Harvey WScott memorial number . lained elaboratelythe use which Paul made of the Roman principle of adoption inpropagating early Christianity. Referring tO the famous text,If children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs withChrist, he showed how the apostle bent the concept of theRoman law to his purpose and made his religion acceptable tothe rulers of the world by assimilating it to their legal pre-conceptions. The purport of the editorial was that Paul hadmost skilfully applied his own theory that a good propagandistought to be all things to all men. Mr. Scotts editorials betray everyw
Harvey WScott memorial number . lained elaboratelythe use which Paul made of the Roman principle of adoption inpropagating early Christianity. Referring tO the famous text,If children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs withChrist, he showed how the apostle bent the concept of theRoman law to his purpose and made his religion acceptable tothe rulers of the world by assimilating it to their legal pre-conceptions. The purport of the editorial was that Paul hadmost skilfully applied his own theory that a good propagandistought to be all things to all men. Mr. Scotts editorials betray everywhere his wide readingin the publicists. The abstract theory of law and speculationson the basis of government occupied his mind a great was his favorite author in this field but he read manyothers. Burke^ Reflections on the Revolution in Francewas one of the many books which he seemed to have by heartand its doctrines pervaded all he wrote. Next to Burke, probably revered the political authority of Alexander. Scholarship and Literary Activity of H. W. Scott 137 Hamilton whom he constantly exalted above Thomas was in sympathy with the Hamiltonian theory of nation-alized governmental powers and checks upon the popular acquaintance with the American revolutionary authorswas profound. Their political views were attractive to him as amatter of course but he found a great deal of other matter inthem with which to sympathize. Madisons love of religiousliberty, for example, found a ready echo in Mr. Scotts man ever detested theological tyranny more than he whileat the same time he deeply revered the fundamental principlesof religion. In his writings the distinction between theologyand religion is constantly brought forward. Most of the great books on free thought will be found in hislibrary. Miltons prose works, Richard Hookers EcclesiasticalPolity, Lockes Essay on the Human Understanding and booksof that caliber he had read attentive
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