The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-18

ment, but that third kingdom, c0mbi-
nation of the temporal and the spiritual,
is now at hand.
What are we entitled to consider under
the head of CbristiaDity?' asked Pro-
fessor Hudson. ana he Immediately pro-
ceeded to answer his own question Dy CIV
ing 1t as his opinion that literal reading
of what is specifically stated in the New
Testament alone constitutes Christianity.
IL is a system of Other-wCrldisnr; ten
deHcv toward asceIicism ana away from
in tellectual expansion, which tends toward
the production of an incomplete and un-
balanced form of life," said the professor
in the course of his reasoning, "whi ch
tended to produce in orthodox Christianity
what Euclid would describe as a reducto
ad absurdum'"
After describing the beneficial influence
which the blending of alien ideas at the
renaissance had produced on Christianity
the speaker declared that "the time has
now come for modern eclectic blending of
Christianity and heathendom. A new king
dom not entirely of this world as was
heathendom, nor entirely OF the future
world like Christianity but a kingd ON
that is combination of the two."
Judaism" was the subject chosen by
Rabbi s. Il. Sonneschein. and though his
address was brief it was very pointed. and
aroused great applause.
Judaism is problem which only his
tory itself will first solve, and then dis
solve. Judaism shrinks from stamping
Christianity With its own exclusive trade
mark; it attacks nobody's religion; it has
no missionary headquarters. and thrives
best when left Alone"
A sketch of the history of Judaism was
then given, from the earliest period to the
times when it resisted the sweet TEN pta-
tons OF Greek refinement, when its
national patriotism had been gloriously
vindicated against the all-devourlng inf1u-
ence of imperial Rome"
At the conclusion OF Rabbi Sonneschein's
address Rabbi Voorsanger supplemented
ii by few words of hearty approval. de-
caring that sin all the essentials of re-
ligion Judaism and Christianity are the
same" The session then adjourned.
William Q. Judge, the theosophist,
opened the evening proceedings of the
session of the Congress of Religions by
reading paper on the points of Agree
ment in All Religions" Mr.. Judge is not
a certain magnetism in his personality
which enchanted the large audience that
listened TO him. According 20 Mr.. Judge
there is a fundamental tradition which is
the same in all beliefs for the reason that
it is the soul. The story of Jesus is
found in the Hindoo and Oriental religions
under different FORMS but is the same
i
lection and this pertectiblity is the result
of evolution. Every human being is con-
tinually involved in the evolution of the
entire race. karma Is the true road to
perfectibiiy. The belief in reincarnation
harmonises all true science with all true
religion.
Professor J. D. Buck of Cincinnati fol-
lowed in paper on The Belief in Rein
earnation." He promised by saying that
theosophy was not metempsychosis. No
true theosophiSt believes that IL is. The
soul once admitted to the human body
never reaches that OF the brute. 1t goes
from one humanity 10 another, sometimes
indeed inhabiting body lower than the
brute, but still human body. 1t is found
even in a Jack the Ripper or Mr.. HYDE;
but these are human beings. Speaking OF
the ancient civilizations Mr.. Buck thought
that the sages of those times were far
more wise than tn ose of the present day.
The theory OF evolution, the conservation
of matter and other theories looked
upon to-day as startling and new,
were to them perfectly familiar. Those
ancient sages aimed to discover the
rational order that pervades the universe.
In this they far outranked modern scien-
fists. They in fact made a religion of
their researches, whereas to-day religion
is divorced from science. In regard to APP
piled science we are perhaps beyond the
wise men of that earlier day, but in re-
gard to the discovery of the rational order
Of things we are not so. What the rational
order is man has not vet found. Evolu-
tlon has harmoniZed many things, and so
has theosophy. but the reincarnation goes
on TO perfectiblity.
1.-THE correspondence between the nat
ural aud the spiritual was the subject of
a paper read by Rev. j. S. David. Among
The speakers for to-day are Rev. j. w.
Dnsmore of San Jose, Professor NJ. s.
Cross. Right Rev. W. F. Nichols. Profess
sor Joseph LIE Conte and Professor George
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