Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-03
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assisted Or. j. L. Stokes In Il revival
meeting in the Walhalla Methodist
church, used very comprehensive
statement OF what the Bible Is. Some
OF his hearers desired to retain this
IN their memories, and Mr.. Dame,
has furnished a copy Of 1t to one OF
the young ladies OF Walhalla, who
requests that We reproduce il, which
| is done in full below:
The Bible.
When we pray we talk to God:
when we read the Bible God talks to
us. Wonderful book! hold in my
hand the only chart which has safely
guided all former navigations of this
treacherous sea. Here is the sublim-
est poetry, the Oldest and only code
OF morals, ancient and accurate ac-
count OF our ancestors and our orr
gin; the only revelation of our duty
and destiny; the only reliable def
milton OF goodness and Of God: the
only authoritative statement OF sea-
sons and relationships, of causes and
consequences.
It marks out the only road from
sin to salvation; from sour to sweet; :;
from bad to better and best: from
fear to freedom; from hovel to a
home in heaven!
Blessed Book! bond OF union be-
tween me and mine. between the
shadow and the substance, between
the seeming and the substantial. the
smoky here and the sublime here
after
WONDERFUL Book! | let it fall
open before me, ant, | see my sinful
ncSS and my Saviour. my hcmlcssncss
and my help, my criminalitv and my
holy calling, my condemnation and
my Christ, my cross and my crown.
my Calvary and my coronation, my
ruin and my resurrection, my fall
and my Father, my lifc's brcvity and
,'ordan's bridge, my last sickness and
my eternal soundncss.
Ny Book. want nothing more
cooling when burned by the last
fever: want nothing warmer rs Il
cover in the chill Of death: want no
softer pillow in my coffin: want no
brighter light in the dark valley: |
want not better staff when feeling for
J0rdan'S $ crossing; ! want no sharpcr
sword when assaulted on the last
battlefield; want no divincr rod OF
comfort: want no better Legacy for
my children. beQucath only this
to posterity. | will ponto0n Jordan
with its pages; | will take it as my
passport to the entrance gate yondcr.
| will plead the merits OF its Central
Figure in the judgments: on it's au-
thority will die in hope and rise in
expectancy. Through its teachings
expect to know how to assist in
crowning Jesus Lord OF All. Guided
by it will know my house in Heaven,
and my place among the angels.
TO keep much in this book is to
glide forward in grace, in knowledge,
into heaven. To neglect it is to back
slide.
What IA blessed book the Bible is!
The book contains the mind OF God,
the state OF man. the way of saliva
tion, the doom Of sinners, the happi-
ness OF believers. Its doctrines are
holy, its precepts binding. its histo-,
rics true, its discussions immutable.
Read it to be wise. believe it to be
safe, and practice it to be holy. 1t
light to direct your feet. to
support you. and comfort and cheer
you. IT is the travellers map. the
pilgrims staff, the pilots compass,
the soldiers sword and the Chris
tian's charter.
Here Paradise is restored, heaven
opened, and the gates Of hell dis
closed. Christ is its grand Spirit, our
good its design, and the glory Of God
its end. 1t should fill the memory,
rule the heart and guide the feet.
Read slowly and frequently. slowly
and prayerfnlly. 1t is a mine Of
wealth. a paradise OF glory. and a
river OF pleasure. 1t is given to YOU
in this life, and will be opened at the
Judgment and be remembered for
ever.
II involves the highest rcsrons-
bility. rewards the greatest labor,
and condemns all who triilc with its
holy contents.
Wilson'S Plurality 5GS,H22.