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[Sidenote: Moral power.] Hinduism is deplorably deficient in power to raise and purify the human soul, from having no high example of moral excellence. HINDO IS AMAZE DEPLORABLY DEFICIENT IN POWER TO RAISE AND PURIFY THE HUMAN SOUL FROM HAVING NO HIGH EXAMPLE OF MORAL EXCELLENCE
. The ancient Hindu cared not about the future of his neighbors, and doubtless even the expression "human race" would have been unintelligible to him. Nor is there any pathos in the Veda. There is no deep sense of the sorrows of life. Max Müller has affixed the epithet "transcendent" to the Hindu mind. Its bent was much more toward the metaphysical, the mystical, the incomprehensible than toward the moral and the practical. Hence endless subtleties, more meaningless and unprofitable than ever occupied the mind of Talmudist or schoolman of the Middle Ages. [Sidenote: The words of St. Paul illustrated by Hinduism.] But finally, on this part of the subject, the development of Indian religion supplies a striking comment on the words of St. 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.  ENTERTAINED AT ALL TIMES BY THE JEW IN A BRILLIANT AND HAPPY FUTURE FOR MANKIND THE ANCIENT HINDU CARED NOT ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HIS NEIGHBORS AND DOUBTLESS EVEN THE EXPRESSION HUMAN RACE WOULD HAVE BEEN UNINTELLIGIBLE TO HIM NOR IS THERE ANY PATHOS IN THE WEATHER THERE IS NO DEEP SENSE OF THE SORROWS OF LIFE MAXIMILER HAS AFFIXED THE EPISHET TRANSCENDENT TO THE HINTO MIND ITS BENT WAS MUCH MORE TOWARD THE METAPHYSICAL THE MYSTICAL THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE THAN TOWARD THE MORAL AND THE PRACTICAL HENCE ENDLESS SUBTLETIES MORE MEANINGLESS AND UNPROFITABLE THAN EVER OCCUPIED THE MIND OF TALMODIST OR SCHOOLMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES BUT FINALLY ON THIS PART OF THE SUBJECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN RELIGION SUPPLIES A STRIKING 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
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