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Show NOT EVERY MAN . KNOWS HIS BIBLE Not every man' knows his Bible. This Is true, even, of some of those who study It most constantly. Tho trouble with a great many Is that they do not read Intelligently.- Thoy are much ln the position of the stii-(tent stii-(tent of beginning Latin who Is un able to appreciate the puns that Mr. Coasar employs in his history of tho Roman 'wars. The puns are there but some knowledge of Latin It required re-quired to understand them. We do not recall any Biblical puns Just now, but we do Tocall a number of parables para-bles that are more often lnterprete.1 as the "word of God" than as th-j mere illustration of truths that they were maalfeatly meant to be YV-J must read the Bible Intelligently, as we read everything else, otherwise ve are very likely to be led to erronlou conclusions. This story, which com from San Francisco, Is the best evidence evi-dence thus far presented to show that Rear Admiral Rebloy D. Evans knon his Bible. The rear admiral has many f i lends on the Pacific coast. Recently he has been writing to them, assuring them that he has recovered his be9l'l and expressing his thanks for the klnl treatment that he received while In California recently, following the trip of tho Atlantic fleet around Sou'h America. One of his letters wa w Junes Horseburgh. Jr. Mr. Horse-t'irgh Horse-t'irgh Is general passenger asent or l;o Southern Pacific railroad and ho was attentive to Mr. Evans during the latter's lllnees. "Fighting Bob" I wrote him a long letter, concludln!? with the following felicitous wlBh: May you live with the rich here anJ the poor 1 hereafter." Mr. Horseburgh Horse-burgh says that this concluslTely proves that Mr. Evans has had tlnio for the consideration of more important import-ant matters than war during his Ions experience in the navy. |