The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-30

girl. al Christendom through, bu
their lot is made better By this grea
book"
Bishop whipDle: Take the gospe
away, and what a mockery is human
philosophy ! once met a thoughtfu
scholar who told me that for years b.
had read every book which assalleC
the religion Of Jesus Christ He said
that he should have become an in
adel II il had not been for thres
things
First. / am man. ! am going
some where. am tonight a day nearer
the grave than last night have read
all they can tell me. There is not one
solitary ray Of light upon the dark
lness. They shall not take away the
only guide and leave me stone blind.
Secondly. / had mother. saw
her go down into the dark valley
where am going. and she leaned up
on an unseen arm as calmly as a child
goes to sleep upon the breast Of a
mother. | know that was not a dream.
Thirdly" he said, with tears IN his
eyes, 4 have three motherless dangh-
ters. They have no protector but my
self. I would rather kill them than
leave them in this sinful world II you
could blot out from il all the teach
ings Of the Gospel
Bishop James gives this -reminis-
cence OF Daniel Webster:
when Daniel Webster was IN his
best moral state, and when he was in
the prime Of his manhood, he was one
day dining with company OF literary
gentlemen in the city Of Boston. The
company was composed Of clergymen.
lawyers, statesmen. physicians, mer
chants, and almost all classes OF lit
erary persons. During the dinner con-
yersation incidentally turned upon the
subject OF Christianity. Mr.. Webster,
as the occasion was in honor of him,
was expected to take a leading part
in the conversation. and he frankly
states his religious belief in the
divinity OF Christ, and his dependence
upon the atonement Of the Savior. A
minister OF very considerable literary
reputation sat almost opposite him at
the table. and he looked at him and
said Mr. Webster, can you eompre-
hend how Jesus Christ could be both
God and mani Mr.. Webster with one
Of those looks which no man can itni-
tate, fixed his eyes upon him, and
and emphatically said No
sir, ! cannot comprehend it; and !
would be ashamed to acknowledge him
as my Savior II | could comprehend
II. n | could comprehend Him, He
could he no greater than myself, and
such Is my conviction Of accountability
to God, such is the sense of my sinful
ness before Him, and such is my
knowledge of my own incapacity to
recover myself. that feel ! need a
superhuman Savior
Victor Hugo:
1T would not be worth while to live
if We were to die entirely That which
alleviates labor and sanctifies toll is
to have before us the vision of a bet
ter world through the darkness of this
life. That world is to me more real
than the chimera which We deyour.
and which we call life. 1t is forever
before my eyes 1t IS the supreme
of my reason, as it is the
supreme consolation OF my soul.
Rabbi Gamaliel. as recorded in the
ralmud. once had prince say unto
lim:
Your God is a thief, he surprised |
Adam in his sleep, and stole rib from
lim' The Rabbits daughter over
heard this speech, and whispered a.
word or two IN her fathers ear, ask
ng his permission to answer this sing
liar opinion herself He gave his con-
sent. The girl stepped forward, and
'eigning terror and dismay, threw her
arms aloft in supplication, and cried
,ut, My liege my liege, Justice! re-
sengel" What has happened? asked
he prince, "a wicked theft has taken
place, she replied "A robber lhas
,rept secretly into our house, carried
lway silver goblet, and left a golden
,ne instead Would that such rob-
,eries were OF more frequent occur
'ence answered the price. Behold,
hen, sir, the kind thief our Creator
vas; he stole rib from Adam. and
gave him beautiful wife instead
Well said!' avowed the prince"
Thomas Jefferson, speaking of the
Bible and home life says: q have al
ways said. and always will say, that
he studious perusal of the Sacred
Volume viii make better citizens. bet
er fathers, and better husbands"