The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-06

that the biography penned by John
would one day be studied in 1--WE
hundred languages, or all the
tongues spoken by mankind, and
that t. would become the text OF
special study for millions of persons
In continents then undreamed OF.
Every book partakes OF The char
acter OF It's author Johns emblem
In ancient ecclesiastical heraldry. is
the eagle. because OF his soarinp
and penetrating vision He was The
sort OF friend who understands
When they companied together FOR
three years in Palestine. II was
John who walked closest 10 Jesus
and who seemed 10 give Hin the
greatest comfort He was com
pretending comrade Like all fne
and sensitive spirits, he had a high
quality of courage. and he was the
most stoadfast Of the disciples az the
Crucifxion Naturally. It was "a
John standing by the cross, that
the DYING Friend committed His
mother MARY. Tor protection and
comfort And IL was this same seer
OF the eagle perception who peereo
farthest into the mysteries Of the
hereafter and wrote them down IN
the Book OF the Revelation The
Fourth Gospel differs from the three
earlier Lives Of Christ IN that II Is
primarily a spiritual Interpretation
OF the divine nature OF Jesus.
A Great Book for the Times
Every writer's real reward ~ in
the influence Of his words. Even
these lessons. which penetrate into
all the remote and unexpected
places which daily newspaper
reaches. have brought me letters
from prisoners in penitcntiarles,
from men and women IN asylums
for tho insane from remote noun
tain cabins and prairie sod houses,
from. famous business men and pub.
lie officials. from alert teachers and
from modest, home keeping mothers.
feet Of one series OF simple present
day articles. what is the power Of
a masterpicce like Johns Gospel
when universally translated and dis
tributed7 All the prelates and 20.
tentates OF earth combined have loss
influence than this one book
There chances 10 lie on my desk
az the moment a small. brown bound
copy OF this Gospel. distributed by
the million 10 British soldiers on
active service bv tho Scripture Gift
Mission. OF London Thousands Of
men in the trenches have gone forth
20 death with tho words pcnned IN
old Ephesus on their lips.
Peep into any mature Christians
copy OF the bible and II will be
found 20 open most naturally az the
fourteenth chapter OF Johns Gospel
where tho bestthumbed passages
will be seen 20 be those beginning
Lei not your heart br truubfrti. Z
Beyond a doubt. this old book
NHltn NHI iibN Inv ~ NilAF lliN WI
spirituality out OF the black mud ~
EpheSian heathendom. Is tho most
popular and the most helpful BIT Of
writing TO be found in all the world
Myriads and millions OF persons. OF
all sorts and conditions have found
II veritable hook OF life So the
siI months of study upon which
the Sunday schools OF the world are
now entering is no experiment.
Kipling's wolfchild. Mowgil. had
20 learn the master words Of the
jungle. Now that the overturning
OF thousand SATELLITES by the
world war has made life moro OF a
tangled jungle than ever, we are all
seeking for master words Night
and day countless men and women,
most Of them entirely unsupported
by their closest neighbors arc pom