The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-08-12
nJESUS, THE GOD-MAN.n
Bishop Rondthaler's Lecture Before
the Biblical Assembly.

Bishop Rondthaler's Lecture Before
the Biblical Assembly.
In Asheville Sunday Bishop Rond-
thaler, of Salem. occupied the pulpit
of the First Presbyterian church.
bishop Wilson of the M. E. Church
South, preached at Central Methodist
church. Rev w. A. LuiZ. of Win
sLOn, held services for the Lutherans
in the Y NJ. Z A hall
The Citizen gives the following re-
port OF Bishop Rondthaler's lecture
before the Biblical Assembly, his SUBJ
ject being "Jesus, the Goldman" The
Bishop said:
lecturer. will be brief sketch of the
history OF the doctrine of Jesus, the
Goldman This,it Is to be hoped will
prepare the way for the more detailed
studies which are to follow. We be-
gin our sketch OF the doctrine of the
Goldman with an acc Iunt OF it's status
in the early Christian church. Down
IN the ancient catacOmbS Of Rome we
get our most vivid impression of the
Christianity and the GraecO-Roman
heathenism. On shelves on either
side OF the narrow path, the Roman
Christians of the first ages were laid
to rest, often with the letter M, > and
a palm branch graved on the sealed
shelf Of the stone. a sign that the one
lying within had died a martyrs death
for the new faith. In the catacomb
chapel, the early church was won't to
gather with many tears around LAGER
ated forms, borne that day from the
prisons or amphitheatre, " here as wit
nesses they had not loved their lives
even unto death. The whole strug-
gle centered around the question, Is
Jesus God, or is the Roman empire
divine"
The lecturer followed the history
down to the modern period of Chris
tian theology which he sad began
of the Bible hidden around behind the
mists of Roman saint worship and
idOlatry of Mary. lie left Jesus clear
to the view OF the age as the Savior in
whom we are justified by faith 10 His
blood. This, however, was adding
nothing to the ancient doctrine Of the
God man. He left things just where
the council of Chalcedon had left
them thousand years before. LuJh
er's service was not essentially Chris
biological one, but was Of vast value,
in showing how we get the benefit of
the merits of the Goldman by simple
faith in Him.
''The next father of modern thought
is manuel Kant, destructive philoso-
pher it is true. but an earnest one,
who loved to Overturn, only that men
might build truer structures Of
thought. Kant drew mems attention
to the humanity Of Christ.
First among the men OF spiritual
power comes Morayian, ZinZendorf,
the man who felt from childhood that
Jesus was his intimate personal friend,
and who has left this as his life IN )t-
10; Il have but one passion, and that
is Christ
tine Kenoticists, a noble hand of
German philosophers, understand
that Christ out of love for US, during
32 years, emptitd himself Of His nmnip-
oGence, and other infinit e qualities OF
His deity in order that He might be
d man like us. Kenoticism must
therefore be modified, ere, with it's
precious teachings OF Christ's human
development it can safely be acce pied.
This has been done by Dorner In Ger
many aud Schdff in the United
States"
The ancient church, the Bishop
said, was loyal, and we must admire
its steadfast loyalty. The modern
church has Transferred its preference
TO The human side. ard is just as
steadfastly loyal III the divine view.
We must look upon Him with that
Obedient faith which exclaims my
Lord and my Goo"