The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-04

ecrVice anu the administration OF the molly CON-
munion, as fixed under new rule are advertised
In the HERALD.
American Bible Society.
The stated meeting Of the Board of Managers was
held at the Bible House, Aston place. on the LIST inst
Six new auxiliaries were recognized of which
two are In Georgia and in each OF the States Of
Tennessee, Arkansas, Indiana and Iowa.
Communications were received from Mr.. Andrew
n. Milne, MOntevideo; Rev. William Clark, Milan,
as to his distribution OF Scriptures in
Italy; Rev. T. P. Darder Geneva, Secretary
OF the Evangelical Society, giving interesting
statements as to their labors in France; Rev. DIR.
l. G. Bliss, Constantinople, two letters, showing
very interesting state of things in Bulgaria; Rev.
7. O. Trowbridge, Marash, and another from Rev. S.
Richardson. Constantinople, sending the annual
letters Of the Eastern and Central Missions in rur
Key in regard to the Bible work within their elds
success in Bible colpOrtage.
A statement was made by one Of the Secretaries
showing an interesting Bible work In the TyrOl,
chiefly through the influence OF a devoted young
lady.
OF smaller amount, to the Freedmen's Association,
philadelphia; to the Bible and Publication Society
lBaptlst), Of Philadelphia; to the Virginia Bible
York Bible Society, for distribution to foreign
countries, by Mr. Plerson, their marine agent; to
the French Canadian Missionary Society; and funds
to the Evangelical Society Of Geneva for their Bible
work in France and Slavic Bulgarian Testaments
for churches in Bulgaria. The total number OF
books granted is IT'S Volumes, besides others to
the value OF $1,000. while $1,000 (god) were
granted for Bible work abroad.
The Divine Origin OF the Scriptures.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
So long as the Bible continues to be taken as an
authoritative text book by the numerous conflict.
ing religious sects and parties that ovcrrun Chris
tendon to-day, so long will human progress be
embarrassed and the brotherhood of mankind be
rendered impossible.
On the part of most intelligent Christians there
Ii growing tendency to doubt the divine origin
OF the Scriptures; and this uneasiness can be set at
rest only by the submitting OF the books OF the Old
and the New Testament to q fearless and grand
tribunal OF profound and learned men, totally free
from the trammes OF priestcraft OF every descrip.
uon, and competent to expose the ignorance, pre-
iudice and gross superstition that covered the
whole face OF the East at the periods these books
are alleged to have been compiled or written
Neither science nor history, not to speak of archie
illogical research or geology, accepts, as a fnalty
In relation to these works, the tpSe diIit Of men
years ago when some or the simplest operations Of
nature were magnihed into preternatural manfes-
tatiOns and when the Deity Himself was supposed
to take part personally In almost every family
brawi 1t won't do. The books must be weighed in
q new balance-must be submitted to the solar
microscope OF the nineteenth century.
An honest, brave and educated laity must take
this matter into their own hands; for no Christian
priest OF any denomination can approach IL with
out paralyzng his functions and jeopardizing his
bread and butter, from the fact that to question
the Scriptures would be to compromise the validity
Of his own office and reduce him TO the condition
portance to him, and to 1.-THE cloth' universally,
that no doubts shall be thrown on the anthenucltS
o. sas m by s
family However churchmen may diner as TO the
reading OF this text or OF that they never advance
any doubt as to the divine origin OF the passages
themselves, and so keep their own position intact.
But the fiat has gone forth Free from all drtvel-
ling and maudlin generation the books must De ar
raigned before some mighty cOnvocation OF the
present day. above the prejudices and Influences OF
all sects and parties, and at whose hands we may
reasonably expect righteous and intelligent YER
dict LOGOS.
NEW YORK, August, 1872.
The Value of Theological Discussions.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
have watched with the deepest interest the
theological controversy that has for months been
going on in the religious department OF your paper
Need say that to thousands this new feature Is
esteemed highly For my own part think that many
have come in contact through your instrumentality
with truths OF transcendant Importance. Go on IN
your good work and let the world have a turning
over of its theological dogmas. All other
fields OF research have always been pro-
stepped in and filed the gap The controversy
refer to Is that on the immortality OF the Soul"
ssW. c. D. IN recent ISSUE calls this doctrine the
fundamental principle Of Christianity True, IL Is
the fundamental principle OF popular Christianity;
but after all, the real question ISIS 1t the iunda
mental principle of Bible Christianity Is the i'm
mortality OF the soul q Bible dOctrine9 II 1t Is
Bible doctrine why, unsupported by Protestant Or
thodoxy, must 1t go begging for defenderT' NV. G.
D." accuses "Cato" Of ''absurdity" for believing
the Bible and denying the Immortality OF
the SOUL Now ! fail 70 sec the absurdity,
for the Bible does not once contain the
words II not in the Bible why should Cato" be-
lieve the doctyineg The 'absurdityi Is on the other
side. IL is absurd in any one believing the DOC,
trine In question when II cannot be found inside the
Book, aud In this state OF facts IL Ii no wonder the
doctrine has 70 60 begging for defender. ". CD
his avorite doctrine Is in and has the temerity to
appeal to the sacred page for proof And what Is his
Adam living soul ~ Who doubts it, so far as this
passage is concerned the "doctrnen will have to
"go beggi,n e.. for wv; {. D." we fear, IS not
that God breathed into Adam Immortal souh
The question IS not about a Living SOUL but an
an Immortal soul 4 living sonl may become
was the breath of life died" Read Your Bible
"w y. d." The above passage Is in Genesis
VIII, "a. God breathed into mans ncstrls; he be.
"W c. d." it could not have been
eternal NE that was Drs Sa, d. into S him
ment and the New there are innumerable texts
teaching explicitly that man lives beyond tile
grave.r Our friend forgets what side he Is on. II
the above statement Is true as believe IL Is, then
Is the doctrine or the immortality OF the soul falsc
SAID doctrine demands an uninterrupted c0htinu.
ancc OF life The doctrine that man lives beyond
tue grave implies that he does not live In the
grave which is wholesome Bible truth, for the dead
know not anything says the Book again. II man
nvesbeyond the grave II must be by resurrection oil
the dead. This again IL a Bible truth and IL sub
versivc OF the immortal soln dogma. immortal
souls need no resurrection. While the Bible says
not u word about the immortality OF the soul II
says much about 1.-the resurrection II the one is
true the other Is false That is true which is In the