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had kept it together, He who was the L,ord of fire, 

 as well as the Lord of all else. You see, my brothers, 

 how fruitful is the study of this subject, when you 

 are dealing with the sacred literature ; how you may 

 be able to explain it to men of your own faith, 

 and defend it against the attacks of men of other 

 creeds. Do not defend it with bitter words, do not 

 defend it with harsh language, do not defend it 

 with wrath in your mind, and indignation making 

 your t.ongue poisonous ; but remember that where 

 ignorance attacks, it is the duty of knowledge to 

 defend ; and that when that which ignorance 

 attacks is the spiritual food of millions, every man 

 of knowledge should spring forward to defend it, 

 lest the ignorant of that faith should swerve, when 

 they see the truths in their books assailed by those 

 who do not understand. 



That then is the outcome of this lecture. I ask 

 you to remember that in every stage of your life, 

 Gods are around you. No karma that you make, 

 that they will not remember ; no appeal that you 

 utter, that they will not answer. If for a moment 

 no answer seems to come, or if sorrow that you 

 shrink from falls upon you, remember that the hand 

 of love allows it thus to fall, and that in bearing 

 that sorrow bravely, you are swiftly working out 

 your own deliverance. You are to be men, not 



