Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-20
SAPoLrON's IDEA OF JESUS.
His Eloquent Address 10 the Count de
M0uth0lOn.

Napoleon with his well known
electrifying accent once spake as
follows:
know man, and can tell you
that Jesus Ii not man. His rellg-
ion is mystery which stands for
itself alone, and Is the outflow OF
comprehension which could not or
iginate in IA human mind. Jesus
docs not resort to any Of our scien
tiHc systems. He is no philosopher
He proves his doctrine by miracle,
and his disciples worshiped him
from the beginning.
Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne
and myself have founded great EN-
pires, but on what foundation did
the creations of our own minds restY
On physical power. Jesus alone m
aerstood how TO build an empire on
the foundation of love, and today
millions of men would die for him.
IL was neither day nor battle
that conqured the world for Christi
anity. No, for centuries 1t has
been lasting war, inauguIated by
the apostles and continued 10y the
float of succeeding generations. In
this war all the kings and all the
princes Of the earth, take IA stand
on one side; but on the other side ]
see no army, but only II mysterious
and powerful influence of some men,
scattered over the earth here and
there, who bold nothing In com
mon but firm faith In the cross,
IL Is true Christ imposes on our
faith, n long roll Of mysteries, This
order 10 believe on him Is premp-
tory, with no other proof, hut the
reverence inspiring word, 81 am
God.p
without doubt, IL requires great
faith to accept this sentence which
IL the bnse of all other articles OF
Christian hith. But II the God
head of Christ is once acknowledged,
then we can perceive the doctrine OF
his teachings as IL whole, which has
the perfection and certainty Of al
zebra, In such decree that we ARE
bound to admire II as u scientific
unit.
The being of Christ, | admit, Il
from one end to the other, n fabric
of mysteries; but these mysteries
offer no greater difficulty, than We
discover In any other being.
Deny Christianity and the world
Is riddle; but If We accept II, then
we receive AN admirable solution, q
kew to the whole history of th,
world. Christianity stands above
all other philosophical or religious
systems, because Christians can not
be mlsled to ponder over the nature
Of things.
We can not charge them, either,
with penetrating sharpness or the
conceit Of those dreamors who try to
solve by emphasized phrases, the
worlds condition relative To God.
Christianity simply says; mo man
but God has ever seen God" God
has revealed himself To man and his
revelation II IA mystery, which can
not be complehended by the spirit
or mind of man. But because God
has spoken, therefor 1t must be taken
as the truth. This h as logical aud
rational ns any other proposition.
Fiually, aud this Is my last proof,
there could be no Gnd In heaven II u
simple man could conceive the gigan-
tic schene TO resolve the highest
alteration because he assumed the
name OF God. Jesus Is the only one
who ever assumed the title. lie Is
the only one who ia plain words
aud persistently affirmed "l am
God.n lie accepts the alteration ot
other men under all circumstances.
lie builds his temple with his own
hands, not OF stone but of the hu'
man heart. We admire the achieve
ments of Alexander the conquereri
but here h "A conquer0r who takes
Ia for his own behoof, asslmilates
aud unltes with himself not merely
one natios, but the whole genera
tlon OF men, Ana how dues this
happeng Through miracle which
stands above all other miracles.
lie demands the love OF men,
This means the attribute, which Is
hardest no WIN; what sage can
scarcely Nceive frOm a few friends,
a father from his chlldrn, wife
from her husband, brother fron,
his brother. La one word, 'hrlst
demands the heart for himself, the
whole heart aud nothing less, aud
makes a complete success Of a,
This 10 conclusive proof Ia me that
he ls G,.d. He klndled iame Of
love among men, by which selfloNe
dies, aud which stands predominant,
aloYe all other love.
How could Ne fail To discover la
this wonderful will power the word
that created the worlds
All founders of other nllglons sys