Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-06-10

oi IN" mon OF t'rrnf "rit-
ain nud ireland.
Delivered ID ;hc Annual session II rthr tnipn III
bloomsbury chapel, London. VI on,,ay, April 18Th
l,,i.
rHE Gospel foE THE DAY.
My main purpose i 10 insist upon the
Tive truth concerning Christ and hi, death
A. our chtri work and best weapon in view
Of thc existing state OF feeling ana opinion
Ia IN" prosecution OF that nurpo>c / have
two things chiefly 10 do-tir,t. To ask what
Il i 10 preach Christ cruciticd; second,
- show that 80 We shall best meet the
wants of the times IN their complcXity ANA
urgency.
In regard 80 the former question, it viii
conducc 70 clrarueSs if | deal separately
with these points-our great theme, and
our manner OF presenting il; What j. the
Christ cgucited whom We preach: and.
what j. il 70 preach hIn:
OUR GREAT THEME, AND HOW To PRESENT
start with the broad principle that
chris Is Chy7StilHNy- specific differ
euces which -crarate il from all other sy,-
tctn> OF religion, all flow from this one pc.
Il; ,,;,,,,,I,. ,t Lf,.r..
therein II i the history OF Il redeemlug act.
suppose man. quite ignorant OF Christie
auIty, to have a New Testament put in his
hands that he might learn what it was.
We can imagine his surprise ut what he
found. Why. he might say, how is this
| expected Il theology, and am met with
4 human lie. looked tor thoughts, aud
wanted princinI.s of cnpdnrt and hnnnid d,
man / snn,h, Tar i'm IN, ,I.,I ,,,,~.,..r;..
Arm. ,,r.v,. .,nd tha fI,ura Hill ,,,,, Inn
me story of r..,rr.ctin, ,nL ..,,-,,,,,
w ''-l".''!: 70 thu ne i confronted
"i,u VIZ. oue Sie"1 hSureIa human person
i'''t i ,;.'..t ~ = Wy o"1's oi every
'a,.',i.,; r1 ~ - tiea'eu' ho' a.
- G'io 'a',on o"' "ou' o!'' "' ne Ie'eI"'Ioi
yo,,' , , III ~ = ~ i'''h - ny
z .,i,,n'.I -, - "''oIo h'>tois
,o., ',.' an ','eo'1S. io'i "hosc c'iar
r.,i',I : !, ,,i, nno e'hcep,'oh %
o. "'ooe Co,l'ii''iu = 'Ho
u,'',"n.e I n'u & aoSo.u.e ., law whose promises
~ 49, nop. .iia' iiSnIs tne uarhhess
,l;i, ia,,,n' a. tiiI ei,u "
| , '''' Pc 80 'iio ui'ii ia"" oI
i : '.o =: "''pu " az
=, ~ n.,., mLi'so 'ppiooa'ioii = 'ie Crow"
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40 Nor know we anything more far
ih'ii = 'hc sliiie upon my race
whether these tour Gospels be authentic
or no, whether their authors record facts
or no. at any rate they conceived them
selves to be laying the basis OF religion,
and the anomaly remains-more ineXpll-
caOie II the books be not history than if
| they be-that they dld II by biography.
Inc uniqueness OF the character OF Jesus
Is a commonplace OF Christian apologi>ts;
but perhaps the most unprecedented and
unique tlii@ OF all, Is The place mat char
acttr ana personality hold IN the whole
mighty laDrlc- There Is nothing Ike it
anywhere else; and not the least remark
aoie feature Is, that he, himself Is repre-
sehted as claiming TINS solitary place, and
as oeih% the hrst TO insist upon his abso-
lute rlSht 70 unconditional obedience and
trust. lhere have oeeD religious enthusi-
"a ~ mid,h ian ann s,aa VIZ AMY appioacn
t;onS ahnut h,msaIt. hp, y, o,s;dl -, pad1ol,,
,har, h. hoan ,1o , ~. ou.se ;., vi Deu,a'i nii
demands sida he sde yvi,h snch iasooo ao.n ~
u.indnm and .io"I siaI "i'' n.a,;,,, ons ~, "
80 u,hoIa "a @ pauu 'I, tHn any in's ms
hnan b;,a.aJf IL o,',;ari,, ~ .me Wo',u h",
much lis oryc;ons aoptIanaSs 4, ,nr mo' n5 s1