Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . n high ex- Even the Sem- isted. As late as the time ^SwSpof the composition of the and the Hebrew race had risenno higher than this earthly view of theprofitableness of religion. In the twenty-eighth chapter of Deuteronomy the sum-mary of the whole argument in favorof the expediency and rightfulness ofreligious service to Jehovah Elohim isset forth in an extended catalogue ofbenefits to be gained a
Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . n high ex- Even the Sem- isted. As late as the time ^SwSpof the composition of the and the Hebrew race had risenno higher than this earthly view of theprofitableness of religion. In the twenty-eighth chapter of Deuteronomy the sum-mary of the whole argument in favorof the expediency and rightfulness ofreligious service to Jehovah Elohim isset forth in an extended catalogue ofbenefits to be gained and evils to be 592 GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. avoided, not a single one of which risesabove the level of mere temporal advan-tages on the one hand or physical afflic-tions on the other. This is all the moresurprising when we reflect on the highconcept which the Hebrew race had ofthe nature and attributes of Deity. added the natural curiosity of the humanrace to know mystery and to see the in-visible. The Kavi were supposed to bein communion, at least when exercisingtheir priestly office, with the Ahuras,especially with Mazdao and Sraosha, andfrom such intercourse with the powers. GUEBER CEREMONIES AT TEMPLE OF ATECH-GA, NEAR BAKAN.—Drawn by M. Moynet. Fundamentalideas of theoffice of Kavi. This notion of advantage underlaythe prophetical office of the IranianKavi. It was beneficialto foreknow what was tocome. The Iranic people,with such revelation of the hereafter,might better adjust themselves to theconditions of the physical world, andthereby more easily gain its benefits andavoid its evils. To this bottom motivein the institution of prophecy must be on high they gathered their revelationsfor men. The second class of Iranian priestswere known as Karopani; that is, Sacrifices. The notion Sacrifice in- tended to supply of contributing something the deities-with , - - ,, food and rai- to the gods from the of the earth is one of themost primitive of the religious co
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