In
his exhortation to Israel, recorded in Deuteronomy, occur these words of Moses: "Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.
One
of the most curious facts in history is that a majority of all Christians have assented to a doctrine which declares that God consists of three persons called Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
How often have men wondered if a way would ever be found out of the troubles of mortal existence, out of the sickness, sin, poverty, and sorrow which beset the human race! How persistent have been the efforts of many of them to find the solution of humanity's problem; or if not the solution, then a way to ameliorate the lot of mortals! Men rebel against the suffering which so often seems to be in evidence—their sense of justice causes them to do so; and time and again there springs up within them the hope that in the end mankind will find itself free.