The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-30
~HrxAS caARArrER OF cHnIsr.-
nev. n. n. 0eves Prsaehes ~ Trim
ssy Chsrsh - the 0seas Teacher.

New. n. n. 0eWes breaches NJ TRIM
ssy ChsrsA - the Osses feaeAes.
The Rev. II n. oovsn prsachsd last
niss n hrrnsy p ~ sv, ssurea 81 4.
test from John xix s: -Dehoid the Nan, "
the preacher said that there waA = doubt
- e vho was The sps.ser q the aeove
but thsse could ee no doubt whatever
standing % d ,udssd nos 81 Plate alone.
'.Eece Home 10 offered as new stan
dArd for humanity 90 bear In its onward
march IN place OF the vfnt-wreafhed god
Who claimed tbs homage Of the Anctent
The world has long learned.~ said the
speaker, that among all the forces NOV
~ s IL. r.. is % = the m ' e.
biographies Of great men ID an evidence
OF This As DR.. Holmes says Not thu
inss . s shsi cal, ~ sins ing sharp pic
sures q come human being IN he psng or
struggle reach us mcst nearly.
~. s, TO s here -hs Re. ',s ss n a sh ss
interest In all stories Of great and noble
lives Hs :: ea, . poor drsmasiss Who.
on plot. costume. situation rather than
on the charActe ss Of his play.
Thus ~ rnd chrtssiAni,y and iss power
built not merely upon what Jeeus ala. bat
upon What He wAs. The creed of Chris
,ianisy i not 9 formula OF specuiations.
bat the creed OF . ute ard character
az . life. both thoAe facts thai we're visa
BILE and those that were Invisible.
Towards. fsTming . conception OF tbs
character q Chfisi We have shres sources
\. The sslf- witness Of Jesus. A. ~
ported In the Gospsas-
BY H,s associates in the Gospels and
"a TIE character nodded after the
Divine example tn the history Of the
IAN these are marveloasiy consistent
and tuss a. the efforts % al the great
esin,.r. 20 erodss. an isesi sksness ?.
and harmony 81 type, 40 al the tssti-
srinss eui bs.efe Us Distinct humanity
what are We 70 SPEAK Of ss the chief
eharec;srfsslcs o. the humanity OF Christ
\ its reality sometimes cvsriaid 81 q
one-s it<d tnsistence On His divinity Ths
groundwork OF the power 81 any person.
atty ever ps mus, be IN sympa,hr. And
there ceslA es no true sympathy Without
sihsli,y % e-snx weArsed. hunsry. aiairsi
,smgssd ans feeling forsasss, which
dra-s ~ 80 powerfsi'y TO the eoniempia-
Il. Isaisis aslis " Is rn.nlf.s,~a in
It's ostsi5aaity. It's aGthorisatisensss kn3
hts neral errafivsness We see IN Him
e.; s. s. y. s. .r.sss e. & ,a ..
proved '.sensss sad trsailioa. q the
tssns "a tnspirssion ard fsvslAiion In
His life ccnscisncr sAf upon a throne tn
shaken for q uinsrent. e1ty r-&xns1 ab~r-
insely-s aMsy synonyrs1us With the viii
% hls Fs;hsr
q lis Balance. Other characters are
rssssed ~ strenssy asysiee~t isiosyncrx-
saes The chsrscter 81 Jssas - pssfeSs
ans fsll-rsgsssd The best q His folie~-
ere have Illustrated but ens rsy Of the
ss~esrurn. ths rfrtss 81 Jesus 10 the white
a9et urAreksr BY TIE pyssrns enstr1r.3sr-
"a Its snss-raaiisra Jss ASH 0sntsie
aay trsees IN the Christ sens; nins Of the
eAsrsessr .na sr.neisiss vhish - loves
bsss. TsosaAs . Ksnpls n HE eel has
3. irnl.s,,ls. .s's s.s z. ',srn. Re Lon.
His leader To ho1sseAs the hfs Ana
death 81 gs~cs ara shsss 20 1sd 70
spfnsse He a the syps cf neAvsniy wis-
s0-t HenGn Is moved to declare. Thrsst
70 tia r1sss h~sasifwf Incarnation % 0o1
In the rness Tee Gsifni ~ far~ss His e<se-
~ q et.rns.s Has r~tSn vfll rsver end IS
The preaehss thea ~snt en 70 spsAk Ia
character ok Chrtss, ard essit al isngya
EpSn shr~e. Win. Hls love az truth hls
srStisss purity, lila sArlinsss as shewr
70 the t~n-soad aspect 81 ecsrase ans
In eenelusssn smpaasss "a lsia upOa
TIE f4et tat TIE tlfsing - urse The
crass, trAwtns all mtn anie cArtss. was
a Hvsng leader. ane Lord who AAA ss,s
forth powsr 20 men tAst they Eixat IT.
u2 into the MEASURE cs tia stature cs the
fulirexs % Christ