A Journey from Eden to Eden
By Editor
THERE are many journeying in the old pilgrim path a day at a time, in actual experience, through a long, useful life. Praise God for these witnesses! It is not of this we wish here to speak, but of a journey which will help mightily on the greater journey. Our plea is for a year's journey through the Word — the Bible — from fair Eden as it came from the hand of God, to Eden recovered from its blasting of sin and made young again by the word and touch of our Creator-Redeemer-King. It is a faith journey if we would be blessed by it — a laying hold of the "wonderful words of life." It is not always a smooth way. There will be rough places, steep hills and mountains, severe rebukes to sin and slothfulness. There will be days of heat and struggle of battle, days of trial and pain. But there is blessing in the daily onward journey. It is a self-denying journey. He who pursues it faithfully may have to rob himself of a story-book, a sensational paper, a profitless conversation, or a little sleep, or find it necessary to make a little postponement of pressing work, in order that he may take his journey for the day. But it pays a thousand fold. But he who yields his soul to the influences of the way, will find the green pastures and the waters of rest, the shady groves and the welling fountains. He will be conscious of the presence of a mighty and blessed One who goes with him. Reader, we invite you to the journey through the Word with our Bible Band. We shall not aim to cover the entire Bible in the year's journey, but it will be a general course from Genesis to the Revelation. It will include much of what was omitted last year, and will include the great and important parts which should always be included. We will add the schedules this year to the little booklet "Facts Regarding the Bible," issued last year. The little booklet will include three schedules, one for reading the entire Bible through in one year in chronological order, the partial reading of last year, and a similar partially supplementary one for this year, each one complete in itself, and a calendar for 1912. The price will be ten cents, post-paid. If you wish the schedule alone, it will be five cents. It is of no profit to us to furnish calendars and schedules. It adds to the work of the editor, but he is more than willing to do all that he can to help others to read, study, and become familiar with the Bible. We do not know how many are following the schedules in the paper, but we know many are; there has been a falling off on the order of schedules. There ought to be a thousand who would join us this year. Will you not spend ten to fifteen minutes a day to learn the way of life, getting better acquainted with God, and bring your life into harmony with your Saviour? Let us hear from you.