The Battle of Syracuse
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Excerpt from The Battle of Syracuse: Two Essays Mr. Abbot says that the first point to be determined is "the true definition of Christianity." He does not complete his sentence; but we may assume that he means that this is the first point to be determined in order to decide whether or not we shall take sides with Christianity or against it. If this is his meaning, we think that he lays altogether too much stress on the value of a definition. There are many things which we know perfectly well, which we find it hard to define. It is difficult to define the feudal system, but we know very well what it was. We also can determine, without much difficulty, whether the influence of the feudal system was, on the whole, good or evil. If we were called upon to decide whether we approved the feudal system, whether we would support it or oppose it, the main point to be settled would not be to find a satisfactory definition. That would do very well for an abstract student; but in order to answer the practical question, "Shall we support the feudal system, or oppose it?" the first thing to be determined is this, "Is this method of organizing society a good one?" In like manner we may say that whether we can define Christianity or not, we know very well what it is. A good definition may be a very good thing for speculative purposes; but the practical question in regard to Christianity is whether, on the whole, it is useful to society, or pernicious. If we believe that the influence of the churches, Catholic and Protestant, is in the main evil; that they tend to demoralize society; to confound right and wrong; to make men more worldly, sensual, and devilish - then we ought to oppose Christianity. But if we think that the churches, on the whole, tend to lift up society, to encourage education, to help benevolent institutions, to promote civilization, then we ought to cleave to them loyally. It is the thing itself, not what definition we may give it, which is most important. A more ingenious man than Mr. Abbot may arrive tomorrow at a more satisfactory definition than his; or he himself may revise his own present definition, and so find Christianity to be a good thing, after all, and not a bad one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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