The Life and Teachings of Confucius - With Explanatory Notes #232924

In the remainder of his Introduction, Mr Baker assumes a controversial tone, and calls in question some of the judgments which the author has passed on the Chinese sage and his doc trines. He would make it out that Confucius was a most religious man, and abundantly recognized the truth of a future life; that the worship of God was more nearly universal in China than in the Theocracy of Israel; that the Chinese in general are not more regardless of truth than Dr Legge's own country men; and that Confucius' making no mention of heaven and hel. Is the reason why missionaries object to his system of practising virtue for virtue's sake! Mr Baker has made some proficiency in the art of adding insult to injury. It is easy to see to what school of religion he belongs; but the author would be sorry to regard his publication as a specimen of the manner in which the members of it practise virtue for virtue's sake.