ABSTRACT
The Bible seems to be the only literary structure the world has yet produced after the plan of the Cathedral at Milan, requiring generations of workers and many centuries in laying its foundations, perfecting its walls and completing its cupolas. Men have long been surprised that the name of the original architect of Milan’s Cathedral should have been lost, but have not disputed that Amadeo was the author of many of its most beautiful designs, nor yet that Tibaldi conceived the ornamentation of doors and windows, while Napoleon saw to its finishing touches. Two men, each of whom proudly assumes the title “Higher Critic,” have combined their pens in putting forth a booklet entitled “The Higher Criticism,” in which they assume to instruct the public regarding their science, and to show its right to universal consideration, and the comparative certainty of its eventual adoption.
