But there is something philosophic in the worship of the heroes of the human race, and the true hero is the benefactor.

Brahma, Jupiter, Bacchus, were all benefactors, and, therefore, entitled to the worship of their respective peoples.

The Celts worshipped Hesus, who taught them to plough, a highly useful art.

We, who have attained a much higher state of civilisation than the Celts ever did, worship Jesus, the first who endeavoured to teach men to behave decently and decorously under all circumstances; who was the foe of vengeance, in which there is something highly indecorous; who had first the courage to lift his voice against that violent dogma, "an eye for an eye"; who shouted conquer, but conquer with kindness; who said put up the sword, a violent unphilosophic weapon; and who finally died calmly and decorously in defence of his philosophy.

He must be a savage who denies worship to the hero of Golgotha.' 'But he was something more than a hero; he was the Son of God, wasn't he ?' The elderly individual made no immediate answer; but, after a few more whiffs from his pipe, exclaimed, 'Come, fill your glass! How do you advance with your translation of _Tell_'?
'It is nearly finished; but I do not think I shall proceed with it; I begin to think the original somewhat dull.' 'There you are wrong; it is the masterpiece of Schiller, the first of German poets.' 'It may be so,' said the youth.