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We shall also briefly contrast the system with Christianity. WE SHALL ALSO BRIEFLY CONTRAST THE SYSTEM WITH CHRISTIANITY
satisfied with the vague general idea that Hinduism is a form of heathenism with which he has nothing to do, save to help in destroying it. Let him try to realize the ideas of the Hindu regarding God, and the soul, and sin, and salvation, and heaven, and hell, and the many sore trials of this mortal life. He will then certainly have a much more vivid perception of the divine origin and transcendent importance of his own religion. Farther, he will then extend a helping hand to his Eastern brother with far more of sensibility and tenderness; and in proportion to the measure of his loving sympathy will doubtless be the measure of his success. A yearning heart will accomplish more than the most cogent argument. [Sidenote: The purpose of the Tract.] In this Tract we confine ourselves to the laying down of great leading facts and principles; but these will be dwelt upon at sufficient length to give the reader, we trust, an accurate conception of the general character and history of Hinduism. OTE AND UNDERSTAND THE CHRISTIAN OUGHT NOT TO REST SATISFIED WITH THE VAGUE GENERAL IDEA THAT HINGOISM IS A FORM OF HEATHENISM WITH WHICH HE HAS NOTHING TO DO SAVE TO HELP IN DESTROYING IT LET HIM TRY TO REALIZE THE IDEAS OF THE HINDU REGARDING GOD AND THE SOUL AND SIN AND SALVATION AND HEAVEN AND HELL AND THE MANY SOUL TRIALS OF THIS MORTAL LIFE HE WILL THEN CERTAINLY HAVE A MUCH MORE VIVID PERCEPTION OF THE DIVINE ORIGIN AND TRANSCENDENT IMPORTANCE OF HIS OWN RELIGION FARTHER HE WILL THEN EXTEND A HELPING HAND TO HIS EASTERN BROTHER WITH FAR MORE OF A SENSIBILITY AND TENDERNESS AND IN PROPORTION TO THE MEASURE OF HIS LOVING SYMPATHY WILL DOUBTLESS BE THE MEASURE OF HIS SUCCESS A YEARNING HEART WILL ACCOMPLISH MORE THAN THE MOST COGENT ARGUMENT IN THIS TRACT WE CONFINE OURSELVES TO THE LAYING DOWN OF GREAT LEADING FACTS AND PRINCIPLES BUT THESE WILL BE DWELT UPON AT SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO GIVE THE READER WE INTEREST AN ACCURATE CONCEPTION OF THE GENERAL CHARACTER AND HISTORY OF HINTOISM
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