Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-11

touched by the fingers OF God, one
mighty hallelujah of praise.
"a bridge is building across what
seemed an impossible valley Day after
day the different parts are put to-
gether until at last it is finished. You
did not see it built-but do you call 1t
pose through it all-seen in the littlest
bolt as we'll as in greatest cable and
/ abutment-and know there has been
one great mind that first wrought out
the plan and that every workman was
only following that plan. though no
two, it may be, had tools alike So
see in the book of books one purpose
and know that the master mind has
planned and the master heart has
presided over it and that poet and
prophet, disciple and scribe, have been
only carrying out the architects pur-
pose. Each yielding himself to the
will of God and according to his per-
sona1ity, expressing what he had seen
and heard.
II look again and see not only unity
but progressive unity. According to
mans condition and capacity to re-
ceive it God has revealed himself to
the world. AS the Cologne Cathedral
was building through many genera
tions, following one plan, each new
part of the plan being realized as
men were ready to build, so God in the
fullness of time, as men have been
prepared to receive it, has revealed
1 e
the lfght-growing from the faint
Patmos, / recognize that the master
mind and heart has poured itself out
for the world and has given us re-
cord of his will revealed. Unity is a
product Of intelligence, perfect unity
of perfect intelligence, and perfect
unity sweeping on to save universe
can come only from perfect intelli-
gence, power and love, and this is
God. God then is the architect Of this
Bible-and more the Father who has
put into our hands these letters telling
us of Himself, of our selves of earth
and heaven.
Thy thoughts are here my God,
Expressed in words divine,
! The uterance Of heavenly lips,
In every sacred line
Across the ages they
Have reached us from afar,
Than the bright gold more golden,
they,
Purer than purest star.
/ "A thousand hammers keen.
With fiery force and strain,
Brought down on it in rage and hate,
Have struck this gem in vain.
Against this sea swept rock.
Ten thousand storms their will,
OF foam and rage have wildly
| spent;
! 1t lifts its calm face STILL
Pleads for Reverent Study.
Il plead for more thorough, rever-
ent and prayerful study of the Bible.
Too many disciples spend their whole
time in study and work that in a
few brief years must be given up. The
knowledge Of the spiritual hence eter-
4 nal things, is almost entirely neglect.
cd. II they ever reach the New Jerus
allen, they will be like a man who only
knows his letters, as he enters the uni
Versity, the home Of scholars Knowl
edge-mind and heart knowledge OF
God, is what we need. Ruskin says
that many people read the Bible as the
hedgehog gets grapes; rolls over
among them and carries off what hap
pens to stick to its spines. But as Rus
kin suggests you can only get the
skins of the texts in that way. Every
Christian should regularly and rever.
entity study the word of God that he
may grow in knowledge of our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Much as we should love and study
our Bible. we should remember that II
is not Christianity; that it's true place
is to bring us into the life and light
and fellowship Of Christ. We are to
follow person and the book is to tell
us how
$50 in the closing moment, I would
bring you face to face with Christ
Christ without whom there would he
no Bible, and who will be our all in
all after earth and it's books have pass
cd away. Face to face, then with
Christ we stand. Life's responsibilities
resting upon us, this world to be
brought to him, our souls to be pre-
pared for the mansions of light, his
word in our hands, and his spirit in
our hearts. We look up to him.
4 Now Savior, now in thy dear pres
ence kneeling,
Our spirits yearn to feel thy kindline
1 love;
Now make us strong, we need thv
deep revealing
OF trust, and strength, and calmness
4 from above'"
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