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           presentedtheLiturgicalManualandthe

           Commentaries—inmanyrespectsamoreremarkablework,notonlybecauseofitsbrevity(lessthanhalfthesizeoftheO.C.Bible),butalsobecauseofitscandorandblendofself-pityandself-righteousness.

           Thebeginningisanobviousappealtotheagnosticrulers.

           “Men,findingnoanswerstothesunnan[thetenthousandreligiousquestionsfromtheShari-ah]nowapplytheirownreasoning.Allmenseektobeenlightened.ReligionisbutthemostancientandhonorablewayinwhichmenhavestriventomakesenseoutofGod’suniverse.Scientistsseekthelawfulnessofevents.ItisthetaskofReligiontofitmanintothislawfulness.”

           Intheirconclusion,though,theCommentariessetaharshtonethatverylikelyforetoldtheirfate.

           “Muchthatwascalledreligionhascarriedanunconsciousattitudeofhostilitytowardlife.TruereligionmustteachthatlifeisfilledwithjoyspleasingtotheeyeofGod,thatknowledgewithoutactionisempty.Allmenmustseethattheteachingofreligionbyrulesandroteislargelyahoax.Theproperteachingisrecognizedwithease.Youcanknowitwithoutfailbecauseitawakenswithinyouthatsensationwhichtellsyouthisissomethingyou’vealwaysknown.”

           TherewasanoddsenseofcalmasthepressesandshigawireimprintersrolledandtheO.C.Biblespreadoutthroughtheworlds.SomeinterpretedthisasasignfromGod,anomenofunity.

           ButeventheC.E.T.delegatesbetrayedthefictionofthatcalmastheyreturnedtotheirrespectivecongregations.Eighteenofthemwerelynchedwithintwomonths.