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To the Hindu the trials of life are penal, not remedial. At death his soul passes into another body. TO THE HINDU THE TRIALS OF LIFE ARE PENAL NOT REMEDIATE AT DEATH HIS SOUL PASSES INTO ANOTHER BODY
be rectified in heart, speech, and behavior. The perfection of the individual, and, through that, the perfection of society, are the objects aimed at; and the consummation desired is the doing of the will of God on earth as it is done in heaven. Now, of all this, surely a magnificent ideal, we find in Hinduism no trace whatever. [Sidenote: Views of life. The great tenet of Hinduism.] Christianity is emphatically a religion of hope; Hinduism may be designated a religion of despair. The trials of life are many and great. Christianity bids us regard them as discipline from a Father's hand, and tells us that affliction rightly borne yields "the peaceable fruits of righteousness." To death the Christian looks forward without fear; to him it is a quiet sleep, and the resurrection draws nigh. Then comes the beatific vision of God. Glorified in soul and body, the companion of angels and saints, strong in immortal youth, he will serve without let or hinderance the God and Saviour whom he loves. OF SIN BUT FROM ITS POWER IMPLYING THE RENOVATION OF THE MORAL NATURE THE ENTIRE MAN IS TO BE LECTIFIED IN HEART SPEECH AND BEHAVIOR THE PERFECTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THROUGH THAT THE PERFECTION OF SOCIETY ARE THE OBJECTS AIDED AND THE CONSUMATION DESIRED IS THE DOING OF THE WILL OF GOD ON EARTH AS IT IS DONE IN HEAVEN NOW OF ALL THIS SURELY A MAGNIFICENT IDEAL WE FIND IN HINGOISM NO TRACE WHATEVER CHRISTIANITY IS EMPHATICALLY A RELIGION OF HOPE HENOISM MAY BE DESIGNATED A REGION OF DESPAIR THE TRIALS OF LIFE ARE MANY AND GREAT CHRISTIANITY BIDS US REGARD THEM AS DISCIPLINE FROM A FATHER'S HAND AND TELLS US THAT AFFLICTION RIGHTLY BORN YIELDS THE PEACEABLE FRUITS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS TO DEATH THE CHRISTIAN LOOKS FORWARD WITHOUT FEAR TO WHOM IT IS A QUIET SLEEP AND THE RESURRECTION DRAWS NIGH THEN COMES THE BEATIFIC WORSHIP OF GOD GLORIFIED IN SOUL AND BODY THE COMPANION OF ANGELS AND SAINTS STRONG IN IMMORTAL YOUTH HE WILL SERVE WITHOUT LET OR HINDRANCE THE GOD AND SAVIOUR WHOM HE LOVES
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