The record-union., 1895-10-19

Christian his innate peculiarities are pre-
served and must continue. They are
part of the man and cannot, like habits
or customs, be laid aside. Il necessarily
follows that it is absurd TO expect the
same Christian experience of all. The
Lord would not have made us different
If he did not deem that it were best SO.
He certainly cannot require us to endeav
or TO annihilate the differences by which
he has marked us. The man who is i'm
pulsIve and who lives Christian life that
is colored by his emotions may be doing
that which is wise and best for him; but
he should take care not TO condemn his
fellow Christian whose emotions are not
easily touched, but who is rather guided
by sense of right and duty and who
takes a very sober view of the Christian
life''
when Christ has been presented and
accepted, they who have accepted him
must be left free to follow him." says the
New York outlook. 1--WE may give
them the benefit of our studies, our ex-
perlenceS, even OF our errors; Tor SO we
may save them from duplicating those
errors. But we may not impose upon
them our lImitaslons under guise OF Civ
ing them The truth. Christ is the Savior
and The Lite-giver, but the salvation will
differ in form as do the characteristic
sins from which different communities
need 10 be saved: and the life Will differ
in form rs national types and tempera-
mems differ. Christianity IS more than
either Roinanism or Professionalism, more
than Anglicanism or PuTilanism, more
than primitive, medieval or modern
Christianity; and when new people,
such as the Japanese, accept the Christ,
it is to be expected that he will be the
power in them that be has been in other
nationaiities and that their conversion
viii not merely duplicate old concep-
tons Of Christianity, but will add new
one. In short, there Is 10 be, 10 use Mo-
zoomdar's phrase, an Oriental Christ, as
there has been an Occidental Christ, as
there has been All Occidental Christ. And
with each now conversion will come
new vision, and the true Christ will be
seen in his completeness when all eyes
look upon him, each nation from its own
point of view, and be praised in his full
ness when all tribes confess him, and in
its own dialect"
1T has been assumed and has been
stated that the report of our LORDS
teachings was not written by himself.
but by apostles and evangelists, and that
not until varying periods from one 10
two generations alter his words had been
spoken This seems most improbable"
says the Interior (HreS.) OF chicago.
The apostles. though they were men OF
lOwly occupation. were not llllterate.
They were familiar with the literature of
their times and could write. 1t is not
probable that they would listen to the
Sermon Oh the Mount. aud not have 81
immediate desire to have II IN writing.
They would wish the Lords Prayer and
other teachings ADD sayings of the Master
in form tor preservation and for use IN
teaching. All The probabilities are very
strongly against the IDEA that the words
of Christ were not reduced TO writing I'LL
one or TWO generations had passed. The
records have all the newness OF an lmme-
date report. And then 1t has been rem
dered certain that the writers of the Cos
pels had mass of writings before them.
We are persuaded therefore that IN the
Gospels we have the words of our Lord
OF Immediate record, and 1t is not at all
improbable that the writings were known
10 him and subject to his revision"