The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
BY William T. Ellis.


The tourist who visits Bethlehem will
be shown the cav under the same roof
as the grotto in which the Saviour was
born, where Jerome translated the bible
into the Vulgate. He wanted to get as
close as possible to the Life In rendering
the Book. The gospel takes it's rise In the
birth of Christ. There IL significance in
this incident OF the ancient saint and
scholar, who made the translation of the
bible into Latin which endures to this
day, getting near to the mangeT for his
labors. The best bible work Is that which
keeps closest to Christ.
Approximately 800 languages and dia-
lects have had the bible translated into
their speech. There Is no important ma
ton on earth today which may not read
the Word Of God In it's native tongue.
Many peoples have been given the bible as
their hrst literature; they had no written
speech until the bible translators. with In
finite pains, reduced their tongue to paper.
The greatest literary achievement In hui
man annals has been the giving Of the
bible to the whole mankind. In the speech
to which each nation was born. This has
also been the greatest single work OF mis-
sions.
Whenever I make any decision I ask
myself what the bible would teach me to
do in that particular case. 1t IL to me q
fountain from which I draw light and
strength. and In hours Of sorrow and de-
preston 1 seek consolation therein.-Em-
peror William OF Germany.
The man bearing the Book to q nom
Christian land Is more potent than the
man leading an army or a fleet of war
ships. For the bible subdues characters,
whereas the military or nava force mere
ly overcomes territory and outward ac-
tons. More revolutions AVE been
wrought by the bible than by gunpowder.
Martin Luther used to teach his chill
dren to read the bible In the following
way: First, read through one book care
fully, then study chapter by chapter, and
then verse by verse, and lastly word by
word, for he said: 1T Is like a person
shaking a fruit tree, First shaking the
tree and gathering up the fruit which falls
to the ground, and then shaking each
branch, and afterwards each twig of the
branch, md last of all, looking carefully
under each leaf to see that no fruit re-
mains. In this way. and in no other, shall
we also find the hidden treasures that are
In the bible
The charge has sometimes been made
| against Christians that they use the bible
as an idol. They set II up at fetch, in
stead Of handling Alright the word of
truth. The wise words Of Miles Coverdale
In the preface 10 his English bible OF 1885
are still applicable: TT shall greatly help
thee to understand scripture, If thou mark
not only what Is spoken or written, but
of whom, and unto whom, with what
words, or at what time, where to, what
Intent, with what circumstances, consider
ing what goeth before and what follow
eth" .
The existence of the bible as a book for
the people is the greatest benefit which
the human race has ever experienced.
Every attempt to belittle II Is a crime
against humanity .-Immanuel Kant.
The bible has been the Magma Charta of
theApoor and OF the oppressed: the bible ia
the most democratic book In the world.
By the study of what other book could
children be so much unmarked? / have
been seriously preplexed to'know by what
means the religious feeling In mankind,
which Is the essential basis OF conduct. iG
TO be kept up without the use OF the bible.
Thomas Huxley.
The period OF the Reformation was a
judgment day i0r Europe, when all the
nations were presented with an open bible
and all emancipstion'of heart and intellect
which an open bible involves.-Thomas
Carlyle. -. +.
The bible thoroughly understood Is a lit
erature OF itself-the rarest and richest In
all departments OF thought or magma
tion-RichaTd II. Froude.
Anybody who is, interested In helping
people to understand the bible IL a pa
t~riot.-Justice David Brewer.
If we abide by the principles taught In
the bible country will go on prosperine
= and to prosper; but II we and our pos