The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-02

court, for we could not claim that we
were not ready to riot or to do any phys
zeal violence in retaliation against Rev.
Ross. In my previous communication
you so kindly published set forth the
truth respecting my personal affairs and
have nothing to either add or subtract
| therefrom.
UNDERSTANDING THE GREEK TEXT.
Ham" and great many others seem
| to have thought that ability to spell out
and pronounce the Greek words consti-
tutes knowledge of the Greek. | dis
agree. There are children six years old
who can spell out any word in the En-
glish language. But we do not term
! scholars. 1t is the same exactly with
/ the Greek. Not one minister in thou
sand who spells out the Greek text is
| properly a Greek scholar Ham" in
| cluded. Not one in five thousand is a
/ Hebrew scholar.
The knowledge of Gods Word is not
wholly dependent upon such scholarship.
BY Gods providence Greek-English and
Hebrew English lexicons have been
| prepared which enable anyone
of reasonable English education to
fully and critically grasp the meaning
of the Hebrew text and Greek text in
the Bible. Besides Llddell and Scott
/ standard work in the Greek, our Pres
/ byterian friends have given to the world
Young's Analytical Lexicon and Con-
cordance, covering every word of the
| Bible Hebrew, Chaldaic and Greek.
Our Methodist friends nave done a sim
ilarly good work in issuing Strong Lex
icon Concordance, of similar range. Ad-
ditionally, we have an unsectarian work
covering the same range, known as En-
glish. Hebrew, Chaldaic and Greek Lex
icon-COncordance. Additionally, we have
/ Wescott and Hort's Critical Examina-
ton of the New Testament. Addition
ally, the Bible Student has McClintock
and Strong's Biblical. Theological and
Ecclesiastical Encyclopaedia, in ten
large volumes of more than thousand
pages each, in which every phase of
ecclesiastical history and textual criti-
cism is placed at the students disposal.
| have all these works in my library
and use them as have need in teXtual
criticism. Can Ham" say as much?
The finest Greek and Hebrew scholars,
if asked for public criticism of text,
would be sure, before giving that criti-
cism, to examine some of the standard
works which have just named. They
would not trust to their knowledge of
the dead languages merely, but would
seek the Divinely provided aids of our
wonderful day
THE DOCTRINE OF TRINITY.
Ham graciously comedies that En-
peror Constantine called the Nicean
Council. Why does he not admit the
fact of history that the Council COM
posed of about one-third Of the bishops.
evidently lacked the majority on the
doctrine of Trinity and that the Emperor
backing the Bishop of Rome (after-
wards called the Pope, forced the doc
trine of Trinity upon the Council? Why
does Ham not admit that this doe
trme of Trinity, unknown in the Bible,
was made popular by the Emperor and
the Pope? All ministers and bishops
dissenting from it were branded as her
etics and prosecuted to death, even
as Ham" and Ross and some other
kindred spirits would like to have the
power to do toward me, did not the
enlightenment in civilization now pre-
vail. Unable to roast" me at the
stake these men seek to roast" me
through the press.
The truth is mighty and eventually
will prevail. Messah's Kingdom will
see to that.
Ham" suggests numerous passages,
if space allowed, passages to prove the
Trinity. We will assist him. Let US
suggest some of them. First of all we
suggest that he tells US why the Trinity
was not mentioned by any of the in
spired writer's of the Bible. Then he
may tell US why las scholars all admit
and old MSS show one text of | John
s.: Z was by forgery introduced into the
Bible about the Seventh Century in an
attempt to prove Trinity and to get
something into the Bible which would
seem to favor that thought. Next he
might explain what Jesus meant by say
ing, "My Father is greater than L."
Again, my father is greater than all;
again, "Of Mine own self | can do moth
ing. AS l hear l judge" again, what
did Jesus mean when He said to Mary,
81 ascend to NY Father and to your
Father, to My God and to your God?"-
John ID: Is; 10: 20; 5: 30; 20: q.
Again, let him explain what Jesus
meant when He said on the cross, My
God, Ny God, why hast Thou forsaken
Mel" Again, what did He mean when
He prayed to the Father and said, Il
delight to do Thy will, 0. NV Cod Thy
Law is written in My hearth" Let him
make perfectly clear to US how the Son
was His own Father and how the Father
was His own Son. Let "Ham" give us
the philosophy, please of Jesus praying
to Himself and making use of all the
above expressions of Himself If He was
at the same time the Father in heaven
and the Son on earth. Matt. 27: 46;
Psalm 40: 8; Heb. 1O:7
TWO VIEWS OF TRINITY.