Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-19


merous sects Nevertheless we may
surely feel great sympathy Tor all
of them when we remember that each
separate sect represents an additional
effort on the part Of honest minds {"
grope out OF darkness towHrd the Hight
All who are awake nre conscious thH'
some terrible nightmare of error rested
upon Chrlstendom for long, long cen.
turtles
Tho Torch Of Civilization.
We'll has the Bible been called the
Torch Of Civilization ana Progress
The Bible not men. was the great lIc
former aud leader into civilization
When the Bible was placed IN the
hands Of the people, they began to see
that Gods Message came from Jesus,
and the Apostles, and the Prophets OF
old. aud TINT clericism aud sacerdotal
functions were man-nadc A desire to
know what the Bible teaches became
more and more prevalent The hrst
effort of the clerIcs was to tell the
masses that the priesthood had the Bi-
BILE and would read II IN their hearing
but II was read In Latin. TO those who
could not understand Latin.
Gradually the desire sprang up for
the Bible in the English language. DR.
Tyndale was amongst the first to rec
m nna1 N
British Later on Luther, with assist
ants, supplied the Germans. But not
many were able TO read. A partisan
spirit arose. Seeing that the Bible
was popular, all acclaimed it as the
Divine Revelation. But each party
condemned the translation made by the
other, when IN reality there was no
particular difference between them. 1t
was all the bishops could do to keep
the people from studying Gods Word
themselves and TO make them satisfied
with the presentations already given
them by their teachers.
Therefore the Bishop OF London
bought up lot Of Tyndae's Testa-
ments and burned them IN public. But
more were printed and the demand In
creased People hungered for Gods
Word aud felt suspicious Of the creeds,
as well they might. Then came the
Catholic Bible In the English language,
and later our Common Version English
Bible. and many others. Still the claim
Is made that Protestants should not
read the Catholic Bible, and that Cath
olics should not read the Protestant
Bible, when in reality, the two are
practically the same-good translations.
II would appear that there are many
religious teachers Of all denominations
who outwnrdly extoi the Bible for
popularitys sake. but who in reality,
inwardlt wish the people would never
read It, for they realize that the Bible
is the greatest foe in the world to eccle-
siastica hypocrisies and supcrstitlons.
Back to the Bible, Says Pope!
The present Pope witha clear vision
beholds tie drifting Of our day away
from all faith and religion. Viewing
the attitude of the Protestant colleges
universities and theological seminaiies,
the Pope realized that nearly all the
educated young men of Protestant
lands are being taught Higher Critic
ism. which is but the polite modern
name for intidelity. He perceived that
Professionalism. which originally boast
ed Of its fidelity TO the Bible, and pro
tested against the acceptance Of the
teachings of the bishops as instead of
the Divine Word, has cut loose from
the Bible as an inspired authority and
is drifting upon the rocks Of Higher
Criticism, rationalism, atheism.
The Pope then bethought him OF the
Catholic colleges. and found the same
Higher Criticism lntrudlng itself
there. He perceived that this general
trend away from God has already
crushed all religion in ninety-slx per
cent. of the French. and in ninety per
cent. of the Germans The awfulness
OF this situation greatly impressed the
holy father. He realized that our In
crease of education and decrease In
religious faith must speedily spell an
drchv. At the risk of condemnation
from both Catholics and Protestants
as narrow minded aud hiGOted. the
Pope instituted beroo measures. He
gave orders ihat all Roman Catholic
ecclesiast!cs suj teachers must be ex-
amined ~ 10 thcir faith. and must
solemnly sweg, TO it. and that all
books along the nnes of Higher Crit
Iclsm should be banned.
Pope Plus X took another bold. cour-
ageous step. The Pope percelving
thnt the masses would no longer rec
ognlze the Bishops as Divine authori-
ty-as successors 10 the Apostles, the
rppal bull directed the Catholic
masses 10 no longer look to the sue
ccssors OF the Apostles for instruction,
but TO the Bible Itself He urged upon
the Bishops that Catholics everywhere
be encouraged to read the Bible. This
Is move IN the right direction. II
Catholics should get to reading the
Bible II care not whether they use the
Catholic Version or the Protestant
Version-1 use both. Protestants may
be shamed into real Bible study, in