The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-11-03

TIC WVTTV TIT NTTN TVWTT VIII CVIsC, TUUCUITHH Is NHt
school. house. tu"k, paper, or any material thing; It Is
knowledge In men. and their CAPACITY TO develop
themselves,
Nav. precisely The difference that there /. between
the aim anh instrument, between the harvest and the
agricultural implements that nre employed to produce
the hnrvrst-Ir, cisely That difference there Il brtw cen
the Irlrunry end which Christ had in the evolution OF
the Gospel (naInrly. thu rrcun.tructiun of human mr.
tire on II true t;>is) and the Instruments ly which
that end has been, III the vnriors ages If the past, &C.
c"inplished. l"u may take AWAY all the doctrines
That IRE taught; you may whit'!rin"In down by recon-
strurting modifying them. h!t it does not I0uch the
Gospel. You may Oh Itge the Church. and abolish
The Pope. and the cardinals, ard arrhhi,hnIs. and
bishops. and pastors; !"u may abolish fhe whole itlrn
of III" c"nstr icti"n OF chu cias ynu may abolish
ordinances. ar spiritualIzr them. us tn" Qnakcrs do.
and you will not touch Inst which Christ colaa to
d"vrl"l'- namely. the Kingdom Of God within ynn.
The fact that hulhan nature has been organized over
again. and has been organized in consnnnncc with the
law n III" mint. or the law according 10 which the
mind is to act. is the G,sIrrl idea uf religion. How
you are to bring this about is IN important question {:
hut however yam drrile it, the thing itself that Is to
be done remains. Mrl are born ignorant, and are tn
tr educated and here is The Christian idea Of rdnca.
ting them rs 1t Is set forth by the Lord Jesus Christ.
! This is his method aid whatever Instruments you
may rIn'i"% L" carry ont the method Of Christ. the
thing itself does not change. 1t stands.
1t lrrmnrs nrcr>say, therefore. 10 l"nk at cy"ctly
what that is which ~ rrnlmundcl by Christ. What Is
thu ideal man which Is set forth in The New Testament
and which represents the Kingdom. Of G"i imlIvid-
unlly and collectively. IN all these VIII" become such
men rs Christ w"uId have them to BE-:
The Clements of this Kingdom, Of this new cduca-
tinn. arc founded In nature. The idrn has come down
to rs that nature Is something which Is ulImsrd fn
tina. anti that anything that is allied tn nature is IN
allied tn grire.
Now. | hnlI that IN the economy of Chr st tho intel.
lcctnal structure. the moral siI ucLlre. the social strnc-
tire. the structure, aud the p,a,innal md
animal structure. "f men were determined ~ much as
the Iaw"' gravity nr any other law AMI that in the
New man that is created in Christ Jesus every nnc of
these faculties Of the human tnnl which arc founded
in nature. and which belong to the primary conception
Of mans organization, stand. They are not To he
suppressed. Orcrtnlei or confused ard there never
will l- anything l!ks u right Christianity lnilt by any
method hy which y"n Gust OH, destroyer in any way
d" violence to. any OF the errnt ordinances of God In
the nu'nIc of the human soul. Mctapb"ri,a!ly. J"n
may tulk Of criIcifyinG q mans affections and ll>ts
What we rncan is. the siporsessinn "fthrir dnminancy.
the putting them down; the giving asc-ndlnry to III:
things which ARE highest in the orIrr of the new
pcnnonv nr the human mind.
The punt that | make is this that In Christ there
WAS not tu be MI artificial new nun. Though II WIS
to br = now IMAM. 1t WIS To be . MAN built on fnlnha.
lions laid in the divine economy. and according TO the
divine NOTIONS. The recreation WAS simply that
which w .cr when we plant corn. ti.n new thing
that comes mp. and yet it toll ,ws III" linrs or the Md
in every age And ~ long y. mcn shall ~cur!uahI the
actual faculties "f the human mind -, they ave n,da'h-
ell in lntnrc with the things that are To BE- ernlicatcd.
aud shall attempt 10 rDnt tIrm out, instead nf attempt.
in. tn regulate them. 1" untold them. t, rain them and
bring them into harmon! so long there will be Z false
element that will produce inilnite commission in mems
rcaSnrin:s, and still more the confusion In their life.
The new man IN CHRIST Jesus Was To he the result
of such y development Of The soul nS to make It lar.
I mnniuus In It's relations to human nature in al. It's con.
Litiuns. That is IL sny, there must he 4 place given
to the reason. 1t must ~vindicate lis right to n system.
There mlst he q place given to the imagination. !. is
real. Its functions are .jns' rs much facts rs arc thu
functions Of gravity. | invent ima.1na:ivcly; and
the net of invention Is MS real rs the act that ! perform
when | PIT q ton of meat or corn In u scale and it
weighs q ton.
Yon SAY that one Is fact and lint The other Is fancy.
I say that both arc facts. and that one Is ~ much .
t ct rs the other. The act # rtasoni!cis q fact In m.
turr IN much ns Il flush OF lightning. The net OF The
Imagination IS ~ really a iact. IN llatilir rs an net Of
the hand or OF the foot. And In the new man that Is
developed in Christ Jesus there must be found q
plnce for everything that WAS put In man originally.
Bat tlr order in which tho iHculties Of tho human
mind shrll he Developed Is not indiratet by nature.
No man can tell by naIurc-lhat Is, by the li"ht OF en-
rrri"rcc-what r,rt Of . mans mind Is to- stand asthr
Legitimate sovereign. as the true ruler. Enriy 1t w"s
Thought tia, Tie l'rce'ne'e'"ri,s power ought II" De-
supreme Inc "u heroes. ana 'h' gous mat were pat
termed alter them, ~eie merely c'hcrptinh' %! io'cr.
At that time man, IN the rst'lritlnn of the world. WINS
not lar removed from the at hahlic ihhuchce ~ nature
itself; and Hercules, Ines rs. a!Il men ul That staiiiI,
were the highest conceptions that were farmc1 Of
InanliUod. There aitrrwurd came q period IN which
thu reason lrH"d into Snlrc macy ; and then genius,
aud elevation. AMI cinincncc. und stature md grandeur
! Of being. were all measured by. purely philosophical
and intellectual force. Later yet. Christ cnlnr: and
he changed The center or pivot on which everything
rryulrrrl. lie said The law of ODD linisrli. the law
Of the universe, and the law Of mankind. is Thou
shalt love the Lord thy Cod. nnl thou shalt love Thy
! ~ncishbUr rs thysrli." That WIS his theme; and that
theme waa reiterated 10y the apostles. supreme lave
Is car irl. TO snch IN rXtcut that everything else IS sac
r;icrd for the sake "I 1t; and 1t Is set forth In iImagi-
A., natInn and tho CONSCIOUSNESS by The representation If
the living and suffering and dying Of the Lord Jesus
/ Christ; and it Is enforced lay tho drclarntion, "G-ralcr
love hath NO man tlnn this. that Il ninn lay down his
life tor his friends" This love is the lialscrndrnt
faculty. and Is to he carried to such IN extent that it
will sllIIcr. II n,rd b., iur the persons loved.
Here. then. Is the primary principle which was civ
| on To christianity First, organize human nn:urr
around ahuu, TIL: central element of love; and then. MS
, 1--we needs guidance. sccnrdly. biiig in reasul,-"r
uur uruulr are u crt IS bet tween the Greek and the old
Hebrews. with MANY intellectual syrnInthics uC Ihc
Creek mind and with many prul,snd urnral luurcinc>
%: the Hebrew mind. Under our mmlrrn American
: ciyijik ton, IN New England. or wherever the { ly:n.
Isle scheme has l,wl its WAY In educating men. the ur.
+ ,h,Lry sri,nuI is n cross b, tween the Greek and the
J OM II brew. inc Intellectual cl,u.rts Of n, nnr and
,h. d,.,, uuiuI npr,,,i,irs of tin. ,th.r bcin, c,,uliu,d
In, nj RI. ,y,,nI, ,l. s.urrbin, ,LrrwL mind az ,hr
E nr.. ,,r,,Jomina,c, and Inc Ton;nani iJra is r.,
ra..,n H., r,,. Th,. ,ru5,,,cv M mr. ,Lirn.nnhv il
r" w.. viii .iulr ~ lrnd "'" 0r"' 80
- her.. i. an Immortal regiment on this subject in
,h. I3,h nf Ist i,,riuti,i ps. where th. A nestle. b,yirr.
already q, d that Euowlr,i.c. or intellect there IA a
'I,v IN tm. words n tho o,rr,u,l md in the ,ronl lion
;n.i &c WILL If ,ou make n I'M. alt.ru,irn) mn r,ih u..
Lin, rL,r;,v L;frih nr LrilIr,, m I'm. me r,,L, :
- - a.; T., ,r,irc him mn, with uirJ and fine ,il,.
" m'n H.! tirIr - mol rr,vtL. H.. ,b,r, ,ui, ,,.
y ,""r,h.r M iiccil,"s that ri,,iIIv or I,v. il The
,,r,,t Srinci,L. and =, n consiI,c;iv, CO.. Architectural
sr.;r.;iI, IL tm, tIirr ,h,t al nlI IN. nri,u,ry and shall
rJ ;u, I ~ r. ovrrr,l,in. else
70 Will. then. H. ,la,s gone bv. men have s,iL: "He.
liriun ism rrrni sy.,c,n Of nr,:ina. crs." ! SAY 'l.rli. ion
! l., in the Individual l.. nrt.' The Kingdom of God, in
ANY, enlarged .,,,c. means, not M, tlirc ri, he and
ryicrn,I, but tie existence, In uny cntnmunliy. or
throughout, tie world, 1T any time. ilnsr dispositions
wlirh bring forth the fruit Of the Spir t, and rcrrc.s