The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-09-07
Great Gathering
of Men Sunday

| What is believed to have been the
largest gathering of men ever as
sembled in Bamberg for religious
purpose was the mems meeting Sun
day afternoon, held under the aus
pices of the mems Berean class Of
the Baptist Sunday school. The
meeting was held at four-thirty Sun
day afternoon, and the number pres
ent is estimated at $50 to 400. Dr.
| Geo. E. Davis and his mems class
from Orangeburg came more than a
hundred strong, while there were
large delegations present from Ehr-
| hardt and Denmark. The local class
| was out in large numbers, and there
were many members of other mems
classes of Bamberg.
DR.. Davis was the speaker of the
afternoon. and his message was one
| of spiritual inspiration as we'll as of
deep interest. His subject was 1.-The
Bible"
The meeting was called to order
by the president of the Berean class,
| B. D. Carter, Esq. Several songs
were sung by the congregation, and
solos were rendered by the Misses
| Cora Prothro and Lois Zeigler, beau
tiful young ladies of Orangeburg.
The Rentz quartette rendered a fa-
vorite number, "The Beautiful
Land"
DR.. Davis said that he had pre-
pared three addresses for this oc-
casion. His first two addresses, af-
ter mature deliberation, he consid-
cred untitled for the occasion. Upon
an analysis Of the meeting, being
composed of Bible classes, he de-
cided that the Bible was preemi-
nently a fitting subject to discuss.
The discourse partook of the ma
ture of proofs of the divine origin
Of the Bible context. DR.. Davis siad
that it has become common that peo-
pie believe in the Bible only just so
far as it suited them. His address
was divided into five divisions:
/. Claims which are made in the
Book. The Bible was written either
by good or bad men. If they were
bad men, the Bible is the best book
ever written by such, and il it was
written by good men, surely they
could not have been hypocrites.
2. Makeup of the Bible. The
preface. the table of contents and ex
planatory notes are easily detected as
man-made; they are placed in orderly
manner, but in the context of the
Bible there is no conformity to rule,
such as all men make.
3. Omissions. Certain things are
left out of the Bible. For instance
only once is the boyhood of Jesus
mentioned. Would uninspired writ
ers fail to relate the boyhood of Je-
suso Things men notice are not
mentioned.
4. Faithfulness to fact. No effort
is made by Bible writer's to hide the
truth. The sins of the great men are
included, we'll as their virtues. The
sins of Abraham and David are re-
corded; the blasphemy of Peter, the
quarrel of Paul and Barnabas is told.
Would men have told these things!
It is CONSPICUOUS that the names OF
obscure sinners are not MENTIONED
while the names of great personages
who sinned are given.
5. Prophesies of the Book. Events
were told in detail hundreds and
thousands of years before their oc-
currence. The downfall of cities and
nations is related, and the history OF
the Jews is given up to date. If there
is one word in the English language
the speaker would use to give proof
of the divine authenticity of the
Bible, that one word would be Jew"
for the history of the Jewish people
is told in such minute detail tina: il
could not have been other than in
spired.