>bo তত্ত্ববোধিনী পত্রিকা religious truth, the difference between the knowledge of the greatest philosopher and tury afterwards as they are now. We, Theists, that of the rudest savage sinks into the groat- have as much right to say that men of other est insignifiennce. Why them fight so much : bout dogma” It is no louhf our duty to bring v er other nuen i to what we consider to be the t rne religiom l, ut we should dò iu ly tueaiis of argument and gentle persuasion instead of displaying the least odium theologicum. There is an astonishing agreement be tween the pious sayings of pious men of all ages and coluntrios but innumerable differ“tives of opinion in point of doctrine between Ꭲ'Ꮒ· ·sé greator respoils, them Įvious with rsur souls thati their sfyings inteet ! I', 'll p : ' retila oli :: its on particular points of
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[1-v}j:um a <intra in variably with bouse trots our luest is but not so all exposiblons of mere creed or doctrine by preachers of monotheistic religions. til Let, ?م۔ نتی ۔ We should regulate our conduct by keeping wonstant eye upon the esseutia's of religion. We are apt to los. -ight of them in the mists st sectarian prejudice, patiality and to soon. We are api, to so, yet, them in the heat of reigious discussion, in the distriction of philosowhical speculation,in the oxcitem.out of religi*is delight and in the engrossment of cerejouial observances. We are apt to forget Ꮃe are so bent upon thrusting our own particular opinions on non-essential points of religion on ...thers that we consider them to be essentially perussary for salvation. herit in the heat of religious discussion. We are apt to forgot that we oarselves are not infallible, that our wn opinions on all subjects of human interest were uot exactly the same twenty years ago as they are now nor will they be exactly the same twenty years afterwards as they are I ow. We are apt to forget that all the members of our owu sect or party, if they frankly reveal their whole minds, do not hold exactly the same opinions on all subjects concerning religion as we do. We are apt to forget that the religious opinions of man are subject to Հ՞t}} : f ()Vt՝ rՀ Հ הזס 3 אלף 3 ג progress and they will not be the Rame a cen religions, lossadvanced in religious knowledge than we are, will not be saved as Theists who will live centuries hence will have of saying that we, the present Theists, will not have errors. Fallible man cannot with good grace be a dogmatist. We should be more mindful of performing our religious and moral duties and drawing men's attention to those duties than dogmatically thrusting our particular opinions on particular points of religions doctrint lepon others. been saved on account of our Learned dissertations on theologv and on the subject of religion are useful in their own way but true religion and their lessons on the moral duties of mitn himself unspotted from the world.” before the lord does not consist in them, lt consists in a man’s “visiting the fatherless and the widow in their affliction and keeping that is, from vice. We are apt to lose sight of the essentials of religion in the distructions of If wo intend mot to saf isfy our spiritual thirst with prayer and devotion before ascertaining the foundations of religion, we would act liko the fool who resolves not to satisfy his thirst before finding out the springs of a river. We are apt to Jose siglt of the esseratials of religion in pbilosophica! speculation. Some people “onsider processions, festivals and re the excitement of religious delight. ligious music as the be-all and end-all of religion. They are no doubt useful in their own way but they are not the be-all and endall of religion. Life is the be-all and end-all of religion. We are apt to lose sight of the essentials of religion in the engrossment of ceremonial observances. Every church organization, even the most free from forms and such as Theistic churches not excepted, must have some forms and ceremonies. Mèn in goneral of every religion lay undue stress on the observance of these forms and ceremonies. Certain forms are no doubt necessary for every religion and church organization but we must not consider them to be the he-all and end-all of religion. The really pious of all ages and countries, even pious polytheists and idolators such as Ramprasad of Bengal, Tukaram of Maharashtra and Tulsidas of Upper India are very much ceremouial observances
