story from a pagan with the Presbyterian religion.

Take this story of Endesthora, who was a king of Egypt, and started for
the place where the horizon touched the earth, where he was to meet
God. With him followed Argune and Bemis and Traubation. They were
taught that, when any man started after God in that way, if he had been
guilty of any crime he would fall by the way. Endesthora walked at the
head and suddenly he missed Argune. He said, "He was not always
merciful in the hour of victory." A little while after he missed
Bemis, and said, "He fought not so much for the rights of man as for
his own glory." A little farther on he missed Traubation. He said, "My
God, I know no reason for his failing to reach the place where the
horizon touches the earth;" and the god Ram appeared to him, and
opening the curtains of the sky, said to him: "Enter." And Endesthora
said: "But where are my brethren? Where are Argune and Beinis and
Traubation?" And the god said: "They sinned in their time, and they
are condemned to suffer below." Then said Endestbora: "I do not wish
to enter into your heaven without my friends. If they are below, then I
will join them." But the god said: "They are here before you; I simply
said this to try your soul." Endesthora simply turned and said: "But
what of my dog?" The god said, "Thou knowest that if the shadow of a
dog fall upon the sacrifice, it is unclean. How, then, can a dog enter
heaven?" And Endesthora replies: "I know that, and I know another
thing; that ingratitude is the blackest of crimes, whether it be to man
or beast. That dog has been my faithful friend. He has followed me and
I will not desert even him." And the god said: "Let the dog follow."
Compare that with the bible stories.

Long before the advent of Christ, Aristotle said: "We should conduct
ourselves toward others as we would have them conduct themselves toward
us." Seneca said: "Do not to your neighbor what you would not have
your neighbor do to you." Socrates said: "Act toward others as you
would have others act toward you. Forgive your enemies, render good for
evil, and kiss even the hand that is upraised to smite." Krishna said:
"Cease to do evil; aim to do well; love your enemies. It is the law of
love that virtue is the only thing that has strength." Poor, miserable
pagans! Did you ever hear anything like this? Is it possible that one
of the authors of the new testament was inspired when he said that man