Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1880-04-10
.,a :, accountability to God by trying

10 believe all religion superstition anu
a uyth. But the greatest minds nave
not SO regarded it. The most pre'ounu
scholars have, alter the most exhaustl'e
and intelligent research, firmly deciareu
their belief in the divinity OF the Lord
Jesus Christ. Shakespeare believed IN
Christ. 81 esteem the gospels" says
Goethe, s'te be thoroughly genuine. ior
there shines forth from them the re-
flected splendor Of sublimity, proceed
ing from the person of Jesus Christ ol
so divine kind as only the divine could
ever have manifested upon earlh.
"How petty are the books Of the phllose-
piers with all their pomp," says Rous'
seau, compared with the gospels. "Napo-
leon Bonaparte, whom no one will ac-
cuse of having had weak mind. CONVEX
sing one day at ST. Helena, turned sudden
" to one of his friends and asked him:
"Can you tell me who JesusChrist was'"
The officer owned that he had not yet
taken much thought OF such things.
"Well, then," said Napoleon. Il will
tell you" He then compared Christ
with himself, and with the heroes OF an
tiquity, and showed how Jesus far sur
passed them. 81 think l understand
somewhat OF human nature" he contln-
ued, land tell yeu all these were men,
and am a man, but not one is like Him;
Jesus Christ was more than man. Al
sxaudsr, Cesar. Charlemagne, and my
self founded great empires; but upon
what did the creations of our genius de-
pendP Upon force. Jesus alone founded
His empire upon love, and to this very
day millions would die tor Him." ''Ths
Gospel is no mere book" SAID he at an
other time, "but living creature, with
a vigor, q power which conquers all
that opposes it. Here lies the Beck Of
Books upon this table touching it rever-
ently]. do not tire of reading it,and do
50 daily with equal pleasure. The soul,
charged with the beauty of the gospel,
is no longer its own. Gsd possesses it
entirely, He directs its thoughts and
faculties; it is his. What proof OF
the divinity of Jesus Christ Yet in
this absolute sovereignty he has but one
ain-the spiritual perfection of the in
dividual. tho publication Of his con-
science, his union with what is true. the
salvation of his soul. Men wonder al
tho conquests Of Alexander, but here is
q cenqueror who draws men to himself
for their highest good; whs unltes to
himself, incorporates into himself, mol
a nation, but the whole human race!"
The Rev. DR.. Cunningham Gelkie IN
his interesting and thoroughly wei
written "Lite OF Chris" "says:-"Anene
all the Biblical critics of Germany, M
one has risen with an intellect more
piercing, learning more vast, and
freedom and iearlessness more unques
toned, than De Wette. Yet, listen tt
a sentence from the preface to his Com
mentary on the Book of Revelation
, published Just before his death in 1849
This only l know that there is saliva
, ton in NO other name than in the nam
, of Jesus Christ, the crucifed, and tha
nothing loftier offers itself to humanit
than the Ged-manheod realized in him
and the kingdom of God which he found
, sd-an idea and problem not yet right
a understood and incorporated into tn
!. life, even of those who,l In other respects
v Justly rank as christians. Were Chri
indeed and In truth our Lille, ho
d could such falling away from him
possible? Those in whom he live
It would witness so nightly for hin
v through their whole life, whether sp
d ken, written, or acted that unbeli
r, would be forced to silence"
l.. Millions believe in His name to the
II own coed and the good OF their fellsw
" In our own country Washington was
ir christian, Robert E. Lee was christi'
e. and Steuewall jackson was a christia
H. These were strong men.
b. We approve Col. Ingersoll's idea
I'd keeping our treaties with China, VIII
to we wish the Chinaman to go. We wa
an no wooden gods. We have sins enou
mt of our own without importing Chine
ye Observation-Disclosures, notwithstar
at ing what is said in the article we are CT
Id icising, being one of them. Let US, legal
tn abrogate our treaty; confine the Chi
,ut man to certain places, and restrict h
to as to numbers, as the Chinese COVE
Ter ment now does with US. Let us ira
o. if need be. but as they keep US at arr
in length, fer infinitely better reasons
air us prevent their barbarous hordes, W
no can live upon what would only sufl
ra. to starve white men, from everr
ay. ming our country.
in In the mean time let Col. Inger
of learn the polite respect which is due
So the noblest feelings of the heart o
ms great nation. and when he speaks OF
aid religion let it not be in derision. Oh
the tianity has given US the highest ty
ino of civilization upon the earth. 1t
hen inculcated brotherly love and tr
elf purity and temperance, honesty
ice, frugality. 1t has made the name
,wn mother more hallowed. 1t has pu
and halo OF glory about woman's virtue.
,ery has given Us the best things we hav
by our civil law. and it has made be
into men OF the best men of whom we
like any recorded history. 1t Is not
i or christianity that must be attributed
arly sins in christian country. but to tn
herent weakness of man, for to t
49,, perfect christian is to be sinless T
and PROBATE JUDGESHIP.
gave pn,ro. ,srv, ,,,orxcvv.-Tbe csndidat,
ever the various county Offices swarmed at {
but HILL on Monday last, where Judge Rurde
,o,ts Col Rathbun met on the stump to present
claims for the Probate JudgeshIp. Alt
hou Col Rathbun raised the issues of the War d
thy Judge Burden, and did his best, by that \
with his 81 fair T and manly Conduct, invlncible
81 mants and good -natured wit, fairly Ca
anu the audience. Burden gained many
nd ia here, and Rathbun. in this section Ct the C
| is losing many of those he had II Is shee
eigh- sense to talk about Burden being t9o g. oil
7and- perate habits. he is Younger. to-day th,.
| men of tifty. and all know ne mas II