LECTURES ON CHRISTIANITY.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 8128, 23 March 1892, Page 6

LECTURES ON CHRISTIANITY.

Last evening the" Rev. H. C M. Wafceon delivered in the Team street Hall the ascend of the aeries of-lectures on ** Christianity in Relation to Modem Thought." There waa again a large attendance, and the chair was occupied by the Very Be v. the Bean. Tfia Honour Mr Justice Benniston was to have presided, bat had not returned from the West Coast The subject of the lectare waa "The' Genuineness of the &ew Testament Wrilsaga." The lecturer pointed oat that in childhood the first philosophical ideas were gained from the stories of giants, adventures, &c, and later oa from novels. He showed the necessity for testimony in courts of law, and how important it was in view of the judgment to be pronounced. Discrimination had to be used to detect the true from the false, and he pointed out how the truth could be arrived at. Objection waa taken to the authenticity of the New Testament because the original records had perished, bat if that objection was to be accepted the classics must also be swept away, as their originals were likewise extinct. A certain amount of incredulity regarding the genuineness of the Scriptures, was due to ignorance of the fact that there was great literary activity in ancient times, though there were not the facilities for disseminating literature as in the present day. He quoted from the evidence of Ireneus and Polycarp, and gave the opinions of such experts as Kenan and Westcott. In conclusion the lecturer pointed out that the evidence showed that the New Testament were certified copies of the writings of the Apostles. The lecturer waa warmly applauded at the close. N , The lecture thia evening will be "The Resurrection of > Jesus Christ," and the chairman will-be the Rev. Dr. Elmslie.