2 Saumel 23:10 is the text, "And his hand clave unto the sword." The sermon theme is, "Will the old Book stand?" First came the graphic painting of the setting of the text. The gory battle field and at last the triumphant though dying chieftain grasping the sword in death so that it was buried into his hand. "I want first to tell you how Eleaser took hold of the blade and in the second place why." Then came the sermon. The Bible is "The Spirit" and all the other amour spoken of is defensive. The great miracle of the ages is that the Book is here notwithstanding the fact it has been assailed through all the centuries. There are 600,000,000 copies of it in 600 languages and dialects. It permeates every real. It has been the inspiration of literature. The masters of music have found here inspiration for the best. Best in art is ours because of the Bible.
"I went up into the statute of Liberty a while ago and in the tin collar saw a half bushel of dead sparrows. The keeper said they were blown out of the cornices of the homes of the rich in New York. Saw the light as they were forced seaward. Beat themselves to death as they tried to get in. This is what has become of the enemies of God's word. 