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TESTIMONY OF REV. EDWIN P. HOOD, 65

opium heights of Kant. Let the reader acquaint himself with his books — grounding himself in the doctrines and thoroughly understanding them — he will then stand on a ground from whence he may obtain a knowledge and ample survey of the opinions of other men; and he will find, we believe, that the confidence and repose felt from these, far transcends that which arises from the faith in any other system of mind. It is a faith that recompenses for the digging; and that is saying more than we dare to say of almost any system that has challenged our homage in modern times." (p. 310.)