New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
/ science. It Is supreme in its domain and impor-


Spiritual Interpretation is wholly beyond literary
with the ideals sanctions. ethical appeals, aspira
tions. devotion. OF any document submitted to H.
The words and events OF Holy Scripture n iaI
the Bible inspired book volume mSre M the
in M & more easily enr eanytEns else
Its value is self-made, not imposed upon IL lro
W'n ppe!cmhsnce is g created them
They are the attempts OF councils and OF creeps
to It's goTS1s value mot the srpturss BY
Can we abide to have such decisions concerning
this not only without loss but w,th ,ScIe writings
we hold dear This does not mean that we are
TO accept every hasty synthesis. that rssh anu
more than defiant dogmatism I'm any other direc
ton. Arbitrary resolutions do not serv frad y tHe
truth and the next worse Is TO be AFRAID lot ,ne
truth. The vitality OF the Scriptures Is s ,lfio
abundant; they have nestimabe religious Naiue
for lis which creates the faith casting out rear ana
without placing the ban on any honest tnihh EN-
this book will vlndicate itself again and yet again;
Men with profoundly religious instincts r 0,teI
thought II is difficult for them to make any dis
tincton here; the severance OF the Two IS 10 .e i
the disruption OF both. The Baconian method III
science did not alter single truth OIL nature, OF
create or disturb any one OF her myta1 d he
fore the Roman organism was written Tine tbn
OF thought G O wss e discovery and
And every genuine effort OF men to get PACK 20 .ne
truth OF God, while liable TO error and vaclatoh'
So let us go behind the fathers men wh ,p Anu sT
thority has been grossly exaggerated by bne an,
OF Luther and Calvin and Wesley appeal TO Christ,
The patrsc age Sannp6 eTa ana for us Hs words
final This appeal TO Christ Is Ihe uue II
torical method and any theory which discredlts ms
words is to be promptly rejected by the CHRISTIAN
believer. -, ., . ~.
M enr Of modern der theology The records OF
gospeis and Of St Paul's four great letters have
account Of the life aud words of the Son Of God
by overwhelming evidence-consentient from differ
result than this nrmer establishment of earliest
documents in their integrity. ASSAULTS upon .n S
have been numberless' and these assaults are de-
Conscious Of this triumph and that the bridge
existing between ourselves and our Lord. we can
thus enter into His presence and hear is est horS
In the Jewish Church. and Mary, His mother, was
a woman mighty in the literature Of that com,
the scrptures recorded by St. luke and sung by
NARY shows her mind and heart literally saturated
with the utterances OF prophet and psalmist He
used these same Scriptures as child, and In the
silent years at Nazareth where the c ihn grew
tlnuay. when His appointed hour was struck d, lie
ing His mission in the language OF Isaiah. In the
crisis OF His earthly lie In the wilderness ana on
defeat death. They were chosen and elected by
Him to render Incompatible service at most trying
obedent to their prescriptions. for thus it behooysd
Him to fulfil all righteousness. He commanded the
people to hear Moses and the prophets, and silenced
"a Wiling and envous foes by quoting 10 them the
words OF HIS ancestor David. He pointed out the
ultimate tendency OF their prophecies, the won.
drous visions of Isaiah the dusky splendors OF
Fzekiel: these" said He. testify OF Me" Yet lie
dd not hesitate to ahrogate the authority OF Moses
the noblest Of Israers prophets and he bade the
people remember that what He said as Lord was
above the word Of His great servant.
The prominent ideal Of the Old Testament Scrp-
lures Is that God is one, that God is unutteraby
holy and altogether righteous. Thus while there
are difficulties in the critical study OF these docu-
ments. the abundant evidence have quoted shows
their value for as believers. They contain divine
and deeDlv needed wisdom for the life of to-day
Their ethical maxims. their monotheism. their i'm
NJ sqored denunciatlons Of their vindcatior
OF righteousness. their utter OF consequence
IN any crusade for God KINGDOM. their comforting
tender compas sion their optimistic outlook i'm dark
est DAYS and above all. their by Christ. carry
euch overwhelming conviction to every unpreju-
1'-~s r-'nd that no criticism impair their
aFciency