The religion of the common man

Wrixon Henry John Sir 1839-1913

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• Faith

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• Nombre de lectures: 6
• Langue: English
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4(CaliforniaTHE RELIGION OF THE
COMMON MANMACMILLAN AND LIMITEDCO.,
LONDON BOMBAY CALCUTTA
MELBOURNE
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
NEW YORK BOSTON CHICAGO
ATLANTA SAN FRANCISCO
THE MACMILLAN CO. OF LTD.CANADA,
TORONTOTHE RELIGION
OF
THE COMMON MAN
BY
SIR HENRY K.C.WRIXON,
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"AUTHOR OF THE PATTERN ETC. ETC.NATION,"
MACMILLAN AND LIMITEDCO.,
ST. MARTIN'S LONDONSTREET,
1909WOF THE
UNIVERSITY
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PREFACE
THE whether the foundation prin-question
there is a God whomof thatciple religion,
men to is based truth,uponought worship,
Inhas often been discussed in our time.
itthis there is sincenew,inquiry nothing
has the mind ofman ever since theengaged
dawn ofhuman What is new nowthought.
confined tothat it is nois, philo-longer
hasand but beensophers theologians,
down the is ventilatedcrowd,brought among
in and debatedliterature,cheap by popular
at in thespeakers Sunday gatherings parks.
mustAll free discussion some error,produce
in such aand so as this,subjectespecially
where man can ask a which noquestionany
V
192607vi PREFACE
man can and where the talk ofanswer,
and alsothe streets can problems,propound
which thethem, Imperialpronounce upon
forthinkers of the race have overpondered
a first-im-And sometimes, takingages.
seem as ifview of it wouldpression things,
surface discussion of had sothis religion
indeed its thediscredited andit, object,
Creator that little was left for mankindtoo,
discard it and let it diebut to tacitly quietly
like the old faith in or the moreOracles,out,
recent belief in and witchcraft
;sorcery
inwhile men some more theiropenly,say,
that there is no God.hearts,
/ But such a view of the would besubject
a mistake. The fact is that hasReligion
behind and is indestructible init,reality
the of itheart man. Hence survives the
attacks of its and the mistakes of itsfoes,
and also the revelations offriends, science,
beliefs whichthey destroy primitivethough