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Excerpt from The Temples of the Orient and Their Message, in the Light of Holy Scripture, Dante's Vision, and Bunyan's Allegory To the readers of Clear Bound! the following Notes are offered as a solution of the perplexing thoughts and questionings therein summed up in those five words: What does it all mean? It is felt that, in face of the facts now disclosed, it should be impossible to make the unblushing mis-statement still alas! to be found in certain 'missionary' magazines, viz.: that non-Christians 'pray to a God who never heard or answered a single prayer that was offered to Him.' Such sentiments (founded upon an ignorance which, in these days, is simply unpardonable) may indeed make Atheists - they do alienate earnest seekers from the Truth whether in this country, or in Japan where, as St. Francis Xavier found two hundred and fifty years ago, Men's minds are more delicate than anywhere else. Ere being so quick to instruct and preach to others, might it not be well for a God-fearing man to learn humbly what he can from those whose privileges are fewer and their light more dim? For in thus comparing 'the Things of Our Father' - the 'spiritual Things' of his own and other creeds - he would surely gain a more sympathetic knowledge of the Oriental mind, and a readier access to its heart, and so be better prepared to set forth the Truth in love? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.