The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-02
COUNTRY CLUB TALK
(For The Bulletin by x. Ray Faber,

Cor The Bulletin by x. Ray Faber.)
Or, Anderson | have been refresh.
ling my memory on the Bible of late
and lind it more interesting reading
than ever before There is so much
IN ii that appears fresh and new TO
M, compared with my former read
ings of many years ago, when the
reading was somewhat compulsory.
ia the course of religious training.
Then the book appeared to me to
be rather dry reading OF course II
SAW no entertainment in il, no su-
pericr wisdom did not pause to
give what read any though. Now,
outside the mere historical part. n
! find wisdom and beauty, and food for
thought, in every chapter of 1t. And
| those fond OF historical reading who
have not read the Bible have skipped |
the most unique entertaining and
best written history of all
| Judge Bacon quite agree with |
YOU doctor have been some
! VIVA constant reader of the Eible for |
years and consider it the book of ali |
| books. T he person Of reflective mind |
who has not in his reading included |
the Bible will be astonished on tax
| ing it up by discovering what he !
has missed There Is the beauty |
about It; enc never tires of it after
haEituated to the reading OF it The |
same passage read at different times
presents something new in thought
each time The Bible has supplied
the texts of all the preachers fer
centuries, and yet they do not have
to seek any other source for texts,
and never viii In fact every writer
in the sacred scriptures suppiles
more texts than any preacher would
nee@ in a life time Shakespeare =
a wonderful book. but everything In
il is fond in the Bible, and tue grea;
may Justly be presumed
to have obtained large share of his
from the sacred volume
Prof Caldwell: The fact is worthy
Of consideration that the code of
morals the crimina, law and a large
part of the civil law of all Christian
latiens which means the most en- {
tighten At OF the nations, are based !
"a the Bible. The Ten Command {
reGts given 10 Moses are the !
oundation for the criminal law. c
Noses was great law giyer in his I
,Ha right am disposed to dispute
n favor Of Moses, the claim that C
solomon was the wisest Of men. The c
Ire. Il, l.,,- v.s. t.,,,,ii,rl,. a.g,,.t,I q, d
he immediate occasion for it, but i
h." most Of II holds good vet Mod
ri times introducing steam aud
lectricitN have made changes thai
ayo iulringed On the Sabbath OBJ a
euance commandment In Moses q
me everything moved slowly n
transportation was by caravans. | !,
amcls. oxen ANA nothing faster II
ian oven being uscl Then It was i
asy aud natural to have "A complete !;
ST ou one day ia seven Now a.
hen SO many people are employed IL
J transportation AMI allied pursuits ..
nd so many engaged in providing q,
~ the physical wants of these. H.
uoug all of whom no Sabbath RESI- a,
found. 90 large percentage Of thos N,
%" would prefer 90 obey the sacred N,
are compelled TO VIC y,
tr IT, =,
r. Anderson. While this may De b.
ge there should De- no further a,
takiHs ct the commandment than q,
necessary. 3 believe workers need ar
.' daf in seven Tor restt this seems
tr demonstrates rs about the
sHt proportion of rest to labor.
here lgbor mas De suspended for
r sabbath H sh0U;f be This -
uI- 10 De ia conformity with the M
7ss and disposition OF the Amcri-
D. nation III
lawyer BaHes. one feature 81 ser
s Zen Common imeuJs have sol
ser sem commented cu is that thew
an addressed f1 mc1 onIf. Thou.
q chs. u=.d u fhou mran mou.
fou aiat uuf cuvtf OBJ, neigh r-
vile r'a--iur rcr In tTr s
alifratioH- amouz craiirI-. but 90 con
Hof -1- Thou sfaH not eoytt| \
ueiehier-- ausban7~ There IS no
GueTiar between tLUu and thv as
81 iu fhi- commandment and the
nr aoris used in tie other CONF
az. H.ents. This NAV be a pointer ''''
those Opposed ~ woman suffrage .,
] ann one of them
commodore Goss- This Bible taiz '"
Interesting. but ! think Bangs has
Heht il auan n 'ae closing point
fhaf we bad better drive bone
- 80 can $50 the uumhers on the n