The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-04
Revelation and Inspiration.

10 THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD
BY denying that the sacred Scriptures were pie
narly or fully inspired CaIhollcus practically denies
tnst the Lords words spirit and are life" Ac-
cording to what principles OF logic can we have
anything general which is not made up Of particu-
larss The sacred Scriptures are either the WORD
OF God" or they not. II they are literally the
Word Of God, as Is abundantly manifest from their
containing q connected sprituM sense within the
LITERAL as the soul OF man Is within his body, 1t fol.
lows that the writer's were little, II anything, more
than amanuenses. As the various revelations
were addressed In the letter especially, to the
people at The age when they were written, in
order to be understood by them the external
clothing OF Gods Word was taken from the WORDS
and Ideas IN the minds OF the WRITER'S In order that
the truth might be accommodated TO the then state
OF men. At the time when the various books OF the
Bible were written men were in apparent truths, to
great extent on the scientific plain: the earth was
she centre OF the physical universe so the Word Of
God TO ne In harmony with His works, and capable
Of being compre hended and OF benenting men at
the age when II was written, must contain apparent
well as real truths II appears 10 the ignorant,
evil man, when the legitimate consequences OF his
evil acts are visited Upon him. that God Is angry
with him, when the real truth Is That God Is love-
pure. unchanged bic love. The earth turns from the
sun ana II Is dark or II Is winter; man
and loves himself supremacy and loves to rule over
his fellow men, and brings the darkness OF night
and coldness OF winter Into ms own soul. IL per.
haps appeared TO ST. Luke, in the passage quoted
by 'Cath0cus." that he was writing from MS own
intelligence tut whether 1t so appeared 70 him or
not the words used manifestly selected because
they were exactly adapted TO convey spiritual
ideas. For the same reason, and also Tor the sake
Of presenting truth and goodness IN dinerent as
poets, the four Gospels differ from each other, and
this difference extends even 10 the geneaogy OF our
Lord IL Will trouble "Cathoiicus" great deal
more, fancy, to reconcile ST. Lukes language
with the limited form OF inspiration which be CLAIMS
than II Will me to show that even the very words ne
used chosen py the Lord because they were the
very best to convey the needed spiritual
All the works OF God are living 10 the most minute
particular. II IN any part OF man, an animal or
vegetable there rs no lie Is dead, and crumoles
back and Is receptive OF lower order OF lie. 50 IN
the revelations made by the Lord through sweden.
borg, we are ape to see clearly and nationally that
Gods Word Is living I'D every word ana syllaoe,
and that there IL spiritual sense throughout which
- always In harmony with itself and our highest
reason, however apparently contradictory III the
tetter. In The light flowing from the spiritual
sense through the letter Of the sacred Scriptures
rs unfolded IN the writings OF SwedenoorR, the
sceptlc s disarmed, and contending gradu-
v iLoaifylng their views, and Will yet see eye 10 eye
III the great essentials OF Christianity, for the second
Vomng Oh the Lord la with power and great glory.
,,aige and rapidly increasing NUMBER OF our best
tnmkeIs ana WRITER'S and OF the clergy and aity OF
40 ainerent churches. In this country ana Europe.