Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-28
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mot on Cavalry'' is the arresting title
| of an unpretentious little volume, attractive
| for its neatness and interesting because of
| the view the 'layman" takes OF the Re-
deemer's work on earth.
For the majority Of even thinking Chris
| tians to invest the word redemption"
| with any other meaning than that of blood
bought atonement is peculiar, and yet this
writer maintains that this is not its natural
| and otherwise universal sense.
According to this writer the mission of
Jesus was to redeem mans spiritual free
dom, over which ssSatan had control
it having passed from Gods hands by his
own act. The price demanded by the po-
tent-holder was an anticipated dominion
over our Lord, to be gained by his subiec-
ton through the weakness of the flesh.
This is brief summary of the view of the
case. Christ accepted the gage and the bat
tie ground was the wilderness, where the
contest for supremacy was maintained for
forty days. Much stress is laid on the
words sled by the spirit" being the one
scene which the Holy Spirit dignifed with
its presence.
The subject is treated reverentlv aud it
seems reasonably, for there are few minds
which do not shrink from the doctrine that
God infinite in love as in justice, could
find no expiation for sin except in the cruel
death of sinless one, and more in harmony
with the revealed character of Satan, is IL
to think that the crucItixion was the last
act of defeated vengeance which the prince
of this world could inflict. The savior's
own words in Gethsemane and before
PLATE are quoted in defense of the theory
that for the time Satan had power over the
Goldman, and that then in the flesh the re-
deemer was ignorant of the full limit to
which that power would be allowed by
heaven to be exercised. The closing argu-
ment that God can be satisfied with moth
ing short of loving, willing service; that
God is loving and conserving only, not de-
structive and sternly seeking cause for
punishment is well nigh conclusive, Human
hearts will certainly be, as this "layman'
writes, lifted to a higher plane when driv-
ing away the thought that sin, sorrow and
pain are for some wise and obscure pur-
pose, they receive as truth a nobler faith
that God is never the cause Of suffering but
suffers with US.
In so short notice not even the leading
thoughts can be brought out, but the little
book, barely a pamphlet, will be read and
reread by those who are searching after
light on the dark, the gloomy and the OBJ
Scure in the scheme of salvation, as it is
usually presented. mot on Calvary" is
a layman's plea for meditation in the temp
tation in the Wilderness, and is published
by Charles T. Dillingham; & Co., lis and
40 Broadway, New York.
Sleeps Photographs Of the World
Globe Bible publishing com pany, No. 705
Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
It is comforting favor on frequenters at
'rOur Book Table, to call their attention to
so exquisite specimen of the bookmaking
art as Sleeps Photographs of the
World'' The book is handsomely bound,
of excellent material and artistic beauty;
IS an ornament and an unfailing source OF
delight
Great as are the facilities of travel and
the increase of wealth, it still remains that
the majority OF the worlds inhabitants are
confined TO the narrow circle where their
lot is cast. by the exigencies and circam-
stances OF daily living. While this Is true,
there are many whose lives are thus cir
cumscribed who dream of foreign lands
aad who would see for themselves the
places of which they read. To such per-
sons book like the one under considera-
ton is an unfailing source of pleasure. It
is collection of views Of places noted for
beauty or historic interest; also Of copies Of