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April 1926
Christ is a witness unto Himself. There have been those who, like Gilbert West and Lyttleton, have started to lay hands on Him as an impostor, but who approaching Him through the paths of Scripture study have, when1 their eyes rested full on His blessed person, seen the divinity flash forth even through the veil of humanity, and, like the sol diers in the garden, have gone backward and fallen to the ground. They started to oppose: they stopped to espouse and embrace. Every study of the Bible is a study of the evidences of Christianity. The Bible is itself the greatest miracle of all, and the Son of God more wonderful than any of the wonders that confirm His claims. The believer feels this in every fibre of his being. Rob me of miracles and of prophecy: you have not robbed me of Him. Before Him I bow because of what He is. The morning star pales and fades at sunrise. There is a glory, in the presence of which all else is dim. And if you will come and stand in the radiance of that presence, with eye unveiled by wilful hostility to light, and wait there until you are bathed in the glory, filled and thrilled by the love and life that come in the same beam with the light, you shall need no starry miracles to herald the morning, and assure you that He, who can impart to you the knowledge of God and the peace of God, can be no other than the Sun of Righteousness! spread out on cloths laid in the dust. Picturesque they were, and also indescribably filthy. As William and Mr. Blaine passed through the huge iron gate with its massive arch, their attention was drawn to a number of pilgrims crawling on their way around some immense crosses of alabaster. They entered, the high, dark building, lit only by tapers, and saw the famous “ Virgin of Copacabana,” with its Indian features, a little figure only three feet in height. They watched with interest, but also with great pity, the ceremonies of this ancient worship; it all seemed so hollow, and the faces about them bespoke no peace in the soul. They climbed to the top of Calvario where lay a rude cross of stones, and where Piigrims came to make known their most earnest desires. All about were bits of white paper tied to sticks and placed in the earth, and on these papers were written their wishes, hoping that thus their prayers would be granted. From the top of Calvario, a name given the hill by the conquerors, a magnificent view of the lake spread before them, nor does it seem twice the same. Ever changing, it seems more like a precious jewel each time, unless perchance a violent storm is sweeping its surface and then indeed it can be angry and raging. The visit to “ the Island of the Sun” over, our travelers sailed back to Puno, and gave their attention to the real object of the Journey they had undertaken. From village to village, among the fisher folk and farmers the little com pany went, looking over the ground thoroughly, preaching the Gospel as they traveled. Numbers of times they heard their approach to a little village heralded by “ There are the deVils we have been told about!” Nearly always, however, there were some to listen, some who were hungry for real peace. It seems especially dlfllcult to reach the adults, S Indians or Peruvians, as indeed it is in any race, so that the effort is always made in the direction of young people and the children. Yet here and there adults will listen, and are FINE GOLD ; or The Pearl o f Great Price (Continued from page 206)
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