astronomy did he point out the way to heaven and the
reign of harmony.
We need the spirit of St. Paul, when he stood on Mars'
hill at Athens, bringing Christianity for the first time [30]
into Europe. The Spirit bestows spiritual gifts, God's [1]
presence and providence. St. Paul stood where Socrates
had stood four hundred years before, defending himself
against the charge of atheism; in the place where De-
mosthenes had pleaded for freedom in immortal strains [5]
of eloquence.