the only religion he has ever been taught, who shall deny him a share of that infinite mercy that has indirectly promised that of him little is expected to whom little is given? And the poor Indian — "whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, and hears Him in the wind," and aspires to a place in the happy hunting-grounds — surely the God of mercy never rejects such a simple, humble aspirant. Nay, even for the civilized fools that say in their heart " There is no God " there is yet hope of mercy, for if human justice exonerates the fool as irresponsible, may we not trust that divine Justice will be not less lenient? As for believers in the true God, though we admit, alas! that many of the children of the kingdom shall be cast out, still we confidently hold that the majority will be saved. Sadly divided, as Christians are, between the true Church and the various sects, it is still true to say that there is probably no sect so much in error that it does not, or did not, contain real saints within its fold. Remember always that before the throne of grace many a doctrinal error is overlooked in consideration of an honest, though mistaken, mind and a loving heart. As the prophet Samuel says: "The Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance but the Lord looketh on the heart." Finally, as to Catholics, there is no question but that they who live a Catholic life and die a Catholic death are saved. The number, too, of living saints around and among us is doubtless far greater than we suspect. They are like trees laden with fruit — they
