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Species. But the possibility of satisfying his relig- 

 ious tendencies intellectually, emotionally, and mor- 

 ally, without rigid creed, limited ritual, and iron- 

 bound code of morals, will mean the liberation of all 

 that is best in religion from too narrow shackles, and 

 the lifting it on to a plane where it may be not only 

 more free, but more rich. 



It is the task of Rationalism to see that religion, 

 this fundamental and important activity of man, 

 shall neither be allowed to continue in false or inade- 

 quate forms, nor be stifled or starved, but made to 

 help humanity in a vigorous growth that is based on 

 truth and in constant contact with reality. 



{For bibliography, see the end of the next essay.) 



