Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-11-14

III tbls Bible does not appeal TO the
brain, how is Il that science and reve-
lation, by the statements OF the Bible,
are daily becoming more and more bar
monized? AS intelligent men, do you
not know that. though the scientists
have for centuries been squabbling,
these differences are gradually passin.
away and that science and revelation
are coming into closer and more har-
monious relations I'm regard to many
things whereon they formerly dis
agreed2 1t is only within a few weeks
that Professor Sayce. writing on the
latest archaeological discoveries, said.
in every case where we can test the
Bible story by contemporaneous monu-
ments, the authenticity OF which Is
doubted by no one, we find it confirmed
aud explained. even in the minutest
points" Do you not know, as intelli-
gent men and women. that many re-
cent discoveries of the archpologists
prove that the leaves OF the Bible, some
OF them written 5000 years ago. are
absolutely i'm accord with scientific
facts which are continually being re-
vealed?
That the Bible and modern scientific
statements are being more and more
harmonized by recent Investigations
and discoveries is illustrated by an in
cident which happened some years ago
i'm the city of Philadelphia while 1 was
preaching there. If you ever have had
any dealings with medical students,
you know that there is proportionately
more infdelity among them as class
than among any other body of young
men. Most OF this infidelity, believe.
is caused by the evil Influences OF the
diSSecting room. One day, when a
medical professor. while lecturing upon
the body. quoted the well known pas
sage in Job, Il am escaped with the
skin of my teeth" a litter of derision
ran around the classroom. The col
lege professor raised his hand for ST.
lence and said: ''Tut, tut. tut. gentle
men: there is no need for laughing.
am not n minister, nor the son OF q
minister, nor am i a processing Chris
tian. but here and now want to state
that the more ! study that Bible the
more 1t appeals TO my intelligence Us
an inspired book. am az firmly con-
WINGED that the Bible is inspired as
was the centurion convinced of the di-
vinity Of Christ. when at the foot OF the
cross he cried out I'm awe. Truly this
man was the Son of Cod This very
passage just quoted displays a knowl-
edge which could not have been ac-
quired by the man who wrote II in any
other way than by revelation. For cen
turtles scientists ridiculed Jobs smile
about the skin OF the teeth. But few
years ago a microscope was invented
with such powerful lens that, much to
the surprise of the scientists, Ii was
found that job was right. Over the
tooth there is thin skin, the infinitesi-
mai part of an inch In thickness No
body was ever able 20 see this skin
with the naked eye, yet Job saw II in
Inspiration thousands of years before
the microscope was invented"
The Second superscrfptton.
The superscription on the cross was
written also In Latin. This implies
that Christ will one day be the su-
preme ruler of the world as well as
the king of the intellect and the ruler
of the heart. Rome means conquest.
In that one word OF four letters we
have the tramp of the invading legions
Of Julius Cesar triumphing over the
Gauls or OF the Augustan hosts annex
ing the kingdom of n Cleopatra to the
empire, or we see the cleaning spears
OF Scipio driving the mighty Hanni-
bal over the Alps and hurting him back
across the seas, or we hear the huge
battering rams OF Titus crashing in
the gates OF the Davidic capital. As
England today, on account OF her great
navy and numerous mercantile fleets,
Is called the mistress OF the seas" SO
Rome. on account OF her great armies
and navies. could claim TO be ruler of
the seas as well as the mistress OF the
world"
This homage OF earthly rulers to the
Heavenly King is not an allegiance
which is only to be given to Christ In
the dim future. 1t is becoming more
and more universal year by year. Some
people IRE apt TO picture the greatest
OF conquerors as Sesostris or an At.
tia or an Alexander or n Chnrlemagnc
marching at the head OF a great host,
whlie the heavens are raining blood
and the highways are paved with
eorpses. But an earthly conqucror's
throne is nearly always short lived and
Is soon toppled over. Napoleon blazed
and burned himself out In less than
twenty years. AS soon as the conquer.
or or the crusaders was dead a staff
officer, ut the command of his departed
chief, rode through the camp, waving
a white shroud upon the end OF q long
spear as he cried: Behold, this is all
that is left OF the great Saladln! Be.
hold, this Is all that is left OF the great
Saladin! Attila's kingdom was soor
scattered and divided when the north.
ern ruler had died as the result of a
| debauch.
| But, though the kingdoms of earthly
rulers may be soon swept away. there
Is spiritual conqucror, who, for the
last two millenniums, has been con-
unually increasing the size Of his tenn
poral as well as spiritual domains. He
Is now striding across the five CONT
nents and is planting his foot upon the
Islands or the seas. The people are
hooking to his standard by thousands
and hundreds OF thousands What is
his battle shout? Why. it is the songs
OF Zion being sung in all the little
meeting houses all over the land.
Where Is his blood OF carnage? 1t is
the symbol Of the blood of Christ being
lifted TO the lips at the holy commu-
Mon. My Lord and my Christ as the
conqueror whose name God hath ex-
allied above every name, that at the
name OF Jesus every knee should bow.
OF things in heaven and things under
the earth" can we not see thee? Can
we not touch thee? Can we not con.
Tess thee King OF kings and Lord OF
lords?
One night some years ago, after a
day spent among the ruined palaces OF
Rome, had two visions which brought
before my imagination in vivid con-
trast the beginning and the consumma-
non OF Christ's kingdom. In one j
saw the helplessness of the few Chris
tians In that great city during the period
Following the crucifixion; in the other