, in hope and in faith, and while we may sometimes tremble,
the rock is immovable. The Bible is the true water of life. Mr. Moody
used to say that it comes down from on high and rises again in mighty
power to the throne on the principle that water seeks its own level. To
know the Bible is, therefore, to live a heavenly life and to be filled
with all the fullness of the spirit of Christ.

The author of this text book knows his Bible thoroughly and he has the
God-given ability of making it plain to others. What is here presented
he has worked out in the class room and in his own rich Christian
experience. I count it a privilege to write this line of introduction.
The members of the Young People's Societies in the churches, Christian
Associations, Bible study classes and Christian workers generally will
find it most helpful. A busy business man by means of it could think his
way through much of God's Word. It is a timely presentation of a great
subject. I am sure that God will bless it richly to all who attempt to
study it.

J. WILBUR CHAPMAN.

PREFACE TO THE SERIES

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SEARCH Series of Bible Study Text Books

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_"Be Ye Explorers of the Writings."_--JOHN 5:39

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Teachers of the Scriptures are issuing many valuable aids to Bible
study. This series of text books is based upon the "Search" idea. We
believe this idea is fundamental. It is commended to the student public
for the following reasons:

_It is the Divine Method._

"_Seek_ ye out of the book of Jehovah" is the God-given command in
Isaiah 34:16 "Search ye the Scriptures" is the command of the God-man in
John 5:39. The God who wrote the Book and the God who knows man will
prescribe the best method by which man shall become acquainted with the
Book.

_It is the Pedagogic Method._

"What seest thou?" One basic pedagogic principle is to train the pupil's
physical and mental eyes to see things for himself. The first and
largest gate to knowledge is the _eye_ gate.

_It is the Scientific Method._

The scientist searches for facts. He hunts for facts in the stars, in
the rocks, in the plants, in the animals. From these facts he deduces
principles. "What saith the Scriptures?"

_It is the Interesting Method._

The search of the hunter, the explorer, the experimenter, the excavator,
the student, is a joyous labor. Every sense is al