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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13
BETHSAIDA.
Tale OF the Time of the Caesars-By
Malcolm Dearborn, Author
of "LiOnel ArdOn.,

This story covers an interesting period,
that of the brutal Tiberius Caesar and the
trial and death of Christ. There are two
scenes in which the Saviour figures, as he
Is being led 10 execution, and the effect his
presence produces on the two chief per-
sonages of the story is graphically described.
The hero, .Aristarchus, is a Roman noble
of great wealth. His father, Petronius, has
been doomed to death by order of Augustus
Caesar, whom he had Internationally of
tended; On his last night on earth, while
Petronius was looking from the roof of his
palace, he witnessed a strange light in the
heavens. 1t rose, paused, Vibrated, then
slowly disappeared in its course towards
Syria.
While he was still gazing at it, slave APP
proaches and announces to him the birth of
a son. The Roman marvels, and at once as
sociates the wondrous light in the heavens
with the birth of his son. The light, of
course, was the star of Bethlehem, pro-
claiming the birth of Christ, whose influence
over Petronius' son makes up the main in
cidents of the story. That night Petronius
dies by his own hand to avoid the ignomin-
ious death planned for him by Augustus.
Aristarchus grown to manhood, becomes
disguised with the materialism and vapid
luxury of Rome, and is, moreover, involved
in a quarrel with Tiberius during one of the
latter's drunken orgies. He flies Rome, and
turns Eastward in his course. There he
learns of the strange fame of the "Naza-
rene, whom he forwith desires to see. His
wish is granted by sight of Jesus as he Is
being led to execution. The effect upon the
Roman is intense; its revolutionizes his
whole life.
The heroine, Bethsaida, who gives name
to the story. is maiden of humble birth, but
OF strange character and commanding beau
ty. Her father has trained her to be a dane
ing girl at the court of Plate. She, too, sees
Christ as he, is being led to death, and the
effect wrought causes her to plan a fight
from the influence of Plate and his court.
Chance brings about meeting between her
and Aristarchus, and their mutual expe-
rences in the encounter with Christ form a
bond between the strangely assorted pair,
whose training and environment had been
SO foreign to one another.
The alternate bursts of tyranny and kindli-
ness that distinguish Plate, whose love for
his wife, Claudia, despite his ,infidelity to
her, is his one saving trait, make an engag
ing study. Claudia herself will, doubtless,
appeal to many readers as the most loveable
character in the book. Her justice, religious
sympathy and devotion are we'll depicted.
The tone of the book is that of unquestion-
ing belief in the miraculous birth and mis-
sion of Christ.
Handsomely bound in Cloth, l2mo., sl.5O.
Published by the G. w. Dillingham; COM
pany, New York.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13

HE first part OF our
text consists of
words spoken by
Jesus in challenge
and command tC
the Jews W h o
w ere opposing
themselves to the
truth as fulfilled
in Christ and re-
vealed by Him in
His teachings;
and the remaining
part of the text
is the testimony
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13

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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13

MAN should read the Bible because
lNl it is the only trde guide to the pres
ent life and to the lite to come. 1t
teaches him how TO live and how to die.
II shows man how TO treat his fellow
man; it instructs in political economy,
social order and domestic relations; it
exalts the home; it indOrses the nations
as the powers which have been ordained
of God, and it encourages and teaches
the truest patriotism and the bravest
devotion to uprighJncss and truth. The
man who reads the Bible and lives the
Bible is thoroughly furnished unto
every good work" The man who neg
lects the Bible cannot think right, can
not act right, cannot be right In the
DAYS of Josiah, the king of Judah, the
Word of God was lost and forgotten in
the neglected and deserted temple. The
nation fell into grievous sins. Even
the pious king did hot realize the ex-
ceeding low standard of morals and re-
lieion in the nation, because he was ig-
norant of Gods Word, but when the roll
was found and read TO the king he rent
his clothes and trembled before God, be-
cause then he realized how far the ma
ton had wandered from God. To-day
there is neglect of Gods Word. There
is a gradual drifting away from its high
standards, both in the national and
domestic life, both in the social and
business world. The present generation
is what it is because of Bible-reading
forefathers and mothers. With the neg
lect of the Bible in this generation, what
will be the heritage which will be passed
down to succeeding generations? The
neglected Bible means forgotten God.
And forgotten God means ruin and de-
struction Back to the Bible, we cryi
1t is not enough that the few are read
ing the Bible. The many must read it
if the home and the nation are to be
conserved. The Bible is the Word Of
God, and is Profitable for teaching, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction
which is in Righteousness.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13

The president had an informal reception
IN his Office recently and number of visitors
were presented to him. One lady introduced
herself as from Jacksonville, Fla, and said
"Mr. President, l have come all this way
just to see You. have never seen a live
president before" Mr.. Roosevelt seemed
much amused. "Well WE'LL he said Il
hope you don't feel disappointment now that
you have seen one. Lots of people in these
parts 60 all the way to Jacksonville to see
live alligator. | wonder which kind of 3
tourist feels the most sold
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13
Solo would Be Appreciated.

"Allow me to introduce you to Prof. Alpen
Stocker. He has this season surmounted the
difficulties of the Matterhorn."
80, delighted, professor. l must beg of
you to attend my next musical reception and
bring the Matterhorn with you!"-Stray
Stories.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13

At the China Superintendent
eve are likely to have brisk sale of china
ware this year, Mr.. Tiler." Floorwalker-
What makes you think that!" Superin-
tendent-'I see it stated that long flowing
sleeves are coming into fashion. Boston
Transcript.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13

Shee-I might have married foreign noble
man!
He-That so-who did pay his debtsy-
JuIpa
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13

l am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.--Mys. Thos,
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Chicago, Sunday,

Text: Search the Scriptures" e.
They received the Word with all readiness
of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily,
whether those things were so.'-John 5:39
and Acts I7:l1.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13

Beware of threats! People NAV not pay
any attention to them, and then you are lett
an embarrassing position.-Puck
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| A ND we ought to read Gods Word be-
n cause it is the only revelation OF
! God to man. All, yes, nature may speak
of a God. AS we behold the lilies of the
! field which toll not nor spin, yet which
are clothed in a splendor and glory
which Solomon in all his glory never
knew, we exclaim in rapture, surely only
a God could have made these. AS we lift
our eyes to the stars and behold the
vastness and splendor and intricacies of
the universe, the overpowering thought
sweeps over our soul that only mighty,
powerful Creator and God could have
made them and hung them in space. As
we feel the throb of life in our own
veins, as we behold life in its myriad
forms in the insect and animal worlds,
we are conscious of the existence of
vital something which must have is
sued from high controlling force and
power The thought and sense of God
are all about us. How could it be other
wise when everything in the heavens
above and the earth beneath and the
waters under the earth bear the GER
tain impress Of the creative hand and
fingers of God? But, Notwithstanding
all this, man needs the Bible to tell him
of the God which he discovers all about
him 1t is not enough that man should
know there is a God, he must know
about that God and the way back to
Him. The Bible is the only source OF
such knowledge. Therein we find not
only who and what God is, but who and
what man is, what his need, and how
God has wonderfully provided for that
mood The heart of the Bible is diScOV-
cred to be the Christ, about Whom all OF
Gods thoughts and plans revolve, Who
is the full revelation of the character or
God, and Who redeems back to God
sin-ruined race of beings.
SEARCH the Scriptures for salvation,
Christ the Lord has told US so;
Every tongue and every nation
Should the Holy Bible know.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13

Caller-"Is the man of the house in?"
Maid-'Nes, but the woman of the house
won't let him come Out."-San Francisco
Wasp.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13
To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Pointed Query.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13

borne in respect to the Berean Jews
to whom Paul and Silas came with the
message of salvation, after they had
been so shamefuIly driven out OF Thes-
salOnica. Here we have precept and
eXample-JesuS' command and beau
tifuI and striking obedience to the let
ter and spirit of that command. Jesus
recognized the Scriptures as the au-
thoritative word of God, and they were
always His last source of appeal. He
held up to the Jews who rejected HIS
claims as the promised Messiah the
very Scriptures which they recognized
as the Word of God, and with which
they were familiar, and challenged
them to study the sacred writings
again, for they testify of Me-" They
had read the Scriptures and yet they
had not learned the truth. The Thes-
salonian Jews had the same heart OF
unbelief. They read in blind b1gotry,
instead of openness of mind which
characterized the Berean Jews. The
latter searched the Scriptures daily,
whether those things were So" Here
was neglect of the Scriptures on the
one hand, and on the other a daily
ledulllS dliu oCuuy1HS VI oON . w
in search for the truth. The Thessa-
lonians recognized the Scriptures as
the Word of God. Generally speaking,
they undoubtedly were familiar with
them. They heard them read in the
synagogue from week to week. They
observed the externalities of the Jew
ish faith, as revealed in those Scrip
lures. But Notwithstanding all this
there was neglect of Gods Word, and
in this respect the Bereans were in
striking contrast to them, for they did
that which the Thessalonians refused
to do, searched the Scriptures daily"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13

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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13

? UT the fac. that the publishing houses
II and Bible societies, the book stores
the scholars, and archaeoIOgists of the
day are not neglecting the Bible as a
commercial commodity or as a subject
of research and discussion does not
prove that the Bible is not being neg
lected. If after the printing press and
distributing agent have done their part
in placing the Bible in the hands of the
individual, it remains practically a
closed book, not even to be opened once
a week on Sunday because the Sunday
newspaper has usurped its place. is it
not a neglected Book? Some peonle
Mr.. Moody used to say, "have a very
small Bible, for they only read the part
they like and leave the rest alone" and
it might be added that the great major
ity of people have no Bible at all be-
cause they do not read a single word
or sentence cut of its pages for weeks or
months or years together. And 1 ven
ture to say that if you were to make a
house to house canvass in your commun-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-13

Mr.. Jacob F1eig writes from Al Sum-
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u Bible which exerted this influence.
The closed and neglected Bible is not
more potent than so much blank paper,
binding thread and cover. There are
more Bibles in this country to-day than
ever before-milliOns upon millions of
them-but if they arc not opened and
read of what practical good are they +?
1t may be comforting for you to know
that you have a handsomely-bound
Bible on your center table, and you may
dust it off regularly and even reverently,
but if you never look inside, if you do
not read its message, any other book
or plaster paris image of some god or
goddess might as well be in its place.
To girdle the earth with Bibles, to lay
in every country on the globe a mosaic
of Bibles, will not enlighten the people
or draw them nearer to God, unless the
books are opened and read. And here
is where the Bible is neglected. Fifty.
one hundred years ago, when books
were few and costly, when magazines
were almost unknown, when the Sun
day newspaper YVES not even dreamed
of by even the most irreligious and I'm.
cody, the Bible was the one book at
least which every home possessed. And
it was read, reverently read. And not
only was it read but it was memorized.
1t was Bible-reading people which laid
the foundations of this nation broad and
deep. Bible-reading fathers and Bible
reading mothers gave to the succeeding
generations a heritage which is still
resting as a blessing and benediction
upon us. But we have fallen upon a
day in which the Bible is neglected.
The family affairs are thrown down and
forgotten. Life is too rushing and busy.
and there are too many books and pa
pers and magazines which must be read
to be up to date, to find time to read
the Bible The Word of God, the mes
sage of the Lord Jehovah to man, lies
neglected upon the table or shelf, while
the novel or essay or narrative which
man has written has the right of way
and holds the attention.
ONE of the religious journals had a
~ cartoon in a recent issue showing
a father seated with the family Bible
open upon his knee. The wife at his side
was listening to the evening prayers of
the two little ones who were bowed at
her knee, one on either side The Word
of God has just been read and the
prayers are being said before the chill
dren are put to bed. Upon the outside
of that God-fearing, Bible-reading home.
in the darkness of the night, the re-
form of the Devil is seen. His
head is turned that he may watch the
scene within that home, but his feet lead
away from the home where he had
hoped to find entrance. Fear and hate
and disappointment play upon his
hideous face, for the open Bible has
scored a point against him. He is as
afraid of the unsheathed Sword of the
Spirit as much as the soldier of the
middle ages dreaded the keen Damas-
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is there neglect of Gods Word to-
l day? Are the Berean type of people
sadly in the minority, and the Thessa-
lonians vastly in the majority every
where? How generally is Christ's
command: Search the Scriptures"
being obeyed? and how often do we
find it possible TO say of individuals or
communities or churches: "They re-
ceived the Word with all readiness of
mind and searched the Scriptures
daily, whether those things were SOP"
Is the Bible, the Word of God, being
neglected? we ask. Certainly not in
respect to the printing of the Bible
and sending it broadcast over the
earth. More Bibles and Testaments
are being printed every year. Several
million copies of the Bible and parts
Of the Bible are being issued every
year by the different Bible societies
and denominations. Already the Bible
has been translated into over 400 diff
ferent languages and dialects, and each
year sees some new translation added
to the long list. Millions of copies of
the Bible and parts of the Bible are
being sent each year from the United
States to other lands. Surely it can
not be charged that in the publication
and distribution of the Word of God
the Bible is being neglected In the
purchase of Bibles it cannot be claimed
that the Bible is neglected, for a news
paper man who visited the book de-
partment of all the large department
stores of New York city was told that
the Bible was the best selling book
handled, not excepting the popular
novels of the day. The sales were
steady and from 10000 to 10000 copies
of all styles of bindings were sold
each year. And at Christmas time
special Bible department was neces-
sary, requiring the constant attention
of three or four clerks. Taking This
as a guide to the general popularity OF
the Bible, it can be said that in the
purchase of the Bible the sacred Book
is not being neglected. And in dis
cussiOn of the Bible it is not being
neglected. The higher critics and the
lower critics, too, for that matter, are
not neglecting the Bible. 1t is the
most talked of book in the world.
Each year multiplies the myriad of
books which treat of the Bible in some
respect or other. And so it cannot be
charged that the Bible is being neg
leCted by the scholars of the day. And
in the direction of archaeology there
is no neglect of the Bible. Almost
every year some new monument. or
tablet, or parchment is being discov-
cred which establishes more firmly the
authenticity of the sacred writings.
and throws light upon the countries
and peoples and times with which its
history and biography and literature
had to do.
- UT tho fo 10 hof bo
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Gus Uldue- EFlOeully ne 1dO DeeE luTk-
ing in the shadow of that home to see
if the Bible would not be forgotten and
the little ones sent to bed without the
accustomed prayer. But when the
Bible is taken down and opened he pre-
pares to flee. Underneath this cartoon
were the words: Satan fears the FAM
lily altar" And 1t is true that the read
ing and studying of the Bible is one of
the greatest bulwarks of defense
against the attacks of the Devil And
where the Bible is left closed and for
gotten he has pretty much his OVID way.
Why is the home disintegrating? Why
are there so many divorces? WHY are
there so many unruly and wayward
children? There may be many con-
tributive causes for these alarming con-
most it is because the Bible is neglect.
ed.
PUT why should we read the Bible?
II First Of all because it is the very
Word of God. "Why, madam" said the
infidel to the old lady who loved to
read her Bible, 81 can prove to your own
eyes that the Bible is lie" Law" she
said, Il would believe the Bible before
l would my own eyes. These old eyes
of mine have fooled me a Thousand
times, but that blessed old Bible has
never deceived me in single instance
yet" Sturgeon says: t'The Bible is the
writing of the living God Each letter
was penned with an Almighty finger.
each word in it dropped from the ever
1oc CT irt O.
by the Holy Spirit. Albeit that fIoSes
was employed to write the histories
with his fiery pen, God guided that pen.
1t may be that David touched his harp,
and let sweet psalms of melody drop
from his fingers; but God moved mis-
hands over the living strings of his
golden harp. Solomon sang canticles Of
love, and gave forth words of consu M
mate wisdom; but God directed his Fps,
and made the preacher eloquent. If
follow the laundering Nahum when +he
horses pillow the waters; or HabaklIhk,
when he sees the tents of Cushan in af-
Fiction; if l read Malachi, when the
earth is burning like an oven; if l turn
to the smooth page of John, who tells Of
love; or the rugged chapters of Peter,
who speaks of fire devouring Gods en-
emies; if l turn aside to Jude, who
launches forth anathemas upon the fires
of God, everywhere find God speaking;
it is Gods voice. not mans; the words
are Gods words; the words of the Etor-
nal. the Invisible, the Almighty, the Je-
hovah of ages. This Bible is Gods Bible;
and when 1 see it, seem to hear voice
springing up from it, saying: am the
Book of God: man, read me; am Gods
writing: study my page, for 1 was
penned by God; love me, for He is my
author, and you viii see Him visible
and manifest everywhere
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Birch Creek Crumbs.

The fumer- ia this locality are
now busy piaating corn.
Nrs Anna Mallory i on the sick
list
Mrs. i.ou Cnok, Of k- turky. i
visiting friends aud relatives here.
Mr. John Bauer and wife. Of OF
well, attend d church here last Sun
day.
Tom Schnarr, the supervisor, l.
now busy working the roads.
Elzabeth Buchta is visiting her
sister Mrs. Kate Krodel, at Hay s.
vile.
Eli- Frank is Attending the JAS
pr Normal.
Mr.. Henry !Iarker j. seen pass
inq every sunday morning. what
will happen next, Hilda?
Cors Rudolph was the guest 81
ia. Ilimsel boys last sunday even
,ns. f. This 1903 or 1904?
SAuER KRAUT.