Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-28

proved, the power of God unto the sal
walton Of every willing soul. Everything
must come in its due order, however,
and the honesty and capacity of the
writer is first to be shown.
Differences, as we have said, exist.
There are none, so far as we know,
that are not susceptible of q reasonable
solution. The four accounts of the res
direction at first glance contradictory,
are wonderful in their mutual support,
when once we perceive that each mar
rates only part of the appearances
after the opening of the tomb on the
first day of the week. Simon Green
leaf. author of the leading American
work on Evidence, and one of the
ablest of lawyers, wrote volume to
show that on strict legal principles the
evan .elists had proved their case So
OF other variations. 1t is only by stu.
stupidity supposing that the high
p lest had one or two instead of a score
OF servants, TO arraign Peter, that con
tradicion can be imagined between the
accounts of his following the captive
Christ
Jh1 four slightly varying versions OF
the inscription on the Gro though all
bear ties mony to lie same fact have
b3en ;diu Z 10 throw discredt on the
event rtro died.. Whether the four
angc'is,s So cctei, one the Hebrew,
the second the Greek. and the other the
Latin wo.dS, which may have
preseAted some idiomalic differ
tnces, or whether they aimed only
10 give the subs auce matters little. We
know, howe'e', that they and the Apps.
Ec Paul often cite tie Old Testament
ub.t1utinlly, and not verbally, caring
more for the doctrine than the words.
A curious modern parallel to the vary
ing inscriptions was accorded several
years ago in New Io,k. Captain Fred.
erich Iahrbush, who claimed to be one
hun ired and eleven years of ag', died
on I'd Of April, 1877, His funeral was
attended by reporters of four different
pal CTS. Curiosity led us to compare
their accounts of the inscription on the
colin and, s,ngularly enough, though
all attcsLcd tie same TACT. no two read
pr eiscy alike. The .Hcra DIS repre-
sentative quoted it as Frederick Lair
bus'', died April 8, 1877, aged one hun.
DIRE aud eleven years" The Tribune
man wrote it: Frederick Lahrbush,
born March Q, 1906, died April 5, 1871"
The Times had it, Frederick Lair
blsii, born 9Th OF March, 1866; died 3rd
OF April, 1917" The World published
it as; Ire lcrick Lahrbush, born 9Th
of March, 1866; died I'd of April, 1871"
1t will be perceived that three OF these
versions differ only in the position of
ccHan p rticlcs and in the introdui-
ton or omission o. proposition or
two, The HeiaU man alone seems
to have depended on his mem.
DRY. No one would conclude that
Captain l.arbush never was buried, or
tina. the reporters were not in attend
ance on his obseluies. Why then quib-
bic over the minute differences Of the
evangelisls?
Mr.. Haley, in his explanation of al
legged B blical contradictions, has drawn
the string from many cayil and given
genuine comfort to perplexed believers.
1t is better, howe, CT, to study the out
NorkI from the citadel. What will You
do with Jesus Christ is the question that
presents itself to every undecided man.
Ills words are such as neverman spoke,
whether He omitted or employed par
ticle or Two of no influence in modify
ing His general utterance. His claims
a'e the same whether His Messiuh,hip,
His Sonship Or His mission as tie Sa.
viour of all men is especially empha-
sized. Even Rosseau was compcllc to
admit in his Emile that Jesus Christ
died like God, while the still more
skel tical Mill declared Him IAN unique
figure, not more unlike all His prrcur-
sors than all His followers" none of
whom was capable of inventing the
sayings ascrbed to Jesus, or of mnag-
hing the l'fe and character revealed IN
the Gospel In His light all difficulties
Nnuish and doubts are impossible In
the contemplation of His perfecSions all
the peeuiar,tics, nay, the very persoa.
ality, of the evangelists disappear, rs
they most assuredly wished and eX-
pected. - Chicago AdUance.