Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-08
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DESTROYING COOS WORD.


1.-The Word of God shall stand for
ever "-lsasah 1918.
The Prophet Jeremiah was shut u
IN prison The disaster upon the KING
dom had, To SOM extent, awakened tii'
people TO a slight repentance in which
the king Joined, YET IL was fepen
tenance OF fear rather than heart It
pentance 'rhe King had enmity agains
jeremiah sbecae lie Divine message
came through him He seems 70 hsN,
hoped 10 restrain the Prophet iron
forthcr prccianiatien 81 the Coming
trcclle through fear. However, In,
Lore tfiiecttd the Prophet to write Gu
nn,of dis 1prupltt cies on a scrJiL al
tt-rithyi Il intent style, in columns Jerc
nliaal dictated and Baruch served hin
as amaHuensi5
BY the Lords direction this book OF
jeremiah was to be read 10 all the peo-
pic, IN The temple. on the occasion OF a
general gathering for worship ami
repentance. Sine the Prophet him
self could not GO lie directed Bafueh.
who took the scroll and read it in
The hearing OF the people It's prophe
eies ef dire disaster made a deep i'm
tression. one of the princes of tha
people was present and heard the read
ing and reported To others of the
kings counsellofs. They sent for Ba-
ruch and had him read ii before them
all They. also, were deeply impressed
ana concluded that il should be
brought before the king. But mean
the Baruch and jeremiah were hid
Gen the prot ability 81 the kings dis
Pleasure being great
Hearing of the manuscript. the king
as anxious TO have il read before
him by scribe. During the reading
as two of three columns 81 the manu-
script We're read, the king cut them
off with pen KNIFE and threw them
into the hre-until the entire manu-
script was heard and destroyed By
t4e Lords direction Jeremiah dicta-
tatcd his prophecies atresh Baruch
aeain acting as amanuensis; End this
edition was made still more complete
than the former Amongst othef
things il iacluded the Divine edict
that none of Jehoiakim's posterity
Should ever SIT upon the throne of Da
vid
Gods Word indestruetble.
Thomas Paine Noltaire and niger
soil imagined that DIZZY had made the
Word Of cod To appear 50 ridiculous
that II would net er.ltofe have iniiue
arnongst mn K bert Ingei soil i,
quoted as having said. In ten years
the Bible viii MT be read How lit
tie the poor man knew on the subject
TIE frcntiseis oe 81 a Well know II
WyebE1e Ellie pictures Satan ane
others, religious and irreiigious, blow
ing with All their might to pul out
hsit. In proportion as they exhaust
ca their energy the light burned the
noie brightly.
: IL story IS told respecting the Tyn=
Gale fible which Illustrates the poin
vi are making. namely, the impossi
iility Of xtlng aishius Gods Word
T5ndaie, while Al the university u
Gampridsts England. detated much
ef lis life energy To- the transla tiop OF
the. I,ihle. He remarked to an oppo-
nept III Cod spare my Ire, ere manA
Years I viii cause boy that driveth
ttfe How to know mere q the Scrip
tues than thou dast.
Tvadale's project of publishing TIN
hible in the English language was
so seriouslt opposed in England that
he removed to German cities and. in
the \ car 1875 A H.. Eis translation 81
thG New Testament was issued. Cop
les or il poured into England The
Bishop of London Was so opposed thai
lie collected and burned as many COP
les as he could. at st. Paul's Cross II
London, Yet more copies came. lid
could not destroy them. The Bishor
collected monies whereWith Ia buy ui
the whole edition. The purchase wos
entrusted to merchant named Park
elg,on, who went to Germany and
purchased the books. Addressing Tyn-
dale he said William | know thou
art q poor man and hast an heap Oh
New Te staments and books by thee
end | have now gotten merchant
which with ready money will buy
all thou hast" Tyndale inquired
Who is this merchant 80 Mr.. Park
ihgton answered The Bishop Of Lon
dom oh" said Tyndale. that Is
because he will burn them Yes he
VIII" said Parkington Tyndale was
alad because thus he could get cut oil
debt and he said The world viii cry
out against the burning of God
Word THE money from the same
enabled Tyndale to get cut new ed
iti6n With errors corrected and muet
better than the one that was burned.
Better interpretations Opposed.
Although we have passed the day
when any would attempt to DESTROY
the Bible. we have not passed the day
Of nnnoQitinn A. The tp1,tb
satan would fain have the peopis
of God Worship the book rather than
Study and appreciated its contents IN
consequence, not a few are Opposing