A CHINAMAYS CONFESSION OF FAITH

Southland Times, Issue 9693, 6 December 1887, Page 4

A CHINAMAYS CONFESSION OF FAITH

The main element of all religion is tlie moral code controlling and regulating the relations and acts of individuals towards ' God, neighbour, and self,' and this intelligent 'heathenism' was taught thousauds of years before Christianity existed or Jewry borrowed it, Heathenism has not lost or lessened it since

Wo heathen are a God-fearing race. Aye, we believe the whole universe crcaiion — whatever exists or has existed is ol God and in God ; that, figuratively spoaking the thunder is His voice, the lightning His mighty hands, that everything wo do aud contemplate doing is seen and known by Dim; that He has created this and other worlds to effectuate beneficent not merciless designs ; and that, all that He has done is for the Bteady progressive benefit of the crea tures whom he endowed with life and sensibility, and to whom as a consequence He owes and gives paternal care, and will give paternal compensation and justice; yet His voice will threaten and His mighty hand chastise those who deliberately disobey Hie eacred lawß and their duty to their fel-low-man.

' .Do unto others as you wish they Would do unto you,' or ' Love your neighbour as yourself,' is the great Divine law which Christians aod heathens alike hold, but which the Christians ignore.

This is what koeps me heathen that I am. And I earnestly invite the Christians of America to come to Confucius. "Wong Chin Foo,in the North American Review.