The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-20
tons than to the progress of the cause
that their writer has so much at heart"

tons than to the progress of the cause
that their writer has so much at heart"
''What is gained by reiterating that
there are errors in the Scriptures, and
that there is in them a mighty human
agency" asks the New York Christian
IntetRgence1' tRef.). IF the persons
making these declarations are really Bib
llcal scholars they know, or ought to
know, that the errors which possibly, we
may even say presumably, exist are very
lew III number, and OF decidedly inferior
importance, that do not affect single
moral precept OF single doctrinal state
ment of revelation. Ii they are persons
OF ordinary common sense they know
that the human element in the Scriptures
is subordinate to the Divine element.
They know, also, that the means of at
tanning a correct text of revelation out
number almost thousandfold the means
OF attaining correct text Of any other
| DOCK or books of equal antiquity. They
know, also, that there are no other books
IN existence in which the Divine element
is so distinctly sand nightly predomi-
haht and the human,element 50 insignitl-
cant and unimpOrtant. The assertion
that God has not taken care OF the words
OF scripture is q misstatement of facts
known to every man who can pretend to
| be Biblical scholar. BY the multiple
cations Of copies, by early versions, by
most OF quotations by almost coRtanpO-
fary authors, q provision has proyiden-
TALLY been made for the correction Of the
errors OF transcribers such rs has not
| been made for the preservation of the
| text OF any other books of ancient times.n
! The article by President Hyde Of Bow
| dom, in the Forum, on impending Pag-
anism in New England. has attracted
! VIDE attention" says the Congregational
! Isl OF Boston. But it has been reserved
! Tor the Rev. Walker Gwynne an tpis-
! copai rector of Augusta Me-, to disclose
| the supreme cause OF the religious d3cline
| IN that State, and name the Cpe effective
| remedy. The chief cause he pTocIaims
| n this chaSte and beautiful language:
! The ancient and divineIy ordained priest
! mood OF the church catholic has been
abandoned, and in its place has been nut
humanity ordained order of preachers,
! possessing and claiming no authority
/ from Christ or His apostles, but depend
/ ing for their influence upOu their own
/ personal characteristics aiUne.' The case
/ was bad enough as President HYDE stated
| 1t; but we are indebted 10 the Rev.
| w alker GWynne tor the startling infOr-
nation that Names paganism is not
! merely impending; it has already settled
! On that unfortunate State. Still this rep
reSentatlve Of the authoritative apostolic
ministry tells us, We Churchman hold
the remedy III our hands, It seems to
have been held there pretty closely for a
| long time, sine Clothes 81 ,7S3 commandments
! in the five leading Evangelical denomina-
! tons only ), l6S are members OF the Epis-
| cOpal Church. But now that the cause
! ana the remedy have been found we do
not wonder that this member of the an
cient and diyinely ordained priesthood of
the church catholic says, Ours is a great
| privilege; ours also, brethren, great re-
! sponsibility.' AS Bunyan said:
something's are OF that nature as to make
| ones fancy chucilIe, while his heart doth