Here’s an inspiring word from the preaching Bible that belonged to my Grandpa C. P. Hamby. This is probably the very Bible he laid on the pulpit with two pistols nearby to ward off the bootleggers who were trying to shut down the Church in the 1920’s.
I wonder if this is the very sermon he was preaching. The sermon is entitled “Why I Love the Church.” Grandpa wrote:
“With all its admitted frailties and human weaknesses, we dare to join with David. Why did David so love the house of God? …
“We love the Church because of what it cost. The Church is a costly institution. Its history is a story of divine and human sacrifice. Divine. Human.
“Last of all, we love the Church because of its future. We are not manning a sinking ship. We are not fighting a losing battle.”
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