The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-25
NO BOOK LIKE IT.
The Bible Stands First and Supreme Above
All Others

all Utn0rS
There is no book like the Bible. My
attention was called specially to this sub
ject few days ago, when l visited the
home of a good old Christian lady. Her
education is quite limited. She can read
plain reading, and write a little; but
she has fine common sense. She has n
few books, all old ] found among them
an old copy of "Bunyan's Pilgrims Pro-
gress." l spoke to her of what good
book it was that was the next best
book to the Bible in the world; that it
was rich store house of Christian exper-
fence; that it was a clear and beautiful.
explanation OF numerous passages of
Scripture. | told her it was such good
that the great surgeon of England read
it through twice every year. She re-
Piled Il could not understand it well.
and so / have never read it much.
and so l have never read it much 1 read
the Bible a great deal. could not tell
how often have read the New Testament
through. l can understand a great many
things in the Bible God tells me plain
~ here. what He wants me to do
What wonderful book the Bible is.
the wisdom of the world has never yet
fully fathomed; and yet it contains thou
sands of the most important teachings
so plain that the "Wayfaring man
though a fool need not err therein" I
know persons, who are only little above
idiots who understand enough of Bible
truth to make them bright and happy
Christians.
&c. hoo In &c
origin Men have written many good
books but no book is truly good unless
it is based on Bible teachings. God is
the author of the Bible. 1t is His only
book He inspired holy men to write
His sublime thoughts, His holy purposes,
and His infallible e-givirg teachings.
The Bible is the only chart to show
benighted sinners the way out of the
darkness of sin into the GLORIOUS light
and liberty of the sons of God" 1t alone
points out the way from earth to heaven
In fact, it alone tells US that there is
heaven for the good. and a hell for the
bad.
There is no book like the Bible, in
that it is the oldest and newest of all
books. The earliest authentic records
we have of the origin of creation, and
The Oldest forms of government, and
the Oldest laws are found in the Bible
The New Testament Is nearly nineteen
hundred years old. And yet the Bible
today is as fresh and vigorous, and more
attractive to mankind than it ever was
The best books ever written by men you
read once or twice, or at most three OF
four times and then you lay them asi lie
I D. o1E
the Bible thousands of times, and still
it is more fresh interesting and instruc-
tive, than ever before. You read today
an old familiar passage, and you see q
richness and beauty in it you never saw
before There is no book like the Bible
in the comfort it gives to the sorrowing
Sin has brought trouble and sorrow tc
every heart. home and country. Sor-
rows como so dark and blighting, that
there are no earthly sources of comfort
But earth has no sorrow, that HEAVIER
cannot heal" In the Bible, there is 6
sovereign balm for every wound" In
cur ignorance we are often bewildereC
and do not know what to do but tbs
Bible contains the instruction we need
I 1t sheds light on dark pathways.
| drys sorrows tears. 1t cures aching
I nSdTlS. II eEdDltS Us u ioOh Out VI ooi
rows dark night into the light of heav-
! en-. How many troubled hearts have beer
/ cheered by the % Psalm, tho 14th chap
/ ter of John and the fifteenth chapter
/ of First Corinthians.
The Bible is like no other book, IL
/ that il has withstood such determination
/ to destroy it, as has never been brough
/ against any other book The devil,
atheists, and infdcls have hurled agains
/ il hellish hatred The higher critic
have lahorcd long and hard TO prove, tina
'he Bible is uninspired. and untrue j:
many of its statements. II they coult
prove what they have tried to prove
( then the Bible as the ook of God, would
/ be destroyed But the old book la
stood the test of all the ages. and of nj
It's enemies II is stronger today thai
ever before. 1t is as Gladstone called il
"The impregnable rock" More copie
are made and sold; and more peopl
read and love it. than ever before. ]
is Gods book. given to guide mon, ant
as long as men need guiding it will re
main.
]. \. STRADLEY.