Article May 2, 1901 Issue

The Bible

BY JAMES F. RYDER.

In "Miscellaneous Writings" by Mary Baker G. Eddy, we read, "The Bible is the learned man's masterpiece, the ignorant man's dictionary, the wise man's directory." We know it as the foundation rock and history of the world's Christianity ; the spiritual daily bread of mankind.

For some time past I have been trying to make acquaintance with it. It has been like trying to explore a dense wilderness,—a hidden mystery. Many have accepted it more through faith than understanding. It has been as a closed book to the masses. In the silence of the centuries it has been dumb. Its pages of wisdom have been as a locked sanctuary, a casket of jewels left in darkness.

The story of Jesus the Christ and his works had grown dim under the dust of ages. We read of his giving sight to the blind, making the lame to walk, and cleansing the leper, of his instructing his disciples to go out and preach the gospel and heal the sick and sinful, as he had done.

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