MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23828, 7 June 1939, Page 2

MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE

EXPERIENCE IN INDIA In the 16 years he spent in India. Lord Willingdon, the ex-Viceroy, said in a recent speech, it was always * matter of surprise that many extremely orthodox Brahmins ..and Hindus used to say to him: " What a wonderful Book is that Bible of yours. Tt is such a Wonderful story and full of interest to us aIL" That struck him as most important evidence of the value of the Scriptures. To distribute and expand the message of the Bible. Lord Willingdon said, was perhaps the: most: important thing they could do in these days of stress and strain. If they:"could, all understand the,message of the. Bible, if all the people of the world'could and would realise that there was a great Providence to guide, and help them,,if all the world would realise that religion must be the guidance of their lives and the anchor of their existence, and if all would realise that none could succeed ultimately without prayers for guidance, then the world would go on to a better, state tof affairs and they might find in the future that they; could, settle their differences by discussion* arid nbt'by the hideousness of war.,. By prayer they could come to friendship and goodwill and that peace which the distracted world was longing for;