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with the Church founded by Jesus than Ultramontanism 

 has with Quakerism. It is Alexandrian Judaism and 

 Neoplatonistic mystagogy, and as much of the old idolatry 

 and demonology as could he got in under new or old names. 



3. Paul has said that the Law was schoolmaster to 

 Christ with more truth than he knew. Throughout 

 the Empire the synagogues had their cloud of Gentile 

 hangers-on — those who "feared God" — and who were 

 fully prepared to accept a Christianity which was merely 

 an expurgated Judaism and the belief in Jesus as the 

 Messiah. 



4. The Christian " Sodalitia " were not merely religious 

 bodies, but friendly societies, burial societies, and guilds. 

 They hung together for all purposes — the mob hated 

 them as it now hates the Jews in Eastern Europe, 

 because they were more frugal, more industrious, and 

 lived better lives than their neighbours, while they stuck 

 together like Scotchmen. 



If these things are so — and I appeal to your know- 

 ledge of history that they are so — what has the success 

 of Christianity to do with the truth or falsehood of the 

 story of Jesus ? — I am, yours very faithfully, 



T. H. Huxley. 



The following letter was written in reply to one 

 from Mr. Clodd on the first of the articles in this 

 controversy. This article, it must be remembered, 

 not only replied to Dr. Wace's attack, but at the 

 same time bantered Mr. Frederic Harrison's preten- 

 sions on behalf of Positivism at the expense alike 

 of Christianity and Agnosticism. 



3 Jevington Gardens, Eastbourne, 

 Feb. 19, 1889. 



My dear Mr. Clodd — I am verj" much obliged to 

 you for your cheei-y and appreciative letter. If I do not 



