The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-14

The date OF It's writing IS estimated to
be about the year 800 A. d.
CD The third OF these Oldest known
Greek MSS. OF the New Testament ID
styled the Alexandrlne. because II was
found In Alexandria in Egypt. II is
now In the British Museum. where
any visitor can behold 1t In glass
case. Ii IL supposed to have been writ
ten about A. ID. $50. The readings OF
all three OF these Greek MSS. can be
secured and the variations between
their readings and our Common Yer.
sion are so simply arranged as TO leave
no excuse for Ignorance on the part OF
Bible students Our Common Ver-
sion with notatlons of these MSS can
be obtained through any BOOKSELLER
A Responsible and Sacred Trust.
Prof. Tischendorf writing respecting
these ancient Greek MSS. says:-
$40 treat such ancient authorities
with neglect would be either unwnr.
rantable arrogance or culpable negli-
gence. Indeed. 1t would be misun-
derstand1ng of Providence II, after nll
these documents had been preserved
through ull the dangers OF fourteen or
fifteen centuries and delivered safe
into our hands. we were not ready to
receive them with thnnkfulness as
most valuable Instruments for the
calculation of Truth"
The Truth In the Love Of II.
The Lord speaks of some who re.
ceive not the Truth in the love of 1t,
and tells that they ultimately will be
ensnared by the Adversary. Evident
ly heart.honesty is one Of the most
precious elements in the Divine sight.
1t is not sufficient that we should be
Christians In name merely and with
form and ceremony. 1t would not be
sufficient in the Lords sight that we
should worship sect or party or even
the Bible. Ii is the Divine Truth that
we must reverence next to the Divine
person.
Ii Is not sufficient to have Bibles
on our center tables merely, nor suf-
ficient to carry them under our arms.
We must "eat" the Word of God-that
Is TO say. we must, as spiritual chill
dren of God. feed upon His message.
And this truly implies careful dis
elimination TO discern between Gods
inspired Revelation and all human ad-
dltions and admixtures. There Is.
therefore. a difference between rever-
enclng and loving the Word of God
and reverencing and loving particu-
lar translation, errors and all.
"Thy Word Is Truth"
Our Masters prayer for all of His
true disciples or footstep followers.
was and still Is, "Sanctify them
through Thy Truth; Thy Word is
Truth" Whoever would have the
sanctifying influence of the Divine
Word should so far as possible rid
himself OF every unsanctifying admix-
ture of human tradition and interpola-
ton. The true sanctifcation or set
ting apart of the heart to know and
TO do the lords will could not be con.
tent to uccept with the sanctifying
Truth dealing errors. chaff and non
sense.
II thousands are turning away from
the Bible there is reason. 1t
Is not the pure Truth that drives them
away, but the foreign admixture and
the slnnderons neutrality-suspicious.
handed down TO us by our well-mean-
ing but dcluded ancestors Of several
centuries ago. II Is high time for
all to manifest to God their love of
the Truth by spending some of their
time in stndylng lt--in learning Its
precious lessons and in telling forth
It's good tlJings Of great joy to all
peoDle"
"'Tis one thing now 10 read the Bible
through
Another thing To read. to learn and do:
TITS one thinS now to read II with delight.
And quite anather thing to read II right
Some read TO prove n pre-adopted creed
Thus understand but little what they
read
And every passage In the Book they bend
To make II suit that all-inportant end.
Some people read. as I have often
thought.
To teach tho Book. instead OF TO be
taught"