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POSTSCRIPT ON ME. BUCKLE. 1 



THE pilgrimage of an &quot; infidel &quot; to Mount Sinai 

 and the tomb of Christ affords a suggestive theme 

 for meditation. It is with no disparaging intent 

 that we use the vague epithet &quot; infidel,&quot; for Mr. 

 Stuart-Glennie is himself most explicit in assur 

 ing us that neither with Christianity nor with 

 what he calls &quot; Christianism &quot; does he acknowl 

 edge any fellowship or alliance. By Christianity 

 he means &quot; that great historical system which 

 culminated in the philosophy of Scholasticism, 

 the religion of Catholicism, and the polity of Feu 

 dalism ; &quot; and by Christianism he means &quot; that 

 historical theory which represents Jesus of Naza 

 reth as a supernatural being, who came on earth 

 for the good of mankind, was put to death, and 

 rose again to sit on the right hand of God.&quot; The 

 historical system Mr. Stuart-Glennie perceives to 



1 Pilyrim Memories; or, Travel and Discussion in the Birth - 

 Countries of Christianity with the late Henry Thomas Buckle. By 

 John S. Stuart-Glennie, M. A. New York: D. Appleton and Co 

 1875. 



