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Show OPEN BIBLE MIKES FOR LIBERTY 10 PROGRESS The sermon delivered last nlfiht by Rev. Dr. Slleox in the First Baptist, church was one of the most instrue live and interesting ever delivered in Ogden. Dr. Silcox possesses the rare combination of having something to say and being able to suy it in an interesting manner. !! h'-ld a large audience for an hour la9t evening while he gave a most lucid and thoughtful discourse upon the bible as the one unique hook and the one great book. Dr Silcox has enjoyed a wide ac-uualntance ac-uualntance among the leading think is of two continent? He has traveled trav-eled round the world and given es-peeta es-peeta tlmo to journeyings in Pales-tlnO. Pales-tlnO. He has studied the great world rellilOOfl In their native environment and from his unique and eventful thought and experience he will speak tonight upon the Mystery and Mir- e in Relldon. " This service will hp held in First Freshyterlan church at 8 o'clock and will he prefpcerl hy a praise service. The thought of tonight to-night will be helpful to any who have doubts or difficulties concerning the mysterious and miraculous in the M- i m annEi ble or religious life. It Im hoped many will take advan tage Of thla opportunity to hear such a gifted and noted thinker and speaker. Dr. Silcox last night said in part "In Kaulbach's cartOOQ of the Reformation. Ref-ormation. Luther is represented in bhe ' enter of tho picture holdlne aloft an mmi Bibli Grouped around him are the inventors, explorers, thinkers, writers, reformers, statesmen of mod em Europe. That picture is true to fat 1 and history Wherever you find an open Bible you find freedom cf thought and human progress. You find the things that elevate and refine re-fine mankind, the things that make 0 people great and keep them so. b heat of Its pinion hursts night and breaks di'y This book gave to Milton his incomparable epic, and lu Bunyan hi immortal allegory. By Hs light Raphael painted his Slstine .Madonna and Tennyson penned his Immortal hope in 'In Memorlam. Thlb book gave to Gladstone his ideals of statesmanship, and made Cromwell the hampjon of civil and religious liberty. "Tho Bible is supreme because it gtvef U the supreme revelation of God in Jesus the Son ol God. so that c may reverently say, 'God once on earth assumed a human form.' Revelation reaches its ultimate in Jesus Christ Religion reaches its ultimate In reverence aud obedience to Him. We have no right to de-tnand de-tnand and no reason to expect a clearer revelation of truth and duty than Is given us in the sermons and b,iings of Jesus We cannot expect and have n right to. ask a fuller manifestation of the grace of God to guilty man than is given us in the atoning Cross of Jesus. We cannot t expect a more gracious Invitation tc r the pardon mhI peace of God than is I gien us by Him who said, 'Come untu Me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.' We cannot expect a fuller or more tender disclosure of God's sympathy with humanity's sorrow than was given at t the grave of Lazarus when Jesus wept. We cannot expect clearer evi- I denee of a life beyond the grave than I is given us in the Resurrection of Je- E sus who rs still saying to us, 'Be 1 -cause I live ye shall live also.' " |