The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-03-04
ELOQUENT Defence of Christ.

the Doctor gave the following eloquent rejon.
der to the charge Of Barker that the Savior
was not what he pretended to be. lie said:
"Whcn said Eli durc asin,fDa, / did not
mean to say that my opponent was an ass, but
that his arguments were foolish; so that his
eloquent denunciation of personal attacks does
not apply. would advise him, however, when
next he has occasion to use the latin language
to better understand it's drift. Ny time was
up just as introduced Paine rs witness to the
high moral character of Christ. But my OPP
poncnt denies Paine. ! took II for granted
that they stood in the same catalogue, but II
seems not. Ny opponent stands alone. He
is the only one among infidels have over
heard Of, who has no word Of commentator
for the character Of Christ; who thinks that
character worthy Of no love or vencraation.-
He overtops them all, and in that bad emf.
ncncc leave him.
AFR. Barker. did not say that the charac-
believe II was. QIisses.)
DR.. Berg. Did nc not attempt to impair the
hold which that character has upon every
Christiant (Applause.) Ali other infidcls
concedc that he was good man. VIII good
man lie? No. Then Christ spoke the truth,
and when he claims to be the Son Of God to
work miracles, to save sinners, he claims no
more than what belongs to him. Who will
call him good, II, under tho guise Of seeming
virtue, he was all his life cndcavoring to cs-
tablish fables Would not this have been
hypocrisy But by the concessions Of my
opponents predecessor In the warfare against
Christ, II is admitted that hc was entitled to
the reverence of mankind They admit his
truth, his goodness; they admit his claims, and
thus they are pinned to the wall by the point
of their own sword. What has Christ claimcdy
/. Ho claimed to be perfect teacher.
g Hc claimed to set perfect example; to
be the modle man of tho race.
3. He claimed to be perfectly snlcss be-
ing.
4. He claimed that all men should love and
obey him.
5. He claimed to work miracles such as no
other man ever did.
O. Ho claimed that in him all the prophe-
cics of the Old Testament, respecting the Mes
sish, were fulfilled.
Z. He claimed that he would himself rise
from tho dead.
g. lie claimed that he would ascend to the
right hand of God.
He claimed that, as the Lord of Heaven and
earth, he would administer the government Of
the world,
TO- He claimed that, M tho final Judge Of
the quick and dead, ho would revive this world
in power and great glory; aud mete out the
awards OF eternity to all men, and nh eternal
heaven to his friends, and al endless hell to
his foes
Let him now escape, IL possible. Iio must
either denouncc Christ as an impostor, and re-
tract the admission he has just made; or de-
nounce his own attacks upon His character as
slandera tho most base, originating with the
father of lies. (Applause.) Let him choose
which horn of this dilemma he will take. Let
my opponent answer. How could good man
devote his life to uphold moral government,
which my opponent stigmatises as unjusts---
How could a good man pretend to work mira
clcs? To be the central object and end Of all
tho prophcciesg Now this whole thing hinges
upon the single question, was Christ sincere Y
Ii lac was, and all these claims were not well
founded, then with nll reverence be 1t spoken,
he was doluded fanatic. III he was not sin.
cere, his enemies are right in calling him de-
ccivcr and impostcr. Ii he was sincere, a
wilder hallucination is uncomfortable. Think
of all these claims! Think Of Christ pro-
claiming himself as the light of the world, and
the author Of new life to his followers! -
Think Of him offering to satisfy the longings
Of tho soul after immortality, calling aloud,
eff any man thirst, let him come unto me and
drinkV" Think Of him claiming to be ono with
God and that all petitions addressed to him
by his disciples should be granted. Think OF
the predictions Of his death and resurrection !,
and then tell me il Christ was sincere, delu.
ded man, where, In all the widest yagaries Of
human insanity, can aught be found that can
furnish parallel to thcsof The very idea
that Christ intended to deceive Ia blasphcmous
but this he must assert, AZ have shown or
elsc abandon his position. IL he does assert
IL, will not every principle Of humanity rise
up against the blasphcmyS (General applauscl
Strike down the image Of Christ, and you de-
s,roy all future possibility of faith In any indi.
cation Of goodness. You may fll the sir with
hcs.ilenco -disrobe the sun of his beams--.
the calamity may be bcrnc, but, OH if you
queneh the light Of Christ's virtue, you take
from VA the llss Of lfo i,sslf'
know that nothing is too sacred for an in.
slael to asperse; know that they aro prcpsr.
cd for any atrocity, but would adnoaish my
opponent in sdvsnee 10 beware Of how ho
heaps ohlCquy apon the blessed name of our
King, Jehovah.,iesns, lest He who holds the
breath Of man in his cuntrol, should le, him
know that there is aGod in Heaven, and cause
his hlssphesaies TO ifssse an bis lips. tGcas
snplause.)
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or sin al tao~s."
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