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Show C. V: Hi Philosophises This week has been assigned "Bible Week." About a week before the death of Sir Walter Scott, he said to his son-in-law "Read to" ine from the book.' when asked from what book,' Scott said, "Need I ask? There is but one." early every home has at least one copy of the Bible. Millions of copies are given as birthday, graduation and Christmas gifts. It is " a book that everybody buys and concerning 'which almost everybody is ready to engage in debate at the drop of a hat. ' Yet how many readmit? How many know what it really con-1 con-1 tains? In the early history of our land we read of the people who took time to read a few verses, and perhaps whole chapters chap-ters before breakfast. But, of course, we are living in such a I fast age, that it could not be expected of us to do likewise. I Woodrow Wilaon said, "The ible is the word of life. You 1 - will find it full of real men and woman.!' . . . - . .- . . i . . |