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T H A T BOOK I S TH E M OST D E LIG HTF U L W H IC H B RI NGS U S I NTO

F E L LOW S H I P W I T II '
G R EAT M I NDS .

Books , s ilent sy m pathi zers , fai thful friends , u nob trus i ve ad v isers ; they be tray no

c on fid ence, heart, b ut aflord

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w ound no sens i ti v e co ns olati on in ad ve rs i ty , an d sati s fac

ti on i n p p
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Were I offe re d , say s Fenelon , all the gold of Go lconda, an d al l th e cro wns of

E uro p
e, in e x change for my lov e of read i ng , I would scorn the m al l .

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C U L VER , PAG E , H OY NE co .
, P R I NT E R S .

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h bouquet is gath e ed from oth er mi nds flowers

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The plan of this book is eclecti c and the title is dist i nct
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i ve of i ts ch aracter The purpose i s to p resen t in a bri ef

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an d conci se form in structiv e sti rri ng an d urgen t truths

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enunci ated by the wisest an d b est soul s G od s nobl est men

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an d wom en who h av e striv en to i ncite the mi n d to a higher

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ord er of livi ng .These ex cerpts h ave been wrought togeth er

accordi ng to topi cs i n order to p resent th em i n a ho m oge
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n eous form . Th ey are design ed to accentuate curren t facts

an d truth s of sci en ce religi on conj ugal an d soci al ethi cs ;
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an d to di rect the mi n d to an i ntelli gent observan ce of natural

laws Truth cannot triumph over error un til th ere i s a gen

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eral and di ffusiv e knowl edge of Law .

A s the world is ful l of dow ncast m elanch oly persons or

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indifferent stoi cal luk ewarm shipwrecked characters it

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seems that thi s in cub us might be remov ed by a b etter k nowl

edge of the sci ence of l ife Consequently such sel ections

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have been made as give expression to new idées co ncern i ng

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true growth intellectually moral ly spiritually soci ally
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those which exp and the mind and lead to i ntellectual p ro

g ressi ve prosp erit
y a nd t ru e spi rituality Evol utio n of .

morals is the fi rst to be co nsidered as nothi ng is more ,

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important than the compl ete exercise of our moral and spirit
ual faculti es. Law and virtue and m oral s are imm an ent ,

eternal essen ti al s

The religious element i s in teg rally and etern ally estab

li shed i n the mi nd and i s as much a verity as any oth er
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part of human consciousness The highest m oral develop

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ment of man is the culture of religion ; this becomes an

imperative necessity of the soul ; it impli es a broader and
more compreh ensive vi ew of life .

Religion is the efiort of man to p erfect hi mself It giv es

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a clearer idea of duty h ere and p rep ares us for our future
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destiny h ereafter Material thi ngs are i nad equate to the

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soul s symp athy co urag e and h0p e

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Reli gious sentim ent is the source of all exalted and p rac
tical feeling Moral and religious culture are essenti al to
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man s disenthrallm ent from propensiti es and appetites One

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of the offices of the brai n i s con trol over the n ervous cen
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ters which li e b elow it .

The lov e pri nciple i s anoth er potenti al el ement i nh eren t

i n the soul ; it is m uch abus ed an d littl e un derstood The .

m le of l ove ov er the lower faculti es i s a n un ceasi ng d uty .

Passi on is from animal conscious n ess ; but the Spirit within

the so ul i s the ev er flowi ng fo un tai n of lov e
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Morals fo llow sentiment and afiecti on Human affection'

i s the broadest b as is of go od i n l ife We should endeavor .

to draw out and evolve this inh erent affection We should .

enl arge i ts range ; d evoid of affection and sympathy we are ,

i ncapable of a sense of d uty .

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o e Iwhat should w not l ve ? Earth and ai r
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Fi nd place wi th i n th h ea t an d myri ad thi ng

e r , s

S ome w uld d i gn to h eed a e t easu ed th e

o e ,
r r r er

An d vi b ate on i ts v e y i nmost st i ngs

r r r .

Love d i builds up the enti re superstructure

un erl es and .

The prim al co n ditio n of the spi rit builds up the physi cal
body and mind L ove i s not free nor can it ever be ; it has
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freedom i n i ts own sp here but n ot to i n terfere with or tran

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scen d oth er facul ties ; it is free to choose it i s n ot free to cas t

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aside duti es once assum ed Wh en it has o nce decided the

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fact th at i ts decis ion is fi nal i s a potent cause for p erm a

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nency .

Lov e in i ts sentiment b ecomes no rmal j ust as the sensi ,

b ili ti es are improved by p rop er cul ture In tegral love .

impli es self abnegati on self control and reason i n all thi ngs
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This conditio n results from true ideas well incorporated and , ,

steady an d p ersis tent growth i n to al l th at ex alts h um an

con sciousness abov e all imp erfect fo rm s of tho ught or imm a

ture j udgment .

Failure i n the inimitabi lity of h uman excellence has cast

many a backw ard shadow Sorrow regret and painful .
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memories mus t inevi tably enforce the lesson that we might ,

be saved from the di reful mi sfortunes of li fe by kn owing

how to li ve By l earning the proper and norm al use of our
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facul ti es and functions we shall hav e a b etter understandi ng of

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ourselves and our relative position to oth ers Co nsequently .

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the inestim abl e q uality of growth and k nowl edge are neces

sary i n ord er to p reven t the i n fli cti on of irretri evable w rongs

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a nd th ei r sad consequences whi ch although committed

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in ign orance are not the less fatal i n their effects ; for
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nature never ex cuses the l eas t disobedi ence to l aw .

Insight may come too late Now is the tim e for th ese .

speci al truth s to be fully emph as iz ed co nfi rm ed and enforced , .

Ignorance an d neglect are no longer i rresp onsible . We

m t us ltivate
cu reason p rin cipl e the totality of l ov e spir
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i tuali ty i ntell ect

, Synth esis is the immortal white flower
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of all reas on .

A ll normal or abnormal action is derived from the

thoughts and as the thoughts are so is the life We must
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l earn to thin k correctly i f we would improv e our condi tion

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Habi ts of mind are form ed from our thoughts In order .

to form right h abits of thought we should become instructed ,

by the wisest and best who are organized to express truth .

Intuitio n must discover truth which i s sublimely simple and

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l eads to no intri cacies .

Truth i s an absolute not a relative principle The truth

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i s eq ually true wh eth er i n feeling thi nki ng or i n the

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employment of lan uage Thi s un falt i ng lov e f x a t

g . er o e c

ness thi s j u ti ce loving p recisio n thi s accurat e thi n ki ng i s

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next to accurate feeli ng I f though ts are i rresis tible im

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p ressions th ey can be improved by surroundings p roper

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culture and by the trut h l ad en utterances of g reat an d

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good minds in th eir inspired m om ents Altho ugh we are .

un able to rise to the sublim e h eight of such wo rds th ei r ,

sp i ri t will ch eer an d soften life s rugg ed edge

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Tho ught is dependent upon superior thought This law of .

necessity imp ell ed the compil er to cull the choi cest sayi n s
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and treasure up truth i n every form and phrase wherever

found ; conseq uently it is impossible to authenticate
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every paragraph in this collection collated from divers

sources books and current li terature The possibility
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ev en woul d mar the symm etry an d l essen the eflect desi ned
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As all knowledge is but the gath eri ng and assimilating for

our own use the res ul ts of the labo rs of oth er minds this
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is the dictum : Under whatever circumstances or by ,

whatever individual truth may be conceived of or wh erever

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foun d it should be d uly ap p recia

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deemed best to let truth speak for i tself An ho nest .
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unp rej udi ced imparti al state of the mi nd is absolutely in dis

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pensable to a proper perception and comp rehensio n of eith er

co n crete or abstract truth s .

Let us feel the d eep joy of tru th grow withi n us Inter .

nal growth i s the o nly real growth Let us start from the .

center ow from withi n and expan d fratern ally and lov

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i ngly day by day with a m eek an d lowly dispositio n of

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heart until age silvers the evening of life

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The l s da k cottage battered and d cayed

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Lots i n ne w l i gh t th ugh ch i nks that ti me h ath mad e

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S t nger by w eak n e s and wi e we b ome

ro s , s r ec

A the soul d aw nea e to i t eternal h ome

s r s r r s .

Consoli ng and elevati ng truth is the most urgent neces

si ty of the h uman so ul It gives freedo not only to the. m ,

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u d m en t b ut to the a
,fi ecti ons It giv es sou lfu l v eneratio n .
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s piri tual symp athy an d Divi n e hop eful ness Truth requires .

research knowledge in dustry application ; consequently

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it sho uld be propagated as well as confirm ed and enforced

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by p ublic Opinion and usage .

It i s to be hoped that no one will take umbrage at finding

their good words arrayed i n this form significan tly grouped ,

and emphas iz ed as h eadi ngs or co nsecutiv ely arrang ed un der

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neath . Th ey are al l i n good company of high ord er an d ,

on th eir way to h elp those who need h elp While some .

mi nds will recognize th ei r favorite auth ors on ly others may ,

be forcibly impressed and stim ulated to attain an un der

standi ng of un iv ersal truth and b egi n to liv e i n a high er
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range of id eas and to p racti ce a p urer mo ral ity whi ch i s

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inseparably connected with soci al h armony .

Opini ons are omnipotent To have the right opinion is

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the begi n ni ng of wis dom improv emen t and perfecti on : on

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the con trary wfong th oughts an d concl usio ns l ead to di s

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as ter w retch ed ness an d misery

, It i s evid ent that error is
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alli ed to p rid e and th erefore v ery h ard to conquer ; y et

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ign orance is profoun dly i ndifierent b ecause it i s satisfi ed

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with itself E rror i f honest i s anxio us to ob tai n the truth

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but ignorance without ambitio n and witho ut light i s con

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tent to rem ain i n i ts own imbecility E rrors are comm on .

al ong the pathway of p rog ress E rrors i n j udgm ent errors

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i n opinio n We stumbl e and fall ov er the stones i n truth s

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highway L et us pity th ose who cling afiecti onatcly to

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th eir erro rs who are bli nd to th eir own interests

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Wh ere there i s truth th ere i s always som ething to admire

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It i s the most urgent necessity of the soul let it come from ,

where it will from the high or the low—i t i s always

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acce ptable to the truth loving mi nd Truth is i ntegral and
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uni tary i n i ts applicatio n It is analogous to all existing

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thi ngs on earth and i n heaven It is simple palpable t rans

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parent and needs no proof It auth enticates i tself. .

Truth is the foundation of all k nowledge and the cement ,

of all so ci ety Every day we should refresh and invigo rate

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the min d with som ethi ng true and sub stan tial As this book .

contains the aroma an d essence of m any mi nds it can not ,

be compreh en ded at once but should be used to fl avo r the

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ingredi ents which m ak e each day worth living That which .

is of tr ue value can only be gained by frequen t and h abit

ual readi ng . Good books h ave a daily and perpetual val ue ;
we live with them an d the mus ic of th em si nks i nto the
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soul by con tinual renew al .

h is p iou an d Di vi ne
Al l tru t rec s ,

W hat d ilates the powers must fin e , re .

This book is designed to familiariz e th ose vital truths

which strength en us for our daily trials ; and to p revent sor
row an d misfortun e the resultant eflect of ign orant and
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unrighteous li vi ng Nothing is m ore indubitable th an that

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in all the el em ents an d station s i n life fai th and asp i rati on ,

are essential i ngredi en ts of h appi n ess and success Noth .

i ng is plai ner than that the feeli ngs and conduct of men are
affected and regul ated more or less by the p redomin ant

con vi ction
. Man always negl ects and i nj ures himself wh en
he fanci es the p ossi bi li ty of expiati ng hi s tran sgressions .

The inh eren t religious el em ent of pi ety and devoti on

cannot be negl ect ed The moral faculti es are ever p resen t
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an d can w k d by proper stimulants Th ere is not

be a a ene .

suffici ent i nducem en t h eld out for man to perfect hi mself to ,

overcome the selfish ness of hi s nature The m in d will .

admit all things th at agree with i ts nature and are co ngen i al ,

wi th its requirem ents when the feelings and faculties are

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adequately appealed to an d impressed .

The moral emotions never satiate an d are not i n th eir ,

nat ure exhaustiv e I n p roportion as the mi n d b ecom es

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refined and erfected the soci al w orld will be correspon d

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in gly elevated with the resul tant elevation of thought For

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the mi nd i s acted upon by all the imm edi ate an d ex citi ng

causes whi ch p rod uce thoughts as an effect A n d the effect .

always v ari es accordi ng to the vari ation of the approximate

causes An d th ere is an oth er thing qu ite as in con testable

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that the in divid ual an d the wo rld are only saved from th eir
errors by wi sdom All di scord wh eth er p hy si cal or mental
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is opposed to the spirit of God whi ch is Harmony ,

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Right things have the pow er All things are bracing .

an d en couragin g th at mak e life eas i er lofti er an d h appi er ,

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All who feel an i nterest i n those great high and n oble prin ,

ci p l es whi ch mov e the w orld all who feel a b roth erly pity
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for all h um an weak n ess a spontan eous symp athy with all
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hum an goodness and all those who tak e an interest i n what

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con cerns the evol ution of h um an ity will not rest tran quil ,

whil e the subj ci nod catalogue calls for h eart and brain work
ers . Among these subj ects whi ch i n teres t the public mi nd
are pop u ar soci al reform
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nupti al sci e ce p e natal i nflu ,

ences reari ng an d t rai ni ng child ren tobacco and al coholi c

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poison and the hygieni c agenci es—d i et bathing cl othing

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e xercise and rest sl eep

, ventilati o n electricity an d mag
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n eti sm The human body sh all be elevated to i ts true p h

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si ti on as a part of the soul so far as acquirem en t, achi ev

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men t sufferi ng and enjoym ent are concern ed

, Reason and .

sci ence sh ould be call ed upo n to ai d i n the soluti on of the

most important problems of hum an life and h um an p rogress .

A new gospel th wo ld must bri ng forth

e r

This gospel mu t all und erstan d

s :

Bl ast a e th ey wh b eath e p u e ai r
r o r r

Thei r day a e p l nged i n the l and

s r ro o .

When a book contai ns impersonal ideas or self evident ,

truths it i s then entirely in dependent of i ts author and

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ev erythi ng rel ati ng to ti m e pl ace an d circumstance

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m atter th erein co ntai ned would have the same au th ority

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had it b een collated by som e oth er p erso n for the iden ti cal ,

certain ty who was the auth or m ak es no appreci abl e did or

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once. B ut as man i s prone to lean upon h uman authority ,

every truth requi res an authoritativ e comm en dation b efore

it is generall y accepted However there are truths to d ay

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as sel f evident from the high est summit of p s col o i cal and
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physi ological sci ence as any geometri cal axiom— Truths at
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present unrecognized as through a vista we get i n the ,

di stance a fain t gl imp se of mill enni al achi ev em en t millen

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ni al h appi ness and millenn ial p ow er .

There is much more to fear from the deficiency of truth

than from i ts ab undance L oyalty to truth dem an ds the
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disp ersion of illusions that exhal e from ignorance Man i s .

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morally bo und to speak Truths mus t be repeated over and

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ov er again un til th ey m ak e a lasti n g imp ression

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Reader your i nterest consists i n the free exerci se of your

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moral and intellectual endowm ents i n unrestrai ned in quiry ,

and unceas i ng i n tell ect ual p rogress Your happ i ness con .

sists i n the h eal th an d unity an d h appi ness of the whol e

world .

What is wanted is high thinking an d high living i n their

l argest import To be good i n the h i ghest sense i s to be
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intelli gent brave cautious i ndustri ous benevolen t fri endly

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and useful .

A thought is the best gift which man can bestow upon

man The wo rld lov es k nowledge For thought the world
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will give money True tho ught i n the end is sure to be

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recogn iz ed .

He h h a d k eep i t
t at b ath a tru t n s ,

Keep wh at n t to hi m bel ngs

s o o ,

B ut perf ms a selfi h a ti on
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And a fell w m tal w ng

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P A R T F I RS T .

GROWT H AN I NHI RI NT AND CENTRAL PRI NCIP LE I N MI ND

AN D MATTER .

Knowl ed ge i s Power and Pl easure ; Ignoran ce is Waakaa and Mi sery

We Shoul d Have th e Wh ol e Nature i n Trai ni ng . .

M axi ms of th e Wise Sources of I n tel lectual Weal th .

All Truth is Seen wi th New Ey es Wh en p

the S i ri t i s Wise
The Soul ’
s S trongest Card i nal Law is Moral Acti on
Th e P ri ce of P ower i s O b die ence to Law
The Forces i n Man and th e Un i v erse are I d en ti cal
A Hi gh Pur p ose i s Onl y Pcu i b l e to

Th e I nmos t M ental Germ Ask s to b e Qui ch ened

I t i s th e Sp i ri t that L eads i n Human

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Han Wi ll Wal Erect Whe n R e Oomp rehends B is 24
God Revelati ons
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Sci ence Reveals Di vi ni ty

Reason Un folfi from Harmony

Jesus Sough t to Lead l i to Asp i re
en

Th ere M ust be Great Exam l es i n th e p Mi d n 83

Man l Iuet Reli eve and
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Lo e and Desi re are I m el l i ng Powers to Acti on
Gifts Wi l l A vai l b ut L i ttl e i f U ni m ro e p vd
Cul ti vate a Weal th of
We shoul d be E thi cal as well as Practi ca l andC onstructi ve.

Truth Req ui res the Hi gh es t Development .

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Cl ear-Ey ed Geni us Aeoends

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Our Future wi l l be Sha ed b y the Present‘
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How to B ri ng Out th e Human El emen t .

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Vi rtue i s th e Su ord i nati on of Pan i on to the
The Worl d Wants th e Balanced Mi nd

Th ere is a b
Su tl e Sy mpathy Pervad i ng th e Ai r
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Ed ucati on th e U nfol i ng of Man s Com l ex Nature
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Human Nature i s P rone to L ean U p on Authori ty

Man i s Idl e Unti l th e Wor l d I nterrogatee Hi e Nature .

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Ri ght Thi n i ng and Ri gh t Doi ng are h en ti al ly I n se ara l e p b .

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Reason the Ex on ent of Nature ; Nature the Ex pon en t of God .

The Aaal ogi ee of Nature are Complete i n th ei r I ndi cations

Resul ts Cannot be Wrong Wh en Ri ght i s P atanad

h enna m mth e 0nl y ,

Logi cal mm
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Organi c Li erty Desti ned to Save th e
M k
an i nd are L earni ng of Man
Man s Hi gh est reel i ng is U ni
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We Should B e Abl e to Do Just as we Desi re to Do .

The Penal ti es of Mi semp loy rnen t are M isfortunee . .

Onl y U p on Obed i ence to Law can Success b e

Th e P rofou nd eet Won d er of our S pi ri tual Nature i s Mm e ory

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Rel i gi on i s Not Suffici ent ; Sci ence M ust A i d Man

Man is Des ti ne dt o be M as te r of th e Gl o b
e

When th e Soul Becomes E nervate d i t Demands Powerful Emoti ons , .

There i s a Wonderful Sy mpathy i n Fi ne and Appropriate Mus i c .

L et us Worshi p and Obey the L aw of

We S houl d Thi nk Deeply and I nte neely upon th e Glori es of the
Despai r i s no M use Ho pe p
i s th e U l i fti n g Power ,

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The Soul Nee s A p reci ati e Sy m athy v p
We Should Stri ve to Have a Better Comman d of Language
C onvermtl on i s the Food of Fri en shi d p
Wi thou t Force of Character , th ere can be no Force or Exp remi on

True Pol i tene i s i n I ts el f a Power .. 134

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PART SI X TH
PALS ! CON DI TI ONS . r s as .

The i ss ues of Di vi ne Lo v e is in

Th e Har dL ot i s to b e Softe n ed
Manual L ab or Di mi n ishes, and the k
Thi n i ng Bei ng I noressu
B rai ns Rul e the Worl and the d I nd i vi d ual
Thral ld om of One I ea d
The Uni ve rs e Ab d
oun s i n Ch eck s and
I ntegri ty i s th e Gl ory of Man

P A R T S E VE N T H .

som e: or m s .

M an i s Desti ne dt o Outgrow E rror and Di scor d

We M ust B egi n to S tudy the Nupti al Sci ence . .

We Sh oul d Stri ve to Remove Hi dd en Sources of M isery

Allia nce M ust b e F orme d on th e Soul
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S usce ti l e I ncli nati ons
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H umani ty i s Bu rd e n e wi th Wre tch ed
Sp i ri tual Love wi l l Re ti n e th e Worl d

P A RT E I G HTH .

L trr: JOU R NEY .

Li fe i s a Pl enary I ns i red p Boo k

Th e Mi d M
n ust be Di verte di n Ord er to be Eni oi en t
Man is U nconsci ous of His Laten t
L i fe I nvol v es the Most Solemn Re al iti es
Out of Butl eri ng Comes th e S eri ous
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Truth Can Ne ver Di e

P A RT N INTH .

wrseomNOT n am e I n sauce rs .

The S p i ri tual Mol s th e d

The L ove of Al l Wisd om i s Man s I n
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e r s rati on

A l l Harmony i s b u t th e Conq u es t o f Di ssonance

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M an s S i ri t Demonstrates i ts own S ubs ta n ti al l ty
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P A RT T E NTH .

se r m on mov es m s morsraucrmrmr r or m a n A ND m u m
Sci ence i s a Psal m and a P ray er
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b y Fact, Ste b y Ste , Man i n has B ee n S tea i lyk d d
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Man i s th e aster of th e P hy si cal Creati on, the Conq ueror of th e I m p d bl
on e ra es

Cosmi cal Arrange men ts and Terre s tri al

Al l U nparti cl ed Matter i s I mp eri shahl e
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P AC E .

O ur Bodi es are Reall y but Fl eeti ng Shad ow

Nature i s Constructed p
M echan i cal and Geometri cal Pri nci l es
u on p .

M d p
oti on Pro uces Progressi ve Develo men t i n A l l Th i ngs .

Al l M b
atter I ncreas es i n Powe r by S u l i mati o n o r S i ri tuali sati onp
Th e Soul i s Form and Doth th e Body Ma e k
The Soul Contai ns al l Im p eri shab l e Forces
Nature Works to Some Gran d and Magni fi ce n t
T ruth i s Posi ti ve an d wi ll S bd
u ue

P A R T E L E VE N TH .

SCI E N CE TE ACHES THE U NI TY OF THE UNIVERS E .

S ci en ce Reveals Unchan gi ng Essen ces and Pri nci p l u

U l ti matu of th e Natu ral On l y , p
Ex i s t i n th e S i ri tual
T here is bu t One Common Md
o e of O p erati on i n Nature and in Man
 PART FI R S T .

G R OWT H A N I N HE R E N T A N D CE N TR A L P R IN C I P L E
I N M I N D A N D M A TTE R .

MA N A PRODU CT OF E OL U TION V .

Mentally and physi cally man i s a creature of growth

, ,

an d h ence i s alli ed to the w orld of mi n d and matte r Man .

i s the result of a vast seri es of evol utions

. The same l aws
.
,

ex ten di n g i n to a high er d omai n ev olv e hi s spirit

,
He is .

n eith er a spi rit nor a b ody ; he i s the un ion of both Th ere .

is som ethi ng more enduri ng th an the resultants of ch emi cal

uni ons acti ons an d reactio ns i n hi s b ody ; som ethi ng more
,

than organizable m atter out of whi ch organi c forms can be

produced We are to seek the origin of i ndividuali z ed
.

spirit wi th the ori gi n of the p hy si cal b ody The i n dividual

.

i zati on of the spi rit i s effected by an d th rough the m ortal

body ; the imm ortal spirit m ust be origi nated and sustai ned
by natural laws A certain stage of progress must be
.

reach ed b efore thi s result else all living thi n gs w ould be

,

immortal L ik e the arch which unless completed falls

.
, , ,

as soo n as i ts temporary support i s remov ed the sp i rit part ,

of the an im al falls at d eath . Imm ortality is not a gift

bes to wed and agai n resumed ; it is a fact of organizatio n .

The origin of matter and force evade the gras p of h uman

minds Consistent philosophy can only rest its sure founda
.

ti on on the admission of the cc eternity of the atom and the

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,

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2 GRO WTH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A .

forces whi ch manate th erefrom We have no kn owledge of

e .

the creatio n or destructio n of m atter ; we are on ly acq uai n ted

with change In ch ange nothing is lost The i ndestructi
.
,
.

bili ty of m oti on i s a sublim e fact .

All visible effects are p roduced by i n visible causes ; all

the forces of nature act from within outward The study of .

m atter resolves itself into the study of forces We are to .

divest ourselves of the idea of inertness in m atter It has .

within its elf the forces by which it acts ; with out which it
could not exi st B eyond this force and visible mat ter may
.

be the dom ai n of the Infinite Mi n d the exp ression of wh ose ,

will and p urpose are th ese visibl e ph enomena .

L ife is inh erent in matter and li vi ng beings are the indi,

vi duali zati on of th at life As man is the frui ti on of evolu

.

tion and i ts p urpose so the evolution of an immortal spi rit

,

i s the crown ing glory of man Wh eth er a spirit clad i n .

fl esh or a spirit in the angel wo rld man is amenable to the ,

sam e law s . We can l earn m any lessons from this co n tem

p lati on
. By it we c omp reh end our du ty to the low er and our

right relati ons to high er i n telligences A n imals and all .

the low er forms of life req ui re our kin dn ess an d sy mp athy ;

the angels our lov e an d emulation Man is i n thrall of .

a high er sph ere of m oti on an d a higher syste m of forces

than the animal plane O nly man is actuated by two.

motives a high er and a low er and by yi elding to the lower

, , , ,

What p fi ts us that we from h eaven d ri ve

ro , e

A soul i mmo tal and wi th l ks ect

r , oo er

Su v ey the sta
r i f li k e th b utal k i nd
rs , , e r ,

We follow wh e u pas i on s l ead the way ?

re o r s

A ctivity may over reach itself and destroy the organism

-
,

on whi ch it d ep ends Whenever any lower faculty tran

.

scen ds i ts sph ere and encroach es on th at of a high er evil ,

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GRO TH AN INHERENT PRI NCI PLE A
I N N TURE . 3

an d h ppiness result How are we to determi ne the

un a .

hi gh er from the lower ? How sh all the anim al and the spi r
itual becom e h armonized ? In the tangled web of mortal
life beset on one han d by clamorous insti ncts and goad ed
, ,

on the oth er by the rep rov i ngs of ang eli c aspi ratio ns we still ,

inqui re as di d the sages of old What i s truth ? Wh at is

, ,

right ? What is wrong ? How sh all we escape ? If we

answer by a j ust co o rdi n ati on of all the faculti es of the
-

min d and a h arm ony main tained by dominant and in tellect

,

ual pow er th en i s req ui red the m eth ods th rough an d by

,

which thi s end is attai nable True h appiness consis ts i n

.

the constitution of the h abits The great lesson whi ch.

sho uld be enstamp ed on m en s soul s i s the h armo nial form a

’

tion of character To grow harmonial we must remove the

.

causes that obstruct an d retard our dev elopm en t an d imped e

our advan cem en t .

If a man would app eal to his own fac ulti es he m ust l earn ,

how to in terpret th ei r voice He m ust l earn how to tri umph

.

over the accidents which environ hi s mortal life meeting all ,

i ts duti es and b earin g all i ts burdens with ch eerful h eart

, , ,

laying the foundation of that temple imm ortal beyond the

shad ow of death A s lo ng as we are i nh abitan ts of this
.

sph ere our physi cal b ei ng is essen ti al

,
an d the law s an d ,

conditions of i ts dev elopm en t are as p ure an d holy as th ose

of the spi rit It i s not by crushi ng the i nsti ncts under i ron
.

rul e— but i n their p rop er an d legitim ate di rection by the ,

domin an t intellectual and mo ral power that perfection is to ,

be sought happ in ess and true success attai n ed h ere or h ere

, ,

after .

A
enowrn I S N TU R E S M I R
’
ACL E .

Growth l cause an d m eaning of the w orld

is the centra .

All nature conspi res to educate the spirit of US E Man .

,

more than anything else was m ade to grow He should, .

4 W
GRO TH AN I NIIERENT P RI NCI PLE A
I N N TURE .

q i material for the exercise of hi s faculties Souls

ac u re .

grow by accumulati on and affluence of quantity .

Innumerable aids will come from every quarter Sun .

beams flow down and play upon the earth and the life of ,

the tree circulates from b as e to summit S o will the free .

s ou l ab sorb an d grow from all th at for whi ch it has a lik i ng ,

precisely i n accordance with i ts m ental cravi ng .

Refinem ent and expansion h av e no limitation S upplies .

will be p roportionate to the d emand Man seeks all thi ngs

.

below and above him because from all things he derived his
,

bei ng All creation is animated with one life p rinciple

.
,

whi ch is the same in essence everywh ere modified and ,

diversified m erely by di flerent combinations of matter All

‘

forms of creati on are but parts of h uman beings Man .

,

th erefore is i n every conceivable sense a child of Nature

, ,
.

Through the depths and over the sea of all experience ,

a id ed by hi s reason man should guide hi s m ental bark

, .

Through the law of evoluti on organs grow in to exquisite

form after a given typ e by the accum ulation of advantages
, , .

The faculti es grow i n prop ortion to observation and ex ercise ;

an d as the p erfecti ng of physi cal o rgan s tends to uniti z e the

b eing so the perfection of m ental qualiti es unitizes the mi nd

, .

A s the foundati on of physi cal man i s laid i n the in termi n

abl e seri es of forms ben eath him so is the spi ritual ,
Be .

caus e he is a spirit his mi nd reach es i n to and grasps spiri tual

,

t ruth s This gives him a tendency toward virtue and

.

rep u nance to vi ce T h vi tu s a a p a t f h i o gan iza

g e r. e re r o s r

tion and as such impel him i n th eir pursuit He loves to

, .

be good and d o good and countless exampl es of the opp osite

,

d o not invalidate this cl aim .

Man learns by exp efi ence the value of T ruth E very .

human being as an immortal spirit stands fo rever i n the

, ,

c enter of the univ erse From the abysmal beginning up to

.
6 GROWTH AN INHERENT P RI NCIPLE I N NATURE .

v l d
re ea e man s mi nd ; th erefore the h armonial body
in
’

bears the features of Mother Nature and the best m ental ,

o rganizatio n p resen ts the i mage an d the lik en ess of Fath er

God This harmonial temperament i s indicated by a well

.

p ropo rtioned body and h armonious so ul a fair clear ski n , , ,

h armonious but impressive features a steady composed , ,

—
deportment being i n its h igh est perfection every way
, ,

beautiful to gaz e upon The brai n i s uniformly exercised

.

only as it is capable of entertai ning ideas i n all departments .

Most mi nds are fissured w ith i ncap acities i n one di rection

or a oth e
n r— chipp ed a a s —
w y on this ide or that all are frag
m en tary Few minds have learned to reas o n correctly on
.

any subj ect .

Perfect sanity sh ows the mas tery amo ng philosoph ers .

Com mon sense though strong i n som e di rections may be

, ,

w eak in oth ers with the talen ts of an angel a man may be

a fOOI ’

Not to k now at l arge f thi ngs em te o r o

F mu
ro bscu and ubtle b ut t k n w
se , o re s , o o

Th at whi ch b f u l i es i n dai ly l i f
e ore s e,

I the p i me W i d m
s r s o .

He i s the wisest who ompreh ends his own ignorance and c

the b oun dari es of hi s own capabiliti es and l earns hi s possi ,

b i li ti es To deriv e the full q uota of h appin ess from any

.

p art of our nature that part m ust blend i n h armon y with

,

al l the rest Perception and alertn ess depend upon the

.

p ow er of attention and this i s the result of well trained

,
-

faculti es and a w ell develop ed nervous ti ssue

-
.

H OW TO R E CONS TR U CT OU R S E L V ES .

Man is des ti ned to become m ore symmetrically developed .

When we com e to k now ourselves then we can reconstruct ,

ourselv es on an imp rov ed plan — co rrecti ng our mistak es and

unhands om e devi ati ons mod erati ng ex cessiv e d ev elopm en t

, ,
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GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE A
I N N TU RE . 7

su pplying deficiencies m oldi ng character and with that our

, ,

bodi es into symmetry an d harmony It i s no struggle for .

som e p eopl e to attai n perfection for the gift of nature sav es ,

th em from the greater p art of the di ffi culty .

The soul will attract an d as similate with itself q ualiti es of

congeni al substance So that whatever man earnestly
.

desires nature performs An earnest man with a purpose

,
.
, ,

accompli sh es wh at he attempts .

S cience is literally undeveloped in the direction of men

tal activiti es .

No matter what the obj ect i s wh th e bu i ness pl easure , e r s , , or the

fi ne arts ; wh oev e pursu s th m to any p u pose must d o
r e e r so can a mor e .

The momentum of an impetuous h eart ! The mind is

restl ess i ts law is expansi on ; an d wh en it b ecom es in de end
, p
en t artisti c an d in ven tive it cannot be rep ressed or sub
, ,

j ected W .h at ev er the on e faculty ma

y b e i n the i n dividual ,

i n which it predominates that faculty b ecom es the ch arac ,

teri sti c an d con trolli ng central force .

Coming generations will find means of overcoming obsta

cl es whi ch now se em in sur m ountabl e Strength of will .
,

morally di rected is one of the noblest traits of man because

, ,

it is a m easure of his attainm ents and proph esi es his i ncon ,

cei vabl e possibiliti es B y the culture of the h armonious

.

acti on of all the faculti es and the co nstant eflort to pl ace

'

the high er i n as cendency the wi ll may be strength ened i n ,

that direction to an unlimite d extent

, .

The will has no limitation ex cept mental qualiti es with ,

which it deals It cannot create It can only usa the

. .

material on hand It m eans the su m of mental acti vi ti es

. .

We must regard it as the dynamics of the mind So far as .

man i s a centerstance his will i s not free ; a centerstance of

,

force it becom es free ; the mind is a treas ure ho use of the

,
-

past ; it is a mighty reserve which i s at the disposal of the will ,

8 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A .

whi ch term we retai n as we retain consci ence gi ving it a

, ,

modified meaning Will was destined to command i ts forces

. .

Kno wl d ge i s th wi ng wh e ewi th we fly to Heaven !

e e r

Wi ll must b e by reason swayed

, .

K NO W L EDGE IS POW E R AND PLE AS U R E ; I GNOR ANCE IS

W EAK NES S AND M I S E RY .

The intelligent anticipate evi l and learn how to prevent it .

Deep insight proceeds from self acquain tance j oined with -

,

wide and vari ed experiences A man of elevate d character.

,

has unbounded and im movabl e faith in the p ower of all l aws

an d p rinci ples to ov ercome error wh en joined with suitabl e ,

means Spiritually unfolded minds regard i n eq uali ties as

'
.

imperfections incident to the as cending flight of progressive

pri nciples established i n nature
,
.

Intellectual culti vation is a progressive work The pow ers .

of the mi nd unfold with th eir exer ti on each successiv e

effo rt ad ds to i ts power an d ability .

Great mental pow er i n any direction is yielded to an d

'

ack n owl edged A sup erior rich i ndividuality esp ecially

.
, ,

much m en tal power is without doubt the happi est life on

,

earth how ev er differen t the iss ue of it may h av e b een from

,

that of the m ost brilliant lot .

w
How narro the oun s , b d and the wo ld i
r s so vas t

An d ti me fleeth so fast .

So narrow are we i n our sympathies so careless even to , ,

cultiv ate the whol e mess of our cap abiliti es th at m any p er ,

son s are only h al f aliv e i n one h al f of th ei r nature - .

Faculties perish for want of p roper exercise The rem edy .

for narrow ness for mental p araly sis for unelas ti c natures i s
, , ,

the cultivation of the phil osophic spi rit The cultivatio n .

,

the rati on al of personal purifi cation i s the true study an d ,

o ccupation for the individual as each is stamped with the ,

 W
GRO TH AN INHE RENT PRINCI PLE IN N TURE A . 9

li neaments of paren ts which m ust be outgrown i f bad and

, ,

improved upon i f good .

A good well form ed evenly balanced nature i s the

,
-
,
-
,

world s great need The well bal an ced mi nd i s the b est

’
-
.

co nditi on for usefuln ess for h appi n ess and for long life
,
The .

real fruit of i nte llectual refin em ent and moral growth i s

musi cal harmony f
o mi nd .

WE S HOU L D HA VE THE W HOLE NATU RE I N TR AI NI NG .

The mission of thought i s to agi tate develop enlighten , ,

and p urify the h uman mind The mi nd is a substan ce an d .

,

like the body i s strength ened by exercise Each faculty i s

, .

susceptibl e of imp rov emen t or d eterio ration an d ma b

y e ,

s tren gth ened p erv erted negl ected or weak en ed

, ,
.

I n dustry i s a red ou bl i ng o f the ca

p i tal o f the sp i ri t . The
min d that lies fallow but for a single day sprouts up i n fol ,

li es th at can only be displaced by a constant and assiduous

cul ture .A man of genius even is inexhaustible only in ,

proportion as he is always nourishing his genius ; both i n

mind and body wh ere n ourishm en t ceases vitality fai ls
, ,
.

Unles s thought p erpetually renews its yo uth and li fts a

seeki ng e e afresh to the living light d ecrepitud e an d was te
y ,

befal ls wh atever it has achi eved .

How many live i n the graves of th eir unemployed facul

ties ! The soil of the mind is rich and i nexh austibl e i n
resources Mind has not y et b een aroused ; it has not y et
.

declared itself The superior faculti es speak i n silvery tones

.

to that which is ordinary in y ou saying Live worthier ; be , ,

thou whole wise rich healthy and happy

, , ,
.

X
M A I M S OF THE W I S E S OU RCES OF I NTE LLECTU A L W E AL TH .

A spi ritually inspired utte rance may arouse the min d to

—
high actio n The word of man the uttered thought of
.
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GRO TH AN INHERENT PRINCI PLE A
IN N TURE .

—
man i s still magic form ula wh ereby he rules the world
a .

A sublim e truth o nce uttered becomes a perpetual spur to , .

n obl e deeds .

Great ideas us ually p recede and cause illustrious achieve

m ent Im portant truths have been imported from the fi elds
.

of sci en ce which by p roper i n v es tigation ev ery perso n may

,

p erceive .

Ci vilization evolves ideas Man should not avoid the .

eflort of b racing the mi n d to thi n k Every p erson sh oul d

'

possess i ndividuality Every person sho uld seek to becom e

.

a sel f regulated and ri ch autocrat ; the com fo rtabl e democ

-

racy of the hum an mi nd .

Mental power and culture are royal prerogatives Igno .

rance is a si n b ecaus e it is the p rolifi c so urce of crime big

, ,

ot ry superstitio n an d vi ce
,
The possess i on of min d imposes.

the obligation of culture Man m ust not only think but he

.
,

must l earn to thi nk aright Observation of phenom ena is .

the food of the i ntell ect which di gested app ears i n ideas, .

The high est words of the n ew sch olar are progress an d

power .

For th e cu l tu ed h
r eart and b
rai n s

Au se l
i n i terature b
o tai ns .

C ulture turns from poetry to sci ence Man sho uld not .

only be ethical an d th eoreti cal but p racti cal an d co ns tru ct ,

i ve ; he sh ould liv e i n the concrete of whi ch he should have ,

a cl ear p erception ; he should live i n the full afll uence of his

cap abiliti es L eisure well spent i s the con dition of civili

.
, ,

zati on .

improvem ent of tim e is only anoth er name for virtue

The
an d h appi ness We should fill up the vacant m om ents i n
.

order to enrich the harvest of remembrance .

Le t me see how ti me i s passi ng

Soon the l ng
o est li f e d pa t
e r s .
 GRO WTH AN I NHERENT P RINCI PLE I N N TURE A .

A L L TR U TH I S S E E N W ITH NE W E Y E S W HE N TH E S P I R I T

IS W ISE .

Curi osity p to k nowledge the ro ad to wisdom

i s the s ur , ,

an d the key to al l mys tery We l ack i ncitement wh en we

.

d o not give en ough i ndulgen ce to curi osity Th ey who are .

alw ays observ ant will be always v ari ous We see what we .

bri ng the p ower to see and we hear wh at we bring the

,

ower to hear
p '

D i ! I ti t thi t es re nsa a e rs ,

Ur ges onwa d to pl r ex ore, in q ui re .

Whatever we look for we shall fin d i f nature has it am ong ,

her treasures Let us be wise an d visit daily the treasure

.
,

cav es of thought an d search for the high tru th s of nature

, .

This will make the thought pearls which we gath er along -

the j ourn ey of life ri ch treas ures for the life that n ow i s

,

an d th at whi ch is to com e .

S trong an d com orti ng truths

f brace the mi n d to firmness .

Truth is the precious gem for which the student burns his
midnight taper an d the man of science never weari es i n the
,

s earch . For it the colo ssal tel escope penetrates i n to the

in finite abyss of li ving forms ; for it the hermit renounces
the pl eas ures of life and wand ers i n to the wildern ess ; the
,

m artyr ch eerfully lays down his life and the warrior rush es ,

on to certai n death .

The study of n ature i s the true p rev entive of fals e i n tel

lectual pride and superficial error and is the only practical ,

an d no rm al m ethod of maki ng prog ress tow ard wh at i s

cel esti al Nature gives us a glance into the regions unex

.

l red and testifi es to the exi stence of an i n fi n ity of k nowl

p o ,

edge y et to b e comm uni cated to m an ki n d Nature is n ever .

false never ch anges i s constant never abuses the faith

, , ,

imposed i n her As nature is exact i n her expression so

.
,

man desires to becom e ex act i n his expressi on .

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GRO TH AN INHE RENT PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A .

Consci ence is exclusively man s His personal dignity ’

.

an d actual greatn ess m ust n ecessarily be p roportionate to

the degree of dev elop ment and purity of co nsci en ce The .

regen eration an d ch as tity of the risi ng m ultitud e m ust be

accomplish ed th rough a b roader vi sio n .

’
THE S OU L S S TR ONG E S T CA R DI NAL L AW I s M ORAL ACTI ON .

It is gh to kn ow Facts have no life unless

n ot enou .

th en relation to spiritual advancem ent i s understood And .

h ere the knowledge of the future li fe en ters and unites all ,

knowledge into one complete whole Man becomes the .

greatest fact in the world and hi s moral nature the greatest

,

fact i n man M oral educati on shou ld take p recedence of

.

all other ed ucati on .

The growth of soc e i ty an d the i ndividual demands ethics ,

cu lture ,
the elevati on o f d esi r e,
the i mp r ovem en t f
o d is
p osi
ti on , as well as the i ncreas e of k nowl edge By sh aping our .

ch arac ter whi ch i s und er our cont rol we ma i n a m eas ure

, y , ,

at l eas t determi n e the nature an d d egree of em oti ons which

,

will arise under giv en circumstan ces and so fortify the ,

mi nd to mai ntain its balance of forces .

Principles and good resol utions are powerful auxiliaries

i n formi ng ch aracter A life of real virtue of nobleness of
.
, ,

true greatness is not an accident or facile attainm ent It

, .

comes from l ofty as pi rati ons fr om i n corr u ti ble moti ves l ong
p , ,

ch eri sh ed an d h eld sacred as life i ts el f .

It is i n making endless additions to itself i n endl ess ,

expansi on of i ts p ow ers i n endl ess growth i n wisdom an d

,

beauty th at the spirit of man finds i ts true ideal

, .

Do wh at h wi ll he cann t
e ,
o real i e z
Hal f he c n c i ve
o the gl i
e s or ous v i si on fli es .
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GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

THE PR ICE OF P O WER IS B

O E DI E NCE TO L AW .

permanent reform is really dependent upon a cor

If all
rect use of the l aws of n ature than man m us t becom e ,

instructed i n those laws If it i s what we love and how we

.

love that mak es good th en the greatest want is the know

,

ledge of Law physi cal i ntellectual moral and spiritual and

, , , ,

abil ity to conform to law to com e i n to ex act h armo ny with

,

the univ ersal system of Divin e creation .

He who seeks for truth shal l find it Wh en he has foun d .

it what has he found but law ? And when he has found

,

law he has fo und God ; and when he has found God he

reco gniz es the i nnate p ri n cipl e of j usti ce It is because .

moral right is i ntrinsically better than wrong th at rati onal ,

bei ngs m ust ultimately choose the right .

A high to ned self respect which ari ses from the moral and
- -
,

higher faculti es is the poten tial el em ent i n personal p uri fi

,

cati on and refo rm More true respect for m anhood more

.
,

bread th to the j ustice l ovi ng p ri nciple will do more th an all

-
,

resoluti ons th at are not well braced by an educated will .

The wi lli ng power com es th rough k nowledge which expan ds

and el ev ates the wi sdom faculti es Man must feel the true .

an d the right i n all the rel ati ons of li fe He m ust feel as .

well as know that it is wrong to substitute one law for

an other . Justi ce mus t have a grand er and more n oble

d evelop ment before i t ca n elevate the mi nd above the p lan e

of temp tati ons .

By virtue of the spiritual l aw men h ave expecte d to be ,

sinn ers agai nst natural law When a man fanci es the.

ossi bili ty of obtai ni ng a reli abl e an tidote for hi s sins he is

p ,

liable to do hi mself an inj ustice as well as the whol e ,

broth erh ood of man Th ere m ust be an individuality of

.

charac ter develop ed on the prin cipl e that nothing i s p ardon

 GRO WTH AN INHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A . 15

able which is wrong or substi tutionary All evil is self .

punishing and self corrective both now and h ereafter ; the

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,

rapidity of whi ch sublim ati ng and regenerating process i s

determin ed and regulated by the di sposition and resolution

of the i n dividual ; whi ch dispositi on an d resolution m ust be

indi cated and sustained with open deed .

Nothing fl owing from the transgression of any law can be

remitted with ou t setti ng as ide the law itself whi ch w ould be ,

setti ng as ide the ratio n al consti tuti on of the univ erse .

Penalties follow closely each wrong act Nature admi ni s .

ters her penalti es j ustly legitimately beautifully lovingly ;

, , ,

the on e folding snugly ov er the oth er firmly an d truly lik e ,

cause and effect pouri ng the balm of h ealth an d ki n dness

,

an d reform int o the wayward souls of earth s chi ld ren

’
.

TH E FORCE S I N M AN AN D THE U NI V E RS E ARE I DE NTI CAL .

Law means l i
a ru e of act on ordefinite mod e or method
i n which force or m otion p ro ceeds tow ard the accomplish
m ent of an end There is no force or motion either i n the
.

uni v erse of matter or min d whi ch does n ot observ e som e

,

rul e som e m eth od and h ence some law

, ,
It is impossi ble to .

co n ceive a tho ught ex cept i n accordance with som e law of

thought In the i n fi n ite min d th erefore law i n i ts spiritual

.
, , ,

sense i s sel f e xi sten t and et ern al

,
- Law i s not of itself force
.

or motion it cannot create Not a tree could grow or liv

.

i ng thi ng with out the di recti ng and vitalizing i nfl uence of

spirit .

The forces i n man are the sam e as the forces whi ch un der
li e the uni v erse Strength rises to the brain of man from
.

wh at he eats by m eans of ci rculation and this ci rculation

, ,

i s regulated by positive an d negative laws Th ese laws .

govern the whole system of material and celes tial existence

the law s above are sisters of the l aw s b el ow .
16 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE A
IN N TURE .

The y m of universal relationship rewards richly all

s ste

who study and compreh en d it The co relatio n of inherent

.
-

ideas the harmonious correspondence and fix ed relations hi p

,

of things co nstitute the cen tral ch arm of i nte ll ectual eflort

'

Truth is the universal relationshi p of thi ngs as they are .

The unity of t ruth means th at he who lives faith ful to any

law of matter is to that extent an d dep artmen t faithful to ,

the l aw of the Divine mi n d .

Nature works with the utmo st j us ti ce and imparti al ity .

Nature never excuses any particle of matter from obedience .

I f th ere be but one p article of matter to m ak e a wo rld that ,

p arti cl e m us t obey the l aw

. A p roper understan ding of one

particle composing the uni verse would lead to a correct

kn owledge of the universe its elf It becomes us to investi
.

gate all things so far as to understand every o rder of law ;

,

an d so und erstand all i nnate law and the order of life phys
,

i cally in tellectual ly and spiritually

,
.

A H I GH P U R POS E I S ONL Y POS SI B LE TO S P I RIT .

The world has many needs m any imperative necess ities

, ,

and the greatest of all is a phil osophy whi ch unfolds i n a s s

y ,

temati c manner and orderly form the stupendous truth s of

,
.

nature an d li fe ; whi ch poi nt the so ul of man to the eternal

mind ; to o rder and law The world is smooth and soft as

'

fur to the h and th at moves the right way but h ard an d sh arp ,

as thorns and b ri ers to the h an d that mov es the wro ng way .

The p erversion of any good h owever well in tenti o ned

,
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,

develops evil consequences ; even en thusiasm i s often product

i ve of evil wh en unaccompan ied by a correct kn owledge .

A thing is good so far as it i s necessary all beyond is evil .

Light is good so far as it is needed ; too much overpowers

the visi on Praise is good ; too m uch will ruin us Were
. .
 G ROWTH AN I NHERENT P RINCI P LE I N NATU RE . 17

we true to the teachings of life and our innate consciousness , ,

we would encoun ter fewer Obstacles and mak e few er bl un ,

d ers an d h ave few er so rrows

,
.

Temperance i n all things consists i n a rigid subj ection to

e v ery i nward feeli ng an d pow er o ver ourselv es The q ues .

tion for each on e to as k is how to k eep one s self i n the,

’

heal thi est and h appi est condi ti on so as to do most and b es t ,

and liv e most an d b es t The temp erate are the most lux
.

u rions ; for by abstai n i ng from som e thi n gs it is surp ri si ng

,

how many thi ngs we can enj oy B e stron g an d firm th ere .

i s m uch fol ly i n comp romise It is the vi rtue of m oderati on

.

th at is wanted the restrai nin g force of great principles and

hig h purposes to k eep us i n ch eck and h old us to what i s
—
high est and best i n ou nature an d d esti ny the p ower to
r

the rul e of right reas o n

x

S o fi rnt i n s tea d fa t h p i th ught s

s o e, n o ecu re .

And vdt
n er e o l b hi gh an d l w
a o rs , o .

WE S HOU L D MA KE E DU CATI ON B R AV E A ND P RE V E NTI VE .

Theh ead must work to save the hands and both to save ,

the h eart Do we want to be strong

.
? We must w ork .

To be h ungry we must starv e ; to be happy we must be

ki nd ; to be wi se we must think To watch the corn .

row an d the bl ossom s set to d raw h ard b reath s ov e r

g ,

plowshare and spade to wai t to think to love to p ray , , , ,

an d be g rateful th ese are the thin gs th at m ak e men st ro ng

,

and secure .

To be v d is to act wisely We learn only when we

sa e .

w ork The greatest men h ave been the greatest work ers
. .

The divi ne spark i s deni ed the sluggard .

All vigor teaches We are stronger for maki ng h eadway

.

against the current Whenever work is done vi ctory is

.

gained Th ere is no man however gifted even h owever

.
, ,
B
18 W
GRO TH AN INHERENT P RI NCIPLE IN N TURE A .

o
c n ce ited who,
o fidence i n himself until he has
has any c n

acted Eflort if ever made follows the b elief that effort

'

.
, ,

will avail somethi ng It is the privilege of any h uman

.

work wh en well done to invest the door with a certain

, ,

haughti ness The mech anic at hi s bench carries a quiet

.

h eart and assured manners and deal s on even terms with ,

any man .

True work is worship Work is a m edicine No man is . .

so miserabl e as he who i s un certain as to wh at he sh all do .

Good manners are good and power of accommodation to ,

circum stances but the privilege the high p riz e of life the , ,

crowni ng fortune of man i s to b e born with a bias to some

,

pursuit which finds him in employm ent and happi ness .

Work i n no departmen t can rise above the fai th that creates

it All that a man does is enstamped with his character
. .

There i s a wo nderfully close connection between w ork an d

so und vi ews b etween doi ng and k nowi ng
,
We must work .

and affirm altho ugh we h av e no g uess of the val ue of Wh at

,

we do .

MI ND E ER THI NG I s S U B S E R I E NT
V Y V
’
TO MAN S .

The use of all life

in dustry and wealth
, of al l , is to
mo te the growth of the spirit .

All a a h i te t f fat
re rc c s o e,

W rki g i n the wall of ti me ;

o n s

Som w i th m
e i v e deed and great
ass s ,

Some wi th o naments of rhy me

r .

Nothi ng usel ess i s and l ow , ,

Each th i n g i n i ts place i s best ;

And what seems b ut i dle sh ow
S trength ens an d supports the es t r .

For th t ucture th at w rai se

e s r e ,

Ti me i wi th mate i als fill ed

s r

Ou to d ays an d yeste d ay s
r - r

Ar the block wi th wh i ch we bui ld

e s .
 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRI NCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

Physical birth simply puts where we can be men i f us

ci rcumstan ces are favo rabl e an d we will it He who wants .

the b est thin gs and is willi ng to pay j us t wh at th ey are

,

worth by honest eflort an d hard self den ial will have no

'

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, ,

di fi culty i n getti ng wh at he wan ts at las t If th ere i s to be .

a man i n a large sense the so ul m us t be quick ened an d

,

S ho w itself as a soul consci ous of its elf an d of i ts God

, .

Man in di vidually holds the bal ance of pow er between i gno

rance on the one hand and desp otism on the oth er , L et .

him not be egotistic however for it is only by the stri ctest

, ,

in tegrity sincerity frankness reverence and truthful ness

, , ,

that he can be mas ter .

There are two things that excite the powers of men to

activity : an id ea an d w orldly gai n The mere man of .

business p resents a very harsh and inflexible appearance to

hi s fellows ; because the wh olly chaoti c or un organ iz ed
n ature of our p ubli c an d p rivat e i nterests th row s him ex cl u

si vel up on the obedi ence of the i n tell ect an d ren ders him
y ,

a sl av e to p ru dence Circumstances gain an ascendency

.

over hi s feelings and sway hi s j udgment The h um an .

.

ch aracter i s always a rep resen tati ve of the soil th at gav e i t

birth and the atmosphere in which it was devel op ed Man

, .

cannot thi nk what he would at will for he is comp ell ed to ,

create i nfl uen ces or court th em b efore he can arrange an d

, ,

con cen trate hi s thoughts I n order to read a man m ust

.
,

h ave a book ; in order to converse he must have anoth er to ,

h ear and respond In li ke manner he i s governed in all his

.
,

physical and mental tendencies .

Man has no des ires that cannot be grati fied ; he has no

peculiari ties but some positi on woul d render agreeable and
p roper . E ach m an h as p ecu l i ar w an ts an d th e w a n ts of ,

each one differ accordi ng to d evel opm en t Each man i s but .

an o rgan of the great h um an body In the present condi .

 20 GROWTH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TUREA .

tion of things one organ is opposed to and ab sorbs the

,

s tren gth and happi ness of an oth er This generates every .

sp eci es of evil p ai n w retch edness di sorganization

, ,
Bei ng ,
.

comp ell ed to eng ag e i n th at whi ch th ey are not q ualifi ed to

perform creates disco ntent in the mi nd an d does inj ustice

, ,

to all dep en d ent on th ei r lab or This enslavem ent to .

n ecessit i s p roductive of discord an d retards our p ro re

y g s s ,
.

We are not creatures of a day living for the gratification of ,

our phy si cal bei ng ; we h av e an ex alted nature cap abl e of ,

i nfini te possibiliti es which we ideally represent

,
.

TH E I NDI V I DU ALI S M OF M AN I S TO B E RE S U RR ECTE D .

Every mm unity grows i n pow er and i nfl uence as i ts

co

ideal of manhood and w omanhood b roadens an d advances .

Th oughts and opi ni ons may be and us ually are m ere effects , ,

o f p sy ch ologi cal co n tact and ed ucation al eg otism ; but th ere

are th oughts whi ch sp ri n g from inh erent p ri n cipl es ; an d

there are honest deductions from whi ch the world derives

,

s ilen t hop e an d sw eet sati sfacti on Let us striv e to think .

r ight an d to ev olv e i n our daily p racti ce all the p ri n cipl es of

,
-

which we can form any concepti on both phy sical and ,

m ental .

Let our ar mor b e our h h ugh t

on es t t o ,

An d l
si mp e tru th our utm st sk i ll
o .

Th ere i s such a thing as doing right for its own sake i rre ,

sp ecti ve of good to o urselves Man must be true h earted

.
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,

rev eren t faithful

,
he must not only know th at it i s wrong
to do certai n thi ngs b ecause of the co nseq uence to him self ,

b ut he m ust feel too regardful of the i nterest an d devel op

m en t of kindred neighbor and the wo rld to allow him self
,

ev er to act co n trary to k nowl edge an d j usti ce This true .

an d gran d n obility of soul i s more th an m eat and d ri n k ; i t

i s i n spi ri n g an d i nspi riti ng it i s the flow er and fl avor of life .

22 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

bei ng then y ou being intelligent i n th ese laws should p i ty

, , ,

hi m as y ou would an i nfant until it i s cap able of h lpi ng

,
e ,

itself A single generous act a single kind word spoken

.
, ,

mav h av e an i ncal culable and end uri ng eflect Many a '

one has b ecom e hard ened and d ishonest by b ei ng ab used ,

and by dw elli ng upo n g ri evances Wh at th ey want is sy m .

p athy and encouragement and som e one to m ak e th em do ,

wh at th ey can ; th is is the service of a fri end .

ACTI ONS AND W ORDS ARE CARV E D U PON CHARACTE R .

Nev er a word i s sai d

B ut i t t mbles i n the ai
re r,

And th e t uan t v oi c ha ped

r e s s ,

To vi brate everywh e e r

And p e haps far of i n ete n al y ears

r r

The ech may ri ng upon ou ears

o r .

Nev e are k i n d acts d one

r

To w i p e the w ee pi ng ey es ,

B ut l i k fl a h es f the su n
e s o ,

Th y i gnal t the ki es
e s o s

And up abo th an g ls ead

v e, e e r

How we hav e h elped the sore need r .

Nev er a d y i s gi v n a e ,

B u t i t t n e the afte y ears

o s r ,

A nd i t ca i es up to h eav n
rr e

I ts u n h i ne or i ts t a ;
s s e rs

Whi l th t m ws tand and wai t

e e o- orro s ,

Th si l n t mut by the ut
e e gate
es o er .

Th e i s n
er nd to the sky
o e ,

And th tars a e v rywh ere

e s r e e

And ti m i s eter i ty e n ,

And th h re i v th e e ;
e e s o er r

F th
or mmon d d of the c mmon d ay
e co ee s o

A i ngi ng b ll i n th far aw y
re r e s e -
a .

Fl esh an d blood , but h

enc is q u i ompass man
cken ed geni us

molds them i n to ty p es of beauty , gran deur and p erfecti on .

Extri nsic beauty and excellence grow out of intri nsic worth
 GROWTH AN INHERENT PRINCI PLE A
I N N TURE .

an d obedi ence and so b ecom e an attractive pow er We

,
.

s om t
e i m es m eet with p ersons — ri ch an r —
d e al who i n th ei r
g ,

whole habit of life manifes t such a signature and stamp of

,

virtue as to mak e our j udgment of th em a m atter of intui

tion rather th an the res ult of conti nued scruti ny and ex am
i nati on . When the hum an face is illumi nate d by m oral an d
in tellectual worth it surpasses all oth er form s of beauty
, .

The lineam ents of p eaceful love and trust shi ne out amid
the torture of pai n neith er are th ey p al ed by the ravages

of age or i nfi rmity .

I n order to create harmony and b eauty of exp ress ion on e ,

m ust cultivate harmony and beauty of character ; entertai n

great thoughts study philosophy the k nowledge of thi ngs
, ,

i n the totality of thei r rel ations an d co nditions E ach man .

com es i nto b ei ng with a code of imm utabl e l aws Th ese .

laws are righteo us adapted to the developm ent of the

whole man Som e day the p enalty i s h eavy i f he goes co un
.

ter to th eir d e m ands Faith ful obedi ence to th ese laws will
.

d evelop each one s innate ch aracter diflerently b ut harmo

’ '

n iously Man is well form ed well constructed an d w ell d is

.
, ,

tri buted on the bosom of nature and he as a duti ful child , , ,

sh ould ac k nowledge the rel atio n an d submi tt oher wi se com

m ands .

I T I S THE S PIRI T TH T A L EADS I N HU M N A AFFAI RS .

The o t ti g
rec ns ruc n forces i n s oc e i ty to -day m ate
are not

i l and
r a poli ti cal ; th ey
m oral and are pi it
s r ua l — the l ov e
that embraces all and the ch arity th at cares for all
, . The
n ati ve p ower of man doe s n ot con sist i n i ntell ectu al ,
but i n
moral q ua li ti es He who knows ri ght p rincipl es
. is not

e q ual to him who lov es th em .

E ve y h r eart will fi d i t t u d esi re

n s r e s

If i t b ut see k wi th z al
s e .
24 GRO WTH AN I NHERENT PRI NCIPLE I N N TURE A .

All thi ngs are indi ces of growth The mind is advancing .

to n ew co n ditio ns of th ought and cannot be nourish ed upon ,

the spiritual sustenan ce that sufli ced for pas t ages The .

stand ard of val ue with man i s not wh at feeds one part but ,

the wh ol e whatever mak es him ri ch er i n the perception of

an d increas es his l ove of k nowl edg e and truth

wh atever sti rs the dull unfeeling heart with a longing and a

,

l ove and mak es him feel the enki ndling glow of future
,

possibilities .

E am estly seeki ng loving an d desiri ng the be

, auti ful an d

good is bei ng new born The infal lible Sign of this spiritual
,
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.

superiority i s the p erpetual u pward look the longing for ,

p urity refinement beauty and symm etry th at w ill not be

, ,

ap peas ed To be spi ritual is to possess a great soul

.

m oldi ng surroundings and harmonizing conditions .

Just i n p roportion as we become unfolded and our facul ,

ti es harm oniz ed j ust i n proportion as our hi gh er n ature

,

tak es i ts p rop er place and our soul becomes transform ed

,

into a new life j ust i n that proportion do we obey the Divi ne

,

S pirit That spirit which satisfies body mind and soul is

.
, ,

the Spirit whi ch created body min d and soul Man n ever ,
.

knows how m ud i he can enj oy his body an d his min d his ,

con science or hi s aflecti ons un til he has foun d out the way
'

i n whi ch th ese serv e an d i n th eir turn are served agai n by

the great j oy of knowi ng God and l ovi ng Hi m an d trying to ,

perform Hi s will .

MA N W I LL W AL K E R E CT W HE N HE COM PR E HE N DS HI S

B
CA PA I L I TI ES .

There is not sufiici ent i n ducement held out for man to

p erfect him self to overcom e the selfish ness of his n ature
, .

Give a man confidence i n himself that he hath an in ward

ch arac t er an d he will forthwith comm ence the w ork of reform
,
 W
GRO TH AN I NHE RE NT PRINCI PLE I N N TURE A . 25

an d lf p urifi cati on Wh en man once fully realizes hi s

se - .

inn ate powers an d capabilities th ere are not dungeons nor,

si ns nor diseas e en o ugh i n the earth to p rev ent him from

walking forth God like and i n the image of his Mak er

-

He i s b u t the coun terfei t of a man

Who h ath not the l i fe of a man .

Morali ty and religion are identically and practical ly of

the sam e import The system of d uti es an d obligations are
.

n ot foreign to the cons tituti on of man bu t i nh eren t an d ,

legitimate To obey is a necessity of his nature He

. .

must obey or sufi er ; he can not sw erv e from impli cit ob edi
'

e n ce without p ai n Evil may th en be regarded as the

.

u nrestrai n ed appetites and p rop ensi ti es .

Man must be true to the principles of hi s constitution .

H e shou ld be r uled by his hi gher facu lti es an d such rule ,

can nev er bri ng p erm an en t regret He never yields to a .

lower mo ti v e with out loss This i s a necessary result of his

.

cons titution As long as man is imp erfect he will notfu lly

.

comply with the l aws of hi s bei ng an d will s a er not p un

f , ,

i shment but the result of hi s non compliance and need not

,
-
,

ex p ect pardon or forgiv eness True redemption i s com .

p l i an ce with the l aw s of the physi cal an d Spi ritual w orlds .

M oral p ri ncip les must be fix ed and d etermi n ed as the theori es

f
o ma th em ati cs, els e n othi ng bu t v ag ue un certai nti es can

r esu lt .

Progress i ts elf depen ds on t bility Upon

fix edn ess an d s a .

thi s prin cipl e d ep en ds h um an p oss ibiliti es Nothing ex alts .

the min d more than a p erception of i ts own possib ilities ,

ev en th ough foresh ad ow ed by the existence of some oth er

min d . As soon as men feel an affecti on for truth th ey get ,

the i n tellectual imp ulse to carry it out an d p u t it i nto p rac

tice All men are diflerently consti tute d and their external
.
'

experi en ces are ex ceedi ngly di ssi mil ar ; but all experi en ce
26 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A .

the prompti ngs of th ei r internal principle and would obey ,

i ts teachi ngs were it possible Thev cannot realiz e und er .

s tan dingly and ob ey th eir high er nature until th ei r vitiati ng

, ,

an d w retch ed con di tio ns are improv ed A spiritual and .

consci enti ous man feels him sel f i n some m eas ure respo nsibl e

for the evils he does n ot seek to p revent ; for he recogniz es

e rms of immortal ex cell en ce i n th low t a n d most
g e es

d ep raved :
T h ou k n ow st b u t i ttl e
’
l
If h do t thi nk true vi tu is nfi d
t ou s r e co ne

T cli m s
o y t m e
s N o i t
or sfl ows es p tan
. e us , s on o ,

Li k Li f w m t am th ugh ou t th wh ol
e e s
'
ar s re ro e e creati on ,

And beat the pul se of v e y h eal th ful h eart

s e r .

GOD S R E
'
V ELATI ONS AR E U NI VE RS AL .

It i s proper for every mind to venerate revelations of ev ry e

ki n d i n proportion to their congen i ality with the uniform

teac hi n gs of n ature an d the high est sanction of a well con -

s ti tuted j u d men t
g A rev el ati on d ev eloping no
.
p racti cal

ri n ci les exi sti ng i n the n atural wo rld as adapted to soci al

p p , ,

l ife can be of no po ss ible utility

, A perfect morality .

cannot be d evelop ed unl ess the rudim ental an d so cial co n di

ti on of the race is first made suitable for i ts spontaneous

d evelop ment The many revel ations th at are now existi n g
.

i n the sci en ti fic and th eologi cal d epartm ents are of mi nor

i mportance compared to the great essen ti al p ri ncipl es con
cerni ng h um an li fe whi ch m ust be discov ered b efore the
,

race can be spi ritually elevated .

All great men are i n som e degree i nspi red It i s of .

importance to understan d th at the infl ux of p rinciples i nto

the mi nd i s a result of the p eculiar constituti on and dev el
op men t of such mi n ds Th ey see that whi ch would be of use
.

and impo rtance to the w orld an d re eal it i n o rder th at it ,

v
,

may be appli ed N0 bei ng ev er existed before Jesus who

.
 W
GRO TH AN I NHE RENT PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A .

po ssessed the same degree of Spiritual elevation and refine

m en t Hi s mi nd was p roperly constituted for the i nflowi ng
.

of truth s both from the natural and S pi ritual world

,
There .

fore His superi or j udgm en t taught Him to reveal on ly usefu l

an d natural truths rel ati ng to the so ci al con ditions an d

m aterial constitutions of men The beauty of His natural .

p rin ciples the love an d penetrati ng power of His teachi ngs

, ,

h av e n ev er as y et been duly recogniz ed The use of His .

p rincipl es has not been fully compreh ended or enfo rced .

Li ght i b k i g ll d s rea n a arou n us,

p ni
O e n g up theh i n i ng way
s ,

Leadi ng on wa d th r ugh l i f
r p
o
’
e s l
orta s .

To the b i gh t u comi ng d ay
r o - .

S CI ENCE RE V E AL S DI V I NI TY .

The internal and external of all things are conjoined or

married and literally correspon d to and rep resent each
,

oth er Wh at is true i n the external in anythi ng anywhere

.
, ,

i s equally true of the i nternal i n the sam e thi ng and place .

H en ce there cannot be such a thi ng as a religious truth

,

whi ch is in comp ati bl e or i nconsis tent with a scien tifi c or a

philosophi c discovery i n a correspo nding department The .

ch angel ess God who bu ilt the p al ace of the sk an d talk s

, y ,

to men th rough various m ediators could do n o i ncoh esiv e ,

d eed could speak no i nconsi sten t w ord ; but wh en un der

, ,

st od b oth the deed an d the word universally h arm oniz e as

q , ,

d o fell ow notes wh en S peaki ng i n the high est m usic Wh en .

a man com es to stu dy an d observ e the k i ngdom of nat ure ,

he fin ds himsel f i n contact with vast and giganti c forces th at

he cann ot for a mom en t resi st He feels himself ab sol utel y
.

i n the pow er and at the disp osal of an Almi ghty B ein g .

B en eath the dom e of the universe we cannot stand where

the musi n gs of the E tern al Mi n d do not m urmu r aro und us ,
28 GROWTH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE A
IN N TURE .

an d the visions
loving th oughts appear S end our
o f Hi s .

though ts out on whatever line we choose they will travel ,

toward the Omnipotent S pirit Let our affecti on s rise from.

wh atever b eauty or good we discover an d th ey will i nevi ,

tably reach the Eternal L ov e Every visible thing is a .

door Opening into invisibl e realiti es a true transcript or out ,

w ard m anifestati on of Divine will an d design

In con te mpl ati on of created th i n gs
By s teps we may asce n d to h eav en .

All thi ngs on earth are i n an al ogy wi th things i n heaven .

This k nowledge of nature b egets a reposi ng confidence i n

the mi nds of th ose who comp reh end i t th at all laws pri n , ,

ci p les el em ents and comp ositi on s are emanati ons from some
,

great unchanging inexh austible fountai n of truth There

, , .

fore i n her l aws i n her attrib utes an d mani fes tation s are
, , ,

bas ed the confidence and the firm and deliberate researches

of all tru e i n v es tig ators Truly scientifi c men are con
.

strai n ed by n ature to thi n k r o r ess ivel u from the

p g y p
moll us k to the full blossom ed h umanity -
Nature comp els .

man to i nv estigate wi th sy stem b ecause all is p erfect system

,

an d b eauti ful order .

Nature rep resen ts the materi al laws of the universe .

The magnifi cent app earance p resen ted by our earth an d the
h eavens i s the materializ ed embodiment of th ose laws .

Not i ncorrectly or unj ustly p erson i fyi ng it we call it n ature ,

.

It matters not i n whi ch di recti on we look every wh ere ,

thi ngs are under the guidance of the same laws The .

impercep tibly littl e and the imm easurably great the near ,

and the in des crib ably remote are al l con troll ed by un i form
,

laws i nfinite etern al unch angeable

, , ,
.

Beware of th ose who refuse to look in to the presentatio n

of new evid en ce Man must m ak e an intelligen t use of
.

in ves tigation Then will the consciousn ess of truth in ter

.
30 GROWTH AN I NHE RENT P RI NCI PLE A
I N N TURE .

these blessed privileges through our moral disabiliti es .

Moral disobedience robs the soul of all its sweetn ess peace ,

an d bl oom Man is regarded as a true man only when he

.

trusts in God and lives withi n hi s laws Man should becom e .

so h arm oniz ed with himself and the world th at all materi al ,

and sensuous things will sy mpathi ze with him in his h appi

ness that the bending sky and clouds the birds and animals , ,

and fi sh es i n the sea all yi eld up to him th eir un told treas

,

ures of i nh erent bl essi ngs .

Moral beauty transcends Whatever is most beautiful in

nat ure or art With out a sense of moral beauty we have
.
,

n o consciousn ess of ben ignant power in the phenom ena of

nature ; an d the un iv erse i s a wildern ess desolate and Godl ess , .

Without moral beauty there is no other beauty no hom e no , ,

templ e no pictures no statue ; for there is no h ero no saint

, , , ,

n o wo rship no ki ndred ,
— nothing to stim ulate as pi ration and

nothi ng to sancti fy i nventio n .

R EA S ON UNFOL DS F R OM H RMON A Y .

proportion as men reverence and trust reas on do th ey

In ,

see Jes us to be i ts most ill ustrious ex ampl e The most .

reasonabl e p erson i s the one we are most i nclin ed to love .

Reason is the ultimate form of the soul ; it implies harmony

of the faculti es for it receives h appy con tribution s from al
,

the aflecti ons an d sentim en ts

'

It requires harmony i n the spirit to appreciate and explai n

harmony We thirst for knowledge because the harmony
.
,

of the faculti es and attrib utes of the so ul con stitut e wis

dom . Personal digni ty and actual greatness must necessa

rily be proportio nate to the d egree of dev elopm ent which this

high attribute of reason has attained .

Great souls are always sp eaking the right wo rd an d acting

the right th ought In the common i ntercourse of life per
.
,
 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT P RINCI PLE A
I N N TURE 3]

so ns havi ng large benevolence display it i n all th eir action 8

,

It makes the language soothing and musical to the sick of

body or mind This deli cacy of feeli ng will ultimate a fit
.

n ess of phras eology Pl easant words an d littl e acts of

.

kindness attention an d sympathy are very iInportant bal

, ,

an ci n g an d h armo n izi ng agents i n h um an affai rs .

Happy and good consequences flow primarily from for

tun ately organ i zed i n divi duals ; an d secondly from fortu
n ate ly si tu ated i n dividuals Th ese being high er and more
.
,

perfect in the scale of h uman developm en t are receptacles ,

of wi sd om an d k nowl edge whi ch th ey are capabl e of com

muni cati ng an d whi ch it i s th eir du ty to i mpart to th ose of

,

less fortunate developm ent .

There are p ersons whose very

p resence i mmedi ately does
on e good Som e persons are born with a nature so ri ch
.
,

that wh en y ou si t near them y ou realize a great full afli u , ,

ent , life imparting presence

- They are those Whom to
.

look upon i s to admire Th ey are beautiful and happy an d

.
,

to be n ear th em is enough There i s something of l ife and

.

heaven in the very aroma of such natures ; a rich fragran ce

of p urity an d ci vil ity whi ch ou cann ot h elp absorbing and
y
assi milati ng .

It is a great blessi ng to h ave such a body and soul that

when y ou enter the crowd an atmosph ere of desi re an d
comm an d en ters with u and ev ery one i s imp ressed with
y o ,

y o ur personality T he m agn.eti c eth er of a p o werful wisdom ,

lad en spirit is impressive and exalting .

The ideas of the b rain uttered or unexp ressed descen d

, ,

into every departmen t of the organism From h ence a sph ere .

issues which tinges and affects favo rably or unfavorably as ,

the ideas are every thi ng as well as every p erson withi n th at

, ,

sphere . Thi s subtle essence of the thinking pri ncipl e pene

trates the en tire in dividual and orbit in which he moves .
32 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT P RINCI PLE I N N TURE A .

Th us it is th at every person imparts hi s or her character to

the garments on the body to the furniture i n the room and
,

from these to thei r companions .

JE S U S LE AD ME N TO AS PI RE
S OUGHT TO .

J esus came as all things com e at the right time He

, ,
.

sought to mak e men spi ri tual conscious of God consci ous , ,

of immo rtality co nsci ous of d uty

,
His i n dividuali sm must
.

ev er comm and univ ersal h om age an d unbo unded admi ration .

The one w an t of most p eopl e i s a generous enth us i asm for

somethin g n obl e and g rand Always m ust something stand
.

ab ove man and draw him upward to itself He needs the .

ch armi ng an d refin i ng rev ealm ents of Jesus In hi s essen .

tial i mpersonalism his aerial presence his impalpable energy

, , ,

and divi ne adl atus man fin ds his w an ts suppli ed

,
Men .

admi re Jesus because He acted upon the Love prin ciple Thi s -
.

Chri st pri ncipl e i s universal i n nature and i nh erent i n the

-

h eart of man .

Ambiti on i s earthly ; as piration is spiritual Th ere is a .

necessity i n our n ature to grow by the approp ri ation of that

whi ch i s not of ourselves I n the spirit there are receptive

.

cap aciti es whi ch lik e the i n num erabl e glan ds and vesi cles of
,

the body h ung er an d thi rst for th ei r approp riate food Man
, .

must be led by all lovable and exalting attributes ; the high

mi nd ed benevol en t gentle intelli g en t persuas ive magnetic
, , , , ,
.

Man m ust be devel oped and led onward and upward by

perp etual inspiration and force of freedom hope and all , ,

blessedness that i nvite a h appy and prosperous state

, .

A great th ought may awak en i n our minds 9 w orld of new .

p erceptions The mind will yi eld to exposition and illus tra

.

ti on of truth i f the feeli ngs and faculties are adequately

appeal ed to and imp ressed by a p rogressive expoun der of

truth . Those who are the most advanced in in dividual

 G RO WTH AN INHERENT PRINCI P LE A
I N N TURE .

refin em en t, h armony an d spiritual truth will glad ly receive ,

a n d phi l osophi cally i n terp ret ev ery i nspi rati on whi ch ma

y
e man ate from the founts ab ov e To this end th at all may
.
,

b ecom e recipi ents of h eavenly m essages l et al l b egin to form ,

true characters an d adopt correct h abits .

THE RE X
M U S T BE GRE AT E A M P L E S I N THE M I ND .

The greatest truths are the si mplest ,

an d so are the great
e st men .

There must be great motives i n the life great pri nciples ,

o f tas te an d j udgmen t great and elevated standards of

,

e x cell en ce to b e attai ned Because the soul i s near to God

.
,

it does not do away with the h elpful agencies the restrai n ,

i ng an d q ui ck en i ng forces and the saving i nfl uences whi ch

are constantly acti ng upon it i n thi s world with m ore or l ess

e ffect .The mi n d cannot educate itself to vi rtue and lift

i ts elf to an intellectual and spiritual plane with out th ese
a ids . Good i nfl uences help men to feel a co nscious sense of
p o w e r— a tru e au tonomy of the mi nd .

If it be t rue th at no man is greater th an hi s age it i s so ,

b ecause great ev ents truly refl ect the spi rit of the time and
m ark the stages of the peopl e s struggles and advances All
’
.

reat soul s h ave realiz ed the force of ideas i n comm on with

g
o th ers but some mi n ds have al one b een p eculi arly adap ted
,

to exp res s speci al id eas it is from this class of mi nds th at ,

tho ughts have b ecom e i nstitution aliz ed .

S tro ng convi ctions are contagious Our great Syrian .

Teacher was so wondrously co mpl ete and spiritually affluent

that he gave the strongest fres hest best expression to
, ,

imperishabl e truth The idea of un iversal goodn ess of

.
,

u nboun d ed ch arity was the sublim e b urd en of hi s gold en

,

i nspi ration It dominated hi s every emotion an d was

.
,

resen t lik e a red emptiv e p ri n cipl e at ev ery j un cture of his

p , ,
0
34 W
GRO TH AN I NHE RENT PRINCI PLE IN N TURE A .

brief labor for h umanity This inconvertible principle fits

.

instantly every human spirit .

Divi ne i ntelligence carri es on adminis tration by good men .

Th ere are a few nam es that shi ne in the firmament of many

with a marked and extraordi nary brilliancy because they ,

are associated with som e mos t ill us trio us thought whi ch has

warmed the h eart quickened the mi nd and ennobled the race ;

,

they shi ne with such a steady and kindl ing glow that it
seem s to us th ey m ust h av e shon e th ere from the b egin ni ng

this is because we robe the servan t of truth with the eternal

qualiti es of truth itself .

I f the wo rld is ever to be Ch ristian ized it m ust be th rough ,

a n ew vi si on of truth a clearer p ercep ti on of li fe s p urpose

’

, ,

an d more than all by a spi ritual id eal of li fe whi ch shall

, , ,

comm an d the r everence and wi n the love of men an d d raw

th eir souls upward To break up the low o rder of life and

.

raise soci ety from a selfi sh an d materi al to a m oral pl ane ,

we n eed to k eep di rectly b efore all men a sp i ri tual i d eal of

surpass i ng ex cellence mag nan imi ty and puri ty to be the
, ,

criteri on of conduct the obj ect of ambition and a perp etual

,

i nvitation and inspiratio n to noble eflorts and noble deeds '

M AN M U ST B E LI E V E AND PE RF ORM .

Inthis world man s most potential mas ters are physical

,
’

and materi al ; and no th eory can ex ert any rem ark abl e con

trol upon life and character unless circum stances and

p erso nal i nterests are i nterblended
what s ems Oh . e

A tri fle a more noth i ng by i tself

, ,

In some ni ce si tu ati ons turns the scal e

Of fate , and ru es l the most i mportant acti ons .

Mankind should labor to en ar el g the s u o l , an d prepare it

for i ts future possibil iti es .
 W
GRO TH AN INHERENT P RINCIPLE IN N TURE A . 36

The o l should always be greater than its dai ly pursuits

s u .

Men do not wan t so m uch done for th em as th ey wan t the ,

do put i n to th em They want to comprehend the mathe

.

me ti cal law of exactness and of truthfulness ; th ey w an t the

capabiliti es of th eir own souls dev elop ed ; th ey w an t th eir

faculties call ed into servi ce ; th ey want th ei r sen tim ents

aw ak ened in to fresh li fe ; th ey w an t th ei r ambitio n fired

with a great purpose ; they want inspi ration which comes

through great ideas ; a quick ened conscience an aroused ,

r es ect a new ercep ti on of th ei r wo rk an d the

se p p
-
, p os ,

si bi li ti es of human life h ere an d h ereafter They want a .

.

philosophy whi ch shall recognize an d explain the i ndi sput

abl e facts of h uman n ature and the glob e Let him wh ose
.

stan dard is the most august whose id eal i s high est end eav or
, ,

most strenuously to develop a genial and serene spirit of

good will to all Let him speak from the van tage groun d
.
-

of to da- ut of the experi ence an d wi sdom of the enligh t

y o
,

ened p resent .

LOV E AN D DES I R E AR E I M PE L LI NG PO W ERS TO ACTI ON .

Man d xternal real ities whi ch go beyond hi s own

nee s e

high est state ; infl uences whi ch mold and sh ape with plas ti c
ow er hi s i nsti nctive ten denci es and as pi rations T h g m
p e er s .

of m anhood and angelhood are i n ev ery hum an soul .

Man has a p rogressive an d mysterious consci ousness .

The useful p ure ben evolent and i ntelligent are th ose who
, , ,

receivi ng a p erfect cons ti tution by birth and b ei ng n at

,

urally situated h ave unfolded in tell ects

, Such natures feel
.

fraternally an d desire the good of al l

, Hum anity is
.

ri ch i n personaliti es— l ev ers to el evate those who feel th ei r

deficiencies Every man who imparts to the world a saving

.

pri nciple ill ustrates the true Christ When we see the
, .

beloved Son in whom we are w ell pleas ed we shall see at

, ,
36 GRO WTH AN I NHERENT P RI NCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

once father moth er broth er fri end an d model for our

, , , ,

as pi ration .

Next to being great ourselves is the appreciation of the

greatness of oth ers The man who feels the moral worth of
.

one truly good has the p ossibiliti es of m oral force i n his

,

own soul Th ere is nothing h umiliating i n the homage

.

which we p ay to great men It i s the love of the sam e an .

,

i nspiration of hope th at we may attai n the same .

I n h uman life ev ery g reat obj ect of desi re i s a goal a

, ,

priz e to be struggled for Every one i n order to be meri .

,

torious h appy and progressive o ught to h ave som e ai m

, , ,

which he earnestly desires to compass som e ideal which he

deeply proposes to achieve We can improve oursel ves by .

thin king wis hi ng , wi l li ng o urselves on a n obl er high er

, ,

plan e dwelling less on self m ore on religi on science soul

, , , , ,

art ten derness ch arity j usti ce and al l th at i s good grand

, , , , , ,

high beautiful and true We can by watchfulness and ex

,
.
,
!

croise of the will m ak e our ch aracters grow by d egrees in to

,

the ideal which we set b efore us .

GI FTS W I LL A V AI L B U T LI TTLE I F U NI M P R O E D V .

U se lmost chang e the stamp of nature Every p er

can a .

son sh ould en deavor to be eq ual to opportuni ti es ; but how

few are w ise or practi cal enough to utiliz e th em ev en under ,

the mo st favorabl e co ndition s .

Nature h elps her children wh en th ey h elp th emselves .

Th ose faculties wi ll be strong which are most used Man is .

h elped through the law of accum ulatio n and accretion .

The di scharge of feeli ng i nto acti on rend ers the subsequent

discharge of feelings more eas y We gain m ental and moral .

—
power much as we do phy si cal by in crease of exercise .

Our as pi rations after the b est will assist us i n attaini ng

th em .
 GROWTH AN I NHERENT P RI NCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

A sa tisfied wants nothi ng and mak es no exertion ;

man ,

b ut a man of powerful desi res i s lik ely to bl ess the world

with dev elopmen ts of g reat magnitude Consequen tly he
.
,

who woul d enj oy true an d high i nspi ration sh ould p rop ound
to himself the following questions th en give the world
,

app ropri at e an swers through a true an d high li fe : 1 What do .

I live for Is it merely for personal i nterest and happi ness ?

?

or do I lov e the n eighbo r and id en ti fy my i n terest my ,

j us ti ce
, an d my joy with,the universal i n terests of m anki nd ?

A re my soci al faculti es i n a b alan ced con diti on ? Do I

sufficiently l ov e my own p erso nality ? Do I obey the laws
of nature i n regard to food e x ercise an d sl umb er ?
, Am I ,

i n any sense in temp erate ? Do I seek the soci ety of the

,

a an d superfi cial to the negl ect of p ersonal culture and

g y ,

impo rtant studies ? Am I depri vi ng myself of the true joys

an d i nspi rations of God by dis obedi ence to the laws of my
,

being 2 A re my in tellectual faculti es properly balanced ?

? .

Do I yi eld my self sufficient to refl ection ? Have I a

materialistic i n tellect whi ch go es no deeper than the exter
nals the fo rm s an d symbols of tho ught ? Or do I p enetrate
,

the causes of thi ngs 3 A re my moral and spi ritual

.

faculti es p rop erly bal anced ? Do I venerate j ustice as a

principle Are my aspi rations after j usti ce and equity
?

co nfi n ed to the o rdi nary an d selfish ci rcl e of my own w ants

an d requi rem ents ? or do I exp an d my rev erence an d applica

tio n of j usti ce to the circumference of all h uman rights and

demands The true character and brai n buildi n g m eans
? -

living and constructing for posteri ty The problem of the

.

age th at educato rs are to solv e with all the light that

,

e xperi ence aided by phy si ology and refl ecti on can give i s
, , ,

how to bui ld the best brains out of the materi als given to
wo rk with .
 KU WT H A N I N H E R E NT P R I NC I P LE I N NATU R E .

cur mvxrs A W EALTH or consci ousness .

N0 person educated to realize all the noble capacities of

.

the h um an spirit can co nsen t to pass a li fe unworthy of

innate powers and capabiliti es A ll the expenditure of a .

cultivated man upon himself is lik e the exp en ditures upo n a

temple publi c and beneficent

, .

Judgmen t declares what i s true according to the iron

bands of th ought and is educational and cumulative but
, ,

reason i s m an s total being It is not the mere ability to

’
.

reas on correctl y but it is the p ower to practi ce wh at reason

,

and j udgm en t dictates th at mark s the man of character It .

depends enti rely on your co nstitution education and state ,

of min d wh
,
eth er
y ou be m as te r or serva n t —a c i rcum stan ce

or a centerstance wh eth er y ou be a thi ng or a p ower

, Man .

alon e i s capabl e of k nowi ng the di f ference b etw een hi mself

an d hi s cir cu mstance Wh en a ci rcum stance is real iz ed to
.

be a ci rcumstance and wh en a man s spi rit feels i tself to be

’

a cen terstance a sun cen ter aro un d whi ch all circumstan ces
,
-
,

an d satel lites are des tin ed to rev o lve i n orbital obedience ,

then is born within him the first assurance of his implanted

ki ngship This sense of supremacy may com e in such
.

memorable mom ents as wh en a man i s dri ven to his hi gh est '

mental point th rough ex citement ; someti m es through sub

lim e in dignati on at the climax of which com es the terrific
,

fire an d the th un der shock from the soul s Si nai ; th en

’

descends a flash of celestial ligh tning from the spirit s h eaven ’

and i n an i nstant i s bo rn a strong di vi nity withi n the soul

which brings mountains to the valley and raises that whi ch ,

was low instan tly to the l evel of i ts will It i s rarely that .

an appeal so sublim e as this comes to h um an nature ; but

som ethi n g of it i s k n own i n nearly all p rivate lives Th ere .

com es to ev ery one a mom en t of d eci sio n whi ch will dem and
40 G ROWTH AN I NHERENT PRINCI PLE IN N TU RE A .

an d c ompel the culmination an d climac teric dete rmin at ion of

al l the conscio usness of all the pow ers of the soul , .

The reali ty of things as th ey are i s of an unsp eak able

val ue It is coming to be seen and ack nowledged th at wh at
.

is physically and sci en tifically true cannot be morally and ,

th eologically false or impracticable We expect to requir e .

of ev ery thi ng a con ti nual m an ifestatio n or rep resen tation o f

i ts characteristi cs but when we come to man we seldom

,

manifest the sam e rationality .

It is the mission of every man to develop his en tire noo n

— not m ortgaged to the shadowy dreamy pas t with fac e , ,

—
turned immovably backward or the subj set of som e eterna l
SA Y SO .

Be b ave
r r, h i u ce thy th ugh t
man Trace to t e r so r o s

El t i c l api ng
ec r di sti lli ng fr m th ki es
, e or o e s

Wh i th th y lead be th u b ld t cli mb
er e o so o o ,

N t w i th thy oul al n b ut wi th thy h and s

o s o e, ,

Thy fe t thy f ame ; f

e , e y p a t f m
ran or
~
ver r o ,

To g i n a gl i ou
a n d mu t h a moni z
or s e , s r e :

Ina ti v e d ami ng w i ll ac mpl i h n augh t

c re co s .

T ll n a th s who l v e th ei G d wi ll t i l
o o , s o e o r o o .

Th en h all th s ummi t f g eat th ugh t i h eav n

s e o r o s n e

B k own t th ee—n t i n vai d am w hi ch fad

e n o o n re s e,

B ut fel t and mp h nd ed by the oul co re e s ,

Wh i ch wi ll a pa t f th m as th ey of th r o e . ee ,

B c m an te nal and unf di ng fa t

e o e e r a c .

WE S HOU L D B E E THI CAL AS WE LL A S P RACTI C L A ND CON A

S TR U CTI VE .

All should come under the Divi ne law of pervasive truth .

In the realm s of nature many a man who has achi eved emi
n en ce i f n ot im mo rtaliz ed him self has sp ent hi s h ours of
, ,

recreati on i n cul tiv ati ng the im agi nati on and enl argi ng the

faculti es of the mi nd .

The brain i s a physical organism an d admi ts of as sy s ,

temati c an d tho rough cultiv atio n as do the m uscl es of the

 GROWTH AN I NHERENT PRI NCIPLE I N N TURE A . 41

body . Mental and moral strength may be acquired not at

o nce not by a si ngl e eflort but by degrees by a p rocess
'

, , , ,

e xten di n g perh aps through m any y ea rs an d the pow er

in creases by continued use .

S om e p eople become cultured by dint of infinite p atience

a nd d etermi natio n A nd wh en an i ndivid ual becom es con
.

sci ous of i nnate p ower an d cap ab i li ty then stu dy i s summon ed ,

to aid the disabi liti es of bi rth ed ucatio n or circumstan ces , .

It i s comm on to speak of the acq uisition of k nowledge as

the eq uival en t of men ta l culture ; thi s com es from the fact
that som e train ing i s associated wi th the acqui sition of
k nowledge and that whatever kn owledge is acqui red may
,

serv e as a m eans for obtai ni ng m ore B ut th ere is a difference .

between mental traini ng and a mere i ncrease of k nowledge .

In mental trai n i ng one l earn s to observe to comp are to rea , ,

son to fix memo ry an d asso ci ati on and obtai n rul es for the

, ,

d irecti on of the j udgm en t taste imagi natio n and consci ence

, , ,

so th at one will be prepared i n an of life s em erg enci es to

’

y
see to thi nk to sp eak to write or to act with p romptn ess
, , , ,

an d e fli ci enc
y By m uch seei n g an d read ing unaccomp an i ed
.
,

with the effort to app ly k nowledg e and mak e it usefu l th ere , ,

may be large acq uisitio n with but little culture I f a person s

’
.

li fe is selfish it cannot be attractive to him self or any one

else ; only wh en one i s sh ut out from the p rog ress an d

e x citemen t of the busy world by selfi sh n ess or w an t of cul

ture is life defi cient in attrac tiveness and usefulness

,
.

Be as the su n i n the morni n gh our ,

dy and t ue at the ti m f need

Rea r , e o

Wi th call of d uty b i ng f th thy p w r or o er ,

Fo powe th at h elpeth i s p w i n d d
r r o er ee .

B a th s n i n thy d i ly l i f
e s e u a e,

B i g wa mth and b au ty wh re s y u t ead

r n r e e
’
r o r

That th hal t blos om i n Pa adi e

ou s s r s

Wh n men i n dark ness call th dead

e ee .
42 W
G RO TH AN I NHERENT P RINCI PLE A
I N N TURE .

TR U TH R E QU I R E S TH E V
H I GHE ST D E E L OPM E NT .

Man m ust build his mind and co nstruct hi s character upon

the ex act sci en ces i n the order of beauty and mo ral h arm ony .

There are two thi ngs for live men an d women to do ;

receiv e from the Divi ne so urce and giv e out to th ei r fellows .

From great h earts secret magnetisms flow incessan tly In .

all great an d good p erfo rm ances th ere must be a perso nal

m agnetism ; the feeli ngs must be enli sted as well as the

j gud m en t con vi n ced W .e cann ot w alk amo n g men fo rm al , ,

i cy and h ard without any imp ression of th ei r li fe without

, ,

any sense of th ei r need witho ut an pity for th ei r i nfirmi

, y
ti es and at the sam e tim e be j ust to them True j usti ce i n.

this wo rld is that which is conceived by the Spirit of an earn

est toili ng h um anity
,
.

Mercy is the essence of all love Sympathy and love of

.

man for man i s b ecoming a mighty force i n the world The .

h eart m ust leap kindly back to ki ndness Pity i s mo re .

m elting than indignation A look from a soul full of pity

.

and w ounded compassi on i s mighti er th an a th un der bolt - .

This is the di ction Conciliate and reconciliate .

’
M AN S NE ED rs U S EF U L K NOW L EDGE .

It is natural for man to desire to expel ignorance from his

mind The desire to know i s the first implanted ambiti on
.

of the i ntell ectual faculti es Useful knowledge i s the next

.

d emand ; th en knowl edge th at i s consistent as well as useful ;

th en beautiful knowledge as well as consistent ; then sp i rit
ual kn owl edg e as w ell as b eautifu l ; th en k n owledge cel es

tial as well as spi ritual— th ese are the gradually awak ening
prayers an d i ndefinable longings of the perpetually hom ing -

human spi rit The soul throws a power from the cen ter of
.

i ts b eing sayi ng to ign orance : Get th ee behi nd me ! and

 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TU RE A .

then turning to h eaven it says : Give me understanding

, , ,

I entreat th ee ; and give me also wisdom and 0 give me ,

pow er and true knowledge also by which that power can be

,

mad e ex ecuti ve and p ractical !

Passion and prej udice should n ot predominate ov er reas o n
an d consci ence Public opini on is often a tyrant crushing
.
,

in di vi duality of j udgmen t ; a censorshi p unfri endly to free ,

ex ertion and ente rp rise The tone of soci ety sh ould be

.

el ev ated ; an d op ini ons b ecom e mo re i ndividual We should .

ch eris h a faith whi ch will tol erate and give a h eari ng to ev ery

n ew form of truth based on li b erty and j ustice

,
Not char .

ity but j ustice is the dem and of the hour The h ope that .

bri gh tens the future of this co untry and the world i s that
we may lay new emphas is upon the pri ncipl e of j usti ce betw een
man and man This principle of j usti ce lives within the
.

soul an d m ust be l egiti mately exp ressed Upo n this depend .

the reform mov em en ts of the future This will cleanse

.

comm erce of i ts athei s m an d politics of i ts corrupti on

,
It .

will sw eep away the sh ows and sh ams that i nfest society It .

will b reak down one class over another ; give woman her
rights and settle the long co nfli ct betw een capital and labor .

The world must be m ad e to see and feel that n othi ng is safe ,

nothi ng can stan d n othi ng can p rosp er th at i s not bas ed

, ,

u pon j usti ce An inj usti ce don e to one man anywh ere by

.
, ,

an ybody i s an inj usti ce to the whol e broth erhood every

,

wh ere di stributed .

m um ’
s CLE AR-EY E!! GE NI U S AS CE NDS .

There i s nothing external or arbitrary i n truth The .

truth seer ascends unfett ered by selfish ness or p rej udice the
-
, ,

loftiest h eights by steps at once modest deliberate foreshadow

, ,

i ng the life to com e by the life th at now i s Man was m ad e .

for truth and vi rtue as truly as the car was m ade to h ear
,
44 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCI PLE IN N TURE A .

o
s unds an d the ey e for light
S earch explore and discover.
,

truth then place your aflecti ons upon it because i t is an ele

,
'

m ent of Divine wisdom Place not your affections upon that

.

which j udgm ent di sapproves or against which your spi ritual

sensibiliti es revolt Beli ev e not a truth merely because it was
.

beli eved in form er ti m es but because it is a truth of this

,

The t
na ura l is bu t . piritual The
an an al o ue of the s g .

Ch ristian h eaven
is the empi re of reform phil anth ropy ,

an d ben eficence and symp athy l ov e an d servi ce of which , ,

we h ave h ardl y caught a glimp se What the n oblest .

an d b est with Ch ris t at th ei r h ead tri ed to do for the unfor

, ,

tunate ones on earth the great company of the redeem ed

,

are doi ng for the same i n the cel esti al sph ere
,
.

That boundle regi on how d i vi n

ss e,

That hath no ro m fo i n ! o rs

OU R F U TU RE WI LL BE S HAPE D BY THE P R ES E NT .

Trials an d misery are the effects of transgression If we .

are mi serabl e i n thi s li fe and w retch ed it i s by constan t an d

, ,

i ndividual eflb rt th at our lives will be changed The body .

ex erts an i mperi ous m astery ov er the will an d the affec

tions In consequence of this imperious di ctation growi ng

.
,

ou t of the phy si ol ogi cal an d ph renol ogi cal or an iz ation the

g ,

min d fi nds its el f el ecting motives i n the place of ideals an d ,

foste ri ng w rong h abi ts i nstead of right on es No mind can .

develop any thi ng good and beautiful unless he fi rst feels i n

hi s deep so ul a love for whatso ev er i s good and beauti ful .

A h ealthy h uman acti on should spring radian tly from

som e si ngl e h eart motiv e S el fishness i s the bitter l esso n of
.

exi sti n g forms of so ci ety ; but nat ure i s d em ocrati c an d ,

mak eth h as te to b reak down the barri ers All real goodn ess .

is rooted i n active qualiti es and has a fiber of self d enial ,

-

an d d etermi n ation .
46 GRO WTH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPL E A
IN N TURE .

can be devised We should elevate the man of sorrows and

.

mistakes by kin d intentions and commiserati on We must

, .

en deavor to modify i n h erited ch aracter Wrong doi n g is .

m any tim es the effect of error i n j udgment rather than ,

defective conscience Let us th erefore condone but seldom

.
,

con dem n .

The wo rks and p rac ti ce of righteo us

but hope for every one is based upon this fact that all im per ,

fecti ons of character are ul tim ately to be mas tered an d

erad icated ; so th at not a v estige of them sh all remai n to

i nterfere with the future happiness of the immortal spirit .

The perfect God wills the perfection and happin ess of each
an d all Hi s children an d witho ut the l eas t i nfri ngemen t of
, ,

the freedom of any or the ch an ge of any l aw will b rin g al l

, ,

at l as t to cho ose the good and true .

By virtue of law s di scipli ne m an s destination is illimi t

’

,
’

abl e growth Morality i s a consequence of the unchangin g

.

di vinity of the spirit and i s as undy i ng as the imm utabl e

,

laws The mind i s endowed with all the attributes we call

.

divine and is destined to accomplish i ts heavenly mission i n

,

love wisdom and eternal progression Perpetual change is

,
.

perp etual motion This ceaseless motion p roduces refine

.

ment ; thi s refinem en t produces advancem ent an d all true ,

advancem en t i s evol ution of p rog ress Evol ution can end .

.

o nly in the establishm ent of the greatest perfection and most

compl ete h appi ness .

B
VI RTU E I S THE S U ORDI NATI ON OF PAS S I ON TO TH E I NTE L
L E CT .

The misguid ed g l t d stand i n danger of p re

and unre u a e

mature dissolution Imp ulse should be submitted to j udg

.

m ent, reflection should be stro ng enough to subordi nate all

inordinate desi res and i nclinatio ns .
 GRO WTH AN INHERENT PRINCI PLE IN N TURE A . 47

He who can suppress a mom ent s anger will prevent a ’

las ti ng so rrow Putting one s self out of tune i s not the ’

.

way to procure happiness A miserable li fe can never be.

call ed a w ell used life for misery m eans w as te dissatisfac

-
, ,

ti on di scord
,
We should be l uxurious within and without ;
.

an d so liv e th t p eopl e ca
a n say pl e s a t thi gs o us
a n n f — at

f —
leas t to live a harmless li e a well balanced effective yo uth -
,

an d manh ood .

Every theory of life shoul d become a beautiful reality .

We should en deavor to enj oy all the good that our life con
tains . Len gth of days is still a criteria of a good life and ,

to obtain this boon we m ust substitute eco nomy of force for

waste by encouraging the powers th at build up the en tire
,

system .

Reas on re enforces passion sq uanders vi ce destroys igno

-
, , ,

rance retards To preserve one s m ental co nstituti on and

’
.

nouri sh on e s nature i s the wa h v I ndi vidualiz ed

’

y to ea en , .

existen ce and i ntrins i c m erit h av e steadily app reci ated i n

val ue unti l the long look ed for right has com e upp ermost
,
- - .

Present m erit is now the criterion not the reputation ,

and success of long dep arte d p rogenitors What does he

-
.

know what has he done and can he apply knowledge

, ,
7 .

The self m ade man who has work ed his way th rough the
-

reatest obstacl es i s usually possessed of a sound arti cl e of

g ,

consci ence self mad e lik e the rest of his ch aracter

,
-
, These .

are the mi nds who prom ote the w orld s p rogress i n to tr uth
’

and right Th ey i nstitute new m orals generate n ew maxims

.
, ,

and fill the ai r with n ew rev elation s of truth and p ri ncipl es

of acti on in creasi ng m oral pow er and respo nsibility

, This .

is an era of reason and li berty opposed to sup erstition but , ,

hosp itable to what is deemed the universally natural whi ch

, ,

is foun d to co ntain everythi ng th at i s good an d true i n every

system of eflecti veness an d p racti cabl eness
'

. .
 GRO WTH AN I NHERE NT PRI NCIPLE I N N TURE A .

We m ust sweeten purify life at its fountain spri ngs

an d -
,

by habitually letting the spiritual i n us dominate the natural ,

an d by permitti ng the high est i n us to govern the l ow est ;

natural religi on i s i n tri ns i cally ad ap ted to all ph as es and

n eces siti es of univ ersal h um an ity And it is the on ly system .

that i s capabl e of being un iversally adapted an d of becom ,

ing inseparably identifi ed with the eternal institutions and

n eeds of restl ess and p rogressiv e h um an nature All classes .

and all temp eram en ts wh eth er i n tel ligent an d b uoyan t or

,

ignorant and down trodden demand of true religion th at it

-
,

s h all b ri ng th em tru e consol ati on true co urage an d un dying ,

h op e .

TH E WOR LD W ANTS TH E BALANCE D M I ND .

Wh at the w ld
or most wan ts
well balanced h ealthy is -
,

m inds that can see truth on all sides with i n telligen t di s

, ,

cri mi nati on Intellectual and m oral welfare requi res the

.

most open housed hospitality Politi cally and th eologi cally

- .

the min d i s i n bon dage ; but constitutionally an d spi ritually

'

free. The thinking pow ers demonstrate the central fact that
the spirit i s co nstru cted on a plan of p ure reason an d har
mony Uniform reas onableness—the verdict of a class of
.

well balan ced i ntell ectual thi nki ng pow ers— is wh at we

-
, ,

term comm on sense The human mind i rresisti bly seek s

.

for uses ends resul ts and the in tell ectual and imagi n ativ e
, ,

pow ers naturally trace out ulti mates If the reas onin g .

pow ers are well balanced vi gorous an d p ure the rule i s that
-
, , ,

the understandi ng by m ovi ng steadily along the lin e of logic ,

will arrive at the most reasonabl e soluti on of wh atever prob

lem i s p resented .

The power to co nceive or feel a prin cipl e of tru th i s iden

tical with the pow er to put it into p racti ce The truly cul .

ti vated min d i s on e th at en tertain s the greatest number of

thoughts an d v ariety of id eas on all subj ects of co nsider s , .
 GRO WTH AN I NHERENT P RINCI PL E I N N TURE A 49

tio n The min d that would be monarchi al should h ave

.

wh ole p rovinces of tho ught for its dependencies and though ,

under p racti cal responsibili ti es will y et be a li ve to the i n tel

,

lectu al ac tiviti es of the age an d m ark with criti cal ey e the

,

ton e of sen tim ent an d popul ar opin ion It shoul d be the .

ambiti on of ev ery one to do p erfect j u sti ce to ev ery ph as e of

truth ; to weigh every idea in the bal ance of an evenly

poised understan ding ; above all to concede the i ntell ectual ,

integrity and soundness of those who differ i n th ei r opin

ions ; to cultivate greater fraternity and unity of spirit .

Every one shoul d be both radical and conservativ e taking i n ,

both robes of tho ught sympathi zi ng with both modes of

,

actio n harmo n izi ng b oth ten denci es i n the rounded ch ar

,

THE R E IS A S U TL EB S YM PATHY PE R VADI NG THE AI R .

Ideas are contagious and sim ultaneously tak e possession

,

of di fferent mi nds All though ts may be term ed irresistible

.

impressions .

Spiritual things are spiritually discerned S pirit app roach es .

spirit by sympathy of a spi ritual con dition The philo sophy .

of sy mpath eti c i nfl uence, wh en und erstood i s ev erywh ere

appli cabl e Divine i nflri ence flows i n appointed channels

.

an d w orks by l aw s The mi n d th at diligen tly seeks out th

. e

aven ues to tru th will surely receiv e the i nflow of her ri ch

treasures .

Wh en free from fo lly , we to wi dom

s ri se .

Nature demands obedi ence Upon her laws depen d our .

happi ness or misery To be i n harmo ny with nature and

.

God i s no spasmodi c act of the will it requires the w ork of ,

the b rai n and the strain ed energy of the h eart .

A heart that can love truth as fas t as reas on discerns it ,

and a co nsci ence th at wi ll firmly and steadily stee life s ’

p
!
50 GRO WTH AN I NHE RE NT P RI NCIPLE I N N TURE A .

bark i n harmony with s uc h con vi ctions are vast ri ches to

thei r p ossess or .

Hope and faith give light and peace to mi nds of fine sen
timents an d i ntuitiv e sensibilities Wh en th ey look upon a .

beauti ful scene i n nature they experience an emoti on an d , ,

praise to God goes up from the soul -

.

0 nature v e y h a m up me
how i n e r c r s re

To th e raptu ed h eart and ea and ey e

e n r r ,

Th u teach t beau ty vi tue a d lov e and mel d y

o es , r , n , o .

The g
d j oy inspiring ecstacy that fills the willi ng soul
ran ,
-
,

deep cal m perm eating issues from the fruition of the whole
, , ,

n ature intellectual and em otional To be religi ous i s to

,
.

be j ust op en doored open win dowed nearer to nat ure

,
-
,
-
,

near er to God To be sci en tifi c i s to be free as kn owled ge

.
, ,

mak es free .

E DU C ATI ON THE X NATU RE

U NFOL DI NG OF
’
M AN S COM P L E .

Ed ucation bri ngs out th at which i s hidden straightens ,

the crook ed embellishee the un sightly an d equali zes the

, ,

vigor an d action of all the faculti es As smoke consumi ng .

-

lifts the demoralizing pressure of dirtiness so culture ,

rem ov es the rep ul sive p ressure of degradation Ed ucation .

i s fo od for the mind as b read i s for the body . As the prov .

ince of the mi nd is th ought which is the sum of all uses and ,

the app arent pur po se of li fe it has the right to the means of ,

i ts cul tivati on The p ossession of an ed ucatable min d

.

p roves i ts right to education So ciety ack nowledges the .

right b ecause it understan ds the adv an tages conferred are

,

recip rocal .

Religion says the kingdom of God i s withi n y ou ; and

culture i n lik e m ann er pl aces h um an perfecti on i n an i n tern al
, ,

co n diti on— i n growth and p redomi nance of our h um an ity

proper as disti nguish ed from our animality ; i n the ever
,
 GRO WTH AN INHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A . 61

in creasi ng efli cacl ousness ; and i n the general h arm oni ous ,

expan sion of th ose gi fts of thought an d feeli n g whi ch mak e

the p ecul iar digni ty w ealth and h appi n ess of h uman nature
, .

Our in fluen ce will be extended to the full m eas ure of our

inte rior developm ent and no farth er An individ ual may
, .

b e l earned and n ot good because reas on has only been cul

,

ti vated i n the relations of p hy si cal life Education may .

s top with the phy si cal p ercepti ons an d th en the i ndividual

,

will have no p roper concep tion of m orality It i s equally .

true that a man cann ot be p osi tively good wi thout i ntellectual

knowledge a assi ve odn ess ma exi st with the most
p go y
compl ete ign o rance A n uneducated p erson i s n ot r eli able
. .

H e i s sway ed by i nferior i nfl uences We sh ould aim at a.

proporti onate dev elopm en t of character ; at the exh umatio n

of the in mo st .

In tegrity self reli ance and a prop er appli cati on of k nowl

,
-
,

edge can al one i nsure success Educati on is to accustom

.

man to trus t himself to di scrimi nate between high er an d

,

lower thoughts to exert the dim faculties until th ey are

,

rob ust . It i s the trai ning of the sensibilities whi ch are the
sp rin gs of acti on and the formi ng and fixi ng of ch aracter
, .

As the i n tellectual cap acity i s strength ened the m oral capa ,

bi li ty i s forti fied Not only the gifts of the sch ools but the
.
,

di scipli ne and trai ni ng attendant up on the curriculum of

study prep are the min d an d dev el op tal ent M an s i nner ’
.
,

spi rit consci ousness is un confi ned b ecause he i s con structed

, , ,

for unl imi ted dev elopment Education is the symmetri cal
.

unfoldi ng an d ripen ed full n ess of all the p ow ers an d in h eren t

cap abiliti es God has giv en It i s simply the aw akeni ng and

.

qui ckeni ng of the latent mental germ of thought Whil e .

it i ncreases the capacity an d incentive to mental ex ertion ,

it augm ents y et more the inh eren t pow er to attract congen ial
substan ce . H enceforth the in dividual not o nly i s but begi ns ,
52 GRO WTH AN I NHE RENT PRINCIPLE A
IN N TURE .

to be, to do to live To improve

and . our m entality h ere
i s to p ut us on a high er pl ane h ereafter .

H U M AN NATU R E IS PR ONE TO L E AN U P ON A U THOR I TY .

We , whom s team and el ectri city have done al most

for
ev ery thi ng ex cept to give us b etter b rai ns and h earts who ,

h ave ever new i nventions to ex cite our won der and who ,

w ant new things fas ter than children wan t new toys to
break cann ot tak e an i nterest i n books whi ch give us the
,

mental pabulum to form j udgment and elevate ch aracter ;

but w an t the book s th at h elp us to get ri d of solit ude with
out the p ain of attention We may read much and kn ow
.

littl e we may be curious about anything th at chances an d ,

i ndifferen t to everything that profits one may be a devourer

of book s and y et be in capabl e of readi ng the wisest an d m os t
,

beautiful To read such books com es only by habit We

. .

sh ould m ai ntai n an ev enness of min d i n our j udgm ent of book s .

Books sh ould be entitled to the sam e respect as all

other thoughtful or orn am ental p rod ucts of human industry .

B ut books whi ch h av e only th eir merit an d authority to

introduce them make th eir way slowly Good books h ave
,
.

a d aily an d p erp etual v al ue such as the devo ut Ch ris tian

,

finds i n his m orning and evening psal m The m usi c of th em .

si n k s i n to the soul by co n ti nual renewal We need to li ve .

with them until their ideal world h abitually surroun ds us i n

the midst of the real w orld ; until th eir great though ts sti r
us daily anew an d th eir gen erous p assi on s w arm us ho ur by
,

hour j ust as we need each day to have our eyes fill ed with
,

the li ght of h eav en an d our blood warm ed by the glow of

,

the sun The great, the good , the wi se of all ages, become
.

our p erson al fri ends and couns elors, help i ng us wi th thei r

wisdom, h
c eeri n
g w i
us th thei r wi t, and lifti ng us above our

eart hly car es an d sorr ows .

54 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT P RINCIPLE I N NATU RE .

learned whose li es are given to study can but pi ck up the

,
v ,

crumbs th at fall from the tabl e of truth .

The art of right readi ng i s as long and di ffi cult a tas k to

learn as the art of right living The true art is to read .

books which sti mulate th ought and enli st the feelings .

We should see to it that our sel ection of books i s making

us thin k h ard observe sh arply soar high aloft l augh h eart
, , ,

ily love warmly i s th awin g the i ce out of us routing the

, , ,

darkness scourging the lazi ness polishi ng the rough ness and
, ,

h armonizing the discords— filli ng the i ntellect and refreshing

the affecti ons with their req ui red p ab ul um We n eed l ess .

sup erfi ci al writi ng ; m ore p rofou n d but n one the l ess novel ,

and romanti c .

A book that m ak es us feel b rave and strong for our work

i s good .If any w rite r m ak es us feel not that we w ould ,

lik e to do better but that we wi ll do b etter we may trust

, ,

such an auth or Th at book whi ch stim ulates the mind and

.

strength ens the will to rise sup erio r to all opposi n g cir cu m

stances an d consecrate li fe to n obl e p urposes i s the b est

, ,

b ook .

Every good word an d every good work has even tuate d in

corresp on di ng effects withi n an d u p on m an ki n d How ch eer .

i ng an d en couragi ng it is to the seeki ng y earning i n vesti , ,

gating mind when it discovers i ts sacred intuitions and honest

,

co nvi cti on s beauti fully an d con cisel y exp ressed i n an b ook

y .

With the free h eaven bound soul the truth is precious

,
-

wherever found Reading i f it answers the true en d nour

.
, ,

i sh es an d refines the mi nd It also furni sh es a ri ch store of

.

av ailabl e th ought It liberaliz es opi n ion It corrects bad

. .

tas te qui ckens the perceptions and d eepens the reflecti ves
,
.

Taste the Pi erian Sp ring ; dri nk the sweet draught the —

pure water of truth and liberality of thought will follow
,
.
 W
GRO TH AN INHERENT P RINCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

S YM PATHY W ITH U NI VERS AL E N DS I S AN I NF I NI TE F OR CE .

The philosophy of sympathy is the traci ng out of univer -

s al rel ati onships to th ei r sources Ideas are the self think .

-

i n g in ter intelligen t p urely spi rit ual attributes and p rop er

,
-
,

ties of the Divi ne positive mi nd Facts are things ; truths .

are p ri ncipl es a mi nd ri chly en d ow ed wil l en ter i n to sy m

athy with universal truths S om e peopl e seem to arriv e at

p .

resul ts rath er by symp athy and abs orpti on th an b h ard

y
:

in tellectual p ro cesses ; by the afluence of p ower rath er ,

than the di rect appli cati on of it The spiritually minded or .

in ternal man in vestigates and acquires a conception of God

through the instrum entali ty of causes and p ri ncipl es ; he
n ev er di scusses a subj ect so sel f e vid en t God lives i n his - .

soul i nspi res him with blissful thoughts and co ntempl ati ons
,
.

To this structure of min d a con ception of the Infin it e is

,

eas ily form ed The understandi ng ever leads as tray wh en

.

it denies and refuses imagination We might by analogy .

trai n the i nte llect to a proper understan ding of thi ngs i nv is

ible What no human mind can actually p erceive or be con
.

sci ous of it im agi nes un der the rel ations of tim e and sp ace
'
, ,

and by i ntuitio n b eli ev es to be tr ue This clear si ghted and .

-

di vi he p ower of in tui ti on i s the soul s telegraph and works

'

best through a well constituted mind Hum an souls will

- .

accumul ate spiritual substance ob tain the real el ements of ,

m ental nutriti on i n stri ct harm ony with their i ndividual as pi

,

rati on an d i ns ti n ctiv e aptitu d e .

Want of sympathy and tender h eartedness con dem ns us -

,

to a correspondi ng stupidity I n all phas es of th ought self

.
,

love is an enemy to philosophical progress Unless we .

becom e as little children we shall not enter the ki ngdom of

,

h eaven ; such is true of religio n and true of philosophy , .

Love truth h ope are positive S elfishn ess and fear are
, ,
.
 GRO WTH AN INHERENT P RINCI PLE I N N TURE A .

ne a
g tiv e F.ai th says
y es d oubt says no S cien ce i s
p ro .

—
moted by affirmation an d sympath etic h op eful n ess faith
go es before discovery The phi losophy of sympathetic
.

infl uence wh en understood i s everywhere applicabl e .

MA N I S I DL E U NTI L TH E WORL D I NTE RROG ATE S H I S NAT U RE .

Man i s v
e er i definite ; he must be question ed By
the n .

putti ng the right question at the right time and i n the right
man ner a h um
,
an mi n d may be m eas urably rev eal ed to itself .

I n this art li e all the methods of ed ucation The stalwart .

oak has n ot d ecl ared itself to the world because the ,

world has not k now n how to ques tio n it This system is .

necessarily b ased i n nature True ed ucation visits a man

.

som ewh at as the true h orti culturi st goes to pl an ts the po ,

mol ogist to trees the agriculturist to the field the as tron om er

, ,

to the h eav ens the musi cian to h armony an d as all true

, , ,

minds l ab or i n the departments of science and art S uch .

influences are ex erted not to embarrass an d imprison but to ,

op en,
to extract to call out to un fold an d p erfect from
, ,

properti es and essences th at exist within Pyth ago ras lis .

tened as he pas sed the i ron w orkers and heard di fferent mu

-
,

si cal sounds from the bl ows of di f ferent siz ed hamm ers upon -

the an vil .By th ese sounds he was educated The law of .

questi ons an d answers regulates the world an d ,

h h at y u a v
T i s i s tru e , t o c n n e er

S k t k n w a d fai l i n fi nd i ng
ee o o n

S eek n nd and i t wi ll v
a e ,
e er

G w m e n a a d be l
ro or bl i di n g
e r n ess n .

THE ON LY E VI L IS W ANT OF DE VELOP M E NT .

Igno rance i s the only misfortune and mystery ; for that

whi ch is perfectly k now n is neith er h urtful nor mysterious .

H uman ign orance i s demoniac dark ness and the cause of .

 GRO WTH AN INHERENT P RI NCI PLE A
IN N TURE .

v y evil that di sturbs the soul of man S i n which i s

e er .
,

nothi ngn ess an d sh adow will flee aw ay from the soul th at

,

receiv es freely i n to her dark mans io n the sunshi n e of the

spi rit .

All m ovements must produce natural results ; obstruo

tions impure results Th ere is no absolute pri nciple of
,
.

evil on ly mi sapp li cati on of good law s and n atu rally good

,

substan ces to the af fai rs and functions of li fe We sh ould .

rej ect the term evil an d sub stitute misdi rection i n i ts stead
,
.

Th ere can be no con fusion in the operation of the laws .

They Operate to a certai n ex tent indep endent of each

, ,

oth er and alw ays with the most p ositiv e an d p erfect j usti ce
,
.

The m oral man suflers from physi cal transgressions an d the

'

physical man suffers from moral transgressions There i s .

no in fallibl e rem edy n o sp ecifi c for h uman transgressi on

, ,
.

All error and unhappiness are demonstrative evidence that

a mi sdi recti on or mi sappli catio n of good p ersons or p ri nciples

exi s t som ewh ere i n the w orld .

Calamity and unh appiness are m en s own seeki ng S i n ’

.

is a nam e for excess ; a mark missed by man i n his d evel op

men t ; a chas m i n to wh i ch wh en with ign o rance or pas sion
,

blin d he stumbles for a seas on He gets pervaded perh aps

,
.
,

saturated with polluti on s ; an d so ex ceedi ngly soil ed at l as t

,

that he dreads to find himself i n daylight sh ri nki ng from the ,

sun an d the gaz e of h on es t ey es b ecause of hi s deb as ement

,
.

We should search into the causes of evil and try to remove

th em The h appiness of one cannot exi st with the misery
.

of an oth er There is no greater profanation th an the

.

belief i n essential si n .

The phil osophy of evi l is the substit uti on of one law for
anoth er All evil is ultimately overruled for good So true
. .

is the universe th at all soul s will fin d the right p ath at l as t ,

since to meli orate i s the law of n atu re .

58 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRI NCIPLE I N N TU RE A .

We behave God in univ l law , v d g

the ersa ,
the al l - per a i n
Spirit Omn ipotent omnipresent immutabl e in finite and
, , , ,

etern al ruli ng the p ro cesses of all ex i sti n g thin gs with

,

wis dom regularity h armony and perfection an d causing all

, , ,

things to ex ert th emselves for good ; th at there is no evil in

the w orld sav e th at arisi ng from ob stru ctions to the p rocesses
of n ature ; th at upon th ese p rocesses a penalty is i mp osed ,

but th at the p rocesses possessi ng within th emselves a cor

recti v e pow er the evil i s corrected an d the res ult i s good
,
.

We beli eve that it i s our duty to do al l the good we can and ,

to av oid evil by conformi ng to the regul ariti es an d h armon i es

of nature ; an d thi s n ot for the hO e of reward or fear of

p
p uni shment but i n deep love and reverence of the S upreme
,

R uler of all existing things .

The wi ll f G d i al l i all H mak es

o o s n . e ,

De t y re mak f Hi wn p l a u all
s ro s , -
es , or s o e s re , .

A fte i nf i natu i ubdued

r er or re s s ,

Al l evi l i nfi d Th l em nt
s co ne . e e e s

Con gl be th m lv e fr m h a p u i fi ed ;
o e se s, o c os r

The beg tt n w ld i b n agai

re- o e or s or n

M al
or up ti n w i th the body
cor r oa th ce s e

S pi i t i e p and li n k a d ul e wi th h eav en ;
r s r s u , n r

The ul tat i
so -s a h d i nt ; d
e ma t d ath
s se rc e o or n e ,

Evi l an d al l the da k g d s f th e h a t
, r o o e r ,

An d the i d lat us p ssi no v c me

ro a o s , o er o

And w rshi pl s a e e n
o a d th
e s, th W d r s e n en e or ,

Hea d and bey d

r N x t c m the T u th Di vi
o e . e o es r ne ,

Re i nt g ate ; th n evi l s l a t n d w
'
-
e r t e s a ors

Essay i s van qu i h ed by Al mi gh ty Go ds o .

The u ni v all pu gat f evi l

ers e ex r e o ,

An d i f s n ay ab l i h ed
or All c ate
e o s . re ,

Red e m d —th i G d al l l v th m elv s al l bl i

e e e r o o e, e s e ss .
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c AN INHERENT P RI NCI PLE I N N TURE A . 59

IGNORANCE THE G R EATE S T FOE OF M A N .

We err through ignorance and misconception of law . We

act falsely
because our in tellects are too weak to compreh end
the R I GHT Ignorance m ust stand respo nsible for erro r It
. .

is only unfortunate combi nati on and wrong educati on of the

men tal faculties which produce unhappi ness and general
,
‘

discord We should i nquire more diligently after the right

.

way . We are responsible for the kind of conscien ce we

have Low conduct of hum an life is always identified with
.

low moral ambition

S oul s i n wh om n h av ly fi o e en re i s fou nd .

S i n is the ti ng from a lower m otive i n the p resence of a

ac

high er wh en both are equally possible It is not so much

, .

a d estroyer as a dep rav er an d d ep riv er It low ers the style .

an d depreciates the quality of ch aracter Wrong doi ng .

-

mak es its impression upon the nerves and elements and

fluids of the body ; th ese deranged affect the min d ; the
mi nd disturb ed affects the countenance the sp eech and all
, , ,

the se nses This is the punishmen t of mean nes s that it

.
,

produces more m eanness and it stamps its elf i n hieroglyphics ,

up on the h um an vi sag e .

I f the human b rai n be unbalan ced i n i ts fo rces or di sp ro ,

po rti onate i n an
y d ep artm en t of i ts combi n atio ns it cann ot ,

be con si sten t When reas on do es n ot see cl early th en expo

.
,

ri ence of a sev ere b ut sal utary n at ure will surely open the

blind ed eyes H uman tri als enter into the divi n e m ethod of
.

ed ucatio n When past sorrows h ave caused us to take some

.

step s i n the right way we ma not complai n

y .

’
Ti s s w
k n w that h wh t i
eet to o e o r es

The i lv tak s hi s a t
s er , e s e

B i d the fi wh i h p i fi
es e re c ur es ,

L t t i nten a heat
es oo se

Rai d t se n um th ba all y
o co s e e se o

The preci us m tal t d t y

o e s, oo, es ro .
60 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A .

’
Ti s s we h k h w well he kn ws
et to t i n o o

The i lv s p w e t hea
’
s er o r o r

Th d eal th ugh whi h i t g es ;

e or ro c o

And that w i th ki ll an d ca e s r ,

H ll tak i t f m the fi e wh en fit
e
’
e ro r ,

Wi th hi own hand to poli sh i t

s .

l i s bl d n e s to k ow th at he
! ‘
esse s n

Th w k he has b gu n
e or e

W i ll n t f sak ti ll h an se
o . or e e c e

The w k w ll d n or e o e :

An i mag by i t b i gh tn e e h wn s r ss s o

Th p e f ct li k ness of hi
e r e wn ! e s o

B u t h how m h f ea thly m ld
o uc o r o

Da k l i cs f th e mi ne
r re o ,

Lost fr m the e—mu t he beh ld !

o or s o

How lo g mu t h fine
n s e re ,

E rei n th si lve h can t ac

e r e r e

The fi t fai nt mblan

rs f hi s face ? se ce o

Th u Great R fin l i t Th ou by
o e er s ,

Thy p p o e t ful fil lur s o

M v d by th at h an d b n eath Thi e y e
o e , e n e ,

And m l ted at Thy wi ll e ,

0 may Thy w o k f v shi ne r ore er

R fl e ti ng beauty pu
e c a Th i n e ! re s

R I GHT THI N KI NG AND R I GHT DOI NG A R E E S S E NTI ALL Y I NS E P

AR A B LE .

It is the n ecessity of our nature to be always strivi ng and

aspi ri ng. Inward force an d power over ourselves i s the
begi nni ng an d end of virtue R edemption must consi st .

l argely i n self effort and in the actualization of the ideal

-
,
.

By ages of culture the top b rai n has gained the as cen d

en cy ov er the b asilar regi on whi ch i s selfi sh and n ev er con ,

siders the rights of oth ers By such as cen dency man i s .

,

taught that he i s but a li nk in the en dl ess chai n ; that his

fell ow men constitut e the oth er li nk s and that he has no
-
,

right to con duct himself so as to giv e occas ion for complai nt

 62 GRO WTH AN I NHERENT P RINCI PLE IN N TURE A .

breath es the spi rit of good ness and benevol ence un iversal ,

j ustice an d recip rocati on It generates a di gnified for .

bearance unfolds a pure reverenti al regard for all eternal

, ,

truths and establishes and co nstitutes a well o rganized

,
-

mi nd .

To have knowledge i s to h av e a true concep ti on of the ,

stup endous op erati ons of the i mmortal p ri nciples of

natu re The b eautiful p rin cipl es m ak e up our life—sev en
.

ran d sel f exis ten t p rim ary p ri n cipl es :

- S uch as l v
g , o
, e ,

dom j usti ce m ercy h arm ony congen iali ty beauty

, , , , , .

0 Li f ! 0 Lif ! i t thy b e Lv ? e s no su s tance o e

Wi sdom thy Form ? ly th ese c mbi ne Veri o

Li k ene and Imag f th G at Di vi ne

ss e o e re ,

And c nsti tute a Ma

o f m d fr m above n, or e o ,

A fi ni te fl x of In fi ni te L v
re e o e .

L ve and W i d om i mpell d by th e 0 Li fe !
o s , e e,

In O d r s La w se k th ei afli ni ti es
’
r e , e r

Of the Good an d t u e by the faculti es r

0! Wi ll and Un d ers tan d i ng q ual i ti es :

Fr e Rati onal P t n t an d full f li fe

e , , o e , o .

No sh all thy lu te c as at la t t h i ne ;
r s r e e s o s

N thy q ui k fl mes d i i n the as hes l ow

or c a e

Nor spi ri t fai l wh en bl od sh all ceas to flow ; o e

N fad ed l i e thy P wers of L v D i v i n e

or o o e :

F ev y t uggle i n th l at st breath
’

or r s r e e

l b ut p og es i v Li f an d d eath of Death
s r r s e e .

This ponderous world with i ts h eavens afar i s not all a , ,

del usion nor i s it the result of a fortuitous concourse of

,

atom s Th ere is not a si ngle mol ecul e in the stupen dous

.

combin ation but ci rcumfol ds d esign withi n design ten dency

‘
, ,

withi n tendency end withi n end ; and all p arti cles are as
,

one eac h s teppi ng ov er th rough an d with the oth er i n ord er

, ,

to b ri ng out first the h um an physi cal constitution freighted

, ,

with i ts sublim e possibilities ; second i nternal attracti ons ,

are p aramount to all ex tri n si c afli ni ti es the argumen t or ,

 G ROWTH AN INHERENT P RINCIPLE I N N TU RE A . 63

e vidence of personal immortality third th at man is an ,

organ iz ed spi rit an d th at hi s immo rtal ity consists of an i n

,

fin ite seri es of social moral and intellectual progressi on

,

fourth th at man as well as nature is p rogressive ascendi ng

, , , ,

from every ki nd of imp erfection an d angulariti es .

Man the peripateti c m agnet draws all thi ngs to himsel f

, , .

Mi n d or spiri t is above all and absol utely controls all Minds

, .

not acquai n ted with th ei r own structure eas ily encounter

emb arrassments Experi ence i s the way to obtai n knowl

.

edge an d experi ence com es from contact with the wo rld

,
.

The ch aracter of ev erythi ng is b est m anifested by contras t .

Our k nowl ed ge i s mad e up of contras ts and di fferences .

We get k nowledge by associ ation with our fellows whos e ,

forms can be seen whose voi ces can be h eard wh ose sub
, ,

stan ce can be felt B ut wisdom is greate r th an k nowl edg e

.

the former discerns i nterio r truths ; the latter gath ers

external facts .

REF OR M E R S S HOU LD S TU D Y THE TE NDE NCI E S OF NA TU RE .

Moral science i s the crowning arch of all knowledge the ,

latest and the best I ts study i nvolves all others which

.
,

enabl es us to comp reh en d the foundati on upon whi ch we

build the spiritual temple It is due to m anhood to remove .

all i mp edim ents th at ma

y im p ed e fut u re p rogress W e .

ought to be famili ar with all vari eti es of th ought an d n ot ,

confin ed to an n arrow range

y .

A correct system of mo rals m ust be founded not on a ,

osed revelati on or anci en t form of faith bu t on the con

su
pp ,

sti tuti on of man It m ust be the result of careful study of

.

his physi cal mental an d spi rit ual n ature Moral philosophy
, .

becom es a sci ence to be advanced by research and observa

,

tion i n the same manner as other sci ences and becomes a ,

progressive philosophy Wh en we consider man as an .

 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRI NCI PLE I N N TU REA .

e vol uti oni zed b eing we elimi nate from the controvertibl e
,

subj ect the i n tri cate dogm a of hi s fall

,
We m us t know .

man s positi on i n the universe and the p urpose and fu nctions

’

for whi ch his men tal faculti es are adapted We sh all th ereby .

learn i f th ey are equal i n an ascending seri es the lower

, ,

subj ect to the high er .

We should en deavor to obtai n a mo re correct i ew of v

D eity Mankind m ust mak e i ntelligent excursions th rough

.

the templ es of ignorance Wrong thi nking produces num

.

herl ess mistak es an d unwhol esom e consequences Sh ould .

the tru e i d ea of p rogressiv e i nt elli gen ce an d refinem ent

dawn upon the world and the m asses should come to vi ew this
,

matter with i llumi nated visions an d discover th at all i ntelli

,

e n ces had com e from the l ow est and w ere on th ei r

g ,

progressive j ourney to the high est conditi ons th ey wo uld be ,

li fted from groveling and debasing obj ects It would do .

aw ay with those cri ngi ng as ceti c servil e an d abj ect teach

, ,

in gs ofthe pas t S ome people are hal f buried i n m edi aevalism

.
-
.

Th ey cannot accept facts and generalizati ons Th ey think .

God s truths can only be learned i n the remote past and so

’

seek for wi sd om th rough anci en t vi ews an d old opi nio ns .

Th ose who enj oy supp osed celestial privileges believe th at

.
,

it i s because of parti ality to th em i n the Divi ne favor that

th ey are thus enlightened and blessed B ut those who have .

an ex alted con cepti on of the Divi n e ch aracte r an d govern

m en t rep ose confidence i n th at whi ch i s beyo nd the i nflu

,

en ce of con ti ng en ci es or ci rcumstances and whi ch ev en the ,

co n stitu tion of nature cann ot oppose or rej ect A nd th ey .

believe th at all laws em anating from the Divine C reator are

such as know n o b oun ds and m an i fes t no ex cl usiv en ess i n th ei r

appli cati o n but b reath e a un iversal security an d benevol ence

,
.

The to rch of wi sdom i s too bright and the b enevol ence ,

of the h um an h eart i s too exp ansive for con tr acted sy stems

 G Ro a AN INHERENT PRI NCIPLE I N N TURE A .

of an
y ki nd Th ere are persons who h ave an affection for
.

early imp ress i ons more th an th ey h av e for p rogressiv e di scov

eri es i n the unexpl ored l abyri n ths of wisd om an d righteo us

ness . B ut men sh ould l ov e only th at whi ch they are com

poll ed to love from the force of truth and rep ulse that whi ch ,

is rep ul sive and uncongen ial to th ei r natu re and m ental sus

eligi on can p oss ib y bg fi efit man unl ess it
ce ti bi li ti es
l
!

p .
r ,

bears the rIgI analysis of reas on and the test of scientifi c

' '
,

prin ciples That mi nd which is most expanded and spirit

.

uali z ed sees God i n all hi s w ork s .

Wh at is true i n rocks is equally true in religion The .

all p erv adi n g el emen t of truth m an i fested th ro ugh n ature i s

-
,

the con trolling an d p rog re s s iv e pow er and passes th ro ugh al l ,

form s of th ought an d systems of belief until i t ul timates a

u ni a form Civiliz atio n was p receded by sav agis m and
try .

barbarism sup erstition existed before religion myth ology

preceded theology imagi nation preceded science and philos
op hy as trol ogy p reced ed as tronomy al ch emy p reced ed

chem i st ry an d ch emi cal an aly sis ; an d phy sical sci ence li es

at the v ery foun datio n of th eol ogy and religi on .

Truth must always be crucified before it is accepted .

Opi n ion becom es law Opini on teaches the superiority of

pas t tra ditions to p resent truths ; it arrogates i nfallibility ,

and w ould have geol ogy retai n her secrets an d as tron omy

withhold her starlight rather th an see di scredit th rown upo n

,

modern creeds whi ch rest upon ancient chronicl es .

Th e man i s th ugh t a k nav

o f l e or oo ,

O bi g t pl tti n g c i m
r o o r e,

Wh f th adva men t f hi k i
o, or e n ce o s nd ,

I wi
s than hi ti m
ser s e .

For hi m th h eml o k h all di ti ll

e c s s ,

F hi m the ax b e ba d
or re

Fo hi m the gi bbet h all b e bui l t

r s ,

F hi m th e stak p ep ared
or e r .
66 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT P RINCIPLE I N N TU RE A .

Hi m sha ll the n and w ath of m n

scor r e

Pu e wi th d ead ly ai m ;
rs u .

And mali envyce , pi te and l i s

, s e ,

S hall d e at hi name
es cr e s .

B ut t th sh all con que at the la t

ru r s ,

F u d a d
or ro n n d we u n ;
n rou r

And e the ri gh t comes pp

ov r mo t u er s ,

And eve i j s ti r sd ne u ce o .

THE ANAL OGIES OF NATU R E A R E COM P L ETE I N THEIR I N D I

CATI ONS

Ph enom ena are xpressions of principles God i s

the e .

throughout all the works of the world We m ust h elp our .

selv es to a con cepti on of the i nvi sibl e by means of p roper

images derived from the visible Nature and reason .

dethrone sup erstition and explain away many of the most

astoundi ng mi rac l es reco rd ed i n sacred hi sto ry as bei n g

n othi ng m ore th an n ew man ifestati ons of imm utabl e l aws

!

n et p revi ously un dersto od The natural an d sup ernatural

.

i n religio n are an tith eti c m odes of contemplati ng the same

essen ti al facts .

Faith the sh eet anchor of religion may be m ore firmly

,
-
,

grounded on knowledge th an on ignor ance as the faith of

, ,

a man i s sup eri or to that of a child B efore k nowl edge is .

gained skepti cism rules ; terribl e rul e ! The circle i s com

,

p l eted by a return of faith this tim e bas ed on kn owl edge of

,

the laws of the wo rld Th ey never change and are with out
.
,

sh adow of turni ng The wo rld will no l onger feed upon

.

imagination but upon law and cause and effect Christian

,
.

ity i s no longer vailed i n allegorical mystery and ill ustrated

by symboli cal language We have arrived at a criti cal lit
.

craturs . We are pas sing out of the types and shad ows in to
the presen ce of a real v erity ; the typi cal i s gi vi ng pl ace to
the absolute .
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GRO TH AN INHERENT PRINCI PLE I N N TURE A . 67

Nature
’
s g reat ve
tem ple stands op en fore r,

All sta d m d and adi ant from p tal t sh i ne

r- o e r or o r

W i th anth em ete nal f om God s ch orus si ngers

s r r
’
-
,

And se m ns proclai mi n g th ei auth

r o Di vi ne r or .

Li sten 0 m rtals ! the Tea h er i s teach i ng !

, o c

Fr m ocean t ocean from moun tai n to gl en

o o ,

Preachi ng —y e p each i n g —J h ovah i s p each i ng

s, r e r

Hi G spel f L v e t the ch i ld en f men

s o o o o r o

The trees b w them l w i n the h all w d l d f res t

o o o e o o ,

As s ul s may be s way ed by the path os of prayer

o

0 Natu e ! thy h anti n g a sac edly h oly

r c s re r ,

An d f e ly best w d as the ambi ent ai

r e o e r .

The shad ws of ni gh tfall an d pl end s of morni n g

o , s or ,

Wi th all th ei efl t n th God w i tten scroll

'

r ee o e - r ,

An d all the wi d e wo ld wi th i t w nd u ad rni ng r s o ro s o ,

A e sp ak i ng a G d sp aks d i rect t the Soul !

r e s o e , o

The mu mu f b
r klet ad w n th ough the mead ow
r o roo o r

The v i ce f the i n ect the bi d and th bee

o o s , r , e

Harmon i ou ly w et as the Go p el f J u
s s e s o es s

That fell n Hi s h ea ers a u n d Gali l ee

o r ro .

And th ugh th e dread t mp t wi th al l i ts l oud th und er

o e es , ,

May h old i ts g eat ev el i n Natu d mai n ’

r r re s o ,

Yet G d g v e ns all wi th a pu p e i wi sd om
o o r r os n ,

And suflers n o shad ow to d ark en i n v ai n

'

s :

H w ften the b eath of the sweet gentl e zephy

o o r ,
r

Comes w i th i ts wh i pe so p ensi v e and d ea s r, r,

Li k e bl i ngs f An gels that h v about us

es s o o er ,

Wi th th ei ben di cti on to fall n the ear

r e s o .

0 Natu e ! thy Gospel i

r a edly ha mi n g s s cr c r

And w l l f Ea th s ch il dren th at how at i ts sh ri n e ;

’
e or r

For th ey sh all al l fi nd th y h av h av nly man na e e e e ,

Who eat f i ts b ead and partak e f i ts wi ne

o r o .

And th en wh en God pi l t comes ove the ri v e

’
, s o r r

To gui d e th em ac ss t that radi ant sh e ro o or ,

Th ei l v d n e s sh all meet th em and A ngel s sh all greet th em

r o e o
’
,

And j y hal l atten d th em y et mo e an d till mo e

o s s r s r .

Fo th e e i s th at mati n g—th at bl ess d s ul blen di n g !

r r e o -

Th at bon d that i s w eld d to n ev e u n ti e e r

Th at j u n y f li fe th at h all n ev e h av e en d i n g
o r e o s r ,

A nd neve th e sadn e s f sayi n g r Go d by e s o o -

68 GRO WTH AN INHERENT PRINCIPL E I N N TURE A .

R E S U LTS :
CAN NOT BE WRONG WH E N RI GHT IS PI RS U E D
'

Will mankind never learn th at policy is not principle

That mere expedi encies are es sentially immortal and nup rin
ci pl ed ? Double dealing never comes from a soun d heart
-
.

E ach person sh ould become autocratic ; then each wi l l

become a power in exercising the p ri nciple of j us tice .

M an s nobility depends upon his i ntegrity There m us t

’

. .

exi st a m oral stren gth a p ower su p eri or to the i n te ll ec t ua l

,

—
faculties a spiritual as cen d en cy .

Thought must be vitalized by true feeling Wisdom is .

man s true S avi or Wisdom represents both hemisp heres of

’
. .

th o ght
u —i t feel s as —
well as sees i t is knowledge promoted .

Political chi efta i ns see only surfac e fac ts not principles , ,

which co ntrol the universe of nature and man All politi .

.

cal morality must be fou n d ed on p riv ate rectitude .

It i g i v —t th
s l
r e ous o e sou

To see how man su bmi t s to man

’
s con tro l
How o verp we ed and ha kl d mi nds a
o r s c e , re l ed
I n vulga t a k
r an d t
r c ub mi i n b d
s, o s ss o re .

We want min ds beh old someth ing beyond public

who
honors and public titles min ds who can see the divinity i n
sci en ce j usti ce an d use
, Th rough the p rinciple of US E .
,

it i s coming to be seen that physi cal improvement th at ,

o rgan izational reform li es at the very foundation of all

,

spiritu al p rog ressi on .

The laws w ritten upon man s nature are more u ti li tari an

’

than the commandments The gospel of use will eventually .

com e to every man t elli ng hi m th at he has b een w eigh ed i n

,

the bal an ce an d th at wh atev er con fli cts with this law of j us

,

tice will never pay The mechanical pri nciples constitute

,
.

the u ni ted forces of nature an d a correct k nowl edge of th em ,

leads to corresponding truths I n m orals as i n mechan ics .

,

acti on and re a cti on are equal .

70 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT P RINCI P LE A
I N N TURE .

The mo ral law fix es the sentimen t of j us tice in the soul ;

the i nh eren t co nscio usn ess of right an d w ron g the feeli n g ,

of h avi ng duti es to p erform an d moral obligati ons to observe .

It is paramount in im portance to every oth er law an d i s ,

ti ve only i n the h um an mi nd .

M oral p rincipl es are fixed and established i n nature .

An d i nasmuch as man is constructed upon physi cal organi c ,

and moral p ri ncipl es whi ch are fix ed an d i n vari abl e it fol

, ,

lows that hi s happ i n ess depends upon hi s obedi ence to these

laws ; that to disobey and disregard their positive require
m ents is to be deform ed and miserable .

Violations are alway s attended by correspon ding conse

q uences . Thi s i s evident i n ev ery d epartm en t of nature
,
wh eth er organ ic or inorgani c an i mate or i nan i mate ; and
,

h erein is the origi n and cause of all i mperfection The nat .

ural and the m oral are conj oi ned pri ncipl es i n n ature ; an d

obedi ence invariably brings with it i ts own reward disobedi ,

en ce i ts app rop ri ate pun i shm ent H ence it i s within man s ’

.
, ,

power to be happy or miserable accordi ng to his organiza

,

ti on D eity never sen ds from heaven any rewards or pun

.

i shmen ts b ecause Hi s l aws are suffici en tly p erfect to p unc

,

tually admi n ister happi ness or misery to the ob edient or di s

obedi ent and always i n stri ct harmony with the extent of
the fidelity to or wi th the magn it ude of the transgressi ons of
, ,

the un iv ersal and i n ex orabl e p ri ncipl es establi sh ed i n nature .

The i nsep arabl e relation b etw een man an d nat ure an d the
pri ncipl es of God is estab li sh ed by the law of association .

This law establish es diverse and m ultipotent charac teristics

i n the race ; it i s upon thi s i nd es tructi bl e bas is that res ts the
l aw of recip rocal j usti ce morality an d h appi n ess
, .

E S S E NTI AL FAI TH THE ON L Y LOGI C AL F A I TH .

Th ere is a po wer of pri nciples Operating upon charac ter

in dependently of doctri nal organ ization and supernaturalism .
 GRO WTH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE A
I N N TU RE 71

C hris ti an ity had i tsgenesis i n prior development of pri or

reli gi ons. Christi an creeds are but the ti de marks of the -

re li gious hi sto ry of the Ch ris ti an world They represent .

onl y the current religio us thi nki ng of the period i n whi ch

th ey are set up whi ch anothe r succee ding age may sw eep

,

Time inexorably devo urs the oflspring of con vention '

Eternal fixedness can be predi cated only of pri nciples .

What is done i s done because the full ness of time had com e
, ,

for i ts accomplishmen t All crudi ties will pas s away

.
,

when something better is ready to tak e their place C ustoms .

an d dogmas arres t the ti d es of reform atory p rogress and ,

impede the current of free thought .

M ental slavery lies at the foun dation of politi cal conven ,

ti onal and th eologi cal sl avery We sh ould strive to b ri ng .

e v ery all eged truth to the stan dard of reas o n i n i ts high est

and p urest m an i festations .

L et us how to the all civilizi ng power of thought

- The .

roy al road to k n owl edge although pav ed b eau ti ful ly with

,

the fi n est classifi cati on of facts and things and ornam ented ,

on eith er side with the fruit beari n g trees of i nn er life y et

-
,

it leads up the eternal hill and cannot be successfully trav

,

el ed by those who refuse to obey the l aw of p rogress New .

occas ion s teach new d uties .

Th ey must upward sun and on ward wh , o

W uld keep ab eas t of t uth

o r r .

Lo be f
, u gl eam h
ore s amp fi e ! er c - r s

We urs lv e must Pi lg i m b ;
o e s r s e

Launch our Mayfl w and tee boldly o er s r

Th rough the d es pe ate wi n te ea r r s

No att mp t the fu tu re po tal

’
r e s r

Wi th th pa t s bl ood m ted k y
e s
’
- e e .

Progressiv e lawm akes belief provisional and tentative .

The faiths and dogmas of the pas t are subj ect to a kind of
 GRO WTH AN I NHE RENT PRINCIPLE A
I N N TU RE .

intell ectual chemistry or ch emi cal analysis We are crush .

ing and pulverizing creeds i n G od s mill of p rogress iv e

’

truth Th ese powerful scien tifi c and progressive truth s are

.
,

n ow p ress i ng d ow n fatally and i rresi stibl y u o n the errors of

p
the p as t Imm ortality will brighten with the efiulgen ce of '

a n ew certai n ty wh en sci ence an d faith are one and man ,

knows as well as beli eves .

Ch ristianity is n ot a mere speculation about God or a

dream about futurity It is a positive moral force p ut i n to
.
, ,

the w orld for i ts recon struction ; an d i ts work to day i s of a -

twofold nature ; cri ti cal or to remove errors and sympa

, ,

th etic or to prom ote unity of fellowship i n the life th at i s

,

deeper th an creeds .

The religi ous sentim en t i s the source of all ex al ted an d

practical feeli ng It is highly essential to our happines s and
.

development th at we allow ourselves to grow in to the relig

ion of universal sympathy and consoci al ity .

We should not antagonize even i n thought Ch risti an ity ,

.

sho uld b ecome mo re Ch ri sti an an d sh ak e h and s over the li ne

,

that di vi des th em .

Eac h denomi nation emph as izes some one truth above all
oth ers We can not part with a si ngl e central pri ncipl e h eld
.

sacred by each sect for it liv eth i n the life of the mi nd

,
We .

would j oi n all the sects b oth pagan and Ch ristian and th us

, ,

destroy th ei r di fferences and so emph as iz e the t ruth embod

,

i ed i n each impersonal idea S o sh ould and will the s pi rit

.

on e da ov ercom e the m ere co nstituti on al p ersuas i on and be

y ,

at liberty to feel the origi nal essen ce Of unli mited b eli ef i n

the sway of imm utabl e p ri n cipl es .

M ORA L TE ACHI NG S HOU L D I L L U S TR ATE THE L AW S OF L I FE .

Could we the t uth v ealed

see r re

We w ould h o se i t as th be t
c o e s .

Belief must culmi nate in k n owledge The best antidote .

for error i s the p resen tatio n of tru th By the ai d of l ogi c .

,
 GRO WTH AN I NHERENT PRINCI PLE A
IN N TURE . 73

we determi ne truth an d detect error The tes ts of truth .

are : Intuition insti nct experimen t and syllogism I ntui

, ,
.

ti on is p ure reason whi ch does n ot alway s n eed for i ts

,

growth the gy m nasti c exercise of the outward percep tive

faculti es B ut acq u i red i nformati on assists the i n tuitive
.

an d i n spi red mi n d to demonst rate truths and law s This .

k nowledge can only be obtained by con tact with the

world All spi rit ual an d moral truth must h ave a broad sub
.

stratum of sci entifi c an d philosophic k n owl edg e i n ord er to

be successful ly appli ed .

In order to aw ak en a new i nterest i n religion we must ,

make men see that it h olds all the h armon ies of h um an n ature
an d l i fe We must mak e men love tru th by causi ng their
.

interests to correspon d to truth To put religion on the .

same pl an e with b us i ness politi cs an d recreati on as one of , ,

the facts and i nterests of life i s the p rovi n ce of the n ew ,

ti me Unl ess we welcom e the great experiences and sy m

.

pathi cs of life in to our religion we shall fail i n i ts appli ca ,

tion When the proph ets an d priests get courage to th row

.

th emselves witho ut misgivi ngs upon the sympathies of the

, ,

people and boldly proclai m Ch rist the lover of all true free
,

dom the frie n d of all i nnocent pl eas ure the welcomer of all
, ,

light experi en ce and p rogress guide and i nspirer of labor

, , ,

an d sw eeten er of rest the rep resen tativ e of a l ov e i n God

, ,

ten derer freer l ess tech nical and more incl usive th an the
, ,

softest h uman love ; wh en th ey sh all p rocl aim cant an d ,

h y pocrisy and asceti cism and preten tion and m ake beli ef
, , ,
-
,

an d fear of vi n d i ctiv e con seq u ences and all obn oxi ous her ,

es i es ; th en will p eopl e b ri ng of
feri ng with freest h and ; th en
will they sustain a gosp el as broad as th ei r b roadest l an d .

ORGANI C L I E R T B Y DE S TI N ED To S A VE TH E W OR L D .

Wi sdom sign ifi es an un foldi ng of the pri nciples of self

ov ern ment A wi se man
grow s an d b ecomes ; a foolish
g .
74 W
GRO TH AN I NHER ENT P RINCI PLE A
I N N TU RE .

man t
ro s or dri es up Salvatio n comes to h uman souls wh en
.

th ey outgrow stri fe selfish n es s an d passi on ; wh en th ey

,

attai n a holy vi rtue m orality and refin ement

, Every p er .

s on i n hi s b e
, s t mom en ts has an id eal to whi ch he as p i res
, .

The world wan ts n othi ng so m uch as this aspi ration actual

i zed i nt o organ ic form .

We all need to be continual ly remin ded that Ch ris ti an

g ood n ess i s the l ov eli est the greatest the divi nest thi n g i n
, ,

the un iv erse with out whi ch ri ch es are rubbi sh pl eas ure i s

, ,

p oison and ambition madness We need to be remi n d ed .

that i t i s a true state of the soul th at makes h eaven th at a

fin e th eory i s as the cobweb to the su nshi n e i n com paris on
with the p revai li ng temp er of the mi nd W e need contin u . .

ally to h old our th oughts an d motives up i n the searchi n g

light of eternal scrutiny .

Th ere is n othing th at can condemn evil but goodness .

True j usti ce only com es from d eep sym pathy an d considerate

tenderness Humanity is taught to govern its elf by virt ue
.

rath er th an force The exp eri ence of the world i s that n o

.

being can be benefited or reformed th rough the ex ercise of

fear or force Fear is the parent of h atred war murd er
.
, , ,

en vy m ali ce
,
— all flow fro m a low state of the mi n d .

Igno rance superstition and suffering are essentially

,

i nseparable Th ey who would improve the circumstances and

.

moral tone of th eir fellow men must first improve the i nsti ,

tuti ons an d th eori es by whi ch society i s govern ed A nd as .

it i s a m ost indubitabl e fact th at the mind is i nfl uenced by

modes of governm ent we sh ould i ntroduce into the poli tical
,

rel ati ons of men and nati ons t hat Divi ne p ri ncipl e of frater

ni t
y whi ch d escen ds from h eav en to earth to des troy all

form s of sl avery F reedom i s the universal el emen t i n which

.

mi nds act and th ought is born It i s a vital condition and .

essen ti al to manh ood an d p rogress A better conception of .

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GRO TH AN I NHERENT P RI NCI PLE I N N TURE A . 75

Fath er God will bring a high er sy stem of governmen t

- .

When a race is far advanced i n social culture its govem ,

men t is no longer Jewish n either is it m onarchial b i erer , ,

ch i cal or autocrati cal ;but it un folds the sublim er and more holy

el em en ts of m an s nat ure an d the gov ern m en t i s or will be

’

R E P U B L I CAN mani festi ng distributi ve j ustice goodn ess truth

, , , ,

accord , peace uni ty ,

.

Individualism cann ot exi st i ndependently of all asso ci

a ti on
. Th ere is a degree of i nsti tution ism whi ch i s natural
to man i n all stages of growth an d absol utely n ecessary to ,

that growth . Humani tarian institutions should resembl e

sol ar bodi es — each revol vi ng i n i ts own orbit .

Benevolent Attractive Industrial and Educational Asso

, ,

ciati ons are on this pri ncipl e desi rabl e as a transitio nal
, , ,

means of in dividual dev elopm ent B ut man was not m ad e .

to cry stalli ze i n to forms .

Th e veri e t wa d ups co r on eart h

Is he who fears the pi ni n w ld or
’
s o o

Wh acts wi th ef ren e t i t wi ll ;
o r e c o s

Hi cons i nce s way ed by i t d mi ni on

s c e s o .

M i nd i ot f any w i gh t
s n o e ,

Th at must wi th oth mi n ds b meas ured er e

Sel f must d i ect an d l f controlr se ,

And the acc u nt i n h eav en be t easu ed

o r r .

Fea n v r s way a manly s ul

e er s o

F h nest h a t twas n e i nt nd d
or o e r s
’ ’
er e e

Th y only th y h av e
e , u t fea e . ca se o r,

Wh o m ti have th ei G d fl nded
se o ves r o o
'

e .

What wi ll my nei ghb ay i f I or s

S h uld th i att mp t
o th ats th e e , or , or o r ?

A n i ghb i m t ure a f e
e or s os s e ,

I f he p t n t a h lpi ng broth e
:
rov o e r .

Th at man i s b ave wh b aves the w ld r o r or ,

When li fe ea his ba k he t e eth ;

’
o er
’
s s r s e r

Wh k eeps th at gui d i ng ta i n v i ew
o s r

A c n i nc cl a whi h
o sc e v e th e r, c n e er ve e re .
76 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCI PLE IN N TURE A .

M AN K I ND ARE LE A R NI N G OF M AN .

In the incipien t stages Of truth man i s arrogant and sel f ,

ish . Minds are imprisoned by whate ver is false evil s r , ,

roucous authoritativ e an d res pectabl e Women not only n ee d

,
.

em an cip ation but men al so for th ey are i n p rison to cus tom

, ,
.

Men imprison women an d women on women turn the k ey s

,

of custom an d p ri son i s built u pon p ri son

,
Modern light .

com es as a savior to the d ungeon d oor to all imp ri son ed i n ,

ign oran ce It comes also to teach the lesso n of charity for

.

al l who en tertai n con fli cti ng opi nions Ex cept the i d ea of .

progress and charity will spri ng up D rops contai n the

,
.

properti es and principles of thei r fountai n Every man on .

earth i s our comp eer The recogn iti on of this frate rnal
.

truth not only gives dignity to character but lays as ide p as ,

sion an d p rej udi ce an d al l d el usiv e m ental obliqui ties .

Doubt which m eans uncertai nty i s the mind s prim e

, ,
'

i ncentive to activity Exempti on from doubt would pros

.

trate en terprise and destroy the mainspri ng of i maginati on ,

wh ose first bo rn i s curi osity wh ose h and maidens are i nves

-
,
-

tigation exp erim ent and achi ev em en t resulti ng i n univ ersal

, ,

progress The Gospel of to day i s not essen ti ally di fferen t

.
-

from the sp i ri tu al pas t whi ch comm enced i n Egypti an

,

dark ness P rotestants shou ld n ot ign ore the p a t because

. s , ,

they are on a higher an d more boun d less scal e The good .

of thelden time is livi ng

o still The impress of cen tral ideas
.

is seen i n the books an d sects of all nations The creeds of .

men have been conveni ent walls upon whi ch th ey climb but ,

wh en at las t the tree i s full form ed an d the trunk i s strb ng

an d the l imbs stretch th emselv es out grad ually th en the ,

wall m ust be removed or the tree will be cramped and

dwarfed and upon one side only wil l yi eld fruit and li fe
, .

There i s a tim e wh en the i nmost spi rit must l earn to k now

78 GRO WTH AN I NHERE NT P RI NCIPLE I N NAT RE U
.

h ave duti es to perform i n order to form i ts feel ings and ,

op en the av enues of sympathy The high est h appiness of.

each i s best attai ned by seeki ng the welfare of all On ly .

th ey who rule or serve i n the realm of the spirit in the ,

provi nce of thought or beneficent action merit or wi l l ,

receive the h om ag e Of the new tim e If eac h could arri ve .

at the concl usion th at th ey are livi n g h ere to li ve a ai n

g ,

an d that th ei r true desi res an d dest ini es are to procur e

happiness th ey would prove th ei r sup eriority innate mag

, ,

n an imi t and good ness of soul by not res ti ng i n di scomfo rt

y ,

and pain while th ey ma b e active i n un dyi ng pl easure

y .

True greatness depends upon goodness and upo n success ,

ful efforts for the fraterniz ation an d elevation of the human

race There is no way of living a true and good life without
.

sel f deni al and as pi ration

-
sel f con trol an d i ts natural ofll
,
-
,

sp ri ng sel f reli ance with out toil an d struggl e an d con secra

,
-
,
~

tion of spiritual life We should free ourselves from al l

.

rudi men ts ] thi ngs of all un ki n d n ess an d terrestri ali sm ;

,

cultivate a co nscien ce so deli cate an d a n ature so sev ere i n ,

self criti cism th at we may nev er

-
sh ri nk from the mani

festati on Of motives .

Th ey are spi ritual ly constituted who are m entally inclin ed

to perceive and comprehend elevati ng principl es and apply ,

th em to life and its general aim s ; who are earnestly engaged

i n doi ng wh at those pri nciples demand d esi ri ng j usti ce an d ,

general good to all Sympathetic souls long for some

.

mom ents in a weary life ,

When th ey may k n w and f el that th ey h ave b een

o e

Th emselv es the auth o s and the gi ve s out

r r -

Of ome mall bl e i g ; h av been k i n d to those

s s ss n e

Th at need ed ki nd n es ; f th i s si ngle cause

s or ,

Th at we h av e all of u, n hu man h eart s, o e .

 G RO WTH AN I NHERENT P RINCIPLE IN N TURE A .

M A N S HOUL D CONS I D E R THE W ANTS OF H I S AGE .

The great bar to intellectual and th rough that to all prog

, ,

res s i s the preval en t di s pos itio n to sh ut u th mi n d ag i n t

, p e a s

stran ge ideas or n ew ph as es of th ough t

,
Rarely are we .

ab l e to look th rough the hi nderi ng screen th at co nceal s the

real from the apparen t We receive tru th j ust i n proporti on

.

to the op enn ess of our mi nds to i ts reception Those who .

r eceive n ew truths are forem ost i n all th at exal ts an d enno

bl es manki nd .

To discover a truth and separate it from an error i s an

occu pation w orthy of the best i n tell ect an d not un w orthy of

the b est h eart Man sh ould hav e an i n quisitiv e in terest i n

.

the evol uti on of th ought an d striv e to comp reh en d the l aws

,

an d ord er of the u n iv ers e whi ch exp resses the C reator s

’

min d It i s the thirst for new ideas th at alone can retai n

.

the old That mind is m ost expanded who compreh ends the
.

past an d discerns the future .

Every truth i s unch angeable ; but i ts discovery and appii

cation are en ds whi ch man m ust him sel f accompli sh ; to this

en d he must i nvestigate ex ami n e an d ex ercise hi s reas on i n

,

a p roper and dignifi ed manner Man i s a un itary org aniza

.

ti on of all p ri n ciples and th erefore competent to understand

al l truth s Men who h av e explored the p as t are the only
.

safe guides th rough the p resen t to the future ; men of afll u

en ce breadth an d m ass of bei n g whi ch disti ngui sh th em from

, ,

their contemporari es mak e th eir presence ev er a central force

, ,

and an attractive gov ern i ng pow er To th em we should

.

ack nowl edg e our i nd ebtedn ess .

The experi ence of the world is that certai nly discov ered
truth i s ex ceedi ngly simpl e i n i ts nature an d eas ily comp re ,

h en ded Truth th en will ultimately be seen as a unit ; a

.
, ,

divine and eternal princi ple which bounds all ; the cause and
eflect of i nfi n ite H arm ony
'

.
80 W
G RO TH AN I NHERENT P RINCIPLE I N NATUR E .

What a t th r ou lv ! Say , h
art t ou n ot a s a e,

Who to s me ma t wes thy v y th ugh t

o s er o e er o

Wh bli ndly g p fr m bi th i nt the g av

o ro es o r o r e,

Li k me p an i mal that h be n b ugh t

e so oor as e o ,

And f d and fatt n d ? I thy th i n k i ng w ugh t

e e e s ro

By the fal l i ttl s of me ti mi d sage

se en e s so ,

Wh k n w n m e th an wh at h has b en taugh t
o o s o or e e ,

An d i phc t u th u t by a p i nted p ge
e rs r o r a ,

O th ki g h i d es hi s th ugh t l t he h uld h ock

r, in n , o s, es s o s

I NTE GRA L E DU CATI ON S HOU LD HAR M ONI Z E M AN .

This age req ui res a greater fl exibility Of m ind and a com ,

atibi li t with free i nq ui ry after t ruth T h phil ph rs to

p y e o so e .
,

wh om may be traced the traditi on al system of education ,

h eld that it i s as degradi ng to seek useful knowledge as to

p ractice usefu l arts This m akes ed ucation one sided an d
.
-

disqualified for practical life The student becomes charged .

with antiquated id eas an d di squal ifyi ng culture And so .

tenacious is the mi nd of early impress ions and habits of

thought th at no one h owever originative can be independen t
, ,

of ed ucati onal i nh eritan ce In all the vari ous ex aminations .

s tu dents are comp ell ed to p as s b efore obtai ni ng ad missi on to

ed uca ti onal i nsti tuti on s th ere i s not a si ngl e q uesti on p ut as

,

to the k nowl edge the st uden t has of his own phy si cal arch i
tecture capabili ties and resources Can he tell how many
, .

hours of brai n w ork will accompl ish the most in the long
-

result ? How m uch he ought to sl eep ? How m uch tim e

sh ould be giv en to ex ercise ? On wh at di et the b rain wil l
labor with leas t wear and tear to the body ? Thes e ques
tion are vital and ough t to be un derstood by the applican ts
s ,

for admission to coll ege as w ell as the Binomi al Th eorem or ,

the fi rst five b ook s of E uclid .

The ai m of ed ucati on i n i ts l argest scop e i s the h arm on i

, ,

ous d ev elopm en t of the en t i re b ei ng — m ental moral an d

m
,

h
p y s i ca l . It sh ould p ut e ph as i s i n to c h a racter W h e n .
82 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT P RINCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

th ey h ave no real parents ; parentage m eans more th an

physiology Want of j udgment and abun dance of improp er
.

indulgence inj ures wh ere only benefit is i nten ded

,
.

S avagism begets savagism and gentleness begets gen tle

,

n ess . B e spari ng of comm an ds To the ministrati ons of

.

love the child owes obedi ence It i s ruled for a

,
.

ti m e by impulse and emotion B ut it i s presumable .

th at i ts parents h ave outgrown this stage an d hence for a ,

tim e th ei r reason and conscience m ust guide the child To .

these faculti es the chi ld owes obedi ence It owes none to .

selfish n ess . If the chi ld cannot be i n fluenced by love it ,

can not by fear The p aren t s right to comm an d i s not bas e d

’
.

on paren tage bu t on true sup eri ority m an i fes ted i n lov e

,
.

Th i s i s always obeyed and ob edi ence excites respondi ng

,

qualiti es i n the child as the rod used i n anger as it alway s

, ,

i s ex cites anger h ate an d revenge

, ,
.

The love of freed om i s one of the stronges t i n every mi n d .

Authority is oppressive wh en it denies this right What .

high er reward can be bestow ed upon the good child than

that of freedom The child should compreh en d th at he i s
govern ed until he i s competent to exercise self government -
.

With this th eo ry of government i n his mind he sees clearly ,

th at every act tending to the elevation and purification of hi s

ch aracter co n tai ns withi n itsel f a n atural reward — f r eed om
while every ignoble act every wrong indulgence of appetite
,

or p as si on te n ds to p erson al bon d age si n ce such acts m ust b e

, ,

r estrai ned by auth ority A child is a being in p rocess of

.

evoluti on . Education should establish a morality as i n ds L

structi bl e as the un iv erse .

WE B
S HOU LD B E A LE TO DO JU S T AS WE DES I R E TO DO .

We ought to be so fa ithful to ourselves so thoughtful so , ,

e v er guard ed
-
, so always ready as to be abl e to d etermi n e
,
 GRO WTH AN I NHERENT P RINCI PLE A
I N N TU RE . 83

our oc urse of acti on an d control our deportment at will

, .

To h ave wi ll one must have p ersonal ity

, Man sh oul d be a .

s t u den t an d mas ter of himsel f an d the wo rld Do y ou wan t .

kn owledge y ou m ust toil for it ; and if pleas ure y ou must

? .
,

toil for it Fortunes are h ewn out of ourselves not mad e to

.
,

or d er God help s th ose who h elp th emselves and those who

.
,

do n ot will with er an d decay for even soul s g row thi n an d

sli m or el se wax fat an d st rong
,
.

To succeed i n anythi ng one must be devoted A great .

ac tor must h ave a great fi eld an d great expectati ons m ust ,

be balan ced by great energy or they will be followed by the ,

greatest disappointm ent .

A chemfu l sp i ri t an d a resolute will are indomitable .

Nothi ng is so arduous th at it will not becom e easy wh en the

mi n d i s p rop er ly appli ed to it All will obtain the el em en ts
.

of m en tal n utriti on i n stri ct h armon y with th eir i n divid ual

as p i rati ons Th ose who as pire after k nowledge will grow

.

ri ch i n the m emory of facts an d thi n gs ; those who aspi re

after ideas will in crease i n the p ercepti on of truth s an d p ri n

ci l es T h e l aw of progress ma be slow but it i s an

p .
y ,

im mutable law .

Every mi nd i s abl e to aspire Harmony of character .

an d l ov eli ness of di spositi on unfold grad ual ly from un wa

cer i ng e orts to ac ui re them

fl q
'

H eadlo ng p as si on s fo rm .
,

m an s p roper woes The appetites must be allayed the

’
.
,

passi ons ch as tened the afi ecti ons softened the imagina

, ,

ti on expanded reason vi vi fied the un derstanding enlarged

, , .

Manhood dep ends upon goodness rounded outnes s ch ar ,

-
,

acter aspiration combin ed with in telligence and a cultivated

, ,

will . C ultivate the will by calmly resolutely determin in g ,

th at ou will achi eve a giv en end vi ctory or result and the

y , ,

power will increase every day the character be dignifi ed and ,

e x alted an d y ou will be abl e to do wh at i s necessary an d

,
84 GRO WTH AN INHERENT PRI NCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

desirabl e To be temp erate m as ter thyself which i s the

. .

, ,

m asterpiece of h uman attai nments and consumm ate wisdom .

It m atters not how great a man s reputation may be i f he ’

i s to any e x tent i n bon dag e to any bad h abit appetite or

, , ,

passi on he i s not saved

, .

We sh ould cultivate the wi ll power of the mind to give a ,

m as tery over the influences of i nharmonious individuals and

ci rcum s tances To be i n h arm on y with all surroun dings i s
.

to draw from p erenni al spri n gs In w ell regul ated min ds .

-
,

the will possesses a suprem e di recti on ov er the whol e current

of tho ught feeli ng and action regul ating the s uccession of
, ,

ideas and emotions ; or on the oth er hand p romoting th ei r

, ,

h ealthful activity by directi ng the attention to the obj ect of

th em and determi ning the movements which the reas on
,

p rompts The acqui rem ent of such regulating pow er is the

.

highest obj ect of education .

We are on the way of becoming what we aspire to become .

Our ai m and standard are the refl ex of our wish es and will .

The man of ready sugg estion the man of fertil e expedi ents , ,

the man of quick devices has a well trai ned min d ; and -
,

other things being equal 18 the one who is sagacious and ,

.

skillful i n discovery an d ex p erim ent .

The mi nd is made strong by ex ertion and ri ch by experi ,

en ce . Necessity often h as tens the execution of a plan th at

had begun i n ch oice and i ndi cates th at the capability and
,

power of persons are limited only by th eir di spo sition to

ex ert th em selv es .

So ni gh i s g andeu
r r to ou r d ust ,

80 n ear i s God to man ,

Wh en d uty whi sp ers l ow, Thou must,
The y u th repli
o es , I can .
"

In youth we borrow pati ence from our future years the

sp ri ng of hop e giv es us courage to act and to suf
fer The .

prosp ect seems endless because we do not see the end of it .

86 G RO WTH AN I NHERENT PRINCI PLE A
I N N TURE .

and wh en duty and i ncli nati on run i n parall el li nes th eir

work is eas il v performed .

Great responsibilities develop the soul Th ere i s nothi n g .

that will n ot grow if i t only receives i ts p rop er nourishmen t .

By a law of mind all exercise of any one facul ty p romote s

,

that of al l the oth ers It i ncreas es the internal power of

.

attracti on wh ereb th e soul obtai ns i ts mental p ab ul um

,
y .

Exercise develops tendency so that it con ti nuall v become . s

stronger seeki n g con diti ons wi th an i ncreased cap acity for

,

receivi ng di scipli ne The organi sm once s tarted i n an y

.

di rection goes on repeating the tendency thereby organizin g ,

n ew forces to co op erat e with it recisel v as an; oth er mod e

p
- r
,

of m ateri al acti on t ends to conti nue an d commun icate itsel f .

Nature wi ll alwav s mai ntai n her balance of power for all ,

her forces are correl ated and co ordi nated with all p oss ibi l -

ities Nature i s ever true to her children and her deman d

.
,

is the positi ve an d the p racti cal .

Wh en we see creation we al way s b egi n to create It i s .

the n a tu r e of wood and ston e y i eldi ng to the k n i fe th at , ,

rai ses the id ea of sh ape i n th em an d wi th a well balanced -

cons t ru ctive p ow er th e re ari ses a S po ntaneou s sense of cap a

bi li ty .The emoti on to con struct i s foll owed i n time by

the ex ecutive p ow er by whi ch to el ab orate th at emoti on .

Our mi nd craft i s more i n terestin g to us than any p ossibl e

h an di craft because it has more i n it of our very li fe A
,
.

subtl e p art of ev ery m an s S pi ri t goes wi th hi s work

’
.

O NL Y U P ON OB E D I E NC E TO L AW CAN S U CC E S S BE PRE D I
C ATE D .

S uccess it
con s s splication to the l aws of the
in a close a
p
world Man s success i n l ife will be i n exact proporti on to
.
’

the meas ure of hi s cap aci ti es the p rop i ti ous ness o f hi s ci r

,

cumstan ces an d the ex ten t of his ob ed i ence to the l aw s of

the w orld an d human n ature .

 GROWTH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

Reaso n an d i ntuition , or the q uali ty an d

q uan ti ty of

the brai n make decisi on

,
There are times wh en one
.

decisive stroke settles forever the glory of man ; when

on e great dis cov ery giv es all the ho n or to life ; wh en

on e great h eroi c act mak es it n eedl ess to look befo re or .

behind .

Fate i s unp enetrated causes The secret of the world is .

the ti e bet ween person and event Person m ak es event and .

,

e v en t person Startling even ts som etim es produce crises

.

i n h um an life and form hinges upo n which men t urn from

,

on e course of acti on to anoth er .

True success is the grand secret between man and his

God . S uccess an d defeat joy and sorrow wealth and , ,

poverty li fe and death al l things becom e our discipli ne

, , .

Fail ure should be converted i nto a success Th ere are no .

ci rcum stances h ow ev er unfortunate th at may not be advan

, ,

taged . A mi nd properly trai ned an d cultivated clearly ,

d emons trates th at i ndus try p erseverance courage an d i nteg

, ,

rity are the royal ro ads whi ch op en the av en ues to success .

—
A h ea lthy body and i ts seq uence a ch eerful mi nd are
,
—
powerful auxiliaries .

n l l —
It is the desti y of a men to become ri ch materially
and spi ritually We must have a spiritual as well as a
.

tempo ral obj ect We must live for body and soul and for
.
,

etern al progressio n There is a high er utility than the

.

mere temporary and worldly on e or the superfi cial requi re ,

men ts of social li fe The useful things of external life

.

sho uld not be un d erv al ued They are the fi rst things .

requ i red but th ey are n ot the sol e or highest thi n gs n eces

,

sary . Elevating material things to an undue rank i s obj ec

ti onab le ; for it eith er div erts too great a sh are of our own
energi es i n the pursuit of th em or it ren ders a s unj us t and ,

Opp ressiv e tow ard oth ers .

 GRO WTH AN INHERENT PRINCI PLE A
I N N TURE .

Our ivilizati on overwh elms us ; man staggers under the

c

pressure of his ever increas ing tas k becom es exh aus ted an d
-
, ,

dies b efore hi s time .

THE P ROS P E R OU S P E RS ON S E E M S TO ATTR ACT PR OS PERITY .

Power meets welcomes power with lux uri ous em

an d

brace Man wants to be monarch over the domai n o f

.

poverty an d emperor i n the fi eld of ow nership If a man

, .

has a true ed ucation an d a brai n pow er ad eq uate to the

,
-

wh eeli ng of circumstances in to li n e with his in tentions the ,

wealth of those of less brai n power will m elt into hi s -

han ds It is the power and privileges of wealth whi ch the

.

mind craves B ut fortune or wealth is not in its elf the only

.

important ultimate It i s the reserved force that adds value

.

—
to life wh at man would be without extraneous aids .

Mind m ust tak e a loftier position than m oney can ever

reach . The soul has cravi ngs as imperi ous as the bodily
wan ts ; and wh en we li ve for the physical wants alone we
forfeit our claim to a high er life We owe to mankind a .

higher success than food and fire S cientific suggestio ns .

wil l be made as to how man shall di spose of hi s ideas an d

occu ati o n
p .

Money often costs too m uch an d power and pleasure are ,

n ot ch eap M uch wealth eas e and the p ursuit of pleas ure

.
, , ,

are ap t to form a su rface whi ch a strong spirit m ust b reak

through before it can grow accordin g to God s i ntent Th ey ’

.

are rich who love most an d wis est who hav e a good di sposi ,

tion who are naturally ki nd pati ent ch eerful an d hopeful

, , ,
.

Many a p erson is ri ch without money who is born with a ,

good consti tuti on a good h eart good limbs and a pretty

, , ,

good h ead pi ece Good bones are better than gold ; to ugh
- .

muscles are better than silver ; and nerves that fl as h fire and
carry en ergy to ev ery functi on are better th an houses an d ,
90 WTH AN
G RO I NHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TUREA .

N0 one has a temper so bad but that by p rop er cu lture it , ,

may becom e pleas ant Man must ex ercise self con trol He
.
-
.

must not allow himself to be ruled by mere imp ulse A ny .

rati on al mi n d can al most remold him sel f or hi s child th rough

a p ersistence of the right m eans to the right end .

What v e er y ou w uld m ke h abi t al p a ti e i t

o a u , r c c .

Use can alm os t ch an ge the ta mp of nature s .

Ingenuo usness sincerity and candor are effects of whi ch

, ,

i ntegra l love and the d ai ly p racti ce of truth are the p er

, ,

p e tua lly u
p g ushi ng causes
-
T he gl oomi est n a
.tu re ma
y
brighten itself the bitte rest sweeten itself the most shrink
, ,

i ng tak e on a h ealthi er tone of ti ssue .

Who can ever cal culate the n umber of di reful evils w hich
h ave desolated the h uman race by the p revalence of that ,

s p irit whi ch l eads to a resi s tan ce of trivi al offenses H atred .

ci rcul ates a p rod i gi ous m ass of i nfeli city th rough the world .

A vast amount of human wretchedness can be directly

referred to the w ay ward ness an d ab normal state of the h um an

will If we hate our en emi es we will contract such a

.
,

vicious habit of mind as bv degrees will break out upon

th ose w ho are our fri en ds .

We sh ould not nurse ani mosi ti es an d register w rongs .

Unki nd thoughts should remai n u nspoken and be left to burn '

,

th em selv es i nto p urit y It i s fearful to thi nk w rong th oughts

.
,

but far more dangerous to giv e them u tter an ce .

Thoughts are fl uid and will take the shap e of words ; and ,

i f bad w ords are i mp resse d up on the mi nd character will ,

flow out th rough th em We sh oul d furn ish the mi n d with

.

p ure th oughts wh erewith it can declare i tsel f High .

t houghts i n variably exalt the mi nd whi ch entertai n s

th em .

S obrie tv and d epth of th ough t i ncite co urag e Far reach .

-

i ng vi ews ani mate comp reh en sive mi nds Th ey give fashi on .

 GROWTH AN I NHERE NT PRINCI PLE A
I N N TU RE . 91

h p to circumstances about th em T hey possess an

and s a e .

ener y th at con trol s i mpossibiliti es

g .

Men will be more self contai n ed wh en better cultivated

- .

It is the undis cip li n ed wi ll th at is controlled by bad

th ough ts and bad fortunes Fi n ally we are domi neered
.
,

ov er by pass ions because do mi neered ov er by thoughts ; it

,

i s on ly by the force or m astery of coun teracti ng thoughts

that the sp ell is brok en or through the i ntellectual
med i um that the m oral atmosph ere is ren ovated We .

sh ould rise abov e the pl an e of ungovern abl e attracti ons an d

rep ul sion s ; abov e the sph ere of an tip athi es an d unwi se

s mp athi es
y .

The worst of all ty ranni es is a bad organization .

Unquestio nably our organizations determi ne the grooves i n

,

which we m ove and no thought act or deed but i s the only

, ,

p ossible result of the combi ned gale of influences that blows

u pon us fro m the cradl e to the grav e A l though organ i c .

faults are stubborn we can i n a meas ure con trol our th oughts
, , ,

an d so do m ore tow ard a b etter state of thi ng s for our p os

teri ty .Dish onest thoughts i n one generation may gi ve ri se

to di sh onest action i n the next This i n timate relatio n .

b etween our very th ough ts and th ei r con seq uences i s a v ery

s eri ous co nsid erati on as wr ong thoughts wi ll n ot en d wi th
,

ou rselves but ma transmit terribl e consequen ces for our

, y p os

teri ty .

THE P R OFOU NDEST W ONDE R OF OU R S P I R ITU A L N ATU R E I S

M E M OR Y .

Mem ory i s andyi ng thi n king p ower gatheri ng i ts

un ,

e d ucati on from all the faculti es S elf h ood i s a compoun d

.
-

of coun tl ess p ersonal recoll ecti on s The spi rit remembers .

e v erythi ng ; but i n t ell ect cann ot al w ay s recall the pi cture .

The in ternal memo ry on the p art of the i nn er life can

, ,
92 G RO WTH AN I NHE RENT P RI NCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

v be extinguish ed Memory is the li ne whi ch di vides

ne er .

e xisten ce from an n ihilati on Whatever obj ects are take n.

u
p i n to the mi n d or to wh atev er the mi nd imp arts i ts own
,

living pow er cannot entirely be forgotten or obliterated

, .

Concen trati on is the opponen t of chaos and sets th e ,

mind i n order ; conseq uently it favors self— con trol O n ly

, .

th rough that constant ex ertion by which energy i s acq ui red ,

can the Wi ll gai n comm an d of the though ts an d mas tery o f

the impulses .

Acquisition is not spo ntaneo us It i s repetiti on tha t .

twists the fiber of our existence in to something perm anen t .

R ep eti ti on will effect m ore th an the occasi onal use of grea t

talents By conti nual practice the organism grows in to
.
,

subo rdi nation an d the vol untary p owers become h abitu all
, y
p redomi nant In committing to m emory a poem or i n learn
.
,

ing a pi ece of m usi c vol un tary eflort wears a path o f

’

as so ci atio n so that each word or so un d auto mati cally su

, g
gests the next .

The pow er of m emory weaves an d winds every i mp res

sio n up snugg er The sam e thi ng i s seen i n the high er re
.

gion of ideas and beli efs L ong established associations .

-

an d opi nions surviv e th ei r rej ecti on by reas o n Con vi nce a .

man of hi s life long errors to day an d he re asserts th e m

- -
,
-

to morrow so strong i s the tend en cy of th ought to mov e

-
,

i n i ts l ong accustom ed cerebral track s A man s desi re ’

-
.

may be good but wh en habits are to b e corrected he too

, , ,

often fi nds the will deth ron ed an d paralyz ed i n roov es of

g
h abit.

What affects our time and thoughts affects our character .

The h uman S pirit m ust exp ress itself th rough form whi ch ,

is ch aracter Truth i s the first and i n dispensable conditi on

.

of ch aracter an d gen ui ne l as ti n g success

, Th ere is noth
,
.

i ng comp licated i n truth n eith er i s i t susceptibl e of an y

,
 W
GRO TH A N I NHERENT PRINCI PLE A
I N N TURE .

general m echanism of language is everywhere the sam e for ,

that i s dependent upo n the anatomical structure of the bra i n

whi ch originates it It grows by rules established i n the con
.

stit ution of the mi nd an d has b een b uilt u by th onj oi n t

, p e c

labors of all men labo ri ng unknowingly as bees i n a hi v e

, , ,

buildi ng in harmony a beautiful and math emati cally con

structed comb Language involves the world s history ’
.

an d lik e ev erythi ng else ab out man b ears at once the stam p

, ,

of his great ness an d his degradati on .

Language i s invariably musical when h eard truly i n i ts

place Thoughts shape words and wo rds shape thoughts
.
, .

The infl uence of p ure though ts i s lik e the breath of H eave n

up on fl ow ers wh ile low thoughts fall lik e the noxious vapo r
of p estil ence The p resence or absence of certai n feel ings
.

stan ds connect ed with the p resen ce or absence of certai n

th oughts The affections flow from sensations and sh oul d

.
,

be developed by culture .

It is by k eepi ng up a remembrance of kindness that we

k eep up the emoti on of gratitude It i s by forgetting th e
.

provocation that we ceas e from the emotion of anger I t .

is by refl ecti ng on the mis ery of our fellow creatures i n i ts -

vividnes s and affecti ng detail that pity is called forth It .

i s by meditati ng on the p erfecti on of God th at we ch erish

an d k eep aliv e our lov e for the high e
s t good .

Th ought i s at o nce the harbinger and sustai ner of feelin g .

We can no m ore break up the connection b etween the

thought of any obj ect that i s vi ewed m ental ly an d the feel ,

i ngs which i t impresses upon the h eart than we can break ,

up the conn ecti on between the sight of an obj ect th at i s

y
viewed materi ally and the sensation which it imp resses upon
the reti na .

L ong and i ntense thought will communi cate to the spiri t

a force i n the di recti on of th at thought M ental movemen t.
 GRO W TH AN I NHER ENT PRINCIPLE A
I N N TURE . 95

can on ly become strong an d s ead t y in i

con t n uous ran ges of

ef
for t .

GE NI U S IS CE NTR ALI Z E D PERSONA L CA P A B IL ITI ES .

Geni us o ditioned by an excess of nervous pow er and

is c n ,

th erefore of n ervous sensibili ty ; an d may ari se from th ese

causes : I t may be the culmi nati on of an ed ucati on or cul ,

ture of a sin gl e set of faculti es for a l ong ti me Or it may .

be caus ed by the p ersistent ex ercise by the m oth er during ,

gestation of her min d i n a given direction It may result

,
.

fro m nerv ous excitabil ity sadness an d a bi as imparted to the

,

un born child ; t urn i ng the whol e curren t of the mi n d i n to

particular ch annels the voluntary or in voluntary culture of

s p eci al faculti es ; whi ch advan tages are p urch as ed at eno r

m ous cost—a short brillian t errati c career

, , .

E very geni us is tick eted for misery i n this life for genius
i s but a one sid ed angul ar pai nful developm en t
-
, ,The .

transmission of morbid tendencies often brings into the world

a feeli n g of mel an ch oly strangeness i f not estrang emen t a , ,

my steri ous home si ck ness of so ul L i fe to the meditati ve is

-
.
, ,

th at myst erious con sci ousn ess whi ch en velope the unk nown ;

a ma nifi cent sch eme of i nfi nit e sad ness ; the only n at ural
g
s e quence to p re exi ste nt sorrow un utterabl e
-
.

Genius is the higher self and possible to all men Talent

, .

man ufactures ; gen i us creates It feels the electri c fire of.

d elight in the ad mi rati on of wh at i s admi rabl e creati ng ,

i nn umerabl e vivid pl easures an d p ure sources of enj oym ent

,
.

I t is the prerogativ e of genius to see universal truth i n the

mos t trivial i ncid ents and to unfold s w orld of m eaning from
,

e v ery thing It performs trifles with an air whi ch mak es

.

th em seem great and performs wonders with an ai r whi ch

,

mak es th em trifles With eq ual hand it di sp enses thunder

.

bolt an d thistle dow n - .

96 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

A L AW OF M I ND I M P EL S U S TO S U P P LE M E NT DE FI CI E NCI ES .

Revelation othing unless comprehended Wisdom

is n .

d wells i n the palace of truth The sci ence of mind opens u p

.

the way to r ati on al thought on the subj ect of man It has .

shown th at thought feeli ng an d actio n depend upon organ i

,

zati on ; an d h en ce th at the ch aract er an d q uality of th ought ,

feeling and actio n depen d up on the ch aracter an d co ndi tions

,

of the organiz ati on It is i ntroduci ng us into the hidden

.

labyrinths of our own minds ; an d wh atever i ncreas es k nowl

e dge an d augm ents h um an h appi ness i s a b enefit to the

world .

The human mi nd is constituted up o n logi cal p r incip les ,

whi ch are musi cal an d i nfalli ble The absolute to man i s .

the p erfecti on of hi s own con sti tu ti on the co nsci ousnes s of ,

God withi n of the inborn ki ngdom of h eaven of the i nward

, ,

light which lighteth every man that cometh into the wo rld .

Indi vidual responsibility is comm ensurate with or i n p ro

portion to the mind s p ower to conceive of j usti ce Thus
’
.

each new esti mate of truth ex cit es and el evates the under

stan di ng , because each n ew ap p rehension of a principle

p roposes a new form of progressive improvemen t '
.

No real knowledge of the soul can be gai ned ex cept by

turning the gaze i nward By studyi ng the mind we unveil
.

and evolve the necessary concepti ons and p ri mary beli efs by

whi ch the mi nd i tself interp rets or under which it views the

,

un iv erse of m atter and spi rit This p sy chological self

.

knowledge i s the one instrum entality by whi ch we l earn to

understand our fell ow man It reveals the first principles
-
.

of all those sci ences whi ch eith er di rectly or rem otely relate
, ,

to our race .

Psy chology is the starti ng poin t from which we proceed

-

and i t i s the goal to whi ch we must return i f we ret race the

.
 GRO WTH AN I NHERENT PRI NCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

destined to obey the moral law from a k nowledge of cause

and effect The moral law i s fu l ly and p racti cally ex hi bi ted
.

an d f u lfilled when ever a human bei ng has atta in ed en ti r e

harmony .

W HAT DO Y OU K NOW ? A ND W HAT HAV E YOU D ONE ?

Refinement and polish are the ch aracteristi cs of a superi or
race We are not to be es timated by our social ran k but
.
,

by our rank i n the ascendi n g scale of int ellect an d moral

dynami cs True refi nem ent in religion as i n the civi l
.
,

realm of life will w ear the few est possibl e fo rms

, It i s .

because nature is system ati c orderly rational and repeti

, ,

ti onal that m an kin d find th emselv es in cli n ed to forms

,
.

B ut her e i n free thin ki ng p rogressive p re—

,
-
, emi n en tly dem ,

ocrati c Am eri ca ! here i n the b eautiful U t0p i a of m en tal

,

freed om an d free schools ; here i n the paradi se of peers ,

an d sel f supp orti ng sov ereig ns ! here i n the l and of reli

-
,g
ious liberty unbounded an d of political progress withou t
,

end ; here wh ere the arts an d sci ences p rosp er wh ere phi
, ,

l osophy i s blossomi ng i n to spi ri tuali ty wh ere poetry and gen ,

eral lit erature h av e i nspi rati on an d readers witho ut m eas ure

here i n such a country and amid this eq ual distrib ution of

, ,

ev ery essen ti al bl essing how absurd how uncall ed for how

, , ,

backward looking to surro und true religion with the cere

,

monies derived fro m the age of mythology Phases of .

religi ous truth are lights set upon the hill s of h um an p rog

ress ; b eacon lights to h umanit mbodyi g great accumu

y n
-
e ,

l ati cas of i nspiration and experience ; but the sam e beacons

can n ot alw ay s burn ; n ew lamp s will be lighted in n ewly

constructed tow ers upo n the w al ls of Z io n .

We need a literature that represents di fferent phas es of

thought No one can look backward with adequate rever
.

en ce who do es n ot look forward with a p resci ence tel escopi c

, ,
 GROWTH AN INHE RENT P RI NCI PLE A
I N N TURE . 99

an d mi croscopi c False foundations are crumbli ng befo re the

.

m arch of sci ence and the power of phiIOS Op hi c thought

, .

Wh en we observe i n what a dispropo rti onate m anner the

various faculties have been cultivated we are not surpri sed ,

th at th rough such mi nds m any importan t truths becom e

di storted and damaged an d deprived of th ei r true shape
,

an d imp ort Some mi nds may po ssess i n a feeble and im

.
,

e rfect d egree only som e of th ose faculti es by whi ch truth

p ,

i s attain ed an d esp eci ally truth s such as regard our rela

.

tion to all laws and pri ncipl es i n nature No fo rm ula for .

thin king will save us from mi stak es while we have an im ,

p erfect appreh ension of the matter to be thought about .

Circumstances both geographi cal an d climati c largely

, ,

con trol the form s faiths labors and di spositions of man

, ,

ki n d The in fluence of clim ate modifies the civilizati on of

.

races and limi ts ev en the rang e of th ei r i nd ustri es

, The .

di fference of the p roducti ons of di fferen t co untri es has a

beari ng not only upon the physical but up on the social
, ,

an d mo ral con di ti on of man .

Plen ty and variety of materi al com forts are the companion s

an d mark s of advan tages an d i mp rov em en ts i n soci al li fe of ,

p rogress in art an d sci ence of acti vity of thought of en ergy

, ,

of p ur pose an d of ch aracter an d m orals

,
Hum an progress .

i s cc equal with the m ultiplicity of h um an wan ts

- .

R EL I GI ON I S NOT S U FF I CI E NT —SCI ENCE M U S T A I D MA N .

Free an d unres trai ned in qui ry i s necessary to moral an d

in tellectual progress Witho ut true growth larg e and
.
,

n obl e the soul can n ever be sati sfi ed

, It is the nature of .

man to seek an association wh erein he may breathe the at

mosp here of light liberty and harm oni ous environm ent
, .

The only hop e for the physical an d m en tal am eli orati o n

of manki n d i s b ased upo n a slow but steady progress Life .
1 00 WTH AN I NHERENT P RI NCIPLE
G RO I N N TURE A .

evolves itself in ob edi ence to certai n fixed laws of which we ,

could un doubtedly obtai n a k nowl edge i f we o n ly applied ,

ourselv es to thi s study as we do to all oth er s tudi e

s i n p rac

ti cal science by the patien t observatio n of ph enomena The

, .

outer world as seen by us i s only the inner world brought

, ,

out and act ualiz ed .

The artifi cial has existed instead of the real A knowl .

edge of n atu ral laws i s th erefore n ecessary an d w ould h av e ,

been understood but for the p erversion of those laws .

Thegeni us of humani ty li nk s

The h ea t f m n by natu al pi ety

r s o e , r .

Progression i s the mai n

ttribute the specific cause of all
a ,

establi sh ed an d imm utabl e l aws Activity in all things and

.
,

through out all w orlds and systems i n i mm ensity is an insv ,

i tabl e result of the sam e p rin cipl e .

The struggli ng forces i n soci ety draw all th eir ins piratio n
and st rength from m an s n ature and w an ts A subj ective
’
.

vi ew reveals causes ; the obj ective sees only results ; th ere

is n o result i n the o uter w orld of h um an afiai rs that has n ot
'

i ts source or cause i n man himself ; so erro r is essenti al ly

mortal and self destructive
-
.

Individual responsibility i s commensurate with or i n pro ,

p ortion to the mind s power to co nceive of j usti ce As

,
'
.

reas on is the umpi re of facts i n the i ntell ect ual realm ,

so is con sci en ce i n the realm of mo ral p ri n cipl es If con .

science i s the facu lty which di scriminates b etween right

an d wrong — as the i mp erfect mi n d cannot know the
absolute right the di rection of conscien ce m ust be a
comp arativ e .

The d ecision of co nsci ence m ust be a choi ce of motives .

C onsci ence th en at once decides i n favor of the higher mo

, ,

tive and i ts voice can never be mistak en It never favors

,
.

the d eman ds of the low er agai nst the high er faculties It .

102 GROWTH AN I NHERENT P RI NCIPLE I N N TUREA .

All real goodness is based on active qualities and has a ,

fiber of self denial and determi natio n

-
.

All events sho uld be seized with avidity and promptly ,

advantaged What i s called good fortune i s the res ul t of

.
,

good j udgment suppo rted by a stout h eart and a read y

,

hand A fact accomplish ed wh ether perfect or imperfec t

.
, ,

improves i n ch aracter with every revolution of this littl e

wo rld around the sun .

Soci ety i s a troop of thi nk ers and the best h eads take the
,

best places The empire of this world b elongs to force or

.

p ower This is a questi on of stomach of constitution ; an

.
,

aflai r of p resence of mi n d of attitud e of apl omb Happi

'

.
, ,

n ess an d good d ep end upo n the en ergeti c use of body an d

mi nd .

The afli rmati ve class mo nopoliz e the hom age of manki nd .

B ut auth ority i s o nly co nceded wh en great ability and grea t

fai rn ess i s recogniz ed S ome p ersons are constituted by
.

nat ure or form ed by ci rcum stan ces so as to h av e the h abit of

atten di ng to the i nterests of self with si ngular ex actit ude ,

and h avi ng n o real p ersonal as cendency and habitual feel ,

i ngs for others are not qualified to exert eas y rule A n

,
.

abso rbin g d esp oti c selfish n ess can never be i nfl uen ti al an d

, ,

may b ri ng even genius p ower and sup remacy to naught

,
.

The spi rit s b attles are fought th rough p ow er To con quer

’
.

oth ers we must captiv ate th eir affections and to ad dress th em ,

well they m ust be lo ved m uch It is undeniably plai n that

.

the m ore men i ncrease i n k n o wl edge and reaso n the m ore do ,

they acquire ability and character The m anifestation .

of power m ust be acco rdant .

A co nvinced understandi ng speaks as one h aving author

ity We should feel and ack nowledge our indebtedness to
.

all men who h av e m ov ed our li fe th ro ugh th ei r s i ritual

p ,

p ra cti cal an d form ul ati ve p ower .

 GROWTH AN I NHERENT PRI NCI PLE IN N TURE A . 1 03

Head and heart should sustai n an amicable relati on Suc .

c e ss i n l ife depen ds l ess up on a m an s talents th an the force

’

o f hi s character ; and wh at i s b etter is a good infl uence over ,

others ; and an active co nscious ness i n o ne s sel f of all the

’

b est emotions whi ch one s ch aracter is able to compass

’
.

Culture will do much to give control over the feelings .

The superior po rtio n of any o rganism is in vari ably posi tive

to the depen den t parts and fun ctions which are negative and
co nseq uen tly to b e controll ed by a positive power .

My spirit should k eep from harm the so ul of my broth er

who may be encased i n bad circum stances an d moved by a ,

rop ulsive t mp ram n t Ev ry so ul w aits for som e ma ic

p e e e e .
g
p ow e r to aw ak en the p en t u
p spi rit and set it free - So uls .

are bl essi ngs to th em selves and the world only as we under

s tand the temp eram ent i n w hi ch we find th em .

Thou mu t be true thyself i f th u the t uth w uld teach ;

s o r o

Thy sou l mus t ov erfl w i f th u an oth er soul would reach ;

o , o

It need the verfl owi ng h a t to gi v the li p full peech

s o e r e s s .

Th i nk t uly an d thy th ugh t h all the world s fame each ;

’
r , o s r

Speak t u ly and thy wo k sh all b e a fai th ful seed ;

r , r

Li ve truly and thy l i fe shall b e a great an d n pl creed

, o e .

MAN I S DESTI NE D TO B E M A STE R OF THE G O E L B .

Science establishes the fact that th ere has been a cc rela -

ti on between the organi c an d i no rgan ic prog ress upon our

planet .

H uman nature both physically and m entally i s essen

, ,

tially sway ed by the co nstitution an d temperature of the

common respirable air The subtleness an d extent of this
.

aerial i nfl uence upon m an s bodily powers upo n hi s i ntell ect

’

ual achi evem ents i n the arts an d sci ences upo n hi s feelings ,

and disposition as a soci al bei n g upon hi s religi ous d ev elop ,

ments and governm ental sy stems almost transcends b eli ef ,

.

In the torrid belt as i n the two frigid zones nature an d

, ,
1 04 GRO WTH AN INHERENT P RINCIPLE A
I N N TUR E .

humani ty are al ik e arrested and h eld in ch eck S uprem e .

i ndifference to the voi ce of every energeti c passion i n the

extrem e hot and i ncapability of evolvi ng any
,
powerful
m ental power in the extrem e cold result i n brin ging to ,

gether the two extrem es from which instincti vely the ,

maj ority of m ankin d natural ly trav el toward the delightful

temperature and inspi ri ng electri citi es of the middl e zone .

The philosophy of this fact i s as a fundam en tal law of

nature , that between two extrem es invariably grow the
gran dest p erfections ; and the sci ence of it i s that the respir
abl e ai r compo un ded of oxygen and nit rogen as ch emi str
, y ,

n ow teach es is really a reservoir and a vi aduct for the

,

recepti on and i nt roductio n i n to m an s body an d mi n d of the

’

el ectri citi es and spiritualiti es of both h eav en an d earth .

The sun s infl uences in the temp erate zones combi ne with
’

the i nh erent principl es of l ife i n the glob e Temperature i s .

anoth er n am e for moti on and respi rabl e ai r i s anoth er nam e

,

These products of motion and life i n both m ankind and ,

an im als are d efi ci ent an d ex ceedi ngly imp erfect i n both the

,

torrid and fri gid zones H ence in these two Opposite sides
.
,

or extrem e en ds of our gl ob e nature i s arrested ; an d l ess

, ,

th an one third of the earth s surface is consequently con

-
’

genial and favorable to great human and natural develop

m en ts Governm ent is influenced by religio n ; religion is
.

modified by society ; society is sway ed by climate ; climate

i s greatly affected by moisture ; moi sture i s a prod uct of
waters slopes val l eys and mountai n ranges ; but scientific
, ,

discoveries will impart a correct k nowledge of aerial currents

an d t emp eratures and eventual ly co ntrol the prod uction an d
,

distributi on of rai n snow electri city and the principaliti es

, , ,

and p ow ers of the ai r ; so th at i n the refl ex actio n of man ,

kin d on the pl anet and the el em ents it would be no longer ,

1 06 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT P RINCIPL E IN N TURE A .

An d prai
fl owe s are c u h d ben ath the rai l ;
ri e r r s e e

Wh ere oc n oll ed tra kl s n and f ee

ea r , so c e s o ce , r ,

The age f p stalk s f th and map th

o rose a ; or s e se

An d th s wi ft l i gh tni ng
e nce l ti al ti e . o ce es r ,

D s d udg y i n h a ness—o a wi re
oe r er r n

Wh i l pat nts fill th ai be t i d the wav

e e e r, s r e e,

P u u u f m the adle to the grave ;

rs e s ro cr

Mach i n e that ock as l ep u i n fan t c y

s r e o r r ,

M a hi n s th at w ai t up n u latest si gh
c e o o r

We waft by t leg ap h o lov eyoung d am

r ur e s
’
re ,

Li v by machi n y and d i e by steam

e er ,
.

Poetry and ltogeth er too impracticable The

A rt are a .

modern man studies p ri ces not p i ctures ; loves policy not , ,

poetry ; wants facts not fancies B usiness gratitude and

,
.

busi ness fri endship on ly will pay Th ere i s an in di vidual .

race for success .

The mbitious person with an i nflam ed desire to surpass

a ,

oth ers d eliv ers him sel f body and soul to hi s p ursuit
, , He ,
.

n ev er sleep s eats w alk s or dream s b ut i n subservi ence to

, ,

his aim He can not affo rd to hav e an oth er passion of any

.

ki nd until he has reach ed the poi nt of his ambition An d .

,

so lo ng as he rests warm an d safe i n hi s ambiti ons he ,

scarce ly thi nk s of anythi n g high er To him the i nexhausti .

bl e resources of spi ritual w ealth h av e n ot y et disclosed

th em selves .

H appiness i s the root of ci vilization trade and religion , .

The mi stake i s i n p utting our pleasure on too low a plan e .

To be truly h appy req ui res a p rop er employ m ent of the

min d an d feeli ngs vari ed and suitabl e to the gen eral ch ar
,

acter an d so m uch so as to sati sfy every need of exi stence

, .

Mental h appi ness is an effect of whi ch a j us t d evelop ment ,

of i nher en t p owers a n d f a cu lti es ar e the caus es M enta l .

misery i s an effect of whi ch an i rr egu lar i nheri tance and

,

i ncomp lete exp ansi on of all the facul ti es are the prod ucing
causes .
 GRO WTH AN INHERENT PRINCI PL E IN N TURE A .

Th ere are p ersons who seem to have no emotional needs ,

an d not sufferi ng th em selv es to d elight i n an wo rldly thi ng

, y ,

are th erefore oftenti mes so h eartl ess th at th ey d elight i n

n othi n g Th ey unwisely ign ore the divi ne principl es of

.

b eauty and harmony established in nature conseq uently ,

th ere i s
Not a fl w r t blossom i ts gay eti es
o e o ,

Not a bi d pe mi tted to si ng
r r .

Ev ery thing co nspi res to keep alive the flam e of conscious

n ess i n the soul Cheerfulness i s absol utely to the mind s ’
.

h ealthy action a necessity i n order to k eep up the Spiritual

,

an d physi ologi cal h armon y The mi nd unmov ed by the

.
,

spirit of am usem ents un vi sited by the gal es of mi rth ful

,

n ess i s l ik e the ocean sl eepi ng i n the cold regio n of the earth

, ,

unm ov ed by a b ree z e an d unsti rred by a tide Tis mirth

’
.

that fills the v eins with blood Amusements should be .

so ught not simply to h av e a good ti me b ut for th eir h ealthy

, ,

and in vi go rati ng i nfl uen ce on the mi n d and body humani z ,

i ng and refini ng the feeli ngs gladd eni ng the whol e moral ,

an d physi cal b ei n g .

To add to enjoyment i s to l ength en li fe A prop er .

amoun t of l abor w ell spi ced with sunny sports i s absol utely
, ,

nece s sary to the formati on of a fin e stron g body as w ell as , ,

a ch eerful happy min d Am usem ent sh ould be sought

,
.

un der the canopy of nature s dom e as w ell as under the

’

hom e roof ; we should seek it i n the hills and in the vales ,

i n the groves an d b eside the sp arkli ng w aters and wh erever ,

th ere i s life and beauty .

Man is des tined to enj oy peace unity and happi ness , .

It is one species of despair to h ave no ro om to hOp e for

any additio n to o n e s h appi n ess
’
.

The so ul i s bewildered by unnatural ex citem ent i n the pur ,

s uit Of th at whi ch giv es no rest

1 08 W
GRO TH AN INHERENT P RINCI PLE I N N TURE A .

What mak e man w t h ed ? Happ i ne s d eni ed ?

s re c s

N ti h app i n s di d ai n d
’ ’
o: s es e .

S he c mes t o m a ly d e t t wi n u
o o mi l e ;
e n r s o o r s

And calls h e el f c n ten t i g ble name !

rs o , no

Ou passi n i tran sp t conten t ou eem

r o s or , r s .

Ambi ti n tu n and sh uts th do agai nst he

o r s, e or r,

And w d s a toi l —a t mp est i n he

e t ad e , r s e .

Happi ness does not consist i n our b eing devoid of p as

sion s but i n l earn in g how to comm an d th em
,
Happi ness .

is th at si ngl e an d gl orious thing whi ch i s the very light and

sun of the whol e animated univ erse an d wh ere it i s not it , ,

were better that nothing sho uld be .

The world is subj ect to ch ange The wisest man may be .

wiser to day than he was yesterday and to morrow than he

-
,
-

i s to day
-
Total freedom from ch ange wo uld imply total
.

freedom from erro r .

All i s acti on , al l i s moti on ,

I n t i s mih gh ty w ld or of ours !
Li k e the curr en t i n the ocean ,

Man i s g d by un een pow rs

ur e s e .

S tead i ly b ut tr gly movi n g

, s on

Li f i s nward ve mo e
e o e r r

Sti ll the p en t i i mp vi ng
res s ro

On the age th at w n t b ef e e or .

0 e th da k est n i gh t f so ow
'
r e r o rr ,

Fr m the d eadl i t fi ld of t i fe
o es e s r ,

Dawn a lea e b i gh te m w
s c r r, r r orro ,

S p i ngs a tru
r n obl e l i fe er , r .

On wa d ! r wa d ! ouwaan l on ve ! r e r

Human pr g s n ne may stay o res o

All wh make the vai n ndeavor

o e ,

S h all l i k e chafl b s w pt away

'

, , e e .

W HEN THE S OU L B E COME S E NE R V ATE D ,

I T DE MANDS P OW
E RF U L E M OTI ONS .

Th ere i s much i n this world that i s dark and glo omy ;

th ere are trial s ,
tro ubles sorrows and di sappointm ents whi ch
, ,
110 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A .

THER E I S A W ONDERFU L SY M PATHY IN F I NE A ND A PP R O

P RI ATE M U SI C .

Th rough ev y pulse the mu ic st l

er s o e,

And h ld su bl i me communi on wi th the s ul ;

e o

W ung from the coy est b eas t the i mp i son d i gh

r r r
’
s ,

A nd ki ndl ed ap ture i n the old es t y

r c e e .

Could we know where we co uld go wh enev er we wish ed

the ablution an d i n undati on of m usical w av es 0 ! th at ,

were a bath an d a m edicine After h eari ng music this .

,

world seems a mo re easy place to live i n and life seems l ess ,

difi cul t .

All souls h ave love withi n th em and love or good is the ,

—
.

i nmost essence of all things the all pervading so ul of the -

univ erse I ts voi ce i s m usi c which i s the normal translati on

.

of m ute senti m ents i nto imp ressiv e soun ds Musi c is the .

poetry of sound and embraces harmony concord and m elod y , .

It is not sound simply for al l sound is not musi c ; it is a

,

peculi ar indescribabl e runn ing togeth er or blending of certai n

,

smooth so unds of di fferent h eights lik e the glidi ng togeth e r ,

of di fferent colors Its p resence is tested only by the ch arm

.

wrought i n the soul Wh en the soul is i n ecstacy occa

.
,

si oned by a succession of soun d we may k now that muswal ,

numb ers are flowi ng So when a so ft sound starts a tear

.
, ,

we may k now that the spi rit of m usi c i s th ere .

Let all becom e musicians and th ey will b ecom e l i v ,

i ng so uls C ultivate m usic burnish the gem In to the souls

.
,
.

of child ren and youth it pours i ts tide of red eemi n g i nfluen ce

,
.

The cultivati on of musi c giv es an i ncreased activity to the

whol e mi nd .

Th ere are th ose who thi nk th at the enj oym ent of m usic
would exclude all repi ning and satisfy every desi re of the
,

h eart It seems to infuse strength into th ei r limbs and

.
,

ideas into th ei r brai n and life app ears to go on wi thout an

,
 GRO W TH AN INHERENT PRINCIPLE IN N TURE A .

efot
fr . At oth er tim es ,
—
life seems a burden a seemi ng con
sci ous n ess Of carrying a w eight .

Mus i c ! Oh ! how fai nt how weak , .

L g g
an u a e des bef thy p ll l
fa ore s e

Why h ul d feeli ng v speak

s o e er ,

Wh n t h u anst breath e h s ul s well ?

e o c er o o

F i end sh i p s bal my w ds may f i gn

’
r or e ,

L ve s a e e n m e fal e than th y
o
’
r v
’
or s e

Oh ti only mu i s st i n
’ ’
s s c ra

Can s wee tly so th e and n t betray o , o

To mak e and enjoy m usic i s on e of the choicest bl essings .

We need the i nspiration of m usi c to stir the lofty sentim ents

of the h eart an d satisfy the aesth etic y earn ings of the so ul
, .

Music should bri ng all the world i nto harmony There .

i s not a th ought i n the d epth s of the soul but i s awak en ed

d quick ened by music The m ass Of m ankind can be .

awak en ed to a b eauti ful li fe most readily by ench antm ent of

'

instrumen t and voice .

The voi ce by i ts in tonatio n al one i s a powerful i nstru

, ,

ment for the propagation of sympathy Almo st each shade .

of m ean i ng at l eas t each dis ti nct sensibi lity has i ts own ap

, ,

ri ate i nto nati on so that without catchi ng one syll abl e of

p pro ,

utterance we can from i ts mel ody alo ne often tell wh at are

, , ,

the w orki ngs of the i ntellect It i s thus that m usi c even .

,

th ough altogeth er ap art from wo rds i s so pow erfu lly fitted ,

both to represent and to awak en the mental processes ,

that without the ai d of spok en characters many a story

, ,

of d eep est i nterest i s most imp re s siv ely told m any a n obl e ,

or ten der sen tim en t i s m ost emph ati cally co nv ey ed by i ts

emotio nal suggestiv en ess .

After our highest feelings have been excited we can only

sl eep or h ave m usi c The power and exp ressiv eness of good
.

m usi c may w ell be regarded as the most beautiful adaptation

of extern al nature to the constit ution of man The high est .
1 12 W
GRO TH AN INHE RENT P RINCIPLE A
IN N TURE .

form tion lik e the finest poetry archi tecture

of recrea , , ,

music and art always touch es on the divi ne side of life

, .

We should cheer our life with m usi c an d smooth it with ,

so ng Music is i ndispensable to the social success of our

.

daughters ; and our sons will i n ti me follow our musi cal , ,

daughters i n their searchi ng after sy mpathetic harmo nies .

The power of m usi c is i nestimabl e ; words cannot reach it .

A good car for music and a taste for music are two very
d i fferent things whi ch are often confound ed and so i s com
,

p reh endi ng and enjoyi ng every obj ect of sense and senti m ent .

The nobl est pow ers of the soul are inarticulate In the .

n d n —
best music there is som ethi g o sa ess a struggle to ex
f
press an inspiration Language ties us down ; and here i s
.

wh ere the musi cian has the ad vantage of the poet Wh en .

on e w rites of lov e wh eth er i n p oem s or i n m usi c he i s sure

, ,

to h ave a univ ersal audi ence because it i s the one th em e ,

that touch es us all to our h earts We carry it with us all our .

n,
n—
lives a fi nally tak e it to h eave e lse th ere i s no heaven
d .

The greatest misery of the world l i es i n a di seased self

conscio usn ess . n n —
Th ere is othi g that society the world
aroun d as — so m uch needs as to be lifted up out of i ts low,

and selfish w ay s of thi nki ng an d acting out of i ts dead ness ,

and b ondage and drudg ery to a free g enerous and sp iritual , ,

life i ntonoble moral activi ties Music oftener than any

, ,
.
,

thing else disenthrall s man from this painful abnorm al

, ,

spell .

Musi c expresses the harmo nial ti es of friendship and

aflecti on
'

Music is the univ ersal language for i n it so ul

.
, ,

sp eaks to so ul From music flow i nnum erable spirituali zin g

.

qualiti es effects and enchantments

,
.

Nature s oun d s pi i t
the musi c of th e s r

S weetly t h wo h i p
o he i ng
er rs er s s s

All the gl ow the g a h d oth i nh eri t

, r ce s e ,

Roun d he t u ti ng h i ld he fondly fli ngs

r r s c s .
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GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRI NCIPLE I N N TURE A .

to be p m e good when afterward it proved to be mere

a su re ,

ly a fantasmal b enefit The soul needs to be sti rred i n to

.

renew ed activity i n work and w orship True worshi p is the .

exp ression of p rai se i n the high es t li fe th at man can l ead

the dai ly an d h ourly fulfil lm ent of the high es t ob vious du ty .

To be p erfect i s not to be infinite as God but perfect as ,

h m bei gs
u a n n as rta
, s r —
immo l pi its perfect as souls with
i mmor tal p owers who sho uld express th ose souls i n th e
,

loftiest tho ught an d spiritual as pirati on of life .

Volun tary pray er i s suggested by a consciousness of n u

g rati fie d d esi res L et us direct our spi ritual co nscio us ness
.

toward God L et us p ray to Him ; let us long for Him

.

let us aspire to Him L et us com e to Him as chi ldren i n

.

our sorrow and i n the sunshi n e of our joy

, L et us fee l .

that He is the soft shadow that tempers passion an d sooth es ,

to rest the tossi ng ocean of the h eart In the dark night of .

our w eari n ess loneli ness an d sorrow l et us feel th at He i s

, ,

the sunshine that floods the in ward w orld with light He .

walks i n the presence of God who communes with Him i n ,

freq uent p ray er who as k s co unsel of Him who weeps be

, ,

fore Hi m who loves an d obeys Him as a fath er

,
.

h
Fat er , n ow t h i p ay
s r er I rai se T he e,

N vee r l et me ceas e to p rai se T h e e.

Veneratio n opens the mi nd to the reception of truths .

Pray er wh en it is a deep and earnest feeling exci tes the

, ,

superior faculties which th en attract strength from the

,

spiritual realm The superior o rgans generate exalted and

.

expansive i nfl uences whi ch radi ate over all oth er organs i n

,

the same m ann er as the positi ve ov ersh adows an d co ntrols

,

the negativ e Whatever the theory of prayer may be ex

.
,

ri en ce p rov es th at i n qui ck en i ng the h oli es t sentim en ts

p e ,

unfoldi ng the n obl est powers of the so ul lifti ng life to i ts

'

true level and toning it with the hues of h eaven it eur

, ,
 GRO WTH AN INHERENT PRINCI PLE IN N TURE A .

p asses all other ac s t withi nthe ran e of g human

8 1100 .

Di dst Thou n t hea and answe prayer

o r r .

Th at w e a g i ef I could not bea

er r r.

Praye i s the pi i t of u God

r s r o r ,

Retu n i ng wh ence i t c me ;
r a

Lov i th a ed h wi thi n
e s e s cr rs ,

And p ay e the isi ng fl ame

r r r .

It gi v es the bu d ened soul rpose re ,

And s thes the wound ed b east ;

oo r

Yi lds comfo t to th m u n he e
e r e o r er r ,

Gi v es t the w ea y e t
o r r s .

P ay
r er i s the si mples t form of speech
Th at i nfant li p s can try ;
P aye the ublimest t ai n that reach
r r, s s r s

The Maj es ty on h i gh .

P ay e i the contri te sp i i t s v i ce
’
r r s r o ,

Retu ni n g from hi s ways

r ,

Whil e angels i n thei songs rej oi ce r ,

An d cry Behold he p ay !
, , r s

Venerati on opens the mind to the influx of the D ivin e

S piri t .It is the element of true love and worship There .

i s n o p ri vi lege more dear to the ingenuous h eart than th at of

p ou ri ng fo r th i ts exp ression of v eneration and love for i ts

b enefactor Thi s i s the secret of worship Love is the

i n most pulse of life—love to w ard God and love toward man
. .

The dispositi on to pray is bo rn with every w ell o rganized -

i n dividual ; for ev ery soul desires addi ti o nal benefits and

co nti nued hap pin ess

Fath er !humbly w repose e

Our oul s on Th ee who d well st abov e ;

’
s

An d bless Th ee fo the peace whi ch fl ows

r

F om fai th i n Th i n e enci cl i ng lov e

r r .

Inward p rayer is truly efi cacious and refini ng Mind .

uplift
i ng p ray er i s not onl y philosophi c but absolutely ,
1 16 GROWTH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A .

essen ti al mental happiness and to the progressive pari h

to ,

catio n of the imp etuous aflecti ons whi ch liv e i n the soul s
'
’

sanctuary .We sho uld worship God i n His i mm ensity .

E very tim e we engage i n acts of devotion a magneti c power ,

w ill breath e upo n the soul to purify and el evate i ts inner ,

life The effect of earnest p rayer is salutary It is not the

. .

delus ive enthusiasm which causes the i ndi vidual to repo se

indolently upo n the bosom of God to the neglect of those ,

ex ertions by whi ch m en h elp th emselves

When i th ti me fo p ay ?
s e r r er

W i th th fi st b am that li ght the m ni ng sky

e r e s or ,

Ere f th t i ls of d ay th ou d s t p repare
or e o o ,

Li ft up thy th ugh t n h i gh o s o

Comm nd thy l v ed n es t Hi s watchful ca e

e o o o r

M o n i the ti me fo p ray
r s r er .

And i n th noonti de h ou e r,

I f w n by t i l
or by sad ca es pp essedo , or r o r ,

Then unto God thy spi i t sorrow pou

’
r s r,

And H wi ll gi v th ee es t
e e r .

Thy v oi hall each hi m th ugh the fi el d s of a

ce s r ro ir

N on i th ti m f p ray
o s e e or er .

Wh en the b i gh t sun hath set r ,

Wh i l t y t ve gl wi ng lors d e k the ski es ;

’
s e e
’
s o co c

When wi th th l v d at home agai n thou t met

e o e
’
s ,

Th en l et thy p ay ari e r er s

Fo th o e who i n thy j y s and sorrows sh are

r s o

Eve i s th ti m fo p ay e e e r r r .

And wh en the sta s c me f th r o or ,

Wh en to the t u sti n g h ea t weet h opes a e gi ven

r r s r ,

And th e d p sti llness of the h ou gi v es b i rth

ee r

T p ure b i gh t d eams f h eav en

o ,
r r o ,

Kneel to thy God a k t en gth li fe s i ll to bear

'
, s s r s

Ni gh t i s th ti me fo p ay e e r r r .

Wh en i s the ti m f r p aye ? e o r r

In ev y h u wh i l e li f i spared to thee
er o r e s ,

I n crowd o sol i tud e i n j oy

s car
r ,
or e,

Thy th ough t h oul d h eaven wa d flee ; s s r

At h om at m n an d e
e, wi th l v d onc th e e
or ve , o e e r ,

B end then th k n i n pray e e ee r .

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GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRI NCIPLE I N N TURE A .

ideas Many truth s are obtai ned even unco nsciously to those
.
,

persons who receive th em by implication i nduction and

, ,

progressive thought The infl ux of principles in to the mind

.

of a p erson i s the resul t of peculi ar dev el opm ent co nditio n ,

an d spi ritual el evati on .

D ivine consciousn ess is somethi ng th at grows up i n the

soul by p ray er and di vi ne comm un i on It is the crowni ng
.

development of the religious sentim ent Dignity and power .

reside i n thought and reflecti on The more the so ul dwell s

.

an d m editates upon divi ne th em es the more will i ts cap acity

,

be enlarged and the affectio ns refi ned and ch as ten ed The .

mind thus eXpanded entertai ns co rresp ondi ngly enlarged

,

perceptions of tim e and space and of those things which

,

p ertain to an immo rtal exi stence It i s not worldly good

.

th at is wanted so m uch as spi ritual magneti sm waking ,

us up strength eni ng and el evati ng us and so p rep ari ng us

, ,

for all duty and placi ng us i n such h armo ny with all the
,

laws that whatever is good for us we sh all obtain .

Duty m akes us more spi ritual self denial the practice of -

,

any vi rt ue m ak es us spi ritual

,
To do a good deed unself
.

ishly for i ts own sak e is to m ake our life b etter The great
,
.

w ant of our tim e i s a high spiritual ideal of li fe and ch arac

ter as the obj ect of our strivin g an d the end of our worship
,

and w ork ; a ch aracter that grows by the expan sion of

in ward forces ; that is not sour nor thin nor narrow nor
, , ,

w i thout play and m ov ement ; whose positive qualities we

seem only to be abl e to trace i n th ei r efiect upon oth ers We
'

k now that som ething about a person stim ulates us and stirs
every energy or th at it sooth es an d so ftens us dulli ng our
, ,

se nsitiv eness to the sharp angl es or th at it el evat es us p ut

, ,

ti ng small cares and insig nifi cant obj ects under our feet for
the tim e and di sencumb eri ng the ov erp ressed mi nd ; or that
,

it delicately moderates an excessive and turbulent ardor An .

 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCI PL E I N N TU RE A .

a tmos phere eman ates from men and wom en of this sort ,

whi ch gives to the moral climate of more ordinary people

j ust the b racin g or softening in fl uence whi ch th ey n eed .

The culti vati on of the sp i r i tual i n sp i res the mi n d wi th

ower, an d a f r e n ement ,
activi ty an d
p longi ng or cultur e,
fi
beauty , p erson al p uri ty an d o l that p erfecti on . The s u

catches a gl imps e of i ts etern alrealiti es and tas tes i ts di vin e ,

satisfacti ons is not co n tent with an b ut the fi nest ord eri n g

, y
of exi ste nce an d impati en tly turns aw ay from ev en the
,

n oblest doi ng to commun e with thi ngs in vi sibl e an d retreats ,

from the b usy mart to the solitary places for p rayer and
i nspirati on .

Foun ta i n of mercy 2
wh o e pe vadi ng ey s r e

Can look wi th i n an d ead what pas es th ere r s ,

Accep t my th ought fo thanks I h av no wo ds

s r : e r .

My soul erfraught w i th grati tu d e

,
’
o ej ects . r

The ai d of l anguage—L d b eh old my h a t or , e r .

Spiritual things are spiritually di scern ed Spirit ap .

preaches spirit o nly by sympathy of a spiritual condi ti on .

Divine co nsciousness i s som ethi ng too fine and grand and

comp reh ensive and l ofty and h oly to be enti rely expressed i n

the o rdi nary affai rs of life or to b e p erfectly con tent with

,

an
y m e rely earthly transacti ons Still th e p ow er of relig .
,

i on must be this life orderer an d world m end er

-
The culti -
.

vati on of the spiritual need not interfere either with innocent

r ecreati on or necessary l ab or The alternati ng seri es of .

work and play of amusem ent and business of pleasures and

, ,

enjoym en t m ak es the circl e of our exi st en ce

,
.

Very few are strangers to the mysterious whisp erings of

consciousness B ut i n the h aste an d co nfusio n of commo n
.
,

life and b usiness exactio ns it i s not often th at any one enters

,

into the golden silence long enougfi to i nterrogate them .

Hum an aflairs have been so rapidly and imm easurably

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1 20 GROWTH AN I NHERENT PRINCI PLE IN N TURE A .

developed that they come upon man with an overwh elmin g

power out of soci ety s tnoral preparation Tor th em with a
,
’
'
,

force unable to be met by m oral m ax im s and prin cipl es .

Happy they who penetrate into the i nterior of things and ,

en d eavor to p rep are th emselv es m ore an d more by dai ly

ex erci se to the attai nm ents of h eav enly secrets .

If to the ri gh t o l
y r eft I stra ,

That m ment Lo d reprov e

o , r ,

And l et me we p my li f away e e ,

F havi ng g i v ed Thy l ove

or r e .

0 may the l east omi i on pai n

. ss

My w ll i nst ucted sonl

e - r

An d d i v e me t th at love agai n
r o

Wh i h makes the wounded whole

c
’
.

Prayer breaks forth from the pious an d poetically v re er

en ti al ; eachl pl
sou
e ad s in hi s own w a
y fo r th e enfolding

love arms of Providence for the wise good and aflectionate

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, ,

gu id an ce of a
pa te rn al pow e r R es po nsiv e to e v er
y real
.

need infi n ite sources of love an d wi sdom p erpetually flow

,

into and fill the individual receptive spirit wi th co nsolati on , ,

courage an d undying hop e Religions may change but the

.
,

reli i ous sen se whi ch creates th em nev er It i s i n destructi

g , , .

bl y established in the universe and i n the soul of man .

DE S PAI R IS NO M U SE — HOPE I S THE U PL IFTI NG PO W ER .

The high est wi ndow of the soul lets i n the beam s of sun
shin y hop e Without hope there is no activity no motive
.
,

that exalts to b ettering no life no joy no i nspirati on

, , , .

There i s h breeze t fl i ng on e i pple o e bei ng

n o ot er o r
’
r
'

g
s s ta nan t sea .

The horizon broadens as the soul as pi res Hope on a low .

scal e n ev er feel s sure of anythi ng Hope like every other .

,

organ is capabl e of culti vation ; and i n i ts norm al action i t

,

puts us i n working order .

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G RO TH AN I NHERENT ,
PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A .

n ess , or positiveness of ignorance or the pride of

the ,

knowledge seal the soul to the reception of truth s Many

, .

philosophers becoming wearied with the ever recurri ng con

,
-

tradi cti on s and p d x

ar a o es of h m
u an natu e
r — actin g fool

ishly when wisdom was appropriate manifesting insuflerable ,

'

weak ness wh e t e gth

n s r n wa s e an —
d m ded have allowed them
selves to grow cy ni cal an d sarcasti c and so live i n a p rison ,

of l ogi c po sitiv e and sk epti cal

,
.

It is difi cult to harmonize confli cting views with the pos

i ti ve and t enacious of opi nio n Knowledge m ust supersede .

Opi n io n . It requires the sam e amount of evidence to di s

b elieve as to believe We look afar ofl when the sol ution
.
'

of a truth li es right before our ey es simpl e an d n atural .

S ome p eopl e find a gratification i n scruti nizi ng every thi ng

an d comprehendi ng n othi n g — will without m otive power ,

without design In m erely looking and in idle gazing there

.

is no ob servation ; i n m ute wo nder th ere i s no science B ut .

wh at the h um an mi n d dem ands and resolv es to find it n ever ,

fails to di scov er and success but eng en ders new des i res
, .

The mind grows l arge i n prop orti on to i ts b readth of ap

plication O riginality i s being one s self and reporting
.
’

accurately what we see and are That we are benefited by .

everythi ng i n p roportio n to the j usti ce with whi ch we treat

it is not y et practi cally recognized

, .

How mu c h they who t th i i nte est bl i nd

e rr , o e r r ,

Bani sh the t anqui l bli ss wh i h h av en f man de i gn d !

r c e or s
’

The great error is i n ignori ng the joys and bl es sings

one

o f our e xi stence It with ers up the springs of gratitude i n

.

the so ul and retards the sensibiliti es of our n atur e

, A .

spi rit of th ank sgivi ng i s the soul of all true religi on the ,

m ainspri ng of all successful life .

Be g l f wh t h v n best w f l i gh t and li f and l v ;

ratefu or a ea e o s, o e o e

For the b eauty v ywh e a un d and the gl o i ou

e er erki e ab ve
ro , r s s s o .
 GROWTH AN I NHE RENT P RINCIPLE I N N TU RE A .

l h ll g
B e gratefu for the t ri i n j oy i n ev ery pl easan t soun d

b g lq
For the urni n e o u en ce of or w d and musi c all a ound s, r .

B e grateful fo the h appi ness the s we t afl ti n b i ng ;

'

r e ec o s r

F co u n tl e
or bl es i g ve y h u a d h pe i n ev ry th i n g
ss s n s e r o r, n o e .

Be grateful f th w alth of mi n d h at G d h th gi v n th ee ;
or e e t o a e

B e grateful f th p ri cel ss gi ft f I mmortal i ty

or e e o .

THE S OU L NE E DS AP PR E CI ATI E S M P ATH V Y Y .

Men want to see themselves refl ected in the h earts of

o th ers . Th ey do not want complim en t and flattery b ut ,

ki ndly recogniti on and noti ce at the h an ds of th eir fellows .

To give this is b ut j ustice but it is a j ustice which will ,

sw ee ten m any a bitter experi ence h eal m any a h eart w ound ,

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,

an d ch eer m any a sad an d l onely life Those who have .

nev er pi ned for an app reci ative recogniti o n an d l ove k now ,

not wh at they endure who h unger an d thi rst for th em .

There are those who need the encouragement of approval .

Th ere are more th an i s tho ught who feel the burden of i m

perfecti ons too so rely and receive strength from ap p roba
,

ti on An assurance from a beloved frien d a wo rd of ch eer

.
, ,

how potent to n erve the heart that cannot be calm witho ut

s ymp athy .

L ife i s made up of little things We should acco rd credit .

an d disp ense p raise to the deserving Were we as ready to .

comm en d oth ers as to critici se th em we wo uld fin d mo re to ,

comm en d and l e s s to criticise The satisfaction i n the at .

tai nmen t of k nowl edge and ex cellence is imm en sely i n

creased by eu ap p reci ativ e symp athy .

This attribute of the aflecti ons can be strength ened by

'

ex erci se No faculty whatever will grow sav e by the p er

.
,

forman ce of i ts special functions ; a m uscl e by co nt racti on ,

the i n tellect by p erceivi ng an d thi nki ng ; a moral senti

,

ment by feeli ng ; consequently selfish ness may be rendered

, ,

less by arousing a fellow feeling with the desires of oth ers

,
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1 24 GRO WTH AN INHE RE NT P RINCIPLE I N N TURE A .

Who lives well li ves sy mpatheti cally Th ose who love

,
.

most liv e m ost truly We sh ould seek happiness i n trying

.

to mak e oth ers h appy The cold di stance whi ch vi ce van

.
,

ity igno rance covetousness selfish ness self esteem and

, , , ,
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fear hav e created an d nourish ed m ust be m elte d aw ay by ,

the sun of in telligence love v en erati on h ope ideal ity ad

, , , , ,

hesi ven ess consci entiousness an d suavity

,
Fo rce must give .

way to th ought k nowl edge and vi rtue

,
.

The resultant advance of i ndivid uals and nations i s i n

the di rectio n of thought Happi ness for all being the oh
.

j ect l
, et ev ery acti on duri ng the da
y sp rin g from w ell con -

cei ved an d w ell d evel op ed th ough ts

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.

r —
Men should b ecom e Ch ist lik e above the plan e from -

which temptati on emanates The d ep arture from the high .

est p u rp oses ultim ates i n fai lure Wh en it is anno unced as .

a di ctum that no in dividual b ei ng can h ope to ris e above

hi s high est concepti on of im mutabl e j ustice th en we sh all ,

seek h appi ness i n a b road er an d more ideal philo sophy ,

an d with a truer light an d with a phil osophi c h abit th at

,

will lead di rectly to the precious ideal ization of happi ness .

Happiness seems to be the common obj ect of life ; but

people err as to wh at constitutes the true m eans of happi
ness . Pleas ure i s the spirit s pay for w ork w ell don e ; hap
’

pinces the successful pursuit of an end ; perfecti on the

, ,

resultan t of moral dy nami cs Happiness do es not exis t i n

.

an
y e xhil aratio n or own ership but co mes from the ri ht use
g ,

of the fa ulti es of body an d mi nd and from i nfl exibl e in

c
,

tegri ty .

If there i s oyal ro ad to happiness the simple minded

a r ,
-

find it an d the peace and contentm ent th ey parti cipate i s a

,

boon wh ich the vex ed and schemin g adv enturer however ,

well meani ng i s seldom privil eged to enjoy

, Th ere i s only .

on e wa i n whi ch gen ui n e si mpli city can be attai ned by th ose

y
1 26 GRO WTH A N I NHERENT P RINCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

We hav e as pirations unsatisfied desires and wants kn own

to the human soul beyond all provisi ons appertaini ng to
,

earth li fe ; b ecause earthly thi ngs are too

- oss to supply
g r

th ose needs that originate i n the finer sensibiliti es of our

mentality The soul is a fini te agent an d i s depend ent upon
.
,

a high er p ow er an d system of laws an d forces for i ts

improvem ent and perfection than can be found i n thi s state

,

al on e The robes of our being are in the air ; an d we grow

.

as men by as si milati ng the eth ereal p roperti es of nature ,

an d the fo rces of a spi ritual world .

Nature is a great teach er to a refl ective min d We should .

feast upon the lan dscape an d the m elody of h um an h earts ,

an d dri nk i n the i nspiri ng nectar that di s tills from fri endshi p

and the co n verse of nobl e mi nds It i s rem embrance

.
,

admiration lo n gi ng w on d er m usi ngs l ov e wh ose congeni al

, , , , ,

haun ts are the still library the lonely shore the hill the
, , ,

gl e n ,
th e sea an d sky — th at feed and inspire the poeti c
mind .

Imagi nation is a discrimi nati ng quality Its true ofli ce .

is to p robe the metaphy sics of creation to gi ve substance to ,

shadow s to discrimi n ate b etw een thi s and th at an d to mak e

, ,

finely drawn disti nctions ; to sing of the good and true of ,

the pure an d free ; to tran sform the s trong facts of science

i nto the bread of life ; in moldi ng the surface truths of
philosophy i nto ev ery conceivable form of b eauty ; and to
discover in all thi ngs the presence of truth i n each man a ,

thought of God in every form the beautiful

,
.

We secure to ourselves great opulence by l earn ing that

h um an geni us i n every age wh en at the m omen t of i ncuba
,

tion proj ects the germs and fore gleam s of great truths which
,
-

live beyon d the tomb ; so that poetry and m usic more ,

esp eci ally an d the si nging of bi rds and the b reathi ng of

, ,

beauti ful flowers and great th oughts that com e flowing into
,
 GRO WTH A N INHERENT P RI NCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

ideality from sturdy moun tains all enter into the rudim ents ,

of th at high er education whi ch is d es ign ed to be compl et ed

beyond the stars : all these will com e when we internally

The m ental constitution of man i s so symboli cal of high er

sph eres of p urity and refin emen t th at the most degrad ed of ,

all bei n s h av e form ed con cepti ons of the i n fin ite F aith

g .

might well be stated to be the i ntu i ti ve embrace of a spiritual

substance Man s concepti on of God m us t grow out of
’
.

himself an d be a part of himself

,
He can form no id ea of a .

being of di flerent qualities from himself Opinions customs

'

.
,

an d h abits are the l egitim ate fruits of an in sensibl e growth .

Why wh n all i b i ght an d l v ly h uld a gl m

,
e s r o e , s o oo

Be pread a un d u ? 0 bli nd an d th gh tl ss s u l
s ro s , ou e o ,

Ti s the ame p we th at rei gn an d th ame l v

’
s o r s e s o e

I t a ed al i k i n b i gh t t un
s r c e had w
r es s or s o .

WE S HOU L D STRI VE TO HA E V A B ETTE R COMM A ND OF

L ANG U AGE .

We should ble to mak e some decent toilet in words

be a .

Clearness of language springs spon taneously from definite

d precise ideas A sublim e and beautifu l them e appro
.

ri atel see ks to clothe itself i n beauti ful lan guag e Th

p y e .

sound of som e words gives th em a degree of fitn ess th at th ei r

etymol ogy does n ot sugg es t Signs and words are in ven

.
é

ti onal sup erfi cial an d arbitrary but the pri ncipl e of l anguage
, ,

i s natural and etern al .

Whil e an ordinary muscle work er uses only three or four -

hundred words the brain w orker uses ten thousand to ex

,
-

press the m oti on of his intellect .

Language ex cites language The acti on of any faculty .

i n one person ex cites and awak ens the same faculty i n

128 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A .

W rd o whose i mport dear

s cann ot di e
Wa eve meant f h man w eal
s r or u

Th y f llow on
e u l if t
o he , o r e o c er,

Part of sorrow ti g t h al ’
s s n o e .

Without knowing the force of words it is impossible to ,

k now men It is impo ssible to thi n k without words

. .

Thought must be cloth ed i n words Feeli ng is not fond of .

words The soul s choicest sentiments refuse the i ncarcer

.
’

ation of g ramm ar and v erbi ag e B ut the i ntell ect can do .

n othi ng gran d an d w orthy with out the p res ence of app rop ri

l l
A i tt e d and t uly sai d can deepe j y i mpart
sai r , r o ,

Thans hot f w d s whi ch ea h the h ad b u t nev e t u h th h eart

.
s o or r c e , r o c e .

A voi e th t wi ne i t unny way a lon ly li fe t chee

c a s s , e o r,

Hath oft th few est words to say

e B ut 0 th ose few how d ear .
, , , .

The mmunicativeness of our nature leads us to de

co

scribe our own so rrows i n the endeavor to describ e th em ,

intellectual acti vity i s exerted and from intellectual activity ,

there results a pleas ure whi ch i s grad ually associated and

, ,

mingles as a corrective with the pai nful subj ect of the de

scription In the hours of regretful tendern ess we feel
.

Ap h d i t b wi th the j y
res en ce t at s ur s o

Of l evated th ugh t ; a
e n e o bli me s se s su

Of m th i ng fa m r d ply i nt fused
so e r o e ee er ,

Wh ose dwell ing i the li gh t of s tti ng sunss e ,

An d the r und an and the l i vi ng ai

o oce r,

An d the blu e ky an d i n the mi nd f man ;

s , o

A moti n nd a pi i t that i mpels

o a s r

All thi nk i ng thi ngs l l obj ect of all thought ,

a s s,

An d olls th ough al l th i ngs

r r .

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CON V ERSATI ON I S THE F OOD OF F RI E NDS HI P .

True soci al feeli ng true appreciation and co rdi ality n at

, ,

u rall express th em selv es i n w ords an d are strength ened

y ,

by expression We talk to keep up good feeling to enliven

.
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1 30 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCI PLE A
IN N TURE .

A heart full of tenderness gives utterance to words o f

friendship an d love Th ere are persons who have a beauti
.

ful social an d mo ral presence wh ose every word is tender ,

an d true ; th ei r v ery breath i s imbued with purity an d be

n evolence lik e the fra grance of roses

,
.

"
Iis
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s weet to hear the li ps of truth breathe words , of ten de ness
r .

The bility to carry zest and sunshi ne and m oral elevation

a

into a so cial circle i s a rare one The coll oqui al talen t is .

often more influenti al than oratory pathetic persuas ive and , ,

divinely refreshing .

W I THOUT A A
FORCE OF CH R CTE R THE RE CA N B E NO FORCE
XP RESSI ON OF E .

Th ere i s no more convin cing argum ent for lineage than the
voi ce U se wh at language we wi ll we can never say anythin g
.
,

but what we are Words never gush out with p ersuas ive power
.

from a feeble h eart The ingredi ents of the best conversa

.

ti on are truth courage deference good natur e ch eerfuln ess

, , ,
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, ,

symp athy co urtesy , tact charity In co nnection are the

, , .

ton es of the voice Wo rds should be ej aculated with empha

.

sis an d eflect with cl ear arti culation an d energy of to ne

'

, .

Feli ci ty not fluency of language is a merit An wstheti c

, , ,
.

feel ing for the b eauty of language for i ts gen ius and exp res ,

sion i s attain abl e on ly by long trai ni ng

,
If readi ng enri ch es .

the mi nd co nv ersati on polish es an d expands it

, The di vin e .

gift ofimparting high thoughts in eas y conversation is pos ,

sessed by few It i s the mo st natural and the most spiri tual

.

m eans of intell ectual cul ture ; it is the way to exhume and

ex erci se the min d s l atent w ealth
'
.

ApprOpri ate ph raseology is the b est expression Some .

persons are perpetuall y hovering over the narrow limits

whi ch separate the sublime from the ridiculo us and are li abl e ,

to be wrong i n j ust one shad e of expression Language is .

 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRINCIP LE A
I N N TURE .

the art of transferri ng thought into expression supplement ed ,

with the gift of continuation an d it receives i ts signifi cance

an d power from the person who uses it U nless perm eated .

by the higher faculties unless it be not the clothi ng but the

,

creature of tho ught it i s quite a h umbl e power

, Matter is .

more than manner thought more than m anneri sm Depen d

, .

en ce i n all circumstan ces m ust be upon the qui ck ness ,

accuracy an d solidity of j udgm ent .

We can acquire a facility of expression by utte ring as we

read. Practice i s n ine tenth s It i s h ardly too m uch to
- .

say that all the n obl es t thi n gs i n the wo rld are the result of

study and unremitti ng eflort D eficiency in conversational

'

powers may be supplem ented by art Co nversation is truly .

reciprocal ; an d wh en p rop er co urtesy i s observ ed the o ftener

, ,

the talk is th rown back and forth b etween the p arti es

en ag ed the more i nt eresti ng it becom es
g ,
.

0 Artisti c speech is coy and m ust have the encouragemen t

,

of a resp ectful audi ence It i s not compatible with a suc

.

cessi on of i nterrup tions Wisdom never argues It states

. .

principles and gives methods Combati ve con versation is

,
.

invari ably inj urious and unrefined We sho uld be too .

refin ed to be coarse and too good natured to be caustic

,
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.

The truly d evelop ed are known by refinem ent an d consist

ency of deportm ent Th ey instinctively avoid p ersonali ties
.

or gri ev ances and all th at i s gloomy or di sagreeabl e

, .

Th ere is something pleasi ng and amiable i n sincerity ,

Openn ess an d truth ; som ethi ng repul s iv e i n dupl i city an d

falsity . D etraction and ridi cul e destr oy affection and ulti

mate in disrespect In con versation be sincere
.
, .

Actions an d words are carved upon eternity Hav e no .

depraved th oughts if y ou would foil the tempter s pow er

,
’
.

It is infinitely easi er to ch ange our th oughts than th eir

results—bad words bad h abi ts ,
.
1 32 GROWTH AN I NHERENT P RI NCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

We speak evil th ers and should we not fear what

of o ,

th ey say of us ? Sp eak ill of no person i f thou wouldst not

h ear what will trouble th ee No human ey e can foresee .

the remotest consequen ces of the simpl est acti on ; n o h uman

p rudence can calculate the eflect of one glance of the ey e '

one uttered syll abl e on e forward or backw ard step

, A .

thought may be the regret of a lifetim e .

There i s no privacy that cannot be penetrated ; y ou can

not hid e a secret Manners are the reveal ers of secrets
.
,

the b etrayers of any disp roportion or want of sy mm etry i n

mind or ch aracter .

Th ere are ey es som e of good some of sinister omen ;

, ,

asking eyes asserting ey es and ey es full of fate ; l i quid

, ,

ey es w ells th at on e might fall in to ; aggressi ve and devour

,

ing eyes that can th reaten lik e a l oaded canno n ; or i n

, ,

altered m ood by b eam s of kin dness can m ak e the h eart

, ,

dan ce with joy ; and eloquent eyes that fl as h out compre ,

hensi on from fertile and active min ds .

A k een ey e will see nice gradations of rank or see i n the ,

manners the degree of hom age the party is wont to receive .

Each person always carri es i n hi s ey e the in di cation of hi s

rank Wise men read v ery sh arply al l your private h istory
.

i n your look in your gait an d k now wh eth er y ou dev elop a

, ,

low m ean or high order of m ind

,
.

S landehat w rd of p is n nly fi nds

r, t o o o , o

An easy entrance to i gn obl e mi nds .

Beware how by j est or sarcasm y ou ever wound any

, ,

h eart There is a m erry m al evolence which is less pardon

.

abl e th an op en scofli ng There is a provoki ng condescen

.

sion more gelli ng than the most ungov ernabl e o utbreak .

There is a persecution sharper than the ax There i s an .

iron that goes into the h eart deeper th an the knife Cruel .

sneers an d sarcasms an d pitil ess j udgm ent and cold h earted -

—
,

cal um ni es these are persecutions .

1 34 W
GRO TH AN INHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A .

pity love nor self denial ; no id ea of duty no pri nciple ;

, ,
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,

but coveto usness i ngratitude selfish ness and cruelty Fra

, , .

ternal love is the missionary blossom of spiritual civiliza

tio n The custom was to put to death any one who carri ed
.

i n the mi n d a new idea or a migh ty impulse i n the ,

h eart .

B ut now the world recogn iz es the ten derness i n the li ttle

word all Wh at are yo ur di sti nctive pri nciples of belief
.
,

is a question of the pas t One touch of nature makes the .

world akin There is coming to be i n time a sure pro

.
, ,

gress in to truth and ri ght founded upon a sincere love of ,

what i s intri nsically j ust an d p erm anent There is a sacred .

pride and generous joy i n paying tri bute to noble character .

L d i t t d by an s w f i thn ersec e a n arro r

Abh each oth e M untai ns i n te p ed

or r. o r os

Mak e nemi e of ati ns wh had els

e s n o , o e,

Li ke ki nd ed d ps been mi ngled i nto n

r ro , o e .

All things are bles si ngs on ly as they come go when

need ed
I f w th gh l l li f h gi g h
’ ’
e, rou a e s c an n our ,

Cou ld dri n k the weet from v y fl ows e er er,

The poi n l eav b h i n d

so e e

How many b al my mf ts s w eet co or ,

Bl mi ng alway und ou feet

oo s ro r ,

W ev ery day mi ght find ;

e

Ou li ves h uld bear the p e fect frui t

r s o r ,

Of t u e p l i tenes d ay by d ay
r o s ,

An d l i ke a sw eet IEoli an l ute ,

Gi v e pleasu n l if s w y
’
re o e a .

Bea i n g li fe s duti es and i t ca e

r
’
s r s,

Wi th fai th ful pati n t mi gh t

,
e ,

All wat h ful f th tempte snare

c o e r s
‘

s,

All earne t f th ight s or e r .

TR U E P OLI TE NE S S I S I N I TS E F A L POW E R .

A read ness i pleased an

to be , openness to fri en dly
d
a vances, is a wonderful start i n li fe ,
and may be con s idered
 W
GRO TH AN INHERENT PRINCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

o ne of the most eflectual eq ualizers i n the matter of natural

'

a d vantag es A n average capaci ty so endowed is by thi s

.
,

mere response to good will on a l evel with a sup eri or but

-
,

cap ti ons i n tell igence This is the clew to so many seeming

.

anomal ies and spo rts of fortune .

Soci ety do es not want the abstract b est man whi ch m eans ,

som ebody who would be best i f m any thi ngs i n him were

di flerent from wh at th ey are but the man who can wo rk

’

best with oth ers who can be brought out and with whom it
, ,

is most pl easant to get al ong .

If we forget to be poli te oth ers may Graceful courtesy

, .

calls forth the courtly quali ti es i n others and tends to m ak e ,

them what we treat th em It insures authority by remov .

,

i ng the desire of resistance If we wo uld h ave our com .

panions true noble and good our manner toward them

, ,

should in di cate th at we thin k th ey are so A ki ndly and .

s mp athiz i ng i nfl uen ce throw n aroun d the mind i nduces

y
aspirati o n .

Rudeness and harshness promote h atred If we would .

disarm opposition we should be sincere and kindly i n

,

manner Humor is the sweetest repellent Happy they

. .

who h ave a lyre i n the h eart an d i n the mind a m usic ,

whi ch th eir actions execute Alas for those who never sing .
,

or laugh or mak e m erry but di e with all their mi rth and

, ,

musi c within th em .

H appiness in life may be greatly i ncreased by the small

courtesi es i n whi ch th ere is n o p arad e ; whose voi ce i s too

stil l to teas e an d whi ch m ani fests th em by ten d er and

,

aflecti onate look s and littl e acts of kind attenti on

'

.
,

Courtesy is almost a virtue because it contributes to the ,

happiness of others It i s the benevolence of behavio r It

. .

cultivates refi ned and kin dly accents and gives ex ercise to ,

the feeling of commiseration wh i ch is so essen ti al to man .

1 36 W
GRO TH AN INHERENT P RINCI PLE IN N TURE A .

We should train to the outward m arks an d methods if we

would awak en those feeli ngs i n others Even the simulation
.

of an emoti on ten ds to arouse it i n oth er mi n ds .

Manners are the happy way of doing things Men before .

good manners but it is astonishing how much good manners

,

add to the man There are certain manners which are

.

learned i n good society of such force that i f a person have

,

them they will be considered and everywhere welcomed ,

though without beauty or wealth or geni us Give a child .

ad dr ess and accompli shm en ts an d u giv him th m a t ry

y o
, e e s e

of p al aces and fortun es The pow er of manners i s incalcu

.

lable A person of extensive observation i s able to relegate

.

to individuals th eir true soci al position The face and .

figure of each person indi cates the social an d moral rank .

Th ere are eyes steadfas t serene and bright well able to

, ,

seco n d a di stin ct and calm d em eanor .

The basis of good m anners is self reliance -Th ere must .

be a complacen cy i n conduct and good nature

, The happy
- .

gift of being agreeable seems to consist not i n one but in an ,

assembl ag e of tal ents tending to communicate delight

, .

Occas ionally one m eets wi th a person so exactly form ed to

please that he gains upon every one who hears or beholds
,

him A man agreeably disposed i f he has common sense

.
,
-

and a benevol en ce of dem eanor concili at es the mi nds of

,

others more than the intellectually gifted without thi s dispo

sitiou Complacency hum anizes and h armoni zes so ciety
. .

Graceful manners are more impressive than gli ttering

garm ents ; but fine m anners need the support of fine
manners as beauty needs the suppo rt of beauty
, .

Observation should tak e the place of experi ence Som e .

minds have no conception of the kind of reserve that people

of hi gh er culture are gov erned by Oh the gracefulness of
.
,

the b est mannered an d mo st unfolded men and wom en .

1 38 W
GRO TH AN I NHERENT PRI NCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

We should live nearer to t

Whatever is fals e and
n a ure.

degradi n g i n fashion cus tom or any of the arts of ci vi li za

,

t on will be do e
i n awav — the fearful i neq ualiti es the di sp ro ,

portion of labor and compensati on the dear bought l uxuries ,

-

of the few, th i l l e - re
q ui ted servi ce o f the many , an d all the
cri mes and distress which spri ng from abj ect poverty on the ,

one h and and i nordi nat e w ealth on the oth er ; and men will
,

live nearer to nature ; th ere will be a relation of reciprocal

servi ce between th em acco rd i n g as man rend ers he wil l ,

receiv e ; accordi ng to hi s u se wi ll b e hi s possessions The .

glory of beauty and greatness of soul h ave never been truly

seen or s ung on earth Man i s not compel led to carry all
.

his faults ex cesses and defects to hi s grave

,
Let us th en .
, ,

be up and doi ng ; let us improve until call ed h ence so that ,

the occupancy of our tal ents h ere sh all fit us to receive a far

m ore exalted trust hereafter L et the soil of our souls .

become fruitful th en we can the mo re readily unfold a bet

,

ter soci al o rganiz ation an d ai d ev ery t ruth ful mov em en t for

,

the rectifi catio n of gov ernm ent L et us absorb the b reath

.

of wi sdom with our i n tell ectual faculti es b ecom e calm ,

in tuitive normal reasoners th en will the tide return sweetly

,

upon our m oral n atu re an d every wh ere flow among our

,

affectio ns un ti l every i n ward cup i s full and each faculty

, ,

sh all know the truth from the l eas t to the greatest —th en will

m agnanimity of soul di sarm all adverse criti cism .

Perfection of character i s the secret intention of nature .

To be free from the tyran n y of temp eraments an d d espotism

of organiz atio n free from the fetters of unw orthy h abits free
, ,

fro m the odio us entanglem ents of the world s p erplexi ng

’

cares and an xi eti es free to liv e i n the b es t sen tim ents and
,

nobl est tho ughts free to liv e i n the sw eetest and tenderest
,

symp athi es free to act the holi est imp ul ses of the h eart free
, ,

to follow the leadi ngs of our divin est moods and as piratio ns
 GRO WTH AN I NHERENT P RINCIPLE A
I N N TURE .

— this isboon and achievement which few persons in this

a

world ever realize and which the m ajority of people hardly

comprehend Y et it is the freedom we sho uld constantly
.

asp i re and striv e after This is the freedom which human .

natur e predi cts for i ts desti ny the freedom to whi ch our fac

ul ti es poin t like so many proph esi es to fulfil l in the great

, ,

hereafter ; the freed om which is virtue peace and blessed ,

ness al l i n one A nd to achieve a boo n so rich to attai n to

.
,

a state so ex alted is worth all the efiorts we can po ssibly

'

m ake all the struggles co nflicts and vicissitudes of a li fe

, ,

tim e all the pangs and p ray ers of the most in tense expo
ri cuce—
,

all th at we can do and endure B ut it is a satisfac .

ti on to kn ow that our bon ds are elas ti c ; th at ev ery eflort we

'

m ake for a larger li berty widens our range of bei ng ; that

every efiort for new pow er i ncreases our moral strength ;
'

that every co nquest over what i s below lifts us up and every , ,

outreach for what is abov e carri es us onward And so by .

slow and pati ent eflort en deavo r p ressi ng after as pirati on

’

, ,

and aspi ration re enfo rci ng end eavor we sh all fi nally attai n
-
,

true harmony of ch aracter If a man would obtai n truth and .

righteousness he i s admon ish ed to stu dy the great sustai ni ng

,

princi ples whi ch organi z e and con trol both matter and mind
to recogni ze and OB EY the unchangeabl e l aws th at govern the
whole S Y STE M of the materi al an d celestial existence Each .

individual must as pire and grow into a discrimi nati ng knowl ,

edge of truth — the right relati o n of thi ngs Then will .

truth be seen as a simpl e un ity an d sublim e reality .

I wi ll run the way of thy comman d ment when thous sha lt g

enlar e

my heart .
!
P alm s cx i x , 82 .

On e ti me my soul i mpati en t made request , ,

w d l h ese Dea Lo d Th u k n west w ll

In or s i k e t r r , o o e

How poo how mean my s vi ce i s at best

r, er

How narrow are the bou n d wherei n I dw ell s

H w strai tened i my l i f how small my sphere ;

o s e,

All thi s and m re doth to Thi ne ey e appea

, o , r
.
140 W
GRO TH AN INHERENT PRINCIPLE I N N TURE A .

T h en wi lt Thou Lo d i ncreas e my usefuln ess ?

, r .

S weep d wn the narrow b un da i es f my life !

o o r o

O et me i n a n ew e l a ge place
r s r, r r ,

Where I may sha e the servi ce and the stri fe r ,

Th w eari nes s as w ll ? I ask not es t

e e r ,

Bu t room to d Thy h i gh beh est o .

I count wi th sadd ened h eart my passi n g d ays

, , ,

8 0 fu ll of petty n ed s and p tty gai ns e e

I l ong fo ne g eat w k wh ereby to prai se

r o r or

Thy name ! ne nobl e ofl ri ng sco n i ng pai ns

‘

o e . r .

Enla ge my l i f mak e all i ts pathways b oad

r e, r ,

Th at s my eage s ul may s ve Th ee L o d
o r o er , r .

Th en as I mu d up on th sac ed W o d
, se e r r ,

Meth ough t the answ er ame The faul t li es not c , ,

S h ort i gh ted w k e i n the narrow oad

-s or r, r ,

Nor i n the trai tened l i fe n humbl lot ;

s , or e

Not th ese the hi n d an ces that fett r th r e ee ,

Th n ask not wi d er pp tuni ty

e o or .

B ut ask a la ge h eart — thy g ates t need

r r re

A h art enla g d an d filled wi th fai th an d l ove ;

e r e ,

Se k b ut f th i s a d th u sh al t l ea n i nd eed
e or , n o r , ,

How li f bel ow may bl oom l i k e life ab v e ;

e o

And w i th thy h a t enla ged n path can b e

, e r r , o

A na w o a ba ren path t th
rro r r o ee .
!

R buk ed and p eni ten t I p ond e ed long

e , r

Up on the w ord the P salmi t breath ed of ol d ; s s

Vi ew ed by th ei li gh t I fel t my pray e was wron g

r , r ,

Si ce th n I nl y ask by fai th mad e b old

n e , o , :

Enl a ge my h ea t oh Fath ! f
r I seer , , er or

Th at th u s and nly thus ou step draw near to Th ee

, o , r s .
14 2 THE ETHI CS OF LOVE .

Will is force
whi ch serves as the connecting medi um be
a

tween love and wisdom being subj ect to the i nfl uence and ,

suggestions of each The will power cannot com e un til

.
-

knowledge is obtained B ut i f a man has an untoward am

.
,

biti ou the will is alik e favorable to ambiti o n If he is

,
.

without ambition th ere is no vaulting of the wi ll

, .

Love b ei ng the first elem ent or the essence of the soul

, , ,

is acco rdi ngly imp erfect ungui ded and li k e the low er forms
, , ,

i n nature i s developed angularly It is the p aren t of cecen

,
.

tri ci ty imp ul se fantas y im agi nati on and i nfl ated con cep

, , ,

ti ons of all things invisible intangible and unreal Wisdom , .

must throw i ts tempori zing i nfluence over love before the

soul can b ecom e self poised and upright i n ch aracter
-
.

L v h ly fl m f ’
o e s b o th ; a e orev er urn e

From h eaven i t came to h eaven returneth ; ,

Too oft on earth a tr ubl ed guest o ,

At ti mes d ecei ved at ti mes opp rest . ,

It h ere i s t i ed an d puri fi ed
r ,

Th en hath i n h eaven i t perfe t res t s c

It soweth here wi th toi l an d care ,

B ut the h arv est ti me of l ov i th ere e s .

L ov e giv es to l ife i t
s p recio us n o uri shm en t It is the el e .

ment of tenderness kindness aflecti on attachment and of

'

, , , ,

all ki nds of p ure unsOphi sti cated sentim ents such as gush
, ,

spo n taneously from the depth s of the soul and are exp ressed ,

i n m usic i n languag e i n p ai ntings i n foliage i n embroi d

, , , ,

eri es ; an d i n all i nd escribabl e b eauti es un der the vaulted

ch amb ers of the exp an d ed h eav ens .

The enchan ted dawn of ev ery li fe is love Those who .

have known wh at is love i n i ts perfection though on earth ,

an d but for a mom ent n eed not ask what reward awai ts the
,

J ust
’
Bea ti ful i i ty d m ly L v !
u s ncer an co e o e

Whose smi les from eason flow r

And are of Love the f od o .

 THE ETHICS OF LOVE . 14 3

L ove manifests
itself i n conj ugal attachm ents which is ,

outw ardly expressed i n individ ual association and marriage .

Thi s same love enlarges the sympathies an d is modified ,

into universal love .

Perfect love exalts ev ery h uman function Love has an .

aflecti on for the in vi sible and sublim e L ove an d music are

'

alo n e adequate to exp ress the h eav enly state of spi ritual ex

istence .It gives rise to h op e and this cloth es itself in ,

aeri al garm ent of cont emplati on anticipati on an d expecta ,

tion Love has many subtle si gns th at reveal inward emo

.

tio ns an d relations an d bei ng the strongest passi on of the

, ,

human soul leads all the rest L ove i s foun d to be the

,
.

parent or resident of all those feelings and impulses and

sentim en ts whi ch ch aract eriz e the spi rit i n i ts threefold ex

ternal connection with nature society and nations ,

.

S entim ent forti fies the mind as w ell as the h eart If we .

would p erfect our n atures, we shou ld ex alt our a

fi m
ecti o .

Lv
o e is a vi rtue for h eroes

As whi t e as the sn o w n the h i lls

o ,

An d i mmorta l as , ev y g eat s u l i s
er r o

T h at t uggl
s r es , e ndu an d ful fill s
res .

L ove m ust hored The eccentri city of love an d

be anc .

will i s modifi ed by the p ervadi ng and controlling i nfl uence

of wi sdom He is the mighti est man who can amid all ci r
.
,

cumstan ces control the imp ul se of lov e by the voi ce of

,

wisdom .

The i ntell ectual faculti es must be cult ured an d the mi n d

suffici en tly d evelop ed to imp art to the aflecti ons a cl ear
'

im age of the ideal compan ion .

Ye who gui d e the fates and fu i es r ,

Gi v 0 gi v e me I i mpl o
e, , re ,

F m the my i ad h ost
ro f nati n
r s o o s,

Fr m the
o untl e s ns tellati ns
co s co o ,

On p u spi i t th at can l
e re r me ov e ,

On th at I t
e a ad re ,
oo , c n o .
1 44 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

LAW S ESS E NCE AND I DE AS

, OF L OVE .

Let the will b e set upon the path lovely duty To of .

follow the ebbi ngs and flowings of affecti ons m erely wo uld ,

be li vi ng a beautiful li fe i n childhood but it wo uld not be

worthy or ch aracteristic of truly unfolded men and wom en .

Human in telligence and m emory are obed ient to a di flerent

'

set of laws ; an d y et th ey are not antagonisti c to the best

needs of the aflecti ons Mind obeys the will and matter
'

.
,

obeys the will Man i s consci ous of his consciousness

.
,

alth ough he cann ot ful ly comp reh end the total ity of his

superior pow ers There has com e to be an identification

.

of mi n d with matter Th ere i s a power enthro n ed i n

.

man s consciousness to whi ch both the matter of his body

’

and all the mind i n hi s possessi on are subservi en t This .

power is the pivot on which his universe revolves We .

mas ter by it al l that imped es our growth and progress .

It i nspires us with courage strength to overcom e pa , ,

ti ence to endure fo rtitud e to m old motiv e to spi ritualiz e

, ,

matter an d with a sort of peri co nsciousness by which we

,
-

m eet and manage every thi ng and all things withi n our
sph ere of co nscio usness The pivotal p ower i n man to
.

whi ch both m i nd and matter are servan ts i s the energy ,

whi ch is familiarly called will Upon the di amond point .

of thi s pow er turns the enti re univ erse of min d .

Love i s the source of quantity in a person Th ere is .

reat fullness of life wh ere th ere is g reat aflecti on whi ch

‘

g ,

flows out of love s fountai n and th ere i s great intelli gence

’

where th ere is great refl ection and m emory which arise ,

from the k nowi ng faculti es ; but th ere are p resence i ndivid ,

uali t
y se
,
l f as sertion
-
i nd ep endence courage h ero ism sel f
, , , ,

poise movement and execution wh ere th ere is will The

, ,
.

aflecti ons or the refl ectio ns cannot accomplis h anythi ng

'

, ,
 146 r im mums or LOVE .

n ot only a refini ng elevating and qui ck eni ng infl uence but a

,

balancing harmonizin g eflect

'

, .

8 Love deman ds h ono r truthfulness and fideli ty Love , .

is free to choose but it is not free to cast as ide duti es once

,

assumed Marriage i s monogamic and final ; and when it

.
,

has once decid ed the fact th at i ts decisi on i s fi nal is a potent

, ,

cause of p ermanency Patern ity and mat ern ity call the
.

enti re range of those high qualities designated as love i nto

action .Through this gentle pow er of fostering love rude self ,

i shness is banish ed an d b en evolence tak es the place of force .

Why ld we supp ress the best of passi ons love ?

shou ,

It ai d the h e o bi d s ambi ti on ri se
s r ,

To nobl e h ei gh ts i n pi es i mmortal d eeds

r , s r ,

Ev en softens b utes an d add a grace t vi tue

r , s o r .

L ov e ives the sanction of divine authority and is

rece ,

declared et ernal L ove is instin ctive but i n man love

.
, ,

m eans mo re th an instinct ; it m eans the afi ecti ons and all

th at vas t sph ere of unselfish qualiti es which have been aptly
termed the benevolent .

Lov e is free under the guidance of wisdom The doctri ne .

of a i
fl yn i t i s resp on si ble f or a large share o f erron eous i deas .

Its belief leads to disco ntent and th us intensifies any in har ,

mony whi ch may exist .

Love marriage and m echan ism are inseparable

,
Wh en a .

man and wom an un ite thei r lives and fo und a hom e the , ,

chi ef consideration whi ch actuates each i s that it will be , ,

p ermanent Th ey risk everything on thi s beli ef ; all th eir

.

plans are made in accordance with it There is a trust and .

co nfi d en ce whi ch n ever would be gai ned i f th ere was a

sh adow of doubt .

Ther e are rights common to both Havin g m ade choice .

,

m arri age in curs the m ost momentous duties possibl e for a

human being to assum e Righ ts spri ng up whi ch cannot be .
 THE ETHICS OF LOVE . 1 47

set as ide ; th ese can be properly met only by a life of devo

tion betw een the h usband and wife The fruit of love i s an .

immortal spirit coming unbidden into this wo rld and claim

, ,

i ng as a right i nal i enable the aflecti on and care of i ts fath er

'

and moth er ; this responsibility i nt ensifi es their best qual iti es

The tho ught of oth ers educates the h eart ,U nselfish .

affection an d devotion are deman d ed i n the co nj ugal rel ation ,

which shall al ways regard the h appi ness and pleas ure of the
other rath er th an i ts own
, La s th an this will yield unhap
.

pinces The law of m utual culture deman ds their in tellect

.

ual refreshme t n — the law of m utual lov e req uires th ei r

aflecti onal pabul um
'
— love grows by sympathy .

Let us h oth er love and ch eer

eac ,

Th rough li fe s di st acti n g th o n y road ;

’
r , r

And qui ckl y dry th e fi lli n g tea r,

W i th ki nd aflecti on s thi n g wo d
'
’
soo r .

Aflecti on
'

di mini sh es unless p erp etually re fed Our race -

.

would becom e happy if each one were able to carry out their
love p erfectly B ut the right i n di vidual s do not al ways
.
‘

un ite .H uman nature being fallible errs i n i ts j udgment

, , .

Marriage without intrinsi c love i s decidedly vi cious and

unpardonabl e The conj ugal relatio n will not admi t of
.

unlimited imp ulse or superfi ci al exp erim en t .

A sp iritual bas i s is the only true starting poi nt Love - .

depends vastly upon the propitiousness of relative confl uent

circum stances for i ts dev elopm en t an d direction I ts h oly .

mysteries its deep truths can be interpreted A truer nup

,
.

tial era wi ll eventually b ecom e unfolded wh en the nupti al ,

laws are more fully understood and practiced Woman can .

not b e loved unl ess she is lovely an d she cannot be lov ely ,

unl ess she is h appy .

More of soul li fe would give more warmth of feeling .

How many liv e an unsatisfacto ry life i n regard to their ,

1 48 THE BTl OF LOVE .

i h t inward treasure Th ey let th eir love go by wi thout

r c es

refreshi n th eir aflecti ons B on e can h ardly l ov e lon g

'

g u t .

without telling that love and reiterati ng i ncreases it and gives

,

a new charm and sw eet satisfacti on All affection is com .

muni cati ve and deligh ts abov e everything else to m ak e itself

, , ,

k nown to the obj ect of i ts aflections Aflecti on co nfesses ' '

itself conti nually i n look and word an d act making the voice ,

m usi cal and the fingers poetic i n every touch The m ore it .

i s allowed to flow out i n d eli cate attentions an d noble servi ce ,

the mo re bl essed it wil l be The h ous e becom es hom e only

.
,

when love drops i ts h eavenly manna afresh every day The .

true m arriage vow is not m ade once for all at the al tar but , ,

by lovi ng words h elpful servi ces an d deli cate attentions it

, , ,

co nti nues i ts constant and i nexh austi bl e devotio n .

Conj ugal love is the expansi on of the self love element -

.

Love m ust be cultiv at ed and increas ed One law on whi ch .

love depends i s beauty Physical beauty attracts that part

,
.

of lov e whi ch liv es i n the blood but the h eart of lov e whi ch
, , ,

li ves in the brai n is attracted by internal beauty If y ou

, .

des ire to be truly and steadfas tly loved see to it that y ou do ,

n ot d eform your spiritual nature Physical beauty al one .

can not secure perm anen t lov e ; but the phy si cal being sh oul d

present no deformity .

Mental beauty consists in a kind dispositi on warmth of ,

emotio n sp on taneity of reason courage an d consciousness

, , ,

genius and j udgm ent There should be no shrin king tim

.

i di ty or unrefin ed obtrusiv eness ; but modesty and refine

ment set i n the embroidered fram ework of manly and
,

womanly manners Physi cal beauty consists in symm etry of

.

fo rm and feature a clean smooth an d sweet ski n ease and

, , ,

grace of motion pure sound teeth and sweet pure breath

, , , ,
.

All may measurably becom e beautiful in form and youth

ful i n spirit A ge and circumstan ces cannot preven t the
.
1 50 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

Perfect love has a breath of poetry which can exalt the rela
tions of the least instructed h um an bei ngs A right social
- .

relation enhances every pl eas ure of exi stence The only

. .

hope of salvation from physical m ental and moral diseases ,

and poll utio ns th at n ow aflli ct h um an bei ngs i s the disti nc ,

tion of sex an d the endearing relations the puri fying and

, ,

el evati ng i nfl uences th at grow out of th em

,
.

When l ve o
’
s well ti med -
,
’
ti s not a fau t to l love .

Y outh liv es youth naturally should i n the outward

, as ,
.

A handsom e visual expression a blooming and brillian t ,

face a form fashi oned for disp lay of grace and case a sweet
, ,

voice the power of song elegance i n dancing and wal tzing

, , ,

som e obvi ous fas ci natio n som e singl e p erceptibl e en ch an t

—
,

m ent such m ainly infl uence the youthful nature and the
unedu cated i m agi nati on B ut i nas m uch as m arri age has a
.
,

mission expressly to the inm ost soul life and i s not to be -

,

co ntempl ated as impo rtan t m erely as a rel ati o n of temporary

terrestrial co nvenience th erefore the young by cu ltured , ,

n ature are admoni sh ed to p ut away not only chil dish but

, ,

youth ful things also befo re enteri ng upon the conj ugal
,

exp eri en ce .

Th ere can be no disparity i n marri age like unsuitability

of mi nd and purpo se The h eart may be en th usias ti cally
.

overflowi ng with love and y et the imp ulse may be of a mis

,

taken and uneducated h eart Love i f not regulated by in .

,

telli gence i s the m ost impul siv e an d discordant ; it m ust be

,

temporized by wi sdom .

Wh at is life wh en love is wanting A night without a

?

m orn ing ; a day without a sun How unsati sfactory appear .

al l those spl endid acciden ts of exi st ence for whi ch men

struggl e with out the essen ti al and p ervad ing ch arm of lov e
,
.

With out this transcendent sympathy wealth ; power and ,

fam e will never satisfy the h uman h eart .

 THE ETHICS OF LOVE . 1 51

Oh, h y who know not l ve

sad are t e o ,

B u t fa from passi on s tears an d smi les

’
, r ,

D i ft down a moonless sea and pass

r ,

The si lve coas t of fai ry i l es

r s .

And sadd e th ey wh ose l n gi ng li ps

r o

Ki emp ty ai r an d n ver touch

ss , e

The dea warm li ps of th ose th ey l ove

r ,

Wai ti ng wasti ng sufferi ng much

, , .

B ut clea as ambe s weet as musk

r r, ,

Is li fe to th se wh os e li ves uni ts ;
o

Th y wal k i n Al lah s mi l e by day

’
e s ,

An d nestle i n hi s heart by ni gh t .

A
M RR IAGE I S A COM PLE X QU E STI ON . .

Marriage becom es more complex as the human mi nd

expands A true adaptati on requi res an ed ucated j udgment
. .

The perfectly m arried are only few the imperfectly m arried ,

are man y The race is y et too imp erfect and far too i gno
.

ran t to be capabl e of m aki ng al l the marri ages compl ete .

Multi tudes who marry do so i n direct violation of the law of

adaptati on an d the conseq uen ces are serio us
,
H appiness i s .

d estroy ed and si ckly child ren are the i nevitabl e consequence

,
.

It is ti m e there was a step in advance tak en and that mar ,

riage s should be mad e i n acco rdance with phy si cal l aw ; or

at l eas t th at we should try to l earn wh at physi ol ogy teach es

i n thi s resp ect A physiological marriage m ust be mo re

.

than a physical adaptation of perso ns to each other ; it m ust

be a mental an d spi ritual adaptation also An d to accom .

p li sh this it m us t b e a m arri ag e of lov e L ov e th en i s the .

, ,

first corner stone of a physiological marriage and without

-
,

it no matter how well the parties may be adapted to each

,

other by age h abit and education it i s not a physiological

, ,

m arriage Love i s the highest impulse of the h uman h eart

. .

Intell ect pal es before it The sacred Bo ok could h ave sai d

.

nothin g high er wh en it said God is love ,

.
1 52 THE ETHICS or LQVE .

All h uman h earts have som ewh ere and som e time a desi re
to love and be loved The love betw een friends i s poor an d
.

transient i n comparison with the love betw een man an d

woman in a p erfect m arriage The more perfect the mar .

ri eg e the more p erfect it will serv e i ts ends

, The physio .

logi cal m arriage i s som ethi ng more than a union on purely

physiological pri nciples for the rearing of the m ost perfect
child ren It i s a m arri age i n whi ch there is a union of
.

mind union of heart and union of all that is sweet and

, ,

beautiful i n h um an nature Marriage is not only to estab

.

lish a hom e wh erein to rear lovely chi ldren ; but anoth er

obj ect of marri age i s companionship with those who may
have the sam e sympathi es hopes aspi rations It i s not a
, ,
.

pleasant thing to go through the wo rld without sympathy ,

and to m eet o nly those who h ave no i nterest i n us ex cept

selfish ends I n the m arri age relati on as it should be th ere

.
,

can be no selfish n ess Each works for the other s good ; ’

.

con tributes to the oth er s w elfare It i s an attachment

’
.

whi ch causes a devotion a kindness a resp ect and adapta

, ,

ti o n in one person for another Wh ere thi s exists i n mar .

rieg e the life even if one of priv atio n i s h appy

, , N0 dis , .

co rds can grow up for the reveren ce of each for the oth er is
,

so great th at it giv es the most p erfect love Wh ere no love .

exists al l the good eflects of an oth erw ise physiologi cal mar
'

ri ng e i s lost B ut love m ust n ot be tak en for more sen ti

.

m ent for simple admi ration for an idl e fancy

, , .

L ov e is m ore th an this It goes to the very core of the

.

being ; while the oth er i s superfi cial transparent fleeti ng , ,

.

, ,
—
I n ord er th erefore th at th ere m ust be adaptation the p ar
ti es must have similar tastes as pirations hopes an d desi res
, ,
.

It i s not necessary th at th ey should be alik e i n everything .

Diflerence i n qual ificati on or i n speci al gifts gives to l ov e a

’

z est an d m ak es it b roader an d g ran der I n the present state .

1 54 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

H EALTH IS AN I M POR TANT FACTOR OF M RR I AGE A .

A dition of h eal th is a condition of holin ess sound

con ,

ness in tegri ty
,
There are two processes going on i n the
.

body co ntinually which infl uence and decide the h ealthful

,

or unh ealth ful con ditio n of every person On e i s the pro

'

ce s s of w as te and the oth er th at of renewal

,
Wh ere the .

waste of the tissue is i n excess of renewal the tendency i f , ,

l ong co ntinued causes a di seased state Wh ere the renewal

,
.

of tissue is p erfect h ealth is m ai n tain ed, Wh ere a h eal thful .

co ndition does not exist life becom es a b urden ; the s trug

,

l e for existence w eigh s down the i ndividual an d he com

g ,

,
—
plains rebels he i s unhappy .

The physiologi cal m arri age m ust be b etween h eal thy per
sons . Two invalids should not interm arry If th ey rear .

children th ese wi ll i nh erit th ei r diseas es

, If two persons .

with a tendency to consumption scrofula or dyspepsia inter ,

m arry knowingly they commit a si n agai nst their progeny

,

which cannot be blotted out If two persons both descended .

from parents with insanity i n th ei r blood should marry they ,

woul d do a wro ng which is unpardonable because the con ,

seq uence is i nevitably fatal A physiological m arriage pre

.

supp oses h ealth an d adaptatio n to each oth er by h abit edu , ,

cation and t emp eram ent but as h ealth is the ex ceptio n and
not the rul e so it i s p ermissibl e for those to i n termarry who
,

are not sp ecim ens of the high est con dition of h ealth ro
p ,

vi ded one suppl em en ts the d efi cienci es of the oth er .

All stress possible sh ould be laid upon the subj ect of h eal th
i n conn ection with marriage B eautiful as love i s h eavenly
.
,

as i s i ts source it d oes n ot j usti fy d oi n g a wrong to ofls ri n

'

, p g
whi ch may aflect generatio ns y et unborn Disease i ndirectly
'

l eads to crime A m aj ority of all criminals are either dis

.

eased or h av e an imp erfect physi cal d evel opment They .

 THE ETHICS OF
'
LOVE . 1 55

cann ot earn an honest living because of m ental and physi

,

cal imperfectio ns inh erited from uni nstructed an d reckl ess

,

progenitors and because of a defecti ve educati onal training

, .

Man requi res an educational hygiene H ealthy persons .

un der a physiologi cal m arri ag e ofi en rear si ckly children ;

th ey go to ex cess i n labo r i n food and drink i n passion al

, ,

in dul gence and nerv e waste Th ey waste life s forces

.
’

instead of increasing th em whi le th ey are surpassed by the

p hy si cally infe rio r b ut mo
, re wise an d p rud en t L i fe is
grow .

i ng more compl ex with each gen erati on If it were not so

.
,

if the course of our li ves was as simple as th at of uncultured

nations it wo uld be unnecessary to place so m uch stress upo n
,

physical law .

Closely all ied to physiological m arriage is physi cal culture ,

without whi ch the high est condition of health i s not attai ns

ble. B ut physi cal culture sh ould n ever be i n excess or i n
d efici ency ; m oderation shoul d be observed The physio .

logical m arriage requires that the muscul ar system be evenly

an d h armo nio usly d evel op ed although not i n ex cess ; and
,

also th at all the organs of the body the l ungs h eart stom
, , ,

ach liver and i ntes ti nal canal be full of vi gor

,
—and this can

only occur th rou h physi cal culture I f an organ i s allowed

g .

to becom e w eak en ed th rough w ant of ex erci se the oflsp ri ng

'

in herits thi s o rgan weak ened and with a tendency to disease .

Modern school systems develop disease i n thousands who can

never be physiologi cally m arri ed The m ultitude of young
.

men and wom en who work i n ill ventilated factori es and -

d warf th eir bodi es are poor subj ects for phy siological
,

ri a e for this p resupp oses a high state of phy si cal cul ture
g , .

This truth sh ould be imp ressed upon the public mind And .
,

instead of becoming absorbed i n selfish schem es for the

accu m ul atio n of w ealth whi ch too often becomes an i nj ury
,

instead of a benefit to i ts i nheritors it w ould be more bene

,
1 56 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

fici al to the progress to engage i n thi s highest of all

cause of

labor the p reparati o n of public opinion for the reception of

,

these gran d important truth s The blood i s a fl ui d which it

,
.

i s highly important sho uld exist i n a pure ri ch state i n every ,

person if that person wishes to po ssess good h ealth and enjoy

,

li fe
. I f the moth er has thin blood her o ffspring wi ll be ,

simil arly co nstitut ed Indol ence and eflemi nacy un fit both

'

sex es i n a high d egree for true p aren tage .

Wom en are the housek eepers and provi de and p repare the
materials of life Let th em remember not only that good
.

di et is essenti al to their own abili ty to work and th at of the ,

men for whom th ey p rovide but th at for the yo ung under , ,

their charge good diet may be regarded as an essenti al to

,

educati on Every one should be fitted for the occupati ons

.

of the li v es upon whi ch th ey are abo ut to enter .

A
H E RT, AR E YOU GRE T E NOU GH ron A LOVE ?
Heart, y g
arereat en ou ghou

Fo a l ov e th at neve ti res ?
r r

0 h ea t a e y ou g eat nough fo l ve ?
r , r r e r o

I ha h ard of th o ns and bri e s

ve e r r .

L ove i n i ts dep th is ty a gift and a talent . The capaci

for love enlarges by ex ercise Aflecti on should becom e

’

organic and expressive The aflections rise and fall i n pro

.
.
'

porti on as th ey are tenderly reciprocated None but the .

lovi ng can be truly loved and no ne but the loved can truly ,

love Th ere is in all this system of affection and disaflecti on

'

a fin e spiri tual ch emi stry and a subtl e l aw of m agn etism ,

.

True love exalts and elevates Although a man loves .

moth er sister and friend with a devoti on th at contributes to

,

hi s developm ent and h appiness he fi nds these rel atio ns ,

pow erless i n comparison with the i nfl uence of a conj ugal

companion Each i ndi vidual needs this all supporti ng ever
.
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,
1 58 THE ETHHB OF LOVE .

keep us on a miable terms if we li ve un er d i ts dominati ng

power Andwh en by marri age b th i n n e concur o o ,

Woman converts to man and main to he , r .

We must b ind our love wi th duty The moment we lov e .

an oth er as w ell as we do ourselves or better the obj ect of , ,

such aflecti on becomes from th at ti m e a p art of oursel ves ;

'

and we are fal se to the high est duty of fri endship i f we do not

becom e to them a second conscience requi ring of them i n , ,

thei r relations to us an d the rest of the world all that we ,

requi re of ourselv es un der the same co ndi tions Mankind .

must obtain a clearer perception of th eir relati ons as men

and wom en husb ands and wiv es as broth ers and sisters as
, , ,

post mortem delegates to the spiritual world

- .

We want to understand the homogeneous tendencies of

our own so ul s Nature has made us i ndi viduals as she did
.
,
'

the flowers an d p ebbles The lov e feeli ngs carry all the
.
-

el ecti ons b etw een man p ersonal an d man phil anth ropi c .

Th ey accept themselves i n the fo rm of oth ers as the moth er ,

loves her chi ld the companion his mate and the broth er his
, ,

brother ; but th ey rej ect as surely what is not congenial and

resp onsiv e We cannot continue to love th ose who b ecom e
.

unlovabl e Whatever i nj ures our finer emoti ons naturally

.
,

tends to become repulsive to us an obj ect of dislik e gath er , ,

i n g di sagreeabl e associations It i s unquestionably true

.
,

that whi le th ere i s nothi ng which contributes so much to en

,

ri ch or impoverish us to el evate or dep ress us as our dom esti c

, ,

relation s there i s scarcely an ything whi ch we tak e l ess pains

,

to cultivate into all th at it is capable of becoming Our li fe .

would be h eaven compared to wh at it i s i f all our words and

acti ons w ere regul ated by the law of lov e .

As the l f musi c lumb rs i n the sh el l

sou o s e ,

Ti ll wak ed and ki ndl d by the Maste s p ell

‘
e r s ,

So feeli ng h ea ts t u h th em b ut li gh tly pour

. r , o c ,

A th ousan d melodi es unh ea d bef e r or .

 THE ETHNE OF LOVE . 1 59

The poor are ri ch if love with th em abide ; the rich are

poor if love dwells not with them The great secret of .

dom esti c felicity li es in the ability to recogni ze each oth er s ’

incapaciti es with chari table allowance reconcili ng an d regu ,

lating each other s inequali ti es resti ng safe i n the strength

’

of sati sfi ed affecti on whi ch lik e the note of a tune settles

, , ,

the m usi c of life guiding i ts perplex ed m eas ure i n to one

,

h armoni ous end .

Every person has an immortal infl uence All the sayings .

and doings of each day an d hour lik e num erous and vari o us ,

important items go to mak e up the final summary of our

,

love The deepest regrets are for words left unsaid and
.

deeds left undone .

Just a few w rd but they bli n ded the brightness al l out f the day ;
o s, o

Just a few words b ut they li fted the had ows an d cas t th em away
, s .

Oh th at th e rul e f ou li v i n g m e l ik e th g ld en would b 1
o r or e o e

Much oh so much f su ns h i ne would go out fr m y ou and from me !

, , o o

Our o i l relati ons are embarrassed an d our spiritual

s c a

nature bstructed by the misund erstan din g of each oth er s

’

o
though ts and intentions Too path eti c too piti able i s the
.
, ,

regi on of the aflecti ons an d i ts atmosph ere ev er subj ect to

'

mirage Happiness becom es a van ishing or secreti ng qual

.

ity We should be intellectually sympatheti c and thought

.

full y tender else a sadn ess and gloom will be th rown around
,

our m i nds whi ch m emory on ly deep ens an d ti m e only i n tensi

fies
If I had k nown i n the morni ng
How wea i ly all the day r ,

Th e w d s unki nd or

Would troubl e my mi nd
I sai d wh en y ou w ent away ,

I had bee n mo careful d a li ng re , r ,

N gi ven y u h eedl ess pai n ;

or o

B ut we vex our own

l k Wi th oo s and tone
We mi gh t neve r k
ta e bac k agai n .
1 60 THE ETHI CS OF LOVE .

hough i n the qui et eveni ng

For t
Y u may gi v me the ki ss f p ace
o e o e

Y t i t mi gh t b e e

Th at n v e f m e r or e

The pai n of the h a t sh uld eas e r o c e .

How many go f th i n th m ni ng or e or ,

Th at n ev e come h m at ni gh t r o e ,

A nd h ea ts a b kn r re ro e

Fo h a h w d s p k n r rs or s o e ,

Th at s ow can n ev e s t i gh t
orr r e r .

We have ca ful th ou gh ts f r the tran ge

re o s r,

A smi le fo th som ti me gu es t r e e ,

B ut oft for our own

bi tter ton
The e,

Th ough we l v u own the bes t

o e o r .

Ah l i ps wi th cu v e i mpati n t !
, r e

Ah b ow wi th that l o k f sco n !
, r o o r

Twe a cruel fate

’
re

W e th n i gh t to late
er e o

To u nd the w k f m n o or o or .

W OMAN S HOU L D WA IT F OR H E R M E S S I A H .

What great inexhaustible fountains of vitality do we begi n

to discover in existi ng hum an so uls I n all this great glob e ,

freighted with sen ti ent b eings th ere are none but may ,

receiv e from l ov e s exhaustl ess fo untain If i n early life

’

the blessi ng of a noble lov e the satisfaction of her h eart , ,

the fulfillment of her desti ny be vouch safed to wom an let , ,

her th ank God on bended k nee B ut if not rather th an .

,

yi eld to the fear of reproach or the force of opinion which ,

sets so fi ercely for wo rldly advanta es the true h eart of

g ,

woman will wait and wait even though with weary heart ,

an d far searching ey es she turn from on e after anoth er who

-

may seek her lo ve She will say to th em

. Pass on pass , ,

on I wait for my M essi ah Even i f she wait until her !

, .

ey es grow dim , and her unbl essed brow be cro wned with

silv er h ai r—na v en wh en she li es down to rest i n her

y e ,
 62 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

True l ove s the gift wh i ch God hath gi ven

’

To man al one beneath th h eav en e

I t i s a sac d y mp thy
re s a ,

The si lve li nk th i lken ti

r , e s e,

Whi ch h eart to h a t and mi nd to mi nd

e r ,

I n b ody and i n s ul can b i d o n .

Attracti on m ust be parallel True attraction is distin .

ui shabl e from the fi ctitious by the ch aracter of i ts inau ura

g ,g
tion wh eth er it com es through the i mp ulse or the reason or
,

both Is a woman attached to a man witho ut a thought of

.

self ? Would she live i n j oy or sorrow for hi s sak e ? Is a

man attach ed to a wom an without a selfish thought ? Would
he work for her developm ent an d ad vancemen t ? If so an d ,

th ere is no absence of recip rocation th en they can trust their ,

h earts B ut unreciprocated affection after a sufficient

.
,

acq uai n tan ce i s evid ence eith er th at the two are not on the
,

same pl an e of dev elopm en t or else that the lov e of the lov er

,

i s not i ntri nsi c and reli able When the true husband is .

rev eal ed to wom an she ack n owl edges her sov ereign
, He .
,

too influenced by her love walks with manly strength and

, ,

Y oung man ! young woman v y human soul ! if y ou e er

cann o t with your whole h eart and will and reason thus
, ,

call the on e ou lov e th en beware f r the fiat of a di vin e

y o ,

law is about to go forth against your false relati on .

Come t come
me ! 1 co

Come to our h ome,

Never to roam ;
For my sp iri t i s wai ti ng th ee,
Thou wi th the brave and buoyant tread ,
Thouby cry stal fou ntai ns led ,

oh ha te to dwel l wi th me !
, s

Low, l ow, l ow,

Gentl e and l ow,
k
Li e the ri vul et s flow,
’
 THE ETHI CS OF LOVE .

Does thy pi i t e p n d t me ;s r r s o o

Li k e th ng f the e aphim soft and w

e so o s r s eet,

Li ke the vi wl s t ad of an ang l fe t
e es re e
’
s e ,

I thy pi i t mi n t l y
s s r s re s .

Bl t ble t bl t !
es , s , es

0 h ! f ev er bl es t or ,

In i t b we of es ts o r r ,

Is th h a t th at awai t th th ee
e e r e

Fo th u b reath t a ng f l ov di vi n
r o es so o e e

Pu as th sta s that i n h eav n sh i ne

rc e r e ,

Boun dl s and t ng a d f ee
e s s ro n r .

Thi n th i e th i n !
e, n , e

Thu my h art i n geth

s e s ,

Wh i l thy ul b i ngeth
e so r

Trea ur s un t ld to me
s e o :

Thi n a th e, lli ng y ars pa s by

s e ro e s ,

Thi wh en ou h ome is i n the sky

n e, r ,

Tu ms ru nouo u st r um n
- .

THE AF FI RM ATIVE LOVE OF AFF IR MATI VE S IS .

L ove is the beginning of kn owledge The b enefits of .

afiecti on are imm ense The secret charm is th at it sooth es

.

the h eart clarifi es the mi nd b rightens the so ul

, , .

Attachm ents must be form ed Man needs to be loved .

and tend erly ch erish ed He needs thi s to save hi m from a

.

hard spi rit and from degradi ng influences He needs som e .

nature who would sh ed the sympath eti c tear share the fear ,

ful wounds and vi cissitudes consequent upo n a terrestrial

pilgri mage ; and to impress loftier thoughts and give to life ,

a sw eetn ess a ful l ness a joy righteo us strength and abov e

, , , , ,

all an equi li bri um i n attracti on whi ch only the truly mar

,

ri ed can M iz e an d rep resent .

True marriage is natural and inevi table Marriage li k e .

,

the pulsati ons of the h eart and the con tracti o ns of the lungs ,

i s the work of nature Th ere is a pow er th at brings a man

.

an d wom an in to this relati on They wi ll necessari ly attract .

 THE ETHI CS OF LOVE .

an d be ttracted until the soul of each com es into a natural

a ,

harmonious relation The soul of each m ust ever demand

.
,

i n order to i ts growth i n p urity and all goodn ess that whi ch ,

the soul of on e of the co rrespo ndin g sex can alon e supp ly .

Self seek s a union with i ts corresp onding self This elec .

tri c fusion of so ul s i s the fruition of love The tw ain p ro .

foundly y earn to ally the spirit

he l oves me ! he lov ! es Yes, now I know
He lov es me he l v s m w i tten me so ’
, o e e, he s r .

He s as true as th e sun and as cl a as th d ay

’
e r e ,

And he says th at he l ov m ! Oh what hall I say ? es e , s

My h eart i so ful l of l ove full to th e b i m

s , r ,

That my bosom seems bursti n g and all al l fo hi m ; , , r

And now wh en I know that he l v es me so well o ,

My bli ssful d eli gh t I have no wo d s to tel l r .

He l ov es me ! He l v es ! I l l say that my h ea t
‘

o r

Throbs i n an w er to hi s—i s f hi s b ut a part ;

s o

Th at tru h earts un i ted to tru j y s gi v e bi th

e e o r ,

And e n wi n h aven t a h me on th e ea th
ve e o o r .

He l oves me I l ove hi m ! We l v e wi th a l ove

, o

S uch as an g ls ej oi e i n th s aph ab ve
e r c e er s o

They j i wi th th ei h eart i n th e an ti fi ed song

o n r s s c

Th at s hal l h e ald ou l v to th h eav nl y throng

r r o e e e .

The essen ce of love i s unselfis hness L ove seeks not i ts .

own delight but finds it i n wh at it seeks for anoth er

, .

Wom an possesses i n an eminent degree that disinterested

goodn ess whi ch is wi lling to give all and as k nothing .

Wh en wom an finds a companio n who proves worthy her ,

brave heart will face the dark est fate Woman loves the .

strong and vi gorous i n man To th ese qualiti es she looks .

for protection but she wants th em bl ended with the tender ,

the sens itive and the lo fty He kn ows not her nature who .

knows not how to gratify that nature ; so li kewise wom an

sho uld k n ow the nature of man The rough world o ften .

mak es him app ear what he i s n ot When we take men as .

1 66 THE ETHI CS OF LOVE .

not given to words to express the refinem ent of pleas ure the ,

delicacy of joy and the abo unding ful lness of satisfacti on

, ,

that those feel whom God hath j oined in a hi gh marriage of

spirit . We strive to attai n through marriage a more
expanded an d p erfect dev elopm en t of the el em ents of our

enti re bei ng .

The hus band is to the ideal actuali zed Every man who
,
.

has a soul of sufli cient power p urity and tenderness to , ,

render hi s n ature attrac ti ve to hi s id eal is h appily con

stituted .

A m an s best friend is a wife of good j udgment and h eart

’

whom he loves and who loves him Wom an has a sensiti ve .

regard for your character honor repu te and i s always sti mu

, , ,

lative The reciprocal influence of the sex es must be direct

.

and po werful .

N0 man ever does or can evolve his own ex cellences .

They m ust li e dormant until the moldi ng h and of beloved

woman eli minates th em .

The reign of love rem ov es the el ement of conflict It .

teach es the true art of sayi ng things E nforcem ent by gen .

tl en ess i s a p oten t pow er Th ere i s in wom an a

.

gayety which dissipates gloominess and prom otes cheerful

ness an i n —
d ts seque ce poli ten ess .

Mo rals follow sentim ent L ov e i n i ts depth s is omni po

.

tent to reconstruct an d rectify the hum an h eart A man .

ceas es to l ov e him self wh en oth ers ceas e to lov e him

, .

Every power b elonging to the h uman soul i s co nnate ; one

half inh eres i n one person and the oth er half i n another .

L et one person be un ited with anoth er who has i n hi s or her

n ature th at whi ch i s cal cul ated to call ou t the laten tfaculti es

of the soul an d th ere will be a mutual sati sfaction

,
.

M arriage i s but anoth er name for love for h armony and ,

perfect trust betw een two souls L ove strik es i ts roots i n

.
 THE ETHI CS OF LOVE . 1 67

the piritual nature The m aiden finds i n her h ero a

s .

dom to which in tell ect does h om ag e whil e her h eart is

, won
by hi s attracti ve goodn ess .

S he leans her g ac ful twi ni ng form

r e

On her h e o bold and st ng

r , ro ,

A nd wh i pe i ng to hi m sw et and l w
s r e o

Ti me pa seth s wi ft alon g
s .

Th ey feel al i k e the u nbeam s warmth

’
s

Ali k the stormy weath

e er ,

An d wh en the stu dy oak t ee fal l r -

r s

They both h al l fall togeth er

s .

The tial elem ent of the marriage relation i s oneness

essen ,

each should seek the enti r e heart of t he oth er Wh ere hum an .

hearts agree th ere God will be Nothing i s holi er nothing is

,
.
,

lovelier nothi ng i s happi er nothing is more God lik e than

, ,
-
,

the h eart s ofleri ng upon the altar of lov e We sh ould

'
’
.

believe i n the om nipotence of love It i s a h oly emanation .

from the Deity We sh ould li sten to catch the lowest whis

.

peringa of the soul until our feelings becom e deep and ten
,

der We should b rood ov er the wants and sorrows of h uman

.

hearts until we feel warmly symp ath eti c We should culti .

vate our love by tryi ng to think o nly aflecti onately towar d

'

all an d accus tom our m emory to thi nk wo rds such as exp ress
,

fri en dship an d l ov e Wh en we have learned to respect the

.

heart s aflecti ons we shall learn to use th em tenderly

’ '

Wom an cannot be lovely witho ut being aflectionate

'

W oman is the deli cate vessel th rough which i s born e upward

an d o nw ard thro ugh the ag es the ri ch treasure of h uman ,

aflecti on
'

While the voice of wisdom is for self reli

.
-

an ce for phy si cal an d i ntell ectual st ren gth wom an cannot

, ,

with impuni ty negl ect the beauty i n her n ature A wom an .

sh ould be cultured but h av e a v ery fin e touch for the aflec

'

tions ; and it i s far more important th at she should talk

pl easan tly than learn edly A certai n ki nd of tal ent i s .
1 68 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

indispensable for people who spend years togeth er To dwell .

i n h armo ny th ey sho uld be versed i n the n i ceti es of the h eart

, ,

and bom wi th a faculty for will i ng comp romis e

’
.

How m uch dearer is the wife th an the bride .

We have l i v ed and l v d tog th er o e e ,

Th rough many h an gi ng years c

W have sha ed each the s pl easu res

e r o
’
r ,

We have w ep t each ther tears o

’
s .

I have n ev er kn w n a s rr w o o o

Th at was l ng unsooth d by thee ;

o e

For thy mi l e can mak e a summe

s r

Wh e e d a k nes el e would b e
r r s s .

An d l t u h p the futu
e s o e re ,

As the p ast has be n would be ; e ,

I wi l l sha e wi th th e thy sor ow

r e r s,

And th ou thy smi l wi th m es e .

To the keen ey e of affection no change on a famili ar face

can l ong rem ain unread Fri endship naturally produces
.

assi milation ; and the high est state of p ure lov e will be

recip rocated an d i ncreas ed as the y ears i ncreas e More .

years only elevate refine and enrich love s experiences

,
’
.

Wh ere true oneness exists the power that attracted each to

,

the oth er is more easily renew ed and p erpetuated Graceful .

con cessi ons will p revent di saflecti on whi ch frequently arises

'

from trifling caus es .

Conformity is a first natural function of each and all the

affections. It is a law of mind th at we becom e li k e those
with whom we associate Children involuntarily obey this
.

law and becom e lik e those th ey love

, They i nsti ncti vely .

obey the ch emi cal and m ech anical laws un der which th eir
minds exis t Parents sh ould be what th ey would have their
.

chi ldren becom e .

Mann ers k
ta e a ti n cture from our own .

Mutual conformi ty obtai ns more especially between hus

band and wife ; all the tas tes and h abits of each are but
1 70 THE ET HICS OF LOVE .

THE W ORL D I S F U LL OF M I S T AK ES OF L O E V .

I n choosi ng the ideal m ust needs bej udicious

comp ani on, one ,

because th eir i nfluence though silent i s perpetual Those

, , .

who are about choosing a companion should know that a rad

ical change cannot be made i n their intended partner This .

knowledge will prevent the feeling of di sappointment an d

co ntinual dissati sfactio n The unh appy state of woman i s the
.

result of error of j udgment ; the absence of a dis tin ctiv e

co nvi cti on of co ng eniality ; an d ab sol u te evidence of mis

un derstan di ng of ch aracter .

Multifario us barri ers mi litate against the true and wise

choi ce . The great mistak es so often m ade result from many ,

caus es but chi efly th at p ersons do not understan d th eir own

,

wants and are not true to their own natures wh en th ey do

,

und erstan d th em Man mistak es transi ent ex citem en t of

.

pa ss ion for lov e

, Wom an i
. s i n fl uen ced by v an ity and ambi
tion . Let each attend to the organi zation and true develop
m ent of the sexual instin ct and seek to bring it as th ey do
, ,

oth er i nstin cts und er the control of reas on

, We should use .

our im agi n ati on to h armoniz e our nat ure and lot ; to see the

truth and conform to it ; to see what i s out of proportion ,

an d wh at i s the fi nal cure for ev ery hum an ill Woman must .

know her own di sposition as w ell as the qualiti es of mind

,

an d ch aracter of the one she seek s i n m arria e ; co nj ugal

g
harmony resul ts from the natural p airi ng of si ncerely earnest ,

unselfis h lov ers It depends fi rst on your own worthi ness

.
, , ,

th en on th at of yo ur p artner ; an d finally on the correlative

fitn ess of your characters The sphere of one person ap
.

roaches an oth er i n exact accordance with the laws of nat

p
ural co ngeni ality ; an d the most reliable i ntern al evidence of

a true attracti on i s a p erfect un d erstan di ng be tween the p ar

ti es an d an equili bri um of recip rocation The twain unite .

 THE ETHI CS OF LOVE . 1 71

for the best reas on because th ey cannot rem ain asunder

,

an d still be happy The h eart m ust love an d be loved th ey

.

m eet and un ite and their union forms a sphere or circle in

,

the spiritual red m i n whi ch the h armony of exi sten ce i s felt

,

h pai r i s n thi ng hi dden

From t i s o

To th e tw ai n i s naugh t f bi dd en or

Han d i n h and the comrad es g o,

Ev ery n ook of natu e th oughr r ,

Eac h for oth er we e th ey b rn ;

r o

Each th th e bes t ad n
e o r or .

Where th ere is harmony there is reciprocation Let all .

who reciprocate love begin by pledging to each oth er that

they will neith er give nor take occas ion to feel i ndifieren t or '

u nki nd . That each has too much confidence i n the oth er for
one mom ent to presupp ose th ey would do an i nten tional wrong .

That however apparen tly wrong the acti ons of eith er the
, ,

other will not think the leas t wrong was i ntended the oflend
'

ers m ean right an d h ave som e oth er reason for th eir con d uct
,

than in tentional guilt Th ey who understand everythi ng

.

will forgive everything ; th ey have too m uch organ ic afli ni ty

of fri en dship to doubt each oth er s motiv es Let each but
’
.

start th eir lov e career on this p resupposi tion of the oth er s

’

innocence and they wil l invari ably seiz e on any extenuating

,

con diti on and m ak e the mo st out of p alli ati ng circum stances ,

if any occas i on should ever occur to remonstrate with each

oth er.

L ove must have unli mited confidence or perish Anythi ng .

that substitutes di strust for con fid en ce induces a feeli ng of ,

commonn ess n ot i ndigenous to lov e A right relation is .

indi spensabl e for each oth er s improvement and perfecti on

’
.

There should be a wish to grow into oneness until each shall

h ave no life apart from the other Since from the min d s .
,
’

consti tuti on it i s certai n th at each nature will act logi cally

,
1 72 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

from i ts own temperam ents it becom es of the utmost impo r ,

tance th at i ts convi ctions of life s obj ects be of the firmest ’

and truest so th at the silk en co rds of conj ugal lov e sho uld
,

n ev er b e strai ned Th ey are too sacred even to allow the

.

testing of their strength .

E ven i n the happi es t h oi ce where favori ng heaven c

Has m y l ov e and eas y f tun e gi v n or e

Th i n k n ot the h u ban d gai n d that al l is d one

’
, s ,

Th p i ze f h appi ness must ti ll be won

e r o s

And ft the carel e s fin d i t t thei cost

, e , s o r

Th e l v i n th e h usban d may b e l st ;
o er o

The g ace mi gh t al one hi h eart al l u e ;

r s , s r

Th ey and the vi tue meeti ng must secure r s .

Mutualtty i s law I ndiflerence

'

eternal f love
'

an o .

weakens the power of love Reluctance spoils the happi .

ness of both Two persons i n bodily presence may be

.

infin itely distant apart ; fai thfully fulfilling their duties to

each oth er although th ey are i nw ardl y and spi ritually as di s
,

affected to each oth er as the poles S elfishness indifierence

’

.
,

and fail ure i n confidence i nsufierably impov eri sh the h eart ,

.

It is a great misfortune wh en a wom an finds not her h eaven

i n her h usband .

I do d an alte ed heart
not d rea r ,

O th at l ng li ne of l an d o
r , a o r se

S h uld sepa ate my l e fr m m

o r ov o e,

I d ad that d i fti g l w ap t
re r n s o ar

All u re i st d un t i d
n s e . re s r a n e

Whi h c mes t s m wh en th ey have gai ned

c o o o e

Th d ea
e ndeav r f th ir e oul o o e r s .

Love i s the o
ttraction and all repulsion
s urce of all a

Th ey who h ave liv ed perfect conj ugal lives have th eir

reward i n recip rocal l ove but wh erei n an d so far as th ey ,

h ave failed th ey have b rought its p en alty upon th eir own

,

so uls an d fearful conseq uences i n the souls an d b odi es of

,

th eir imm ediate offspring If domestic care did not engross .

1 74 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

day bri ngs Th ey should never be content without improv

.

i ng th em selves i n each oth er s ey es Respect and afiecti on

’ ’

should fin d expressi on i n gracefu l and d elightful courtesi es .

I f the twai n will but th us advan ce tog eth er each h elping ,

the other up the hi ll of growth th en the p erm anent union is ,

cert ai n .

Friendship giv es sympathy and rest H usband an d wife .

sh ould not only remai n a pai r of l overs b ut b ecome a pai r of ,

fri ends and adj ust th ei r ch aracters and conduct to each

,

oth er so as to tune th eir i ntercourse by h eav enly laws

, .

L et a h usb an d be the true an d pure guardian of hi s fami ly ,

laboring always to ad orn himself with the god like gems of -

wisdom virtue and honor ; let him bear himself i n relation

,

to hi s wife with graci ous kindness toward her faults with ,

grateful recognition of her meri ts ; with a steady sympathy

for her tri als ; wi th h earty ai d for her b etter as pirations and ,

she m ust be of an inferior order of min d i f she does not

respo n d with all the race and sw eetness of her nature

g .

L et a wi fe i n her wh ol e i n tercourse with her h usban d try ,

the efficacy of gen tl en ess purity si n cerity scrupulous truth

, , , ,

mee k an d p ati ent forbearance and i f he is not of an inferior

,

order of his sex he will be responsive and app reci ative

!

Lov e may be broken by error Marriage may be eter .

ni zed or thro ugh p ersi stent negl ect be permitted to dimin i sh

,

in to discord and alienation Since the pow er of eterni zing

.

the marriage of two soul s rem ai ns v ested i n th em it becom es ,

h enceforth perilous i n the extrem e for those who desire this

result to t reat each oth er with i n difierence or un equal devo
’

tion .

Oh , the ws that I mi gh t hav h ealed 1

sorro e

Oh th h uman so
, e w an d smart 1
rro

And y et i t wa n v s i n my h a t t play so i ll a part

e er e r o ,

B ut sorrow i s w ough t by want of th ough t

r ,

A w el l as wan t of hea t
s r .
 THE ETHICS or LOVE . 1 75

We lways doi ng each other inj ustice and thinking

are a ,

better or worse of each oth er than we deserve because we only ,

h ear and see separate wo rds and actions We sh ould ch erish .

every sentiment cal culat ed to so ften our h earts an d i ncrease

our sensibility C ensorious habits of m ind harden the heart

.

and tak e all the color out of li fe The ban es of domesti c .

l i fe are l ittl enesses h arshness voci feration issui ng sup erflu

, , ,

ous p rohibiti ons an d o rders provocative of rankling or

,

expl oding resen tm ents Combativeness shoul d expend i ts

.

surpl us en ergi es i n l egitimate di rections an d not i n vocifera ,

tion This is force misapplied

. .

There was never a human being so good b ut that he had

n eed to forgiv e an d be forgiven The greatest good fortune .

is th at whi ch amends our imp erfecti ons and b al ances our

faul ts . High an d delightful conj ugal feelings can find no
rest wh ere th ere is not p erfect sw eetn ess an d fragrance of

fine habits An d the blessed an tidotes that sweeten and

.

enri ch our conj u al and dom es ti c relati o ns are refinement

g ,

high aims great interests soft voices gentl e mann ers mag
, ,

nani m
, ,

ous dispositions an d enero us al lowances of m utual

g
freedom .

The love-laws lay the foun d ati on of all mortal hap p iness .

L ove mak es obedience lighter th an t t liberty The swee es .

graces are never so lovely as wh en seen waiti ng on the

virtues and wh ere th ey thus dwell togeth er they make a
,

heavenly hom e .

Wi thout a i gh or back ward th ought he lai d he talents down

s , s r ,

In wo ki ng fo her househ ol d good she found a nobler crow n

r r , .

The mi nutest details of dom estic economy become elegant

and refi ned wh en th ey are ennobl ed by sen timen t and sancti

fied by duty The convi ctions of duty h pli es the soundest

.

on the stro ngest obl igati on and firmest pati ence of whi ch
,

our nature is susceptibl e .

 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

T hrough gathe in g clouds and stormy Fate

r ,

Tw gold en watch word gui de an d comfort me ;

o -
s

T i li n g al on g my path early and l ate

o , ,

I cli n g to Pati ence an d Fi d li ty e .

I n all th weary ch an ges f my day

e o

I t i ve to fol l ow d uty fai thfully ;

s r

And wh en I fal te fai nti ng by the way

r, , ,

Wi th subtl e i fl uenc Pati ence strength en me

n e s .

V
L O E M U ST B E U RAI S E D P .

L ove must disentangled

be the net work of igno from -

rance It must be upraised as the spiri t of God in man

. .

Love cann ot be deep unl ess it i s also pure None of the .

loves are truly wise unl ess educated and naturally unfolded , .

The sex love an d phi loprogenitiveness are the bas ic loves

-
,

and the ri ch soi l wh ence sp ri n s l ux uri an t after growth

g
-

of myri ad joys and pl easures The subversion of love is .

h atred or repulsi o n I ts inversion i s selfishness arctic rig

.
,

i di ty and misan thropy From i ts unrestrained and extreme

.

en ergi es i ssue all vi ol ence p assi on vi ce and conseq uent mi s

, ,

ery . Mere sexualism forms no motive in true marri age rela

tions—physical intercourse i s the l eas t of al l the attractions
an d endearm ents of a high m arri age of lov e Th ere i s m uch .

harm and less happiness i n sexual i ndulgence High bo rn

, ,
.

n atures the spi ritually organiz ed an d harmoni all ex alted

, y
cannot b ear to thin k that the spirit shoul d y earn th rough

the fl esh ; y et we resp ect the body as the temple whe

our l ove dw ell eth to p erfect the soul
,
Actual marriage .

only be realized by healthy souls i n h ealthy bo dies inspired ,

by h ealthy l ove fitness respect tenderness and reciprocal

, , , ,

n ess al l of whi ch m us t conj oin ; for i n the truly m arri ed

,

the v ery essence of th eir souls enters each oth er as a li fe ,

principle and fills th em with consci ousness of p erfect repose

,
.

In to this dwelli ng place di strust an d unrest can n ever enter ;

-
 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

L ove is olding of imm easurable cares which are y et

the unf ,

b etter than any joys outside our love ,

.

They who truly love others will always be loved in return .

There i s a pure and tranquil bliss when h eart comm unes with
h eart Our h appiness i n this world depends on the aflec
.
'

ti o ns we are enabled to inspire .

Afi ecti on ,
’

k i ndne the weet omoce

ss , s

Of l ve and duty a e t us as needful

o , r o

As our d ai ly b ead r .

No aflecti on save fri endshi p has i n it any sure eternity

'

, ,
.

By friendship i n marriage i s m eant compani onship of inner

lives community of aims and efiorts the lofty conco rd of
'

, ,

as piri ng mi n ds M any a h usban d and wi fe are m ade fri en ds

.
,

abov e all th eir m ere lov e by sh ari n g i n som e earn est an d

,

co ndign soci al ambiti on whi ch produces that wondrous

,

identification which i s the typ e of complete friendship .

Friendship i s a speci es of n obility The hi story of fri en d .

ship i s m ad e up of con ti nual refl ectio ns and thoughtful scru

tiny and sympath eti c watchfulness .

Every new fri endship i s an oth er rill of heavenly refresh

m ent poured into the heart Th ere is a necessity of intim ate
.

relations of afiecti on with the w orthi est p erso ns The ti m e

'

i s short for soul s acquaintanceship It i s only a few years

’
.

we h ave to aid each oth er i n thi s life L et us be kin d an d .

,

tender i n our aflections ; and i f discord does com e i n l et

'

, ,

us not sp eak and act imp etuously .

Oh h appy y u 1 wh bl a t wi th present bli ss

o o, s ,

See not w i th fatal p eeci ence future tears

r ,

Nor the d ear moment of enj yment mi ss o

Th r ugh gl omy di con ten t o sull en fears

o o s r

Forebod i ng many a torm f comi ng y ears ;

s or

Change i s the l ot of al l Ourselves wi th sco n . r

Perhaps shall vi ew wh at now so fair appears ;

And wond e wh ence the fanci ed ch arm was b rn
r o ,

Wh i ch now wi th vai n despa fr m our fond g asp i s tom ir o r 1

 THE ETHI CS OF LOVE . 1 79

Theworth of life lies largely in the fact that the spirit is

always h un gry an d fi nds i ts h appi n ess i n b ei ng fed
,
True .

dignity happiness and peace are to be found rather i n the

,

qui et region of personal culture and the affections To h ave .

ri chn ess an d p eace of soul we sh ould h ave l ess of vague pas

,

sion an d ambiti ous activity and m ore of dedi cated sen tim en t
,

to the inn er li fe If any soul has a h ealthy thirst unslak ed

.

or a h ealthy h unger unappeas ed be sure it has not drank ,

of ev ery fountai n nor eaten of ev ery fruit i n the illimita bl e

gardens of the L ord We h ave no loves which have not

.

their obj ects ; n o feelings whi ch h av e not th eir fri endships ;

an d th ere i s not an m att r n or an spi rit n or an crea
y e y , y ,

ture but it is capable of unity of som e kin d with oth er

,

creatures and i n th at unity i s i ts p erfectio n an d th ei rs

,
.

The sp ell of mi nd on m i nd once form ed can n ever be , ,

broken It i s sweet to feel by what fine spun th reads our

.
-

afiecti one are draw n togeth er Thou art to me all things

’

und er h eav en —
Earth h olds no oth er lik e to thee my fix ed
mind shall still gaz e on th ee th rough all space and through
all ti me .

A l eep ‘ wake by ni gh t o
s , ’ r

Th e fri end I seek are eek i n g me

s s .

Soul crieth unto soul ! Than thi s law by whi ch soul ,

answereth un to soul th rough great moun tai ns and distances

, ,

th ere is none more positive unal terable universal or di vine

, ,
.

Hi awatha ! Hi awath a !
And the d es olate Hi awatha,
Far away ami d the forest,
Mi l es aw ay ami d the mountai ns ,
Heard that su dden cry of angui s h ,
Heard the v oi ce of Mi nnehaha
g t hi m i n the da kness
Calli n o r ,

Hiawatha ! Hi awath a !

Perfect love and perfect happiness practically hi late anni

time and space . This world woul d be inexplicable did not ,

1 80 THE ETHICS or LOVE .

certa ni timen ts h ave a little of ete rnity i n th em that

sen ,

when souls touch they put ofi all the poor condition s of

'

earth an d h appi er and freer al ready ob ey the laws of a hat

, , , e

ter wo rld .

Oh , l di evered fa and wi de
sou s ss r ,

By cean by i nla d sea

o or n ,

Whateve orrow may b ti d er s s e ,

A ki nd d spi i t wai ts f th ee
re r or .

the sa e f n m o d m emories will command the soul ’

s

T here are teachi gs on a th and sky and airn e r , , ,

The h eavens the gl y of G d d eclare ! or o

B ut l oude ti ll than v i ce be eath above

r s o n , ,

He i s h eard to sp ak th ough a mothe s l e e r r

’
ov .

Unselfish love mak es mothers m issio naries i n their homes

and i n th ei r h earts God i s present embodi ed i n the form
.
,

of a b eloved m oth er .

Backwa d tu n backward 0 Ti me ! i n your ni ght

r , r ,

M a k e me a chi ld agai n —j ust f to n i ght ! or -

M oth e ome ba k fr m the ech l ess sh o e

r, c c o o r ,

N e me agai n to y ou h eart as of yore r :

Ki s from my f reh ead the furrows of care

s o .

Smooth the few si lv e th ead ut of my hai r r r s o

Over my slumb ers y u l ovi n g watch k eep o r

Rock me t l p m th e o s ee ock me to sl eep !

, o r, r

Backward fl w backward 0 wi ft ti de of years I

, o , s

I am wea y of toi l I am weary of tea s ;

r , r

T i l wi th ut recompense tears al l i n vai n

o o , ,

Tak e th em and gi v e me my hil dh ood agai n !

, c

I h av e g own weary f d ust an d d ecay

r o ,

Weary of fli ngi ng my s ul weal th away o -

,

Wea y of sewi ng fo oth rs to reap ;

r r e

Bock me to sleep moth —rock me to sl eep !

, er

Ti red of the h ollow the base the un true ; , ,

Moth er 0 moth e ! my h ea t cal ls fo y ou !

, r r r

Many a summe th g m has grown green r e r ,

B l cascmed an d faded u faces between ; , o r

1 82 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

beautiful Wh enever we see an act of this crowni ng vi rtue

.
,

we feel it to be beautiful and lovely ; an d not merely are th es e

quali ti es beauti ful i n the sense of moral fitness but the perso ns ,

themselves are beauti ful i n the sense of physi cal beauty .

The mi nd i s perp etually impressing itself on the body .

The g esture the attitude an d a th ousand physical appear

, ,

an ces are the result of m ental p rocesses withi n

, The wo rds .

used the tones of the v oi ce the general exp ression of the

, ,

face the carri age and m anners are unquesti onably mad e
, ,

beautiful by the predominan t infl uence of a nobl e banevo

lence of a deep aflecti on of the true love elem ent Onl y
'

, ,
.

such a l ov e i n the sacred p rivacy of hom e can truly i nter

, ,

p ret and m eet the purest wants of our nature Men and .

wom en can never truly compreh end and appreciate th ei r

manhood and wom anh ood until th ey see th emselves reflected
i n the mirro r of a pure conj ugal love :
h u n t d ea t my y e tha l i ght ?
A rt t o o rer o e s n

D st th ou n t ci culat th all my vei ns

o o r e ro
’
.

Mi gl e w i th l i f and f m my ve y s ul ?
n e, or r o

In the love of a brave an d faithful h eart there i s alw ays a

strai n of matern al tend er n ess It i s a fixed law th at con .

j ugal love i s the bas is of life The male and female positive
.

and negativ e p ri n cipl es are the fundam ental l aw s of exis t

ence Lov e elaborates and enligh tens the whole organism

. .

A ll i s accompli sh ed th rough the l ove law Love is the life .

of the atom I n thi s nature i s all ali k e ; the sam e betw een
.
,

stones as between an gels an d seraph s This law of attrae .

tion works the sam e in every personal relation i nward and ,

o utward through out our entire existence Attraction i n

,
.

m ind is identi cal with attraction i n matter The funda .

m ental principle of life is attraction .

The law of sex is the l aw of p ower an d i nspi ration L ove .

,

being the life essence of the soul i s the medium of i nspi ra

-
,

tion and develops gen ius an d a love fo r the b eautiful the

, ,
 THE ETHICS OF LOVE . 1 83

bright the transcendant Man s energizi ng and sympa

,
.
'

theti c powers and all the glorious faculti es of penetratio n an d

,

knowl edge are comprised i n the term L ov e .

L v i tt b dd w
o e s no l t o e reasone o n , or os

Inhi gh ambi ti n o a thi st f greatness

o r r o

n d li fe i t g ow i t the s ul
’
Ti s s eco , r s n o o ,

Wa ms v y v i n and b ats i n ev y pul s

r e er e , e er e .

It i s all eged that marri age i s regulated by a law as sci an

ti fic and inv ari abl e as any oth er relation i n the univ erse and ,

th at a uni on of the right temperaments—c ulture and har

mony of dev elopmen t—is the only m eans of securi ng the
permanent union The exposition of the marri age relation
.

th rough the l aw of attraction on ly i s vitally d efective an d ,

un p rofitabl e It leaves the conj ugal relation defenseless and

.

exposed to the encroachm ents of un ill umi nated imwlse and

sup erfi cial exp erim en t B ut wh en the sp i ri tual b asis of

.

m arri age becom es the starting poi nt th en the i nstitution of -

,

marriage will be elevated superior to arbitrary regulations ,

an d b ey on d adv enturous exp eri m ent .

The mental temperam en t i s comm on to both animals an d

man the wisdom faculti es the spiritual temperam en ts are , ,

man s alon e And i nasm uch as a truly developed man is

’
.
,

really compar abl e to nothi ng b elow hi m an d i nasm uch as ,

hi s organic l aws an d S pi ritual endowm ents are not id enti cal

i n d egree with but are conti nuati ons of wh at i s below hi s
, ,

plan e of existen ce so th erefore i s be elevated far above

, , , ,

an d sh ould h en ceforth be es teem ed sup erior to all such ,

i nferior stan dards of correspondences and obvi ous anal ogi es ;

th erefore every physi ologi cal att empt to d etermine man s
’

food or h abits or att ractions or destin i es by reference to hi s ,

physical and m ental inferiors is i n opp osition to progressive ,

law. Inasmuch as m arri age has a mi ssi on exp ressly to

the i nmost and is not to b e co n templ ated m erely as a rela
,
1 84 THE ETHI CS OF LOVE .

ti on of temp orary terrestri al conveni ence th erefore i t m ust of ,

n ecessity be gov ern ed by high er l aw s .

The h uman world cannot be weigh ed an d meas ured by the

an im al ki ngdom ; an d we are n ot to con templ ate fun da

mental facts comm on to subordinate degrees of life as

an al ogi es but as i n di cati ons only
,
n ot accept such facts as a

criterion standard of m eas urem ent wh ereby to de termi ne

m an s rectitude m ore emph atically ; not i n the higher

’

branch es of the tree of h um an lifH uch as the attractions

of l ov e the teachi ngs of i n tell ect or the i n tuitio ns of wi sdom ;
,

because the high est developm ents the high est h abits of , ,

inferior organizations are not comp arable with those which

,

are prop er an d natural to the civiliz ed h um an so ul .

The evils of conj ugal i sm will not be preven ted by any

am ount of physi ologi cal k nowledge unl ess th ere exists a

m oral strength an d pow er of principle The spi ritual tem .

p eram ent separates the human from the animal world I t .

i s man s alone an d alli es him to the angel world Lofty

’
.
,

thoughts and chas te exp ression all the world through i ndi
,

cate this temp eramen t The lov e of the b eautiful the ci vi l

.
, ,

the tender the el egan t an d subli me tes tifies unmi stak ably of
, ,

the exi stence of this temperam en t It is unobtrusive and

.

internal ; it is the las t coronation of the mind Thi s tem .

param ent gives dignity love of improvement and refinement

, ,

attracti ons toward p oetry m us i c an d spi ritual religion

,
Its .

first manifestations are i n yearnings for splendid surroundi ngs ;

for extern al as w ell as in t ern al b eauty As this tempera .

ment unfolds it admires the beautiful i n nature— landscapes

, ,

cas cade s an d flow s mou t i s

er n a
,
n an d n
ocea s — all th at in spires

the feeli ng of b eauty an d gran d eur .

Th ere are seven radi cal or absolute temp eram en ts Th es e .

are susceptibl e of an i n cal cul abl e numb er of combi nati ons .

The seven th i s rarely i f ev er p erfectly seen ; it i s a tem

, ,
1 86 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

Efiectual
’

ligious educati on must begin i n thi s depart

re

m ent Any moth er can i f she will p roduce ofispri ng th at

.
, ,
’

sh all be sup erior to eith er parent by av oidi ng all disagree ,

abl es of wh atever k i nd or nature by b eli eving she shall and ,

will produce a superior specimen of the human race and

.
,

firmly resisting di scontent anger j ealousy hatred and all , , ,

evil dwelli n g only on the true b eautiful an d good

, , .

S i n can n ever marry Purity and chas ti ty are requi red

.

by physiology as w ell as morality H ealthy and well con .

-

stituted ofis p ri ng can be brought i nto existence by m eans of

'

j ust chaste and harmonial marriages of men and wom en

, , ,

th ro ugh obedi ence to law True marriages may be secured.

by parents teaching th eir sons and daught ers the uses of such
relati ons Connubial relations should be discouraged which
.

are obvio usly unfit for p arentage and n ot b ased up on the ,

principles of stirpi culture Oflsp ri ng canno t be radi cally

'

improved until the right persons enter the m arriage rela

tion True nuptial relations consummated on the harmonial
.
,

bas is while yi elding vas t h arvests of golden j oys for the

,

w orld to sow and reap would be less prolific i n the multi

,

plication of children .

M an n eeds tru e i n di vi d u ali zi ng p rogeni tors All the .

rel atio ns of life should be m eas ured and v al ued by th eir

adaptati on and th ei r pow er to fit men an d wom en for true

m arriage and parental relati ons and to ai d th em to en te r ,

in to and to perform rightly and nobly all the obligations and

,

duti es i nh erent i n th em an d th us to establish h omes wh ere

,

n obl er typ es of h um anity ma b e generated and d ev el op ed

y
i n h arm ony with nature s laws
’
.

Parents must respect each oth er i f th ey would be re

sp ected Chil dren g row unlovi ng b etw een parents who
.

h av e never truly lo ved The child who has long loved and
.

res p ected hi s tr ue p aren ts has tho roughly el ectrifi ed hi s

,
 THE ETHI CS OF LOVE . 1 87

fecti ons,
af has h g d th em with the sweet spi rit of an
surc ar e

afiecti onate tenderness whi ch will mak e him b etter an d

'

ri cher forever He will feel a true yearning for p roxim ate

.

fri endshi p and conj ugal relation

, He will feel elevated .

when his lo ve is return ed an d more exalted still to love , ,

without the ai d of unselfish refl ection This is the religi on .

of lov e . There is so little to redeem the dry mass of folli es

and errors from whi ch the m aterials of thi s li fe are com

posed that any obj ect to love and reverence becomes the
,
.

Sabbath for the mind He whose physical and spiritual .

nature is p repared to receive wom an an d bl en d h armon i ,

onely with her will fin d i n her a true savior

,
.

W e l l j ou n ey togeth l ve all the way

’
r er , o , ,

Enj oyi ng the u n hi n en d u i ng the storm

s s e, r

Ou l ove sh all grow p

r m e f v en t each d ay urer , or er ,

An d more to ea h th u sp i ri t conform c o er o r s .

W e ll n e e be rry whateve b fall

'
v r so r e ,

For l ov e sh l l onten t u sh oul d t oubl es assai l ;

a c s r

T geth er w e ll tan d t geth e w e ll fall

’ ’
o s or o r

Uni ted confi di g l , n eve h ll fai l n , ove r s a .

In t usti n g afle ti on w e ll n ev g w old

’ ’
r c er ro ,

Forever retai ni ng the tali man true ; s

Th Ki ngd m f Y ou th i n u h a t we wi ll h old
e o o o r e r s ,

In pi te of ol d Ti m an d hi
s n vi ous cre w e s e .

T geth
o t geth
er, f ve a d ay
o er , ore r n e,

Our s uls s hall p g ugh Ete ni ty s y ea

’
o th ro ress ro r rs

Togeth e plo in g th gi
r ex f Day r e re on s o ,

Whe care can ot nt

re i gh i g no tears
n e er, n or s n , r ,

Inti m ate fri endship is dear In true love th ere is no .

con v en tio nalism on ly i n cli nation an d dis in cli nation

, One fol .

lows the heart and all is don e ; true lovers are each other s ’

translators—congeni alities of personal magnetism s With

,

on e y ou feel a pl eas ing el evati on of mi n d an d v ari ety of

sensations ; u can t alk as i f id eas flowed spon tan eo us ly

y o ,

as i f th ey h eld an en ch anti ng w an d to rais e ou above yoursel f

y ,
1 88 THE ETHICS OF L OVE .

so that y ou wonder how y ou co uld co nverse th us brilliantly .

While conversi ng with anoth er y ou fall proporti onately below

yourself Th ere is a strong ch ai n of i nterest between per
.

so ns wh en th ey h ave j ust those resembl ances an d con trasts

of p erson an d mi nd togeth er with communi ty of moral

,

aims ; this mak es th em d elightfully stim ul ativ e to each oth er ,

rous i ng inspi ri ng an d b ri nging out wh at ev er ch aracteristi cs

,

each oth er possess Souls on thi s plane will live an d learn

.
,

recei v e an d imp art absorb the Divi n e warmth of love an d

, ,

refl ect i ts p ure cel esti al li ght

,
If y ou desire to form a .

suitabl e al li ance choose a comp an i on who i s your equal

,
.

Whenever two persons are in the sam e relatio n to each oth er ,

th ey are than almost absolutely certain to experi ence recip

rocal i n terests an d att ractions Instances of genuine affec .

ti on would grow up between person s and such would becom e ,

truly allied were contingent circum stances favorable to a

,

true exhibition of the inn er life and ch aracter .

I hav a t u and fai th ful f i n d

e r e r e ,

W i thi n wh o h a t I dwell alway ;se e r

Y t wh en my p ath e a c osses hi
'

e , r r s

Ea h ays t
c ach n a gh t sav e
s Go d d ay
o e u , o - .

Ti y a in I h av la p d hi han d
’
s e rs s ce e c s e s

An d li ten ed to hi c n v erse wi
s ; s o se

And y et I kn w h i t me o e s o

Th t u st f i n d b neath th
e r e ki
r e e e s es .

I d n ot n eed to h ea hi v i
o r s o ce

A su me that he h lds m dea ;

s re o e r

By my wn h ea t I mea u e hi
o r s r s,

And o I kn w I e n ugh t t f ar
’
s o v a o e .

The ti m i s p as ed wh en w
e ou ld w alk s e c ,

Li k gay compani n i d by i d
e o s, s e s e

Ou d ti s k e p
r u ep th apa t ; e ou r a s r

Yet we a f i en d wh ata b ti de ’
re r s, er e .

I t matt n t wh at Fat m y
ers en d
o e a s

My l t cann t b wh l l y d ea
o o e o r r,

Si n n
ce o et ue h a t th ugh out all ti m
r e r ro e,

Wi ll nev fai l t h ld me d ea
er o o r .
1 90 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

the life of i ts subj ect with the interest of unfading romance .

Fri endship is the refl ecti on of souls by each othe r .

L ove is the natural reflecti on of th eir enti re b eing by tw o ,

persons each suppl em enting the defects of the oth er Lov e

,
.
,

therefore i s fri endship with a di fferential addition

,
.

The regnant pow er of the univ erse i s sy mpath eti c lov e .

A genuin ely feeling soul has an inseparabl e repugnance ali k e ,

for fal se feeli ng and for false exp ressions of feel i ng A so u l .

whose motions are musi cal curves cannot well bl end with a , .

soul wh ose moti ons are discordan t angl es Love mus t .

,

O rph eus lik e subdue the C erberus of selfish ness

-
,
.

We m ust cultivate h eart The soul gro ws stronger an d.

sw eeter by the servi ce of observant sy mpathy If we woul d .

i ncreas e our power of enjoym ent and heighten our sensibil ,

iti es we should cultivate our sentiments and sympathies

, ,

and ch eri sh the rom an ces of li fe I f it is the mastery of .

the in terio r li fe the i mpassio ned voi ci ng of i ts sub tl es t se

,

crets th at makes som e so uls so i rresi stibly attracti v e than

, ,

more th ought sh ould be giv en to connubial etiquette .

Every one sh ould endeavor to find the true compan io n .

Every soul has some tim e longed to behold the pure and true
being around who se spi rit it may all ow the tendrils of the purest
affectio n to en twi ne them selv es lovi ngly an d wi tho ut reserv e , .

The h ea t l i k e th t nd i l accu t med t cl i ng

r e e r , s o o ,

Let i t g ow whr i t wi ll cann t fl uri h al ne ;

ere , o o s o

B ut wi ll cli ng t the n a
o t and l v el i est th i ng
e res o

It can twi n w i th i t lf an d mak e l osely i t own

e se c s .

ALL NATU RE I S A CONJU GI U M , A S YSTE M OF NU PTI AL

R E L ATI ONS .

Th ere i s a universal attraction and a universal dependence

there i s also a universal m arriage and conseq uent genesis or
gen era tion B ut as.th ere are di flerent ki n ds an d de rees of
, g
'

attracti ons so th ere are di fferent ki nds an d d egrees of mar

,
 THE ETHICS OF LOVE . 1 91

ri a e
g . o rgan i c d ev elopm ents origi nate di flerent
Diflerent
' '

nupti al relati o ns Th ese relati ons are pure an d prop er i n

.

thei r own sphere but quite the contrary wh en adopted upo n

,

sup erior pl anes of life Th us among minerals we fin d big

.

am ; am ong v egetabl es polygamy ; among ani m al s omni

y , g ,

am an d mon ogamy am ong h um an ki n d On th i n f io

y
, e er r .

or n on i n tell ectual planes of the physi cal an d hum an worlds

-
,

th ere are perp etual marriages and p erp etual divorcee Th ese .

un ions are ext ernal an d q ui ckly termi nated

,
Temper .

am en tal or m atrimon i al unity i s n ot only a un i on of essences ,

but it is li k ewis e the mutual i nterp enetration of the parti cl es

composi ng those essen ces This i nterp enetration is the o nly
.

test of true essential affinity Wh ere this union exists the .

,

twain are on e inseparably and begi n to resemble each oth er ,

i n body and soul Al l the p receding conj ugal laws are

.

ripeni ng an d culmi nati ng in to the unity of on en ess as we

app roach the h um an pl an e Here we h ave the spiritual tem

.

p e ra m en t whi ch,
b el on
gs to m a n a lon e M arri ag e th r o ugh .

this temperam ent is the high est human relation B ut the .

majority of marriages begin on the external plane and so ,

have a penalty attach ed to th em Th ere can be no greater .

social cal amity th an the m arri ag e of wrongly rel ated temper

am ents esp eci ally without the philosophy of brin gi ng har

,

mony out of th em Th ey are usually however p roductive

.
, ,

of discord an d di seas e and d efecti ve ofle ri n H mo i '

, p g a r n .

ous oflsp ri ng d epen d upon a correct combin ati o n of temper

'

aments The di fierent attractio ns of the di fierent tempera

' '

m ents are impo rtant studi es especially when viewed i n con ,

n ecti on with h um an marri age and co nse uent p arentage

q .

Divi ne law presides over conj ugal love Violate or trans .

gress the sweet condi ti ons un der whi ch thi s law works for
u and nothi ng can prev ent the legitim ate co nsequence of
y o,

wretchedness an d misery When y ou en tered in pure love .

,
1 92 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

o your conj ugal li fe y ou set out together before all th e

up n ,

angels i n h eav en to unfold the full bl ossom flower of ce l e s

,

tial unity and h arm ony You are essentially and sacredl y
.

on e Each i s marri ed through an d through i n every orga n

.
,

an d i n ev ery fib er an d as on e u t w b gi n t l i v t h
,y o o e o e e ,

ev erlas ti ng l i fe of d ev otio n and lov e Inspi red by tru e .

,

unselfi sh desi res for each oth er s good an d gro wt h u w ill

’

y o ,

be certain of h appi nes s p ermanently p rosp ered and co n

,

tented ; an d together th rough intelligent culture unlock the

, ,

secrets of the univ erse True love finds i n one obj ect th e
.

embodi m en t of i ts ideal The whol e nature intellectua l

.
, ,

aflecti onal and physi cal willi ngly accepts i n this embodi me n t
'

of the ideal a true m arri age

, .

h e al one I k
I t i s for thee, for t e , see

The paths of gl y—t l i gh t u p thy ch ek

or o e

W i th wa m app val ; i n that l k

r ro oo ,

ad my p ai a i an a g l s b k ’
To re r se , s n n e oo ,

And thi n k al l t i l r wa d d wh n from th

o s e r e e ee

I gai n a mi le w th i mmortali ty
s , or .

Wh at a blessing to m eet o ne s true mate i n early years ’

to form the h eart attachm en t and l iv e consecrated to th at ,

pure ideal until the consummation of the outer relatio n when ,

the law of m utual an d simil ar dev elopm ent will most n atur
ally an d spon taneously begi n upon the tw ai n i ts perfect work .

The righteous m arri age should be steadily sought and liv ed

for from early y outh to the p eriod wh en the form ation of
,

such a bl essed un ity of sp i rit is at on ce ch as te b eauti ful , ,

spirituali zin g h armoni al

,
.

Man i s n0t naturally a celib ate ; he b ecom es one from

passivity Matrimony i s no more possible of achievem ent
.

th rough indifierence th an are the p rizes of wealth and dis

'

ti nction to be attained without efiort E ach true man '

. ,

wishing to be a reform er should with all the reas on at his, ,

comm an d seek his id eal comp an i on

,
.
1 94 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

i from h eaven pass round

vo ce an d r un o d un til it becomes a

li ving faith .

A
H R M ONI AL U NI ONS D E P E ND U P ON H R M ONI AL U NITS A .

Exalted souls intui tively realiz e the possibili ty of secur

i ng p erm anent m arriages The spiritual and eternal uni o n .

is based on m ental not corporeal attracti ons ; it comes of

mental fitn ess and b ri ngs to the soul hom e harmony an d
, ,

rest . Thi s relatio n i s attai nable by all on earth who may

become spiritually united .

All th en have som ethi ng to do Obey the law of con

, .

j ugal love True love it seems is the impulse of the wi ll

.
, ,

toward good and the attracti on of the i n tellect toward tru th

,

if so than love and wi ll and wi sdom shoul d work togeth er

,
.

I f we would l ov e good we sho uld love man everywh ere d is, ,

tributed Man cannot tru ly love save through a true wi fe ;

.
,

and a wom an cann ot tru ly love sav e th ro ugh a true h usban d , .

Each is a Messiah to the other .

Th re a e two oul f equal fl w

e r s s o o ,

Who gentle streams s calm run

se o

That wh en they part—th y pa t ! Oh n o !

,

e r ,

Th y ann ot part ! th es s ul s a e ne
e c e o r o .

Uncompani onated t th lonely h earts long na ures on ear ,

i ng for unch angeable ki n dred love will some timc find thei r ,

own th ei r ch eri sh ed ideal

,
.

An obscure mist of sigh s exhal es from the sol itude of

w om an Innum erable are the p ersons from whom ascends
.

the mournful cry : Alas !no one can understan d me ; by n o

congeni al spi rit am I comp reh ended 0 Fath er ! forgive .

me i f too close I lean my human h eart on Th ee

,
Father I .
,

am w eary Re as sume me for awhile I p ray Th ee

.
-
Oh ,
.
,

let me rest awhile i n Th ee Th ou o nl y love In the depth of ,

.

my prayer I sufier much Tak e me on ly awhile No fel

,
'

. .

low being will receive me I cannot pause ; th ey wil l not

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 THE ETHICS OF LOVE . 1 95

detai n me by their love Tak e me awhile and again I wil l

.
,

g o fo r th o n a renew ed servi ce I sink from wan t of rest .

,

an d none will sh elt er me Thou know est it all Bathe me

. .

i n Thy love .0 Fath er forgive if too close I l ean my

,

h uman h eart on Th ee Naught is fair where Thou art not

. .

To walk with Thee i s h eaven .

Spiritual aspiration reaching after the poetry of li fe

, ,

multipli es and refi nes every enjoyment Mutual love and .

en during personal attachm en t p resupposes a p eculi ar sen

si bili t
y an d ten d ern ess of nature ; a constituti onal com

muni cati venees and utterancy of h eart an d soul ; a delight

i n the detai ls of symp athy i n the outward and visible signs
,

of the sacra ment within ; to coun t as it w ere the p ul ses of , ,

the life of love B ut above all it presuppo ses a soul whi ch

.
, ,

is em anci pated from p ride coldn ess or fas ti di ouenese of

, ,

nature worldl y cares an an xious or ambi tious dis positio n

, , ,

or p assio n for di splay .

She was h bette cl ay

of t at r

Th at t ead s n ot of th i s earthly sta ge

r

Such charmed spi ri ts l ose th i r way e ,

B ut once o twi ce i nto an age

r .

Some p erso ns seem to sh ed dignity wisdom virtue , , ,

repose and bliss aro und th em wh erev er th ey mov e and ut

p ,

all oth ers i n d ebt by the boons unco nsciously emitted from

thei r manners We cannot hold too constant or too wor

.

shi pful comm uni on with such natures It is eq ually a cul .

ture and enjoyment The secret of th eir divine ski ll i s not

.

fl attery but deferenti al resp ect Th ey tak e for granted that

,
.

their fri ends have noble qualiti es and admirable traits and ,

treat them accordingly wi th a resp ectfii l attenti on whi ch ,

heightens the self respect of i ts recipients Neglect i s inso

-
.

l en t contempt is i nj urious Th ey who are victimi zed are

,
.
,

inj ured and lowered Opin ions may ascend but manners
.
,

descend The chief source of complacency to small natures

.
1 96 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

is i n o t pl ating the weak ness of th ei r superiors Pride

c n em .

n ourish es itsel f by gazi ng on i nferi ors and h eighteni ng the ,

contras t . B ut the h abit of vi rtue is to sto op graci ously to

lift inferi ors toward itself and look reveren ti ally on the ,

m eri ts of sup eriors lifting itself with aspi ring docili ty and
,

ad mi rati on More patience sin cerity studi ous seclusion

.
, , ,

medi tative consecrati on and steady sympathy are the fore

most wan ts of our age .

The soul s g reat n eed i s God It i s fatal to love too

’
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much and desire too m uch One with i n finite insti ncts .
,

strong and imp ulsiv e y earn i ngs strivi ng with a m arv el ous ,

fervo r of feeli ngs for obj ects wh ose attai nm ents are doubtful ,

as pi ri n g to the bliss of b ei ng loved with out sti nt or limit is ,

on e wh om gr i ef fi n ds an easy p rey a b reaki ng h eart for ,

what cannot be ; only at last does h eaven op en and sh ed

some drops of refres hi ng dew .

S w eet source of e er v y vi rtu e ,

0 Sacre Sorro d w —wh ot th o kn w o s n ee ,

Knows n ot the b s t moti n f th h a t

e e o s o e e r ,

Th ose ten d e tea

r ! th y h umani z th e
rs ule e so .

Th ere is genuine joy i n the emotions There are th ose .

whose h earts are fill ed with human affection fond clingi ng , , ,

,
—
passionate ten der wh ose fresh p ure spirits are a perpetual ,

fountai n of delight on whose son] al l the swee t breezes of

,

li fe and nature play as on a harp and bring forth sounds of ,

sw eetest m elody th emselves a hym n of p rai se

, .

Sensibili ty h eightens im agination and quick ens feeling .

Privileged soul whose province i s the interio r of the senti

,

m ents ; who has at comm and the geni us of music of fl owers ,

of broodi g m editati
n on o elegance and refinement
f ,
— to be
permitted to lay i ts deepest possession on the bosom of some
n r —
kindred atu e ardently desi ring to possess everythi ng
w ealth o bea ti l id
f u fu eas art scie ce
n all —
power only to
, , ,

give it to the beloved obj ect and to grati fy pride in th at love

, .
 S o cl cea we stand to cur wi shn
S c cl cea, hut we d o not k ncw
That the gl cry cf lifb has touched us ,

And we ve mi ssed we know n

somethi ng
’
, ot

Just what o whose the blan c

, r

B ut this we know that n ever :

!b u life b e agai n the same .

Woman needs an intellectual compani on strong by n at ,

ural en dowment and enrich ed by the k nowled e of men a n d

g
books ; a noble philanthropic nature y et capable of a
, ,

g l,e i n tense afiecti on Th ose who are of an afiectrona te

'

.
'

and bright fancy coal esce more readil y than the d u l l

,

and apatheti c The l iterate refin ed and sensiti ve are

.
,

mo re companionable and naturally form a stronger bas i c

,

fri endshi p .

Woman has power to meet the holiest and deep est wan ts
of man s soul Man has a right to look to woman for the
'
.

completio n of his h app iness and desti ny by her pow er to ,

refine and elevate hi s nat ure to share hi s i n tellectual life to

, ,

develop hi s aflecti ons i n the most beauti ful endearing

'

, ,

domestic relations Woman has a right to look to man

.

for a type of greatness whi ch sh all fill her idea of man

hood .

S he expects from him a g enerous appreciation of he r

whole nature moral i ntellectual and physical and hi s help
, , ,

i n i ts developm ent ; an d if necessary causes confin e her at

hom e his love wi ll keep hi m by her si de It is certai n ruin
,
.

to hi s so ul s p eace to l eav e her to isol ation or an xiety and

’

, ,

an ever present longi n g for his sympathy and comp ani on

-

ship . Mutual h elp an d dependence m ust be freely reci pro

cated and the result will be true growth and harm ony
,
A .

true k nowl edge of each oth er s i nh erent afiecti on and real ’ ’

state of feeli ngs m us t i nevitably p reclud e all mi sund erstan d

,

i ng an d co nseq uent ali enati on .

 THE ETl OF LOVE . 1 99

S ad p h of ocean wave is the slow alienati on of

as s eec

fri ends .Wi th no one to love or confide i n there is but little ,

to hope Rare as is true love true fri endship is still rarer

.
,
.

Of no worldl y good can the enj oym en t be perfect unl ess it ,

is shared by afri end .

vi ew al one
To
The fai res t scenes f lan d and d eep o ,

Wi th none to li ten an d reply s

To th oughts wi th whi ch my h eart beat hi gh ,

W ere irksome .

A true homogeneity will ul timate a higher and larger

state of the af
fectio ns I n order to have a h appy home one
.
,

must have a true concepti on of what it i s to be a true man

a true wom an — bound together i n true marriage H ere .

there is no mastership or servi tude sav e that of love ,

.

Woman i s not undeveloped man ,

B ut di vers e . Cou l d we mak e he as the man r ,

S w eet lov e were lai n s His deare t bon d i this

. s s

Not li k e i n li k e b ut li k e i n dif erence ;

,

Yet i n the l ng y ears li k er shal l th ey g ow

o , r ,

The man be more of w oman she of man , .

He gai ns i n s weetness and i n m al h ei gh t or ,

Nor l os e the w estli ng thaws that th row the w o ld ;

r r

She men tal bread th no fail i n chi l dward care

, r ,

No lose the chi l dl i k e i n the larger mi nd

r ,

Ti ll at la t she set hersel f t man

s o ,

Li k e p erfect musi c u nto noble word s .

And o th ese twai n upon the ski rts of ti me

s , ,

Si t si d e by si d e full summ d i n all th ei r pow ers

e ,

Di spensi ng harvest sowi ng the To B e

, .

Then comes the stateli er Ed en back t man o ,

Th en sp i n gs the cr wni ng race of human ki n d

r o .

Oh let us walk the wo l d

, that ou l ove
r so r

Burns li k e a blessed beacon beauti ful ,

U pon the walls of life s su oun di ng da k !

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rr r
 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

IT IS AV ERS E TO TA LE NT TO CONS ORT W ITH U NDEVEL

OPE D M I NDS .

Happiness l v tion dem and eq uali ty i n the devel

and e e a

op ment of united p arti es Wh atever separates man from

.

w oman in hi s pursui ts intellectually or socially degrades

, ,

him and her Man i s ennobl ed by sharing with woman

. .

Society has declared in i ts high es t fruition and blossoming

, ,

that th ere shall be no civiliz ation fitting for man that i s not
app ropri at e for his wi fe an d mother No civilization is .

compl ete th at ex clud es the gentl er an d lofti er imp ulses of

soci al li fe . Modern civilization eschews secret societies .

Freedom and purity are commensurate and inseparable .

The sunshi ne of consciousness is lightest an d most p rismati c

when the spirit i s king and rules b enignly i n the lower king
,

dom of the senses ; such a min d throbs i n sweet accord with

the In finite h eart The holy energy of love floods his private
.

purposes and there are h ealing and happiness in the faithful

,

ex erci se of hi s will Women are not l evel ers ; th ey love om a

.

mentation and disti nctive symbols ; and without the admi ,

ration of wom an man would be m ore li abl e to fall in to

,

disrepute .

Our country wi ll flou i h ou greatness expand

r s , r ,

Wh en th e v i ce of w man i hea d i n th land

o o s r e .

The wo rld is ceasel essly looking for an d expecting intel

lectual news from wom an b ecause simply that she has , , ,

al ready taught the world to b eliev e i n her cap acity In .

the literary arena wom an i s al most i n variably vi cto ri ous ;

,

she seldom fail s to es tablish a reputation for skill and

breadth of conception and in m any instances her unwas , ,

ri ed p ersev eran ces and cool di scretion are without p rece

dent History teem s with i nstances whi ch might be adduced

.

to i ll ustrate the deep earnest co urageo us soul of woman

, ,
.

Woman i s not l ess h eroic to day ; but the same conditions -

2 02 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

pi
s r ngs and afiecti ons
'

ph ere of i ts movements is
; but i f the s

i n any respect limi ted or circumscribed so as to cramp i ts

, ,

i n finite expansion and improvem ent then will di ssatisfaction , ,

and p erhaps dissip ation be developed

, ,
The love of li berty,
.

with life is given .

0 Li berty thou godd ess heavenly bri ght

, , ,

Profuse of bli s and efiul gent wi th deli ght !

s
‘

Eternal pl easure i n thy p res ence rei gn ,

A nd mi li n g p l enty l ead thy bu y t ai n ;

s , s s r

Based of h l ad subj ecti on g ows mo li gh t

er o , r re ,

And e on poverty l ooks chee ful i n thy i ght ;

’
r s

Th ou mak t the gloomy s hades of natu e gay

’
s r ,

Gi vest beauty to the un and pleasure t the d ay s , o .

Undue humility makes tyranny and weak concessions ,

create selfish ness N0 one mi nd when much developed is

.

willi ng to submit to arbitrary laws or individual standards

of j udgm ent They who have light within themselves will
.

not lo ng revolve as satelli tes Woman is now in subj ection .

to a compoun d despotis m ; is kept down by the accumul ated

cus tom s and usages of ages ; is held i n servitu de by h abi ts ,

fas hions and laws whi ch tak e all the strength outof her will
, ,

the fire out of her in tell ect an d the fo rce out of her sel f con ,
-

sci ousness .

There is a misunderstanding or misappreciation of the

ri gh ts of woman There has not b een sufii ci ent thought
.

bestowed upon the i mportance of her influence We cann ot .

reas o n from wh at wom en are to day to what th ey shoul d be -

, ,

and determi ne th ei r future positio n Nobody knows what .

the true sph ere of woman i s until she has the sam e freedom
of choi ce th at men h ave The selfish ness and j ealo usi es of
.

man prevent woman from entering i nto occupations ad apted

to her tas tes and inclinations She needs sympathy and ai d ; .

a true man will not obstruct her p rog ress or refuse her the

right m ateri als for work .

 TE E ETHI CS OF LOVE . 203

Woman needs organi c cultivation Her inh erent powers .

a re as littl e un derstood by herself as by the world at large .

S he cannot be deep until di sciplined by enn obling responsi

b ili ti es
. Woman must ex ert extraordinary perseverance i n
o rder to assert her in dividuali ty It requires a startlin g
.

developm ent of femal e excellence to redeem the sex from the

s arcas m the sati re the ri diculous cari cature ign orant impo
, , ,

s i ti ons and absurd ideas of man .

Every soul has an important mission to fulfill Woman .

m ust be firm and ki nd true to her conscience and never

,

wound her own soul Wom an must by ed ucation make her

.

self familiar with the laws of her nature and with her God

g iv en right res pecti ng th at nature ; an d by dem an ding and

recei vi ng th ese rights the race will at l en gth becom e puri

,

fied an d ennobled We sho uld work for the developm ent of

.

the m ental and mo ral stami n a of wom an an d th ereby ele ,

vate the mothers of men

The structure or educatio n of th at mi nd is to be deplored
, ,

which arrogantly denies the rights of woman The pas t is .

man s as the rep resentative of physi cal force ; the future

’

i s woman s as the typ e of finer moral feeli ngs and at least

’

, , ,

e qual rationali ty Coming las t upon the stage of society she

.
,

i s th erefo re the expo nent of a high er soci al order Into the .

mysteri es of nature she is taki ng her first steps ; science is

s howi ng her strang e won ders philosophy i s teachi ng her the
occult forces an d hidden laws of the world of thought an d ,

d evelopi ng a conscio us digni ty and el evation of soul The .

d ull monotony of domestic duty rises into the di gnity of

i n telligent labor as she sees i ts deep m eani ng and fa reach
,
r-

ing pow er From the old helplessness comes the restful con
.

sci ousness of ack nowl ed ged strength an d the stifling cal m of

,

a life without high aims i s ex changed for the q ui ck imp ul se

a nd h ealth ful activiti es of ambitio us efiort

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2 04 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

Feeling is the impelli ng pow er to thought Feel i n g .

g reat wom an will inevitably do great th i ngs The tim e has

,
.

com e for the i nt ell ectual faculti es of w om en to p erform the i r

offi ce i n a qui et unobtrusiv e t p rsi stent d etermi n ed man

, y e e , ,

n er . S he has her own peculiar nature an d must live d o , ,

an d di e for h erself .

Ch aracter is to the mind wh at devel opment i s to the

body Good nam e in man or woman is the immediate j ewel
.

of th eir souls The way to gai n a good n am e is to endeav or

.

to des erve it .

A h ead well m ade and well fill ed can accommodate itse lf

to any vi cissitude of fortune con dition or circumstance , .

This elas ticity of ch aracter i s more completely exemplified

i n woman .Nothing can stale her infinite variety .

Genero sity of soul is greatn ess of soul Noble natures .

alw ay s lik e to be causi ng h appi n ess forti fyi n g some nobl e ,

thought or doing som e noble deed What th ey as k i n aught .

that touch es on the h eart i s dearer to th eir feelings or th eir

,

love th n e whole exte l wo ld Wo k and love this

a th rn a r r — .

i s the body and the so ul Acts of virtue ripen i nto habits

. .

I i lv e for t h
l v me os e who o e ,

F th e wh k n w m t u e ;
or os o o e r

Fo the h eav n th at mi l s ab v e m
r e s e o e,

An d awai t my p i i t t s s r oo

Fo the ca
r th at l a k a i sta e ;
u se c s ss nc

F th w ng th at n eed
or e ro e i stanc ; s r s e

F th futu e i
or e th d i ta n ce
r n e s ,

And the g d th at I an d oo c o.

The mind grows i nert wh en we ceas e to aspire We all .

h ave rights founded in the principles of nature Every .

young man an d every young wom an has a right to be edu

cated and trai n ed to the p oi n t of self h elp an d be abl e to -
,

fly with th eir own wi ngs .

All righ ts of society are founded on individual rights

the study of the i n divid ual i s the key wh ereby soci al order
206 THE ETHICS OF LOVE .

mark ed by an enlargement of woman s sphere ’

of ac ti on .

Born in the light she do es not fear the light

, .

I ntellect scorns all barri ers o f sea: and ci rcu mstan c es .

A n educated people should immedi ately recogni ze the in h er

ent eq uality of man an d woman The gifts of nature are
.

equally di ffused i n both sexes ; all of the p ursu its of m an

are the p ursui ts of wom an also and i n all of th em wom an,

i s only a l esser man Pecuniary dependence leads woman

.

i nto m ulti form misfortunes S he needs employm ent which

.

sh all m ete out an eq ui tabl e reward She needs to be res .

cued from the encroachmcuts of selfishness and m aterialism .

Zhfii ng ob ects
j i mp art corres ondi n
p g thoughts . L et
woman strik e for freedom for a high er educati on and wh en
, , ,

ci rcum stances comp el for sel f support , Let her character

-
.

be strengthened by obedi ence to the d em an ds of the in ner

life Both men and women are equally accountable to God
.

for the ri ght an d proper use of all th eir tal ents facul ties and ,

powers Each is to do the best he or she can to promote

.

the b est in terests of the race and each oth er .

There i s nothing ignominious in approximate avocations

betw een the sexes Th eir pursuits are only varied accord
.

i ng to tal ent tas te and capacity

, The best possibl e brai n
.

i s as m uch a necessity for one sex as for the other ; their

righ ts p rivil eges an d duti es are the sam e ; neith er man n or
,

wom an can adeq uaw p erform th eir mission i n life sep a

ratel
y ; m an can n ev er d o hi s b est with ou t the ins pirati o n

and support of cong eni al wom an and wom an should seek ,

her work i n vigorous an d symp ath eti c cc op eration with -

som e cong en i al man .

Man needs the cc operation of wom an ; he cannot evolve

-

hi s own ex cell ences neith er can he m anage any thi ng i ntri

,

cat e or compli cated without her Man can always find a .

wiser counsel and truer sympathy i n woman th an i n man .

 THE ETHICS OF LOVE . 207

Th ere is a mi ngling of the motherly and sisthrly instinct by

, ,

which all true and fin e femini ne natures are moved i n be ,

half of the mascul ine nature in i ts first dawn th at so needs ,

sympathy and gentl e consid erati on and p rovi sion and that
, ,

certain res pect whi ch calls forth an d fost ers self respect -

to be all owed and acknowledged to be somebody lest for the ,

want of this it should fail unh appily ever to be anybody

, , .

Woman can give a joy can sooth e a disappointm ent and

,

m ake som e h eart conscious for a moment of the great warmth

, ,

of human w elcom e and h um an symp athy Nature always .

responds favo rably to compl ete si n cerity and sw eet n

g e

erosi ty S he loved me f the dan g rs I had p aas d

or e
'

An d I loved her th at s he di d p i ty th em .

Culture and refinement gives wom an the power to p er

suad e advi se j udge but i n n o w i se to issue authori tati v e
, , ,

comm ands .

N t i fi i n Lov ;
a ure sd wh ti fin
na, e an ere
’
s e,

It sen ds some preci ous i ncense of i tself

Afte r h g i t loves
the t i n .

Woman is an essential element of p erfect h ealth an d

happiness to the soul of man The ardor with whi ch a p ure .

woman genero us and noble i n her sympathies will enter

, ,

in to her trusted fri end s choicest states of soul is a redemptive

’

sight . They will look into your eyes and see y ou think ;
listen to your voice and h ear y ou feel Thi s capacity of .

swift percepti on and symp athy m ak es the fri endship of

woman a preci ous boon to a man who aims at greatness or

perfection There has seldom been an illustrious man who
.

has not b een appreciated comforted and i nspired by som e

,

n obl e woman long b efore he b ecame famous circling around

, ,

him with her unselfish mini strations lik e th at star whi ch i s

the in visibl e comp anio n of S iri us .

The sex es are bal anced in importance and po siti on ; bal

anced perfectly i n th eir rel ati on to each oth er ; th eir duti es
208 THE mi n es or LOVE .

are rec iprocal their desti n ies identical b ut they are not ,

each oth er s eq ual i n the sam e sph eres of l i fe ; th ey are

’

related from opposite si de s of the un iv erse an d th ere wil l ,

e ver rem ai n a physiologi cal an d ps y ch ol ogi cal di fieren ce be

'

tween th em .

The p l c nt ast a th p les

n u ti a o r s re e o

On wh i ch th h av nly ph v lve e e e s eres re o .

A positive pole implies and demands a negative and -

y earns for i t—even as h uman h earts call for love as the ,

flowers call for the sun s affectionate embrace ’

.

Man i n himself i s both wisdom an d love and woman i n ,

h erself is both love and wisdom It i s as great to be a .

wom an as to be a man ; and th ere is nothing greater than

the moth er of men The univ erse has nothi ng better than
.

the b est wom anh ood .

Truth and love are the poles of hum anity ; man m ust
both see and feel the Chri st principle By this pri nciple he -
.
,

sh all be sav ed from h atreds imp erfections pervers io ns and , ,

av ersions th rougho ut the w orld Th ere should be a universal .

and unexti nguish abl e phil an th ropy ; thi s i s the spirit of

love the spirit of Ch rist Wom an m ust give out the light
,
.

and b eauty receiv ed from this D ivi ne love p ri nciple True -

.

Christian ity as w ell as true D emocracy p roclaims the

, ,

e m an cipation of all men an d all w om en Let woman .

B e free i n th e stren gth that th h o pu ts n e er o

Wh n h t ampl e th th ne i n hi wrath
e e r s e ro s s

L t the nati n s ej oi ce i n the way th ou h a t g ne

e o r s o ,

Let th d un g on fal l d w n i n thy path

e e s o .

An d tay n t thy f ts t p and h ath n t thy b an d

s o oo e s. s e o r ,

Ti ll L ve i gn th v
o ach j ub ilan t l and
re e o er e .

An d ea h h a t l i g t h a t an d ach han d j i ns t h and

c e r c n s o e r , e o o ,

An d a v i l i k th v i of th ea
o ce e e o ce e s ,

I t I Fi ni h d sp ond s t th e Fath c mman d

'
s s e re o er s o ,

An d the Ea th l i k e the H aven is F e e !

r e , r
210 HOME .

live x mple of unselfishness and noble mi ndedness if

an e a -
,

they would h av e th ei r children becom e so Judi cious trai n .

i ng i n a true home will giv e us young men firm and y et

tend er hearted whose tas te insti ncti vely sh uns what is l ow
-
,

and vulgar and h en ce saves th em from temptati on whi ch

,

oth erwise might prove fatal How careful should parents be

.

to make sunny joyous bright and attractive th eir hom es

, , , ,

for on th em i s b uilt the great fabric of the years to com e .

The lo ng ch ai n of life exp eri ence an d li fe time m emori es

- -

—
begin th ere and thought retravels the path so often li nger ,

i ng h ere and th ere by the way livi ng ov er and ov er agai n

,

the sunny sp ri ng ti m e m emo ries They too should instil

- .
, ,

in to every m ember of th eir famili es not only a love for truth ,

honor an d virtue but also a love for temperance correct liv

, ,

i ng an d all the h ealth comman dm ents whi ch are needful to

h ealthful li fe .

To mak e a hom e i s one of the greatest and most useful

stu di es of life Children sho ul d choose and in vent am use
.

m ents at home and practice th em th ere and thus form ideas ,

of such a h om e as th ey would wish to have thei r children

enjoy .

Let th ere be no unpl easan t rem embran ce to cas t a shado w

behin d We should be dominated by tenderness refinem ent
.
,

and the spirit of true po l iteness For i n vi rtue of the law

.
,

of associ ation of id eas it in evitably resul ts

, both i n young ,

and Ol d th at dislik e i s contracted toward thi n gs w hi ch i n

, , ,

our exp eri ence are h abitually co nnected with di sagreeabl e

,

feeling The associations of chil dhood should be sweet and

.

con soli ng ; no pai nful rem embrance of wrongs or unkind

n ess
, or of the bi ttem esses that em anat e from a narrow

sph ere .

We should have a bosom full of compassion for the dear

ones . May our children never rem ember th ei r parents by
 HOME . 21 1

i g they have endured th rough ignoran ce or mi s

the suffer n ,

conception of ri ght 0 parents we do n ot love our children

.
,

as wisely and tend erly as we ought ! we n eed to be educat ed

into new ideas of wh at this duty impli es O the m emorizing .

visi ons of bitter experi ence and gloomy wrongs ! Our whol e
soul is melted with patern al ten dern ess wh en we refl ect on

the m artyrdom of the inn ocents sacrifi ced b efore birth an d ,

after on the altar of igno rance

, What are cl ean rooms and
.
,

furniture highly season ed food of man y ki nds or all the

, ,

property y ou do or ever will possess i n comparison with a

, , ,

sw eet or an i nh arm on io us child ?

,

Lov e and only love should watch over the growth of

, ,

the chil d i n every stage of i ts b eing

"
To every child thus .

born an d ten ded it might be said i t comes to me as a savi or

, ,
.

Compani onship is the first demand of the child s nature It ’

.

m ust love and be loved or its young life is crushed In the

,
.

true home childhood wi ll thus spring from the h eart Of love

, ,

and be ushered in to an atmosph ere of lov e ; an d from a w ell

groun ded love and respect for i ts paren ts it i s easy to carry ,

the young thought to the highest concep ti on of love an d

pow er .

The hom e th at con tai ns all the lov ed o n es i s full of sun

shi ne and heaven i s not far OR
,
Hom e i s the nursery of.

the aflecti ons ; it i s love s cradli ng place an d h ere sh ould

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,

be planted and ten ded and carefully cherished all the young
germs of love .

Heaven li es about us i n our infancy The very dreams .

of chil dhood are full of bli ss an d sunshine The child s

’
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lovi ng trustful nature softens the hard edges of dai ly life

,

with such pure warm bright hues as one sees th rough the
, ,

—
prismati c colors of the rainbow born of sunshi ne and dew .

It exorcises evi l spi rits lik e the h arp m usi c of the Sh epherd
boy of B ethleh em It mak es w edded love th ri ce holy It
. .
2 12 HOME .

draws togeth er with a sacred tenderness the h earts that gath er

i n the h om e ci rcle Only i n a true home can the soul attai n
.

i ts full developm ent i n all di rectio ns Kin dred poin ts .

Heaven and Home .

Th ugh f w the day the h ppy eveni n gs f w

o e s, a e ,

8 wa m wi th h ea t o i h w i th mi nd th ey flew
0 r r , s r c ,

That my full ul f got i t wi h t roam

so or s s o ,

An d est d th ere as i n a d am at h me !
r e re o

Every h eart which i s full of love craves sympathy .

If we crav e the l ov e of oth ers we must love them Tr ue

,
.

love commands reciprocation ; hence the j oy and p eace ,

the all emb raci ng sy mpathy of a true h om e wh ere parents

-
,

an d children b roth ers an d sisters

, bless each other wi th ,

m utual endeavors for the good Of each and all i n co mm on .

Th ere is no lov e m ore holy more unselfish more lasting than

, , ,

th at which sits enth roned on the family altar weaving for ,

parents the crown Of rejoicing and filli ng the breas ts of chil

,

dren with flowers that all li fe long will bless them with beauty
and the b alm of pleasan t m emori es H ere i s the soul s sw eet ’
.

compl acency the p aradise of conj ugal an d spirit ual love

,
.

L A
I F YOU DO NOT FI L A PL CE AT HOME Y OU CANNOT A ROAD B .

Attention to home and for hom e begets changes that soon

b ri ng about a better fusio n of souls He is the best man .

who regulates his private affections and publi c deeds by the

principl e of distributive j usti ce And i n proportion as he .
,

is loyal to p rincipl e will he receive inspiratio n and rise

above ang er an d enmity above petty vi ces and low mo tives ;
, ,

and th us pow er i s added to th at life whi ch is i ntegral .

If the brain i s o ccupied with disagreeabl e sensati ons i t ,

cannot concen trate i ts were as effectively Anythi ng .

which can disturb harm y of mind has power to take the ,

 HOME .

Wea y and h omesi ck and di st essed

r r ,

Th ey wand e east th ey wan d er west

r ,

And are ham ed an d beaten and bl wn about o

By the wi nd of the wi ld n ess of d ubt ;

s er o

To tay at h ome i s best

s .

A man without a home i s without a center to his l i fe

the i n di cati on of a mi n d i n h ealth i s rest of h eart an d pl eas
ure felt at hom e A ch aracterless man is homeless ; he is
.

al one with hi s en emi es without sh elter and protecti on

,
.

Without character man cannot withstand the temp tati ons

,

and eb ullitio ns Of adv ersity .

All literature and tradition recogniz e the di gnity of h uman

,

fixedn ess A want of continuity i n li fe begets a wan t of con

.

ti nui ty i n ideas We need for our perso nal culture and

.

enri chi ng to be settled som ewh ere Our growth an d wel .

fare as soci al in tell ectual and moral bei ngs re q ui re th at we

,

be n estled into local attachments The mo re peopl e we .

k now an d sympathiz e with the richer sweeter and h appier

, ,

our li fe will b ecom e .

Th ey ate not their b read alone So ciall y company fil ls .

,

a fi rst h uman wan t as food for the spirit and cannot be ,

ignored witho ut m ental and soci al starvation Lo neliness .

i s the first thi ng that God s ey e nam ed not good Parents

’
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owe it to th ei r children to enl arge th ei r ci rcl e of acquaint

ances as m uch as to educat e th em .

Everybody to be h appy an d go od requires good and intel

, ,

li gent companions Every youth should be adequate to a

.

discri mi nating fellowship Companionship is one of the first

.

dem ands Of nature but not discrimin ating Let every young
,
.

man and woman consider w ell i n choosi ng a comp an ion for,

life that th ey find i n the obj ect of th eir choice their deepest
,

wants satisfi ed Let tho se who feel the lonesom e pining of

.

the h eart b ew are of yi elding to the temptatio ns whi ch wo uld

i nduce th em to sink from th eir high p romptings an d conform
 HOME . 215

v ge range and customs for the sak e of fellowshi p

to the a era .

Many h ave done this and soon suffered more than before
, ,

and bitterly regretted the d egrading compromise .

A law of mind obliges us to become like those with whom

we ass o ciate Societary influences not directly upon char
.

acter . They impress the facul ties to assume the shape p ro ,

porti on and properti es of the nearest and strongest powers .

THOS E WH O HAV E Y
NO S M PATHE TI C P LEA S U R ES S E E K S E LF
I S H ONE S .

We are too careless providing for the soci al cravi ng so

in
urgent i n the h earts of our children ; we do n ot en ough con

s id er the lo ngi ng of the yo uth ful h eart for recogn ition an d

sympathy S o ciability is absolutely in dispensabl e to a prop

.

er dev el opm ent of the sex ual i nsti nct an d right ch oi ce .

Normal young ladies and gentlem en love and seek i ntroduc

ti ons and try to ren der th emselves agreeabl e Am usem ents .

shoul d co n templ ate b oth sex es so th at the soci al i nsti nct may
,

be saved from abnorm al and diseased action .

Social sovereignty is j ust as obligatory as i ndividual sov

ereignt Our w ants are not alw ays di sti n ctly felt Th
y . ere .

is a great w an t of p rop er an d refined am usem ents as w ell as

a natural h earty an d at the sam e tim e i n tell ectual as soci a
, , , ,

tion S o few accomplish anything toward augmenting the

.

sum of h um an h appin ess ! Can it be tr ue th at the reaso n or

the cause i s th at p eopl e of a certain cas t of mi nd feel sure of

,

nothi ng an d th erefore care for nothi ng and by an i n evi ,

table chai n Of circum stances accomplish nothi ng ? ,

Hai l , soci a l li f
i n to thy
e pleasi ng b oun ds
Agai n we come to p ay the co mmon ser vi c e,

And to s h a e i n glad
r retu rn

Thy comfor ts an d thy p rotecti n g j oys .

Our o i l fo rms are very

s ca far from
truth and equity B ut .

the way to set the ax at the root of the tree i s to raise our
2] 6 HOME .

ai m. L et us d t d th en th at a h ouse sh ould bear wi t

un ers an

ness in al l i ts econ omy th at hu man cu ltu re is the end to

, ,

which it is built and garni sh ed With a ch ange of aim has .

followed a change of the scal e by whi ch men an d th i ngs were

,

wont to be measured W ealth and poverty are seen to be

.

for wh at th ey are The rich as we recko n th em and

.
, ,

som etim es the Very ri ch — —

i n a tru e scale would be foun d very
indi gent an d ragged But many h earts have the divinest
.

assurance of the p rovid en ce of God by genero usly p rovidi ng ,

for oth ers . Manv are m ade co rpo rally happy by the w eal th
of good capi talists — men who are not servants to th eir riches ,

but use th ei r w ealth with di scretion an d gratitude for the ,

augmentatio n an d exp ans io n of h uman happi n

It i s great sou ls that m ak e us feel fi rst of all the difier , ,

'

ence of ci rcum stances The Chri st p ri n cip le of uni versal

.
-

L OV E calls into activity the higher percepti ons and trans ,

cends p assi on and prej udi ce The high er perceptions find

.

th eir Obj ects everywhere only the low h abits need or de

, ,

p end upon palaces or banquets Our in tellectual moral and .

,

aesth eti c natures ha v e th ei r needs an d d esi res an d demand ,

th eir rightful grati fication .

Let us rem ember th at all thi ngs w ere m ade for man and ,

for the possibili ti es of h um an souls Man should not toil .

i ncessan tly ; he should m aster hi s work and n ot l et his ,

work mas ter him He must someti m es have the comfort of

.

leisure an d know the luxury of personal cleanlin ess and

, ,

the satisfacto ry cont en t of reading a good book i n som e q ui et

nook or i n som e d eep umbrageo us sh ade .

Home should be made pl easant and inviti ng I f we ex .

c t o ur children to be h appy an d conten ted at hom e we

p e ,

must surround th em with agreeabl e influences I n all .

attemp ts to p resent an i mp rov ed typ e of h om e th at ho me ,

must fi rst exist in the ideal b efore it can be made an actuali ty .

2 18 HOME .

There can be ommunity no partnershi ps in conj ugal

no c , ,

aflection ex cept between the two The chi ld the embodi

'

.
, ,

m ent of the love that made the twain one can alone b e ,

added and the harmony mai ntai ned ; for th at comes but to

call in to acti vi ty a n ew elem ent of li fe in the wedded pai r .

Ex clusive love and an isolated home does not necessari ly

engen d er selfish ness i n the h earts of i ts i nmates I n a home .

created by conj ugal love the si ngl e obj ect of each is the
,

happiness Of the other and every pulsation Of such love and

, ,

e very manifestati on of it expan ds the h eart and fills it w ith

,

a more acti v e sympathy with all people ; and h uman nature

i s th en understo od as never b efore L ove naturally tends to

.

refin e and el evate the h usb an d an d p rompts hi m to seek to

,

make his i nner and outer life pure and pleas ing to her How .

instinctively man seeks to commend himself to the woman he

loves How joyfully he aims to be attracti ve i n hi s personal
habits and modes of manifestatio n wh en he feels that for
this he wil l be h eld more proudly to the heart of hi s
beloved No one can so powerfully incite him to p urity of
.

h eart and life as woman S ay what we may of self respect

.
-

and of the dign ity an d glo y of h um an n ature

r — an d too
—
much cannot be sai d if truly said about it y et few have
,

s o deep and liv ing a reveren ce for the nature th ey b ear and ,

such an exalted vi ew of th ei r d estiny as to in duce th em ,

simply for the sak e of that n ature and des ti ny to stu dy all ,

ennobl i ng h abits i n the regul atio n of th eir natural app etites ,

an d the supply of th eir phy si cal n ecessiti es Only the liv .

i ng presence of the Obj ect of th ei r love can stimulate th em

to persevere i n a course of interior and exterior refinement ,

with out which hom e becomes but anoth er name for physi cal
and sp i ritual d ebas em ent Men degenerate with out an exter
.

nal in fluence . Man can n ever supply this to man God .

 HOME . 219

will not su pply it except, as he is p resent embodi ed

,
i n the
form of a b elov ed one .

IN A TR U E S E NS E , HOM E I S THE W ORK A

OF N TU R E .

Wh en two g i l h earts are

con en a un —
ited by love that
mighty experience of soul i n which no gross elem ent of
,

worldly poli cy or p erso nal ambition can mingl e—m arri age i s
the natural result No so on er is m arri age consumm ated i n the
.

h eart than i ts first deman d i s for a hom e ; a spot consecrated

to the m ost sacred em otions of the soul a sanctum wh erei n ,

the world has no right to i n tr ude ; wh ere the h eart may

freely exp an d i n every possibl e m anifestati o n to whi ch nature
p rompts Around that cen ter every tender yearning clings
.
,

an d every p ersonal sacrifi ce i s willi ngly m ade for thi s great

satisfaction of the h eart The ideal hom e is always beauti

.

ful to those who love If th ey fail to actualiz e th eir exp ec

.

tati ons it i s because by i gnorance or h eedl essn ess th ey do

‘

, , ,

n ot dev elop i nto full and p erfect fruit the exqui site bud of

b eauty which y oung love has op ened i n th eir h earts Among .

the m any caus es of disappoi nted hopes selfis hness seem s ,

more fruitful than any oth er of sad results Where th at .

abo unds true lov e cann ot exi st for the essence of true lov e
,

i s self forgetful ness

- Not self sacri fice for this impli es a
.
-
,

ki nd of m artyrdom ; but a true state of h eart and mind ,

b etween those who love whi ch l eads each to di scover and

‘

p fre er wh at i s mos t su itabl e com fortabl e an d ,

ag reeabl e to

the oth er That sort of power or influence is never useful

.

which seeks to man age h usb and or wife Freedom i s the .

on ly atmosph ere i n whi ch l ov e can lo ng exist Th ere is no .

sov erei gn ty i n the conj ugal rel ation ; gen er ou s love i s fully

ad equate to so ften the sev erest exp eri en ces of life The wife .

know s th at the love th at encircl es her i s a mighty power ,

b ut no an xi ety mingl es with this assurance Wh en the .

2 20 HOME .

i nterchange of thought and feeli ng becom e enti re when the re ,

rem ai n s but on e h eart on e will on e y earni ng desi re for p e r

, ,

feet un ion wh en words fail to fathom the depths of the h e art

, ,

then nature tak es up the web of love and in terw eav es it ,

with tissues finer an d mo re beautiful th an th ought can devi se ,

uttering wh at could n ev er be o th erwise exp ressed an d l eav ,

i ng a sw eet m emory a holy consecrati on th at of itsel f i s a

, ,

sufi ci ent creden ti al of i ts h eav enly origi n .

Gi ve us a home to qui et d ea r,

Wh e unt ld hours s peac fu l m r

re o o e o e

I n j y s wh se l ov d em mb ance l ng sh all l ast

o , o e r e r o .

THE L
P OTE NTI A L
OF HOM E
I NF U E NCES .

Society must see and ac tually enjoy a nobler type of

home before it can hope to be blessed by the presence of
,

nobler typ es of men an d wo men He who sacrifices the .

en dearm en ts and ennobli ng in fl uen ces of h om e for any cause ,

wrongs his soul and so far disq uali fies him self to serve his fel
,

low beings and hinders by so doing his own true i ndividual

-
, , , ,

development He most p erfectly accomplish es his missi on

.

on earth who p resents to the wo rld a specim en i n himsel f , ,

of a most p erfectly dev eloped man ; he i s the m ost perfect

man who en ters m ost truly i nto all natural relations and ,

performs most faith fully the duties th at grow out of th em .

Th ese are the influences most potent i n sh aping hi s destiny ,

and should n ever be regarded as i ncid en t al to an oth

y er

rel ations or fo rces —

If we are sure of our law sure that
.

it i s a Divine ordination—sure th at it is rooted i n the nature

of thi ngs th en whith ersoever it l eads we ma safely follow
, , y .

God wills hum an h appi ness ; th at happi ness i s attainable

only through the m edium of faculti es discipli n ed and exer ,

ci sed . The intuitions of men an d women m ust be mo re

perfectly organized and developed ; the sexual instincts must
222 HOME
.

in o l g the welfare of her family at every cost Her

c nsu ti n .

husband will not be goaded on to harass ing p erplexities i n

business i n order to gratify her personal display and only ,

such soci ety will be so ught as m ak es no demands hostil e to

the true w elfare of the loved ones at home The wife may .

do al l this to di fiuse a pure high toned refin ed in fl uence

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, ,

her hom e She may be mistress of all dom esti c accompli s h

.

men ts with ready tact a qui ck and practiced h and to smooth

, ,

the rough places and y et the h us band may by scowl or

, ,

sulky si lence mi ngl e so m uch of selfish n ess as to tak e the

.
,

joy all out of their hom e Abidi ng happiness results onl y

.

from the constant presence an d om nipotent sway of a lov e

that seek eth not i ts own selfish desires but a love deeply ,

rooted and sacredly ch erish ed i n the h eart of each oth er .

It is through the family that love goes forth to the wo rld .

There the child i s molded and protected th rough love .

Th ere the m oth er receives affectionate care whi ch is her

right Thi s is the fath er s duty to maintai n and protect
’
.
, ,

because of his superior strength and ability .

The afiecti ons build the homes whi ch gem the earth The
'

true home i s composed of and i s dependent upon the exist

en ce an d co nti nuatio n of a mos t bl essed h armo ni al m arri ag e ,

and wh ere th ere i s happy con cord h arm ony i s delightful ,

an d en duri ng True love i s of God

. It fills comforts .
, ,

calms el evates
,
.

CHI L DRE N NEE D SY M PA TH Y .

Parents should be able to comprehen d thei r the wants of

ch ildren and tak e an i nteres t i n th eir thoughts an d feeli ngs .

Many parents have hith erto been too di gnifi ed cold austere , , ,

reserv ed and unsymp athizi ng tow ard th ei r d ear ones Fon d .

greeti ngs and embraces are unpracti ced i n many famili es .

B ut afi eeti on sh ould rul e in every home The family l ife .

 HOME . 22 3

s hould be full of sweetn ess tenderness an d b eauty and , ,

esp eci ally should thi s beautiful feeli ng be mani fested toward

children The asso ciations of childhood should be of a

.

pleasant nature ; compan ions studies amusem ents should , , ,

al l prod uce a pl easant imp ressi on Some ch ildren are too .

emotio al n th ei natu es
n i r r — th ey are all feeling all tender ,

ness all ex citement

,
Emotion is n ecessary and constitutes
.
,

a great p art of our nature ; it giv es v en t to an ex cess of

nervous energ B ut i f so m uch fl ow s of th at th ere is

y .

i nsufi ci ent for the practi cal n eeds of li fe th en th ere i s a ,

waste ; and the reservoir of force becomes exhausted .

Emoti onal children need special care The more the intel .

lect i s developed and exercised on p racti cal kn owledge ,

the l ess dan ger will th ere be of the emotions becomi ng

ex cessive Mul titudes of children are badl y born ; this fact
.

must produce a sy mpath etic tenderness and pitiful com

passion for the dear martyred innocents It is far better
, .

to give a chi ld good m orals a good consti tution and good ,

blood a deep ch es t a clear ey e a pure skin dex terity with

, , , ,

the hand deep love for truth a desi re for purity courage
, , , ,

hope trust desire and abi lity to tak e care of himself th an

, , , ,

without th ese things to l eave hi m a vast amount of mate

,

ri al an d transi ent poss essions .

Gat h e them cl s t you l vi ng h ea t

r o e o r o r ,

Crad le th em n you b a t o r re s

Th ey wi ll on son u g h l eav e y our broodi n g care

e o

Soon enough m un t y uth s t pmost stai r

'
o o o

And n ev m
. to res t
er ore .

Fear not th at th e ch i ld ren h earts are gay

’
s ,

Th at the tl ess feet wi ll run ;

res

Th ere may come a ti me i n th by and by e - -

,

Wh en you l l si t i n y u lon ly room and si gh

’
o r e

For a soun d of h i ld i sh fun c .

 PART F O U RTH .

B E A U TY A N D I TS U SE S .

BEA U TY B L I N NATUR E
I S AN ES TA L I S HE D P R I NCI P E .

Th ere is a Di vi ne p rinciple i n man whi ch seeks to exp res s

i tself i n books in ideas i n musi c i n shadows and in symb ols
, , ,
.

Nature is the mani festation of spirit Po etry is the in ter

.

preter of that Di vine language Art refines an d spiritual

.

iz es the feelings and opens the mi nd to the perception and

,

app reciati on of nature .The true ai m of p erfection and the ,

pursuit of it is constant progress toward sweetness and light

,
.

A nd so culture i s of the lik e spi rit with poetry an d touch es ,

beauty and gath ers up the inspiration of art .

Som e things are unthink abl e except i n the rhythm of verse .

Poetry dem ands the gift of a ri ch im agin ati on and the feel
i ngs of the laws of the harmony of language It combi n es .

the adv antages of the arts of design an d m us i c and l ik e , ,

music embraces sound as a m eans of expression

,
.
‘

Language al one is able to express all the conceptions of

the spi rit. The art which has speech as i ts mode of expres
si on is sup eri or to al l oth er arts ; it absorbs th em it su rp asses ,

th em and crowns th em This is the poeti c art an d it

.
,

breathes the spirit of beauty .

Poetry is the real language of man i n a state of h eightened

emoti on and vivi d sensatio n Pure spiritualism as a system
.
,

of philosophy imposes on extern al n ature the laws of the

,

un d erstanding or reas o n ; poetry imposes on nature the l aws

of im agination B oth mak e the inner wo rld of min d para

.

moun t to the external world of matter The purest po etry .

2 26 BEAUTY AND ITS USES .

h
t us a na tion lives th rough i ts li terature, an d i ts m ental li fe

The power of Plato passed not away with his corpo real
frame .The translator of the sil en t language of nature to
the wo rld i s the p oet who addresses the fin er instincts of
,

our natur e with a voi ce wi nni ng an d gen tl e ; dev elops an d

en co urages all the el evated an d t houghtful tendencies of the

min d and so purifies as well as pleases The poet is pa id
,
.

n ot by external p rai se or fortun e or fam e but by the dee p ,

bli ss of tho se inward moods from whi ch hi s creations sprin g .

The pl easure th ey give to oth ers i s n othi ng compared with

the rapture th ey giv e to him .

The sp i rit of p oetry i s music and harmony Love of .

beauty an d refinement are po etic Th ere i s much confusi on

.

produced i n criti cism by not di scriminating between the form

an d esse ce o po etry
n f — wh atever broadens the i magination
an d stirs the faculti es i s essen tial poetry .

The test of poetry is truth to the nature of thi ngs It i s .

impossible to repres ent character without a vivid insi ght i nto

th eir relations to right and wrong H omer did not write .

the Ili ad accordi ng to any th eory of po etry He sang hi s .

th oughts from the impulse of a h eart inspired with the lov e

of nature an d of life ; from the im agi nati on sensitiv e to the

least touch of beauty and reality plasti c and organizing and

, ,

hence hi s poetry took the most perfect form

,
.

Poetry i s the p erfume of thought Memory i s the prime .

fountai n of th ought Poetry i s said to preserve an d purify

.

language cultivate good tas te and h elp m emory fill the mind
, ,

with fair im ages and high unselfish though ts wondro usly ,

increase our p erception and enjoyment of natural beauty ,

reli ev e the p ai n of our usual l ack or pov ert of expressio n

y ,

sh aping an d b ri ngi ng withi n compas s m ul ti form tho ughts an d

feel i ngs otherwise inexp ressible It enlarges and emanei

.
 BEA UTY AND I TS U SES . 22 7

—
pates the soul i t i s not despondent ; wh en it treats of sor
row or p ain it i s symp ath eti c an d n ot gloomy
, The true poet .

i s a reform er—a refiner an d el ev ator of the spi rit ; hi s mi s

i s to p rom ote h arm on y i n famili es soci eti es an d nations , .

Of all outward forms of beauty literary pi ctures are the ,

most refreshing where reason feeling and convi ction are the
, ,

guides to tr uth and utterance He who has a beautiful mind .

,

m akes beauti ful speech .

Wh p k e what tende w d s h u ed
en he s o , r or e s

S s ftly th at l i k e fl ak e of feath red snow

o o , s e ,

Th y melted as th y f ll
e e e .

He is a poet ,
ar tist
i ger in spite of himself Hi s and s n .

broad sweet sou l has lived in to the deep er truth of thi ngs
,

an d wh en he sp eak s as he alway s does out of hi s eap eri, ,

en ce his dai nty lip s refuse all sup erfl uous or un fit words
, ,

whil e tender Bum s e images cluster round hi s th oughts

,
-
,

an d hi s v oi ce full of tear s m elts i n to a ki n d of so ng

, th at , , ,

without the periods an d pauses of ordinary speech flow s into ,

the ear and h eart with the effect of a fugue by B ach A ll i s .

but li p wi sdom whi ch wants exp eri ence and the san cti on of
-

consci en ce .

Con sci en ce,wh at a t th u ? th ou t m nd u p wer r o re e o s o

Who do t i n h abi t u wi th ut u l eav

’
s s o o r
-
e

An d art wi thi n ourselv es an oth e el f , r s .

Yet sti ll th whi p the mall v i ce wi thi n

ere s ers s o ,

Hea d th ough gai n s si l ence and o e gl ory s d i n ’ ’ ’

r r , r .

Whateve c ed b taught o land he t od

r re e r r ,

Man consci ence i s the o ac l of God I

’
s r e

N0 v
man hi s own conscien ce but first or last
e er oflended
'

it recoil ed upon hi m and becam e a self punishing regenerator -

.

O Conscience ! Conscience ! M an s most faithful friend ’

.

T here i s a voi ce of si n gi ng bi d r s,

Me y b i ght and glad

rr , r

Th e e i a v oi ce of run ni n g st eams
r s r ,

That soun d s both sweet and sad .

22 8 B EAUTY AND ITS US ES .

Th ere i a loud an d fea ful voi ce

s r

Of th unde i n th ky ;r e s

There i a v oi ce am ng the leaves

s o

Of b eezes pass i n g by
r .

Th re i s a m th e voi e f l v e ’
e o r s c o o ,

To h u h he li ttl
s hi ld r e c

There i a fath s v i e f p ai s e
’
s er o c o r ,

Ea nest ki n d an d mi ld
r , .

Th re i s y t
e the voi ce ano er

Th at sp ak i n gentl ton
e s e e .

I th i nk th at w ca h ear i t best e n

Wh n we are qui te alone

e .

I t i s a an mai l h ly v i ce
c e o o ,

The voi e of G d M st hi gh
c o o ,

Th at whi pers alway i n u h ea t

s s o r r ,

An d say that He i s ni ghs .

Thi s v oi wi ll blame us when w e e w n g ’

ce r ro ,

An d p ai s u wh n w e e i gh t ;
’
r e s e r r

We h ea i t i n the li ght f d ay
r o ,

An d i n the qui et ni gh t .

And v en th y wh ose ears a e d eaf

e e r

To ev ery th soun d o er ,

Wh en they have li t n d i n th ei h earts s e e r ,

Th i l i ttl e v i ce h av e foun d
s o .

And th ey h av e fel t th at God i good s .

A n d th an k ed Hi m f th i v oi ce or s

That taugh t th em wh at was i gh t and tru r e,

An d mad e th ei h ea t rej i ce r r s o .

THE S P I RIT OF B E AU TY IS E V ERY WHE RE .

The sp irit ofbeauty i s in the life of all ; but the li fe of

beauty thus ani mati ng creation is the spirit of go odness
, ,

the spiri t of God Moral beauty is also in h uman life ; i n

.

the aflecti ons that sw eeten it i n the sen tim ents th at ex pan d
‘

it i n the charities that bless it i n the p rinciples that enno

, ,

bl e and sustain i t in every generous deed of love and mercy

, ,

i n the tenderest and sw eetest sympathy from the cup of cold ,

2 30 B EA UTY AND ITS US ES .

depths of space are adapted to calm stormy pas sions so a '

tran qui l resting of the soul on whatever form of beauty tends

to impart ch eerfulness elas ticity of spirits and mute thank
,

ful ness .

E very sense o f the mi n d shou ld be r e a led

g wi th d elight .

The piritual forces i n the soul seek for beauty and a finer
s

orderi ng of life S om e mi nds are wild in thei r unrestrain ed

.

adoration of b eauty They yearn with all th eir h earts to

.

possess beauty and to personify i ts every divine secret and

,

attractiv e ex cellen ce ; th eir as pirations for the artis ti cally

beautiful are boundless and exacting The dull level of .

every l abo rious li fe ought to be reli eved with a ri ch emboss

m ent of beauty liberty and progress

,
.

We ought to put more dignity and ideal interest in to our

ordinary wo rk The poet a born interp reter of nature s
.
,
’

soul has a p ower of id ealizi ng the most trifli ng i ncident

,
.

Th ey who derive the greatest pl easure from any given

obj ect are p eopl e of tas te D elicacy sensibility refin em en t
.
, ,

and tas te b elong to geni us To unduly m agnify and enj oy.

the comm on little thi ngs n ear at h an d are the felicito us i llu

sio ns of sup erior min ds .

Th ese outward beauties are but the props and scaffolds on

whi ch we build our love Between inward bodies and prin.

ci pl es th ere is i nv ari ably a w ell defin ed outward co rresp ond

,
-

en ce . S ubj ectiv e b eauty th at is b eauty i n the spi ritual

, ,

con stitu ti on exp resses itself obj activ ely or b eauti ful ex ter
, , ,

nal obj ects produce correspondi ng i nternal ef fects Mental .

culture b ri ngs m en tal w an ts and the s e w an ts b ri ng an ima ,

ti o n an d i ts attendant b eauty .

Any m ateri al obj ect which can give us pleas ure i n the
simple con t empl ati on of i ts outwar d qu aliti es with out any ,

direct and defini te exertion of the intellect we may call i n ,

some wa or som e d eg ree b eauti ful

y .
 BEA UTY AND ITS US ES . 31

We sh ould live for b eauty well as use B eautiful forms as .

,

col ors an d sounds ex cite i n the lov ers of the b eautiful the

purest delight and it i s exceedingly painful for th em to gaze

,

upon d eformity D ecidedly the love of the beauti ful multi

.
,

plies our sources of enjoym ent and th us leaves less room in the ,

soul for low thoughts an d ignobl e pl eas ures Wh en selfishl y .

in dulged it becom es desecrated lik e all good gifts B ut

, , .

un p erv erted i ts in fl uen ce i s refini ng an d imp rovi ng ; wh at

,

ev er ren ders man l ess rude an d coarse pl aces him i n more ,

harmoni ous relatio ns with the good an d true and renders ,

hi m m ore receptiv e to their infl uence Men m ust be phys .

i call y well situated physically develop ed phy si cally p repared

, , ,

before th ey can h ave a high concepti on of the beautiful and

the good .

Everything is designed to subserve a purpo se in the uni

verse of the All wise The globe i s filled with h ealth beauty
-
.
,

an d fra gran ce Unhappy indeed the mind which can

.
, ,

n ei th er see th ei r p ropo rtions n or enjoy th ei r m agn eti c p ri n

ci l
p es .

Truths which
Hea l and sooth e and bl ess ,

Are scattere d at th e feet of man i l k flowe s

e r .

Fl owers deserve universal attention The poetic m i nd looks .

deep est into flowers Th ey are gentl e i n th eir lovelineu

.
,

deli ghtful i n th eir fragrance m agi cal i n th eir tender to uch es ,

of wisdom subli m e i n th eir m ountai nous grand eur holy in

, ,

their signi ficant teac hi ngs They are both attractive and .

suggestiv e and aboun d no l ess i n moral in struction th an i n

,

b eauty and sweetn ess whi ch are i n truth the v ery p erfec
, , ,

tion of elegance sw eetness and delight

,
.

F low ers l augh bef th e on th i b d

ore e e r e s ;

m s r os s d i p wi th
e r w eetn es th e ; s s re

Beauty being the form und er which the intell ect p refers
to study nature the mind i s tak en captive by those lovely
,
232 BEAUTY AND ITS USES .

teach ers Th ere is un doubtedly the closest afi ni ty between

.

a p rop er cultivati on of a flow er arden and the right di sci

g
pline of the mi nd The industry and di ligence whi ch are so
.

requi si te to cl ear a a d n from i ts usel ess w eeds will natur

g r e

ally sug est to a thoughtful person how m uch more n eces

g
sary it i s to ex ert the sam e diligence i n rootin g fro m our

mi nds their vario us follies vi ces and prej udi ces an d cul ti
, ,

vating beauty truth and harmoni o us completeness There

‘

,
.

exists a rel ation betw een nature and man whi ch ri htly
g ,

understood has a significan t correspo nd ence

, .

The spiritual forces i n the soul lik e the natural forces in

,

nature wh en prop erly di rected and appli ed d ev elop harmo

, ,

ni ous consequences The h eart mus t be warm ed and the

.

moral nature awak ened before the high est order of beauty
can be attai ned It does one good to admire the beautiful
.
,

but it is i nfinitely more soulful to love it There i s a fi xed .

connecti o n b etw een what man admi res an d wh at he is in

A rt is the transform ation of lower substances into use .

The lin e of beauty i s the result of p erfect eco nomy We .

should co nsult the li ne of b eauty an d the ease of nature .

Th ere is a comp elli ng reas on i n the uses of the plant for

ev ery nov elty of colo r and form A fly s wing and a whi st ’
.

li ng orb a curling vine and a com et i n space come from the

, ,

actio n of the sam e law The coming togeth er of atoms

.
,

acco rding to th ei r i nh erent rel ati on s and essen tial afli ni ti es ,

making the phenom ena of all fo rms of b eauty .

A sense of gradation i s wh at al lows the artist to construct

a totality of form s colors sounds an d i n cid ents
, ,
Even the
,
.

fashions follow a law of gradation and a cultivated ey e is ,

prep ared for and p redi cts the new fas hion The th eory of .

dan cing i s to recover conti nually i n changes the lo st equi, ,

libri um— not by abrupt and angul ar but by gradual and ,

2 34 B EA UTY AND ITS US ES .

se lf sacri ficing ; and th us and from

- these facts separately ,

impressed upon his devoted self torturing imagi nation he

,
-
,

slowly an d faithfully evolv es the unity and the b eauty and ,

the usually unseen ench an tm en ts of nature i nto harmonious ,

lights and shades upon canvas So too the tr ue music .

, ,

artis t works i nto and out of ex cruciati ng disco rds — unfolds

from the fatigui ng d etails of commo n sounds and from the ,

—
d epths of j argon the gran d symphonies the m arvelous ,

orch estral combi nations the wo nderful m usi c of surrounding

, ,

n ature The more perfect an d anal yti cal the m aster the
.
,

more true and enchanting are hi s syn thetical i nterpretations

of the universe of sounds whi ch exi st without and within

him because he is fai thfu l to the facts and laws of hi s

,

k nowledge and because he can i mpart both his inspi rati ons
,

and the grand results of hi s k nowl edge to manki n d A true .

seer of the secrets of the m ateri al system was the spi ritual

philosopher and gentle teach er Pyth agoras whose clear ana

, ,

ly ti cal vi sion and far reaching syn th eti cal imagi nation dis
-

cerned an d combi ned the rhythmi cal harmoni cs of the infinite .

Wh at a deep lesson i n p sy chopboni cs was taught by him who ,

by bodily purity abstemiousness and meditation heard the

, ,

musi c of the sph eres .

The m arv elo us combi nations of music are b eautifully

rev eal ed i n the flow an d form ati on of all the systems of space .

Wh en the eighth note is sounded it is but the reproduction ,

or re app earance of the fi rst n ote acti n g as a b ridge of vib ra

-
,

tions for the form atio n of anoth er seri es of sounds attuned

to a still higher key Thus no origi nally new sounds are
.

evoked but rath er the fundament al soun ds on differi ng scales

, ,

or i n varyi ng d egrees of moti on Th us also i n the structure

.
,

and among the so unding motio ns of the univ erse ma be

y
h eard the pianissimo the fortissimo the crescendo the di min
, , ,

uendo the sforz ando

, all the h al f notes of the ch rom atic
,
-
 BEA UTY AN D ITS US ES . 2 35

l
sca e, and all the perfections of so un ds which constitute the
d iap ason of the vas t system of imm ensity The great sy s .

tem of un iversal h arm on i es Everythi ng follows the pri n

.

ci p le of ev ol utio n i n i ts v ari ous p rogressiv e step s up the

Spiral as cen t of n ature This visible p roces s is that of p ro

.

ressi ve dev el opment M a n ot the b ridg e form ed by the

g y .

recurrence Of the eighth note in the ch rom ati c scal e suggest

Z
the m issing li nk i n the as cendi ng scal e of o rganic life whi ch ,

li nk disappeared after the as cendin g scal e becam e estab

li shed i n n ature wh en this herm aph rodi te o rganism p eri sh ed
,

from i ts feebl eness and di suse .

The ’
re s M usi c i n the si gh i ng of a reed .

Th e M usi c i n the gushi ng of a ri ll

’
re s

Th e Musi c i n all th i n gs i f men had

’
re s . ears

The Eart hi s b ut an h
ec o of the s ph e er s .

X ALTS B EAUTY ABOV E NATURE

A RT E .

A rt has i ts end an d ai m i n the rep res entation of the

i deal . The ideal is a degree of perfecti on sup erior to n at
ural beauty It i s beauty di sengaged and purified from the
.

acciden ts whi ch al t er i ts purity i n the real world It i s the .

real id eali z ed purifi ed rendered conform able to i ts ideas

, , ,

and p erfectly expressing it It is life but spiritual life The

.
,
.

—
id eal i s an idea advanced to perfectio n the present purified .

The ch aracteristi cs of the ideal are calm n ess seren ity felic , ,

ity happy existence freedom from the miseri es and wants

, ,

of life . It does not ex clude earn estness i n the wo rld of

confli ct or l essen life s i nterests It i s the felicity i n suf
’

,
.

feri n g the glo rifi cation of so rrow smili ng i n tears

, The .

tear i s ren dered by the smil e p reci ous abov e the smil e itself .

In ev erythi ng the ideal b egets the actual The soul of a .

true artist reveals itself through all defi ciencies of m aterial .

Painting i s the art of expressing the conception s of the soul

by means of the realities of nature rep resented by th ei r form s ,
236 BEA UTY AND ITS US ES .

an d c olors upo n smooth surface ; without aiming at ei ther

utility or morality it i s capable of elevatin g the soul of
,

n atio ns and reformi ng the manners of men by i ts lessons

an d rep resentatio ns ; it has limits which li teral imitati on

may restri ct whi ch fi ction wid ens and the min d alone can
, ,

el ev ate ; it can uni t e expression to b eauty by idealiz in g i ts

figures and by manifesting typical truth i n living in di vid

uali ti es ; it can el ev ate i tself to the sublim e by the invention

of the pain ter rath er th an by the appli cati on of hi s art

, .

All forms of beauty are inspiri ng Without painting .

,

sculpture m us ic po etry an d the em otio ns p roduced by nat

, ,

ural b eauty of ev ery ki nd li fe w ould lose h al f i ts ch arm

, .

We feel the spi rit of beauty i n m usi c an d ar t A feel .

i ng of p rop ortion a tas te for accurate an d defined contours

, ,

leads to artistic taste When the fo rces of nature h ave

.

been fully conquered to man s use an d when consequen tly

’

, , ,

there is a great increase of spare tim e th en will the poetry , ,

both of art and nature rightly fill a large space i n the mi nds
,

of all but i n our an xi ety for elegance we should n ot neg

'

, ,

lect substance Beauty i s spiritual and th erefore immortal ;

.
, ,

and i s the proph ecy of the p erfecti on whi ch i s in sto re for

each i n the course of tim e .

Th ere is a m arv elous psychological infl uence i n external

structures . A beauti ful structure will transport some spir
i ts with i nexp ressibl e d elight We lose something of awk
.

wardn ess un der high ceili ngs and i n spacious halls Personal .

ch arac ter i s b en efited or impai red acco rdi ng to the sh ape

of i ts accustom ed h abi tation .

S culpture and painting as w ell as architecture have an

, ,

ef fect to teach us good manners high mindedn ess and conse ,

-

quently elevation of ch aracter The contemplation of the .

different and varied forms and structures of nature produce

di flerent em otions or sen timen ts E x tern al nature undoub t
'

.
238 BEAUTY AND ITS USES .

race; b ut the thea te r,

as it i s, too pan ders to low an d t
of en

degradi ng tastes, if not to open li centious ness i nstead o f ,

el evating refini ng and p uri fyi ng the popul ar mi nd

, .

CU L TU RE HE I GHTE NS B EA U TY
X PRES S I ON OF E .

Our ideal of human beauty i s precisely that whi ch results

from the long con tinuation an d stead y i ncreas e of ci vi liza
ti on and the accum ulatio n of m ental and moral power The .

delicacy of perception and aptitude at seizi ng ni ce relati on

shi ps m ad e the G reek sculp ture whi ch resolv ed in to i ts
, ,

compon en t p arts will be foun d to consi st of j ust those forms

,

of feature that are ev er associated with the high est i ntell ect

ual sup erio rity .

Anger grief pain love are easily traceable in the modi

, , , ,

ficati ons of the features whi ch we call exp ression

,
When .
,

therefore any i nner quality becom es habitual the corre

, ,

spon di n
g exp ression of co untenan ce b ecom es e ually h abit
q
ual an d ev entu ally p rod uces a p erm anent i mp ression
,
Thi s .

i s true not o nly of the muscl es an d ski n but al so the bony ,

fram e work of the face on the formati on of whi ch beauty

-
,

so greatly dep en ds The developm en t of the bones always

.

correspon ds wi th th at of the m uscl es an d a p erm an en t ch ange

,

i n the l atter even tually resul ts i n simil ar ch anges of the

Transient expressions frequently repeated final ly imprint

th emselves i n perm anent li nes up on the visage As we cul .

ti vate n ew b eauti es a new set of faculti es are d eveloped

, ,

and we b ecom e as it w ere new creatures

, ,
A better style of .

face wi ll p revail wh en a high er degree of i ntell ectual culture

shall be reach ed and a prop er d ev elopmen t of the sp i ri tu al
,

an d a ecti on al natu re attai ned T he feelings should be

fi .

call ed out the sensibiliti es dev elop ed whi ch constitu te the

, ,

high est ch arm of h eart Whatever enlists the high est sen
.
 BEA UTY AND ITS USES . 239

timents t
of our na ure, an d lifts us even temporarily above , ,

the grossness of the m ere li fe of the sens es wil l imp ress ,

signs of th at el ev ation on our features .

A vacant min d tak es all the meani ng out of the fairest

face ; a vacant mi nd m ak es a vacant ey e ; a thoughtl ess aim ,

less min d robs the features of expression ; vanity m ak es

everything ab out i ts vi cti m p etty ; frivoli ty fades the l us ter

of the countenance ; baby tho ughts m ak e b aby faces ; p ride

cuts di sdain in to the featur es an d m ak es the face a chron i c

sneer ; selfish ness shriv els an d wri n kles an d with ers u th

p e

personality ; h atred transforms and demoni z es those who

yield to i ts power ; every passion turns outward an d pub
li shes i ts di sgraceful story i n the li nes of the face and the
look of the ey e .

I n the y es the hea t doth speak

e r

Truth bey n d d c pti n

s o e e o

Th s th lan guage S pok n cl ea

’
ere e e r

To L v e s k een percep ti n
’
o o .

Li ps may fei gn a wa mth th ey feel not r

Th us a tru t d cei i ng s e v

B ut th lan guag e f the ey e o es

M e i ts d ep b l i vi g
r e e e n .

A sensua l disposition deform s the fairest features A .

cold, selfish h eart sh rivels an d di storts the b es t looks A .

mean grov eling spirit ta k es all the dign ity out of the fig
,

ure an d the character out of the coun tenance A ch erished .

h atred transforms the m ost beauti ful lineaments into an image

of ugli ness . It i s as impossibl e to preserve good looks with ,

a brood of bad passio ns feedi ng on the blood a set of low ,

loves trampling th rough the h eart an d a selfish disdai nful , ,

spiri t en thron ed i n the will as to preserv e the beauty of an

,

el egan t m ansion wi th beas ts i n the b as em en t a trib e of gyp

, ,

si es i n the parl or an d owl s an d vultures i n the upper story .

B adness and beauty will no more k eep company a great

24 0 BEA UTY AND ITS USES .

whil e than poison will consort with h ealth or an elegant ,

carvi ng survive the furnace fire The exp erimen t of p utti ng .

th em togeth er has been tried four thousand y ears with one ,

un varyi ng result — the b reathi ng curse of unch aste an d di s

cordant p rogenito rs — eu organ i c struggl e panti n g between ,

sm i l es and tears S ome peopl e imagi ne that th ere can be

.

no sufi ci ent p un ishm ent for sensual i ndulgen ce an d a si nful

life without an everlasting prison house of misery B ut

,
-
.

the laws of the spi rit w ork i n fi ner and surer ways than any
th at the old doctors dreamed of making si n punish i tself , ,

transformi ng the guilty face cutting and stai ning the features ,

and countenance i n to sh apes an d h ues of ugli ness .

Thi nk s t thou t
’
h re is n tyranny b ut that
e o

Of Bl ood and Chai n l The d poti m of V i ce s es s

The w ak n e s an d wi ck ed n e
e s f Lu u y ss o x r

Th n egl i gen ce th e apathy the evi l

e , , s,

Of sen su al S l oth —p duc t th ousand ty ant ro e en r s,

Who e d l egat d u lty su pa s

s e e cr e r s se

Th w rst act f n e energeti mast

e o s o o c er ,

H wev e ha sh and h a d i n h is own bea i ng

o r r r r .

THE RE I S NO SCU L PTOR L I K E THE M I ND .

The perso n who studi es reads thi nks m editates has in , , , ,

telli gence cut i n hi s features stamped upo n his b row and , ,

gleami ng in his ey e Th ere i s n othing th at so refines pol

.
,

ishes and ennobles face and mien as the constant presence

of great thoughts The man who liv es i n the regi on of
.

ideas moonbeam s though they be becomes idealized

, ,
.

Thoughts whether th ey arise from interior or external excit

,

ing causes must of necessi ty ill umi nate the eyes the fea
, ,

tures the whole countenance with the exp ressio n of their

, ,

import There are no arts no gymnas tics no cosmetics

.
, , ,

whi ch can contribute a ti the so m uch to the dignity the ,

strength the ennobli ng of a p erso n s looks as a great pur

’

, ,
 BEA UTY AND ITS USES .

If pearls he teeth be pea ls both pure and round

, r r , ,

If i v ry he f
o head i v ry w een
, r ore o

If gold her l ock a e fi n es t g ld on groun d

, s r o

I f i lv er h
s fai h an d a e si lv
, er sh een r s r er

But th at whi ch fai rest i but few beh old s, ,

He mi n d ad
r ed wi th vi rtues man i fold
, orn .

Lovelin ess outside of love Kindness sweetness

is the .
, ,

good will a prevailing desire and determination to make

,

oth ers h appy m ak es ,

Beauty the bu n i ng lamp of h eaven s li gh t

r
'
.

The o l th at i s full of p ure and generous afiecticns fashi ons

s u
’

the features i nto angeli c lik en ess as the rose by inh eren t , ,

impulse grows in grace and blossoms into loveli ness whi ch art
,

cann ot eq ual .

B eauty dw ells with kindn ess That y ou may be beloved be .

,

ami able Th ere i s nothing on earth whi ch so qui ckly and so

.

perfectly beauti fies a face transfigures a personality refines , , ,

ex al ts i rradi at es with h eav en s own imp ress of l ov eli n ess as a

’

, ,

p ervad ing and prevailing kindness The angels are beauti .

ful because th ey are good and God is beauty b ecause He i s , ,

l ove .

Good nature is the best feature i n the fai rest face Wi t

- .

may raise admi ratio n j udgm ent may comman d respect an d

, ,

knowledge atten tion ; beauty may infl uence the heart with
love but good nature adds a th ousand charms and gives an
,
-

ai r of ben eficen ce to the pl ain est face Th ere i s a resistless .

fas cin ation i n the w ell b al an ced an d h appy Th ere i s a cer

-
.

tain kind of grace and intelligent modesty p erfectly free from

as perity or affectation the effect of a though tful an d w ell
,

re ulated mi nd whi ch i s extrem ely d elightful ad ding a

g , ,

grace to beauty where b eauty exists and givi ng a charm ,

wh ere exterior beauty is wanting Wrinkles may beon the .

brow and furrows i n the ch eeks but the spirit of goodness ,

 B EA UTY AND ITS USES . 24 3

m ak eth the face to shin e with perenn ial yo uth All are .

young who are i n the affection of whatsoever things are good

and true .

A good conscience i s the best cosm etic Th ere i s a spir .

i tual b eauty that molds the exp ressi on of the features i nto
correspo n d ence with it Moral sentim ents sympathies an d
.
,

aflecti ons tran sl ate the an im al i nto the angel an d refi n e an d

'

S piritualiz e b eauty When the high er faculti es are i n acti v

.

ity we are dom esti cated and awkw ardness and di scom fort
, ,

give place to natural movements as the finer elemen ts of the ,

soul are unfolded Every trait of beauty may be referred

.

to som e vi r tu e an d correspon ds with reas on

,
.

A beautiful woman is a practi cal poet with artistic taste , .

Women stand related to b eauti ful nature aroun d us ; they

h eal us of awkwardness by th eir words an d looks ; th ey
refin e and cl ear the min d an d teach us to ut a m re pl eas
p , o

i ng m ethod i nto what i s dry an d di fli cul t We can pardo n .

pride wh en a woman possesses such a figure th at wh erever ,

she stands or moves or l eav es a sh adow on the w all or

, , ,

si ts for a pi cture to an arti st she confers a favo r on the ,

world .

Love is not less promotive of m anly than of womanly

beauty We all admire a beautiful form and face We go
. .

to the opera the theater the church wh erever people con

, , ,

g gre ate to feast our eyes upon hum an beau ty

,
W e a
p y the .

high est price for pain ted counterfeit of it how ever imaginary ,

the sembl ance Peopl e are fascinated by it and sometim es

.
,

pin e and droop if unable to possess the beautiful soul of their

To be beautiful is one of the spontaneous ambitions of the

hum an h eart It has h eaven s autograph upon it and i ts
.
’

universality and i n tri nsi c worthi ness give it permission to be .

It shoul d be recogniz ed for what it is and tak en up into the ,

244 B EAUTY AND ITS US ES .

family of motives wh ose functi on it

,
is to spur manki nd to
nobl e endeavo rs an d h oly livin g .

What i s beauty ? N t the h w o s o

Of sh apel y l i mb an d f atu es
s No e r . .

Th es a e b ut fl w rs
e r o e

Th at h av e th i dated h urs
e r o

T b ath th ei r m men ta y w eets th en go

o re o r s , .

Ti s the tai nl ul wi th i n
’
s ess so

Th at ou tshi n es th e fai e t ki n r s s .

How to be b eautiful , that is the practi cal questio n M i nd .

molds matter The secret of being

. beautiful co nsists i n b ein g
trul y well and truly good Health shou ld bloom on the .

ch eek and gems sp arkl e i n the e e I n dol n t h bit an d

, y e a s .

i ncommensurate appetites are trying ordeals to beauty ,

transparen cy of complexion or ani mated expression , The .

glow of h ealth on the ch eeks the upright form an d el as ti c ,

step and nobl e b earing whi ch com e from cons tan t p racti ce

of n ature s comm andm ents do unsp eak ably more to beaut ify
’

a p erson than any cosm eti c art has co ntriv ed or an fas hi ons
y ,

that have been spun from the exhaustless cunni ng of human

The min d builds i ts own house There are a great many .

things that contribute to personal beauty ; a simple vari ous ,

di et pure ai r proper exercise regul ar habits constant occu

, , , ,

p ati on cl
, eanl i ness i n all thi n s
g Th ese thi n s are of more
g .

importance as a means of increas ing beauty of person than

people generally imagine They add imm ensely more to .

personal good looks than the costly clothing and the rich est
ornaments Th ese are the accessories m erel y the be
.
,

guining ; they furnish the materials out of which true

beauty is built up Th ey give only the canvas and o utlin e
.

which must be m ade up and completed by the artistic and

p erfect blendi ng of ethereal col ors and spiritual expression ,

to represent th at high est o rder of b eauty whi ch reali zes our

ideal and wins the admiration of all cultured min ds .
24 6 B EA UTY AND ITS US ES .

theologi cal monopolies if out of ,

ti me, an ta
go niz e i n di vid ual

p rogress .
C t mf us o ms
or us all ;

Our th ought u habi t s, o r s , our fi d beli ef

most xe ,

Are c nse quen ces of ou

o r ti me an d bi rth .

We sho uld obey the whisperi ngs of the spirit of beauty .

To be beautiful i n person we mus t not only conform to all ,

the laws of physical h eal th an d by gym nas ti c arts an d arti , ,

fici al appliances develop the el emen ts of our physi cal bein g

,

i n symm etry an d completeness but we m ust also trai n the ,

min d an d develop the affectio ns to the highest possible d e

gree of activity and p erfection .

The more kindn ess the more b eauty the more love the
, , ,

more loveli ness m eek ness without m eanness vivaci ty with

, ,

out boldness g en tl en ess with out w eak ness dig n ity witho ut
, ,

,
—
pride h eart on the lip and soul within the ey e this is the
,

b eauty that las ts M ere physi cal beauty will fade with
.

years bleach out with si ckness yi eld to the slow d ecay and
, ,

was ting b reath of mortality ; but the beauty th at has i ts

seat and source i n kin d di spositi ons and n obl e p urp oses an d

great thoughts outlasts youth and maturity increases with ,

age and lik e the l usci ous peach covered with the delicate
, , ,

fl ush of purple and gold which com es from autum n ripeness ,

is never so b eautiful as wh en pluck ed by the g ath erer s

’

hand B ty w ld h g th w h i p f al l l i m
.

eau ou c an e e ors o c es ,

A d m k w l i gi wh h m ’
n a e a ne re on ere er s e co es ,

U i t th d i fi i g f i th f ll th w ld
‘

n e e er n a s o a e or ,

T i d li z h
o f o e er ace .

To give pain i s the tyranny to m ak e happy the true em ,

pire of beauty True beauty is th at with out or withi n

,
.
, ,

whi ch yi elds pleas ure and awakens gratitude Th ere is a .

phi l osophi cal necessity for ch eerfulness as well as calmness .

The hi gh est beauty co nsi sts i n royal features co ntroll ed by

royal exp ressi on A b eautiful person is the natural form
.
 B EA UTY AND ITS US ES . 2 47

of a beautiful soul The soul tak es precedence of the body

.
,

and shapes the body to i ts own liken ess .

E ve y pi ri t as i t i most pu
r s s re ,

And h ath i n i t th m re f h av nly li gh t e o o e e ,

8 0 i t the fai body d th p cure

rer o ro

To h abi t i n
For the s ul the b dy fo m d th tak e
o o r o ,

Fo oul i s f rm and d oth the b dy mak e

r s o , o .

Every one kn ows that in every h uman face th ere is an

palpable immaterial som ething whi ch we call expression
, ,

whi ch seems to be as it were the soul made visible Where

, , .

min ds li ve in the region of pure thoughts and happy emo

tion s the feli cities and sanctities of the i n ner temple shine
,

out through the mortal tenem ent .

Our secret p urpose is stamped upon every feature Every .

love impulse or aflecti on and every power of activity in

, ,
'

the un iverse i s i n the co ns tan t effort to express i tself out

,

wardly i n a true and orderly form Every alterati on i n the .

style of b ei ng necessarily ten ds to exp ress its el f on ever

y
fiber fluid and m ovement
,
.

Every form of beauty i n nature or art suggests som ethi ng

hi gh er than itself To d evel op the h igh er nature so that
.

one can enjoy the b eauty whi ch so fill s the w orld is a part ,

of true religion One who goes th ro ugh life with no app re

.

ci ati on of the b eautiful loses h alf the enjoym ent th at God

,

ha s provided for His chi ldren The k n owl edge of God bein g
.

one el em en t of religion especi ally impo rtant whatever con

!
,

tri b utes to th at k nowl edg e is val uable The b eauty all

,
.

aroun d us ,
pervading everythi ng which God has created ,

proves that God is infinite beauty To know him we m ust .

app reciate the b eauti ful Ch ri st s life was the perfecti on of ’

.

beauty and so far as it governs us sh all we be li ke Him .

The youth who sees i n the moss cov ered rock i n the flowery -
,

doll i n the m ulti colo red sunset i n the chorus of birds and
, ,
24 8 BE AUTY AND ITS USES .

insects i n the pictures at h om e i n th ese and m any other

, ,

things beauty are so far refin ed and suscepti ble to noble

, , ,

thoughts and pure sentiments .

B eauty i s spread abroad through earth and sea and sky ,

an d dwell s on the face and form and i n the h eart of man ,

and he will sh rink from the thought of i ts bei ng a thi ng

whi ch he or any one else coul d monopolize He will deem .

that the high est an d most bl essed privilege of hi s geni us is ,

th at it enabl es him to ch erish the widest and fullest sympathy

with the h earts an d tho ughts of hi s fellow bei ngs - .

We should not crucify the organ of ideality or the normal ,

re ui rem en ts ofthe spi ritual temperamen t

q W e should love .

all b eauti ful forms obj ects pi ctures statuary flowers orna
, , , , ,

men ts beautiful odors deli cate perfumes violet mignonette

, , , , ,

gerani um cascarilla ; b eautiful sounds son gs mus ical i nstru

, , ,

men tation w ords of love bells of liberty the rounding

, , ,

cad ences of wisdom s w ords ; b eautiful tas tes all b erri es and
’

frui ts whi ch grow i n sunlight and pl ease the tongue ; thus

through all the vas t pro found and mystic simpli citi es of every
,

day s sensuous exi stence we sho uld grow into the sy mmet
’

ri cal dev elopm en t of th at i nner b eauty whi ch i s mighty as

truth and essential to happin ess as h eaven itself .

B ey ond th ese ch i l ly wi n ds and gloomy sk i es ,

B ey ond d eath s cloudy p ortal ’

,

T here i
land wh beauty n v er di
s a ere e es ,

And l becom s i mm rtal

o ve e o .

Oh l an d u k n wn ! Oh lan d of l v e d i vi ne
,
n o , o

Fath e al l wi e te n al
r, -
s , e r ,

Gui d e Oh gui d e th s w and e i n g f et of mi n e

, ,
e e r e

Into th i l and s v n l s o er a .

Wom an should not be content with unused books and

unh eard music L ong centuri es of suflering and slavery
'

have at las t reveal ed to her self sovereignty and di vul ged to ,

-
,
2 50 BEA UTY AND ITS US ES .

A few hours of a well directed will po wer gi ves nature the

- -
,

dignity of high art Mental po wer nerves the mind to stri ke

.

most deeply and safely A docile dis p osition wil l wi th .

,

appl i cati on surmount ev ery d i fli culty and ov ercome every

,

de is seen i n great e pl i ts
True forti tu x o .

Who d oes th e best hi ci cumstan s wi ll al l w , s r ce o ,

Does w ll acts nobly ; angel could d o no m re

e , s o .

Woman loves beautiful art It is mo re conducive to .

beauty and ideality th an manual labor and seems peculiarly ,

adapted to her o rgan i zatio n It i s a reti red life an d can be .

,

carri ed on surro und ed by hom e i nfl u ences and mingled wi th

home duties It is in h armony with all the bes t att ributes

.

of w om anhood and adds vastly to her modesty purity and

, ,

womanliness Her vivi d imagi nation her quickness and

.
,

delicacy of perception and her intuition imitation and , ,

patient labo rin g at detail all are in her favor and wh ether , ,

engaged i n pai nting i n mod eling or i n design ing an d engrav

, ,

i ng she ought with a fai r degree of tal ent to m eet with

, , ,

accredited success .

So ciety i s wom an s sph ere and it demands all her ener

’

gi es and d eserves all that it demands Woman should con .

tri ve to lay out tim e so as to h av e no tedious ho urs It is a .

very important lesso n to kn ow how to enjoy ordi nary life ;

to be abl e to relish one s being without passion or perversion
’

,
.

Oh happy tat wh n soul each oth draw

s e e s er ,

Wh en l v e i li be ty an d natu e law
o s r , r .

The fi rst manifestation of the pri nciple of wi sdom is use .

Utili tari anism is i n the as cendant It i s the sovereign of .

men and nati ons U se and eco nomy walk h and i n hand
‘

. .

Utilitari anism will see what are the useful the beautiful the , ,

beneficial B eauty is the coronation of wh atsoever i s service

.

abl e h armon ious energetic

,
It teach es h armony appropri
,
.
,
 BEA UTY AND ITS US ES . 2 51

s tenoss, ymmetry and the dependence of parts or persons

s

upon one anoth er— to m ak e everythi ng an embodiment of

u se j usti ce and pow er

,
.

BEA UTIFU L THI NGS .

Beauti ful faces are t ose t at h h wear

l l da k r fai
It matters i tt e i f r o r

Whole s uled honesty p i n ted th e e

- o r r .

Beauti ful eyes are th s that sh ow o e ,

Li ke c ystal panes where hearth fires glow

r -
,

Beauti ful though t that bu n below s r .

B auti ful li ps a e th se wh ose w ds

e r o or

Leap from the h ea t li k ngs of bi ds r e so r ,

Yet wh o e utteran ce prud ence gi rds

s .

Beauti ful han ds a th s th at d re o e o

W o k that i s a nest b av and true

r e r , r e ,

Moment by moment th l ng day through e o .

Beauti ful feet a e th se that go r o

On k i n dly mi ni stri es to and fro

Down l wli est ways i f God wil ls i t so
o ,
.

B eauti ful sh ulders are th ose that bear

o

Ceaseless bu d ens of h mely ca e

r o r ,

Wi th pati n t g ace and dai ly pray er

e r .

B eauti ful li ves are th e that bless os

Si l en t ri v e f h appin ess
rs o ,

Whose hi dd en f un tai n b ut few may guess

o s .

B eauti ful twi li ght at et of sun s ,

B auti ful goal wi th race well w

e on ,

Beauti ful rest wi th wo k well done

, r .

Beauti ful g aves whe g as es eep

r , re r s cr ,

Wh re brown l eaves fall whe e d i fts li e d ep

e , r r e

Ove w n out han ds—Oh ! beauti ful sleep

r or - .
 PA R T F I F T H .

H Y GI E N E .

Y
H GIE NE AND DI ETE TI C S CI E NCE M U ST FOR M CU R
CU R RI C U LU M .

The g t of life and h eal th next to ai r is water It

a en , ,
.

compl etely p ervades the earth outsid e of man an d forms ,

over four fifths of hi s physical constitution It forms more

-
.

than ni nety per cent of hi s blood ; is absorb ed by every mem

brane of hi s body ; i s the el em en t on which all the parti
cl es fl oat from p art to p art ; i s essen tial to all dig estion ,

secreti on b reathing p erspiration an d p urifi cation

, ,
.

The m ost blessed fri en dship an i n dividual can m ak e is a

famili ar i ntim acy with water L et us go to work wi th
.

water ; let us cleanse out our affections regulate our bodily ,

app eti tes di scipli ne our passi on s an d h armon iz e the acti on

, ,

of all our facul ti es . Water is an emblem of purity and ,

suggests the cl eansin g p rocess I f a man cann ot pray he

.
,

can w ash From the body s purity the mind receives a secret
’
.
, ,

sympath eti c ai d . Wh en clean and spirituall y ill uminated ,

we sh all see things i n an enl arged sense .

When we are laying the foun dation for h ealth we are ,

imp rovi ng ch aracter One secret of Greek and Roman

.

self resp ect was no doubt i n th ei r compl ete sy stem of b athi ng

- .

Un iversal cleanli ness and good manners are essential to a

D emocracy .

Health of body and min d requires daily ablutions Water .

acts ch emi cally i n an d up on the body ; an d the h ealth and

254 H GI ENEY .

and think habitually better thoughts On e of the bad .

dri nks is alcohol whi ch is a pow erful antagoni st to the di

,

ti ve p rocess It p rev ents the n atural chan ges in n

g es .
g g
o o

in the blood it impedes the li beration of ca boni c aci d a

,
r —
n—
deadly poiso it obstructs the nutritive functions produces ,

di seas e of the liver and i s a brain poison This is on e of the

,
.

impedim ents to be thrown away togeth er with base app e ,

ti tes grov el ing aflecti ons imp ure desires l ow m ean p etty
'

, , , , ,

and co n temptible ambiti o ns H ealthy p ersons desire noth

.

i ng more stim ul atin g than th eir own h ealthy bl ood .

The new birth b egins i n the body department Man .

needs to w in to t h fi n att ib u t f h um an ity a n d t

g r o e er r es o o ,

be li fted out of passio ns appetites an d inv ersio ns , The .

leas t habit of dominion ov er the palate has certain good

ef fects not easily estim ated Intelli gent careful obedience
.
,

to the laws of life always has broug ht an d al ways will brin g

,

i ts reward of cool b rain cl ear j udgm en t a lively conscience

, ,

an d tend er h eart .

Pure goodness pure blood gives pure power The predis

, , .

posing causes of diseas e are bad ai r bad food had drink , , ,

bad clothing wan t of cleanli ness want of sunlight defici ent

, , ,

ex ercise or ov erw ork tobacco al cohol and oth er narcoti cs

, , ,

stim ul ants and to n i cs Th ese p rep are the sy stem for the
.

ex hi bi ti on o f di sease .

Wh body externally stands

en the sam e well bal i n the -

anced and beauti ful rel ation to ai r w ater v eg etabl es and , ,

earth th en h ealth m ust be the result

, This world can never .

be a deli ghtful place until the great chemi co dynamic laws -

are cl early understood an d ob ey ed Ni nc tenth s of all the .

-

crim e si n and i niq uity committed on the gl ob e is the eflect

'

of ch emi cal el ectri cal an d m agn eti c con diti ons

,
.

Al l crim es errors and wr ong acti ons result from the flow of
,

blo od and ner vous aura in to wrong cerebral and oth er organs
- .
 Y
H GIENE . 2 65

Thi s com es from a diseased mind not i n h armony with itself

, ,

di sturb ed or irritable and unbalanced ; or perh aps from an

,

impov erish ed condition of the nerve flui d resulting from -

—
,

various causes too much activity of body or mi nd or her ,

edi tar
y d ebility and congenital disposition or the viol atio n ,

of som e phy si cal law ; it may be th ere is too great an expend

i ture of the essence of life .

Hygi enic agencies and brai n nutrim ent will do much to

restore the b al ance of forces The cur ati ve p ri ncip le is i n
.

n utri ti on The difi culty to be overcome is i mp erfect nutri

.

ti on
. To remove disease an d recover h ealth we must assis t ,

i n the vi tal moti ons whi ch m ak e nutri tion

, Perfect nutri .

ti on i s life h ealth and strength The maintenan ce in

,
.

their integri ty of the natural ph enomena of nutrition i s

the chi ef condi tion th at can preserve the system from an
imperman ent or variabl e co ndition and preserve the h ealth
,

in tact .

The pow er and activity of a large proporti on of the best

m inds are impaired or destroyed by a wan t of latent force in
the form of b rai n food withi n the sub stance of the materi al
organ the brain L ik e a steam engine without fuel to sup
,
.

ply the waste resul ting from the p roducti o n of power they ,

exhibit idl e but efli ci ent achi ev em ent A nd as the ch emical

.
,

el em ents th at nouri sh the m uscul ar the adi pose an d the ,

osseous are not sufficient for the nervous tissue consequently

, ,

th ere should be a better understan ding of the di eteti c system .

This subj ect should be di scussed and agitated until the pub
li c mi nd b ecom es con vin ced of the param ount importance of
the topi c of physical in telligence an d mo ral life and d evelop

m ent O nly i n the perfect physical body can the i ntellect

.

u al faculti es giv e a p erfect exp ression to th eir own di vine

capabiliti es ; as bon e blood an d brai n all con tribu te to the

,

evoluti on of j udgm en t .
2 56 Y
H GIENE .

Th ere must be a sufficient amount of p rop er food to repai r

the in evitabl e waste i n the n ervo us tissue ari sing from the
production of organi c and in tellectual activity The mi nd .

cann ot be i n h armony with itsel f and i ts surroun di n gs wh en

the body i s en feebl ed or i rritated from an impoverished or

plethoric condition of the blood resulting from a violation
,

of som e of the b as i c or fun dam en tal l aws of h um an ex istence .

Th at the human body i s a system of machines each req ui r ,

i ng to be fed i n a given tim e with a given amoun t of food

material of a peculi ar ch aracter is an important considera
,

ti on th at physiol ogi sts h ave overlook ed .To supply each tis

sue with food adapted to m eet the was te resulti ng from i t s

fun ction an d at the sam e tim e to avoid an ex cess that can

only burden the digesti v e organs is the b as ic p ri n ciple of
,

d i eteti c sci ence . I n the presen t di eteti c system fat formi ng

,
-

an d m uscl e formi ng food i s the rul e and nerv e and brai n

-
,

building material i s the ex ception Non azotized food is in

.
-

sulii ci en t for a brai n stim ul ant

.

Brain stimul ants being so universally used in dicates some

,

want or necessity that th eir use supplies ; it i s found that

th ey temporarily supply the place of brai n or nerve food A .

brai n stimulant by increasing the fo rce and rapidity of the

,

circul ation of the bl ood i n the nervous ti ssue h eightens and

,

intensifies i ts intellectual and organic function th rough a

p roportionally increased function of nutrition .

Thousands who po ssess the most efli ci ent brai n power use
al coholi c sti mul ants to reli ev e m ental d ep ressi on often ,

resulti ng from an unfort unate combin ati on of confluent

ci rcum stances or m ore frequently by an obstructed ci rcula

,

ti on and exh austed n ervous force ; an d not unti l they are

s tri ck en down by it with di ab etes or epil epsy or p aralysis

are th ey co nsci ous of th ei r i n co nsiderate and d eplo rable

hab its.
dered innocuous by free exposure to l ight and sunshin e .

L ight aids i n the devel opment of the different parts of

the b ody . Pure air is absolutely essential to h ealth and
physical beauty And nothi ng is so excellent for sou l and
.

body as a good solid bar of sl eep between day and day

, , ,

provided it be taken i n a room tho roughly ventilated .

B roathe p ure ai r ; liv e with open wi ndows an d the win ,

dows of h eaven will be more likely to open to y ou F orm .

the right h abit of hygieni c livi ng and l earn how to take

proper care of your bodies Without ex ercise an d fresh air
.
,

there can be no healthy and beautiful growth .

The l ungs are m ade an d adap ted to the atmosph ere with ,

a cap acity for i nh aling a certai n am ount of atm osph eric air ;

the blood and oth er p arts of the physi cal sy stem req uire a
given amount of electri city to develop and make them
healthy ; consequently air must be k ept i n active circula
,

tion the extent acco rding to the weather

, .

We breath e on an average tw elve h undred times per hour

, , ,

inh ale si x hundred gallons of ai r or twen ty fo ur thousand

,
-

gallo ns per day The electri city is contained i n the oxygen

.

of the ai r an d has n o m eans of comm uni cati on with the

,

in terior of man but by the lungs ; hence i f by any means ,

th ey are rendered i ncapable of receivi ng it the consequence ,

i s th ey cannot transmit it to the system therefore the sy s ,

tem m ust b e with out it an d h en ce el ectri city bei ng the grand

, ,

vi talizing el em en t the system m ust sink i n the Sam e p rop or

,

tion that this i s withh eld and so oner or later death from
, ,

exh austi on m ust en sue I n the act of i nspirati on the oxy

.
,

en i s retain ed or sep arated by the l ungs from the n itrogen

g
an d t ransmitted to the v en ous or n egativ e bl ood whil e the ,

n itrogen i s exp ell ed from the l un gs i n the con diti on of car

boni o acid gas I n obedi ence to the law th at lik e polari ti es

.
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H GIENE . 259

p
re el , blood is dr iven from the lungs the great magnate
the , ,

to the h eart and th ence th ro ughout the body ; and after

,

losing i ts po si tive electricity while on i ts j ourney through ,

the arterial sy stem it is th en receiv ed i n to the capillary ves

,

sels an d from th e
,
n ce to the v ei ns and finally back to the ,

right portion of the h eart and l ungs The h eart i s the reg .

ulati n
g organ on the p ri n cipl e th at unlik es attract
,
.

An ad ult wil l ex ha le si x gallons of carbon i c acid per hour .

The lungs i n tw enty four h ours discharge fifteen o unces of

,
-
,

volatile matter while the skin disch arges i n the sam e tim e
, , ,

thirty ounces .

Suppression of the action of the skin becom es sp eedi ly

fatal by the accum ulati on of carbon ic acid and oth er poi
sonous m ateri als The ski n is closely akin to the lungs
. It .

al so breath es i n i ts wa
y
— imbibi n g oxygen an d th rowi ng ofl
’

carboni c acid A nd with its miles of living tub es and mi ll

.
,

i ons of min ute pores th rough which are hourly sifte d nox
,

ious substances it cannot be neglected with impunity It is

,
.

comp uted th at we cas t ofl thro ugh the ski n reater quan ti

'

g , ,

ti es of matter th an through the kidneys an d bowels Th ese .

matters are ran k p oi sons and largely fl oat i n the surround

,

i ng atmosph ere .

Wh en the atmosph ere is lo aded with moisture and wh en ,

with moisture th ere is cold or wh en with m oi sture there is ,

great h eat the body cannot throw ofl i ts secretions from the

,
’

ski n and l u n gs so freely as wh en the atm osph ere i s cri sp and

dry . Wh en the ai r i s h eavy and close the body i s unabl e ,

to th row ofl freely i ts secretions an d with the ch ange

'

, ,

that tak es place i n the activity of i ts ani mal ch emistry it ,

becom es for a tim e oppressed an d the mi n d w eary an d woe ,

begone .

Too much cold shri nks the skin an d too m uch h eat dri es ,

it up the bodily h eat is lowered the extremiti es ch ill ed as

, ,
2 60 HYGIE NE .

the blood presses unduly on the brain . Wis do m will seek

the golden mean .

TH E R E I S A M OR ALI T Y I N P U RE B LOOD .

Inflammato ry matter ci rculating in the body causes a buor

mal b rai n actio n The blood is a fl uid of amaz ing complex
.

ity holding i n exquisite balance the constituents from whi ch

,

the wh ol e bei ng i s elaborate d All delicaci es of feeling and

.

ni ceti es of tho ught depend upon i ts p urity If the stomach .

,

liver and h eart are diseased so are the morals ; a week s

,
’

n egl ect or wrong livi ng may d riv e a person to vi ce an d

i mmorality The p hy sical is the s ubstratu m of the sp iritual

.
.

and thi sfact ought to gi ve to the food we eat, an d the ai r we

breathe, a transcend en tal sign ificance .

Man is ompound of all nature and al l thi ngs are

a c ,

ad apted to his nature an d wan ts : Ch emistry tells us that the

blood is composed of eigh teen diflerent elemen ts and also
'

that the atoms resemble a spangle i n shape bein g thi n and ,

ci rcul ar w i th a dot of i ron i n the middl e ; so the wh eels of

,

l i fe may be said to run on iron axles Oxygen generates an .

acid ity i n the blood i n som e degree ans w eri ng to the solu
,

ti on of the sulph ate of copper i n the galvanic battery The .

electro nervous fl ui d is transmitted to all po rti ons of the

-

physical system for the express purpose of enabling them to

p erform th eir legitimate functions .

The nervo vi tal fl uid secreted by the brai n i s of a galvanic

-

nature , and is m anufactured from electricity whi ch we

b reath e into the lungs at ev ery inspiration we take Elec .

tri ci ty is the on ly matter th at can come i n con tact with mind ,

and is the o nly agent by whi ch the will contracts the mus

cl es . The will vibrates the nervous fluid whi ch th en con ,

tracts the muscl es Electrici ty i s the o nly correspon dent or

.

medi ator betw een min d and matte r and brings th em into ,

commun icatio n .
2 62 HYGI ENE .

their important work ; and the nourishi ng blood is directed

away from the cen ters of diges tion i n order to re supply the
,
-

rapid e xh austio n goi ng on i n oth er p arts from those causes .

So long as the vital powers maintain th eir supremacy this ,

oxygenated blood is di stributed to every part of the system .

In tellection occasions a m uch greater proportional waste of

the elem en ts th at compose i ts substance th an is exhibi ted by
other portions of the nervous tissue in the performance of ,

purely organic pro cesses The word scholar i s to day pain

.
-

full y suggestive of mental dyspepsia Thousands of the bes t

.

scholars h ave becom e slav es of stim ul ati ng pois ons th rough

n ervous exhaustion .The rem edy is natural assimilation of

brain food properly oxy genated and the observance of other
-
, ,

physical laws relating to the functions of digesti on and assim

i lati on . This brain food must contain i n itself the same
ch emical elem ents th at en ter i nto the constitution of the n erv

ous tiss ue .

It is of momentous consequence wh at kind and quanti ti es

of food an d dri n k are most congen i al to the system The .

conditi ons whi ch are best cal cul ated to ai d n utri ti o n sho uld

be m ai ntai n ed d uri n g an d after a m eal i n order to secure

,

the best results an d assimilatio n The functi ons of all the

.

elimin ati n g organ s should be m ai n tai n ed i n eq uilib ri um that ,

th ere be no engorgement of the viscera or retardi ng of the

process of nutrition The hi gh est powers of the lungs should
.

be k ept up and an elas tic condition of the ai r cells main

,
-

tai ned ; an d only pure ai r sh ould he suffered to en ter th em ,

th at th ey may be enabled to perform th eir important part in

the process of n utri tion .

Bodily strength largely depends upon the amoun t of air

breath ed The vigor and vi tality of the body and all i ts
.

parts are i n direct relation to the freq u ency with which the
atom s composi ng it are ch anged th rough the vari ous p rocesses
 Y
H GIENE . 2 63

of nu r t iti o n built up and worn out each atom fulfilling its

, ,

allo en d dyin g bein g carri ed of an d renewed

, , . If the
poisonous products of bodily waste are not constantly swept
from the system the cerebral changes are disturbed an d the
,

mind stupefled .

The physi cal underli es the m en tal An ex cess of cor

.

p ora li ty i n on e i ndivid ual an d a high spi ri tuality i n anoth er ,

i s owi ng to a di mi nuti on or accel eration i n the action of the

mi n d upon the organism They who have an adipose pro
.

cli vi ty with vi tal spirits oppressed cannot sustain the eth e

,

real essen ce whi ch gives fin e conformati on to id eas ; th ere

fore with bodi es sl uggish an d brai ns unprod ucti ve they

, ,

cannot reali ze fine an d b eautiful ideas or k eenly percepti ve

,

s ymp ath eti c emotiveness . B ut und er a calm exterior th ey ,

may have a fervor which m ak es th em feel the presence of

poetry i n things and events wh en all the forces are in beau
,

ti ful b al ance
.

A large quanti ty of muscul ar an d solid substances i n the

organ ism is to tal ly i ncompatibl e with in tell ectuali ty .

The soul may be clogg ed by the rude h ealth of the body ;

the animal nature begins to encroach upo n the spiritual ; on
the contrary a spl en did cereb ral developm en t has b een paid
,

for by emaci ated limbs an d enfeebl ed digestion and disordered

lungs .

The physical powers mus t equal the in tell ectual organi za

ti on The body should be fitted to sustai n protracted thought
. .

Every thought of the brain every contraction of a mus

,

cle or physi cal force an d e very secretory functi on of an

,

organ requi re i n the act a certain ex pen di ture of vital energy

, ,

an d the p rod uction and di stribution of thi s life force require

-

in turn the consumpti on and disorganiz atio n of a certai n

am ount or vol ume of food . The activity exhibited in the
exerci se of the m uscul ar system has i ts origin i n the gray
2 64 Y
H GIENE .

ll
ce s of ympath eti c nervous tissue the same as intel
the s ,

lectual acti vity ori ginates in the gray cells of the cerebral
tissue The sy stem m ust be supplied with nerve an d brain
.

buildin g material in proportio n to the amount of m ental or

,

phy sical labor that it i s required to perform .

Exercise is the rule for food The food we eat should .

con tain as nearly as p ossibl e the several el em ents i n the

, ,

sam e proporti on as th ei r exp en di ture o ccurs i n the i n di vidual

system of the consum er B ut food can not impart a particle

.

of strength or force ind epen dent of the l un s

, g W e do not .

—
li ve on food only on the gases Gross food cannot .

strength en the vital p ri ncipl e .

Deep breathing has much to do with deep thi nki ng It .

becomes apparen t that what i s true of the body i s equally

true of the min d We sh ould eat dri nk sleep and work
.
, ,

intelligently and build up a sound body for the developing

,

mind Ordinary m ental operations and ex erti ons those in

.
,

which the intellect can be exercised without strain may be ,

carri ed on n ot on ly witho ut i nj ury but ev en with b enefit ,

to the body consistent with i ts meas ure of so undn ess and

,

sum of vi tal pow er B ut sev ere prolon ged m en tal labor

.
, ,

th at devoti on of the wh ole faculties to the p ursuit before

th em th at concentratio n of the powers on one obj ect or on
,

one poi nt witho ut whi ch anything great or emin ent can

,

rarely be attai ned — this tells terribly upo n physical heal th

Th ere should not be too great a strain of the fervent

en ergi es or exh austion an d l anguo r will follow
,
.

Culture is the study of h armoni ous perfection an barmo ,

ni ous expansion of all the powers whi ch m ak e the b eauty

and worth of h um an nature an d i s n ot co nsi sten t with the

,

over developm ent of any one p ower at the expense of the

-

oth ers or with an intense absorpti on i n any special p ursuit

,
.
2 66 Y
H GIENE .

The glow of health is wanting in the days of fas t living , .

Life is very much an afiair of rhy thm and a sound mi nd i n

'

a sound body can only be con co rd m eth od an d o rderly self ,

control by the will pow er A successful com petition com

- .
,

menced in early life becom es a fruitful source of ,

health and p remature death .

Is t here y et n th er way besi de

o o ,

These pai nful p assages h w we may come ,

o

To death and mi wi th ur connatural d ust ?

, x o

Th ere i i ndeed i f th u w ould st well obse v e

’
s, , o r

The rule f n t to much by t mperance taugh t

o o o , e ,

In what th ou at st and d rln k st seeki ng f om th ence

’ ’
e , r

Due nou i shmen t and li k ewi e seeki ng d ue res t

r , s

Ti ll many y rs v eathy h ead etu n

o er r r

8 0 may st th u li ve ti ll li k ri p e frui t th ou d p
'
o , , e , ro

I nto thy moth e s l ap or b e w i th eas e

’
r ,

Gath e ed not ha s hly p luokt for death mature

r , r , .

L AND BODI LY HEALTH CO E QUAL

M E NTA - .

Man is a p roblem of study i s simply an organi sm of ,

vari ed powers and activities an d the true ofii ce of scientific ,

inqui ry is to determine the m echan ism the modes and laws

, ,

of i ts action — i ts w aste an d reparati on .

The body i s the servan t of the min d an d is the medi um ,

between it an d nature The bodily organism which was so .

long neglected as of secondary co nsideration i s in reality , , ,

the fi rst an d fun d amen tal thing to be considered and that , ,

i n reachin g a k nowl edge of mi nd and ch aracter th rough the ,

study of the co rporeal system th ere has been laid a founds ,

ti o n of the science of h uman nature .

The relatio ns which subsist betw een min d and matter ,

body and spirit are exceedi ngly i ntimate vari ed and exten
, ,

sive . The brain is an organ of power and d ep en ds upon ,

ch ange and ch an ge up on circul ation

, the lungs and heart
are th erefore i mm ed i atel i n v olved To high d
, , y a an sus .
 Y
H GI ENE . 267

tai ned men tal power ample lungs and a vigorous heart are
,

essenti al A nd these organs agai n fall back upon the

.
,

digestive apparatus whi ch if feeble may impair the capacity

, ,

of a good h eart an d soun d l ungs and a well constitu ted b rai n - .

The fundamen tal con diti on of all organ ic life is the nu

i n terrupted ren ovati on of substance comprising the gen ,

tion of new matter out of the nutri ments and inh al ed air ,

and the excreti on of old m att er worn out an d d ecompose d ,

by the vi tal process Al l these firnctions i n order to be

.
,

normal req ui re a soun d co nditio n of the digesti ve organs

, ,

the organs of nutrition and of assi milation .

A h ealthy mind can be develop ed only through a healthy

body and agai n the body grows stro ng as the brain is exer
,

cised . It is only wh en the brain is educated or exerted at

the expense of the body that harm i s don e Education .

should emb race the en ti re ci rcle of hum an capabilities and , ,

if it falls short of thi s it is propo rtional ly d efective

,
The .

ordi nary ro uti ne of the sch ools igno res the body The stu .

dent graduates with enfeebled health and thus i n getting , ,

knowledge he has destroyed the m eans by which it can be

,

made practi cal and eflecti ve On the other h an d the

'

.
,

labo rer by unremitting physical toi l almost entirely ignores

, ,

m ental and moral cul ture The result of this one s ided .
-

acti vity may be seen i n the deform ed ch aract er everywh ere

to be met wi th .

H ealth is the greatest good to the body It is the bar .

moni ous activity of all i ts o rgans perform ing al l their fun c ,

ti ons each in i ts sphere Disease is the reverse of all this

,
.
,

an d com es n ot as a pun ishm en t but as a result Education .

must begin with the body which preservation i s equi valent

,

to puri ty Diseas e weakens physical power and suppresses

.

spiri tual en er y A s l on g as the spirit remai n s i n the body

g .
,

it is subj ect to limitations .

268 Y
H GIENE .

Mo ral weakness and even the commission of crime de

, ,

pends ou physical con ditions to an extent few are aware of .

A sli ght amount of bil e i n the blood or an excess of renal ,

prod ucts may d epress a person with hopeless despair or

, ,

d rive one into paroxysms of passion A subtl e in timacy .

exis ts be tw een b ody an d mi n d ; each affects the oth er Fear .

depresses the vital energi es of the sy stem and m uscl es an d ,

s lack en s the m oti ons of li fe causes the m i nd to sh rin k back on

,

its elf and h ence the system loses i ts positive power of resist
,

ance .

Di seas e i s simply a di sturbed physiologi cal or h ealthy

action caused by a non observance or di sregard of the laws
,
-

which govern the h uman organism i n respect to diet air , ,

ex erci se rest w ater cl othin g sl eep con diti on s of the mind

, , , , , ,

d may be prevented by obedi ence to these laws .

Physical and m en tal diseas e are inseparable The whole .

being must be in harmony with i tself and with all surround

ing circum stances or p erfect h ealth cannot be enjoyed
,
.

Strength will come to bo dy an d mi nd by app rop riate

ci se and p eace th rough eq uanimi ty of mi nd and e uanimi ty
, q ,

of mi n d is the resul t of a p rop er observan ce of the laws ,

moral men tal and physi cal One needs rest from cares and
,
.

watchings and m ental excitem ent quite as much as from ,

manual labor It appears by a fundamental law of our

.
,

n ature th at a sense of uneas i n ess i n variably follows a lo ng

,

con ti nued ex ercise of our pow ers either corporeal or mental ,

.

The activity of the h eart and b rai n can n o more be dispensed

with than the action of body and limbs ; but we should not
labor to excess eith er mentally or physi cal ly ; we cannot aflord
,
’

to rob h eart and brai n to feed bone and muscle C onstant .

toil enfeebles the body and produces in tellectual torpor social ,

debas em ent and is i n the high es t degree inimi cal to physi cal
,

well being
-
.
 Y
H GIENE .

is sure to en ta il a s lowly accu mulati ng degeneracy of

physique .

Ex cessi ve and continued mental exertion is inj uri ous at

an
y tim e of life Co.nsid er th en how
great m ust be the
, ,

dam age infli cted by undue mental excitement on children

and youth s . Overaction of the brai n an d nervous sy stem
i s eq ual ly fatal to the digesti ve p ro cess The whole power .

of di ges ti on li es an d depends upon a porti on of the brai n

between firmness an d veneration ; undue excitement of the

organ of ven eration i n childh ood sh oul d be avoided as pos i

ti vely i nj uri ous The connectio n b etween nutri tion an d

.

rep rod uctio n i s most i n tim ate The kin d and quanti ty of
.

food on which the moth er subsi sts duri ng the tim e of goats
tion deeply aflect the child s body and soul Constituti onal
'
’
.

predispositi on to lymph atic h abits as well as a hi ghl y

wrought nervous organization does much toward fixing char
acter and destiny If y ou desi re health an d beauty and to
.
,

becom e the moth er of heal thy chil dren and remain a perpetu ,

ally overflowin g foun tain of j oy to yo ur h usband study and ,

obey the laws of y our bei ng .

V
H OW S H ALL W E s us v aar E I L AND PR E E NT DI S E S E ? V A
How has the soun d h ealth
ital stamina of our grand
an d v

moth ers been lo st ? The ai r water an d sunlight never fail

,
.

Wh ere then sh all we look for the causes of the decay ofh ealth
, ,

and beauty ? Is it n ot fas hionable to be sentim entally pal e ,

to h ave delicat e h ealth an d al as to be consumptive and di e

, , ,

young ? Sound h ealth may sh orten the duration of life by

i ntensifyi ng it ; an d a certai n kin d and degree of weak ness
may be the m ean s of prolongi ng it Every available .

m eans must be m ade use of to strength en the constitution .

To fear the w orst oft cures the w orst

,
If thousands .

are defrau ded out of a l arg e p orti on of th eir mun dane

 Y
H GIENE . 27 1

en joyment by the i mperfection of th eir o rganism it be ,

com es a m oral necessity to k now how to p reven t so m uch

discomfort . The fun d of vital power can be in creas ed but ,

everything m ust be don e withi n p rop er li mits i n regard to

ex erci se and repose ; d efi ci en cy of ex erci se p roduces m ental

feebl eness defici en cy of rest disease

, .

Nature ask s us not to worry Vari ety is nature s delight

.
’

an d her favorite rem edy for m any evils The ch arm of l ife
.

i s in newn ess of scenery an d employm ent and the p hy si cal ,

sy stem r esp on d s to th at vari ety i n a m anner th at wo ul d argue

a conscious vitali ty an d p ow er of app reci ation i n ev ery ti s

sue . In vari ety with out ex cess or abuse is the secret of all
rati on al enjoym en t Wh en to a pure and temp erate recre
.

ation i s ad d ed a trul y hy i en ic di et we shall see a phy si cal i m

g ,

provem ent commensurate with our intellectual advancemen t .

Th ere i s not a natural action i n the body wh eth er i nvol ,

untar r voluntary th at ma n ot be i n fl uen ced by the pecu

y o , y
liar state of the mind at the time Traveling benefits because
.
, ,

in developi ng new sensati ons an d ideas in the mind th ere is ,

a correspo ndi ng change in the relati ons of atom s and forces

i n the physi cal system .

Formerly people traveled to m ak e a pilgrimage to a h oly

,

sh rine or to receiv e a bl essi ng from som e patro n sai n t B ut .

n ow man trav el s fi om necessity ; to regai n hi s los t ener

'

gi es and to begin to engage i n the di fi cult an d serious busi

,

ness of aidi ng natu re i n the sl ow p rocess of recup erati on .

Whatever makes ch ange of ai r an d scene easy and cheap ,

i s a p ub li c benefi t; an d all th at increases publi c enjoym en t ,

promotes public peace and security The m ore p ure air .

peopl e breathe the more frequently they bathe and the

, ,

more abundantly the flowers appear i n thei r noisom e nooks

and corners the better an d m ore i n telligen t will th ey becom e
,
.

H appiness is h eal th .
272 Y
H GIENE.

Sweet heal th 1 fa b i ght than th d ay r r er e ,

How fai s he eems wh n fa away

‘

r s e r .

How cha mi ng and h w full of rest

r o

Wh n we have pa t d from ou guest

e r e r .

We th i n k how li ttl e w h av p i ed e e r s

He boun teous gi fts o eali zed

r , r r

The wa mth of he abund ant wi ne

r r

That fi l led ou v i n wi th st ength di vi n

r e s r e .

We ee the beauty f h face

s o er ,

That we befo e had fai led t t a e r o r c .

And t i v e wi th f v nt breath to pray

s r er e

F r he
o turn wi th out d lay
r re e .

Th en mo i ng fo ward n the track

v r o ,

Beh ld l we see h comi ng back

o er .

Ah I then we pen wi de ou doo o r r

And welcome he a u er bef

’
r s e ore .

affecte d by the emotio ns and sentiments from dif

ferent surroundi ngs Any change i n life an d h abits changes
.
,

correspondingly the di recti o n of the vital currents The .

nervous sy stem is fed by the brain an d upo n the m agneti sms ,

and electri ci ti es of the nervous system depend the functi ons ,

puri ty and harmony of the vi tal organs .

The h uman body i s composed of two h un dred and fo rty

e ight bo nes and nearl y five hun dred disti nct m uscles
,
We .

have fourteen m i les of blood vessels andfive hund red miles of -

,

n ervous fil amen t every one of whi ch is an el ectri c tele graph

,

a million times more p erfect th an that of Mo rse .

All those who are conversant with the anatomy and the
physi ology of the human structure are fully aware that if ,

by any sudden process the house the muscles and every par
, ,

t cl e of the fram e co uld be di ssolved an d dissipated save the

i

n erves the l e tter from the minuteness and the density wi th

, ,

whi ch they throng every possible portion of the sy stem ,

would rep resent although in a filmy manner the whole

, ,

s tructure as p alpably an d p erfectly as if it had been drawn

2 74 Y
H GI ENE .

are h lf built and h d v l p d May th ey not in crease

a -
al f- e e o e .

th eir vital power by a sensible system of mod erate y et

vigorous daily exercise wi tho ut increasing ri sks of overdo
,

i ng ?
From m ental and physi cal harmony resul ts pure power .

Physi cal en durance i s valuabl e for th at implies that a man ,

has a good deep ch est an d so und diges tive organs ; given

th ese he m ust succeed in any practi cal career To barmo
,
.

n iz e body an d mi nd we m ust b ri ng up the n ervous to ne and

,

en ergy by means of the right ki n d of b reathi ng sunshi n e , ,

fresh ai r abl uti ons musi c ex ercise an d vari ed employmen t

, , , .

Exercise h astens the change of the ol d an d the deposi t ,

of n ew p arti cl es
,
All the processes of life i n order to be
.
,

prop erly accomplish ed require exercise of the parts i n which

,

th ey transpire as of the whole body Increas e of muscu

,
.

lar p ow er is attended with proportionate i ncrease of di ges t

i ve pow er .

Digestion is the secret of life When the in ti mate and .

i nseparable relations betw een body and soul and the i nflu ,

ence of the phy si cal cau se upon spi ritual con ditions are

full y recogn iz ed wh en the l aws whi ch God has made to

,

govern the enti re organization of manki nd are unders tood

and taught i n the family the school an d the ch urch then , ,

we may speedily look for the time wh en the great an d sav

i ng truth s of Ch risti anity sh all be fully realiz ed and man ,

shall feel th at he enj oys the ki n gd om of h eav en withi n hi m ,

an d co nseq uen tly abl e to ren der hi s body as w ell as hi s s ul o

a l i vi n g sacrifi ce h oly and acceptable unto God The

,
.

broth erhood of man i s capabl e th rough the laws of expe ,

ri en ce of b ecomi ng a san ctuary of j oy

,
K nowl edge which .
,

i s anoth er name for experi en ce must be our guid e ,

.

The governmen t of God may be said to rest so far as i t ,

rel ates to man ki n d u p on phy si cal organ i c an d mo ral laws

, ,
.
 Y
H GIENE . 2 75

No arti fice however k een sighted can obtain any thi ng from
,
-
,

natur e at halfp ri ce -
All rew ards and p unishments all
.
,

penalti es and chas tisem ents flow not from any voli tion or
, ,

speci al in terpositi on of D eity but from the obedi en ce or

,

disobedi ence of the established immutable laws .

When we work with nature we sh all observ e the laws of

j usti ce and truth By a true concepti on of the universe and
.

i ts h armo ni ous functi ons we sh all be m ore abl e to carry out

,

i ts teach ings an d apply th em p roperly to our own happiness

and useful n ess We are ad monished to be wise enough to
.

comp rehen d the boundari es of our own ign oran ce and l earn ,

how to outgrow th em .

P PERI S H FOR LACK OF K NOW L EDGE

PEO L E . .

A h ealthy nervous system req uires first of all a sound , , ,

n ervous organ i zati on b i n heri tance ; second p rop er n utri

y ,

tion ; and thirdly due ex ercise of m ental powers Every

, .

pecul iarity of body or mind all intellectual qualities are or

, ,

may be transmitted ; an d not on ly the natu ral cons ti tuti on

of the p aren ts ma he i nh erited b ut th ei r ac ui red habits
y q ,

of life vi rtuous or vi cious ; wh at was a simple practi ce of

,

the p aren ts becom es the ov erpow eri ng imp ulse of the child
, .

Care and proper habits do much to avert the disease to which

a bad i n h erited n ervous o rganizati on i s subj ect th ough it ,

is impossibl e to en ti rely rem ove the original d efect .

The next thing essen tial to a h eal thy nervous system i s

proper nutriti on to supply the great was te produced by the
nervous acti on A s thi s nutrition m ust com e from the
.

bl ood it is evident th at whatever lessons the quantity or

,

inj ures the qual i ty of the blood impai rs the health of the
,

n ervous system I f man subsists more up on ai r th an the

.

food an d d r i nk he consumes th en the body and brain m ust

,

feel the effects of blood poorly suppli ed with oxyg en .

 76 Y
H GIENE .

Improp er di et poisoning the blood th us poisons the brain and

, , ,

deprives it of i ts nutrim ent ; the ideas becom e confused the ,

em otions m orbid an d the will w eak ened The wh ole man is .

crippl ed phys i cally

, mentally and morally If such is the
, .

ef fect of imp roper food how m uch more inj ur ious m ust be
,

the eflects of such poiso ns as alcohol tobacco Opi um and

'

, ,

oth er narcoti cs which act so directly and powerfully upon

,

the nerv ous system Anything which impai rs the heal th

.

of this system i mp ai rs i n a correspo ndi n g degree every other

,

part and tissue i n the h uman body ; as the nervous system

furnis h es the sti mulus by which the bl ood ci rcul ates i n the
arteri es an d v ei ns Sleep i s anoth er physiological factor
. .

D uri ng i ts hours of quiet rest wh en muscular and nervous ,

ef fo rts are still ed millions of microsop ic cell s are bus y i n the

,

i n terior of the organism like coral insects in the depths of

,

the sea repai ri ng the w as te whi ch the day s work has caused
’

.
,

A nd the more active the mi n d the great er the necessity for ,

refreshi ng sleep .

Nothing but the right culture a scienti fic education can , ,

red eem m anki nd A better knowledge of law will give free

.

—
bodies and free minds free labor and free though t —chain
less hands and fetterless brains Free labor will give wealth .

— free tho ught truth B ut imm unity from sorrow and

,
.

rem orse can n ev er be obtai ned by thi nki ng on n othi ng The .

great source of man s unh appiness is hi s ign orance and neg

’

lect of law .

Man must seek perso nal p urity and universal education .

The co nditions of h ealth as unfolded by phy siology may be ,

bri efly stated to consist of five necessary requi rem ents

diet air exercise water and nervous repose These are
, , ,
.

u n den iably the essen tials Besides the various di seases

.

d i rectly traceable to the in fl uence of impure ai r its eflects ,

'

are see n i n a general dep ression of the tone of the s m

y .
278 HYGI ENE .

favorable It i s evident th ere is a clo se relati on between

.

the stren gth of the constituti on an d the respiration ; that the

properti es of the blood are con ditioned by the breathi ng and
the n ouri shm ent Persons of weak constitution are subj ect
.

to disease of the nervous system on account of the poverty ,

of th ei r blood and the di mi nuti on of the plas ti c m ateri al .

Persons of rob ust constitution h ave in their bodies much 0

the pl asti c or tissue formi ng substan ce and also an ab undance
-
,

of bl ood .

Persons opposed to all progressive and reformatory meas

ures prevent oth ers from livi ng hygi en i cally If adults can .

n ot b reak th rough the barri er of custom what is likely to ,

become of the ch ildren wh en the whole comm un ity i n which

th ey live is engaged i n pois oni ng the ai r they breathe with
tobacco and oth er poisons and laying snares to en tangle
,

th eir minds i n the ways of corrupti ng examples and impure

,

in fluences
E V E RY THI NG MU ST HAV E I TS AP PROPRI ATE AL I M E NT .

When fl t how intimately electric action is related

we re ec

to all the vital processes we are not surprised to see that

,

i ncrease or decreas e i n quali ty or quantity of atmospheri c

el ectri city is atten d ed by a correspo nding el evati on or depres

sio n of the h um an sy stem .

With every breath of ai r which our lungs inhal e the venous ,

blood is not only organized and transform ed in to arte ri al

blood but it i s also ch arged with electricity produced by
, ,

the condensation of ai r which tak es pl ace by the pressure

through the bronchial tubes of the l ungs during the act of ,

exh al ation Nature employs no more potent agent i n work

.

i ng her b eh ests th an el ectricity .

A pure atmosph ere proper diet cleanliness and exer

, ,

cise are the b est req ui sites for a h ealthy body an d mi nd

 Y
H GIE NE . 79

The p ower of a good brain depends upon the amoun t ofgood

blood carried to it And by a wis e attenti on to the body
.
,

the b rain may accomplish great thi ngs ; but by un wi se neg

l ect u pon this poi nt fail ure will be i nevitabl e
, We need a .

more extended knowledge of the laws of h ealth and of the ,

m eans to prevent disease an d wisdom enough to apply our

,

k nowledge .

The h eart is a companio n of the b rain ; the l ungs co oper -

ate fraternally with the h eart ; the stom ach receiv es digests , ,

works and imparts for the whole body The brain receives .

fi om the h eart j ust wh at the l un gs are empowered to com

°

muni cate to it ; the lungs receive j ust wh at the stomach is

permi tted to aflord and it does i ts best with the unsuitable
'

materials thoughtlessly consigned to i ts Operations .

Much of the inj ury that alchohol does is due to i ts great at

traction for water ; it decomposes the gastri c j uice so that it ,

can not digest food It abstracts the moisture out of food and
.

retards di gesti on The phy siological li fe of the body is one

.

perpetual round of ingesti on and egestion Wh en we learn .

how to feed the body eating will b ecom e a sacramen tal

, .

p rocess and not a mere phy sical enjoy ment since the qual
, ,

ity an d quantity of our food and beverage involve the

absolute and imm edi ate con dition of so ul as w ell as body .

Excess of one ki nd of food and deficiency of an oth er may

cause serious diseas e or p rev en t the full pl ay of the facul ties
, ,

Too m uch of the p roteids poison the blood by an ex cess of

n itrogen ous m atter Too littl e of the fats and amy loids p re
.

vents the generati on of h eat and force and reduces the heat ,

and vigor of the b ody ; whil e an ex cess of alb umi n ates i s

diseas e producing The min erals are equally important

.

with protei ds fats and amyloids and play an important part

, ,

in secreti on and ex creti on B u t an undue supply i mp edes

.

the circul ation obstructs the p rocess of secretion

, an d ,
28 0 e Y
H G IENE .

prepares the system for disease Now it becomes a matter of .

importance how we eat so as to combine in our foods the

,

right m i f h di fl ren t el em en ts Thi y

‘

p p ort on s o t e e s i s n o eas .

task S cience may ai d us in the decisi on but we m u st rely

.
,

largely on our own good j udgm ent and instinct p rovided ,

the fo rm er is in structed by sci en ce an d the latter n ot per

verted by depraved tas te .

h
S uns i n e throu gh the w i nd ws gl eami ng o ,

Beari ng health on golden wi ng ,

Heaven s pu e ai i n p hy rs d anci ng
’
r r se ,

The vi tal fountai ns ause t p i ng

c o s r ,

Ch ee ful h all and sunny fl w ers

r s o ,

B i d forgotten so ow s ti ng ;
’
rr s

Health ful d i et baths re fresh i ng

, ,

Preci us bl essi ngs eve b i ng

o r r ,

Ki nd attenti on h lp ful ch eeri ng

, e , ,

O e pal e checks th ros es fli ng

’
r e .
28 2 ALS E
F D
CON ITI ONS .

and res pect the part which he or she i s to perform i n the

deep mysterious process of perpetuati ng the h um an race No
,
.

appetites no pleas ures no occupation sh ould be allowed to

, , ,

i nterfere to di squalify th em to prepare and devel op the most

perfect germs of the m ost perfect men and women When .

every on e feels the force of th ese truth s th ey wi ll be prepared ,

to rem ove a part of the disease whi ch now corrupts ou r

physical and m ental constituti on .

Every one is entitled to a posi tion determined by the

qual iti es and abi liti es of his constitution N0 one should be .

inferiorly situated because such a condition is not i n accord

,

ance wi th nature and the ord er of Divine creati ons Every one .

should be as harmon iously si tuated as the notes in a well

arran ged pi ece of musi c .

The low m ust be b rought to elevation N0 facul ty should .

be crushed for wan t of m ental li berty The larges t part of .

our nature i s feel i ng or conscio usness ov er whi ch k nowledge ,

has but a p arti al con trol ; and no p erso n how ever versed i n ,

sci en ce an d k nowl edge is saved from substituti ons e xcep t

, ,

through a principle of j ustice which springs h orn and belongs ,

to the soul s executive d epartm ent C onscience rath er than

’
.

fear domi nates the perso n who is sup erior to mere pruden
,

ti al ism who feels a liberty an attraction to leave the wrong

, , ,

an d do the right .

In doing ri ght man i s not only doing hi mself a reaso nable

,

servi ce but th rough hi s b en evol en ce and j usti ce making the

, , ,

race a val uabl e gift A man m ust not only fear the re
.

tion of wrong doing on him self but feel too noble and too
-
,

j ust to i nj ure any on e or cause any one s unh appiness ’

.

S ociety seeks isolated rath er than the general good But .

the true relations of men to each oth er b ased on the nature ,

of things mus t tak e the pl ace of antagon i sms

,
We should .

i n q ui r e i n to every method of i mp r ovemen t, and stu dy how to

 A
F LS E CON ITI ONS D . 28 3

promote the welfare f

and E very h um
hap p i ness an o all .

being has a legitimat e clai m upon our sympathy .

The grand foundations of Rights h ave b een slowly and

painfully builded The fetters whi ch b i nd the body may be
.

unspeak ably wro ng an d deplorabl e but those whi ch bi nd the ,

so ul are i ncomparably more rui n ous This bondage i s .

ch ai ned ignoran ce .

S OCIE T Y I S F U L L OF W ORN A ND W EARY W OR K E RS .

Working constantly merely to sustain the body is unnet

ural an d w rong ; an d the world will live i n di s cord and di s

sati sfacti on so l ong as thi s i s req ui red Wretch edness and .

wick edness are twin chi ldren of one parent .

Any wrong done to the low est t e acts to the h urt of the ,
-

highest S ome efli ci ent plan must soon be in stituted to

.

reli eve the poo r man from hi s Opp ressi ve disadvan ta g es to ,

give him a fair and equal chance to enj oy his existence ; to

em anci pate him from mountai n ous i n terests and an tagon i sm s

that now oppress and k eep him i n bondage to poverty ; or

we sh all exp erien ce rebelli ons and t urmoils an d revol uti ons
i n our social and j udicial departm en ts whi ch neith er w ealth
nor eloquence can ever all ay Hunger the terrific necessity
.
,

of life carri es with it t

,
he right of gratificati on In the an i .

mal it k n ows no limitati on It is the fundam ental right

.
,

equival en t to th at of exi stence In man the rights of the

.
,

appeti tes are subj ect to the limitati on of his su peri or facul

ti es The indi vid ual i s confined in his sphere by th at of

.

oth er i n dividual s He mus t never transcend it an d tresp ass

.

on the rights of oth ers The first law of righ t i s limited i n

.

man by b enevolence for labor mus t not be at the expense of

,

oth ers .

Man is accoun tabl e to the fix ed ord er of nature expressed

through her laws The cause of human action is centered
.
284 A LSE
F D
CON ITIONS .

i n th ese th ree love or desire necessity and i nte rest Naces

-
, .

s i t i s the desire un rati fied or the req uirem ent n ti fi d

y g , s u sa s e .

I n terest is the spring of ac tion and i s a m eans by which ,

love i s rewarded by which desires are gratifi ed an d necassi

,

ti es suppli ed By a proper organ ic eflort intelligen ce and

.
'

capital will be aggregated whi ch will be poten t i n di f

, fusi ng
general i ntelligence and in telligence will make itself felt i n
,

al l the p rim ary departmen ts of l i fe In th ese p rimary de .

a rtmen ts pow er is gen erated for the sh api ng of l egis l ation

p , ,

which is but the voice of the people expressed and is al ways ,

i ntended for their best interest .

No tear sho uld be sh ed in consequence of hunger or di s

consolation We sh ould mingle mercy with j usti ce an d the
.
,

sternest p recep ts of phil osophy with the softe r di ctates of

sensibility an d comp assi o

n W e sho uld banish the l ust of

worldliness and i ndividual thrift at anoth er s expense Inter ’

.

ests are co n fli cti ng an d men sacrifi ce thei r real di gni t of

, y
ch aracter and mo ral w orth by engaging i n every speci es of

frau d impositio n and cruel speculati on ; and th at too as

°

, , ,

practi ced and imposed upo n a multitude of beings who are

con fined to l abor of the most opp ress ive ch aracter bo th i n ,

the fields and i n the wo rkshops Man should not labor .

incessantly or excessively to sus tai n unj ust responsibili ti es ,

or be i n any wa
y d epriv ed of hi s physi cal or m ental requi re

m ents .

Excessive labor dwarfs the mind and w eak ens the body .

Th ere m ust be a decrease i n the hours of labor an d drudg

ery and an i ncrease of earni ngs or compensation
,
Work .

i n the morning and w eari ness at n ight isol ate man h our
the world and i ts p rogress an d eng enders soci al os tracism
, .

The in terest of on e person sh ould not be i n direct opposi

ti on to anoth er It is impossible for a man to act with out
.

an i n terest ; as soci ety now exi sts e w ill i nj ure som e and
h ,
286 A
F LS E CON ITIONS D .

c ompelled to overwork to gain a sufficiency to supp ly the

d eman ds of hunger al one h aving no ti m e nor incli nati on
,

for spiritual cul ture lose all the advan tages of life
, D eni ed .

the fi rst ri ght they lose by default all the oth ers
,
.

M an has the fund amental rights The right to ai r to .

,

w ater to food and the ri ght necessitate d by the latter to

, ,

labor with the opportunity which makes such labor available .

Th ese are hi s physical rights Hunger and thi rst m ust be.

answ ered an d the wants of the body suppli ed befo re there

, ,

i s force for spi ritual work the obj ect of li fe be in g the per
,

fecti on of sp irit h ence the constant efiort to ex alt the li fe

'

and devote it to nobl e purpo ses ; the care of the body is n ot

onl y for the body s self but for the immortal sp irit
’

, .

The right of co mmon h um anity must tak e p reced en ce .

Man has a ri ght to thi nk and hi s thi nking can never in ter
,

fere with the thi nki ng of oth ers he has h ere a p erfect ,

freedom . Freedom of speech and the p ress embrace thei r

own p urifi cation .

It i s difficult to m ak e new ideas understood Where .

th ere i s no interest th ere can be no action and wh ere th ere

, ,

i s no l ove th ere can be n o desi re

, If a soul loves a spirit .

ual truth it will giv e th at soul w armth an d z eal and enthu

,

si asti c fertility Wh en the love of truth is blended wi th

.

the i n tell ectual admi ration for it there v ery soo n occurs a ,

n ew bi rth Any pri nciple of truth th at will eman cip ate us

.
,

is a Moses an d a p rophet to us no m atter wh eth er it comes ,

i n the form of a book a tract a piece of m us i c or a frag

, ,

m ent of a poem Any thing person or in fluence or princi

.
,

l e that li fts us out of the sordidness the selfis h ness the

p , ,

hardness the littleness the drudgery and monoton y of life

, , ,

i s worthy of our truest dev oti on .

M anki nd as w ell as nature is p rogressi ve Man i s des .

ti ned to p ut kn owledg e n —
i to sinew i nto workin g order .
 mu s s CON ITI ONS D . 28 7

The ten dency of the uti litarian element is to teach man s ’

perceptive faculties the use of implements and in strum ents ,

by whi ch all material departments of nature and society are

to be subdued and brought into harmony with man s imme ’

diate spi ri tual adva cem e t

n n T h
. e resu ltan t will be —leisure ,

an d the dev elopm en t of th ose i n t uitiv e faculti es i n man whi ch

are n ow supposed to b e m erely possibil iti es .

Aggressive wealth produces aggressive want Man kind .

are boun d togeth er by a thousan d silk en cords gi rded roun d ,

about by a ma neti c belt of subtl e sensibiliti es whi ch commu

g ,

ni cate an i nj ury do n e to or by the remotes t p erson to all the

oth er m embers of the livi ng wh ol e I t i s evid ence of inj us t

.

i ce wh en p eople are gai n ers at the exp ense of others Inte .

gral parts of the h uman world cannot be inj ured without all
exp eri en cing the resul t . The wealth of the world i s so
limited that wh en any on e grasps at more th an i s necessary
, , ,

oth ers are robb ed of th ei r du es Wealth i s to be gain ed

. .

h onorably an d used honorably It i s obtained at too great

.

a cost ,
wh en j usti ce right honor or integrity are di sre
, ,

garded The selfish man destroys by his selfishness the

.

pleasure he mi ght receive through the high er faculti es .

It is essenti al to human h appi ness an d w elfare that th ere

be co nstant accumulati on to w ealth th at lab or shall accumu
,

late more than is requi red to sustain it P roperty is capi .

tal whi ch i s con crete labor with out which abj ect p ov erty
, ,

would prevail and advancement would be impo ssible Prop

,
.

ert i s the result of l abor an d reserved force whi ch can b e

y , ,

used l on g aft er the l ab or has b een exp en d ed .

Th ere i s an i ndi vidual race for success an d the produc ,

ti on or acqui sitio n of w eal th i s not govern ed by the l aw s of

h u man w ell bei ng as expressed in the high er morality

-
,

h en ce a ccumulation or capital stands opposed to presen t

,

l abor The m eans of labo r are m onopoliz ed Labor is

. .
2 88 F A LSE CON ITI ONS D .

c ompel led to give the lion 3 share for the p ri vi lige of acti v
’

ity B ecause capital can exact more is no reason why

.
,

it should It Is a general rul e of all monopoli es to d emand

.

the greatest possi ble compensati on for the leas t poss i bl e ser
vice or considerati on .

The popular idea of ow nershi p is possession Whereas .

,

true ownership is based on the spiri tual law of uses .

The race that mak es the land p roduce the greatest amount
of food is i ts tri umph an t owner Rent of itself is j ust .
, , ,

and not to be regarded by l abor as a gri evance ; bu t wh en ,

it exacts more th an i ts share it becom es the most unj ust and ,

O p pressiv e pow er to be conceive d .

The idea of own ership is inh erent i n man Any law or .

usage whi ch co nflicts with thi s p rimary ri ght i s absol utely

wrong Man not only has a right to labor but he must

.
,
,

h ave OP PORTUNITY So great are the dem an ds th at labor

.
,

cannot of i tself ho nestly directed

, accum ulate more than ,

a comp etency un der the m ost favorabl e ci rcumstances By .

the present m onopoly the pas t i nstead of b eing a lovi ng

, ,

mother becomes the enemy of the present and enslaves it

, ,

for the purpose of accum ulating a stronger power agai nst the
future . Th ere stands a relic of feudal ti m es which needs
the gen ius of use and eco n omy appli ed to it .

P p g
eace , k wl dg b th h d
ro r es s , no e e, ro er oo ,

The ign ant may neeror s ,

Th b ad d eny b u t we rel y
e .

T th i tri umph near

o s ee e r .

N w i d w g oans shal l l ad our cause ;

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o o s r o

N bl od f breth n l ai n
o o o re s ,

We e w n wi th ut such ai d before
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v o o ,

And so we hall agai n s .

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CON ITIONS .

an d also it is iti cal It bears wi thin fearful possi bi l iti es

cr .

for ill , as all peri ods of transiti on of crisis are atten ded wi th
, ,

danger Fear not the b fi st

free man , b u t trem le r

Before the slav e wh en his chai n i s burst .

The pleasant most always seems to fill the whole sky

un .

Everything in this world is a matter of comparison an d life ,

becom es a struggle for the proper adj ustment of on e s indi ’

vi d ual it
y to circum stan ces and con diti ons .

Each man is capabl e of rendering high servi ce to human

ity ; but whether humani ty gets i t from him or the reverse
!
, ,

will ever remai n for the world to decide Man is able to .

work B ut he must be made to perceive the occupation whi ch

.

is good for all or being born for acti on of som e sort he will
, ,

perform the inharmonious part If man is treated as his .

n ature p rescrib es he w ill yi eld to the world a substantial

,

an d p erm anent b en efit .

The verdi ct of exp erience i n the i mp erfect degree of cul

,

ti vati on whi ch m anki nd h ave y et reach ed is th at the m otiv e ,

of conscience and th at of credit and rep utation even when ,

th ey are of some strength are in the m ajority of cases , , ,

m uch stronger as restraining than impelling forces—are more

to be dep en ded on for preventing wrong than for cal li ng for
the full est energi es i n the pursuit o f ordinary occupations .

I n the cas e of m ost men the only in ducem en t whi ch has

,

b een found sufli ciently constan t and unflaggi ng to overcome

the ev er p resen t i nfluence of in dol ence and lov e of ease and
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,

i nduce men to apply themselves unrelax i ngly to wo rk —for

the mo st part i n itself dull and un ex ci ting — i s the prospect ,

of bette ri ng their own econ omi c co n diti on an d th at of their

family and the closer the co nnection of every i ncrease of

,

ex erti o n with a correspo n ding i ncreas e of i ts frui ts the more ,

powerful i s this moti ve In di vidual industry an d private

.

e n t erprise are m ost fav orabl e to that striki ng out of new

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F LS E CON DITIONS . 2 91

paths and making immedi ate sacrifice for distant an d uncer

tain advantages whi ch though seldom without risk are gen
, , ,

erally in dis pens abl e to great improv em ents i n the eco n o mi c

con ditio n of manki n d .

B RA I NS R U L E THE W ORL D AND THE I NDI V I DU AL .

Man s salvati on is alone possible through his min d Of

’
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the freed om of the min d doubts still exist and a vas t majo r
, ,

i ty sti ll liv e i n abj ect slavery Common sense is still .

shr oud ed in the gl am our of an ti q uity .

To elevate the race we should try to establish con diti ons

,

adapted to i ts proper developm ent Man i s weak wh en l eft

.

to grope through adverse circumstances The poor man is .

kept down because he lacks money or skill to tak e advantage

of circums tances about him Skill th erefo re i s the master ;
.
, ,

labor and ski ll bri ng rich es Skill i s i n the ascendant an d

.

first exhibits itself thro ugh science whi ch teach es the true ,

knowledge of facts an d fo rces The conflict i n the world

.

to day between the poor an d the ri ch i s wh en anal yzed a

-
, , ,

battl e between sk ill and m uscl e or house an d brains ,

.

A better p rosp ect is op en on ly to those whose blood is legi t

i mately p rogr essi ve Muscle and h eart and digesti on and
.

brains and automatic energi es will obey the posi tive power .

The moment a man gets a true education with an idea in

itself clear an d capable of bein g transmi tted to anoth er th at
, ,

moment he tak es precedence in the acti viti es of this forma

tive li fe .

The misemployed are the dissatis fi ed ones To the man .

whose wh ol e mind i s given to the wo rk he does the ,

time passes swiftly Disco rd emanates from the wrongly

.

situated and un empl oyed Th ose who are truly em

.

ployed are happy because the industry of the congeni al ly

,

employed i s only attractiv e and pleasurabl e The world s

’
.
2 92 A
F LS E CON ITIONS D .

trouble is also generated by persons i n absurd relations to

the p ubli c good .These misplacements are unnatural and
unwise Every person will gravitate to the position sug
.

ges ted by hi s nature and hi s necessiti es Prog ress is God s .

’

m ercy for all His creatures .

Every thing whi ch tends forcibly to assail the pri vate

rights and i ntentions of anoth er p erson i s frei gh te d wi th a

subtl e p oi son Our p resent social relations gen erate every

speci es of i nj usti ce whi ch whil e p er etuated from n ecessity
, ,p ,

i s by al l acknowl edged to be unwel com e Our laws are .

against the rights of indi vid uals Our laws favor cap italism
. .

As a n ation we need less governm ent and mo re growth .

Laws are natural and necessary to transitional stages But .

,

i n our progressed con di ti on it wi ll not pay to have laws

,

enforced which do not subserve the welfare of the in di vidual ,

as w ell as the whol e .

As men do not love diseas e so th ey do not love poverty ,

.

H ealth is ri chly attractive even so are riches The human

, .

mind goes toward riches as i nevitably and gladly as the bi rds

sp ring from the earth into the blue space i n which the are
y
at hom e It is the power and privileges of wealth which
.

the mind crav es .It is the mis directi on of the love of wealth ,

the ab sorbi ng selfis hn ess that i ts excl usive p ursui t engen ders ,

th at i s j ustly denounced .

A man wants to be p ecuniaril y independent He must be .

emperor i n the field of own ershi p All men shoul d have a .

home property and position Autocracy or the perfectand en

,
.
,

tire em ancipation of the i ndi vidual is the m agni ficent feeli ng ,

which each man wan ts The idea of ownership i s i nheren t in

.

man . Poverty i n the world s circumstances will be over’

com e an d des troy ed Man must improve his h ealth and dis
.

position i f he w ould gain the full ness of his powers and

,

b ecom e adeq uate to the wheeli ng of circumstances .

294 A
F LSE CON ITIONS D .

harmoni ously through the laws of attracti on and associ ati on ,

and i n a co nti nual di recti on toward harmony an d equi l i brium

Of forces .

Th gh the ages one i ncreasi n g pu pose runs

rou r ,

And the though ts of men are wi den ed wi th the process of the su n .

A
THR L LDOM OF ONE I D EA .

Some peopl e can never recognize any thing un til they see
it indorsed with success Looking at sm all advm tagss
.

sometim es p rev ents great aflai rs from being accomp li shed

'

We should be able to fix a j ust valuati on upon the natural

capabi lity of the h um an p ow ers i n order to advan ta e ci r
, g
cumstances and move forw ard thro ugh p ro ressive pros er
g p
ity Taking things as they come is not so very difficult
.
, .

It is parting with them as th ey go th at is the difi cul ty ;

sordidn ess of poverty is anoth er di fli cul ty .

We shoul d learn som ething of the relati ve val ue of life .

Wh at i s success viewed in the light of anoth er world

, Is
it any thing for which a man sho uld degrade himself i n his
own estim ation do viol ence to the pri nciple within him or
, ,

humi liate himself by acti ng i n an ignoble discrediting man ,

ner ? Is it nothi ng to have a consci ence void Of Oflens e a

'

bosom that never throbs at the fear Of exposure a heart ,

that might be turned to the world without fear or dishon or ?

This m agnifi cent feeling engenders a cal m attitud e whi ch
mak es an imp ression and carri es weight The sup eri or .

man has neith er an xi ety nor fear .

Individuality implies un ity and m ultipli city and the abso

lute identity Of the two Willing subj ection is the m ost
.

perfect freedom ; for it is the freedom which mak es perfect

indi vi duali ty possible .

The selfishness i n h uman nature can only be ov ercom e by

p enalti es Fricti on in the mil ls of God or the experiences
.
,
 FALS E CON ITI ONS D . 2 95

of wonderfully th ough painfully promote eliminltti on

l ife, , ,

and con versi on The hum an min d in h erits i ts p ast that i s

.
, ,

each m entality h olds in i ts constitution the essential drift Of

ev erything whi ch p receded i ts own sp ecial l in e of d evelop

ment By thi s law of h eredity we Obtain an explanation

.
,

of the great numb er and vari ety of i ndividual faults evils , ,

peculi ariti es and imperfecti ons To be truly converted to .

,

ri se sup erior to th ese to recogn i ze and el i mi nate h ereditary

,

e vils an d misdi rectio ns is the min d s high es t an d gran dest

’

achiev em ent Individual errors must be eli mi n ated from

.

the ch aracter mus t be thrown off li k e p erspi ration fi om the

,
'

ski n ,
before the mind is capable Of true happiness and ,

before it is qualified for the percepti on and expressio n of

truth p ure and si mple If the tree is crook ed b ecaus e the.

twi g was ben t and if the twig receiv ed i ts wrong directi on

,

—
from surrounding circum stances j us t as the comm on min d
i s formed by educati o n—th en sin ce the mi nd is not a tree , ,

but i s a m agaz in e of elastic pow ers aflecti ons an d will it

'

, ,

foll ows that the m ental tree n eed not lik e the insensate oak , ,

rem ain bent but on the con trary the mi n d ma by th

, , y e ex , ,

ercise of i ts own great l ov e an d w i ll powers el imi nate -

,

both the cause and the consequence Of i ts in h erited

faults evils and errors
, Every individual has a deep .
,

cons tan t prayerful w ork to do for and withi n himself an d

, ,

th en for an d withi n the whol e h um an family wh erever

, ,

distributed .

Ti me t he e hath been wh en nly God was

r o al l in all ,

An d i t h all b e agai n
s .

If Li ttl m re mak h a t to ble

e o es s e ss

Hi t ubl d nei ghbor Li ttl cl ess

s ro e ,

An d p r m n t th p er gi v e
oo e o e oor ,

W eak nes the w ak e h elp t li ve

o e r o ,

The ad th e sadd er sti ll con ol e

s , os s ,

Th en God i s wo k i ng i n the s ul r o .
 FA LSE CON ITIONS D .

w
If the gro n man forgets hi s read , b
h l l h fi
T at i tt e mout s may rst b e fed ;
A d pati ent w men se v th e men
n o r e

Wh a e fo th m b ut n ow and th en
o c r r e ,

An d l ov k ep w a m wi th u t a fi
e e s r o re ,

Oh th e
, the g ac of God admi re I
n, r e

THE U NI V ERS E AB OUNDS I N CHE CK S AND COU NTE R BAL ANCES .

The rule of l ov e— the Ch ri st p ri nciple—is an un cessi ng

duty There i s n o barrier sufli ciently formidable to break
.

down the p ower of h um an righ ts and hum an pri vi l eges .

Many wise and well di rected movem en ts which in th ei r final

-

resul ts are b enefi cial to so ciety are at fi rst veh emently ,

resi sted and hav e to be forcibly carri ed in to eflect The

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,

principle Of universal love—the true teaching Of C hris ti anity

— i s to reduce to the low est poin t the elem ent of pai n and
,

sorrow B ut a philanthropi st has to overcome a great amount

.

of co nscio us ign orance b efo re n atural sci entifi c and p racti cal ,

tru ths are ev en so m uch as recogniz ed .

It is desirable to form an organization of the in dustries ,

wi th farms and m anufactories for asso ci ati ons of the home ,

, ,
—
less i dl e ignorant and thriftless not communism whi ch ,

exp ects an eq ual distributi on of accum ul ations so that no ,

one can be ri ch whil e for o n ly a bri ef p eriod ev ery one

,

w ould be equally poor In dus trial and i ntellectual stagna

.

ti on would be the imm edi ate effect This equal distributi on .

Of p rop erty w ould be equi v al en t to p aralysi s of i ndi vidual

ambiti on for i nv ention con quest and em olum ents

,
Wealth .

flows into reservoi rs as naturally as water accumulates in

lak es and seas .

Fratem i zati on should supplan t all an tagonism Heaven s

’
.

plan in the p roduction of m ankind i s this : Th at they who

are fi rst i nformed Of the sum Of the b ests sho uld instruct ,

th ose who are later informed The true philosophi cal rem .
2 98 F A LS E OON ITI ONS D .

In v y murmur at each new mi schance

e er ,

Is h eard the ti el e s march of Ci rcu ms tance

r s .

Nothing so inj ures the soul s internal powers as an uneasy ’

dissatisfied impati ent combati ve revengeful an d non con

, , ,
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forming state Of mind Pai nful though ts doubt fear hate

.
, , , ,

p rid e,are great sources of spiri tual w as te D es ponden cy .

impairs the appetite dimini sh es respi ration ci rculatio n

, , ,

motions and the physical functio ns and enfeebles in tellect

, ,
.

Happy they who se faculti es work togeth er i n the silken

cords Of h armony To have harmony and hope is to have
.

h ealth an d happin
I NTE GRIT Y I S TH E G OR L Y or MAN .

It begins now to be everywh ere surmised that the real force

whi ch i n this world all things must obey is ins ight spirit
, , , ,

ual vision and determinati on The thought is parent of the

.

—
deed man i s livi ng soul Of it ; th ought is the foun dati on and
begin ning and essence th erefore Of man s whole existence
, ,
’

here b elow .

Nature left to h erself expresses outwardl y what is inmost .

This truth should be recalled to mind that all thi ngs tangi ,

ble are i n reality the living evidences of the so ul withi n

made m anifest to the m aterial senses and useful to the ,

req uirem ents Of the outer world Science fulfil ls the i denti .

cal p roph ecy of all relig i ons ; for as reli gion con templates ,

n othing more at i ts hi gh est culmination th an the un ity of

man with God and his fellow man so sci ence i n commend -
, ,

i ng to man s rever en ce the law s Of hi s compl ex un ity—l aws

’

depending upon no co nvention and enforced by nothing but

—
th eir own sup erb and m atchless reas on perfectly enables
him for the fi rst tim e to m eet the req uirem ents Of religion .

Man s moral and social nature i s the sph ere for the play
’

of m oral forces gov ern ed by m oral law s as truly as physi

,

cal a en ts are by phy si cal laws Th m l l w f i h

g e o ra a urn s es
.
 FALS E CON ITIONS D . 299

p roof of a moral governm ent and a Divine agent . It sigui

fies the imm utabl e principl e Of j usti ce and true religi on

p redi cati ng the happ in ess f

o all u
p on the har mony f
o each .

—
The early nations Of the world all nations so l ong as th ey
conti nued simpl e and i n earn est — knew without teaching that
their history was an epic and Bible the clouded struggling
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image of a God s presen ce ; the actio n of h eroes and God

’

i nspired men The n obl e in tell ect that could disenth rall
.

s uch Divi ne im age an d p resent it to th em cl ear unclouded , ,

i n visibl e coh erency comp reh ensible to human th ought was

, ,

felt to be the chief of intellects NO need to bid him sing it .

,

make a poem of it Nature h erself comp elled him Ex cept

. .

i n song or i n p sal m such an i nsight by hum an ey es into the

,

Divine was unutterable Th ese are the Bibles of nations ;

.

to each i ts beli eved histo ry i ts Bibl e n ot i n Ju dea alo n e or

, , ,

i n H ellas and Latium al on e but i n all lands and i n al l tim es , .

Nor deeply as the fact is now forgotten has it essentially i n

, ,

the small est d egree ceased to be the fact n or wi ll it ceas e

, ,
.

With every nation it is so and with every man ; for every ,

nati on was m ade by God an d every man too ,

Only there ,
.

are som e natio ns lik e som e men who k now it and some
, , ,

who do not . The great nations are th ey th at h ave k nown it

—
well ; the sm all and contemptible both Of men and nati ons
—are th ey who h ave nev er known it or soon forgotten it ,

an d never laid it to h eart Of th ese com es noth ing . The .

meas ure of a nation s greatness of i ts worth under thi s sky to

’

God and to man is not the quantity of cotton it can spin but
, ,

the quantity Of h eroi sm it has achi eved Of n obl e pi eti es an d ,

valiant wisdom s th at w ere i n i t that still are i n it S urely -

.
,

thi s ignoble sluggish ness sk epti cal torpor i ndi flerence to all
, ,
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that dbes not bear on mammon and hi s interests is not the ,

natural state Of human creatures and i s n ot doom ed to b e ,

th eir fin al one Oth er states th ere once w ere or th ere had

.
,

n ev er b een a soci ety or an noble thi ng amo ng us at all

y .
30° A LS E
F D
CON ITIONS .

Under thi s ignoble stagnancy th ere lies painfull y impri s

,

on ed som e tend ency whi ch co uld becom e h eroi c The rest .

less gnawing ennui which li k e a dark di m ocean flood

, , , ,
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,

comm un i cati ng with the P hl egethons and Sty i an d ee s

g p ,

begi rth eve y h m

s r u an f e o u —
li s g ided is it n ot the pain ful cry ,

ev en of th at imp ri so ned h eroism Imprisoned it will ,

n ever rest ; set forth at p resent on th ese sad terms it cann ot ,

be. Y ou unfortunates what is the use Of your mo n ey bags

,
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,

your territories founded properti es your mountai ns of pos

, ,

sessio n s eq uipm ents an d m achi ne i n venti ons ? N0 use or

, ,

l ess than none Your skin is covered and your di gestive

.
,

app aratus i s suppli ed an d

y ou have but to wis h i n these
,

resp ects an d more is ready Y ou ask for h appin ess

. Oh , ,

give me h appin ess ! and they hand y ou ever new kinds Of

supply for the di gestive apparatus new an d ever n ew worse , ,

or not a whit b etter than the old ; and this i s y our h appiness ?

A s if y ou w ere si ck ch ildren ; as if y ou were not men but a ,

kind Of apes ? I rather say be thankful for en nui it is your ,

last mark Of m anhood This at least i s a perpetual admoni

.

tion and true sermon to y ou .

M eanwhil e we admit the p resen t i s an impo rtan t timc ;

,

all p resen t th e n ecessarily is The poorest day that passes

.

over us i s the conflux of two eterniti es ! and is made up of

curren ts that i ssue from the rem ot est p as t an d flow onwar d ,

into the remotest future .

We w ere wise indeed coul d we discern truly the si gns of

,

our tim e and by k n owl edg e of i ts w ants an d ad vantages

, ,

wisely adj ust our own po sition to it Let us then instead of .

,

gazing idly into the Obscure distance look calmly around us ,

for a little tim e on the p erpl ex ed scene wh ere we stan d Per .

h aps on a more serious inspecti on som ething of i ts p erplex

, ,

ity will disapp ear some Of i ts di stincti ve characters and

, ,

deeper ten denci es m ore cl early reveal th emselves ; our own

,
 PA RT S E V E N TH .

SCI E N CE OF L I F E .

M AN I S D ESTI NED TO OUTGRO W E RR OR AND D I S CORD .

The i
sc ence of li fe i n i ts understan ding requires the study
of nature i n all departm ents of tho ught It consists in .

k nowing how to take care of yourself your health and your ,

morals how to m ak e use of p eople how to mak e the most

, ,

of yoursel f an d how to m ak e y our wa i n the wo rld

, y .

Man is the i ndefin ite w orld b ecause sub sistin g between

,

thi ngs an d i d eas b etween the fini te and the i nfin i te

, .

The spiri tual elem ent i n man i s not y et unfolded There .

is no attracti on o utside of man sup eri or i n strength to that

'

whi ch pervades within .

A s we com e to k now ourselves we sh all understan d what

,

will satisfy our wants A child i s never ready for knowl

.

edg e un til i ts soul i s mov ed to p ut forth ques ti ons Every .

system of educatio n n ot b ased on this p rin cipl e i s i rksome

to y outh because it is essenti ally erroneous an d fun dament

,

all y unadap te d The faculti es of the young mi n d shoul d be

.

aw ak ened ui etl an d o nl y as th ey as k questi ons until the

q y , ,

seas on has arriv ed wh en physi cal i n dustry and m en tal disci

pli ne become both natural an d necessary .

Every mode of instruction should coincide with nature .

There m ust exist a unity i n educati on and a progress in

adm in iste ri ng i nstructi o n to the y oung Education both.
,

primary an d scientific needs to be essentially changed ;

,

th ere should not exist so many di ssimilar modes of impress

 S CIE NCE OF LIFE .

i ng the mind with doctri ne instead of practi ce ; a more qual

ify i ng cul ture is dem anded .

Train ing i n every departm ent mus t tend toward natural

ness an d p r acti cal efi ort I f we w ould teach a chi ld or
.

youth a lesson i n musi c reading writing arithm etic gram

, , , ,

mar or any oth er study we should impress upon i ts min d

,

the ben efit to be deriv ed as a reward for the task of l earn

i ng i nducing th ereby a ch eerful state of min d
,
.

Cheerfuln ess an d hopefulness are necessary to mental

ex p ansion an d true dev elopm ent A better system of di dao
.

tics should be ins tituted Fi rst make the youth happ y i n

.
,

the tho ught th at th ere i s a comp ensati on to follow the p er

forman ce of the m ental task L et the child look ah ead to
.

an activ e stage of m anhood or wom anhood to a true nobil ity ,

of so ul and it wil l p ut forth almost sup erhum an efforts to

,

attai n the en d i n vi ew L et the child becom e imbued with

.

the necessi ty of labo r an d that it will nev er detract from

,

the dignity of hi s b rai n pow er .

Culture should not be bound by the demands of ordinary

work All prolonged m ental efiort i n any directi on gives
.
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power and fixes habit but the eflect may be so narrowing

,
'

that the discipline becomes an evi l i n proportion to i ts

thorough ness and the min d is then i n a state of thralldom
,
.

To produce the h armon iz ation of the i ndividual to develop ,

the whol e nature it is necessary to study the difieren t gro ups

'

or cl assi fi cati ons of the sci ences Science is a comprehensive

.

term ; it m eans various groups of sciences whi ch exercise the ,

intellect in widely different ways .

A di scipli ne may be scien tifi c and still be parti al and

defi ci ent The study of each sci ence necessitates a new
.

or d er of i d eas whi ch will

,
call out di fferen t form s of m en tal
ex erci se ; thus the disci plin e becom es compreh ens iv e an d

v ari ed Limited porti ons of the sci ences are i nadeq uate for
.
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th at complete mental training whi ch is the obj ect of the higher

ed ucation .

The mind i s bi ased by som e peculiar habit or course of

thought Right th inking in any matter d epends very much
.

on the habit of tho ught Habit of thought partly natural

. .
, ,

depends in part on the artifici al influences to whi ch the

, ,

mind has been subj ected or parti cular kinds of m en tal acti v
,

ity Each man s habits of tho ught infl uence his j udgmen t
.
’

on an
y q ues tio n b rought before him A fit habit of thought
.

is all important i n the study of sociology an d can be acquired ,

only by the stu dy of the sciences at large as each class of ,

the sci ences gives an i ndispensabl e disciplin e to the intel

lect .

By the m athematics of superio r minds m any truths are ,

d emonstrated By an establi shed principle of science it is

.
,

found that chemi cal acti on alters the cons titution of bod ies ,

j ust as m echanical re action changes th eir form and position

- .

A n el ectri c influence is ex cited and prop agated by every

m uscular eflort every ch emical change within us every vari
'

, ,

ati on in the state of health an d especially every m en tal effort

,
.

No tho ught can pass through the mind whi ch does not al ter
the physi ological ch emi cal and el ectri c con dition of the b rain
, .

and co nsequently of the wh ol e system

, , It is evident that .

when the will ex cites the vocal or m ental organs there is a ,

comm un i cati on of po sitiv e pow er co nsti tuted of mo re p erfect

particles than those previo usly pervading the sam e organs .

Wh en the organs are thus ex cited th ey b ecome m ediums for

,

the d escensio n of the will Men of real m erit hav e the gov
.

erni ng m oti ve withi n .

Freedom and purity are comm ensurate and i nsep arable .

Man should ennoble his mind by thoughts of p urity and

m oral beauty I f h onesty and virtue w ere not the rule al l
.
,

the nobl e chariti es as w ell as material comforts would take

306 SCIENCE OF LIFE .

must show that it is at least try ing to be j ust It mus t move .

on a high er pl an e M otives when hi gh lift up the soul

.
, ,

whi ch is thus prepared for progress and en terp rise .

All hum an improvement must result from human d ert -

.

This maxim is recogn iz ed an d acted upon only by all in ref ,

eren ce to the o utward surroundi ngs ; but as to i n tem al

organ i c soundness th at i s negl ected

, H um an nature i t is
.
,

thought can be regenerated by God alone Man has been

,
.

directed to a power outside of himself It i s not so much a .

theory of Christi anity that i s redemm i ve as a reveren ce for

the D ivi ne life an d ch aracter of Christ To follow His .

teachings i s to becom e Harmonial .

It is admitted that the conduct character and destiny of a

,

human being depend on hi s organizati on and devel opment .

A h eal thy organization may be placed i n a situation i n which

it cann ot be p erfectly developed A diseased organ izati on
.
,

on the co ntrary ma be pl aced i n ci rcumstrnces in which

, y
the organi c or constituti onal imp erfection may be in a
m easure rem edied by ci rcum stanti al in fluences B ut .

how can this wo rld ev er be p eopl ed by true an d p erfect

beings so long as the organizatio n and developmen t are
,

both wrong ?
A true development of the mind elevates it far above the
sensuous cravi ngs of the p assi on s an d p rop ensiti es whi ch are

natural i n chi ldh ood The youth once elevated m en tall y by

.
,

the sup remacy of the thin ki ng an d refl ective faculti es over

the lower attributes crim e and degradati on wi ll b e avoi ded

,

as loathsom e an d rep ul siv e and the passions will be h eld to

,

the p erfo rm ance of th eir l egitim ate an d subordi nate functi ons .

The p erson th us d eveloped will live i n the high er depart

ments of his being and be good because he loves to be
,
.

L ook at the eflects produced by a co urse of trai nin g which

'

shall arouse h ate sorrow an d con ti nued regret

, s .
 SCI ENCE OF Ll FE . 307

B ehold the child that has been abandoned by i ts progeni

tors an d left a waif upon society an d at whom the fi nger of
,

scorn i s co n ti nually poi n ted ,

an d who receiv es i n li eu of

caresses an d kin d words the i n di fleren ce an d negl ect of the

'

passers by l Wh at portion of his brain i s rendered active by

-

such treatmen t How long will it be before the cunning of

?

the fox an d the vin dictiv en ess of the most feroci ous an d cruel
of the anim al ki ngdom will dev el op i n the child ? A s it
grows to the stature of manh ood or womanhood it will be
marked as the m ost desperate and vil e of the inm ates of the
priso n Take the child of lovi n g parents who co nti nually
.

stimulate the nobl est faculti es of i ts bei ng i n to action an d it ,

will avoi d every con dition whi ch w ould lead to degradati on

that the little w aif referred to has been h eir to from a natural , .

repulsi on ; whi l e i ts attracti on for the d egradati on of the

waif would have been j ust as natural to it had the conditions ,

an d sorroun di n s b een the same

g .

—
We punish these poor wai fs half made children,stamped
-

with evil ten dencies—an d lose sight of the great fact th at

the real crimi n al ity li es farth er b ack Experi ence i n the
.
,

light of reas on knowledge and j ustice admonish es us to be

, ,

careful n ot to wrong th ese unfortun ates as such i nj usti ce ,

'

wounds and callouses th eir consci ences Children sh ould .

n ot be irritated an d provok ed , an d shoul d be p un i sh ed as

little as possi ble because the painful excitement th us

,

occas ioned is di rectly calculated to disorder the nervous

system an d ex cite combativ en ess an d d estructiv en ess .

Every child has a right to be well born and this i s what

-
,

future generati ons h av e a right to dem an d of the presen t .

This dem an d of the future the present is boun d to heed as

the m ost sacred an d imp erative obligati on Every genera .

ti on i s more or less aflected by external condi tio ns entai led

'

u pon it by i ts p red ecessors. Children inh erit not only the

308 SCIENCE OF LI FE
.

farms o d houses gardens fruits and flowers social

and r a s, , , , ,

politi cal and religious maxims and i nstitutions of their

parents but also th eir bodies and souls What kin d of souls
,
.

shall the p resent giv e to the future true or false ? lovi ng or

?

hating ? forgiving or revengefu l ? noble or ignoble ? What

sh al l I l eav e to my children ? is the q uestio n of ten ask ed .

How utterly worthless is everything else i n comparison with

health of body and min d .

Let us transmit at least a moral brai n The most impor .

tant questi on to this age is that kind of interrogati on which

looketh into the origi n of the human species ; to man s ’

improvement from the very begi nning to a h eal thy an d ,

well consti tuted oflspri ng Hum anity has been drugged to

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repletio n with m edi cal political and religious prescriptions

,
.

The result has demonstrated that no system of arbitrary laws

can avail to eradi cate the di seases w hi ch trans ression of the
g
fixed laws of life and h ealth has introduced To the law .

of rep roducti on will human bei ngs i n the future of this world
,

look as the one grand means to p rocure h ealth of body and '

min d and freedom for the soul It needs no di rect com .

muni cati on from h eaven to i nfo rm us that human beings are

fearfully diseased The fact is stamped on nearl y every
.

individual We see it i n facial expression in the whole body

.
, .

We hear it i n the voice i n every form which the human being

,

can exp ress To relieve the race of i ts deformities to regen

.
,

erate an d exal t it will and m ust be the obj ect of all thou ht
, g
ful an d considerate min ds B ut righteousness and happ iness
.

are im possibl e whil e the con ditions of m an s social li fe an ta

’

g
on i ao . Salvati on from all disease and discords—phy si cal ,

organic social political and spiritual—is impossible only by

, ,

an d th rou h p ersonal obedi ence to every req ui remen t of the

g
l aw of love and j usti ce .

Th ere are prison doors to unfasten chains to knock ofl ,

'

S lavery i n all i ts forms to be annihilated intemperance to ,

31 0 SCIENCE OF LIFE .

d urin g his i ncreas ing maturity the child is not prop erly
,

treated by his parents unl ess made acquai nted with the laws
and uses of hi s various functi ons Innocence and my s teri
.

ousness n ev er dw ell l ong togeth er .

The use an d abuse of the reproductive functi ons of our

nature concern the race m ore essenti al ly than the popular

q uesti ons of politi cs an d th eology The decrees of God are .

the etern al l aws of His vital system w ritten u pon the con ,

sti tuti on of man an d republish ed wh enever a child i s bo rn

,
.

Man must both desi re an d learn to answer every questi on

he fi n ds the pow er to as k Igno rance is the paren t of un
.

h eal thy and unch aste i maginings The most ty ranni cal des.

ot the most formidabl e an d p ow erful enemy with whi ch the

p ,

body and the mi nd the reas on and the aflecti ons have strug
'

gled an d which enslaves the human m ind is ignorance

, ,
.

The ign oran ce of parents i s preserved mo re conspi cuously

than the sculptor s thought i n the chiseled marble in the
’

bodi ly and ph renological development of their oflspri ng ’

Not only pas si ons and vices but morbid conditio ns are
,

—
transmitt ed by h eritage the efi ects of excessive an d irreg'

ul ar sensual i ndulg ence Owing to the ignoran ce of parents

.

con cerni ng th eir own nature an d i ts l aws the risi ng genera ,

tion are made imperfect because th ey imbibe improper

i nclinations from th ei r parents h eredi tarily .

Impressi ons are stamped upo n the child by ruli ng thoughts

an d h abi ts or wh atev er
,
strongly impresses the mother
duri ng the period of gestation The greatness of sons and
.

daughters i s the exudin g of the greatness of fath ers and

moth ers When hereditary laws become familiar an d con
.

sci enti ousl

y p ut i n to p racti ce th en w e, sh all p erceive the

n ew man .

Hereditary transmission is inevitabl e ; the habi t of the

’

Parent b ecomes an i n sti nct i n the child Paren ts arm .

,
 SCI ENCE OF L IFE . 31 1

yoursel ves with a knowledge of the law of love Prepare .

yourselves to love one another Children to be born have

.

r ights their highest good demands an i ndissoluble oneness ,

Parents alone are responsible for the bodi es and souls of

their children The cry of the wronged ones goes up to
.

heaven From our p arents cometh our misery

,
.

Who shall deliver us from our an cesto rs ? B etween the

broken law and i ts entail ed consequences stan ds the mother ,

invested with the power which mak es her a Nemesis or a

Redeemer The son which Hannah p rayed so earnestly for
.
,

an d gav e un to the Lo rd b efo re his birth i nh erited a so u l ,

whi ch had been to school before it drew i ts first breath .

The h uman ty p e is capabl e of in defi nite improvem en t .

Pure and enth usiastic women b ri ng forth sai nts and h eroes .

A ll history attests the fact that as a g eneral rule great

, ,

men had great mothers Let the p rosp ective moth er k eep
.

all her faculti es activ e an d i n working ord er God has del .

e ated to the moth er an almost bo undl ess pow er

g .

Virtuous and vi ci o us habits and ten dencies are transmit

te d from moth er to child S he may impose upon the world
.

a di sco rdant nature an d up on the child the greatest curse a

,

r n —
parent can b i g the incapacity to inspire love i n others .

0 how to be pitied i s th at nature i ncapable of attracti ng i ts

,

soul food ! Nothing wi ll so inj ure an d deform the so ul s i n

’
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ternal powers as an uneasy dissatisfied impatien t combat

, , ,

i ve revengeful non con formi ng state of mi nd

, ,
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WE S HOU L D s r
'
mv s V
TO R E M O E HI DDE N S OU RCE S or
M I S E RY .

Offspring cannot be radically improved unti l the right

persons enter the m arriage relation Good children cannot .

come of un h appy parents nor a family on the whol e be

, , ,

right an d n o rm al the h eads of whi ch are improp erly mated

, .
 SCIENCE or LI FE .

Th ere is no reform more needed no work more philan ,

throp i c than the disseminati on of a k nowledge of these

,

great p rinci ples whi ch are so i nti mately connected with the
well bei ng and perfecti on of hum anity If all p ermanen t
- .

reform i s real ly d ependent upon a correct use of the laws of

nature t en ev ery one sh ould k now what th ese laws teach

h,

an d req uire All that i s lovely and elevati ng all that is

.
,

pure an d ennobli ng i n humani ty may be transmitted with

,

increased luster to our children when we understand and

,

obey the high est law s that rel ate to our li vi ng .

When the matter of sexes an d their proper relations is

fully unders tood misery will tak e wings an d fly away for
,

ev er
. No more bitter tears and daily sighs an d breaking
hearts ; no more disease pai n and so rrow wh en the science
, ,

of li fe an d the necessities of the h uman body are und er

stood .

Ignorance the greatest foe of man has fil led the world

, ,

with m arty rs Children must be well born and not martyred

.
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,

to inherited disabiliti es The moth er must learn that every

.

tho ught whi ch passes through her min d every emo tion no , ,

matter how tran sitory every impression from external

,

obj ects i n a greater or lesser degree aflects the fetal being

,
’

The enci ente mother walks up on enchan ted gro un d She .

cann ot stir with out t ouchi ng some stri ng that may vibrate

eith er h armony or di sco rd i n the so ul of her oflsp ri ng

’

A cco rding to the education and si tuati on of the mother

will be the constitutio n and i ncl ination of her offsp ri ng .

The ti m e i s comi ng wh en p arents will b e h eld accoun table

for generati ng children deformed un fin ish ed b rought i nto
, ,

thi s breathing world b efore th ei r ti c arcely half

made up Wh at is the cause of unloving ungrateful chil
.
,

dren ? I s it n ot the in evi table refl ex consequence of a

child n ouri sh ed on bitter an d repi n in g th oughts ig norantly ,
31 4 SCIENCE OF LIFE .

without blending soul with soul so long wil l their oflsp ring
,
'

be Sensual and impure How m any born of such rel ation

.
,

ships are organi cally p repared for a fretful joyless chi ld

, ,

hood a n ervous and uncomfortable maturity an d a stem

, ,

an d h eartl ess old a e ! No true holy conj ugal love between

g , ,

the paren ts No venerati o n ibr each oth er s physical an d

‘ ’
.

spiritual attrib utes ! No mani fes tation of God in eith er !

The mi ssi on f m arri

o age i s more to the soul than to the

body , and more to the develop men t of the so ul than to

either . The gr eat wor k n ow to do is to sp i rituali ze the

world . C ulture and harmony of development are the
m eans o secu i g t
f r n th e ru e a n d e r a n n n —
p m e t u ions the unity
of m ar i ge
r a — the co nsumm atio n of cultured love Thi s is a .

s tate th at admits of no vicious en croachm ents ; it i s the con

j u ga l ki n dom of h eav en on earth

g .

Only the high est order of love will subdue propensi ty .

He who unl eash es his anim al nature un der the delusi on that ,

it i s right ever fin ds to his cost that misery is the sternly

,

i n flicted penalty Do the passions exti nguish themselves ?

.

Ah ! the resul t is a wreck of manhood over whi ch angels ,

weep The deceptive gleam of sensuous pl easure too often ,

mistaken fo h ppi
r a n ess i s th e,
foretas te of mis ery— sens uous

pain i n the tri umph of consci ence is the harbi nger of endless
pl eas ure .

The sexual impul se un restrained unguided is the cause

, , ,

of the m ost te rribl e crim es an d from it flow s a great share

,

of the misery and degradation of the wo rld The force .

which it exerts i s drawn away fi lm the intellect and morals ,

and flows th rough the ch annels of the passions all of whi ch ,

are in tensifi ed To eat and m ultiply i s the end of ani mal

.

b eing and wh en man yields to the sam e impulses he b ecomes

, ,

an an imal more debas ed i n proportion as hi s intellect fur

,

n i shes the m eans I n no dep artm ent of the sci en ce of man

’

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d oes suc h lamen table ign orance prevail as i n this which is ,

c onsi dered i mpolite and of too d eli cate a nature to m ention

,
.

Man has hi gh er purposes to fulfill and wh enever the appe ,

ti tes oppose th ese p urp oses or conflict with th ei r p erfect

,

e xp ress i on th ey h av e transcen d ed thei r sph ere and there

, ,

should be no d oubt as to the right or the cou rse fro m whi ch

, ,

the greatest good may be expected To arrest the cause of

.

m isery man mus t be educated i n the laws of his nature and

, ,

pressed with the necessity of obedi ence .

Physiognomy i s entirely dependent upon morality and

i ntelligen ce The growth of the low er faculties is at the
.

e xpense of the i n tell ect and high er moral sen timents and

the dev elopment of the upper brain We are deaf dumb .

, ,

bli nd an d paral ytic in m any res pects from force of h abit as

well as transmitted tendenci es All characteristi cs acqui red
.

b y the organ ism duri ng i ts individual existence and whi ch ,

i ts ancestors di d not poss ess may under favorable circum

, ,

s tances be transmitted to p osterity

, All organisms are capa
.

b l e of transmitti ng such acq uired p eculiariti es i n such a man

n er as to re appear in descen dan ts i n the sam e fo rm i n whi ch
-
,

t h ey were received an d ex actly at the sam e p eriod of li fe

i n whi ch th ey w ere acq ui red .

The impressibil ity of youth sh ould be fortified and guarded

agai nst the psy ch ology of imitation Our feelin gs an d ev en
.

ou r ch aracters are i nfl uenced by the thi ngs we h abituall

y
listen to or look upon Every spectacle every emotion
.
, ,

leaves a las ting impression on the min d and if often repeated , , ,

infl uences the character Every day our country is growing

.

more conj ugal The h abits of our modern youth are extra
.

ordi narily precocious Their nourishm ents peculiarly stim

.
,

nlati n are the most powerful cause of ex cessive and

g , p er

v erted sex uality th eir m an ners strongly imitative of

,

ad ults thei r p ursuits nervo usly m aturi ng i n eflect —

'

, al l
 SCIE NCE OF LIFE .

o piring pow erfully agai nst the rep ose and normal growth
c ns

of the l ove el ement . Uncultured passion not lov e is devel , ,

oped an d the hi sto ry of thi s ph ase of love i s a record of

,

fl eeti ng dream s and groundless expectations springi ng from ,

the extrem e a ti on of the co nj ugal pri n cipl e

c
B ut the cause .

which contributes chi efly to thi s precocious development of

conj ugalism i n the young spi ri t — which when thus devel ,

op ed cal ls st ren uo usly cl am orously

, , up on i ts po ssessor to
,

foster i ts rav enous cravi n gs wi th food an d drink the most ,

—
positive and sti m ulating is lying at the v ery bas is and ,

origi nated from the emoti ons an d potentialism of blood love -

in one or both p rogenitors The h um an soul sp ringin g from

.

such a fo un tai n en co un ters i nwrought di f ficulties an d cann ot ,

easily ri se above i ts source The most unfortun ate predis

.

position to has ty an d blood love m arriages the most i rresisti

-
,

ble p ropensiti es to ward p rem ature conj ugali sm sp ri ng from ,

.

h ereditary emotions .

In l ooki ng ov er our pen itentiari es behold the vi cti ms of

,

sensuali sm ! Men an d wom en i n carcerated withi n the wal ls

of gloomy p ri so n h ouses the of

- fsp ri ng of yo ung ignorant
, ,

and thoughtl ess

p are n ts— terri fic e ffects of sensualisti c mar

ri a es
g .

The vi ces of inversioni sts are appalling and when they ,

enter the m arri ag e rel ati on th ey carry with th em the per

,

ni ci ous cri mes of youth aflecti ng th ei r oflsp ri ng with the

' '

weakness and defects of th ei r own state and they fall an eas y ,

prey to the sam e vi ce disease and death

,
.

Dis r egard of the love-laws, r esu lts i n di refu l conseq uences .

Paren ts ! You who h ave children at hom e, and y ou who may

h ave,
yourselves with a knowledge of the law of l ove
arm .

If the fl owers th at bloom on the moun tai n side resemble the -

qualiti es of the mountai n whi ch produced th em then even ,

so will ur children corresp on d to the q ual iti es of the bosom

y o
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bt
o s ruc i on t to the a ptial sci ence Wh e n
dvan cem ent of nu .

we can surmo unt ign orance we can overcom e the consequen t ,

misery . Wh en we can outgrow error we can preven t ,

.

unnecessar y sufleri ng Men an d women suder from thei r

' '

ignoran t misconceptions an d erroneous sentim en ts as to the

reproductive appeti te an d functi on .

We need a better understan ding of the reproducti ve facts

and pri ncipl es of our exi sten ce A k nowledge of the fund
'

am e ntal p rin ciples of h um an n ature an d h um an h appi n ess i s

of paramoun t importan ce To un derstan d the laws whi ch

.

govern our nature ; to k now what paren tal condi tions phy s ,

i cal and m ental wi ll stamp the m ost favorable impression on

,

the p rimitive organ iz ation h ealth tal ents virtue of the y et

, , , ,

un created immortal s an d wh at m ust n ece

,
s sarily tra nsmit

physical diseases m ental mal adi es and vicious predispos i

,

tions constitute a study of mom en tous import

,
.

Misconcepti ons and erroneous sentiments as to the repro ,

ducti ve fun cti on are d eplorable

,
Many seemi ngly matri .

monial j oys are but miseri es in m as q uerade This need not .

be. Hundred s of h omes now ch eerless and miserable may

, ,

be mad e b eauti ful and h appy by obedi ence to the conj ugal
principle Wh en the sex es truly love and properly marry
.
,

rightly g en erate carry n urse an d ed ucate thei r children and

, , ,

when th ere sh all be perfect harmo ny i n the temmrament ,

and all the ci rcum stances whi ch p recede the i n troducti on of

a new b ei ng i n to the fl esh whi ch i s a g enesis and th ere , ,

be all th ese favorabl e condi ti ons we h ave the C reator s Adam

’
.
,

All moral education al and philan th ropi c eflorts will be com

’

parati vely in vai n until parentage takes up the herculean

labor of reform And agai n a prop er atten ti on to the righ t
.
,

temp eram ent an d m ental adaptation and the right circum ,

stances un der whi ch children sh ould be brou ght in to being ,

predi cated up on pure and correct m arri age relati ons is mani ,
 SCIENCE OF LI FE . 31 9

festl y .
of greates t co nsequence to the harmoni zation of
the
fix ed h uman typ es By the applicati on of the laws of tem
.

am n tal h armony we ma s cure a congenial an d abso

p e r e y e ,

lately homogeneous union of souls .

Harmoni ous oflspring depends upon correct combi nation

'

of temperaments There are si x temperam ents more or less

.
,

app aren t difierently combi ned i n each man an d woman

’

the nutritive sensi tiv e motiv e m uscul ar m en tal an d spirit

, , , ,

The si x temperam en ts app ear i n di fierent relatio ns

’

ual .

unti l the vari ety surpasses all comp reh ensi on But th ere is .

an essen ti al p rin cipl e alw ays to be observed an d p racti ced

upon : th at no temp eramen ts can m atrimo ni ally h armoni z e

except the central on es be p ositi vely an d n egati v ely un ited

— th at is the middle two of the si x attractions This i s the

,
.

law of true m arriage Th ese central temperam ents are the

.

axi s on whi c the soul evolv es — ts grand pivotal attracti ons

h r i .

The m arri age k not can be ti ed only by pivotal temperaments ,

th at is i n regard to happiness i n m arriage and to the produc

ti on of good children If this law be but reas onably under
.

stood an d practi ced we soon would h ear wo rds of h arm on y

,

in our h om es .

Every false marriage is a new fountai n of impure waters .

Such a relationship brings into the world a fresh supply of

—
blood love children o ffsprin g of the inferior elemen ts of re
-

—
production with h ereditary dispositions to crim e of every
kin d and magnitude whi ch all our legal arrangem ents are
,

exp ressly m ade to p rev ent or to p rov e again st the vi cti ms

,

and to p un ish .

The i nt uitions of men and wom en m ust be more p erfectly

organiz ed an d d ev elop ed ; the sex ual i nsti nct m ust be refi n ed

and more d eli cately attuned The in sti nct whi ch poi nts
.

each to the oth er i s too often dark bewi ldered an d gross

, , ,
.

This want of deli cacy of p erception i s the cause of unnatural

con diti ons an d false rel ati ons b etw een the sex es .
 SCI ENCE OF LIFE .

I deal i ty , conscienciousness, piritual ity and all the beautiful

s ,

virtues should crown our love The spi ritual temperament

.
.

like the mental draws its conj ugal essence of reproduction

,

en tirely fro m the vi tality of the b rain and nervous s stm ;

y
but the nutriti ve bei ng organically m aterial draws i ts sper
, ,

m atic essence especially from the elements of the blood .

The blood can be restored by eati ng a si ngl e dinner of soli d

food but m any days are req ui red to renew the mental essence
,
.

Propensity should be k ept within check Whomsoever .

es t eem eth t
oo m uch of amoro us aflecti on q ui tteth both ri ches
'

and wisdom . I f for business an d fortune man can subdue

his pass ions he is com peten t to ex ert self control for virtue
,
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, ,

for woman and for the perfection of oflsp ri ng The extreme

'

acti on of co nj ugal love is evil because it d estroy s the sacred

,

n ess an d m ars the beauty of a spi ri tual m arri a e S m

g o e .

times reas on lo ve manly beauty and wom anly devotion are

, , .

s lain by ig no rance an d undi scipli ned desi res .

HU MA NIT Y IS B U R DENE D WI TH W RETCHED CHI L DR EN .

The married sh ould observe the venereal law of conti

nen ce ; the unm arri ed the absol ute law of ch as ti ty The .

e xtrem e actio n of co nj ugal l ove is evil b ecause it communi

,

cates the most at rocious i nj uri es and vi ces to posterity .

S exual intercourse is un den iably a question of morals and ,

cannot be vi olated with impuni ty No child should be born

.

of parents who are not d raw n togeth er by the attractive

power of reciprocal l ove It is impossible to esti mate the

.

evils of lovel ess oflsp ri n th y b om mbod m t

’

g; e ec e the e i en of
inharmony and hate The amount of inbo rn evil and crime
.

m ay be directly traceable to loveless and i nh armonio us natures .

Good children com e from good conditi ons The weal or .

woe of co untless m illions y et unb orn rests upon false fou n

d ati ons ; this generation cann ot lay off i ts miseri es upon
322 S CIENCE OF LI FE .

Wh ence the te rrible contagious diseases ? Answer from ,

mis d i recti on of the love pri nciple ; fro m un natural an d

mo nstrous expendi ture of the sexual elem ent for more se n
sual gratifi cation Obey the law of parental love wi th a
.

pure and reveren t devotion for the foundati on of the world ,

i s childho od and the h appi ness of future sph eres bubbl es

,

out of terrestri al foun tai ns .

Th ousands of children are born with evi ls for which the

parents were never even suspected The penitentiary the .
,

dungeon the gallows and lunatic as ylum are m eans employed

,

by the world to pun ish the victims of an in considerate gen

erati on Poo r houses an d asylums for the deaf an d dumb
.
-

and bli n d are but so m any n ecessary recep tacl es for children
— conceiv ed i n si n and born i n i niq ui ty Wh ere are the .

greatest cri minals ? Do we behold th em in priso ns i n dun ,

geons i n lunati c asylum s on the scafi ol d ? Do we behold

'

, ,

them i n houses of pollution ? i n gamblin g h ouses ? in the

cell s of N ewgate ? No Th ese places and their i nhabi.

tants are efiects

'

Many are born with bad tempers not only because th ey ,

sp ring out of bl ood l ov e children of the low er mol d but i n

-
, ,

ad dition b ecause th ey fought th ei r way i n to li fe

,
Many .

are considered i ntruders acciden ts of m arri age n ot pre

, ,

vi ousl
y d esi red an d only w el com e wh en th ey fin d th eir
,

way in to the h eart We ought in humanity no more

.

to di sparage one for the w eak ness an d misfortunes of the

mind th an for those of the body ; they are the accidents of
birth and such as cannot be helped Society in i ts consti
,
.
,

tuti on and civilizati on will be ex actly wh at th ese coming

,

men an d w om en are qualified to originate and evolv e and

fas hion H ence society i s concerned most pro foun dly in
.
,

marri age It i s vitall y concern ed i n the production and

.

true education of chi ldren The m ak ers of laws cannot .

 SCI ENCE OF LI FE . 32 3

afiord
'

to appropriate the people s money to the buildi ng of ’

pri sons an d to the co nstruction of the old ti m e gal lows -

.

Compas sion and kindness m ust prevail If th ere is any .

law of moral duty written in l etters of light it i s the obli ,

ati on we owe to the unfortun ate and the un d ev elop ed who

g
are in cap abl e of self con trol The unfortunate crimi nal
- .

rem ai ns the sam e or i s m ad e worse He must expiate hi s .

offense and i s then fi cc He was at first dangerous but

,
-
.
,

now mor e d anger ous pun i sh ed but not reform ed ; and n ot

,

being reform ed no one will employ him ; he must steel or

,

starv e , con tact with h eartl ess li fe an d in d esp erati on , , ,

an other crim e w i ll dark en his moral atmosph ere D eprived .

of book s of p ap ers of co nv ersation ev en co n fin ed i n a cell

, , , ,

how is it possible for the high er faculties to gai n that '

acti vity whi ch alone can assure him a b etter life ? If any
thi ng is self evident it i s th at this system has compl etely
‘

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,

fail ed
.

These unfo rtunate beings m ust be subj ected to direful but

regenerativ e results I f a man will inj ure oth ers he shou ld
.
,

be co nfined where he cannot do so surround ed by the b est ,

education al i nfl uences an d not allow ed freedom un til it i s

,

app aren t th at he has b ecom e reformed Our cri mi nal laws .

are founded on Moses an d n ot on Ch rist Capital pun ish .

m ent serves to mak e li fe cheap This is not the best p ossi .

ble m ethod of disposi ng of h um an b ei ngs This is not a .

reli abl e deterrent Soci ety is still imperfectly protected

. .

The whol e social fabric is bound togeth er with bo nds no

indi vidual can break Wh ere the sph ere and rights of the
.

indi vi dual leave and those of soci ety begi n is a problem

, ,

that m etaphysi ci ans are puzzl ed to solve N0 indivi dual .

can be deprived of hi s li b erty unl ess he has shown hi msel f,

incapable of governing himself In such cas es the obj ect .

,

sho uld n ot be v engeance or pun ishm ent but refo rm ; and i n ,

324 SCI ENCE OF LIFE .

this right present prison system

, our is a blot on the fair
face of our civili zati on .

The p rison shoul d n ot be a r ack o f torture, bu t a school

of re or f mC rimi nali ty i s a.sp eci es of mo ral idiocy and

in sanity requiring benevolent training and lovi ng chan ty
'

.
,

The criminal i s imm ortal and some ti me will begin an ,

advance m en t whi ch sh all culmi nate i n angelic ex cell en ce .

The laws of the universe work out th eir own purpose We .

can with j usti ce p rotect ourselves and i n so doi ng wo rk , ,

directly i n their channel Wh ile every si n deserves imme .

diate and total destruction the sinner deserves the love and ,

blessing of God inefiably more than the self sustaining and '
-

well developed individual

-
.

salvation i s the rescue of man from igno rance and misfor

tun e Nothing is more certain than that the m arriage rela
.

tion of the wrong temp eram ents develops m an ifold evils i n

the structure of the brai n and ner vou s sy stem, and is a ro
p
d uci ng development of som e innate
cause of an arrest i n the

force There are other incidental and potenti al causes often

.

involved ; any excess i n the emotions during pregnancy ,

sudd en ill ness fri ght gri ef too frequen t sexual ex citement
, , , ,

losses i n the spermatic essence indulgence in alcoholic stim ,

ulan ts opium or oth er

,
n erve i rritants— all th ese an d each ,

by itself as a cause may ultimate i n an arrest of the devel

, ,

0 p men t of som e m en tal force whi ch o utw ardly will be k no wn ,

i n one as idiocy i n an oth er b rain blight i n ano th er pro

,
-
,

longed i nfancy i n another muteness and deafness m another

, ,

m oral idiocy in another hydroceph alus i n another ep il ep tic

, ,

fits i n anoth er p eriodi cal lunacy i n another viol ence o f tem

, ,

r ; th en ce the ch ai n of evils resulting from marriage of i n

p e

comp atibl e temp eraments ; an d al so from forbidden h abi ts and

practices both i n an d out of w ed lock can be traced out link

, ,

by lin k until we l ift up the curtain upon the private his tory
,
 SCIENCE OF LI FE .

S PI R ITU A L LO E V WI LL REF I N E THE W ORL D .

We can
p mo re eas i ly th an cu re soci al mi stakes
revent .

A n d this we can now b egin to do by creati ng a n ew p ublic

sen tim en t an d by teaching our y oung men to grow up i n
,

harm ony with the laws of their entire nature and our y oung ,

wom en to venerate principl es physical and spiritual over , ,

comi n g di sease with h ealth deformity wi th beauty ign orance

, ,

with wisdom .

Some defects can be cured only by the res trainin g i nflu

en ce of cus tom Soul dwarfing spiri t subj ugating evils
.
-
,
-
,

such as n ow afil i ct the w orld can n ever be talk ed down they , ,

must be written down work ed dow n and put down Men

,
.

will not attai n to a virtue by b ei ng told th at it i s a vi rtue ;

th ey must see the good that is i n it .

Whoever reforms an in dividual h elps to reform soci ety ,

.

Ministers sh ould teach rath er th an preach an d get soci ety ,

on a high er bas i s Our p resen t civilizati on is savagism

.

comp ared to th at whi ch sh ould exist .

Man i s by nature a lover of sci ence whi ch means k nowl ,

edge of facts an d forces ; and art also whi ch is skill an d the , , ,

vol untary control of forces B ut the true glory of man is .

the sup rema cy of his sp i ri tu al n ature Hi s art science

‘

.
, ,

philosophy literature are nothing unless th ey spring out of

, ,

the spi ritual fountai n S ocial diseas e can never be cured so

.

l ong as it exists i n i ndividuals B efore we can correct any .

defect we must k now exactly i n wh at that defect consists

, ,

must k now the p reci se faculty whi ch i s too strong or too ,

weak or wrongly ex ercised

,
.

We shall have need to consider four things i n order to

describ e hum an action One is the constitution and tenden
.

ci es in h erited from parents ; the secon d i s family and social

in fl uences the thi rd is formal teaching i n schools and col

leges commonly call ed educati on the fourth i s that i nsem
 SCIENCE OF LIFE . 327

ta ble will pow er that belongs to every rationa

-
l and account
abl e bein g th rough whi ch to modify an d con trol re
, s ults ,

whatever the original constitution or social influence or ,

positive instruction that may have been given .

L et the p aren ts see th at th ey transmit only good qual iti es

an d ten denci es to th eir ch i ldren and h ealthy bodi es as w ell
, ,

or th ey wil l en ter upo n li fe un der co ndi tion s far l ess favor

abl e th an th ey would oth erwi se an d th es e ten d enci es ma

, y
not be ov ercom e God has establish ed the law of h eredity
.
,

by which the parents becom e res ponsible for the constit ution
of the child as it is bo rn in to life and has He n ot establish ed

a law of soci al h eredity by whi ch the fam i ly b ecomes resp onsi

,

bl e for what the youth shall be at his secon d birth i nto so ci

ety ? L et the spi rit of a family be on e of i nd us try economy , ,

kin dness ch eerfulness temperance purity lib erality and

, , , ,

morality and the child will be actuated by the animus— the

,

general spirit of the family From such a family the chi ld

.
,

wil l be al most sure neith er to be a p rom oter of di s co rd nor ,

to fall in to bad habi ts P aren ts are willing to p ay m oney

.

for th eir children but parental faithfulness is the gift of God

, ,

an d can not be p urch ased with mo n ey L et p aren ts be wh at

.

th ey should be and the comm unity will be what it shoul d

,

be . So ci ety m ust see and actually enjoy a nobler type of

home befo re it can be blessed with a nobler type of m anhood .

The world is o verwh elm ed with the dead w eights of self

is hn ess an d p assi on by whi ch the ex alted and ennobl i ng
,

aims of l ife are sh orn of the win gs of p rogress iv e flight .

A s progression impli es i mp erfecti on to be overcome an d all ,

progress brings an imm edi ate and glorious satisfactio n th en ,

let us b egi n for th ere i s a great indi vidual w ork to be done

,
.

The death screen whi ch i s before us is as certain to fix upon

-
,

each the eflects of bad h abits and m en tal co nditions as

'

that to morrow will be the natural result of the cause and

-
32 8 SCIENCE or LI FE .

co di ti on of to day The sci en ce of life comm ences here, an d

p
-
.

it dem an ds purity of life chas tity of thought and the ascend

, ,

ency of al l the nobl e q ualiti es of h uman n ature .

Many are born with no fine sense of vi rtue Mankin d .

cannot b e too comp as si on ate with man ; th ey are j ust wh at

ci rcum stances h av e m ad e th em in cl udi ng h eredity Th ey , .

are w eak or strong b rilli ant or stupid in tell ectual or ani

, ,

mal moral or immoral to the exten t th at th ey h ave been

, ,

m ade so by th eir conditi ons an d p rogenitors It is with .

the cause of ch aracter that man sh ould deal Eflects m ust

'

com e as l ong as causes are i n op eration .

Ther e i s an unn atu r al sup er abun d anee o f bi r ths . Men

an d w om en ignoran t of the laws of God written on the
,

body and soul enter the m ost h oly state of marriage and
, , ,

regardl ess of con sequen ces p rop agate th eir combined imper,

fecti ons Children are born with defective unki n d de

.
, ,

fo rm ed unlov ely bodi es and mi n ds born of p arents who

, , ,

by yi eldi ng to inordinate desires have di sobeyed the laws of ,

life and th eir oflspring must accept th ei r existence with

,
‘

many predispositions to discordant living .

Man i s a h arp of a thousand stri ngs whi ch wh en prop , ,

erly pl ay ed upon giv es forth the m ost sw eet an d deli gh tful

,

harmony ; but sh ould the instrum ent be in trusted to igno ‘

ran t h ands an d sho uld i ts d eli cate ch ords be harshly stri ck en

, ,

the m ost frightful inh armon i es will issue th erefrom .

Immorality i s h um an w eakness transmitted or sup eri n ,

duced by uncongenial ci rcumstances Many persons are .

un d er the i nfl uen ce of p sy chol ogi cal imitati on Persons in .

whi ch the nervous temp erament predominates are found to

be far m ore prone to imitate any striki n g trait or acti on in
oth ers . This physical w eak ness subj ects the individual to
d el eteri ous and ob noxio us in fl uences i f not counteracted by a ,

stronger mo ral p ow er The kn owledge of psychological

.
330 S CIENCE or LI FE
.

i n ex pressi blydifferent are the facts ! The fire and geni us the ,

beauty and elastici ty and chastity of chi ldh ood an d youth ,

are not only laid i n hop el ess rui ns by physi ologi cal vi ces ,

but the distressi ng i nfluen ce of such vi ces exten ds to subse

quent years poison ing the normal j oys of marriage ; blast
,

i ng the b eauty and sacredness of love ki lli n g the charms an d

attractions of of fsp ring an d spreadi n g deformi ty an d social
,

anim ality wh ere only ch eerful ness an d satisfied con ten t shoul d

reign . Hum anity demands the h ealth of her childr en ; and

ev erythi n g unfavorabl e to th ei r h ealth and prosp erity must

be abandoned .

Ignorance everywh ere abounds and is too manifest even ,

i n the h umanitari an institutio ns Medical and al l other

.

mysteri es should be the property of the people Philosophi cal .

minds and true philan th ropists are never chain ed to the

rack of sup erficial m od esty They seek out and expose the
.

hidden sources of mystery ; they strive to un derstand and

rem ov e th ei r caus es The question of physiol ogy may be
.

legitim ately attach ed to the subj ects of heal th ch as tity vir , ,

tue h app i n ess an d spiritual n obility of character

, It is a .

subj ect whi ch co n cerns n ot m erely the y oun g ; the aged

have great i nterest i n the development and excellency of

comi ng hosts It i s a question of fearful import not to
’

—
yo ung men only for the y et unmarried woman must find
her companion on th at side of the race It i s a th eme of
.

won drous magni tude not m erely for this day and nati on ;
,

the weal woe of cou n tless mi l li on s, y et u n born,

or r ests u
p on
.

the foun d ati on of the p r esen t .

A ll It i s enough to know that phy si

ex cess is vi ci ous.

ological and psychologi cal laws remonstrate again st stima

lan ts Unnatural tensions give momentary pleas ure and
.

brilliancy but re action must follow h erein lies the mischief

,
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.

He who w i sh es to bl ess himself and the w orld by example ,

 SCI ENCE OF LI FE . 331

an dp os t erity by transmission of h ealthy qualiti es an d n obl e

characteristics m ust i n all thi ngs be strictly temp erate

, .

The ex travagan t use f

o an i mal f
ood i s d emorali zi ng .

The flesh of beas ts go es to b uild up the sovereignty of car

n al ism i n man because we co rrespon d to the food whi ch sus
,

tains our b ein g Anim al substan ce should not form the bas i s
.

of n utrition When the constitution becomes habituated to

.

depend upon stim ulati ng food it calls for fluids of corre ,

sp ondi n g ch aracter The mass of men i n eas y circumstances

.

in d ulge in bran dy or wi ne at the concl usion of a sumptuous

dinner ; the resultant—abnorm al animal ity .

L ove extracts from the blood whil e feedi ng the nerve ,

spi rit ev ery atten uated atom whi ch g oes to form the ultim ate
,

essence the sacred men struum of lov e

,
A ny improp er ex .

en di ture of this lov e essence i s n othi ng l ess th an a destruo

-
p
tion of so much body and so m uch soul S elf control in .
-

sex ual rel ati ons i s one of the i n di sp ensabl e bas es of the

health of indi viduals and nations The more animal food .

u consum e the m ore ou exp eri en ce un eas i ness F rom

y o , y .

over stim ulation your sleep is brok en and your b ody unre
-
, ,

fresh ed Mind as well as body is affected by an inj udi cious

.

di et Every one should eat and drink according to the

.
.

dem ands of the system or vital expenditure regulated by ,

reas on an d experi ence No two p ersons require precisely.

the sam e ch emical el ements i n th eir food si n ce n o two liv es ,

are enti rely id enti cal i n m uscular or m en tal activity ; an d

as the waste di flers so m ust the materi al employ ed in repai r

'

i ng the was te di fler S cience m ust tell us j ust what e ach

'

con stitu ti on req ui res i n order to mak e good mo ral bl ood .

Our pas t discrep ancies an d p res ent imperfecti ons are p or

tenti ously erron eous Considered psychologically we behold
.
,

our y outh too freq uen tly urged by ambitious parents p rem
, ,

a turely dev elop ed an d imperfectly endow ed with app aren t

332 SCI ENCE OF LI FE .

organ c i qualifications for deliberate m arriage and successful

,

parentage The habits of our modern youth are extraordi

.

narily precocious Th ey are stim ulate d by dri nks and

.

ex cessiv e quantiti es of an imal di ets B ut the cause whi ch .

co nt rib utes chi efl y to this p recoci ous d ev el opm en t of conj a

ali sm i n the yo un g spi ri t an d whi ch wh en th us d ev el o ed

g , p , ,

calls strenuously cl am orously upo n i ts po ssessor to foster i ts

, ,

rav en ous cravi n gs with foods an d d ri n k s the most i ti

p os ve ,

an d stim ul ati ng i s l i ng at the v ery b as is it m ost surel y

y , ,

originated i n the emotions and potentialities of blood love in -

one or b oth p rogen ito rs The h uman soul spri n gin g from
.

such a foun tai n en coun ters i nw rought di fl i culti es and cannot ,

eas ily ri se above i ts sou rce as it ori gi nat ed i n p assi on not i n

, ,

love .

B lood love is p rop er on ly to an i mals, an d deter i or ates the

-

race .Children who are unlovely and unh appy , have inhet
i ted from the blood love of th ei r progenitors unlovely forms
-

and un attractiv e traits of mi n d .

Hum anity dem ands constituti onal harmony mo ral and ,

intellectual sensibiliti es and ten dencies The soul requires .

a h ealthy b ody n ot only so but the body must live i n strict

, ,

referen ce to the p rogressio n of the soul Mi nd cannot attai n .

to a free use of i ts pow ers th rough a d efectiv e body ; and

ag ai n a d efectiv e body i s the direct result of a b adly devel
,

oped mind .

There should be a m ore rati onal understandi ng of the

el em ents so essential to the d evelopm en t of the en tire b ei ng .

Pure reason wh en touch ed by the magi c wan d of wi sdom is

, ,

empow r d
e e to l i n all di recti ons—to gaz e d eep i nto nature s
’

laws Man has b een en dowed with a tal ent of perfecting

.

hi s nature an d accordi ngly can p erfect the gift of love All

,
.

oth er ami abl e sen timen ts en ter afterw ard i n to that love like ,

the metal s th at am algamate with gold .

334 SCIENCE OF LIFE .

Pure lov e the soul ti

th rough storms an d tempests
re a ns

and th rough great hours of trial God dwells wi th mated .

souls whom this love k eeps an d who can sin g fr om their ,

souls this h eart song :

L v m l v m i th m i g
o e e, o e e n e orn n ,

Wh en the li gh t breaks on the wo ld r ,

And c i mson gl i
r sky ad orni n g or es , ,
0

W ave th i ban al l unfurled

e r n ers

Gold n bann ers li gh t an d pearly !

e ,

Love m i n th mo ni ng early
e e r .

Love me wh en the sun i s flash i ng

Ri ppli ng seas f l v e and l i gh t o o

Love me wh en hi s humans a e dashi ng r

D ath t da kn ss and to ni gh t ;
e o r e

Lov e me gently t uly weetl y , r . s ,

Lov e m n bly and completel y

e o .

Love me i the v n ti den e e -

,

Wh en G d sta r y ey es l ok down ;
o
'

s r o

Or tempests n the ai sh all ri d e o r ,

And th eat i ng st rm i n d ange frown

’
r n o s r

Th n d aw m g ntly to thy b reas t

e r e e ,

An d ooth e my wea y s ul to rest

s r o .

Lov e me wh n my ch ek is fadi n g e e ,

And my spa kli ng ye g ow d i m r e s r ,

And fl ck f g ay my h ai r are sh adi ng

o s o r ,

My fo m o l nge li th e and tri m

r n o r .

Love me when o l nger young n o ,

Lov m as y u fi st begun
e e o r .

Lo e me whe my li fe is end ed
v n ,

And my ul i wafted o e ‘

so s r

Death s ri ve —and wi th angels bl ended

’
r

On th ev e blesse d h ore
e r- s

Love I wi th h ea t and soul and brai n r

Love me ! W shall meet agt i n e .

Philan thropists ! behold grond lever of human the

reform and imp rov em en t ; oth er reform eflorts are brass and
'

copp er— this i s fine gold Education modifies and trains

.
 SCIE NCE OF LIFE .

this creates goodn ess an d greatness i ts ultimate i s mad e

, ,

possible .

To reform an d p erfect p arents is to reform and perfect ,

. m nn —
mankind To pro ote co ubial love this is the phi loso
phy of hum an reform Only i nduce parents to cordially
.

love each oth er and y ou thereby ren der th eir children con
,

sti tuti onal l

y tal en ted an d vi rtu ous w ell bal an ced and b ar ,
-

moni ous i n temp eram en t .

H usbands y ou are adm on ish ed to be loving p rotecti ng

, , ,

app reci ativ e ki n d consid erate and rev eren t i n y our cond uct
, , ,

never forg etti ng your duti es an d obligations to the m oth er

of your ch i l dren ; an d so sh all u d es rv e true aff ti n

y o e ec o

and rev erence i n return an d u sh a ll th us k now a full

y o ,

measure of h appiness and reward .

It may be laid down as a fundam ental law of parentage

in the physiologi cal m arri age th at the chil dr en of those ,

persons who have obey ed the physical intellectual and moral ,

laws of their organization will not only start from the high,

est l ev el of th ei r p arents i n acqui red ch aracter but th ere ,

will be a tendency in th em toward an enlarged developmen t

of the best qualiti es of th ei r n atu re ; so th ey will th en i f , ,

rop erly trai ned surp ass th em i n m an w ays and be cap a

p , y ,

bl e of high er fli ghts of kn owl edge and high er degrees of

h appin ess .

Exalted minds l ook reverently upon the well born child -

.

It is attractive and beautiful an d becom es a universal joy , .

Ah ! th b i gh t thi g fre h from the hand of G

'

ou r n ,
s od ,

The moti on f thy dan i ng l i mb a e s way ed

o c s r

By the i ncreasi ng musi c f thy b in g o e

Neare I s m t G d wh en looki ng on th ee
r ee o o .

How w eet t gaz u p n thy placi d b ow

s o e o r ,

My ch i ld I my chi ld ! li k som unf ldi ng bud e e o

Of stai nl ess d p Ah how sweet to catch

ro .
,

Thy gentl b eath u pon my ch eek and feel

e r ,

The b i gh t abundance f thy si l k n h ai

r o e r .
 SCIENCE OF LIFE .

My beauti ful hrai bo n ! Li fe seems m fai

- r ore r

Si nce th u a t mi ne
o H w ami d i t fl we
r . o s o rs

Thy li ttl f t wi ll gambol by my si d

e ee e.

My wn p t lamb And th en to t ai n th u p
o e . r ee

To li v abov e and li v f God

e , e or

0 gl o i ous th ough t !
, r

The light and the daughters of love are the 05

sons of

sp ri n g of unco ntami nated co nj ugal relati ons A li b ertine .

can not p rod uce an unmix ed child alth ough m arri ed to the ,

purest and most chas te of wom en Hybridity or some .

,

evil eccentri city of eith er body or character will b e the

child s earthly i n h eritance

’
.

Absolute f
re or m must be
gi n wi th the for mati on f
o soul

and body Hereditary transmission i s regulated by a law

.

so m ath em atical so all compreh ensiv e an d with all so ex

,
-
, ,

q u i si tely d eli cat e and cel esti al th at polygamy or fre e love

,
-

rel ations cann ot be p racti ced with out in currin g fri h tful
g
ris k s and l asti ng p un ishm en ts Incestuous relations b egin
.

the mom en t th ere is the leas t departure from the sph ere of
true wedlock .

Every child yearns to be legiti mate to be a purely deri ved ,

offsp ring of a truly w edded pair Give to woman a tr ue .

mate and let man be a true h usband and i n that fami ly we

, ,

sh all not see h um an hyb rids moral monsters It takes,

.

moth er nature two or three generations of difficult labor to

-

brin g such p rogeny to the fullness of stature The world s .

’

hybridized population is d emonstratio n enough that the

co nj ugal el em en t cann o t be used with impunity out of the ,

tru e monogami c relati on .

Nothing can expiate the transgression of any law If s .

man si ns he as certainly suflers not from any arbitra ry

'

, ,

infliction of punishment but wholly from the natural conse

,

uences atten di ng the p eculi ar m atter of his sins Ev ery

q .

u n h ol th ught i s a p rison er b efore the bar—reas on ; and

y o
338 SCIE NCE or LIFE .

have more compreh ensi ve vi ews ofGod an d nature,

aspi re to a true h arm onious li fe . This i ndivi dual life
sp read over fami lies societies and nations and then
, ,

whol e will represent the i ndi vidual and the in dividual ,

represent the whol e and God will be All i n All

, .

L k m ! th i
oo on an d ere s an or er

Of mortal s on the eart become h , who d o

Old i n th ei y u th and di e ere mi ddl e age
r o , ,

Wi th out vi olence r wa li k e d eath

o r

Some p e i s hi ng of pl eas ure— om of study

Bome worn wi th toi l—
r s e

some of mere w eari ness

Some of disease— and some of i nsani ty

An d some of wi th e ed o br k en h earts ;
r r o

For thi s last i s a malady whi ch slays

More than are numbe d i n the li sts of fate
’
r .

Taki ng all h ap e and bea i n g many names

s s, r .
 PA RT E I G HTH .

L I F E JO U R N E Y .

L I FE I S A P E NAR L Y I NS PI RE D B OOK .

L ife book and we write i n it every day something

is a , ,

be it little or m uch an d wh at we write we may not cannot

, ,

unwrl te
l ve i s omethi ng awful
0 , to i s .

An d I k new i t not bef re ; o

Fo I d eamed n ot h w tup n d
r r o s e ous

Wa the ecret th at i t bore

s s .

Life fix ed fact a stem and solemn reality Every

is a ,
.

mind is comp elled to tak e upon itself individual responsibil

ity Our bark is launch ed by oth er hands than ours The
. .

curren ts of thi s great sea are all settin g outw ard from the

po rt we have left Go we must We can nei ther stop nor

. .

turn back The journey must be perform ed Resistance i s

. .

vai n Sighs are useless m urm urings are unwise Wi sdom s

.
,
.
’

voi ce is for the most acti v e di ligence both for the p rofit and ,

pleasure of the voyage We can m ak e it intensely delight

.

ful an d almost in fini tely p rofitable or we can m ak e it misera

ble and a prodigal waste of the most preci ous m eans of
,

en during wealth .

Every thi ng sh ould be con verted in to a benefit Many .

people make the worst of life for want of true knowledge of

means us es and opportuni ties The true purgato ry of our
, .

earth i s the wan t an d bitter di sapp ointmen t resulting from

the carelessn ess of those who are forever offeri n g the timc
worn excuse for unutilized opportuniti es I di d not thi nk ,
.
34 0 LI FE J OURNEY .

We should improve upo n past and derive a moral l emon

the
from our own fail ures and from our neighbo r s fai lures The
’
.

great obj ect of li fe i s to learn how to live for we take the ,

quality of what we li ve on bodily and mentally

, .

There are n o sweeter or high er influences than those

whi ch flow out unconsciously from good lives A really .

good life is one to whi ch truth and kin dness and nobili ty
have becom e habitual The whole nature may become so
.

ch arged with th ese q ualities th at th ey afiect even the small

’

est acts and th eir b eauty is present i n the m ost trivial and
,

unconsidered wo rd or d eed Such a perso n goes surrounded

.

with a moral atmosphere as constant as the perfume which

a rose sh eds around i ts el f People meeting such a p erso n
.

are m ad e h appier with out b ein g conscious of the real cause .

Every one possessi ng m oral worth desires to be of use in ,

the w orld an d it is the gri ef of m an y th at they seem shut

,

off from oppo rtuniti es of usefulness B ut simple growth in .

right life i s ro wth i n useful ness J ust as fast as we acqui re

g .

i n ourselves the spirit of purity an d love we sen d out an ,

infl uence of purity and love upon others wh eth er we know ,

it or not .

The greatest mo ral force i n the worl d is of the si lent and

secret ki nd The youth i s shap ed i n som e degree by moral
.

i nstruction but i n a far greater d egree by father an d mother

,

an d comp an io ns wi th whom he is brought i n ceas eles s contact .

A s we are pure or base selfish or lovi ng so do we give our

, ,

own color to those with wh om we are i n an d egree of p rox

y
i mi ty .

Life i s wh ere th ere is h ope , faith, reverence, love, and

sense of the beauti ful Our habits of moral feel ing are
.

form ed by life and they are stren gth ened by the pi ctures of
,

life The i deals of life and happiness must i nvol ve a more

.

or l ess posi ti ve ethi cal ch ar acter Wh at these i deals are

.
,
 LIFE J OUR NEY .

Man is the t ivilization He has been m ad e

crea ure of c .

what he i s by the great moral and in tell ectual forces of the

world Every min d i s co nstituti onally and essen ti ally en
.

ri ch ed with tho se spl endid pow ers whi ch ch aracteri zed 9 .

Sh akespeare a Newton and a Kepl er The soul has i ts

,
.

aphorism s i n whi ch a l arge portion of our k nowledge con

si sts and the greatest of m anki n d i s but an aph orism

, .

TH E M I ND M U S T B E DI V ERTED I N OR D ER TO B E E FF I CI E NT .

Men are a s rt ofo

moving plants and like trees receive , , ,

a great part of th eir nouri shm ent from the ai r If they .

keep too much at hom e th ey pine Th ere is a certai n sol ,

.

sti ce i n every constitu ti on a tim e wh en th ere is requ ired ,

som e diversi on som e alterativ e , The functions of n ature .

act physiologically upo n the body th ro ugh the m ed i um of ,

the brain The mind i s co nstituted and endowed with

.

countless sp ri ngs of activity whi ch seek g ratifi cati on The .

mi nd s facility and thi rst for associatio n being truly i nte r

’

p r eted m ean th
,
at d edi catio n to o n e p ursuit or on e id ea i s

contrary to the l aws of m en tal sanity Change of .

ti o n i s demanded The soul gets more h ungry when the

.

body i s ill at case It craves rest and seeks repose

. .

T
. hey p d awhi le
res te d the re , esca e

F om ca s that w ea the li fe way

r re r a ,

To at th l tu f th Ni l e
e e o s o e

And d i nk th p ppi of Cath ay

r e o es

To fl i ng the l oad f u t m d ow s o c s o n

Li ke d i ft w od n th san d l pe br wn
r o o e -
s o s o ,

And i n the sea waves d w n th r stl ess p ack

- ro e e

Of duti s cl ai m and n ds th at lu k up n th ei
e , s ee , r o r trac k .

In large sense ev erybody i n this rudim ental world is

a ,

restl ess because we are all p i lgrim s jo urneyi ng h om eward

,
.

A ll m ankin d are from n ecessity great travelers and restless , ,

b ecause all our life is a p rogressive and endless j ourney .

 LIFE JOURNEY . 343

We obtain knowledge through experience an d exp erience ,

through con tact with the wo rld We get ideas by contact .

with obj ects Let us acquire p ractical truth and all kn owl
.

edge th at w ill nourish enlarge and beautify our natures

, .

Th en with infin ite opportuniti es an d

, ,

I va i d k wl ed g t i t u t u y th
n r e no e o ns r c o r ou

An d n que p j d i
co w t f t t th
r re u ce . ors oe o ru

By f i gn a t d m ti f ul t t m n d
ore r s o es c a s o e ,

Enla g ti n an d
r e cur no vi w t n d ;
o s our e s ex e

Th ful
e u se i f th w ld t k
sc en ce w or e or o no ,

Whi h b k an v teach
c oo s c pend t sh w
n e er n or an s o .

Let us deal with real men an d w om en We are life trav .

-

el ers because the moral p urpose of travel an d li fe is essen

,

tinlly the sam e We travel to behold the wisdom beauty

.
,

an d goodness di fiused i n coun tl ess forms an d exh aus tless ro

p
fusio n through the world ; to get k n owled ge to mak e fri ends , ,

to restore body an d mi nd to h ave all th at is deep est an d

,

best i n the soul called forth by the b eautiful the glorious ,

spectacl es that crowd upon the vi ew We oan carry nothi ng .

out of the world but facu lty disciplined enrich ed enno , , ,

bled ; and the great thi ng for us to do while h ere is to live

as trav el ers on a life tour with the seei ng ey e the i nqui ri ng
'
-
, ,

mi n d the lovi ng h eart ; stori ng m emo ry with beautiful inci

,

d en ts an d fill ing the soul with tend er sympathies and aflec

'

ti ons
.

Resignati on self denial charity are the three cardi nal

,
-
, ,

rul es for a successful journey We must learn that thi s .

world was not made merely for our own accommodation We .

shoul d bani sh ev ery form of selfishn ess from our curri cul um ,

and live according to the rule of right We m ust not expect .

to fin d the life journey very ri ch an d fin e if we m ak e it with

-
,

the h ead boun d up i n a napkin of perso nal ambitions an d a ,

heart turned i n to a m uscle of selfishness We should mak e .

our li fe journey with mi n ds and h earts all aliv e to n atural

-
,
344 LI FE J OURNEY .

fi d
re ne l v ti g enjoyments Jcarneying thus we
an d e e a n .
,

shall find at ev ery ste p som e new delight ; every day wil l

bring some blessed experience or h ang some beautiful pic ,

ture in the gallery of mem ory Only as we appreciate the .

beauty rom an ce and significance of o rdinary events and

,

exp eri ence di sch argi ng common duties i n an h eroic moo d and
,

knightly style shall we h ave the hand or mind for what is

,

grand and divine i n our life S entimen t ennobles the .

h umblest offices of toil an d life .

The great thing for us i n life is not the styl e i n whi ch

we travel but the sp eed i n whi ch we get on an d the char
,

acter we accum ulate by the way Journey ing th us we sh al l .

,

ascen d to i ntell ectual an d soci al harmon y .

He li v eth l ng wh li veth well

o o

All th e l i fe i sh o t a d a n
o r s r n v .

H li v eth l nge t wh can tell

e o s , o

Of l i vi g m t f n heavenly gai n
os or .

H li v th l ng wh li v eth w ell
e e o o

All el is b i ng flung away

se e .

He li v th l onge t wh can t ll
e s , o e

Of t ue th i n gs t u ly d o
r a h d ay
r ne e c .

Wast not thy bei ng ; ba k l Hi m

e c o

Wh fre ly gave f ly gi ve
o e , ree .

El se i th at bei ng b ut a d eam
s r

Ti b ut t b d n t t li ve
’
s o e , an o o .

Fi ll up each h u w i th wh at wi ll l as t ;
o r

B uy u p the m me ts as th y g o n e o

Th li f ab v wh n th i s i pa t
e e o e, e s s ,

I the i p e fru i t of l i fe b low

s r e .

LATE NT POWERS
MAN I S U NCONS CI OU S OF H I S .

Everything i n nature grows from imperfection to p erfec

tion from i nferior to sup eri or ; an d m anki nd i nvol untari ly
,

ob ey s thi s p rogressiv e law It i s good to feel that every .

soul con tai ns the sam e el emen ts of energy an d i ntellect .

34 6 LI FE JOURNEY .

happy ; but should one thing go wro ng that i s qui te

, ,

e nough to m ak e us miserabl e ; and although the joys of this ,

world are vain and short y et i ts sorrows are real and lasting
,
.

He knows littl e of himse lf or the worl d who does n ot thin k

it sufli ci ent h appiness to be free from sorrow therefore give , ,

a man h ealth and a right ed ucatio n an d he will g i ve hi m ,

all thi ngs els e.

An educated man should k n ow th ese thi ngs : First

wh ere he is—that is to say what kin d of a world he has
,

got into how larg e it i s what ki nd of creatures live i n it

, ,

and how what it i s m ade of and wh at ma be mad e of it ;

, y
secondly wh ere is he goi ng and what chances or reports
, ,

th ere are of any oth er w orld ; thi rdly wh at he had b est do ,

un d er the circum stances wh at are the p resen t state and

,

wan ts of m ankind what are the readiest m eans i n hi s power

,

of attai ni ng h appin ess and di ffusi ng it The man who .

knows th ese things and who has his will so subdued that he
,

i s ready to do wh at i s right and wh at he k nows he ought

, ,

is an educated man and the man who k nows th em not is

, ,

uneducated although he co uld talk all the to ngues of Babel

,
.

L ife i s a di scip li ne It hath b een well said th at there is

.

not a ch ord in our h earts whi ch som e event does not stri ke

at som e tim e . The rich es of exp erience are strewed all

.

over the highways of progress and th ey who have not gath,

ered a full discipline on earth h av e lost for a cons id erabl e

,

tim e the foundation upon whi ch a high er education stands .

Of all the p eriods of existence none l eaves so i n delibl e

,

an impression or i s so important i n givi ng ton e and di rection

,

to our charact er an d desti ny as that which precedes our

,

birth into this world in which each one of us lives ; and our
li fe depends upon our concepti on of it and it shapes its elf i n ,

accordan ce with the d i versity of our con cepti ons of i ts bei ng

poor and shallow and flat or ri ch and grand in i ts possibili

, ,
 L I FE JOURNEY . 7

i
t es .This world is a ban quet to hi m who k nows how to
feas t upo n i ts b eauties an d li fe i s a bl essed ness to hi m who
,

ri htl
g y u ses i ts bl essi n gs It i s eas y enough to see th at
.

selfishn ess is the one en emy of peace We can shak e ofl '

selfish whi ms and glo omy m oodi ness and becom e more gl ad ,

some by livin g to m ak e oth ers happi er and b etter .

H uman life is an endless struggle b etween the p dwer of

will an d the wei ght of nature To live well we should .
,

g ive ev ery ho u r an d mom en t to thin gs th at are wis e n obl e , ,

nerous and p ure mak e every da t ell a tal e of vi ctory

ge , y
over temptation of generous sympathy for sorrow an d suf
,

feri ng of helpful acts done for the imp rov em ent of oth ers
, ,

and by m aki ng whomso ever we m eet h appy by our spi rits ,

wo rds an d acts .

We h ave always enough to bear ,

We hav e always someth i ng to d o ,

We have n ever to seek for care ,

Wh en we have the world to get th rough .

B ut what th ugh adv i ty testo ers

The cou age a d vi go of man ?

r n r

They ge t th rough the w ld the be t or s

Who k eep th h ea t li gh t as th y can e r e .

Th ough th e alway s e ough t bear

'
er s n o ,

Th e i s always som th i ng to d ;
er e o

We hav nev e t eek f

e a e r o s or c r

Wh n we hav th w ld t g t through
e e e or o e .

I f w h ak e n t th l oad fr m the mi n d
e s o e o ,

Ou ene gy i sure to b gone ;

r r s e

We mus t w estl e wi th ca e o we ll fi n d
r r , r
’

Tw l ads a
o o less asy than ne re e o .

To si t i n d i s n late m d co so oo

Is a p an d p
oor fitl ess pl an ro

The t h a t i s neve ubdued

rue e r r s ,

I f we k p i t as li gh t as we can
ee .

Th ugh th e e alway s n ugh t bea

'
o r s e o o r,

Th e e i alway somethi n g t d o ;
r s s o

We h av e n eve t s k f ca e r o ee or r

Wh n we h av the w ld t g t th ough
e e or o e r .
34 8 LI FE J OURNEY .

T here hi ng that sorrow can yi eld

’
s n ot ,

E c p ti ng a h a es t f pai n ;
x e rv o

Far bette to eek f tune fi ld ’

r s or s e

And ti ll i t an d plow i t agai n .

The wei gh t th at xe ti on can m v e e r o ,

The gl o m th at d eci i o may pan s on s

Th man h d wi thi n us b u t p v
e oo ro e

Th n k eep th h a t li gh t a y ou can
e e e r s .

Th ugh th e alw ay s en ugh t b a

’
o re s o o e r,

The e is al ways r methi ng t d o : so o

We have n v to k f ca e
e er see or r

Wh n we hav e the w ld t g t through

e or o e .

LI F E IN V OLV ES TH E M OST S O E M N R E L A L ITI ES .

L ife is light thing to any one ; it is a hard strain upon

no

every soul th at pass es th rough ; it i s hard to live wisely an d

well Alas ! I k now not why but i nfinite compuncti ons

.
,

embitt er i n m ature life the rem embran ce of every bud di ng

, ,

joy and cover every b eloved nam e .

In the struggl e of life we may stumbl e or fall Never a ,

.

tree h ow ev er rugged an d gran d but by sto rm an d tempest

, , , ,

has lost a limb or b een lightn i ng scarred

,
Sustained by our .

trust we shall arise humbled but not overborne by the lesson

, ,

and press o nw ard to h i gh er an d high er ground When we .

cast asid e thi s mortal garm en t an d the el em en ts claim it as ,

th eir own ; when the night of death settles darkly over our
mortal eyes our free d spirit no longer impeded by the acci
, ,

dents of tim e and space will be greeted on the ever green ,

-

shore of imm ortal life by the fri en ds we h ave k nown ; with

them will the spirit realize i ts possibiliti es and th ere will be ,

no m ore p arti ng forev er an d forev er .

B y nd th is val f tears th e i s a l i fe ab ve
e o e o , re o ,

Unmeasur ed by the fl i gh t f y ears ; an d al l th at l i fe i s l ve

o o .

We must burden
tak e up the of li fe agai n not saying , ,

v
e en , it might have been Life . run s n ot smoothl y at all
350 LIFE JOURNEY .

man has traveled to reach the goal of ad vancement Many .

l inger un der the p ressure of interwoven ci rcumstances and , ,

in the midst of civil iz ation rem ain barbari ans as cri m i nals
, ,

an d l aw break ers ex emplify

-
Comi ng up from the rank soil of
.

anim al bein g dw el li ng i n the mids t of senti ent life an d send

, ,

ing down strong roots i nto the phy si cal stratum our sp i r it ,

ual nature of slow growth must be cu lti vated carefu lly as

, ,

an exoti c else the ran k w eeds will ov ertop and sap i ts vi tal
,

ity From the cradl e to the grave life is a contin ual strug
.

g l.e Ch i ldren are sometimes born with ex traordi nar

y m en

tal and spiritual endowm ents ; the m ajority m ust by effort

attai n the status th at these possess by th ei r happy organi

Li fe i s a continual struggle to be wh at we are not an d to

do what we cannot A s a law of life men and women yearn

.
,

frequently and p ersisten tly for that quality or gi ft or attrae

tion i n whi ch th ey are practically an d privately conscious of
,

being exceedingly deficien t This p aradox is a part of .

human h armony .

The web of our p resen t li fe i s m ad e up of mingl ed sub

s tan ces— s h adows an d real iti es ; great an d sm all th reads are

rv u r ou n n r —
m elo sly w ght i to o e fab i c i n these we are clad
a .

I n all li ttl e thi ngs therefore we are admonish ed to be guided

, ,

by the law of uses Th ere are mi llions of in divi duals who

.

have no con ception of the uses of their existence conse ,

quently th ey h ave no high motives They need a hi gher .

con cepti on of h um an usefulness and the soul s subli me and

’

exal ted desti ny What has man to do ? In the conj ugal

.

relation s of m an ki n d th ere exis ts reat discord and thus

g , ,

the holi n ess of m an s mi ssio n is v i olated the sanctity of

’

hi s nature trampl ed on and hi mself abus ed ,

Again some .
,

are comp ell ed to toil almost co nstan tly for subsistence ; are

buri ed b en eath the cares the misfortunes and painful ,

 LI FE JOURNEY . 351

si tudes of li fe ; are arres ted in th ei r spiritual and intellectual

developm ent by perp etual perplexiti es and discords aroun d
th em ; are vi ctims of ci rcumstances of di seas e of disaster , , ,

of li centio usn ess an d at las t sufler an d di e m artyrs to the

'

wrongs an d selfishness of indi viduals and soci ety Some .

are engaged i n comm erci al war an d oth ers implicated from, ,

youth to old age i n professional wars Is this m an s mission ?

,
.
'

According to the i nteri r life and the m aterial constit ution

o

of man th ere i s a gen eral miss ion for each in divi dual
, F or .

this reason we should be enlightened concerni ng ourselves

, ,

the pow ers an d sph eres of the mi n d that we may give soci ety ,

a h ealthy cons tituti on an d thus gratify the desire for so ci al

,

peace and uni ty .

We should be devoted to truth ch arit beauty patriotis m

y , , , ,

humani ty and so employ our activiti es i n the p ursuit of gen

,

erous aim s High above the clashing tum ul t of a semi bar

.
-

barian age stood t e atural apostles of humanity Dante

h n — ,

Petrarch Tasso Raphael Mi chael Angelo and many oth ers

, , ,

— fli ngi ng a l umi n ous beauty over the trag edy of the times ,

foreshadowi ng an era of refinem ent of science of civiliza , ,

ti on and universal liberty All the friends of humanity still

.

press forward to that era .

The abun dance of light exhibits the evils of dark n ess an d

imperfecti o ns He i s livi ng to but li ttle purpose whose sy m
.

pathi cs are co ntracted an d unelasti c confined only to p er ,

sonal ambitio ns The chi ef and of life on earth is to fill the

.

m easure of the soul with the larges t amount of the nobl est
exp eri en ce and the truest an d p urest en d eavor ; the chi ef

end of li fe i s the fruition of b ei ng — to do good be happy , ,

g e t wi sd om a n d as pire calmly toward perfectio n .

Is li fe on e d
y ou d of care ?
rear r n

Do th rns l i e thi kest i n the way

o c ,

And pai ns ou s weetest j oy i mpai

r r

From ni gh t to ni gh t and d ay to day ?

352 LIFE JOURNE Y .

Do flatte i ng hopes awak e ou trust

r r

An d b eck ni ng ga lands wi n the ey e

’
r

Only to t ai l an on i n d ust
r ,

Unmi n d ful of the tea or si gh ? r

m th an th i ; mi s f tune s w ath
'
Ay e, ore s or r

At ti me l i k e li gh tn i ng cl eaves the sky

s, ,

Th u sh ed di ng woe al ng the path

s o

Ou i nmost t ongh ld to d fy
r s r o s e .

B ut is thi al l ? B y d the w eck

s e on r ,

Wai t n t the de p of gold and pea l

o e s r ,

All h eaven s dome wi th sta to deck

'
rs

An d fi elds of h oli t cal m un fu l 1 es r

Th en what i f h ours a
, a k ed wi th pai n re r c ,

An d bam i ng wav es agai n t us roll f s

If tead fast l oy alty emai n

s r ,

Tri umph ant ong sh all fill th e soul s .

OUT OF S U FFE RI NG COM ES TH E S ERI OUS M I ND .

He is the divinest man whose heart is tenderest to the

touch of human woe A delicate tenderness com es of deep
.

sympathy wi th the tri als an d w eak nesses of our nature .

Leave sci ence to the wise p ride to the nobles lu xury to the, ,

rich . Have compassion on humble wretchedness The .

sm all est an d m ost desp ised bei ng ma i n himself b e worth

y , ,

as m uch i n real if not rep uted

, value as thousan ds of the , ,

powerful and proud Tak e care not to bruise the deli cate
.

soul s B eli eve that pity forgiveness intimacy expansion

.
, , , ,

ten derness and tears are the finest thi ngs in the worl d To .

live is nothi ng ; to be powerful l earned i llustrious is little ; , , ,

to be useful is not enough He alone has lived who has .

w ept at a benefit given or received .

Who ne er hi s b rand i n sorrow ate

’

Who n e er the mourn ful mi d ni gh t h ours

’

W p i ng u p
ee on hi s bed hath sate ,

H k now
e s y ou not, y e h av e ly poew n ers .

God through the voice of nature calls the mass of men to

, ,

b e happy He calls a few among them to the grander task

.
354 LI FE JOURNEY .

m um can N E VE R ms ! M AN IS m u onu L !
A s l mn mu mu i n the oul
o e r r s

T ll f th w ld t be
e s o e or o

As t av el er h ea th bi ll ow rol l
r s r e s

B ef th ey ach th
ore a re e se .

Co nsciousness is the only in dubitable fact Self existen ce .

-

i s the p rimary demonstration of exis tence A si ngle h uman .

form is a perfect organ i zati on rep resen tati ve and reflecti on , ,

of all the lower compounds i n n ature An d thus man is .

progressively developed from all below him Herein li es .

the extern al evidence that man po ssess es an actuating an d

organi z ed essence whi ch no oth er form possesses An d
, .

this wi ll con ti nue to retain i ts i n dividuality because it i s the ,

perfect form and perfect soul of all the lower degrees of

creation .

The date of h uman life i s too short to recompense the

cares whi ch atten d the most p rivate con di tio n ; th erefore it

is th at our souls are made as it w ere too larg e for it and

, , ,

ex ten d th emselves i n the p ro sp ect of a larger an d longer

existence .

The soul leaves thi s world freighted with all i ts wcd th ,

for i ts eternal h om e .

My own l i fe h ould teach me thi

s s,

That l i fe h all li ve f
s m re ore ver o ,

Else ea th i s d a k e t at the co
r r s re ,

An d d ust an d as hes all th at i s .

The l ife of hom e trembles with mournful m emori es

our .

Som e of us have such painful experi ences th at life can never

be bright or ch eerful agai n We cannot move ourselves to .

worldly worth The light that cheers oth er min ds has gone
.

out for us Great sorrows and misfortun es come wi th such

.

crushi ng weight as to destroy all pow er of feeli n g and we ,

almost ceas e to truly love our ki n dest earthl y fri ends ,

because the dear ones are absent .

 LIF E J OURNEY . 355

The most di re of all calamiti es is the death of children .

We might j ustly compare the attraction for our early dead

to the deli cate anem one which the poet has described as
,

sp rin ging up from the dyi n g Adoni s

ll h the fat f l v ly f m we s
S ti er e e o o e or s ee ,

8 dde f d th we t an m !
0 su n a es e s e e on e

Th f ble t m t
ee t my bl ast a p ey
e s e s o s or s r ,

Th ei f agi l e b au ti s d
r r p and pi n away
e e roo e

Th e wi d f bi d th fl w rs t fl u i h l ong
n s or e o e o o r s ,

Whi h we t w i nd th i ame i G ecian s ng

c o o s e r n . n r o .

Let my fri end di e of age wh en the candl e burns out ; ,

then death i s natural and the nearer we are to nature the

, ,

more fitti ng and beautiful and wel com e it will seem A s i n .

thi s li fe we woke into co nsci ousness i n the arms of the lovi ng ,

so we may hop e our own n ext wakin g will be bo somed by

the Eternal L ov e whi ch has p rovided this sh elter for us

here.

The han d th at unnerved B elsh az zar derived i ts most ,

horrifying influence from the want of a body ; an d death

itself i s not formidable in wh at we do kn ow of it but i n ,

wh at we do not k now absolutely .

D ath i
wn of li fee s the cro ,

W ere d ath d eni d man w uld li v i n ai n ;

e e , o e v

We e death d ni ed to li v w uld n t b e li fe
r e , e o o .

Nature i s everywhere harmonious with herself and when , ,

un derstood she b rin gs our i nducti v e min ds i n to frien dshi p

,

w ith a tangible substan ti al spiritual world The spiritual

, ,
.

portion of a man s head teaches that his soul b ath a God

’

an d th at th ere are b right spirits beyo n d the grav e .

Whatever may be strange i n our oth er state of being ,

on e thi ng is certai n we sh all be the sam e —all our k nowl

,

edg e, thoughts ways of thinking refl ection m emory love

, , , ,

of those who liv e h ere —th ese we sh all carry with us or we

s hall not be the sam e A nd if we beli eve we are to be the

.
356 LIFE JOURNEY .

same i n thought and feeli ng we may be assured our fri ends ,

who have passed from us here still think of us as we do of

them S oul calleth unto soul ; let us hope that each answer
.

eth the oth er .

Remem brance fai th ful to her t ust

, r ,

Calls th e i n beau ty from the d ust ;

e

Th ou comes t i n the m nin g li gh t or

Thou t wi th me th rough th gloomy ni ght ;

’
r e

I n d reams I meet th ee as f old o

Th en thy d ear a m my n k enfold r s ec ,

An d thy weet voi ce i i n my ca

s s r,

In many scen es t m mo y d ea o e r r.

Theflower has faded ! The pirit has departed ! The sad s

assurance th at thou art gone ex cl udes all earthly consola ,

r

ti o n ! The balm of Gilead o nly can stench a wound li ke

thi s . We have passed all comfort h ere and can only p ray
Memory awak es wi th al l her busy trai n ,
Sw ells at my b rcas t and turns all to pai n .

The g me to visit us and we o nly knowthem when

an els co ,

they are gone ! Oh the an guish of that thought that

, ,

can never atone for the stin ted afiecti on we gave them !
'

l l
A i tt e el bow leans up n your knee o

Your ti red knee that has so much to bear

A chi ld s dear ey es are looki ng l ovi ngly
’

h om underneath a thatch f tangl ed hai r

'
o .

Perhaps y ou d o n ot h eed the v elv et touch

Of warm moist fi ngers h old i ng y ours so ti ght
, ,

You d o not p ri e th bl essi ngs ov ermu ch

z e

You al most are too ti red to pray to ni ght - .

But i t i s bl e sedness ! A y ear ago

s

I di d not see i t as I d o to-day

We are dul l and thankless and too slow
all so ,

To catch the suns h i ne ti ll i t sl i ps away .

And now i t seems surp assi n g strange to me ,

Th at whil e I w ore the badge of moth erh ood

, ,

I di d not ki ss mo e oft and tend rly

r e

The li ttl e chi ld that b ough t me onl y good r .

358 LIFE J OURNEY .

The m ost pai nful experi en ce i n the life j ourney comes -

from enforced separation from beloved fellow trav elers -

.

Wh en those we h ave dearly loved whose lives h ave become ,

lovingly entwined with our own are separated from us by ,

death we feel anew the truth that at best we are but pilgri ms
, ,

an d soj ourn ers h ere Wh en the loved ones are taken from our
.

arms i nto the great comp any of the imm ortal s and as the , ,

soul ascen di ng leav es the view we lon gi ng look and wish to ,.

follow too ,
Wh en death bears away the dear ones our
.

souls would guard depriving us of th eir love th en we

, ,

woul d willi ngly lay dow n ou r lives and lovi ngly depart .

There i s a poignancy i n grief whi ch cannot be ad equately

described Grief is sometimes too great to admit the com
.

fort of sympathy The h eart i s sometim es too heavy for the

.

common demonstrations of civility Grief in i ts sacredness .

, ,

all ow s o nly the ten d er th em es that are famili ar an d sooth ,

i ng to to uch i ts hurt fibers ; and i n i ts scrupulous sacred

, ,

n ess p ermi ts only the trusted fri end to com e near and read
,

i ts confessions The company of the unfamiliar i n our grief

.
,

the co nsolati on of the stranger how it irri tates the wound ! ,

It is a misfortune to always see the world through the shadow

of a
B ack ll my h m
to al l I ca o e

F m w a y wand i ng I hav e c m
ro e r er s o e,

Wh e I b ut d i ft d t an d f
er r e o ro ,

Jus t as th wi nd a l af mi gh t bl w
e s e o .

Th iv n h
e r e t th at th b i n p ai n
ear ro s

Feels al l d i v h at b ut vai n '

i n ers o s c e s .

If y u w uld ut i t
o o wt
o s sorr o ear ,

Y u t uggl ti ght b t th a
o r s r es en u e s n re .

A th en f m
s, ,
t ro ce I w t
sce n e o s ne en ,

W h happy y
ere l g p t I sp t
ears , on as ,
en ,

At b i d f f i o d wh th gh t my g i
r en s, o ou r ef

W o ld fi d i han g f pl
u n n c el i f ; e o ace r e

The memori es that t hese v s i i ts wok e

B u t fres h er an gu i s h on m e b r ok e ,
 LIFE JOURNEY . 359

As l
c earer rose my loss of one
Who the l if f th e had h e
e o es scen es s on ,

A nd wh wh H av en d w i n he li gh t
o en e re r ,

Left m wi th all the w ld i n ni gh t ;

e, or ,

Wh e he nc m v d and beauty threw

er s o e o e

On all th at gladd en d i n the vi e w e ,

S e med ba e so actual i n th gloom

e r , , e

Of had ows i i n g fr m the t mb

s r s o o .

N weetn
o s came i n son g of bir d
ess

Hi ll s fi elds and w o d n t anspo t sti rred ;

, , o s o r r

An d nature wh e e unch an g d to me , r e ,

S o e pai n ed by want of y mpathy

r s .

As I e ew d old fri end shi p ti

’
r n e s es ,

And h an d la p d hands and eyes met ey es

s c s e , ,

Qui ck fltful th ough t fl w aft h

,
e er er

Wh se p nce could uch j y confe

o res e s o r,

An d sti ed em ti ns s t ov e t
’
rr p ress o o r ex

Th st onge f el i n g
e r f di t e s
r e s o s r s .

Th n wh n ou gri ef had sp n t i ts force

e , e r e ,

And w h ld calme i n te co s
e e r r ur e ,

Th i f e an d w ted pi i ts fl w
’
e r r e on s r o

S e med carel ess ocki n g f my w e

e r o o .

Th us so ow s nsi ti v i n mood
rr , e e ,

Fi rst se k a u e th en mak s i t food

e s c r , e

No can i t fin d i n all the ea th

r r

Wh er no r mi nde s sp i g t birth
e e r r n o .

So ba k t all the h m I h av
, c o o e e

I e c me—b ut a a d i fti g wav

’
v o s r n e,

Th at l eav e the u te
’
ean s
s a o r oc ro r ,

Comes b eaki n g s bb i ng r the sh ore , o on .

N lov s gl ad w lc m g eets me n ow ;
’
o e e o e r

No ki es p ress li p h ek and b ow '

ss , c e r .

I feel o soft h an d l a p i g mi ne
n c s n .

N st ai ni n g a m ab ut me twi n e
or r r s o .

I l nely walk th ugh i l n t h all

o ro s e s,

An d k i ss h e i mag n th wall ;r e o e s

B ut to my all f ag y c s o on

S he s n d s no a s w r ba k t me
e n e c o .

O b ok en h a t wi th o h p l eft I
r e r , n o e

O t i k
s r c s ul f l i f b eft I
en o , o e er

Wh e wh i s h m 0 t ll me wh e e ?
re, ere o e, e r

Thi s i s but h om f my d p i e o es a r .
360 LI FE JOURNEY .

B ut for ompensation man would rarely taste of

a l aw of c ,

bliss Th ere is constantly i n operation the law and prin ci

.

p l e o f goodn ess Ev erywh ere comp

. ens ati o n is s ure as
gravi ,

tation Every act is foll owed by i ts legiti mate consequences

. .

God s mercy breathes through all

’
.

D eath is the l iberator of him whom freedom cannot

releas e the physi ci an of him wh om m edi ci ne cann ot cure
, ,

and the com forter of him wh om tim e can not co nsole How .

much clearer and better we can see the truth in thi ngs ,

wh en our eyes h ave been was h ed clean of earthl y films by ,

the salt tears sorrow has caused us to sh ed while the soul ,

passionately yearns for the dear departed .

No more thy fri en d hi p sooth es to sts re

Th i s w ari ed spi i t te mpest tos ed ;

e r - s

The ca es th at w ei gh u p on my b east
r r

A e d oubly fel t i nce th u a t l os t

r s o r .

Each day the sam e fond memori es wi ll command my soul s ’

attenti o n Will it ever more be thus Neith er the sun nor

.

death can be looked at steadily R efl ecti on is the path of .

i mmortali ty 0 death I stretch my vi ew an d visi o ns rise

.
, ,

in perial triumph ant and D i vi ne

, .

All that nature has prescribed m ust be good There is .

nothi ng to ex cite our alarm .

I kn w not wh at the futu h ath

o re

Of ma vel o u p is
r r s r r e,

Assu d l ne that l i f an d death

re a o e

Hi s m y u nd li erc er es .

In v e y j y th
e r i a pai n
o ere s ,

In v e y e a th o n !
r ros e r

B ut ti ll the b i gh t t os we see
s r es r e ,

B eneath a cl ud i b rn o s o .

By rai n a d d ew and mi le f d ay
n s s o ,

Th earth i s m d m e bri gh t ;
e a e or

An d l a are th e tw i kl i g stars
c e rer n n

That gem the da k st ni gh t r e .

 LI FE J OURNEY .

Forti ter ! No weepi ng can esto e thee r r

The l d ti me s w tness o the l d ti me bl i

o - ee
; r o -
ss

Tak e u p thy c an d t ad the path b f re th

ross re e o ee

Bey d i t li e a bette land than th i

on s r s .

S mi l e th ugh thy h eart be a h i n g—fal te nev e

. o c r r

Than k G d th at H ha gi v en t ngth t bea

o e s s re o r

Li fe bi ndi g tie the ha d t h e e t eve

- n s, r es r o s r,

Are g ld en li n k of j oy fo us up th e e s o r r .

The mind needs to grasp the idea of a universal p ri nci

p l e
. Wo u n d s o f th e so ul th ou gh h ea l ed wi l l ac h e b
,u t ,

p a i n is a livi ng i n d ex of pl easu re Th e t r ue th i nk er k now s .

th at th ere is nothing to fear i n the Fath er s viney ard n either

’

is th ere an awful catas troph e to com e to any spi rit in the

op en in g eternity .

Let us follow Jesus and assert the S upremacy of i n di vid

ual i sm L et us wo rshi p at the sh rine of GOD JUSTI CE L IB
.
, ,

B RTY L et us obey the Ch ris t p rin ciple the p ri nciple of

.
-
,

love Th en sh all we di e i n Jesus and be ri chly blessed

. .

Li f w v b l g t g th
e, e
’
e een on o e er ,

T h gh pl eas ant and th ough cl udy weath

rou r o er

Ti h d t p a t w h n fri end a e d ea
’
s ar o r e s r r,

Pe haps twi ll t a i gh a t a
r
’
cos s , e r .

Then t al aw y gi v li ttl e wa n i ng
s e a , e r ,

Ch th i
oose wn ti m ne o e

S ay n t go d ni gh t b ut i n ome b i gh t
o o li me , s r er c ,

B i d m g d m ni g e oo or n .
 PART NIN TH .

W I S D OM N OT TE S TE D I N S C H OO L S .

A
THE S PI R ITU L M OL DS THE PR CTI CA A L .

The piritual it
s till ofi en said but it i s now n ot sum
, is s ,

c i entl n i d red i s the p aren t an d first cause of the p racti cal

y co s e ,

-
molds i t—makes it ; so that the saddest external conditi o n
of affai rs amo ng men is but evi d ence of a stil l sad der i nter

n al one ; for as thought i s the li fe foun tain and motive soul

,
- -

o f acti on so i n all reli i ons of thi s h um an wo rld wh atev er

, , g ,

ou tward thi ng ofiers itself to the e e is m erely the garm en t

'

y ,

or body of a thing whi ch already existed in visi bly wi thi n ,

which stri vi ng to give itself expressi on has found i n given

, , ,

circum stances th at it could and would express itself so

,
.

This is everywhere true and i n these ti mes when men s , ,

’

attention i s directed outward rath er this deserves far more ,

attenti on th an it receiv es .

Nature is a stupendous mystery until she declares h erself

to the human mind If y ou would learn of truth exact
.
— ,

nev er varyin g beautiful stem and perfect e xamin e the

, ,
-

l aws of planetary motion the p rin cipl es of cause and effect

,

i n all thi ngs Justice right and love and beauty are the
.
,

lessons breath ed from the constituti on and adaptati on of

every natural obj ect The recordi ng ang el i s the Law of
.

Righ t—the cen tral positive pri n cipl e i n nature— which i s

Harm ony .

S earch the sacred volum e of nature th rough O nly with the .

s oul th at app ro ach es nature with a w orship ful sp irit will she
364 W IS DOM NOT TES TE D I N SCHOOLS .

c omm une And there i s a gran deur i n the visi ble forms
.

of nature whi ch can o nly be seen by a min d fi rst dul y im

pressed with th ei r interior qualities The mi nd which com .

prehends no more than that whi ch is visible understands ,

very li ttle of nature or the principles of being .

The germ of the spi rit of goodness of lov e and wis dom , ,

of morality an d happi ness i s i n man , Become ins tructe d

.
,

th erefore concerning i ts exi stence and essen ti al qual ities so

, ,

that it may be caressed and fostered ; so that it may send

forth roots th at will gather nourishm en t from the congeni al
el em ents aroun d it an d spon tan eo usly unfold a substan ti al
,

body The body is an outward exp ressi on of the inward

.

min d and they mutually infl uence dep end upon an d express
, ,

each oth er .

A ch eerful in telligence sits upon the brow of the master

mi nd . I n meeti ng certai n p ersons do we not p erceiv e that
,

th ere is eith er an excess or deficiency in th eir mentaliti es ! ‘

Other natures are large and opulent from no definable or ,

apparen t reas on Th ei r personal presence seems to fill the

whole Space Th ey may n ot utter a word and y et their very
.
,

sil ence -
whi ch is the twin of mystery and the chief indica
ti on of pow e r— p ours itself with eloquence in to your con
sci ousn ess Other p ersons however loquacious impress y ou
.
, ,

as b eing empty and void of soul They may utter and

.

wri te and do things th at are precious and agreeable to your

con vi cti ons— ma h ld to id th t ym th ti with
y o eas a ar e s p a e c

your long cherish ed sentim ents may tell many truths to the
-
,

people that y ou h ave long been waiting to h ear uttered and ,

y e t th e sa m e p ers on s will imp ress

y ou wi th hol l ow n ess o f
ch aracter whi ch rep els u f om th m a n d all thi s w itho u t
, y o r e ,

an
y w ell
-
d efin ed reason or cause th at
y o u ca n u n d er sta nd
or exp re s s Th ey have not arisen to the noble feelings an d
.

large spiritual proporti ons of true human souls .

366 W ISDOM NOT TES TE D IN SCHOOLS .

Great t h oughts a e ti ll as tars r s s ,

G eat th u gh ts a e h i gh ;
r o r

Th ey g as p th soul wh e e neath the pri son bars

’
r e r , ,

I t l an gui dly d th li e o .

Th ey b i n g i t f th on wi n gs
r or

Subli m and g an d 1
e r

Wh e i n the ni gh t f deeply hi dden thi ngs

er , o ,

I t j yful ly d oth x pan d

o e .

Li k l h y stand
e senti ne s t e ,

An d softly k ee p
Th ei r si l en t wat h wh e e a ruthless han d
c , r

Of l u k i ng e
r s c ee p r ror r .

Li k e pea l of sta y li gh t
r s rr

Th at bu n and gl ow
r ,

Th ey pi ce the had owy v ai l an d o e the ni gh t

’
er s ,
r

Th ei my sti c sp lend ors throw

r
- .

Great t u ths ! ah y es more grand

r , , ,

More li ght and h i gh

Than h p es that th i ll the w i res th roughoutthe lan d l
o r

Than stars th at g m the ky e s .

Great t uths ! ah y es more fai r

r , , ,

Subli me and deep

Than bu ni ng th ough ts that tr embl e on th e ai r !
r

Than the myste i es f sleep ! r o

From nature soul th ey spri ng

’
s

To j oy and li ght,
An d on g
qui veri n g wi ng
i ma i nati on
’
s

Th ey tak e th ei r on ward fli ght .

In beauty s garb th ey rise

'

Al l fres h as mo n r ,

An d on th ei p i ni ons sp read for sun li t ski es

r , ,

Our s uls are gl adly h m e

o o .

Wi th myriad wrongs th y wage e

An en dl ess wa ; r

An d shed th ei l us ter o er each passi ng ago

’
r .

Li k morni ng s golden star

e
’
.
 W IS DOM NOT TES TE D IN S CHOO S L . 367

h 1 th y m f om G d !
Great tr ut s e co e r o

I n h av e h v bi th ;
en a e r

Th y p i n g t l i f f m each p ph ti w d
e s r o e ro ro e c or

Th at th i ll th r th ! s e ear

E d u cati on i n to Tru th i s the greatest of all forces Truth .

is life i n God, an d, i n livi n g souls , a h eav en born lumi n ous -

quality within False speech i s i nevitabl e wh en men long

.

—
practi ce i t falsi fies all thin gs ; the very thoughts or foun ds
ti ons of sp eech b ecome false E relong by the appointed .
,

laws of the un iverse a m an s in tellect ceases to be capable

,
’

of dig esti ng truth wh en he p ermits himself to deal i n

,

fals iti es
.

A constituti onally contradi cti ons ch aracter is one to dread .

The ton gue sp eak s by educati on and does not al ways obey
either the th ough ts or the feeli ngs The h abit of utteri ng .

contradi ctions tak es the form of m ental in consi sten cy di s ,

sim ul ation an d h p ocrisy S l f l ov e in a min d whi ch fin ds

y e -
.

i ts high est pl easure i n k n owi ng truth i s far l ess fatal to ,

fai rness of j udgmen t than the lov e of rh etori cal effect i n a

min d rh etorically inclined .

The glory of man i s exhibited i n unflinching in tegrity of

s oul. A true con sol ati on which can save mankind comes ,

ov er the p ath s of k n owl edg e an d a t rue life co mes from ,

practicing the religi on of eternity .

THE L OVE or A L L W I SDOM ’

I s MAN S I NTEGR AL AS P I R ATI ON .

Feelings and impulses throb out from actual spiritual

cen ters but thoughts are the p ulsati ons of an educated or
,

uneducated brai n .

Wisdom i s not tested in schools ; wisdom cannot be passed

fr om one havi ng it to an oth er n ot havi ng it ; wi sdom i s of
the soul is n ot susceptibl e of proof is i ts own proof appli es
, , ,

to all stages obj ects and qual ities an d i s conten t ; it is the

, ,
368 WIS DOM NOT TESTE D I N SCHOOLS .

t i ty of the immortality of things and the ex cel le nce of

cer a n

thi ngs . Something there i s i n the flo at of the s ight of

thi ngs that p rovok es it out of the soul .

The world s true red eem er is wisdom because it pa ss

’

th rough the d ress to th at w hi ch is essential to the s pirit ,

through the body to the life within the law to the science
, ,

within the substan ce ; an d n ot only so but makes all of i ts ,

discoveries at once co nsistent useful and desirable Men ,

.

do n ot see how they can p ut the tea chi n gs of wis d om i n to

n —
operatio it seem s to them vague and abstract Wisdom .

recogni zes as a cen tral principl e the balance of thi n s

, g ,

the equili b rium of forces the adaptation of one substan ce

,

to anoth er of one force to an oth er

, Wh at is the i mage we .

see rep resented in poetry an d i n art on this subj ect ? The

image of j usti ce ! She holds the scales which represent
equality of p rop o rtio n Justi ce i s the central law It is
. .

recogn i zed as the fin est most universal and the hi ghest

,

e xp ression of the Infin i te Mi n d The entire harmony of the

.

planetary worlds by whi ch the stars mo ve on i n th eir sub

,

lim e courses never varying from the moment the py ramids

,

were built to the present hour i n all th ese splen did vast , ,

and i ncomp reh ensi bl e systems that m ake up the h eavens ,

com ets burni ng th eir way th rough space crossi ng each ,

o th er s p aths beautifully li k e w ell trai ned dan cers waltz ing

’
-
,

o n li nes most fami li ar to th ei r mi nds ; and the pl anets too , ,

movi ng on lik e respectabl e citi zens i n the high wal ks of the

s id ereal h eavens all i n nev er ch anging h armony with the
,
-

origi nal design — this is what wisdom recognis es as God s ’

cen tral law J ustice

-
And wh erever we find balance we
.
, ,

find warmth whi ch is m ellow in vigorati ng It is God s ’

, .
,

cen tral p ri ncipl e— love .

Does this love take no interest in anything outs ide of

i ts elf The selfish love of the spirit bri ngs no hap piness to
 370 WIS DOM NOT TE STE D I N SCHOOIS .

even st . Such
pirit rests upon i ts elf ; it is not confined to
as

par tial vi ews or to one parti cul ar obj ect And if at last
, .
,

all shoul d be lost it h as saved itself —, i ts own in te gri ty an d

worth He who can implant in tegri ty and courage i n the
.

h uman soul is a true philanthropist .

Man can speak now fro m the era of more light One .

can n ev er rep eat too often that reason as it exi sts in man
, , ,

is only our i ntell ectual ey e and th at lik e the ey e to see it

, , , ,

n eeds l gh t
i — to see clearly and far it needs the light of
h eaven E ach soul is an eternal FA CT—and to it every
,

other fact i n the universe mus t eventually come Have .

ou n ot l earn ed l essons of those who disputed the passage

y
wi th y ou ? H ave y ou l earn ed l essons only of those who
admire y ou and who h ave stood as ide for ou ?
y
Man has gradually approach ed the cen ter of gravity He .

has attained the propri etorship of an i nward p ower on w hi ch ,

al one he can unfurl the b anner of liberty How man y si n cere .

persons th ere are who bring m erely th eir p ercep ti ve facul ti es

to bear upon the sublim est q uesti ons of h um an concern .

The diflerence b etween those whom the world esteems as

’

good and those whom it co ndem ns as bad is in many cases

, ,

little else than that the form er have been better sheltere d
from temp tation While man i s continually misusing goo d
.

and turn ing it i nto evil the ov erruli ng sw ay of God s p rov i

’

dence out of evil i s ever bringi ng forth good however the

, , ,

imm ediate aspect of thin gs may app ear The powers of .

h eaven are workin g with man wh en he i s laboring in the

cause of good ; and although the go od ma not b e i mmedi
, y
ately attainabl e y et the ultim ate result wi ll be exalted and
,

satisfactory i n p roporti o n to the degree of di ligence that has

been exerted .

All a person do es says thi nk s is of consequence ; not a

, , ,

m ove can a man or woman make th at affects him or her here ,

 WIS DOM NOT TES TE D I N SCHOO S L . 37 1

in aday , month, or any part of the di rect lifetim e or hour

of d eath, but the sam e afiects hi m or her onwar d, afterward ,
’

through the in di rect lifeti me Now and h ere i n this initial .

,

world is the time to commence a career of noble develop

,

ment ; not by strivings and strugglings only but by m eans ,

of naturalness and tr uthful ness with out ex cess d efi ci en cy , ,

or in temperan ce Feed and clothe this corporeal body th en

.
, ,

an d sl eep an d toil so th at happin ess may i n cessant

, ly flow
an d hi gh er condi tions be l egitim ately att ained .

MAN 8
’
SPIR I T DE M ONSTR ATE S I TS OWN S U S T NTI AL I T B A Y .

There is a deeper joy than ever flow ed from the i ndulgence

of appetite a p rofoun der sorrow th an ever flow ed from the
,

bli ght of passion Often wh en physical wants are perfectly

.
,

sati sfied an d so ci al relati ons are repl ete with ho nor and
,

adv antag e et th re i s an achi ng void whi ch al l the kin gdom s

y ,e

of earth wo uld m ak e on ly m ore i nsati ate .

The aspirational wan ts of the soul are not satisfied .

Thirst presupposes the existen ce of water an d hun ger indi ,

cates the existence of food We have yearn ings to k now

.

what i s beyo nd to appreciate to real ize and to enjoy what

, ,

is beauti ful an d sw eet ; an d these inborn yearni ngs are i nfal

lible demonstration s of the positiv e existence of all th at for
whi ch we hunger and thirst ; to promote whi ch we devote
property yi eld great in dus try and pledge so much tim e
, ,

fri en ds hip lov e devotion a

, ,
n d worshi p .

Human desires and feeli ngs hopes and fears have all , ,

con spired with reason to strength en the con vi ction th at th ere

—
i s som ething wi thin w hi ch cannot di e th at th ere is a future
state of exi sten ce wh ere our n ature wi ll be ex al ted an d our

k nowledge p erfected and where the design of our Creator

,

will be completed .
372 W IS DOM NOT TESTE D IN S CHOO S L .

Th at it i s the duty of all men to ex ercise thei r reason i n

inq ui ries concern ing religion and morals is a truth so p alpa ,

ble th at i t may be p resumed there are no ne who wi ll be

.

disposed to call it i n questi on Witho ut reason there can

.
,

be no religi on for i n every step we tak e i n e xamini n g the

eviden ces of revel ati ons and i n discov ering truth s the exer
, ,

ci se of this fac ulty i s i n di sp ensabl e This noble faculty was

.

cer tai nly giv en to man to b e a guid e i n religi on as we ll as

i n oth er things He possesses no other m eans by which he

.

can fo rm a j udgm en t on any subj ect or assen t to any truth ; ,

an d it would be m ore absurd to talk of seei ng without eyes

th an of k nowing anythi ng without reason .

Unrest i s the testim ony whi ch the Eternal of the universe

has i mplanted i n the constitutio n of the spirit sayi n g y ou ,

can not spi ri tually d i e so lo ng as th ere i s an unsat i sfied des ire .

Your life will conti nue so long as th ere ex ists withi n y ou a

want th at has never been met a condition th at has never,

been fulfilled This intuiti on and co nsciousness is one of

.

the st rongest demonstrati ons i n favor of the im mortality of

the soul an d poin ts to the hom e of the soul
,
.

Faith has n ow risen up into fruiti on and a future existence ,

becomes a demonstrable fact This body of ours gives pro

.

p ortions to our sou l to live i n other spheres L ife cannot .

e xhibit all to us as the da, y can not W e m ust wait for what
.

will be exhibited by death .

If att racti on i s p roportional to desti ny there must be ,

app rop ri ate grati ficati ons Th ere i s nothi ng but immo rtality !
.

The exquisite sch eme is for it and the neb ulous float is for
,

it and the coh ering i s for it an d p reparation is for it and

, , ,

identity i s for it ; an d life and death are al together for it !

And we are not to be ch anged so much nor the law of us ,

ch ang ed I and my Father are one i s the spi rit s i ntui tive ’
.
,

declaration of an eternal unity and the consequen t joy in ,

reserv e for i t.
 P ART TE N TH .

SC I E NC E P ROV E S THE I N DE STRU CTI B IL I T Y OF

MI N D A N D M A TTE R .

PS ALM AND A PRAY E R

SCI ENCE IS A .

The di scoveries and generali zations of modern sci ence con

sti tute a po em mo re sublim e than has ever been ad dressed

to the imagi nati on The natural philosopher of to day may

.
-

dwell i n conceptions which beggar those of Milton .

The study of science enlarges the boundari es of tho ught ,

and giv es a greater el evation to the mind Every applica .

tion of our mental faculties every enlargement of our i ntel

,

lectual horizon every augmentatio n of knowledge and per

,

cep ti ons ,ev ery adj us tm ent of our ideas and co nceptions ,

ev ery additio nal vi ew we get in to the imm ense region of

truth and ev ery ray of l ight th ence falli ng on our eyes aug ,

men ts our power and p rocures us the p urest pleasure the ,

noblest satisfaction the high est happ i ness ; and how i nex
,

hausti ble i s this feli city E ach stone each mineral each
.
, ,

man each part of a man the whole material an d spiritual

, ,

world the visibl e and the invisibl e the pas t the presen t and
, , ,

the future the possibl e and the actual the creature and the
, ,

Creator—all charm all employ the curiosity and spirit of

,

ob servati on an d i nquiry of the thoughtful stud ent ; al l guide

him fo rward on the track of truth ; all point out to him

more or less of it ; all show him arrangem ent and harmony
i n the whole and i n the parts ; all l ead hi m to the p rime ,

e ternal sou rce of b ei n g of li fe of pow er of p erfection and

, , , ,
 D
IN ESTRUCTI B ILITY OF M I N D AND MATT ER . 375

by these m eans procure him satisfaction and the purest the ,

n obl est pl eas ure How often and how amply m ust th ese
.

pleas ures requite the naturalist the astronomer the geome , ,

tri ci an the philosoph er the ch emi st and every oth er i nq ui r

, , ,

i ng mi n d for all i ts toils and exertions i n search after truth

,
.

Here are fountains of pleasure that never fail which flow ,

through all times and all eternities and become the more ,

b oun teous the more pell ucid and pl easant the oftener an d
, ,

more copio usly we draw from th em To draw from the .

great truths of science in telligible inferences and masterly

educti ons an d from th ese to advan ce to n ew and beauti ful
d ,

abstracti ons i s a m en tal ex ercise whi ch tends to the refine

,

m ent and elevation of every h uman feeling ; and the more ,

we discover the more infin ite a pp ears the range of the

,

un discov ered .

The study of phil osophy has a utility of the hi gh est order .

The value of studies removed from the ordi nary plane of the
obj ecti ve and phenom enal and whi ch n ecessarily carry
,

the m i n d into in tuitive metaphysical regions admits of no ,

d oubt . Knowledge is composed not of facts but of the rela ,

ti ons whi ch facts and ideas bear to th emselves and each oth er .

Real knowled ge consists not merely i n an acquai ntance with

fi cts but i n the use of facts whi ch mak es the ph i losoph er
, ,
.

To theoriz e is the high est function of human genius an d the ,

reates t phil osoph ers m ust al w ays be the greatest theorists

g .

In the stu dy of any p roblem in physi cs it is necessary to ,

keep clearly before the mi nd the relation of caus e an d

sequence subj ective an d obj ective the ph en o menal an d the
, ,

actual . It i s difficult to persuade the novice i n philosophy

that the physi cal world i s not what it seems ; and th at al l he
kn ows of the ex ternal world is pred icated on the impressions
whi ch the external world makes on hi s senses In science .

an d p hilosophy the fi rst l esson to learn is how to disting uish ,

37 6 D
I N ESTRUCTI I IT BL Y OF MI N D AND M TT ER A .

between the apparent and the actual the subj ecti ve and ,

the obj ectiv e He only i s able to thi n k and reason cor

.

rectl
y who has m ad e him self famili ar with th ese fun damen

tal ideas and can k eep steadily b efore him the l aws of sense
,

percepti on With out this qualification one may h ave eyes

.
,

and see not ears and h ear not the thi ngs w hi ch n ature p re
, ,

some to his une xp and ed p ercepti ons One so wanti n g i n .

perception as this mental condition impli es cannot ap p re ,

ciate a tith e of the g rand eur of the physi cal world an d i s n ec ,

essarily debarred moreov er the high est satisfacti on poss ible

, ,

—
for mortals to e joy th at of descendin g into the engi ne
n

chamber of the univ erse to study the Divi n e ord er and p ur

posewhich are m anifest th erein . .

Sci ence is a knowledge of p rinciples or law s of nature .

The observatio n and classifi cati on of facts an d drawn i n fer

ences i s the m eans to thi s k n owl edg e an d it i s acq uired by ,

superadding the use of reas on to th at of our senses with ref ,

erence to natural ph enom ena The innate power which ena

. p

bles man to compreh end the laws and control the phenomena
of the world of m atte r has a high er cl aim up on our consid er
,

ation th an any oth er terrestri al possessi on The laws of .

nature are i mm utabl e and sup rem e Upon the immutability .

of law d epends the possibility of sci en ce It is coming to .

be seen that nature i s everywh ere consisten t an d uni tary .

Matter an d mi nd have h eretofore b een sup posed to consti tute

two disti nct and i ndependent substances the latter having ,

n o materi al o ri gi n B ut matter i n all i ts strange and har

.
,

moni ous arrangem ents discourses p rofoundl y of mind

,
.

Opini ons are fortified by the ai d of sci ence Facts at .

whi ch philosoph ers have sneered and phenomena which they ,

h ave d enied will even tually be accepted an d fo und to be in

,

harmony with refined forces of matter with whi ch they are ,

as y et u n acq uai n ted I n our age of sci en tifi c analysi s and

.
378 INDESTRUCI IB ILITY OF MIN
'
D AND M TTER A .

F ACT BY FACT P B Y STE P MANKI ND HAV E BE EN STEADI LY

,
S TE ,

PROGRES S ING .

I n geom etry the most natural and si mple figure i s the ci r

,

cle. By the use of the sph ere cyli nder and circle E uclid , , ,

and afterw ard Archim ed es m ade true progress tow ard solv
, ,

i ng many of the sublim est mysteri es of the stellul ar uni verse .

B ut the ellipse is a more frui tful figure than the circle It was .

i ntroduced with the hyperbola by Apolloni us ; who aided

, ,

Hipparchus i n hi s co nception of epicycles and eccen tri cs as ,

appli cabl e to the motions of planetary bodi es The perfect .

elli pse i s the form of the o rbi ts i n whi ch all fully developed

suns earths and satellites move th rough space

, They all .

ro tate i n the sam e gen eral di rection ; and all the bodi es

mov e i n the sam e general pl ane Com ets like the fracti onal .
,

n otes i n m us i c manifest eccen tri city ; but they like all the
, ,

full notes an d li k e all the octaves em bodied in suns and

,

planets are attuned to the mas ter key note whi ch is the
,
-
,

i nnermos t sun Oriental star students ai ded by the science

.
,

of n umbers fin ally d eveloped the ch rom ati c scal e of constel

,

lati ons or the tw elve signs of the zodi ac

, The geo centri c .

do ctri ne h eld i ts place firmly i n the minds of all anci ent

astronom ers not ev en em an cipati ng so great a mi nd as that
,

of the l earned Ptol emy and with the ex ceptio n of several ,

si d e glimpses the earth center th eo ry prevail ed un til Coper

-
,
-

ni cus suggestively op en ed the way for the ins pi ratio ns of

B runo who togeth er with Gali leo lifted the world by th eir
, , ,

reat id eas
g .

The progressi on of i ntuitive phil osophy an d p ractical math

e m e tical k nowl edg e whi ch m oved togeth er side by side li ke
, , ,

the first pair i n the gard en was w on derfully ad van ced by the
'

ol d Egyptian P tol emy whose doctrines faithfully served

, ,

for nearly sixtee n centuri es or un til C opern icus i ntrod uced ,

the idea th at the sun and not the earth was the center , , ,
 D
I N ES TRUCTI I IT
‘
BL Y OF MI N D AND M TTER A . 379

o d which all bodies i n the h eavens were harmonio usl y

ar un

revolv ing .Th en cam e the larger id ea that each of the plan
ets as w ell as the earth
,
might be i nhabitable worlds ; for
,

which wholesome suggestion the world is i n debted to Bruno , .

Thus despite all oppositio n the theory of the sun as the cen
, , ,

ter of the planetary sy stem and the con ception of a pl urality

,

of wo rlds cam e in to m an kin d s thought A nd these thoughts

’

, .

cam e to remain and to act as the germs of in fini tely mo re i m

portant kn owledge i n the same subli me pathway Galil eo and .

a tel escop e now cam e to augm ent the world s growth ; Kepl er
’

wi th his three great di scoveries or laws demonstrating the ,

elli pti cal orbits of the planets an d goi ng far in to the secrets

of cel estial m agni tudes Then cam e Vinci Borelli Newton

.
, , ,

La Place H ersch el and the score of great students of the

, ,

stars who now live and labor i n the cause of sci ence
, The .

l abors of many illustrio us math em ati cians and as tro nomers

have completely destroyed the medi eval time honored ideas ,
-
,

that cramped the mind and impeded progress Man is a .

mi crocosm and like the uni verse is a revolving unit The

, , ,
’

univ erse turns ov er an d ov er perp etually And this concep

'

tion antedates all in ductiv e reaso ning It is natural to con .

tw p late the earth as a body i n space To infantil e mi nds .

the world is forml ess ; to the y outhful it is not v ery far to ,

the ho rizon ; to stro n g y oung mi n ds it is very l arge and defi ,

nitely shap ed ; but it is only with m aturity of y ears th at the

compl ete id ea of imm easurabl e is impl anted and fix ed as a

reality upon the h uman un d erstan di ng .

The i ntuition of the spheral form of stars an d plan ets is

very ancient It came into the world vaguely at first and
.
,

it was rapidly mi xed with clusters of gods and correlative

mysteri es B ut th e has elimi nated O riental mythology ;
.

and the truth p ure sublim e will shi ne fully and freely into
, , ,

men s more receptive minds A nd h uman imperfecti ons

’
.
38 0 I NDESTRUCI I BILITY OF MI N
‘
D AND M TTE R A .

and crudi ties like the cometary system wi ll ultimate i n bar

, ,

mony Then too will be seen the infalli ble harmon ies of
.
, ,

the system of Fath er God an d Mo ther Nature Wheels .

withi n wh eels ; universes within univers es ; revolvi n g units

within revolving units ; everywh ere beauti fully and rhythmi ,

cally th ro ugh out i n fini tude

,
.

The glory of science i s th at it i s freeing the soul break , ,

i ng the m ental man acl es g etti n g the brai n out of b ondage

, ,

g i vi ng courag e to thought filli ng the wo rl d with m ercy j us , ,

tice joy and knowledge wh ereon i s reared a templ e of truth

, , ,

agai nst whi ch n eith er p rej udi ce p ed an try or d esign ed mis ,

rep res entati on can ev er prevail T ruth i s a divine essence ; .

it i s di scovered and establish ed by investigati on an d all ad ,

heren ce to it m ust ever p roduce good i n the world .

When our knowledge i s sufficiently ad vanced to compre

h end the glories of the universe th en shall we be led to a far ,

high er and nobler conception of D eity ; and those thi ngs

whi ch we now look up on th rough the mists of doubt and
ign orance or darkness of error shall th en presen t themselves ,

i n the efiulgen cy of i neffable brightn ess

'

We shall th en seek essen ti al truth an d endeavor to see

ev erythi ng from i ts vital p oi n ts Man will n o longer be .

rul ed by fortuitous ev en ts but by the operation of fixed ,

IGWS Away away th gh th wi d wi d sky

, , rou e e. e .

Th f i bl u fi ld th at b f
e a r u li
e e s e ore s e,

Ea h u
c swi th th w ld th t und hi m ll
n, e or s a ro ro ,

Ea h p l a t p i d n h
c ne t ,i g p lo se o er u rn n o e,

Wi th h i l f g n a d he cl ud f wh i t
er s es o ree , n r o s o e,

An d h wat th at li li k fiui d l i ght

er ers e e .

M I ND I S THE M A S TER OF TH E P H S I CA
I
Y L CRE ATI ON, TH E
CON QU E R OR OF THE I M P ON D ER A L E E LE M E NTS B .

The w orld of sci en ce i s repl ete with the evidences of the

su p eri ority of mi n d ov er the gross mat eri al s of nat
38 2 I NDFS TRUCI IB I LITY OF MIN
‘
D AND M TTER A .

ultimate into which

,
all the phenom ena of nature may by
analysis be resolved .

A
COS M I CAL AR RANGE M E NTS AND TER RE STRI L A D PTA T ION S A .

God has created a special agency chemical force—through ,

which all m aterial things are created All the gases i n the .

atmosph ere are ready to l eap into combi nation i n preci se an d

o rderly ob edi ence to thi s law By appropriate agenci es the

.
,

D ivi ne Architect form ed little cells and from th ese ulti , ,

,
—
mately through a long routine the tree laden with fruit .

Chemical diversi ti es seem endless in number and immeasur

able i n extent —the most mysteri ous of all truths is that of

the conservati on of forces The five simple el em en ts

.

oxyge hyd oge

n ,
r n n itroge carbo
n
,
n an d calci m
, u —a re the
—
principal ones that form our bo di es c ur lives are supporte d
in oxygen but we di e i n n itrogen
,
.

Moti on is at the bottom of all ph enomena Moti on .

expl ai ns the w ei ght as w ell as the rarity of bodi es Matter .

assum es m ulti tudi nous forms an d ceas elessly vari es th em .

Rotation produces oblateness Dynami c laws give the same

.

results wh eth er i n a large or smal l scal e

,
The cli m acteri c .

form of m atter i s sph eroidal a law of infal li ble geometry

,
.

The glob e form whi ch i s the p erfectly ro un d or sph ere form

-
, ,

i s n ot po ssible in a body which constan tly and rapidly

rev olv es i n on e di rection .

The details of science are onl y repell ent to those who

h ave not acquired a speci al k nowledge of the elemen ts on
which it i s based or have not y et become acq uain ted with
,

the m agnifi cen t simpli citi es of n ature Problems which .

have been solved may not be considered unique and fin al but ,

only as establi sh ed realiti es : Parti culdr circums tances which

formerly were a matter of merely in dep en den t reco rd of
separate occurren ces an d facts are n ow through the in creas ed
, ,
 INDFS TRUCI I B ILI TY OF MIN
‘
D AND MATTER . 38 3

light of sci en ce becoming to be understood as in dissolubly

,

conj oin ed by laws so discov ered The separate occurrences .

an d facts whi ch might hith erto h av e seemed casual an d

—
with out reaso n now seem to be lik e that whi ch takm place ‘

when we attempt to read a sen tence written i n di fli cult char

acters ; at first the ch aracters seem arbitrary an d di sjoin ted ,

but at las t the true suppositi on occurs and the t ruth flas h es
out from every p art of the in scription .

Of the hun dreds of tho usan ds of Chri stians tod ay but ,

few are famil iar with the sup rem e facts of the univ erse ;
these cel estial facts not fanci es are as num erous as the
, ,

san ds of the sea Between the cente r and the two poles of
.

the earth li es the wh ole philos ophy of min eral v egetable an i , ,

mal h uman an d angel existence

,
We need no oth er revela .

ti on of God and no oth er teach er than reveren t reaso n

,
.

The world does not look

Wi th that d p in ig ht whi h d te t
ee s c e cs

All g eat thi ng i n th mall

r s e s ,

An d l ea n how a h n li fe aflect '

’
r e c o e s s

Th pi i tual li f f all
e s r e o .

The incessant formation of countless stream s of ribbon

lik e rivers of electricity in the air and from three to ten miles ,

abov e the h eads of mankin d al l ov er the ro un d wo rld i s i n ,

itself a sci entific wonder and is the cause of inn um erabl e

,

ph enom ena It i s an invi sible natural fact at the basi s of

.
,

all atmo sph eri c m oti on s ; it causes all el ectri c vari ation an d ,

expl ai ns the di ppin g and fl utteri ng of the m agn eti c n eedl e .

It i s the prim al cause of cli matic al terati on i n the far upp er

strata of the atmosph ere the cause of the fo rmation of
,

bank s of auroral vapor an d of certain boreal clouds of

,

unrival ed brightn ess an d b eauty .

A lumin iferous eth er floods infinite space ; it is within and

without al l things ; it fills all thi ngs ; it is the fire of suns ,
38 4 mnmm ucrmrmrv or MIN D AND mu ss .

the f rce o of stars, purifying presence in mi neral struc

the
tures the li nks i n the life of plants the power whi ch ci rcu
, ,

lates the blood i n animals the bridge by which man mate,

rie lly i s con n ected to man spi ritually .

The gas es until recen tly h ave been call ed i mp on der ables
, ,
.

B ut it has been discovered th at a solid body may b e elevated

i n temperature and liq uefied even eth erealiz ed and the , ,

rev erse ; and th at the so call ed i mpon derabl es can be reduced

-

progressively down to the fluid state by the persistent

applicatio n of cold Four thousand one h un dred an d ten
.

pounds of atm osph eric pressure upon hydrogen as an invia

ible gas forced it to become a m aterializ ed an d visible
,

fluid The cold of space is esti mated as two h undred

.

an d thirty n i ne d egrees b elo w z ero

- This enormo us cold .

would be adequate to the red uction of hydrogen to a palpa

ble fl uid .Thus the freezing cold of space would seem to
be som ethin g frightful to con templ ate as trav ersed by spiri t ; ,

b ut we do n ot go ou t after d eath with th ese ch ron oth ermal

nerves ; hyd rogen is n ot our after death en velop men t -
.

N0 science of chemistry no theory of electrici ty no phi

, ,

losop hy of geologi cal dev elopm ent no system of m eteorol ,

o
gy n
, o e xpl an a ti on of pl an etary rev ol ution an d h arm ony ,

can be even ap roxim ately co mpl et e with out some definite

p
an d p racti cal k n owl edg e concern i ng th ese i nv i sibl e et sub
y
atan ti s l el em en tal ci rcul ati ons whi ch exist an d l abor i n the

vast upper spaces On the soft golden bosom of these

.

cel es tial and m ag neti c currents the d eath eman cip ate d flo at ,
-

into th eir celestial h ome .

Now wi th wi ft m ti n
s wi fte r, s er o o ,

S way i n g wi th th wayi g ti d
e s n e

On war d to the s horcl ess ocean

Of E te rn i t y , we gl i d e.
386 INDrs mccrmIe
'
r or M I N D AND M TTER, A

throughout the si dereal regions were brought into ex istence ,

by the uni ted and harmoni ous action of fix ed and estab lished
rin ci pl es W hat i s m eant by attracti o n ravi tati on and
p .
g ,

cond ensati on is an as soci ation of particl es possessi n g mutual

,

afi ni ti es The constan t attraction exis ti ng between all bod

.

i ce in the vast system of plan etary worlds is owi n g to m utual

ravitation fi om each of p arti cles that have become fitted
'

g
to associ ate with each o th er .

On e su n ght t n th usand shi ne

by d ay , by ni e o .

And li gh t us d ee p i nt the Dei ty ; o

H w b undl n s i n magni fi cence an d mi gh t

o o

Oh wh at a con fl uence f ethe eal fi res o r ,

From urns u nn umbe ed down the steep f h ea en r , o v ,

S treams t a poi nt an d cent rs i n my i ght !

o . e s

N tar i es th re ; I feel i t i n my h ea t ;
or r e r

My h art at nc i t hu mbl e and e al ts

e o e, e x

Lays i t i n d ust and cal l i t to the ki s

, s s e .

ALL THI NGS A RE FORE S HA DOWE D .

Truth industry exploration di scovery accomplis hment

, , , ,

—five practi cal words ; let us stand by th ese It would be .

absurd to suppose th at the confi nes of the uni verse have

y et b een expl ored and scarcely l ess absurd to ima in e that

, g
man i n hi s present state of feelin g an d with his li mi ted
, ,

powers can ever reach th em Our own planetary system

, .
,

comprisi ng as it do es a sweep of n early eighteen thousand

, ,

millions of miles in circumference is but a speck and almost , ,

imm easurable on account of i ts minuteness wh en vi ewed ,

from the nearest of those stupen dous lumi n ari es whi ch sparkle
i n our ski es lik e brilli ants studding the dark m an tle of
ni ht
g .

The th eo ry i s th at an inte rvening m edi um modifi es i n a ,

rem ark ably p erceptibl e m anner the compl exion qu al ity or , ,

intensity of the elem ent or energy transmitted through it ,

an d th at light m odified by our atmo sphere i s anoth er name

, ,
 INDES TRUCI IB I LITY OF MIN
‘
D AND M TTER A . 38 7

for moti on This luminous eth er travels at the rate of two

.

hun dred tho usan d miles p er second The emanati ons from .

our sun reach es earth i n eight mi nutes whil e it would be ,

travelin g hun dreds and thousands of y ears i n coming to us

from the most di stan t suns .

El ectri city i s comp uted to travel roun d the earth three

ti mcs i n a si gle bes t of
n the pul se— two h undred and eighty
thousan d miles p er second .

Our sun and the en ti re solar system trav els at the rate
of four hun dred th ousan d mi l es p er day and it req ui res ,

ei ghteen millio n an d two h un dred thousan d y ears for our

vi si bl e sun an d i ts plan etary depen d ences to trav el around

our central sun Al cyone

, .

Our earth i s literally a p erpetual motio n ; it i s really a

revolvi ng el ectri cal m achine it is practically an immense
magnetic battery .

N0 human intellect can possibly contain these stup endou

facts as a realizati o n al th ough they may be computed accu
,

rately an d be p resen ted i n figures The mi nd does n ot .

comfo rtably li ve on co ncepti o ns of distances and m agni tudes ,

neither can a mi n d comp reh en d eternal p rogression wh at ,

there i s to see to m eet to feel an d to kn ow

, , .

Open thy s ul to G d 0 man and talk

o o , ,

Through th i n e un f ld ed facu l ti es wi th Hi m
o

Who n ev e sav e th ough facul ti e f mi n d

r, r s o ,

Sp ake t th e fath e s
o r .

E V I DENCES OF D ESIGN .

Throughout all the ph ases of seeming waste and chaos i n

the physi cal hi story of the earth s surface th ere i s evid ence
’

of design ; the concentratio n of useful m etals i n vei ns and

beds ; i n the storing away of vas t suppli es of fossil fuel ; i n

-

the consolidation and uph eaval of the strata gi ving reli ef ,

and depressi on to the surface ; i n th ei r subsequent erosio n

38 8 INDFS TRUCTIB ILITY OF MIN
'
D AND MATTER .

an d depression to form soil and i n all the changes whi ch these

material elem ents have undergone ; there is an eviden t design
to fit the earth for the habitation of man and to afford hi m ,

useful materi al s for the ex ercise of i nd ustry an d the p romo

tion of his comfort and conveni ence We can percei ve that .

ev ents are bro ught ab out n ot by i nsul ated in terpos iti ons of
,

D ivine power exerted in each parti cul ar cas e but by the ,

establishm ent of gen eral l aws God is the author an d gov

.

ern or of the un iv erse th rough the l aws whi ch He has gi ven

to i ts parts the properties whi ch He has i mpressed upon its

,

co ns tituent el emen ts ; the law s an d p rop erti es are the i natra

m ents with which He works ; the institution of such laws ,

the sel ecti on of the q uan titi es whi ch th ey in volve the com ,

bi nation and application are the modes i n whi ch He m ani

,

fests Hi s pow er Hi s wi sdom Hi s goo dness and ben eficence

, , .

I t has b een well said th at truth is m ore won derful than

fictio n and th at reason may advance wh ere imagination dare
,

not foll ow The ph ilosoph ers engag ed i n searchin g for laws

.

whi ch govern the phenomena of nature and gainin g but a ,

glimpse of the uniformi ty of plan which is to be di scovered

amidst th ei r countl ess vari ety sees th ere di spl ay ed an o rder
, ,

a b eauty a h armony a maj esty more glo ri ous th an an thin

, , y g
whi ch the fictions of the imagi nation can ever produce .

It is then the legitimate use the n oblest employment of

,

the i ntell ectual pow ers to apply th em to the attain m en t of

those lofty views of the C reator s works survey th em ’

parts of one vast harmonious whole to see all the clus tering ,

stars and the whol e assembl ag e of the lum i nari es bound

,

together by a common ti e It i s thus that we are led to the

.

highest concepti on of Infinite pow er wisdom and lo ve of ,

whi ch our mi nds are capable If the ey e of man is permi t

.

ted to b eh old such daz zli ng won ders—if hi s mi n d can soar

in to such depths of space and grasp such immensity of time

,
390 INDESTRUCI I B ILITY OF M I N
‘
D A
AND M TTER .

A plant is an organized creati on ; it is so in vi rtue of

certain stran ge phytochemical Operati ons whi ch are ren

dered active by solar i nfluen ces involved in the great phe

nomenon of light and by the ex ci tati on of calorific force

and el ectri cal ci rcul ation Electri ci ty is set i n motion under

.
,

ev ery con dition of change wh eth er induced by ch em i cal or

,

calori fi c actio n The i nnumerable vari eti es of form that

.

consti tute the vegetabl e ki ngdom are o nl y the successi ve

degrees of modified dev elopment each form at the same ,

time being elaborated as an outward existence by the i nto

rior energi es an d p rompti ngs of the essen ce of life Inas .

m uch as essence i s the p arent and ani mator of material

organizati ons it follows that each body i s an eternal repre
,

sen tati ve of i ts i nt erior essen ce .

If we tak e water ri si ng from a subterranean sprin g and

ex pose it to sunshi ne we sh al l see after a few day s a curious
, , ,

form ation of bubbl es and a gradual accumulation of green

matter . It slowly aggregates and forms a sort of mat over
the surface whi ch at the sam e time assum es a dark green color
,
.

Careful examination will show the origi nal corpuscles in volved

i n a net work form ed of th reads whi ch are tub es of ci rcula
-
,

o —
ti n the vegetabl e un it B ut h ere we h ave to deal with
four el ements—oxygen hydrog en carbon and n i trogen
.

, ,

which compose the world of organiz ed fo rms ; the water

aflords the fi rst as i ts co nstituent an d giv es us carbo n i n
'

the form of carbonic acid dissolved i n it n itrogen surround

, , ,

i ng it i n the ai r i s frequently mix ed with i t also

,
Under .

the infl uence of sunshi ne we h av e now seen th ese el em ents

,

uniting in a my ste rious bond and the res ult i s the form a ,

ti on of a cellular ti ssue which p ossesses m any of the p rin

,

ci p les of vegetabl e gro wth If the b are s urface of a ro ck

.

rises abov e the waters cov ered with this thi n v eil of d eli cate
,

n et work it soon fo rms the b asis of a mighty rowth S a

g e
- .
,
 I NDE TRUCTI B ILITY OF MIN D AND MATTER . 391

son after seas n o plants perish and add to the soil and vegs ,

table forms of a higher order gradually succeed each oth er

i n the sph ere of p rogressive l aw The v egetabl e p rincipl e
.

gathers about itself the p arti cles which as sum e the form s
and shapes whi ch the p rinciple i nspires .

A seed is a highly carboniz ed body consisting of integu ,

m ents and embry o ; betw een th ese i n most seeds li es a sub

, ,

stance call ed the albumen or p erisperm The embryo con .

—
tai ns the el ements of the future pl ant cotyl edons the ,

—
plum ule and the radi cal the form er devel oping into stal k
an d l eav es the l atter i n to roots
,
.The embryo hides the liv
ing pri ncipl e for the dev elopmen t of which it is necessary
,

that the starch and gluten undergo a chemi cal change and ,

that an elevati on of temperature i s produced The seed is .

buried in the soil when the genial showers of spring and

,

the i ncreasing temperat ure of the earth furni sh the requi red
con ditio ns for thi s ch emistry of li fe and the pl ant ev entu
,

ally sp rin gs i nto sunshin e Th us we obtain evidence that

.

even through som e depth of soil the sol ar pow er wh atever

, ,

i t may be is efli ci ent an d that under i ts exci tem ent the

, , , ,

first spri ng of life i n the germ i s afiected and th at duri ng

'

, ,

the process of germinati on el ectri city i s evolved

,
.

—
The calorifi c rays of the solar b eam to whi ch the au
tumnal ph enom en a of vegetati on appear particularly to
bel ong are of a pecul iar character Th ey h ave been called
,
.

the P arathermi c rays dnd exhi bit a curio us compo und n ature
,
.

Rays of di fferent refrangibility h ave di fierent illuminati ng

'

powers and th ey possess the ch emi cal agency with diflerent

,
'

degrees of energy . To the peculiarity of th ese rays we ,

may infer the ripeni ng of fruit and grai n and the browning ,

of the l eaf before it fall s ; and th at the vari eti es of clim ate

and the p ecul i ari ti es of coun tri es as it regards th ei r anim al

,

and veg etabl e p roductio n are dep enden t on the sam e causes
,
.
392 I NDES TRUCI I BILITY OF MIN
‘
D AND M TTER A .

If al l plants were removed from the earth animals could ,

not exi st A m utual dependence exis ts betw een the an imal

.

d vegetable kingdoms The animal produces carboni c aci d

.

i n proportio n to the quan tity of carbonaceo us m atter whi ch i t

consum es an d i s cons tan tly supplyi ng it an d plan ts ar e
, ,

constantly feedi ng on it Thus the balance of pow er is

.

cons tantl y an d fo rever m ai ntained betw een the two k i ng

dom s Carbonic acid poured out from the thousand mouths

.

of our fiery furn aces p roduced during the l abo rious toil of
,

the h ard worki ng artisan an d exhal ed from ev ery popu lo us

-
,

town is born e away by our seri al currents to find i ts p lace

,

i n the pines of the Pacifi c I slan ds the spi ce trees of the ,

-

Eas tern Archip elago and cin chonas of South Am eri ca The
, .

plants of the Vall ey of C aucasus and those which flourish ,

amo ng the Him al ayas equally with the l ess luxuri an t vego
,

tati on of our temp erate clim es are directly dep en den t u pon
,

man and the lower animal s for their supply of food to replan
i sh th ei r luxuri an t growth .

E very ki n d f
o food con tai ns i ts p ecu li ar nerve or sou l
ether . Our food
yields impo nderable elemen ts of their own
p eculi ar qualities ; so also with beverages and not l ess with ,

the airs an d ab oundi ng others that enter by means of ,

inspiration ; th ese are the dyn amics th at evolve the vital

prin ciple .

Gluten is di stinguish ed for i ts approaching more to the

nature of ani mal m atter th an oth er producti ons of vegeta

tion H ence wh eat i s the culmination of cereals as it is

.
, ,

the p resen ce of gl uten i n wh eat flour th at gives it p ro emi -

ncn oc i n nutritive pow er The outside of the g erm h olds

’

the li me or cal careo us m atter whil e the in t erior fam i sh es

,

the starch sub stan ce Th ese two build up the muscles and
.

bones and are found i n better p rop ortion in wh eat than in

,

any oth er cereal I t i s i mpossible to compreh end the sl ow

.
394 D
I N ESTRUCTI I IT BL Y OF MI N D AN D M TTE R A .

necessary to i nstitute all the conditions and to produce all ,

the developm ents th at occur i n the earth and on i ts surface .

The earth primitively was i n an un develop ed con diti on .

The first co ndensati on produced granite ; the secon d d evel

opment was th at of the fl uid mass ; the third being the ulti

mate of the last two was the atmosph ere D uring the lapse .

of i nnum erable ages a coati ng of granite was form ed of

, ,

nearly one h undred mil es i n thi ck ness all of whi ch was ,

before the gneiss and mica slate system m ade i ts appear

an ce .

The age of the ear p th

all comp utati ons
sur asses The .

reat origi nal mass was a sub stan ce contain i n g withi n i ts elf
g
the emb ryo of i ts own perfection The p rimordial germs of
.

li fe originated i n beds of m ucus under the sea whi ch beds ,

w ere composed of the finest particles of pulveriz ed stone ,

united with carbon oxygen mi neral and v egetable m atter

, ,
.

The first pulsations of life originated i n vi scous substan ces or

bed s of vi scous mud i n which life was roused wh ere the ,

Great Spirit accompli sh ed the union of mind with m atter .

Thi s embryoti c substance might be called eggs because they

'

w ere laid by refined stones mi neral m atter and the pro cess of
, ,

incubati on was carri ed on by m eans of electricity an d m agnet

i sm El ectricity col d was inherent whi le magnetism warmth
.
, , , , ,

em anated from the sol ar foun tai n The wh ol e m ass was con
.

stitu ted a compl ete subm ari ne el ectro m agn eti c batte ry out -
,

of whi ch cam e fo rth the A B C of li fe and an im ati on Na .

ture is filled with the vitali c principl es which wh en the , ,

proper embryonic fl uid i s deposited impregnate the procre ,

ati v e function s of one plan t or anim al to the d evelopm en t of

an order sup erior It is all accompli sh ed th rough the sper

.

matic principl es .

The sun gives a h eat which i s celestial magn eti sm This .

heat comi ng i n conj unction with the mois ture of the earth
, ,
 I NDEST RUCI I B ILITY OF M IN
‘
D AND MATT ER . 395

gen era ws an idacwhi ch acid is a po sitive pow er

, So that .

between the positive an d negativ e pol es we have two vital i c ,

or v egetative forces which by acti ng upon any suitabl e com

, ,

bi natio n of parti cl es would i n the p rim eval ages of the

, ,

g lob e
, comm en ce an d p erfect the fi rst forms of vegetation .

Th at is the sun s magnetic ray operati ng upo n the best mat

,
’

ter of the earth dev elop ed an aci d whi ch is posi tive ; this
, ,

aci d subsequen tly eli ci ted an alkali fro m subterran ean so urces ,

whi ch is negati ve ; and th ese fo rm the first vitali c germ s of

the fire weed k elp weed and all the low er o rders of grass
, , ,

d finally the identi cal grains which we daily co nsum e .

E very p arti cle of m atter possesses the sam e power whi ch

g ov erns the universe Th us i n the stone y ou see the parti
.

cl es of the pl ant ; an d i n the p roperti es of the plan t the ,

prop erti es of the animal ; i n the ani mal y ou see man and ,

in the man y ou cannot see but feel spirit — The physical ,

.

body i s the sperm ati c foundation of the spiritual body It .

is desi gned to mold m anufacture an d prepare the spirit s

’

body ; we a e ev ery day and mom en t refini ng m aterial for

r

the manufacturi ng of that body whi ch we will w ear eternally .

Tel me l brother wh at a e we ? , r

S pi i ts bathi ng i n the sea of Dei ty !

r

Hal f afl oat and half n l and o

W i shi g much t l av the strand

n o e e ,

S tan d i ng gaz i n g wi th dev oti on

,

Yet ab ai d to t u t the ocean r s .

D
M OTI ON PRO UCES P ROGRESS I VE D E V EL OP M E NT I N A LL
THI NGS .

Moti on bei ng the all pervadi ng pri nciple as derived from

-
,

the great Posi tiv e Mi n d b ecom es the creato r of all rudi

Therefo re m
,

mental and el ementary substances otion is .

,

the pri ncipl e whi ch gives to the mi neral co mpounds their

uliar form texture and mode of existence
pec ,
.
396 D
IN ESTRUCTI I IT
’
BL Y OF M I N D AND M ATTER .

Motion develops materi al forms, whi ch are merely the

eflect of essen ce in
'

ti on to the degrees of i ts
i ts use, in rela

own consti tution Forms are the mode by which moti on

.

in the low est degrees of nature com es i n contact and forms

a relati on with t
he high er d egrees of ex ternal develop men t .

M oti on, the creati ve

p ri n ci
p le un der Dei ty , u n old s
f the
essen ces in a which body is composed of
materi al body ,
innum erabl e and dissimil ar combinations of ato ms all of ,

which enter into the whole constitution with inconcei vabl e ,

vari eti es of afli ni ti es or aflections on e p arti cl e for anoth er

'

.
,

All things are but peculiar associations of atoms an d ele

ments co ntai ned i n the great whol e ; th erefore by prop erly ,

und erstandi ng on e atom with all i ts co nstituents the m ind ,

would be comp reh endi ng a globe All things in nature are

.

incessantly and h armo niously seeking th ei r equil ib rium and ,

throughout the vas t system of planetary formati ons th ere ,

is co nstantly universal recip rocati on T his incessant motion .

and the vari ou s stages whi ch the atom is destin ed an d com

p ell ed to p ass th ro ugh are only m eans used to p rod uce

,

hi gher states of refinement and p erfection .

No quality substance or essence o ccupies a state below

,

th at which it previously filled or occupied but the place ,

th at it p reviously filled i s supplied by som e kin dred sub

stan ce or el em en t th at has b ecom e fitt ed to occup y the same

place while the substance or principle th at occupied that

,

progresses onward and upward to high er sph eres of p urity

and refi nem ent A s m oti on i s an i nseparabl e pri nciple i n all
.

matter h ence all things are en ergetically y et quietly pass

, , .

ing from a lower stage of b eing to a high er and mo re perfect

one .

A ll f orces r eadi ly p as s f
rom on e i n to an other . E very
particle i n being i s constan tly passing th rough form s orders ,

an d d egrees This is a universal law of matter an d reveal

.
,
398 I NDE TRUC I I B IL ITY OF MIN
‘ '
D AND M TTER A .

of ascensi on, en ered t into the h uman organization . E very

thi ng co mes forth i n i ts natural order and discrete degree
acc ro ding to the laws whi ch are without variabl eness .

E very parti cl e of matter proceeds by and through the

medi um of forms in nature to the high est degree of organic
,

matter by an unceasing gyrati on And every change of form

,
.

i n m atter i s to the outer w orld death or di sorgan ization ,

and on ly a ch ang e of an organi zed form as to i ts m od e of

exi sten ce .

Man is the perfection of moti on or the first great moving,

principle of the universe The h uman form being the hi gh

.
,

est in the scal e of creation i s the culmination of all fo rms

,
.

Motion is the first and lowest attribute of the hum an form ;

there as a subord i n ate of the spirit it performs al l the cor
, ,

respon di ng motions that are di spl ay ed in the h um an body .

Motion becom es i ndestructi ble afi er passing th rough the

innum erable fo rms of angular developm ents for when , ,

moti on and matter have ascended alik e to a degree that con .

firm s th eir organized existence an d cannot as cend any hi gh er

,

with out changi ng completely th eir mode of exi stence and

order of form it is th en th at matter and motion becom e per
,

fectly o rganized n ever to ch ange th eir ru dim ental structure

,

and pow er of ex ternal dev el opm en t .

Motion is the eflect whi ch on e body produces upon an

'

oth ee It is the first of all livi ng p rinciples and life is a

.
,

r o ressi ve d evelo men t of the p rin cipl e of m otion Motio n

p g p .

becom es a perfectly organized principle wh en m atter has

assum ed a fo rm of exis ten ce from whi ch it i s n ever kn own to

ch ange ; and this is fully ex emplifi ed i n the mi n eral w orld .

Then it is that m otion becom es the undy ing soul of this

mineral structure Though continually ch anging the ele
.

men ts of i ts bei ng it n ever ch anges i n i ts essen ti al consti tu

,

tion Life has th en become an indestructi ble o rgani zation

. .
 I NDES TRUCI IBILITY OF MI N
'
D AND M TTE R A . 399

Li fe isdeveloped only as the parti cl es of matter h ave

co rres po ndi ngly ascen ded th rough th eir di flerent stag es of
'

progressive development and have becom e sufli cicntly p er ,

footed to devel op the v egetabl e structure Then it is that .

life is establish ed as li fe forever It undergoes no consti .

tuti onal chan ge but preserves i ts id entity th roughout all

,

A ll creati on was develop ed , an d sti ll i s, thr ough the mat

ri mon i al f
acti vity S en
o s atio n iele
s onl
men tal p owers
y .

known as such after life has as cended th rough all successiv e

,

forms in the anim al world to the hi gh est of th em When .

this i s accompli shed sensation becomes also an unvarying and

,

unch angeable p ri n ciple It assumes identi ty whi ch it for .

,

ev er p reserv es Then sensation becomes the inm ost so ul of

.

the an im al struct ure .

Intelligence i n li k e manner becom es such only after sen

, ,

sati on has ascended th ro ugh all forms i n the h uman w orld

,

to the high es t typ e and m ost p erfect o rgani zation Th em .

becomes an organiz ed and immortal pri nciple which cor ,

.

ti nues forever It assum es an i den tity which can never be

.

destroy ed Th en it is th at in telligence becomes the unch ange

.

able soul of the h um an structure .

Afi er motion has ascen ded to in telligence it comprehe n ds ,

all the subo rdi nate d egrees of the sam e l vi ng p rin ci pl e

i .

This livi ng acting principle i n all mat ter i s everywhere

,

apparen t and p ervades alik e all the i n terior movi ng p ri nci

,

ples th at actuate al l fo rms of matter i n th eir vari ous degrees

of acti vity fo rce refi nem en t and anim ation
, , Intelligence .
,

therefore i s the perfection of the principle of motion and

, ,

this answers the question Wh at is man spiritually ? As the ,

subordi n ate d ev elopm ents of the p ri n ciples are n ev er known

to change i n the least po ssibl e parti cul ar this is con clusiv e ,

evi dence th at the highest of th em all whi ch is the spiritual

, ,
 INDESTRUCI IB I LITY OF M IN
‘
D AND M TTER A .

form of man , cann ot po ssibly change i ts essen ti al cons ti tu ti on

or lose i ts ab sol ute id en tity The most perfect forms in the
.

atomi c universe are the cel estial They are the las t forms .

of rudi m ental m atter .

Spirit and matter m ust not be confounded n or must th ey ,

be sep arated The h um an soul i s the fo cal ized concen

.
,

trated extract or epitom e of all fo rces an d vi tali c laws

which fill inspire and actuate the imm eas urable empire of
,

n ature an d of God No sane mi nd can deny D ei ty the power

.

of con ti nuously m ultiplyi ng livi ng b ei ngs with out li mi t or ,

ignore the fact that we h ave exampl es of such continuous

multi plication to which we can assign no other cause what
,

ev er th an the acti on of the Divi n e Mi nd whi ch i s the source

, ,

of all life Now i f it be un deniabl e th at life is th us i n a

.
,

co n tinuous state of g enerati on it m ust be eq ually un deni a ,

bl e that motion is i n a co nti nuo us state of g en erati on because ,

every li vin g b eing i s en d ow ed with a capac ity of p rod uci ng

motion .

It is i n the h uman wo rld th at motion life and sen sati on ,

become united and perfected as one living organi zed essence ,

an d in divid uali z ed soul by and from whi ch ev er h uman

, y
form is created E ach individual structure possesses an
.

organi zed soul composed of subo rdinate attrib utes e x i sti ng

,

i n the l ow er pl anes of m aterial forms Thi s es sen ce unfolds .

and di splay s i ts i nterior q ualiti es i n the h um an form H erein .

lies the external evidence that man possesses an actuating and

organi zed essence which no other fo rm p ossesses ; and this
wi ll co ntinue to retai n i ts i nd i vi d uali ty because it i s the p er ,

f f
ect o r m a n d p rf
e ect so u l of a l l the l ow er d e
grees o f m otion ,

life and sensation th ese b ei ng only the el ements of the germ

,

which when perfected flow i nto and form one perfect and
, ,

indestructibl e whol e which is the soul or spir itual essence

,

of man .
 INDESTRULT IB I LITY OF MIN
‘
D A ND MA TTER .

Matter has two condi tions ; one wh en it is reduced to form

, ,

the other wh en attenuated to the ev ol ution of force I t is .

i n these two co n diti ons whi ch p erfect an d advance matter

,

to its ulti mate p oi n t of refi nement th at the atoms p erfectly

,

coalesce becom e i n divisibl e an d no m ore expan d

,
.

Matter possesses within i tself p ositi ve and n egative

moti on an d the specific essence of li fe and sensati on hence
, , ,

con ti nual fo rm ati on an d rep roductio n The marriage or .

co nj ugal law which es tabli sh es immortal life to the soul an d

sp irit of man is regul ated by oth er an d greater l aws

,
Th ere .

are wh eels within wh eels mod es within mod es and p lans

, ,

within plan s E very p arti cle of matter possesses the same

.

ower whi ch gov erns the un iverse and con tain s all fo rm
p ,

and all force Inorgani c substan ces clasp and embrace the
.

essenti al p rin cipl es of both sh ap e and vi tality — the law of

—
both body and soul and th erefore also the power to con
, ,

struct th em an d the nu tritio n wh erewith to n ouris h th em .

It was impossible for m atter to exist without a prin ciple

of inh eren t an d eternal p roductio n It was impossi bl e for
.

this i nternal invisible positive power to exist without mat

, ,

ter as i ts accompanim en t and v ehi cl e In order that this

.

matter might assum e forms the action of the great p ositive

,

power was necessary to impel it to high er stages of p rogres

sion . 8 0 the m atter thus acted up on was devel oped until ,

i t becam e an external equilib ri um or negative of the great

p o sitiv e pow er i n t ernally acti ng up on it A n d th us p os it
.ive

and n egati v e were eternally establi sh ed i n m atter Matter .

was th en obliged to obey every impulse or force given it

by the in ternal principles em anatin g from the D ivine Posi
ti v e Mi nd .

Essence produces form by an as sociation of i ts own q uali

ti es
. The germ wh en i mp regnated by i ts own late nt quali
,

ti es unfolds al l the forms an d man ifestati o ns i n the ex ternal

,
 I NDES TRULT IB I LITY OF MIN D A
AND M TTER . 4 03

world It is the nature of the embryo to develop a form

.

co rres pondin t o i ts real reality All thi n gs vi sibl e are

g .

expressi ons of an i n terior p rod uctiv e cause whi ch i s the

,

sp iritual essen ce .All things are prod uced by the expan sio n
of i nh erent pri n cipl es co ntai n ed i n the origi nal composition ,

and a n atural and co nseq uen t assuming of forms whi ch

characteri ze each dev elopm en t It is a law of matter to

.

p roduce i ts ul t im t
a e — m i n d an d it i s a law of min d to p ro

—
,

duce ts corresp o ding p i ipl

i n r n c e spirit .

Establish ed p rincipl es i n nature refine matter into spi rit .

It i s evi den t th at the use of nature is to i ndividualiz e man ;

that the use of man is to i n dividualiz e spi rit ; and th at the
spi ri tual wo rld is a con ti n uati on of the natural wo rld an d i s , ,

—
in one sense a natural world as i s the ultimatum to the
,

p rim at e . Th e m aterial univ erse i s a perfect rep resentation

of the sp i ri tual univ erse i n whi ch nothi ng exi sts but what
,

i s everlasti n g and i nfinite .

The hum an min d is structurally unitary and ch emi cally

, ,

permanent It is i n reality by ch emical action th at all thi ngs

.
,

whether i n the earthy mi neral or organ ic ki ngdoms p as s

, , ,

through th ei r v ari ous stages of form ati on and reproduc

ti on. Physi cal and moral laws are iden ti cal operating ,

si m ultaneously an d equal ly i n the body an d in the so ul ,

the same on earth as i n h eaven The physi cal organ izatio n

.

of man i s desi gn ed by the whol e sy stem of n ature to manu

h otare the form an d structure of the spiritual p rincipl e .

After the ev ent call ed death the sp i ri tu al stru ctur e p re

, ,

ser vi ng i ts i n di vi d ua li ty an d all i ts en d owmen ts goes for ,

ward and gai ns a higher and far better state of exi stence .

D eath bei ng nothi ng more th an a physiologi cal and ch emical

change l eavi n g the states of the affecti on an d in tell ect unal
,

tered and the i n di vi duality of the m i n d p reserv ed complete ,

i t is assumed that the dy namical relati onships between the

two worlds are p erfect and in timate .
4 04 D
I N ESTRUCTI I IT B L Y OF MI N D A ND MA TT ER .

Eterni t y th u pleasi ng d re d ful tho ght !

, o , a u

Th what va i ty f nt i d b i ng
’
ro r e o u r e e s,

Th ro what n w en a d ha g must we p as
’
e sc es n c n es s ?
Ete ni ty th u aw ful gulf of ti m0
r , o ,

Thi w i d
s ati n n thy
e creu fa e fl at o o s r c o s

Of l i fe— f d ath—wh at i s
.

o wh t hall b e
e , or a s

Death mu t u f ld th my t y !s n o e s er

Of al l an imals
possesses the greatest variety of en
, man
dowments— the greatest number of di stinct organ s an d
t m an i n co mm on with the simpl e s t an im al or pl an t, taka
y e ,

hi s origi n i n a singl e cell The comm on m ag net as ev ery .

,

one k nows i s at once p ositive and negative

,
It will attract .

a negativ e an d rep el a po sitiv e ; the p ositive pol e i s ch arged

with negative p ow er an d the negative pole with p osi ti ve ,

power The h uman body is constituted on the same princi

.

pl es of polarity The nervous system is a net w ork of polar

.
-

ities From the inm ost organic center to the ex tr emi ty of

.

ev ery nerv e the o rgan i sm of man i s a p erfect batte r of

, y ‘

magnetic and electric potencies The te rm magnetism i n .

,

i ts b road est sense signifi es the principle by which one obj ect
,

i s enabl ed to attract or repel anoth er The source of this .

principle is soul whi ch is the mystic life of boundl ess mat

,

ter upw ellin g and overfl owi ng from the in exhaustible foun t
,

ai n of the great p ositiv e mi nd .

P hilosophy will not confound soul with spirit The term .

soul i s used to sign i fy the h armon ious combi nati on of the

principles of motion life and sensati on whi ch move warm , , , ,

an d p erfect the physi cal organi zation The soul or bod y of .

the sp iritual essen ce is dev elo ped thro ugh the termi nati on
,

of a seri es of materi al exis ten ces which rise abov e each ,

oth er i n orderly gradatio n each p repari ng the way for the ,

oth er .The lowest form of m atter ob eys the mechan i cal

a —
l ws first by cohesive attracti on ; next chemical afi ni ty ;
, ,

then i n crystalline arrangement into form ; and next we find

4 06 D
IN ESTRU CTIB I IT ‘ ‘
L Y OF MIN D AND M ATTER .

tt ibutes the spirit wi ll continue young harmoni ous and

a r , ,

happy throughout the countl ess cycles of eterni ty wi thout ,

the sensations of age decrepitude or decay Spi rit is not a

, .

mere element li ke light or electrici ty but a combina ti on of

, ,

el em ents and p ri ncipl es beautifully an d organi call y cons ti

,

tuted . The spi rit is something m ore than a di s embodi ed

essence It is an in di ssol uble uni ty of the finest parti l
.

of matter .

The spi ritual represents the finer state of materi al el e

ments We cannot see spiri tual beings because our organs
.
,

of visi on are too g ross to see fl ne subli ma ted matter Nei , .

th er can we exp ress the aup erfinite in terms of the fin ite .

The rare acts upon the lower but the le wer cann ot ac t upon ,

the rare The ultimates cannot asso ciate with the scum
. .

The inner life or ultimate sph ere associ ates o nly wi th the
, ,

ultim ates or realiti es Attention to the general cause and

.

eneral eflect would reli eve the mi nd from the ap parent

'

g
anomali es and explai n the w onderful steps i n nature l
’

nfoldi n s
g .

We are consciously alive to some mysterious pow er .

N b u dless li t d f spa
o o n so u e o ce ,

S h all fill man l wi th w ’

ci s cons ous sou a e .

B t v ywh e his y u hall t a

e er er e e s r ce

The b a ty f t al l w e u o e ern a .

S w t mu i f m l ti al i sl ee s c ro ce es es

S hall fl t ac th z oa ross e a ure seas ,

A d fl w s wh nn dl e s mm
o er mi l s
, ere e s su er s e .

S hall w ft th i p f m th b ee z
a e r er u e on e r e
.

THE S OU L I S F OR M AN D D OTH TH E B ODY K

MA E .

The h um an form i s occultati on it m as ks the true Di

an

vin e vi sag e whi ch i s the idea

,
The physical body is elabo
rated an d i n divid ualiz ed an d sus tai ned by the i nt ermedi ate

spi ritual organ izati on I n the cen ter of m an s i nner li fe is

’
.
 D
IN ESTRUCTI I IT BL Y OF M IN D AND M TT ER A . 07

foun d that b tial pri nciple an element as real as is

su stan ,

light and electricity whi ch i n our lan guage is termed love

, , , .

The spiritual elements of human nature ex ternali zed ,

through the brai n m edi a must regis ter the limi tati on s and
,

idi osyncrasi es of thei r developm ent ; as the z ephyrs fanning

the co rds of an E olian harp invari ably p roduce m usi c corre
spon di ng with th ei r texture and tension .

Centrally man is most perfect spiritually ; while he is

,

mo st perfect materially as the ci rcumference of his b eing is

,

reached . The thi n kin g spiritual prin cipl e of man cann ot

,

di e ; the soul reco rds the pas t present an d the future i t

,

has i deas of i nfin ity an d ideas are the modifi catio n of the
,

thi n ki ng principl e .

All truth all beauty all philosophy and all science are
, , ,

prophesi es th at m ankind are to be wh at th ey thus h ave the

pow er to conceive Wh oever conceives b eauty demonstrates
.

th at he possesses it withi n himself an d that he i s destined to ,

become that which he conceives And the power to conceive .

of an i mmor tal spi rit exis ti ng i n d ep end ent of p erishabl e flesh

, ,

dep rived of i ts av oirdupois guarantees to the conce iving spirit

,

a future an d imm ortal existence The spirit i n aflli cti on goes

.

n earer to i ts fri en ds D eath is on e ofthe stepping stones th at

.
-

bri n gs the loved ones nearer to us th an th ey w ere b efore ,

because th ere is one mask less to divide us The outward .

form is the m ask d eath is th at whi ch rem ov es it from one

of us an d b ri ngs the soul n earer to spiritual co n scio us ness
, .

We shall in our eternal home abide in spirit as we are no

, , ,

longer abl e to dwell upon earth but nearer to our dear fri ends
,

perpetually The divine dreamin gs of Plato the knowledge

.
,

of D an te who se B eatri ce shon e i n spl en did vi sio n ab ove hi m

, ,

Were but the glimpses of that immortal recognition that

com es to the soul wh en ki n d red spi ri ts th all recogn i ze each

other and k n ow that th ro ugh co un tl ess myriads of y ears

,
 D
IN ESTRUCTI I IT BL Y OF M IN D AND M TTER A .

they have traversed the h eights and depths of eternity and

still are n ot lost to one anoth er .

The vivid tints of life i ts hopes i ts enthus ias ms all thi ngs
, , ,

have failed to enlist the so ul s attenti on sin ce the dear ones ’

departed The h eart is only sustai ned by the munificence

.

of D i vi ne lov e and by the exp ectation of a re uni on i n our

,
-

spirit hom e .

Wi th si lence nly as th ei r benedi cti n

o o

God ang l c m
’
s e s o e,

Whe e i n the shad ow of a great mi ti

r e c on

Th ul i ts du mb
e so s .

Are not the a rac tt

tions of the best facul ti es of h uman
nature immortal Is it not natural that good sp iri ts good
.
,

men an d w om en sh ould sympathi ze with the sorrows an d

,

misfortunes of earth ? An angel s eyes are clairvoyan t spi ri t '

in i ts very nature can penetrate th rough all substance and

,

space . When we arrive i n our eternal home we shall find ,

those who are perfectly acquain ted with all that we have
ever done ; no m atter how m ultitudi n ous the floors how ,

thick the walls or how m any doors were lock ed between us

,

and the world ; j us t the sam e to an gel eyes as th ough th ere -

,

were no w alls no floo rs n o doo rs no looks ; j ust as though

, , ,

all dw elli ng ho uses w ere transp aren t cry stal palac es instead
!

-
,

of thick boards and h ard ston es .

Guardi an angels are always seeking to save and to cherish ,

and to m ak e the h eart of man better Divinity in its cen .

,

tral life I S L OV E In thi s truth we behold the world s sal

,
.
’

vati on and m an s fu ture p ossibil iti es Wh en a man grows

’
.

abov e d esi ri ng selfi sh en ds wh en he arriv es at that h eav enly

,

poin t then will all high and eternal things be hi s

,
.

All intuitive souls naturally believe th at the over arching -

h eavens are full of eyes This belief puts a strange and my s

.

teri ous ch eck on the play of ungoverned appetites and p ro

p en si ti es .
 I NDESTRULT IB I LITY OF MIND AND MATTER .

body the material department of the organi zed and sy mmet

,

mated t
subs an ces, so l con tains all purified essences ;
the sou

as the body 00a all perfected an d co n cen trate d forms so ,

the so ul co n tai ns all refi ned and imperishable fo rces In .

the human body we see the p erfecti on of all m ateri al com

p ounds and in the soul we find the cry stalli zati on of all
,

s piritual el em ents .

The treasures of the fut ure world are all lo dged i n us .

M an s spiritual body is elaborated an d fas hioned by means

’

of his various bodily o rgan s from unatomized substance ,

extracted out of ai r food w ater and the several i mpondera

, ,

ble p ri nciples Th ere i s a sp iri tual anatomy wi thi n the

.

physical anatomy a spi ritual physiology wi thin the phy si

cal physiol og
y B ut man s i n most soul
.
— his spiritual pri n
’

cip a
i — is a Dei fic essence .

Matter owns the body and will claim it The earth will .

agai n tak e the dust of her co rporeal child in to her life lad en -

bosom B ut the spiritual organi zation with i ts i nterior

.
,

essence will be cl aim ed and attracted to the spi ritual sphere

,

of exi sten ce wh ere by the unch angeabl e laws of D ivi ne

, ,

Power it i s appoin ted an abode i n the house not made wi th

,

han ds .

It is the nature of ch emical action i n all physical bodi es ,

or substances to com e to an end ; but the spi ritual substance

is governed by greater laws Matter is t he same in every

.

d epartmen t of the universe but i t fo rms dissimilar organi

,

zati ons only as it i s i n v ari ous states of developmen t and

becomes differently combined E ach natural body is difler '

e ntly capacitated ; h en ce als o it i s di flerently suppli ed wi th

'

, ,

the so ul pri ncipl es The conseq uence of this difference is

.

a magne ti c p ol arity b etw een one body an d anoth er throu h

g
ou t the en ti re dom ai n of n ature The consequence of thi s .
 INDESTRUGI IB ILITY OF M IN
'
D AND M TTER A . 411

un iversal polarity is the evolution and manifestation of all

the p hysical moti ons and mental ph en omena k nown or
un k nown to scien ce .

There is a trinity i n nature consi sti ng of three degrees

,

of forms as exis ti ng i n one substance the sam e b ei ng nec ,

essary to constitute such a substance a erfect creation

p .

Every form in the mineral vegetable and ani mal world i s deter
,

mined an d established by the p eculi ar forms of the atoms or

p ar ti cl es of m atte r whi ch en te r i n to a n d compo se such s u b
stan ce .A trin ity exists in every substance in every possible ,

manner The interio r or first form i s the so ul or movi ng

.

r i n cipl e f th mpo u d n t i i g i n i t l
f all th
p o e co n co a n , n se e

fi rm s and properties display ed i n the high er degrees of the

sa me s nhstan m
.

Matter and motion are cc etern al principles establish ed

-
,

by vir tue of th eir own nature Matter s primary moti on ’

.

i s always simple and si ngl e going from the center toward

,

the ci rcumference carrying gracefully alo n g fin e particl es

,

of mineral lim e i n i ts ci rcular and spiral currents until i ts ,

i nh erent mom entum is perfectly exhausted constructi ng the ,

sea sh ell s with even serpen ti n e li nes whi ch conv erge at the
-
, ,

upp er surfaces with colors many and vari ed accordi ng to ,

the temperature The seco nd form of motion was simi lar

.
,

whi ch has been termed m ediatorial Matter ascended to .

the angul ar and this constituted motion—the perfect soul of

,

the mi neral ki ngdom Th us m otion is the soul of the mi n

.
,

eral world The m ediato ri al form i s the co nnecti ng lin k

.

between the soul and the exterior which is the perfected ,

body . Moti on flows into every parti cl e of p rimeval m atte r

an d creates an i ncessant activity I ts primary fo rm was .

ang ul ar and di spl ay ed eccentri c vari ati ons

, passi ng from ,

on e extrem e to an oth er i n an impulsiv e and unorgani zed

manner i ncons istent but con tain ing the active properties
, ,

to unfold matter or motion

41 2 INDES TRUCI IB ILITY OF MIN
‘
D AND M TTER A .

Association p rogression and developm en t are the three

,
~

fold modes by which God an d nature exp ress th emsel es v

i n all m ultitudinous system s of o rder Associati on si gu i .

fies th at law by whi ch all parti cl es either spiri tual or ,

m aterial are cc operatively drawn togeth er by which

,
-
,

parti cles forces and essences are conj ugated an d em

,

ci entl
y m arri ed Progression i s
. th e l aw whi ch de ter

mines the fact that associated blended Wedded an d con , ,

j ugated particles and forces shall advance imp rove an d ,

roll out i n to still better exp ressions of the Divi ne Mi n d .

Th ese twin laws are wedded ; and from the very center of ,

al l existence th ey go h and i n han d th ei r arm s about each

, ,

oth er s necks sh oulder to shoul der i ncessantly working

’

, ,

th ro ugh all space an d thro ugh al l time .

The m arri ed pair of p ri ncipl es p roduce a ch i ld— D eve l

, .

o ment
p Th i.s i s th e g ran d clim act eri c p ri n cipl e libe ra ted
by the foregoing laws of association and progrmsi on De
vel o men t di f f from p rogression i n thi s : It evolves or
p e rs

ci rcumfol ds and o ens th at whi ch i s refined P r ogress ion

p .

i s i ndi cated by lifting up of the particl es from the coarse

-
,

dark earth toward the domai n of flowers trees and vegeta

, ,

tion ; but developm ent is indicated i n the exp ansi on of p ar

ti cles so lifted and the sp read of such promoted el ements
,

i nto high er and better organ izations .

Progression may fulfill itsel f by multiplication by genera ,

tion by refinem ent and uplifti ng of i ntrinsic fo rces and

,

atom s but d ev el opm ent con cerns itsel f ex cl us iv ely wi th the

,

exp ansio n and organ i cal ulti matio n an d p erfection of what

ev er i s th us refi ned an d ex alt ed Th ese triune principles.

are p erp etual ly thinki ng feeli ng warmi ng en liv en ing i n

, , , ,

formi ng energizi ng and ultimati ng th ei r designs un der D eity

, ,

throughout all m atter an d all mind .

S pirit descends to earth and earth ascends to spi rit All

, .

matter w il l not on ly ul ti mate i tsel f to spi ri tual essen ce but ,

4 14 I NDESTRUCTI I IT BL Y OF M IN D AND MATTER .

i n di vi dual bei ng . In this sense, t m in dependence may

the er

be appli ed to all thi ngs ; but i n reference to the whole sy s ,

tem of Divi ne creations th ere is n o such thi ng as absol ute

,

in dependence As a tune cannot be played unless each note

.

i s prop erly adj usted an d occupies a position i n referen ce to

,

the rest suitable to produce h armony an d melody so wh en a ,

tune i s thus play ed the universe i s at the sam e ti me rep re

,

sen ted .

Isolated every thing i s a mystery All that we k now

,
.

dep ends upon the connection of things one with an other .

Th ere can be no thought p rdfoun d en ough to comprehen d the

overwh elming ord er of infin ite power Throughou t all this .

vast ocean of o rgan ized existence all k n own law s forces or , ,

motion wh ether i n the cel esti al sph eres or i n the p resent

,

globe are acknowledged to perform their ofi ce u nless

, ,

obstructed with the most perfect j usti ce and equity All

,
.

movements m ust produce natural results If any law is .

i mped ed it produces consequences of h p ure results

, .

Progressi on i s the m ai n attribute the speci fic efiect of

'

, ,

es tablish ed and imm utabl e l aw s Activity i n all things and .

throughout all wo rlds and systems i n imm ensity i s an i n evi

table result of the sam e principl e The lowest con tains and .

develops the high est while the high est acts on and pervades
,

all bel ow .

One immutable law pervades all matter i n existence ; th ere

fore it cannot ch ange nor can th ere be any retrogression,
.

In accordance with the imperio us an d un erri ng law of attrae

tion whi ch i s palpably felt and manifested in mi nd as i n mat
,

ter the thinki ng pow ers en ergetically force th ei r way o n w ard

,
.

Progressio n activity adj ustment an d h armony refinemen t

, , , ,

and purification are the necessary effects of established l aws .

Transmu tation is a constant mani festati on i n nature .

There i s nothing that exists but what involves the princi

 INDE TRUCT IBIL ITY OF MIN D AND M ATTER . 4 15

p l es of ascen sion an d p rogression Th erefore there is no ,

such thing i n existence as natural death ; for an exchange of

particles from one form of life to anoth er is nothi ng m ore

than the necessary requiremen t of ev ery organ i zed substan ce
in bei ng So what i s called death i s not death but a
.
, , ,

chang e of organ iz ati on .

Can i t b e ?
Matter i mmortal ? h l pi i t d i e ?
and s al s r

Above the noble shall l ess n ble ise ?

r o r

S hall man al ne f whom all l e revi ves

o , or e s ,

N esu ecti
o r rr kn w ? hal l man al ne
on o s o ,

Imp i al man ! b e
er w n i n ba en g un d
so rr ro ,

Less pri vi l eged th a g ai n on whi ch he feeds ?

n r

Nature is a means an instrum ent a vessel thro ugh which

, , ,

the great cause the Di vin e min d produces spirit

, A spi rit , .

is n o i mm ateri al substance or nonen tity ; on the contrary the ,

sp i rit s organization or body i s composed of m atter such as

’

we see feel eat smell an d inhale i n a v ery high state of

, , , ,

refi nem ent an d attenuation S p i ri t i s substance it is n ot a

.

mere elem ent li k e li ght or electricity but it is a combinati on ,

of el emen ts an d p ri ncipl es beautifully an d organi cally com ,

bi n ed .

The foun dation , the effect, and the u i lt m ate are all eter n al .

The great Divi ne positive power rep els the p hy si cal and
, ,

at th e same tim e attracts the s i ri tual ; th erefo re the ci rcu

p ,

lati on of matter i s from the ce nter outward whilst spi rit ,

travels from the outside tow ard the cen ter Th ese two .

recip rocal p rocesses or opposite currents ,

are constan tly ,

flowing Matter is subservi ent to min d and i ts direct fl i ght

.
,

i s toward spirit that i s toward subli matio n refi nem en t rare

, , , ,

facti on spiri tual essential aromal conditions

, , ,
.

The h um an organism i s a world of motions Mi nd repre .

sents the con cen tration of all forces an d powers Man rep .

resents the uni v ersal p rogressive dev elopm en t which is an ,

4 16 INDEB TRUCTIB I LITY OF MIN D AND M TTE R A .

inh erent and eternal law of matter The laws of revolvi ng .

wo rlds are written upon the congeries of hi s brain M in d .

i s n ot created by ch emi cal p rocess es but n evertheless such , , ,

processes underlie i ts developm en t .

The inn er spirit essence of man is compound ed of all the

in definite and infinite p ri nciples As the body an d soul as .
,

one co nstitute a compl ete mi crocosm so do es the i nn er i ndi

, .

visible spirit con tai n inherent all ideas an d p rinciples I t

, ,
.

is the nature of spi rit to p rogress i n knowl edg e an d un der

s tandi ng relativ e to the causes of which all thin gs are the,

effects The mi nd cannot think of som ethi ng proceeding

.

from n othi ng because the mi nd its elf i s a substance and

,

ob eys the laws of substance .

—
The ambiti on to be a sel fhood this i s th e demonstrati on of
our immo rtality S elf is the eternal stan dard of consci ous
.

ness the po rtal th ro ugh whi ch the soul l ooks in to the far ofi
'

-
, ,

the pivot on whi ch it revolv es as the world upon i ts axis ; ,

and with out it th ere i s no existence

, The obj ect of such .

indi vid ualiz ation is to establish a communion an d sympathy

between the C reator and created .

The great law of ev olution i s sh aping the destin y of our

race . Whatever may be the mysteri ous bond whi ch connects
organi zati on with phy si cal endo wm en ts the grand fact a fact , ,

of i nesti m abl e importance stan ds out clear an d freed from

,

obscurity and do ubt that from the first daw n of i ntelligence

,

th ere is i n every advance of organization a corresponding

advance i n mi nd Mind as body is th us traveli ng on
.
, ,

w ard th rough higher and still higher phas es of development .

Man m us t be well situated physi cally developed physi, ,

cally p repared for intellectual progress Man s lofti est ’

.
,

desires are not gratified i n consequence of the po etic aspira

tions tri umphi ng ov er the laws of matter and i ts imp erfec
ti ons His desires for celestial magnificence are the sponta
.
 INDM UCTI BILITY OP MIN D AND M ATT E R .

affec tionately clas ped to the cen tral h eart Nothi n g e xi sts .

except by reason of the spiritual world ; wh atever p ertai ns

to the materi al is purely and simply eflect

'

Spirit is the essence the ultim ate of all elements Id eas

, ,
.

are p ri ncipl es the el em ents from which the spiri t essence i s

,
-

ob tai ned Ideas are the indwelli ng properties of spiri t As

. .

ev erythi ng i s constan tly assumi ng form w hich is an ex p ress ,

li keness of i ts interi or cause so the soul i s constan tly ev ol v

,

in g th ough ts whi ch are suggested by influences p roceedi n g

from the ou ter or from the prompti ngs of i ts own in tern al
,

prin ciples ; the form of th oughts or words being the ex p re s

likeness of the thoughts ev olved The external acts or is .

acted upon so the i n tern als al so act or are acte d u p on

,
.

Th oughts are but ideas in motion and they di fler from the
'

essence whi ch i s mov ed as much an d widely as wav es d ifler

'

from the w aters b eneath th em ; as the moti ons and comm o

ti ons of water are the waves and eddi es so i n li k e m an ner ,

are the thoughts and sen tim en ts the commotions an d emo

ti ons of spirit The essence of spirit the i nner mysti c lake

.
-

of h uman life ! It i s v ery still an d t ranquil as the li ght of ,

stars un til som e thi ng or i n uen ce from wi th out strik e

, fl s one

or more of the b odily sen ses wh en as by m agi c the spirit

, , ,

vibrates and w aves with feeling ; first inclinati ons ; next , ,

th oughts wi llfulness and las tly acti on through an d by m eans

, , , ,

of the organ iz ati on .

Ideas are common prop erty and all progress is ph enom s

,

nal ; or i n the empire of signs and em oti ons th oughts feel

, , ,

ings sentiments th ese travel from mind to mi n d but ideas

, , ,

remain at home i n the essence l ak e of life i n w hi ch th ey -

,

baths an d b aptiz e th emselves daily o nly waitin g for the ,

arrival of the right question or i n fl uen ce to whi ch they ,

resp on d i n di m whi sp eri ngs of wi sdom or i n o utspok en , ,

up risi n g inspirational utterances The truly cul ti vated

, .
 I NDESTRUCI I B ILI I Y OF M IN
‘ ' ‘
D AND MATTER . 41 9

min d does not need to travel because it knows immanent,

ideas all that the world is capable of exhibiting

,
.

All thi ngs occur as the result of im muta ble l aws To .

fo retell trul y an event the person m ust be in co mm uni on

,

wi th the laws whi ch are fulfill in g desi gn Prophesies that .

are true are by those who w ere i nstructed con cern ing the
,

i n terior workings an d ten denci es of n ature The true .

proph ets spak e concerning present evil morality an d future ,

re enerati on Tho se nobl e i n tell ects who p roclaimed that

g .

an an d sh all be m ade of si n an d transgressi on an d ev er ,

las ti ng righteousn ess shall be brought in were inspired wi th ,

the gran d an d bri lli an t truth of univ ersal resurrecti on from

all immortality and from all unnatural soci al conditi ons .

All these things were proclai m ed by all the pure and inspired
proph ets si nce the world of social disunity b egan They saw .

the evils of so ci ety — the imm oral an d corrupt si tuati o ns of

mankin d—and proclaim ed accordi ng to the unchang eabl e
,

law of progressive developm ent th at evil would ul timately ,

be banish ed from the earth an d th at good ness and broth

,

erly ki ndn ess would reign uni v ersally Th ey saw that a .

great E xempli fier of the true m oral and spiritual qual iti es
woul d ulti mately appear ; that He woul d because of His ,

superi or qualifi cati ons m anifest all that p urity and gentl e
,

ness all that lovi ng kindn ess an d consoci ali t th at w ould be

y
-
, ,

to the world a typ e of soci al h armony an d spiritual p erfec

tion. Th ey saw that a great unfaili ng Sh eph erd woul d
di ssemi nate thr ough the world by His teachi ngs the prin , ,

ci p les of love uni ty an d recip rocati o n and that He would

, ,

mak e every si len t stream eloquent ev ery flow er inviti ng , ,

ev e y grove a sanctuary and the wh ol e earth a fold of p eace

r ,

and safety in whi ch all might be gath ered and from w hi ch

, ,

no on e coul d poss ibly go as tray The Ch rist principle .

-

the p rin cipl e of l ov e — is al o ne ad equate to save from error .

4 20 D
I N ESTRUCT I I I T B L Y OF MI N D AND M ATTER .

Man may p ray th rough the Lord Jesus but unl ess he p ut , ,

on p racti ce the Ch ri st p ri ncipl e he can not b e saved

,
-
,
.

The i nterior p ri ncipl e i s of Divi ne origi n an d can n ot be ,

m ad e evil nor can it be co ntaminated ; but i n the world the

,

spi rit has b ecome en comp assed with every sp eci es of g ross

mate ri ality and th erefore has not y et unfold e d i ts d eep

,

in ternal qualities as it ultimately will when new and supe

,

ri or infl uences are unfold ed i n the soci al wo rld All men .

are di fleren tl con stituted an d th ei r exte rnal exp eri en ces

'

y ,

are ex ceedi ngly diss i mil ar ; but all ex p eri en ce the prompt

i ngs of th eir internal principle alik e and would cheerfull y ,

ob ey i ts teachin gs i f it w ere possibl e .

For the w orld to b e sav ed from evil an d i ts co nsequen ces ,

the l aws of soci ety and arbitrary gov ern m en t mus t be

ch anged so as to coi ncid e with the p ri ncipl es of n ature ,

with the constitution of man and with all hi s p hy si cal and

,

s i r i tu al re u i remen ts
p q N oth i ng short of a gen eral kn owl
.

e dg e of the causes of evil an d the gen eral capabil iti es of

manki nd wi ll b ri ng harmony and happi ness to the race A .

l ittl e m anagem en t may often evad e m i stance whi ch a vast ,

force m i ght vainly strive to overcom e .

All truth must be sifted before it is adopted or rej ected .

Porti ons of tru th how ev er ancient are always good as step

, ,

pi ng ston es to better thi ngs ; but anything that has not a

-

us e of a p racti cal nature i s of little i mp ortance ; th erefore ,

the i mp ortance of a truth should be determined by the

i n q uiry as to i ts utility or appl ication Jesus promulgated .

truths capable of imm ediate and useful appli cati on He .

attracts by Hi s p ri n cipl e of univ ersal lov e by His in exhausti ,

ble reserve of force and by the commingled energy sweetness

, ,

an d serenity of His nature .

Th e h eart, whi ch by a, s ecret ha mony

r , mov es wi th Thi ne .
4 22 D
I N ES TRUCTI I IT BL Y ‘
OF MIN D AND M ATT ER .

to v y man tellin g hi m that he has been weigh ed i n the

e er ,

balance tellin g him that his ideas h av e been gauged tell in g

, ,

him that hi s place i n the universe has already been descri bed .

The doctrine of use wi ll work di rectly i nto the ch urch and

into oth er developments of human life in to the state into , ,

soci ety into the family an d i n to those rel ati ons whi ch con
, ,

sti tute hom e .

de complex
From the wi
Of cc exi stent natures th e sh all ri se
-
, re

On e ennui all i nvolvi n g an d en ti re ;

.

l o He b eh old i g i n the sacred li gh t

'
r ,
n

Of Hi s essenti al Reas n all the s hapes o ,

Of s w ift conti ngence all uccessi ve ti es , s

Of acti on p ropagated th r ugh the sum o

O f p oss i bl e e i s texce— He at nce

n , o ,

Down the l ng s i es of ev entful ti me

o er ,

8 0 fi x ed the d at s f bei n g s d i sp o ed
e o , o s

To every li vi n g oul of ev e y ki nd
s r

The fi eld of m ti on and th h ou of res t

o e r ,

That all con pi red t Hi s S up eme D esi gn

s o r

To Un v aasar. Goon .
 PA R T E L E V E N T H .

S C I E NCE TE A CH E S THE U N I TY OF T H E U N I VE RSE .

so mNcn nnv ns ns U NCHANGI NG ES S EN CE S AND

P R I NCIP L E S .

Perfect knowledge is confined to a few elem entary abstract

tru ths By far the greater part of our knowledge is
.

indefin ite We say that we know a man wh en we can di s

.

ti ngui sh him from every other i ndi vid ual ; y et our kn owl
edg e i s in thi s cas e extrem ely i ncompl ete for we co uld not
, , ,

be said to k now hi m th oroughly un l ess we k now not o nly

,

ev ery thought that had p assed th rough hi s mi n d but als o ,

ev ery m aterial atom comp osi ng hi s phy si cal organ i sm Our .

inability to attain this perfect k n owledge w ould not j usti fy

our afli rmi ng it to b e imp ossibl e for a man ev er to know an
y
of hi s fell ow men -
I n li k e m anner our inability to gras p
.
,

the i nfi n ite or to k now an i nfin ite b ei n g i n hi s i nfin i tude

, ,

d oes not w arrant the averment th at we can h av e no k nowl

edg e of the i nfi nite ; for our k nowl edge of the I nfi nite D eity

i s not essentially m ore qualified and imp erfect th an is our

knowledge of our fellow men or of any external obj ect
-
, ,

however infinite it may be .

The gift of God i s eternal life The thin king p owers

.

force th eir way th rough space an d find a standpoint from

,

which to contemplate the reality of eternal h uman existence .

All the works and dispensatio ns of the Almighty both in ,

the physical an d moral world are worthy of our con templa

,

ti on and research ; and may ultimately lead to important

4 24 SCIENCE TEACHEB THE UNIT Y OF THE UNI E RS E V .

di scoveri es as well as moral instructi on This age of acti on too .

atly outweighs the h abit of meditati on ; h ence the

g re
p re va ,

lence of a hasty and impatient spirit This is not a h ealthy .

state of mi nd because it hin d ers the developm en t of p urely

,

sp i ritual sen ti m ents an d as pirations It is the duty of th ose who .

seek to h ei ghten an d enl arge th ese sen ti men ts to en coura e

g ,

a contemplative habit of mi n d ; to di rect the attenti on to

the progress of di scovery i n th ose realms of wo nder and ,

urge an d incite to the contemplation of th ese i mm utable and

admirabl e law s which yi eld such unden iabl e evidence of the

,

conti nuo us acti o n of a supreme designi ng and creati ve mi n d , .

God of the fai r and p

o en s ky l
How gl pri ngs
ori ous a o e us sbv
The ten ted d ome f h av en ly bl ue , o e ,

S u p en d ed n the ai b w s i n gs !
s o r n o
’
r

Ea h b i ll i ant sta that pa kles th ugh

c r r s r ro ,

Each gi ld ed cl u d th at wand o f ee ers r

I n ev n i ng pu pl e ad i an e gi ves
’
e s r r c ,

The b eauty r i t p rai e to Th ee

o s s .

The o ideration of the great periods an d spaces of

c ns

astro nomy in duces a dign ity of mi nd an d an i n di fierence to

'

death . The rel ati onship and sympathy between the orbs
an d sph eres of imm ensity — b etween this world of hum an ity
an d th at b etter w o ld o h
r f um an ity i
ar sen— are reco ni z ed
g
naturally an d i n evitably by m an s i ntuitions and reason The
’
.

freq uen t all usi ons to the starry h eavens foun d i n the sacred ,

writings indicates th at i n ancient times the religious con tem

, , ,

p l ati on of th ese m arv els of creative and design i ng po wer was

more habitual th an i n th ese modern days wh en the min ds of ,

ev en the pious an d good are so ab sorb ed in the b usy scenes

of every day li fe and i n the admi rati on of the m ech an i cal

-
,

and artistic achi evem ents of th ei r fell ow mortals th at th ey -

,

scarcely al l ow th emselves l ei s ure to con sid er the h eav ens ,

whose mech ani sm surpasses all m ortal concepti on The .

4 26 SCIENCE TE CHE A THE UNIT Y OI"THE UNI VERS E .

Whi l st all the s tars t at h rou n d he burn r ,

An d planets i n thei turn

al l th e r ,

Confi rm the ti di ngs as th ey roll ,

And p ad the t uth fr m p l e t pole

s re r o o o .

What th ugh i n solemn si l ence al l

o

Mov e roun d thi s dark terres t i al bal l , r

What th ough no eal v oi e no soun d r c r ,

Ami d thei rad iant o bs b f und

r r e o ,

In reason s a th ey all rej i e

’
c r o c ,

An d utt fo th a gl o i ou voi ce
er r r s ,

Fore er si n gi ng as th ey shi ne
v , ,

The Hand that made us i s Di vi ne .

Seek hi m th at m ak eth the seven stars and O rion and ,

turneth the sh adow of d eath i n to m orni ng The starry .

heavens awak en an d invite the in m ost intensest love of ,

y had e
In th e s tarr s

Of d i m an d li ta y l veli ness
so r o ,

We l a n the lan guag f anoth e wo ld

e r e o r r .

The movem ents of the stars along the blue vault of heaven
have from tim e imm emo rial been a wonder and a sub
, ,

j cet of admi ration both to the savage and the sage B ut

, .
,

whil e the m ovem ents of th ese stars h ave been studi ed wi th

so m uch care the causes of th ese movem ents h ave long
,

been hi dden . Even a conj ecture has scarcely been mad e of

the cause of th ei r velocities S ixty eight thousan d mil es an
.
-

hour i s i nconceiv able even for a small body but wh en we

, ,

l earn th at the p on d erous gl obe on which we live fli es along

with such lightning speed we are awed in to silence and , ,

dare not ask how i s this great thi ng done If th ere is any .

truth more plain th an all oth ers it is th at God in creati ng , , ,

upholdi ng an d gov erni ng the world w ork s by agencies and ,

a ccording to law .

His p rocess is in variably from the simpl e to the complex .

T he fimdamental l aw of nature i n every dep artmen t of her ,

 m ms
'

SCIENCE oans UNIT Y or rs s UNI VERS E

f
. 4 27

g i tion seems to be thi s : The begi nning and the end

or an za ,

— —
i ng the Alph a and Om ega are i n p erfect and complete
correspon dence The two extrem es m eet facing each other !
.
,

—
The representation and correspondence the ex actn ess of
similitude i n o utli n e an d i n all the detail s— are m arv el ous i n

th eir math ematical an d geom etri cal p erfecti o ns Th us in .

,

very t uth ext

r remes m
, ee t — p im te
r a a n d ultim te
a — aco rn

buri ed i n the groun d re appeari ng in acorn on the topmost

-

bough of the oak a truth ex emplifi ed in every growth circle

,
-

of vegeta ble an im al and h um an li fe ; an d i n the rep etitions

,

of national histo ry no l ess th an i n the i n cessant recurrence

of p ubli c cri ses and i n the peri odi citi es of i n divid ual exp eri
,

en ce.

God has t d a special agency call ed chemical force

crea e ,

acti ng acco rdi ng to a compli cated syste m of l aws whose ,

obj ect is to unite or combi ne the el em ents Ch emi sm the .

,

pow er whi ch causes ch emi cal action by means of ch emical ,

affi n ity causes m otio n

, el ectricity h eat an d light
,
Th ere ,
.

are different fo rm s or mod es of a p ri ncipl e call ed fo rce who se ,

origi n i s as unknowable as the o rigin of matter ; wh ere

m atter is force is for we only know matter through its
, ,

forces . What was before th ese el em ents an d forces and how ,

and wh en th ey w ere form ed out of a m ore simpl e h om og en e

ous m atter will be an oth er i n qui ry but o b ack as far as we

, g ,

may we can never reach the b ounds of illimitable space

, .

Contem plan t pi i t y e th at h v
s r s o er o e r ,
’

W i th t i d gaz th i mm a u abl e f unt

un r e e, e e s r o

Eb ull i n t wi th c eati v e D i ty
e r e

An d y e f pl a ti c p w
o s th at i nt fu ed
o er , er s

R ll th
o gh the g
rou an d mat i al ma
ross er er ss .

In g ni i g u g ! H li a f G d
or a z n s r e o e o o .

The material worldonly Spirit materialized S cience

is .

proves the essence origin of visibl e m atter S cience .

rov es by i nducti on th at extern al form s are on ly appearances

p
428 SCI ENCE TE CHES THE UNIT A Y OF THE UNI VERS E .

of fine v l ti ng essences Vi ewing the heavenly orbs as

e er as .

composed of atoms each en dow ed w i th the forces ex erted at

,

a distance h owever imm ense it is plai n that th ese atoms

, ,

must be each a distinct i ndepen dent essence or being separ

, ,

ated from every oth er by a space or spaces h ow ever sm all .

S cience proves that the larger portion of the bulk of ev en

the h eavi est and denses t bodi es i s m ade up of such spaces or

p o res separatin g th ei r com oun d mol ecul es fi cm eac h oth er

, p
-

and allowi ng th ei r p erforming min ute gy rati ons of greater or

less amplitude to which are due all the phenom ena of tem
,

p e rature . A s p arti cl es attract one an oth er wh en separated

by sensible distances and as th ey repel each other wh en th ey

,

are i nappreci ably n ear it occurs th at th ere might be some

,

interm ediate distance at which the parti cles mi ght neith er

attract nor rep el one an oth er but rem ai n balan ced i n that ,

stable eq uilibri um whi ch they are fo un d to m aintain i n

ev ery m ate ri al sub stance solid or fl uid , It has long been .

an hypoth es is am ong phil osoph ers th at el ectri ci ty is the agent

which binds these parti cles of matter together which is sup ,

posed to be an eth ereal fl uid i n the highest state of elas ti city

su rrou nd i n every
g p a r ti cle f
o matter It p ervad es al l bo di es
.
,

all substances al l el em ents and p asses th rough every p arti

, ,

cle i n the un iverse A s the earth an d atmosph ere are

.

repl ete with it i n a l at ent sta te th ere i s every reas o n to be

,

li ev e th at i t is unbounded filling the regions of space That

,
.

the un iverse of matter is p erv aded by an i nvi si ble essen ce is

the gran d di s cov ery of the ch emi cal sci en ce This elas tic .

el emen t i s a pow erful m edi um to t ransmit moti on from one

substance to an oth er .

Motion i s found to a considerable extent i n the interior of

solid bodi es .That th eir particles are brought nearer by cold
an d p ressure or remov ed farth er from on e anoth er b h eat
, y ,

might be exp ected ; but it could not h av e been an ti cip ated

4 30 A
SCIENCE TE CHES THE UNIT Y OF THE UNI VERS E

perceives th at whatever exists at all must exist somewh ere ,

and th at what is nowh ere can h ave no actual exis tence It .

is i n this cas e a m ere abstraction To aflirm that the spiri t .

has no l ocality is to reduce it to an abstract i dea so that ,

accordin g to this vi ew angel s would be m ere creatures of the

,

imagination like fai ries or sylphs and have no real ex is tence

, ,

i n any place whatev er A s each in di vidual ulti mate of the

.

other has a fix edness of posi ti on i n space we may as s um e a ,

si mil ar fixedness of p osi ti on for spir it the ul timate of m i nd ,

.

The soul i s p rofoundly aflected by i ts supposed des ti ny

'

All systems and forces poin t to the absolute certain ty and

necess ity of a future and eternal exi stence for the human

soul . All organic forms below man not only produce their
li ke but the substance of their m aterial forms mingles wi th
,

previously form ed compounds to produce a new an d distinct,

ty p e sup erior to itself Each new type being depen dent

.

up on all th at p reced ed it for i ts exi stence y et di stinct and ,

di flerent from i ts pred ecessors Each new unfoldi ng is supe

'

ri o r to the precedi ng whi ch is accomp lish ed through the

,

un ceasing process of spiral p rogression and di sti n ct de rees

g ,

of the p rincipl e of moti on Each typ e i s but a link i n the

.

great ch ain of cause and effect Man is the great reservoir .

into which all powers and substances flow and afi er each ,

mineral compound v egetable organ ism flow er vi n e and

, , ,

animal has refi ned the el em ents he receives them being the
, , ,

last and highest developm ent .

The h uman form being perfected i n thi s sphere is des

, ,

ti ned for a future cel estial and con ti nuous unfoldment .

Feeling and knowing that man will retai n his consciousness

of id entity and in dividual sel fhood he should so l i ve whil e ,

i n this rudi m entary an d preparatory state of existen ce th at ,

al l hi s phy si cal i ntellectual moral and spi ritual structure

, , ,

form ati on growth and maturity be fully d ev eloped culti

, ,
 SCIENCE TE CHES THE UNIT A Y OF THE UNIVERS E . 4 31

vated an d perfected In vi ew of man s destiny our plain.

’

duty is to inquire i n to the work of the Eternal and Om niscient

as far as our abiliti es allow All powers th at belo ng to dis .

embodi ed spi rits belo ng to the embodi ed an d both obtai n

, ,

truth i n the sam e m anner by the two ch ann els namely rea , , ,

son and in tuition While we walk in the fact lighted path

.
-

of i nducti ve sci ence we neverth el ess search for a spiri tual

, , ,

sone whi ch blen ds astronomi call y an d m ath emati call y the

, , ,

fini te with the infini te to whi ch the h um an h eart and ,

tured mi n d insti ncti vely aspi re .

O pen y u li ps l y e wonde ful and fai r

o r r .

Sp eak sp eak I the my ste i s f th ose li vi ng w orl ds

, r e o

Unfold l—n lan guage 1 Ev e las ti n g li gh t

o r ,

An d eve lasti n g si l ence ? Yet the y

r e e

May read and un d erstan d The hand of Goa .

Has wri tten legi bly wh at man may k now ,

The glo y f the Mak er r Here i t shi n es

o .
,

Inefiab l e un chan geable ; and man

'

, ,

Boun d to the surface f thi s pi gmy globe o ,

May k now and ask no more In oth e days . r ,

Wh n death gi v es th encumbe ed sp i ri t wi ngs

e
'
r ,

Its range h all b e exten ded ; i t th en sh all roam

s ,

Perchance amo g th se vast mysteri ous spheres

, n o ,

S h all p ass fr m orb to o b an d dwell i n each

o r , ,

Fam i li ar wi th i ts ch i ld re —l earn th ei l aws n r ,

A d h a e th ei s tate and study and ad ore

n s r r ,

The i nfi ni te v i ti es of bli s er s ,

And b eau ty by the h an d Di vi ne , ,

Lavi h ed on al l i ts works ; te ni ty
s e r

S h all th us oll n wi th ev er fre h d eli gh t

r o s ,

No p anes of pl a ure or i mprov ement ; worl d e s

On world ti ll op ni ng to the i nstructed mi n d

s e

An unex hausted uni verse an d ti n e ,

Bu t addeth t i ts gl ori es Whil e the soul

o .
,

A d an ing
v t the
c urce of l i gh t
ever o so

And al l pe f ti n li v es ad o es and rei gns

r ec o , , r

I n cl oudl ss k n owl ed ge pu ri ty an d bli ss

e ,
.
4 32 SCIENCE TE CHES THE UNIT A Y OF THE UNI VERSE .

L A
U TI M TE S OF THE NATU RAL ON L Y E X I ST IN THE S P IR ITU AL .

L et the p rinciples and facts of nature be sp read out

b efore the j udgment seat of reas on Progressive de velop .

m en t i s a universal p rinciple By and th rough thi s princi .

p l e a l l the ki n gdom s of an i mated n ature were st eadil y

e volved from coun tl ess germin al p oi nts an d through count ,

less ages or p eriods of time When sci ence demonstrates .

the prin cipl es of developm en t th ese n atural processes will ,

be admi tted .

The h uman b ody i s an ultim ate of all the formative p rin

ci p l es powers forces elem en ts essences an d properties
, , , ,

which b egin th eir progressive labors i n the l east and lowest

departm ents of this terresti al globe Thus the first dry .
,

l an d creatures were mo re bird and fish than ani mal ; the

first indi cations of humanity were far more like ani mals than
men .

When most
p erfect h um an body was develop ed it
the ,

was a factory full of wh eels and hoppers adapted to receive ,

ris ts i n the fo rm of food fl uid gase s an d pri n ciples A n d

g , ,
.

this corporeal mill is adap ted to decompose th em and to

refi n e th em an d to p romote th em i n to ultim ate articl es
p ,

and th us b estow m ore substan ce an d m ore en ergy up o n these

s oul el em ents whi ch eventuate at d eath i n the body of the

-
,

spirit The h uman form wh en it is perfect i s an exact rep

.
, ,

resentati ve of the fo rmativ e p ri n cipl es which res ide eternally

i n the spi rit ; or i n truer wo rds the spirit of man i s a total

, ,

i ty a final i n di vid ualization i nd estructible of a p erfect p ro

, , ,

ortion of all essen ces an d p ri ncipl es whi ch had th ei r o rigin

p
i n the Divi ne Fountain .

Amid the sad scenes of this rudimen tal world and amid ,

the ov erp ow eri ng h ardships of our common phy sical and

s oci al life wh at a reli ef it i s to con templ ate the wi s dom the
, ,
434 A
SCI ENCE TE CHES THE UNIT Y OF THE UNIVERS E .

between t j
the s ars are a ar, the e er-flowing ri er is p rep ared v v
o
to c nve us y with p
erfec safe t the i er s ore ty to h gh h .

pure and pla i d i ve

Oh , c r r,

Mak e mu i c f v e s ore r

In the Gard ens of Pa ad i se n ea to God th

’
r . r s ron e ;

F on thy fa s h o e
or r r ,

G ntly d i fti n g b f
e r e ore ,

We m y find the l t bl o m that nce were

a os ss o s o our own .

We sh ould pause k to enl ar ge our percepti on s of

, and see

the sublim e realiti es of i mm en sity by yieldi ng ourselves to

a wider an d p rofounder as soci ati on with others essences , ,

laws and principles Let us not hasten superficially ov er

.

these immeas urable th ese i n eflably D ivi ne an d vas t th ese

'

, ,

multitudinous an d unch angeable red i ti es of etern ity Our .

most sincere feeli ngs our fi nest th ough t powers our deep
,
-
,

est i n tuitio ns should be wholly an d p rayerfully con cen trated

,

up o n this subj ect which rel ates to our immo rtal exi stence .

T h ugh arth may be da k and li fe may b e drear

o e r , ,

Th ere i s a l i gh t i n the sky u h me i s not h re , o r o e .

We look fa ab v e o h me i n h i gh
r o , ur o s o ,

Beyond the da k cl ds the s li ght i n th sky

r ou re
'
e .

The sun ev e hi es l d ev obscure

r s n , c ou s er ,

B ut fa up above th e su nl i gh t i s p ure
r .

S o trou bl e and g i ef may cloud u way h e e

r o r r ,

Ti s only abov th em th u nli gh t i lea

’
e e s s c r .

By spiritual reflection the mind becomes hab ituated to ,

comp reh ensive thought ; and th at entire con vi cti on of the

perfect benevolence of D eity i s obtai n ed which leads to an ,

impli cit reliance on hi s paternal goodness even i n seasons ,

of the greatest dark ness and despond ency .

The work of reas on and morali ty is a part of the same

creati on as the world of m at ter and sense The will of man .

is swayed by rati onal m otiv es i ts wo rkings are in evi tably

compared with a rul e of acti on he has a consci en ce which
sp eaks of right and wron With o ut a thou ht f a G d
g g o o .
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SCIENCE TE CHES THE UNI T Y OF THE UNIVE RSE . 4 35

ov er all,transcending our high est concepti ons Of good man ,

woul d never rise to tho se higher regions Of m oral ex cell ence ,

to whi ch he i s capable of attai n i ng To di sbelieve is to .

,

deprive man Of the m eans to exalt himself Let us hold .

private worship in our soul .

God the great eternal Magnet of co ncentrated goodness

,

— the supreme attracti on to draw al l men upward— is suf

fici ently m inute local an d immedi ate i n Hi s p rovi
, ,

dances to impart li fe and b eauty to everything through

out the i n n um erabl e rami fi cations of i nfi nite creation He .

p ossesses wit hi n Him self the pri ncipl es of all motion all ,

life all sensation and all in telligence

, , He is the In finite .

Germ Of the universal tree of causation ; and accordi ng to ,

the absolute ness Of sel f exi s ten ce an d co nsequent necessity

-
,

His cel estial essences and essen tial pri nciples unfold an d
flow wi th the minutest precisio n in to the small est atoms
, ,

an d organi zati on i n nature This divine love principl e

.

Warms i n the sun f e h es i n the b eeze

, re r s r ,

Glows i n th e sta n d bl
rs a m in the treesoss o s .

Oh won d e ful trees th at l an gai n t th sky ;

’
, r e s e

Floati g y our bann

n o b i gh t an d o hi gh l
ers s r s

Oh wond e ful bi d s th at i n g i th ai r
, r r s n e

Th ugh ts an d musi
o u p a i ngly fai
c s 1
r ss r

Oh wond rful w l d a ch d by the sky

’
, e or O er r e ,

And pi lla ed wi th pac an d eth r so h i gh

r s e e ,

And carp eted e w i th v elv t gr en

’
o r e so e ,

An d spangl ed w i th fl we l i k e tars i n th ei r sh een

o rs s .

Oh t empl e of l i fe l fa h i n ed h e e below
, s o r ,

Wh at beauty fr m th ee mu t ver flow

o s e .

'

run s 1 8 ne won COMM ON M ODE or OPE R TI ON IN NAr us n A

AN D I N M AN .

Th ere is but one harmon ium Matter an d mind are .

eternal ly w edded by the polariti es Of posi tiv e an d neg ati ve

,

forces They are established by a D ivine Power ; and

.
436 A
SC IE NCE TE CHES THE UNIT Y OF THE UNI VE RS E .

q l d an d balanced by a negative or ultim ate equilibrium

e ua e .

H ence their continued and united forces by the in fl uence ,

Of whi ch all thi ngs are actuated governed and developed , ,

an d pass on i n steady p ro ressi on

g .

There is but one simpl e primordial absolute force wi th , ,

u nvaryin g con diti ons The order Of the universe is as per

.

fect as its varieti es are num erous The p ri ncipl es en gaged .

i n forming worlds are incessantly engag ed in decomposi ng

th em In no oth er way can perpetual youth be bestowed
.

upon the fi n er bodi es an d sph eres Of sp ace Atoms suf .

fici ently refined to ascend above the mi neral compoun d enter ,

into the forms Of vegetable life Vegetation i n turn dele .

, ,

ates i ts fi nes t ato ms to en ter an d b ui ld up the ani mal

g
kingdom The most refined animal atoms enter into
.

an d suppo rt h um an bodi es A nd the m ost refined par

.

ti cl es Of h um an bodi es whi ch are not req ui red to

,

stru ct and suppo rt the garm ent Of immortalit a n d to

y sce ,

form the solids fl uids an d eth ers Of th at eflulgent zo ne to

'

which all human beings are i ncessantly h asteni ng Thus .

the eternal youthful ness the h ealth ful an d b eau tiful j uveni l
,

ity of the spi ritual universe are established and immutably

m ai ntai ned .

The atmosph eres contain i n sol uti on all the world It is .

certai n to a demonstrati on th at ess ences are the m agneti cal

, ,

con diti on Of m atter The di flerent electriciti es ex ist in the

'

sph ere b elow amo ng the v ap ors ; as the atmosph eres

, and ,

the gases exis t i n the fl uids Of earth and spac e .

The five ki nds Of electrici ty are id en tical The difference of .

intensity and quality is sufli ci ent for what were supposed to be

thei r distinctive qualiti es Electri city is one Of those impon
.

derabl e agents pervadi ng the earth and all substan ces with ,

out aflecti n th i r vol um e or tem erature or ev en gi vi ng an

'

e
g p y
vi sibl e sign of i ts exis tence wh en i n a latent state
, ; but ,
4 38 A
S CI ENCE TE CHES THE UNITY OF THE UNI VERS E .

be t h to the nearest porti on of the l arge body by

at ac ed

i nh erent power th at exists in this i ncreas ed accum ul ati on of

r ti cl es eviden tl by p itiv d egative affin iti es e xist
p a , y os e an n ,

i ng betw een the sm all er an d the greater Fire and gravi ty .

are but p uny forces and h ave b een del egated to perform
,

wondrous labor and power wh en gravity only wis hes to be ,

still an d assi st gross materi al substances to fin d that m t

,

they seem to req uire Its Ofli ce is to bring gro ss material

.

mat ter near to the bosom Of m oth er earth where i t fi n ds i ts ,

true level until acted upon by some other superior p ower

,
.

There are oth er forces over which gravity exerts no control ,

chmpared with whi ch it si nks i n to i n sign i fican ce .

S uperior forces control an d govern the h eavenly bodi es

an d spi ritual p ri n cipl es All forces are necessary each in
.
,

th ei r capacity to m aintain an equilib rium i n order to p re

,

serve the h armon i es Of nature All forces must h armonize .

with pri n cipl es of un i versal app li cati on conse q uen tly th ere ,

is unity i n diversity .

Under all circumstances matter is subj ect to force Is , .

not all att enuatio n Of m atter m ore or l e s s a sol uti on i n force ?

We can suppose all matter to be so far attenuate d as to form

un iversal eth er ; to be dissolved bv force i n i nfi nite space ;

resolved in to such mi nute p arti cl es as to be no l ong er sub

j ect t o att raction I n vi sibility i s no l onger a proof Of non

.

e xi sten ce . Each clas s Of substances is r ea l i n relation to

the sp her e it b elongs to ; each ki nd has to be j udged accord
i ng to its pl ace Of abode .

L k t th gh ti v l ti l l
oo na u re rou , s re o u on a

All ch ge ; d th D y f l l ws n i gh t ; d ni gh t
an no ea . a o o an

Th d y i ng d y ; t s i
e an d
a t an d i
s ar r se , se . r se

Ea th takr the mpl

es S th u mm gay
e xa e . ee e s er ,

W i th h g en h pl t nd amb i l fl w
er re c a e a ros a o ers ,

D p i t pall i d a t mn Wi t g y
roo s n o u u . n er ra ,

Ho i d wi th f t a d t b l n t w i th at m
rr ros . n ur u e o ,
 S CIENCE TE CHES THE UNIT A Y OF THE UN I VERS E . 439

Blows autumn and g ld n f ui ts away hi s o

'

e r

Th n mel t i nt the p i n g ;
e s ft p i n g w th b
o s r so s r , i reath
F v on i n fr m wa m ch ambers f th
a a , o uth r o e so ,

Re all the fi t
c s All to fl i sh fades ;
rs .
, re -
ou r ,

As i n a wh eel all i n k to ascen d s s, re - .

Embl ms f ma who pass

e o n t pi re
n es , o ex s .

The will of a force,

ttractive or rep ulsive accord
man i s a ,

i ng to circumstances A body may transfer a red undant

.

qu an ti ty of positive electricity to another or deprive another ,

o f i ts el ectri city the on e g ai ni ng at the exp en se of the other

, .

When a negative becom es perm eated to any extent with the

si tive it is imm edi ately subj ect to ch ang e and b ecom es
p o ,

progressi ve There is no thing unch angeable i n the universe

.

e x cept m ateri al i n a p urely n egativ e co ndition Bodies .

having a redundancy of el ectri c fl uid are said to be positively

el ect ri c ; negativ e wh en th ere i s a defi ci en cy
,
Substances .

i n a neutral state neith er attract nor rep el Electriciti es of .

the sam e ki nd repel wh ereas those of di flerent ki nds attract

‘

each other The attractive p ower is ex actly eq ual to the

.

rep uls ive power One ki n d of el ectri city cann ot be evolv ed

.

without the evolution of an equal quantity of the opposite

kin d. Electricity may be transferred from one body to
an other i n the same manner as h eat is commun i cated an d

l ik e it too the b ody lo ses by the transmi ss ion

, , The p ower .

of retai n i ng it d ep en ds up on the sh ap e of the b ody It is .

most easily retained by a sph ere next to that by a sph eroid , ,

b ut readily escapes from a p oint an d a poin te d obj ect recei ves ,

i t with mos t facility .

Nervous transmission is facilita ted by heat B ut h eat is .

an ob stacl e to el ectri c transmission and di mi n ish es an d de ,

stroys m agneti c action Electri city is known to exercise a

.

mysterious influence on the functions of vi tality H ence it .

i t is seen th at man i s an epitom e of the universe wh erei n all ,

e l em ents are skillfully combi n ed With the rising sun we .

 111 0 scrsncs rs acnss rns UNITY or THE UNI ERS E V .

get th i i g electri city consequently new life an d new

e r s n ,

v igo r ; with i ts d ecli ne w earin ess and exhaustion

, The heat .

of the ai r is so i ntimately co nnected with i ts el ectri cal con di

tion that electri city must also aflect the distribution of plan ts '

and an im al s ov er the surface of the earth the m ore so as i t ,

seem s to h ave a great sh are i n the functi ons of an imal and

vegetabl e li fe . It is the sole cause of many atmosph eric and

terrestri al ph enomena an d performs an i mportant part i n the
,

econ omy of nature .

Water may claim rank am ong the first of positive electri cs .

The conversi on of water i nto steam excites el ectri city during

the enl argem en t of i ts vol ume Water by i ncreasi n g its vol
.
,

ume has i ts capacity for electri city i ncreased an d ab sorlmi t

, ,

from all surroun di ng bodi es The ex citement of electri city

.

by aflluent steam aflords stri ki ng illustrati on of on e of the

'

numerous way s i n which el ectri cal ag ency operates with out

our consci ousness of i ts p resen ce A n ordi nary locomoti ve .

engi ne generates d uri ng ev ery mi n ute of i ts onw ard course

, ,

a force sufl i cien t to destroy i ns tan taneously all the p assen

gers it p ropels This force is dissipated as so on as it is cre
.

ated ; i t was on ly by accid en t th at i ts existence became

known Even the burni ng of a can dl e th ere is reas on to

.
,

believe puts i n action an amount of electricity greater than

,

that of a th under cloud In som e oth er chemical actions

.
,

less energeti c than combustion the accompany i ng electri city ,

can b e d etected Were th ere no resisting medi um ther e

'

would be no developm ent of el ectri c force b ecause it woul d ,

b e n eutraliz ed as quickly as generated by uni mpeded con

'

ducti on The man ifestation of the presence of electricity

.
,

wh eth er ex cited by fri ction or ch emi cal agency depends ,

al togeth er on res i stance to i ts diffusion .

The capacity of steam and vapor for el ectri city greatly

e x ceeds that of wate r from whi ch the steam i s evaporated
,
.
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SCIENCE TE CHES THE UNITY OF THE ! VERS E .

a lasti ng polarity Iron and steel are i n a state of eq ui lib

.

ri um wh en the two magneti c polarities conceiv ed to resi de in

them are equally di flused throughout the whole mass so that

'

th ey are altogether neutral .

E lectro— magnetism is the most interesti ng science of mod

ern tim es A steel bar is made to start up by thi s i n visi ble
.

powe a r , n d rem a ns s s p e ded

i u n — in oppo sition to the forc e
of gravitation A temporary horseshoe magnet is mad e to
.

sustain nearly a ton w eight The i ron l oses the magneti c .

p ow e r the i nstant the el ectri city ceases to ci rculate and ,

acq uires it agai n as ins tan tan eously wh en the circui t i s

ren ewed .It appears that electri c currents are evolv ed by

magnets which p roduce the sam e phenomena with electric
currents from the vol taic battery ; th ey difler m ateri al ly i n
'

this respect that time is requi red for the exercise of the mag
,

neto electri c i nduction v ol ts el ectri c in ducti on is i ns tantane

-
,
-

o us. S uch is the facility with whi ch electricity is evolved

by the earth s magnetism that scarce any piece of m etal can
’

be m oved i n co ntact with oth ers with out a development of i t ;

co nsequently am ong the arrang ements of s team engi n es and
,

m etalli c machinery curi ous electro magn etic combinatio ns

,
-

probably exist which have never y et been n oti ced To

, .

decompose water by the electro m agneti c battery is to elici t -

t e ea ful sou l o w te
h f r f a r wh ch s oxygen an hydroge a
i i d ,
n—
vi ta li ty whi ch as a m otive power is stronger than steam
, ,

and qui ck er th an g un powder .

The extent to whi ch electricity may be appli e d is i lli mi ta

ble . The power of this force is m ade to serve man y p urposes .

Man can send the fleet lightn ing to m ake an apology or

transact a business Electricity brin gs the world s news to
.
’

his fireside Intelligence is no longer confined to particular

.

localities Parts are brought i nto closest sympathy with the

.

wh ol e . The p ul sations of E urope are felt i n Ameri ca and , ,

 SCI ENCE TE CHES THE UNIT A Y OF THE UNIVERS E . 443

wh en the heart of Am erica is dil ated with the great princi

ples of LI B E RTY i ts delicate vibrations are conveyed to the
,

rem otest extremiti es of the i nhabi tabl e gl ob e .

The teachin gs of sci en ce are th at the world constructi ng ,

-

forces are l atent i n the m ass Electricity i s the eternal .

substan ce It contains all the elementary pri nciples of all

.

things i n bei ng and thro ugh it all thi ngs and all substances
,

become rarefi ed and p erfected It is the connectin g link .

b etween min d an d matter It i s the servant of the mind ; .

through it the mi n d con vey s its vari ous imp ressi ons an d
em otio ns to oth ers an d th rough this m edi um receives al l i ts
,

i mp ressions from the external world .

Are n ot the moun tai ns , wave s , an d s ki es a pa rt

Of me , and of my soul , as I of t h e m

T here comes a t k li ke a o p i s ti g o en s or on
’
s n ,

S carc see e b ut wi th f
n, h bi tt ss i mbu ed ; res ern e

And l i ght wi th al may b e th th i ngs wh i h b i g

s e c r n

Back o th heart the w i gh t whi h i t w uld fl i ng

n e e c o

A i de fo ev ; i t may b a so d
s r er e un

f musi c—umm e—o s p i g

'
A ton e o s s er ev r r n

A n we —the wi n d—the a whi h hall w und

,

o r oce n c s o ,

S t i k i ng th e l ect i c h ai n wh wi th we da kly b und ’

r e r c ere re r o .

A nd h w and why w k n w n t
o can trace e o o , n or

H me t i t l u d th is l i gh tn i g f th mi d
o o s c o n o e n ,

B ut f l the h k en w d n
'

ee s an flace
oc r e e , or c e

Th e bl i gh t and black ni ng wh i ch i t l e v beh i n d

e a es ,

Wh ich ut of th i ngs f mi li u d i g d
o a ar , n es ne ,

Wh l a t w d e m f u h call u p t vi w
en e s e e o s c s o e

Th e sp te wh n o i m a bi nd
ec rs o -u o e x rc s c n ,

Th c ld—th
e o hang d—p rcha e th d ad—an w
e c e e nc e e e ,

Th m u n ed th l v d th l os t—t
e o r , e many 1 y t h w few l
o e , e oo e o

A ll the u lti mates ex is t in electri ci ty as the p ri mates .

E l ectricity i s the substance th at b d i n the deep bosom l

s um ere

o f ch aos an d out of whi ch all tangibl e substances we see

,

and ad mi re w ere m ad e ; of whi ch all w orl ds an d th ei r

s plen did appen dages w ere brought in to being an d by that ,

114 SCIENCE TE CHES THE UNIT A Y OF THE UN IVE RS E .

p ow erful all pervadi ng a en t under D ei ty are k e t i n moti on

-
g , p ,

from age to age It i s the most powerful an d subtle agent

.

employed by the C reato r i n the government of the un i ve rse ,

an d i n carry i ng on the m ultifarious operations of nature .

All things are inseparably co nnected with eac h other .

H uman beings and all animated existences are subj ect to the
sam e ran d el ectri cal law th at p ervad es the un iv erse and
g
moves all wo rlds There is but one common law p er vad ing
.

the wh ole un iverse of God which is the law of equ ili b ri um

,
.

In p erfect acco rdance with this law th ere i s k ept up a con ,

stan t action and re action th roughout every departmen t of

nature an d this l aw i s so varied as to be perfec tly adap ted

to all the variety of subs tan ces con tain ed i n the en tire uni
verse of mind and m atter .

f n —
The i nh erent laws o mi d the Divi n ity th at stirs withi n
us — i ncessan tly p roclaim the eter na l ex is tence of those anti
podal entities called mi n d an d matter .

Natu r e counts h i ng that h m

n ot s e ee ts wi t h ba
, se ,

B ut li v an d l ov
es i ev y h i g
es n er t n

L ook compreh ensively through nature an d y ou will be ,

rapidly ed ucated to beli ev e th at extrem es mee t an d frater

niz e at one comm on center Mi nd an d m atter are natural

.

counterp arts or fri en dly oppo nents i n the o rgani zati on of

everythi ng from the w orm i n the cozy b ottom of the s ea to

,

the bri ghtest an g el i n the sky h omes of eternity - .

The atoms tell th eir own story Th ey say to the man of

.

sci ence th at th ey hav e b een m old ed and sh aped from the

i nfinite past The rocks and trees tell th ei r own story

. .

As m utabl e as the th i ngs of earth seem the substances out ,

of whi ch th ey h av e b een fas hi oned are k nown to h ave

existed ages agon e and ev en the rock itself might abide a

th ousand y ears an d the tree as man y y ears We forget

,
.

the coun tl ess th ousands of y ears wh erein the atoms of the

44 6 A
SCIE NCE TE CHES THE UNIT Y OF THE UNIVERS E .

We have nee d of a son g for the o

s ul , the

greater than time .

If we kn ew that d ath woul d fini h e s ,

End th e t i f an nul th pai n ;

s r e, e

I f f om ou t th i s a thly t u ggl e
r e r s r

Co mes n th ough t f fu ture gai n

o o ,

W ould we wa t the d ay i wi h i n g
s e n s ,

An d upon u w b d?
o r sorro s roo

Would th b wi thi n th angua d

ere e e v r .

Lead er th at a s t u an d g od ? re r e o

If b y on d th i v al e th
e li th
s ere e

Noth i ng b ut th e ea thly t mb r o ,

If w i th i n th d a k e d futu
,
e r ne re ,

W wil l i n k t n dl ess gloom

e s oe ,

W uld we ca e t fo m th e fri ndsh i ps

o r o r os e

Whi h n w mak u li fe dea ?

c o e o r so r

W ould th es f w h o t h ou repay us
e e s r rs ,

If all l v e ti e ond d h - ? s e e ere

If b y on d th i day s ugh j u n ey
’
e s ro o r

We shall m et u l ov d n more e o r e o ,

I f wi th th ou so l h av
ose ch eri s h ed
r u s e

We hall mi ngl e ve more

s ne r ,

Would ur li fe b w th the li vi ng
o e or ,

If bey on d li f l i ttl pan ’

e s e s

Th ere was n t s h p fe t rhy th m

o uc er c

I n l ov ev y li ttle plan ?
'
e s er

L t us th n tak u p li f bu den ’
e , e , e e s r ,

Tak in g bi tt w i th th weet
er e s

I n the e d w h all d i c v
n e s s o er

Natu e pl a a al l omplete ;
’
r s ns re c

An d ou ul f om ut the shad ow
r so s r o

S hall m ge i n pe fect l i gh t
e er r

To fi nd th e i a God ab ve u
er s o s,

An d th at H d eth all th i gs ri gh t
e o n .