Show communicated i A WO word D OR TWO an EE 1 belief is almost universal that man hos pos possesses possesse certain dea Tea features tures and tendencies which are only satis patis satisfied fied by what is called religion however much these faculties and tendencies may have been warp ed byl barror byr error pervert edby tri iest lest craft demoralized by superstition or disa disi figured by many experience ence enee e tod an and lit history is oily invariably show the tho subtle af pf afao reo ree which is every everli where implied in the rites rl ie ceremonies creed and afia ordinances s of both the tha savage AM and the civili zede I 1 in anthe the lowest or bt in til the 1 e highest con bon editions of huna hura human existe existence nice fice 1 ay in every eveia intermediate gra grade d e and phase were not these faculties n bil bit they could not have been created e Q or im imposed se dupon upon mankind man keind feind the element met t the tho tb c foundation fo was laid in hi man by by alyin e wisdom and in fulfil fulfill ment of jhb the divine order alid pro gramme a and n d all perversion r version abuse or misuse or normal action of this primitive element is ht lat eternal en mity with the conclusions of the sceptic as RS hunger would bo be an eternal etemad argument in favor of the necessity offord of food once establish thil all NO fd ON na it romy ropy lun run easum bo b con that divine wisdom has pro ai 1 vid wid vidad edthe the best po possible aliment for i K the highest culture and vigor of this I 1 section of the primal constitution of ja man just as he has adapted i i for ali all je mentford the best the highest highs t eahl ir of vitality and life in the phy P system i that man can live and perform many of the function functions s of life with tk the most crude material as ag food ise lse is e no more evidence that this lathe ig their best thad than are the manifestations of religious ilfe life in heathenism or secta P ria pianism nisin logical evidence that either eltherA 8 of these conduce cond lice to the highest de dell deli it of the besic religious chare charie char ia aeter acter that paganism superstition e and religious byj kyj systems both of 11 and modern times have met someo lomeo want in the hearts of their votaries vot aries a there ghere can be no doubt there wass was I 1 ts in the most mot crude norms forms sonne somei crumbs brumba of truth which satisfied i x partially some longing origin and comet so met meo sra bra braving ving of thou though gh much longing andl and many clavings cravings cravi remained and were fierce as lions in their thel r hunger s for greed gre edof of food P it ifould not noi no avail avill at this time I 1 1 either to enter into and explain in nn t detail thel power br ashimi assimilation and t the power of resi resl resistance stane stanL e to death deathly principles which belongs belong to toman man re any more than we w e may exi ex i tife processes by which autri dmitriy 5 ment for fon the budyan body in emergency is isa isi extracted from harks barks clay clays and 1 man vertrude very rude forms forma of osmate matela t rial I 1 nor no r how hov th eGerman farmer farmei can I 1 flook look ruddy while eating 0 every day days aro ars arsenie arsenic renie renic enough to kill three oc oz four nour s men unused to such a drug or min eral era as that these tilee airall aue are a exceptional in the 1 physical I 1 as in the religious world wo orld ya s and nd there are e exceptions ulo TO nu h morals morale and in social habits in fa norma forma ains p of government and modes moile of buleh each possessing some good liu jiu but teach each N lacking and many nt even pr pre tending io fo bet be the hebest best some might argue that food in fir the tropics would i be unsuitable for theare the arctic tic tie regions regio n and visa versa and then theil from some analogy conclude that a religion 1 wasi good for andia andla or china could not be e good goad for euro eurol 1 pans mans reans and americans leav 1 ing ing out the fact that the n food question is partially theoretical at pre present itcan it can safely be said sald that there are certain fundamental houghto houg hta which mIn mi haten hAter to true re ligion ligi ou life that can be used need and as agi asi i si simi by man indgin in every clime of every age agel and of all lands the idea and thought of or god as the one sup L eternal tern 11 ruler le the preme ru r one crea creat 0 j tor giver and sustain er of life cant can easily be aped by universal man maa and probably a yi ay vipo spontaneous s reverence homage and worship would bloom 1 in instanter even from fromi the half form ed thola thought alit klit then untrammeled by priest by designing men nien would probably come bome indistinctly at first visions of his great reat ness and consequent beneficence gad kid goo goodness duess and personal caiani calani calamity hy with observations of material agony and change would uninfluenced create no fear but simply a desire to r propitiate and inome in gome some wa way ly seek the favor of this mental menial projection afan idea the faculties under such a condition would be I 1 susceptible of impressions from spiritual sources angelic or spiritual vis j citation would woul ato to simplicity of chari T acter and exper experience lenco ienco be nothing worthy of comment the bibie bible and new testament presen present t many evi dence dences that heathen na nations were be lievers in and recipients of spiritual 1 illumination or of re revelation but sacred history asserts that thai a certain race in the human family were more receptive in this cireo tion or were for some gome reason ahe ame the the j outgrowth of this or an anterior fc life more largely endowed with spiritual perception percept loni ioni than others other othen their thought of god their trust and faith jn iii him their desire to know him their disposition bhear to hear from communicate wIt with haid hAnd and obey him gave them finally a character so distinct first tribal and then thel national that they became known aa the people of god 1 they kept kert his oracles he give them thern the gospel of life the rule of lav lan lavi provided for them prophets and seers and judges tie tle d and kings rings he H led them 1 n gra gradually dually to a revealed ritual and ancl gave them the details ofa of a marvelous worship a and d 11 the mission of building a temple 10 to his name such as till then to man had bad been unknown flir through ough all this pomp ceremonial and sacrifice through all ail th these prophets judges and kings wings there was waa shadowed tor lor a higher glory a purer faith falth a more sublime yet simple worship and such a revelation of moral greatness of AP 4 pow poy af lymn gymn pos clity when blended blended properly with tle tie e divine that it became the burth n of the poet and the prophets of be e psalmist and the seer and of very advanced spiritual worshiper r in the congregations of israel the fullness of ti time me gave them his Iress messiah lah one who while born a a stable and cradled in in a manger vas the representative of god on he earth the extra special embassy I lor dr to his brethren with a cission worthy of the lord t vas was his prerogative to open wider han ban even evec to W mans earth life ilfe the pates yates tes of the spirl spiritual tuai world to reveal he be essential greatness of man as he offspring of the father to blend i luman uman interests and widen the hought bought of human destiny to a more rand conception to inaugurate a tatem of ordinances to give a series f truths and to establish such organizations for furthering the divine work vork rork and giving for force foree ceto to all its derails as should finally work out the evine avine problem and land bring man back again into the divine presence this system of ordinances truths ind imd organizations was known agthe dospel gospel of god and jesus christ fitted in all its details to minister to 0 he bb most healthy land stalwart vi vigor gor ad religious growth and hild to indrea in crease se alts y its inspirational power comma ion with the heavens and bring 3 intelligence down to earth intended by its authors in in with the agency R of man 5 supersede heathenism lon ion on sectarianism and rant raft 0 matter how antiquated ad or how ew its form or how long or short ch sell might have perverted t ted s swayed a ed or controlled this ie most sublime emotion and far fe aching hunger hudger of the human hearn heart his alone was the direct correct pa nd efficient religious nutriment nutrine nt nd rid aliment calculated alone to jve ive life and anti increase down to the syllable of recorded time |