The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-01

have to do with the steering OF the
ship. The Bible, the Word of God, is
true. Whatsoever things are true,
think on these things. and nothing is
more firmly established than that
truth, and God has blessed every peo-
pie and every nation that has honored
and obeyed 1t as his word. 1t has
stood the test of time as no other
book ever has or ever will stand. No
other book has ever had such severe
critics. as ;pA Rihla- Every, man
esss=sas As4 sss.s s.fat oasaAx, -kiss,ssa,
to live wrong life has been against
the Bible. He thought because he
said he didn't believe it that that
made him immune from any punish
,nent.. Why. the man who thinks that
is as big an idiot as one who I'M
AGNES that by shutting his eyes he
can turn the course of bullet.
1t don't make any difference
whether you believe 1t or not--you
big goose!--it is true anyway. Don't
he an idiot and sit out there and say,
Il don't believe it," You viii go 10
hell whether you believe 1t or not
Everybody whose life was not right
did everything they could to destroy
the influence of the Bible. The hatred
against the Bible has been persistent,
IL has been determined, II has been re-
ientlessly bitter.
Everything that philosophy ana
that science ard that reason ana cum
ming and brutality could do has been
done, but 1t has stood, because it is
the word of God. 1t has been de-
stroyed and burned in untold num-
bers and yet II has the greatest cir
culation of any book the world has
ever known or ever VIII.
1t falls from the press like the
~ forest
being read ny men and women In
every country and language and
tongue today. II is read in five hum
bred languages and dialects throufh
out the world.
Men have been burned at the stake,
they have been thrown to the wild
beasts in the Coliseum thew have
been suffered 20 ror In prison. for no
crime other than believing what the
Bible taught and living what II
taught and having had a copy of it In
their possession.
Wars have been fought because of
tho Bible. Cities have been de-
stroyed because Of it, But 1t Is here.
and its power ard influence were
never greater in all the history of the
world than right tonight, my friends.
as you and are here.
Oh, every brewer, every saloon
keeper. every bawdy house keeper,
every gam bier and every hrigand.
every Far and every anarchist, and all
the oo1-for-nothing, God-forsaken,
rag Tag aud boetail ofTscourinR OF So
- ciety haze hcen against the Word OF
Cod But il is the Word Of God. and
inillions Of people know 1t is just as
we'll as they know that they are alive
ar that they know their name.
And yet / suppose there are some
people looking in my face that haven't
re4d a rage in the fsih5e In teU years.
Then d MT you. blame God III you
cake NJ in hen when YOU have been
surh . FOOT and wouldn't look into the
means tnat God provided to keep YOU
ovt az there. Don't blame God II
Won go Thc Lord isn't TO blame
not 81 all
n y me only hook in the world that
te Is rs - q God that II Is moss bic 10
}o'1a. ~ heaven to win and hell TO
silnn ami n Savior that Is able TO save
TAc EGUaE people go 10 school, go
~ COLLEGE po 10 The university to
learn AN Of philosophy, All Of art. all
oS science all Of literature, and yet
they know nothing Of the Bible. And
NIB the rest viii not save them with
uat knowledge Of the Ejpie, while II
vnu knrs what rs in the one Rock and
don't know beans about any of the
"t},5rs
B4t there Is nothing inconsistent
ahout Knowing All there is 70 know
Ie the other hooks and knowing the
E@ta and living that tool
TO YOU think that ! Will admit that
anybody that doesn't believe the Bible
ts she Weird OF God knows more than
know ard that he IS more bright?
Not an your t'n typel I will never
3ir ny colors 10 that guy--no, SIR
Never!
and these things are written" tire
Hlhie SAYS THAT We might helive that
Jesus Is the Christ. the Son or God,
and hv believing We might have life
through his name"
Why Bible Was Written.
Now, that tells why the Bible was
written. The question is often raised,
WAY Was II written" Here IT ia:
These things were written that We
might believe that Jesus is the Christ,
he Son of Cod. and by believing we
might have life through His name"
If you read railroad guide TO find
out how to raise potatoes, you won't
get along very well and il you study
a cook hook 10 learn how TO shoe
horse. YOU wont get along very we'll.
when look into an arithmetic,
know il was never intended to teach
me the history of the United States.
and when ] study "a geography, /
know that IL was never intended to
teach ire the chemistry of buck
wheat cake.
IT YOU want 20 get out OF book
what the author intended. fird out
why he wrote the book. why did Cod
inspire man to write this book
Like q carpenter said 70 an appren-
tice, II am going TO be gone today,
and wish you would grind my tools"
And when he came back at night
he asked the young man how he got
along. and this verdant young fellow
replied, Il have worked hard all day,