The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-09-14

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common Type ut Family Deterioration
New York CIpY.-Thc following sp,eu.
thd sermon was preached Sunday mornino
ny, the ltcv. John Balcom Shaw. 1t is en-.
N1e0 Inc Ash-Can Bible ilis text
was MaS: ihe word OF God which l:ycth aud
abidcth forevcr-i Peter -.
fhis book, rather than the words have
Tca" from 1t, rs my text. Not the Bible in
general rs theme TO he discussed bat this
particniar biDIe consisting OF paper, print
ing ana binding, as an object lesson to he
Thus Bible has a history. 1t was gift
- the church under She uniquest condi.
( Ytions., Indeed doubt if there is another
i church m tle whole world that came bv
3ts pulpit Bihlc in the same or in anything
! like 4 similar way. e
lhis Is ITS history. One morning last
NprinS woman. II pewho.der. but not a
member OF this chuNnh. came into the min.
lStct ohicc, where l was keeping Tie pas.
hornt hour. and handing mo a PACKAGE
neatly wrapped and ted, asked nc ii
%oniu make use or it's contents IN any way.
Cpenng the Package and hnding this beau.
'uu'N pnihd Bible inside, 1, OF course an.
swefcS nthrmaiivcN, and suggested that L
hahd IL on to some mission church or
poor: slIsGnng congregation, ior Use rs a
pulpit Bible
She then tod me its story That morn
ing upon coming out OF the apar tnent
where she lived she spied an cleonutlv
hound hDpl; o the top OF the ash.cAn lhnt
stood awaiting The coming OF the garbage
cary. Fce,nG It was a shame tosullow so
fuc book TO hc disposed o. in that way.
she wen, I" ,hr sh.can and turned IFS ,jt;s
round toward htv. Whpt v,n.; Lcr MAJ. ,,s''
nent. lcr nu.gy:, her sense ri ,lcSecr"t:",,
to Eud it was a cnpy of th. IIolv R;hci
She opened ilar'l found chat sercra, lcaycs
between tho Oh Testament and the New
had becu cut ont. ard thc ,ynlornt;ou
came to ,rr ri once, az cNDlnnntinn winch
tho j.n;tor aitrrv,ard fully confirmed
IL seems ,imt Il tar,iiy. anunr,utl,. rc.
Spoctah!c IIl well Disposed had moved
away rom The apartment house the dav
bsioic. and desiring to throw away every.
thmg Tor wi,ic,, tncy had 70 use and which
InclC@sed ihc hulk of their effects. had
seized Tpnn ;liv family Bible which ind
been III ihcr home ior ycals. as Il thinc
tha, coa'd b" Us easily oot along without
Hs aMNtniug else had ,Nt ont ;hr family
rrc"rd lhnt Il might no; bC lost, and sent
the bro., du"n TO the iannor rs rubbish TO
d" in4"n away. lie. either hccausc he
haG i"i"d 10 recognize II nr because hs
ha1 low estimate "a the Bibles value
had h"pn>itcd Il in the ash.can. and was
Icoh!nG for TIE city cart to come at any
moi"eht ana lake 1t away.
\ rcw interest Immediately attached it.
t'i. To III" lh.". J. put il into the minis.
ter room 20 await some providcntial op.
pnl'Hm;N lo niSposc OF ii. That opportu.
hitN was nor long In coming. When this
new pli!pit Was set IN place upon my re-
turn IL was ionnd tha! not one OF the
thr'c pulpit Bibles that had been previous,
" presented TO the church would fit it's
pook board J then went To the nnnistcr'.
room ana M'ught out this ash-can Bible
~ was lH:t The thing. Besides being ot
INC i'Sht si~ It's gold edges and richly en-
b"sSed covers made II peculiarly suitable
TO mount TIM pulpit, and here it will stand
as it"rh mrmoral- tine pulpit memorial
!" " Lah"y who loved the Bible, guided
lnelf iN,N i~ hity years IN tn:s comMu.
my ny "H r"HseiH, ana sent forth into it
httramN ~ hf'SuAn lnhnencc that will
neHet run o'I nc bihic winch rests upon
M b"P!' "2r'"lhS 10 uS ri family who
I'iI"N lHlo ibi> DClCnOOrnuOi, and after "A