The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-03-21
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endeayored to have them discontinue
their publication.
But the Editors perceive that their
readers are no longer under the bond
age of the Ozark Ages" but have be-
gun to think for themselves. and that
many of them are hungering and
thirsting for the Truth respecting the
Bible-the Christians spiritual food
and drink. To the claim that many
read my sermons instead of going to
Church the answer is, that Pastor Rus
sell is preaching to the non-church-
going ten millions who are in the ma
jority and that it behooves the minis
tiers to provide for their people the
spiritual food for which they are fam
ishing. If they would not lose them all.
Another Big Fly.
To the credit of such men as Luther,
Calvin. Knox, Zwingli. Wesley and
others living prior to our day we must
explain that they had no opportunity
for knowing Of the spurious passages
Of the Scriptures. They. therefore,
have no responsibility such as de-
wolves upon ministers of our day who
do. or should. know all about these
matters. We cannot on this occasion
make further investigation, take out
more of these dead flies; but. the Lord
willing, at some future time l John v,
Z. will have our attention. 1t is
worthy of It. 1t has caused the ONT
ment to stink and has confused the
minds of many of Gods dear saints by
the way in which the error In this case
has been interviewer with the Truth.
My hearers should bear distinctly In
mind that what / am here presenting
Is not at all in line with the presenta-
tons Of the Higher Critics. Their
method IS to read through the Scrip
lures and judge of them by their own
keen intellectual powers. and thus to
discriminate between which were
written by the Prophets credited. and
which were additions. Their Higher
Criticism claims keener scent or
mental discernment than ordinary
mortals enjoy. by which they know
these things whether others can see 1t
so or not.
/ resent Higher Criticism and accept
the Word of God in full. reject moth
ing because of my own or other mems
surmises. but merely go by the facts
II the Oldest Greek MSS. do not con-
tain certain passages of Scripture, how
could they get into later MSS. except
as spurious additions?
finding with our Common Version Of
the Bible While 1t is not without it's
faults. it has so many excellent quail
ties and beautiful translations that
prefer 1t to any other and generally
use it. But must not. l cannot. ap-
prove those portions Of 1t which all
orthodox scholars admit to be spuri-
GUS We must not handle the Word Of
God deceitfuiIy II we do we must ex-
pect darkness instead of light. con-
fusion instead of harmony.
Our Bibles Ter Centenary.
Just three centuries ago our English
Common Version Bible was published
This year its Ter-Centenary is ceIe-
brated. 1t is a grand book. 1t has
done grand work. The fact that 1t
Is not perfect must not condemn a
work possessed of so many glorious
qualities. 1t was the result of seven
years labor on the part Of forty-seven
persons learned In the languages and ap-
pointed by King James of England for
tfc rsof TON luh 70
disadvantage by reason Of the com
mand given them to follow an earlier
translation styled, The Bishops Bible,
and to alter 1t as little as the original
would allow. They were also instruct
ed that II the Tyndale, Coverdale, Mat
thew. Cranmer or Whitchurch transla-
tons and the Geneva Editors agreed
better with the text, theirs should be
accepted as instead of the Bishops.
The translation was, perhaps. the best
that could be made at the time.
Published by kingIy authority. 1t is
now venerated by English and Amer
lean Protestants as though it had come
direct from the finger Of God This is
mistake. We are to worship God
and to reverence Ills Word and to
search as carefully as possible to have
the precious Ointment provided by the
spirit Of the Truth free from all dead
fies-free from all human additions
and mistranslations and superstitions
Of the Dark Ages"
The basis for our Common Version
was the Latin vulgate. which was dill
gently revised and compared with the
Greek MSS. Of the time. But there
were few Greek MSS known at that
time, whereas at the present time there
are over TOO. Three Of these are quite
ancient
~ The Sinaitic MS. found In a Con-
vent on Mt. Sinai SO recently as 1850.
This Is acknowledged to be the Oldest
Greek MS. known in the world. Its
date Is estimated to be about the year
8S1 A. D. This MS. is now In the pos
session of the Russian government at
st. Petersburg.
(2D The Vatican MS. 1909. is credited
with being next in age. 1t was found
amongst old MSS in the Vatican LIZ
brary and Is still there and catalogued.
The date of its writing Is estimated to
be about the year $50 A. d.
81 The third Of these Oldest known
Greek MSS. Of the New Testament is
styled the Alexandrine, because 1t was
found la Alexandria in Egypt. 1t Is
now In the British Museum. where
any visitor can behold 1t in a glass
case. Its supposed to have been writ
ten about A. D. $50 The readings OF
all three of these Greek MSS can be
secured and the variations between
their readings and our Common YER
sion are so simply arranged as to leave
no excuse for ignorance on the part Of
Bible students. Our Common Yer
sion with notations of these MSS can
be obtained through any bookseller.
A Responsible and Sacred Trust.
Prof. Tischendorf, writing respecting
these ancient Greek MSS, says
ITO treat such ancient authorities
with neglect would be either unwar
rantable arrogance or culpable negli
gence. Indeed, 1t would be a misun-
Outstanding of Providence If, after all
these documents had been preserved
through all the dangers Of fourteen or
fifteen centuries and delivered safe
into our hands. we were not ready to
receive them with thankfulness as
most valuable instruments for the
elucidation of Truth"
The Truth In the Love of Il.
The Lord speaks Of some who re-
ceive not the Truth in the love Of 1t,
and tells that they ultimately will be
ensnared by the Adversary. Evident