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virtue; beautiful woman expresses one aspect os M
divine end the objects o. God jus, a. much a..
man Of genius or virtuous woman She feels IL ana
hence her pride. She feels instineuvev the innn,.
treasure that she carries In her boiy she knows vn
that without inteisc without taent without rr.
virtue she counts among the rst mantle stations Of A
And why prohibit her to make the most Of the a n ,
has been made to her-to place In q mounting the a.
mond that has fallen to her LOTT woman in admins
herself accompshes duty; she practises art an e,
austc art and in the most charming OF arts Ia
not let us be led asray by the smiles that certain wor
provoke among frivolous people. The palm Of geniu,
is awarded to the Greek artist who has resolvc,
the most delicate Of problems the adornment IT
the human bodv-that 10 TO say. the adornment ot
perfection itsesnd yet people insist upon seeing no,b
ing but matter ~ ehfors in the attempt to cosbota,.
In the finest work Of 8cd the beauty OF woman, IT,.
toilet Of woman with all its rennements belong,
way to grand art The ngs pa countries that succeed
In and great countries and Chr,.tt,pv
showed by the exclusion that 1t pronounced Against %
hind effort thai the social ideal it conceived would no
become the framework OF complete society unt much
later when the revolt OF people hish society h.a
broken the narrow yoke prnitvely imposed upon ,b.
sect by exaggerated piesm great struggle was oo
the horizon of the future Christian piety aud worldly
will be two antagonists that will have tough nsh,,
The awakening OF the worldly spirit will DO the awaken
ing OF increduity Honor will revolt and maintain that
tits good that morality which allows man to be-,
saint without always being ge euteman There will bs
voices to rehabatc all the exquisite things that
the Church has declared 10 be utterly profane The
Church, association OF holy people will retain tbs
character In spite OF Its transformations The man Of tho
world will be Its enemy. votaire will show that
these diabcca fvolities so severely excluded from
pietist society, are In their way good and necessary
Father Canaye. the other hand will try 10 demon.
srae that nothing 10 polite than Christianity AMI
that there Is greater gentleman than Jesuit In any
shs ha A t.
clos Saint volaire and Merimte will b
brought TO be Of the same religion Tertuau Clement
ofAicxandria, and the excellent Hermaa
In the last pages OF the volume after sum.
mary resume Of the transformation of Chris.
tianity from its Jewish origin. NJ. Benan specl.
fes two phenomena thnt have caused a reaction
against Christianity in this century. These
causes are the progress OF science and the
awakening OF national spirit In the different
races. This resurrection. as 1t were. OF the
dead races has brought back the memory OF our
abdcaton before the sons OF Shem. Races that
claim nobility and originality In every direc.
ton have felt hurt to think that in religion they
were the vassals OF a despised family. Greeks,
Germans. and Celts have given expression to
their dissatis sIaction; enthusiasts have spoken
OF Christianity as apostasy. In short. the mod.
ern principle OF races has been decidedly pre-.
judicial to Christianity. NJ. Renan continues:
Another cause in our day. has seriously undermined
the religion ancestors practsed content.dy
Tho negaton of the supernatural has become
lutte dogma for every cultivated mind. The history Of
the seal world and o the moral world appears to s
development having Its In itself and exclud
ing miraces that ts to say the intervention OF pacu.
lar conscious volitiona But from the point view u
Christianity. the history Of the word Is nothing but
series OF miracles The creation, the history Of the
jews the role Of Jesus even when passed through the
crucblc ot the most iber exessss leave resduum n
supernatural that operation suppress or tran.
form. Semitic. monotheisuc religions essentially
enemies of physical science which seems to them lie.
precation almos negation OF God. God made every.
thing and still makes everything This 10 their
sal explanation Christianity although It has not
geraed this dogma Islam has still implies revea
ton; that is to say, miracle, phenomenon such as
science has encountered. Between christianity
and Science the struggle is then, inevtabe one OF the
two adverssrics must succumb.
In the confusion Of free thought rationaliem.
unprogressive Professionalism. retrograde Ca.
tholicism. buryine ITSELF with desperate rage. In
its faith ,nmiraces. what lie to become Of Chris.
tianity? NJ. Renan conceives modification Of
Christianity. Whatever be tho religious future
OF humanity. tho place OF Jesus. he says. will bs
immense He was tho founder Of Christianity.
and Christianity remains the bed Of the great
religious stream OF humanity. As for ths
Catholic party whose political force hns been
exhausted by "A SUBMISSION OF errors In thess
later years. ". Renan antici patcs n great crisis
in its existence. Il, is probable" he SAYS
that n part OF this great body will persevere iu
It's idolntry and remain by the side o' the mod.
crn movement. MS II were. a parallel counter.
current OF s,aSnant water. Another part will
live. and abandoning tbe supernatural errors
twill join liberal P,oestnntism. enlighten IL.
rnnli,ism and ideals, nh hilosonhy nnl march