Excerpt from The Faiths of Mankind, Vol. 2 This book is intended for those who have never made a study of the religions of the world. The purpose has been to present the various religions in such a manner as to create intelligent and sympathetic interest in every form of reli gion. The attempt to make this volume conform to the other volumes of this series has been 'by no means easy. This has. Been felt in three particulars. I. The need of daily Bible readings has been recognized and they have been provided, but they are of necessity very short. The fact that in each case they deal with some phase of the religion under consideration should count for some thing in making up the loss of a more extended reading. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.