Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-14
INTEREST |S
 INCREASING IT t!le Revival at the Chris Jlan Church and Audi ences Continue Large Last Nights Subject
JOHNS DIFFICULTIES
Music G0od and Question Box Pop ular-"C0me and Bring Your Bibles" Requested Rev. Paddock of His Congregation Last Night.

Christian Church is increasing daily. A large and attentive audi
 ence was there Monday evening to hear the continuation of the story of 'Johnnie's Difficulties. The music was splendid and the Scrip ture quotations and questions from the question box were especially en- joyed by all present. Reverend Had dock explained that the question box was not for the purpose of creating controversy or causing any hard feeling, but was put there for the use of any one who was honest and sincere in their desire to make an investigation, and that he would answer all reasonable questions to the best of his ability. He said further that during this se- ries of sermons he was out of it personally; would let the honest old
 farmer take charge of Johnny and do all the talking; and that he would have nothing to do with it except to see to it that the farmer said nothing to hurt any ones feel ings.
 The speaker then gave a brief re- view of the first chapter for the benefit of those who were not pres ent Sunday evening, explaining that "Johnnie'' was the son of an infidel woman who was doing everything in her power to discourage him in his efforts to ascertain the truth with reference to eternal life; that the young man, in spite Of his mothers endeavors, felt that there must be God who. made the uni verse: that there must be hereaf- ter and something in Christianity; so he resolved to try to find out for himself. Not knowing how to proceed, he decided to consult number of very learned men who had spent their lives in studying tie question. He goes to Messrs. A., B. and G., and each one as- sures him that he can give him the desired information, but each one tells him a different way and proves it by the Bible until the poor young man becomes more and more con- fused. Each time that he returns to his mother she says, II told you so. There is no use fooling with these preachers. They are all dl- vided among themselves and can not agree, and it's a bread and butter affair with them any way. They are obliged to teach and to preach whatever doctrine their church demands or lose their jobs and as for the Bible, it is nothing but a theological fiddle upon which every man can play his own tune.' But the boy was still not satisfied and so his mother advised him to consult an old farmer hardby, Who was at least honest and would give him good advice. He does so, and the farmer tells him to read and study his Bible and do what it says do. Johnnie attempted to do this and so on Sunday evening he was found on his way to Jerusalem with lamb upon his back.
 The second chapter given Monday night reveals the fact that the Farm CT discovered his mistake in time to call the young man back, and he then begins to explain to him how to read the Bible, or the proper division or the word.
 Reverend Haddock had a most ey- cellent chart which he allowed the Farmer to use in pointing out to Johnnie that the Bible was not one book but collection of books; Ill other words, Gods library. and that if covered all dispensations and al. religions that have been ill any way inspired: that in studying the 9'ble he must know and understand the who and the whom, the what tie where and the when before he Would be prepared to obey any passage in it. That is to say, he must know who was talking: to whom; where; when and what was said. He eXpiaInel that the Old Testament was not for HIS. but for the Jews. and that no one could find out how to become Chris tian by reading it because there were no Christians when it was writ ten. He then told Johnnie that hes must read the New Testament in or der to find out what to do tc be