New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-01
FAILURE OF DESTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.
PROFESSOR CROOKS, OF DREW SEMINARY. SHOWS
THE RESULT or THE NEW TESTAMENT

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THE RESULT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
Professor g. r. Crooks. Of the Drew Theological
Seminary preached last evening in the Madison A'ch""
Methodist Episcopal Church Oh The Failure o. IN
Destructive Criticism Of the New Testament lie
ssid in part
Hy the destructive criticism OF the New Testament Is
here meant that which began III the year ~, VIII"
affirmed the unhistOIical character OF the tOur "oc
historical character Of these books but NAV date in
the year ls3o the ons and persistent as'a, Oh t1g
destructive criticism; nay. We affirm that the failure
fas been SO complete that the attack hse subsidized.
PROBABILITIES inquired II OF the Gospels might not
he OF unhistoric origin After Time tie author dc
which he had called forth and withdrew from the held
lie was followed by another critic who Wa master
the f.t volume of his Life OF JESUS" In this WORK
lie claimed that the GospeS. and rnphtlioally The lri
wonder with which this announcement and ne pipji
OF il received by the Christian world can hardly br
freest thinking thee topics Ina i0ns been allowed
This book ought TO be snpny, scd. me world 'hl
pcsed for the defence and in one Of h. prefh'"s
speak, of grinding liz .larp word aud reno,
u battles. lie fought Naliant' for ms thesis, thr
fabulous origin Of the tosc,. bu before he dird him
The fabulous origin ~ tn gospel, va a>crbrd 10
the very time Of the elimination OF ancient ciyiDzl
educaton and addicted 10 the H." OF writing iIrnc"
sad a learned scholar a. The time " The ldra OF men
ana OF 81 Pan MISLEADING these Tor rraltc- :"
Myths can grow only where the activity Of the i'm
reason The Jews were hsbltuatod to reaSoI, the,
were mature people not people In state Of eng
learned. written document. In support Of facts
Jesus said them search The scriptures. for
they testify Of Me- appeal TO written document,
mi. theory Of the mythical origin Of the Gospel
was shown to be untenable. 1t was compelled 10 re-
treat before n boldcr impeachment OF the Gospel MS
tory Ferdinand Christian Banr was flchd 81
Strauss had been AT one time stiauNss teacher. u"
,I.,i Cd hat the. NJ
pou, fraud, a fraud conceived and executed for ~
purpose Of harmoniIiug factions In the Church, III
contraIiety between Peter and John Oh the one Nd-
and Paul the other. which IN their disciple
vs. h%pecss1V Torn aSunder BY a Pctrne or Jewish
doctrine and \ Pauline Gentle doctrine ol thrIr
fury. and then some one W!Otc IN nc ha n ,rsiny
the fourth Gospel, ard in II rcconced hG
schools lie thereby created the Catholic faiui winch
has ever since been received. ~
II Thu dl,,ension 6elwecn the psrlne std lne
OF the disciples Of John, pOycarp I'M, snt a' ~
martyr born D. ~ On 30 ana died. 40 The
letter OF PoNcarp to the Philippians we , h,G
t disciple Of John quoting b2h l rc,er 1Iu rwsem
Peter and Paul and the Pctcrist, and Paull,tr TO-
NOT exis. 1t strange that witnesses should III
% s GSi Sp % i' Of F J1 70 fel4 vet yet
has been In 194l work was discovered ana , III
Ig,I pubished under the title Of Ongcns fniOsOPho
nnena or Il Refutation OF All Iicresies. II pi1Eca1
10 be from TppoytI> iu t. are two citan ms GnoeI
w John. The harmony OF the Gospel by Iatinn' a
disciple Of Justin Martyr, La' been Iounn n nf tI,e
' ,nizcd Gospels. II has recently been given to
The world }g Librarian OF the Vatican Library; WL n
iddLr Of the second century the Gospel OF Johh %ts
Inst1 Martyr's reference 10 Johns Gospel, 50 much
JIsnuied are really from 81 John
The speaker dwell, upon The coniirmatoiY encct ol
heAe disc Jycrici ut length, and SAID 'hat INC
lesson Cor our Gmc obvious.