Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-11-12

be waged triumphantly II makes
life deep. gives 1t dignity. volume and
weight. 1t sets men free from flip
pancy and frivolousness. 1t confronts
him in the ideas and actions OF his
life. 1t invites us TO mystical fellow
ship with God. The spiritual life is
life that needs nourishment and
food. Only in the Bible can we find
this nourishment needed by the spir-
itual life in an adequate and salts
factory way. IL We do not go to the
Bible we will go through life impov-
erished. The great fact of our
spiritual life is not our searching al
ter God, but his searching for u.s.
Sectional conferences we're held on
Saturday morning and afternoon,
where plans were laid for the coming
year.
Saturday evening II. h. Mcfarland
of Washington. ID. c.. spoke on THE
Call of Nation 10 College Men, THE
nation looks to the college man, TO
hold her standard high, and We must
have the spirit which the Bible gives
Hon. s. A. Macdonald, editor of To-
ronto Globe, gave an address on cit
izenship, the Bible and the College
Man" Graduates should go out in
to the world prepared in religious
training and Bible study Any thing
worth worth while in life must have
knowledge OF the foundation OF the
world"
Sunday was indeed a busy day and
Dean Bosworth addressed the confer
ence on Glow Does Bible Study Pro-
mote Effective Prayer" PRAYER Is
more than a mere utterance of words,
more than thought though it be elo-
quent il is the interchange of ought
between spirit OF man and spi 1t of
God Prayer is growth, is pat OF
life. and when growth ceases life be-
gins TO decay, so take care that YOU
do not neglect your prayer lie.
Prayer presents to us a personal God.
There is no end to the Universe OF
God and likewise no beginning. The
present generation needs tie power
of prayer which comes from Je us
Christ and we can find this power by
the study of the Bible. and we must
make Jesus Christ our partner for life.
Sunday afternoon Booker T. Wash
ington, the noted negro educator, spok
on the theme THE Place of the BIZ
BILE in the Uplifting of the Negro
Race The men doing the vital
things OF life are those who read the
Bible and are Christians and are
not ashamed TO let the world know IT,
Said he, "The negro who does the
shooting is uneducated and without
Christian training The negro with
out a home who wanders about from
community to community fills the
work houses today.
Just remember that the negro came
out of Africa few centuries ago,
half naked, with rings in his nose
and ears and chains upon his ankles
and wrists. He came out of that
clothed according to civilized custom,
with a hammer and saw in his
hands and a Bible in his hands No
man can read the Bible and be lazy.
Christianity increases a mans wants
and therefore increases his capacity
for labor. The negro doesn't run
from the Bible, either
The closing session was held Sun
day evening Or. W. w. White of
New York, was the first speaker. TAX
ing as his theme Future Bible Study.
He said it would be historical, theo-
logical, pedagogical, experimental. eth
ical, and worshipful. He declared all
people should know the teachings of
the Bible and concluded: II believe
that they are perfect for the purposes
for which they were given
Bishop William F. Mcdowell of Chi
cago. closed the conference. speaking
of the place of the Bible as great lit
erature. He compared the Bible and
it's origin with that of other literature
and periods of producing It. "Litera-
ture," he said springs out of life
returns upon life and into life, to bless
inspire and strengthen it, All great
literature has arisen from a great
peilOu VI lHSplid lloH. IL uiu uOJ JUDI
happen. So with the gospels. They
tell of a perfect life. They do not
supply an inspired creation but an in
spired recollection. People ask II
there may not be a better Bible
if they had not better wait The
Bible tells us of a perfect life and
there will never be a better Bible un-
Til there is lived a better life.
The end of the exploration is the
beginning OF the enterprise, the enc
of this conference is the beginning o.
Bible study" With these words TIT
conference closed.
Let us see to it that Bible stud!
has an important place in our lives
for each one of us desires to be of val
ne to mankind. If you have not we
signed up for a class. do so at once.
The Almanian.