The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-10

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historic Christ. The eye of the age
is turned with intense scrutiny upon
the Nazarene. Lives of Christ by
Strauss, Renan, Lange, and others
are not books for theologians only,
brt all students of humanity. Among
publications recently issued none has
created profounder sensation than
one By. an anonymous author, whose
name is still in dispute, entitled 'Ecce
Homo. The work at the head of our
notice, also anonymous, owes its ,ex-
istence to the one just named, though
it-does not purport In any manner to
be reply to thatwork. CIT claims
to be an examination of the life and
doctrines of Jesus Christ, conducted
on. Independent grounds. The
title of each, emphasizing the last
word, is suggestive of its char
acter. One is, "Behold the
MAN" and the Other. :. Behold the
GoD," and yet both are professedly
consuuctedseut Of the ysameE prs-s 1
listing histories: both image forth
their character. from the, naked facts
in the life of Christ. With each Of
them, it is not what have other men
said, or what even does the inspired
word declare himsto be, butkwhatsdo
the facts-the manner, and works and
words of has life logically certify him
to be7 The author Of the :. Ecfe
Homo does not, it is true, deny the
essential deity of Christ, but rather
treats him as though the Divinity did
not obviously blaze forth. At the
death, it does not stand by the Cross
and say with the Centurion, = Truly
this was the Son of God The other
does. It takes all that honestly and
fairly belongs to the authentic facts in
Christ's life, and weighing them in the
balances Of impartial criticism, COM
sents to Christ's own high claim, Il
and my Fatherare one. 'rxq2ggB 4
We have only had time to glance at
this new work. With its predecessor
it is book Of marked originality and
exceedingly readable. and every one
who has perused 'Ecce Homo" ought
with earefulness to read this, its sue.
tessor. .~s7r1 =, .gl..Tse4g
We believe that in the matter Of
fair deduction, Z fidelity in quoting /
facts, and in rigid logic it is superior
to its predecessor Bat. if any one
expects to find the same startling in
terest and spell binding attraction he |
win be mistaken. But it should obe
that in going mainly over
the same ground the novelty would
be taken away; and then, every one is
aware that, where an author rides
boldly forward as an iconoclast, dash.
ing to pieces, not so much our cher
ished images as the images eofc long
veneration, on the part Of
priests and church doctors, We are
surprised and almost enchanted as if |
we-were-witnessing =feats=of- knight
errantry. The stssple-chase rider has
more of charm to the eye than the
producer tolls amid yfeldszof IA
miliar industry. q = :
We admire the H'.Ecce Homo but
we yield to the latter author the palm
for more faithful collection of facts;
indeed, more honesty in telling 8 the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but |
the truth" decidedly clearer dis
elimination of things distinct in their
nature, also less of sophistry, of which
the fermeri is glaringly full. - 81 ~
We commend "Ecce Deus to every
one who takes pleasure in the study
of human and divine nobleness., We !
are indebted to Messrs. Bowen, Stew
art & Co., indianapolis, for a copy,
and by whom our leaders can be sup
plied. IssA " y 1GEI5KEE.E
BA aeI Rev gPe oss seal
EdYard H.. Dixon.
We bavezfead severaFcitieism dff
this book, some adverse aid others
favorable. It is deserving IF both.
DR.. Dixon has achieved n4orietv
more by attacking than ( originating.
He proclaims himself an Ishmaalite
and assails what he regards as HIM /
bug in physic, society. ororeligion. It
must be confessed. however, that hi,
veal is not ALWAYS discriimiinat ting