, 1876-07-24

eeS s Who ss s y, M ', Of the nso.ss sst
not to mention Ills marvellous pow
= :over naturo; I1is wonderful xl..
dom, 60 deep and yetv 20 s!mnle, tlht
'es fs sI;sse' Issas I'd q es esbt!s asssn. * @
foct IA hun,blo learners. Ills prophecies relat-
Ing to tho destruction Of Jorisafcn and their
ace',fatc @ III fn9llment n: divtne eompasssion In
ILL Seas s uo f' TSpoisee ises sSst ay dsse s
mates Clfistians rs those who set upon Christ
pa.,!ns t over ~ .hosss hsss a. and I'm many other
points equally pertinent and convincing, how
stia,l we account for The triumph Of Christian.
f.y n the y world! M Gibbon gavs tre reasons Ss for
results 9f Christian!ty's power rather than the
than Dr. George r. Fisher Again LET me e.,otc
worthy Of the r;.ma bas sprung from Christan-
hy.n Surely Christ mustlave been \ glor3ous1y
great and good man To- exert such snay
over mems minds and hearts eighteen eet'-
isn a'mple.hcatted women and little band Of
illfterate dlsadplesl Thc argument that 1Ia wN
tho Son Of God seems indsputablc.
To THO suBEeatfon that other nations have had
plurality Of Gods We mako no reply, for IL
seems to have no bearing or ptrtinency In the
consideration Of Chrtst's divinity. But IL msy
bc urged, What need havo VIC Of Chrtatlanttyfa
ngsi b. samne Harris has a. weii said thas sei.
an argument fs like that of 4 man Btanl-
Ing At noon1ay In tho g1or, Of tho sun
q and asking "What need have 'a,a Of thu sun
scaous that tho stune over which mnny haYc
stumbled haa not yet been touched upon na11,e-
1y,-was Christ actually 0cIi We i'd Hs WAS
divine, but was He 0od1 We freely, admit thet
tiou between Christ nud God, and that In the
original Greek MSS. the d,attncttans between
The proposittons used show Christ's slsbortllna-
se really III do n Sp Climate Of 'fH cr E f..
ccivo Of film as God, Admitting His 81 borli-
nation to the Father, ~ yet emit Him to the
and our Idea Of God cannot transcend our Id ais
Thus Christ virtually fits into thc form which
Wo carve out in our magtnations ~ God, md Is,
thercfoTe, 0ea for tho ttnnsriect and sinh'ii
Our highest conception Of God is that
Of al onnisc.ent, omnipoteut, sclt-cxiatent
ND y, eternal Bclng wl9 + free and holy !,
claim, therefore, TINT Unitnriantsm Is rational
system and orthodoxy ID not and that, therefore,
the formor Is superior, is M absurd one. Tho i
inhior premise Is false, lilo minor prcmiac Is not
both we're truc.
To, all human conception Cllrlst Is God, and !
whether, on tho other sido Of that great ltnc |
dir!ding the known from tho unknown, Ho Is In !
70 rcSson' is M man !'a s''ch " an nteliostuai an
Colossus that hc cannot find In Christ d ground
for an Intelligent, ratlonal contldoncel To uil I
Joy and tlIo eul o! tlleir being wa conillsnl
these words: Believe On The Lord Jenus Christ |
Is damned" tconIeuucd). II ain the way, tho
Father but BY me-" There il none other nalno
given untirr heaven among men whcrrby We
must be sased." II a man canuot acrcpt these
words, let him ut least hapo tho rcasollsb1euess
ANIL good will toward other men not to dcatrc to
asate or o sst 9 n su, 81 ds S eG naxs
sprung tho grandcst lives tho world las wit
messed, thousands testifying to tho power there
10 y Him to savc man from sin. Far greater
evils tlow frnrn IN underestimate Of Christ aud
tho sakc Of eurth's sir-stck md suffering; for
cst administr1tion; for tho sake Of civil
ization and all tllo progress lot all rho reject
Chriat either Is God, the Son OF God, or as o
man Of sufficient coinn,on.eensc 10 know The
meanings OF words, anil Ut decent enough NOR |
altty to tell the tr,lth--let all who thus reject
Christ make no pretehac to be Christians, for |
In sailing untlcr slleh false colors they gtvQ not
only rcason and religion, but oven morality, too
robbery to ho equal with God:
Bat llle himsnlf Of no reputation, and took
iipon, him tho form Of servant, and was mado In
And being found in fashion ns man. ho hnmblcd
himsolf: and became obcdicnt unto death. e7on Tho
Vhoroiore God also hath highly exaltcd him,
anil Elvon him maine which Is abov9 eycry mana:
j. That At tho naTn Of Josus oreEy knee should
thinss under tho carth;
Aud that every tongue should confcss that Jeaus
Christ Is Lord, to the glory of God tho Father.