The New York herald., 1874-12-21
Ritualistie Ceremonies In The Episcopal
Church Of Il. Adams.
THE OUTLOOK FROM BETHLEHEM
Mr.. Talmage Continues His AS
sault Upon the Stage.
HIS DROWNED WIFE
Ar. Beesher Preaching Patience and
Its Rewards.
LYRIC HALL.

LYRIC HALL.
TIE SPIRIT OF JESUS AND THE TEACHING OF
CHRIST.
Mr.. Frotbngham's usually we'll d!led hall looked
rather dreary yesterday morning, but those who
braved the storm had the pleasure or listening to
a discourse Of q style peculiarly Mr.. Fr0thngham's
own. After the opening exercises he said -
At this season the Thoughts OF Christians turn
back to tue infancy OF the person from whom
Christianity dates Its origin. They are really two
persons.
JESUS AND THE CHRIST.
Jesus the man, Christ the Official: Jesus the
mortal person who sunered and died, Christ the
immortal person, who lives and reigns IN heaven.
Christ is the name OF the of1cial, Jesus the name
OF che man. The births or the two do not fall to-
gether, their attributes do not correspond, their
functions are entirely different Christ was
not fairly born till Jesus was laid In the tomb
We cannot, therefore, speak OF these two in the
same breath; one was the child or nature, the
other the child OF faith. Usually the functions
and the person are iDseparable, though we may
speak OF them separately; but IN this case the two
are not only separated bu. cannot be brought to-
gether. announce my subject, therefore, as the
Spirit OF Jesus am not 10 speak OF Jesus as
teacher, but OF the soul OF His lie, the anmating
purpose and principle OF His being for looked at
historically there is no great commanding person
OF history OF which we know 50 little as we
Go OF Jesus. He seems entirely detached from the
world md its affairs; not a line from His pen has
been preserved, nor was ever, probably, given to
the world. The Jerusalem in which He lived has
passed away, perhaps forever; there is not
house, not street as 1t was when Jesus lived
there the very walls OF the city have
been often renewed that the
dimensions OF the town are lost
The sacred city is the tomb for the memory oil
the being who corsecrased it it is useless to seek
for Jesus there. We go to the Gospel. which con-
tsips the only record OF His lite, and there
thing definite. The Renuineness OF them is 50
doubtful, it Is so plain that imagination and
fancy have heaped together legends thar have COW
cred the literal character entirely from our vision
that IL Is not possible to put the hand q single
act say, certainly Jesus did this 1t is not
sible to put the hand on single sentence and say,
Jesus certainly said that. We question history.
The great Jewish historian, Josepnus. a man OF
large intelligence and great culture, man living
Ia the same generation as jesus. passes him ty In
utter sience there is not even text in Josepnus'
WRITINGS tnat leers TO Jesus. except one, which
Allude5 To His execution as minor aud indifferent
matter. That ai.usion shows that Josepnus knew
Him, but did not think Him person OF whicn 1t
was worth while TO SPEAK. singular thing.
somewhat difficult TO account Tor, on the theory
that Jesus was great historical parsonage that
Cnristendom reputes Him to be, but something
easily inteigioie TO those who take rational
view OF Him as He was Had He been great
leader or great teacaer or an original mind
would Josepnus have passed Hin by Never.
suppose lie had grayeiy affected the Jewish ques.
1t Never. The truth Is, from these indica-
tions, that Jesus was not great teacher.
before ss HIM had eateranea every e anousns isae
He cherished. He had remembered the richest
literature oil the Old World-the old Testament
and had been fed 1t from His cadnood.
ASK Jesus for a doctrine OF God you receive nom
Him, the ancient Jewisn jehovah, but soitened ny
the tender vie OF this most LOVING heart, loving.
tender, compassionate being, but Jehovah sui.
ASK Jesus lor doctrine OF providence, He pom -
10 the birds OF the air sustained Ia their cement
b. an Invisible hama; that is all. ASK Jesus for o
doctrine of the hereafter. He mas nothing new to
oier lie has the doctrine OF His reopie, lie be-
leves la the resurrection III the good time com
Ing. but there IS nothing 10 say that he expects
ielicity the other side OF Death; there Is no
sight into the souls need, no fine outlook into
the future. Ask Jesus Tor doc rine OF human
nature ana human lie, there is none; there Is
nothing ike scientifc grasp OF the conditions OF
existence, and all thr0ug there ale gloomy SGat.
ovs passing before the mind "hfch torment us.
The doctrine OF possession py evii spirits the Goc
1rIue OF toFueuf ior those who 90 net beHeyc-f
Iuy aeauII Jesus OF holding the awful doctrine CT
eger.astIn2 daanation OF ans soul: DO not be-
lieve His Mind was able 10 entertain such
INDUSTRIOUS BLASPHEMY
e that; but he aid utter woros at times that
AVE gwen a psus ani!.ty to the IDEA that lie
Taught thai doctrine. acquIt Hiia from that !;
but don't think HIS mind eyer cleared itse from
the doubts that hung around that pericd. 1t ls
iufp"ssole tor any human mind TO oatstrip lar Its
age.
Was Jesus an original and supreme mora,stg
Was He an eminent teachers Remember, His car.
dlna thought was tnis-hat He WAS the Messiah
that He was TO Introduce the Messlanic period,
aud hat It's conI &c Was 10 DC marked by eonyer.
sions and revolutions which should do away with
the present stare and introduce new order Of
things. He believed IN what Is called the end Of
the world-not the burning Zip Oh the world, but
the end OF the period and state OF society that
then existed. lie believed in some 81 eat catas-
tropbe which should wipe out the world as il then
Wss. L Jesus could be held TO any bsiief He must
be held to this.
Nov, consider what an ehect belief IiAe that
must nave Oh our moral conceptions. suppose we
believed That next week or next month a new
order OF tnings would be Insulated, where would
be our great problems, our moral scienceY When
Jesus was asked, what shall tue rich man do with
his weatny Give ssaway. you viii have no need
tion or poverty nc sad, Feed the poor. Vice WAS
atoacd by a tear, and virtue was not hcnored
unless it assentei to the CONDITION OF a d,ibg
world the SIN. item man must ASK for anofn nef
emitting; the persecnted must bless his perseeutor
II Is very evident that tncre is no chance tor q
rational human lie on these conditions. II We
would speak OF Christ earnestly we must speak
OF tits spirit, We cannot SIT a. HIS feet ~ q
teacher, but we can open our hearts TO the
sweet breath Of inspiring love that steals cYei
u. The spirit OF Jesus what is IT,
In ne arst place II was spiri
cleanliness when an earnest and sensitive ano
PASSIONATE natule possessed. He was in'cnsc!y
schSi'ivc more IKE q TVm3n; lie ioyen me com
psnionship or women: lie loved and lived in Hil
fTiends He would have them always with him
marx now, at the Garden OF Gc,hscmanc, at the
last hour, how He ned from the bosom Of tao Su
preme TO the sihe OF His riends, and with what
anguish lie turned away from the latter. some
SAY nat lie WAS cowardlT wren He came 10 the
last hour; that Socrates dled more ike god
socrates died Ike Philosopher and Jesus Chrst
DIED LIKE wONAN.
DO felt what u was TO die, His work unaccom-
yshed, HIS od illehds dropping on and leaving
Him 70 fRce lis destiny. Socrates was man OF
uvttt o.t,ao ,o,,.<o.
rority, and he tossed OH his cup or poison as one
70 whom Hie was OF no consequence
but with Jesus lne was matter
something; the purity oi an cice ls nothing bu,
the parity oi one whosc heart tingled with lows
" -or1etbing. Go not gather tnis alone from the
a0+pel--see the eject on rnan like PAU. II,
~ss cl q stormy mature, dragn thls way and that
Head TIC work Of this man and 500 wnat agony III
mad 10 Keep the better dream OF purity before
fm. Follow along couple OF hundred years ii
.he early Christian history and sec the effect Q