Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-24

name of humanity, We protest against the
outrages committed under Turkish mis-
rule. We recognize the responsibility of
the treaty powers to secure governmental
reform, the better administration of JUS
tice in the courts and the enjoyment of
perfect liberty of conscience. We look
with expectation and confidence to the re-
suits of the determined action of the En-
glish government in this direction.
Rev. MIR. Browns Essay.
The first of the essayists of the morning
was Rev. Howard N. Brown of Boston,
who spoke on the topic, THE Holy Spirit"
In the course of his address Mr.. Brown said
that a sufficient definition for present pur-
poses is to say that the Holy Spirit is Col
made manifest in the mind and soul of
man. The basis CT belief in the Holy Spirit
is the consciousness and experience of the
race. They who deny or question the fit
nection have no right to diScredit evidence
gained from the life of humanity because
of an alleged lack of evidence in the out
ward world. If nature be goddess it is all
the more certain that what is best in the
life of man is not derived from nature
alone. One great advantage of the doctrine
of the Holy Spirit at this time Is that it
does not profess too much In effect it
only asks men to assume that a principle
of actual goodness is planted in the nature
of things. and this supplies what is Of first
importance-a working hypothesis that will
Beyond this it is positive implica ton Of
the doctrine tfat we may trust the i'm
pulses of our higher nature, we trust the
wis dom of the instincts Springing from the
lower nature. 1t means that, though not
entirely free from error, the voice of con-
science is in the main the voice of God. 1t
is also basis for hope in the future; for
what the Holy Spirit desires to build that
the future will surely see.
MIR. Gannctt on 'Incarnntion.'
Incarnation" was the subject allotted to
Rev Mr.. William C. Gannett of Rochester,
N. Y. His appearance upon the platform
evoked enthusiastic applause on the part of
the audience
God and man. said Rev. Mr.. Gannett
"are in essence one. Man must rely upon
imagery to depict the unknown in terms
of the known. So we picture God in the
form of man. To say that God made man
of His own likeness is but to say the same
thing the other way around. If man knew
anything higher than man he would have
figured his gods in it's likeness, but as he
did not he was compelled to content him
self with depicting the gods in human
guise."
Mr. Gannett discussed in a scholarly man.
ner the subject of anthropomorphism. The
orient, he said loves the idea of the incar
nation and has what it loves. But it is
the Roman and Greek conceptions Of the
incarnation that we are more familiar
with. So he came down to the subject in
modern Christianity, which, he said more
than any other form of religion had realiZ-
ed the man-likeEess of God. The necessary
elements to the Christian conception were
furnished by theaJews and by the Greeks
and from the mingling came our idea. The
Jew furnished the physical, the Greek the
spiritual Son of mathew. Son of Cod
Greek. Figuration-Jew; TRANSPORTATION
Greek. Be the doctrine of Christendom's