The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-19
III GREATEST TEXT
BOOK-THE BIBLE;
! CLASS STARTS HERE
by DIR. r. l.. DAVIDSON

CHI rles A. Dana. one of the great /
| est newspaper editors this country |
| has ever produced, was addressing an 1
audence of university students once, |
and he told them, that if they wanted
Ito know two things-how to write
md how to Judge HUMAN nature-they
buld get more out of Just two books
Man out of all the rest of the worlds
literature put together. Those ,iwo
books were Shakespeare and the Bible.
I And he added that If they happened
10 lose Shakespeare they would yet
have all the worlds wisdom and the
worlds greatest piece Of writing, II
they still possessed the Bible
Another Of Americas greatest writ
ers who was not churchman sad
that he studied the Bible two hours
every day because he found in 1t the
accumulated wisdom of centuries, the
bets thought, expressed In 6he most
direct, powerful and beautiful Ian
guage ever put on paper. He found
there the most striking stories of hu-
man experience-storics Of love, hate,
revenge, pity sacrifice; Ghe most en-
thrulhng efforts of the imagination,
the most charming flights OF fancy
The worlds greatest characters were
moulded by the worlds greatest book
tho Bible. The same source of in
spiration and guidance has been com
mon to the truly great men of his
tory whether they were leaders, think
ers. conquerors or rulers. Their lives
. gapl1 q
bbox, the one book which points the
way to lasting success and eternal
life. For every living person today the
Bible is a guide book TO the highest
usefulness, happiness and contentment'
The Bible rewards you as you study
g. in a way that gives the knowledge
and wisdom without which abiding
satisfaction in life is never attained
It Is also an education i'm history and
correct English. 1t is an 'unparaleleo
revelation in biography, poetry and or
otory. And it reveals the only way o'
salvation. The study Of the Bible Is
both fascinating and of the greatest
personal Importance.
Il is not often that an opportunity
comes to brsincss men and busy wo
men to attend Bible training schoo
without loss Of time or the expendl
ture of money but such an opportun
ity is now offered to the people o
Ardnfore regardless of age, sex o
y denominationll affiliations or prefer
once. The pastor Of the Broadway Bap
tst church who has been a teache
Of the English Bible for more than 3
years. will open training school il
the auditorium Of that church whic
will be open and free To all dcsirin
to take ~ Fcourse Of study in the Eng
lish Bible. The first session of tn
triining school will he this evening a
1870 and the frs, lesson will be tn
first eleven chapters Of Genesis.
DO not allow anything to chee
YOU out Of your wonderful priviles
OF systematically, studying the on
book which outweighs in value a
other books in all the world. ri
in it as for gold and YOU will fin
in ii treasure Of value and extent b'
yond any calculation. You will fir
llt as you proceed with your studio
your doubts and perplexitics and feai
will disappear. your life will be VOL
derfuly enriched AMI blessed; yol
latent intellectual powers will develC
end expand, your stores Of knowledl
SHd wisdom increase; your vision M
understanding marvclously broade
Come tonight, 7:So, and begin wihe
God began, at the beginning"
r. L. DAVIDSON.