Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-28

Texts Acts viii. 1920; Psi. xix. I'll.
A'er we have begun the Christian
me We must continue it, and for this
hced strength and wisdom Hence
- mas gwen US the Bible Il book
|,i'en under His guidance. and full Of
- ana comfort. We in this day and
hnsmeration are highly privileged in
aN'hS Tree access to the Billie. Each
rHe can have a Bible Of his own and
1'cause we ar. educated we can read
81 IN THIS education and this possess
n. I'm we are granted privileges not al
or everywhere enjoyed Until
nI hung vas invented. copies OF the
o'c We're scarce, and only IN the
aS' century was education so general
n"t all could learn to read. Indeed
90 many parts of the world and even
80 'he United States there are people
mo cannot read. We are trying TO
each them by starting schools in
hea'hen lands and BY making school
attendance compulsory at home. We
81 also translatinG the Bible into va
.HouS languages that all may read
r tUn word in their own tongue. Our
o.nie societies ia the United States
n"d IN England sending out mil
ions Of COPIES yearly in more than
,' .anSuascs. And since. the Word
| "od Is quick and powerful and
4lshaFpcr than any two-edgcd sword"
"He!ever II goes II carries the mes
,ase OF Gods love in Jesus Christ
DHF!h wrote OF that part Of the Bible
Hch ne had--oniy a small part of the
~ !estaIncnt--and evidently counted
(. me most precious thing in tho world.
vote The names he gives in these five
Sre'ses OF our lesson: Law, Testimony.
'a,utes Commandment. Judgments.
ne found all these In the book Of
noses. how easily can wc anI them
| hall
nc word of Christ And the Ethiopian.
WHo mad gotten hold OF :. COPY o;
nc Old Testament and was reading
!Ha:ah easily saw his. need OF Savior
anu accepted Jesus when PhiIip
preached concerning Him. The Bible
ma! wei! go before conversion aud
| S'epaFe the way for Christ. II mus,
lsgreE come at,erward ana feed the
faon! with divine bread
EVERY CHRISTIAN SHOULD
KNOW HIS RIBLE
t.Ftry Christian should know the
B!bia !ntell!gcnt!y--w IL is and what
~ contains. It is the basis OF all living
ana the foundation stone OF all our
modern law Covering period Of
tooo years 81 history. written in two
great languages originally. both OF
which are stili spoken b. somc--He-
1tre" and Greek. early translated into
Suage. this Book alone tells Us o.
\ creation. Of the beginning OF things.
OF God and HIS love, o: Christ and His
Itdeeming death and resurrection ami
ascension. OF the Holy Spirit and OF the
foundation and growth Of the Chris
tian church II is well to read IL
through from Genesis 10 Revelation 10
| get blrdseye view Of its contents.
= and then 10 read each book hy i;self
/ 10 KNOW what II contains. II IS full
I"i most Interesting storics Its hts
ftoFicai parts are fascinating its poe
| Try and It's sermons or prophecies cx-
|Geei anything ever written, and it's
VI. OF Christ is Ike story told by
|Got Himself TO His listening children.
! Special hours should be given 10 the
3ible. Early in the morning Is tn.
pest time Some Of the greatest men
: gave given the FIRST hours OF the day
IL Eible reading Gordon the great
general. hudson Taylor, the grea, ms
{ftonAry Gladstone. the great states
man. Moody and Sturgeon, the gYea,
preacher: these and many others give
Testimony or the value OF Bible study.
| We must be alone with God !: w..
}youd have the fun benent o! the
s!uay. and we must ask the Holy Spirit
- guide us that We may And the help
wye n-ed With our own Blhle in our
3nand--i ih!e we ave not afraid to
3mark-sittnE quietly for "a moment
lwnil- We itank God for II. we Shout!
44p=l and read and think what q rlca MS
lind ihen determine hy Gods help u
III. into practice wha; He has told rs
Y }HE BIBLE Is GODS
Personal MESSAGE
E'"r IT IS n personal message The
Gb!e i '.od's letter TO me lust as really
L. my friends letter is a message
From Him 10 me. | must know that nv
IJ!iend in Heaven Is speaking and THAI
1l!is love is in His words and that He
wishes 10 help me In my life. |; -
his personal character Of the Bible thar
Alone can make my reading OF IT a real
and wonderful thing. ! can read any
ordinary book and not care Very much
: about the person who wrote II and who
{probahly is unknown TO me But this
8liook was written for me-. and nv
Heavenly Father Is speaking 10 me
! through il. and ! am impressed by
Ea, fact and il helps me TO remember
What He says. To learn parts Of the
bible by heart Is most important but
can only be rightly done when
Rjnow this personal relationship be
Reen God and myself, the Father and
his child.
wish we could return To the oil
ustom OF going TO the Bible for help
hinder varied circumstances Peopie
Used so to do, then ridicule came ana
JAILED them supcrs,itious. and so they
have II up. believe that so we have
ost much. and modern criticism. which
has tried TO make tho Book quite hu-
han and scorned the idea of there he
ng anything supernatural in il or in
Is cons: 'uction. is largely responSi-
lie Eether the Bible is Gods in
hired message, or it is human COM
| Glation with which God had nothing
! pecial 10 do. Ii i: is the Inter then
liza us be honest about il and stop CALI
Ing 1t the Bible-that is, The one
3sook"-and stop reading it In church
nd preaching from II as from Gods
ruth II il is the former-and all
rue Christians have always so hell
and our Lord Himself and His apos-
les so held the Old Testament which
has all they had then--we will do we'll
@ go TO il for guidance and know
edge and comfort even as we 60 To
;od in prayer.
PRAYER AND BIBLE
READING ARE ONE
In fact PRAYER and Bible readine, arc