, 1874-04-17
CANA OF GAL!LEE.

Str: Iuoubt tlot tGht many OF your Tehueta
were panied to read your editorial with tho abovo
caption, in your edition Of TuoHday. April II.
No exception Gun DO takon to your criticism upon
tho argurnont Of the Rov. Mr.. MoOhesney; and
had your editorial tAcro cnaed, it wouh have
bcon wise, n1ll tho confidence Of Intelligent men
in the ability OF tho secular press to meet such
issuos still retained.
But, when you volunteered to assist 'hIr.
McChcancy out Of l1is dilemma aud others in
the same troubles, by suggesting that +" Tho
worst rock OF otrenao III their way iB thc miraclo
of changing tho wator into wine at tho mnrrlage-
feast in Cana Of Galilee, and thgt tho bost way
to got out Of this 'muddle is to abolish tho
story alto5ethor," 1t seems to mo you depart
very far from tho nstinctH Of true journalism,
and drug tho prosa form ita high position as q
conaerYator Of truth and educator Of the people.
You go further, and, in Justification Of your
suggestion, you affirm that tho German oritica
have done this thing already. We all know what
German critics have dono in tho interost Of na-
ttonala1n, 1nfidolity, and Atheism and that the
1noBt sacrcd truths Of God are nothing rs COM
pared with their wisdom. It may also DO posBi-
sible that so1no Of them have affirmed TINT tho
whole story Of tho first miracle of jesus is an in
torpolat|on. It was quite natural, whom thoy
mado au attack OH miracles themselves, tl1ey
would bring their powers to bear upon tho very
first, That was an obstacle they desired to got
rid Of
-. But When you my that "ohiot among these is
eat .lfnown version of the Now Tostamont-mnkoB
1lo mention whatoyer OF the occurrence" fenr
TINT you have mistaken tho facts, or rccclvod
your information Becond-hnnded-or through
doubtful authority,
hive copy Of Tischondorf'a Now Testament
before me and, that you n'ay zee that the whole
Btory il not Interpolation, but set forth III tho
Binnitic version, will give it entire,- e,--marking
1tacs and omissions where It differs in tho text
from the standard Biblo rs rchdin tho Church
1, And tho third day there was u marriage in Cum
Of oalilcs; aud thu nolhor Of Jesus ~ there.
Ana oo!A 1esus was Gauea, nnM nis uise'Ecs, 10
~ ~ ,,,arsno. mr. ahS ~ ''' ''0'' "' "'"'
s. TlsM saiM ths noiSer of jesus unto him, The,e
l. Jrs,Is saitl, ,,1to her, worann wnt lnye to do
with thco? WIue hour has uot yet come,
{. Ills mother sah unto W tie servants, Whatsoever
6. And tLero wyro T thore ak watcr-,rots OF
stone after tic anier OF te purifying Of fhe jews,
continuing two Or three nrklna allesS
with water. And they n!led thsn. up to tho brim.
T. Aia 10 saaa to III m ,hen uraW oas a nov, a,a neaf
we s rr Of a fesi I assd o water
il servants wheh arqw tlo watsr knew| tbs governor
10. Aud saith, :. Every man as the Begin
ming 9otA het 1ofth eooa vine, aHu, WAeA meh naVo
Mctt U4una ttA's HAAea4 M :" "oAaos SH1 eloa
haat Ropl tne goou w!ne Il, unua now' ,ou ,u-
-; Ihas o.H.nst Hi w. ~ taN ~" "c3"s 1 ~ Uan 1
Ills dsc1iles behasoa.
Many ointment scholars and critical co1nmcnta-
torH ii, oyery nro Of ChriYtinnitv. hayo given
thn;. iivoa ~ Tho stniiv If 1shrc1 1n"nnucr;nt.
ni oarI yo0 ~ o on H. aoo,ns ar,,,ma nap
hau @ oal2 .oaeni ~. ~ eH S,a tt tntstH6p "uusu,
with vi tho antnorlt1os at hana, tnht lhe ea'tor
OF an inf}nontinl duly pnper could mako 10 sad
q mistake Ag to affirm thnt tho story Of tho first
tnirnc1n NJ (,hrAt q ia utterly hilnlcss has in
onnwnct,or ,r;tE ,ul,ot ,,rncoles mr. what fo1lo,rz
=. , I'LL ~ & ;t ,n1.taJ ~, IL ,,oa1, -
-. au t4is' 49, ~ "a rt tt u t 49,: .t 49, ~ i e tI ~
Soln FULLY s.aa na.u, no" "''''o'' "A"' 'A'1e7
1o.u' A"s ~ "as"o4tty'4
nome IN nls %9lk ohtl.'eq m lntrouno- i,e
Ion GO tiio Ctltl9al otuoy @A" Auo"1easo ol tno
Holy Scriptures. saYs;
II lB not i1nnoaalbe, lhoneh lt cannot bo aHlrmod
MM ~ arno nau a.ino ~ Ghrst ~
al. IT,. cnn With, ho Inc a.yon r. T.,
.sn .s"sa 's Ii Of ;o iscpes who followed uhrst IT,
+ :, u N arrnmsa iIst ha ,pn. ora ~ tiS'
nsnt 1aIu y - Htcot 70 ~ elt; 1st h. nnd hoii ,.c, ~ ; @
@ M ~ v;or a,d I1I ,rttm".,tT so,nt ~ IL. ;r
~ mt'a oe,tsfn fhnt ,,erfor'a at cuHo In fya
1ss' P"''s'"'"' '''' 1'''o' ~ " ~ N" 80 o"''@
ts. ,. ,.,
Again, III speaking Of st. John, he says:
1Ie waa eu,inou,ly tho object Of our Loras regard
,nn cnnSdrnen. m mid wus. On various occunios nj
-