New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-28
To the Membcrs Of the American Bible Untou.

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90 MIRO Part on The Pentateaeh AMI BOOK II Joshua
tends to 80 ao- ss he, WITH the psedas Far: s1
osha OF when the Bishop Is eyp0si1g rte leads
which in te Bishop, op6ioa /, epeS 10 oe received a.
conveying o,ie Trua I.,ruction srd Comfort to Man.
be justly syenced except Condition.. or Pyincpe
nno"eo 90 OF % De co. oota by him th
jet the present occasion l. to show that 30 Coenso Ia
hs publications on the Pentaeuch ha,
this requisite snd that consequently s hs he hss there adj
vanced value since he has not proved IN ANY SINGLE
PRINCIPLES which he aud those he addresses I'M
DEsTASD and ACKNOWLEDGE to be just any one Fact re-
corded 10 the Sacred Text 80 DO nconen with Historic
truth.
The BIshop has written various powers Of Numbers 20
as to command general conviction appreciation aud estima
ton of the Truth of what he has thereon because
the Prime which has bssed hrs arguments BY
himself and others Understood and by each anowiedged
to be just The Bishop hs. written on Theological Subjects
SO az to incur almost general conviction Of tho Of that
Hhcn ne has advanced thereon because the P'HcH or
whch be has based his Arguments not either by n nef
others ondersood and are not by either 70
NJ y1's oIch ignorance however oe 1t remeHoeed IA
Theological discussions u anost universal Scarcely any
Theologan states his Argument. the Pyinp,s which his
Opponents uad'rsGaf AID ack1oui,dge 70 e jest
bp SoIenso h implied trinmpbl challenges the Bp OF
CREATION = be Ho'eaty fyue" For educated Man TO
forth SUCH proposition he does not himself
Undos'ond he true scope OF his inquiry II Cnnese
assed whehsra Man with tive oayes and h.nes could
feed tsousa persOu and twelve baskets Of
rn's would not De unjust for him TO answer Certainly
not aud YET the 't ans .r % tho same proposition fo
acknowledges Christianity would be- Certainty yea.
he 70. Than
Bp Coeoso ote MoIaie record Of e Creasijn IL H.or.
icag True .ven when Text Of th- ihorz-d Version
. ~ eced the Divine Original Ia clone foowsd)
n AaiyGi alone operated in ercne it and Bp
Colenso pardon IN saving tat he himself canrot a6y
grounds &isbeeye, Ia re NosaN Ysooyd Of The Crsd-
non 70 Hstr'eaAy True he viii admit the miraculous
lo,cer which TIE BIZ. Of Oxford Hndssiands aud d1ort
sdges opered IN .ecng 1t to bayo o-ea eiee,ea thsIa
H,toyn Truth, but eddy to tue exercise OF hvGcui'us
Porer.
IL desirable Particularly remember that Il 10 not
qu to drfcLi the liIsTOkiC TaUrH OF THg PEsTATBrch
charges for which there no grounos except ~ tao
Authorized Fersion Of tue Divine Original II Bp Coenso
claims TIM Mosaic RECORD OF TIE CRrATIoN. TIE
DELUGE. IHE NUMBERS OF THE ExODrs a. sufficient
to dsuoDra'e tie went ct HISTORIC IsuTH Ia the Noae
Record him m restrict bis pen to the simple d-ronstra-
ton OF his par ic lar assertion. Let him SHOW wh= stsr
admitting to the fullest .xtelt TIE belief Of the Bp OF Ok
ford r..yec ing SUPERNATURAL AGENCY tie Mosaic k.cOd
OF Of It The BABIES OF all PKEsEST
sieDcrs 81 ug- 10 1 periods Of time eacn corresponding
exactly in duration 20 N.TUAL DAY. yet separ ted
from Other needs be- for the majority and perfection
these Infants by requisite number OF Millions upon
Millions years let him show say where these statements
are ed by Geology Of tie Natural Seoc
IL "a the Divine Record bat Human prrcguc-vsd
opnion precude the existence Of PreaGsme Man and
living creatures aud vegetation Sc &c 1t Is not Divine
Revelation, bot innan ofinon which requires the s'ul1
Attending operation the Food "a Po'sbe pfodlc-
ton of Supernatural Poce,l TO be ouly such would
attend Natural Operation OF sucI description. Yea Gld
IL Mans dIine and assertion Of great repn.
tspon. that uAde'"GAd aud led3e Power
cspabe Of feeding FIVE Thousand w Five lo-ves aGd
vet maintain the incapa'y OF increasing noud tho True
Recrd require ,uch increased ~ inconsid-raos
number OF men re You'd ,he Satgr1i or
10 argue assusi tn lruts OF Divine Revelations
without demonstrate the lapoiubiy of occurrence Of
an Ev,nt even under IN. operation the greatest
hibon Of Miraculous po,er simply because i. doe. no,
accord win what would AGtaly maze occurred has been
aud uuqgestionaby done but Il l. done only IN tie ios-
ton Of the just law, that R,a.on prs,cribes
Bp Coeu.o. The Writer'S Of Essays aud Reviews. Dr.
,'seh aud msny other Authors may write upon
VOLUMES convincing one Of Iore than that tAey
have extended their 10 cover nsny pages
on thew rat, heir in terms ths aot opeay
but c0rrv avoid the possibility Of the recognition Of their
oppou.uts Prneipes II these Authors Will fsFy examine
the difficulties to their mGd- they viii
ff.ru. That hey
Tyufa Of the Divine Record bat win TIE hTsHee or No-
er,,rncs OF Mvaclou, gcsep Let them this point.
All rv.rv on. viii their object and should their
positions be true many msy possibly ne convinced Of mat
Wen m Co.nso can sho Whist hitherto Ia single
ho yet the Divine Record of even. can.
be hs'o,iasny irse even II al Ja latitude BE- allow "a
Tor he of the 1Gons Pour which b.. opponents
claim to exercised IN fleeing H. he vii in % ar
10 sn,e h views to serious al elIloL ol 20 ~ %
II only Natural Cause were 40 operation tnoousHy
undertaking as 10 one u yet Dod enough % cam
that under such Circumstances s statements arc to DC 70
Apo,b,r of b. Corn,os Pytncp It {. desirable he should
her siueiiae He obie is being stated. That ne
eea, me Ia.prdgR Of Scored hecTcs" and yet claims
their regarded a, i rieaiy True, sni A. contain
INK from Almighty God ia makes he wtoe
s5pi y (hruan Bshap retolL by inspvdiioh 10
that which conveyed by the modern use o. zoe
word fnspirItlor shskpelrs and M.f0a 81, &c.
s assertion Dc perfectly H'Ge,Hed seeing mat a ohy
embraces acceptance that which the hGsEro! mind
man e,,e-ms but II BY Inspiration be means that which
Mankind generally uHfsiIEd TO DO tAe Sense of the Appel
ir viz Il tia, to Man which under the rIs.
ius cfc1mstance. human mind could possibly have ds-
cove ed Il requires the Bishop TO explain how With gsce
which Man ootiias by the Eecin Of 'nch
caa be subjected the P,.cfs OF exsnina.,n and
scrutiny Is the sesyet IRON any purely SdfurG
lie 90 does uadesGnd his state Of mind. snd de-
sifes Tia, Others shou snGssfgEd also ut .n u his
uiefauces use Language and ers in the sense "hch
thos- hin them and SUI ect Ma agl-
-u, those Pradp!es aud C0rfis ne whca those who
da-r nom him aSds''iaHd and ackro~isdge
lie that desires express himself ClTisian should eI
pres. hias-f would do well observe IN By. COensos
writing. the absence of applying har Hare AID OF a'trOu
ng Tatc0ffsy pIO.ircs to those that di5,I from HIN
IrsuAiu, DEAR FELLOW LABoRgRs, Ever truly yours,
HERMAN HEINEETrER.
No. l. FenchuEch.st.. London, July :. 1903