New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-30

Dr. Checver md Bishop Colenso.
On Sunday evening" the Rev. DR.. Cheever
preached dacourse The Inspiration and Divine Infa
bic Authority Of tho Bible the Word Of God, and i APP
picstion to Governments well Individuals" In the
Church Of tho Purans to large and attentive congregation;
Ts1r And Jesus, answering said unto them Do NOS
therefore because 70 know the Scriptures neither the
power Of God.-fSt. Marx. xii, "a
Tho Apostle Paul asks the question: since no receives
salvation by descent but only the heart "What advantage
then hath the Jew Much way, chiefly, because that
INTO them were committed the orsces Of God" The oraces
of God How sublime and comprehensive designation
What were they' Was there any uncertainty about themf
Did every 10 whom Paul was writing know what
they were and what Paul meant by that Destination The
oraces Of God--the Old Testament Scriptures committed
from The beginning the Jewish nation and always In their
keeping VINO such jeacu: kee pes and supgousy
exoc they counted the letters OF the sdci text
They what the books competing the volume OF
Divine inspiration Long before the coming Of Ch those
bs en.s. IN the s~psssnt Translation Whenever our
blessed Lord refers to them he trss them as beyond que
them hiuk eternal life and they they which
testify he that In them hath learned Of the Father
comelh and 20 have eternal life and shall neys.
perish. The eracles Of God the truth Of God revealed
r this purpose the ssnctfcaion aud salvation OF men
in Ch, fhe oreces of God! God Father .hniss up
on u.s. from aud sin shining with his own
light thst that light we may see light and dlstnsah go0d
from evil God who cannot reveal bat only truth
The orac ss Of God! They begin with the Pensteuch.
The FIVE books Of Moses are part OF them the bud, the
and in when srow,ng they are rooted and grow By
divine inspiration till the whole becomes the
tree life whose leaves for the healing Of the nations.
the Word of God, which liveth and abidesh forever
The difficulty two-fold and last what It always
hs, Stree. in the of q. the dentists OF divine
revestion first OF what the Scriptures really
tsin combined with ni'concePon and often Psrvsron Of
honemen Of snd the p,cudces OF error binding the
heart yelling and diOrng the Scriptures, and osscurins
their evidence and second fogefuuess unbeef In re-
gard to power of God and aud certainty Of lie
1s,euce or the which alone divine svestien
would begven you have the need Of reses
you have probability OF it, and Of the exercise Oh
God. power to establish IL and power admitted IN
exercise aud occasion worthy of' exercise the qaeson
mountains than lit the sofess particle Of dust from
In Chst this Word becomes inc,rna,e the way the truth
the life, manifest 10 the fesh the centre or this ale
central scoufming and inspiring witness. its opjec; and
end Alpha and Cness. 70 whom al preceding Ieveat'n,
succeeding backward 70 their divine original and
'ohsee the former she scho9lmssser TO bring u 80
the tte tho preSever and life of Christ IN as the hoy
Spirit Comforter and ssncthsr himself bathing our sous
in fountains Of the divine trutI taxing OF ne thu
that Chists both 10 the Old end New lesaen aI1
,howug theIa revealing HiI glory, his e dis love IN
them giving through the Scriptures the spirit OF
wisdom and revelation In the knowledge OF Him IN whom
we AID hod the work Of God himself WHOM me
BEGINNING light to shine out Of darkness shirins
iu,o give the light of the knowledge OF the glory
Of God ia the face OF Jesus Christ.
Now consider what you know OF Christ and OF ais reves
ton Iii. appearing in these oraces Of God whs you know
Of your FaiEer IL Heaven in and through Him. What yoa
know Of tie attributes vi God tie astu'e OF ooa .e
God God VINO Is ightHand in him no da'knes AZ al zoo
tho 10 love and manifestation OF light and love IN
Jesus: that tho very the iaea the ouIes ana
tails of such perfection and radiance OF glory IN h are Of
the mseyes miracle Sbechnah. altogether suIeEnuman
lave grown out Of orr imperfect and DARK
en.d mortality being work, the greatest work foR
reason thoughts affections to lift themselves up
to any adequate comprehension and alteration oths naInae
reality and all men hnsins themselves usn'nsaso .ney
draw near 20 HIM consider what you hnow 2. su'a
ooa aaa saen osv ne. alvin. r.rcsco1' could ever
lave from earth from nsu from science PLAosoPny
Heaven from divine Ugh, and revelation youch.sved from
Cod creator pesever inher And AK yourseises II
be possible mat s,,or and .eEoed ;. lie
elements notion and fable It's suh or that Out OIL suce
fiction and fable the outset such creation o. nsns eSua
ssac,iiyins cempAss and body Of truth and per-
y Of sh, vehes Of ehood mistake and human sno.
ace, AID n, belns chosen II oiaef 70 70 aae 70
medium OF divine revelation, and not ony So Du' the eao
ements in what processes TO bes divine guiae ana secu
ritz from an ell and such monsiroy OF
slsrhuuah lying IL tae thing attempted 70 De Pssd On
yea by those who deny the divine Of tne gu
tateucb 1he nislible witness o. that Inspiration 10 the
LORD Jesus Christ who stands IN the cen.er o. snis
min self the ncase radiance OF its sh aud deesies
Moses of Him, refers TO Moses writings a. the oio
81 Cod s s: us sSs az a.s ~ IL o. S
that be himself the Light OF the woio ara that ooh Moses
.bt aud hi. reyelstons which they Do'h COM
God esseni. 20 each o,her ana o. sucn
comm lDdng slcs ntrolns mia Die authoy ana
that they who do not believe Moses wpss cannot beeve
ns. The Word of God they Who deny n.pOa
writings Affirming hs, they are me- the Os o. COO:
ioa-ed The ge.test Of all liar. II claiming ii. to &c
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th. Old Testament - the VOID Of God
Here then stand brought face to face with this mon
of tho savior Of makno ~ these modern
ATTACKS uton the Pentseh il not the Word OF God but
the very possibility Of savior that they take away fro u.s.
Iii, ao Nose. bat Son Of God that they csGmnists aud
cruelty him shame And this the
question: whether Christ be the true witness or 'oltsire "
strauss seber representative OF an Initiative English
school Of .kepcsm. grated upon German ihldey sud-
dey enhenng the world as TO the dece ption winch tney
have suffering IL the Imposition that the Bible the
Word II God Whether lhe Author hllnse OF Christianity
be the infaole witness II has not been reserved Tor
teacher the CT south Africa 10 srcover that there
thing pover has been upon eath ~ an isbi'
bic revelation that Moses winter OF fables,
but the himself ndorser and publisher OF the same
The question 10 between the ce.ns OF the Bishop OF Natal
denying inibiy ofthe Scriptures and those Of Mo'es
| aud hist asserting II.
Speaking OF Bishop Coenso. the Rev DR. said that some
year. ago Zulee saysses pofmision to certain
Bishop 20 preach Christ and Him CIuched" to them pro-
vldiu oGl preach against tho irtti'uon VI poyg'
1nst Bishop accepted the terms and told them they
wives they Pleased lnueec our
own American Churches had made Ike bargain with the
OF the South-tLst they the preachers nigh
and the ssyshoders would continue Practically
cucng hrist again such was the bishop VINO on'
the Word God Of its claims to Divine IniAi'
bisy and lnspirsiion
lie ueat referred to tho passages on Hebrew servituds
quoted Bishop Coenso In his book ana compared the m
III xodus xxi 2o) with 81. Marx vii Is, showing
that unser Hebrew dispenaiion the crime OF holding
property impossible. he then referred to tho
President recent Message aud Proclaaton In hieh ior
,h- first the history nstons bad been cneiL
declared documentary form that man anywhere co0 no
properly aud have guarantee for its safety from
great couut The President IN assuming the pTeogaiys
giving such guarantee Tor the safety oil Save properly.
hsi nsuted ne nation aud the people ought to ri'e
IA their II aud demand that Reosls saeuid receive NO
! such qua ailee from Tree people.
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