The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-03-04
HAS IT MANY
INACCURACIES?

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1t is always with feeling OF re-
Iuctance that we take issue with a
visitor TO our city and, more espec-
tally is this 60, when that stranger
comes 10 US with a heart OF mercy
and with a message that is designed
to lead US to the feet vi God, the
source Of ali truth and ali good. But,
sometimes, however painful 1t may
be, it is necessary, in the interest Of
truth ard fairness itself, 10 correct
palpablo misstatements. in recent
address as reported in the public
press, the Rev. Eanton took occasion
u deliver himself Of the following
sentiments, in the main true and
worthy but cunningly devised, inten-
tionally or unintentionally, to convey
error:
"Another modern fool is the man
who hestates about and emphasizes
the technicalities Of the christian
faith. There are some such men who
are sincere, no doubt, but the major
ity Of those who reject the Bible and
the christian life because the so
called inGccuries and technicGlities
are insincere and are immoral in
their lives. Their unbelief and criti-
cal spirit so-called are not due to
superior intellectual mediocrity, for
the most part and largely to their
preservenes of heart. respect the
honest doubter, but | condemn the
superficial and pin-head little fellow
who is everlastingly harping on the
supposed contradictions of the Bible
and speculative and spurious ques-
tions of the shallow reasoning of the
popular inidelity."
Now in the above the idea is de-
cidedly put forth that there are no
inaccuracies in the Bible, when to
the most superficial reader of the
book they are glazing. Let US, from
many such, take an instance with
which we must all be very familiar,
the Lords Prayer" We take this
prayer because in the whole of chris
tendon there is probably no other
prayer more frequently used than
this self-same prayer, unless, perhaps,
it may be the "Hail Mary of the
Catholics, and, therefore, it is one
with which we are all familiar.
Now we shall begin by finding this
prayer in the germ in the Gospel
according to Mark" and we find il
in the 18th chapter oath and 25th
verses. Now take down your Bible
and follow US. The consensus Of
modern scholarship seems to be thai
this gospel according to Mark" is tn,
oldest of the records and the manu-
script from which it is taken prob
ably dates from the 18th century
After getting this statement firmly
fixed in our minds let US now turn to
the 18th chapter of Luke End to 4th
verses inclusive, and we find this
prayer not little enlarged. Now look
1t over carefully and say We now
II the first is the Lords Prayer
what is this that now presents itself
Now Luke, according to the preface
to his work in the first chapter
writes his story Of the Christ for the
reason, that there was at his time SO
many false and spurious statements
and he, having from peculiar condi-
lions and circumstances access to the
true one to give it. And assuming
that his Is the true one and that the
one given IN Mark to be false, let us
turn to the gospel according to Math.
ew," and we find it in the "Sermon
on the Mount" or in the 9Th CHAPTER
9TH to 18th verses, inclusive, and here
we find another statement of this
seif-same prayer. Now, then, we have
three Lords Prayers" each different
from the other, each a statement put
IN the mouth of Christ, and one be-
ing true statement, the others must
be inaccurate.
Now, let us leave these three state
ments Of the same thing and take
from the same Bible, the authorized
on King James version, and turn to
the American version of this same
book and looking up the same subject
we find in Matthew, same chapter
ana verses quoted above the Lords
prayer" stated little bit different
and leaving off the doxology "For
thine is the Kingdom, the power and
the glory forever" In note at the