The Portland daily press., 1900-04-24
THE vIRe1N pIRTH on JRsus,

Reading DIR. BlAnohArd'a paper, thus
entitlsd, Q hasty and humofous reply
was FIRST suggested. But the divinity Of
| Christ, as the worlds 6aviour-ths oor-
nsrstone In the foundation Of ohristian-
ity. demands patient and thoughtful
treatment
sincs be oitss authoritiss-'gFest
Eoholars''-as though this were matter
Of scholarship (thouah were 10 to hs left
TO the writings Of all christian authors.
ancient and modern, the snow Of hands
is immensely on the side Of the super
natural birth Of Jesus Christl We will
hear the first no namss a. friendly 10 his
Views. Olsssusen. the eminent German
com mentstor. In volume Cd CT his work,
page sci, he ventures the opinion that
the passage John S:i8-ei, "God so loved
the world that he gave his only besosten
| But to ascertain the real mind OF OiEhau-
ssn on the theme In question, We read
more. Page 800. he says; "Now the ad-
vent Of the Logcs IN the fesh, yrs to
pour life again into dead humanity from
living fountain" ''As the Logos came
forth In human firm In Christ. 80
through Him men are TO appear IN the
divine nature" Again, psge 80: THE
Lcgos united imself TO this whols human
nature, In It's weak and neeessitous oon-
dition; and this He flied with the rich
treasures OF Ills divine Hfe." Pegs 800. he
calls attention to "ths timeiees exIstenos
OF the Lcgos, who was With Sod. and
was God And then, p. $50, no AYERS
that "1he gospel OF John posiets's
stror ger histor icaI tsstin cnIss to its sen.
uineness than any other portion CT the
new Testament; or, We nsy say, If all
antiquity 1 oheerfuIly confess my
obligation to the Doctor for leading me
anew to I'm author long admired
ihe Flea OF Legendary tale :" is too
stale and too convenient method Of ar
gument for bright and fall minded
reascner TO adopt In good cause Two
credible witnessed, Matthew and Luke,
mite In testimony TO the virgin birth of
j Gus. Another evangel's, whom tie
| DO, tor's sohoIsr, Olshausen, considers
| the bess authority Of all, eeds sDec al en-
chassis to the same divine and human
sonship.
AS to tie Quotation which PIesident
Geo. Harris " Ill tome day wish to N ojify,
it simply sfiirms that saIystlon. which
we regard as the essential dot thine of
Christian ity, does not depend on the ac-
ceptspcs CT this truth or thai, but upon
divine grace. through Christ TO soul
ioFAl to its light. and hlisl TO lis hes. Idea
4 fatberhoqd. But Va arc afraid that
one who minimizss this vital truth Hand
teaches men so,' Is piiilessiy near the
mil one" and ths "desp sea -
Jbus far to clear ths way TO tho full
end continuous light which revelation
s1scs upon mans origin and history, l
speak to these who relieve In living
God, the author of all existerce. whose
pirit brocdad over n-imevsl soha 5 and
brought light Bnc 4, Into & ; ana or s ID
ret till lie hsd produced His mester piece
In a being in S own image and ike
nsss. With INTEL gence, ELECTION and
will a person like bimse I, only nnits
free neral agent, child, ana NOT q
thing. A supernatural being, sst, for
season, in the realm OF nature Children
to ts loved with fAthsrly & ndsrness, AMI
to return the love with happy, Glad,
grateful Interchange.
We shall also Bgres that this blsEseu
intsrcouTss vas severed In q uiee-seach-
ing mss5 justment. ghe most heautiful
Ct all relations, th ff parent ard child.
vas broken. Tbs crls al vnse was
shiVeIed. What skill can ever restore itf
Aye; there 10 love In the sweet heavens
and there Ia skill thsre, TO WORK the WOE
der. 1t sbsll be new again, ana new
again on this sin CURED ssrth.
At this point thsre teRins u method Of
Z. storation. Light breaks In and N owes
along through the word OF Ord, In all
us various add'tionf, fiom age to age
the ons unifying, expanding beam OF
lioht, which Ia the reas Cd. and { he ootes on
I I the Book. The enc who fIi's &c md
this luminous pathway Ia in a s'a Il
dou BIT. But finding It, there Is harmony.
continuity, a preparatory Leading for
ward Gu that great event which MAKE $
he new era and dates our rodern hls-
tory.
Meta tho succession-Enoob. Moab,
Abraham, Nj SIS, David (imne; feet, H.
deed; all I'M pOrfeot), Is tsh ana MI TIL
pr3nreis In 1slah, tina hiHh water
mark OF prcpnecy IS reached. Unto Us
n OF lid Ia born; unto US Lon is given:
aud the government s,all tie upon bis
shoulder, and HIS rame siall re called
Wonderful, Cor ,llor; ths Mighty God.
t1e Everlasting Father, the Prince Of
Peace" Yes an expanding team of
light, till He should come, who cDuld
truly ssy, ~ am the light If the world.
sIa tina EyRad OF Life" 81 am c1ine
st ye Isishk have Iifo. and shat ye
al y.rr Uld and New Tettsn ent.
m stnaioasfy trace t>s totrespo ndente.
ARD you are persuaded chat the JEHOVAH
Of the Ola Testament 10 the Jesus CHS
of the New. Ills fact Is full OF the
brig htest significance.
NOW NOAb COulI te
he than that in tn pre-arTanRed advent
the selfsAms spirit who broodsd ovsr the
dark emptit esB and tlltd II with life,
and breathsd life INTO the first born man,
should bs present With the game broodipg
influences when the ssoond Adam was to
appear, the san of God and the son Of
Mary2 Could one expect lsssS NO won
der the angels sang. The surprise lie,
that anyone with unoioudsd intelligence
is not with them In full accorc
Then hear that aIt'ess boy Of IL In bis
earnG st r, sDoEs TO his dag 1ieted mother,
''WiEt ys not that must be about my
Fathers bu S nfssi" What fathsIf Hear
Him in the ,t-tss OF tAst more than
human ministry, with uIl lifted face: II
thank thee, Father, Lord tf heaven and
earth" "Even 90. Father, for SO it sesn
good in thy sight. All things are deliv-
cred to me of my Father; and no one
knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither
knoweth anyone the Father, save tins
Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will
reveal Him.
The suspicious jews hear Him say.