The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-07
Mani. IN nI.nop Kahn.


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Editor IntellIEOncer.
The Bishop being so discreetly silent
upon "penance," made me suspect a
small mouse in the horn.faced con-
tktion in which he left Moses. Soto make
certain Of my position, I called upon "
Hebrew gentleman, and asked him to con.
strue the word for me. Hetold me "Karn''
means ~''proft," but the word here EN-
ployed is "Korn.r," two words. Now, II
1t was "Korn," the Bishop would be cor
rect, but with the additional 81" 1t reads,
ian enlightened face" "a face enlightened
by the spirit" The Bishop has very in
veniously taken refuge behind a printers
error, making "eornuta," '~cornesta:"
Will the Rev. gentleman say whether his
hihle reads "cornuta," or whether he can
be justified in trying to lead me otfto otheT,
horns as "schofer, " a musical horn, instead
Of favoring me With the knowledge
sought.
the Bishops position. lie perhaps learn
ed his Hebrew cumpunCtis, but a Jew has
A better method. The Bishop has only
misplaced a point in the pronunciation,
which alters the sense also. Now Il M
reverence wishes TO correct the iaultS OF
Gesenius' system, | will gladly teach him
the simpler method which he can acquire IN
ak months. Let not the Bishop desplSe
the Council OF "old wax ends" that he
may learn the truth.
Its very significant that his reverence
should wish me TO stick to my last. Why.
then. did not the tentmaker do so, instead
Of reading and quoting Greek poets, him
self n Hebrew, OF the stock Of Benjamin,
that little tribe. But Paul not only stud
led hard himself, but his readers must
study hard II they want to get the marrow
OF his teachings. The Vulgatc says I'm
yestigate the writings" which his rever,
ence v mentions 10 his people, and
the Roman Bishop in St. Louis is about
prohibiting his people from obtaining Inc
benefits OF our public schools. When
shoemaker was only q travelling cobbler ~
France, Spain, Italy and Rome Itself
what did he see? Why, men placed about
the streets like II peanut vendors
who made their living by writing bust
ness and love letters, for a few soldi pei
letter, because the Contadini could not do
il themselves. Fancy an American girl
going 10 a writer at a stall and debating q
letter TO her dear Jeems. Is 1t not noto'
rious that at the surrender OF the French
army to the Prussians the majority Of the
officers could not sign the parole sheet,
Shoemaker wants TO be loosed from the
bonds OF ignorance. Christ did not ask
the yonng man, Can you read? but "HoN
readest thou?" 1t would leave ne IN
sorry plight, II after making shoes all my
life, ihaye not made myself acquainted
with Christ and the power oil his resur'
r%ection, and l notice that he, instead o.
CONTEMPORARY treating a seeker aitei
him, even sent the Apostle Phillip to give
understanding 10 an Ethiopian land {
eunuch at that, because the poor fellow
could not make out who it was lsaiaE
meant.
Whether l can translate Latin is net thu
question, but did Bishop Jerome say tina
Moses was horn.faced? l translated
enough to cause the Bishop 10 substan
tiate It, and / say again 1t is an error OF ST
Jerome's, and it is on this account tina
the English are revising their Bible, 81
that the common people may have ever,
help thrown in their way a they draw
near to God.
II Bishop Kahn persists that Moses wa
horn-faced instead OF shining, and still
keeps the true word Of God from spread
ing, God will find other mediums to &C
complish his purpose, such asshoemakers
thinkers. like John Bunyan; %conyicts, like
Jerry McAuley; monks, like Luther, Nc
Namara, ChiniquY, and the Bishop mus
stand in the final day as well as the write
to answer as we have helped OF hinderet
the knowledge OF the Lord, which is t
cover the earth as the waters cover thu
sea. l.. GARDENER.