Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-05-20


feTent standpoiDts they present differ
eDt yet rot inconsistent aspects fthe
same truth. The one sees and pre-
sents that phase Of truth which will
especially eobuOyert and enlighten
those WIN trust for salvation in good
wOrks-the other the opposite, or To
eulighten and contIOvrTI those who
trust in faith alone, VINO think that
no matter what mans conduct is SO
long as his belief is right.
Akin to this source Of discrepancies
ia The difference of arrangement in
different authors. Some follow the
strict Chronological order, others put
all incidents together if IN any degree
associated irrespective of time. For
instance: Matthew mentions in his
account of Chlist's crucitixiou the
resurrection of the Saint which took
place several days after.
Another source of discrepancy may
he found in the different modes of
reckoning time. 1.-The Jews bad q
sacred and civil year. The first was
instituted at the time of the Exodus.
The first month of this sacred year
Ewas the seventh Of the civil ear. The
Jews recorded part of year or day
as whole years or days. 1t is record
ed that Jesus laid IN the grave three
days, correctly only part of three
days. In Jewish times child born
in one month, December, would be
reckoned year old the first OF the
next January. In this way it is easy
to see how easily apparent differences
might arise in the study Of the Bible"
Another. source of Discrepancies,
may be found in tue number of names
applied to the same object or person ;
these names vary in number from sew
Ell up to five hundred, ard these
names so abundant were often chang
ed for most trivial reasons.
Then again another source-the diff
ferent meaning Of the same words.
We have this popularity in the Eng
fish language, in The word "cleaye,'
which means TO adhere as well as to
separate; we find the same in Latin,
and it is equally tue of the Hebrew
language-the original Of the Old
Testament.
There are also errors in the manu-
script which afford to the critic the
opportunity to cavil with the Word OF
God. That there are some errors in
manuscripts is not to he wondered at
when we consider that the hundred
have been copied from one or two
original copies. The great wonder
might be that a vestige Of the original
remains. But the original does re.
main with comparatively few changes
of letters and wor Is arising from the
fact that the work Of transcribing was
all done by hand; how likely tina,
, there would be such mistakes, there
being quite number Of the Hebrew
letters SO similar as to be the easiest
thing imaginable to make mistake
: "A Hebrew scholar Speaking OF this
says: "Somc;ines the only difference
, in these letters consists in the acute
: ness or obtusencss ot an angle. A
) other times in the length or straight
ness of line. This is also true o
) the ;reek text"
l Hastily we have gla cea at these
different points (heIpcd in our endeav
ors by some OF the best scholars boil
t of the present aud past ages). but no
: so hastily as not to come to this con
| clusion: that he who attempts to mul
t tiply errors, aud discrepancies, an,
| contradictions in the Bible has under
| taken work he cannot finish ant
+ urove. aud has not considered whethe
G he i, able with ten thousand to NEE
e Him that cometh against him will
= twenty thousand.