which really tend to establish its truth, are here enumerated. When Christ was only twelve years of age he disputed with the Doctors in the Synagogue. Mary and Joseph had proceeded on their return home, one day's journey, when they missed the infant Christ. The feelings of the mother urged her to return in search of her lost child. On meeting with him, she rebuked him for want of affection, when the infant Christ replied "I am about my Father's business." The Infidels, taking advantage of this apparent want of reciprocal feeling, say that such conduct savours more of humanity than of divinity. We perfectly agree with the Infidel in his statement, only we infer a most happy conclusion from his premises: that it proves the

humanity of Christ at an early age, and at the same time shows the zeal which he felt for the Holy Office to which he was appointed.

It is not difficult to account for the display of precocious intellect in the infant Christ in disputing with the Doctors in the Synagogue, when we reflect that he and his parents were sent to Egypt to avoid the vengeance of Herod, under the peculiar charge of the wise men who no doubt introduced his parents to the

Priests and literati of that land of science, which made

a Pythagoras-as the promised Messiah. This alone would occasion his parents being initiated into all the Egyptian mysteries which they could afterwards communicate to his expanding REASON. No doubt this enabled the young Shiloh to compete with the learned Doctors of the Jewish Nation. From this epoch we may therefore date the commencement of Christ's ministry, when he began to unfold the Divine Mission with which he was charged by Omnipotence- that of teaching the most perfect "System of Morals" ever offered to man. By a strict observance of these Divine Commandments, we may hope to be conducted to the Throne of Grace, and rendered acceptable to our Maker.

These sagacious reasoners, the Infidels, may well be surprised to find that they turn out to be the true supporters of Christianity; nay, that they are in fact the only true Christians.-To believe in the Manhood of Christ is an essential part of Christianity, in which this sect eminently excel. To depart from the Divine DOCTRINE of Christ is absolutely impossible for any rational creature hence these reasoners confirm the words of the Saviour, in making him perfect MAN and perfect GOD!

Not so the Bigot, who builds his System of Religion upon a “DOGMA”—in fact, upon an absolute impossibility and papable absurdity—the real generator of Superstition, disgraceful even to the savage. The Bigots assert that a Spirit which they call the "Son of God” really walked the earth and talked like man, and that this Spirit was sometimes visible and sometimes not— as if a SPIRIT could inhabit the blue field of our Diagram, where matter alone can exist—a total impossibility! This absurd prejudice may account for the terror felt by children and even adults in crossing a cemetery, lest the spirits of the departed should hold converse with them, and, if greatly excited, they should commence some revelry, or tread the mazes of the sprightly dance. In these enlightened times we did not expect to find " RELIGION" — more properly Superstition - erected upon such a sandy foundation. To call this Christianity is quite a mistake; for it contradicts the very spirit of the Gospels: sad failing of a most numerous and respectable class of human beings! - What is very singular, so blinded are they by their own prejudices, that they consider themselves the only true believers and real supporters of Christianity—nay, they even brand all who differ from them with the opprobrious

epithet of Infidel and Unbeliever.

Centuries may

elapse before this prejudice is rooted out from among the human race. Yet we ought not to be deterred from exposing the sophistry that founds this DOGMA, more particularly as this exposure may tend to hasten its death. Sooner or later this prejudice must be eradicated, or REASON will prove to be a contradictory faculty, which deals in absurdities. But, to suppose such a case is to cast a censure on the Maker of REASON — as if perfection could err—an impossible thought! "PRACTICAL REASON" is an emanation of the Divinity himself, and its commandments are absolutely binding for all moral beings. When REASON ceases to be REASON, then will the "Moral Law" cease to be commanding.

The Infidel, who is now become the true Believer and real Christian, has enumerated many acts of Christ, which actually prove his humanity to a demonstration. Among others he instances that act of Christ where it is said of him "Jesus went into the Temple of God, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers." To suppose, say the Infidels, that a Spirit could move masses of matter, like these tables, would be to suppose an absurdity sufficient to invalidate the testimony of any

"Book." On this ground they disbelieve the statement unless we admit that Christ was perfect MAN: then of course he could perform the act. They still further assert that they cannot excuse this conduct in a moral point of view. It is taking the law in his own hands. If this procedure was wrong and contrary to law, Christ was not justified in acting as he did. He should have applied to the civil authorities to redress the evil. What a powerful proof does this procedure of the Saviour afford of the truth of his own assertion"that he is perfect MAN!"— However we may palliate this violence, by saying that it arose from the zeal he felt to fulfil his mission, still we must allow that it is the complete act of an enthusiast and proves humanity.

We are compelled to admit the truth of the above statement; but, as in the former instance, we are forced to turn the conclusion of the Infidels against themselves, and say they attempt to invalidate the "Book" for that which is its great merit-proving the humanity of Christ. Here again the Infidel becomes the true

believer and genuine supporter of Christianity.

The Bigots cannot accede to this reasoning, because it is death to their favourite DOGMA-driving a material