The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-02-03
" Natural Religion. '
MoN Ninaas Magazine.

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 If rciiglon IS an altitude CT an aef oi the whole soul. ne; SC; ei iGeas | ls easy ;o understand hon i, can bc some thing general and permanent. althces h the he.ssfs men hold arc a lnttnl;eiy Na- nous and shifting II we eogii rea.ls kSo~ mems minds m lhen outsItgv We should probably tad iha, there afe Eo ;au men in the world whose lel4eious be lieis arc exactly Inc same. Probably when certain stage ot culture ls reached. enc and the same man religious beitets aIe never exactly thc same tor two Seais running and sei ae would no; dream oi saving that he had al,ercd hIs fcli.son N hat is a considerable change III his be hris need no, caYry with Il any sfea, change m hls religion. And So NC might see that when ae afr alarmed si xfit.- cism of our religious ideas. We often dis- qH,ei ourselves in van. Asain and again tunes almost Wiihoa; number, the e<is,- enoe of religion las been declared to be bound up wiih ! gwen eeAel Inc hss- tory of christianity k road thltk With the quiet and suun> dust ot forgotten controversies and the rclsion of ehtys- u.lns is stili declared io hc incNirteahiS W N A4A II NtfS 0EitH- nous majority never really thinks al al ften when the threatened eehef ls dear to man. and the conviction vi lts mad equacy paniully dls,uibs that total state ei hls Soglwhleh NC call ytission. he often hads that n ! li,,le tune he |, able ,o tc adjust the structure oi h.s lica>. and that his religion. winch alone gave value Ia his beaci. is un;oue hod of stronger than before.
 Comparisons Atc dangerous. because there afr always many posu.s ot unlike ness II the things compared beside the enc essential lsNeaess but Il the u>k ot beng aCe4>ca oi elsliHg teRsous hcbeis mere Imagination. NC ul.tY rcctf ta oat fsf=t -esA.ssn;2ie. iae ;anc mas come when the painter loek, Upon h5s cd pi5tufc ss.ia as,s5s.saed ete,. IGs la, n t.. ss..' enlof n fl afe "fens theA da aat eNP,ess wba, l. meant to <lfess. N.,N. tleese iisv 7.-st-.-..s---sas- uon that disp.ea-ss him tac vision that he sec teN ss no; asse lie tH-.u4 tb..t ht saa then. Neu..rssfQ;Hss h.s r. .aie ss> aezi lie s.ta asd. liaeaill,. Wast et h5s erf.e2 hkc tcs> a.aG heiefc. i#s | stiAsIes llns ,1.ss 'aa,s s..c aas., iai his >eas : t.t4H mt1e the mcaulng and wu.s-.p II bls Iie. liS fHaN eu sfeW ' af.4=fs. dad sa' ...ses4u- lie maf, pefhaf>. sa. sas :. eA 'he @heHe >eues oi al, eifof.s | seIue.a8a. Ike sadness. lhtse wa> tfat ts ae panied. he fees, that has i.ssei .e2Ard lan tls canvas, .tad m..l nrSei te revealed = mortal eYes. iIse ketfeia,. ke < " u Way lahafius - .u4paI. r. ate " dfcs Il Nf nzf k44zss i===s n moments wbeH Hc < ane5sll5y at h.ia= sef,, f4c never girl-t> ti..s attempts -t.. eNpie=> the laeNp pteesltlc haze iheir kalue. that >omc,has of ti> light rlay pses through them jnio ihe eve et other aad ,h..i his worship Il '. h, 3esoilau = <; has been to ham !" lie oi l,e
 Io s..y th.s. tois4ou $ a di''s1clt 'hirE from the possession ~ tei1etna> idcae ma, seem setS u4t.Al bgi. f | is tue. We mast .,dnE, that there |, ne tessets | ft.e,E why Il naa shauta no, he fcl- t;'.tra,.-.r sti5rie one. .'i fsi5zsr.y;S 7r.srtz-Att.,4 thIs is nat casil, of gladly admitted. hc scoioh~emt ~ho doabted whc;hoI she dld ae, constitute the who}e body oi ihe elect $. wc may hope. no lon sr on earth Mos, people grant, in some >ot' ot sense that the members oi other Protestant hodies besldes Iheif own may have a sasIn, faith they hope Il u Roman Gatholcs they ..o not deny |. they do not like raisc ,he question. of the heathen.. And vet. probably mos, chrstlar> would be startled al ,!fst ,o hear Buddhis; CT Nohammcian dese f,bcd as kefy religious man. The behci of many dcsout .AD sh AIS that d Nom on formi>, may be as rclri"us ~ ihem>cises comes to d dead stop al l ut;Ar n :, and the notion that inc same thug may be true q; .nndcls- seems eirangc be yond behef. l, seems sifanec. because of the tSed pteludis c ina, rcht.4ou ineaas the possession oi certain ideas. tna that inc a1seusc of denlal oi Those I3eaa E urcl Eian. And thl- pfcfid x sefe- nnat} shakeA. f U ..i hat D, rea- ,4ltss. but h. sainc pcsset..sl tF'f.st.es \. are dtN.n 70 ask oiliseises. !, s8th ard ,ae ; q Dan. aao .tes E Ie Ls9.ts44 eeutsfap4 4ii1u Arti .s, ,f.uf. Ii noble ffif fass u1l te be caiie,. fellg.e. znfly sse he nevef use. or, pefhaps, efaphat .liy re}eets, ihe rels glou, Ian. .staIc ~r use {; II We say that he ls rel :. .ous. !; ~lii Ao~ that religlon may SoteIn man eho [. 7-
 
 If we say he IS noi rellgious What sort of 4 ,hing e4n religion be. when A man can beAuns~eFVingly devoted 10 ldeAl obJeets. and yet lack II,
 The greatest scrslcc that the rcrnarka- ble book before us will render 10 those who honestly and patiently study Il, comes from the fact 'hat n g. perhaps ior the frst tune in England, the ques- ton is raised and ans2ered m say that mus, compel attention Granting ihe in- finite salue of reiiglon. shat klnc of religion $ possible apart from eftain De- lefs, apart from al uperuatgfaliAm
 l, is q question that concern eFery one interested n reifgion. ana Hot those alone who are compelled 70 rsselt paft or ths ~halc af he reeci. et ike. sn4g .i T .sere re1 ogr ked tho eeIY aa aao es IT. tac N1rs- ? oi fsi4s4. cEr. s.f..le of heaal. oT ot E.i aa lote e>ezg