Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-23
~ HIS OLD PULPIT.
REV. Br. joe Il. smith on tho Verify OF the
scriptures.

Rev. Br. jos. Il. Smith ON tho Verify OF tho
scriptures.
The Duke strI 1t Methodist church was
very well filed llst evening with the au.
denco gathered - hear tho lecture Of its
former pastor, Rov. Jos. T.. Smith, ID. d.,
now OF Wheeling, w. Va, who was an.
nouGced to speak on the subject Of the
Bible in the light OF modern science. There
was an anthem sung, prayer offered by
Pastor Satchell, and thon MIR. B. +. Shenk
introduced Rev. DR.. Smith, who really
needed no introduction az he was familiar
TO most Of his hearers and seemed entirely
at home in his former pulpit.
His apology for his subject was the
modern assaults upon the Scriptures by
those who iguorautly or maiiciously
indulged in throwing mud at holy things.
He accepted their challenge and was pre-
pared TO show the truth Of tho Bible by an
appeal to science, tradition and history.
He cited eminent scientists, who after
long years of patient study and with no
predispOsitiOu toward revealed truth, came
to tho Same conclusions with regard to
the origin of tho world and the creation OF
man as the narrative of Genesis,
The tradition of every people CORES
ponded closely with the Scriptural account
| II was alleged that Moses couldn't write,
| but writing was known to the PhUni-
Clans and Egyptians long before his time
| Evolution, as held by Darwin, had never
been demonstrated. Tho doctrine OF
pristine innocence was in accord with
universal tradition. The marvellous age
Of the patri irohs had its parallel III tho
early history of all peoples rs they.cherish'
cd it in their traditions. Tho fall OF man,
| the destruction of tho race by tho HOOD
and the preservation of remnant, and all
| the Scriptures narrative OF the life OF the
race were verified by tradition.
Reviewing the New Testament and its
history, the speaker noted that no conlem
porary historian failed to mention Christ !
the genuiness of the gospels was not
denied by carly Greek, Hebrew or Roman
| writeIs; mother Jew nor Gentilo FOR three
centuries questioned the Christ OF the New
| Testament there is no record OF more or
| less than four gospels no new ones had
ever appeared, none were lost they were
| translated from tho Geek before A. ID.
| 150 they had converted their enemies
and their friends had suffered martyrdom
in testimony Of them
| Appealing to history, Rev. DR.. Smith
observed that the story OF Babylon's set
tlement by Hamites aud Shemites, as re-
| corded in Genesis x, was confirmed by the
antique tablets Of clay recently found
Win tuO Olu ulStOIy iuhOiioSu "Po" S'SH' ,
80, too, with the war Of the four kings
against five in Gen. xiv. The city of Ur
and the story of Israel in Egypt tho his
tory of the famous queen who would have
adopted Moses, were all verified by historl
cal Investigation. The empty tomb OF ono
of Egypt's emperors yet waits Tor
that Pharoah who was engulted in tho
Red Sea the Assyrian monuments con-
firm revelation; the story OF Daniel is now
we'll settled, and tho tablets OF antiquity
leave not break In tho authenticity OF the
accounts of the inspired writer's. The
Bible stands the test of criticism far better
than Herodotus or Thucydides. LIT.
Lynch's governmental journey to Pales-
tine and ths testimony Of all Christian
travellers thither confirmed the Scriptures.
He concluded with fervent exhortation
to the young especially to hold fast to tue
good old Book to read, cherish ana DO
iieve it to 1.-Two by it and die by 1t no
man on the Threshold Of eternity had
ever repentod OF following such advice.
And when tho choir had sung another
anthem and the people had benediction
pronounced ulon them they went out