New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-03
CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL.


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conception of the means 70 attain that end. A few
words therefore, touching the real object OF the Bible
THE BIBLE MADE A BOOK OF CONTENTION.
The Scriptures to-day are largely used as book
from which to draw certain conceptions OF the divine
nature and Of the divine administration. From 1t
deduoe certain theories In reference to the divine
nature and government and then continue Its study TO
collocae verbal support Of the 10 thus becomes
book Of contention Instead OF being drawn together
by its perusal, men made to stand further apart
Hence It happens that discord is produced among
men by that which was intended to bring
them into harmony. Its texts are treated
like dubious classical sentence which the more
scholars study, the do they differ concerning it
dozen able in different parts of the country form
dentship naturally becomes largely partisan. and
preaching effort to bring men to adopt certain 10 pec
the spirit Of love to make sweet and everlasting odg
ment In their souls "
Now the true Of the Bible as understand IT, is to
reveal Gods love to man. II the Fathers revelation
of Himself to HIS children In IT, He tells them what He
DO r story sweet that one would suppose that
welded to the melody Of its utterance.
The object Of as Is not to MAKE axe
thoughts Of viii color alike: or hundred
peaches that hung on tree In my garden THIS SUMMER
Aud vet they were all OF one species and when you
broke them open. put them into your mouth ana ex,
all was identically the same. With blind
folded eyes could have told their relation
iD A rsao so Sn they color '
emily. The same sun them the same. There
Is unity In the shading of their views and II intel
ectual conventions the color OF philosophy Is to decide
the question Of mems piety who shall Judge between
deeper than the jntelect-even the heart 1t is there
the work OF begins and there too 1t eliminates
You must break open that inner liIe you must take
their affections and taste them and II In these you ma
the true Christian flavor then must their RELATION,
eaten and Of whose blood they have drunk De
acknowledged The intellect neither interpret nor
express God Pity can never be judged by nor based
upon any imaginary correctness OF intellectual c0ncep
lions OF truth The al connection Is not evidenced 10y
degrees Of knowledge The Fathers heart goes forth
warmly toward the dull, as toward the precocious
child and in the wide world dare say just how
much intellectual Misrepresentation can coexist with
piety The to which all professions will sooner
or later be brought is OF another nature. Nor Is
its name thing OF speculation. Inc lbs 'n. .ne
authority OF whose ntterances no one can Rainsay
declared that love to Co.., and love to man were
the two points which hung all the law and the
development are all the forces OF the Bible directed
The historic narrative OF Gods educational dealings
with the race, the legislation whose object was taS
Of universal moral sense, the solemn predlc-
lions OF wrath and Judgment. the exnltant and
joyful prophecies Of final and complete victory
the forces good the forces OF evil IN the world
these like many streams. converglng as they seem
love to God aud love The time viii come and
that too, speedilythe hight OF its dawning begins al
ready to irradiate the sky above our headsIthe time
affections and not upon the color Of mans
| mental conceptions-when by universal acknSw ,ss
edgment throughout ChrlstendOm the way IN when
man feels speaks and acts, aud not the way III when
he thinks Will be accepted the bond and evidence OF
his discpeshp TINS glorious perOa may De ar
favored generation OF the saints nnapify r Oh
ceve at the of her throne the homage Of all
Christian souls.