New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-08
1.-THE VITALITY OF THE BIBLE.'
DR. cApMAx's LECTURE AT THE METROPOLITAN
TEMPLE.

DIR. cApMAN's LECTURE AT THE METROPOLITAN
TEMPLE.
The R.v Or $ Parkes Cadman Yesterday give
the first OF a series OF Lectures which are 70 20
delivered in the Metropolitan Temple seventh-aVe.
and Fourteenth-st. The lecture was largely at
tended and questions we're permitted at the close
The subject for the first lecture was The Vitality
Of the Bible" Dr. Cadman said in part:
No man can study the Bible without reyei--5
finally the supernatural as superior 20 me
abandon historical principals In arriving at this
conclusion Another reason for patience Is In the
human inquiry so that the wealth o. our informa-
ton has tendency 20 disturb the cenre OF our
Judgment There is a danger to-day OF lack o.
unify OF view the grave peril Of divergent sets OK
ideas occupying separate compartments on tne sane
mind unreconciled. and az intervals apparently uh-
related This state IL neither healthy nor perna-
nent II is not as sometimes represented; an an
tagnnsm between faith and reason, Tor there are
Few theories about the Bible which 10 not contain
rational elements and in most OF them fath Is not
Nor would It be wise for us TO believe that tho
sea OF faith Is dried up or even mat Us voehe Is
phT has affected The orthodox pulpit and dlscoored
many OF its uterances so that men are ap 70 ps
own theological notions have suffered setback.
Even II this were true-and II Is rar i'o" ss's
ebb will turn. and IN fact mas aready tutrea
Remember that the christian Isnn Idnous me
n has proven itself abundantly able 20 meet great
without changing q single "
its own; II has stood the test 81 historical criu-
cism IL has preserved the regulatye and necessary
elements OF truth and It has defended ITSELF against
wanton speculaton. There Is A large ana increas-
ing BODY OF clergymen and thinkers who hold 20
The positive victory OF the Holy Scriptures AFTER
ADMITTING the assured results Of scholarly nvesu-
Gallon They DO not share In the apprehension
That modern criticism can destroy the vitaniy Q.
the bible or seek to place ban upon lawful ana
reverent effort 10 discover the truth the bDse mas
10 teach - ..-,t. =, r,.,o,
Eighteen hundred years ago the Apostle 81 feter
snoka ~ che word OF God which ve'h and abideth
~ sver and II so lives and abides The cause
~ this ts in its inherent testimony 70 its Own
claims independent OF artificial invesuture or De
NAL concerning It's authority. A hundred years
Go the ceverest man In Europe determined 10 STRIP
a. y, ,,s ancient character: Voltaire boosted that
rad taken twelve men 10 set up Christianity but
he would show that a single man was enough 10
overthrow H. He ventured. like 81 Peter. on
nronhecy which was that In hundred years me
b,hfe would be a forgotten book. When, ~ tns
tuo nrophecies is II that stands fulfilled today tns
scor1ng savan.7 The Bible is more honored today
than IN ever was It's vitality has been 20 iong sos-
.a,nad thar II cannot be due 10 any arncial cause
sS,nb az Votaire claimed and about the time when
sron'd heye bsen utterly forgotten ana laid upon
,he rous.v rbelvrs OF antquarlans X uhoer"ent
samous revision which attracted the attention OF
Gil christianity independent Of sect or creed Two
Meetings in ,he Jerusalem chamber or Westmins,er
Ahhev and after years Of toll and prayer, ANXIOUS
rrasonsisering and exchange OF views they gave 70
~ rorId the revised version OF the Holy scriptures
- ISL The dema nd for the work was so great tnAt
ntnons Of copies OF that particular version hese
hasn sold apart from millions more OF the autnor~
80 ana other versions used in foreign languages