, 1906-04-23
JUDGE POTTER OF STATE SU,
PREME COURT AT UNIvER-
SlTY vESPER SERVICES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Audience, Assisted by Mrs. Trum-
bull as the Soloist-The Word of
God as the Bread of the Intellect
ual-Genesis One of the Leading
Examples of the Finer Thought.

SHiSl JuSllCS CudTIeS N. GOller way
the speaker at university vespers Sun
day afternoon and was complimented
by a large, select and ~appreciative au-
dience. His excellent address was Civ
en- close attention. Mrs. TrumbuIl add
ed to the enjoyment of the occasion by
singing a solo.
In part, Judge Potter said:
Were l to choose a text preliminary
to or explanatory of my subject l
might take that declaration of the old
testament (Deut. S-3) and repeated in
the new, as words spoken by Christ.
Matt. Az. .
" Man doth not live by bread alone
but every word that proceedeth out of
the mouth of God,-and those words in
the I'd Epistle to Timothy.
" From a child thou hast known the
holy scriptures, which are able to make
thee wise unto salvation through faith
in Christ Jesus All scripture is Civ
en- by inspiration of God, and is profit
able for doctrine, for reproof, for cor
rection, for instruction in righteous
ness."
" That the man of God may be per-
feet, thoroughly furnished unit allo good
works e. Tim 3, 15-17.)
Culture and Nature.
IF we were to consider the relation
of culture to almost any other thing,
whether it be books, art, or nature,
much might depend upon the under
standing We had of the meaning of cul-
|ture. A man might be more or less
Ignorant, for example, of many of the
principles of botany-claiming little
familiarity with the truths of plant life,
and yet be esteemed cultured by those
about him, in consequence of his great
information along some special line of
thought. 1t is safe to affirm, l suppose,
in modern times, with so much that
one might learn that it is PRACTICAL!
impossible for a single individual to
know eve the elementary principles
of every subject. In its broadcast view
culture signifies a knowledge of the best
that has been thought and said in the
world That definition holds good as a
general rule; but, as already indicated,
with the remarkable growth of new
ideas, the advancement in scientific dis
covery, and in all lines of endeavor and
thought, a lifetime is too short for any
one person to grasp even the best
thoughts and sayings in relation to ev-
erything which humanity is sur
rounded.
Private Theology Ideas.
ut is true, of course, that we all
claim, in a sense, the right to construct
our own system of theology; n often
the one who is the most positive OF
the correctness of his own system,
possesses but little technical knowl
edge of the true basis of theological
thought. But | apprehend, neverthe-
less, that the individual who should
Imagine himself a good preacher, doc
tor and lawyer, and possibly also cap
able as a civil or mining engineer or
both, would be regarded by his &C
Quaintances as a living example OF the
truth of the saying that "A little learn
ing is a dangerous thing
"A person may therefore be cultured
in the ordinary acceptation of that
term, although he may have mastered
all that literature, art or science can
teach him.
OF High Literary Excellence.
IF there was no other reason than
its character as a literary production
a close knowledge of the Bible would
be essential to culture; for it is I'm.
surpassed in literary excellence. Gene
sis, probably the Oldest book now in
existence, stands unequaled in the sub
Unity of its conception of omnipotent
and creative power. And one might
take the other books in succession and
point out their respective literary quail
tiles. which of themselves give the en-
tire book a pre-eminent position in the
world of literature.
But the claims of that great book
upon culture is immeasurably superior
to all that. Its place among men is
above and beyond that which could be
filled by any work of a master merely
of style and expression.
Revelation of Truth.
ut is a revelation of immortal
truths, necessary to the development
of the divine life in the soul of man,
1t reveals God to man, and what is
equally as important it reveals man
to himself.
Its pages unfold the nature of the
inner life-the real man-and makes
plain to the reverent student the avs
and will of the Creator in the guidance
of his creatures through their earthly
pilgrimage. 1t opens before the in
curing mind and heart of mankind the
door to immortality. Upon all these
subjects the Bible is at once the earl
lest, the primary and absolute author
ity. 1t is the s~torehouse of divine
truth as n has said, Whence the
centuries gather their supply 1t is
the widows cruise of oil, which, forev
err drawn upon, never grows less II
is a discipline to the mind, not to be
found in any other work, for while 1t
reveals truth, it is a generous Stimu
liant to thought and reflection upon the
higher and deeper experiences OF life
was Kept from People.
az have no doubt that a multitude o