, 1875-07-26

~ ion1 stafF1hC nasionF II Wlll 10 time enough
10 hel1oVe the TAfliaeAo manifestations Of tht
supernatural whar the sufferers from groa& con
nh4tastons arc hodsod and fed, And thoir prop.
cry fehtbfsi. bS similar mDans.
~ 1otn prepared tho way for Joshun or Jesus
70 tho ago ~.s prepared for John. 1'rrccda,i ~
snelf own apiEobr!nto chain Of calseH. aou'e ia
years pFov1pus to John tho world had been set in
ma7o OF religious fcrvor aud mural Ecfortn at
~ tho eonsrea OF civilization Tho 1,udtlhi.tio
feli9l"n OF rolhptc nto Deity. witch pow con-
tlo'h ohe.slI!rd u Tho human race: tho Xoroaa
tfihn. "hich LAW Tho Supreme In tho Hubtlo-
@ .nnsae % a. %i'ss tho birth gsing powe, Of tight
ernnont. anu thoroby tLo world. by tcs,l.iug
i'tnces xiso na1tnls; tho socrasi, which, with.
ont sesalling tho gods. mado tucln fooIis,.-
taoss Tour moral retottnasions troko In ninuita-
thna" In J!doa the Old Tcstsncnt writer's Sub.
sided tn illonct.. aud wcp st,tccelod h7
mea I1s; vino mingled Greek philosophy with
ts~ viii s''@: "eop 1is rom Es:ssss sss.v With s
toeaue ths rurttsnn Of pslehsino. III diet. In
charity. In clothing. u al worldly indulgence.
tney weto g.. tho pzptosypea OF tho 1ronsi!los Of
aonMe's foF,n r., aay ~ IT, They were Irotea:ants 70.
JOHN. Rocratca had bis plato. Plato lis aria.
tollo. Joh'. had his Jesus, anu Jesus had h,s
rnul; But tho Ortoka quarfcled a.,d Arsno,!.
TLo llobrcws coupIctol a 1rited work. Il,e
Ascotic camo FIRST. 'iThe Rlblina cnshlyinnt for
the Father and tia children came next The lngi.
| elan and tue Organizer came laat. Tho Gfcckh
formed asl,ooi; shc Hebrews formed church.
Joha Was hatar Of wrong Jesus lover Of .ho
right John preached repentance; JoslB
prenhed the Kingdom Of God. Johu was ~
1 cotic; Josns was TEMPERATE.
| Nor in making our e.tltnato Of Jesus E,,,sk .o
| TAT! to recognize the peculiar strength OF The
Jowtsh stock to deyelnp superb ct1aracters At
every point in their history. In that respect It
eelta,n'v was chosen people. Whun nothing
Tut slases sI!ey fei sheis pr'de AMI intensified
Abraham and Joseth. Tie 1'harar!ls hhI a
mortal fcar OF tAom. Ye. in sito of tyranny
this Hebrew race brought forth that magnificent
cnafnSses' ,ia Aoaeswtho unequslod. unr,raed
| III Tho osoterc schools Of tia Egyptian priests
whole Ho'll wAs always 1ErArstl Ly scenes uf
glor1, aud by unslsng lat,j3tsu,. Iie crohlei
OF alA On raco OF cougncEOrs. H9 nade tue
most lconoclaatic tnonoths,str o, race Of iltlA-
| torA. lie dazzic1. terrified, md 4yernow,rsd
al men BY his genius. iIo all,el hj,llsolf 10
!}eltF; no gave hIh taTs TT the Of Jehovah:
his faca ehona With hih ecatstie Zeal in prA ;er OF,
the eman1tain-t top. I{ecrcat.l nation he oet h.
! llrhcd Manothcen no made Messiah p2ssjulo.
Ibis Hatn0 lace, still IN condition of stm;-bar-
bai's.n. brought forth tho g1sndfHt singer u ali
ages, whose psatma n le nung till tho end OF
tIlne; and his oven moro ;,rin :ely u..s..e. tho
incorruptiblo judge: tho mar whose childhood
"aA 20 beautiful that it hsa dnx:led to sranue,lr
"I l.lH r1per sEe J"Sus was wel Clltal the SIN
| Of Dasl!. 6uch tncn como only frl1 \ etock
that Inns boen rarely fortunate in Ite otgm alu
admirably preserved Abraham. tho lrisnd Of
iod Mosrb THO frAmcr .: the nj ,rn u Ter Com
mundmehlht samuel who founded the rnos,-
and ah"yo tbs monarchy. David, tie sturdy aud
beautiful Young savage, facing tho dawn Of civil
ixat'on and insplra. by tho sunrise Of his
raco physically a. ;1ureEb rs lie vas Inensally
generic; a. It'll of nah'ionH "a te t,cara that ho
toro III pieces With h's ha1dA bursting on: into
s"''ss Of lovo anh glory, and thon tori with
tho aerccst intc and l'et yet eyen
IaFld WIS greater tIAn Saul onfy
ill this. that hn rAlf al In
serve God by tnling tho poople OF God. Soo-
mon. dazzl!1Ft ns lIo WAS wi1o, eloquf nj N he
Va % %n!aGn,A: ont, LoufH XIV. = Loo y, md 3
ono could I:.yo th'B world tho supreme man, tts
it!eal man.. tho p:ophot, priest, and King nil 1p
one, 1t LAS 'stainly tilis marvellous Ifrbsew
ett'es; they lsstod, they 1o1ed, they hopel,
they fc?red, tl'oy curHod, they prayed they l,e-
gat. al tiley died, for their coming Hing, when
twentI goueratiope concentrate their will aut
hope It is wonder If they do not beget thor
own desire. Jesus WEB the 1nat result Of tho
le&t NATIONAL tlfc that this world has eves soen,
II > WAS besotton iu the praI,ns Of David aud tho
hnpes OF Isaiah, a. we'll as n the womb Ut Mary.
In answcr 10 tho question EhlrIs laya now
nrnsented. and In tlls light Uf such data ~ has
bran giyen. tue orthodox parts annwer that
Joaus of knzArcsh VIA Ito Iers tjlan the lufla!e
Divine Being. true God, o'isas w..i thu ras,sr,
and that Hu cauo to shed lIiA Flood for us that
ctr sins mus. he forgiven. aud ,se admitted in o
] paralise eternal. This involved the division
II tho diyao 1odhead into Two persona, to
whom muBt ho asde.l third to complete tile
worl: u tho Father aud tho ShD. This view hla
the advantage that it cannot ba iisrroyen lIy
ta yotatea It'll after death, tho least, 1t in-
wolves ths tdes OF compassion; aad it also
aeem1 to furnish weak human nature witt, =
present God. but Ills t. only in tho seeming;
10" il God has u'ee ly,d on the EARTH, iucn1-
nhte. tho ayatar was but temporary,
a,la 70 arc to'd"y no nearer Deity
than before the C:lr1Ht waH born.
1ntjna1 lin nfTnrf h1pn t1lnitA jt93
more ts1nute from men'a perceptions. 1ry.ng
TO find tiod Ia tho flesh, Ihcy trace Him through
the tomb into tho akica aud meanwhile ,se
the presence OF Him WHO is sn all thugs. The
impcHsibility, For It is clearly impossible for
tho Infinite to become fnto or shA. which ILLS
all to Ill bnt small fraction only. 1t has lso
tho pitiabio dogma 10 account for that il ans
must d,e to t,acaio tho Father; or that ono
puraon Of single nature mnst purify ano:he1
person OF himself, by shedding his blood while
tho first person eent the hecond out Of inlnlta
tendeEnosB thAt hls tufinite wrath might bo als-
poasetl aud tho second person gladly coming
prayed to bo doliyerod,-yet having but QUO
will aud one nature. the second yiolda hih will
to tho 1rsk and is horribly sacrificed:
This doctrine bar ::also tho disadvantage. Of
making faith In Jesus essential to saiyation,
| mh.rcas only minutc fraction of the race can
| khoW It Jesus; aud fraction Of tlnt fraction
which thoy aIs 10 bIs b. ressued. i. TT he % "!a" .bs
disadvantage IT being \ scheme 10 snve nloa
| from hell aud for All elected PARADISE whereas
tho need of mon ID salvation frosn the hell Of sin.
! 1t has the disadvantage Of leaving Deity moat
! miserable With Indignation. and hayiug no faith
in his own sublime power to ultimate atl evt, 10
good. Finally, this dogma IL historically
growth. 1t can be traced back to itB germs, or
forward the1elTom in its growth to dominate tho
Church.
1t wha natural and necessary that those whose
tongues WcEe pulled oIt lur Jssua; Who we're
lighting wild beastH for Jesus; ~ho were burnt
for Jesua who wera cotumallded by all diyini-
tiea to insult Ills memory and worship tho
q EtAtuo OF C.raar, should end in exAltilg His
IIlcn arose Tho wild auI tiesce discussion, Who
aud what was JesuHs Tho Church. perseo,,tca
aud ssnctfod by martyrs. sose to ba snnre1ne
over all thrones. Con-tantllo. as tho beginning
Iiumau easlv. Yet thn di.su.s wens on. lilo
Church was Constantly divided into .pastlea,