The principle underlying the system of emanations was, that all things were of one substance, from which they were fashioned and into which they were again dissolved, by the operation of one plastic spirit universally diffused and expanded. The polytheist of ancient Greece and Rome candidly thought, like the modern Hindu, that all rites of worship and forms of devotion were directed to the same end, though in different modes and through different channels. “_Even they who worship other gods_,” says Krishna, the incarnate Deity, in an ancient Indian poem (_Bhagavat-Gita_), “_worship me although they know it not_.”—_Payne Knight._ THE END. * * * * * Transcriber’s Notes Some inconsistencies in spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation have been retained. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. This file uses _underscores_ to indicate italic text.