New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-21

Christianity began and hero not ends and announcer
begins pass TO Paul to find ourselves IN new TS AZ
nIoephere The actual Jesus has disappeared; the uua
there general worship OF tho man Jesus ana ana
that Paul was quite indifferent 10 what jesus siu u
ala in the body AS he ourneyed 10 Damascus thinking
of him whose memory he persecuten b,tberto
imposble belief flashed into coaesence as In beam OF
binding light and vision OF supernal glory and
the worlds Christ was bornto historical recognoh
Jesus as martyred Messiah OF the Jews az az
ready in the memory and Imagination OF Peler anu III 70
associates The Christ as imperishablo synthess OF
spiritual truth issued into history then ana there from
the body Of Christ ia spoken Of repeatedly and is in.
yaraby used to mean as inhe sr Paul again
the one universal spirit This spiritual Being Is uhlIve
IN il ali men are one man. 1t IS the sohd bullion In the
are il issued Again this spirit OF humanity, which,
being such at the same time Lord from heaven Mna
ideal" This may be shown by comparing our relations
with the ideal with those which Paul describes as existing
e heart eag OF ope race to that union with the nina OF
another IFS grand bound from the jewish Christ OF
the Flesh TO the pure Christ OF the spirit gave .g
initial only for his Christ was not God but Only tne
image" Of God Anoner century ana S and Ss
Christ which Paul had declared TO be united Win
humanity as son with body was announce as
God" In considering the oneness OF God ana humanity,
and In what form the union is accomplished ana may
exist, Mr. Wasson attempted TO define t1e e VI nTa
to-day the man has attained certain worth tomorrow
he may be and better, and next DAY more ahu
better still; suppose. In me, lmat , ,lrUuSu
lie may continue becoming more and better
| aud now, ard his spirit is that which makes IT,
Our ideal possibility that from above ever invites US
our spirit claiming its own, bidding us 10 the festNhi Oh
new life. And II humanity be essentially progressive
that ideal is not limited; there must be IN y an in
scope and possibility. Here we touch the utiiDdte
ground for there is but infinite Paul mt me nan
squarely the head In saying that our me Is huuel ~
God" But we are with Him only IN tbat le o ou
that lies above and calls Us upward; one WIN Ih AZ
that spiritual ideal which Is but the earthWard race o
Gods creative idea that forever tolls TO lashloh hu
manty in its image; one win Inn IN ue No,sp ~
the reason. which Is devotion TO ttuth III Tue MOiH ~
the conscience which is devotion to ight III ,he
OF the whole man, which Is devotion 10 pure pc"u' anu
| good. in. .,,roo,, o,
Mr. WATSON further explained the scientific connection
between Jesus and the Christ Almost every spII
c0nceptOn of the primitive order may DC Irao,u ~
physical symbol by which IL was suggested ING gu
Of an symbols is a noble human chal acet u ne. Jes
was such symbol for Christianity standing IN tue sihle
rclaton 70 The Christ tile literal SKY to thc uN
Dyaus of the Brahmns the Zeus OF the ,reeks anu we
| Jlpjter of the Romans. He showed the iu'hIthso
Whch The charac Jesus possessed from IL
and suggestIvencss and by being 20 lar MiiaNn m
seen with the eve OF imagination HAD Inc pIluilh'
Alyaus known all that We know about inc pysie lay
sky they had never found God IN It, Al present, crl
! cSm and the newspaper have come; the uuneIRIouul
and dark OF Imagination are not ours tnul oIu'i Va
growth l. no more possible. If there ever ~ DC "
historic faith be sure viii arise within roac % e
printing press. Mr.. WATSON finally clalhcd lltt w
work Of the development Of spiritual pslciles vi Eloa
* accOiuushch and critical reflection - now Decou-
Jnminant Looking around take account OF our re-
ccIeals so is CHRIST among the products Oh Won" grown
| AL II