[Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace]@TWC D-Link bookBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ CHAPTER V 11/23
The priests of that time wrote in their way what they witnessed, and the revelation has lived.
So I come to the one unrecorded secret.
In my country, brethren, we have, from the day of the unfortunate Pharaoh, always had two religions--one private, the other public; one of many gods, practised by the people; the other of one God, cherished only by the priesthood. Rejoice with me, O brothers! All the trampling by the many nations, all the harrowing by kings, all the inventions of enemies, all the changes of time, have been in vain.
Like a seed under the mountains waiting its hour, the glorious Truth has lived; and this--this is its day!" The wasted frame of the Hindoo trembled with delight, and the Greek cried aloud, "It seems to me the very desert is singing." From a gurglet of water near-by the Egyptian took a draught, and proceeded: "I was born at Alexandria, a prince and a priest, and had the education usual to my class.
But very early I became discontented. Part of the faith imposed was that after death upon the destruction of the body, the soul at once began its former progression from the lowest up to humanity, the highest and last existence; and that without reference to conduct in the mortal life.
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