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Tt has been shown above that Christianity is better fitted for the promotion of virtue taan the religions of ludia, la accordance therewith it will be found, on a comparison of the morals of Christians with the morals of ude, that justice, merey, and other virtues are most prevalent amonrst Christies. Tt will be wseless to compare single
in vi luals belonsins to one reitzion with smile dividuals
Bolonzing to another relizions border to come to a just conclusion it will be necessary to compare entive nations that profess one religion with eatire nations that profess the other.
In procesding to gaive whether there is most morality amone<t Clristians or amongst Hhindis, it would not be sight to set forth as examples of Christianity those of the natives of this country who have become Christians. Many of the Christians of this country have been born and brought ap as heathens awd ave mingled tocether with heathens, and hence some of the oral evils of heathenisin«tll cleave
to them. The Bible also savs that
“the Gospel 1s the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth,” and accordinzly it cannot be expected that that power should be apparent in those who believe not. Now some of the Christans of this ecowntry emnnot be sand to he believers in Christianity at all, but have joins the Christian church merely for Master's favour” The faults of such persons Jionld therefore be reckonsd to the aceonnt of heathenism, not to the acount of Christianity.
The races whose character for morality may fairly be compared are the white men, who have been Christians for more than a thousand years, and the Iindls, who have
been worshippers of Siva and Vishnu, or wershippers of devils,