Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-11

toward the bible than that young
fellow did trying to grind a saw
like you would an axe, not a parti-
Gle in the world.
The greatest good can be had
from anything by using it for the
purpose for which It was intend
ed. A loaf of bread and a brick
may look great deal alike, but
when you attempt TO make them
change places you will get in
trouble. One is for my house and
the other to build up my body.
The bible wasn't written to give
me a history of science any more
than a crowbar was made to take
the place of a toothpick-not a par
ticle! So use it for the purpose
It was intended.
These things are written that
ye might believe. = That is why
God told men to write the bible,
in order that 1 might believe that
Jesus was the Christ and I'd be
saved. And it was written that
dead men might live. and it is true
that for all practical purposes
those that are without God are
dead in trespasses and in sin. Life
is the realistic thing in this world,
or any other world. When people
are alive, they know it; and when
they are dead, other people know
it. Therefore, a man is dead TO a
thing that is nothing to him.
Bible Is Knowledge.
Go to the bible, read the bible
and obey it. Suppose a man knew
nothing about Greek or Latin-how
is he going to find out? Why, he
has to begin with the simplest
things, the "a b c's." There is an
"a C" in knowledge: that's why
we have a kindergarten There's
an "a b r" in religion, and we have
got to start here. II you begin
with the "a b C OF religion. you
will haves no more trouble than
you do when you begin with the
"a b C" in knowledge. The trouble
with "A lot of people is that they
want to start in the senior depart
ment when they ought to start in
the primary.
You have got to begin at the be-
ginning of anything, whether it is
and see how you will come out.
The bible is written, it says, that
men might believe. You can put
that to the test, but God isn't some
thing TO try-we know what he is.
Go to the bible and dig, and you
will find out, my friends. that 1t is
of God and you will get the gold
and the diamonds the Lord has
hid there for you.
Always hire the best there is in
the world. That is what we want,
and there is only one book that
can tell you the truth about etern-
ity. Down Wonder, in the records
of that book, IL it says that your
title is good. go TO bed and go to
sleep. and you don't ned to listen
90 the sneers of anybody. That is
final, and when the bible tells You
you are on the road to heaven, then
don't worry about it.
Here is the only book in the uni
verse. my friends, that can tell
you whether you will be saved or
lost. Every man believes he is
going to live forever somewhere,
and the bible tells him where.
You say you can't believe in the
You say you can't be
lieve in the resurrection. Let me
tell you the story of greater mir
lcle. the story of a poor peasant,
a member of a despised and OF
subject race, the Jews. himself
the place OF his birth
despised, who with a few ignorant
followers went forth TO teach
There was nothing attractive about
The gospel that he taught TO the
carnal mind, as far as this world
was concerned. All he offered his
followers was poverty, self-sacri-
ice, scOrn, strife, persecution.
leath. He said that was their re-
ward for believing and obeying his
.eachings, and that was all the re-
attached And further
more, he went on to try and show
hem.
He never wrote line except a
'ew forgotten words which he
raced with his fingers in the sand.
He scattered his precepts abroad
and he left them to the memories
If men. After a little while, they
nailed him to the cross, and he
lied a felon's death. The world
Ill around forgot that he ever lived
md cared less, and yet his words
lave lived on. Philosophy with all
Is wisdom, priestcraft with all its
errors, kings welding the iron
powers of the world, have all unit
ID 10 try and resist and overthrow
he strange power left behind by
his Galilean peasant, Jesus Christ,
Who didn't have two coats TO his
,ack, and I have got four-more
han that now!
And yet. over armies. over en-
)ieres, over dying dynasties, over
persecution, over gambling
hrones, over kings, over queens,
,yer presidents, over republics,
through rivers of fire, through seas
# blood. that power has swept on,
Until il has conquered the world
Every king on every throne adj
nits his power. His cross has be-
ONE the symbol Of salvation TO all
Do you believe it? o,
'oung people, wait minute!
Don't you be among those who
cor and sheer at God and Christ
nd the bible! Don't you pick COM
ANY among the blasphemers and
he sneerers!
Sin destroys good All have the
ansr wicked nature WHAT one
.e done. perhaps Ill would do uH-
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