, 1875-09-06

ttanty fa1ts In With 10th tbs sko :! her
orieia 70 told 10 the LANGUAGE OF poe,r. = IN ~
The Old Hebrew tells tus tsoEy of Ct : snd
man. But btcAutHI 1t is lectfy 1t is false,
There IL a eubs,snco Of t.uth Aud th- = ,staucs
| IL trne Ctlrst 10 true. liza ul,,y = : III aud
1ott.nees Of purpose, HIS healing PC ]; 'ser tho
souis Of meu, His inspiring facnlss :: nnpef,,
for it, the.e arc ttun. What Ian, ;, e1eopt
tnAt Of hplflsu~l fto!ng. could give an adc,naso
! portrayal OF thls nfc sl,l itn e,och7
Nothing like !hi. touch and flow OF feeling
has been recovered in the C4r.stisu annalo, save
1n otnaii and passing may 10 tue Wesleyan re-
yiyAI.
Such an sra has neither time nor inclination
for criticism. Christ wa4 not dogma, nor from
CAr.st did dogma ever proceed. Can the
fragrance Of . fore 30 formn1stedf Can the
poetry Of au infants lile be couchcd in phrases
Of tcIencol bat tue ftastsncs Of tho
the poetry Of infant lite, that too, pa.ssa away,
cyeil before wa sre ready for it ard tho age
D! poetry itself. tonsses we mAY long for i
aud invoke It's coming. haa faded ~ tho ago Of
Imagination, Of which It Was the creation aud
tbs svmbof eau have 10 retufn.
BAT for CltihtIantT, ] ftpcat. th!s vas hn
agent conquest; But shon feeling Ind "o.p
l.selt away. tl.sns to maintain shis ere
Faith. Faith was reality. feeIn,g ~a.
| gehnine. Authority cana in ~ 4 piockery and
| 3'reteuac. IA- Church was m outward thing. "
, Ind tesa the garment. the luminous apparel Of
| faith and teelug, aud when tho life bad gono
cut of Il IL was only loatasono corpse. The
macb'nsry Of .hir arsshca! lilo consisted Of
etoesoI4c niccehson. reign OF scholan.clnm.
cauncs. crcsds.-crusadhs not to tho life. but
to the tomb Of Christ. F4on, the time Of Con-
staHtie to thu tI.ne Of Jubti,Iia1,, ChtlHtiauty
| nAs displayed u7on Tho Bhlrl1s Of
she solti.rs aud tho bsuncra OF tho army. And
| religion tAa bceu either an orthodoxy Or her
esy from tue t,me 1t became established in tho
Eoman Empne nntll now ahen again IN tusu
this artificial form las worn itzelf a"as,
An4 We have entered III arc of t!'.usht or
spif tuhl resson. Az it WAS attempted IL pro-
l,a. ihu coaquests of feeling wlou ths
feeling iseIf bad wartel away, 70
now. wheu this eF9 Of eeele:ias.i.'.m, Of
Of Iro,.o-.ctoas creeds aud frightiu! aua,hemaa.
has Lost itH power over tho conhcerccs Of ucn,
.he.e IL u struggle. AZ uuto to death. ~ nliatan
its sSsy. lu. y. lrt,!a! raahon distinguishes he'
tween lIic poetry aud tho facts. Cr!ticisiu has
dawucd aut aoiio.clseh .uld-daT GlarJ. Tha
| light t,an COME atd the daskues1 dsa: pears.
No Ecumeu,cal Couua1. co E;saneeiicns AIltkure,
can etar 'ts ~ ess. or rEolon tho reign VI h1-
Tie CRY cf our timc. aud tho whole
seenes s1u"s all ts tsnaoaats. M as sa' 81 mod !.
en ni; are .rrs,sned aF,1ost this , .yrann'sn,
reason 5r ccAsa TO 80 at all. II physical mira
cles, IL Aierarchcal prioatcrnft, II verbal nsptra-
t,uns, II dosmae oi sunhtitlHonai a:oD-neuts
anl amending tortllrcs Tor the souls Of mon eau
bo spelled out n tho sor,ps Of tue spiritual rot
.vr.;r,1 f,s-,nintr Ttn,son and E.encr nrn.
50; ;,;. ;. ,.;. - .", . - ~ ~ ~ sss; ~
sa''ln' .1'i'ss euts. sun;ooI eoie"; au1 t'oaet -
1ltelaiaEe uAfo lhFcnteI W ealtaple I@hhaAce
60 lar for tho e1pteb6idn of these traditions.
There has been no lerogt cesion iu tho path OF
Christianity, Al there huA been opIY progress IN
! fhe Innrrh nj manslni A. min ciril.zation lin a
se.atasa .he ussissa.o aoeo -. ano s,"
e'siA@at'o9 o"t' III aaotae4 a"u s'toto Met'ui H1a
adequate 1osnl' 80 lhfietiAu'ly Aah !ost hnsoin5
in ihs evolution from faith. through authority.
to spiritual seaA3u. Had ChrlHtlan,tv remained
! 0Elr feeling II could have hal no claim upou
, | tn,s ct1trpi nt,oI,ai. und rr,.ctsp, Feci,nc
~ .wifr. I'm d;r, ,te. al rnn.nn nra rlnr
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