A Companion to the Bible
U.at&YOf~ \\\"",,,'\l" 00019&b13S1 llJUP'iB~l :Q{1. - I Shcli'_ _ lUNIT",,_STA~~ICA. A BOOK FOR EVERY ONE TO READ. THE TRUTH: A COMPANION !O THE BIBLE. 'By CHARLES J. GUITEAU, Lawy~r, Tluologian and L~cturlr. CHICAGO; DONNELLEY, GASSETTE & LOYD. 18 79. COPYRIGHTED 1879, DONNELLEY, GASSETTE & LOYD, CHICAGO. PREF ACE. A new line of thought runs through this book, and the Author asks for it a careful attention, to the end, that many souls rnay }ind the Savior. A REPLY TO RECENT ATTACKS ON THE BIBLE. ATTACKS ON THE BIBLE. CHRISTENDOM holcJs that the Bible is God's word; that it was written by holy men, and that its spirit and \ character emanated from God. WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE INFIDELS. Anyrational mind can find abundant evidence in the Bible to sustain Christianity, and the fact that some peo ple denounce Christianity is conclusive evidence that they have not examined the Bible with steady, persevering gaze. " The cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things" have paralyzed their thought, and so they fall into infidelity. "My sheep," says Christ, "hear my voice," and the' Bible is Christ's voice speaking to the world. WHAT NEW YORK 1rllNISTERS SAY ABOUT HELL. Dr. John Hall, of New York, preached recently on hell, and among other things said, "Those ministers who attacked the orthodox doctrine of eternal punishment were generally uneducated men." By this Dr. Hall meant 8 A .COMPANION TO THE BIBLE. they were not scholars. Dr. Farrar was of this class.
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