The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-06
NAILS REPLY TO HUXLEY.
The Truth OF the Bible Maintained and its
Assnilnnts Criticised.

The Rev. DR.. John Hall preached an
anti. Huxley sermon, yesterday, to q congrega-
tion that compactly filled his spacious and beau
tiful church. MANY persons not pewholders at
tended, and were kept standing, according TO
the custom of this house. until half an hour af-
ter the beginning OF the services, and Just rs
the preaching was about TO begin. At that time
the doors were closed, to prevent annoyance 10y
those who Otherwise would have entered later.
The sermon had the following points II a
good lawyer had cross-oxamined the witnesses
against Christ the charge OF blasphemv could
not have been sustained. The prosecution
showed strong aninus, the points made
asain-t Him were frivolous, aud II the evidence
had all been true 1t was not Incompatible with
Ills innocence. Likewise the present hostility
~ Christianity shows an animus. Huxley
teaches contemlt and hatred Of the bible, and
his anmosity springs naturally out OF his POSI-
ton. lie starts out IN his theory with an as
sumption the sustaining OF which nocessitates
opposition to the word OF God. Huxley and his
kind must, therefore, be antegonistic. The Bibls
assumes that mind ard matter are essenti lily
separate and n this is true Huxley men must 20
down. II Chrsts claims stand thev must fall.
The recentattacks on Christianity take the form
Of quesuoning tho truth Of this Bible. There has
OF late been no as ault ON Christ On the contrary,
good words are often spoken Of HIM by unhe-
levers. who commend the blamelessness Of His
lie ana the purity OF HIS teachings. Also. the
liible prOnuuuccs directly on most moral ques-
tinu-. an, a. tp that there il no criticism. Inc
at ac@ D. on Genesi-. lac record ot facts before
the creation oi man is bus mail portion OF
mole truth. yet upon TIA the curreut ouposi-
ton Il centred. We have competent geo
gr Dhic explorer. and their Cxamiu ttiOns In the
HOLY Ilnd sustain the Biple. Iuc Hntiquarl ins
have ucen industiious and generally fir inves-
tigntors, aud their work biiugs cutruDoratton
4 I la
Bible instead Of ccnfpuudingi Inc ethnolo-
g-is' studies result ia notning not IN harmony
with the lBiOle. All the dclviny among ruins
lfing forth CONFORMATION, nj not opposition.
Thus We see tnat ONLY against the Mosaic ac-
count Of creation Is the assault ade.
Scisunc opponents ui Christianity do not
agree nuOnx them 'eye-. Inc hostility Of tho
ei4htecuth centlr, l. not like that of the nine
trcnth. The criicl IN ~ only few years ago Is
not current nov. alvin claimed a dsMOnstra-
ton. bnt Huxley SOS M, Dirvins theory Ia
not poSitiy aly proved. II xie, asserts tnat man
l. an autunia on, Vet tale- g mans duties. IN
autoMatoa witi Gutirs! when We are upted
70 IN ks An escape for our VOnscicnccs, let us
tlink of this conflict among tue opi osi ion.
J hct are false vi, ic--tS, because they do not
agree among themselves.
rYr lnct, aIduclJ by these men are suscepti-
Nle o ueiug con iricd IN harmony win The 81
tle. II I. p'lnful for c.risti ms t. stand 10 op.
position tp putiic suitited men, but when the
Lu-e is thrown down tI is a cuufut To know
tnat ,nc arms ot 'e ass.liAnts ARE not d ,n.er-
ous. he constaucy &C nature, for cNlui ie,
is one OF ther ftvurite phrases. That D, NJ dis
clNtiy ut modern sclcnCc, out a fundamental
principle Of the wOrd Of GOO. Miracles are q
uruOf u "tho con>tavcy of nature" bec.use
iOr their uerf, rnaufe they reuaire Divine
interp1siuon wth the natural course OF
things. Ihe creation OF the world In SIX davs
is questioned: bu, there l. nothing in the biule
account ia cannot oe hdrmvuiz "a with all tns
GcuI nstra ions uf scieuce. Spontaneous crea-
ton was theory largely maiutalued. but Hux-
ley fepudiates IT and when there Is more def
niie KNOW ledge. ana less aninus. ali those arsu-
mcnts viii turn for the truth. AS In the tfial Of
jesus, the hnlnus IS strong. the of facts Is
partial. and the witnesses do not agree. Ih- as
sault upon single point negatively proves the
truth of al the rest. Do not reject Jesus Tue
jew 10y Iing so c me to destruction. DO not
be deferred from making your peace with Him.
a collection " $ made after the sermon for
the New YORK BIB Sociasy. The orzan was
pl we'd while TINS wa, gOing on. but tie cink of
coin in the met | iistrs was audible above the
music; aud thus ANYBODY was aDie ~ listening
TO know who con iru'ed grernb lcks.