Show oh he is so religious Eelig ious lous what mat a contemptuous sneer accompanies the words what a disagreeable man he must be and what a disagreeable religion it must be that he possesses such an extraordinary amount of that causes him tahe tabe to be so spoken of and shunned either hisor his or your ideas of religion and mine must differ I 1 never knew anything in the right kind of religion th that t made mader moen morn roen asri apri and women disagreeable on the contrary it is calculated io to make them very agreeable to themselves and others if they are not so it is the fault of their lack of religion and not their superabundance of it the only reli reil religion gjon that I 1 know anything about embraces embra cesa ali ail all 11 that is true all that is A beautiful all that thit is good all that is noble pure exalted or desirable in the universe uni kerse it includes all knowledge all wisdom all power there is nothing unnatural in it it makes men and an d womer happy because it teaches them to live naturally the religious mal mao is the only really natural man and he is able to look with charity and forbearance forbear auice alice ou 09 the artificial al life that others lead I 1 think you fou must be mistaken my friend in calling hlin so religious say rather so ir irreligious 12 the truly religious man is sociable cheerful piea pleasant sant and kind A good neighbor c bor bon an ark agreeable companion an orna me ment to society if by religion you include all that is gloomy ascetic morose fanatical and destructive of the innocent pleasures and enjoyments enjoy ments of life then heaven deliver nettom gefrom it but if iny my religion is the religion you mean then I 1 think themore we all have of it the happier happler er we shall be SIRIUS |