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quish the privileges of caste, and embrace a religion which puts 

 all men upon a level. In the first place, it is to be hoped that no 

 compulsion will ever be allowed in the system of their conversion ; 

 and in the next, although it be admitted that Christianity in one 

 sense does reduce the whole human race to the same standard, yet 

 in every other, the divine and moral precepts of the gospel enjoin 

 the Christian, in all situations, to give tribute to whom tribute is 

 due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, honour to whom 

 honour. Even regarding the distinctions of meat and drink, the 

 keeping of particular days, and similar non-essentials in religion, 

 nothing can be more liberal or gentle than the admonition of the 

 great apostle to the Gentiles : " Him that is weak in the faith re- 

 ceive ye, but not to doubtful disputations: for one believeth that 

 he may eat all things ; another who is weak, eateth herbs. Let 

 not him that eateth despise him that eateth not ; and let not him 

 which eateth not judge him that eateth ; for God hath received 

 him. One man esteemeth one day above another; another es- 

 teemeth every day alike : let every one be fully persuaded in his 

 own mind. Let us not therefore judge one another any more : for 

 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing 

 unclean of itself; but to him that esteemeth any thing to be un- 

 clean, to him it is unclean. Let us, therefore, follow after the 

 things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify 

 another. For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but 

 righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost!" 



On a fair comparison then, between the Christian and the Hin- 

 doo religion, what candid mind can hesitate to pronounce in favour 



of the former? The religion of Htm, who saith " Look unto me, 

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