, 1875-12-19
GOD AND THE BIBLE"


Mr.. George ". .smalley, London correspondent
Of tbe New York Tribune, in = recent latter to
tea, jourpal on the subject OF Matthew Anold'a
new book, ''God and the Bible" among other
things, eavs:
Mr. Arnold, & may be said, has habit Of putting
more ssn is cs.l into prefaoes. He has never gous
:ooas a tha sbjoet q: ntesasass ssd Dogma. 81.
sHn account @ on o. me oD,s ot God and the Bible il
altogether for theis obje4ss to show The truth
md necessity Ct chr1ttanitJ it, power aud charm
,.en though the preseznsturaf, which IL now
It's popular sanction, should hayo 10 L. ciy-
70 s" Tho ls,,sr ~, h,n h,s .snteas:
aot recognize H. Arnold - sn oily IN advancing tho
purpose stated in tbs G1st bali. 1.ere e, boatdes
hat freedom T of tone IN ~ Afnolds saadlag q
preface but from tie int.oduction wi show vha1
Arnold enemies cal iovity is here employed moi
scaint. the1r. but Against men loss orthodox thar
himself. lie will to:erate no reform built mare
khat he calls political dissent il hateful to him
Ind this is his account OF the ragion and the God
particular act Of 1non whom he diAlkea des1xa &C
The GOD OF this religion Of the future viii be still
1agni1ea aod non-natural man indeed, but by ne
neans ths maRnidcd and non-nAtarnl man OF cur re-
s:rs. ~ : kind Of tribal God Of the Birnineha
league. Not by any means D1ets dts Ronnes Gens
Ike the GOD OF BecauEer, God who 12Eors 8nrrets
f*ettes gaJetT ard champagne, but Lf des QttalFa
L,bertc* The God OF Tree Trade, Free Church. Fres
L.oor, and Free Land. with new programme there
.ore, and with Birmingham for his earthly head1uar
ers lnstead ct Shiloh jerusalem but with the old
aiFn suu preserved Tor commanding % hex AEag il
;lteea and With much even Of thu Biblical vosshp and
angusee still retained: Mr.. Jesse Ceilings and Mr
Chamberlain dancing before the ark and Mr Dale and
III. George Dawson. In tbs Birmingham Town Hall
sce1tn1 up ptaJer and &aeti6re Al thix il po4aible
i1d peshaps noE Improbable"
Tits seems 70 many people revetent: but It is cos-
.alr that Mr.. Arnold Goes mean it as u.eyerent
ncr mesu to onctd by it The reorie (ezcept The nen
oerr Of the BiTmtn2ham LeAgue1 10 whom i 0iTes
'tense. This plsy of huraor L not only natural to
s!! u trre(resEble. None she ess u 1t The cause
:. snme rat Of the nerimouy With which The 1nen3ou
lEen such quarters that the question comea Why med
s's with religion 1t al 7 and Nr. Azuoidt answe,
r,n Eot tend to soothe their suscepttblit.ns
Two things" he axys Ia bis nrefare
- Asoat tho Christian religion mrst surs}S
- ecaT TO anybody With eyes n his head One II th.t
E'en eannoe 90 vshont it, the ether that they canno
50 a*hn ~ "a" Ihe at:emft to do without il il
t.aues mas proaucen revival Of superstition and &
Lnss.nd h.s produced Moody md ssnfer ~ ~
oee ~. Arnold peietes that &here il no conflict De-
tFeen science aad religion or ~ Joubert ssTs n7st
ta.s'0 ena fe4s9co have absoluteaY nothfnT T. al
WIN escn ennsT-An opinion III :orted nv fe srfsot
y o. irot ISnd2 In tho powerful ADD h,]1ii.c
Ns LIS !nfshconinx volume printed In ths rnn1th'e
-FTtHghas RteEr. -11a 1A"~'A ~
looee ies whom sr Arnold mostly wratex wfn bo,e.
s-,tt.S efsa With fa1c thas CANNOT do yithon4
I1aa1i:* IN t1sas shsQe TbSs HtJ vii sncI II