The evening times., 1895-10-24
ANSWER lRMEN|l'S CRY
Continued from First Page.

Hebrew hope for great Ruler and was ac-
cepted by the Greek as the incarnation OF
the word, of the spirit OF thought. The
jew gave to Christ the human, the Greek
God, the Hebrew the functional, the Greek
the ethical, the Hebrew the figure, the
Greek the TRANSPORTATION, the Hebrew the
body, the Greek the soul.
He then outlined how the present doc
trines OF orthodox Christianity had been
developed by human additions. He re-
joiced in the victory Of Atha nasius at Nice.
The union OF God and man as one made
tower OF strength for the entry of civili-
zation upon the stormy ages that followed
the breaking up of the Roman empire.
There was a great advantage in the fact
that in the darkest times man could not
make for himself u God less good than His
Son, and they knew Him to be good. 1t
lays tn axf at the root OF many dogmas
when God must be as good as His saints.
Yet, after all, the Incarnation is kin
dergarten story. 1t is an object lesson
OF the ages. 1t is mistake if misinter-
preted, but right if it is admitted that
Christ is only part of the incarnation
in which all men share. The latest orthu-
doXy teaches every man to be Il Christ.
lie thought the word Kindergarten would
perhaps be more acceptable than the word
error To- orthodoxy. 1t WAS more accu-
rate. 1t lett the orthodox la see their
old theology true, their new theology
more true.
He recognized the evil in man, but
could not stop 10 discuss the problem
whether God is incarnatc in evil. The
paper was received with long and repeated
applause.
Rev Hanson Pillsford of waltham. spoke
upon "Atnnement.' The lack of clear
ideas, he said, is one hindraucc To- high
living. The fathers of the Christian church
were usually clean. This thought had
been mnddied in later ages
SACRIFICE NOT NECESSARY
He denied the doctrine that Gods Justice
must be satisfied by a sacrifice. The no.
tion that Christ could suffer TO save men
from suffering was wrong. He could not
worship 4 God who would let Christ die
for man.
He liked better the grand word reconcilia-
ton. In that was the true thought by
which man might grow into the larger
stature Of the Master. His weakness put
away, he would come into unison with God
and rise to the higher and better life.
Rev. Mary A. Stafford. OF Sioux City, pre-
sented the Unitarian idea of Forgiveness"
She quoted ut the outset:
Gods greatness flows around our incom.
pleteness:
Round our restlessness His rest
She said the poet sees the Truth. We
are environed by God and our lives un-
fold in strength ana Deauty-aS We re-
late ourselves Alright to this environng
reality through obedience 10 divine law
Only our wrong-doing. interferes.
Forgiveness does not set aside the law
of consequences; it only makes us feel
that despite our sin God loves us still.
While SHINING we are not conscious OF
divine love. But the love is there just
as the sin still shines. though we shut our
eyes.
We must open our eyes 10 enjoy the
world revealed by the light; we must cease
SHINING to enjoy Gods love. God has not
changed divine law has not been set
aside in forgiveness.
Gods love asks for no atoning sacrifice,
but pours the wealth of its goodness
upon the soul open 10 receive it.
Despite its irrational doctrines. the Sal
vat:on Army is strong TO save, because 1t
sings and breaches incarnatc love So
must every religion that would reach the
human heart.
CLAIMS OF THE MISSION.
Rev. w. l. Lawrence presented the claims
of the Japan mission. From 1891 to 1894
a new building was erected, the school
founded. the name of the magazine was
changed from The Unitarian to ''Tcho-
kio." which means religion.
Unitarians in japan had not pushed too