Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07

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teachings respecting God and man. hoii-
ness and SIN. death and eternity. How tae
whole cree OF religious truth trom centre
20 circumference. - not only touched. bur
hiled M b. the revelations Of tins inspired
Word.
Take the one question OF the Codhead
and the light thrown upon u BY the sacred
Scriptures. As DR.. Stuart Robinson has
eloQuentiy sAid. The Bible maintained the
unity Of God amid al the darkness Of the
Western poythelsm. the VIVID personality /
o. God amid ali the sophistry OF che last
ern panthsism. aud Enehaolc purity -
the holiness OF Cod amid all the ooscurity Il
of Egyptian theories and (anaanitlsh idol- Il
airy. the omnipresence OF God amid Al Il
the theories OF gots many and lords /
many. How infinitely above and beyond |
al human speeglations are the revelations
Of the Divine Word respecting the Divine |
mind How majestic such declarations |
n these, In the beginnlng Cod created |
| the heavens and the earth; before the
mountains Sers brought forth OF ever
! Thou hadst formed the earth and the
! world. even from everlasting 20 ever.ast-
/ ing Iuou are God =" God - A spirit
! God Is love" God l. hight In mag
/ nihcent treatise on this fundamental que>-
/ ton OF Cod aud the revelations respecting
/ 10 made BY the Scriptures. an American
/ writer has pointed out i've conceptions
| of God found m The Bible, and found no.
/ where else among al the religions ot
| earth. ..ear and weigh these.
CD Cod IL spirit. existing from etcr-
| nity, Creator OF heaven and earth ~
| cod IS one, yet revealing himself in the
! thrcciOld distinction and personality.
/ Father. Son and Holy Spirit; go God -
| absolutely infinite IN all HIS attributes
and capScites-In power 0mnlpotent. ira
/ knowledge omni-cient, IN existence omui-
present. 10 purpose lmmutao.e, an charac-
/ ter immaculate, the embodiment Of an
that Is good and great; the Improvisation
| of all excellence. "a q cd ~ proyldential.
not far Of and inaccessible. careless OF
se.i-actIny laws and untouched BY human
] woes but a God Of sympathy, compassion.
/ love. God. who. in all HIS laws, and be-
! hird all HIS laws. and above al His laws.
| and IN control Of all HIS laws. not Only
| guards cherubim and scraphim angels and
/ archangels. but also marks thc movement
of hiy. sparrow aud child, and above AZ.
. God - Redeemer. living and dying
among men ln seit-sacrlccc luetfahlc. %
life them from darkness % light. from sin
20 glory. IN short uor a mere ideal Ot 4
Tod 20 worship but God with whom
every human soul may have personal. con-
scious relations. a God 20 fear. a t,rt 20
, love, God 20 pray TO, God % ~
a God aC how that we must abandon SIN
4 II we would serve HIM. and a God 80 low
Ing that our very SIN hes moved Vim 20
b. selt-Qenylng atonsment- Truly. thls
Book that tells SO much about God must
p be book from God.
u Because il is Gods Book. the Bible -
% peculiarly mans book. when man would
r rise 10 l0ftest conceptions and highest
= ! achievements. Il h. wonderful how our
r / " iole English literature has become per-
!, -,s7,t. 81 .~,,-...,,-,. 60, 80. 49,
o scriptures. One of the most interesting
h studies % the student. alike OF the Bible
o and OF Shakespeare. - the indebtedness 81
:. "a If. 1900 s+-,fy - St,tc.
II peare's life reveals no fewer than hVC
s. hundred and nifty biblical quotations and
r sentiments here IA RICHARD IL are
/, nine. v,,l.r 8, .-W.~,--f. ,forr e,-bf,-
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y thirty-hve. f.a.sn t,...r,.,r,. Nfsttre,,
III sixty. LIKE thirty Fnn,.rs t,venl,
~ three Nor - thl~ ..-ertfnnaI. A ..h6
- arlv American author hs. declared Ih,t +
81, - a. i-,,.. IN d. b., ..i.--,.t fh. rifte fr,u
=. our mo.ern Fngish .trrafr-, IL $40 ,-
- hraii the sun beams or subtract the. W.
.+ low or violet rav- fran the tides of hob
h 1 that an the solar svSter, ,vlth warmth an
cheer" Each Enslish student knows hol
true this a. Without the Rib'e AfIto
nc could never have written ms "parali-
"a lost" and Samson Aroniste~" Mel
+ one the Blbe Runvan could never hev
"s COMPOSED ms pilgrim" OF Tacit h
~, Jerusalem" or Dante his Inferno a
b" Burns ms "Cotter's Saturday Night r y
wonder John Quincy adams could e.,
wa claim. I'm whatever hght we view Oh
Bible whether with reference TO reveL
oS ton OF history or morality. it Is a mir
en- of KNOWLEDGE Ike which none other h-
ne ever been found in any land on an
lst realf, No wonder that Daniel Webste
he prince Of foreusi.. orators. could saw an.