To the Editor of the "Norta: Cuiva Dairy News."
Sim,—To a man who has faith in his religion, his religion must necessarily be the only true one; for, did he believe that his, religi ion was wrong in any way, it might remain his religion (because he might be too lazy, cowardly, unable or simply tepid to make a change), but it would not remain his faith, Tens of millions of people remain nominally Christians, purely as a, matter of convenience, but only men who possess honest faith will be considered here. Keeping within the borders of Christianity; that is to say, dealing with people who somehow believe in Christ as God, or as a Divine Person, or as an inspired teacher, three distinct types, or perhaps rather degrees, of intolerance may be noted.
(1) There is the man who belongs to a very small sect (or a new sect) and is practically a free lance who takes the belief in "Private Judgment"? absolutely in its literal sense.
This man is generally fanatically intolerant (a) towards people who will not or cannot believe in his creed: and (b) towards his critics. He is, as a class, unable to understand that "private judgment'' is mot his personal prerogative.
Prophets of Woe usually belong. to this class.
(2) There is the man who belongs to one of the bigger' and older sects whose ''private judgment" is limited to points which
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