The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
WHAT rs A .CHRISTxANS


Avgnment mat Chftstiaalty CSnsSts n
Deiieyins aatneP Than DelnS Dissussed.
To fn EDEroR or TEE ouN-Sts: Ths fsasoa
Jesus indsted upon faith In Him a. ~ only con-
diton Of salvation was because that a,one would
secure the promised Holy Spirit. without whom
The world win never know how much n has lost
and suffered because men In all asss have insistsd
upon suhaslsuans their own good world for faith
In Christ, In consequences OF which nearly Ell the
% called great reforms Of the past have been
prompted By the spirit Of error, which 10 always
the sstua,ins power In the word. sssus aid thas
the Comforter whom the Fsthor would send 10
his name 10 the Spirit Of Truth. whom the wofid
cannot receive.
II men would only believe In Jesus Christ and
sop dirty works the Spirit Of Truth would lead
us ~ . nation and - Individuals cut OF our sins
Into ths liberty Of the children Of God. I'VE arr
the children Of God by faith In Christ Jesus"
NEW YoRx. Aug. 10 F. NJ PALAA1nl
TO rns Eprros o. tn suN-str. Nj. wlssins
areue that Christianity eonsists in believing rather
tAsn doing.
TIE teaehings Of Christ, however, show paAtnly
that no man can truly believe without making 4
oonslstent eaort 70 act up 70 the ballet Surely
NJ. wlSsins would not assert that the meru ira
ditianai acceptance Of the facts Of Bible history
u the open sesame 10 heAvnf
Though mot . Catholic, the religion for me 10
that preached and lived By the late Cardinal Man
ming Of London What life this would b u We
ali Tried 70 come up 70 hs deasi The idea Ia con-
oeutfatsd In chnn's action with the woman and
thS PhAsiseeA
Only rscentiy heard Of scrupuiousy RELIGIOUS
man vho dischArgea sin from biz employ b.
cause he learned thst She had spcat Sunday q
Coney Island. In business this man y q notorious
1sr eHplovins child labor Ia his unhealthy factory
fDr hls msAA and undsrhand methods and loae
AouIs Of overtime wruns fron his 6floe star. a
10 n famous On sunday for his regular church
attendance and pious professions ID church circss
The gih whom be held 70 DO united for place
Of truss because Of her mode Of spsnAing one sun.
day. has supported semi. blind methes ana "a
chesshilness and sef-sansince With which abe has
sivso mp all her evenings AFTER . AarA days work
70 keep the mother COMPANY has besa the wonder
ana admiration Of The neishborhood. VIII profes.
son OF ~ be more acceptable 70 God In Als oasai
DnooxifH. Aug. ia DoonA.
TO zHD EplToR OF THH SuN--str; Whether
chnstiaaity consise In "heIns aaa dSiar- Or n
believing" appear 70 ne 10 be mcs>ty Q matter
Of opinion o. 70 what belief" really means Rishs
belief inspires hight oouduok. II the average
chnstiah believed In his heart what he pfofessss
With hia lips - nrmly - he belieres THAT nrc Vi
burn, his conduct aud his belief would no douht
b N perfect harmony,
The belief" 70 which Jesus Oh1a refsn In The
texts quoted ~ Mr. wleens In his letter Of Aue Is
cannot be that Of the ordinary orthodox. ohufoA
going Christian or clergyman. for In MARI M.
u.is. 70 read: And thess Signs shsii follow thsH
Mat believc, they shAll take Up sarpenSs
and II shsy drink any deadly thiue, n shaii not
Aus them" These ase thinss which Ne aid or.
binary orthodox Christian 10 manifesuy not 80
70 DO. G. J. i)ucAssr.
NEW York. Aug. 10.
10 tbs EDrroa On TEE SuN-sir. VIVA, shau n,.
Goodwin Smith give ~ In place Of the
which his papers In TxI Sun Indirectly, II pot a.
rectIy. tend TO dsstfoyi Thou shAlt pet kiiI. y
Thou shAit mot STEAL Thou sha,t riot oon,r.;,
adultery" &C.. win have Lost their chsrIctca1stic
guilt - coon - the Old Traditional supcrnstnrai
measure Of the morality Of human Actions sha hsve
perished-
Destroy the supernatural. aud whss a,emb,e II
LETT 70 - and prove tho morality NJ human setonf
Nov we know Why Their u thefS, murder murder
adultery adultery, because No poapeea a s,per
natural ten Or touchstons which catches NE true
or false ring OF every human astion. but IN ~
new order Of things Of which NJ. oojdwin ornitS
y. 81 lsAH sussesuveiy. protagou,st, vhas nm
EMAIL BE- lest " nau, nation or Church 70 ~ tne
word. tAes' danderer. sduitcrsr. ssdsear, muir.
dereaf T.
In other words, whom the supesustuy,l .,,s,,
AAvs become myth. what shali thsn b. IL ~
% touchstone 70 prove thaa thb u ecod. NJ
wicked; this prsascroSthy. that pnniahabas; tnis
man noble, test man N inhmeus seoundreaf
Tho permaatoce Of socaety. Of eoveraments ana
cviHeaNoa demands N answer. n a a