The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-23

tween 30 II 90 Ol1cfenl WRITER'S, anu
! hat among these were kings and
peasants, philosophers and fishermen,
Jews and Gentiles But in every es-
sential they utter the same great
truths. They were surely inspired by
the same spirit, for their doctrine OF
Man, of Sin, Of God, and Of Redemp-
| ton is the same. So marvellous is this
| fact that il cannot be ascribed to un-
aided human wisdom-to the unalded
| wisdom of men who had no chance
to consult each other, and who wrote
under the most diverse conditions.
This consistent unity of n Bible is
the visible. abiding miracle Of the
| ages-so much SO that only the spirit
| ualIy blind refuse 90 see it.
II men think the Bible Is nothing
more than a human production, let
them give us another sermon as good
as our Lords Sermon on the Mount.
1 II men honestly discount the inSpira-
ton Of the Bible, let them give us an.
other Gospel as good as that Of St
Johns What unaided human wis
dom has done in the past it may do
agafn. Let the men who underrate
| the divine elements In the Bible give
another epistle which moves in the
high spiritual regions Of Ephesians.
II the Bible Is nothing more than a
human production, it ought to be
easier to write a better one now than
" l. oaA SAAA0 OOAlA1 LIN A0hS ~
The world has more knowledge now
than it had then. My answer to all
who seem so anxious to get rid Of an
inspired Bible Is this: Give us a better
Bible than the one we have, or else
forever hereafter be silent
AS a book Of moral precepts the
Bible holds a high and easy suprem-
acy. There is nothing in all the world
Of moral literature comparable to the
Sermon on the Mount. the Ten Com
mandments and Pauls exhortation ito
speak the truth in love" Our race
can never Outgrow the moral princi-
pies Of the Bible. These principles are
AS the expressions Of the divine will
they Will be in force in heaven. In
any world moral creatures will be
bound to "do unto others as they
would have others do to them" AS a
Book Of moral principles it spurns all
compromise. If your right hand causes
you to offend, you must cut 1T OF. 1t
will not degrade h standard, but 1t
offers to empower men that they may
measure up to its demand. 1t offers
motives, ideals and influences whereby
the morally lame may leap rs the hart,
: and run with joy in the ways OF right
~eousneSs.
; Is Stamped With Divinity.
: Now, it must be evident to those
! ItdtS gu 1l0 IlidllcI, TIA
this high moral supremacy stamps the
Bible with Divinity, eau no man
a originate moral truths higher
8 than his own moral nature-and meE
do not try to invent moral standards
, which condemn their own conduct IL
: the very nature Of the case. bad meE
could not have written the Bible; and
= good men would not have professed tt
z have had visions and revelations from
God, unless it were a fact But w
are not left to human logic in thi:
matter. for the old Book has tn,
Z pages, and the men and women wht
l read it find God n truth and RICH
, will not long remain in doubt as to it
heavenly inspiration.
a But it is as a Book OF religion tina
the Bible comes to it's highest glory
Religion is greater than morality
Morality without religion to nourisl
it soon degenerates into lifeless form
d ality. AS the Book of s~upernatura
n religion the Bible is the only universe
Book. 1t meets all the demand Of on
moral and religious nature. It fit:
a every age, a and nation. 1t doe
for h Korean what it does for tn
d American-it introduces him to tn
One True and ever living God. 1t I
the n divinely appointed Book t
teach the things OF God to all the race
a Where the Bible is unknown natura
IL i NIL OO6ClhSA olo 1ASO z kd04I(
n idolatry and loathsome superstitions
L The Bible contains some thrillin
le history, but it is not a book Of history
It only uses history to enforce tn
Al claims Of morals and religion. TIL
Bible contains some Of the sublimes
poetry to arouse mans power and en-
force the claims of religion. TIL
Bible contains some profound phi1oso
ply, but it is not a book Of philosophy
1t only uses philosophy in the interes
4 Of religion. The Bible contains som
pc of the finest literature in all tn
world, but it is not a collection of elias
sic literature. 1t only uses l~teratur
to teach morals and religion.
co The One Universal Book.
~ AS the one universal Book of tn
only heaven-approved religion, tn
Bible can never be impeached by an
real or supposed historical naccurs
- cies, because it does not profess
" teach history As an end in itself. 4
the SNnremp and universal Pnnk