New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-02
PRIEST DEFENDS THE BIBLE
SAYS THE HIGHER CRITICISM SHOWS
THAT THE PRINCIPLES OF THE
REFORMATION WERE WRONG.

! REFORMATION WERE WRONG
The Bible at the End Of the Nineteenth Century
4, was tie subject of sermon delivered yesterday
morning in St PatriclSs Cathedral by the Rev.
Father Pardow. lie said in part
the closing years Of the nineteeuth century have
radical changes in many points Of religious belief
bat the question that has suffered most from this
realize how far reaching the change has been
/ the Church was The Bible. the whole book and
would dare TO raise that cry now in the face OF the
d 81 s ntrt - p-otestaDt
/ writer. hes roCSiv medin~d the Protestant view
All Moder% ant
does not place as rs foundation b s stone ss qe q12
that the principles Of The so-caled 10 ,I4
the Reformation was precisely TO give the iniaioie
; The cannon. church has always taught that it is
against TeasoG 70 have every man i, ToI1 49, anu
! book which cannot explain itself and which is
| often very hard understand on no point have
| than on this question OF the Bible. Even in
these days of enlightenment when people can read
and write, sometimes asked whether cain
oics allowed read the Bible Inc accuSa-
fno b a' srnrIed INTO the ears even Of chidrea in
the nursery for the last three hundred years. and
to be the greatest glory Professionalism But is
c ge s mere toa assertions gf in u Of proof The fact is
that before the invention OF printing. N IfSS NOT
as the SLOW process Of Copying BY hand rendered
the book very expensive Here the church, 70 det
had large Bible chained 70 the pillar OF the
examined critically meant an open Bible. Wnen
he city authorities chain cup TO the fountain Is
20 prevent the people from drinking or precisely
/ he opposite reason?
POPE LEO UNCoMPROMIsING.
The watehfuI care OF the Church over the Bible
Eas intended to saeguaTd me W4Fa OF 500 Of me
I blasphemous attacks now SO common on the Bible
populace for each to find in It what he chose
Luther lowering il beneath the level OF ordl-
There are some wrote the Pope who. not
against God and the Church the Gospels and
rest of the Scriptures would fain De regarded as
pei One would think ne was referring to a Ger
gusc he Continues under these honorable titles
| their rashness and insolence Their higher criti-
most of these men are tainted with false philosophy
and so-called rationalism their criticism must lead
| 10 the elimina ton from the Bible OF all prophecy
of all miracle and of everything that goes beyond
| the natural order - - -
in some universities special chairs for the inter
ton of the United states has an a9tn0rzea nrr
buf every one from the most ignorant was consid-
cred able to interpret the Bible TINS was aTeST,gg
has been reapns the q bs OF gne eo
! IN the early part OF the sixteenth
WHY SHIP BIBLES TO THE HEATHER?
The attitude of the Catholic Church toward the
! Bible in the close of the nineteenth century Is
| clearly explained by great Pontin in his ad-
| nirable letter The Study OF the Scriptures
[ outwardly still claim be Christian while attack
| ing the Bible. 1T is absolutely wrong, concludes
Popes letter. TO narrow inspiration 70 certain
parts of our Holy Scriptures or 70 admit that our
| sacred writer's have erred. Those VINO ADMIT m
SEPARATION only things of faith and OF morals. and
| in nothing beyond, cannot be tolerated
What surprises beyond measure Is tnat our
Protestant brethren, though now protesting thai 6
| the Bible contains many errors, ralsenoods ana
myths are still shipping carloads OF Bibles 10 tor-
eign nations. and gaugng by this mechanical meta
cd the spread Christianity. Surely 1t is time Tor
| such a farce stop. VIII not all thinking men
| and women agree that ii ts absolutely wrong 20
| fasehoods errors. without giving them the key TO
| discover the errors?
| Would not sound Judgment first declare that the
Book be first purged of its errors That a revised
| condensed Bible. containing the Word OF God, De
| sent to them?
| The remark recently made by the president OF
| thinking of sending missionaries TO our new pos
| sessions piriabe in the extreme. He oegs them
| TO agree points of doctrine. and insists
| that all Protestant missionaries snail Jeach the
same thing, so a confuse the simple people
But as has truly said, if PrOtesJants al
agree on points of teaching. why not have
! sumption 5 we'll for their export trade A re-
quest similar the above should be made on all
Bible societies Before shipping the Bible 70 the
heather, let them by all means print on tne nyiea
| which parts of the Bible true, which false
The Catholic Church teaches that the entire
Bible is true, that this Church has divine COM
scatter Bibles but Go and teach. and the mai
! be taught also specified Chrfst'S doc
trine be narrowed down TO few select
: ed points. but all His doctrine was 70 be taught
Teaching them observe all things" runs the
divine charter Of the Church. whatsoever l have
| commanded you