El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-03

would not furnish enough material
I for so rich a treasure Of the choicest
gems Of human genius. wisdom and
. experience" But 30 is none Of these
. elements which makes the strongest
appeal 20 US today. II is the moral
. and spiritual value OF the Word that
I make IL q Book OF Books" to US in
these trying troublous times.
Is Standard of Morals.
BY universal consent the Bible Is
he standard OF universal morals. We
take our stand between Sinai and
Dlivet the two great peaks OF right
F eousness, and We find here the source
. OF the worlds jurisprudence and the
/ 5anctions Of all social and civil cour-
tesy Here also is q portrait gallery Of
worthless in whom the precep-s q
morality find their best example
EnoCh. the man who walked with
cod Abraham. the man OF faith
David. a man after the Lords own
heart Elijah, O man endowed with
the spirit OF the eternal Ruth. the
EirtuOus handmaiden OF the Most
High Paul the man who saw things
through Peter, the courageous. car-
ing servant OF the Lord. What a roll
IF mighty ones. and what inspiration
comes 20 US today as we study. in
Cod S word, the lives OF these men OF
like passions with ourselves What
preaching the Bible today,
The Bible is the depository OF the
thoughts OF men whose souls were
open TO the living God. and here we
have the record OF their spiritual as
D5rati0us struggles and victories.
Here were men who could unite in the
common confess ION. we have all
sinned and come short OF the glory
Of Cod" And as we read and study
the lives Of these men we are TO un-
dersteud that God was no nearer
abraham in MeSoQorsmia. Jacob IN
Canaan. or Joseph in Egypt, or Daniel
IN Babylon, OF Paul In Dana sous
than he is 20 woodrow Wilson in
WASHINGTON or John r. Mott in New
York City"
what BIen Crave to Know.
This is what men are craving 20
know and feel today They want the
assurance that Cod IS near. They
want 20 experience HIS fOrgivinE
grace and feel that He is with them
20 guard and keep and protect them
as He did in the days OF old
What a comforting thing u Is TO
lind in Gods Word a revelation Of
Himself ia all His fullness in the per
son Of His song In Christ we behold
iuty and holiness, courage and power.
he combined all the virtues and ex-
celleucies. and stands forth In his
DRY the ideal man. How IL helps and
lelrtens as in these days of uncer-
rainty and dread 60 turn 20 one who
knows and Understands and who says,
Let not your heart be troubled. ye
believe in Cod. believe also I'm Ne"
As we behold Him, we see the Father
and seeing Him we see things dif-
fereutly. We behold O God OF all ma
si0ns and men and we see all men rs
brethren.
Questions Men Are Asking.
There are questions men are ask
ing today and their souls are aching
to know. Is there q Cod, and how
may we know Him2 is there life
beyond the grave; does death end
alp Can man be delivered from the
shame and anguish OF sin? These,
md kindred questions men are ask
ing today as never before. They are
questions that will not down. And
we rejoice that God. I'm His wo-d,
has seen fit TO answer such Ques-
ions. The Holy Scriptures reveal
cod as the great Il Am That I Am"
ua is the Lord God omnipotent. "Over
III and in all and through ALL He
S me-ciful and mighty, slow 20 anger .
md OF great COmUa ssiOn- He Is the ]
friend ana helper Of man. Best OF an. I
He IS "Our Father In Heaven" No Z
where, but in the Bible is He so re- I
vealed
The True Nature Of Nan.
The Bible sets forth the true nature f.
Of man Created In the image OF I
Cod. after His likeness q moral, "a I
tfon4I being free TO choose and act ]
for himself. and. therefore. O respon- I
sibls creature. In the Word we see Z
aim turning from cod. following after I
strange gods. wandering away. seek {
ing the things of self But blessed 7
Possibilities stul omen before him. All .
IS not lost He may rise higher and !
higher until he reaches up TO the full
ness Of the stature of "a strong man ]
''n Christ Jesus" He finds that Col I
hath written eternity iu His heart"
and that there is hope beyond the 4
grave"
The Bible tells man that "thoush /
YOUR sins be as scarlet thew shall q
re white as snow" We behold cod 4
In the 7ersou OF Eis son. calling men
20 faith and renentance. and the
~ ssiou7t e entreatv IS heard. "Ho.
every one that thirsteth. come unto I
me and drink" and. "whoSoever viii !
let him come" These and countless
other Invitations OF HE word. reveal