The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
AFTERNOON SERVICE.

subject of pr. Torreys sermon yester-
 day afternoon. He said that the study
 of the Bible Is the most profitable thing
 outside of praying. that a Christian can
 do. The trouble Is. however. that many
 Christians don't know how to study their Bibles. He likened the Bible to
 a gold mine. and said that a number of
 people don't know how to dig the gold
 out. He spoke upon eleven ways to
 study the Bible saying in part:
 "First-We should study the Bible daily. It seems to be the most com monpiace, yet 1t ia the most important
 way The man who gets there in life,
 is the man who keeps begging away. and the man who gets there in Bible study Is also the man who keeps peg
 ging away. One can get more good out of fifteen minutes spent with the Bible every day than any amount of time spent at the most wonderful Bible conference in the world, or listening to the most remarkable address in the world. The soul should be fed every day on the Bible just as well as baby should be fed with milk every day. IT, regularity in either case will injure. The best time for study is in the early morning.
 "Second-we should study the Bible systematically. System counts in Ibus- Iness and in domestic life. and there Is no place where 1t counts more than In Bible study. A definite plan for work Is necessary.
 "Third-We should study the Bible whole Bible. We must. The sure way to become a crank is to Just study one thing. 4 crank is not person that turns things: crank Is thing that Is always revolving around the same place. You don't want to be & crank.
 "Fourth--We should study the Bible conaecutIvely; begin at the beginning as did Jesus Christ. and study the whole Bible from the first verse of Genesis to the last verse of Revela- ton. A good way to do 1t. is to read. each day, one chapter in the Old Tes- tament. one chapter In the New Testa- ment and one chapter in Psalms. To be sure that we are reading the Bible consscutIveiy, there are i've questions that we should ask ourselves; CD What Is the principal subject of this chapter; ta) Who are the principal per sons in this chapter: (3l What Is the central lesson in this chapter; 0 What is the best verse in this chapter. and (5) What does this chapter teach about Jesus Christ. Every chapter in the Bible teaches something about Je- sus Christ.
 "Fifth-we should study the Bible comparatively. There Is nothing in the world that throws so much light on the difficulties in the Bible as does the BI- ble itself. It is better than all the commentaries and dictionaries ever printed. There Is always some other verse that will explain a difficult verse. | However. a Bible student should not be without 'The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge" which. next to the Bible, | I prize more highly than do all the other books in my library.
 Sixth--"We should study the Bible | topically. Go through the Bible on one subject until you have exhausted | It. Don't take any mans opinion. You might begin with such subjects as | Prayer, Grace Salvation. The | Blood etc. Mir. Moody began with Grace.
 seventh-"ws should study the Bible We should know what we read. A good many people think that the Bible is going to do deal of good by just lying in state on the It isn't; we must study. The greatest enemy to study Is haste SO we should not decide upon how much we will read. but how much lime we shall spend studying. To sum t up In one word. we must read the Bible thoughtfully.
 Eighth-"Agaih. he should read he Bible repeatedly. Read a book through again and again-even ten or nore times. When you have done that. you will see that the book looks en- irely new to you.
 Ninth-"We should read the Bible ,eiievingly. Read it as the Word of 9od, for that Is what it Is. Don't cad it like other books. Believe 1t, md don't try to explain it. Get into he attitude that makes you think, This is God speaking to me- but, lbove all, study it in Gods presence.
 Tenth-"Study the Bible ebediently. One verse in the Bible ooeyed. opens he whole Book. but one verse in the Bible disobeyed. closes the whole Book. Tohn vii. IT: If any man will do His will, he shall know Of the doctrine. 1t be of God. or whether I peak of myself is the greatest clue o an open Bible that know.
 Eleventh-"Last of all. we must tudy the Bible prayerfully, for there s nothing that opens the Bible for us. IT opens our eyes to the Bible, like prayer. By prayer, we can have the Holy Ghost with us all the time to how us as we read. That Is the great ecFet of Bible study---to study in the l srirfN. an. kuNxzz inc ETalv .CsanEA ana fa