The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-05
SAYS EVE WASH
|. BY SURGICAL OFf|
Despite Indictment WcAsl
Hear DR.. Cob@rn Sauress
) Argument That Bibse

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Indictment weather failed k9
pen the enthusiasm of tire
friends and admirers OF DfG M&S
and Cobern last night and thc
forum OF the John MAFSnn13
school was well filled nj 8:It
Or. Cobern rpsr to pursue .la8*
nent that the Bible should
garded as an Oriental book. D1<
bern left the auditorium ffnmA6I
after concluding his lecture. expt
ing that he was leaving for W41zl4
ton at an early hour today, ~ 1os
tonight and deliver three leEtlisN
sunday. sss.sxs1s a. szsSs7
Amazing indeed IL the state r.
Cobern's travels and discoyaf4(A me
far East, OF the TOO towns nj
still standing, which WE'RE WI
communities In the fouEtr u
centuries: of churches I'D
and maRnificancc OF
West minister Abbs@
in their constr. &es si s4s
mixed with gol, 1t
wonderful andva Is As ~
cries which enab ~
logical interpretati,s ,ssss A1AA
sages OF the Bible l1ichs Aav9
considered myrtifying. lI
II must confess," said N.
that the words I will ue9
hornet before you hatD |.
seemed trife foolish to~Neo
Egyptology taught me that IN
was a common symbol Tor Bxa
The way sparrows arc refeSkT
many times In an Important &
| ton was never clear to no
learned that the sparrow -
/ iroglyphic symbol for 'nA4l l)
, cient Hebrews had no tro0b1o
literal translation Of the B10l IN
them the serpent was = poWefs
the fruit also symboiical an6
the seven days. who had y n30
those days? BY what scale N44
measured? do not think I'D
was made by a surgical ODoD
I The inference is that woman
made of the SAME material ~
and that they wers placed
side to be lords over the earth. s
(, DR.. McNefli's message was u
sequel to his sermon s0f TkN
night, a. reiteration Of his aAN4l4x
men to preserve an Attitnd9 4
compromising truth whaa A
with God. stop this &ft&l
can't" he said. Some peOpJ1
big faith and wide threats mn
bolt much and digest ltttIe ~
are suffering from dyspcpSin.
= II will tell you the story o& ~
old lady who wanted me 70 NeAX
Edinboroush to enter tbs pulpfe
splendid Presbyterian churn
wished to build for me. Cont1
her wishes, accepted tho cal1 III
! don. When next saw h4fs
years later, she said, Obi Jo1I<
Neill. you displeased me GreA411&
! greatly that lay In bed AA4
bIed with God for a week.
advising you to grumhle with, G44S
if you do. say 10. You'd might GMS
say what you think, for No kIk1
anyhow. why try, to cheat Co.
deftly quoted texts?.
i what is the crux OF our I
Il 10 the dead man at the heAft
It is an insult to our human nAt&s
cheney that anyone should hAx4
for our sake. Ono of the a39na
sinful condition IL the Arrogu1S
tellect. But God r. tolerant
i charitable with professors a1Mata
phemers, hArlots. drunkardK 4l
/ sinners. I know q twentlAth 11
preacher who said, If am kd.03
/ why cant be saved withoo4
being smitten7' -. WI ..ss
i Yes, we think that n We ~
as to Worship. we shoulds ~ I4z
to worship In our own WAS--
can't coerce God with urAAtg11@
thusiaAm and majoritfes. H9t
1t. Flow often 10 the phfa1a
4 tho churches do IT, Yiven II N1
some departure from the W6S% ~
Il unanimity In not enough
been taught how to liyo 4n4
worship and we must AAj44
law Test everything ~ thes
ing. authoritative word ~ Cod