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A World Without "
A Biblé
By Rev. William Evans, Director
Bible Course, Moody Bible
Institute, Chicago -
| TEXT—When Michaiah, the son of Ge
mariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard
out of the book all of the words of the
Yord: Take thee again another roll, and
rrlte in it all the former words that were
‘fn the first roll, which Jehoiakim, the
_king of Judah, hath burned.—Jer. 86:11-28,
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| Can you picture
5 a world without a
e Bible? What 2
g poor ~world it
| &fi(%i‘ would be. The
L art of the—-world
o 8 ,».;-""' has for centuries
? found its sublim
e est subjects in the
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M- gospel story. A
| g visit to the world’s
L great galleries of
TR art will corrobor-
W ate this fact. The
most beautiful
N picture in the Na
! .. N tional Gallery in
: London is Muril
lo’s “Holy Family;” in Paris, Murillo’s
“Agsumption of the Virgin;” in Ant
werp, Reuben’s “Descent from the
Cross;” in Florence, “The Madonna
de la Sedia;” in Venice, Titian’s *“As- |
umption of the Virgin;” in Milan,
E&ona’rdo'e “Last Supper;” in Berlin,
nido’s “Ecce Homo;” in -Rome, “The
pmcifixion,” and in Madrid, “The As
cension,” by Raphael; in Dresden, the
crown of all the worlds’ art, “The “lis
tine Madonna.”
The influence of the Bible is eq sally
felt in the realm of poetry as {llus
trated in Dante’s “Vision;” T/nny
son’s “Holy Grail;” Brow ying’s
“Christmas Eve,” “Easter Day,”
“Death in the Desert;” Whjttier’s
“Qur Master.”
‘* In the realm of music, the influence
of the Bible is seen in such oratorios
as “Elijah and Paul” by Mendelssohn;
*The -Messiah” by Handel; “The Cre
ation” by Haydn. Our National hymn
“America,” was written by a clergy
man.
Literature also has felt the influence
of the Bible. In a very real sense Ger
many may be called the home of the
Bible, and Germany is the land of
books and learning. It is claimed that
over 25,000,000 books left the German
press last year. It has been said that
Ireland, which, in a sense has been de
prived of the Bible, is not a land of
literature. Indeed, it has been claim
ed by,‘some that there are towns of
moderate size in Ireland in which a
book store cannot be found. Ruskin’s
beautiful gardens would be but bar:
ren deserts were it not for the flowers’
taken from the Bible. Milton’s “Para
dise Lost” is nething but the Bible in
blank vverse. - Bunyan in his Pilgrim
Progress saw practically nothing that
the Apostle John had not seen in the
Book of Revelation. Shakespeare’s
works: would be very meager it
stripped of all their scripture quota
tions ‘and references. It is claimed
‘that Carlyle is but a spiritual distor
‘tion of the Prophet Ezekiel.
Wheh we turn to the realm of mor
als, the influence of the Bible stands
out'inieven stronger relief. A moral
geography of the world could be made
Py considering the countries that have
the Bible and those that do not. What
makes Edinburgh better than Constan
tinople; Toronto™ better than Paris;
Ma__ssachusetts better than Mexico?
Mexico was colonized a whole cen
tury before Massachusetts. Yet look
at the moral and intellectual contrast
between Massachusetts and Mexico.
What better testimony can we have
to the influence of the Bible than is
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3 ; The Only Way.
The guide to a mountain summit-or ‘
through a forest shows the way and
leads the way; but he is not the way.
Another guide who knows the way
would do as well. Christ does not sim
ply show the way to the Father; he is
]the way, the only way, to the Father;
*I am’the way, and the truth, and the
life; no one cometh to the Father but
by mé.” He is the way because he is
the truth and the life, not merely a
revealer of the truth, not merely a
‘door to life. Only the son knows the
Father; only the son is the way to
‘the Father; only through the son ‘we
Jhave access in one spirit unto the
Father.” Only the son “is able to save
Efito the uttermost” those that came
to God through him. “No man hath
peen flod at any time; the only be
gotten son, which is.in the bosom of
‘the Father, he hatil declared him.”
¥ plvat‘,lon is the life of God, the soul
of mian, through the incarnation and
_tthe blood of Jesus Christ. In him is
_labundant life for all - who \gll re
geive it. But “if any man have rßt’ the
_spirit "of Christ, he is none of his.”
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found In these comparisons and con
trasts? What is the differénice between’
the Pilgrim fathers who came to this
country to build up and many of the
present emigrants” who come to pull
'down the institutions which are prec
fous to us? Does not the difference
He in this—that those Pilgrims came
with the Bible in their hands and the
fear of God in their hearts, while a
large number of the emigrants of to
day come with neither of these bless
ings? Say what we will against the
blue laws of Puritanism, they are to
be much preferred to the wide open
continental Sabbath and the anarchi
cal spirit that too often characterize
the emigration of today. o
Some figures will be interesting and
instructive in this connection. In
England, a Bible land, there was 1
murder to every 178,000 inhabitants;
4n Holland, a Bible land, 1 to every
100,000; in Austria, a land which is
half and half Bible, 1 to evepy 57,000;
in Spain, a land of no Bible, 1 to ev
ery 4,114; in Naples, a land of no
'Bible, 1 to every 2,750; and in Rome,
the eity of no Bible, 1 to every 950. °
Further, in speaking of the in
fluence of .the Bible in the realm of
morals, it is claimed that in London,
a Bible city, 4 births out of every 100
were illegitimate; In Paris, where the
Bible is seldom read, 48 out of every
100; in Vienna, where there is prac
tically no Bible, for every 100 legiti
mate births, 118 were illegitimate; and
in Rome, where the Bible is practical
ly a forbidden book, for every 100 legi
timate births there were 243 illegiti
mate. ‘
Yet in spite of these facts some
men today are trying to get rid of
the Bible. Should we not count that
man a traitor to his God and to his
country who would destroy the Bible?
Further, and shall we say it in
bated breath, that this is the book the
state of Illinois has banished from its
public schools. As a nation we should
never forget that the secret of our
national dignity and greatness comes
from the Bible. It will be a sad day
indeed for this nation, and the be
ginning of the decay of her greatness,
if the other states of the Union should
follow the example of Illinois. Then
we had better write Ichabod upon the
door of our Capitol at Washington, for
God will have left us and our glory
will ‘have departed. ;
Churchgoing and Religlous Life.
Those who believe that they .are
distinctly modern in holding that
churchgoing is a comparatively unim
portant part of religious life will be
interested to find that tlie same views
were entertained in the fourteenth
century and voiced by the German
mediaeval mystic, -Tauler, from whom
Professor Kuno Francke quotes in his
article” on “Mediaeval German Mysti
cism” in “The Harvard Theological
Review:” “Behold, dear friend, if
thou shouldst spend all thy years in
running from church to church, thou
must look for and receive help from
within, or thou wilt never come to
any good; however thou mayst seek
-and inquire, thou must also be willing.
to be tormented without succor from
the outward help of any creature. I
tell you, children, that the very holi
est man I ever saw in outward con
duct and inward life had never heard
more than five sermons in all his
days. Let the common people run
abouf and hear all they can, that they
may not fall into despair or unbelief;
but know that all who would be
God’s, inwardly and outwardly, turn
to themselves and retire within.”
Be Kind to Every One.
Kindly words, sympathizing atten
tions, watchfulness against: wounding
men’s sensitiveness—these cost -very,
little, but they are pricelggs in.their
value. Are they not almost the sta
ple of our daily happiness? From hour
to hour, from moment to. moment, we
are supported, blessed by small kind
nesses.—F. W. Robe‘rtsq:i.
The poorest man is not the one who
ihas the least, but the own who wants
the most. ‘
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in union with God. Loving obedience
to Christ is the characteristic mani=
festation of this divine union. |
' A- Prayer.
Our Heavenly Father, we pray that
thou wilt make our hearts sensitive
and responsive to divine impression.
Cleanse Thou us from secret faults
and renew thy spirit within us. Quell
the ever insistent calling of our self
ish desires and make us eager to do
thy will alone. Give us daily new
visions of ttly love and goodness to
ward us, and inspire us to daily attain
unto higher and better ideals. Enrich
us with the true riches of thy grace
and grant that our highest gain may
be heavenly gain and the knowledge
of thee. Keep our feet in the way of
'thy commandments and still our rest
less hearts with thy touch of peace.
‘Comfort all needy longing souls with
divine consolation and enlighten all
darkened minds to know thee as the
true and living and redeeming Lord.
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more. religion will soon be Without
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.-LESSON FOR MARCH 3 .-
CALL OF THE FIRST DISCIPLES. .
;.{Jfissox TEXT-MARK 1:14:28; Luke
'MEMORY VERSES—I 6, 17.
GOLDEN TEXT=The harvest: truly ‘is
plenteous,’ but the laborers are few. Pray
ye therefore, the Lord of the harvest,
that he will send forth laborers into his
harvest.—Matt. 9:37-38,
(This exposition of the lesson is
based on the narrative in Luke 5:1-11.)
Already in our previous lessons we
have seen Christ as the founder of
the Kingdom of Heaven upon the earth.
He was Dorn a king; his baptism was
in a sense the inauguration of the
king; the temptation, }hfl testing of
the king. Being himself thus pre
pared, we see him starting out to re
cruit the first members of his king
dom, who, in addition to being mem
bers of the kingdom themselves,
should also be instrumental in enlist
ing others under its banner. :
In the call of these first disciples,
we recognize the essential conditions
which were to underlie all subsequent
calls of discipleship. To discover these
conditions should be the purpose “of
all who teach this lesson. The
fundamental condition,” or condi
tions - underlying entrance into the
Kingdom of God, are forever the same
with each succeeding generation. “The
gifts and calling of God are without
change.” s
We are told that the “crowds press
ed upon Jesus to hear the Word of
God.” The preaching of the Word of
God is always a drawing card. The
crowds have not wearied of the preach
ing of the gospel, but only of the aver
age preacher who fails to preach the
gospel. Wherever you find a man who,
like Moody, Torrey,- Spurgeon, and
many others, preaches the Word 'of
God, there you will find the streets full’
of- men and women still pressing to
hear the message. Fire will always at
tract those who are cold, and. food
those who are hungry. So will the
preaching of the simple gospel attract
the hearts of men for whom it is pre
pared. - The world was made for the
gospel, and the gospel for the. world.
All great sermons in the Bible were
preached in the open air. If the peo
ple will not come to church, then let
us take the church to.them. If it was
not beneath the-dignity of Jesus Christ
to hold open air.meetings, it surely
cannot be beneath any pretended and
assumed dignity we may profess to pos
segs. * Ivet . some ministers who, «dur
ing the hot months of the year, preach
to but-a corporal’s guard, go out into
the open-air and preach to’'the crowds.
The best way to reach the masses is to
go ‘after them. 5
Jesus requested of these men ‘the
foan of their boats, and they at once
complied with the Master’s request. In
other words, he asked these men to
surrender their business for a little
while to him: And they did. How
l magnificently he repaid .them is seen
in”.the miraculous draught of fishes.
No man can surrender his business to
Jesus Christ without eventually: be
ing a gainer by.it. He “shall receive
a hundredfold more in this life, and
in' the world to come life everlasting.”
Next, Jesus requires that these. men
recognize him as knowing more.about
their business than they do them
selves. He requires them to do what
théir own common sense tells them
thére is no use in doing. This is evi
dent_by the answer of Peter: “Lord
we_have toiled- all night and caught
nothing, nevertheless,” etc: The word
“Lord” meaning “shipmaster.” . .
Christ required from these men the
syrrender of their whole lives. They
»forgsook their nets, and their business,
and followed him. This was final and
complete obedience. Ever after they
were to devote their lives so catching
men, not fish, 2 .
No man can enlist under the ban
ner of Christ, nor become a member
of the Kingdom of God, who is not
willing to make an absolute surrender
of ‘himself and all that he has and
expects to be to the Christ and his
gervice. . “So likewise, whosoever he
be of you that forsaketh not all that he
hath, he cannot be my disciple.” .Of
course, Christ may not, in fact does
not call upon us all to leave our daily
vocation and become preachers or mis
sionaries. No; ofttimes he calls upon
us to do what is very much harder—
to stay in business and use it for him
and his kingdom. There can be no
question, however, but that ere we can
become Christ’s disciples there must
be the complete surrender of ourselves
to his absolute and authoritative con
trol. This is the crucial test of Chris
tianity. .And it is just at this point of
unconditional surender that many peo
ple hesitate and ofttimes- refuse: so
| comply .with the terms of disciple-
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. One of Dr. Aked’s most ardent sup
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of Mr. John D. Rockefeller’s church
is fond of telling what he considers a
striking example of Dr. Aked’s wit.
Dr. Aked was fond of taking long
country walks, and one day, being far
in the country and wandering through
a field, he and his friend noticed a sign
nailed to a tree. “No trespassing
here.” ) :
Hurrying to get out of the forbidden
ground they met a farmer who assailed
them grimly with the remark:
“Trespassers in this field are prose
cuted.”
Dr. Aked smiled at the irate farmer.
“But we. are not trespassers, my
good man,” said he.
“What be you, then?” demanded the
farmer. ; S
“We are Presbyterians, my dear sir,”
replied Dr, Aked and walked away.
Why comes temptation but for man
to meet and master and make crouch
beneath his foot, and so be pedestaled
in triumph?—Robert Browning.
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