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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1882)
■ '-y>, 'r ' •?**,*' •W. 1 _• * '* V ' , CHHISTIAK ïîtCiiALt}; answer the question in the proper into Bible study. It must be out what is in the Bible. This is way. It was determined to secure urge I upon them as a Christian well—very well. But you need as from all churches represented duty. At our conventions, specially well to read the Bible to apply it editors : D. T. S tanley , B ruce -W olverton , pledges of money payable quarter Sunday-school conventions, con to your own »nil. I have known ly. In less than fifteen minutes siderable is said ahouf Bible study, families to read the Bible through FRIDAY, OCT. 27, 1882. sufficient was pledged (and from but is there much vigorous effort by course in their devotions. I those who can be depended upon) made by the pastors to enlist their have wondered what they did with TKè“Uo-ôpëraHôïï^-“Rêtf©SpëC- together with the amount paid in people in thé study of the Scri^ ^cTrari^^ of Chrono— tive and Prospective. to keep a person in the field nearly tures ? This is one of the demands icles. We need to read the Bible devotionally in the family and in Everyone at the meeting of dele the whole year. This amount, we of this age upon the preacher the closet. This last is perhaps as gates, last week at Eugene, Wars feel confident, will be doubled*be among our brethren. Among the N £ • difficult a waf t to supply as we this testimony: The State Co fore six months. We rejoice to say Christian activities'^ to which he must urge his brethren in the study will find. I sometimes must go to operation of 1882 was productive this is a substantial advance. -to. J of tho-word of-God, — ----------- — God with a sin-burdened conscience. X Il“ll V<XTT 1“ ’“""'’""“'.'of much good. Its influence can ' '. i But how shall we read the Bible? I want a Scripture to present me not, however, be fully understood how best to secure the labors of the the w ords of God on this subject. by such a general statement. In evangelist. Many wholesome truths I once heard a very good and wise I g-> oppressed with temptation. I • whatever way it is considered, were given and great earnestness " mother in Israel ” say that she o I M whether with reference to the im manifested in such a work in our seldom read the Bible any other go asking for strength. In all these mediate entertainment of those young^nd growing State. We > • ■ WaythanbynratfJecTfiT' I thought I want God’« answers from the present, or with reference to the joice to look forward upon the then that that was surely a good Scripture. It is there, if I can only We believe the way to read the Bible. Take for find it. Let me here ask a ques future of the cause in the State, coming, year. we cannot'refrain from expressing brethren of the valley are going to your subject, for instance, faith. tion. I kno v some will consider it our great joy that in the good do grandly in the next twelve Examine the Bible for the purpose unsound; but it expresses a want providence of God these Christian months. We rejoice at the good of finding what faith is, how it is that I feel, and I presume others brethren were permitted to assem feeling which seems to pervade the produced, etc. In order to do this feel it as well as I. Can not* some ' ble in council. For years, in the ♦hearts of his children. May God readily, you will need a good refer wise brother provide for us a refer State, agencies have been at work help us all to work in his vineyard, ence Bible and a concordance. You ence book for devotional reading ? There is a plan of Bible reading which had a tendency to retard doing well what task he assigns us. can get both these in one book of convenient size by buying a Teach- which is valuable both for the ob rather than hasten the progress of er’s Bible. You can t a Bible of taining of knowledge and fol devo truth among our brotherhood. It Bible Study. this kind at almost any price to tional reading. It is the Interna is needless to specify. It may be It is said that the Bible is not suit you, from ono dollar and a half tional Sunday-school Lessons. Read all summed up in this that were .___ ___ the lesson with its context, and at =- seemingly proving recreant to our read by our brethren as much as it to fifteen dollars. 'But reading the Bible only by the end of the seven years’ course trust, and discouragement was the was in the “ days of the fathers.” I fear there is some truth in this very subjects has its disadvantages. In your Bible knowledge will surprise result. During the last eight months we grave charge. In the early days of thus searching the Scriptures you yourself. And it will be a knowl —---- have had several valuable accessions tl^is reformation the brotherhood are not very apt to find anything edge of the whole Bible. But I have noticed a habit to our ministerial force. During was composed almost entirely of except that which you are looking for. among both teachers and pupils the last year we have been more men and wo nen of independent I know persons who read the which makes the Sunday-school carefully surveying the ground, and thought and who were searching preparing for action. So the pros the Scriptures for themselves. They Bible through once each year by lessons nearly useless as a plan for pect of making a grand onward were, both naturally and from ne reading three chapters each week Bible study. It is the habit of day and five chapters each Sunday. “ cramming ” every Sunday morn movement presented quite an in cessity, Bible students. But in these days those biblical In this way you will learn some ing for recitation. The result can centive for great effort. Nor was that effort in vain. Almost every giants are almost all gone. They thing of every part of the Bible. be seen at the review. The lessons one assigned to duty was there are gone, for the reason that the This is a very desirable thing; but which were learned only for the promptly and seemed to vie with circumstances which called them not very apo to be done if you do occasion are gone with the occasion. one another in acting the noblest out are no more. Nor can we call deliberately sit down to read the I will suggest a plan for prepar Bible by course in this way, or in back those circumstances if we de for the Master. Educationally, ing the lesson. Begin early in the other way, of which I shall speak sire to. Every man can look to a then, we can truly -say the church week, not later chan Sunday after further on. time in his memory when he was is enriched. In council good will noon. On Sunday study the lesson Some years ago, when I was just with the context. Study the words prevailed. . Many subjects of im innocent. However he may regret portance were discussed. But it, those days are forever gone. It beginning my labor as a minister, of any other book, with the diction chiefest among them all—that one now remains for him to make his another young preacher and I made aries. On Monday study the les which weighed most heavily upon manhood virtuous ; thus making it it a rule to read a book of the New sons with its parallel passages, look Testament through at a single sit ing out all the references. On every Christian’s mind—was'"a brighter than childhood. By attempting to bring back his ting each day. In thia way we Tuesday study the lesson, looking — more vigorous movement in evan gelizing. How shall this be days of innocence, he will make his became familiar with the thoughts up the dates and persons. Wednes effected ? Yes, but this question life a useless failure. So we can of the New Testament writers. day study the lesson with view to had been ^discussed sufficient. Now make bright and glorious days for Try it, my brother ; take one of the its leading thought and analysis. was the time for action. Quite a ourselves as a Christian people. shorter epistles and be surprised, Thursday study it, looking for prac little contribution had come in. But not by trying to bring back as 1 was, to find that passages i tical lessons. All this time your which you had thought familiar to only helps have been Webster’s Some funds was in the treasury. the strifes of fifty years ago. We have passed out of that stage you have so inuch in them that you dictionary, a Bible dictionary, a A good evangelist could be em ployed, if we had tujfcw/it funds. of growth and have not yet ad had not noticed, They assume a reference Bible and concordance, Why pass a resolution to instruct justed ourselves to our present con new light to you as you read them But on Friday take up all the helps the Board to employ a person dition. This is not a time when in this order and connection. you have, and get all the assistance if it can not assure him of a sup we can depend upon the force of All these ways of reading are- possible. On Saturday, if you are port ? The brethren Were ready to controversy to drive our brethren adopted for the purpose of finding a teacher, study the lesson with the CHRISTIAN HERALD. y ■ ,. • -, .a ski / A * A » > 1 ' • « 1 I u- t •« 11 I f