The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-16
THE WOMAN'S BIBLE.
1t Has Created Quite q Stir Among Re
Iigious Papers.

1t Has Created Quite q Stir Among Re-
ngious Papers.
The woman's Bible has created quite a
stir among the religious papers of the
land, and they, with almost unanimity
dsapprove of the expurgated edition.
Some of the comments are as follows:
THE audacity of the plan suggests the
old adage of those who break In where
angels fear to tread. Nothing but entire
ignorance of the hold which the Bible has
upon the affections of the Christian peo-
pie, lack OF knowledge of modern biblical
research of the higher criticism could ex-
cuse anyone in adopting such a method in
commenting on the scriptures. Mrs. STAN
ton has been compared to Col. Ingersoll,
but 1t is doubtful If even he could have
used Language more irreverent."-ftev.
Mary j. Delano. in the Universalist.
Had Mrs. Stanton been satisfied to
make these proper and radical interpreta-
lions of the scripture. rather than to con-
denim IT, and all ministers who even read
II from the pulpit. II would have seemed
more modest, to say the least. fair and
just Interpretation of the scriptures will
not degrade any woman. 1t is in Chris
tan countries that woman receives her
greatest elevation and freedom from the
bondage in which she is held where the
light of the gospel does not shine. There
may be. and we honestly believe there
are. just grounds for the complaint that
she is still denied some rights and privi-
leges to which she is entitled. We do not
predict a very large demand for the Wo-
mans Bible."-The Sabbath Recorder.
1T will arouse the opposition OF all who
love and reverence the Bible as a consist
ent whole. Those who are ready to lay
sacrilegeous hands upon the word of God
are but a feeble few. The women have
taken courage from the attitude of these
A. .l--a-
through so many passages as the inter-
polations or emendations of ignorant edi-
tors. But they are a little more consist
ent than the critics. Where the scholars
have used the blue pencil the women have
boldly employed the knife. The work of
taking to pieces the greatest book ever
written has begun. We are profoundly
sorry that the women who owe all they
are to the influence to the word of God
have dared TO assail its integrity."-Obser
yer. st. Louis. Mo.
we wonder whether the advocates of a
larger use of silver in our currency will
welcome the assistance of Mrs. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton. who interpolates. her COM
ment upon Gen. xiii. 16, in that fearful
and wonderful book. the 'Woman's Bibls,
as follows: That Abraham paid for all
this in silver current money of the mer-
chant" might suggest to the financiers OF
our day that our commercial rela lions
might be adjusted with the same coin, es-
pecially as we have plenty OF IL. II our
bimetallists in the halls of legislation
were conversant with sacred history they
might get fresh inspiration from the
Views of the patriarchs on good money
Either this is the most deliberate irony
or Mrs. Stanton ought. by parity OF rea-
soning, to accept the practice of the pa
triarchs as suggestive upon the woman
question: The Congregationalist.
Professionalism is fast losing every ves-
tige of the supernatural and is becoming
the spirit of man embodied in forms OF
worship and phrases OF evanescent con-
viction. Truth Is not eternal nor is We
racity any attribute OF the Deity. The re-
ligton OF the Protestants will soon differ
I'm nothing from that of the Japanese. the
Chinese and the Hindus The Catholic
preacher needs take no further account of
Professionalism. His duty is TO teach re-
ligion to Protestants and his duty Is 10
begin where he would begin with a class
of Monaghan children. The Bible was
fetish, divinity 800 years ago: II now lies
broken like another dragon at the feet of
modern Protestant enlightenment. Mrs.
Stanton can kick IL and spit on it and
there is none to say nay."-The Western
Waterman.
The woman's Bible is receiving but
scant favor from the sex for which IL has
been prepared. No good Christian woman
will give IL countenance. The ladies of the
w. G. t. L. of Richmond, Va, have lost
no time In putting themselves on record
against IL. At n meeting n few evenings
ago resolutions were adopted condemning
this fantastic product of Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Lille Devereaux Blake. -
The Catholic Watchman.
Fresh homegrown roses .arna,tons