The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-18
Interesting Address by Rev. DR..
Day on Biblical In
depreciation.
ALL MEETINGS WERE
LARGELY ATTENDED
DR.. Martin of Manti Refuted
Mormon Attitude Toward
Revelation.

The conference of the Presbyterian
Teachers association of the State was
resumed at the Collegiate institute, Salt
Lake, on Friday morning there again be-
/, ing good attendance of the workers.
Rev. Or. Paden being absent from the
city devotional service was conducted
by Rev. Dr. Mckinley OF Boise.
Much OF the time OF the morning ses-
sion was devoted to address by Rev.
DR.. T. +. Day, professor Of Hebrew in
the San Francisco Theological seminary,
his subject being "Bible Interpretation
This was the first of a series of adj
dresses on this subject. TO be delivered
during the conference. In the course OF
his address DR.. Day called attention to
the danger OF superficial treatment in
the Interpretation of the Scriptures, and
the necessity OF guarding against il.
While he pointed out that there Is no line
OF study in the Bible that can be eX-
hausred and that there need not be any
conflict between any two OF these lines,
he admonished that care must be taken to
preserve unity Of thought, action and
purpose.
Biblical Interpretation.
The general point OF view taken by the
speaker was life and its experience as
applied TO Biblical Interpretation in gem
eral but With special reference 10 the
life of the Israelitish Nation In 1sraefs
life a selection had been made Of a peo-
pie through whom He might fulfil His
purpose for the redemption Of the whole
world
There is no definition Of revelation un-
less we bring in God as revealing Him
self His nature: and this revelation
was an ever-growlng experience in Is
raers life. the results of this self-com-
munication from the most high. We
hn h,lf
conscious, underlying experience OF
communication with Jehovah, The life
OF revelation is its fruit, and the Bible
is to be the most fruitfully studied as
the outgrowth of revelation,
The lecturer made special reference
TO the literature of the Bible, calling
attention to the fact that literature is
the outgrowth OF National self-consci-
business. and the nou-civilized races
having no National consciousness. they
have no literature, and recollection OF
them is transient and uncertain israel
became self-conscious under the able
tutelage Of Moses. and then came lts
splendid literary monuments, born OF
consciousness OF having distinct mis-
sion in the world.
Biblical revelation Is mediated In ex-
perience transmitted into human thought
and feeling, and this has taken form in
Scripture II tells us what has taken
place in the development of the soul In
fact, the life blood of the human soul
has passed into the Bible. Doctrines
are the result Of final and continuous
self disclosure OF God III revelation. AS
the soul is going into despair. the reVe-
latlon bursts in upon it, with new
and vivid stage Of experience. followed
bv new thoughts of God which take
possession of it, and this Is called doc
trne.
Prof Day called attention to the in
ability Of many students at hrsL 10 com
prehend what their Instructor taught.
But gradually growing conception OF
the theme and its bearing assumed
more concrete and tangible shape. and
by perseyering attention the full flower
and richness Of the subject burst upon
the student mind. The lecturer said the
Bible was not set up on plane by IL
self as was the Book OF Mormon and
some other sacred books OF the ethnlc
religions. but was thrown among the
run OF current literature. TO stand or
fall according TO its intrinsic merit. The
question has been, will II stand the test?
Experience proves that 1t will,
Following the address. Miss Donalda
Thompson, Il teacher in the Brigham City
Presbyterian school. led class of the
teachers in calisthcnic exercises.
Dr. Day again addressed the assembly
at the afternoon session on The theme:
Studies on Personal Work. The sub
iect given his immediate attention was
"The Work and the Worker" covering
sin detail the aim and object OF the teach
er and the methods to be pursued in
achieving them.
The matters for discussion were:
what is the meaning of He that win
meth Is wise?' what is the baptism of
the Holy Spirit?" Els some phase of