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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. 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
tly suggested itself to the reader. It will not be necessary, therefore, to dwell on this topic at very great length. The contrast forces itself upon us at every point. [Sidenote: The Aryas and Israelites--their probable future, about 1500 B.C. Contrast of their after-history.] When, about fifteen centuries B.C., the Aryas were victoriously occupying the Panjab, and the Israelites were escaping from the "iron furnace" of Egypt, if one had been asked which of the two races would probably 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 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? THE HINDU RELIGION CONTRASTS WITH CHRISTIANITY THE IMMENSE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HINDU AND CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS HAS DOUBTLESS ALREADY FREQUENTLY SUGGESTED ITSELF TO THE READER IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THEREFORE TO DWELL ON THIS TOPIC AT VERY GREAT LENGTH THE CONTRAST FORCES ITSELF UPON US AT EVERY POINT WHEN ABOUT FIFTEEN CENTURIES B C THE ARAS WERE VICTORIOUSLY OCCUPYING THE PANJA AND THE ISRAELITES WERE ESCAPING FROM THE IRON FORACE OF EGYPT IF ONE HAD BEEN ASKED WHICH OF THE TWO RACES WOULD PROBABLY 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
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