Illustrating,” without “Enlightening

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 1, 1863

“Illustrating,” without “Enlightening.”

It is well known that Rev. Thomas Scott, the celebrated commentator on the Bible, published an edition of Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, with expository notes. A copy of this work he benevolently presented to one of his poor parishioners. Meeting him soon after, Mr. Scott inquired whether he had read it. The reply was, “Yes, sir.”

“Do you think you understand it?”

“Oh, yes, sir,” was the answer; “and I hope before long that I shall be able to undersand the notes.”

There is a moral in the above reply, which some of the writers of our day, and some of the occupants of the pulpit would do well to study.—Sel.