The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-21
SPLENDID LECTURES
BEING DELIVERED
BY DR.. UPPER AT
BAPTIST CHURCH

stuuents. me SUBJECT, The Ilble
Unity" Opening thoughts on The di
Nersity of the Bible then by con
tIast will stand out the unity of the
Bible with its I'd books-40 writer's
OF different talents and abilities and
different degrees of spirituality,
taking 1000 years for God and man
70 produce. from Moses. the law-giv-
err to Johns wonderful Revelation
The Bibles birthplace not like 9th
er books in one place. but in five
places along the River Nile. the
Arabian desert and the Promised
Land. Asia Minor. Greece, and Rome.
written in two languages Hebrew
and Greek. The Bible stands pre-
eminent as literary production.
containing allegory. drama. ethics.
history. morality, science, poetry
romance and religion The Bible an
tidates science thousands of years
While a most scientific book, vet not
a treatise on science, the Bible with
its &c books is perfect unit not
enc passage overthrows another.
nothing contradictory in its writer's
four-fold unity in each book.
forming a link in the chain of 81
links First link Iieaven-born au-
tnority The Bible has not a preface,
or intr duction An authoritative doc
uluent taken on faith. Second link
Spirituality. The writer's one pur-
pose to reveal God To man in his
woudrtus love, mans sin, and call
10 repentance Third link The
progressive link, God revealed him
self by DEGREES. lifting the veil of
revelation until Jesus came. Fourth
link-Thc Christ link of unity.
linking the Old and New Testament
The Old Testament possesses Christ
also the Christians conversion IL a
putting on OF Christ The ordinances
OF the church symbolical OF this
unity Christ gathers all in himself
subject Of evening lecture The
l'ible's Doctrine OF Sin The two
lincst fundamental doctrines are sin
land redemption Sin II universal
lOnly one sinless man ever walked
upon earth Facts of sin In the call
lof man TO repentance, sacrifices Of
Tered christ's atonement mans
reed Of salvation The church ordi-
inances typical Of the necessity OF
cleansing frc IN sins pollution. Elimi
Inata the Bible from the discussion
land 20 TO Christian experience, reye-
Ilation OF Gods light shows man his
darkness OF sin citing the example
II Paul. St Augustine, Thomas A,
Fomps and the writers OF the Litany
lGf the early church all Astounding In
Expressions of their unworthiness a.
lthev drew closer 10 Cod The Pa
lrans realize sin Hence their sacri-
secs Literature ais confirms sin
-tfd Homer Dante. Shakespeare, BY
rcn Edgar Allen poe. Hawthorne
AZ write Of me terrible ravages Of
Ism Go into the glums and sen thu
wonderful conversion ~ Jerry Nc
a-ley reserved from drink end sin
ctndy men and women ~ high social
position without sin driven out =
itheir lives Gods hatred ~ sin
should breathe and burn iu our
be- sta Sin is two things First
1atlyely deviation Of mans
sin from the chief end of man
winch is ~ glorify God; or non-cJn
forni,y 10 Gods will Second. posi-
ltn.ly gslfshneFs. sin r. putting Col
second and sin first Man is fOo.
who gives up cod for this world
pen calls sin transgrestlen o.
Cod : law. Christ goes further an
.sy. sin is what Is back II TIE se'
and not the art itself Giving he-a
te-ht creek and Hebrew words
t-sr-la,ed "sn Hi.- fheir meaning
.a tie original Fi-.t missing 4
marx. secand orerpaas.ng p line.
n =. dssobsdiehce - wire or
conscience Cod viee Cerentf
feg-th falling ever. s'th ignorance
u what one should have d.rs si1th
diminishing Or drying ~ whea "
slould dsYsl1D; seyenth- non-o5serf y
snte y. the Law ~izhth t'soord
where there should Be harmony
Thee eight words resesl TIE Hz,ure
o, in Sin IS mentioned liZ- Zines
in tte Biele Gods Punishment q
81. lrst paradise weeping the
word clean ~ AoJd saving only
chosen tew. Sin IN the live y the
rsn6ren u Israel and Their ez2tiv-