, 1875-04-26

ti,om MI they arc all explanations :-osplana-
tions Of cortain divino nature snppossa ~ wse "
;aen ; saw Of Christ. Tho aimp'o =. faet ...
mcmory T Of Josus began 10 fade. and tho frat ago
Of fervor aud love caught from ili nea paesSa
10 stmplo and honsly could be 30 mlioh 10 INC
world. Ch,isttanity waa spreading thon among
I1eashcn poopler. familiar With cue tdeA OF
Divine pcrsona and deu,tgods,. and rink ,ron
rank Of euunations from invisible Dolly. Among
nuc!l idens II was ony too easy for men 10 tllink
they lad found the real explanation Of Chrlsts
power. ue Wan one OF these Divine nof.on?, a.p
was one of thcso ouans.iuns or i,'caEnauon,s:
Once tito mind Of mon started In tAnt t;roetlon
thero WAS no resting placaf H. ";hFF men
wont in IL tue n',hller became ,sss'9',s me nos
cnuio divided! Dy .,rec een1n:t. s1!sr IT. chris. .
tho CLr1attan world WAS divided into tNo great
chn,rn under Arlus And Athanaaine. Asitio hona-
ing that Christ was a'llois'isae ReiaG 'nauo y
Gud, Athannsius contendEng TINT Cl!r1sE was nos
made. hut was from all eternity tfon " noa.
I,eaporatelyin earnest 'nen eabont theae 9nes-
tionn! Dean Stanley tells how sailors, miilefa
mud travellers sarg Tho dsanntad doctrines ~
their occupations or ou their journeys" and no
ouotos frnm Gregory Of Nyssa tho following
G1ant account CT tho stkto Of things Mt Coll
stantnople:
Eytry corner, evcr5 aney Of tho cis{. wss full Of Of
tictr ilseslot.- Tho Ertets ths massctriace., tio
t!rapetr tie mnnoychangers. tic yietuacE. Az
a'ea npM 'A ani ,nscncratei be.n luiIa ~
pricon, bt.d and sua src tod 1.-THE Son IL snh'sai @ s
nse told 'sthu Hon n1osc out Of nothing'"
And 60 for centuries nleu went OIL adding now
dolnt,one to try and got, at last, tito full statc
u,cnt OF Christ's exact relation to God; and
eyery nddttfon brought rev hcreaies. neW con-
troversics, aud these wore divided into potter
AID peltier L4'r-epttlug, OIL theoloSio horesses
tue very uazues OF which asa n'!nost forgotten!
Ies there was not ono of those o!d conlroyersicH
hut stood IN Its timo ioi hone acsua! e,lNME M H.
human souls to ge At wha. they aal,eiea Wonia Go
clearer thouens .. Cnnt. .,; . .,Tm, ~ TvsAs .xae
that tho wnoo uilostu " .nu.s tn'Ms ~ mis ~. "e
wrong. ins'eau T.. eSsif5 es f,55rtnr .wari tn II
were go.ng aa t.t' III ,csa I'D cotroyo.aies
this was TUG case WIN .usss ~ stnr ,b,nt,a
eycn when thes Me,e u. ,ero ,,,',.s o so
tftcr teir Nna hGW nus1 to1r ia ~ ~ r
with tue creeAs Nhcu n.e ,t. .' tnon .oo, o ,hi3
fAlu naro o,,oted AZ still upheld. When sney lad
ne u was y, poo' Tn. Niccnc Crosa Yas ~.
haso ~. ess si,. o,,.c t1,on its ol.wnr1d
pS ,nson,,;H eynr "a sailors. uul niIleIs. aud
trunnrs os I,mt Whit mcnniue have tl,oY now
Mnn, ,,,,tersand m bo cnrs Christ solemny nro
% a.! nna'iaI1 ~ y" - f;nI nf f;oi' lsht Of cht
i,a.,ot,n ~ ~ M msan. boinr OF ono substance
with tic FatLor"7 I any, those thlnga
arSx Ian ,iot Eccns mnu ioone In wong di,sc.
t,on oros 81 Hass snss tam noh1, And mcu feel It
Tvn .o aM tnsa fa stiil reuaat the Old crncs aro
3ye M aaiIod .I5o S Win tie Tho1 crave for son,o.
% .ofss,s aIad u ~ ,.a ~ dwn,nr much on Wors
ar and more - oninlms. aluu fecl III john Wesley
p sMna fasta ahan 1 atrne Of beads constitute
.,a,,,sl st1ue la''s'' 'n"" ''s'46 ~ 'sN' ''"''
..1 mo IN. -, trr, from nil ,,osc o,d ot,omn,,
ana oM ~ ,sns ms Gnr;st VA lr nrr,meuts nint
10 ano out wa ~ a bc II md lat M oo
ho inner y, ,a a 4! ,Hna Iu IN s ~ uD
10 TIE Gospels 70 200 "has he "as4'u o'' ae''a'
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