The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-20


Follow the Gleam'
THE BEST OF BOOKS.
Terse Comments On The Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic of The Young |
Peoples Socicties-C.sristian Eli |
deavor, etc.-for April 25, "The |
Bible. The Worlds Supreme Book"
Dcut. 6:1-9
BY WILLIAM r. ELLIS.
In a parade of labor union men re-
Gently a group of book binders bore
what they claimed to be "The Big
gest Book in the World" The COM
pletely bound volume was something
over six feet high-but it's pages were
blank. Books are not measured by
bulk. The greatest Of all volumes. the
New Testament, is carried in the~pock-
cts Of thousands of men. The test of
book is it's results: and this volume
has. for nearly nineteen centuries,
been making the poor peaceful the
sorroWing serene. the weak strong.
the ignorant learned, the wicked
righteous. It has created a new order
Of civilization and has thrown down
empires and kings. The thinking OF
modern mankind has been shaped by
it. It's teachings have been written
into the statute laws Of all the ma
tions of Christeninn. And this book
alone brings heaven into the hearts Of
humanity. and directs mankind into
the eternal heavens.
I should be afraid to go forward il
| I did not believe that there lay at
| the foundation of all our schooling
and Of our thought the Incompatible
and unimpeaChable Word Of God
| Woodrow Wilson
| The Bible is the one book that no
| intelligent person can afford TO be
ignorant of.-Charles Dudley Warner
The only book that has been uni
versalIy translated is the Bible. Il
has been rendered into five hundred
languages and dialects-the speech o
all mankind. These latest version!
have the merit of being fresh and col
loquial and in the idiom Of ever.
day.
Wherever the Bible has been givel
to a non-Christian people the con
verts have stood fast through all test
and trials Bible-reading Christian
do not slump into sin or error. eth
entrance Of Thy word giveth light"
Too much is being said and writer
nowadays about the higher criticism
OF the Bible. subject that belong
mainly in the seminary and the min
listers study. DR.. James NJ. Camp
bell's relates an illustration with a per
tinent ponit.
"You ought to hear our new min
: lister. and see how he cemolishes tn
: higher critics. said man to hi
friends the other day.
!, "Are there many higher critics i
: your CONGREGATION ~ inquired h
: | friend
when I come to think Of it, d
, not know Of any"
!. = ''Arc there any In the town {
:, neighborhood? ?"
Il really have not heard Of any
: .'Wall, what do you think Of tt
:, wisdom OF your preacher going o.
:, cunning after higher critics when
= is not certain that there is one
them III the woods? He puts me
mind OF my little boy hunting fl
: bears in the garden"
: Recent British publications ha'
S borne witness to the habits OF dai
Z, devotion of the late Lord Roberts.
a Admiral Fisher and Of Lord Kite
- erer commanders respectively Of Il
y | feet and the army That the kil
"a Of England himself is a daily read
: IF the Bible is shown by this lett
- ! fro-n his private secretary. Lo
= Kno;fys 70 an inquirer:
It It '
,e Il nave had the honor Il subm
Il ting yoar letter to the King, and q
Y. directed TO inform you il reply III
in | it IS quite true that he proEis
Queen Alexandria IS long ago as IS
CT that he wouid read q chapter Of {
is Bible daily, aad ttar he has ev
| since adhered 10 this promise"
~
L. IYie plan OF American SunC
n school leaders 10 send Gospel porto
m 20 ;i1e armies Of ell the warring
IL. SONS Is hoyia:r extraordinary 81
" G.-s~s: r.-t aa., because the Sund
II ses.ocl mem ha-s II, this land are ea-
-. "a contribute thsir uis.ke!s for the ~