The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05


ing vigor OF the great pagan PHILOSOPHERS
through all the nges on the other. philosophers
now rerm~ating all our ethical and cosm cal
thought Witness the permanencv OF vsdanta
philosophy In Asia and the Confucian philoso-
ply In China and the wonderful growth Of
the evolutionary philosophy with US. which
last II nothing but revival and elaboration OF
Greek and Oriental philosophy. Then compare
with these the ridiculous and critical position
Of the hybrid system known "a advanced Prot
estantism to-day. Tho essence OF Protestant
ism has always been the authority OF the Bible
as distinguished from the authority OF the
Church. but now. with the Bible gone and
Reason put In its place. what becomes OF Prot
estantism?
BRooKLYS. Nov. 3. CHARLES N. HIoGISs
"schoiasticus" Replies to the Argument
Tint Christianity borrowed Immortality.
To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir. Mr.. Hlg.
G'ns says: The Old Testament does not con
tai paragraph which can be shown to set
for h clearly the doctrine Of immortality" He
continues: The jewish literature 1. found to
contain no clear evidence OF immortality"
Neither In the Old nor the New Testament do
We fnd clear evidence OF the Trinity. There
fore Christians do not believe In that su blime
mystery oh! Shades OF Socrates. Plato. Aris-
totls. look down with COMMUNICATION on tho
present generation OF logicians o Sdcre
Socrates. ora pro nobisl Suppose lawyer said
in a court OF justice: Your Honor and gentle
men o'the jury. this man Jones 10 not citizen
Of this commonwealth. What proof have i?
Proof! Isay 40. Jones never set II forth clear
" that he is or was. Therefore Il 10 true" Ten
minutes after this harangue the Jury would say
to the Court: Your Honor We ask you to
nnrip Nc -, TO-
tellgencr. or have him committed to Bellevue
for examination"
The Hebrew Is merely a nursery language
compared with Greek ani Latin. The Hebrew
could hardly have talked imm tally II he had
ths idea" The Hebrew language appears
roor and obscure to u.. for We have only one
book in 1t. ANY language would appear In the
same light under similar conditions I appeal
TO our jewish friends an Hebrew scholars rs
witnesses 10 the truth OF my assertion. Tho
Jews spoke the Phnnician language and
surely the PhTncians cultivated the arts and
sciences. Now. according to the very best au-
thorlties. the most perfect language must nec-
esSatt'y be the Language OF those nations which
cultivate the arts md sciences. Hence the in.
situation o' ienorancs against tho Jews 10 I'M
true. The PhHn clans were the teachers OF
mankind. and II they had philosophic terms
the Jews must have them. too. The writing.
OF jeremiah. Isaiah. David and Job show
wonderfully rich and copious langnage tSee
Jews Letters to Votaire. p. 531I When the
Jews had returned from tho seventy years
captivity at Babylon they used tho ChaldaIc
VI n'a"n'c '""ku'se. win some heorew
words Hence n il called Syro. Chaliaie. the
v-rnacular at the time OF Christ. The old
Hebrew was practically lost during the cap
tivity
-. . ~. W 70 oohs'e 'hat the
80 es",' 'he ,nt'S' ,ans' got 'hose
" N''''e '''''"''on' never SAID
:.
~ e'''eneo c,earIy seems 70 ne TINT the
o",a" socr No' the aoc'r'no from their
"'e"' LOU u" ha'e mo Proof
' =. '"' "o,' s,o"s'
A.. "sou, ""' r'"emoer thnt IL was
~, ""' W.T.. 'n'presteo IN
o"''s' al Tvs "'r'n' assure Mr. hlgg'ns do
W. ..,. S"'''"k o. IN" KIM great
","n, ""r say 'ns hasi cnme from
" na.,. as,er'H 'no, came from Mesoro-
,,,,,a ~. Nv. ""' 'er'u''an an"
H.,a , rn''" '"ae .ney came from Arabia
~ hoi',"n S"'no'c Gnurch thinks
,.,S 80 s' '" ,''o'h' o, nnrs''' OF tine
,'o ~ 80" ""' nra"a 'fsa''. Xxx; isa.
''e '''"A"i "'''"''-'essons LOT Ep'ph-
'"'
W." .,''u W ie'p' ma n'o not get
s,~.. ''A" must 20 worry IN
y, 'e'' .'up," no nouot. An IRISH
~" w w" NV 'a'N I"R"'n o'er yeors IN
, n,, s'o''nus co"nuy must 90 very stupid.
~ ."e i'''"h'"h talk Ehe'sh before coming
~ ,,
WI, hkS'nH pre'ers 'so"h TO the scho'as-
Wv ."'ol'. VIZ 'n"' 'ne Jews we're so stunld
,n"' my M o""'n''en. not cou'h put any IDEA
,h"Ir hea"s' VINO among the many
1'n'''".cs h"Knt TINS namorss doo'rinsF
ie' US naVe INC n"me' OF t"w. Inc scho'as-
'cS 'nuE"t 'h"' immortality OF inc soul can be
pINs" D, reason ihey oase thair proof
rn,Nm' on ,ne Ar'r'"'e'ihn 'heory OF cognifion,
ih'e'ec'ua' "r''"y' sara 'hsy' proves tho sonl
,n'"i"'er,a'' anu 'here'ors 'huestruct'ole and
''nmo,'aL
ecno'aS',cus seems TO grasp at straws
""en ne a.,ortn'H 10 argue that there
70 M ooera,'c "r,'p.ure'oeea"see socrates never
Tro," Sn,'n'ns' never sa'' ahyth'ng OF the
KIM, r,oo'. p,ea'e' Note the word seems