The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-27
rElGHER CRITICISM
-. kble Sermons by DR.. Will
1.e:at Trinity Methodist.
1x or THE WORD OF GOD.
uvsl zspsanssion Of the Records q
na,sA CAsissianity-Nsws Of the
ChuFches.

.:l Wilson, d. D., pastor Of Trim
- ssehurch, preached twice yesterday
Mr3ssd topics. His morning sermon
6.fn II. Kings xxvii:S. Subject:
-. hok." His discourse was upon
q .k.,Actss, history and preservation
~ bsiIe writings.
g,sta3ject of the evening discourse was
=. -G:sher Criticism. DR.. Wilson took
q. - .som Luke iv 30. He begun with
~ sascussion of the purity Of the word
~ 8: We now have it, and then passed
- His TO an explanation Of the
sGIebe< Criticism"
- .,lief assailed by the h ighcr critf-
- M, be said. that the New Testament
! ~ ovsanic whole written by mon SUPER
eseuaIss. inspired. and preserved from
1nMsA error; and that the miracles
- recorded and belief in the resur-
80 .. Jesus Christ - an objective and
Sn1as,Aasally important fact must be &C
-
- eseaker then defined the higher
~66dun - . something which claims
- a.. Bible consists Of miscellaneous
~1apes whose origin was entirely natural,
~ wis association in one collection
~ sserthought due to the necessities
z ~ times, and accomplished by un-
~naaol, ;ll-informed, not to say designing
=: shH these writings are full of errors
p dIsetxpancies. 1t regards all miracles
ouh-tsrical. It was also the purpose
z - kgher criticism to give . natural
ern1noe.son OF the events aud records Of
~ Christianity.
hrsson quoted Baur, the great critic
- .Oiversity Of Tuebingen, who said
nsu 81 start in this question with
aatg.,, untrammelcd judgment, free
- insa dogmatic re-suppositions and
- MISSIONS Of miracles as impossible.
ma il 20 say" said DIR. Wilson. ITO be
- itu:a pre-suppositions one must pre-
nupeoe shat miracles are impossible"
Am sehs discussion of the question of
MIR ssticism and quotation Of others,
n. Wilssn continued by saying that there
~ osasr forms of higher criticism to
nib ~ objection was TO be made.
1hese we're such as confined their work
bsoek:ay for truth and attempting cor
eusss Interpretations of the Bible. When
hsokirg the aid of modern research, he
~ 0; when reverently comparing the
~ o. chronological and PATHOLOGICAL or
4 ar other science with Bible state
nmk III Of its topography, or of its Gus
~ Of the peoples of antiquity, in order
b ssis better understanding of the
Dsdptr.es. not forgetting meanwhile the
d1dtas Holy Spirit, then the mission Of
sAighef criticism was divine.
b. Enggs, the speaker said, had stated
~ ths result of the highor criticism was
bsAes that Noses did not write the PEN
tpueh that Ezra did not write the
GpDeielss. that David did not write the
cnItw saut only few of tho Psalms, that
tlsa6a'did not write the Song Of Songs
= tecksiastes. and only portion Of the
11svsGts that Isaiah did not write half Of
Aohsck that bears his name. The great
80 the Old Testament was written. il
SndAAsd. By authors whose names in
ouoecsana with their writings are lost in
diision. We were also told, DR..
wilson sain, by one and another
4 th< higher critics thatby close
enninaiion and comparison with va
~ skating manuscripts over 100000
uhonkss had been discovered in ono YER
- ollie Bible. 'But." said DR.. Viii.
-, "welare not always told by these same
sl6o Tat these variations (rather than
nioakssl are for the larger part Of the most
sieiak character. consisting of changes in
eslsy. of authorizations in place Of full
uesdA aed of other similar scribal differ
saees, sisd that they are no more an inte-
~ psv'.of the Bible than would be an &C
sdsatsi Ink blot or finger mark on some
- orl The critics declare. the speaker
-, Eat ''the Bible is not infallibie,"
Ne eseds Of Christendom are not in
nlioles Surprising all this were true, the
seassen, might be asked. he said. if the
pnsak judgment of any advanced critic
M iaaliible. or the judgment of all the
ssVanesa critics put together? The doctor
saasluasd by saying:
Nens ready to admit the Bible o. Q whole 10
seos.rs1s and man made book. So far - IL
vos'sSsde. all things considered, the best
- Wssao!s. being just the book God intended
$3.50 b. And 90 far ~ il Is mau-made. IL
n e Its mechanical structure, as other
- sstsv, the thought OF q human mind aud
nts oil human hand. Ii 10 the only
=. ss'2snd invarisble rule OF religion known
eatid And with correct interpretations
3sEeis. with perfected systems Of science
psssaophy there will lie found nothing in
seslsf e mind that will irvalidats the author.
" 4 IS; Bible.