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eoum ously, th an any o th er class o f '
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k in d red S ubjects:
One of these c h ap ters is
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ill originated (as church occaions)
n deference to custom s th a t were
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made universal by law, and these
compromises made it easy for pag­
an adherents to accept ( hristianity.
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on December 25, was practically an
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spring, O stera of Eastre. So with
the Sunday as a religious in stitu ­
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the sun in heathen worship, anil
as a com prom ise with the heathen,
when they were made C hristians
by law, it was given a place in the
In Place of C h ris tia n ity :
church instead of the seventh day.
1 Can Sms be Forgiven?
All these church days were adopted
2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil­
from the heathen calendar of festi­
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vals in order th e more easily to 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable?
wean them over to the profession 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions.
of C h ristian ity .— Signs ol
the 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit?
6 Immortality or Annihilation?
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