Comparative Religion.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 27, 1894, Page 676

. The Rev. J. Bates gave a popular lecture on “Comparative Religion.” Professor Brown, in moving a vote of thanks to Mr. Bates, said that he was glad to find a clergyman of the Church of England reading a paper like this. No one could read modern literature without feeling that persons who thought were dissatisfied with religion as it was now. Many ministers of religion were unwilling to recognize this fact. But it was the case that those who thought were straying away, perhaps, in the direction of the East. Darwin and Tyndall had had their say, and were gone, and the materialistic ideas of a few years ago, which were then thought so complete, were weakening. People were being attracted to the East in search of ideas that might revivify religion. Those of the clergy who recognized this were endeavouring to bring religion into line with modern thought. Seventh Meeting: 3rd September, 1894. Mr. J. H. Upton, President, in the chair. New Members.—Professor Egerton, M.A., D. Petrie, F.L.S., Mrs. D. B. Thornton.