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Thegoodand evil traits in these famous womenare made to read a salutatorylessonto their sisters oftile present day, em- phasizing reverent faith in'tile Bible, ratlicrthanthenew versions of "wo- man'srights." By Rcv.M.B.Wharton, n.D. Beautifully illustrated. 3i8and5.jopages. Each, $i'50. Historical and Patriotic Addresses, Centennial and Qiiad- rennial, comprising up- wards of one luindred select orations and poenis, delivered in everyStateoftlieUnion on tlio one luindredtli anniversaryofAmerican Independence, by Hon. \Vm. M. H\:;rts, Rev. Or.Storrs,li.W.Beecii- er, ('.havles F. Adams, Robert C. Wintiirop, Horatio Seymour,Geo. Win. (Airiis, ('.'launccy M. Depew, andotliers, -—issuedundertileaus- pices of the respective authors. Including tlie most noted Columbian Ad- dresses of 1X02-91. Edited by F. Saunders, A.M., Librarian ofAstorLibrar io48octavop, $3.50. E. B TREAT&CO., 211-2^3W. 23dSt., HewYork ; tory lid Ni'vv Two , ; Eacha fSixteei-. Lectures, ineations ctures of t noted in His- poodand in tliese omenare read a lessonto rs oftlie ay, cm- reverent ic Bible, 1tli"ownoe-w :)f lfs." By VViiarton, BIBLE DIFFICULTIES eautit'uliy $1.50. Old Testament bian Ad- rs, A.M., 3.50. KewYork BIBLE DIFFICULTIES AND THEIR Alleviative Interpretation BY y ROBERT STUART MacARTHUR PastorofCalvary BiiptistChurch,NewYork 0l^ ZTcdtament NEW YORK TREAT & COMPANY E. B. 241-243 West 230 Street 1899 IXUi) I Copyright,1898 Bv E. B.TREAT & COMPANY :il New Yokk %[ TWocopii-:.sr^EOEIVEO. 11 i;- ' PREFACE During the past few months, the substance of the chapters comprising this volume was deliv- ered in addresses onconsecutive Sundayevenings in the regular course of the author's ministry in the Calvary Baptist Church. He has long felt that mostof the difficulties generally supposedto be in the Bible are not really in the Bible; but are in the human interpretation of the Bible, rather than in the divine revelation itself. It is vastly important to separate between erroneous biblical exposition and the actual truth of divme revelation. The newer scholarship, it will read.i..ly -bue adi- mitted has disturbed the faith of some Bible stu- dents-'but it is absolutely certain that it has given'the fiible afresh interest and an increased value It is not necessary to accept all the con- clusions of the so-called Higher Critics; indeed, these conclusions are often atvariance with one I another, and more careful criticism will entirely refute someof the positions taken. But we can readily seethatthe later criticism has done much to disabuse the minds of some readers of their traditional interpretations and unauthoritative preconceptions of Holy Scripture; and, as a re- sult the Biblewasnever so new and so attractive a library as it is at this hour. It never was so iSS?- "5^J