Evening journal., 1917-02-03
DR.. RANDOLPH TO
DISCUSS THE bible
rs it a Useful Book for
Young Men to
Read2
PASTOR GETS MANY
ANSWERS TO QUESTION

rs the Bible a useful book for a
young man to read? Has it value from
a practical point Of view?"
What men Of wide and varied ex-
perience in life have to say in answer
to these questions will form the basis
of the fifth of a series OF sermons on
practical subjects to be delivered to-
morrow evening. in Grace NJ. b.
Church, by the minister, the Rev DR..
Herbert f. Randolph.
In the answers to Dr. Randolph's
QUESTIONABLE there was a great pre-
ponderancc OF opinion that the Bible
is practical guide to every day life,
entirely aside from It's spiritual value
"ln no other book rs life so truly
and wildly painted and its lessons so
convincingly pointed"
at constitutes the moral code Of
civilized folks"
Its value lies in its power to help
man over his weak spots. for, be
lieye. answers can be found in it to
the questions that come up In every
day life
"lt puts him in touch with tho
spirit which animates the everyday
life. al least TO some extent, of nearly
every one with whom he comes Ia
contact"
These extracts are from some Of the
answers given by men prominent IN
tho social, professional and business
life Of the city.
One of the States leading educators
lays it down as a maxim that tho
book should be familiar 70 az
Every young person should know
the Bible not only In a general way.
but also the separate books in the
Bible" he says
number of answers go into some
detail as 10 the way the Bible should
be read. One Of these says:
Yes. az good literature AS a re-
ligious help, the method of use 10 im-
portant Indiscrimlnate, unmethodi
cal reading may not be useful spirit
ually Topical reading and concen-
tration on few passages is more
useful The practical value Of tho
Bible is to strengthen conviction OF
the indwelling presence Of God as q
constant guide and help in every
thing
Another writer puts his answer in
this interesting form:
81 regard the Bible as a wonderful
repository Of the wisdom Of the ages.
In my judgement it's value from a
practical point Of view lies In the
every day application OF its moral
precepts. ] do not look upon it at
all as a religious guide but merely
az furnishing a solid ethical fOurda
ton for whatever religion may ap
peal TO the honest convictions Of its
earnest student Also II Is undoubt-
eddy of great inspirational value. A
person may never have heard of the
Bible and yet be truly and accepta-
bly, religious. II Is a useful book for
young man to read provided he
reads it with discrimination, and IS
Intellectually capable OF recognizing
the categorical nature Of the great
truths n enunclates To read it liter
ally without realizing that it. is an al
legory is dangerous, because such
reading breeds superstitlons and be-
clouds its real purpose"
81 Believe I'm the Communion of the
Saints" will be DR. Randolph's theme to
morrow In Grace Church. The musical
service viii be as follows: Organ pre-
Jude, Communion in q. Batiste; process
sonal. Grown Him With Many Crowns. "
Briggs; ofFertory quartet, Gwen Ne,
Warren; contralto solo, Mrs. Eleanor
Girton Kemery; occasional. ''How Firm
n Foundation" Keith; organ postlude,
"Andante ReligiOso," Dubois.
The evening muscal ssrviDe will
consist OF a series OF instrumental and
vocal selections from the great mas
ters and will be as follows: Organ re-
cital, beginning at us o'clock: "Fes-
tai Prelude" Shelley; AT Evening"
Kinder: "In Springtime.r K nder
professional. ''Stand Up, Stand Up
for Jesus" Duffield; anthem, The
Radiant Morn has Passed Away.
Woodward duet. 'aThe Lord is Ny
Light" Dudley Buck. Mrs. Kemery