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He will then certainly have a much more vivid perception of the divine origin and transcendent importance of his own religion. HE WILL THEN CERTAINLY HAVE A MUCH MORE VIVID PERCEPTION OF THE DIVINE ORIGIN AND TRANSCENDENT IMPORTANCE OF HIS OWN RELIGION
st river, or even what seems at first "a dark Illimitable ocean, without bound, Without dimension, where length, breadth, and height, And time, and place are lost." [Sidenote: The discussion chronological.] But matters begin to clear up when he begins at the beginning, and notes how one thing succeeded another. It may not be possible as yet to trace all the windings of the stream or to show at what precise points in its long course it was joined by such and such a tributary; yet much is known regarding the mighty river which every intelligent man will find it profitable to note and understand. [Sidenote: The Christian's duty in relation to the subject.] The Christian ought not to rest satisfied with the vague general idea that Hinduism is a form of heathenism with which he has nothing to do, save to help in destroying it. Let him try to realize the ideas of the Hindu regarding God, and the soul, and sin, and salvation, and heaven, and hell, and the many sore trials of this mortal life. HEND IT IS AT FIRST OVERWHELMED WITH A FEELING OF UTTER CONFUSION AND BEWILDERMENT HE DOES AND SPREADS OUT BEFORE HIM AS A VAST RIVER OR EVEN WHAT SEEMS AT FIRST A DARK ILLIMITABLE OCEAN WITHOUT BOUND WITHOUT DIMENSION WHERE LENGTH BREADTH AND HEIGHT AND TIME AND PLACE ARE LOST BUT MATTERS BEGIN TO CLEAR UP WHEN HE BEGINS AT THE BEGINNING AND NOTES HOW ONE THING SUCCEEDED ANOTHER IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE AS YET TO TRACE ALL THE WINDINGS OF THE STREAM OUGHT TO SHOW AT WHAT PRECISE POINTS IN ITS LONG COURSE IT WAS JOINED BY SUCH AND SUCH A TRIBUTARY IT MUCH IN KNOWN REGARDING THE MIGHTY RIVER WHICH EVERY INTELLIGENT MAN WILL FIND IT PROFITABLE TO NOTE AND UNDERSTAND THE CHRISTIAN OUGHT NOT TO REST SATISFIED WITH THE VAGUE GENERAL IDEA THAT HINGOISM IS A FORM OF HEATHENISM WITH WHICH HE HAS NOTHING TO DO SAVE TO HELP IN DESTROYING IT LET HIM TRY TO REALIZE THE IDEAS OF THE HINDU REGARDING GOD AND THE SOUL AND SIN AND SALVATION AND HEAVEN AND HELL AND THE MANY SOUL TRIALS OF THIS MORTAL LIFE
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