If it be true it is either that it gives itself over to theology--the pride of opinion--or yields itself to the celebration of the mammon of unrighteousness.
I do not believe that it is true.

Never in the history of the world was Jesus of Nazareth so interesting and predominant.

Between Buddha, teaching the blessing of eternal sleep, and Christ, teaching the blessing of eternal life, mankind has been long divided, but slowly, surely, the influence of the Christ has overtaken that of the Buddha until that portion of the world which has advanced most by process of evolution from the primal state of man now worships at the shrine of Christ and him risen from the dead, not at the sign of Buddha and total oblivion.
The blessed birthright from God, the glory of heaven, the teaching and example of the Prince of Peace--have been engulfed beneath oceans of ignorance and superstition through two thousand years of embittered controversy.

During the dark ages coming down even to our own time the very light of truth was shut out from the eyes and hearts and minds of men.

The blood of the martyrs we were assured in those early days was the seed of the church.