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1: l-'W l EW. Theistic Toleration and Diffusion of Theism Calcutta: G. P. Roy. (F. am the Inquirer of London August 3rd IS72.) .VI, hough anonymous it is evident that this able pamphlet comes srom the yen of one of the friends of Keshub ( 'hui, dei Selı moism on II:ndu Theism are summed The doctrines of Brah up in the following foriuulas:— i. The lon; tıoly Natural Origin of oui Religious K 'low to dge. 3 The Existence of God. # The Infinity of God 4 The Fatherhood, the Motherhood, and the lFriendhood of God, 5 The Nearness of God to Man t; The Free Will of Man. 7 'The Love of God and doing the Works | He lov es. S The Existence of a Future State. : The Oistribution of Rewards and !'unishments in that State. lo. Sels-Satisfaction of Mind, arising ston Consciousness of Virtue, is Ileaven, and Remorse is Hell. | | The Romcdial Chracter of Divine l’unishment, I 2 The Eternal Progress of the Humau Soul. In regard to the host way of diffusing The isn, the writer lays stress upon its to whers setting an example of a firm fath in 1ts doctrines, and leading truly pions and virtuous lives. Ilo objects to the sectarian attitude which would put forth Theistn as an entirely new veligion in opposition to all historical ...] existing systems, when in fact it is as old a the human race, and forms the vital and essential portion of every 1IIs theories of worship ... I ( 'hurch reform entirely accord with · !!! ! ! iigion. The writer of the pain.phlet is a incuber of the Adi 13rahuno Samaj and not of the Drahmo Samaj of India. ]ồi#Itọì T, P, তত্ত্ববোধিনী পত্রিক। v零*,文雷计臂 our own views, and are indeed carried out by those Unitarian congregations who have adopted either a Revised Book of Common Prayer, or considerable portions of that book in their liturgical services. “Theists (he says) should adopt the old form of Church service, making such changes in it as are imperatively required by the principles of Theism. They should adopt a ritual containing of the old forin as could be kept consistently with the dictates of conscience. They should also have a book of Theistic toxts extracted from the national Scriptures, which alteady command the venoration of the nation, as Iriuch such a book being essentially necessary for drawing the eyes of the nation to the really important portion of its Scriptures as distinguished from the unimportant, and thereby diffusing the principles of Theisra among its members, as well | its for serving the subsidiary purpose of a convenient collection of national mottoes for sermons and discourses. This system of propagation does not exclude the introduction of a new element into the Church service, aud into the ritual mentioned above, but this element should be cautiously introduced, and in a national shape, suited to the feelings and tastes of the nation. This system of diffusion also uoes not exclude the acceptance of the truths contained in the Scriptures of other nations and the transfusion of the beauties of those Scriptures in a national shape into our own hymns and discourses." NEW IDEAL OF LIFE, (From the Inquirer of London. August 3rd 1872.) There is a new ideal of life, which I think, is slowly arising among us; and which, when it is fully carried out, I be