The Detroit times., 1914-01-05

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THIRST turned With 4 quick move
rneuf of snoloav
Forgive me-" ne said "lf is not
tnat-but am ful OF unrest uneast
p.s, Don't Won understand 10 was
am bows dream 70 NE and nov,
ID has come real lle dropped down
INTO the grass at his companion s
feet and lav al mll length with his
face suuDorted ia his hands Tell
nle-who is shco' he asked
4 How do know The child OF
some Bgahman whom they have set
up as a goddess for their own pur-
poses They age cunning those
lriests They know how 10 pander
20 their followers"
And She does she know for what
purpose she is being used Does she
believe an her own divinity lin that
vile devils religion"
Heilig dropped his sandwich. his
face scarlet with scorn
J Vile devils religion he echoed
who are yOn 10 criticize faith that
dates It's birth centuries before Christ
that taught mercy and love and truth
while the Jews still clamorel for
tooth for a tooth an eve for an
eve. that recognized one Almighty
God While your ancestors worshiped
wooden idols Think YOU OF last
nights deyiltryo What is that but the
oxcresence which grows on every re-
ligion? Look 1T Christ, and look at
His churches. with their cant. their
empty ritual. their greed. their bloody
nersecutions. their heartless bigotry
and then II you dare, criticize a peo-
Ne who have fallen away from the
high teaching OF the Vedas," He
broke off suddenly and the indigna-
ton died out of his face. But abof
the churches there is Christ he said
gently HUd aDUr fasu rights super
stitious wickedness there is Sarasyati,
the spirit OF purity, OF unity with
God ~
Hurst looked up.
You talk as though you hated the
Christian church" he said and yet
your greatest friend IS Catholic
missionary"
Father Romney? He teaches his
followers the simple truths OF justice
and love aud mercy. as they might
| find them written In their own Vedas.
! knowing that when they haf learned
their lesson they will be ready FOR
| the greater truth--perhaps be near
er IL than many so-called Christians
At least he does not turn them into
Lypocritical atheists such as haunt
Herr Eliot's chapel" Hellig gave 4
| short contemptuous laugh. And one
day he will be accommodated" he
added bitterly.
A silence fell between the two
men. Helig returned to his saDdwich
and Hurst lay very quiet. with his
face hidden in his hands. Presently he
looked up. The black wayy hair hung
cisordered over his brows and few
crish fire burned IN his eyes and
sailow cheeks.
And the end-what will IL be@'
lie asked hoarsely
For her? do not know. but Il
will come swift and sudden. God
desses die not--nor grow old they
vanish and no man sees them more
Ny God You mean-rhey viii Kill
her."
lIeilig shrugged his shoulders
If it suited them, why not?"