The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-21
Reason and Faith.

| Editors OF the Register.
have read 80 article signed AZ
tbropos" under date OF March 18Th, in
which the writer claims that If the b.
Bile cannot stand the test OF reason and
Science, then let it fall. As feel my
sslfto be ~ good a Christian as An
tkropos," although perhspsi.I ought
no, to say it, feel compelled to come
up to the defence Of the Bible against
one who has seen fl; in his wisdom to
place it in such peril-for peril it is II
| left TO be supported on any such
grounds, and l am greatly surprised at
the grounds taken by him. 1t is by
fsith we believe the Bible to be the
word Of God. Csu any man defend the
miracles of Christ by reason what
is reason and where does it come In
az applied to the supernatural ( Rta-
.on IS founded on experience, and the
,xnerierce OF mankind is, that the
c,eat lava OF nature have never been
suspendcd, at least in modern times
and consequently reason founded on
o,r experience refuses to believe.
Thomas would not believe his Lord was
risen ill demonstrated to his sen
SEES although the other disciples vouch-
ed for the fact, ard what did Jesus say
-"BIessed is he who has not seen but
vet la believed" To show still fur.
! thtr, il is 10y faith we ara to be JUSTIFIED
one has only TO read the Eplst!es o.
Paul, and ask the writer to read tn.
eleventh chapter OF Hebrews, and
he will find it is only by faith that We
| know God made the world
and il il. only through faith that We
can believe that God spaks through his
prophets, for if Ged revealed himself
to Samuel, for instance. it was not rev.
sIation to spy other person, and 1t II
only by faith that We can believe tha'
| God spake through Samuel, and TINS
posltion holds good through the whole
scriptures. Let me ask the writer
|, til. immaculate Conception within
human reason can our reason COM
, prehend the Trinity? l only ask An
thropos" these questions to show MN
where he stands. Ii ia only by taitt
and faith alone that the Christian trusts
in the promises OF his Savior. All th's'
: promises, miracles and wonders canno
be proved but by the testimony OF men
placing them in the same category VIII
}. the Mohammedan and Pagan miracles
% Doe, he not see that the miracle per
formed Naspusian was attested by
multitude OF witnesses, siso the MIRA
cles performed by the Jansenlsts on TIT
tomb Of the Abee Paris? Were the1
not 90 a.te.ted by witnesses that no
even the Jesuits were able to deetro.
their testimony? Does be not see ths
it is only by faith the scriptures can o.
taken 10 be the word OF God ? -,
Its reasonable for instance. ina
"usn prone TO do evil as the Spark u
fv upward" must forsake evil IN VIC VIC
is,i1p of bis nature, or be damned. IN
nosi,ion 10 my opinion, 10 entirel'
mistaken and he is tresdins on dan
gerous ground. !;
will leave this poiu! and notice III
. r.ne,sl position. He seems 70 chsi
!. Iepge the scientists end doubter'' an
to say-who is afrsid2 The assump
ton is, if you will only examine sn
, use your reason you will come over I
my standpoint. But suppose they q
= not? Suppose they reason like Froud'
R.nan and Strauss, what then ? Ca
he cav these man have not examine
the scriptures7 Has Anthropos res
Scribuer's for August, September an
October. on Modern SkepticismT Th
learned author looks upon the positio
c taken by these learned skeptics as vsl