtherT To the war Department he
answered. Any news? Yes, plenty OF
news, but no good news. II is dark dark
everywhere. He then reached forth one
Of his long arms, and took small Bible
from a stand near the head of the sofa,
opened its pages and was soon absorbed
reading them. Fifteen minutes passed
and on glanclng at the sofa it was OBJ
served that the face of the President was
more cheerful. His detected expression
was gone, ard his countenance was light
ed up with new resolution and hope.
wondering at the marked change and de-
string to know what book Of the Bible
had comforted Mr. Lincoln, she walked
gently around the sofa and saw that he