until you have studied it carefully and without prejudice–you are liable to do him an injustice.

until you have carefully examined every phase of the subject–beware of any belief that is afraid of investigation.

–they never are real.

is better than that of a person many years younger–as a

and then denounce other persons for not guessing as you did.

simply because you do not know the truth, and would rather believe a lie than be without a belief.

–there are mightier things to-day than ever before.

for your belief too readily–it may be without any foundation, and not worth fighting for.

–there are older men to-day than ever before.

simply because thousands of others believe it–on many important subjects the majority of persons always have been wrong.

Nearly every person believed in slavery a few years ago–nearly every person believed the earth flat a few centuries since–nearly every person, a few years ago, believed all diseases to be the result of special providences, and even a few believe it yet–thus you see any thing can be believed.