New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
THE PROPHECY or DANIEL.
DR. NEWMAN UPHoLDs ITS AUTHENTICITY.
CORRECTNESS OF ITS PROPHECY ABOUT AEXAN-
DER THE GREAT.

CORRECTNESS OF ITS PROPHECY AbOOl ]NNi-@NN-
DER THE GREAT.
The Rev. DIR. j. p. Newman, in continuing
his series OF sermons Biblical criticism last hEn'
preached in the Madison Avenue ConGrega'lohal
on The prophecy Of Daniel concerning Alexander inc
creo+ Ike tho sermons that preceded H. this was
heard by very large congregation fact Wmch the
speaker commented upon as matter OF cohgraVuauoh
| in the early part ofhis discourse
The suhect for TO night said Dr. Newman IS ON the
single question Did the prophets prophecy ana inc
specjel question Did Daniel prophecy concerning the
rise and fall of empires with particular reference
tn Alexander the Great and his relation 10 the jewish
Commonwealth and the coming OF Christ The prophecy
re ating to Alexander is in the eleventh chapel OF 'o
Book of Daniel the FIRST four verses Ancient lnu'T'
modern Jews and latter-day Christians nave
spoLen disnaracinely Of the Book OF Daniel.
In the third century of our era 1t WIS
declared by OF the most learned Of unbeheyes tha
the Book Of Daniel not genuine, hue was the work
NJ some Palestinan Jew Of about $50 H. G; ana For-
nbvrr-for that was the learned inhdes name-reached
this conclusion because OF tle marvellous
correspondence between prophecy and subsequent
history. The inhdols have followed ia 'Ac
wake Of Porplyry and have cted what lie declared
! AGAINST the book. The modern Jews speak lightly OF
The book OF its prophetic p3rtraure OF 'He .
| siah Some modern Christians have objected 70 tAe
cenuincness the book for two reasons nrsi oceufc
n is too marvellous be q history and TOO minute
a divine nrOpheg ana, htcoiu otO'uv ~ ~
one-haf ia Chaldee and the other half in Hebrew" II
Inust bo conceded tuat the book has prenis o.. ~"
marvellous In It, Those Wonaer Ice @tI, Sa ~
ton Of Daniel 10 be rnler W. ha'A ION ana C' ana
the coming OF Cyrds ana the RECOGNITION OF Goa ~
C,rus and n said e. b' 100 mar c-
| ous 10 be true history but the Story ni I','' p
elevation Is more marvellous man INC hto) ." ~
nnt ory Of Noes Its truetn-t the prophecy
| rs minute. 0ud you have II ambiguous a. the uu
| ohiDctea az .ius, prophecy bccan-e IL throws
outa temptation 10 fraud yet 81, III lt'. y,
Daniel consists Of two volumes IN orc-tAc first nix
chapters Chaldee the other six III Hebrew tht TACT
need NOT initiate against the Ithrnuciy OF ihe Doc L.
The first six chapters historical they relate 70 the
| Empire winch Daniel was "A prime minis minis
as sri with mn Hebrew, and nothing. ia mere
natural than that lac should written about the his
tory OF tie country tongue. The tx other chapter,
are prophetic ard n was only proper tnht the edne
jew should write the prophecies touching the conlHK o.
! the Messiah ia Hebrew. BcNdes there IL ms
remarka6Ie fact: that TIE Hebrew OF Daniel -
| not the corrupted language common TN ms
uue bat r. rhat Of scholar You WIhO" see inr Ioic
OF their objections and appreciate te hehl ca i' l
io1cal Of the men who eau be swh!ed % sdch
What are me facts about Book Of Dauie They
fipG@It is reasonable suppose thai such man a.
Daniel would have hal existence In such eiss ~ ib"t
| i'm Baby on NJ the time DarIci wrote.
Seoond-Ihe book was admitted ulo the canon 81 the
Ola Testament. ana those VINO cOlos'u t"o C1hoh were
'1Iird-EleEcl VINO was a contemporary Of Diuicl.
refers 10 hin tw!ce comparing hun VITA Noah and Job
Tourfh-1hc winter indicates personal acquaintance
with the facts Of Cnaldean history which he records.
! i n, sSis 6 and c TP ae are III harmony
SiIft-Ilis book according To jose paus, wac shown
by e. Li pr est II Alexander The GICat aud the high
| pTirst told MIN nc the King referred 40.
Scrclit-Our Lord Jesus Christ quotes from The book
al Daniel aud applies the pTJpIccc. 10 Ills own time"
The chief Of Daniel IN Lis IIJphcCy Dr. 10 pcldr
IL JcWish mind for coming ~ tie Messiah ana u
urn.h us " IN prophe c crrdem!lal thar Diuiel was
iT.uj,rd n a. ana Jesus CHRIST The prJui, d Mcssiah
| mn. ceulrr al has prophecy TIE j. wish Common
wealth and Inc OF Tie JcWls4 commonwealth was
tlr t.rpmiscd Messiah. lie describes the four great
u,op.r,iea the Cnaldc4n MedO-Per ian. Greclan aad
Of
tb- Kingdom OF brt. TINS hc docs 30 tao dH,I l
yens image the four boasts ana the ram ad Inc
coat Alter thai laws asiac al aduuDGduOl and
gfye- "A uurlrilture 81 Alexander who Wa. chosen De-
cau.e he .Tcnd Of he Jew, aud was To- r.ah
mn the religions mad separated tho East ana inc
Wr, Look tGc TACT, winch JUSTLY tlr dastItOh IA
Daniel gave puttaitarc OF Alexander. and mighty
kiug snail stand up" VINO WIS Inigbtier tnan Alex
auGerl lie traced ms ancestry 10 Hercules al
s,y cen he was recent, at eighteen general NJ twenty
hing At tyent ytwO lac gt the bat of Grancus. al
thirty master OF thc world. lie thil rae VIII
grc dominion ana do acc rIlnE 10 his viii" Here D.
Alexander indiyidualsm The toycTeigtF OF his owi
voUtOu: he never consulted others his tutuOn- were
| clear and he was wlul. In par SyHLs Of anger
! be slew ParmcuO ana tiius Ana WIeI
Ne shall stand up his Eiugdom shall BE- broken Alas
AlrxanGcr when but l. irt three year. ~ hglIy al
| fby bioW thou art hrOkeH-brnkcn BY ccAu>! IL l.
sid lns kingdom "shan be divided b. tAe foar ma
Of heayca." GA his death tue Kingdom was divided me
eighteen raFts; af,ergard into i've. Then Aullgohu
| pr0pOsed 90 cDcrOach the dominion OF Inc
| other tour, was saiu. aud Tie iOur gcucfa cam
| into power. And then II il said, Z" and not i'
| his posterlty, according TO hi- common
| which lie rEled; Tor Ills Kingdom hhaH 40
plukei III, even Tor others besides those Aic&anGc
with his uanV wives left 30. single descendant VINO 0c
cIlpcd hs tAione. Blood called for blood, and within
bitecn years II his death not blood relation Vi Alex
| auder's was he face OF the Slo5e.