The fountain : with jets of new meanings . terrors of theAlmighty. Yet they were deplorably ignorant andsuperstitious. They instituted other more palpablemeans than prayers for obtaining Gods favorable no-tice and protection. But the power of the great leaderwas commensurate with his untiring persistency in oralprayer. Accordingly on returning from the mountainto his brethren, he instituted the government and wor-ship of the King of kings ; and his inflexible will, act-ing like Gods voice upon the weak and idol-buildinghosts, filled them with reverence and unquestioningobedience. From all whic
The fountain : with jets of new meanings . terrors of theAlmighty. Yet they were deplorably ignorant andsuperstitious. They instituted other more palpablemeans than prayers for obtaining Gods favorable no-tice and protection. But the power of the great leaderwas commensurate with his untiring persistency in oralprayer. Accordingly on returning from the mountainto his brethren, he instituted the government and wor-ship of the King of kings ; and his inflexible will, act-ing like Gods voice upon the weak and idol-buildinghosts, filled them with reverence and unquestioningobedience. From all which we gather a lesson : that the mostsincere and uncompromising love of truth, the strongestwill, combined with the clearest practical wisdom,burning with fervent religious feeling, and exemplifiedby unweariable industry, are infallibly certain to win. But, O friendly reader ! let us not leave this themewithout considering some of its correlations and help-ful auxiliaries. The following chapter should be readas the same subject 3^r *5^s^ XIII. Realms of Sorrow and Superstition. THAT superstition is hurtful which attributes horri-ble deeds to the direct agency of an angry personalGod. It is at the bottom, because it is the stem-supersti-tion, of that kind of religious duty which, swayedby an educational conscience, imposes upon its posses-sor the solemn necessity of oral prayers and formalsupplications. The originators of this theory say thatGods anger must be placated, His good-will must beobtained, and direct acts and benefactions by Him inyour favor, must be secured ; and the means most SORROW AND SUPERSTITION. 201 certain, according to sectarian superstitions, are faithand works, but above and surest of all, are frequentand long-continued prayers, put up with all yoursoul and might and mind, wrestling with God not tobe omitted, accompanied by any form of entreaty ima-ginable. It was said of a certain eloquent preacherthat, after the fine choir sung a few hymns, u
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