The Christian Examiner and Religious Miscellany, Vol. 56: January, March, May, 1854 (Classic Reprint) Hardcover – January 20, 2019

Excerpt from The Christian Examiner and Religious Miscellany, Vol. 56: January, March, May, 1854The universal education of both sexes is a modern, we might almost say, an English idea. It would not bediflicult to show how the introduction of the Greek and Roman literature suddenly awakened the European mind, and how that awakened mind has gradually found in the latent tendencies of our religion a mighty aid and justi fication; how, for instance, the value which Jesus placed upon a human soul, and his constant reference to inter nal sources of light and improvement, will develop naturally into a style of education for both sexes which will dwarf and eclipse our present boasted system. Let the roused intellect soar ever so high, or penetrate ever so profoundly, the spirit of Jesus will emulate the flight and bear a clear torch for its researches. But when he lived and spoke, he was content to leave in the world the seeds of a vital faith and the principles of righteousness, not prophesying the future instrumentalities which have developed them, nor the mental powers which introduced, interpreted, and defended them.Why then, again remonstrates woman, should Mar tha, the genuine Hebrew woman, with her little stock of77m Woman Question.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Read more