Identifier: historyofallnati05wrig (find matches)
Title: A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908
Subjects: World history
Publisher: (Philadelphia, New York : Lea Brothers & company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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Chris-tians to announce to the world the new doctrine of salvation. Theexample of the first apostles kindled an increasing number of fol-lowers, who, in accordance with the precept of the Gospel, dividedtheir substance with the poor, and taking the pilgrims staff carriedthe word of God from land to land with an undaunted zeal. The newdoctrine — which touched at so many points the philosophical, theo-logical, ethical, and humane ideas that were then accepted l)y the intel-lectual and moral circles of society; which met the longing of countless PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION. 179 souls for salvation and immortality; which, instead of an abstract divinitywith harsh laws and gloomy or fantastic mysteries, made known a Godof love and salvation, before whom all human creatures, poor and rich,high and low, were equal; which declared with undoubting certaintyand joyful conviction the assurance of a better hereafter; which offeredto the faint-hearted and despairing strong consolation, and opened to
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Ik., --l. — Mithias f:;ioup. Rome, Vatican. In a cavern, above winch tlie chauot otthe sun. or the sun and moon, are often indicated, kneels a youth in Phrygian garb(Mithras) upon the back of a bull, into whose neck he thrusts a dagger. A dogsprings toward the bull, and a serpent licks the streaming blood. The scene sym-bolizes the victory of the Sun-god over the bull, as type of the Moon, or of thechanges of time, which must pass away, that a new year may come into being.The dog represents Sirius, the devastating Dog-star. (From a photograph.) those burdened with sin a hope of pardon — could not fail at itsfirst announcement to gain acceptance with many. Early Christianitynaturally spread among the masses of the weary and heavy-laden,of the poor and unhappy, and above all among the slaves. Womenlikewise turned to the new doctrine, which raised them, particularly inthe Greek-speaking provinces, to equal comradeship with men, whichconferred upon marriage a new consecration, and upo

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