Why Not Talk with God?

Pacific Press Publishing Company · OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA · Sep 23, 1897

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 23, No. 37.

Why Not Talk with God?

Why Not Talk with God? — Says Dr. Crane, of Chicago, in referring to education: "Speaking of utilities, is there anything that can be more useful to one than to have a true and sane taste for literature? Reading makes up the most part of thought life; it is what we read directs our dreams and molds our ambitions. And why should we gabble with tattle-tales and court jesters when we may talk with the kings?" By kings Dr. Crane means the Greek and Latin classics, the heathen writers of bygone days, who in their wisdom knew not God, just such ones as in Athens asked concerning Paul, "What will this babbler say?" Why should we gabble with these so-called "kings" when we may hold rich converse with the King of the universe, and drink in of the "riches of his grace; wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence"? Eph. 1:7, 8.