The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-28
UNIVERSAL BIBLE SUNDAY
Every Person Should Have HIS own
Key To Heaven And Learn
How To Use 1t

as Universal Bible sunday loI az
ministers to preach on the Bible, the
inspired words of God. The American
Bible Society was born May s, 1910
in the Garden Street Dutch Reform
Church, New York City. The purpose
of the Society is to see that every
person in America has a Bible. II
they are unable to buy n 1t Is given
to them. The Bible has been trans
lated into 725 languages and dlaiects'
In the past five years the American
Society has provided 30,63l,l5 81
Bibles; the British Society, 4S,S9o;-
40; the Bible Society OF Scotland
t7.857.4SO; total $685., G29.
II will be seen that Christian cIVi-
lization and Democracy are most al
yanced in England, Scotland n
America where the religious poilcy Is
or every person to have and READ the
Bible. The policy is not to take an
other mans say so, but for each TO
learn for himself from the source
whence the other man got it, so each
man will be competent to govern MS
own conduct and not need a religious
attorney, but a counsellor and teacher
bv personal example. Democracy
without the principles of Christianity
is a failure. The original system OF
Democracy with Goodness and why II
failed can be found in the book OF
Judges. The system of kingcratt IN
politics and religion is paganlsm ana
is found in first Samuel. d,
The Old Testament was composed
by inspired Hebrew prophets, hlstorl-
ans and poets. The New Testament
composed by like men IN h
Greek language. 1t is the only book
which tells of the origin, aims ana end
of man.
Jesus said: "Search the scripture,
for in them We think we have eternal
life. and they are they which testify
of me-" John 5:39.
David said: "The law of the Lord
is perfect, converting the soul
(mind)."
Old Doctrine
The old feudal doctrine is that you
need not bother reading the Bible o
Traditions. The Church will supply
an attorney to do it for you, and
he will forgive all transgressions, II
enough is paid. The new doctrine is
all should read the Bible and know the
law, for therein is eternal life.
Key of Heaven
Jesus told st. Peter: 81 will give
unto thee the keys of the kingdom of
heaven, and whatever thou shalt find
on earth shall be found in heaven;
and whatever thou shalt loose OH
earth shall be loosed in heaven"
The successors of St. Peter and his
attorneys for the past five hundred
years have made millions believe their
hope of eternal life depended upon
st. Peters successors say so and his
say so mostly depended on whether
the person paid the fees demanded.
Tradition, good as the gospel, says
that when the Jews made a man a
of the Law they put into his
hand the key of the closet in the tenn
pie where the sacred books are kept,
also the tablets to write upon.
All records and scriptures were
written on parchment and few could
read and write. Printing was not in
vented until 1850. Since then the pro-
gressive people believe in having
every person to read and think and
have a key to heaven of their
own, that is the scriptures, the printed
Bible.
Salvation is founded on Peters con-
fession that Jesus was the Christ and
not on Peter the man of flesh and
blood; upon his belief and actions to
i've and preach the gospel (good mes
sage) and not slippery stond (petros)
Who denied his Lord three times be-
fore the cock crowed; not on the
Peter whom: Christ told "Get thee be-
lind me Satan.' Matthew 1928.
Those who think st. Peter has the
1nly fold may be enlightened by read
ng John 1916, "Other sheep | have,
which are not of this fold (court)."
How America Began
The six colonies started in America
we're founded by men who came for
one reason, to have the principles of
reading the Bible and interpreting it
they thought best and not be re-
stricted to the edict Of the Council of
Trent Of 1860. The one colony found
ed upon Bacon's political plan was a
failure, while those who took the Bible
as their foundation grew into a Ma
ton of free thinkining people.
Like other colonists, New Jersey,
says Prof. Harry E. Barnes, of Column
5ia University, 'the inhabitants drew
upon the Mosaic code in formu-
their legal rules. The harsh
and severe Levitical code in Puritan
East Jersey was modified by Quaker
influences in the government. The
mild Quaker code of West Jersey was
rendered more rigorous by Puritan
immigration"
The Quakers took their spiritual
principles from the New Testament.
In some places only a member of
Church and one who owned property
could vote and hold office.
Supreme Court judges have de-
cided, christianity, general Christi
anity mot C%hurchianity) is and al
ways has been a part of the common
law" The American policy is that
every citizen should learn to read and
write and have a Bible to know the
foundation of the Nation. Not only
read the Bible, but to read the Declar-
ation of Tndenendence. the COnStitu.