Appeal published when the Foreign Board suffered from a heavy debt. Tell it not among the Heathen, that the ship is on a reef; It was freighted with Salvation, our "Captain," Lord and Chief. But the tide at length receded, and left it high and dry, The tide of gold and silver, the gifts of low and high, The eagles and the dollars, the nickels and the dimes, Flowed off in other channels, from the hardness of the times. Tell it not among the Heathen, that the train is off the track, The oil all gone - a heated box-the signal come to slack; The Foreign Board is side-tracked with its passengers and freight, Its Messengers of mercy,...

What is religion? This question has puzzled theologians throughout human history. But how did religion start in the first place? Why did it start? In order to understand some of these issues, let us have a look at the etymology of the word “religion” itself, and see that when and where this word was used for the very first time in the human history.

The word religion was used for the very first time in the Latin language. The actual word used in Latin was “religio”, which changed into religion when came into English. The roots of the Arabic word “Mazhab” or “Deen” can also be traced back to “religio”. In the Latin language, the word “religio” had three basic meanings; which are Faith, Trust & Belief.

If you further analyse these three words, faith, trust and belief; then you realize that there are actually three different characteristics