a study of bible-第45章

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　realizing　the　grandeur　and　beauty　of　it！

But　the　final　and　most　important　agency。　which　will　magnify　the　influence　of　the　Bible　must　necessarily　be　the　home。　It　will　gather　up　all　its　traits；　religious；　moral；　and　literary。　Here　is　the　fundamental　opportunity　and　the　fundamental　obligation。　Robert　Burns　was　right　in　finding　the　secret　of　Scotia's　power　in　such　scenes　as　those　of　〃The　Cottar's　Saturday　Night。〃　One　can　almost　see　Carlyle　going　back　to　his　old　home　at　Ecclefechan　and　standing　outside　to　hear　his　old　mother　making　a　prayer　in　his　behalf。　A　newspaper　editorial　of　recent　date　says　this　decay　of　literary　allusion　is　traceable　in　part　to　the　gradual　abandonment　of　family　prayers。　Answering　President　Butler；　it　is　urged　that　it　is　not　so　important　that　the　Bible　be　in　the　public　schools　as　that　it　get　back　again　into　the　homes。　〃Thorough　acquaintance　with　the　Bible　is　desirable；　it　should　be　fostered。　The　person　who　will　have　to　foster　it；　though；〃　says　this　writer；　〃is　not　the　teacher；　but　the　parent。　The　parent　is　the　person　whom　Dr。　Butler　should　try　to　convert。〃　Well；　while　there　may　be　differences　about　the　school；　there　can　be　none　about　the　place　of　the　Bible　in　the　home。　It　needs　to　be　bound　up　with　the　earliest　impressions　and　intertwined　with　those　impressions　as　they　deepen　and　extend。

So；　by　the　Church；　which　will　accent　its　religious　value；　by　the　press；　which　will　accent　its　moral　power；　by　the　school；　which　will　spread　its　literary　influence；　and　by　the　home；　which　will　realize　all　three　and　make　it　seem　a　vital　concern　from　the　beginning　of　life；　the　Bible　will　be　put　and　held　in　the　place　of　power　to…day　which　it　has　had　in　the　years　that　are　gone；　and　will　steadily　gain　greater　power。





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