Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1884 — Not for the Rituals of Civilization. [ARTICLE]

Not for the Rituals of Civilization.

The religion of the ancient Egyptians had some features not to be found in several of the religions of these times. Here, for example, is a passage from a praver to be found in the ritual far the dead: “I know yon, Lord of truth and justice ; I have brought you truth, I have committed no fraud against men, I have not tormented the a widow, I have not lied in the tribunal, I have not done any prohibited thing, I have not commanded my workmen to do more than he could do, I have not made fraudulent gains, T have not altered the grain measure, oy falsified the equilibrium of the balance, I have not made others weep, I am pure.” Another man thus cries: “I have given bread to him who was hungry, water to the thirsty, garments to the naked, and a homo to the forsaken one.” Still another cries: “I have protected the poor against the powerful, I have given hospitality to every one, I have been benevolent and devout, I have cherished my friends, and my hand has been open to him who had nothing. I have loved truth and hated a lie.”—Swinlon’s Paper.