The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-09-04
saltwater, Minn, Thursday, Sept. 4, 1890.

author. On page 2. in dealing with a
re-examination of Bible authority, he says:
1T looks somewhat as if re- examination
of the entire subject of Bible authority will
be demanded and vigorously entered upon
in the near FUTURE" and then he adds. ''if
this is to be the case we need not object. +"
l differ from the author right here, for two
reasons; First, because l consider it cow
ardly defense of the Bible. and secondly,
because 1 believe that if any more revlsions
of the Bible are entered upon the difference
between our Bible and the Bible of our
children or our children's children will be
too material for us to permit. The weight
of proof regarding the authenticity of the
Bible now rests. not with the Christian, but
with his opponent. Take an infdel by the
hand and with him traverse the stairway of
the past and present events. until you reach
pinnacle of fame, from which you can
take view of the broad world beneath you.
and point with pardonable pride to the re-
suit of the teachings of the Bible. Here,
there, everywhere sacrifices freely offered.
human sufferings alleviated and soldiers
passing to and fro ever ready to battle for
the welfare of their fellOw-men. THE
speaker here entered into minute explana-
tion regarding the supposed errors in the
Bible consequent upon the non use of sci
entifc dictiOn. and stated that both
out to your friend the fact that at
the time the Bible was written men lived
whose literary works were the praiseful
theme of every tongue. but whose writings
to-day are the laughing stock of every mod
ern scientist, while the Bible, written by
men lesser in the light of the then literary
world, lives to-day to cast around the pro-
gressive pathway of every scientist the
bright light of its teachings to guide him
upward and onward and urge him to still
greater efforts for the welfare of the human
race-a fact which is proof conclusive that
the writings of the Bible are not those OF
the writers themselves, but of the great
Father whose loving heart is His children'S
throughout all ages and places. Point out
to your friend the opinions expressed by the
great scientists and learned men of the past
as we'll as the present ages as to the cause
of their successes in their scientific pursuits.
How suggestive BacOn's estimate of the
Bible is: There never was found in any
age of the world either religion or law that
did so highly exalt the public good as the
Bible" How such masters in political
science as GrOtius, Raleigh. Burke. Pitt.
the Adamses, and Webster never had a
thought of questioning in matters of pO-
litical life and legislation the correctness of
Bible statement; how Hugh Miller whose
acute reasoning and finished style have
rendered him celebrated in science and lit
erature. exclaimed, ''And it is only as the
fullneSS of the time comes, in the brighter
light of increasing scientific knowledge that
these grand old Oracles of the Bible so ap-
parently simple but so marvellOusly preg
nant with meaning stand forth at once clear
of all erroneous human CLOSES and vim
dicated as the inspired testimonies OF
Jehovahv' how Sir John Herschel the great
scientist was led in the rapture of his ad-
miratiOn for the Bible to exclaim:
''All human discoveries seem to be made
only for the purpose of confirming more and
more strongly the truths contained in the
holy scriptures" The speaker here quoted
largely from the leading scientific men of
the past and present ages. If in the hear
ing of the voice of the most learned scien-
lists that the world has ever produced your
friend is still of the belief that the Bible
and science are not in accord, then leave
him to God, for you cannot do anything
with him. If the men to whom the world
is so much indebted for the present proud
position of scientific knowledge and who
sacrificed their all in the attainment of that
knowledge are not to be believed regarding
the source from whence their knowledge
sprung, how, ask, are we to arrive at any
stream whose eddy will carry us to the
haven of truth?
(To be concluded next week)