The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
Spiritual Percertion Of Truth.

To THE FDIroR OF THE SuS-lSir: In THE
Sun OF Nov. 3, under the title The Reason-
ahlenrss OF Christianity Assnilsd." one Of your
correspondents presents ten Specific arra'gn-
mentso what seems to him i" the structural
lines ~ Christianity"
No one OF "Frpemans" ten arraignman,s 10
Incapable Of being abroeatsi; but. even we're
the sphce available for one to attempt work
OF this Wind. II 10 not to be forgotten that the
fundamental knowledge OF freeman and
those Ike him woui preclude the experiment
recently called upon friend. whom found
busilJ engaged In the midst II multitude Of
| sheets OF paper. To my question what he was
doing. he said: Il am trying to ind runcton
of one variable which aided to a certain NUM-
Der OF times ts second diflerentid confident.
Is equal to another given number NJ times n
| second diNeronta cor Ncient OF Is cOnlugatc.'
Doubtless Freeman" will nnd my fric DDS re-
ply quite as incapable Of hts compre-
| hension AS he does the spiritual matters
to which he takss exception: and I, 10
no more possible to explain TO him the nature
OF those principles than It IL possible to eN-
plain the nature o. my friends work. without
certain preliminary education on his par,
The one Is no less true than the other. hut
| certain specific requirements are preliminary
! to the EXPLANATION In both cases John H.. ~
II ls true that the sum OF al the angles OF any
| triangle Ia equal TO two right angles. This
Ia a ma'hsn atical truth. and " capable Of
| demonstration II ls edua ly true that the
| 9th symphony of Beethoven /. beautiful. hut
| the truth OF that fact Is Incapable o. demon
| stration and must lie unsteady perceived. In
like manner spiritual truths are only to be
| spiritually perceived. II. Cor. H.. IA
In considering tn. r.asona b'onsss Of Chris
tIanity" We must not forget ih- yalu. OF tn.
ftt,pn vsyIy TO-. , "a,
! world has counted EN- nentIy Wise. In the
Boil.ian Library. Oxford England. there IL nm
| interesting document signed ySO r.presen-
| tHtivs scientists who thus affirm their entire
confidence In the truth Of Gods Wort written
| In the Holy scripture" Among the sisner-
! are men such a. Sir David Br-wst r. Thomas
| Bell and Adam Sadgw cx. is"froeman' wiser
| than these7 Il his knowledge more profound
| Than that OF William Z Gladstone. who tNsi.
| Ned to hi. faith in 'ha truth Of the Scriptures
| by publishing The lmrr-Rnable Rock7" IL
| his ROVER to weigh evidence greater than that
| Of Joseph story. Daniel Webster and "a mon
p. ChassI Ia his knowledge ~ science de.t or
than that Of Agas.lz. Dams, Draper. Gray
Herschel. Aaury and sr William Thorn
| s"n2 10 his knowledge Of L nclsnt and mode IN
! language beyond that Of lax Mnller3 All
thsss. and mAny other scho arY minds. 'oun |
no dim 'ulty In accepting to- Scrptural tru Ia
! To which Freeman" OllDr.-. and they hare
openly testified - their entire conil lenc- In the
zane. lsthis arrangement 10y Freeman" to
10 admitted IA incont--tabl s ev irnc" that such
| men A. have mentioned were utterly unwar.
| ranted In the views they uphodf Webster
said. Great authorities are grsa, arguments:
and not less tru- 10 tho statement OF Carlyle
! NO saddsr proc can 10 gwen man OF his
! own itteness THAI disbelief in great mon"
q. g. +.
| PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nov. O.