naked; heal the sick; comfort the afflicted; be a brother to the children of thy Father.’  The whole parable of the houses built on the rock and on the sand is taken out of the Talmud, and such instances of quotation might be indefinitely multiplied” ("On Inspiration;” by Annie Besant; Scott Series, p. 20).  From these founts Jesus drew his morality, and spoke as Jew to Jews, out of the Jewish teachings.  To point out these facts is by no means to disparage the nobler part of Christian morality.  It is rather to elevate Humanity by showing that pure thoughts and gracious words are human, not divine; that the so-called “inspiration” is in all races cultivated to a certain point, and not in one alone; that morality is a fair blossom of earth, not a heaven-transplanted exotic, and grows naturally out of the rich soil of the loving human heart and the noble human brain.

What nobler or grander moral teachings can be found anywhere than breathe through the following passages, taken from the “bibles of all nations” so ably collected for us by Mr. Corway in the “Sacred Anthology” quoted from above?  “Let a man continually take pleasure in truth, in justice, in laudable practices and in purity; let him keep in subjection his speech, his arm, and his appetites.  Wealth and pleasures repugnant to law, let him shun; and even lawful acts which may cause pain, or be offensive to mankind.  Let him not have nimble hands, restless feet, or voluble eyes; let him not be flippant in his speech, nor intelligent in doing mischief.  Let him walk in the path of good men” (Manu, p. 7).  “He who neglecteth the duties of this life is unfit for this, much less for any higher world” ("Bhagavat Gita,” p. 26).  “Charity is the free gift of anything not injurious.  If no benefit is intended, or the gift is harmful, it is not charity.  There must also be the desire to assist, or to show gratitude.  It is not charity when gifts are given from other considerations, as when animals are fed that they may be used, or presents given by lovers to bind affection, or to slaves to stimulate labour.  It is found where man, seeking to diffuse happiness among all men—­those he loves, and those he loves not—­digs canals and pools, makes roads, bridges, and seats, and plants trees for shade.  It is found where, from compassion for the miserable and the poor, who have none to help them, a man erects resting-places for wanderers, and drinking-fountains, or provides food, raiment, medicine for the needy, not selecting one more than another.  This is true charity, and bears much fruit” ("Katha Chari,” pp. 219, 220).  “Never will I seek, nor receive, private individual salvation—­never enter into final peace alone; but for ever, and everywhere, will I live and strive for the universal redemption of every creature throughout the world” (Kwan-yin, p. 233).  “All men have in themselves the feelings of mercy and pity, of shame and hatred of vice.  It is for each one by culture to let these feelings grow, or to let them wither.  They are