The acceptance of Dr. Cadman’s proposition, heard with respect and applause by the New York ministers, is comparable to the adoption of a new constitution for the United States. It places the Bible on the basis of historical works on other than divine subjects; it rejects the authenticity of all parts of Holy Scripture which are repugnant to human reason. Some of the details of the Bible that these ministers find fault with are: That the earth was created in six days. That Methuselah died at the age of 969 years. That a whale swallowed Jonah, in whose belly he lay three days. That the Red Sea was divided in order to permit the passage of the children of Israel out of Egypt. That a snake tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden. That Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and that it obeyed him. The tower of Babel narrative. The turning of Lot’s wife into a pillar of salt. The story of Noah, the flood, and the ark. That God spoke to Moses out of a burning bush. That Aaron turned his rod into a serpent. That Moses tapped a rock, and that water gushed forth. That Moses drew forth his hand and that it was “leprous, white as snow.” That Elijah was translated to heaven in a chariot of fire. That Elisha threw the mantle of Elijah across the Jordan, causing it to dry up and allow him passage. That the earth opened and swallowed Achan and his companions. That Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego walked in a fiery furnace unharmed. That Daniel stayed unhurt in the lions’ den. Wm. S. Breakey, of New York, in a letter to the editor of the _Revivalist_ spoke concerning the above meeting and Methodism as follows: “I enclose a clipping from the _New York Herald_ of recent date. It needs no comment, and explains the lack of spiritual power in the M. E. church of to-day. The attitude of the listening ministers and bishop, and their approval (of a majority at least) of the sentiments expressed by the speaker and indicated by the applause shows the extent to which this so-called liberal element has permeated the M. E. church. This man is the leader of the so-called forward movement of the M. E. church in New York City, a movement consisting of short popular sermons, pleasant hours, Sunday evening concerts, lectures, united choir, and the innumerable fandangoes to entertain the people and keep the church crowded. This is the Methodism of to-day in a leading metropolis of the country. It makes my soul—and, I believe, the soul of every one jealous for the glory of God and the honor of the Holy Spirit and the eternal welfare of human souls being led into the ditch of eternal night by these blind, reason-exalting leaders—cry out, ‘How long, O Lord, how long,’ must the followers of the life of Jesus Christ endure these things and by their silence be charged (by implication) with endorsing the present condition of things and methods of church work?”