The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-28
CfIRIsT THE SAVIOR
Iaev. u. NJ. Randall on the Divinity
of the Gentle Naxarsae.

IN spite OF unfavorabie weather. large
"a susxragatIon gathered at the First Meth
sssl church yesterday. The music was Of
hgh merit. and the people attentive. The
saslor. Rev. Edwin NJ. Eandeil. tr..
Tsaehed from II bring you good iidsngs
4 great Joy. which shall bs 10 all the
people. for there II born TO you this day
i the city of David a Savior. which is
eagist the Lord. Luke uie-u. lie said
d substance:
Tho ancients believed omens accom-
panied all important events. We know
tass Is not true, yet the advent OF Christ.
s6mparable only with other epoehAl oc-
sarTenees. such as the birth OF a world
Or the beginning OF life. was of sufficient
tRportancs TO both worlds to make the
tyents OF the annuneiation natural 20 the
acsslon. Infancy Is ever interesting. This
Eneration will Imss away. and the eosn-
ag one may replace It's greatest men with
/ wen greater. Mothers are n0AT f0ndling
and dreaming over Infants who are to
become leaders. Mary did not dream. she
knew her child was 10 be the Savior OF
tie world.
NO other advent was Ike that Of Christ
Other faiths have had their seers: no 9TH
= has. offered a Savior outside Of the
fed OF religion, no such thing Il known
4 Il the glory OF Christianity - offer thu
SLY Savior OF the world. He came 10
- up the fallen. cleanse the SHINING. re-
sslm the wandering, and give hope Joy
IA beauty 20 life. II we reject Him.
fFe is none other 20 whom we can GO
belief that rejects Christ has nothing
His place Shall we go 10 Strauss with
= nythlcalthcoryG lie tells us that our
Aith Is but the froth and foan OF fable
md tradition. To the soul that Is perish
tx for the substantial that is desre rat
With despair. he has nothing 70 offer
August Comte was not satisfied simpiy
- destroy. he thought TO do constructive
work. and gave us positiyis.n or the re-
hgion OF humanity lie talks fluenuy
about the exercise Of tho traces which
n.1 have acquired from the religion OF
Christ, bat has he ever led any into a high
q ne By means - his $, stemT No. To
-hom does he lead US .or var refuge and
hpef Who h his god. end what Is the
t5ise Sc before use It I summarized In
as s'atefneat: We conden7e the Whole
" our positive coneeptirns l. TIE one sin
sc laea OF an Immense and eternal being
lun any, destined b. sociological laws
Z eoastant der.elcpiasnt under tho prs
fgnderating, influence II biological and
scsmolugical necessities
u no, that comforting TO the souls Go
Z the Pcnitent sinner. 80 20 she chamhe'
q death. aud offer for consultations Ms
hfnthrr allow me 20 commend you for
faecor or consolation 10 the whole 81 our
positive conception. the one single idea or
IMMENSE and eternal being Humanity.
eesinei by sociological laws 10 constant
geNeios nlent under the prepunderatlng tn
Faenee Of biological and genealogical nec-
sSsiiiss" How incQmpaTahie - the di-
Nas comfort inspired by she same Ore
tAs created the heart: God 50 loved The
world that ~ gave His only bcgoften son.
tst whatsoever helievcth on Hlfn should
Rot perish. hut have eternal ilfe.'
Ferdinand Christian Bauer aud his fol-
tlserS IN the INabingen. school anil Haee-
Asl with h.s monotheisn. leave the fam
sling son on \ barren, pltiicss desert,
WITH no suggestion 81 relief
Ernest Renan. who presented 'ra-
'oaAllstic' view OF the iife OF christ.
u 3kh throwing over all the fragrance
e wealth Of rhetoric. places na star ta
tae night in which he enshrnWds the as
ffiag soul He calls TIE lie ana work
Fsnitv has lived on Il ever since and
.ss 'Sttl our best consolation 81 "a
testhe IL fading sweetness How de-
tesahic the stete 81 humanity according
{ thls confession' 50 desperate that The
Psi z could 90 these ea years has hcen
. i've on 3ts own dream. and the best
taasela ton 70 has sIiii Is fho expiring
ssetincss' % that droam What cau-
IrsSion that 4 divine Savior is exactly
VA the world needs II such q dream
sts been FOR 2tso wars. and Etil Is the
sFst consolsf tou 81 tire race II Is So in-
s@sStaAl ahSNrotty 20 believe eur Creator
es4ld leave TITS creatures thus
saall We seek satisfaction fruua arncs-
scisMs Herbert Spencer 81 its hieh priest
ne SAfs, the experience Of utility or
statAea and consolidated through ar the
~ generations % the human race. have
staa Producing corresponding nervous
se9aVseauoas which. Ny continued trans
sssssien ana accumulation. have hccoWe
= = certain faculties ~ moral Intuition
SNitft tnen "a the CUlN aW hprttN fer
esss@is Noar dog has no moral sense BE-
- yisher his ancestors had rs eNpe~
Se n these things. or morals dtd uat
80 peTpos%s of utility tn ,hesr evase
- ~ has therefore no such nervous
So .asions- Even tho author II SAGA
~ must uurensctepslN 1--we ~ better
aglpiet than Jhose contained IN hls
eoSsfineS
saaA Ne 80 20 ne SOFTER. the Nlns-
t-tiatf, TIE eNfoOBf We have Matahte
- 70 cur o@n land who lectures extern
49, ana whose writings circulate eN-
sssReif, thHuEh rot among scholars.
80. .t stae1is 81 skepi tcisrn rcNreseFgtei ~
ssS~sS (omte. Aa0er Roman and others
a. s.@9ins tire so~callet higher critics to-
- a@se called f1r,h sn abundance Il
eSr3c literature becs use thev orig
- rev grounds gef doaht ana ngsa-
49,. 49, results that were az least sntallecs-
49, tta5ec, ahie. But this man has
49, oQt 10 Replies ~ note beyvnA =
l.tlted niagaEine articles ard ar osev
- $3.50 pamphlet. lie has sssf nr-h{nE
ssRd BEFORE sna better He has orig
- eQtaing except hts extra kAnx
- feeAltSs style n assertion SzfI ne:
t.tsan teiligc~t man who iuvsstisaEea ths
vssfss 81 AAA country wiz h0ut fear ard
a 49, pfeg,uliee viii noe and cannot 80
- 81 S1rey ae has beard ~ sgich
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- Alfret, t'hAr.t a,s x,ss. .rhsn5as Agtsf-
- es~r Haooh. s'ieruicus kepier.
ga Dante Shskesps Milton.
49,. NrNton ara sceres Nkc ;hcfus o..
q. tae men of toSsy. Wbewen FArs-
" ssrSsslsR oa@s. G.Agk Maxwell. SIR