The Methodist Whos Who 1912 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from The Methodist Review, 1912, Vol. 94: Bimonthly; Fifth Series, Volume XXVIII Which he so graphically portrays. His mind broods with tender interest over the image of the young and struggling church as he reconstructs it in imagination. Seeing vividly, he describes vividly. In a few telling sentences he portrays the conflicting forces in the North African church and in the waning empire.' Roman bishops and legionaries, haggard monks from the desert, sleek'worldly ecclesiastics, the hordes of rude Vandals threatening the life of both church and state - all these pass before us in rapid reviewzl Often with a single suggestive simile or striking meta phor he characterizes a man or a-movement. And now he addresses himself more directly to his hearers as he begins to unfold the meaning of Augustinianism. He recalls the early religious experi ences of Augustine as influencing his conception of man's moral nature and the power of sin. He traces the deve10pment'of his doctrinal system as an expansion of Paulinism. He speaks of theinfluence of Pelagius as affecting him by way of reaction. He smiles derisively at the futile resistance of his doctrinal opponents and points out the elements of indestructible truth in his system. And from this his enthusiasm takes fire, and he begins a marvelous panegyric upon the great Bishop of Hippo, the character of the man, his influence upon his own age and upon succeeding ages, his power in the present and his sure place in the future of theo logical thought. The gong that announces the end of the lecture period 1s apparently unheeded, until, at the conclusion of a mag nificent climax, the lecturer stops suddenly, bows to his rapt auditors, seizes his manuscript, and, turning, disappears through the door behind his desk amid loud and prolonged applause. As has been said, a German professor may offer courses of lectures in subjects outside his own department. Doctor Harnack, though a regular professor of church history, is the most popular lecturer in Berlin upon New Testament introduction. In fact, it would seem that when he advertises courses in introduction, the professors in New Testament criticism avoid entering into com petition with him and offer other courses. None but the largest halls will accommodate the crowds that he attracts, and one who does not secure an early assignment of a seat may find himself under the necessity of sitting in the back row or perching upon a. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.