Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-01-18

Let God be true, but every man a
lar" Romans 3: 4.
The Bible needs reconstruction ac-
cording TO some inside and outside the
pulpit. 1t is no surprise that the world
bombards the scriptures. but 1t is
amazing to find Christian ministers
picbing at this in the Bible and deny
ing that until many good people are
left In the fog about what parts Of the
Bible they ought to believe. and what
parts reject. The Nervousness Of find
ing fault with the Bible at this time is
most evident In our day the Bible is
assailed by scurrility. by misrepresen-
tation. by infidel scientists. by all the
vice OF earth and all the venom of
perdition, and at this particular time
even preachers of the gospel fall into
line Of criticism of the word Of God.
Why, 1t makes me think of a ship in
September equinox. the waves dash
ing TO the top OF the smokestack. and
the matches fastened down, and many
phophesying the laundering OF the
steamer, aAd at that time some Of the
crew with axes and saws go down into
the hold Of the ship. and they try to
saw OF some Of the planks and pry
out some of the timbers because
the timber did not come from the
right forest! II does not seem to me
q commendable business for the crew
to be helping the winds and storms
outside with their axes and saws in
side. Now, this old gospel ship. what
with the roaring Of earth and hell
around the stem and stern, and mutiny
on deck. is having a very rough voy-
age, but have noticed that not one
of the timbers has started, and the
captain says he will see 1t through.
And l have noticed that keelson and
ounter-timber-knee are built Of
Lebanon cedar. and she is going to
weather the gale, but no credit to those
who make mutiny on deck.
When / see professed Christians In
this particular day finding fault with
the scriptures IT makes me think OF
fortress terrifically bombarded, and
the men on the ramparts. instead OF
swabbing out and loading the guns.
and helping fetch up the ammunition
from the magazine, are trying with
crowbars to pry out from the wall GER
tain blocks of stone, because they did
not come from the right quarry. Oh.
men on the ramparts. better fight back.
and fight down the common enemy.
Instead Of trying to make breaches In
the wall.
While l oppose this expurgation OF
the scriptures. shall give you my
reasons for such opposition. what"
say some Of the theological evolution
lists, whose brains have been added
by too long brooding over them by
Darwin and Spencer. you don't now
really believe all the story OF the Gar
den of Eden, do your" Yes. as much
as l believe there were roses in my
garden last summer. But" say they.
you don't really believe that the sun
and moon stood still?" Yes. and
II had strength enough to create a
sun and moon could make them stand
still. or cause the refraction Of the
suns rays so II would appear to stand
still. But" they say, you don't be-
lieve that the whale swallowed
jonah" Yes, and II were strong
eA W
fractory prophet, leaving to evolution
to eject him, II he were an unworthy
tenant! But" say they, you don't
really believe that the water was
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