The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-26
POPULAR APoLoeETIcs.
Adapted from the German of Rev.
Peter Mikes, S. j., by Rev.
James Watcher.
81. Remains Life of Jesus. (Conr
cluded.) .~

of the brain. The tone of the mar
rative" Of the Evangelist is so definite
and decided and the witnesses so clear
that even Renan is of the opinion
that something happened at Bethania
which was considered as a resurrec-
lion"
It is now for him to twist and cast
suspicion, upon the historic account OF
ST John that finally there is nothing
loft but a grand and detestable de-
option.
It. seems Lazarus was sick mot sick,
N.. Renan, but dead as eye witnesses
,ttest). Possibly the joy at the pres
nee of Jesus restores Lazarus to life.
thh. how charmingD A dead man
~.scs from Joy! Perhaps this senti-
genital and affectionate people were
ed too far by their ardent desire to
Hence those who disgracefully denied
he divine mission OF their friend.
What a mean insinuation which
wants to make the honorable family
e Lazarus worthless deCeiversD Per
= aus Lazarus, pale as he was from
fsease, let himself be bound with
andages like q dead man and locked
III n the family vault. (This mtser-
lie deceiver. this sick man OF rank
~ delicate must play the dead man
-.or four days in the vault, without
,r,l and care. sleep on the cold stone
md dares not come out on account OF
The many visitors and mourners; Q
Renan, you are as poor physician
as exegeteD The emotion which
Jesus showed at the tomb may have
been attributed to an earthquake.
Rather uueer!) Jesus wanted to see
His sick friend When Lazarus c2mo
out of his bandages, it was quite nat
iYral that the whole thing was cor
sidered by the multitude "a raising
from the dead (of course also by the
good-hearted deadly enemies of Jesus
who noticed the .cadaverous smelD
(Vio de Jesus, p. 359-64).
Quod erat demonstrandum-w which
was 10 be proved: Il admit" says
Renan. that in the early period of my
life | Ned much" The second period
is true 10 the first, only more deVel
oped. Of the lies of the boy and
Young man have become~the more re
fined caluhnies of the man. With be-
vildering Barring he judges others by
'imself, AID with his phrases "it
GEMS" 4 ossibly," perhaps he
makes liars and deceivers of the most
honorable men: John lies, Martha
and Mary lies Lazarus lies, Jesus lies
and all these Ifars deceive the people
and state thatsthe Hottest of the hol!
by lying and deception with revolt
ing blasphemy makes Himself God.
Renan says with sweet smile Il, c
p. 252-58): Alas, we in the West ar
too strict with lying and deception
Truth as such is of little value to tn
Oriental; he looks to the idea. TIL
best cause as d rule is only won b
bad means" Again: Jesus ha
either to give up His mission as
moral preacher, or, as the peopl
wanted it by all means, He had
work miracles, in other words, He ha
to deceive the people by apparent mi
acles. When He came to Jerusalel
and breathed the stuffB air He was r
longer the same man; Vie had to ha
ard something and the enthusiasts
of the people helped Him to overcon
any scruples. His miracles are on
receptions, which now we would CO
slider as the jugglery Of a charlata
We would like to call this deceptio
but while honesty and deception for
contrasts with US Northerners, the
are very close togethery with Il
Oriental, We in our weakness wou
like to call such conduct lying al
deception and, proud of our timid no
esty, would like to regard with CO
tempt such heroes who were force
- TO lead the people with such dece
tion" y
81 e3f Is is characteristic of Renan that
TerFoachcs himself with being tt
proud d. his tinid honesty" and a
mcnishes 'us not to judge too, harsh
a. of the lying and deception of other
if they are a means to an end. f
has evidently forgotten his own, a
vice: Never to allow ones self tv
boldnesses at once; for to whats1
said he adds the boldness, to calumr
ate the whole Orient with all itsAgre
men, its honest characters, marty
for truth from the Old and New TIE
lament, declaring it a continent
liars, where honesty and deceptit
-. even with the noblest men, as Jss,
49, certainly was, dwell peaceably t
gether. Il admit" says Renan, eth
in the early period of my life I liz
much" We admit that we are asto
ished at his progress in lying. b
rtrhaps he figures that ION accoul
of his fine style we pardon this il
morality-he calls it holiness.
q He tries to pacify the reader whe
he says; History is impossible if v
do not admit that there are two diffe
ent standards Of honesty q. c.
252.)
Too bad that Jesuit has not wrr
ten this, then the enemies of I'll
Jesuits would have the long-soug
proof of the claim that they teacl
THE end justif1es the bad means
they are not surprised when Rena
Z. the hypocrite, writes it.
Again he says: THE one who d
serves punishment isgmankind til
4 Il.