, 1874-02-09
THE PULPIT.
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kind Of help. Ho seems wrapped In bllssfrl ,,n-
ho SO much hatos and would jllso to llolp scotch
ID hatol,ed md multiplied by just such mon
BtrouB stories, theological assumptions about
the Dible. and mythical acorotousaa ho
oaeo s 0nfss'd e. aoa n deSn1ng oW lint 'r sse lot wr l.
ings carry upon thom tho imprint OF these
eaily and ctl1tlo ngos and TINT lloro tho divine
Thought is scon struggling through Tho mists OF
h,'mal, imporfectfon, prejudice, md ignorance
mud ono very large etone Of stumbling and Of
fonso will bo roh,ovod.
But none QUO .nay now nsk, II tho Bible iB
falsibloo book whAt shall wo do for q
in reality. suppone wo' admtt Ill those men
claim for tho iifallibil,ty of tho toxt, then ask
what mcaps all these theological do6atcs, those
big warring books Of divinity full Of bcakB anu
taons to taro aud alay, these aolid stono churches
on tito avenue staring ut each othor like frown-
ing ran,parts7 2 Wlnt monna this nlo1o-tranntlo
Hpectaclo Of tho Inferior donouucing one large
and respectable denomination as 'hoterodox be-
nomination in turn bidding tho pious editor Of
tho Interior from. tho Lords tnblo because he
+. had not boon down into mud come up out Of tho
wator. Strange Tint such m infalliblo yerbalism
n1ony In tho faith. But then you aro not so
much 10 mood Of absolute perfection in tic
words OF the Diblo as you inagine. Arc
you not roadipg books evory day with very
little feas Of naupde5stnnalng ID, ths aWnshor W1l,
sometimes read solno very nbBtruso books,
lko Drowniug'a or, Teunyaon's poetry or
Eant, or sir@1Viliam Hamtlton's Philosophy,
feoling quite sure TINT You find about oil
and and sontimonts IN tRo Sacred Writings Tint con-
corn ufc-conduct hopo in God and trust in
Christ, are far moro oasY Of accesa; they lo 30
patont upon tho surface that even children may
Hpeclul doctrine do you hold, that is precious
to you that You fear you might loso II tla nhagl-
cal tnlianan Of infallib1ity is taken away Surely
1t Is not tho ifc.toachngs, Butlerings and saving
is our, Father, thns Ills government IL H ono Of
parental discipline and that lle Is moro willing to
give 1ltH Holy Spirit to us than We arc good M
gifts to our children. Surely IL is not the iaet
tbat PRAYER a blessed duty md that II We v,L 1ol
every day you drink from the brim.ning chalce
Of the Word aud never think of asking Of what
workmanship ia tho vessel, so long as you 1hu
the water that quonclcB your thirst
human olomorit il tie Bible, low shall bo able
to strike tho tllvldlnE lino5 answer, 10 you
need exactlT to know Just where tho human onds
and the Divine peg!ns 10 your 1ncafl1Ito M oavaor
in order to roalzo tue fnct TINT He ls abo to save
uuLo AAo uIuoAAteos oAl o.4"s ,' ~e' ~ ~.
The written Word Is q sort OF Incarnation Or Di-
vino thought, and you surely do not need always
to know Just where the line Of distinction liosln
order to foed upon tho spiritual significance and
10 you aak nov you snali Enow tills nooN ~
as"o' ~ ~ Io1anrs ~ q,ov In IL, nr ;rnn ronchv
made, but is rot tho light cloar, steady, and
beautiful? "Thc entrance Of Thy Word giyeth
light, 1t Glveth llndorstanu1Dg unto the slmplo.