The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24
.srhe Lamp and the Light. :,

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 We @ hsvs also; .s,,ne 2 more sure re ,wo5a or, that that sSnt yi taS hsss Sars s pset so ua Fss Seg SoSr qSsri Ssarts .SMs sao is Peter. I. is W ~ eod's psSii pooRmissjop T ia Gods behalf, Each prophet brought some message from God. And whether that message took the form of remonstrance or encour- explanation of the past. reproof Of the present, or revelation of the future, in all cases alike 1t was a constituent part of the prophetic word" It forms spired utterance. by which God in times past spoke unto the fathers by the prophets.
 in Scripture to Christ Himself. 1t is q 'light"-or rather, a lamp. shining in dark .(murky. or squalidl place. the sun. But the lamp. which is its sub bstitute during the hours of twi- light and darkness. IL was with the prophets generally. Their lamp Is to point the way to Christ Himself. the The irst coming sf chsfss did not scriptgres Writing asay many years after after Ito take heed" to the proph etic word. He fixes limit (but not .. past limit to the use of the Holy Scriptures arise i'm the yoSr SaS aaMh ana m e chYss s found there, till His bright light is seen and felt within; till the heart rests and is satisfied in the revelation of Christ Has this day dawned and the day star arisen In your heart?
 When we would begin to define in- spiration we are lost in many perplex- ing questions We may easily lose fr Whirh verge on the one side and the other of the plain highway of truth The Bible lies unread. while men quarrel over 1t; and when it is next nSu opened it thing soiled, spoiled and desecrated by a treatment, most opposite to It's ori- gin and purpose.
 Suspend all these questions until you really know and love your Bible; until by its help the day dawns and the day-star arise In your heart" Let us Tesoys sEeTy one f,st of Word Ss not to sit to judge us, but rather, let it reveal itself until 1t leads us into the paths of peace.
 ing heed to Holy Scripture Perhaps we imagine that we do. In the days of education 1t was our textbook; in our public service we hear 1t read; on Gods holy day most families have 1t open. What lack we yet? But if we never take the pains to read 1t for ourself? If we count 1t alone of S s.9 9oGF' to ef efe %s S fsS atsssy iSSx ESSx 1t all and never bend our knees In meditation over 1t to that God who caused 1t to be written by holy mon St Sdno sa not 5SF . @oPa God 9f Goh mot
 None will deny that there are pecu- liar difficulties in the way of this study. Impatience and slQth, as well as the arch enemy. all combine to keep us from 1t. And, therefore, so many live practically without a Bible,
 go?" S"o Who. 'V save Christ, ever pro: fesses to have for use the words Of
 It is "a lamp shining in a dark of phantoms and shadows, of nightly dreams and waking visions; so empty of solid joys. of heart t-deepv comforts. of permanet satisfaetion nor the bright moon; not even the real and sober dawn. It is a lamp, and by its aid we pore over the map of life, future. By It's aid we study ourselves see in example what we are see in pre- cept what we ought to be; see in warning what we ought to shun: see in promise what we must desire. It teaches us. most of all. the character of God. the work of Christ and the of ice of the Holy Spirit.
 the light it affords. but to continue to live by candlelight were but half a living. The lamp shines on in our dark places "until"--
 Until the day dawn. and the day star rise in our hearts"
 When He that shall come is come. and no longer tarries. then shall the lamp fade away of itself before the brightness of His presence and He who has spoken to us in His word shall reveal Himself. face to face in glory
 everybody insists on having it. re- gardless of expense, and yet the supply seems equal to the demand.
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