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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. 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
rtyr dies in vain. It is remarkable that acute intellectual men, as many of the Hindu poets were, should never have grappled with the problem of the divine government of the world. [Sidenote: The future of the Aryan race.] Equally notable is the unconcern of the Veda as to the welfare and the future of even the Aryan race. But how sublime is the promise given to Abraham that in him and his seed all nations of the earth should be blessed! Renan has pointed with admiration to the confidence 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 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.  IS NO ESCAPE AND ALIKE THE HERO FIGHTS AND THE MATTER DIES IN VAIN IT IS REMARKABLE THAT ACUTE INTELLECTUAL MEN AS MANY OF THE HINDOO POETS WERE SHOULD NEVER HAVE GRAPPLED WITH THE PROBLEM OF THE DIVINE GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD EQUALLY NOTABLE IN THE UNCONCERN OF THE WEATHER AS TO THE WELFARE AND THE FUTURE OF EVEN THE ARGUAN RACE BUT HOW SUBLIME IS THE PROMISE GIVEN TO THE ABRAHAM THAT IN HIM AND HIS SEED ALL NATIONS OF THE EARTH SHOULD BE BLESSED RINAN HAS POINTED WITH ADMIRATION TO THE CONFIDENCE 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
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