South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-21
BIBLE GUIDE BOOK
FOR CHRISTIANITY
Rev. George w. Allison Says
NEEDED as Much as Guide
to Travelling.

The Christian RoadbOok" was the
subject Of the sermon delivered by
Rev. George William Allison. pastor
OF the Hope Presbyterian church las
evening. He said if we were to
travel in Europe or any country
across the water We would want a
sUide book, mapping out roads of
travel, schedules and calling atten-
ton 20 points Of particular interest
10 the wayfarer AS much as the
traveller needs guide book for his
travels so does the Christian need
the Bible. which is a guide book to
Christianity.
Il think you all see what I am
driving at" he said. Every mans
life is an undiscovered country not
only after death, but before. lie
never knows of himself what a sin
gle day may bring forth in problems
of conduct and character. ought he
not To- profit then when he can 10y
the experiences of other mems lives
who after toilSome and painful trials
have sought out a more perfect
way?'
Men have had experiences upon
every road of life. Every problem
OF human conduct has been expert
mented upon from different angles.
And We find the results or records of
such experiences on the great jour
ney Of life all summed up and gath
cred into one Book which we call
in
good sense call the Christians Road
Book
some have taken roads which led
To futile failure and dismal disap-
pointment And their experiences
resulting in the philosophy which
says, The wages of sin is death,
The soul that sinneth shall die,
The sins Of the fathers are visited
unto the children Of the third and
fourth generations. Judas stands
ready 10 warn us against this sort
OF failure Study his life.
Others have taken roads which
led from the City of Destruction TO
the New Jerusalem. They took the
upward path. which though narrow
and tOilsomely upgrade,-yet leads
TO the desired destination. And here
stands John with his vision Of the
new heaven and the new earth to in
vite our souls 10 climb.
Il hope many Of you noticed the
prominence OF the Bible in Pilgrims
Progress, when you saw il filmed. !
The Christian must ever live close to
the record of mems seeking after
God and finding Hib. Particularly
do new Christians need this advice.
Not that they may need the Bible
any more than these Of us who have
been disciples for many years.-but
because the older Christians have
already learned their dependence
upon Gods word for support and
guidance. II has become their road
book IN the journey Of life!
Every man will find this a good
book to live by. And when he is
through with life. ne will find it a
good book TO die hy,-giving as its
teachings do the only gertrude of
hope for Immortality which is in
finitely desirable. 1t is related of 2
famous Scotchman. that when he lay
dying, ne called his son to his bed
side and said. Bring me the book
The son asked, What book father -
There is only one Book in such a |
time as this the dying father re-
piled. The Bible is good to die by, |
but let us emphasize for the present |
that fact that IL is a good book by |
which TO live II is a very road !
book on the great journey o. life.
The Bible is the only authOrita- |
tive source from which to obtain re-
ligiOus teaching as to how we may
save our souls and society in the |
present world. and for the world TO /
come Let us then make it our Wade /
mecum.' our road book without /
which we do not travel Let US eX-
olt its regular. daily cat least use
By the individual and by the fam