The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-22
bible WILL never
Be 0UTGROWN SAYS
FOURTH ST, PASTOR
Or. Allen, In Sermon. Cites Proofs That
the Good Book Can Never
BE RELOCATED.

The Bible will never be outgrown.
declared DR.. Clarence Eugene Allen. pas
tor OF the Fourth Street churuch. 10 his
CONGREGATION in his discussion on the
topic viii Men Ever Outgrow the
Bible" at the service last night
DR.. Allen took his text from the tor
tieth chapter and the eighth verse OF
Isaiah: The Word Of Our God Shall
Stand Forever" Dr. Allen said IN part
we are not concerned with indivld"-
ais who claim 10 have outErown no
Bible: college students whose imna-
turity compromises their authority
teachers whose drift from God roh-
them OF the power 20 give spiritual
comfort: or men of the world. whose
rejection Of the Bible leads them 10
disregard the sanctions OF the moran
order Our discussion Is in the broad
area Of worldwide society. IL con-
- crns man as such. VIII the race ever
reach the point when :he Scriptures
shall be acknowledged AZ no longer sui
nrient 70 meet human needs" We an
Swer No.
Certain parts OF the Eiblc are NJ
ready outGrown. They relate TO man
uers OF life. Man has advanced from
rush-liEht 70 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the sun
hunran character and destiny can never
&c relocated.
proof that the Bible viii never be
sutgrown is found in the comparison be-
tween Il and all other literature. Tho
sacred books OF the non-ChriStlan re-
Fgions are being discarded because the
no longer satisfy the dcNotceS OF thoS''
religions. The distress Of these nations
- due TO growing pains. This - the re
salt OF the introduction - the lan'e'
that reveals to the noC-ChrtSrttrS the
thirst who saves.
The literature thar rhidcS IN CHRIS
tan lands finds itS SAVING salt in N"
teachings Of the Bible that have hem
woven Into sublime rocsy "r mastertm
rrose BY the art genius. Th" llf" OF 4
textbook IN science and even HISTORY IS
only about 4 decade--so rapidly ar" w
moving The Bible. IN its basic rrlrci-
PIES. needs no revision. II stand" an
scathed.
THE R,hle will never 10 "utgcown
acausr in it $ found the truths. rs
ruth Is discovered In other lines ~ hG-
man research the EtbIc T. rIudiCaiHH
: coarse truth Is alayS consistent Win
itself In the Bible w"iEhtT matters
70 dealt with. II contains no trlv"h'N
Tho rrachircs Of Jesus n'V"r descended
-. mere triCes. Men can never out
r.v 2 book 'hot deals ulh"r. tHtN"t.
with the deem thiucS "E humanity. Tt"
,;inic contains the Nu'i revelation ~
I've future. The huHl: soul longs -
n.cr beyond he veil Ia tn" Bib" Aliens
= The vision given ard men WI Not
,,,ru from g
We OF times wonder what discover.
TO-. and inventions await our children
... they Advance into th!s worlds cN-
r..riences We Nave come t. believe
hat vastly greater wonders than oven
Vr know will break upon coming gem
.,rions. How much greater the rrvela-
tons that shall break forth from these
cred pages. As the needs Of the
human heart deepen this Bible Will meet
those needs Like the pillar Of tr" u
urecedes the march Of the races. pre-
nared 10 confront every emergency ana
help solve every problem that can arise.
It more than keeps pace with the very
needs that II its"lf arnuSes.
The Bible cannot Toe defended ny rea-
IN ~ logic. 1t nud~ it, vindlcatt"u ~
he lives Of men and women who have
hid Z in their hearts. Even AZ much
Of its inspiration was wrought in the
hrt sorg" OF actual human experience
n daily living 50 must its truth h" ac'
credited by similar human experience.
For this reason t will never b" on:
grown.
The important question relates 70
nur attitude toward a Book that thus
manifestly came from God through
such human channels AZ I" color II =
meet our human vision. Surely W.
~houll study It's t"arAinEs. absorb its
spirit. exemplIcv lis standards AMI
accent Its Christ