way can he feel protected from the foreseen and unforeseen dangers, which threaten him in this earthly life, and can he enjoy that purest of all happiness, the inner peace of mind and soul that is secured only by a firm link to God and by an unconditionally trusting faith in His omnipo- tence and benevolence. In this sense, religion is rooted in the consciousness of the individual, But its significance transcends the individual. Instead of each individual possessing his own Gistinctive religion, religion seeks to become valid and meaningful for a larger community, for a nation, for a race, and ultimately for all of man- kind. For God is the sovercign of every country ‘on this earth; the whole world with all its ereas- ures and all its horrors is subject to Him, and there is no portion either of the realm of nature or of the mind without His omnipresence. ‘Therefore, the spirit of religion unites its ad- herents in a universal alliance, and sets before them the task of mutually acquainting each other with their articles of faith and giving them a com- mon manifestation. But this can be accomplished only by clothing the substance of religion in a definite external form, suitable because of its in-