Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-11

Hebrew and Greek by incompetent men,
and the church and the world cried cut
for Bible Translated by a group of the
good and the learned. King James dis
liked the Bibles abroad and appointed
commission Of fifty-,ou. men, afterward
reduced to fOrty-seven. Those men pre-
sented the world with a Bible that held
mighty sway among the nations for more
than 300 years, the revision Of the Bible
thirty years ago being founded on that
revision, which began under King james
of 1904. The old translation, made more
than two and a half centuries ago, sus-
tanned the martyrs in the FIRE Iiumined
the hOmesteads of many generations, was
the book that was read aloud at the em-
barkati0n Of the forefathers from Delft
Haven, cheered the weary yOyagers on
the Mayiiower, eomforted them in fhe
Wilds of America, was the book on which
the first American Congress. IS we'll az
the last, took the cath and with which
all the Presidents of the United States
have solemniZed their entrance into of
flee. is the book that has advanced the
worlds civilization as no other influence
ever could and which now les on the
table Of more homes than any aook that
was ever printed since Johann Guten-
berg borrowed money OF Martin Brother
and John Faust to complete the art OF
printing. What January ia he worlds
history--the January that gave the ages
book like that!
But January, like all the other months
of the year, has had its saduesses and
its disasters. During this month died
Linnaeus. the botanist Of Sweden and
the world, who called the -ol! of the
flowers, and shrubs and trees. putting
them into companies and calling them by
their names, his beautiful statue stand
ing in n park OF Stockholm, a rose in
bronze held in his right hand During
this month expired Francis Bacon, and
Garrick, and Gallilei. aud Louis VI, and
William Pitt. and Francis Jeffrey of the
immortal pen. and Disraeli the first. sHldl
Edward Everett and Bruce, and Cati-
line. In this month died Peter the Great,
the man Of whom it was written: lie
gave a polish to his people and was him
self savage. He taught them the art Of
warfare. of which he himself was iguor-
ant. From the sight Of Il small boat GA
the river Moskwn he erected a powerful
fleet, making himself an expert and ac-
tive shipwrght, sailor, pilot ana COM
mander. He changed the manners. Gus
toms and laws of the Russians and lives
in their memory as the father of his
country"
Preparing for the Future.
According to nay text. This month
shall he unto You the beginning Of
months; it shah be the irst month OF the
year to YOU" Through il make prepara-
tion for the other eleven months. What
YOU are in January you will probably be
in all the other months Of tha year. Pre-
pare for them neither by apprehension
nor.too sanguine anticipation Apprehen-
sion OF misfortune will only ieplcte your
body and gloom your soul and unfit
YOU for any trouble that may come. On
the other hand, If you expect 100 much.
disappointment will be yours Cultivate
faith in God aud the feeling that he will
do for YOU that which is best. and YOU
will be ready for either sunshine or shad-
ow. The other eleven months Of the year
1902 viii not all be made mp Of gladncss
or of grief. The cup that Is all made up
OF sweetness is inspid.
Between these just opened gates Of the
year and the closing Of those gates there
will be many times when yon will want
God. You will have questions to decide
which will need supernatural impulse.
Start right, and you viii be apt to keep
right
Now that the train of months has start
cd, let il pass, January followed by Feb
ruary, with its longer days. aud March.
with its fierce winds; aud April. with i,s
sudden showers; and May. with its bios
soming orchards; and June. with its car
niyal of flowers; and July. with It's har-
vests; and August, with is swelterinr
heats; and September, with its drifting
leaves; and October, with it's frosts: and
November. with it's Thanksgiving scenes;
and December with its Christian bilari-
ties March on, . battalion of the
months, in the regiments Of the years
and the brgadcs OF the centuries! March
on and join the months aud years and
centuries already passed until all the
rivers of time have emptied into the
ocean Of eternity. but none OF all the host
ought TO render higher thanks to God or
take larger comfort or make more mag
nifcent resolve than this the first month
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