Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-12-03

Christ's life. Henry A. Harper, the
great archaeologist, the author OF that
marvellous book entitled "The Bible
and Modern Discoveries" presses
home this statement upon his readers
in a powerful way. On one Of DR..
Harper's pages l find these words: "a
very dear friend of mine, a splendid
explorer, a great traveller, was at heart
and in secret an unbeliever in the
divinity of Jesus Christ. Circum-
stances compelled him TO explore Pal
estine. To understand the country he
found that he must read the Bible, and,
reading II in the full blaze of light,
which custom and country and mod
ern investigations threw on It, he
found that Jesus was indeed his Saw
iour. He brought the full power of
his able mind to bear on all he read
and all he saw, and, as a result OF
those geographical studies and the
Christ life, In humble alteration he
bowed before his God and Redeemer.
There was no sudden, no violent
change. All had been noiselessly and
gradually accomplished. He was con-
vinced Of the divinity Of Jesus Christ
by the witnesses Of the dust" might
70 on and quote scores OF testimonies
Just like DR.. Harper's In reference to
the harmonies of the Christ life with
the geographical facts and the Hebrew
customs Of the Palestine hills.
Studying today the ''evidence of the
things not seen" in reference to Jesus
Christ, is there nothing rational, moth
ing overwhelming, to you In the har-
mony between the opened leaves OF
eastern rocks and the biographies OF
the four gospels? Is there nothing
marvellous to you in the fact that there
IA not detail In all Christ's earthly
life which cannot be verified by the
rocks of the Palestine hills and val
leys, which are absolutely In accord
with one another? The men who
wrote the Bible were not historical nov
elists like the author Of the Tower OF
London" or Of "Kenllworth" or Of "Ro-
mola" or Of THE Crisis" They did not
accept historical facts when they want
ed to use them for the benefit Of their
plots and reject those facts when 1t did
not suit their convenience to use them.
They did not put Christ In imaginary
places at impossible times and put nc
titious and impossible statements in
his mouth. Almost every detail OF
Christs earthly life can be verified by
geographical position and eastern Gus
tom. That classic book Of travels
written by Richard Henry Dana. called
"Two Years Before the Mast" is sup
posed to contain perfect geographical
account of the early coast Of southern
California and its people. But the
Bible is a more wonderful guidebook
to the Holy Land than Dana's master
piece could ever be to California. The
best euidebook through the Holy Land
ever written is the Bible. In its every
detail the Christ life is found to have
a perfect geographical setting. Is there
nothing wonderful to you that the land
and the book in reference to Christs
life are one?
Jesus was not q NEUROLOGICAL char
actsr. Before you can obliterate the
story of Jesus Christ from this earth
on which he so sublimely lived, you
will have to grind out Of sight and for
ever erase the sacred hills of Pales
tine" once wrote David Gregg In
book for which authorship be wa'
elected an honorary member of th<
Royal Geographical society OF London
you will forever have to grind out OF
sight the sacred hills Of Palestine
where Christ was tempted, and where
he preached his wonderful sermon, and
where he was transHgured, and where
he died. and where he ascended. Goc
be praised for the gospel according t1
geography! God be praised for thu
Holy Land, with its Jordan and Beth
Iehem and Hermon and Zion and Cal
vary and Ol.vetl These are all inde
structible pages Of the divine and IN
destructible book. These are all Wit
nesses that Christ has spoken to mel
and lived among men and wrought ou
salvation for man." Christ was q God
Yes. Christ was a man! BY the evi
dence of the pages Of rock know II!
Other Evidences of Divinity.
But we find Christ as the "evidenc
NJ things not seen" In another way
By the fulfllment Of Scripture prophe
cies I'm reference to his birth, his life
his death and his resurrection w
know that the prophecies of his secon
coming will be fulfilled as well as wa
his first coming. We know there VII
come a time when, upon the whit
horse Of victory, Christ shall ride dow
the blue hillsides Of heaven. He sha
come to put all his enemies under nl
feet. He shall come to claim his owl
For then his name shall be writer
"King of kings and Lord Of Lords" W
know by the words Of his own lips tina
as he has gone to heaven for lttl
while to prepare a place for his chi
dren, so he will ;ome again and n
ceive them unto himself, that wher
he is there they may be also
The prophetic studies Of the Bib
are among the most instructive an
fascinating of all the Scriptures. Bu
in order to limit our studies let us cor
fine our thoughts for but brief mt
ment to the wonderful birth and III
and death Of Jesus Christ. No ration
al man can read the fulfilled proph'
cies in reference to the birth Of Jesu
and not declare that his nativity wa
divine. Supposing I should come I
you some day and say: Mrs. So-ane
30. that little child Of yours is goin
to have a wonderful history. When
gets to be eighteen years Of age he
going to the far east and will settle
one of the Pacific islands. Then he
going to be elected ruler over that
land, and the people are going to ODE
him as their ruler and their king. The