The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-15
JUDGE CORMAC J. SHORB
RESUMES THE ARGUMENT

these matters.
The determinations of Papias as TO
the times when the gospels were writ
ten were they not put forth with
such seriousness would seem to be
a Joke. What need have we of the
testimony of Papias when We have
the gospels themselves. Mark re-
cords a prophesy Of the destruction
Of Jerusalem and this event occurred
about the year 10 A. D.. So it seems
very reasonable that he may have
written his story along about that
| time. Luke Cchapter 10, verse 44)
describes the destruction Of Jeru-
sa en- with great particularly. So
| it seems reasonably certain that he
wrote after the event which he re-
cords. Matthew (chapter 27, verse
s. Speaker OF the disposition OF
| the pieces Of silver Judas received
for betrayiRg Christ, SAYS: Where
fore that field was called, The field
Of blood, unto this day" indicating
some little lapse of time. Matthew
aga Cchapter %, verse 49, con-
veys the same impression. And yet
Father Dreyer says that Papias says
that Matthew was written IL A. D.
within three years after Christ's
death.
With respect to Matthew appear
ing first in the New Testament: 1t
is very natural in any work to put
the most complete history first and
this, perhaps, accounts for the reason
why Matthew is placed frst-Mark
not having any account Of Christ's
birth.
We think that we have met Father
Dreyer at every point and fairly and
candidly answered him. We shall
now make a slight diversion to dis
cuss with Father Dreyer the matter
of prejudice, he having accused us
along with several eminent scholars
with being infected with prejudice.
We think this cut from Father
Dreyer to have been very unkind.
1t is like the under lad in a fight
accusing his victorious opponent with
inability to fight. Prejudice comes
through the French from the Latir
prejudicium and signifies a judgment
before hand-that is, before examin-
alton. 1t would seem from the show
ing that Father Dreyer has made
that. 1t is he and not us who does
the prejudicial stunt. But we do not
accuse him of any such thing. We
think he has given the subject matter
earnest, prayerful consideration and
feel that he, like us, has not entirely
made up his mind on these things
We are still inyestigating-still
seeking for new light and a fuller
knowledge of all matters relating
to Christianity. And we do most
| seriously and most earnestly object
to the calling of names, the implica-
ton of dishonest and dishonorabls
motives to our opponents. We be-
lieve that they, like us, are seeking
for the truth, and we believe that
they have this right and should be
accorded every opportunity and the
widest latitude. But We object to
exclusion and denunciation in relig-
ious matters and we shall take every
opportunity to call those down who
deal thus in such matters. We are
all sons of a common Father with
equal rights and privileges in his
sight He does not eXalt or abuse
any OF us and his feelings toward
US and ours toward him should be the
same as obtain between any father
and his son. These great walls
thrown up by the world religions
and the lesser walls thrown up by
the sects within the great religions,
are entirely man-made. The com
mon Father smiles upon all alike,
and allows to each the widest lati-
tude within which to worQk out his
own salvation That child thrives
best who is least governed, and who