When people are anxious about their
souls and there are some such here to
day there art- those who reeoinmeud good
books. That is all right. But 1 want to
tell yon that the Bible is the best book
under such cir< nmstances. Baxter wrote,
“A Call to the Unconverted,” but the Bible
is the best call o tin- unconverted. Philip
Doddridge wrote, “The Rise and Progress
of Religion in tie Soul,” but the Bible is
the best rise a id progress. John Angell
James wrote, “Advie’e to the Anxious In
quirer,” but the Bible is the best advice
to the anxious itiquirer.
<> the Bible if the very book you need,
anxious and inquiring soul! A dying sol
dier said to his inati*: "Comrade, give me
a drop!” Tin- c nnradc shook up the can
teen, and said: "There isn't a drop of
water in the canteen.’’ "Oh,” said the dy
ing soldier, “tliai's not what I want; feel
in my knapsaci for my Bible." and his
comrade found the Bible and read him a
few of the gracious promises, and the dy
ing soldier said: "Ah. that's what I want.
There isn't, anything like the Bible for a
dying soldier, is there, my comrade?" O
blessed book wh le we live. Blessed book
when we die.
