The Future Religion of India.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 June 1911, Page 4

The Future Religion of India.

. -« With almost Papal dogmatism the editor of the Indian World thus pronounces on the, future religion of India:— " The world: is fast passing from the region of Faith to that of "Reason. Faith cannot stand without theology to hack it, or philosophy to support it: Reason needs no props of any kind to stand on its own logvS. Wlwtt-ver may have been the past history of the world so far .as religion is concerned, the future is for Reason. When Reason is able to establish h'er position in the world, theology and philosophy will 1)6 swept away from the region of Faith. And. as soon as Reason takes the place of Faith, the problem of the future religion of Tndia and of the world will beconve easy of solution. Reason will stand no miracles, no humbug, no special incantations or exclusive revelations. Jt will olhow out of existence all creeds and formulas of worship, and admit nothing which cannot be demonstrated ,if not practically to the eye, at least to the intelligence of man. With the aid of morality and- the most approved principles of ethics, Reason will establish the future religion of India. And in this ideal religion there will undoubtedly be more of the ideals and traditions of Hinduism than of Christianity. Christianity divested of miracles has no legs to stand upon. Hinduism divested of its obscurities land idolatry, of its stimulnn.ts to worship and emotion, has a large fund of reason to fall back upon.