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the Pantheon is almost a pandemonium. Krishna, who in these days is the chief deity to at least a hundred millions of people, does not possess one elevated attribute. THE PANTHEON IS ALMOST A PANDEMONIUM CHRISTIANA WHO IN THESE DAYS IS THE CHIEF DEITY TO AT LEAST A HUNDRED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DOES NOT POSSESS ONE ELEVATED ATTRIBUTE
when they knew God they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened." [Sidenote: Moral power.] Hinduism is deplorably deficient in power to raise and purify the human soul, from having no high example of moral excellence. Its renowned sages were noted for irritability and selfishness--great men at cursing; and the gods for the most part were worse. Need we say how gloriously rich the Gospel is in having in the character of Christ the realized ideal of every possible excellence? [Sidenote: Ethical effect of Hinduism. The people better than their religion.] _Summa religionis est imitari quem colis_: "It is the sum of religion to imitate the being worshiped;"[33] or, as the Hindus express it: "As is the deity such is the devotee." Worship the God revealed in the Bible, and you become god-like. The soul strives, with divine aid, to "purify itself even as God is pure." But apply the principle to Hinduism. Alas! TRIKING COMMENT ON THE WORDS OF SAINT PAUL THE INVISIBLE THINGS OF GOD ARE CLEARLY SEEN BEING UNDERSTOOD FROM THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE BUT WHEN THEY KNEW GOD THEY GLORIFIED HIM NOT AS GOD NEITHER WERE THANKFUL BUT BECAME VAIN IN THEIR IMAGINATIONS AND THEIR FOOLISH HEART WAS DARKENED HINDO IS AMAZE DEPLORABLY DEFICIENT IN POWER TO RAISE AND PURIFY THE HUMAN SOUL FROM HAVING NO HIGH EXAMPLE OF MORAL EXCELLENCE ITS RENOWED SAGES WERE NOTED FOR IRRITABILITY AND SELFISHNESS GREAT MEN AT CURSING AND THE GODS FOR THE MOST PART WERE WORSE NEED WE SAY HOW GLORIOUSLY RIGED THE GOSPELISM HAVING IN THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST THE REALIZED IDEAL OF EVERY POSSIBLE EXCELLENCE SUMA RELIGION IS S IMITALI QUAM CAULIS IT IS THE SUM OF RELIGION TO IMITATE THE BEING WORSHIPPED OR AS THE HINDUS EXPRESS IT AS IS THE DEITY SUCH IS THE DEVOTEE WORSHIP THE GOD REVEALED IN THE BIBLE AND YOU BECOME GOD LIKE THE SOUL STRIVES WITH DIVINE AID TO PURIFY ITSELF EVEN AS GOD IS PURE BUT APPLY THE PRINCIPLE TO HINDOISM ALAS
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