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, tntrfnsto and universal or local, temporary,

| aud, in somo aonae, ncc1dentalt atd whether
tho benefits which It yolda niHt not bn obtain,
by which. oven in the boat form Of he belief,
those hcuotta aro qualified" Il need hardly 10
said taat tue answer Efvon 10 each OF thoyo ucs.
ttol'a y adverse to rel'g,on. Tho inquiry dlsidcn
society, aud what for tho in1lvidualp ? Dnforo
grappitng with the frat OF those oltopfous. how
| over, 1fr. Mill asks us wolhor M Is mt
sa' 1 TO- ercaIt e. re'lgiou IS such with tho wi,olo Of
iho power inherent IL any systetn OF moral duties
ine4Satea .s by education and enforced Iy opit-
Ion 7" lio tiicn procoojs to describe Tue onpiro
oscreisol over mankind by simple authority Ito
nero belief and Testimony Of tl.olr folow.crcn-
.ntea. ny education, and BY public oplniont and,
6hhro, thero romans
LITTLE on NOTHING
70 asofibn to religion. 1onthaEa Ia quoted to
Tfovo tho inoi}icacy OF rollg,ous sanctions whcn
not enforced by pubic opinion, Bago In exception
81 characters Or In peculiar moods Of MUD, o.
pcctnlly hftor tho times had gone by In which
di7lna agency waa supposed habltualiy 10 em,.
r'af senaporal rowatts and ruuiahtnenta. Tue
m1t9 13 hsh-sntadod at thoao. who place! faith III
relgton, However. generally asaort tho ucccR-
Sly Of religion for the perfection Of their own
charactor and this observation brings ar. Mil
to the second part Of Ills inquiry. ThoBo nob'or
Spirits Wy that religion alone eau teach what
morality Ia; Tint Only when morality Ia uudut-
stood to come from the gods do men In genera,
adopt 1t, rally round It, and lend thoir human
Sanctions for it's enforcement !; and that The
Creates, nnsnsplted rht1osophors. fn their SUBJ
morality. And Mr. Mill acknowledges that
II there Ia truth in much Of this, considorod M
matter Of history" The case as regards Tho
future. however, ao thinks 10 bo
QUITE DIFFERENT:
Ancient Peoples have generally If not always rccoiv-
e !heir orals their laws their ntcllectaai beliefa
%Sct sa sas e %'s e. n H. Il s
revelations from the SUPERIOR powers Aul iu any other
way coula not easily havo been induced to ACCEPT
fears from thoae powers which we're Of nch greatrr
and more nnisersal potency IN earlier ,cs. nhcn Tho
ssence not havlpg 81. disclosed % tho asod aws s ae
eordtng to Which nhyrica! phenomena succeed ono
an9t1 as"1. ill., TO- Of srs0aa aua
minus for power superior to encr own atd Tho tc.-
deuer to anppoHe that beings or sarcrnuman power
made them dsintescselly deatrs to conform
sse hss 9of e onn tue Of
practice siout % leir ahorzsoS Ill 'i e,tar q s',o BOW
taneousty given Or solicited aud Obtained. Drst bo-
sase a when men aI,,,s were s sayages ney would not
partcd does it follow TINT they would now giye up
believed them to have no higher or,Ein thHn
Wise AND NOBLE HUMAN llgAArs7
se u Fl ese saaa 9sa snn9s ss e a paapa
q the preeept; oi Slris eshbitsd ID the aospss
gasaess srcaier isgt ta sG haa oSsr Ttr4s Deen
to be pccar 70 lhc Is pqtlaled IN t,e ,nrtnons Of
Marcus Anoumsus, which We hava no ground for 10.
l!eving 70 lave been in my way indebted 10 cristan-
ity But lls beuent, wRtever 1t amounts to- las been
4: 4 las become ti,e property Of humanity, md
Prinesal 6arharis. liz nsw s" eo,nmpndnant ~ % 10
ioyo one anocr; tle recognition thut 10 grcatest
ao p wS 1rS su. asste e
foundation Of chisalry they aud uut the strong being
Rsa RspiS Sa Sq ss Sal. At ssS Il S
is without stu let him throw tie rss stono tho pre-
noble moraics us to ba found, mixed win son,o
Eoetca csaggcrnitous, In some naxtns Of which IL IL
dilcn to ASCERTAIN ias prvcse object, In the auhen
TIC sayings Of Jesus Of Nazareth thcAe are surely In
aucsent harnaony With tho Intellect and feOlspgs o5
every good man and woman to be In danger Of bo-
ng lct Co. after having been onco acknowledged tho
creed OF tho best aud forcmost portion Of or SPECIES
~. Afiln conception Of Tho utility that re-
1lEion possesses,
or nATHEn rossEssgp,
may DO gathered from the foliow!pg paragraph
Religion aul poetry address themselves at loaat in
one Of tloir aspects 70 tic part Of tho huaun
they both supply the aa,no want, Tint Of
sec realized ID tho prose Of human lsfe iellRon, Is
distinguished from poetry is the product Of tho ctnr
ing 70 know whether these imaginative concapoas
than osirs Tbs mind IL Ibis state eagerly catcney It
any rumors respocnR osher worlds, Especially when
~ tic nncty,nr s oa mt1s sapn seHs
icl nnsvr ho1iaf III i ht t. oe tams A.
ii ,n ran ur si, thp 0 "Hen nnpoetie,
or noJs ~ ill., nfIon XII, ~ Ion!.@.; asot ~ Roa
orr, nin H. o aa ~. ~ oGsoss ~, .uu canvas "nlSH
suet idoni nI.t1,,nn -. ~ ;tha 1 Loeeta "lA
at otGrr rc each hons - mi ~" aoot ol Sopy h; tn
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