Cambridge and its story With lithographs and other illus by Herbert Railton, the lithographs being tinted by Fanny Railton . , as though Christ had taughtsuch subtleties that they can scarcely be understood even by a fewtheologians, or as though the strength of the Christian Religionconsisted in mens ignorance of it. The mysteries of kings it maybe safer to conceal, but Christ wished his mysteries to be publishedas openly as possible. I wish that even the weakest woman shouldread the Gospel—should read the Epistles of Paul. And I wishthese were translated into all languages, so that they might
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Cambridge and its story With lithographs and other illus by Herbert Railton, the lithographs being tinted by Fanny Railton . , as though Christ had taughtsuch subtleties that they can scarcely be understood even by a fewtheologians, or as though the strength of the Christian Religionconsisted in mens ignorance of it. The mysteries of kings it maybe safer to conceal, but Christ wished his mysteries to be publishedas openly as possible. I wish that even the weakest woman shouldread the Gospel—should read the Epistles of Paul. And I wishthese were translated into all languages, so that they might be readand understood, not only by Scots and Irishmen, but also by Turksand Saracens. To make them understood is surely the first step.It may be that they might be ridiculed by many, but some would 175 CAMBRIDGE ITS STORY take them to heart. I long that the husbandman should suigportions of them to himself as he follows the plough, that theweaver should hum them to the tune of his shuttle, that thetraveller should beguile with their stories the tedium of hisjourney. ^ Erasmus, Novum Instrumentum, leaf aaa. 3 to bbb.. i^l y^Mfi-n^ yrd.i|^«£t^