Show sIn 01151 tTltbOt AOl ItCV LATIOV The question of the Inspiration of the erlpturcs Is causing Borne nnxlsty among some theologians who realise that the belief In the common theories II not in the fact Itself Is I gradually anW Item w C A Vfattir re ently took occasion to point out some neusoosmu Io be consIders tbe common theory Inadequate and to predict Short he future must bring forth some re djustment In this regard adequate to tbe necd 01 th churcha Among the ancients both heathen and Jews It I wal sometimes believed hat when Inspired men were under the divine Impulse all voluntary action was ugpendcd and that the speakers 01 mnrbleesnocrm paIe Instrumnts un Ir the direction of the Almighty lIla carl Christians had but little occasion toe speculation on a question of this kind but when In the the middle ages he authority of the noman pontiff be eame n batter pI contronrsy and the bIble was appealed to against DOme the doctrine of Inspiration had to be de lined Different conclusions were arrived rived nt Some contended that God < dictated the IJIblo word for word while abhors held that only the fundamental truths were given by Insplra lIon Some malntslned that there are different kinds of Insplrn tlonone provIdIng far the evelatlon of things not previously knolVn and one guarding tbe wrtlers gainst errors In stating things already known Rev Wallar believes that all the rious theories are Inadequate lie looks 10rwarJ to an amendment wblch will reconcll tho diverse opinIons and cover the conflicting views lie thinks the eventual new theory will allow the iiaJent criticism and allow the read ems of the Bible to judgo for them solves whether the writings are to be accepted as historical or not It will be n theory which satisfactorily reconciles Ih e supposition that the sacred writing are Imperfect human compositions with 1h fact thaI Ih 010 Iho ofll ot u God How this Is to be done Is nol even hinted at hut the author seems to bo confident that It Is within the range of possibilities 01 more Importance Is lborevement gcntlemans objections to the current theory ot Inspiration They are clasi fled as follows It Inila to satisfy many unquestionably unquestion-ably U ovuatno bolar within the pale of the evangelical church It practically limits Gods communion com-munion with the race to the one channel chan-nel of Illble Interpretation thus forcing forc-ing us Into the Impossible task of arriving ar-riving at revealed truth by way of the labyrinth of criticism ami history re ducing theological Inquiry to the lowest low-est type of clerical drudgery that of the scribe the lawyer and Ihe text monger It requires Infallible accuracy In eece statement 0 made In original autograph auto-graph minxiHerlpta now lost forever on so ecIlenal y000gero the oucces 01 Christianity1 Kfrem yeraotJ ChrlsUanlty an extremply rmola Picket lines which wo are destltule of totems to deld It Ignores the Development through Odatttrteecfnoonemoenlnatoreand makes 01 nut the milTerer but the dlicet author of ethical principles far rO rlr J Inferior tu therao of Christ It Icaemsns room 101 what has been caUel the conlllct of scripture forming with scripture formed It icnulrcs for consistency and for the success of God eupposed orlglna plan the Inspiration of scribes copy loge 1 editors crltlco and translators Lastly rhaps lbs chief defect I that It makes tha IMble contain and puprport Christ nnd Chritlanlty the leon contain the greater makes Christianity Ptnnl < or fill with certain debIts yet ellcputable preconceptions about a record 1 Instead of making tho Illble one among aoral means 01 rno conOrm Mary of presuppositions founded In nature and experience and hlstorj1 This ao will be seen Is on acknovvl I cdgoment of the fact that Proiestan theology falls to satisfy even dovou scholaia with regard to one of Its fundamental principles It Is I a declar atlon that a sjstfm which limits God communication with mankind to thc WriltC1l word It I Impolnl aloamo mon and women an Impossible task be ciuse It requlrM them to seek for truth on fields Inaccessible to them These objections are logical owl 1 strike with total force nut they ulo suggest what la the present need of the Christian world It is I not necessary to Mrm new theories beyond what fait warrant If the Christian world ac rcpts the general truth that the sacred fccrlptures are ot divine origin and authority but that In some instance the books have suffered change through human agencies emptied In I transcribing which changes mayor m ay not have divine sanctlon thIs doctrine of Inspiration Is precise wJlbln the limits of the sacred record lemselves When to this Is addee that God always has In His Church In pplred men through whom He cots communicate with the race all dIm cullies are removed The objection to the current theories concerning the Inspiration ot the Illbla ore nonerfu arguments for the continuation of revelation rev-elation In the Church |