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theism of the New Testament, it is the perfection of 

 ethics and religion. They who preach the religion 

 of humanity, morality and true socialism will find 

 it more perfectly taught in the New Testament, with 

 nobler incentives and higher inspiration and spiritu- 

 ality, than elsewhere in human history. And it ac- 

 cords more perfectly with the book of truth, written 

 in the reason and conscience of man. 



Prof. C. F. Kent of Yale, says : " There is no con- 

 flict between science and religion. The Bible does 

 not pretend to teach science, but does speak with 

 authority with regard to questions of morality and 

 religion. 



"The pathetic fact is that the fundamental 

 spiritual truths the Bible narratives seek to teach 

 are lost sight of in the contention for historical 

 accuracy, which was entirely secondary with the 

 authors. The prophets used ancient narratives, the 

 same as Jesus used parables, to illustrate spiritual 

 truths." 



Dr. Beet, of Wesleyan College, England, denies that 

 either "the endless suffering or the extinction of the 

 wicked is taught in the Scriptures," and says : 

 " Very few Wesleyans now adhere to Wesley's teach- 

 ings concerning it." 



The essential truths of the Bible are just as true 

 without miracles as with them. Christ said a 

 wicked and perverse generation seeketh a sign or 

 miracle. 



Truth is inherently true and needs no miracle to 

 confirm it. And the tendency of all ancient writers, 

 as well as those of the Bible, to exaggerate natural 

 phenomena into wonders and miracles cause many 

 to discard the great truths of revelation. I under- 



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