Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-11
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Anoihcrpfomlnont cccleilaslic seems
to have suffered shlpwfgos OF faith,
being cast ashore ON toe dangerous
rocks OF modern criticism of the B.h'r.
AZ announced DO the Dispatches DE-
Richard Smith, professor " Greek,
Hebrew and Shuskrit Al o. Methodist
college In Wost Virginia has resigned
bic chair on account ~ a change Of re-
llgi0us vIrws Tho learned son 1lat D.
Inclined TO doubt the inspiration o.
certain portions u the Bible and where
bo grants inspiration II oil, hu believes
tng Scriptures ate inspired In no other
sense than the hymn book, Cor 81.
stance; Paul ani o.hur au.h1u VI tho
Bible were Inspired mon ouly a. were
Martin Luther or john Wesley IN
later llmt,. This being, from q MothO.
dist polut o. view, horosy, Ibe professor
resigned his position 10 tuat deuomi.
nation.
IL IL perhaps only natural that
among biblical scholars, VIII, ch,,ly
arc concerned about tho languages ga
which tho 6scfe1 books were written,
andwho asa matter Of fact psy principal
attention to critical study Of the text
and the variation ia readings, ETC.,
there should DO a tendency g. doubt a.
regards Inspiration, jus, as there 10 a
tendency . mHirrlAlism Ald other
igtme VI innIeiiiy amOnga largo Glaze
Of students a the physical sciences
They are 20 absorbed IN tho pht-
rumona Of the pgTccpilblo uuivcffo
that they have no eye Tor the spiritual
forces on which they depend. with the
ngtei ChrisIlauia professor who told
his audience he had been studying
anatomy ioT MY years without being
able TO discover tho sllghiesl trace Of 4
rOul IN tho humsn body, they are Ia.
clinod to think that VIVA, they cinnot
see does not exist. Ia the same way,
critical scholars " the Bible are apt n
hud themselves tortured by doubts,
because they encounter diiiisul,ics n
rcconciling the presence ota Divine
element IN text that bsafs NO many
marks Of human impeftootigus. A.
stated, this tendency 10 Bkop,lcism
on an important point IL easily no.
counted tor II Il very plain that It IL
owing o. the fact thai the various
diylsious Of the great churches
ol tho world arc all In error
regarding the personality and the
Spirit Of the Supreme Being, q. well
as His relation to the children VI men,
and the revelations given. Were these
points clear, the doctrine Of inspifa.
ton would cause but little difficulty.
In one sense Il IL undoubtedly true
that mon like Martin Luther ami John
Wesley were inspired. As lar ~ they
were instruments In tho hand OF
Providence 10 perform the work 10
which they were devoted they were
under the influence Of the Divine
Spirit. 10 were numerous others in
different parts Of tho world, with all
their ieeblencss Of perception amt
e'her impefiecIious. hut ON that
account Is tho conclusion inayoi liable
that Paul anu other biblical author.
possessed inspiration 10 no higher
degree than the,ug Certainly mot
Neither Luther nor Wesley claimed
tho authority with which Paul spoF,
when announcing the Will OF the
Lord.
Turning to the Bible, Il 10 evIdspt
that both Ola aud New rsf,smrnt
au1hors claim that their wrltmFs nrs
composed under tho guldaue, oil the
Split. The Scriptures thrru,ors-auu
'Giaappliss equally TO the rasYf4sof ia,
LamnniIes on THE continent and the
revelations given 10 the Church boo tins
hso-sfr the ugteraucs VI tue DIVINE
viii, expressing tho iieas the Holy
spirit Intended as near us tuiH c1ulg
DO done la human language by the
human instruments employed. Tine
au'hors had the special sIlt, o., thu
rejecting the Divine Will. TINT, i..
splfalon, howevyr--tu the language
OF a prominent throloEial-ag.
milIei In the sacred writer's OF dtllgept
aud faithful research, Of the expression
4 the same thought IN diilrrgu, w8r.,.
Of such differences between the ac.
counts as would be- likely to arise from
tue different stauupoln.s OF each
Hn'hori otqu9tatisus from inspired and
uninspired document; and uI pecuu.
urlIles Of style arising from uivsr,.t.r-
OF intellectual structure aud from elu.
caliOnul aud other iunuouce.. These
facts are all stated by TIC inspired
suth0rs Themselves AMI Il not apps,r
90 present any arrlous GnlGllticF. But
when an attempt is made to foim
theory omh0dying these iacta.
ybs'aeles will arse Until the