The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-07
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Dr. Marx w. Harrington. p~@9saAn, al,
ths University o. Washington s~l1ve-sa
an Interesting discourse a. ths T~srss1,
'11Asss1iSt Episcopal caurch last even
ias' Ms s'soJeet being -"Tfberlns csssara
- ts1A8t ahs ron sale E'sege were tao no.
tAo." features OF Interest Ia conne~.fon
wiEb TSbertus. One xa~ ira. -. 49, - =
Naesar' aHd ruled over Rome and she no.-
@~@$iofaS, cong tests ard gersgEe.u~g.a. q /.
the lime OF CarisE's public .s,isn4sz as
etaeln@aen. Carist occasionally referred
20 hin, as FOR instance when he sas.s
siiai. proiit man IL he gain tina
"1o9e wcrid and lose his o=ru soul
Tia second poin, OF Interest = ma, r.
o@fi1s was a Very young man bnt hs
csaae q proflsgste. and q crues tyrant Later
va NE 'tsis freak Of character wax in
tsresEing, the speaker said ard be wen,
asepiy INTO the causes that produced such
an unhappy result Then NJ enlarged upon
sae res tioas between Christ aad
a4a pointed Out rsas5ns for ,e.lfssefns, ,E,as
ne Roman emperor kept himself -uefi
informed Upon sa@ lsfs. work and dean on
IArsAt. Ia fhia connection he stated fha.
t~sFe es3hsed representation OF tSe fea-
lures OF Christ. which II attributed 10
what Is called The Inlag!io % Tsberfna
Inen President Harrington went minute
ne" review OF the representation OF
christ IN art and showed shat this picture
was neither of theological nor artistic sig
aihc@ncs, bat apparently was an attempt
al correct representation Of Carists
actual features.
The decree Of Tfberius In favor of the
Christians Was next taken I'D and IL was
pointed out that T!berfus really accented
the jewish Messiah and desired TO have
him adopted as one Of the gods In the
Roman Pantheon. II would appear, said
tho speaker. that PonrIus Plate reported
direct 10 Tfherins The wonderful story OF
Chrtst's great WORK and His execution
The character Of T4berlus ~as next Ia
ken up and the point al which his moral
deterioration began was pointed out II
~as with reluctance that he yielded 10 the
temptation Of dominion, and he did this
chiefly because Of the opportunities Of his
ambitious mother. the wife OF Augustus
by second marriage with his position
Of wealth and power his former stoical
character gradually degenerated unit. he
became frightful example of vice and
cruelty.
Then RI. speaker went on to draw sew
eral morals from the life 0. his man The
degeneration of Tiberius began between
the ages Of g and 20. So. he said. Il ap-
pears that our Characters can change
when we have reached a mature age The
Intellect Of Tfberius was remarkably pen
etrating and keen. From which. the speak
er declared. II appears that something else
besides strong intellect vas needed to
keep us In the path Of rectitude Tiberius
came into the possession Of the greatest
wealth and power In the then known world
end yet II brought him no real happiness,
and so far "a his personal life was con-
cerneS II was one OF the greatest failures
In history, as Is manifested by the Vice
and crime which he praeticed In his old
age. If powerful intellect and the pos
session OF the kingdom OF the world and
their glory cannot make a man happy
what wf7le The answer Is not 70 be found
in Coafucius or Socrates or Emerson 1t
Is 10 be found In Christ's sermon on the
mount