THE
CHRIST
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A Critical Review and Analysis of the Evidencesof His Existence
“Wemust get rid of that Christ.”
—Emerson
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Humbly he came,
Veiling his horrible Godhead in the shape
Of man, scorned by the world, his name unheard
Save by the rabble of his native town,
Even as a parish demagogue. He led
The crowd; he taught them justice, truth, andpeace,
In semblance; but he lit within their souls
The quenchless flames of zeal, and blessed thesword
He brought on earth to satiate with the blood
Of truth and freedom his malignant soul.
At length his mortal frame was led to death.
I stood beside him; on the torturing cross
No pain assailed his unterrestrial sense;
And yet he groaned. Indignantly I summed
The massacres and miseries which his name
Had sanctioned in my country, and I cried
“Go! Go!” inmockery.
—Shelley. [7]
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PREFACE.
“We must get rid of thatChrist, we must get rid of that Christ!” So spake one of thewisest, one of the most lovable of men, Ralph Waldo Emerson. “IfI had my way,” said Thomas Carlyle, “the world would hear apretty stern command—Exit Christ.” Since Emerson andCarlyle spoke a revolution has taken place in the thoughts of men. Themore enlightened of them are now rid of Christ. From their minds he hasmade his exit. To quote the words of Prof. Goldwin Smith, “Themighty and supreme Jesus, who was to transfigure all humanity by hisdivine
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