Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-12-01

with the recorded biographies Of
Christs life. Henry A. Harper, the
great Archaeological, the author Of that
marvellous book entitled THE Bible
and Modern Discoveries" presses
home this statement upon his readers
in powerful way. On ono of DR..
Harpers pages l find these words: "A
very dear friend Of mine. a splendid
explorer, great traveller, was at heart
and in secret an unbeliever In the
divinity of Jesus Christ. .Circum-
stances compelled him to explore Pal
estinc. TO understand the country he
found that he must read the Bible. and,
reading it in tho full blaze Of light,
which custom and country and mod
ern investigations threw on it, lie
found that Jesus was indeed his Saw
Jour. He brought the full power of
his able mind TO bear on all he read
and all he saw and. MS a result OF
those geographical studies and the
Christ life, in humble alteration he
bowed before his God and Reieemer.
There was no sudden. no violent.
change All had been noiselessly and
gradually accomplished. He was con
WINGED of the divinity OF Jesus Christ
by the witnesses OF the dust" I might
60 on and quote scores OF testimonies
just like DR.. HaIper'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 "evidcnce Of the
things not seen" in reference to Jesus
Christ. is there nothing rational, moth
ing overwhelming, TO you in the bar
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
is not detail in all Christ earthly
life which cannot be verified by the
rocks of the Palestine hills and val
lcys. which arc 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 "konilworth" or of "Ro-
| mola" or of "rhe Crisis" They did not
| accept historical facts when they want
ed TO use them for the benefit of their
not suit their convenience to use them.
They did not put Christ in imaginary
places at impossible times ana put iic
titious and impossible statements in
| his mouth. Almost every detail Of
! Christs earthly life can he verified hy
| geographical position and eastern Gus
| tom That classic bool. Of travels
| ~ tom h,.J ialu leH
1.-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 more wonderful guidcbook
90 the Holy Land than DAna's master
piece could ever be 10 California. The
best Guidebook through the Holy Land
ever written is the Bible. In It's every
dctnl the Christ life is found to have
a perfect geographical setting. IS there
nothing wonderful 10 you that the land
and the book in reference TO Christ's
life are one?
Jesus was not a neurological char
acter Before you can obliterate the
story of Jesus Christ from this earth,
on which he SO subli1nely lived, you
will have to grind out OF sight and for
ever erase the sacred hills Of pales
tine" once wrote David Gregg IN n
book for which authorship lie was
elected an honorary member OF the
Royal Geographical society Of London
you will forever have to grind out OF
sight the sacred hills of Palestine
where Christ was tempted. ana where
he preached his wonderful sermon, and
where he was transflgured, and where
he died and where he ascended. God
be praised for the gospel according tc
geography. God be praised for tho
Holy Land, with its Jordan and Beth
Iehem and Hermon and Zion and Cal
vary and Olivet! These are all indie
structible pages OF the divine and in
destructible book. These are all wit
nc-sses that Christ has spoken TO mcI
and lived among men and wrought on
salvation for man" Christ was a God
: Yes, Christ was man, by the evi
dencc OF the pages Of rock | know il!
Other Evidences of Divinity.
But we find Christ as the evidence
Of things not seen in another way
BY the fulfilnept OF Scripture propbe
cies in reference TO his birth, his life
his death and his resurrection W
know that the prophecies of his secon
coming will be fulfilled az well ns wa
his first coming We know there Wi
come time when, upon the whit
horse Of victory, Christ shall ride dow
: the blue hilsides OF heaven. He sha
come TO put all his enemies under hi
feet. He shall come TO claim his owl
For then hts 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 70 heaven for littl
while 10 prepare Il place for his chi
, dren. so he Will come again and r,
ceive them unto himself, that wher
!, he is there they may be also.
!. The prophetic studies of the Bib
are among the most Instructive IN
> fascinating OF all the Scriptures. b,
in order TO limit our studies let MS COZ
;, fine our thoughts for but brief M
=, ment to the wonderful birth and III
- and death OF Jesus Christ. No ratiol
al man can read the fulfilled proph
. ciee IN reference to the birth of Jest
" and not declare that his nativity WI
= divine Surprising ! should come
!, you some day and say, Mrs. So-anC