The sun., 1883-08-19
Proving Immortality.

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sage from n lecture delivered al tne IoncoTu
School OF Philosophy by DR.. w. T. II. H.
u.,y,s an +bo Jnn,,rto litv NJ tho Indiyidual
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hun. H. hAnni' piopo".ue ii' 'o o1N
argument In language wnlcn our corrc-
spondent asks to have translated into
;nt,,lir;h,o Ep,l;sb.
THE divine sefnchvts In whom knowing an" WIZ
ing are IDENTICAL 30 tat ts knowing s Ut 'e sae ''o
"crenh"s vi W. ""!e'''' N' ~ WV" ~ ,'',. .
create "oru OF hh'e pe'hes' nc Aho"s o"'. "''nse
ana creates or hege MS own hkehess' Per'se' oe'"s
eauai 10 h'Se''' tue See"hu sen 'aeaNi.' vi person
me seeohu person. equal III Aho"ieuse anu "i'''hs
creaesa third eau"l 10 h'sen o". also creates "oru
OF hhe creatures III Proeesso ot e'o'u''o"' heou"se
the second knows ms own aer''auoh from 'ne hrs'
~heh sony iogcal pteeohu'''o' IN" nor u" e'e"' III
me 80 tar as MS perteeuoh IN coheerheo' Ill kh""he
lie creates H. anu IL appears as stream VI efo"'''n
:. Tna ,mn-nanto na,,rs .nh ,hs n,,n, .nd animal do
not now attain true individuality but man does Man
makes his environment into the image of his true self
when he puts on the form OF the divine second person
n"."t CIV i. tho 70
alxation OF higher selves through ns,i,uons-,he in
visible church which is formed of all the intelligent
beings collected from all worlds In the universe
,". n,v,n. Tha nr,mnin,a - ,hs ,hso
lutte institution which We call the invisible church is
called altrusm love 1t is the missionary spirit,
the spirit OF self sacrhee Tor the good OF others rms
Tue II. n,aa y, vi. y. '
"1rm.n were no, Immortal there would b. break in
the chain OF beings that reaches from the pure external
and passive up to the pure active and hence the exter
nal elevation OF tue second person INTO equality WIN
nrs, n"rson mou,S NO, know himself in tho second
hence there would be no seltsctivty at ALL and conse
quently Also dsrivstive or finite being But this is
Impossible
o.n, hsnn. on a. orlas Mt ,om. saas q, ,h.r
is manifest from this The rst divine knowing creates
begets the second and in the world of evou
tion and the third divine unity OF blessed spirits in the
invisible enaten - Tue nov np'sn
of the relation OF tho second to the rs, apa
all this is within tho self knowing of the nrs i, is called
double procession"
We say for the Information OF any person
who supposes that there are ideas in the
paragraphs here quoted. and that 1t is from
want Of knowledge or intelligence that
difficulty Is experienced In understanding
them. that the whole OF DR.. HARR1ss utter
ance Is nothing but scholastic juggle Of
words, mere exercitation in formal dia-
lectics, and that there are no ideas in it
at all. Very likely DR.. HARRIS supposes he
is expressing ideas, but 1t is q mistake
For instance. what is meant by "the
divine self-activity," and what evidence
can be adduced to show that knowing and
| willing are identical in the divine ?
Touching the Almighty" says ELIHU, we
cannot find Him out" And when our lecturer
goes on to talk of the divine sclf-activity
begetting his own likeness. and about the
second person creating third equal to him
self and also creating world of finite
creatures in process OF evolution, he is
merely darkening counsel by words without
knowledge. Where did DR.. HARRIS get his
information concerning the constitution OF
COP? How has he entered into the inmost