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| N I OIL E R A NOE
AND IT'S FRUITS.

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Value OF his immortal soul, for the r,
deihptlon of which the agony an
f death of the Son of God were not tn
o great price 10 pay-indignities OF
Iered to the body are less wicked tina,
lnolgnlties offered to the soul.
The entire authority OF Europ
] was directed to the perversion all,
: even total repression of thought
an ehslaving of the mind, and max
ing that MODEST creation of heaven
worthless machine. To taste of hu
man flesh Is less criminal in the CIV,
GOD than to stifle human thought"
Long and fearful was the darkness,
OF the intellectual night.
Slowly, gradually, did the world re-
cover its better senses, and as it be.
came tolerant it became beautiful.
AS a writer Of religious tolerance
the world is largely indebted 10 Jer-
envy Taylor. He was born in 1913
lie wrote on the Liberty of Proph-
esying" discourse published in l647.
Showing the Unreasonableness Of
& Prescribing to other mems Faith. and
the Iniquity of Prosecuting Differing
OpiniOns.U
He closes this work with the follow.
interesting and instructive apalogue
which he says he found in the Jews,
book:
when Abraham sat at his tent
door, according TO his custom. wait.
ing to entertain strangers, he espied
an old man stopping and leaning ON
his staff, weary with age and travel
coming towards him, who was an
hundred years of age. He received
hlm kindly, washed his feef, provided |
supper and caused him to sit down
but observing that the old man ate |
aud prayed not, nor begged for A BLISS
ing on ms meat, asked him whv he
ana not worship the God of heaven
The Old man told him he wOrshipp4d
the fre only, and acknO Nledged no
Other God, at which answer Abra.
nam grew 50 zealously angry, that he
thrust the old man out of his ton,
ana exposed him to all the evils of
the night and an unguarded condi.
non When the old man was gone
Tod called To Abraham. and asked
MN where the stranger was. He
replied; Il thrust him away because
ne did not worship thee" God
answered him: II have suffered hmm
hese hundred years, although he
llshOnored me, and cOuldst thOu NOT
ndure him for one night when he
ave thee no trouble?" UpOn this
alth the story, Abraham fetched him
ack again, and gave him hospitable
Entertainment and wise instruction.
10 thou and do likewise and thv
harity will he rewarded by the God
Abraham.n
When a beautiful tolerance like
lis fill the earth how beautifully re-
olendsnt it will appear. The mind
unfettered-no intolerance .
n opinions sake-the kingdom of
eaven, with its redolence. sweetness s
nd beauty, will, indeed, fill the earth. 6
The beautiful and fragrant flowers q
rought from the ends of the earth B
nd laid so tOuchingIy and tenderlv g
the bier of Leo NH, and the q
most universal homage paid to the s.
lmble and sanity Sarto, now Pore 81
Jus y, are examples showing that s
us dazzling beauty is upon us. E
As 'all roads lead to ROME" so all s.
nominations lead To the celestial 3
ty, and why should not each he e
to work out its own saliva 9
IN in its own way? &.
All things now tend to show that the s.
we OF peace is spreading her wings &
er the whole earth and EMBEDDING 3
nations in her embrace and the s.
Iigion of the future, we earnestly g.
heve, will be the recognition of the -
'atherhoOd of God and the Brother.
cd of Man" n