THE WONDERFUL BOOK by James E. Gilbert, D.D.

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 14, 1898

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 24, No. 15.

THE WONDERFUL BOOK.

By James E. Gilbert, D.D.

AND now for the “conclusion of the whole matter.” Here is a very ancient volume, produced by many hands working without concert. In structure it is a masterpiece; its parts, like some beautiful mosaic, are laid together as if according to a preconceived pattern. Its truths, varied and far-reaching, meet the needs of every soul in every land, under every circumstance of life. They are “seed to the sower and bread to the eater.” He who feeds on this bread, exclaims with Israel’s songster, “I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey.” The centuries come and go; times and seasons change; institutions rise and fall; civilizations grow old and perish—but this Book liveth and abideth forever. It leads humanity onward and upward, and at each stage of progress points to better things to come. It is, indeed, a lamp unto the feet and a light unto the path of the toiling millions who seek to know that which is highest and best. What shall we say concerning such a marvelous volume? Is it not the BOOK OF GOD?—James E. Gilbert, D.D.