CHAPTER I.
PRIMITIVE FAITH: RELIGION BEFORE BOOKS, PAGE 1 Salutatory .-- The Morse Lectureship and its provisions .-- The Science of Comparative Religion is Christianity's own child .-- The Parliament of Religions .-- The Study of Religion most appropriate in a Theological Seminary .-- Shortening weapons and lengthening boundaries .-- The right missionary spirit that of the Master, who "came not to destroy but to fulfil."-- Characteristics of Japan .-- Bird's-eye view of Japanese history and religion .-- Popularly, not three religions but one religion .-- Superstitions which are not organically parts of the "book-religions."-- The boundary line between the Creator and his creation not visible to the pagan .-- Shamanism: Fetichism .-- Mythical monsters, Kirin, Phoenix, Tortoise, Dragon .-- Japanese mythical zooelogy .-- The erection of the stone fetich .-- Insurance by amulets upon house and person .-- Phallicism .-- Tree-worship .-- Serpent-worship .-- These unwritten superstitions condition the "book-religions."-- Removable by science and a higher religion..