Evening star., 1948-06-29

of peace"
Personally, think great deal could be
gained IN the way Of poise and tact good
manners, wise conduct, health and happiness
If every boy and girl, every man and woman.
took to heart this portion Of the Old Testa-
ment and learned timeliness.
May I add that the 23d Psalm Is in the Old
Testament, Is is the Book Of Proverbs?
MRS. r. w. FONDERsMTH.
Laurel, Md.
To the Editor Of The Star:
In The Star of June as there was letter
challenging the use Of the Bible in the schools.
The writer suggested that there was nothing
In the Old Testament which could help children
In anyway or help in the teaching of children.
This is the sheerest nonsense.
HE who diggeth q pit shall fall therein" !"
This is equal to whole books Of philosophy.
"A little Sleep q little slumber, little
folding Of the hands to rest and poverty
cometh like an armed man." Many lessons
can be taught with this text.
Surely the net is spread in vain in the sight
Of any bird" How many Of us walk right in
with our eyes open because we try to reason
things out with man-made formulas instead
of obeying our God-given horse sense!
There are thousands more where these came
from in the Old Testament. I think George
White will do himself a lot Of good If he will
search for them himself for believe his real
trouble is that he doesn't know q thing about
the Old Testament. LAURA K. POLLOCK.
To the Editor Of The Star:
George White asks in your columns Of June
Is: rs there really anything in the Old Testa-
sAIa lra h1tA
schools or elsewhere would tend to elevate or
broaden the minds, improve the morals, inspire
reverence for the Creator, love for humanity
or in short make better citizens OF our boys
and girls?"
Without getting into the public school,
aspect of the question with which the Supreme
Court has dealt in most commendable man
ner, but limiting this observation strictly to
the elsewhere" part of Mr.. Whites challenge
it is necessary only to point out that those
who have taken the time to count them up
have found 263 direct quotations from the
Old Testament in the New Testament. And
there are more than 500 references in the
New Testament to Old Testament pas
sages Every Old Testament book except Ezra,
Nehemiah, Esther and the Song of Solomon
is quoted at least once in the New Testa-
ment. The New Testament has become a
mighty monument Of inspired tribute to the
everlasting value of the Old Testament
Does Mr.. White seriously doubt the value
Of the following Old Testament language in
accomplishing the above named objectives2
Remember now thy Creator in the days
Of thy youth" Ecclesiastes 12:1.
"For unto us q Child is born, unto us
son is given: and the government shall be
upon His shoulder: and His name shall be
called Wonderful. Counsellor, the Mighty God,
The Everlasting Father, The Prince OF Peace.
OF the increase Of His government and peace
there shall be no end, upon the throne OF
David. and upon His kingdom, to order it,
and to establish it with judgment and with
justice from henceforth even for ever. The
zeal Of the Lord Of hosts will perform this
Isaiah 9:6, Z.
Here (and these are but two samples from
the vast Old Testament library Of equally
magnificent statements and appeals) is what
mankind has been needing for thousands Of
years-a government OF peace, judgment and
justice that never will end.
And best Of all the Lord says He will attend
to the business Of setting 1t up Himself.
DONALD r. HAYES