Evening journal., 1906-10-11
"CRITICISM CARRIED
INTO INSANITY"
DR.. MOwbray Discussing Bible
Attack Says it is "PhlIO-
IOgy Run Mad
LARGE ATTENDANCE
OF EPWORTHIANS

Higher criticism is philology run MAD
Il is criticism carried into insanity, and
the next ten years viii witness a severe
and distressing campaign against the
Bible" were the words uttered by the
Rev. A. s. Mowbray. Presiding Elder %
tho Wilmington District M. r. Conferences
this morning ait Asbury NJ. e. Church,
when discussing Recent attacks upon ths
Bible"
Or. Mowbray was the hrst speaker 10
an institute conducted BY the Rev. W. E.
Greenfield upon the subject. The Bible
and The League"
Recent Attacks Live Subject
Dr. Mowbray said in part;
"rhe recent attacks on the Bible are
now a live question which is disturbing
tho church at present. and It is well ia
get our bearings IN the matter.
1.-THE book editors OF our church are
flooded with applications for publication
OF books In the nature OF attacks upon ths
integrity Of the Scripture.
"The next ten years viii witness a
severe and distressing campaign against
the Bible.
First OF all. all attacks on the Bible
are inspired by the same motives We
must remember that the Bible Is a direct
attack upon the spirit OF the world and
the unregenerate human heart Revenge,
seihshness. pride, malice. ambition ana
hatred are opposed by It and men will
either submit or surrender. They either
will be loyal TO II or fight IL, and Just so
long as there is sinner who does not
hate sin 80 long viii these attacks come.
II always has been 80 from the days when
Jehudah cut up the rolls OF tine Scriptures
because they did not compliment him.
down TO the present time.
Methods Change
'srhe spirit therefore. is the same but
the methods change. The early attempts
to attack the Scriptures was a physical
attempt. The cry then was destroy the
! scrolls. the manuscripts. the books OF
!. burn them M.
{ ''rho second method was an attempt t'
destroy the inspiration Of the Bible. Thii
n theory started out with the statsmen
Z that he miracles we're impossible. NE pro
10 phecy only history written after thl
events had happened. These men declared
ti1at the inspiration OF hhe Bible is ar
imposslbillty ana was prctention and de-
colt. Among the great leaders In this were
Hume and votaire.
.erhe third method has been ridicule.
Attempts to make fun OF the Old Book.
This was Ingersolrs method
The Critical Method
, 'Just now, however,, the method OF
! attack is criticism: lower or higher.
? constructive or destructive. call 1t what
tr Ia the nQffITA1
I of an attack, for few are bent on criti-
cal work in support OF the Bible. This
y method is confined TO the Theological
method, discussion and dissection OF
the internal wording in order to dis
cover whether the Scriptures are in
Ispired or not. This method is based
! mot upon historical evidence. Or wit
nesses, or fulhlment Of prophecies. bu
what might be called the internal fur
lniture and wording Of the books; thu
they are discarding tbs or that bool
2 upon the root of a Greek word whicl
q e fonnd there
y "This Is not new method Of critics
ie Some years ago It was tried by schol
ID ars IN Fonner's Odessv. and he wa
h ruled out as poet until archeoIogisi
Is unearthed Troy and proved Homer IN
- greatest OF Greek bards. It has bee
" tried on Shakespeare. and the Shapes
ly peare- Bacon controversy Is familiar I
ID many. Now it is being applied to IN
he Bible
tn Il would say to you: DO not worr'
he The campaign is on. You will hear
discoursed in the papers. It win &c
into the churches and into our confer
ences, but there is no need to fear 10
the result No two Of the critics agrel
"a with each other as 10 the results n
81 their ethical skin The Rihle viii mol
re be overthrown now any more than II
~ the days OF Voltaire.
IN (Confinued on Second page)