, 1880-02-09

nry; but tho list hns aEicu ,,crn enlarged 6y
thern The flr.t insseneG IN which tho b, Golden %
?!'s s4a H ill.,! 9 e5l:: 9 md 4 " .hs nfS"'Hs Hs
'e' e.sa M "Hs is d" ".o nyse'f rhs fhs ''nH, ss
!ne,,tHry Why, ls foMnd n lMth the p!sIttyo and
and Hnn,ans. Chinese mi IINions. Ii has bpcn
generally supposed ihat lI,,lslhu givos the Goc,'
"k fur, "iso. a"'"n ''"' no e'"p'''' '"o 'o'''''o
as to Tho ta!th Ut the hcnthon world In ref.
!MliHf u tin Christian world tas icei, sa',aiiy at
fMst; I T. KY sEsat mi.taks e. shik thet shG
elyrnt nf uilr ttsrl. Tho resurrection IF Christ
tlcsru y, lM. 81. Tint resurrection confirmed
s f oseau w as e uaasn ,S te e'aissz
EMsf M Y shc iaortai!y y It t1'o ~ me",: TIT ge. BE-
ds'ctrino of tho heather, worl'l. but i leadfng
,,oe!rl,le Of T. ssppclal!y ~ those countries ,1
tainsi lis Vitality t' IL rrprrscnt tie rcsous
tcnchcrs, of antiquity rs Without hopc, In n
i' e. LIFT Or tho s.Ss r. Fl Ill., sT b f%"efs =
but e Tho genernI enornnr. II whnt tho pasat,,
i,san Twilight j psriarsisi Sy !. rseoF!'ition q q
The supernatural ani tho exibcnco O inteli-
Esn,t: engs arsrt IRON tns o'"Tal l!,e The
wtt'ni thoy ndorel; and In thcr daily life. tholr
,lom!cstln ,lnd persnnat experGnGcs' no lrss than
iivSns reforms Iro s cot,cernei. they were ir,,-
c,n,nert'y t.'n, ;rols%S. When p,li s;nol n the
AfhentAnH he did nut Accisu the people nf d[srt-
Ral,nE THO duties Of religion; rnthnr, L IA re-
cD,letl nr him, TINT "hla spirit wins stirred IN
@ %e aeco &C. sw WIS .ae se and u '"G a
art; hut II ls supposed that ut tho Time Pau, wis
Il Athens ,hotp wcrp morn statues I, TINT city
thnt wcro natural in thc!r character and
were Hs. smniy for @ nrnaWsnt .sn Or o., pleasure,
s sSSeaeS wSHS Il !, reSaba ,has wsn
the Ercat Apostle began hs, ,nasterly address
there wern thnro religious statues ~ idols rs iio
foro secn !na'l hin jn,r,oyings. For, besides
tho wonderful olisC-wDd statue Of Atlono, the
sn s 81 saaess hat # AhsH h9t ss sn n Tie hs
near him 1t tho left, oil tho rook. .hnwn stops 1t
thero wrro moro idols within tho rcnch Df lis
vnlea than thoeo wcrt. hnnnn listeners to his
11S 1Son s Il III hns. e
A. i xhish ii olssrvs Fat i M evory RESPECT
hS GSnow 15 as wSm ae e % e
no.nnt!y wonhip. Him dee'aTo nnto yo,l"
wus not Without belief III d futuro liz. or tho
quality of thor belief wo shall speak furthor
llt.-Ok &u9 4NCA III II lutEE ~ Nv
point that Chrsstlnn writer's mud teachers often
nuke great mistakoI9!t to s;'y do m nst Of
take tho had slide or Ta4anistn md look ut TINT
only. he VIII 500 very iit,lo good tn any plrt ot
fire M Il trcitud IN tho SANG @ way7 Take Il fews
eIaptera ont q tho history of the Christian
Church .elating to nnost any period of q tlao
Ages md Interpret tho lito and religion nf
Christ ~ what Is recorded thorG. and whit, o.,
rh too ov l,eh snc to say hut aany ot tho
loctrincA and ideas Ut the futl1ro life presented
10 !s IN Pnganism arc vastly mnre gnttsfActory
htlinnue tnd spiritual, than much Ut TINT which
i!as been current In tho world US Chr!stlan be,
% tho ca!ng @ 5 sf havo sSG lid so MUCH h Su n II
thom. Thoy hMve bcen educational, larHc!y
Emitted 70 PARTICULAR periods q the worlds be.
fe!s Tho altars which theso i'oiF ii Floas Ions ssoetsd.
WhGt, then, arc We to loarn @ frnm these faGta7
knowictlYo in tho world outsIdo Of tho DlGlo,
ind thnt In SONY way this has boen accessible to
sose seSSns waS se y sr. II @ have oeon aaoa by
2; Tint this rolEtoas knowledge is not only
Widely dlEused, but found to be most tlonrly
to be tho sources or Tho religious knowlcdgo
11r,ginally communicated e man. oltaide tho
S az. pss hdya @ vsx III %
sae s,snsS @ os e .s .Gn'9 19sk:u, Of which
We speak Is l.!u to the so-ou!ot "llght Of Nut
mre." 4 4 difficult to yay. t looks is Il all re-
mid 10 spread from IL c0unon CENTRE Religious
ldcss Hre common to nnt. This history prnvns.
t to;S re,soust ens Gnnnot ne
oasly,.-cis9 these Religious Ideas would not 80
bro,idly dftor. Tho religious sense Is !ntMltiva,
istcnoc,-but no belIef accepted ly That uiiglous
nF sSmse T. And ySt It y p perfssg natural r. for
form Of worship.
How much aid such lofty minds ns Contuctus,
Oautams. Epiutetts PlutArnh. and Hooratcs ro-
cuivpd from tho Il9ht Of Naturo, and how much
curly revelation, which, floating down tho stream
OF Time, wero LANDED within their rcnch, can-
lered e question. ike theso. thore Is nothing T ia
that Mood In nv WI disturb phi faith ID .ho
transcondont superiority of lIis religion Arya-
bhatta. on tho banks Of tho River .GanKos,
aF sr s 1e sslS re- aS at e t a
axls, but thnt fHct does not lesson our admira.
tion Tor tho Ereat astronomer or our ost!mnto
projldlceA mind Will lnny that tho Now Testa-
mont contains thc highest religious knowlcd9o
o @ sth N Ghst sna to aS ns q
Ills rovolatLon to !oarn TINT most Of the uaor1l
n,nIlsus Of Ills ruliKinn arc, In ono form und m
great rnligions Of antiquity. ~ tnr as those ro-
liRtons hail truth In them, they must be in
nHreolnGIt with tho tnachlDga OF tho Gospels;
md had they mot possessed this truth--thts
knowledge for tho soul-thoy could neyor havc
bcootno such mighty agenolos In tno!ding tho
destiny 0f tho race
How often, and to what extent. tho spirit Of
God has specially Instructed tho minds Of mon,
Ldo.Mot know. Personality I believe u pre:
| rltrflfchnl revolution / 1sD helfevu that
AbIaham wAs chosen By Jehovah 10 Keep alivo
+, tho world tho dying flith of n,onotholsN and
| tn trn1BmIt It to mankind. ThAt Othors tAsitlo
| those connected with tho pruhktor!o period aud
| With the rellg!nlis Of the Jews aud Christians
hAve nos been also divinely guided, DO not any.
The rr.,suptson Y that many haye been, and
Inns between Illumination md inspiration il not
easily drawn. The spiritual VISION which 1t Ia
| permitted cortAln lofty mlnia to exercise may
t'o wholly the rsult Of natural CAUSES, aud In no
proper sAnsu Of tho torn ingp!teds or they may
Ls the appointed channels through which reilly.
tous k.,6wleslxc with increasing fofee, t,owslnto
e,co OF tho supernatural h an itpport,lnt eIo-
ment IN hutnHn prngrrss, havo M tinuht; hut
what 4ro tho nxaut limits 70 which this aB,iper-
| nutnrAl element is restricted, do not know:.'t
III Whit ls now said wo hAvo 0I!de.lyorcA to'tie
l 1ttlk In FEtSnufN nf tim tpUtnA II tIIn Oil