, 1875-07-26
ia In tho highoat sonse Hon Of


fAhsil a - or Into di.cu.sion At iongth "a
2!sse enhs : or Nazareth has fair Claim to
! taAh suPIe hh'ohR 1nen.-thY peculiar posi-
u9n As IL = TT aiiiatnHo of Ie,ty In tho fes1 j,
| satncf To allow tluH. and claim that LIE
| mas ho II = any flace hiCler Or beyotd this.
| Jesus - ChTlAeos OF I'D, Tim bn It ucsrna-
ti1n ot b. ty. tho fullest I'M pirat:op OF Deitr
tLe iArGt-S sortnnity tbs Infinite has rre fon,I
To- oxpre s s .naef in flesh: Jeans In ms hmm, :.
| cd. iove blehsed brother. lie III MT nv
Motta! + h1t my saule lta1l. T1e lived if1
tloh; H. 70 God lived in lin. lie trul?, at,ti
Hs onl5, iye,l equal wi:n tho Father IN tic wi.,,
| Of IiH ctoas-bear1n1.
beginning III lu,alitv and ol,rc1,ritv, thu IT,
1gion Of Jesus ha mtst lmi7Atlo casi.al lar
conque1lng tho world. It ftnppealel To humanity.
nationality: 1t appealel to tic topsihce nsntnrt
tho naughty few. II appealed to tin uug-
rowing and snrer.n; With lnrcs Of \
better fa;ufn; U, Il w.s pr9no.'seed on the
terribly witt, sin. II einplliicd nil ccscmonla!s
aud lava to tho simple law or love. yeni yole1p,,
II gare no ntualA Q: cept tho charming ttaYer Ut
ita founder; il had enthusiasm tor Jesus. ntsd
fortunate in tho cruel, undcservst narsysdom
of its Mastcr. Jesus died for the trnll. Ma
tyrs died for Jeaus. Human lave reused LII
nian!ty.
III t;,any other respects JeHt,t had the alvaa.
tR2etf other great religious rciorlnor1. T'4ey
li9et among Provincial people Jodua among q
Inoplo who lire nowhero and yet evrryvAere !;
Fhoeo tho1ghte mrs never localized except tn
Lhoie' ,hi la'y xern the circulating medium, RI
e'sl'izAtl.n. lhe7 w.fo roll tcpinctl by TINT
fiction Of their osn. "Tho Wandering Jew"
" tfcsa Jesnn toc.sn" at 7nco cosmopolitan.
lIis VIC @s weFo r' aef ID t.ron:to 1t tho wor.d.
Ihey wero Hpe' Ill; carried to Ncs.ern c.,ins, to
Homo, hfi"a Sfaln. s-1 Ethiopia.
Other religions t,iyc ~ admirable rraxt,ns and
sublime hotss- 1bey e.ponud holy AID ,,nre
principles: bus they never Eve ,s tho man.
ChE'stian!tJ g1roe 1s living principles. Chris-
ttanity gives W tla 1nau who had rf.lsaioi, aid
did it, it gdTsn us tho human i,ie;I. IL IL rnt
truth huuH 4tcA t!!st 1aEe. men, Int srsl, r:i-
mattel Il Is thu living Jesus tim. s,sta to
Joeus ia our i1erI. Wo know uot!,,u:, u; His
tlrst 80 yeats OF lfa. No In 10 n, ,:c:,;rc q;
Him-no biographies u Him % o.r,!u away
llis lsa;css u.s para: icr and lin DEATH Fnr-
tunasclT. lilo :sas kill d. Tho hapsi,s: occlr-
ror::c in Socr ates his:>ry mas his ,ahi,,, on,
the gsea:es: beassng t',as bufel 1.tf,enn was his
ASSASSINATION. The .ciown Of jesus waa uia
de.th. 4 gfanf' uoui. !. grand life. and a grand
death: Wo have not mach to build up our world
! idea. from.
have Tins e',daaro:cd to present topic that
ln7eircs al the fabric OF Nta. NO call
Ch'is:ianty. Jthus is lta Chief eotpcr-s,one.
III ilscutsipE dogma ilas has ae'd its own tor
over eighteen centuries. tt IL clear that nny.
,ial pAnsy y,r II uu4so ocs OF u:o .lues-
ttoa- Whatever JCsuH IS not, liz il
q ia any terms but those Of horor aud ns i"so.
Neither h!lo:i'I there bU any etort to taEo from
gentle Ho1!n tnn 1'cutlc lamb Of Cad. Whatever
lie VAS not. or d,d not, this IIo tI,elv ltiI: ltu
lived priceless l1fc. all died for the truth lle
loved H.an III lnat> aud Ills Gospel has been OF
lnastlInahls bcncti. to all who hayo received II
into thcis ls"a7... Conquer ID to tue general
nsslcsrleA Of Ills Gatpei, civilization ackuowl-
etEea Its limits to bc Tho bounlavirr Of Chrin-
1&u4tF. ii rsor!R NJ ats H.
nodltled: :hrre are no Aigns thatti power ri tho
It1nce of Peace IL w.niug, or 1Ap love Ile lns
swn kcncd trowit.g cold. Tho xcrll in mora
Christian aud m1ro nprreci ,tiyo Ut tie Gospel
aud tle lilo of Jcsun than t:er in tht paAt We
do no: lose tho lusk "a wel; wa lor4 tls ks1uvl
more.