The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-23

not one cent of royalty. My life is a
very simple one. My expenses are
small. 1 accept no salary and take up
no collections. Voluntary donations
from those who have been blessed by
my labors supply my needs and the
surplus goes l. the Bible and Tract So
ciety for the general forwarding of its
werk-''The PRONUNCIATION of Christian
knowledge
Each earnest Christian who obtains
the assistance of these Bible Keys and
enters into the treasures of God s
Word and eecomes rich himself in
spiritual knowledge and in joy and
peace of heart is glad to call the at
tention of others to these Bible keys.
Thus the international classes OF B1ble
Students of all denominations in all
parts of the world are springing up
and a blessed light, we believe, is go
ing forth from these, asSistful to all
who love righteousness and hate in
EQUITY. Although am the regular pas
tor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle congre-
CATION, there are several assistants and
I am priviIe ged to speak to thinking
Christians of various parts OF the
world, especially in the United states.
Only the Lord knows how thank him
for this privilege of service, and for
the still larger opportunity Afforded me
through the columns of some OF the
principal newspapers OF the United
States.
NV sermons are handled by a syndi-
cate. and 1 an advised that now they
appear i'll nearly five hundred news
papers. aggrcgating circulation of
six million copies, or, according to
newspaper count, thirty million read
ers. All of these dear people of every
denomination who do any thinking at
all, 1 am sure have lad similar diff
culties to those which l experlenced-
difficulties in appreciating how our
Heavenly Father could be a good Fa-
Their, a good God, loving Creator
and yet provide for mis- human Great
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creeds of the dark ages set forth.
There is not a thinking Christian in
the world who does not need the cor
rect understanding of the Bible in
day that is upon us. All need to give
heed to st. Paul's words, Take unto
YOU the whole armor OF God, that
We may be able to Withstand in the
evil day, AMI. having done all,' to
stand" (EpEesians vi. 49,. Our day
is blessed one IN respect to its Won
derful opportunities and privilege s,
but it is an evil one in the sense of
being q time of great trial and testing
of faith to Christendom.
Thinking minds are rejecting the
doctrine of eternal torment and gener-
aIly at the same time rejecting the
Bible and denyine that It is the in
spired Word of God. These. dear
friends are stumbling into infidelity
and think that higher criticism and
Darwin's evolution theory are new
light. Wnaf tney need 70 see Is tnaI
the true light is in the Bible and that, !
wearing our grandfathers' spectacles, |
We inherited the Word of God and /
wrested it to our own injury and to /
the loss of our peace of mind and fell |
Iowship with the Father. and with the |
Son and with the holy Spirit
The Kew to the Scriptures.
Whoever gets the proper understand
ing of our text has in his possession /
The Key to the Bible If he will use
n. passage after passage will open for
him and the whole Word of God be-
comes a new and glorious revelation /
of Justice, Wisdom, Love and Power
Divine. Jonah was il. the fish's belly |
he was buried alive. It is this that
is referred to in our text The words
hell belly signify grave belly or belly |
grave. The context shows all this,
Telling us additionally that sea weeds
were wrapped about the prophets
head and that God heard his prayer