The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-19
Estella

Editor Yinita Chieftain: love to
think of millions OF people past and
present who have and do believe in the
inspiration of the scriptures. The
Jewish nation from Moses to Christ
believed the Old Testament scriptures.
There certainly must have been mil
lions OF them. Then from the crucific-
ton to the present there must have
been millions who have believed in the
New Testament scriptures And at
the present time in the Christian ma
tions there must be millions of men,
women and children who believe in
bob the Old and the New Testament
scriptures. l picked up paper dater
January 81, 1912, and read reports
from 2S communities covering only
two days, January p and %, in which
were reported additions to one branch
of the church of 2,913 persons. An
other paper dater February 3, reported
from II different localities, .402 Feb
lruray 10, 1873 at "a churches; total
in four days at 60 churches 6,193-all
in 1912. SO you see it is safe to say
there are people by the thousand daily
openly protesting their belief in the
inspiration of the scriptures. How
many converts has any intidel got to
his credit? And what is their hope
either in this life or that to come. And
where has the infdel any hope Of fu
Iture life at all?
He dies as dog or as an animal
with no check on his conscience, with
neither hope OF reward nor fear Of
punishment. He is basing his all on
the belief of men, He calls them scien
lists. men who only for the Bible never
heard of such thing as eternal life
Men who explain material things only
by camulation of words. Men who
have got it in for the Bible because
its the only book that has shown VI
man as he is. The only book in exist
ence that has told man what he mus
do to inherit eternal life. Men even il
this day of science, murder nnoeen
men. women and children, rob ant
commit every crime that can be com
mitted. and science has made infidel'
believe that the God who created al
, things hasn't power to control wha
he has created Nor TO even communi
cate with even the highest of His crea
: tor, because some man who believed
ltne Bible committed murder
, Well the Bible describes the intidel-
j Ii tells of his living in all ages, ant
, tells of his works OF his methods
, and tells what is to be his end. | don
| wonder at any infdel being ashame'
: to let his neighbors know who he is
And again l ask where are the infide
Z institutions for the uplift of humanity
What has the infdel to offer instea'
: of Christianity. These are question
{ pertinent to the issue And still an
: proud that | can classify with Chris
I tian people.
/ No specific crime or crimes prove
! inhdelity Thep prove the validity 9
t the Bible. 1t was crime that made tn
} Bible a necessity, ! have never ye
: read Of, nor heard Of. any infidel lite
I ature, or infidel teachers that tried I
| make men and women better. or trie
. to fit or prepare them for any exis
E ence after death If there are reall
! any infidels, they are either cringin
0 towards who fear to give their idenitit
! or blatant heart-hardened men VII
+ who been given over to hardness
heart, who have been fully describe
o by the scriptures.
S CAPT. G. S. WHITE.