The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-10


with the result.
: BISHOP SIMPSON, Of the Methodist Epis
copal Church, in opening the Iymal
Beecher course OF lectures at the Yal
Theological Seminary last Thursday, said
o 81 especially acknowledge the courtes,
5 OF the faculty in inviting me to occupyth
. chair, but hold It not so much as com
pliment to myself as IN evidence OF
spirit to unite the ministers OF ditferen
churches. II the invitation had been o
D an ordinary character ! should have de
clined II, for my strength is taxed to tn
utmost; but wished TO respond tothe cour
tesy and show that Protestant Christen
dom is essentially one-that we know how
to differ and yet how Glove. My Meth
odism was at stake, too, for II was suggest
ed that might find time to tell my expe
rience,' even il were very busy. SO |, o.
the Methodist Episcopal Church, stanC
here to address sons OF New England and
Congregationalists. Verify the world
moves. Once this would have been i'm
possible"
The "Criaian al Wort' says: "The Ad
rocals Of Christian Holmes is very pro
nounced in its charges against Bishop
Haven, OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
when It accuses him with having EN-
ployed his brilliant pen,' in recent com
munication in Zion'S Herald, in an indi'
rect attempt to strike down tho grand d..
postum OF Methodism' referring 10 the
doctrine OF entire sanctihcation), and with
having thrust his spear mot 1thuriel's)
into the heart OF instantaneous sanctitica'
ton as a second work. and more TO the
same point. We have by no means ap'
proved many Of Bishop n'sutterances,
but touching this matter Of entire and in
stantaneous conservation, we judge the
Bishop is wholly right. The truth is clear
and indisputable that Wesley never once
declared that Christian man could be-
come perfectly sinless or attain to a state
OF perfect sanctitication; and it is too late
to try TO make Wesley witness TO what he
never said"
The Obserrr, in the course Of an article
on "Mannerin the Pulpit" says:
"yyith the increased activities OF the age,
and the competitions OF religious enter
prises, and the improved tastes Of the peo-
pie, the demand for a better class OF speak.
ers has grown apace, and We hardly err in
saying that In all or mostof our seminaries
the manner Is made OF more account in the
art OF preaching than it was fifty or even
twenty-five years ago. The Rev. Dir. Adams,
President OF tho New York Union Theo.
logical Seminary, has adopted mode OF
teaching which may be in vogue elsewhere,
but il so we are not aware OF it. Each
morning he receives one student Of the
senior class and spenda an hour with him
alone, hearing his sermon, drilling him in
its delivery, and telling him OF those faults
which it would be painful to speak OF in
the presence Of the class. This plan is Of
grand utility. It's great expenditure Of
time, and Is given by the President freely
in addition 10 his lectures and Rotations;
but il must have been the best effect upon
the student. II is truo that few Professors
are themselves so good an example rs DR..
Adams is, still there are many who can
have signally failed as public speakers, who
nave oeeome abe and useful Professors in
schools Of theology. There are divesities
OF gifts, and niche Is provided for every
man. We are not sorry to hear that
the number Of theological students Is less
now than it was year or two ago, for 1t is
said the quality is vastly improved. One
well qualified, earnest preacher is worth a
dozen drones"
THE New York Post is permitted to copy
the following paragraph from a letter
written by Bishop Coke, of Western New
York, to DR.. John A. Todd, of Tarrytown,
concerning the revision OF the Bible:
~ am sure you agree with me in cher
ishing sincere yeneration for experts in
criticism. AS ! have no time to make my
self one OF them, and must avail myself OF
the industry constantly, feel my obliga-
tons to them every day. God bless them!
"But our friends the experts, like all
specialists, seem to me out Of place when
they leave their specially, which is to give
us a pure text. They should not anticipate
result by no means attained, debating
alterations OF the received English version.
By the confessions OF Tschendorf and
other princes among them, pure text is
yet far of. The science OF textural criti-
cism is yet in its infancy. And the ground
have taken, and which one can hold, l
am sure, is this: Until the text OF the
originals is, by the agreement OF critics, in
highly developed state Of perfection,
touch not version. Possess on is nine
points OF the law. Either the proposed
changes arc trivial or they are serious. II
trivial, why make them prematurely? II
serious, let US interpose wise delay, and
insist on further research.
sin view OF the fact that the greatest
critics are constantly receding from posi-.
tionswhich they have previously defended,
| hold nothing can be more reasonable than
that non-experts should insist on such con.
cessions to their pious jealousy and fears
OF a rash handling OF the Ark OF Inspira-
ton. The end for which experts exist is
the OBLIGATION OF the people, and this they
too frequently forget in their scientific
isolation. Now, am one OF the people,
identified with my flock. 1t is my duty
to see that their sacred confidence in Holy
Writ receives no damage"
"As to st. John, ", I, let me add |
have never used II to confirm faith in the
Holy Trinity, though ! have preached on
the doctrine every Trinity Sunday for thir-
ty-seVen years. have no need OF it;
there is torrent OF evidence independent
OF it. But before would consent to ex.
clude it from the version (which is a very
different thing from introducing it) the
Ante-Nioene and Internal evidence must
be counterbalanced by something very
different from the partisan outcries which
have too generally prevailed against nine
points Of the law, through that fanatical
anxiety to appear liberal which 80 often
makes men liberal in giving away what is
not their own. A trust must not be SO dealt
with.
at Is Important to understand that this
revision business started by the Province
Of Canterbury without due respect to sis.
ter provinces, has ceased to have any
ecclesiastical character. It is now q mere
work Of private scholars, worthy OF all
respect, under tho high patronage Of the
universities and the enterprise Of the book.
sellers. As such am quite sure you will
wish well to it"