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"The crowded audience that sat beside us in the theatre yesterday saw Christ of Nazareth nearer than any book, however inspired, could bring him to them; clearer than any words, however eloquent, could show him. THE CROWDED AUDIENCE THAT SAT BESIDE US IN THE THEATRE YESTERDAY SAW CHRIST OF NAZARETH NEARER THAN ANY BOOK HOWEVER INSPIRED COULD BRING HIM TO THEM CLEARER THAN ANY WORDS HOWEVER ELOQUENT COULD SHOW HIM
ing 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. 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. If it is still to live and grow, it must be helped along by such methods as these peasant players of Ober-Ammergau employ, not by high-class essays and the learned discussions of the cultured. 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 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 IF IT IS STILL TO LIVE AND GROW IT MUST BE HELPED ALONG BY SUCH METHODS AS THESE PEASANT PLAYERS OF OBER AMMERGAU EMPLOY NOT BY HIGH CLASS ESSAYS AND THE LEARNED DISCUSSIONS OF THE CULTURED
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