New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-17
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In tho Introductory discourse to the main
,,c, Of this volume Dean Stanley undertakes TO point
ont the essential features OF Christianity which 'nake
,or TO AL other forms OF religion on the face OF tne
18th It's preaminenee, he insists is not In the pap
tsp of thousands Of nfants such as filed the imagna
pop of even 20 great missionary as Francis XAVIER MOI
An ne adoption of the name OF Christ done on No
as,a scale by the rebels OF China nor IN tne
repetition of the Christian creed as was done unuer 'o
terrible compulsion OF the Catholic sovereigns OF SPAIN
Nor 10 the assurance that we are saved nor the soen
ahsouton of priest the shedding OF Hoods OF tears
nor ANY acts OF voluntary degradation OF solitary secu
.op These may be found in other religions even with
greater force than in Christianity That which stamps
christianity the supreme religion Is the truthfulness
the Independence the mercy the charity the purity OF
character which IL aims TO produce. The reproduction
all that il best ourselves better than ourselves
10 the true of the Christian missionary The end
f CHRISTIAN missions is 10 make better men and better
.,zens to inspire society with higher view OF duty,
and stronger sense OF truth, with more powerful
eopyiction that God ia goodness and TRUTH and that
Christ IL the image Of God, because he too Is goodness
and truth Professor Miller discusses the subject from
more theoretical point OF view. In his opinion there
have been but eight great religions in the world the
Jewish ,ho ChriOe8au Mabometan. the product OF
she Semitic the Brahman the Buddhist, aud the
Pars from the IndOEuropean races; and the two rel
s.eus sysems China Among the six religions OF the
semitic and IndO European world, u Is only buuuhl'
Habometanism, and Christianity that nave hao nie
s,onar character from the beginning The Jews In an
Gent times never thought Of spreading their rehon
IL was TO them privilege 10 distinguish them as 'no
chosen people of God from the rest Of the world "A
similar feeling prevented the Brahmans from at'enp'
ing 10 proseyte those that did not belong to the spirit
nal arstocraey of the country. Christianity on 'no
ster hand is missionary progressive, worldemoracnR'
In the very essence of its soul 1t would cease TO exist II
10 ceased to be missionary. Like Buddhism ana mahoh
ttanisIn, Christianity is raised to bghF
tpbere by tails missionary character The spirit
Of truth is the lfe-spring Of all religion and where
Il exists IL manifest itself, IL must plead II must
persuade IL must convince and convert There are men
who say they held the whole truth In their haha
they would not open a single hnger such men kho"
little Of the rre missionary spirit OF the potent WORKING
Of the spirit Of truth SO long there doubt In the
soul OF an Inquirer reticence be his natural att-
tude when doubt has yielded to certainty the
rays OF truth will forth We more close our
Ips than the petals Of flower can shut themselves
against the summons OF the verna SUM- Ibere may Dc
when silence gold and speech silver out there
are times also when silence s DEATH and speech is ie
very life of Pentecost Professor Miller s saDguiue
~ 10 the good effects and the complete success OF the
missionary work But Christianity, he maintains, must
he preached what it really the religion OF humanity
and not Of Sect broad enough TO take In all shades
aud dverstes of character aud of race. This spirit Of
love- fOrbearance of trust Of toleraton OF
humility must kindle the hearts of the chivarOus
messengers of Christ, and then the message Of the
Gospel which they deliver would become as great a
blessing 10 the gver us 10 the receiver. Missionaries
must remember that the Christian faith at home
is longer what IL and that II Is i'm
possible to creed to preach abroad another
10 preach at Much that formerly considered
essential Is now neglected, much that formerly
neglected s now considered essential. But the whole
discourse should be perused order to form just idea
of its eloaueat wisdom aud its wise eloquence II CLOVIS
with the FIRE OF the Christian faith but inspired by
sympathies as large humanity 1t ia the tribute of
profound gence TO the higher elements in the nature
OF man. lining pest and sweetest fruits of genius
culture aud the religious sentiment ia its fervent
peals heart and conscience The spirit OF the dis
is admirably expressed IN the closing paragraph
"There are many of men, of the greatest
power aud influence literature science, art, politics,
pye, even the Church ITSELF who longer Chris
tian the old sense OF the word Some imagine they
have ceased he Christians altogether, because they
feel that they cannot believe much others profess
TO believe We cannot afford TO lose these men, nol
shall we lose them II learn 70 be satisfied with what
satisfied Christ and the Apostles, with what satisfies
many hard working missionary II Christianity is %
retain Europe and America iii to conquer
the holy of the future IL must throw OF IFS heavy
srmOr, the helmet OF brass and the coat OF mail and
face the world like David with his staff his stones and
bis sling We want less OF creeds but OF trust
less Of ceremony but OF work less Of soiemnity
but genial honesty less doctrine, but more
Of love There u fatD, small a grain OF mustard
seed. but that grain alone can move mountains. and
more that, hearts Whatever the Grid
may say OF us Of OF little faith let remember that
there was who accepted the Offering Of the poor
widow. she threw IN hut two mites, but that was an
tbe bad, even al her living