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vertible terms. In a similar way they interpret the word "superstition" which, in their •vocabulary, ineans the religious belief of all non-Christians. They say that the 19th Century Christianity is the only true religion. With the u, Christianity has assumed different garbs. There was the Christianity of Christ, with certain ideas of God, his working. &c. Then caine a different kind of Christianity, that of the fathers of the Church who are 10W regarded by many Christians as ignorant. Then came the Christianity of the Middle ages which at present is looked upon as a mass of superstition. Then came Protestantisın with its new features. So Christianity is not a religion whose principles or doctrines are fixed, but is a growth; as it dezelops, it becomes in the eyes of its votaries more perfect and true. And how does it develop and grow ? Sometimes by the addition of new dogmas, sometimes by factions, i, e. the addition of sects and denominations. If the new dogmas are accepted by the people who never take the trouble of thinking for theinselves they become a part of Christianity. Thus, current opinion becomes truth to them. It becomes "truth" as soon as it is accepted; the same thing becoines falsehood as soon as it is rejected, the truth of yesterday is not the truth of to-day and the truth of to-day will not be the truth of to-torrow. And still all these added and rejected dogmas pass in the game of Christ who knew nothing
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