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Institute, in an address delivered upon his return from a visit to Palestine, said (concerning the Bible): “T his classic of classics, all in all, is th e m ost in te re stin g a n d fa sc in a tin g of books. * * * * The m o ral an d relig io u s p rin cip les of th e B ible in bo th th e Old and New T estam ents, have never been and never can be successfully com bated. Since th e p re serv a tio n of h isto ry commenced, th ere h a s n ev er been a n y th in g ap p ro ach in g th e H oly Bible as a lite ra ry production, or a code fo r p ro p er and desirab le h um an conduct, or a s th e fo u n d atio n of fu tu re hopes. If any h e re should believe th is is an e x ag g e ratio n (w hich is n ot p robable) re a d a g a in th is Book and you Will be surprised. V isit P a lestin e , in th e lig h t of and under th e in sp iratio n of th e Bible. T hings th a t could no t easily be destro y ed a re th ere. T he R iv er Jo rd an , th e D ead Sea, th e Sea of Galilee, M ount of Olives, th e V alley of Je h o sh a p h at, a n d m any o th er places f a m ilia r to Bible re a d e rs; a ll th ese a re in d isp u tab le evidence of th e accu racy of th a t book in h isto ric a l re cita tio n . * * * * A braham , p erh ap s th o u san d s of y e a rs B. C., w as, according to th e Bible, d irected to an d did secure a b u rial lo t in th e caves o f M acphelah a t H ebron, an d he an d Isa a c an d Jaco b and th e ir w ives w ere buried there. C onsult G enesis again. H ebron is s till a su b s ta n tia l place, easily lo cated by th e w ritte n d escription. T he place of th ese tom bs can be seen, th o u g h w ith som e difficulty. M any of th e m entioned w ells or springs; a re s till in use. The g e n era l to p o g rap h y of th e country, a s described in th e Bible, you can verify. A lso re ad Josephus, a h isto ria n of th e first cen tu ry . In short, the more we read and study the more we must he convinced of th e a b so lu te re lia b ility of th e Book of books.” Much m ore th a n a ll th is, th e b e tte r m en w e w ill be, th e m ore g ra te fu l we w ill be, and th e m ore an x io u s to have our co u n try an d th e affairs of all its in h a b ita n ts c a rrie d on in conform ance w ith its p recep ts.” Henry S. Dulaney Mr. H. S. Dulaney had been a member of the Board of Trustees of Goucher College for nearly fifteen years,—a loyal friend and generous giver, but he ten dered his resignation, giving as his reason the fact that evolution was being taught in the Biblical Course. A Baltimore paper quotes Mr. Dulaney as saying in an address before a meeting of Chinese and American educators; “ I will make no more contributions to col leges in which evolution is taught. I have felt for some time that if I had any more money to give for educational purposes I should give it to Bible In stitutes rather than to colleges. Mr. Dulaney’s letter of resignation was as follows: “To th e T ru stee s of G oucher College—L adies and G entlem en: G oucher College is a C h ristia n in stitu tio n , founded on th e W ord of God, and sta n d s fo r th e tra in in g and developm ent of C h ris tia n c h ara cte r. I am led by m y own in v estig a tio n s to th e con clusion th a t th e B ible tea ch in g in th e classes of Goucher College is such th a t it calls in to q u estio n an d c a sts doubt upon th e in sp iratio n , cred ib ility an d in te g rity of th e Bible. I, th erefo re, h ereby ten d e r m y re sig n a tio n as a m em ber of th e B oard of T ru stees, to ta k e effect imm ediately. I do th is w ith fu ll a p p rec ia tio n of th e fine sta n d in g of th e in stitio n , and th e hig h reco g n itio n it h as received from th e educational lead ers of th e co u n try . I believe, how ever,: th a t th e Bible should be ta u g h t in such a college as it is ta u g h t in th e g re a t Bible Schools of th e co u n try—a s th e D ivinely inspired W ord of God. Very respectfully ¡(Signed) Henry S. Dulaney” William, Jennings Bryan To these testimonies we are glad to add the prayer of a great and good layman made at last General As sembly of the Presbyterian Church: Our heavenly F a th e r—all w ise an d a ll pow erful—we bless th y holy nam e th a t th o u a re also infinite in love. We th a n k thee th a t a fte r th o u h a d st m ade th e lim itle ss u n i verse and filled th e e a rth w ith flow ers and food and life, thou d idst m ake m an in th y own im age—“th e child of a K in g ” —endow him w ith v a st possibilities, lin k h is h ap p in ess to his v irtu e, his p ro sp e rity to his rig h teo u sn ess, an d in v ite him to become th in e own child. We th a n k th ee fo r th y rev ealed w ill w ith its in stru ctio n , its in sp iratio n and its rev elatio n—w ith its in v ita tio n to p ray er, and w ith th e assu ra n ce of th y w illin g n ess to forgive our tresp asses. W e th a n k th ee th a t th o u d idst send th in e only Son our Lord, to re v ea l th y se lf to us, to suffer fo r ou r sins, to redeem us by his blood and to d irec t us by his heav en -b o rn w isdom . W e th a n k thee fo r “th y church, O Lord, th e house of th in e abode,” w ith a ll its hallow ed histo ry , fo r all its courageous se rv a n ts of God, a n d fo r a ll its sa in tly wom en—and we th a n k thee th a t we a re p e rm itte d to e n te r it w ith th e fa ith of little children. W e th a n k th ee th a t, w hile th o u c a n st co n secrate to m ig h ty service th e m inds of men, w hen th e y su rre n d e r to thee, th e doorkeeper of th y house does n o t re q u ire of those w ho e n te r it e ith e r certificates of learn in g , college diplom as or u n iv ersity degrees, b u t opens it w ide to a ll who have “a bro k en and con tr ite h e a rt”—th a t, w hile th o u c a n st use fo r th e advancem ent of th y kingdom m oney, h o n e stly acquired, th o u dost fu rn ish salv atio n free an d open th y tab e rn ac le to rich and poor alike, if th ey w ill b u t p u t th e ir tr u s t in thee—th a t, w hile th o u dost rem em ber and re w a rd th e ch ild ren of those who love th ee and keep th y comm andm ents, th o u w ilt welcom e to th y household
profits should be used for the free distribution of Bibles, Gospels and Gospel literature. God’s blessing , has rested upon the enterprise from the first, and thou- I sands of dollars have been used in that blessed work. Our students, our evangelistic workers in this and j other lands, have scattered the good news around the | world, and yet we have not been able to supply our j.own needs in this work. By the use of Gospel literature, people who could not preach or teach have been able to fulfill the com mand of our Lord, and have had opportunities for per sonal evangelism which have resulted in the saving of many, many souls. Every church can do this work, and every church should make provision for it, so that boys and girls, and men and women, could “ go” and “ give!” Nothing brings more definite returns. This is the testimony of all experienced workers. Traets, Gospels, Bibles for saints and sinners! “ Sew beside all waters.” Remember there are good, bad and indifferent tracts. Select only the best. Pray before you go, pray while you go, and pray after you have gone that God will bless your seed-sowing. We learn to do things by doing them. If you “ go” and “ give” your appetite for service will be whetted; your faith will be strengthened, your joy will be in tensified, and when God’s books are opened, you will have a revelation of the harvest that awaits you. SOME LOYAL LAYMEN Warren G. Harding In our September issue, ¡in an editorial entitled, “ The Preaching President” we called attention to the fact that Mr. Harding, in his tour of the country, was calling the people to return to the faith of their fathers by giving the Bible its proper place in their lives. Dur ing that tour the nation was stricken with grief by the news of his sudden death,; but his message still lives and will long live in the hearts of the people. Mr. Harding was a man of God—a man of prayer. One of his close friends bears this testimony. ‘“I know for an absolute fact that before he ever made a speech, each time he appeared before the public, he re tired for a few minutes of privacy and, on his knees, prayed for guidance as to what to say.’? Woodrow Wilson While Mr. Harding was voicing his plea, Ex-Presi dent Wilson was expressing himself in a similiar strain. In an article in the Atlantic Monthly, under the caption, “ The Road Away from Revolution” he said: “The road that leads away from revolution is already marked; for it is defined by the nature of men and of or ganized society. It, therefore, behooves us to study very carefully and very candidly the exact nature of the task and the means of its accomplishment. The sum of the whole matter is this, that our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be redeemed spiritually. Here it is the final challenge to our churches, to our political or ganizations and to our capitalists,—to everyone who fears ■God or loves his country.” Galvin Coolidge At this same time, too, (the then Vice-President) ■Coolidge was giving a similiar message.: “More and more the people are living under the con viction that it is righteousness alone which exalteth any nation. Surely the recognition of this fact, which stands out above all others, ought to make these days of abiding satisfaction and of continuing faith and determination for the American people.” Elbert W. Gary Mr. Gary, President of the American Iron and Steel
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