C.C. Crisler
By C.C. Criblee
The Proper Use of Books
When we gather and read books for the purpose of making plain to others the truths for our day, the blessing of the Lord accompanies such gathering and use; but when we accumulate them to read or study simply to learn truth for ourselves, or to become learned, or to receive mental stimulus or pleasure, and fail to pass on to others that which we receive, we become like stagnant pools, and make a curse of what might be a blessing.