The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-14

state mission endeavors receive their cordial support.
 There are several other wom ems Bible classes that expect soon to become af- | filiated with the federation. Working | together in this manner brings to the l members of the organization inspira- ] tion and a larger outlook
 | All of the denominations of Anniston i enjoy a sweet fellowship and most har- l monious relations. The Baptists and Methodists have been holding cottage prayer meetings during the past week, ! praying for a great union meeting to | be held at the Lyric, beginning today under the leadership of the noted evangelist, Rev Bob Jones. All denom- | nations of the city are showing keen 1 interest in the services, and all the members of the federated Bible classes 1 are working earnestly for the success of the series of services.
 I Mrs. E. L. Russell of Mobile. a noted | Bible teacher, has consented to con- | duct course of lectures for the fed 1 erated classes in the near future Mrs l D. B. Walsh, who studied for several months at Dr. Whites Bible school ir 1 New York, has recently completed 2 most interesting and instructive series
 ! of Bible lessons Among the other An
 l niston women who have given delight l Iul blDle lectures lO llit leutIdIlOll dE
 Miss Carrie Mcclure Knox, Mrs. Stephen l R. Thompson, Mrs. Evan Moon. Mrs l Hanson l.. Cater, and Mrs Emmett w Ledbetter.
 l Like the International Bible League, which recently celebrated the twenty seventh anniversary of its organization | in London, the object of the federated l Bible classes is to promote the rever- 1 ent study of the Holy Scriptures, and | A fl or, their inspira tion, unfallibility and sole sufficiency as the word of God.
 In speaking of the value of Bible study at Bible league meeting. Mau- rice Gregory. among other things, said: l sIn 30 years travel and woEk in Eu- rope, Asia and the North American con- tinent, as well as in all sections of the British Islands, I have never known the principles to be found within the two l covers of this Book to failure one. pro- 1 vided I sought the truth with my whole heart with an earnest desire to obey it, through the divine assistance, when | found, When the great war, like bolt i from the blue, broke upon us, did any l Of us who faithfully searched the pages
 1 of the Bible find it's principles fail us during the past five years2 Shall we 1 find it's principles to fail us through out eternity? I think not. The Bible
 l is pre- e-eminently above all other books l ever written or printed. It is now translated and widely circulated in 500 languages. It is also the great racial book of human ethics. We are all Of
 lns familiar with the first four words | of our English Bible. In the beginning | God but I wonder how many of us could repeat off Hand the last ? words
 l of the Book. without referring to the
 1 spot to find out what they were? They
 l are: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
 | be with you all These Is words at the
 l beginning and at the end of the Bible
 1 contain, in microcasm the whole mar velous universe of the truth about God, which may be found in the 1,60O closely printed pages which intervene, and
 (which are yet destined to bring heaven
 l to this poor. distracted. pain riven, sin riven chaos of humanity, among whom we find ourselves today"
 l One of the most notable events of the season was the wedding of Miss Marie