Arizona republican., 1909-02-19
SECOND DAY OF THE
 DR. DIXON MEETINGS
Able Address on "Tne Bible as the The second day of the Dixon meet Word of God"

ings brought out a larger audience in the afternoon. Evidently the evangel- ist is rapidly winning his way into the good graces of Phoenicians The top ic for the afternoon was: 'Why I be- lieve the Bible to be the Word of God" The speaker said in part:
 ''The Bible itself is the best argu- ment for the Bible. We will look at the Bible today in the light of the Bible. We will take for our scripture John 5:S9: Search the scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify of me- Also 2 Timothy 3:16, r: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine. for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works
 -Four things are declared in these verses: First, a Biblical definition of the Bible; second, the biblical use of the Bible; third, the biblical method of Bible study; and fourth, the bibli- cal purpose of Bible study Every Jew knew what was meant by the scrip llC bOuN Ol NIlllHSS held sacred by them, which we have in the old Testament, everything that we have in the old Testament but not less. There are -four great dates in the old Testament-1,6OO B. c. when Moses wrote the book of the law and caused it to be laid up in the ark of the covenant; 600 B. c. when the lost book was found in the temple and re- stored to the priests; 425 B. C. when Ezra read it to the returning captives; and 2S0 B. c. when the Hebrew Old Testament was translated into the Greek language. For the study of the New Testament one should read How ard Russell's A Lawyers Examination of the Bible For what may be called a synthetic definition of the Bible it may be said: The Bible is literature, written at the command of God, under the guidance of God and preserved by the providential care of Cod Paul gives to Timothy also an analytic def inition-every scripture is inspired. I. e., God breather, it has the breath, the very life of God in it. This Bible is not dead thing, it is a living book. It should not be cut in pieces, for in so doing one is cutting into the very life of God.
 ''The biblical use of the Bible is also fourfold. It is profitable for four things. First, for teaching. T. is an official proclamation. In it inspired men wrote Gods thoughts, under Gods authority and with Gods power behind them. It is profitable also for reproof -reprOving. You may build your creed out of the Bible but you must plumb it by the Bible. It is profitable for correction. In that word is the thought of making things right. The Bible not only shows you where the wall of your creed is crooked but it also enables you to put it right. Again it is profit able for instruction in righteousness. The great purpose of the Bible is to each men and women how to get right with God. It is something to be a man of science, of wealth, of learning. but it is a thousand times better to be a man of God. These texts also give us the biblical. method of Bible study. Search What is profitable costs work. If you get good out of the Bible you must work for it, you lIuSl StdiNll lllt SIllpNulto. pc NllllAlS to get weary. I like even the grass hopper method by the use of which Mir Moody achieved such marvellous results. This is taking its words and by concordance and study follow them through the length and breadth of the book. I like also the study by books reading a single book through at a sit ting Sectional study is also profitable, first studying the book as a whole then taking it up by sections, and even by words until it's contents are mas tered Luther said Bible study was like his method of gathering apples. He first shook the tree then the larger limbs. then the smaller limbs, then the bearing twigs, and when he was through he had about all the apples.
 'The motive for Bible study Is first the completion and perfection of char