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Need we say how gloriously rich the Gospel is in having in the character of Christ the realized ideal of every possible excellence? NEED WE SAY HOW GLORIOUSLY RIGED THE GOSPELISM HAVING IN THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST THE REALIZED IDEAL OF EVERY POSSIBLE EXCELLENCE
t" 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." [Sidenote: Moral power.] Hinduism is deplorably deficient in power to raise and purify the human soul, from having no high example of moral excellence. Its renowned sages were noted for irritability and selfishness--great men at cursing; and the gods for the most part were worse. 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 HINDO IS AMAZE DEPLORABLY DEFICIENT IN POWER TO RAISE AND PURIFY THE HUMAN SOUL FROM HAVING NO HIGH EXAMPLE OF MORAL EXCELLENCE ITS RENOWED SAGES WERE NOTED FOR IRRITABILITY AND SELFISHNESS GREAT MEN AT CURSING AND THE GODS FOR THE MOST PART WERE WORSE
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