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an far. very far from thinking that Paul has OBJ
~ victory over Anxious nay, merely as a
la.r in INV oplnion, Anxious is by far less excep-
"stI.. than Paul. And now 10 shew to the world
,"rre. that am neither Paul nor Anxious and
4 ~ entirely disapprove OF the manner, ~ which
&.v have managed the controversy, wish you to
'tlish The four following pieces preceded by this
! which may be called the preface. The four
Having pieces wish to be published in the same
&Jer. in which they are numbered. And they are
10 nearly verbatim as they were sent TO MI. Por-
4 a, the time OF their dates.
yrnr compliance, Mr.. Wilson, with the above
ons,t will much ublige, your very humble servant,
f. HINDMAN.
w. Jon TINE CHRISTIAN RErosIroRY-July IS, 1921.
AIR PopTER-I have observed very important
#n,roversy going on in your Christian Paper. I'm
E,,ant. saw, on many accounts; but especially on
count of the combaiants who are no less, it seems,
n :, ,be great apostles Paul and John-Paul begins
4 controversy in your 9Th number, and, very Chris
N like says:--'' will attack no ones person, ar
no ones motives, but simply oppose principles
IN doctrines, But Paul must have forgotten all
IN, in his 9TH number, Nv hich is in your 9th nun
IN When the apostle John, in your preceding mum
II. had asked him, in my opinion, few very i'm
Il aDt questions, which it was certainly the duty Of
hi to answer If he was able. But that he was not
Ii. is evident from three considerations. /. He
$Olesses it himself, in the very beginning of his
IN number for he there says" Whether to an
er him or not, am really at loss"-2. He has
answered them-3. He became very angry, at
apostle John And, in short, the whole of his
number seems TO me, nothing but tissue Of
berluge and anger.
But to come to particulars. The apostle John
So" We are told that the Bible, or the Scrip
RS, Of the Old and New Testaments, are the word
Cod, and the only standard Of religious truth.
hen how comes it to pass, that every sect, into
ch the christian world has been divided, how
er various or contradictory their doctrines may be
each other, have all proved them true, from this
IaIIble rule, this supreme Standard of TAI h p
bis is very important question and involves a
h. which musl be clearly known, to every person,
bat small degree Of reading and observation.
bid il is much better, at once to confess and &C
bunt for il, il we able, than to deny it and get
Bgry The apostle John goes on and says -" Not
h believe there is any inconsistency in the 81
bot the question is, what causes these various
contradictory interpretations 7" This is very
hpottant and we'll stated question and excite
~ my regard and commiseraion for John - tof
maY be that he knows no other Scriptures Of the
ersaon, enormously called the Bible, and i'm
bwly called the word of God for the original
rpturcs, and they only, deserve to be called the
pie, lie. the Book, by way Of emiuence; and they
doubedly are what they profess themselves to
the WORD OF GOD and in them, John may be
'red, there is ne Inconsistency"
he case Of John, ! said excited my commisera.
but what shall say 10 the case OF Paul
mot commlserate him; for he ought to have
Own what have now stated and which he ought
Christian mtekness, TO have stat ed to John, as the
answer to his question. say he ought to have
" so because by his own account, he must be
cry learned man, in these things. For he says
Pc which ne must include himself at the
~ " have manuscripts of the Bible known BY
of'n oil The letter, and manner of writing, 10 bt
u iooo years old, which in every respect tally
cur Translation. We have versions and trans
l"S' iNlo the various Languages of the earth
s SOON alter the Christian era, all which agree
our English version Thus you see, Mr.
NF' mat Paul after all his learned labor, display
IL" Without pomp Gin what is called his I'd in you
"uhoeF) has ratified and established The com
Lnblleh translation, of the Sacred Scriptures
: me Bible aud the Word OF God. Nay so ex
!" and positive IS he, on this point, that he says -
" pose nod or clause, in q propheSy be nLtered
"jJaSJy the Uh6te."
W" u ms be the case, would ask MIR. Paul t
NC now am to reconcile the difference, be
'n Oa'ld and Peter? David in the 9th Psalm
P"eSyns IN the person Of Christ, introduce
r r'' III me last verse, saying to his Father -
lucy @'tt sAeto me the path Of LJe" And Pete
:. pe "a chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in tn
%,e'se' evidently quoting the same passage, ha
E Gs - 4H0u hast made khoiOn to me the acay
\ ~ Here is an alteration in two words, bot
"OSe and number which makes very ma
il a"e'alion IN the sense of the whole passage
N would very seriously ask Mr. Paul, are thes
ID ', T and contradictions, between the Old an
d .eSaments, in the original as well as in tn
u a';On or IN the translation only If in th
'',oh only then according TO Paul, :. it ma
'ae whole" fear for the translation; but e
ed %ue ana genuine original have no fear
cd wy or when Mr.. Paul shall have reconcile
NJ ~"era'lons and contradictions, will give hin