Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-17
HAS READ THE BIBLE III TIMES
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Md, who is veteran blacksmith, thir-
ty-three years ago began a systematic
reading of the Bible, and has succeeded
in arranging an odd classification of its
contents. After reading thru the Holy
Book III times, he knows how many
times certain words and letters appear;
how many chapters and verses there
are: names that spell the same both
ways; peculiar passages of Scripture;
the middle book. chapter, verse and line
land other facts.
He says if you want to read the Bible
thru in q year you can do so in an in
teresting and instructive manner by
reading three chapter every week day
and five on Sunday. Or read two in
the Old and one in the New Testament
every week day and six in the Old and
four in the New Testament every Sab
bath. and you will then have read the
Old Testament once and the New twice
in the year. He has computed the num-
Der of verses commencing with thu
various letters of the alphabet as fol-
lows: a, 1858; b, 2,207; c, 1873: d. III;
e, 207; f, 1877; G. 209; h. 1.164; 1. 1,449;
l. 1853: k, Go; !, All; m, 1877; n, gel; O,
592: p 149: q, 4; r, 1877: s, LOSS; t.
5,2S6: u, SO; v, 81; W, 1896: X, none; y.
$50; z, II. He has ascertained that the
Bible contains 1,1S9 chapters, 31,19S
verses, 1852 words and 3,566,4SO let
tiers.
YOUNG MEN AND THE MINISTRY.
Why are young men so reluctant to
undertake the duties of the ministry as
a life work? Is it not because they fear
a setting aside when most competent to
perform the duties of the calling? Is
it not because as shrewd discerners of
the signs Of the times they perceive
that at an age when lawyer or doctor
is most usefu! and honored the minister
is left to shift for himself by coldly
calculating. commercially calculating
parish? Ask any working clergyman
who really knows the inside of the sit
uation and he will tell you that even
man of first-rate ability and spotless
character will often struggle long and
hopelessly to find parish at 90. one
man, of marked attachments, and sue
cessful, was ultimately driven to the
practice of law .altho his heart was in
the ministry.
Nor do find myself able to indorse
the proposition that the ferment OF crit
ical scholarship, the unrest of creed and
doctrine, has played so important part
in diminishing the number of oandi- 4
dates for the ministry. / doubt whether
three out of five among the laity care
button about these questions. AS for
certain seminary doors have
cd vi do oh n n
student fed on Wellhausen, Kuenen and
Herbert Spencer. No. The trouble is
not here. It is the ferment about social
questions, the commercialism which is
sapping the very life-b blood of churches
in cities, which causes q young fellow
to think twice before he risks advanced
views of social conduct on the stormy
waters of a fashionable parish. Let him
gain the reputation of men like DR..
and Bishop Potter and he
will be able to speak fearlessly without
standing in jeopardy every hour" But
as a neophyte, conformity is the price
which he must pay for assured position. |
However careful his teaching, out he
goes If the Wealthiest parishioner,, US
ually the most sensitive, and who is re-
lied on to make up the annual deficit |
which confronts most churches, objects
to a close personal application of the
gospel of Jesus in its entirety. The
Evening post remarked editorialy not |
long ago: The churches have Il terri /
BILE responsibility in this matter Who I
does not remember the Presbyterians |
coqueting with Jay Gould? What |
Protestant church in this city would re-
fuse a present from Plat to support a
vested choir? What Catholic church /
would turn on Croker bearing gifts, /
with an indignant, Thy money perish !
With thee?' The pious Quay founded a
church in Pennsylvania, and, we do not
loubt, would endow theological SEM
nary il necessary" The Evening post
nay be drastic and severe; but the lay
mind understands what the mere schol
lstic in robes does so often appreciate
the silencing power of gold!
1t is easier to live within ones income
han without it, and to live in perfect
health it is only necessary to take DIR.
Cranes Quaker Tonic Tablets, the per-
lection of purity in medicine For kid
hey troubles, torpid liver, indigestion,