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POSTSCRIPT ON MB. BUCKLE. 1 



THE pilgrimage of an " infidel " 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 " infidel," for Mr. 

 Stuart-Glennie is himself most explicit in assur- 

 ing us that neither with Christianity nor with 

 what he calls " Christianism " does he acknowl- 

 edge any fellowship or alliance. By Christianity 

 he means " that great historical system which 

 culminated in the philosophy of Scholasticism, 

 the religion of Catholicism, and the polity of Feu- 

 dalism ; " and by Christianism he means " 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." The 

 historical system Mr. Stuart-Glennie perceives to 



1 Pilgrim 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. 



