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The rejection of Christianity ends practically in Atheism. AVe may begin with " Not this man, but Barabbas," but we will end with the dogma, "There is no God." The alternative is Christianity or xVthe- ism, and it is between these two systems that the con- flict rages to-day. (5.) I come now to my last test — Experiment. Christianity challenges its application The Great Teacher declared, " If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God." 142 A Busy Life. Everywhere the unbeliever is called upon to test and see. More still ; it is capable of trial at every point. If it were mere speculation, pure dogma and nothing more, it would be utterly incapable of being put on trial. But it is eminently practical, making the broadest declarations and holding out magnificent promises, so that its disciples are constantly testing it. It is always and everywhere on trial ; and with what results. Let us see. (1). Apply the national test. " Eighteousness exalteth a nation; sin is a reproach to any people." Now what are the facts ? The purer, the more truly Biblical the Christianity of any people, the more generally it is accepted ; the more thoroughly they are imbued with it; the more completely they live it out; the happier and more prosperous they are; the