Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-09

belief IN. the Holy Scriptures. for this
is your certain interest"
Thomas Jefferson. who wrote the
Declaration Of Independence" said:
II HAYS said. and always will say. that
the studious perusal Of the sacred vol
ume will make better citizens. bet
ter fathers and better husbands"
Daniel Webster. than whom q brain
Ter man has not lived under our flag.
said: The Bible 10 the book OF all
others for lawyers ~ wei as divines.
and I pity the man who cannot find
In 1t rich supply OF thought and rule
Of conduct" 1T Is a belief In the
Bible" wrote Goethe. (which has
served me az a guide Of my moral and
literary life. No criticism will be able
to perplsx the confidence we have In
writing whose contents have
stirred up and given vital life and
energy by its own. The further the
ages advance In civilization the moro
the Bible will be used"
Matthew Arnold has not been 40
cussd Of sympathy with Christianity.
but he HAD brains and he wrote: ITO
the Bible men will return because
they cannot do without It."
The Bible Essential.
Didsrot, the French unbelievsr.
when he looked from the ecclesiastical
machine which he had cause to crit
else. to the Bible itself. wrote: mo
better lessons can / teach my child
than those of the Bible"
Even Prof. Huxley. though he had q
narrow, scientific spirit. was compelled
TO write: II have always been In
favor OF secular education without the
oiogy. but must confess that | have
been no less seriously perpiexed to
know by what practical methods the
religious feeling. which is the essen
tial basis Of moral conduct. is TO be
kept UP in the present chaotic state OF
opinion on these matters without the
use of the Bible"
Rosseau. strong and independent,
though skeptical. wrote: "Peruse the
books Of philosophers. with all their
pomp OF 'diction. How rneagsr. how
contemplate are they when compared
with the Scriptures. The majesty Of
the Scriptures strikes me with ad-
miration."
We could fill volumes with quota
tons from famous Christian scholars,
but these are from skeptical men OF
brains and culture who view the Bible
simply as an intelligent, moral and ed
ucational force.
Webster's Strong Tribute.
Great men, though not Christians,
give the same high estimate of Jesus
Christ Daniel Webster wrote: Il
believe Jesus Christ to be the Son Of
God. The miracles which he wrought
establish In my mind his personal au-
thority and render It proper for me
TO believe what he asserts"
Ralph Waldo Emerson said Jesus
Is the most perfect Of all men that
have yet appeared"
Napoleon Bonsparte, with a mind as
discriminating and logical as Web
ster's, held tie same view. u know
men, said Napoleon. and | tell you
Jesus Christ gss p9t q man superb
cial minds see q Resemblance between
Christ and the founders Of empires
and the gods OF other religions. That
resemblance does not exist There Ii
between Christianity and other reli-
gions the distance OF innnity. Alex.
andsr, Caesar, Charlemagne and my
self founded empires. But on what did
we rest the creations OF our genius!
I1, sheer force. Jesus Christ alone
founded hls ympr. r ;SSc love: and ss
this hour millions Of men win die for
him." .t--
On che occasion Gen. Bertrand ex.
pressed to Napoleon his doubt 40 to
the deity Of Christ. III you do not
believe that Jesus Christ was d.
v1ne." returned Napoleon. 81 did
wrong 70 appoint you general"
What RsNsn Wrote.
Ernest Rsusn. who lost his profess
sorship In the univsrsity Of Parts on
account Of his inddelity, wrote Of
Christ: "All history 10 inoomprshen.
e,bls without him. He created the OBJ.
jsct xnd died tie starting point Of
the future faith Of humanity. He Il
the incompatible man to whom the
universal conscience has dscrsed the
titis Of Son Of God. and that with |
justice. In the nrst rank Of this
grand family Of true sons Of God we
must place Jesus. The highest con-
sciousness Of God that ever existed
In the breast Of humanity was that Of
Jesus. Repose now In thy x1oyy.
noble founder. Thy work Is finished.
Thy divinity is established. Thou
shalt become the corner stone OF hu-
manity 80 entirely that TO tear thy
name from this world would rsnd n to
lie foundations. Between thee and
God there will no longer be any dis.
dnction. Complete conqueror Of death.
AXE possession Of thy kingdom, width.
n shall follow thee. by the roysi road
which thou hast traced. ages Of I
,doring worshipsrS" a
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