_ VOL. XCVI1II
DR, FISCHER ON “THE BIBLE.”
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Dis
Deliv.
A a 3
Former Igpeal Pastor's Eloquent
course on the Sacred Book,
ered on Recent Sabbath,
By REV. W, E. FISCHER,
of Shamokin.
he Holy
to make thee wise
faith which
D..D
II Tim. 3:15
whtich are able
Salvation through
Jesus Christ.”
The
evade it.
think
reasons for
a
Seriptures,
is in
Bible is here; can't ignore or
and we must be able to give
it
we
our our belief in or our
In
Scriptures
rejection of it. many
believer in the is question-
acceptance of God's Word,
halt
is not
ed ag to his
should never stammen
It
persons neglect
and he or
in his
over that many
ble, thet
why be
answer. to be slurred |
the Bi-
few do know
It
of course
and not
they
not a
slleve it, is accepted
many as a matter Such ace
eeptance may be quite hearty and yet
no reason may be given for ig accept-
ance.
I feel that
without
it will be a service
reason and consequent grati-
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for tieing faith to this old
both for
In the first place it is entirely within
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my
time and eternity.
reason t, say that the Bible should
natural should
it.
a personal
dren of God
generally cone eded that God is. then
must follow, that #f His «
then God should somehow
to
we
that
a consequence
ect Few people deny there
i i
and that- we are chii-
God
not of chance. It being
we are hil
dren,
will known us as
and
We
the
have t, do with our life,
No
in darkness
His purpose
His children.
doubt
must not be left
as to many problems which
both here
father
hereafter. earthly
to his pias
God
that
his children
as
them, and
I
the ancient
adrift
to
comcerning surely
not do 1
of
being
ess, am aware certain
phil sophers speak
no chart
Hy
hoped that
on a sea with
COMpass guide them. it on the
other hand thes, sages also
“the Gods
boat
sometime would
to sail in.” That
of
Surely
staunch
but
hope
the expression an instinct tha
is universal It
that if
Himself
therefore,
=
conclude, there is a God. He
His
there
must reveal to
Somewhere, i* in
world clear authoritative
God
Now
tho
he
Thy
SCripture
and
Where is it”?
the
a
of
Bile «¢l be this
Word
And
distinctly
ams to
ritative of God It claims to
inspired. what is inspiration
>
dible Saye that
is given of and
doots
instruction
insphRration,
profitable for ine, for reproof. for
for rhtear
correciion
that
in rg
ness, the man of God be
fect,
works.”
may
per
uli good
left In Jo
thoroughly furnished into
And we are not 1h
as to how this Book was inspired; “F
the prophecy not by the wil of
Came
but holy
the
man, spake as they
It
claim
were
ihe
men
moved by of God”
Bible ig
fradulent. bug
Spirit
true, then
if that
ffied, then thers is but one
to us. namely,
and fashion our
The evidence for or
to be
not its n
claim can be ver-
course open
it its claim
it.
to accept on
lives according to
against its claim i=
the Book it
we open the Book we
If
should find that
determined by self.
the proof of ites inspiration is at once
complete and satisfactory, as much so
as that which it furnishes to substan-
tiate the immortality of the the
divinity of Christ. or any other funda-
mental truth.
is verified. If you jook
you will find that it ie
out. There are 66 books
a variety of themes, written by forty
odd writers of varfous tongues and na-
tionalitieg writing at inter along
a period of 1600 years, and representing
all degrees of racial development from
barbarian to clearest light. Yet these
66 books are one; yielding one systegn
of doctrine, one code of ethics one rule
of faith and practice for all the children
of men. Is this ofl a matter of chance?
It were folly to make such a statement
in any other province.
odd persons of dfferent tongues and
degrees of musical culture at long in-
tervals, ete, without possiblity of coi
lusion, striking 66 notes on this Organ
which, when combined would yield the
theme of the grandest oratorio ever
soul,
In other words, its claim
ite contents
i
undt through-
it that cover
at
a
in
rile
Immgine forty
i
ethical
are here whol-
the two perfect
Truth and rig
as
i hteousness
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covered, and truth
the
ly considered and
and righteousness are two hemi-
things
the
fesh
am
two
And
| spheres of man. On these
the word, 80
adi
ih
can!"
age. It
Book
3000 vears
speaks fina
to
Book
subtracted,
closes, “ be
nothing 1
Its challenge is
complete—match o
It
me you
Book for this is
It
Job had been written
NH a up-
is the oldest in
the
The
when
Chaucer
“English
when first opened
Book of
Amer-
undefiled.”
a0 old
Fh
find
wis 2.56 Vears
fea was discovered it today men
their Bibles and them fresh
the break of dav Why is this?
was adjusted in the
§
of
and
Go
all the
of «
news"
time
The
and fres
to changes
ming
or
”
It
vangel
omin ages spel
ns "good
as when the E » to Paradise,
It is the
God
It speak author Dealing
truths thing that live
bevond the reach « the physical sense,
migt tread
SUOse
softly and with Urn -
But
certainty.
How
Way
ould
? We
immortakity
want tHinority
prefiflems, except
Lord” Where!
ments and
nations ia
anger af
world is
tears
an
Josenh's
there
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Its
If dt
over
COncerned
objection proves either too }
much For by the same reason
Hving
Word
30 years in
The
of Him.
through
lim ever
God
man
“eT
wf
He
ours
the Son « Hved only
this world of
vanished only knowledge
we have part from the Scrip-
His
is followers;
tures,
Christian,
of
#0 to wy
nic
hae
the
weak, is a cure
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every
rent version t
like
transcription
It
ance that we
ane irnatle
Bible.
through
Christ, the suffered by
ages,
in newertheleas of m
Mareme import -
shall believe that
the
very mis-
eff
are
We
on the earth,
And
in
Hved
perfect Son of Cod
Christi
life and
His
get
as He once Wits
the
of
His
of
to
takes ns their rts
COPY character evie
dences perfection
striving back to the
Christ; precisely
of the Scriptures
al and historical er
reverent
by
iticiem,
fig
Bee x,
to reach the
autograph.” that ds the first
Word, of Goud.
of fact. destructive crit-
able
discrepancy which can
as
“original
edition of the
As a matter
ies Have not been te produce a
single error or
be
not most reasonably explained
either purely unimport-
Of its prophecies
one has miscartied yet. We
only read history to see how the curse
of divine judgment, pronounced in old-
en times, confirms their truth,
The history of the Bible is the only
imaginary or
ant. tenn thousand
no need
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“HAL L., PA.
WOODROW WILSON
“of
4,
Woodrow President
| the United States from March
1913, March 4, 1921, dled at
™8 Street Washington home, Sunday
11:16 a. m., February
An editorial in the
Record, says In part:
“His lord smdd unto him, Well
got and fadthful servant;
hast been faithful over a few
things, I wili make thee ruler over
many things: enter thou into the
Joy of thy lord.”
Woodrow Wilson, faithful
few things. ruler over many things,
exponent by the Grace of God not
of the highest aspirationg of
American oftizenshdp, but of the
noblest idends of humanity, has en-
tered int, the joy of his Lord. A
prolonged Ife of devotion and self-
saorifice ended. A prolonged
martyrdom duty ds over. The
i poorer today than it was
“day. i+ but a simple sta
of fact that mr ugEHing
peoples over, Yearning
the reign of
Justice and the sulle of
ost thelr ablest advo.
their friend.
is han
Wilson's services
his fellow-men
ade unts ly apps
Willgon,
to
“
&.
Philadelphia
done,
i thou
over a
only
is
to
world is
Vesa is
to
goku
ment say
the
the dawn of
international
1 4 .
for PERCE.
reason, have
and
* tine
Cite
The
Wi
ouniry
best
not yet at &d when
od row
to his
and to may
ised
ang
be justly
We
the
wid
gnug
lity
stil
cannot © atl this close 1
of h
the
profur is influence upon
evenly in 1 nor se
pd and no
3c
wiinirenent
up a mark
ceeded
H ing
ideals
ff the following
Y
haltedh who sh
sadl
and 1
i
ML
® merely. for rest fw
Milllong wang Press
ey ¥ $
from which
pn nacie
It
Asal
PpoOte in th
ne
them mm oo soon to
the spir exaltation he
days
OVI
: vis © iS
strengthihas
The
The
enven must have. time
not
yours to
Come,
wili perma
Place in his-
Wilson
$ " 4
8 LESAN
were bullided
Ww
it»
wi
wines
ewwlrorw
he sowed
be
the
whom is not
wns
it
the great
head and
men of
eminent
American wt own
the grea
WHS Pre
ulders abvwe
He
and genera
the world
$i
any
in
his fon
Sumner Packer Advanced,
On first
of
of Centre
the of Sumner K
Ma I. ©
finished
August
Prof. and
Hall,
work at the
Pittsbrgh, and was
recommended by two
at the University to the Ber.
@ Company, who gave
him Upon the death of
the assistant chief fleld engineer of the
Company, young
was again recommended to this
and on the first of the month
interviewed in their Pittsburgh
offices, which occupy an entire floor of
Chamber of Commerce bullding and
portion of another building, which
appointed assist
salary
on the
young-
prisitaum,
aon
of
imme-
of the
eoring University
ngm
prof csesors
Whi
ermpdoy ment
Coal
Gas
Packer
i
ie
18th
wily enter upon his duties
of this month. He is the
man who hag held tio
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SAFER MOTORING,
Recently the Pennsylvania Motor
inaugurated a campaign
looking to safety for pedestrians on
fghways
The movement now has been en-
dorsed by the state highway depart-
ment and the co-operation of the de-
partment f= expected to bring about
even better results.
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Plans for
Bullding.
Approved New Sehe
At
Hall
afternoon,
fn special
school board, held last
plans for the proposed new
Hal
Thursday
school buflding for Centre were
formally adopted.
T.
a man of large
The plans are the work of John
Harndsh, of Bellefonte,
Blue
axperience, printg and specifica-
tions will soon be and bids
asked for on the construction work.
Sn ——— ee ——— a —
Letter from South Dakota.
South Dakota, Jan,
Dear Editor:
It time
newspaper
prepared
Durpree, 26, 1924
with
been
is to make good the
man, which has
ly neglected, not because our work has
kept us too busy but because we
1«
were
w mow,
January t, date has been a stiff one.
We go Madison, 80. Dak.
friend and our ex-Loop Jordan man
the weather. We
Government instrument
stayed
first eight
can our
in
Illinois one
of 1,
fit has
The
degrees below zerow.
on have
in set Ss,
and around zero a
month
7-10
days averaged
18 Our al-
titude gives us a dryer atmosphere
We
on
or
freeze
we have about
the
you will see wagons. sleds
t the
the
would up.
inches of snow ground,
but and au-
tos traveling slong on same road
time
Y¢
Saumne
Mire respectfuly,
W. T. SBEARSON
—— pcs
Letter from New York State.
Hors N. ¥Y. 28,
Dear Editor:
i enclosing
$1.5
“hesuds, Jan
order
of
It
th a h Aas
am @ Money
dn payment of renewal my
the Heportes an
+P OY =
Lhut
I
every
pag
VEDOCe never
Thur
ietier
Peg wn y
like receding a
had and mild
a véry nice
the last
per wenther
until three days.
have had
far--scarcely two
Respectfully yours
R. P. BREON
——— AAP
Competitive Scholarships,
Twenty scholarsifps in
University with an ennual value of
each, are open to young men
ng from acoredited
and Lhe
They
particular
of study,
The
sohiools passing college
requirements are t
ANY school,
nonEnation qualities which
considered in making the selections
#
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: Qualities of manhood, force o
Ccharmcier and
icadersh np.
2. Literary and scholastic ability ar
attainments
3. Phy
te oe
terest
sony in-
vigor as shown by
in outdoor sports and in other
Ways
Students of this school desiring to b,
considered as candidates for these
lst for application forms to
D. Charman Scholarship
Crossman,
AA APA
ONCE AGAIN—DOLLAR DAY
having a
months
ner
Bon,
15)
day.
Frank
Int
Branch*
Monday
the Lem
The
Markl
Bi
ie]
above
son
Years
| James
at State
months
| Mm Wi
ir
i nish,
| use
possi
ahi
herd,”
iful
‘aq uartetlte
pte] with
died at bh
day after
Ang over
due
ment
f the
Ang
the
local
been
i Keener
{ Mra
«
| Profacdll:
K
"~~
ly
= on
DEATHS,
Mrs Wiil
VEL
Julia
ttaldned the age of 84
8 and outlived all of
and
her niece,
Hall,
made
and
at the
Bmith,
erment
sistorg her only
home of Mrs,
in Centre on Fri
was in
Cero near Lemont,
ny,
4 y 7
adler services were
Rev, Bin
Presbyterian
hed
gman amd
church
Ly
mit n
1% un daughter «
born at
Her
away
€ ang wasn Shigletown,
ne
ui
ralsburg
ns, pa
Her
/INS
pe
hughand,
say thirty -eigs
only child a
who was postmaster
ge, died about nine
lllams made the request that
Rey
funeral
¢ her
Md
HINer pastor,
Conduct
ext, "My
that the hy
shod
ana
i
oth
Mrs
nome
H
Hall
Kelled
on dy
William
or in Centre
NOE
LOOT
minde
Cy
elles
Rugh
jeame to
{ Lis ing tk
©
{Centr
t
inte
mr
mas fyi
fowigre
Lyon
Belief
owns
fle
‘
Stewart
isd the
HAZE]
well
zen, died
after a k
Qleezimos
ia
he
days
wae a
daughter
IN ATLOONA.
Booster Stores $n Altoona will stage |
another Community
Wednesday the 18th and wise buyers |
in thig district know what it means to
them In savings on seasonable
chandise,
Of course YOU have been in Altoona
for one of these events, therefore you
fll not miss this one. BUT--maybe
ygur neighbor 49 not come. There
fore it's your duty to bring them along
thig time.
Extra clerks have been secured for
this Dollar Day so that you will not
have to walt for service.
We insist, however, upon calling at-
tention t; the "Official Dollar Day
Store” card which appears in the win.
dows of every member of the Altoona
Booster Association. This card and
this store and this association guaran-
foes every purchase,
When you visit Altoona next Wed-
nesday g0 to the Community
Room on Fifteenth street
Reformed Church,
Isenberg, the matron in charge, will
mers-
Shaffer,
Cornelius
kansa, In
at the he
sonburg,
Lick,
theran
member
is Iliffe,
STOVE
Stover di
death bei
Penns
@re
WOT EV a
Yiend
of
ing
aol JETRO
highly
his he
fin
Bory
te
at MY
ems of complication
2 Slscses dans
Madisonb
. pr
irg
al
hast
yoars,
16,
Minw
Hazel
8
Mix
months and
1871,
Emma
John
ie Ww,
ged 77
eased
ffer.
anny
January
to
Sha
F
howe chil
of
Begideg
Irv
home;
the Inte and
the w t
in. of Lock Haven:
at two brothers,
at Bellefonte, and
of Wa-
Funeral services were held
and Frank,
Adam Courtin,
i
me of the deceased at Madi-
JM of Elk
Interment Lu
Mr. Hazel was
Lautheragn
tev, tearick,
ating in the -
n
church all
Isis
RR. Mrs,
od at her
ng oaused by
Mary Magdelen,
Altoona,
parafysis after
She was
1839, near Pine Grove
of William H.
Hess She
marriage February
home. in
and
was
1882,
Musser,
.
5,
two
H, and
Altoona ;
are a
Tow AD COUNTY NEES,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
| FROM ALL PARTS.
| Nancy McWilliams, assistant
First National Bank, at
wus a guest over Sunday
Mton.
camer in the
Hall,
Tf relatives
Centre
'y
in
Vouldn't
1't the farmer be happy if he
same rate for his wheat that
the flour he puts in-
loaf?
» baker gets for
twelve cent
The State College Chapter of the Am-
R Cross, of which the Centre
Auxiliary has named C,
1
{ erican Red
| Hall is a part,
Bwartz as treasurer,
rold Keller, a student at Franklin
returned to that
Hlution on Monday after having vis-
at
Marshall College,
1s home here for a week,
Rock Quarry Company
flicers for 1924 are: W. Fred Reynolds,
A. president ;
treasurer; A. Bchaeffer,
ry
ihe
White
Fauble, vice
L
MoGhee, of Lock Haven.
for Mra. Frank D.
whose
Mrs
Ari
new nurse
hopes for recovery have
abandoned, Lee in growing
Ry
Benj
niains
who lives ia
Potters Mills,
appears 10
amin Confer,
beyond
been a
ARO and
around in
have
Hlroke some time
been unable 10 get
of A. P.
and
son
a bro-
of Cen
Hege,
Hecicman,
Centre county
Penn State at
ing of the stat, highway
ng
Bellet
trough” Nittanw
on
mite has heen
of
working
xen
£
Flor Centre
the
ay.
beep on
several years,
held by
Flaisher
sell
be 1obert
the farm
jot
and hogs also
successful
and now hos sure
Hx
wmitie
wall a nice
Ing «
orses. He hns been
i &
Bitner, of Tusseyvilie,
visited her son. Sam-
Hall, on Thurs-
Bitner
home™ woman,
delayed
and grandson.
1 Centre
week Mrs i= a
which
Mr.
“at
the visit to
{Ney
ng wild cats ig being made a
of Wood -
captured four cats
of the feline tribe
pounds. Eat
also wag SUC
in capturing a iarge cat
y by Clayton Sheesiey,
who already
m, thi
i fast
twenty-six
Lhe same
face,
net increase of 83.504 telephones
isylvania during 1923 will make
of Bell Telephone
more secure than ever. Com
ing learned that In
Ww almost one thou-
sand Bell telephones were added during
Just closed.
Ww holders
wk feel
near home, it is
Hamsport alone
the year
The State College Motor Company,
salesmen for the Ford and Lincoln
cars, is represented in this district by
Rufus D. Rearick, son of W. O. Rear-
of Milroy. Mr. Rearick is located
in State College and covers the terri-
tory in Penns Valley east of Boals-
also Brush Valley,
Vonada, of Georges Valley,
Wig a inst whek and while here
cheered the Reporter force not only
with the annual one-fifty, but with a
flow of wit and display of good humor.
Another caller was William F. Fetter.
olf, from east of Centre Hall, wh, is
an uncompiaining farmer,
Rev. John Adam Bright, of Topeka.
Kansas, why, has been spending the
past several weeks with his sister, Miss
Alice Bright. at Aaronsburg, called on
Miilheim friends. Although well ad-
vanced fn years. Rev. Bright is quite
active, having visited in Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and
Boston dince coming east several
months ago,
OR,
burg,
Harvey
ealler
Alvin H, of Norristown, and Lula C., »
Mr. and Mrs. D. HH. Shook, of Co-
burn, held a reception in honor of the
homecoming of thelr only daughter, *®
welcome you and give you neltosary |
information about the oity. Nothing at home. Five grandehildren and nine
for sile—just a place to rest. great grandehiidren also stivive. She
Reports t, the state highway depart
ment, just compiled, show that during
November last of the fourteen persons
S killed as a result of automobily acel-
heard. 1 respectfully submit, that the
man who regarded that result a matter
of pure chance, would by universal con-
authentic history of the world It is
a deep river flowing backward In ite
cotirse past the ruins of antiquity, past
pent be regarded as a fool. The con-
dusion would be inevitable that there
was one controlling mind, a great
master musician behind it.
Then consider the completeness of
this Book. The Bible is the only Book
that touches and solves every one of
the great problems that have to do
with human destiny. You can not ask
a question concerning God or immor-
tality or salvation which it does not
answer, and answer so clearly as to
mtisfy the simplest mind. It furnishes
& code of morals also which tovers ev.
question that can be asked
the conduct of Ile. The
dments and the Sermon on
x
the confusion of tongues, past the del
uge and creation. past ‘the solitude of
primeval ages past the floating neb-
ulae, and still beyond the ineffable
glory where it finds its source beneath
‘the heavenly throne, as it is written,
“In the beginning, Ged”
And that history hag comes out of the
ordeal of Yong centuries of eriticism
without a successful challenge, As
archaeologists ave unearthing tonfirm-
ations every day. 1 recall the time
when it was safd, for example that the
battle of the four Kings was purely fab-
wous. But a. man a spalle has
dug up a royal Hbrary in the Valey of
the Euphrates, bearing date 640 B, C.,
TT (Continued on inside page)
dents on the state highways three
were pedestrinns, ’
Eight other pedestriang were struck
and Snjured by automobiles while
twelve, more were struck by cars. but
escaped serious injury.
It ts befeived that if the suggestion
of the motor federntidn that all pedes-
trinns on the highways facé the traffic
or walk on the left-hand side of the
road would be uniformly followed there
would be fewer serious accidents,
Accidents will happen. even lo the
most careful drivers, but the odds are
In favor of the one who makes pres
caullon his companion on all motor
trips,
out-of-town visitors,
We expect you next Wednesday and
aside from the money savings on mer
A A 5S DASAMSA,
If you
hold Treasury Certificates of
and good movies to see.
These certificates are be
day.
.
C—O ———
him confined to the executive mansion
for several days, evidently ad not
Let us
hope the ground hog does
vice of friends.
Edna, and her husband, Bruce Bower,
of Biborn 111. This is their first visit
east in nine years. They left for their
western home Saturday. The affair was
attended by J. W. Whiteman. Florence
Lingle and Master Robert Confer, of»
Centre Hall,
Mra. Alfred Catherman, of Milmont,
accompanied her father, John A. Slack,
who dent present making his home
wiih her, to Centpe Hall on Bauturday.
and from here they went hy auto te
Bellefonte where they visited Mrs
Slack who Is a patient in the hospital
there. In the afterncon they returned