Evening star., 1915-02-20
Know Your Bible.

All the blble SnOulu ne known anu
loved. yet it is good to have some
places of special delight
Gods word is as full of analogies as
His works." said Arnot. The histories
offerings and prophecies of the Old
Testament are figures of better things
which have been brought to light by
the gospel. The lessons OF the Lord
and His apostles TEEN with types Al
most every doctrine is given in dupii-
cate: the spirit is provided with a
body; a body clothes the spirit. Every
fruitful vine has strong elm to which
1t clings; every strong elm supports a
fruitful vine."-
The poet Collins in the latter part or
his life withdrew from his general
studies. and Travelled with no other
book than an English New Testament
such as children carry TO school. a
friend was anxious to know what com
panion such man of letters had
chosen: the poet said, 81 have only one
book. and that book is the best"
The highest good from your favorite
chapters is most likely to be reached
by your committing them to memory
When the word is nigh thee. even in
thy mouth and in thy heart. the ad-
vantages are very great in meeting
sudden temptations and in finding COM
fort in times of sorrow. When the
memory is stored with Scripture pas
sages the words will flash before you
when trials assail They will be on
y L
in His hour of trial.
Memorizing Scripture.
How many chapters can you recite
accurately? 1t is better for you to al
ways read them than to recite them
incorrectly. We are not to add to or
take from anything written in God $
book" At least the true sense of the
ard. IAa ,ri.- IL &c All
cult for the young to commit perfectly.
Almost every member of our Young
Peoples Society could in a short time
learn by heart dozen at least OF the
chapters recognized as favorite por
tions of the Scriptures What riches
this would store i'll the treasure house
of their memories,
Reading for Inspiration.
1t is very great and enviable attain
ment to be able to quote promptly and
accurately large portions of the Bible.
In this book are the words of life.
From it alone men gain spiritual light.
food. water. strength, comfort and joy,
But we get this out of the Bible only
when we use il rightly. 1t is not
enough TO simply read the Bible, we
must study ii diligently. II is not
enough to read and study the Bible. we
must mediate upon il. And il is not
enough to read. study and mediate
upon il, We must pray over il. The
reading. study and thought we give to
it may be only for intellectual ends-it
is the prayer that God will open the
full meaning of the message He has
sent that vitality counts in the use We
make of the Bible.
The Bible gives us strength from the
example of its strong men, the wisdom
of its wise men. the love of its affec-
tionate men. but most of all from
Gods holy spirit who has written Him
self into the book"
Who has this book and reads il not
Doth God Himself despise:
Who reads, but undersi andeth not.
His soul in darkness lies:
Who underst lands. hut savors not,
He finds rest in trouble:
Who sayors but ohereth not.
He hath his judgment double:
Who reads this hook-who understands
Doth SAVIOR and obey.
His soul shall stand at Gods right hand
In the great Judgment day