Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: produce pleasant feelings and are called beautiful. God is the source of meekness, gentleness, and love. He is the source of the beautiful. Christianity is God in man, exhibiting his beauty. "Lord, let thy beauty be upon us." The dewdrop sparkles like a diamond as the sun's rays fall upon it. The life of man sparkles with an unsurpassed beauty as the rays of light and salvation fall upon it from the throne. As we behold the beauty of God assimilated into the life of man and thus revealed we think what a pity that all in the world are not Christians. Christian, oh, may thy tribe increase, Thy light and glory ne'er decrease; Shine on and magnify the Word, And point the world to Christ and God. CHAPTER II. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. We have said before that Christianity is in perfect accord with the Bible. The Word of God reveals Christianity to us. It is an infallible expression of its doctrines and duties. Jesus is the way to everlasting rest; the Bible is the guide. Some one has said, "Both are equally certain, equally divine. Let us be thankful for such unspeakable gifts. Next to the mercy of a Savior, able and ready to save to theuttermost all who come unto God by him, is the book of inspiration of God, which as a lamp to our feet, and a light to our path, conducts us to such a Friend, and teaches us the way of salvation.'' The Word of God is a lamp and a light to guide to everlasting bliss, "The entrance of thy word giveth light." The word is written in the Christian's heart. In his conduct he adorns the doctrine of God our Savior and thus reveals the light ofthe gospel. Christianity is therefore a light, because it is a product of the truth. "We can understand at once then that anything that is in opposition to the Scriptures can not be a light. The nearer the life ...