New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-23


and the settIg up Of the Messlahs kingdom. 10 Max
11y are not informed ofihe ward of those jews
who welcomed the ministry Il Chr, and OF the pun
hment If those jews who 70 ecied it-sspe'sly ot
the reward Of those who, during his expected bet
dissppehrance from earth shOaid honor Dls dl-e pies
even the least Of them-anf the punishment oil
those who, during thai brief period, should mcgee.
those d-ciules-esen the lesst " them TX j true
that the word Is translated nations, bat It Is also
true that "raions" l. n. among rs pr nary M an-
Igs, ara that - m1tItndes, " companies, "uioeS
are. In the light II Mat. Ix., =, no We bot see some
eyidetc tha, tribes would be proper translation,
and thai he uis men. view Tas not 70 be OF al
nations but Only Of all me JesIsh tribes
readil, admit tina. ths passage IN Mat. XIV woHh
not If ,'andin, slone easily bear this unusual inter
pretsiiop BIZ. must rot De looked at IN connection
with Mat. xvi. aui Mark TX, AMI Luke XNl &c and
interpreted IN he light OF these Scriptures A. well a. 10
the lichtcfi is language Moreover, We must re-
member both how exceedingly gurativei. the sugu 'ge
in Nat. XIV and how impossible / l. that Il u reported
with entire correctness confess that osiog 70 the
fact that simultaneous jujgmen, Of all the living AMI
ali the dead J. puzzle 70 common sense am .laoe
TO eve force 70 what bat feeble and indeed bat
See ming objections 20 the common Interpretation OF
the scene in Mat. XIV.
Bur. however this sublime scene should be inter
preted our duty ~ identify ourtelves with the cause
Of Cmis and 10 walk in his steps, remains he same.
Admit We must that every explanation OF II Is be-et
With difcnliy Nevertheless. repeat that Jesus re-
mains the same model Of moral character by which
every one i bound TO fashion his Own, aud the same
personiscson OF love AMI holmes. which every one
should aspire to become.
Far from irexpicable is i. that 80 many 81 ,ke
for the divinity and atoueueDt OF Christ anu other
metaphysical doctrines coupled with his name Wnle
few are found who intent on breathing his .p rt
and copyinc his life SecOmpla of logic suiiices Tor
the former bu, accomplish The latter there must be
the sedenyipg and cross bearing cultivation oil char
acier The bare profession OF Christ meets the whole
demand in the one case. But chGracer-even the char
scer Of Chrst-is called for every step in the other
In the light of this distinction We see nos Is tha',
while Christians are very scarce, sectarlaDs are 30
very uenty Difficult, II In follow Cnrst bu; easy
70 be swayed by party zeal for this or mat demo NJ
nation. Difficult 1t Is 20 perform duties; out easy 10
prate about doctrines. =.
| en- reminded in this connection OF the denial OF
Christian character ell who dsbeieye or doubt any
of the miracles in the history of Christ But the de-
NAL il unjust II Is common, since II turns not III
all upon and does not at ali involve, our moral charac-
ter whether we do do not give credit To MIRACLES
Men NAV be either good or bad and give such crets;
either good or bad and withhold It. scholar IN TINS
day however devont, would he very like 10 withhold
il. for aware as he il that al nations abound IN traii-
tons VI miracles, and agreeing with the Intelligent that
all others are false he quite nat orally calls III question
the truth Of the Christian miracles also. lie douD.s
even the miraculous conception OF Jesus. ror III MS
extensive reading he has found the Instances very COM
mon all along down the track of the worlds his
tory III which a supernatural origin Is ~ rlou'ed 10
It's heroes and philosophers. II would not be strange
it, remembering that Plato was believed TO be the on
.pring of god and virgin, and II, remembering, too
that il was also believed that the man who su6se-
auenly became her husband WAS told in dream by
the god not 10 marry her until her divine child was
borL-I say il would not be strange ne should sus-
meet that the account Of the origin of Jesus is but
substantial repetition of this fable about PatO. The
scholar might be all wrong IN this suspicion Never
thel,ss he would not necessarily be sinner for it.
To be frank, | suppose that all enlightened ana
broad.minded men do al least doubt the truth OF mira
cles They have lever seen any, and hence they are
slow 10 Weld to even Astounding testimony in their be-
half. Had they ever seeD 30 much "a one miracle,
l. b.. 90. al. IN afh
the same principle that having one city men can
be persuaded of the existence of others Moreover, 1t
is especslly difficult for him TO believe IN the Chris
tian miracles who reflects that Christianity has done
more than all things else to dispe belief IN miracles.
He would naturally expec. that religion of such an
effect would keep itref clear Of miracles. By the way,
this effect of Christianity is among the arguments FOR
regarding it a natural rather than supernatural
religion.
1 was speaking of Chnsts msapprehensions of the
future when was drawn off upon an Incidental sub
iect May not AID to what SAID OF these msappre-
tensions, that he became on his ascension, lmmeasur
ably more than perhaps he himself expected to BE-
He lived and died the Messiah of the jews: and not
only did he believe in common with his Disciple. that
he would return To earth but Il is somewhat probable
that ne also believed that he would return TO earth
in no wider capacity than that IN which he
left il. Inbounded and everlasting tDahks to
God, his Messiahsbip and nationality fell of at the
grave and he the Savior OF Mankind! Ills life
and death and words and spirit not the monopoly
of one nation, but the common property of all. Ihey
are not for the sayatoD and glory Of the jew only but
Of all whether Jew or Gentle who are willing to be
saved and glunied by them
II is time, however, mad returned from this long
DEPRESSION in which, while we have indicated the
Bible, have nevertheless, admitted that nature Is
the only author alive Instructor IN our study Of the
character of God. Before making this digres-ion We
had said enough To prove what III the hight OF this IN
strucor that character We saw God TO be Just and
good; and hence it is entirely plain to reason that
u.poe ana goodness the spirit of the true religion
For AZ was said in the beginning OF DISCOURSE the
true religion must be Ike the true God Another thing
less plain 70 reason L. that II the religion IN our
hearts Is the true one 1t Will be found 10 recognize aud
honor ana harmouize with the several kinds OF intel
Ggeut beings with which il has 70 do. While toward
God and men and angels provided it has to do with
angels also) il is always the spirit OF justice AMI
goodness j. nevertheless adapts set - the different
demands of the three different natures.
The Psalmst saws: "My goodness eItendeth not TO
Thee" There is IN which this il empha lcaIy
tue. Nevertheless the love, gratitude, alteration,
prayer due to God expressions of the goodness a.
well Of the justice which enter into the spirit OF the
true religion In other words there are services OF
religion which are Godward-beiDg called out by his
nature and adapted 70 II.
Excuse for making another DEPRESSION. just here
must defend prayer-the duty Of the exercise being
strongly doubted in quarters and totally de-
MED II others. II is apprehended by some, and fully
believed by others that prayer overooks and inter-
feres with the general laws VI the universe.
Men must have become persuaded Of the trnth OF
the doctrine of Divine Influence before they will be-
come men OF prayer. The influence OF a great and
good PERI aides his town, his county ami may be,
his whole State Why, then, may not God'. influence
pervade His universe. But -kepticsm know. the
means by which mans Influence j. diffisei, and not
those by which Gods j.. And shall 1t, therefore, deny
that those exist, and deny, too that the influence It.
sef exists
Tie doctrine Of Divine influence admitted, aud there
are prayer. which all viii To be reasonable such
are effect prayers for the opening Of the mind 10 that
Influence Do pray for an increase Of my physical
or spiritual health Ii pray inelligenty, Il not