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The Christian feels his heart swell in his breast as he thinks what, in all human probability, India will be a century, or even half a century, hence. THE CHRISTIAN FEELS HIS HEART SWELL IN HIS BREAST AS HE THINKS WHAT IN ALL HUMAN PROBABILITY INDIA WILL BE A CENTURY OR EVEN HALF A CENTURY HENCE
 education. [Sidenote: Theosophists.] The so-called "Theosophists" have, for several years, been active in India. Of existing religions, Buddhism is their natural ally. They are atheists. A combination which they formed with the Arya Samaj speedily came to an end. Lastly, the followers of Mr. Bradlaugh are diligent in supplying their books to Indian students. Poor India! No wonder if her mind is bewildered as she listens to such a Babel of voices. The state of things in India now strikingly resembles that which existed in the Roman Empire at the rise of Christianity; when East and West were brought into the closest contact, and a great conflict of systems of thought took place in consequence. But even as one hostile form of gnostic belief rose after another, and rose only to fall--and as the greatest and best-disciplined foe of early Christianity--the later Platonism--gave way before the steady, irresistible march of gospel truth, so--we have every reason to hope--it will be yet again. D IDOLATRY AND CASTE MADE BY MEN OF CONSIDERABLE EDUCATION THE SO CALLED THEOSOPHIST HAVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEEN ACTIVE IN INDIA OF EXISTING RELIGIONS BUDDHISM IS THEIR NATURAL ALLEY THEY ARE AT LEAST A COMBINATION WHICH THEY FORM WITH THE ALLISONAGE SPEEDILY CAME TO AN END LASTLY THE FOLLOWERS OF MISTER BRADLAUGH ARE DILIGENTLY IN SUPPLYING THEIR BOOKS TO INDIAN STUDENTS POOR INDIA NO WONDER IF HER MIND IS BEWILDERED AS SHE LISTENS TO SUCH A BABEL OF VOICES THE STATE OF THINGS IN INDIA NOW STRIKINGLY RESEMBLES THAT WHICH EXISTED IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE AT THE RISE OF CHRISTIANITY WHEN EAST AND WEST WERE BROUGHT INTO THE CLOSEST CONTACT AND A GREAT CONFLICT OF SYSTEMS OF THOUGHT TOOK PLACE IN CONSEQUENCE BUT EVEN AS ONE HOSTILE FORM OF GNOSTIC BELIEF ROSE AFTER ANOTHER AND ROSE ONLY TO FALL AND AS THE GREATEST AND BEST DISCIPLINED FOE OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY THE LATER PLATONISM GAVE WAY BEFORE THE STEADY IRRESISTIBLE MATCH OF GOSPEL TRUTH SO WE HAVE EVERY REASON TO HOPE IT WILL BE YET A GAIN
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