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The LIRE AND LIGHT or MEN. An Essay Nv
John Young, LII. ID. (Edin.) Alexander Stra-
han: London and New York.


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The Lire AND LIGHT or MEN. An Essay. Nv
John Young, LII. ID. (Edin.) Alexander Stra-
han: London and New York.
This remarkable contribution 10 modern theological
literature Il full or reverent spirit well and
forcble arguments and wealth OF illustrations. Ths
author makes searching examination or the single
to which theologlans Of the socaled evangelical school
have brought the creed This test is the expation OF
human SIN by Chnst's death He thinks that those
theologans erred who have narrowed the gospel TO
this doctrine Of sacrcethe sacrifice Of Christ tho
cross the aionement made To God for human sin, the
satisfaction rendered Divine justice BY the shedding
Of Chrsts blood He seeks 70 the term sscr-
nee what he deems 70 be Its true meaning aud purpose
He would dives II OF the confused Irrelevant associa
ons which ngurative language and scholastic subtless
have accumulated around IT, In candor II be al
mtted that Dr. Young does not exaggerate the almost
insupersble diniculty Of overcoming the effect Of
systematic, scientific theological training. Az he
says, certain dogmas from the nrst fixed In
the mind OF the student Of Divine authority.
and hardly any amount Of evidence 10 able Afterwards 70
persuade HIM that instead Of sacred truths these
only human, and wise and not just modes Of inter
preting truth II 10 interesting to read, in connection
with Dr. young's remarks the subject tho fifth lee
ture entitled Sacrifices" In DR.. Gegcrs JUDAISM and
It's History" recently noticed In these columns Dr.
Young dwels at length upon the sacrcial tsrns and
illusions In the Epistle to the Hebrcwa That spsste
Is specially and significantly addressed TO Hebrews IL
Ii intensely Jewish. II Ia Jew specially and formally
addressing Jews in language and through associations
and experiences which 70 both most endesred and
sacred II is jew seeking 70 introduce Christian truth
into Jewish minds, through Jewish channels, and in
many forms Chrss death Is brought relation with
ancient sacrinces Yet In this episte Intensely
hebrew IT, Dr. Young discovers the worry distncscst
and emphatic declarations Of the purely ceremonial
character Of the ancient rites and Of the UNNECESSARILY
higher and wholly spiritual nature Of the Sacrifices of
Christ DR.. Geigcr shows that although tho laws
corning sacrifices occupy such an extended part Of
the Jewish CODE nevertheless their tenor expresses
something only tolerated. According 70 his view
sacrifice like the priesthood was only a to'e
rated institution in Judaism. He alludes 10
the different names OF God employed in HOY
Writ and TO the ingenious Interpretation OF them
by ancient teachers. It "Elohim" that tempted
Abraba am 'OTer thine only SON whom thou Iovest"--
but messenger Of the God HE Isl that called
from hcaven:-.sIay not thy hand upon the Iadr'
Ths Unspeakab,e One, the Eternal Existence, under
lying earthly spiritual existence the God 81 the
Spirits for all flesh s the God Of mercy Of beuevoence
Of ardent love and goodness towards man. DIR Young
says"An Israeliie long ago struggling after God, OF
pressed with the consciousness Of inward ev and long
ing to throw on the burden and return 10 the Father
against whom he had sinned was in nothing essentially
different from penrens at this and had refuge
but the old the primitive the universal revelation given
TO the whole world common-the forgving mercy OF
the living God" Repent is another important word 10
which Dr. Young restores It's meaning, III under
stood by Engsh readers Of tho New Testament IA
does not mean be sorry for SIN; doos not mean this nj
all though for sin Ia Of tho effects included
in the comprehensive idea which the word eS
presses Repent Ia simply change your mind Tie
learned Doctor does not believe that the God Of the
| Bible was Gin any sense the God Of the Jews
only the God Of the Gentles also He rs the
Father Of all souls and He oveth the souls He hath
made, Judea for ih,ftseu hundred ysas, had rs own
special and sacred ONCE to funl but not less really.
though in far other modes Phnnicans Assyvians Baby
lonians Egyptians Persians Greeks and Romans wsre
/ workers for God in the evolutions OF His mighty
spiritual providence All these preparatory 10 the
final manifestation Of Himself In Jesus Christ Lord.
Yet mot Bethlehem Calvary for the first time
did hope and salvation dawn on our world The eternal
ogos the light that lehteth every man, Vas evs'
IN the world from the beginning, sole medium between
God and mon, and kindled many precious ray. and W
up many helpful glterine star" The conclusion I"
Dr. Young that The distinctive revelation Of the New
Testament the chosen and special teaching Of the Master
Himself the Faihsrhood Of God and the chIldsbp Of
object In the universe the symbol Of INFINITE
| mercy 10 dark cross. The trusst source OF Gfs he
cause.-the diviDcst utfcrancs OF love, . cruel death
The living Jesus the dying Jesus. IL the Rsde~mer Of
the world God ncarnas, God in Christ Ho Is nr NE
and light Of men,"
GALLus; OR, RonAN SCENES or TIM TIxEs or
AUGUSTUS. With Notes and Excursuses. illus
trafive Of the Manners and Customs OF the
Romans. By Professor w. A. Becker. TraBs-
lated by the Rev. Frederick Mctcalfe, A. NJ,
Fellow Of Lincoln College, Oxford, and Head
Master Of Brighton College. D. Appleton =
the third edition this standard work requires for
Their notice than that enriched BY many the authors
poshumous notes and that II preserves the plan OF the
English editor who threw together the excursoses zt
che end interfere with the ~ the
narrative and removed the wood 20 their proper
place In the body Of the text Much matter has sso
been extracted from the and embodied 10 the ap
pendx. The narrative ITSELF dsentsnglsd from tho MAJ
ofssming which originally imbsdded distinctly
presents the English translator rsmarks flesh ssd
blood picture q the Rsman, no lived and moved,
thought and acted, with more, thousand times than
the di.jsso mem,c the dry skeleton 10 b found in
such books as Adams "Ronas Antiquities" and ohs0
Of the same nature which, however erudte,
vising.
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