Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-12-19

There is perfect harmony between the Old
Testament and the New Testament. In no
single instance does the New Testament con.
hict with the Old Testament. This is surely
very remarkable thing. From the time that
Moses wrote the book of Genesis, to the time
that John wrote the book Of Revelation, was
near sixteen hundred years. Notwithstand'
ing this long interval Of time which elapsed
between the two authors, John, in Revelation,
never conflicts with Moses, in Genesis Not
only do the two Testaments harmonic, but
there is perfect agreement between the diff
ferent parts of each Testament. The four
gospels never, in single instance, conflict.
Paul and Peter, although totally different in
their mental and physical constitutions, and
dissimilar in their modes of life and traits of
character, never assail each other. There is
not one author controversy in the Bible. In
not single instance, is itsaid that what was
said in some other sentence, is not true Such
unity of sentiment is to be found in no other
book in existence. No man ever agreed with
himself as we'll as all the parts of the Bible
agree with each other. No combination of
men, no ring, no party, no organization OF
any kind or character, ever preserved the una
nimity of sentiment that is seen in the various
parts of the Bible. The circumstances rem
der it impossible that this harmony is the re-.
suit of concert among men. The persons who
did the mechanical work of the Bible could
not have concerted together. Many of them
never saw each other, and in number of
cases had never read what all the others had
written. 1t is very probable that neither
Paul nor Peter read all that each of them
wrote Peter, most probably, had never read
the Old Testament. The same is true respect
ing John. 1t is only possible that John had
ever either seen or read the gospels by Mat.
thew, Mark and Luke. Bibles we're exceed
ingly scarce during the whole of the Old Tes-
lament dispensation. Few private individu-
ais possessed copy Of the Scriptures. What
the people learned that was contained in the
Scriptures, they learned by hearing them read
by person chosen for that purpose. We
have no evidence that Jesus Christ had in his
possession copy of the Old Testament Scrip
lures. He and all his apostles and disciples
used the copies deposited for safe keeping, as
we'll as for use, in the synagogues. Some
think that when Paul charges Timothy to
bring the "parchments.' g Tim. 4:l3O he
refers to the Scriptures. This is doubtful.
BY "parchments," most probably, he means
his certificate, that he was free born Roman
citizen. Acts, %: %. Such, then, were the
peculiar circumstances of the times, that no
set of men could combine together for the
purpose of getting up such a book as the
Bible.
Another thing that initiates against the
theory that the Bible was cotton up by con-
cert of action among number of individ-
uals, is the honesty which is manifested upon
every page of the Bible. Every one who is
at all familiar with the history Of parties, is
aware that every party, both in Church and
State, regards itself right and others wrong.
This is only human nature. Whoever heard
of man writing book, and in that book
exposing his own ignorance and sin either
against the State or God The last thing any
sensible man ever does, is to expose himself.
The culprit on the galows may confess his
crime, but in the Court House will deny it.
Now, we find that those who claim that they
were moved BY The Holy GHosr 10 w1tOe5hr
do others. David exposed himself ss he nev-
er did Saul, his bitter and lifelong enemy.
He published to the world, and permitted
others to publish to the world, his infamous
crimes, both against his country and his God.
Is it possible that David could have been
such fool as to have entered into a combi-
nation for the purpose of defaming himself?
Moses records his own sins, and Elijah, the
Tishbite, spared neither himself nor any one
else. Who can conceive Of harmony Of SEN
timent existing among men who publicly, and
often in the severest language, censure each
other? Man, by nature, is too selfish and too
irritable a creature to bear such treatment.
The only satisfactory way to explain this fea-
ture of the Bible, is to conclude that those
men "were moved by the Holy Ghost"
Another proof of the inspiration of the
Scriptures, is that they contain a kind of
writing that is found in no other book. Pha.
roahs sorcerers did some things that Moses
did but there were other things that they
could not do. They could, in soma way,
bring evils upon the land of Egypt but they
could not remove those evils. So it is res
pectiug the style of the Bible. There are
parts of it that men, in some sort of way imi-
tate, but portion of it is inimitabIe. Men
are able to write history, poetry, alIegory,
proverbs and laws, but no man has ever been
able to write parable. No mere man can
do it. The only parallels the world ever saw,
are in the Bible. When Jesus spake in par.
ables unto the people, he spake as never man
spake.
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