Show fergusons Fergus ons religion more private and personal persona I 1 s than his fathers by 90 00 11 in atlantic magazine fergusons Fergus ons religion is a much more private and personal thing than his hia fathers for that reason it is iii harder to get at and more difficult to describe it governs his life much more than lie ho suspects and provides him bira with just what lie he 1 needs during a very brief and bewildering period the rho men who are act active ivein in religious work lie ho regards as no better aldno and no worse than any anyone one else their activity alone wins them no special consideration Eide ration but on the other hand it does docs not place them in a class alone Fergus fergusons ons father used to call them gospel sharks and they were hold held in more or less contempt by youths who joined their associations and dabbled in their undertakings while they sneered at them behind their backs ferguson may or may not share their labors but ho he no longer sneers at them und if they make imade good they are arc elected to his clubs and receive college honors I 1 this change is well to ponder on it is more significant than it seems ferguson will never be as religious as his father in the class of ninety but ho he is quite as likely to inherit the kingdom of heaven II caen rf |