The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-09-03
Correspondence of the Pacific Commercial Adversr,er.
HoYoLULU, September 1at, 1S6i

HoYOLULU, September lst, 1863.
Mr.. EDITOR viii you oblige me by finding
space in the next issue Of your newspaper for these
few remarks with relation to your harmless criticism
on my sermon in your last. First, oy way Of apollo
gy, allow me to state that / Was unable to correct
the proof sheet in consequence OF my absence from
Honolulu. Had 1 seen it, l should have rectifed
some few errors, G g. p. 4, line "A, instead of I" and
the thought read L. 10 the thought and others OF
like kind Perhaps l might have cut off the me-
from the Hebrew root . tall leaving this simple
form ). tzaI' or " tzaI'm." 1 have by me at present
readings in Hebrew from the book of Genesis by a
German Hebrnist and in a note OF the text he gives
q tzaI" rs the assiened-though unused-roor to the
word in question, meaning to cast n shade or be
shady I have only an English edition Of Gesenius'
Grammar in my library. aud that of course does not
help me in the subject of roots. l stand corrected
in the matter of b prefix with its usual pointing; but
I had really taken it for granted that it would be
understood by even the ordinary reader TO be what
il is.
1 thank you, sir, for quoting Gen. SIS Adam
bezat n SON in his own likeness. after his shade
A melancholy contrast this verse to our text, God
said, " Let Us make man in oar image lshadow1
after our likeness 80 Tine shadow or shade is now
conto ted, spoiled by original sin Secondly, ysu
object thus :. But nothing is gained in giving n
new translation of the Hebrew word unless II can be
shown that the Greek word elton has the same mean
ing in = Cor. 3:1S" Why so But had it been
necessary | could have done so. Indeed | prefer the
word eiton to any other for the Greek translation OF
the Hebrew. 1t expresses idea embodied much bet
ter than the literal Greek translation ska would
for you are no doubt aware that eikon bears the
signiGcatiOn of q piuHtOm- SeEbidRce,' "a shOde,'
and by no means conveys the same notion IS even
the other Greek word for image namely eidCioH.
The Latin image in like manner bears the sense Of
idea Thirdly. you accuse lie of materialism-
Now let us understand each other 1 mean by ma
terializing God. making the Divine essence to be
tangible and local. This is simply impossible and
therefore utterly false. But TO connect the Divine
essence with matter is not materialism. 1t is the
essential truth of the Incarnation. as the creed Of
our church asserts that God was made man 81 not by
the conversion of the Godhead into flesh. but by the
taking Of the manhood into COG" Ii Is An acces-
sion Of an inferior nature TO the superior. Lastly,
I regret that you should differ fIpm Holy Scripture
sud the mind Of the Universal Cgurch in your view
OF our Lords human nature. 'Che Bible declares
that Jesus was made of q womaS;' and that 81 mas
much as the children are parsskers of flesh and
blood, it beloved Him (Jesus) xlso 10 take part Of
She same." And the church decI res, as the article
Of my own (Englsh) church exls,Sses it, that Jesus
was e born Of the Virgin MarySf her substance"
An error, such rs yours, called II E~utychian heresy,
was condemned by the Sd Genersf Council Of the un-
divided church at Ephesus. / lope, sir, you will
reconsider this matter.
L now desire to remain
Your humble servant,
GEORGE MAsoy.