New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-15
BETRAYED THROUGH IGNORANCE.

The Rev. DR.. j. VI. Buckley preached III
the chapel OF the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church last evening 1.-The Bible Recently Betrayed
in the Pulpit through Ignorance OF its True Key Inc
text Romans vi, 49, II speak after the manner OF
mon bccaua, OF the inarmty OF your flesh" Dr. Buck
ley said, in part
Nothing is more certain to produce excitement than
bold aud positive statements In the pulpit minister
in Massachusetts said friend that he would MI
his church within two Sundays he announced that
he would preach the folies and Inconsistencies Oh
the Old Testament. On the first Sunday his
church filled there twenty'three reporters
from Boston papers present and there no knowing 10
what extent the excitement would have gone had not
tho trustees closed the church the following Sunday
1t "a not strange that attacks are made OIL the BLDG,
and too by earnest 1t is possible 10 make fine
presentation OF subject with very little knowledge,
and so men often arise who have just obtained little
light which Others knew all about before and they claim
have made great discovery. This often leads 70 re-
gres Mr. rockingham now doubts II he did not douDt
The text is true key 10 the Interpretation OF divine
truth God, through all His dealings ,o, WIN Shai
they his chosen people, aud never was training
efccual. This was because lie adapted hmsei 10
their unders andlng. There were two things which
would make tac Impression the sraetes, and these
miraculous displays aud sangmnary punishment :;
stand here Ia the nineteenth century to say that all
sanguinary punshmens in the old Testament were me-
cessary and just The whole temple service OF the Jews
Everythingmateraw was taken to teach them the nature
OF God lie conld not go in advance Of the mental
dition OF the people. Everything used to
teach them spiritual truth had material origin
To up this part OF my subject Gods dealisgs are to
be interpreted by the necessities OF human nature under
the circumstances
The principal objections urged against the Bible are
four First That II contains many scientific errors or
inaccuracies professor OF Yale College recently said
OF geology: "a textbook the subject Is out OF date
as soon az published" No man not expert has q
right 40 speak the sciences. unless IA IN re com
pier. How ridiculous then FOR minister to be read
log a scientific lecture on the Bible admit that there
are Inany Things In toe Bible not In harmony with
IL would be stupendous miracle were IL other
wis considering how scientific theories sucee ed each
otner Joshua 10 found fault with because he ld not
say Earth, stop revolving on your AXIS" our
almanacs the phrases, sun rises and sun sets
Obs-uriiy Is charged against the Bible. would not
the whole Bible 10 prOmiscuOus congregation as
suitable. Nowhere IA oOscurly introduced into
the Bible for It's sake there Is no Wit involving
obscurity there, - there Ia IN Shakespeare.
IL charged that the Almighty spoken OF as going 10
slec y, eating, aud changing His mind. He was thus
spOken OF appeal to the understanding OF Ills people
aud In all such events were accompanied WIN
some great saying aud lesson.
Tne last objection IL that God keeps back truth He
did and 80 did Jesus christ. They did not reveal lmmor
tay they would have superseded the development o
the human mind what relates TO morals and salvation
IN the Bible crystalline simplicity. There can De nc
conflict the Bible and science. as they are ON
different pa There may appear To be a CONNECT De
tween b-otcd scientists and Ignorant ministers, Du
there Is none IN reality.