The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-23

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ever been 9, weakand unworthy minister. and yet
Gods spirit has guided In the development, Of
human ireedom. The Churchis cal led to- day g .
great work 9f eyangeliSation. She must s3y y
pec sae her doctrines so o. to
the ysst hSrzph Of m9derp Learning s IN Is
ton IL seceTdanec With Tie principles and gov
eminent Of modern nations. and to enlarge her
"A new "a and holy christlike life will trans
form the society Of our cities from cellar e
sS sSd 81 sn seG PEACE
ness Of the world. 70 accomplish which the Bi;
Bile and the Church were aivinely INSTITUTED
sermons on the higher criticism Of the Bible in
The principal Interest IL the Criticism o. the
8d said Az With
he did. but critical examination now received
him for the wori Of a Scribe, and It i reason.
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or ss hs s Tins Noses By wns Se sSSos 81
oil that is therein contained is not backed
Own By high Salnd aunsPy ssss e Z
sssIs 81 3 sS s
loGy beginning Now the man Moses was very
meek! It Is manifest also that the story Of
Moses could haye Known Of no rule q Kings In
Israel and could therefore not haye written
tes PASSED Ses
pride and other. motives to change the con-
visions eSan ss mncs should Se
Moses 20 which he had no claim; The make.
fee % jsWsh upon con-
81 ssG Hss ssss shHxs 0n Al
ethics retire ana cersmSnialism comes to the
Christian ranks. It is a sign Of dotage-the
first healthy yiG9r has gone out OF the system
i But ii' some are haunted. 1 suspect. BY the
ssm somDOrt With she Laws q Jesus ETpiisit
shsT iii sh0i lie
hsed ss to the eG w s
which our minds are occupied.if. indeed. he
81 i sS Sny to SsiR sften sW
divorce and demoliehed the ancient texts re-
ferring to the putting away OF wives or hus-
how does all this matter Of biblical s,tI
sssnss bss nas
cry s = alarm Rat critics are tearing the biSis
wNsNn onh NIn Hrvr w hat
Of superstitions notions fostered By Ignorance
pa pat Weapons into hasds 1
versaries by our outcries and fears, and then
get mad and pour out orthod1aK maledictions.
But there are those who say God could not
have appeared to man in any other way
iab de. every PUNCTUATION mark man received
GSd ss a pa ~ zesot Rso
we read in the Bible. then the Bible. is not in
spired.' Poor orphansI That's wild. reckless
'"'N M 70 nee need to stand firm against these out
cries. and to be circumspect as to our endorse
81 ought so have
on. W. have BEEN betrsyins the Bible BY 81.
le re Rev. Dr. %a of the Calvary
Baptist Church in R ssSsn shd h street
Dr.. MncArthur said L was right to test all
things, to get at the truth: and then hold firm
She had nothing to fesr from it: nothing to
Criticism. he said. was Judging and was not
unfavorable., Our knowledge Of
from the nature Of man. Each
generation, must be expected to advance on
IF The story 81 creation in Genesis and the
were rightly Interpreted. God could not con-
tradlct himself. True science is the hand
maiden Of Christianity.
should he studied on scientific principles. All
should bear in mind the supreme
object and design. The Bible was written
with spiritual end in view and was abso-
lutey the on tn
and those who disbeieved in 1t on account OF
minor scientific or Chronological errors were
wrong. because allusion to these subjects was
Criticism of the Bible should be sympathetic.
This demand is made in science, an art, and
should be required here. The unbeliever
should nc. more Judge the Bible than deaf
man music. Il
Criticism should be affirmative and construc-
tive, not negative and destructive II thus |
are destroyed some Of the unsightly scaffold-
ing which some creeds have erected on the |
BiSs Is NO se1u tra said clos
ing. Let us not denounce scholars trying to |
ind the truth There are certain elementary
truths that must always remain and will be
bs ssas s
criticism cannot assail.
DR.. Me6iynn Refuses to Retract.
nr Edxyard McGlvnn last ntUht at Coonar