Ꮌ ©Ꮣz such bias. Some Theists may not hesilate to call themselves followers of the old religions for the reason that the Theisie truths contained in it form its vital and ess, ntial portion (no religion could have lived in the world for any length of time unless it had contained Theistic truths in itself) while other Theists would da, ose to eall Theism entirely {A, IlêW religion different from the old religious. >, >rae Theists would ehoose to propago to Theism in a national shape : others tray choose to do so in a so called entholie or cosumopolitan shape. Sonne Theists may choose to keep the old prayers and ritual, making such alterations in them as are urgently required by the principles of Theism, while others would construct entirely new churci, servico a tid new rituals. Some Theists may be cot: servatives and others radical with resThe Thoists of one nation 1 ay not choose to inter pect to social reformation. marrv with those of another or even \\ il, ihose of their own nation who are of inferior social standing to thein, while will not hesitate to do so. But in spite of snch differences of opinion, t , : } }':Հ roy should all be considered as Theists, tollwers of nie religion and, ns such, or bers in the religious, if not in certail, cas, si, it flie sociaj gense of the terni. ! }, or should be full toleration of each , i t: : | liui nખ in the matter of nons cutiris, il tbvre be unanimity in essentials. W. , , the above obsawations by w:, v ei prefece to remarks of rors, on one of the subjects alluded . . wi,ov., tbtit is, the best, meàns, of proTheism in which Theists can two out foci the greatest interest. We fet) necessitated to make them in order to prevent. Inisconception of our individual views on that subject, The best way of diffusing Theism is + r its teachers to set an example of a
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}}{i-fi tita: তত্ত্ববোধিনী পত্রিকা | i ৮ ক পে, ১ ভাগ firm faith in its doctrines and leading a truly pious and virtuous life, but still in this world of forms, the form which we commnicate to Theism (it must assume a particular form in a particular country or aunong a particular body of men) is not an immaterial thing. On the contrary, men attach much importance to forms. If the form communicated to Theism be repulsive, it has little chance of success in a country; if it be engaging, though not at the expense of cons, i. nce, it has not a slight chance of sit h ՋԱՅ:(*: Հ8:, & There are two w tys of diffusing Theisni among the se y, tol nations of the earth. The first of them is, Theism is cornmon to all religions, to make the old religions gradually shake cost the absurd notions and superstitious practices that overlay them and attain Theistic purity, or, in other words, to grow from within and, advancing tow ands Theism, attain it. The other int. thod is, to represent Thaism as a new religion and thereby raise the highest feelings of antagonism against it. Of these two plans, the adoption of the first appears to be more “onsonant to the dictates of truth as it would be unfair to set Theism off as a new religion to people, when the fact is that it is as old as the human race and forms the vital and the essential part of every old religion. The adoption of the first plan is not only more consonant to the dictates of truth but is also more adapted to the accomplishment of the end which both the plans have in view. It is oasier to prevail upon people to follow the religion in which they have been born and brought up, though in a reformed shape, than to make them accept an entirely mew religion. If the plan proposed above be preferred by Theists, they should not separate themselves from the old religion of the country but ፳ህኗ
