The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-12

physicxi pain. 81 TO MANY xzeIfxsx;
rirtzgesy Are ~ 70 ace<pr the Jesus
81 the second. o. sh< Jesus Ct the
teurth gaxpei- as the true Jexsas7
What did He really say and DO. axha
kow mach that Il atfx5buted % Hin
IN speech and action y the smhrusdery
OF the various parties inse which His
followers tended 10 spast themselves
within 20 years OF hts death. when
esen the fk1reefold tradition wzs ozAy
nzacxzf
That Gre should reJoiee IN the good
man forgive the bad n9n. ard rstv
ard help sd men 20 the best of onefs
ABILITY. IL sgrezv insispszfzk3e. IL i
the gzcry Of Judaism and OF Cfsrss1izs.-
lily To hare proclaimed fhfs sxztiI,
through al their alterations. / xersEr
believe that the great gSso4a wk5nk ka.s
been effected by Christianity has bessss
largely ccanferactea fsv the r<esiI ens
doctrine on which al she rflurri1es
hare Insisted. that honest dishe2sef II,
thesr more or less astonishing svexs1s
j. neral offense indeed. a IN 81 -.
deepest dye. deserving and frFcs sf.s;r
the x1rue future resrsE,sfixg.s - raur.ser
and robbery. II we eDald only
A-r%f 1tSE tS&Na Ef4E 3TTEETf -
o. hypocrisy and erueItv. the
aaes, aae sssuxftey. the violations 81
every s'zaIgasssn Ct humanity. which
Rave 15Esd from this source along ths.
course OF the history Of Christian ra-
lions oar worst ImaginAts8zs Of he'll
Nolld pale beside sbe vision / ara
much disposed 10 think that the en-.
couragenents the consolation, and shsi
peace Afforded 70 earnest believers IN
even Ssae worst forms OF Christianity
ars - greaf practical advantage 20
them What deductions must be
made from this gain on the score Of
the hayTn done 10 the citizen. tbs ruler.
the legislator. the philosopher. and
the conscientious soul, need not now
consider: but they are assuresIiT not
small. IL aglsossles lose heavily ON
the one side. they gain good deal on
the other
Whose calls 10 mind what I mar
venture to term the bright side Of
Christianity that ideal of manhood !,
Nth tt strength and its patience. its
Justice and rs pity for human frailty
it, heipfulness. 10 the extremity OF
sesf-sacrlfices It's ethical purity and
fsohillty: which apostles have pic
tnyesi. ia which armies Of martyrs
bare placed their unsuitable faith,
and whence obscure men and women.
Ike IAfharine Of Sienna and John
Knox have derived the courage
to rebake popes and kings, is
uos likely TO underrate the Importance
OF the Christian faith as . factor In
human history. or to doubt that IL
that faith should prove 20 be incoFn-
pafibie with our knowledge, or necss-
sary want Of knowledge, some other
hypostasiz of mems hopes, genuine
enough and worthy enough TO replace
Il VIII arise But that the incongru-
Gus rnixure OF bad science with evis-
esrated pspistry, the new anshropoia-
try known as posifivism viii not
climb into the vacant shrine. Bat
when the posifiyist asks rae e. wor-
ship Humanity Is 20 say. to
adore the generalized conception al
men IS they ever have been and prob
ably ever viii bel must reply that /
could just IS soon bow down aud wor-
ship the generalizcd conception OF a
wilderness OF apes |"
/ bad. and have. the fsrmest convic-
ton that never left the 'sHc-uee ssss''--
tine straight road. and this road led
nowhere else bat into the sisrk depths
of wild and tangled forest. And
though have found ieop4rds and
lions in the path: though | have made
abundant acquaintance with the
hungry wolf. that with privy paw de-
YOURS apare and nothing said" as
another great poet SAYS OF the ravening
beast: and though no friendly spectre
- even yea offered bis guidance. Was.
and arm. minded TO go straight GA, un.
Oil ] either come out on the other SIDE
al the wood, or find there il no other
side 10 il. at least. none atsainable by