Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21

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Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suf-
fering and abundant in goodness and
truth, keeping mercy for thousands, for
giving iniquity and transgression and
sin," is beautiful and tender
The first sentence of the Bible-"In the
beginning God created the heaven and the
earth'-manifests it's superiority over
man-made writings. If this sentence
speaks the truth then atheism, the denial
of God. is not true; Pantheism, the theory
that God is identified with this universe,
Of it, is false; materialism, the theory that
there is nothing but matter in the uni
verse. is fallacious; polytheism. the the
DRY of many gods, Is untrue, and God 8
eternity. self-existence, independence, ON
impotence and wisdom are plainly implied.
God created"-the cosmogony of the
Bible is far above that of other professed-
ly sacred books and religions.
Whilst the Bible does not teach science,
it does not contradict the established re-
suits Of science. 1t was given to teach
morality and spirituality 1t presents the
highest and fullest teachings on these SUBJ
jects The Bible was not given to teach
us how the heavens go, but how We can
go to heaven. There is no book in the
1T
that condemns sin, impurity and I'M
righteousness as the Bible. This explains
why skeptics hate it.
The Bible has been faithful in present
ing the biographies of men. Mans way Of
writing biography is to magnify virtue
and minimize vice. Gods way is to tell
the whole truth
Believers in the Bible have made the
greatest and most helpful discoveries in
science, art and invention. 1t is where
the teachings of the Bible are studied,
benevolence and equality. There we find
schools. colleges and universities.
The Bible is a universal book, meeting
the deepest longings Of the human heart
and answering the greatest questions ever
asked by man. 1t is unlike other so-called
sacred books.
Suppose all the people Of Washington
should obey the teachings of the Bible for
Ave years and follow the Savior whom
it presents, what would the result be?
Heaven on earth in this city
The Bible has survived the negligence
Of it's friends. the false systems Of teach
ings built upon 1t and the warfare and ha-
tired Of its enemies. 1t is read in 800 Ian
guages and dialects Of men with an ever
increasing demand. Some men like Anti
ochus w and Diocletian have tried to burn
It up; others like Voltaire have tried to
write 1t down; others like Gibbon have
tried to undermine the Christianity which
it taught; still others, like Hume, tried to
hiss 1t out Of existence; others, like Ches-
terfeld, have tried to politely bow it out
tried to laugh it into oblivion. But the
Old Book keeps on speaking against all
sin, unfolding all righteousness, condemn
ing all hypocrisy and encouraging all vir-
tue. The Bible still lives and moves and
speaks, despite all Of these attacks. and
will accomplish the purpose for which it
has been given to the world.
1t has been the staff Of life to thousands
of weary pilgrims in this world. the guide
or pilot to multitudes of storm-tossed
mariners on the sea of life, the counselor
ISOLATION of millions in sorrow. 1t fills the
present with peace and pleasure. the fu-
ture with hope and glory. 1t Is the revela-
ton Of Gods wisdom and love to mans in
tellect and heart. 1t is Gods book-His
love-letter to man.
The Bible Is mans book to make his
life pure, beautiful, earnest and good. It
warns against dangers. it fosters vigor,
proclaims Joy, urges to obedience and
promises a perpetual existence. 1t is mans
book for counsel, his chart for life, his
light in darkness, his Joy in sorrow, his
friend in need, his anchor in storm, his
solace in grief and his blessing through
Iife's journey. The Bible is the grandest,
noblest and most inspiring book in the
world.
..Should all the forms that men devise
Assail a Christians faith with treacherous ART,
He'd call them vanity and lies,
And bind the Bible to his heart"