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Its strength lies in its simplicity, its homely humanness. It has spread itself through the world by speaking to the hearts, rather than to the heads of men. ITS STRENGTH LIES IN ITS SIMPLICITY ITS HOMELY HUMANNESS IT HAS SPREAD ITSELF THROUGH THE WORLD BY SPEAKING TO THE HEARTS RATHER THAN TO THE HEADS OF MEN
n a third of the space." TUESDAY, THE 27TH--CONTINUED We talk on.--An Argument.--The Story that Transformed the World. "And now, as to the right or wrong of the performance as a whole. Do you see any objection to the play from a religious point of view?" "No," I reply, "I do not; nor do I understand how anybody else, and least of all a really believing Christian, can either. To argue as some do, that Christianity should be treated as a sacred mystery, is to argue against the whole scheme of Christianity. It was Christ himself that rent the veil of the Temple, and brought religion down into the streets and market-places of the world. Christ was a common man. He lived a common life, among common men and women. He died a common death. His own methods of teaching were what a Saturday reviewer, had he to deal with the case, would undoubtedly term vulgar. The roots of Christianity are planted deep down in the very soil of life, amid all that is commonplace, and mean, and petty, and everyday. RDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY MICHAEL BROOKE TUESDAY THE TWENTY SEVENTH CONTINUED WE TALK ON AN ARGUMENT THE STORY THAT TRANSFORMED THE WORLD AND NOW AS TO THE RISAL WRONG OF THE PERFORMANCE AS A WHOLE DO YOU SEE ANY OBJECTION TO THE PLAY FROM A RELIGIOUS POINT OF VIEW NO I REPLY I DO NOT NOR DO I UNDERSTAND HOW ANYBODY ELSE AND LEAST OF ALL A REALLY BELIEVING CHRISTIAN CAN EITHER TO ARGUE AS SOME DO THAT CHRISTIANITY SHOULD BE TREATED AS A SACRED MYSTERY IS TO ARGUE AGAINST THE WHOLE SCHEME OF CHRISTIANITY IT WAS CHRIST HIMSELF THAT RENT THE VEIL OF THE TEMPLE AND BROUGHT RELIGION DOWN INTO THE STREETS AND MARKET PLACES OF THE WORLD CHRIST WAS A COMMON MAN HE LIVED A COMMON LIFE AMONG COMMON MEN AND WOMEN HE DIED A COMMON DEATH HIS OWN METHODS OF TEACHING WERE WHAT A SATURDAY REVIEWER HAD HE TO DEAL WITH THE CASE WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY TERM VULGAR THE ROOTS OF CHRISTIANITY ARE PLANTED DEEP DOWN IN THE VERY SOIL OF LIFE AMID ALL THAT COMMONPLACE AND MEAN AND PETTY AND EVERY DAY
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