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title: 'The Bible; A Book for the World: An Address Delivered Before the Cadets’ Bible Society of the Virginia Military Institute, May 1st, 1849'
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authors:
- 'Benjamin Mosby Smith'
date: 1849-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Bible and Canon'
- 'Natural Theology'
- 'Apologetical Method'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 1'
- 'Romans 5'
- 'John 20'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/smith-1849-the-bible-a-book-for-the-world-an-address-delivered-before-the-cadets-bible-society-of-the-virginia-military-institute-may-1st-1849
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# The Bible; A Book for the World: An Address Delivered Before the Cadets’ Bible Society of the Virginia Military Institute, May 1st, 1849

1849 address praising the Bible’s history, preservation, and authority. Affirms creation, human sin 'by one man', and Christ’s atoning death and resurrection; urges Bible dissemination.

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