The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-24
Worlds Sunday Sermon

, OF any other book on any subject
| Between the time that the first
writer did his work and the last one
complete his task, as we have seen
was space OF at least fifteen hun,
uFed years meeting together there
tore was absolutely impossible and
yet II they could have had such n
conference together and each one
agreed to think and act az all the
| rest, a most perfect unity OF thought,
| OF belief, of faith I'm God could not
possibly have been achieved. oh, the
majesty the beauty, the harmony OF
this more than human Book As
| David said of the sword with which
he slew the great giant Of Gath. so
we say Of tho Sword OF the spirit"
which Is the Word of God, There 10
mono like that-give Il me"
In Its Universally of Use.
The Bible reaches millions OF tho
human race whom no other boob
reaches or can reach There are
millions OF people who have neve,
So much as heard of Milton or
shakespeare or Buny an or even the
great men and women Of our own
day who have not only heard of the
name or Jesus Of Nazareth, but they
nave read his wonderful words %
/ life out Of this blessed book. Chill
dren read it's wonderful stories With
great delight. Philosophers find in
II an ineXhaustable mine for investi.
cation and thought Theologians
find in,it depths that can never be
fathomed by the greatest inteilects.
Tho blind touch its sacred pages and
absorb It's precious truth The old
and feeble rejoice In Il. the sick are
comforted by 1t. and the dying are
upheld and strengthened by its
blessed promises and pass tri-
umphantly through the valley Of the
shadow OF death fearing no evil.
Truly never I'm the history OF the
world was the RibH I'm 80 great de-
mand as now. The oxford University
Press published It I'm 15O languages
and dialects and uses more than 500
tons Of paper every year for this
purpose. II prints on an average
from 30 TO 40 Bibles every minute
and last year II sent out no loss
than 100000 copies of this Book
of Books Remember this is only
one publisher. In one country. Other
publishers are also putting them out
In enormous quantities. Thomas Mel.
son and Sons. said to he one OF the
Oldest and largest Bible PUBLISHING
houses In the world, arc now sending
out the American standard revision
by the million. Indeed. friends. II Is
stated on good authority that in thir
enlightened 20th century more cop.
los of tho Bible are being sold than
~ anv other one hundred books nub-
lished. Surely our claim is justified
that the Bible stands supreme in its
universally OF use.
In Its Adaptation 10 Human Nccd.
There Is something in the Word
OF God suited to persons In ever~
rank, class and condition OF life.
Whatever may be the peculiar gifts
or disposition OF mind and heart, the
Bible answers every difficulty, pre-
sents methods of meeting every
emergency. and suggests a way OF
peace for every troubled soul. In
this wonderful book you will find
something adapted to your every
need. whether you are rich or poor.
great or small, saint or sinner. Are
YOU rich? Here You may learn how
to make your. riches blessing TO all.
Are you poor In this worlds goods
Here you may learn how to obtain
the true riches, which will make you
millionaires TO all eternity. Are you
Christian? Here you will find
reason to rejoice and be happy al
your days. Are you n sinner unsaved,
living without hope and without
God? Here you will find the for.
giveness of sins and the way OF life
and glory. Although the believer
often needs comfort yet the unbe-
lever sometimes needs something TO
make him most uncomfortable end
again, here we have II in this Sword
Of tho Spirit which is the word cf'
God" For while the Bible speaks
peace TO the righteous, at the same
time II declares that there IL nc
peace to the wicked. While IL cuts
TO the heart because Of sin. yet II
applied It will heal every wound.
Today II is the same blessed took
that It has ever been in the years
gone by Today it soothes Dur most
severe pains it drys our most bitter
tears and 1t brightens our brightest
Joys. When your little child IL taken
away, 1t is the Bible that says,
suffer the little children to come
unto me-for OF such Is the king
dom of heaven" When mother or