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It is absolute pantheism, or polytheism, or an inconsistent blending of polytheism and pantheism, or atheism. IT IS ABSOLUTE PANTHEISM OR QUALITHEISM OR AN INCONSISTENT BLENDING OF POLYTHISM AND PANTHEISM OR ETHISM
 well-being of mankind, the answer, quite possibly, might have been, the Aryas. Egypt, with its brutish idolatries, had corrupted the faith of the Israelites, and slavery had crushed all manliness out of them. Yet how wonderful has been their after-history! Among ancient religions that of the Old Testament stands absolutely unique, and in the fullness of time it blossomed into Christianity. How is the marvel to be explained? We cannot account for it except by ascribing it to a divine election of the Israelites and a providential training intended to fit them to become the teachers of the world. "Salvation is of the Jews." The contrast between the teachings of the Bible and those of the Hindu books is simply infinite. [Sidenote: Hindu theology compared with Christian.] The conception of a purely immaterial Being, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, which is that of the Bible regarding God, is entirely foreign to the Hindu books. Their doctrine is various, but, in every case, erroneous. LY RISE TO THE HIGHEST CONCEPTION OF THE DIVINE AND CONTRIBUTE MOST LARGELY TO THE WELL BEING OF MANKIND THE ANSWER QUITE POSSIBLY MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE ARIAS EGYPT WITH ITS BRUTISH IDOLATORIES HAD CORRUPTED THE FAITH OF THE ISRAELITES AND SLAVERY HAD CRUSHED ALL MANLINESS OUT OF THEM YET HOW WONDERFUL HAS BEEN THEREAFTER HISTORY AMONG ANCIENT RELIGIONS THAT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT STANDS ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE AND IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME IT BLOSSOMED INTO CHRISTIANITY HOW IS A MARVEL TO BE EXPLAINED WE CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR IT EXCEPT BY ASCRIBING IT TO A DIVINE ELECTION OF THE ISRAELITES AND PROVIDENTIAL TRAINING INTENDED TO FIT THEM TO BECOME THE TEACHERS OF THE WORLD SALVATION IS OF THE JEWS THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE AND THOSE OF THE HINDOO BOOKS IS SIMPLY INFINITE THE CONCEPTION OF A PURELY IMMATERIAL BEING INFINITE ETERNAL AND UNCHANGEABLE WHICH IS THAT OF THE BIBLE REGARDING GOD IS ENTIRELY FOREIGN TO THE HINDOO BOOKS THEIR DOCTRINE IS VARIOUS BUT IN EVERY CASE ERRONEOUS
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