The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-03-28

Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the
Declaration OF Independence" said:
II have 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 brain
Ter man has not lived under our dag.
said: THE Bible is the book OF all
others for lawyers as we'll as divines.
and | pity the man who cannot find
In II rich supply of thought and rule
of conduct" 1T is a belief In the
Bible" wrote Goethe. which has
served me as guide Of my moral and
literary life. No criticism will be able
10 perplex 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 more
the Bible will be used"
Matthew Arnold has not been &C.
cused of sympathy with Christianity.
but be had brains and he wrote: ITO
the Bible men will return because
they cannot do without IT,"
The Bible Essential.
Diderot, the French unbelIever.
when he looked from the ecclesiastical
machine which he had cause to criti-
else, 70 the Bible itself. wrote: mo
better lessons can / teach my child
than those OF the Bible"
Even Prof Huxley. though he had a
narrow, scientific spirit was compelled
TO write: II have always been In
favor OF secular education without the
ology. but | must confess that | have
been no less seriously perplexed 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, wDote: 'Peruse the
books OF philosophers, with all their
pomp OF dicuon. How meager, how
contemplate are they when compared
with the Scriptures. The majesty OF
the Scriptures strikes me with ad-
miration."
We could fll volumes with quota
items 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: II
believe Jesus Christ TO be the Son OF
God. The miracles which he wrought
establish In my mind his personal au-
thority and render II proper for me
10 believe what he asserts"
Ralph Waldo Emerson said Jesus
is the most perfect OF all men that
have yet appeared"
Napoleon Bonaparte, with a mind as
discriminating and logical as Web
ster's, held the same view Il know
men," said Napoleon, and l tell you
Jesus Christ was not a man. Superb.
cial minds see a resemblance between
Christ and the founders OF empires
and the gods of other religions. That
resemblance does not exist. There Is
between Christianity and other reli-
gions the distance OF infnity. Alex
ander, Caesar, Charlemagne and my
self founded empires. But on what did
we rest the creations OF our genius?
Upon sheer force. Jesus Christ alone
founded his empire upon love; and az
this hour millions OF men Will die for
him"
On one occasion Gen. Bertrand ex-
pressed TO Napoleon his doubt as 20
the deity OF Christ. III you do not
believe that Jesus Christ was d.
vine." returned Napoleon. Il did
wrong 10 appoint you general"
What Renan Wrote.
Ernest Renan, who lost his profess
sorship in the University OF Paris on
account OF his inhdelity, wrote OF
Christ: "All history is Incompetent
sible without him. He created the OBJ
ject and fixed the starting point OF
the future faith OF humanity. He is
the incompatible man 90 whom the
universal conscience has decreed the
title OF Son OF God. and that with
Justice. In the first rank OF this
grand family OF true sons OF God we
must place Jesus. The highest con.
sciousness OF God that ever existed
IA the breast OF humanity was that OF
Jesus. Repose now I'm thy glory.
noble founder. Thy work IL finished.
Thy divinity Is established. Thou
shalt become the corner stone OF hu-
mainly so entirely that TO tear thy
name from this world would rend II 20
It's foundations Betwcen thee and
God there will no longer be any dis
tinctlon Complete conqueror of death.
take possession Of thy kingdom. with.
or shall follow thee. by tho royal road
which thou hast traced. Ages ot
sdcrinR woteaipers"