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B The been the custom with the leading piano- panudiciurers and dealers 10 &pend finmense sums of ‘Dasey {n advertleing thelr instrumenta, a proportion- Tieamioust of which must be paid by each purchaser of ove of these highis-adverticed planok but the ears. azeltun have belleved and trom the founda- fhmof thelr businese to the present time have acted oo the principlc that the best way was to make such perfrct planos that they would advertise themselves, a:din thelr whole career of 28 years as plano-makers ‘moncy In aavertising as some ndern isthat to-day a HAZ! il reatily sci to the intelilzent buger for more mones thanany planoin the market, and they can also un- dersand why it 18 that PELTON & POMEROY are Bectug with 8 trade uoprecedented In the bistory of b pieno business {n Chicago. Call and examine these tiesant instruments. belng recelved daily at PELTON & POMEROY'S, 150-152 STATE-ST. 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To-Day’s Bible Lesson---Christ’s Resurrection and Appear- ance to His Dis- ciples. When Was the Gospel of Luke Written ?---The Various Au- thorities Examined, Is Satan a Personal or Spiritual Per- sonage 2--Discussion by Cleve- land Hethodists. The Prayer-Gauge - Test in the Experi- ence of the Editor of the Church Union, General Notes, Personals, Saintly Smiles--Services To-Day. BIBLE: LESSON ¥OR CHURCH AND HOME, DEC. 15. Lesson: Luke, xxi g Tme tulers: (seventeenth year of his ‘reign); ,Pontlus Pilate, Procurator of Judea (fifth yea Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilee (thirty-fourth year). Between lessons: ¢ 1. The crucifixion occurred on Fiaay. The next day was the Subbath (Satarday), a *highday * in the Passover week. ? 3, To get ready for this great day, every defiling thing and every symbol of sorrow must be put out 2, Sunday, April 8, A. v, 30, Tibcrius’ Cesar, Empefor of Rome As the priests w afraid that the three par- ties then on their crosses would not die in time for 3urizlll on Friday, they requested Pilate to hasten leath. 5. e did as the Bierarchy commanded, thereby mtlicting crurif ragiiy s it was cailed, —the break- ing of thie hoaes of thé legs by cliibs. 4. This was done 1o the poor thieves, but not to Jesus, as He was found to be dead. 7. The precaution, however, was observed. of piercing Him with a spear. 8. His body was given to o sccret disciple, Joteph of Arimuthea, for burial. 9. Joseph was rich, amémber of the Sanhedrim, and, ‘possibly, tremblingly voted for his Lord’s ittal when that body condemmed Him. 10. The faith of this once fearful foilower now being emboldened, he detached the sacred body front the cross, hustily dressed it for ourial, and then laid it in hix own new tomb,. i 11. The tinal and usnal ceremonies incidental to urials were postponed until atter the Sabbath., 12, ‘Tn this tribute of aflcction Joscph was joined icodemus. . ] To gratify priestly suspicion, a heavy stone was rolled against the entrance to the sepulchre, znd there scaled nnd guarded. 14. On the third day, before dawn, an angel of God, feurless of Roman sovereignty, dared to break the £cal and roll away the stone. 15. Blasted by hs ‘tonch, the guard of soldiers **became as dead men. ™ 16. he devoted women who came to show thelr love by continuing the process of embalming His remains found the grave open and cmpty. 17. An angel, howerer, nssured thom Ha had risen, and would meet Iis disciples in Galilee. 18. On their way home to spread this glad news, Jesus Himaelf met them and confirmed the angel's declaration. 19, Peterand John fonnd the tomb as the women had reported. 20. They returned to Jerusalem, but Mary Mag- dalen linzered at the desolate grave weeping and lost in wonder. 5 21. To her on thie occasion, and in this state of heart, Jesus mude His second appearance, and bid her téli the disciples of Iis ascension. His third appearance was to Peter. (o2 s fourtl appearance fs the subject of our on. -4 __“ COAL, Covered Coal, Clean and Dry. PEENSYLVAN COAL CO. PITESTON COAL, WHOLESALE & RETATL. Speciel terms made to Dealers, Manufac- turers, and Large Consumers. Main Office—92 Washington-st. Dock and Iron Shed—Indiana-st. DBridge. Dock and Rail Yard—Foot Sixteenth-st. ¥ Telophonic connections. H.S. VAN INGEN, Supt. COAL! TWe hinve a stock of the GENUINE OLD COMPANT'S ce, Eeg te nd iso of the &) i Wi mithine Co: nls esalc or Betall at very low prices. B. L. 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REND & CO,, 141 LaSatle-st., corner Kinzle and Peorfa-sts., corner Ann and Carroll. _Dock, east end Kinzie-st._Bridge. JOB PRINTING, Job Printers! Before Ifl’l‘.huln{ e‘onr stock of HOLIDAY CARDS, BALL PROGRAMSES, RDS, TASSELS, WED- DING INVITATIONS, etc., call and examine our goods. ‘We have the larzest varlety In the city, sl e LSS NENE P AER U108 174,179 & 181 Kilth-avs s :Z Text. Explanation. 13| T\vo" ofiThat, j& of Christ's disciples; them.” not of the cleven, but of the larger community of Hia fol- lowers in weneral. The name of:one was Cleopue; the name of.tbe other i8 unknown, ‘“Same day."{First day of the week, day of - the resurrection. ‘*Emmaus.” Site uncertain. The Sinaitic MS. Euy3 it was 160 forlongs from Jégnsalem. Thisds tho oldest MS. extant, and locates Em- maus at Nicopolis. 4+ Three - score Seven or eight miles. furlonge. ™ . 14{** They talked Of the wonderful events related together,”| in “our Jast ‘*Lesson" and etc. *fietween Lessons.” 15)** While they|Talked together. communed, ™ etc. “* Reassured.”Went over and overall the facts, and mnst have come to the* conclnsion that their dear Jesns was not the Hevrew o | Messiab. *‘Tesus himsell Overtook them, and then jour- d:ew near,”| peyed with them. etc. 16{**Their eyes|‘‘Supernaturally influenced. " were holden, | Alford. Why, e canonly con- |, ete. ! jectare. 17} *-What manner] **What are you eo earnestly of communi-i talking abont™ cattons, ™ etc. “And d, " 5 18; ++ Cléopas. ™ are|*Why are ye o sad?" |Same, some think, a5 Alphens, Mafthew, x.. ark, ii.. 18: Luke, Vi., 15; nothing certain is known. **Onlya stran-|** Dost Thou lodze aloneat Jeru- ger,"ctc. | salem?" 18 Alford’s rendering. ‘Jlave yon mot heard the chief thetiie of remark:" 19 ¢+ What Fora purpose He evidently de- things?"| eires to remain fora time in- cognito, “*A prophet, ™ Their faith is toned down. They cte. do mot epeak of Ifim as *4Christ," or **Mesial,” but only us **prophel.” This was Moses' expresaion concerning .| 1rm. 20!+ Chief priestsChicr priests and ofher ralers. andourrul-| See last losson. B We hoped, but. as recent events bave shown, in vain, efc. ora,» [*We truet- cd.” **Red eem ed:From Roman bondage. srael, ™ *‘Beside allCleopas and his associste seem this,” etc.| here to get profoundly be- wildered, so that the narra- tive, for a moment, i3 mean- ingless. The women's story of the resnr- rection. the angelic * appari- tion, etc., were by them rath- o discredited “Vision of:Sce Matthew, xxsiil., 1-10. angels.™ 510 fools,” cte. 2 ¢4 Certain wo- ‘men,” ete. 0 Nqr. 25 now. an epithet, bat sn affirmation of thetr inexcusa- ble dullness iz not_knowing the Scrivtures, the prophets. *Onght o tTohave horne all. this to falill Christ,”| theScriptures. The Disciples conla mot see that Jesns wae to be glorified through suflering. (No sur- prise {0 me. ) From Moscs and the proplets etc. **To enter into| Tisglory.” **Beginning at Moses. " i Ile drew Ifig disconrse. +All the Serip-{The Old Testament has had at tures. ™ Igast one elngrdation. +¢Concerning|** The wnole Scrintures are & Himself. ™ testimouy to IHim.” 28 *‘Dnto the/Unto Emmans, village.” “Jle made as)No dissimulation. He meant to thongh.” | go on. 20{¢*They ~ con-|Prexscd Iim. They had mever strained| metis like. 1lim.” #fle wentin. "' {Apparently for the night. 30, * ‘Satat meat. At supper in the fnn. **Fook bread, " etc. Not ugain the Lord's Sopper, but an ordinary meal. The duty of the Superior at the table. 81|-*Their eyecsThe supernutural influence was were open-| withdrawn. - ed, " etc. “fle ' vanish-{As soon as identified. Why only cd," cte. | conjecturnl. 32/¢Did not/No wonder! No mew experi- our henrts| ence to those accustomed to burn,"etc.| commune with God through Tlis Word. + LESSONS. 1. When Christ's Disciples lovingly commune together on the subject of His person and work, He will be in their midst. Christ appearcd wiito these Disciples when they were basy—walkinz. f they had_been scolding, joking, or talking litics, would He have appcared unto them® 5. It s quite as_easy to find Jesns, as one’s per- sonal Savior. in Prophecy as in History,—in the 01d Testament as the New Testament. 5. Jesus_doubtless preached Ilis wonderful ex- pository discourse to the two journeying Disciples from ench texts as: Gen. iil,"13; xxif, 183 xxvi, xlix, 10; Num. xxi, ent. xviii, 1 vi, 10 and 22; exxxif, 113 Is. vii, 1- xl, 10and 113 1, 6; li; Jer. xxiil, 53 and 15; Ezek, x3xiv, ¥3; xxxvl, Nie. vii, 205 Mal, i1, 15 iv, 2, etc. G. Jesus always moes with those who go His wl{. 7. Many a poor soul- is o blind 2s to be unable to sce Jesus in modern times. The trinl and crocifixion of Jesus wasa very notable event at Jerusalem. - 9, Dissimulation may be innocently practiced. 4 10. Faith it is impossible to sustain sgainat evi- ence. 5 HEE . : 11 Men do not like to refer to a blasted hope. 12. The sublime assumption of Jesus in passing from an inquirer to become at once a teacner. _13. The caso with which a Master can command obedience and acqulesence. 13. The wonderful power possessed by those who are mighty in the Scriptures. 15. The one idea of the Old Testament is Christ crucified. 16. These two Disciples really conceded His mighty personal superionity. 17, Instinctively they placed Him at the head of the table. Tae place of honor. 18. Goa's bounty should never be used without formal thanks.- 19. The Son of God baving ascended, the Holy Ghoxt will now show ns Jesus in **Moses and the Prg(?hzéu." 20. Every honest heart will glow when the Word of God Is being expounded. THE WRITINGS OF LUKE. THEIR ANTIQUITY—A REPLY TO SAMUEL IVES CURTISS, IR To the Editor of The Trizune. . Cricago, Dee. 12.—Samuel Ives Curtiss, Jr., writes an article, and- promises to. write more, in reply to the article of W. on-the writings of Luke. The first essay of Mr. Curtiss is unon the antiquity of Luke’s writings. Before entering upon his theme he charges W. with some mistakes and inaccuracies of statement calculated to shake confidence in the conclusions. 1. That W. scemed unaware that many critics -now hold that Marlk’s Gospel was original, and that Matthew’s was derived from it. ‘That Thiersch and some others so maintain, W.isaware, But the weight of authority is the other way, and the argument almost conclusive. Everything in Mark's Gospel, except three or four passagres (Mark, L., 23; vili., 22; xiL., 41, and perhaps one or two more) is to be found in Mat- thew, while a2 large part of Mattbew is not in Mark, including the whole account of the genealogy, birth, and childhood of ‘Jesus. The testimony of the second cerntury, though there s but little of it, points aleo.In the same direc- tion. 2. Mr. Curtiss thinks W. “ unfortunate * in mentioniog Ignatius, Barnabas, Hermas, and Clement as writers of the first century, and thinks three of them, nay, the fourth also, must be stricken out. If that be <o, is not the misfortunc on lhe other side, since there will im{t. then be a single witness of the first century eft! Prof. Stone, in his “History of the Bible,” claims 100 witnesses for the New Testament books, and locates mide of them in the first century. It requires but a slight examination to find that three of these—Paplas, Celsus, and Basilides—must be eliminated, as belonging to the second century, while two of the athers— Josephus and Apollonius—say nothing of the New Testament books; leaving but the four mentioncd. And now comes Mr. Curtiss, who, pursuing the process of climination still more unmercifully, eliminates the other four, leaving absolutely not s single witness in the first century. Mr. Curtiss, writing from a Protestaut stand- point, is disposed to cousider Clement's First Epistle to the Corinthians the only one of the writings ascribed to lim which is geouine. But W. Is not willing to ignore the opinion of the whole Catholic world, who look 'upon most, if not all, of the other Clementine writings as of equal validity. They belleve them to have been written also-by Clenient, the companton of Paul, and not. by any, pseudo-Clement of the second century. Iguatius suffered martyrdomat Rome early in the second century. It is noi koown when he wrote, but it could not have been far from the year 100. W. placed him in the firsy century. As to Hermas, Y. was not aware that there is a disposition among_Biblical eritics, founded principally upon _the Muratorian Fragment, to aitribute The Pastor”” or ‘“3hepherd” to a Hermas of the second century, but they are obliged to admit thatin the first ages of the Church ft was not_only considered the genuine work of Hermas, of the time of Paul, but that it was used in the Church by the early Christians more generally - than any other works; and W. does not _admit the right of modern divines to reject o book bearlng such credentials. The editors of - the Ante-Nicene Christian Li- brary, in the introduction to the * Pastor” of Hermmas, say that it was * one of the most popu- 1ar books, if not the most popular book, in the Christian Church during the second. third, and fourth centuries.” Again: ““In early times two (!Y‘lnions prevailed in regard to the authorship.”” The most widely-spread was that the ** Pastor™ of Herias was the production of the fHermas mentioned in the epistle to the Romans. After referring to Origen, Eusebius, and Jerome, they continued: * The early writers are of the opini- jon that it was really inspired.” [renmus quotes it_as Scripture; Clemens Alexandrinus speaks of it ns making its statements divinely; and _Osirzen, though a few of his expressions are re- garded by gome as implving donvt, unquestion- ably gives it as his opinion that it is ** divinely inspired.” Eusebius tells us that it was read publicly in the cll)\ml:nes. Tfflullk:n d[csi;:n‘alcs it gs apocryphal, the ounly writer of autiquity who lslo;r).sc.?-Anle-;\"iaM Christian Library, Vol. 1, p. 19. Barnabas was the fourth writer mentioned. Of his writings, we have but one epistle. It bas been the uuh?ect of much controversy. Bat Barnabas, as well as Hermas, is supported by the Fathers. ty: “The ancient writers who refer to this epis- tle nnanimously attnbute it to Barnabas the Levite, of Cyprus, who theld such an honorable place in the infant Church. Clement of Alex- andria does o aain and agaia (Strom., i., 0; ii., 7; etc). Origen describes it as a Catholic epistie (Cont. Cels., i.. 63), and secms to think it among the sacred Seriptures(Comm. in Rom., i., 24). Other statements bave been gquoted from the Fathers toshow that they held this to be an authentic production of the Apostolic Barnabas; and certainly po other name Is even hinted at n Christian nnmlultr as that of the writer.”*—Ante-Nic. Ch. Lib.. Vol. 1, Apostolic Futhers, p. 9. - Another evidence that the writings ot Barna- bas and Hermas were considered genuine and of Seriptural anthority, is to be found in the fact, that when, in 1849, Dr. “Tischendordl discover- ed at the Convent of- St. Catharine, on Mount Sinai, the Sinaitic Code, which is considerea the oldest manuseript copy of the New Testament extant, in the same bundle or package contain- ing the manuseripts so highly prized were the Epistlc of Barnabas, and portiousof the Shep- herd of Hermes. . Having disposed of the *errors” and **inac- curacies ’ discovered by Mr. Curtiss in the ar- ticle of W., let us now examinc the evidence adducea by him as to the antiquity of the writ- ings of Luke. "The first witness is Papias, who is quoted as explainiog in what marper_Matthew and Mark prepared their Gospels. Here we mizht ask, What has this to do with Luke, whose Gospel is undec discussion? But waiving that objec- tion, the testimony is not to be too explicitly relied upon for any purpose, Mr. Curtiss is, of course, aware that the writings of Papias have not come down to us, Whatever he may Liave said concerning the Gospels is lost or de- stroyed, together with nearly all the writings of tbe second and thirg centary upon the same subject. Nearly everything which was written, especially concerning the Gospels, previous to the Council of Nice, has been lost or destroyed, and in place of it we have prescrved a few frag- ments, mostly at second hand. Among the Jat- ter is what Papias is said to haye said concern- jug the composition of Matthew and Mark. But this comes to us through Eusebius, whe was a member of the Council of Nice, who was 2 zealous churchman, who assisted to form the canon of the New Testament, and who was in- terested in having it received and establisbed. The testimony of Euscbius is received with distrust, even by evangelical critics. He has beca convicted of a forgery on Josephus, com- mitted for the purpose of making Josephus’ account of the death of Herod correspond with the account given in the New Testament. and is charged with other similar acts. We know that his quotations from other writers are not always exact. How, then, can we rely uoon his guota- tions from Papias? But this alleged testimony of Pagpias, if ever so reliable, is based only upon what he hieard said by others. The next witness is Justin Martyr. It 1s not pretended that Justin,-though he wrote in the middle of the second century, made any men- tion of Luke, or either of the other Gospels. ‘Two or three passages parallel with Luke are rélied upon. But Mr. Curtiss himsclf bas shown us that such evidence {s deceptive and unreliable. *How fdle it is,” be says, *‘to argue the question of the age of ihe "Gospels from a comparison of passages appears from the fact that evangelical erities do not claim the priority of the Gospels because many passages in the Apostolic Fathers resemble those in the Gospels. Since the Apostolic Fathers are often inexact in ‘their quotations trom the Old Testament, and since they lived in such proximity to persons who had been act- ors in the New Testameat history, we cannot be sure, when we find coincidences in thought and expression with the cvangelists, whether they are quotinz from them or merely from-substan- tially the same Gospel proclaimed by the preach- ers of that period.” And vet this kind of ‘evi- dence, thus-frankly admitted to be inadequate and unsatisfactory, is all that we havein the first century, with bus little of any other kind in the second. It s not until the latter part of the second centurg that we have sny very defi- pite allusions to the Gospel historians, Ircnzus being the first writer who alludes to them by npame. Accordingly we find all the evangelical critics settling down upon the conclusion that the four Gospels were received as authority to- ‘We quote from the same author- ward the close of the second centurs. Aund, be- cause tha: was =o, they conclude that therefore they were written in the first, by the persons whose names they bear, nlthough the foreery of Writings, and the attributinz of them to the Wrong authors, was so common in that age, especially among the eccleslastical writers, as to be almost the rale instead of the exception. The vmission of Justin Martyr, Mr. Curtiss’ second witness, to refer directly to cither of the Gospel bistorians s the more remarkable be- cause his writiogs are full of the sayinas of Christ; and as suthority for what Christ had said, why would he not_as well refer to Mat- thew, Mark, Luke, and John as to refer to other authors in reference o other matters? 11is works are replete with references to other writers, many of them of the most definite char- acter. For instance, he says: ‘*‘Listen to tne words expressly employed by Moses.” *These words are In the book which bear the title of Dxodus.” “Listen. therefore, to the following from the buok of Joshus,” cte. In his First Apology, he refers, not oniy toDavid and Moses, but to the prophets Zevhaniah, Micah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, aud Zechariab. Also to Plato, whom he quotes in the Timaeus, to Heraclitus and Musonius, and to Xenoplion, and refers by name to Marcion, thouzh not to' his Gospel. i In his dialogue with Trrpho be cites again the Timacus of Plato, also refers expressly to Jere- miah, Hosea, Moses, Ezekiel, Amos, David, Malachi, Zechariah, Exodus, and Joshua, and makes a larze number of quotations from Tsaiab, making refercace to the prophet by name in almost every instance. Though Justin quotes many sayingsof Christ which are found in four Gospels, or in some of them, yet the same sayings were, many of them, in the “Apocryphal Gospels. He quotes, also, sayings of Christ not in either of the four Gos- pels. For instance, he says: * Wherefore our ord Jesus Christ said: * In whatsvever things I shall take you, in these I shall judse you.'" Did'ogue wth Tryphs, ch. 47, wihich Grabius thinks was taken 1rom_the Guspel uaccording to tne Heorews. This Gospel, thouzh now von- sidered apoeryohal, was ood scripture in those days, and Is supposed to have been the original of Matthew’s. Again, he speaks of a fire which was kindled in Jordan when Clrist was baptized (Dial. with , ch. 85). which is supposed to have been taken from the Ebionite-Gospel. These are but samoles. The quotations of the suyings of Christ not stricily corresponding with either of the four Giospels are numernus. ‘The probability, therefore, - is that * the Gos- pel 7 ulluded to by Justin, called by him in other places “ the Memoirs of the Apostles,” and once ““the Gospels,” was a collection ot manuscripts embodving ‘the sayings and doinzs of Christ und the Aposties, containiog muchnoc in our New Testameiit, and vonstituting. the eroundwork. from which the four Gospels were afterward written and compiled, except, per- haps, Matthew’s, which may have been then in existence in the Aremaie, aod alterward tratls- lated into Greek. ¥ It Is more than probable that the Gospel at- tributed to Luke was written or compiled after the time of Justin Martvr. In that case, the statement in the second cbapter of Luke, that Joseph went up from Galilce to Bethlchem, with_Mary, to be taxed, ziving that as the time when Jesus was born, Cyrenius teing then Gov- ernor of Syria, was probably taken from Justin. Justin’s account {s in thesc woris: “ On the occusion of the first census, which was taken in Judea under Cyrenius, bie (Joseph) went up from Nazarcth, where he lived, to Bethlehem, to which he belonged, to be en- rolled; for his family was of the tribe of Judah, which then inhabited that region.” (Dial. with Try., ch. 78.) . Now, Justin was a loose and caretess writer, easily led into crror; hence nis writings are fail of mistakes of fact, 05 well as of iniercnce. Not ouly dues lie often misquote passazes from the O}d Testament. but he quotes from Zeph- aniah language used by Zecbariah (1st Apology, Chup. 35): puts into the mouth ot Jeremiah the langnaze of Danfel (ibid, Chap. 51}; and wives [saiah credit tor the sayings of Jereminh (ib., Chap. 53). Heis equally unfortunate in his historical narrations. Ile gives Moses io- stead of Menes the eredit of first persuading the people to use written laws (Hortatory Ad- dressto the Greeks, Chap. Y); speaks of the Psalms of David as having been “uttered 1.500 years before Christ " (Ist Apol., Chap. £2); and tells of Moses ‘-tending the flocks of his maternal uncle in the land of Arabia,” aud of Christ apoearing to him at that time under the apoearance of fire from a bush (lst Apol, Chap. 62). It is not strange that such a writer sheuld get off the track 23 to the time when Christ was borp, and it is quite probable that he was the one who first made the mistake in supposivg that it ccenrred when Cgrenius was Governor of Ssria; and that the writer of the sccond chapter of Luke’s Gospel follow- ed in his tootsteps. Luke’s (iospel ‘was addressed to Theopbilus, who was prob- ably the same Thesphiltus who was Bishop of Antfoch in the year A. D. 163. Thosc-who con- | tend that Luke’s Gospel was written in the firse century bave been entirely at a loss as 1o whom it was addressed. But if we assume that it was written scon after the time of Justiu, who was martyred abont the year 163, then this poiut will be clearedup. Luke says that “many others* haa written Gospels belore him—Luke, i, 1. This Theophilus, Bishop of Antiocn, is said by Jerome to have ‘written Commentaries onthe Gospels, urranged in the form of a har- mony; but this, together with everything else of the kind written in the sccond century, has sther writnzs of but work, disappeared, though some Theophilus are preserved. If we had ti we would have more light on the subject. Justin Martyr is not the only oneof the Fathers of the second century who says nothing of the Gospei historians. But we cannot g0 into this, however temoting the field, but must confine ourselvesto the points made and authori- ties adduced by Mr. Curtiss. “Fhe next witness fs the Muratorian Fragment, n which Luke is spoken of as the third evangel- ist, and some mention is made of the Gospel of Joan, “I'his fragment was_discoverced by Mauratori, the Italian scholar, about a hundred and fifty years ago. Its authorship is not known, but it is supposed to have been written by Caius in the latter part of the second century. Thisis relied upon as one of tne strongzest cvidences in favor of the antiquity of the four Gosocls. But is not ‘that a weak case which relies principally upon a fraxment o lately discov- cred, and the authorship of which is unknown? Even the time when it is written is uncertaio. 1t is put down in the Jatter part of the second century, because it speaks of the Pastor as hav- ine been written * very recently, in our times, in the City of Rome.”” by Hermas, *while lis brother Bishop, Pius,sat in the chair in the Church of Rome.” ~ v This having been accepted as true, Hermas, contrary to the almost unanimous ovinion of the Fathers, is transferred from the companion of Paul in tne first century. to the brother of Pius in the second. But how do we knoyw this istrue? Supposeit was wrilten by sowne one vho wished to discredit the Shepnerd - of Her- mas, and to_undermine its" authenticity? As anthority it is entirely unrelinble. And il not sufficicnt to discredit Hermas, of courseit would not be sufficient to establish the four Gospels. But even admitting the authority of the Muratorian Fragment, it would - amount_to no more than this. That abont the year A. D. 175, the nuthor of this frazment found in existence Luke’s Gospe!, and supposed it to be written by Luke, the physician. % Mr. Curtiss quotes Dr. Tischendorfl as saying that the Gospels were known and recounized in all the churches in the Inst decade of the second century. But how this shows that they were ‘written 2t any time before 130, it is not casy to see. . E Tt is stated that “Meyer, in accord with Irenwe- us, and on internal gronnds, says that it (Luke) cannot have been written later than 78-80.” But as to internal evidence, if weaccept the theory of Schleiermacher, which he supports with great ability, that Luke’s Gospel is a mere collection or compilation of manuscripts, then we may concede that some of the manuscripts bear internal evidence of havinz been written at the time mentioned. But that will not affect the_question asto when the compilation was made. " Keim, of the rationalistic school, is cited, who puts down Luke at not later than 100. But we are not called upon to accept tbe conclu- sions of any critic of any school. We are now examining the original evidence, and can judze for curselves. [f we are to be satisfied with authority, why investizate at all? Other Ger- man critics arrive at far different conclusions. ‘The additional reference to Dr. Tischendorfl needs but little attention. Irenweus is spoken of as having said what Polyearp had reoorted that, he had heard from John, and that it * agrecd with the Seriptures.” OF course this is altogeth- er too indefinite to require further notice. The -**other testimonies” spokcn of will be examined when they are adduced. The con- clusion {8 that Mr. Curtiss has produced no evi- dence to show that the Gospel of Luke was written before the middle of the sccond cen- tary. W. THE D---L. A DISCUSSION BY CLEVELAND METHODISTS. ‘Svectal Correspondence. of The Tribune. CLEVELASD, U., Dec. 10.—Yesterday the As- sociation of Mcthodist Ministers in this city held an important discussion, which was not finished, and which has accordingly been postponed for one week. I say this is important, becanse £ shows the progress of religions thought in the denomination better thao almost anything else that has occurred here ina long time, and is something that could not bave hapoened a halt century ago under any drcumstances. ‘The dis- cussion was on the subject of the Devil, and bad been postponed from time to time for a number of weeks. It evinced o decided determination 0 come to some united conclusion upon the subject and c it once for all. The discus- sion among Gther Evangelical denominations razed nbout a year ago, and has been dropped, though probably mot fully settlea. But the Methodist ministers, usually consersative in such matters, have been pondering the subject: carcfully in their minds alt this while, unul it must now be carnestly decided. 1t was intended that no reporters should be present, for it was desired that the matter might, be more freely discussed than would ad- mit of publication; ‘bur when one meek-lookiog newspaper man was finally discovered in the room they decided to permit him to stay through the first morniog’s discussion. ‘The ministers all united in the opinion that there was a Devil. They thoaght it wonld be dropping 1ar too much of the old and cherished notions to believe that there was no su D, The Rev. Dr. Youmans, a leading minister, greatly regretted the flippancy with which the subject has been handled of late. He said that every time anything about the Devil was men- tioned of late people smiled, and it scemed to be taken for eranted tbat the ministers were to make it a joke. He thought the matter de- served earnest consideration, and would like to narrow the discussion simply to the question of the Devil’s personality,—~whetber he1s an indi- vidual or a spirit. He leaned to the:opinion that the Devil is 2 being like the angels, and be- lieved that he has wisdom superior to every other heing except God. The Rev. Mr. House thought there was far too much ignorance on the sabject, both among ministers and congregations. e thouzht the Deril a finite being, with great intellizence and cunnivg, He thought the Devil could not by auy menns be omnipresent; that while he was operating in Chicago he could not be fu Cleve- land. He has many servants in the world work- ingwell and faithfully. The evidences of his presence are ipoumerable. He never tempts us; we are tempted by ourselves. The Rev. Mr. Disney was confident that the Devil is a personal _being,—if not, God 18 not u person, for the Bible teaches one as much as thu other. Ye took direct issue with the thought that we are tempted hy oursclves, for Christ 1d 0o evil in His heart, and yet was tempted y the Devil ou the monut. * “The Kev. Dr. Mills and the Rev. H. Neff were of about the same opinfon as the precedin speaker, but the matter;was not fully settled in their minds. . Suades of Whitefield, Lorenzo Dovw, and Billy Brawn, the trio of characteristic Methoaist re- vivalists of a past geccration! * The wouder i3 that this subject should for a moment in such an association come into doubt and discussion. ‘The Rev. Billy " Brown, coucerning wrom I had occasion to'write something some months since for the readers of Tug TRIBUNE,—that pioneer of Methodism in Obto,—would no more doubt the existence of a personal, rloven- . hoofea, two-horned, fork-proneced Devil shat thie people of Ohio doubt the cxistence of Jack O'Connor or * your uncie, Dick Bishop, the Governor.” Tt'was @ favorite dodge of tho Reverend “ Billy,” in his log-cabin revivals, ‘when his audienie was being worked up o the proper point To resoond to the pleato come for- wand to the * mourning bench,” to relate some of his personal encounters with the Evil One in some pecatiar earthly form. I remember to have heerd those wwho Kuew kim tetl of u eer- tain fnstance just oreceding his conversion which will illustrate the point in haund. Ar. Brown wonld relate it something as follows: . Thave great sympatby. my brefhren, ali, with these poor stnners, ah. for I've bia through tne mill, ab, myself, ah. They ate contestin’ with the devil, ah. and may God give em grace tv conqu ah. 'When I wue & ecekin’ the. Savior I used to =0 t into the woods, ab, (o prar. ab, and for a long e, ah, L was aware, ah, that miy prasers were not heard, ab, and 1 thought, ab, that the devil, ah. was a'workin' cgainst me, ab, aud xo one day t 1 £cemed to be specially gifted, ok, 1 prayer, “S: and after vrrestling with God, ah, like Jaowb of ol ah, for ajong time, ah, I finally called vt ah, at topof my voice. ah, ‘*Get behind me, ah, Satan, ah!” I had not, ali, 2ot off from niy Knees, ah. when the old fellow came rushing past me, sh, through’ the underbrash, up, aad broke into 1he woods and disappeared. uh. Ie was inthe form of a yearling heifer, ab, that tiume, an. aud us 600T 03 he was gone, ah, L felt a great load, ah, oF my eoul, ab, and knew, ah, God would listen and oless e, ah, 2nd He did. ah, and I was converted, ah, and saved, ab, and rose from my tneed, ah, to sing praises, ah. 3 Mr. Brown had many other encounters with his personal majesty, none of them very closely coniested, which Le depizted in a most graphie way. His favorite method of cscaping tempta- tion was to start on a swift race alenga deer- path in the woods, shouting at the top of his voice. Sometimes on these occasions he would i have personal cneounters with the Evil One,but, upon the guotation of sowme apt Scripture pass- aze, or the utterance of z short, carnest prayer, the Evil One depurted in discomfiture. * Buu then the Rev. Bitly bad a good many old- fashioned notions. whick having departed from g ception of the Devil should also be doubted. o thought that the greatest plainness, both jn dgess of ehurch-members 2od in. chureh-stract ures. was an absolute requsite to the successful thwartiog of the Devil, und when these wers 1ot complied with he was exceedivzly unbappy. e was, upon one oceasion, called apon to huld a revival-mecting in a certein city courch. e arrived rather late in the afternoon and repair- ed immed:ately to the church. He gave out his hymn, and the organ, assisted by a bass viol, beran to play the prelude to s familiar tune. He was horrified, but got tniourh with his ser- ruon as well as possible, znd then depasted post haste for more congenial climes, sayinz that no revival could ever come with_such instruments of the Devil in the churen. In referring to the matterata cubsequent time he faid: “ After reading my hymn, the orzan bezan to blow, the monkey began to cance, znd a heel fired srent feebie, ab, bezan to be squawked. It re- minded me of the discords of the damned.” It is to be hoped that the ministers may con- sider the subject with all candor xad arrive at the proper conclusion, but they should not fail to have in mind the traditions -of the fathers ‘upon the subject. Ganr. THE PRAYER GAUGE. TESTED BY THE EDITOR OF THE ‘“‘CHURCH ; TNION." i " New York Correspondence Indianapoliz & »-nal. Tyadull’s test, which was thought bfasphem- ous when proposed in ket terms by vae great heresiarch, is being silently applied in all parts of the world by those who, believe in the opera- tion of a special Providence. Mauller’s great hos- pital, alicized to be supported in Enclund by the simple effect of earnest prayer to God, lindsa counterpart in this city in the Church Union, a religious newspaper, whose owner declares it has been supnorted for years by the direct agency of prayer. ‘This paper is the orzan of mo sect, but is published for the sole object of inducing a union of all denominations in Christian broth- erhood. It hasa “cause,”and is enlisted ina < ¢rasade,”—a rather hopeless crusade, it would scem. At its head is the name “E. B. Grannis editor and proprietor.”” E. B. Girannis is 3 wom- an,—a little, bright embadiment of nerves and enterprise,with a motive power equal to the Cor- liss enzine. Every day shereceives a peck of let- tersaddressed to tae ** Rev. E. B.Graunis.” “Rev. Dr.Grannis,” snd *FEider E. B. Grannis,” and she langhingly showed me one from aclerzyman vesterday, in which she was addressed as - Very Dear Brother,” and the writer acknowledzed his great indebtedness to her ministra- tions, and besought advice as to whether he s Chareh, itisnot curious that. nis crude con- _ had better marry an elderly maiden whom he - deseribed. i When I protested that she took an unfair ad- vantage of her readers, she rephied: *1do not wish to masquerade; L do not care to disguise my sex; hut I fear that sowe of the thousands who are on my subscription-list would drop oft if they knew I was *only 2 woman.’ S0 you think prayer keeps your paper glive,” I said, for I had heard of “her devout fancy. = Think! " she exclaimed, ** I know it! This paper would bave died 2 hundred times if it had not been for dircct answers to prayer.’” “Don't vou think it was your own exer- » I asked iocredulously. No!”* she replied earnestly; “ 1 am weak, and doubtful, and 1gnoraot; what could 1 do to sunport this great paper without the help that cometh from above! [ couldn’t run tais paper one monukif I was alone. ) Do you use any form of prayer?” T asked. She answered, hesitatingly, 1 don't like to talk about this much, especially to you skentical newspeper men. It i3 amatter very near and dear to me._ I do not use asy form of prayer. . 1 7o to the Fulton street prayer-meeting in'the ‘afternoon and pray for the cause Iam trying to prowote. L pray at home, at the ofiice, on the strect.”” “And T hear that you own the paper and edit it: that you manage the business, canvass for advertising, and collect Four own bills.”? - +Well, I work hard alf the time from morning 1ill night. but 1 could mever get along werc it not for divine assistance. Sometimes 1 gct ina close corner. and don’t see where the other hun- dred dollars is coming from to et throuzh the week with, and'] kneel right down and pray for it, and it comes.” *t Are you not afraid this aid will fail you some Saturdey night?” i “ God bns never forsaken me yet. Inever doubt Him.” . * But suppose your orayers should’nt be an- swered some week?” 1 asked. : # Yell," she answered, triumphantly, it the sky should fall we might be smnmere&, but the. sk doesn’t fall.” Y * Have youhad p77 special auswersto prayeri’