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,[+ TO C]TA9 QUE/IONS :I* ,I N[ PUT ) SOME TIMIDITY TO ,*RI/IAN EVID5CE LECTUR]S1 ,I WAS 9VIT$ TO ATT5D ! ,SUNDAY ,MORN+ ,ADULT ,S*OOL ,MEET+S ( ! ,PEEL ,9/ITUTE1 9 ORD] TO REF9D ,*RI/4 ,I ACCEPT$ ! 9VITATION ONLY TO LOSE ,GOD 9/EAD4 

,9 ADDRESSES DELIV]$ BE=E ! MEMB]S ( ?IS LOCAL ,QUAK] ,BRO!RHOOD DUR+ ! 5SU+ TWELVE MON?S1 ,I 9SI/$ ?AT MAN WAS TRULY RELIGI\S ONLY 9 SO F> AS HIS \TW>DLY EXPRESS$ VIEWS CONCURR$ ) HIS 9W>D \TLOOK ON LIFE1 & HIS BELIEFS W]E SCI5TIFICALLY TRA9$ & CULTIVAT$4 ,! E>LI] LECTURES MA9TA9$ ?AT ! ,BIBLE RECORDS W]E HI/ORICALLY UNTRU/WOR?Y4 ,ALSO ?AT ! BODILY RESURRECTION & DIV9ITY ( ,*RI/ W]E ABSURDITIES4 ,BUT ,!ISM WAS TRUE1 & ! BELIEF 9 ,GOD WAS BAS$ ON 9DISPUTABLE FACTS4 ,ONLY 9 SO F> AS IT WAS FRANKLY ANTI-,*RI/IAN1 H[EV]1 C\LD ?IS BELIEF BE CONT5D$ = AS AN ESS5TIAL +R$I5T ( A NATURAL RELIGION & NATURAL !OLOGY4 ,ONLY 9 SO F> AS IT WAS ! C5T] FROM :I* TO ATTACK ALL 0REVELATION0 WAS ,!ISM COMM5DABLE TO ALL RATIONAL M54 ,= NO SANELY RELIGI\S M9D C\LD AF=D TO REV]5CE ! FALLACIES ( ,*RI/IANITY :IL/ KEEP+ AT A DI/ANCE FROM ! OR?ODOX AFT] ! MANN] ( ! ,UNIT>IANS4 

,BELIEF 9 ,GOD1 ,I >GU$1 DEM&$ A FUR!R BELIEF 9 FUTURE EXI/5CE4 ,! LATT]1 H[EV]1 ,I OP5LY ADMITT$1 WAS UNSUPPORT$ BY ANY REAL EVID5CE1 & WAS1 !RE=E1 UNSCI5TIFIC2 :I* L$ BACK1 ( C\RSE1 TO MY OLD !ME ( B5EFIT+ MANK9D H]E4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ?IS WAS ! BE/ C\RSE TO PURSUE4 ,UNLIKE ,MR4 ,VOYSEY1 ,I D5I$ ! OBJECTIVE EFFICACY ( PRAY] & D\BT$ ,GOD'S P[] TO ATT5D TO IT4 ,MY 9CL9ATION WAS T[>DS A ME*ANICAL DEISM1 :I* ,I /YL$ ,!ISM & DEF5D$ ) F]VOR4 ,TO PROMOTE ITS GR[? ,I ACT$ AS A VOLUNT>Y ,!I/IC ,MISSION]1 & DI/RIBUT$ LIT]ATURE FREELY ?R\< ! PO/1 9 ADDITION TO RUNN+ MEET+S ON ,CL]K5-- WELL ,GRE51 & LAT] AT ,G>NAULT ,PLACE4 ,AT !SE A PO9T WAS MADE ( MAK+ NO COLLECTION1 9TRODUC+ NO P]SONALITIES1 & WELCOM+ C\RTE\S & VIGOR\S OPPOSITION4 

,?IS ,!I/IC ,MISSION>Y WORK CONT9U$ FROM ,APRIL TO ,SEPTEMB]1 #a#i#d4 ,! MISSION !N BECAME A ,FREE?\<T ONE4 ,I HAD CEAS$ = EV] EI!R TO ADVOCATE OR TO BELIEVE 9 ! RELATION%IP OR ! LIFE ?AT GREW \T ( ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 A P]SONAL BE+ CALL$ ,GOD & A P]SONAL BE+ CALL$ MAN4 ,MY S\L WAS M>*+ ON TO AN EMBRACEM5T ( ! C>D9AL DOCTR9ES ( ,A!ISM & ,AGNO/ICISM4 

,TIMIDLY1 ,I BEGAN TO QUE/ION ! EVID5CE :I* WAS ADDUC$ 9 SUPPORT ( ,GOD'S EXI/5CE4 ,I DID NOT D5Y BUT SIMPLY D\BT$ IT4 ,CONTROV]SY 9 ! PUBLIC =UM AT ,HYDE ,P>K & ELSE:]E CAUS$ ME1 9 ! C\RSE ( ! NEXT FEW MON?S1 TO ABSOLUTELY D5Y ! POSSIBILITY ( ANY ,GOD'S EXI/5CE1 SO LONG AS ! T]M ,GOD WAS HELD TO RELATE TO A UNIV]SALLY DOM9AT+ & CREAT+ P]SONALITY4 ,HUXLEYAN ,AGNO/ICISM WAS GIV5 UP = ! WID] PHILOSOPHIC AGNO/ICISM :I* DECL>$ ?AT NO P]SON--S9CE ALL P]SONS W]E RELATIVE BE+S--WAS ABLE TO SOLVE ! RIDDLE ( ! UNIV]SE1 ! 5IGMA ( EXI/5CE4 ,HI!RTO ,I HAD BE5 AGNO/IC ONLY TO ,GOD'S EXI/5CE1 PASSIVELY A!I/IC TO HIS PRACTICAL USE4 ,N[ ,I BECAME NOT M]ELY A!I/IC = ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES1 BUT MILITANTLY NE!I/IC.<SIC.> T[>DS HIS BE+ & DOCTR9ALLY AGNO/IC T[>DS ! ULTIMATE NATURE ( ALL BE+4 ,FROM A LOOSE HET]ODOXY ,I HAD PASS$ TO ! EMBRACEM5T ( A CONV9C+ & CONSI/5T PHILOSOPHY (F]+ ! C\NT]-AFFIRMATIVE TO ! PU]ILE ABSURDITIES ( !OLOGICAL METAPHYSICS4 

,IT MAY BE URG$ ?AT ,I HAD LO/ FAI? ONLY 9 A P]SONAL ,GOD1 & ?AT ?IS DID NOT NECESS>ILY IMPLY ! ADOPTION ( SU* AN EXTREMELY ,A!I/IC ATTITUDE AS ,I HAVE *OS5 TO IMAG9E4 ,POSSIBLY ,I WAS LEAN+ T[>DS ,PAN!ISM1 S9CE ,PAN!I/S REFUS$ TO R$UCE ! 9F9ITE & 9COMPREH5SIBLE TO ! LEVEL ( P]SONALITY & HELD ?AT ! N\M5ON WAS NOT SO MU* IMP]SONAL AS SUPRA-P]SONAL4 ,BUT ?IS W\LD ?R[ NO LI<T ON & W\LD HAVE1 9 FACT1 NO?+ TO DO ) ! NATURE ( ! N\M5ON4 ,?AT :I* IS SUPRA-P]SONAL MU/ BE IMP]SONAL4 ,?AT :I* IS IMP]SONAL MAY BE SUPRAP]SONAL4 ,SU* WAS MY REASON+4 ,SEE+1 H[EV]1 ?AT ! HI<E/ MAN KN[S 9 NATURE IS TO BE F\ND 9 ?OSE IDEALS1 IDEAS1 & ?\<TS ASSOCIAT$ ) P]SONALITY1 ,I FAIL$ TO SEE :AT KN[L$GE HE C\LD HAVE ( ?AT :I* WAS SUPRAP]SONAL4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 TO DESCRIBE OR DEF9E ! N\M5ON AS BE+1 FROM \R KN[L$GE ( PHYSICAL SCI5CE1 9COMPATIBLE ) ANY IDEAS ( A MORAL CREATOR2 & TO HOLD ?AT ! UND]LY+ PR9CIPLE ( BE+ MANIFE/$ 9 /ELL> PH5OM5A WAS TOO MAGNIFIC5T TO BE ID5TIFI$ ) A P]SONAL DEITY1 WAS TO APPROA* ! CONSID]ATION ( SPECULATIONS AS TO ! NATURE ( ! UND]LY+ IMP]SONAL =CE FROM TWO DIFF]5T VIEW PO9TS1 BO? ( :I* HAD !IR BASIS 9 ,A!ISM4 ,TO UND]/& ?IS WAS TO BE A ,NE!I/1 NOT A ,PAN!I/4 

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