, 1877-03-19

Ills rarely That tho Christian scholar !. called to
consider question involving mofs dla'coltict OF
one K'hu ana anotnof' thah afo involved IN the
question OF miracles, Tho groat problems which
at'.e on evesy hand ean never DO answered se''s-
a,n,ss,s. -. as As.ss w ahs,.s ~ 49,. -
srosts on no.
e1seon ri ssn sn n .t aa s n apos
reel few threads only irom The tangled ske,n.
4 nrancr s.na,nu a. tSe then,e in mollcs a aoo1 nm.
world. knowledge Of Tho law, Of evidence,
tovetens and rol!a'oaa spirit Something mora
than ss hcsss s ot tie os
ono n .n,v turn All ,,.o. w. .ro I.a irtn ,n.hs
.ns, na1 .atn w. NM 49, sso A'o ,n.o pa.as
moro than faith 10 required, becansc va are con.
lrontcd nt tho very outect With tho relations OF
matc,,n, forcc. II ,nov hc ,rn,ct hy tc.tt,uonr
~nicn IL oeyonu ehs'l tnat cScn's nave occurred
which, whatever explanation may be oifered,
,svsa he tt'r no,e,sy ,yscis% e
degenerate Into cretlnj!ty which, teing honorable
nofthcr 10 Cod nor tiio bolCver, may prove 4
Tj,is being true. anS great deal more, vo hard.
" need 10 afti That We slai not attempt thorough
Treatment q Tho theme. There /, open 10 y the
lines on Which thought should travel, nn Of e1.
pressing ftagmcntary opinions upon soma OF tho
aess,s"s Ssni'S;, ,SyS',s ,,, ., NM nn, NM, ,,
s e rSia many
iikeiy moro 81 t'ten than We link, Which hsys
been taken a. such on accnnnt OF tho bolincsa of
tho la'!xuAge In wt,lch they clothed. The ac.
stlli % Is ops v Of tceo Tbe historian ,css,y aotes
r[oGaby no r: oro TO .xe r. ,,e5ss
i.issurian who. ia similar circumstancea,
should quote ranl ncvcre's Kdo
from Lougfellow, The whole il battle. poem.
GUS day, crowned With Victory, because COD was
On the side of HI. nsop'e, lust a. ~ neborah'.
fought against sisera." Such methods Of speech
aro rare In The New Testament. Thcro Is, how.
ever. IN approach to The rame Ggusat!ys languago
naele OF tho temple and in tiu rutnoval Of Philip
By tho Spirit attsr he had baptized Tho cunueh.
oused 10 the &c common psenenons % nf ,ha w9rd
whether observed or not observed. While ami un.
willing to speak positively nn matter Involved In
OF tic wntrFs i.om LAGOON or arm Of tha nad Son.
tac dow on atdeon's aeecs. and tho fStnrn q TO
SHADOW o. tue d!a Of Aaas were gil Within ths
sr aas H @ H. M
eouut s ] for II, 1 tMrdp p"'''A' ''af 's'p'' 'sn'
= ;ss;; ;Ry
con,cs nn} rncs nt the wnriI ~ tise PTenbrss ria
ulaT,Ics or E%ynt baiono 10 this cateRorr. 'rho o
saIataattalIsh esh!Sts tseit "a the Iapl .nceYs;
consdesnble inte,ya.. and sway Out 5f tneir osJi.
nary tIn,c. In th,s latitude. foT exanpe. wa have
so,s IN Mareb ana Xiii NJ yolent hi far.renei.
tnx storm oi wind and rai near tho middle Of sep
tenbcr, and dyscntcry and other cntc.ic diseases
Nnnnnsc nn.r thnt nj Tina wor.9 ~ Vr
MosGdy Msn' . piagac oi dyscntcry should break cut
in May, the great atorm ocear ia Juno, heavy
mre,i in August; or, suppose tha, theae Yearly
avcnts shoa1 cor,o Id lhoir usual o.cr md tIm,;,
voice Of a Fronhst. becou,s ono nfter another. 10
ssvcra a. to anlount, each Of them, to 4 plague,
Tho storm sweeping away forests and villages, liz
ting down persons in evcry family, md We shonid
have something sn.'ogoI. 70 ths signs @ and jnds.
w,ter tnrnei - bino, M tsc ,a.ness' ,be niseun "
frovs md iii ts ot6sr FEATURES Of ;ho Mpsaic mr.
DIV. "'S o'ee1 ~ >"' 4'''' s'""''' ~ 'u''
rAlions, AND yot sho gtsasur. nrmbsr of them ara
Vaiio i whic may nasa Hothng hS 10 DO With ''S se
fa aq'ten s. Of sst r. e ,as 'pse. g
pNtiotuplic SOLUTION Of tho methods of divine nov.
ernmsnt In the physical deuartnont III othur
WpfLh, It kuEtGALx lAAt very possibly tn Btuly
Of miracles Fo may not be Obliged ia travail Ia fnr
away from tho discovered Or discoyefnblc taws Of
mini and body as wo might otherwise spDpoto.
Iudrcti, tho prevailing tyttc OF New ToatatnCnt
Mtraces, though they ara Of different thnructur
from thuss of The Oid Testament etrrnqthvn ths
intimation shicb such maryelt a. the n}uuues vf
Egypt avggosk, nstnrly; that whatever q miracle
may tc It need not 81 regarded a. Violent Or ia
INV senso nj sbsplute runture Of any natural law.
and that ouite to tho contrary il includes larvy
AREA Of common ptenOnna, and works along tfp
lines Gf natural laYa Of II not really upon thcao
lines, at least ia conjunction with them
Tho remainder oi thv New Testament miracles,
not 10 alu At absolute accuracy, may be lllvliUi
into tlrru Classes aIj OF which II va may sD 1oy
stretch out-some OF t!lsm yury much fnftherI
into Tho unknt,wu al,l1 unkuownble The rse Of
tho dy.trc the changing or water fntD wine and
tho shilling Of Tho toinnrst by tic word of Jeauy,
represent ono Of ihosp cjnssev: and very nossibly
nI:huug tluy arc 90 dlfIercnt from Inn 6tfors. I'LL
ciass u mtraelv may not be far nway fum sws tbst
afo not o1cuutIonat 10 lcfreatriuI ong0tnvs. hnt
simply occult. On tho othnr hand, thv biEth Of
Jcaus ihe soue uf tl.c angels. s1n,o of tha
Uhunomrra which Recommended the cfucl6 ZION Of
our bletsed Lord, arc of anUthor; and. 40 fnr as
mYstcry or mower ia cuncrEnud. u a far hIuhcF
tTpv. and wlaleyur may bp said a. 10 ths1r fels-
lions TO thu ordinary prpcossus Of aturv, proye be
yoni 4 duubt anu filustrnte in n consnicuona
manner. ths Incoming Of nuwur. viii, and ,hsoHs
The Go1pui. which belongs 10 reiountion nJ