New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-05


tine Rev. r. Hcber Newton on the Bible. Every
seat in the immense auditorium hllod. and to ao-
commodae all it necessary to place chairs ID the
space between the pei and the platform At the open
ing OF the services the congregation sang the hymn Do
! ginning:
| How precious ia the Book divine
BY Inspiration given;
| Bright az a lamp It's doctrines shine
To guide our souls 10 heaven
DR. Newman said As you aware, have dely-
cred a course OF lectures the seven Bibles or the
world. have talked 10 you eleven hours ana we nsSe
reviewed the Koran OF the Arabs jhe Trpakas OF INC
Buddhsts, the five King1 OF the and S"iit tSc
GS ysSp' ne the Pe h9'C% 0
Now come to own scriptures IN the regular c0rSe;
1t my purpose to dwell at length on tue groW ol
and revelation to trace the historical facts In me canon
the Testament to dwell ON the great credentials 0n
confrutd by recent archaeology, and hent0 dwell
Tbie In conscGnence Of resent utteranccs however,
feel called upon TO notice as preliminary TWO OF aheG
gwen 5roaGoaSr 10 tex the Word. in H. Peter i6
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables
| That pagan philosopher should assault the Bible
awshens no suTe fo he + Jealous SocS z, Ills s he
teens dear lie viii , Therefore; defend ma
ABILITY That an inde scholar should ssal the Scrip
lures awakens surprise for he has settled he ques
in harmony he is Jealous OF his scontiHc discoveries
and eau opposition from revelation He prefers
nature Christianity ana hs own deductions 10 al mat
can be said by God or angels by Moses or prophets ny
Christ or Pts disciples 80
from great aud venerable religious body TO expOund
ana Pre% Question os tne RELIABILITY Of the hstoea
satements OF Scripture, for him to cal III question
only awakeus surprise but ills us with grief and pain
Il is my purpose on tins occasion or on auy other
uttered sentiments different from the consensus
OF the Christian world To be respected in their
their attachments. with persons have nothing to do
Iu this Land Of intellectual freedom we are bound to
fbp rh IN az ms nd
think for himself In the proper pace But not IN dls
he can be n P0sob r Gf me nep 70
against the Bible II they have not been reduced to
and TO cav that these reports reliable Is TO i'm
peach the integrity Of the Press aud OF the reporters
many of whom are men Of intellectual culture as
IA the men who speak The utterances
sion these Of the corrected yet they
are old. They ar. found IN Dderots Cycl9ped.l in
teuch. in Paiue's Age Of Reason" in Kucnen. tue
German theocgani IN Robertson s9ith.s Prophets
authorship Of the PentAtcnch then In another book
Godan orator with more !anoy than Imagination moro
words than reason, more P9eli5 thah oSc' IN hls
retaiIcd so / do not want TO fight man
Of straw. II ihe ioqncndf Is peculiar to this
n,1 81 t.r pe"pe The Old nidcl banquet.
What are To objections mace ana the rca'ons as
sigurd Tor t- recent attack IL ~ declared Tat tine
hetorcn portions OF the Biulc not reliable that
sacred writer's were capaoe ~ mistakes ana errors hat
- The Garden II iI,u OF the trcaion ana al II man
j. but aut al legend; that o. giving Of the law
MI sinai to Moses re- hctou; tuat be IT. pIets
uttered legends ike tue airy tatsfouud N t.e "Ar.han
ghjs." L. word. that "hat W. cal historical IN
Il = lbp s not worthy ihc calm and luto cut faith Of
his Christian some paris are auiLcauc and some
not he-oo comes ia n' "' P"l@'o ol INC III yen.
the heat from he cndni The ceuuncncss Of % book
re ors ~ is autuorshipi it- Authenticity rc.cts
is reliahleuc.s The nr-t subject be referred
10 a subsequent discourse tonight wish
10 speak on the authenticity of the WORKS OF Moses.
her.
tic.fy IN Is boo certain cInoni touching h 10 which We
are bound defer Tncy arc hr-i mat wLut is sto IS
confirmed by contcmp'rHy mt ~; sccond, Tat
what l. stated Is confirmed ~ lie
rious Institutions commemorative o. Tho uctsi
I'll d. tia, what IL s4.cI Is couuTAoi by competent
& table question is whether history {. valuable:
In etaosmau-uIp N sccncc ~ ar, IA any drpar mcnt
o. H. Whc hrI !, ~ lsr 80 -. .,.' -, Oo ~. 1, a
better utnrr without history II us i trh,' inca thls
sp0u,d weigh with Ne tuat the only authentic ~
i'm @nfs. II 1t may be stated that Moses merely wrote
down what had on known Deitrc LLn mo rccur uuK
before Moses was born. knSw.odg' Of tue
ere .,on 1i Inries DE 31 fSt ti No. S
recorded 10 maxi 1t ncuoul Dld ma.c
not FG dr,cd ran m y1 Sac % GSs aHd The bad
Insertion T. made tina be-. au-c lac r. riot what vl-
prcsa cut hc made t legend Npw It g. IA than com
ueuotIu,c Institution h.Se been Landod do To as
CONNIE -noratus the story n Ldrn. TIC who e
.acnuclal system Of tho Jewish church Il -uou
q couiiuc.uo. auyo nj iuuon. L'oy scapc
goat sent MO the ~,.u..nc7s, cycy Pa-cnAi
ImD Or,r for sacrifice. ref rrrI 10 thr storJ aud To
deny j. to d~uy the dvnc VI gn al lhat grand sa,r
uptl which HyubOl4Fso tine OiI Testament
coming Of Christ. Inc eucharist instituted by Jesus
rst 90 the cauness Of tne s'rrpwfui LOur ~ coDus
tue 'ruc nixon recognize tAe 'oIy, ana &c 'sri"n
Calvary and TIE cross nave no nlghlbcdhct II the
story Tie Garden VI Eden 10 not as te ~ God him
Another reason a,sigued The assault ON he Bible Il
the abomiuaJlr le Sdncss wlICi tod should be
Sin1"''s Offensive 10 good taste aa '"'
but that It should be eliminated question.
modesy OF 'ns re1h Hs hna 't D. SeT S6 ana
Il IL Lam lle INT
aud consequence OF the hl tory oi our own umc
wtnOut the narration OF to immoralitlca Of
tue dayl sometimes tAess Ire tn- hearts
Of the people ana cOmpsl great tingi During tLo
recent Do r.ecution. OF tle Jews IN RUSSIA whn was II
tna' sured KcS-Iork, crowded nai VITA people aud
alone that Ito nefIs Of those people wore
Jewesses were being abused by the lom baI Dar.ans
1nt oniy Tor the integrity o. the record The ocurrrnces
recorded 10 II ite mpnriLy aud do not Where
beinnng OF hs downward course 10 the Bible Bcsdcs
these sad facts condemned BY God. Tucy IN
Shall i not She laws define Ga, orim mes
lncy are to proA.bti Inc Psalms aro condemned Oo
writers OF the Psalms were inca VINO could feel ana |
speak Many men in our pulpit. ee asns, EVIL but dare
world 1 want 10 canoniLe, and some | want |
10 the pssSs o my In thu connecticut too
should be remembered that Ia NE Hebrew grammar the
used IN prophecy and governed bt TINS rule OF gram
aG ih'y n to De s @ are w s
be the expurgatorsi Kell Dalltscni Kuencn |
WeLhau.cnl VINO, gentle men, shall nit III judgmon |
The CathJIics1 PrOtestaItsi ArmCnidnsI tsplsi |
GTceksi Way not eHpui ga o tuo uniNcrsef franc
objections to the COSMOS, yet 1t will remain.
ii declared another reason Tor Tue assault thai II
ia not harmony VITA The intchaeute OF |
the age; with tie advanced ia iught |
aud speculation; with science. L. sclrnce
ia harmony with itscfi ! bow down at tie urine OF |
science, bat cell that the Bible 4, NOT lu
harmony with IL | challenge you To snow me that
science in harmony with Itself short tae ago Wa
were taught the plurality Of syecies the theory IA
all wiped away aud III re only Que
speeics-the monkey scics. Not sligo
scientist to-day dares NIX Lls Icpu.
tntion to give definition Of that one sprrirs
Sr Newton taught tne omss theory oi iight
Tyndal recently ccurcd againrt him aud the I'm
dulatory theory was the right ono. Now Scptchman
says both were wrong ana the Oscilatory THEORY 10
the rght one
DE- NeMInan conLnned DID, This elraln. cnnira.llng |