ions, among the Gentiles. His
enterprise was with them, for he was sent to them.

The difficulties lying in the way of any worldly emoluments were many and
great. He had to contend with the authority and policy of the rulers; with
the interest, credit and clique of the priests; with the prejudices and
passions of the people; with the shrewdness and pride of the philosophers.
Every man acquainted with ancient history knows that the established
religion with which he would necessarily come in conflict, was interwoven
with their civil institution, and supported by the rulers as _an
essential_ part of their government. The Romans allowed a great many
religious systems to exist, but they allowed no such thing as a religion
destructive of the genius of paganism. The existing religions were many,
and embraced the system of many gods ruling under one "Master God," as
"his members," or representatives. The antagonism between Paganism and
Christianity may be seen at once, in the fact that the Gospel of Christ
was death to all the lower gods. On this account the first Christians
became at once the object of national hatred and scorn. This accounts for
the fact that bloody Rome baptized herself in Christian blood in spite of
all her tolerance of religion.

The apostle met with sufferings on all sides; and having perfect liberty
of recantation at any moment, how did it come to pass, if he was
insincere, that he did not recant? Was he rational? Let his writing
answer! They are admired by the best minds of earth. If he was irrational,
let us have many more insane writers! Was he honest? If not, who is
honest? Could he be deceived about the facts which he saw and heard? No!
If he was, who can't be? He could not be mistaken, for he _saw_, and
_heard_, and _felt_--even to _blindness_, and, also, to the receiving of
his sight. He was sincere. He suffered long as a bold defender of the
Christian religion, and died a martyr's death at last. Let us work on,
suffer on, hope on, "hope in death," and live forever! So mote it be.

"BROAD-GAUGE RELIGION."--SHALL THE CONFLICT CEASE?

First. "A portion of the Church of England, comprising those who claim to
hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate
between the old High Church party and the modern Low Church, or
evangelical party, a term of recent origin," having originated in the last
half century, "which has been loosely applied to other bodies of men
holdin