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F o r a m o m e n t h e w a s s tu n n e d . T h e n h e stooped to f in d th e s i lk . I n g r o p i n g a b o u t , b y m istake h e s l ip p e d in to a n o th e r p a s s a g e . H e becam e b e w ild e re d , a n d w a n d e r e d f r o m d u m b e r t o c h a m b e r , o n ly t o s in k d o w n a t la s t e x h a u s te d , t o b e w a i l a n d b e m o a n o v e r his s tu p id ity in e n te r in g t h e c a ta c o m b s a lo n e . I t was a c r i t i c a l m o m e n t D e a th , w i th i t s a tten d an t h o r r o r , s lo w s t a r v a t io n , s t a r e d him in th e fa c e . A lo n e , f a r a w a y u n d e r ­ground, h e w a s w e ll n ig h c r a z e d w i th g r ie f . Finally , s t im u la te d w i th c o u r a g e b o r n o f d espera tion , h e d e te r m in e d t o m a k e o n e more e f fo r t t o f in d t h e s ilk .

Down u p o n h i s k n e e s b e w e n t in t h a t a w ­ful d a rk n e s s , a n d b o o r a f t e r h o u r c ra w le d sb o a t in i n s s e a rc h . A t l e n g th h i s h a n d came in c o n ta c t w i th w h a t s e e m e d a t h r e a d . H is b ra in r e e le d , b u t h e c lu n g t o i t a s a drow ning m a n c lu tc h e s a t s u p p o r t . I t proved to b e t h e t i n y s i lk e n t h r e a d , t h e o b ­ject o f h is s e a rc h . S lo w ly , c a r e f u l ly , h a n d over h a n d , h e fo l lo w e d i t s c o u r s e in a n d o a t a m o n g th e c h a m b e r s . A t l a s t a s o f t coed g lo w b r o k e i n u p o n h im , a n d h e w a s veil n ig h o v e rw h e lm e d w i th jo y . H e h a d reached th e e n t r a n c e t o t h e c a ta c o m b . H e iras sa fe a t l a s t— o u t u n d e r t h e b r o a d c a n ­opy o f h e a v e n , s t n d d e d w i th m y r ia d s o f brigh t g o ld e n s ta r s .

F o r c e n tu r ie s m a n h a s 'b e e n i n s e a r c h o f his soul. I u h i s s e a r c h h e h a s w a n d e r e d after s tra n g e g o d s , w in d in g u p a t l a s t i n t h e depths o f m a te r ia l i s m . M a n i s n o t h a p p y under su c h c i r c u m s ta n c e s . F a r f r o m it. Tbe in te l l ig e n t c r y o u t e v e r f o r t h e m ig h ty torch o f t r u th , f o r t h e g u i d in g t h r e a d o f reason, to le a d u p a n d o u t i n t o t h e b r o a d light o f d a y .

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Tbe sa v a g e o f e v e r y r a c e a n d c l im e , trusts im p lic i t ly in t h e e te r n a l la w o f p ro g - r w . I t r e m a in s f o r c iv i l iz e d m a n t o d e n y the a f te r l if e ; t o c o n s id e r h im s e l f a c r e a tu r e of chance; t o c u r s e t h e la w w h ic h b r o u g h t kirn in to b e in g o n ly t o d i e t h e d e a t h o f a dog, a n d b e b lo t t e d o u t o f e x is te n c e f o r ­ever. T h e t h o u g h t i s a b h o r r e n t I t i s u n ­worthy a n a b id in g p la c e in t h e m in d o f man. I t i s a l ib e l u p o n t h e c r e a t iv e fo rc e s , aims a n d p r in c ip le s , o f n a tu r e . B u t , t h o u g h man d en ies, d e e p d o w n in h i s h e a r t o f h e a r t s he hopes a n d p r a y s f o r c o n t in u e d l i f e b e ­yond th e g ra v e .

In g ro p in g a b o u t in t h e m e n ta l d a r k n e s s m d dev io u s w a y s o f m a te r i a l i s t i c th o u g h t , p m fo r c e n tu r ie s h a s o v e r lo o k e d t h e s i lk e n cord o f h y p n o tis m . C a r e f u l ly t r a c e d , a s w e ■hall try to sh o w , i t l e a d s f r o m t h e g lo o m ■ad h o rro r o f t b e c a ta c o m b s o f d e s p a i r u p , go and o u t in to t b e tw i l i g h t g lo w o f j u s t i c e and of re a so n , u p t o t h e v e r y t h r e s h o ld o f the g re a t b e y o n d .

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r i v e s t h e p h y s ic a l s h o c k o r c h a n g e c a l le d d e a th . S c ie n t i s t s r e fu s e t o b e lie v e t h a t m a n h a s a s o u l , b e c a u s e s c a lp e l a n d m i­c ro s c o p e ^ f a i l t o r e v e a l o n e . S c ie n t i s t s , h o w e v e r , d o n o t k n o w e v e r y th in g . T h e s c i e n t i s t s w h o d e n y a n d w h o c la im t o k n o w a l l t h a t t h e r e i s t o m a n a n d o f m a n , c a n n o t t e l l w h a t l i g h t is , w h a t h e a t is , o r w h a t e le c t r i c i ty is . I t i s e a s y t o s p e a k o f l ig h t a s t h e e th e r e a l m e d iu m o f s i g h t ; o f h e a t a s c a lo r ic , o r t h e a g e n t o f w a r m th ; o f e le c t r i ­c i t y a s c o m p o s e d o f e le m e n ts w h ic h h a v e t h u s f a r e lu d e d o u r g r a s p . T h e f a c t r e ­m a in s , th o u g h , t h a t t h i s i s o n ly a c le v e r m e th o d o f c lo a k in g s c ie n t i f ic ig n o r a n c e w h e n t h e w o r ld s e e k s t o le a rn .

W e t a l k o f m a n a s b e in g c o m p o s e d o f a h a n d f u l o f e le m e n ts , a n d y e t i n m a n w e h a v e t h e c r o w n in g p ie c e in N a tu r e 's h a n d i ­w o rk . W h a t a w o n d r o u s b e in g i s m a n — m a n w i th h i s b r a in , a n d m a r v e lo u s g i f t o f t h o u g h t ; th o u g h t , t h a t m ig h ty f o r c e w h ic h m o v e s t h e w o r ld to - d a y ; t h o u g h t , a n in ­s t r u m e n t , w h ic h , in t h e h a n d s o f t h e p r o ­g r e s s iv e t h i n k e r s o f t h e h o u r , i s p a v in g th e w a y f o r t h e p e r f e c t s o lv in g o f t h a t g r a n d e s t o f a l l h u m a n p ro b le m s , t h e c o n tin u i ty ’ o f l i f e b e y o n d t h e g ra v e .

S c ie n c e m a in t a in s t h a t m in d a n d s o u l a r e o n e , a n d t h a t b o th a r e t h e p r o d u c t o f t h e p h y s ic a l ; a n d f a r t h e r c la im s t o k n o w h o w t h o u g h t s a r e p r o d u c e d , t h u s d o i n g a w a y w i th t h e n e c e s s i ty o f a n o u t e r f o r c e o r s p i r i t S c ie n c e c la im s t o h a v e t r a c e d t h e n e r v e s g o v ­e r n in g t h e f in e r s e n s e s , m o re p a r t i c u l a r ly th o s e o f to n c h , im p r e s s io n , e t c . , t o t h e i r o r ig in i n t h e g r a y m a t t e r o f t h e b r a in . B u t a s a m a t t e r o f f a c t w h e n w e s e e k t o t r a c e t h e i r o r ig in w e f in d t h a t th e s e n e r v e s d iv id e a n d s u b - d i r i d e u n t i l l o s t t o v ie w c o m p le te ly in o t h e r e le m e n ts o f t h e b r a in . I n e v e r y c a s e e a c h s u p p o s e d o r ig in i s f o u n d t o b e s im p ly a w a y s t a t i o n t o r e c e iv e im p r e s s io n s f r o m a s o u r c e w h ic h , i n e v e r y in s ta n c e , e lu d e s t h e g r a s p o f p h y s ic a l s c ie n c e .

I t h a s b e e n c le a r ly p r o v e n b y S h n l tz a n d F lo n r e n s t h a t t h e b r a in h e m is p h e r e s c a n b e r e m o v e d u n t i l o n ly a s m a l l p o r t io n o f t h e w h i te m a t t e r o f t h e c e r e b r a l s u b s ta n c e r e ­m a in s , a n d y e t in te l l ig e n c e i s m a n i f e s te d a n d t h o u g h t o r ig in a te d . P r o f e s s o r G o ltz h a s r e c e n t ly d e m o n s t r a t e d t h e s a m e th in g in a m a n n e r m o s t s a t i s f a c to r y . S im i la r i l ­l u s t r a t i o n s w i th o u t n u m b e r c a n b e g iv e n , s h o w in g c o n c lu s iv e ly ’ t h a t n e r v e c e n te r s a n d n e r v e c e l l s c a n n o t b e t h e r e a l s o u r c e o f m e n ta l d e v e lo p m e n t . F o r t h a t m a t t e r , s c ie n c e f in d s i t j u s t o s d i f f ic u l t t o lo c a te t h e r e a l c e n t e r s o f m u s c u la r s e n s e a n d m o tio n , b o th o f w h ic h a r e k n o w n t o e x i s t , a n d t o g iv e c o n s t a n t a n d c o n v in c in g p r o o f o f in te l l ig e n c e . A s id e f r o m t h e b r a in t b e s p in a l c o r d a p ­p e a r s t o h a v e a s p e c ia l c o n s c io u s n e s s o f i t o w n , a n d , i f w e p u r s u e o u r in v e s t ig a t io n s c lo s e ly , a t e v e r y s t e p w e s h a l l f in d o u r s e lv e s s t a g g e r e d b y t h e d i s c o v e r y o f s p e c ia l f a c u l ­t i e s a n d s e n s e s i g n o r e d b y s c ie n c e , h e n c e n o t l a id d o w n in th e b o o k s .| S c i e n c e n e v e r m a d e a g r e a t e r m is ta k e t h a n to c la im m a n t o b e a p h y s ic a l b e in g s im p ly . [A n e q u a l ly g r e a t m is ta k e h a s b e e n t o in ­s i s t t h a t t h e r e i s n e i t h e r l i f e n o r f o r c e b e ­y o n d t h a t d e v e lo p e d b y t b e a r b i t r a r y ’ r u le o f t h e s c a lp e l a n d t h e m ic ro sc o p e . W h ile s c i e n t i s t s t a l k bo g l ib ly o f b r a in f ib re s w h ic h p r o d u c e t h o u g h t s by* t h e i r v ib r a t io n s , o f n e rv e - s o u l a n d n e rv e - s p i r i t , o f v a r io u s e le ­m e n t s a n d c o n s t i t u e n ts , h o w t h e w r i t e r h a s lo n g e d t o s e e th e s e s a v a n ts , w e ig h te d a n d f r e i g h t e d w ith k n o w le d g e a n d f a n c ie d p o w e r , m a k e a b r a in w h ic h w ill p r o d u c e a s in g le t h o u g h t

I t i s o n ly ’ w h e n w e s t e p a s id e f r o m b e a te n p a th s , p o s s e s s t h e c o u r a g e a n d p a t i e n c e to i n v e s t ig a te , a n d d a r e t o t h i n k a n d l e t o u r t h o u g h t s b e k n o w n , t h a t w e f in d e v id e n c e c o m p le te a n d o v e rw h e lm in g t h a t m a n p o s ­s e s s e s a so u l. A id e d b y t h e w o n d e r fu l p o w e r o f h y p n o t is m , w e in v e s t ig a te p h e n o m ­e n a o f e v e r y n a m e a n d n a tu r e , a n d a r c f o r c e d t o t h e c o n c lu s io n t h a t P a u l w a s r i g h t w h e n h e d e c la r e d t h a t m a n h a s a s p i r i tu a l a s w e ll a s a p h y s ic a l b o d y . W a k in g o r s l e e p ­i n g w e f in d f a c u l t i e s a n d s e n s e s n o t d e p e n d ­in g u p o n t h e p h y s ic a l , b u t r a t h e r d e p e n d ­a n t u p o n la w s o u t o f a n d b e y o n d th e p h y s ­ic a l f o r t h e i r o p e ra t io n .

I n d e e p s le e p s i n g u l a r t h in g s o c c u r , a s w i tn e s s t h e s t r a n g e m o v e m e n ts o f t h e s o m ­n a m b u l i s t . W i th b o th b o d y a n d b r a in a s le e p , s e e t h e w o n d e r f u l t h in g s w h ic h a r e d o n e . O n t h e r e t r e a t t o C o r u n n a w h o le b a t t a l i o n s o f i n f a n t r y s l e p t s o u n d ly w h ile o n t h e r a p id m a r c h , a n d o ff ic e rs s l e p t in t h e s a d d le . W i th t h e e x te r n a l w o r ld s h u t o u t in s l e e p w e f in d s o m e g i f t e d w i th p ro p h e c y , a n d o th e r s p o s s e s s in g r e m a r k a b le c la i rv o y ­a n t c le a rn e s s o f v is io n . “ F o r e r u n n e r s " in d r e a m s a r c n o te d f o r t h e i r f r e q u e n c y , a n d t o s u c h e le v a te d p la n e s d o s o m e d r e a m e r s r e a c h t h a t H a h n e m a n n , w h o l ik e w is e n o te d t h e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t h i s f a c u l ty , p a id p a r ­t i c u l a r a t t e n t io n t o t h e r e m a r k s o f h i s d r e a m e r s w h ile p r o v in g h i s d ru g B . L o s t a r t i c l e s o r e f o u n d in s le e p , a n d t h e s o u lo f m an , a s t h o u g h i t w a s s o m e th in g a w - __

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W e really* k n o w b u t l i t t l e to -d a y o f m a t te r , l i f e a n d fo rc e . T h e m a g n i f y in g g la s s sh o w s t h a t a p p a r e n t ly s o l id o b je c t s a r c o p e n to t h e p a s s a g e o f c e r ta in f lu id s o r fo rc e s L iv e f r o g s a n d l iz a rd s h a v e b e e n f o u n d in s o l id b lo c k s o f g r a n i t e , f a r u n d e r g ro u n d T h e m ic ro s c o p e r e v e a ls w o r ld s o f l i f e b e ­n e a th o u r v e ry foo t. T h e s p e c tro s c o p e a n d te le s c o p e r o v e a l w o r ld s a b o u t u s , a n d o u t in to s p a c e , o f w h ic h w o h a v e n e v e r d r e a m e d E le c t r i c i t y p a s s e s th r o u g h s o l id s u b s ta n c e s T h e s o u l f o r c e o r o x te r a a l s t im u l i h a s n o d if f ic u l ty i n m a k in g i t s w a y th r o u g h m a t te r , f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f a f fe c t in g o r c o n tr o l l in g t h e m i n d I n t h i s v ie w o f t h e c a s e , m a t t e r c a n n o t b e so lid . M a t te r h a s i t s s p a c e s a n d in s te r s t i c e s n o t y e t l a id d o w n i n t h e b o o k s a n d , t h o u g h s c ie n c e h a s l im i te d t h e B enses t o five, f o r a u g h t w e k n o w t o t h e c o n tra ry ’ e v e r y p a r t o f th e b o d y m ay’ h a v e i t s c o m p le ­m e n t o f s p e c ia l s e n s e s . I n t h e i n v e s t ig a t io n o f m a t te r , l i f e a n d fo r c e , n o r e a l l im i t c a n b e f ix e d . T h e s u b j e c t i s o s b o u n d le s s a s t h e u n iv e r s e .

O f a l l t h e p e c u l ia r la w s o b s e r v a b le t h r o u g h o u t t h e a n im a l a n d v e g e ta b le w o r ld s o n e o f t h e b e s t o b s e r v e d i s t h a t o f s e n s i t iv e ­n e s s . H o u r s b e fo re t h e a p p r o a c h o f a s to r m c a n b e d e te c te d b y th e a v e r a g e h u m a n b e in g , t h e b i r d s s in k d o w n t o t h e i r n e s t s ; t h e ( lo w e rs b e g in t o c lo s e , a n d t h e t e n d r i l s t o h u g c lo s e r t h e p a r e n t v in e ; t h e c h ic k s c a t c h th e w a r n in g c la c k , a n d h u d d le b e n e a th t h e s h e l ­t e r i n g w in g o f m o th e r h e n ; a n d t h e c a t t l e i n t h e f ie ld s b o w t h e i r h e a d s , t o w a r d o ff t h e a p p r o a c h in g s to r m . T h e r e a r e m e n a n d w o m e n e q u a l ly s e n s i t iv e t o t h e a p p r o a c h o f s to r m s , a n d j u s t a s s e n s i t iv e t o t h e p r e s e n c e o f v i s i to r s f r o m a n o th e r w o rld .

T a k e t h e s e n s e o f s i g h t S o m e p e o p le c a n s e e a s w e ll i n t h e d a r k a s in t h e l i g h t T h e w o n d e r fu l p s y c h ic o f R e v . M r. T o w n ­s e n d c o u ld r e a d t h e f in e s t p r i n t i n a d a r k c l o s e t H u n d r e d s o f h y p n o t ic s u b j e c t s s in c e t h a t t im e h a v e b e e n t r a i n e d t o d o t h e s a m e th in g . T h e s o u l i s a b le t o s e e w i th o u t t h e a id o f t h e n o r m a l e y e s . T h i s i s a b u n d a n t ly d e m o n s t r a t e d b y m e a n s o f t h e d e v e lo p m e n t o f c la i rv o y a n c e . T o t h e c la i r v o y a n t e y e t h e S p i r i t - w o r ld i s m a d e a s c l e a r a s t h e p h y s ic a l w o r ld t o n o r m a l s i g h t C la i rv o y ­a n t s i g h t i s t h e o p e n in g o f t h e i n n e r v is io n — t h e e y e o f t h e s o u l . W e d e n y t h e e x i s t ­e n c e o f t h e s o u l , s im p ly b e c a u s e w e a r e n o t f a m i l i a r w i th i t W e s e e t h e body’, a n d in l if e , b e c o m e f a m i l i a r w i th i t W e d e n y t h a t w e h a v e a s o u l , b e c a u s e w e c a n n o t s e e a n d h a n d le i t a s w e d o a l u m p o f c o a l o r c la y . W e s h a l l b e w is e r b e fo re t h e c lo s e o f a n o th e r d e c a d e .

I t h a s b e e n p r o v e d b y D r . F a h n e s to c k a n d o th e r s t h a t , in t h e d e e p h y p n o t ic s le e p , t im e a n d s p a c e , i f n o t a n n ih i l a t e d , d o n o t s e e m t o e x i s t , a n d in t h i s s t a t e , s u b je c t s c a n s e e , h e a r , t a s te , s m e l l a n d to u c h , a t a n y d i s ta n c e . I n t h i s s l e e p is t h u s p r o v e n t h e p o w e r t o s e e a n d a c t o u t s id e t h e or-l d in n r y m e a n s . T h e p s y c h ic f o r c e s , a s D r. R a u o c le a r ly s h o w s , a r c p a s s iv e , a n d a c t iv e ,! f i r s t , t o r e c e iv e f r o m a d i s ta n c e , a n d t o p e r ­c e iv e a t a d i s t a n c e . T h e r e i s e v e r a n e a r ­n e s s b e tw e e n t h e p s y c h ic a n d t h e o b j e c t s o u g h t , d e s p i t e t h e m a te r i a l d i s t a n c e b e ­tw e e n th e m . T h e p s y c h ic c a n s e e , h e a r , a c t , w i th o u t t h e a id o f t h e p h y s ic a l b o d y , a n d w h o w ill d a r e s a y t h a t i f t h i s c a n b e d o n e i n t h i s l i f e , t h a t t h e s o u l , t h e r e a l m a n , c a n n o t d o equally* w o n d e r f u l t h in g s , w h e n f r e e d f o r e v e r f r o m p h y s ic a l b o n d a g e . I f t h e s o u l c a n r i s e s n p e r io r t o p h y s ic a l t ic s , w h ic h f e t t e r a n d b in d , t o w h a t h e ig h t s m a y i t n o t a s p i r e a n d a t t a i n w h e n o n c e a c r o s s th e th r e s h o ld o f th e G r e a t B e y o n d .

O n e o f t h e r e m a r k a b le f e a tu r e s o f h y p ­n o t is m , p a r t i c u l a r ly a s r e la te d t o t h e a f t e r l i f e , is t h e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t h e g i f t o f p r o p h e c y , w i th w h ic h g i f t i s b le n d e d o v e r c o n s c io u s a n d u n c o n s c io u s t r a n c e , c lu irv o y - a n t s i g h t a n d p s y c h o m e tr ic s e n s i t iv e n e s s . H is to r y f u r n i s h e s r e m a r k a b le e x a m p le s in t h i s p a r t i c u l a r lin o , n o ta b ly in th e c o se s o f S o c ra te s , J o a n o f A rc , L i l ly , Z a d k ie l , C a z o tte , a n d o th e r s ; a n d in o u r o w n t im e w e h a v e s e n s i t iv e s , k n o w n a s m e d iu m s , w h o p o s s e s s t h i s g i f t . I n th e e x a l t e d m o n ta ' s t a te n e c e s s a ry t o t h e s u c c e s s f u l a c c o m p l is h m e n t o f th e s e s e e m in g w o n d e rs , th e s e n s i t iv e s e e s f ro m th e e le v a te d s t a n d p o in t o f t h e so u l. T h e s o u l r i s e s s u p e r io r to t h e p h y s ic a l , a n d p o s t , p r e s e n t a n d f u t u r e s e e m o n e c o n t in u ­o u s w h o le . I n v e s t ig a t e d c a r e f u l ly , a n d | s c a n n e d c lo s e ly , t h e in v e s t ig a to r w ill f in d h im s e l f f o r c e d t o a d m i t th a t , in t h e e x e rc is e o f t h e f a c u l ty o r g i f t o f p r o p h e c y , t h e s o u l c a n se c , h e a r a n d r e a s o n a c c u r a te ly , w i th o u t th e a p p a r e n t n e c e s s i ty o f c o n n e c t io n w ith th e b o d y . I f i t c a n d o th i s in t h i s l ife , in ­d e p e n d e n t o f th e p h y s ic a l , w h a t i s t o h in d e r t h e s o u l f r o m t h e e x e r c is e o f i t s v a r ie d g i f t s a n d f a c u l t i e s w h e n f r e e d f r o m th e b o d y fo r e v e r ?

T e le p a th y , o r s e n s in g a t a d i s t a n c e ; to l- e r g y , o r a c t i o n a t a d is ta n c e ; a n d l a s t , b u t n o t le a s t , m e n ta l t e l e g ra p h y , o r t e l e g r a p h ­in g f r o m s o u l t o s o u l a l l p r o v e b e y o n d a d o u b t t h e p o w e r o f t h e s o u l t o a c t in d e p e n d ­e n t ly o f t h e b o d y . T h e w r i t e r h a s d e m o n ­s t r a te d o v e r a n d o v e r a g a in t h a t m in d c a n c o m m u n ic a te w ith m in d ; s o u l c o m m u n e w i th s o u l , r e g a r d le s s o f t im e o r sp a c e . H u n d r e d s h a v e d e m o n s t r a te d t h e s a m e , o v e r a n d o v e r a g a in . T h e r e c o r d s o f t h e p r ie s ts o f o ld , o f t h e p s y c h ic a l s o c ie t ie s o f to -d a y , a n d t h e p r iv a t e m e m o ra n d a o f tb e d a r in g t h in k e r s o f t h e w o rld , p r o v e b e y o n d q u e s ­t io n t h a t th o s o u l c a n n o t o n ly r i s e s n p e r io r t o t h e b o d y in t h i s l i f e , b a t t h a t , b y t h e o p ­e r a t io n o f s o m e la w y e t t o b o d is c o v e re d , i t c a n c lo th e i t s e l f in a f o r m v i s ib le to

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A h s u p p o r t i n g te le p a th y , to lo rg y a n d m e n ta l t e l e g r a p h y , w o m a y in s ta n c e t h e s o u n d o f v o ic e s , s e e in g f o r m s o f f r i e n d s in t h e ro o m , o r p e r c e iv in g th e m d r iv in g to w a rd u s f r o m a d i s ta n c e . I n e v e r y i n s t a n c e o f t h i s k in d i t w il l b e fo u n d th a t , a t t h a t v e ry m o m e n t t h e y w e re lo n g in g to b o w i th u s , a n d t r y in g to rn a k o u s s o u s e t h e i r c o m in g : th e s o u l g o e s o n a h e a d . T h e c o se g iv e n b y D u p re l l i s in p o in t . A m a n s a w a h a n d w r i te t h e n a m e “ G o d e f r e y ” o n h is s t u d y ta b le . W e e k s a f t e r w a r d h e l e a r n e d t h a t a f r i e n d b e a r in g t h a t n a m e d i e d a t t h a t h o u r , t h o u s a n d s o f m ile s a w a y . R o b e r t D a le O w e n to l l s o f a c a p t a i n w h o e n te r e d h is c a b in , a n d f o u n d a s t r a n g e r w r i t in g in h is lo g b o o k . T h o s t r a n g e r v a n is h e d , b u t l e f t b e h in d , o n th o lo g , t h e w r i t t e n w o rd s , “ S te e r t o t h e N o r ’w e s t " T h e c a p ta in s t e e r e d t o t h e “ n o r 'w e s t , " a n d c a m e u p o n a b a r k s t r a n d e d in th o ic e . A m o n g t h e r e s ­c u e d p a s s e n g e r s w a s a m a n w h o b o r e a p e r ­f e c t r e s e m b la n c e t o t h e s t r a n g e r w h o h a d w r i t t e n in t h e lo g , a n d w h o s e h a n d w r i t i n g w a s i d e n t i c a l w i th t h e w o rd s p e n n e d th e r e in . I t w a s s h o w n t h a t w h e n t h e w r i t in g w a s d o n e t h i s m a n w a s in a d e e p s le e p , a n d u p o n b e in g a r o u s e d , h a d in f o r m e d t h e c a p ­t a i n t h a t h e h a d b e e n o n b o a r d a s t r a n g e b a r k , a n d t h a t t h e l a t t e r w a s c o m in g t o t h e r e s c u e . H i s s o u l h a d g o n e f o r t h , a n d , c lo th e d a n e w , h a d p e n n e d w o r d s w h ic h le d t o t h e r e s c u e o f t h e c r e w a n d p a s s e n g e r s o f t h e s t r a n d e d b a r k . I f t h e s o u l c a n d o t h i s i n t h e l i f e p h y s i c a l , w h a t c a n h i n d e r t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f s i m i l a r f e a t s in t h e l i f e im m o r ta l ?

T h o u s a n d s o f e q u a l ly w e l l - a u th e n t ic a te d c a s e s c a n b e p r e s e n te d , p r o v in g c o n c lu s iv e ly n o t only* t h a t w e h a v e a s o u l , b u t a l s o l e a d in g i r r e s i s t i b l y t o t h e c o n c lu s io n t h a t t h i s s o u l l iv e s o n a n d o n w h e n f r e e d f r o m th e b o d y . W e a r e s k e p t ic a l r e g a r d i n g t h e s o u l b e c a u s e , f o r s o o th , s c a lp e l a n d m ic ro s c o p e d o n o t r e v e a l o n e . W i t h n s m u c h r e a s o n w c o u ld d e n y t h e t r a n s f o r m i n g o f s o l id c o a l i n to in v is ib le g a s , a n d t h e u n io n o f g a s e s t o f o r m t h e a i r w e b r e a t h e , a n d t h e w a te r w e d r in k . I n t h e h o u r w e c a l l d e a t h t h e b o d y is r e s o lv e d i n to v a r io u s 'e le m e n ts , w h i le th e m ig h t i e r h u m a n s o u l , a b o v e a n d b e y o n d t h e r a n g e o f c h e m ic a l a c t io n , l iv e s o n .

N o th in g iu n a tu r e i s e v e r l o s t “ T h e E ig h te e n th c e n t u r y , ' ’ s n j ’s a n e lo q u e n t p r e a c h e r , “ d is c o v e r e d t h a t m a t t e r c a n n o t b e d e s t r o y e d ; t h e n in e t e e n t h t h a t f o r c e c a n n o t b e d e s t r o y e d ; t h e tw e n t i e th w il l d i s c o v e r t h a t m in d c a n n o t b e d e s t r o y e d ; ” t o w h ic h w e m a y a d d t h a t , t o t h e m in d o f c a n d id t h in k e r s , a t l a s t , i t h a s b e e n d is c o v e r e d t h a t t h e s o u l h a s n o t , c a n n o t b e d e s t r o y e d W h a t m e n la u g h e d a t y e s t e r d a y , i s t h e a d r a i t t e d f a c t o f to -d a y . W h a t w e d r e a m o f to -d a y w ill b e c o m e t h e d e m o n s t r a t e d f a c t o f to -m o rro w . T h e r e i s n o d e a th ; “ w h a t s e e m s s o i s t r a n s i t i o n . ” T h is i s b u t “ t h e d im d a w n — t h e v e s t ib u le . ” ‘ ‘ L i f e ’s t h e a t r e a s y e t i s s h u t ” T h is i s b u t t h e c h r y s a l i s o f b e in g . T h e m i s t s o f to - d a y w ill b e c le a r e d a w a y b y t h e g o ld e n s u n l i g h t o f t r u t h to -m o r ro w . T h e n w e s h a l l p u t o ff th e m o r ta l a n d t a k e o n im m o r ta l i ty . A n d w h e n t h e da}* b r e a k s a n d t h e s h a d o w s fiee a w a y o u t t h e r e in t h a t v a s t a n d s t a r r y s p a c e , w e s h a l l r e v e l i n n e w b e a u t i e s a n d g lo r ie s , in t h a t h o u s e n o t m a d e w i th h a n d s , e t e r n a l in t h e h e a v e n s .

F e l lo w r e a d e r s a n d in v e s t i g a to r s : I n s e e k in g t o a p p r o a c h t h e t h r e s h o ld o f th o G r e a t B e y o n d , w e a r e l ik e t h e m e n iu s t o r y w h o a p p r o a c h e d a s t r a n g e c o u n t r y , a n d f o u n d i t s h u t o u t f r o m v ie w b y a v e i l , b e f o re w h ic h w a s a d e e p , d a r k r a v in e . T h e y to i l e d d o w n i n to t h e r a v in e , a n d u p th o o t h e r s id o .l R a i s in g t h e v e il , t h e y w e re s u r p r i s e d a n dd e l ig h t e d t o f in d o u t s p r e a d b e f o r e th o rn a c o u n t r y r i c h a n d b e a u t i f u l b e y o n d c o m p a re . W e h a v e s u r m o u n t e d t h e d i f f ic u l t ie s a n d o b ­s t a c l e s in t h e d e e p , d a r k r a v in e o f m a te r i a l ­i s t ic t i io u g h t , a n d b e h o ld , th o “ th in v e il b e tw e e n u s ” a n d t h e S p i r i t-w o r ld . S t a n d ­in g o n th o th r e s h o ld o f t h e G r e a t B e y o n d , wo c a n c a tc h th o s o u n d o f f o o t f a l l s a lo n g th e b o r d e r lu n d o f th o s o u l . W e h a v e b u t to lo o k , t o c a tc h a g l im p s e o f th o p r o m is e d la n d ; t o c a tc h a g l im p s e o f th o a f t e r l i f e — a l i f e w h ic h i s r e a l , a l i f e w h ic h i s e a r n e s t ; a l i f e f r e o f r o m s ic k n e s s a n d d e a th , a l i f e e v ­e r la s t in g .

W h e n B a lb o a ro a c h c d t h e e n d o f h i s t o i l ­s o m e jo u r n e y in s e a r c h o f th o P a c if ic o c e a n , h e h a l t e d h is f o r c e s o n th e m o u n ta in s id e , w h i l s t h e p r o c e e d e d a lo n e t o t h e s u m m it . A s h o s to o d o n t h e t o p m o s t p e a k , th e g r a n d e u r o f th o s c e n e b u r s t u p o n h im . A t h is f e e t la y h i l l , w o o d a n d v a le , a p i c t u r e o f s p l e n d o r a n d c o n f u s io n ; w h i le b e fo re h im la y t h e lo v e ly P a c if ic o c e a n , c a lm a n d p e a c e f u l , s t r e t c h i n g a w a y in to s p a c o , a n d b le n d in g w i th th o s k y in a l l th o b e a u ty a n d s o f tn e s s o f a s o u th e r n a tm o s p h e re .

S t a n d in g to g e th e r o n th o to p m o s t h e ig h t o f M o u n t M a te r ia l i s m , l o t u s lo o k o u t a n d a w a y : B e h o ld t h e f a b le d v e il i s l i f t e d . S u b ­l im e b e a u ty g r e e t s t h e oyo . A l l a b o u t u s s t a n d o u r lo v e d o n e s , w h o m th o w o r ld c a l ls d e a d — lo v e d o n e s c la d in g a r m e n ts p u r o a s t h e sn o w . T h o y s t r e t c h o u t t h e i r h a n d s to b id u s w e lc o m e , w e lc o m e h o m o . L o o k , lo o k : S t r e tc h in g a w a y in to s p a c e , s e e , s e c t h e l a n d a h e a d , w i th i t s “ t r e e s w a v in g o ’e r t h e h i l l s o f f a d e le s s g r e e n . ” S e e t h e r iv e r , “ th e b e a u t i fu l , b e a u t i f u l r iv e r , t h a t flow s b y t h e t h r o n e o f G o d . ” S e e h o w i t s c iy s ta l s u r f a c e c a tc h e s u p t h e s u n b e a m s , r e f le c t in g a w e a l th o f c o lo r a n d o f s p l e n d o r t o th o v e r y a r c h e s o f h e a v e n . T u r n t h e e y e in e v e iy d i r e c t io n , a n d , o h I w h a t g lo r y in t h i s g l im p s e o f p a r a d is e . A s t h e s o f te n e d tw i- l ig h t g lo w e n h a n c e s th o h a l lo w e d s c e n e , h o w p o o r , t i r e d , p a in - s t r i c k e n , a n d s o a l-w e a r ie d m o r ta l s lo n g , “ y e s , lo n g t o b e t h e r e . ” - —

lo n g t o i n h a b i t t h e ‘ ‘ m a n s io n s o f t h e b l e s t , ” j u s t o v e r t h e t h r e s h o ld , in t h e g r e a t b e y o n d .

A D D R ESS BY J . G. JACKSON,

Before the Convention o f the Woman’s National Liberal Union, Wasliing-

ton, D. C., February 24,1890.

f Reported for Tbe Progressive Thinker.]Mrs. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle­

men:— I c a m e t o t h i s c o n v e n t io n a lo n g w i th m y w ife , u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t i t s o s te n s ib le o b j e c t i s t o p r o m o te th o c a u s e o f w o m a n s u f f ra g e . A t t h e s a m e t im e i t a p p e a r s t o b e s o m e w h a t o f a n e w d e p a r t u r e , in a s m u c h o s i t i s a m o v e o f t h a t d iv is io n o f t h e a d ­v o c a te s o f w o m a n s u f f r a g e k n o w n a s liberal minded women. T h i s t e r m , “ l ib e r a l m in d e d ,” s e e m s t o c a l l a l s o f o r d e f in i t io n . T o u s , I p r e s u m e , i t m e a n s ‘t h o s e w h o a r e w i l l in g to t a k e t h e n a t u r a l a n d r a t i o n a l v ie w o f p o l i t i c a l a n d r e l ig io u s q u e s t io n s , a s d i s t in g u i s h e d f r o m t h e m ir a c u lo u s , t h e b ib l i c a l a n d th e d o g m a t ic .

T h e o r ig in a l Q u a k e r s r e a c h e d a b o u t t h e s a m e g r o u n d w h e n t h e y f o r m u la t e d t h e id e a t h a t t h e ‘ ‘ l i g h t w i th in ” — t h e i n tu i t io n s o f t h e h u m a n m in d as e n l ig h t e n e d b y r e a s o n a n d k n o w le d g e , t h a t is , t h e v o ic e o f G o d in th e s o u l— w a s s u p e r i o r in a u t h o r i t y t o a n y w r i t ­t e n w o rd o f a n c i e n t i n s p i r a t i o n , s o -c a lle d . L e t u s s e e , f o r a f e w m in u te s , w h i th e r w e w ill b e le d , t o u c h i n g w o m a n s u f f r a g e a n d o t h e r m a t t e r s , b y a d o p t i n g t h i s m e th o d o f c o m in g to w a r d s t h e t r u th .

A llo w m e t o p r e m is e t h a t t h e w a te r s , so t o s p e a k , a r e b e in g t r o u b le d o n e v e r y h a n d .

“And still tbe measure of our needs,Outgrows tbe cramping bounds of creeds;Tbe manna gathered yesterday Already savors of decay;Doubts to tbe world’s cblld-hcart unknown, Question us now from star and stone."

T h e r a n k e p h e m e r a l g r o w th s i n o u r c o u n t r y o f M o r m a n is m a n d i t s l ik e a r e b u t s ic k ly s u c k e r s f r o m t h e r o t t e n r o o t o f B ib le - s u p ­p o r t e d J u d a i s m . W i t h o u t t h e f a l s e b e l ie f s d e s c e n d in g f r o m t h i s s o u r c e , h e r e d i t a r i ly f e s t e r i n g in t h e m in d s o f u n c u l t u r e d m e n t h e y n e v e r w o u ld h a v e e v e n t e m p o r a r i ly p r e v a i le d .

T h e b i c k e r in g s o v e r t h e c h a n g i n g o f c r e e d s a r c r i f e in t h e a i r . T h e r e v i s io n o f S c r i p tu r e c a u s e s y e t m o r e i n t h e p o e t 's e y e s —

“The letters of the sacred Book To glimmer and swim beneath our look.”

The lashing of the waters by the sorely harpooned whale of the Romish church makes us back our oars and stand aghast in wonder and dread as to what evil may come upon us should her final agony cause a beat­ing unto blood of the wild waters of the sea of humanity. Yes, a false conception of Deity and of the origin of seeming evil in the world still continue largely to dominate the minds of men. The reign of miracle, instead of the reign of law, having been ground into human consciousness for thou sands of years still strives to hold its sway A portion of the Protestant churches, feel ing the ground sliding beneath their feet have organized in artful battle; and to pro­tect themselves from they scarce know what would strive to undermine the sacred pal ladium of our liberties and to stab onr country to the heart in the name of God I t is charitable to suppose they know not what they do.

B ut to return to the one great question of woman suffrage: In a government professing to be ruled “ by the people and for the people,” wh}* does this strange anomaly so long continue— that one-half of the citizens have no effective voice in governmental matters? Have you not, ladies here pres­ent, begun to perceive at least one main cause of this continued injustice to your sox?—if not, indeed, tho very foremost cause of the persistent wrong?

Arc you not still partially enslaved by the sacerdotal power of the Judaism of the Bible, as it still modifies and corrupts tra- litionnl Christianity? In the Vcdic period >f ancient India, scholars toll us that woman was held in the highest roverenco and oxcrciscd all her rights. Amongst tho writings of those earlier days wo find such maxims as these: *

“ Man is strength; woman is beauty. lie is tho reason that governs, but she is tho wisdom that moderates. ”

I t was at. tho prayer of a woman that tho Creator pardoned man; cursed be he who forgets i t ”

T h e r e i s n o o r im e m o r e o d io u s t h a n t o p e r s e c u te w o m e n a n d t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f th o i r w e a k n e s s e s t o d e s p o i l th e m o f t h e i r p a t r im o n y . ”

‘ 1 W h e n w o m o n a r e h o n o r e d t h e D iv in i t ie s a r e c o n te n t ; b u t w h e n t h e y a r e n o t h o n o re d , a l l u n d e r ta k in g s f a i l . ”

S u c h a r e a f e w o f th o m a x im s o f th o s e a n c i e n t d a y s . B u t , fo l lo w in g t h e t im e s w h e re in th o s e p r e v a i le d o v e r t h e m in d s o f m e n , th o f i r s t r e s u l t o f t h e d o m in a t io n o f t h e p r i e s t l y o r d e r in I n d i a w a s th o a b a s e ­m e n t a n d m o ra l d e g r a d a t io n o f w o m a n , s o h o n o r e d d u r i n g t h e Y e d ic p e r io d .

T h e H e b r e w G e n e s is c o r r u p t s th o m o re a n c i e n t a n d f a r m o r e b e a u t i f u l H in d o o le g e n d o f “ A d im a a n d H e v a , ” t h e f i r s t m a n a n d w o m a n . I n t h e o r ig in a l H in d o o s c r ip tu r e , m a n w a s m a d e t h e l e a d e r in d i s ­o b e d ie n c e t o D iv in e c o m m a n d s . H o v a , h is w ife , p le a d e d w i th h im t o f o r b e a r t r a n s g r e s ­s io n ; y e t d i d s h e n o t f o r s a k e h im w h e n t r o u b le r e s u l te d ; b u t f o l lo w e d a s a lo v in g c o m fo r te r .

T h e n , s a y s t h e o ld w r i t in g , t h e v o ic e c a m e t o th e m , i n t h e i r s o r ro w , f r o m t h e c lo u d s :

“ W o m a n , t h o u h a s t o n ly s in n e d f r o m lo v e o f t h y h u s b a n d , w h o m I c o m m a n d e d th e e t o lo v e , a n d t h o u h a s t h o p e d in m e . I p a r d o n th e e a n d h im a ls o f o r t h y s a k e . ”

B u t w h a t d id M o s e s ? H e r e v e r s e d t h e o r d e r o f c r im in a l i t y a n d c a u s e d t h e w e a k e r w o m a n t o b o t r e a t e d a s th o l e a d e r in d i s ­o b e d ie n c e , t h a t s h e m ig h t o v e r a f t e r b e m a d e t o b e a r t h e o d iu m . 1 ‘ F o r u n to w o m a n (G o d ) s a id , I w ill g r e a t ly m u l t i p ly t h y s o r ro w a n d t h y c o n c e p t io n : i n s o r ro w s h o l t t h o u b r i n g f o r t h c h i ld r e n ; a n d t h y d e s i r e s h a l l b e t o t h y h u s b a n d a n d h e s h a l l r u l e o v e r t h e e . ”

T h is p r e s u m e d p r im a l J e w i s h la w is t h e o n e w h ic h w a s c a r r i e d o u t b y t h a t s e m i-b a r ­b a r o u s p e o p le in t h e i r l iv e s , a s i f s a n c t io n e d b y th o G o d t h e y w o r s h ip e d . T h is , la d ie s , i n t h e m in d s o f m o d e r n c h e r i s h e r s o f a n t i q u a t e d m y th s a n d l e g e n d s i s t h e B ib le “ c o n s t i t u t io n a l l a w ” y o u s t i l l l iv e u n d e r . I t w a s p r o f e s s e d ly u t t e r e d b y t h a t s a m e G o d w h o s e n a m e t h e g o o d y -g o o d y fo o ls i n t h i s c o u n tr} ’ w o u ld p la c e a t t h e h e a d o f o u r C o n ­s t i tu t i o n .

E x c u s e m e , l a d ie s a n d g e n t le m e n , f o r r a t i n g th e m a s foo ls! I t i s a r o d e n a m e ; b u t w h a t e ls e c a n t h e y b e in t h e i r n a r ro w ’ n e s s , f o l l y a n d b e s o t t e d n e s s ? A g a in : W h a t a b i t t e r s p i r i t o f i g n o r a n t b i g o t r y s e e m s t o d w e l l in t h e h e a r t s o f t h o s e w h o a r e t r y in g t o s a p t h e f o u n d a t io n p r in c ip l e s o f o n r G o v ­e r n m e n t a n d t o i n t r o d u c e t h e r u l e o f s a c e r ­d o ta l i s m .

W h a t s a y s t h e R e v . M r. G r a h a m , v ic e - p r e s i d e n t o f t h e i r m is n a m e d “ N a t io n a l R e ­f o r m A s s o c i a t i o n ” ? H e a r h im : “ I f t h eo p p o n e n ts o f t h e B ib le d o n o t l ik e o u r G o v ­e r n m e n t a n d i t s C h r i s t ia n f e a t u r e s ( a s h e c o n s t r u e s t h e m ) l e t t h e m g o t o s o m e w ild , d e s o l a t e l a n d a n d , i n t h e n a m e o f t h e devil a n d f o r t h e s a k e o f t h e d e v il , s u b d u e i t a n d s e t u p a G o v e r n m e n t o f t h e i r o w n , o n in f id e l a n d a th e i s t i c id e a s ; a n d th e n , i f t h e y c a n s t a n d i t , s t a y t h e r e t i l l t h e y d ie . ”

W h a t a s w e e t “ C h r i s t i a n s p i r i t ” that w a s s a i d in , l a d i e s a n d g e n t l e m e n !

L is t e n t o t h e R e v . E d w a r d s , b e f o r e th e s a m e m is n a m e d a s s o c ia t io n :

“ W h a t a r e t h e r i g h t s o f t h e a th e i s t ? ( U n d e r w h ic h n a m e a n d t h e n a m e o f “ in ­f id e l ,” h e i n c lu d e s A g n o s t i c s , D e is t s , a n d a l l w h o a r e n o t i n u n io n w i th t h e o r th o d o x s e c t s . ) W h a t a r e t h e r i g h t s o f t h e a t h e i s t ? ” h e e x c la im s . 1 ( I w o u ld t o le r a t e h im a s I w o u ld a p o o r l u n a t i c , s o l o n g a s h e d o e s n o t r a v e ^ - s o l o n g a s h e i s n o t d a n g e r o u s I w o u ld t o l e r a t e h im . I w o u ld t o l e r a t e h im a s I w o u ld a c o n s p i r a t o r I ” “ T o le r a te a th e i s m l ” h e c o n t in u e s , ‘ ‘ T h e r e i s n o t h in g o u t o f h e l l I w o u ld n o t t o l e r a t e a s s o o n ! ”

I s n o t t h i s f e l lo w p o s s e s s e d b}* t h e s p i r i t o f a n o ld i n q u i s i t o r , f r i e n d s ?

T h u s i t i s t h a t t h e y r a t e u s a l l infidels, w h o d o n o t s u b s c r ib e t o t h e i r s t a le , a n t i q u ­a t e d a n d d o g m a t i c n o t io n s . T h e y d o n o t r e a l iz e w h a t w e k n o w a n d fe e l , t h a t we a r e s e e k in g a n d f in d in g h i g h e r a n d h o l ie r t r u t h s t h a n t h e y i n a c c o r d w i th t h o e te r n a l la w o f g r o w th — t h a t w e c a r r y in o u r h e a r t s a g r a n d e r , a m o r e u p l i f t i n g r e v e r e n c e f o r th e I n f i n i t e S p i r i t , w h o r u l e s ‘ ‘ w i t h o u t v a r ia b le ­n e s s o r s h a d o w o f t u r n i n g , ” t h a n th e y p o s ­s i b l y c a n in t h e i r id o l-w o r s h ip o f m a n -m a d e g o d s a n d a n c i e n t m y s t ic a l f a b le s . T h a t in ­s t e a d o f b e in g in f id e ls w e h o ld u n f l in c h in g f id e l i ty t o T r u t h w h e r e v e r w e c a n f in d h e r in h e r e v e r - g lo r io u s a n d e x p a n d i n g b e a u ty .

We s t r i v e t o c u l t i v a t e d u e c h a r i t y to w a r d s a l l s u c h e r r i n g b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s w h o s t i l l c l i n g t o t h e s h a d o w y p a s t in p r e f e r e n c e t o t h e g lo w in g p r e s e n t— w h o o re s t i l l h u g g in g t h e c h a in s o f s u p e r s t i t i o n a n d f o l ly , w h ile c h e r i s h i n g i n t h e i r h e a r t s t h e e v e r -a c c o m ­p a n y in g b i g o t r y a n d in to le r a n c e t h a t h a s h e r e to f o r e b l a s te d a n d e m b i t t e r e d a su f fe r ­in g w o rld .

N e v e r th e le s s w o w o u ld d e s i r e t o b e a r w i th th o rn , a n d n o t r e le g a t e t h e m t o a n y d e v i l o r s p i r i t o f e v il , b o h e f a n c i f u l o r r e a l ,— a s d i d t h e R e v . M r. G r a h a m ,— b u t l ik e th e p o o r n e g ro , in t h e d a r k d a y s o f m a n - s te a l ­in g , w h o p r a y e d , a s y o u r e m e m b e r , o v e r H ig h C o n s ta b le K l i n e : “ O h ! L a w d , s h a k eh im o v e h b e l l i S h a k o h im w e ll; s h a k e h im ! B u t , 0 L a w d ! d o n 't d r o p h im in ! ”

W e w ill a d d : O h ! L o r d , l e t t h e m l iv e in t h i s f a i r c o u n t r y t o s e e t h o i r b l in d n e s s a n d r e p e n t t h o i r fo lly .

B u t , la d ie s , y o u m u s t p e r c e iv e , a s y o u d o p o rc o iv o , t h a t th o l e a d e r s o f C h r i s t ia n i ty in t h e s e d a y s , B ib le w o r s h ip e r s a s t h e y m u s t n e e d s b o , c a n n o t c o n s i s t e n t ly g o c o u n te r to t h e B ib le la w I h a v e a b o v e q u o te d , a n d b y s u r r e n d e r i n g y o u r r i g h t o f e q u a l s u f f r a g e r e le a s e y o u f r o m i t s t h r a l ld o m . Y o u h a v e s h o w n y o u r w is d o m , la d ie s , i n p e r c e iv in g t h i s c o n d i t io n o f a f f a i r s , a n d m a y y o u r e f fo r t s t o o r g a n iz e a “ l ib e r a l w o m a n 's m o v e ­m e n t , ” t o a id in c o u n te r a c t in g a l l w ic k e d a n d d a n g e r o u s m a c h in a t io n s p r o v e a g r a n d s u c c e s s .

T h a t t h u s i t m a y e v e n tu a t e , l a d i e s a n d g e n t le m e n , w h a t i s o u r b e s t c o u r s e t o p u r ­s u e ? T o y o u , g e n t le m e n , a l lo w m e t o s a y t h a t o u r f i r s t d u t y i s t o j o in h e a r t a n d h a n d , in o u r p e r h a p s r o u g h e r w a y , t o u n i t e o u r f o r c e s f o r c o n c e r te d a c t io n , in t h e n a m e o f T r u t h a n d R ig h t , i n a id o f o u r s i s t e r w o rk e rs .

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W . C . DANGER SIGNALS!Shall we, th e d w e lle rs o n th e c o n tin e n t

that was g iv en to th e w o rld a n d to c iv iliz a ­tion, by th e b ra v e a n d h e ro ic C o lu m b u s , vhilew e a cc o rd h im fittin g h o n o rs a t th e coning W o rld ’s F a ir , ig n o re th e c la im s o f the woman w h o w as g r e a t e n o u g h to com ­prehend h is p lan s , a n d m a g n a n im o u s e n o u g h to aid h im in th e ir a c c o m p lish m e n t, th u s saving th e g r e a t n a v ig a to r f ro m th e ig n o b le

i fate th a t lias o v e r ta k e n m a n y a n o th e r I « dream er"?

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and suffic ient re a so n th e b ig o try a n d re ­ligious in to le ran c e t h a t d is g ra c e d th e re ig n of this o th erw ise g re a t-so u le d q u e en .

T hat Isa b e lla w as o n e o f th e m o s t in to le r ­ant o f b igo t* c a n n o t b e d e n ie d . D u r in g her reign o f 2 3 y e a r s (a c c o rd in g to D o n I Joan A n to n io L lo re n te , w h o w as S e c re ta ry ! to the T r ib u n a l o f M a d rid b e fo re tk o s u p ­pression o f th e In q u is i t io n in 1808, a n d who devoted se v e ra l y e a r s to c a re fu l in v e s ti­gation o f th e r e g is te r s o f th e t r ib u n a ls , a n d gave to th e w o r ld th e r e s u l t o f th o se in ­vestigations), th e In q u is i tio n w as e s ta b l is h e d in Spain w ith h e r c o n se n t, a n d c o u n tle s s thousands o f p e a c e fu l a n d law -a b id in g J e w s were bu rn ed , im p r iso n e d , to r tu r e d , o r stripped o f th e i r e ffec ts , a n d d r iv e n f ro m orthodox a n d h ig h ly Christian S p a in !

Vet, a c c o rd in g to th is a u th o r , I s a b e lla was a w om an o f ‘ ‘ s o u n d u n d e r s ta n d in g a n d natural k in d n e ss o f h e a r t ” H ow , th e n , could sh e p e rm it s u c h h o r r ib le a t ro c it ie s to

| be enacted u n d e r h e r v e ry e y es , a n d w ith | her know ledge a n d c o n se n t?

The a n sw e r is p la in . S h e w as u n d e r th o Control a n d d o m in a tio n o f th e p r ie s th o o d . Iab e lla ’s s e r io u s te m p e r , a s w ell a s earl} ’ education, n a tu r a l ly d isp o se d h e r t o r e ­ligious in fluences. N o tw ith s ta n d in g th e in ­dependence e x h ib i te d b y h e r in a l l s e c u la r affairs, in h e r o w n s p i r i tu a l c o n c e rn s , s h e naiform ly te s tif ie d th e d e e p e s t h u m ili ty , and d e fe rre d to o im p lic i t ly t o w h a t sh e deemed th e s u p e r io r s a g a c i ty o r s a n c t i ty o f her p ries tly c o u n se llo rs .

For a tim e , F r a y T e ro a n d o d e T a la v e ra , afterwards a r c h b is h o p o f G ra n a d a , w as h e r confessor, a n d i t h a d b e e n w ell f o r t h e la n d if the q u e e n 's c o n sc ie n c e h o d a lw a y s b e en intrusted to th e k e e p in g o f a p e rso n o f su c h exemplary p ie ty a s T a la v e ra . U n fo r tu ­nately, in h e r e a r ly d a y s , d u r in g t h e l if e t im e of her b ro th e r H e n ry , t h a t c h a rg e w a s c o m ­mitted to a D o m in ic a n m o n k , T h o m a s d e Torquem ada, a n a tiv e o f o ld C a s tile , su b s e ­quently ra is e d to th e r a n k o f S a n ta C ru z , in Segovia, a n d c o n d e m n e d t o in fa m o u s im ­mortality b y th e s ig n a l p a r t h e p la y e d in the aw ful t r a g e d y o f t h e In q u is i t io n .

T orquem ada w a s o n e o f th o s e c o ld , b lo o d ­less, in h u m a n m o n s te r s ; a t r u e s o n o f t h e j church, w h o c o m p e n s a te d f o r t h e i r a b ­stinence f ro m se n s u a l in d u lg e n c e , b y g iv in g •cope to th o se d e a d l ie r v ic e s o f th e h e a r t , pride, b ig o try a n d in to le ra n c e , w h ic h a r e n o less opposed t o v i r tu e , a n d a r e f a r m o re e x ­tensively m is c h ie v o u s to so c ie ty . T h is p e r ­sonage h a d e a r n e s t ly la b o re d t o in fu s e in to Isabella's y o u n g m in d , to w h ic h h is s i tu a ­tion as h e r c o n fe s s o r g a v e h im r e a d y a c c e s s , the sam e s p i r i t o f f a n a t ic is m t h a t g lo w e d in his own.

Before h e r a c c e s s io n t o t h e th ro n e , Torquem ada h a d u rg e d I s a b e l la , a c c o rd in g to some a c c o u n ts , “ e x to r te d a p ro m is e t h a t should sh e e v e r c o m e t o t h e th ro n e , s h e woald d e v o te h e r s e l f to t h e e x t i r p a t io n o f heresy, fo r th e g lo r y o f G o d a n d t h e e x a l t ­ation o f th e C a th o lic f a i th . ”

We are to ld t h a t “ F e rd in a n d l is te n e d with co m placency t o a sc h e m e w h ic h p ro m ­ised an am p le so u rc e o f r e v e n u e in t h e c o n ­fiscations i t in v o lv e d ( m o s t o f t h e h e re t ic s were Jew s; m a n y o f th e m p o s s e s se d o f much w ea lth ), b u t i t w a s n o t s o e a s y to vanquish I s a b e l la 's a v e r s io n t o m e a s u re s so repugnant t o th e n a tu r a l b e n e v o le n c e a n d m agnanim ity o f h e r c h a ra c te r .

B ut th e w om an w h o p u ts h e r c o n sc ie n c e into the k e ep in g o f a p r i e s t w il l b e l ik e ly , sooner o r la te r , t o a c c e d e t o h i s d ic tu m , whatever th a t m a y be . W e ll w o u ld i t b e for the w orld i f w o m e n w e re n o lo n g e r d o m ­inated b y a d e s ig n in g p r ie s th o o d . B u t truth com pels u s , h o w e v e r u n w il l in g ly , to admit th a t s p i r i tu a l ly th e y a r e s t i l l , w ith few excep tions, t h e w i l l in g s la v e s o f th e clergy, and th e b l in d d e v o te e s o f a re lig io n invented by p r ie s ts , f o r t h e i r o w n , a n d n o t for woman’s b e n e f i t

There is t o d a y a n o rg a n iz a t io n o f w o m en , is th is fre e a n d g lo r io u s re p u b lic , w hose numbers h ave re a c h e d a q u a r te r o f a m illio n , led by a w om an , a q u e e n ly le a d e r , w ith h e r skilled su b -g e n e ra ls , s u p e r in te n d in g f o r ty different l in e s o f w o rk , c o n d u c t in g th i s h o s t oa to v ic to ry , w h o a r e a s t r u ly c o n tro l le d sad m an ip u la ted b y a w ily p r ie s th o o d , a s wen the b e n ig h te d w o m e n o f m e d ie v a l d a y s .

O stensibly th e ’ W . C. T . U . a r e la b o r in g is the tem p e ra n c e v in e y a rd , b u t in r e a l i ty (lay are w o rk in g f o r t h e p ro te c tio n a n d d e ­base o f th e C h r is t ia n S a b b a th , w h ic h Means, in p la in E n g lis h , a r e u n io n o f Church an d S ta te .

W hat is m o s t a s to n is h in g is t h e f a c t t h a t few, even a m o n g th e l ib e ra ls , s e e th e d a n ­ger that m enace* th i s re p u b lic . E v e n th a t fearless th in k e r , M rs. S ta n to n , s p e a k s o f the " h a rm less S a b b a th p l a n k " in th e P r o ­hibition c o n s titu t io n . B u t i f t h a t t r u ly sobis and p h i la n th ro p ic w o m a n w ill re a d the story o f th e a t ro c i t ie s p e r p e t r a te d b y the pious b a rb a r ia n s o f A rk a n s a s u p o n a colony o f p e ac ea b le , in d u s tr io u s , la w -a b id in g 8sv«nthday B a p t i s t s , fo r th e so le c r im e o f doing a l i t t le u s e fu l l a b o r o n th e s a c re d (? ) day, known a s S u n d a y , s h e a n d e v e ry o th e r light-minded p e rso n w ill in a ll p ro b a b il i ty admit th a t th o se J e s u i t ic a l s o u ls w h o in th is sg t o f free th o u g h t a n d in te l le c tu a l p ro g re s s clamor fo r re lig io u s le g is la tio n , a r e le s s e x ­cusable a n d m o re t o b e c o n d e m n e d th a n that u n fo r tu n a te q u e e n , w h o , In a b e n ig h te d sgt, both b y h e re d i ty a n d e d u c a tio n , w as fettered b y a s u p e rs t i t io n , d e a d ly a s th e B p tree , a lik e d e s t ru c t iv e t o a l l m o ra l sad in te llectual p ro g ress .

Was I t a m a rv e l t h a t sh o w a s u n a b le to herself f ro m th e h id e o u s th r a l l ?

C. L . M o b o a n .'bany, O r e m Co. , W’u.

R O M A N C A T H O L IC IS M . L E G I S L A T I O N .

G O D I N T H E C O N S T I T U T I O N . M E D I C A L C R E E D S IN T H E P U B L I C S C H O O L S .

DANGER SIGNALS.

Disclosures of Convent Life

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O u t o f th e tw o h u n d re d n u n s w ho c o m p o se d th e w h o le o rd e r o f N ew J e r s e y , o n e h u n d re d a n d f if ty w ere te a c h in g lu th e p a ro c h ia l sc h o o ls , a n d th e H o ly M o th e r re ce iv e d $ 4 0 0 e a c h , t h a t su m b e in g ta k e n in e x to r t io n in t h e i r p a r is h e s . D u r in g th e la s t th re e y e a r s t h a t I w as in th e c o n v e n t I t a u g h t th e s e le c t p a y s c h o o l; a l l th o p u p i ls w ere g ro w n u p , a n d re p re s e n te d th e b e s t R o m an C a th o lic fa m il ie s in N ew J e r s e y . I t w as m y d u ty to re v ie w th o p a ro c h ia l sc h o o ls in th o d i s t r i c t I d id n o t e x p e c t m u c h f ro m th o p r im a ry c la s se s , b u t I d id c e r ta in ly e x p e c t th e y w o u ld k n o w th e i r le t te rs . I m a g in e m y s u rp r is e , in re v ie w in g th a t c la s s , to f in d sc a rc e ly o n e d o z e n w h o c o u ld te l l o n e l e t t e r f ro m a n o th e r , y e t th e y w ere a ll a b le to r e p e a t t h e c a te c h ism fro m b lg in n in g t o e n d . [A p p la u se . ] R e lig io u s e x e rc is e s a r e n e v e r n e g le c te d in a n y sc h o o l t a u g h t b y n u n s . T h e p r ie s ts s p e n d th e i r t im e in m a k in g lo v e to t h e p r e t ty n u n s , a n d a re th e m o s t id le m en in th e w o rld , h a v in g l i t t le to d o e x c e p t to d r in k th e b e s t o f w in e a n d m a k e m e r ry o n th e f a t o f th e la n d , e x to r te d in g r e a t p a r t f ro m th e p o o r I r is h m a n , w h o w ill g iv e h i s * * l a s t c e n t to h is H o ly R iv e r in c e ." [ A p p la u s e .] T h e n u n s d o n o t so f a r f o r g e t th e p o lic y o f th e c h u rc h a s t o in f lic t c r u e l ty u p o n a n y p u p i ls o f th e s e le c t p a y sc h o o ls . S u c h c h ild re n a r e t a u g h t p r e t t y w e ll, b n t n o t in so lid b ra n c h e s . T h e y d o te a c h th e su p e rf ic ia l b ra n c h e s , a n d y e t n o m o re p e r fe c tly th a n th e y a r e t a u g h t in P r o t e s t a n t schoo l^ . E ver}’ e f fo r t i s m o d e t o s e c u re t h e a ffe c tio n a n d w in th e c o n f id e n c e o f P r o te s ta n t c h ild re n , a n d t o lu r e th e m in to t h e c h u rc h , a n d r a r e ly d o t h e i r a t t e m p ts f a i l . P r o te s ta n t p a r e n ts , a r e y o u n o t a w a re t h a t y o u r c h ild r e n a r e th e r e d e n ie d th e p r iv i le g e o f r e a d in g th e B ib le o r h e a r in g i t r e a d ? I n e v e r s a w a B ib le th e w h o le s ix y e a r s I w as in a c o n v e n t. A n d y e t y o u d o s e n d y o u r c h ild re n t o b e e d u c a te d in th e s e R o m a n C a th o lic c o n v e n ts a n d sc h o o ls , d e lu d in g y o u rs e lv e s w ith t h e id e a t h a t n o a t t e m p t w ill b e m a d e t o in d o c t r in a te t h e i r y o u n g m in d s w ith R o m is h e r ro r s . A re y o u n o t a w a re t h a t t h e R o m is h c h u rc h i s o n e o f e x c lu s iv e p re te n s io n s , b e lie v in g t h a t e v e ry o n e o u ts id e i t s p a l e . i s d a m m e d t o e te rn a l p e rd it io n ? I f y o u c o n s id e r i t n e c e s s a ry to s e n d y o u r c h i ld r e n a w a y f r o m h o m e to b e e d u c a te d , a r e th e r e n o t h u n d r e d s o f P r o t e s t ­a n t s c h o o ls t a u g h t b y e x p e r ie n c e d te a c h e rs ? T h e o n e g r e a t b le s s in g o f m y y o u th i s t h a t I w a s n o t e d u c a te d in a C a th o l ic sc h o o l, b e in g s e n t t o P r o t e s t a n t s c h o o ls u n t i l I w as tw e lv e , w h e n ip y p a r e n t s s e n t m e t o th e M e th o d is t C o n fe re n c e S e m in a ry in R h o d e I s la n d , w h e re I g r a d u a te d a t s e v e n te e n . T h e re fo re I k n o w w h e re o f I s p e a k in r e g a r d t o t h e s y s te m s o f e d u c a tio n . I a m o f te n m e t w ith t h e r e p ly , w h e n I a s k , W h y d o y o u s e n d y o u r c h i ld r e n to t h e C a th o lic s c h o o ls ? “ B e c a u s e I th in k c o n v e n t s c h o o ls s a p e r io r t o o u r o w n . ” N ow , w h a t u n a d m is s io n t h a t i s f o r a P r o t e s t a n t m o th e r t o m a k e . I f y o u r sc h o o ls a r e in fe r io r , t h e n i t i s y o u r d u ty t o b r in g th e m u p to , i f n o t b e y o n d th e i r s ta n d a r d . B a t in f a c t th e c o n v e n ts a r e in f e r io r in e v e ry s e n se o f t h e w o rd , n o t o n ly in e d u c a t io n b u t in m o ra ls . D o y o u k n o w w h a t w o n d e rfu l s t r i d e s C a th o lic ism is m a k in g in t h e l a s t fe w y e a r s , a n d y o u a r e d o in g w h a t y o u c a n t o a id th e m ? T h e i r b is h o p s a n d c a r d in a l s b o a s t t h a t i t is o n ly a q u e s t io n o f t im e , a n d t h a t n o t f a r d is ta n t , w h en R o m a n C a th o lic ism s h o u ld b u i ld h e r re lig io n u p o n th e r u in s o f P ro te s ta n t i s m . I f t h a t t im e e v e r c o m e s, f a re w e l l to e v e ry in d iv id u a l r i g h t , a n d fa re w e ll t o f r e e sp e e c h a n d f r e e p re s s , a n d th e g lo r io u s p r iv ile g e s t h a t y o u r f o r e f a th e r s s h e d t h e i r b lo o d to w in . B u t b e fo re y o u P r o t e s t a n t s e v e r liv e to s e e t h e d a y t h a t t h i s c o u n tr y i s d e s e c ra te d b y th o p o w e r o f R o m e m a y ever}’ o n e o f y o u b e f ille d w ith th e s p i r i t a n d p lu c k o f y o u r P u r i t a n fo r e f a th e r s . [U p ro a r io u s a p p la u s e . ]

I h a v e th u s s l ig h t ly l i f te d t o y o u th e v e il t h a t c o v e rs c o n v e n t life . I p o r t r a y i t to y o u in th e la n g u a g e o f t r u th t h a t c a n n o t bo d e n ie d . I g iv e y o u n a m e s a n d d a te s w h ic h h a v e c h a l le n g e d th o c h u rc h o f R o m e fo r m a n y y e a r s , b o th iu m y b o o k s a n d le c tu re s , b u t n o t o n e s y l la b le h a s b e e n re fu te d . W h e n th e f i r s t e d it io n o f m y b o o k c am o o u t A rc h b is h o p M cC lo sk o y s e n t F a th e r M c G h a n w ith a n o ffe r to s e c u re to m e m o re m o n ey th a n I c o u ld e v e r re a liz e f ro m m y b o o k , i f I w o u ld c e a se to p u b l is h i t a n d b r in g sc a n d a l u p o n th e c h u rc h . M y a n s w e r w as, te ll A rc h b is h o p M cC lo sk o y th e r e i s n o t m o n e y e n o u g h in th o R o m is h C h u rc h to p u rc h a s e o n e p n g o o f t h i s b o o k f ro m m e. T h a t f a c t s p e a k s fo r i ts e l f . I t r u s t th o tim o i s n o t f a r d i s t a n t w h e n a l l p o o r n u n s w ill h a v e th o c o u ra g e to th ro w o ff th e c lo a k th e y a re c o m p e lle d to w ear, a n d c o n v e n t l if e b e a b o lis h e d fo ro v o r, a s a w a s te o f y o u th a n d s t r e n g th .

M rs. A u ffro y c lo s e d h e r le c tu re w ith a b r ie f a c c o u n t o f h e r m e e t in g w ith F a th e r W alsh in T o w n sv ille , Q u e e n s la n d , A u s tra l ia , a n d o f h e r c h a lle n g e to h im to d e n y th o t r u th o f h e r s ta te m e n ts in r e g a rd to h im , o r to h a v e h e r a r re s te d a n d im p r iso n e d f o r lib o l, i f th e y w ere fa ls e . H e w a s u n a b le t o r e fu te th o s ta te m e n ts , b u t c o n fe s s e d th e m to bo “ a l l to o t r u o ."

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su c h e x e r t io n s t o o v e r th ro w i t a s sh a ll g lo r ify G o d a n d d e liv e r th e in m a te s now s h u t o u t f ro m th e l ig h t o f d a y a n d lo ck ed in to th e e r ro r s o f R o m e ."

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W h e n re lig io n i s c u lt iv a te d a t t h e c o s t o f I in te l le c tu a l in te g r i ty , a n d a t th e c o s t o f in te l ie c tu a l re p re s s io n , th e n a tu r a l r e s u l t th e r e ­o f i s d e c lin e in t h e m e c h a n ism o f th e m in d . M in d g ro w s in c o n fo rm ity w ith b r a in e x e r ­c ise . F o r i t to d w e ll o n ra t io n a l p ro b le m s is h e a l th fu l p a b u lu m . O n th e o th e r h a n d , to p ro s t r a te t h e m in d u p o n illo g ica l th e o re m s is t o p e rv e r t i t s f u n c tio n a n d d is a b le i t s p o w ers. A p e n a l ty th e n fo llo w s. T h a t p e n a l ty fa f irs t d e b il i ty , th e n d e g e n e ra t io n o f r a tio n a l m e n ta li ty . D isu s e b e g e ts a tro p h y . W h e n th e n o rm a l fu n c tio n fa in d iso rd e r , th e o r ­g a n o f t h a t f u n c t io n s h r in k s in m o le c u la r m ak e -u p . T h e a b o r te d f a c to r o r f a c u l ty a t le n g th b e c o m e s c o n s t i tu t io n a l a n d h e re d ity p e rp e tu a te s th e s h ru n k e n t a l e n t W h a t fa th e p ro o f o f th is ? T h e p ro o f fa fo n n d w h e re th e m in d fa p ro s t i tu te d t o c o n tr a d ic t ­o r y a v e rm e n ts ; w h e re i t fa d i s h o n e s t w ith i t ­s e l f ; w h e re i t p e r s is ts in m o r ti f y in g i t s m a n ly a t t i tu d e o f p ro b i ty ; w h e re i t tu r n s a w a y f ro m p ro o f ; w h e re i t fa g iv e n o v e r t o d o g m a tic o p in io n s a t t h e b e h e s t o f s u p e r s t i t io n , b e i t a rc h a ic o r m o d e rn .

R e lig io u s l i t e r a tu r e a b o u n d s in e x a m p le s o f th e s e d e m o ra liz in g a n d d e -h u m a n iz in g p e rv e rs io n s . S e e a s a m p le in th e s ta te m e n t o f P r e s id e n t B a r n a r d o f C o lo m b ia C o lleg e .

H e s a y s : “ I t fa b e t t e r t o c lo s e o n e s e y e st o t h e e v id e n c e , th a n t o b e c o n v in c e d o f th e t r u th o f c e r ta in d o c tr in e s w h ic h h e r e g a r d s a s s u b v e rs iv e o f t h e fu n d a m e n ta ls o f C h r is t ia n f a i th . M u c h a s I lo v e t h e t r o t h in t h e a b ­s t r a c t , I lo v e m y h o p e o f im m o r ta l i ty m o re ." (P ro f . W in c h e l’s E v o lu t io n .)

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H e re w e s e e t h e im p e r ia l th r o n e o f m in d fa a b u s e d , re a s o n d e g ra d e d , e v id e n c e s h o t o u t , t h e m a je s ty o f t r o th p u t u n d e r t h e h e e l o f s u p e r s t i t io n — o r a s t h e w o rd s h a v e i t — b e n e a th t h e 41 h o p e o f im m o r ta l i ty . ” W h a t fo l ly ! B a n is h t r o t h f o r a h o p e , w h e n f a c t , re a s o n a n d a b s o lu te k n o w le d g e a l l a s s u re n s t h a t n o t im m o r ta l i ty , b n t w h a t i s b e t t e r a n d m o re a c c u ra te , a f u t u r e l if e , a c o n tin u e d e x ­is te n c e i s m a n ’s in a l ie n a b le h e r i ta g e t h a t n o o n e c a n lo se . F a i th a n d h o p e a r e p n n y p im p s b e s id e k n o w le d g e . W ith s o r e k n o w l­e d g e in o u r g r a s p , h o w a b s u r d t o b a r te r th e t r u t h th e r e o f f o r a t r a d i t io n a l “ h o p e .”

W h a t e ls e c a n b e e x p e c te d f ro m s n c h a n a b u s e o f o n e ’s in te l le c tu a l f a c u l t ie s , b u t im ­p a ir m e n t o f t h e i r in te g r i ty in s lo w p ro g re s s ­iv e im p o te n c e ?

P r e s id e n t B a r n a r d c a n n o t b e ig n o r a n t o f t h e fo llo w in g p o s tu la te : “ W h a ts o e v e r am a n so w e th , t h a t s h a l l h e a ls o re a p . ” T h is is t r u e , n o t b e c a u se f o u n d in th e N ew T e s ­ta m e n t, b u t b e c a u se i t i s n a tu r a l law .

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O b s e rv e , th e n , a s th e r e i s n o e sc a p e f ro m th e c o n se q u e n c e s o f o n e ’s o w n a c ts , th e f a te d c o ro lla ry i s t h a t n o n e b u t t h e p e rso n c o n c e rn e d c a n m a k e a m e n d s , o r c o m p e n sa ­t io n f o r a m isd e e d .

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m a n ’s s e n s o r iu m , w h a t b e c o m e s o f t h e office o f a S a v io r— o f th e fu n c t io n o f a R e d e e m e r? A s m a n m a k e s a l l th e a to n e m e n t p o s s ib le to b e m a d e , i t i s p la in t h a t t h e s a c rif ic ia l b lo o d o f th e so -c a lle d m a n -G o d b e c o m e s a n u n c le a n o ffen c e — a n d a v u lg a r a b s u r d i ty . I t i s r e ­d u n d a n t , m e d d le so m e a n d m is le a d in g . I t is a f a c to r in d e g e n e ra c y .

T h e S a v io r-f ic tio n c o u ld n e v e r h a v e g a in e d a f o o t in g w ith in te l l ig e n t p e o p le , b u t b y d e ­c e p tio n , p o w e r, fa ls e h o o d , o v e rb e a r in g a n d o v e r - r id in g th e r a t io n a l a c u m e n o f i t s v o ta ­r ie s . N o te th r e e p o in ts . P a u l p re a c h e d C h r is t c ru c if ie d , w h ic h im p lie s t h a t o th e r s p re a c h e d C h r is t not c ru c if ie d . O th e r s a g a in p o in te d t o C h r is t ’s s e c o n d c ru c if ix io n in E g y p t . (R e v . 1 1 : 8. )

I n t h i s f a tu o u s l in e o f f a d in g f a c u l t ie s te n d ­in g to im b e c il i ty , i s a s t r a n g e c o n fe ss io n w h ic h f in d s i ts e l f v e r if ie d in sc ien c e . H e re i t fa : “ W e a r e fo o ls f o r C h r is t ’s s a k e .” T h o c o n ­fe s s io n i s a f a c t T h e f a c t i s le g it im a te . W o c a n n o t c o u g h o r w r in g o u r h a n d s t i l l w e s t a te th o u p s h o t a n d o u tc o m e th e re o f , f r i g h t ­fu l th o u g h i t b e . I t fa f ro m th e a n n a l s o f m e d ic a l in q u i iy in p a th o lo g y .

“ D r. L o n g d o n D o w n , in a n in q u ir y in to t i te c a u s e s o f id io c y , f o u n d t h a t in te m p e r- n to h a b i t s w a s th o g r e a te s t c a u se o f id io cy . B u t o f th o p ro fe s s io n s , la w y e rs fu r n i s h th o s m a lle s t p ro p o r t io n o f id io ts , w h ile th e y a re c re d i te d w ith t h e p ro c re a tio n o f r e la t iv e ly th o l a r g e s t p ro p o r t io n o f m e n o f e m in e n ce . W ith tlio c le rg y , th e s e p ro p o r t io n s w e re m o re th a n re v e rs e d . ( P o p u la r S c ien o e M o n th ly , D ec. 18 8 7 , p . 7 2 0 .)

B ib le a n d sc ie n c e h e re a g re e . B u t i t is a f e a r fu l o u tc o m e f ro m th o p io u s s id e o f e r ­ro r , a n d a te r r ib le c o m m e n t o n th e re lig io u s s id e o f h e re d ity .

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A g o o d S i s t e r o f C h a r i t y in h e r l o s t m o ­m e n t s s a id : " I t i s s t r a n g e ; e v e r y k in dw o rd I h a v e s p o k e n in m y l i f o , e v e r y t e a r t h a t I h a v e s h o d , b o s b e c o m e a l iv in g f lo w e r a r o u n d m e , a n d t h e y b r i n g t o m y s e n s e s o n in c e n s e i n e f f a b le ."

K e a t s ’ l a s t w o rd s w e re a p o e m in t h e m ­s e lv e s : " I f e e l t h e d a is ie s g r o w in g o v e rm e . "

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i b m c i t f u r n i s h e s w e a l th , h a p p in e s s , a ll t h a t th o h u m a n h e a r t c a n d e s i r e . N o w ish I s u n g ra ti f lo d . O th e r s , h o w o v e r , d o n o t f in d i t a n e a s y r o o d t o t r a v e l . T h e y a r e p in c h e d w i th c o ld , t o r tu r e d b y th o p a n g s o f h u n g e r , s u f f e r f r o m a c u te p a in s , a n d l i f o t o t h e m i s o n e c o n t in u a l s t r u g g lo . T h o A v e n u o o f D e a th t o t h e m is a v a l l e y o f h o r ro r s . W h e n th e y s m i le , I t la s o s a d a n d g h a s t ly , s o s k e le to n - l ik e , a p p a r e n t l y s o c h i l l e d b y a d ­v e r s e w in d s t h a t th e y s e e m t o lo o k u p o n l i f e a s a m o c k e ry , t h e P r o v id c n c o o f Q o d a s a h u m b u g , a n d t h e m in i s t r a t i o n s o f a n g e l s a s a n Id le d r e a m . S u c h w a s t h e c a s e w i th a n o ld w o m a n w h o m I s a w s i t t i n g o n a c u rb - s to n e , a n d w b o a s k e d u s f o r fivo c e n t s t o p a y h e r c a r - f a r e t o t h e H o m e o f t h e F r i e n d ­le s s . S a y s I :

" M a d a m , h o w f o r lo r n y o u lo o k . Y o u s e e m t o b e o u t s id e o f t h e l im i t s o f c iv i l i s a ­t io n , in a b o r d e r - la n d w h ic h Is n e i t h e r r e c o g ­n i s e d b y G o d n o r m a n ! W h e r e a r e y o u f r o m ? "

" F r o m t h e p o o r - h o u s e ," s h e a n s w e re d . I " I w a s s ic k , v e r y s i c k ,a n d w a s ta k e n th c r e . I a m b e t t e r n o w , a n d I t h in k I c a n e a r n m y o w n l i v i n g . "

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B flew Religion.n o w . Y o u lo o k a s i f y o u h a d n ' t a f r i e n d o n e a r t h . "

" N o r h a v e I , " s h o r e p l i e d ; " n o t o n e to w h o m I c a n a p p e a l f o r a s s i s t a n c e . ”

W h a t a s a d s p e c ta c le — n w o m a n , s e v e n ty ’ y e a r s o f a g e , n e a r t h o e n d o f h e r c a r e e r o n th o A v o n u o o f D e a th , t r u d g in g a lo n g w i th a b u n d le o f c lo t h i n g to w a r d th o H o m o o f t h o F r i e n d le s s , a n d s o w e a k t h a t s h o i s j u s t r e a d y t o d r o p i n to t h o g u t te r .

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• ' B e c a u s e I fo o l s a d th e r e . I c a n ' t b e a r t h o w o rd p a u p e r . W h e n w e ll I c u u o a rn m y o w n l i v i n g . "

" H o w h o p o f u l y o u a r o . "" I k n o w I a m , b u t I s h a l l n o t l iv o lo n g .

L ifo h a s b e e n o n o c o n t in u a l s t r u g g l o f o r m o , a n d I s e e t h o e n d a p p r o a c h in g . "

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" I t h i n k s o in o a r c s t r a n g e l y p r o p h e t ic . W h a t m a k e s y o u t h i n k y o u w il l n o t l iv o lo n g . P lo o s o t e l l m o ."

" I h a v e a c h i l d in h o a v o n , a n d u n f o r t u ­n a te f o r m o , i t w a s b o r n o u t s i d e o f w e d lo c k , a n d I , in c o n s e q u c n c o , w a s b a n i s h e d f r o m n Im p p v h o m o . M an}’ y e a r s n g o m y d a r l i n g d i e d w h i le I h o ld h e r in m y a r m s t r y i n g t o s u s t a i n h e r l i f e . I h a v e im a g in e d I h a v e h e a r d h o r v o ic e ; I h a v e im a g in e d I h a v e f e l t t h o p r e s s u r e o f h e r l i t t l e h a n d ; 1 h a v e im a g ­in e d t h a t h e r s w e e t l i p s h a v e t o u c h e d m in o . T h a t i m a g in a t io n , t o m o r e a l , h a s b e e n m y s o la c e a n d c o m f o r t I im a g in e d t h a t s h e s a id w h e n y o u w e re p a s s i n g t h a t y o u w o u ld a s s i s t m e , a n d t a l k p l e a s a n t l y a n d e n c o u r ­a g in g ly w i th in o ; I im a g in e d t h a t s h e t o u c h e d m e , a n d c a l l e d m y a t t e n t i o n t o y o u . S o m e c a l l m e in s a n o b e c a u s e I im a g in e th e s e t h i n g s . "

" R e a l ly , r a y d e a r w o m a n t h a t i s c u r io u s I T o im a g in e t h a t y o u a r o a t t e n d e d b y a n a n g e l c h i l d is , p e r h a p s , t h o n e x t t h i n g t o i t , o r m o re , i t m a y b e a r e a l i t y . W h e n d i d y o u f i r s t im a g in e t h i s ? "

" S o o n a f t e r s h e d i e d , s h e s e e m e d t o c o m e t o m e , t o lo v e m e , t o c h e e r m e , t o th r o w a r o u n d m e h e r s w e e t p r e s e n c e . A n d y o u b e l i e v e in d r e a m s ? "

" Y e s , " I r e p l i e d ." S h a l l I t e l l y o u o n e ? "" C e r t a i n l y . "" W h i le in t h o p o o r - h o u s e , a p a u p e r t h e r e

I w e n t t o s l e e p o n e n i g h t , a n d a n a n g e l s e e m e d t o n e s t l e b y r a y s id e , a n d p u t h e r a r m s a r o u n d m y n e c k a n d k i s s m y p a le , c o ld c h e e k . I s o o n s e e m e d t o b e w a f t e d a w a y f r o m e a r t h . I l o s t s i g h t o f t h e p o o r - h o u s e w i th i t s d i n g y w a l ls a n d u n f o r t u n a t e in ­m a te s , a n d w a s t r a n s p o r t e d t o a g r e e n a r b o r b y t h e s i d e o f a b e a u t i f u l s t r e a m o f w a te r . A l l a t o n c e t h e s c e n e s e e m e d t o c h a n g e . I h e a r d m u s ic — o h ! h o w s w e e t , a s i f s u n g b y a b e v y o f i n n o c e n t c h i ld r e n . I t h e n w a s a p p r o a c h e d * b y a n a n g e l c lo t h e d in p u r e w h i te , w h o a d d r e s s e d m e in - to n e s o f e n d e a r ­m e n t :

'Y o u a r c f r o m a p o o r - h o u s e o n e a r th . L i f o t o y o u h a s b e e n a h a r d o n e . Y o u h a v e s t r u g g l e d c o n s t a n t l y w i th a d v e r s e c i r c u m ­s ta n c e s . W e h a v e n o s u c h p o o r - h o u s e s h e re , n o s u c h m is e r a b l e h o m e s f o r t h e f r i e n d le s s . E a c h h u m a n s o u l i s p r e c i o u s in t h e s i g h t o f a n g e l s , a n d i s t e n d e r ly c a r e d f o r . S o o n y o u w il l b e t a k e n f r o m e a r t h . '

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a lo n g a m e a n d e r i n g p a th w a y to w a r d s a s t a t e l y b u i ld in g , w h e re s h e s a id I w o u ld f in d m y l i t t l e g i r l . I n a m o m e n t s h e c a m e b o u n d ­i n g to w a r d m o , a n d w i th s h o u t s o f g l a d n e s s , a n d k i s s e s a n d c a r e s s e s , g r e e t e d t h e p o o r o l d w o m a n f r o m t h e p o o r -h o u s e . ' M y m a m m a , ’ s h e s a i d ‘w il l n o t h a v e t o l iv o in a p o o r - h o u s e h e r e , f o r t h e r e a r c n o n e . N o o n e i s f r i e n d l e s s h e r e ; n o o n e i s w i t h o u t G o d 's lo v e . ’

" I h a d a j o y o u s t im e w i th m y c h i ld , b u t w a s f lu a l ly t o ld t h a t I m u s t r e t u r n t o t h e p o o r - h o u s e ; t h a t I m u s t r e m a in o n e a r t h j u s t a l i t t l e lo n g e r , a n d a c c o m p a n ie d b y m y a n g e l i c d a u g h te r , I c o m m e n c e d m y j o u r n e y e a r th w a r d . T h o d i n g y p o o r -h o u s e s o o n c a m e in s i g h t n g a i/ t , a n d w h e n w e r e a c h e d i t m y c h i ld c la s p e d h e r a r m s a r o u n d m e , k i s s e d m e , a n d b i d m e g o o d -b y . I th e n a w o k e , a n d f o u n d m y s e l f s t i l l in a m is e r a b le p a u p e r 's b e d . "

" Y o u s a y y o u r c h i ld w a s b o r n o u t s id e o f w e d lo c k ,” I in q u ir e d .

" I d o , s i r , a n d t h a t 1 w a s b a n i s h e d f ro m a p l e a s a n t h o m o . S in c o t h e n 1 h a v e t r i e d t o d o m y d u ty , f o r t h o p r c s e n c o o f r a y E v a in m y im a g in a t io n , h a s b e e n m y s o la c e a n d c o m f o r t D o y o u t h i n k I s i n n e d , s i r , b e ­y o n d r e d e m p t i o n ? "

" W h y , m y d e a r o l d w o m a n , in t h e e s t i ­m a t io n o f G o d a n d t h e a n g e l s y o u a r e p u r o r , b e t t e r , a n d m o r e a c c e p ta b le in t h e i r s i g h t t h n n y o u r v i r tu o u s p a r e n t s w h o c r u e l ly b a n ­i s h e d y o u f r o m t h e i r h o m o ; m o re a c c e p ta b le in t h e i r s i g h t t h a n th o m a r r i e d l a d y w h o m u r d e r s t h o a n g e l c h i l d t l i n t n e s t le s in t h e fo e tu s b e f o re i t s f u l l g r o w th i s c o m p le te d . T h e r e a r e a h u n d r e d c r im e s c o m m i t t e d in w e d lo c k , i n m y o p in io n , t o o n o o u l s id o o f t h e s a m e . D o n 't f e a r , o ld w o m a n , f o r y o u r i n d is c r e t io n . Y o u h a v e g i v e n b i r t h t o a n I m m o r ta l s o u l . S in c e t h e n y o u h a v e l iv e d a n h o n e s t , n o b le l if e . Y o u r c h i ld in h o a v o n w il l n o t c o n d e m n y o u . N e v e r f e a r f o r y o u r s e l f , b u t p r a y f o r t h o G o d - fo r s a k e n w r e tc h e s w h o lia v o p o in te d th o f in g e r o f s c o r n a t y o u ; th o y a r e t h o o n e s t o b e p i t i e d .I h a d r a t h e r s t a n d in y o u r s h o e s , s lo o p in a d i n g y r o o m in t h o p o o r -h o u s e , a n d b o th o m o th e r o f a n a n g e l c h i l d , t h a n b o a p e r s o n w h o w o u ld s c o r n , d e s p i s o a n d b a n is h y o n f o r y o u r y o u t h f u l i n d is c r e t io n . I f t o b e ­c o m e a m o th e r o u t s id o o f w e d lo c k i s a g r io v - o u s s in , t h o o n c e w h o c a s t y o u f r o m t h e p a ­t e r n a l r o o f f o r s o d o in g , c o m m i t t e d a s i n a th o u s a n d - f o ld g r e a t e r . "

" W h a t d o y o u t h i n k o f t h a t d r e a m ? "" T o s a y t h e l e a s t i t w a s c u r i o u s . "" I t h e n g a v e t h e o l d w o m a n s o m e a id ,

a n d d i r e c te d h e r t o t h e H o m e o f t h e F r i e n d ­le s s . I h a v e n e v e r h e a r d f r o m h e r s in c e .

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w h ile o t h e r s a r e c o n d u c te d th r o u g h p le a s a n t s c o n e s t o t h e e n d o f t h e i r c a r e e r . I t t e r m in ­a te s , h o w e v e r , a t o n e p la c e — th o G R A V E I I t d o e s n o t e x te n d in to t h e s p i r i t u a l r e a lm s . W h e n h u m a n i ty s h a l l h a v e p r o g r e s s e d s u f ­f ic ie n tly , t h o A v e n u e o f D e a th w il l b e p l e a s a n t t o a l l . E a c h .o n o w il l t r a v e l i t w i th j o y o u s h o p e s a n d p l e a s a n t a n t i c ip a t io n l o f t h e b e a u t i e s i t w il l f in a l ly u u f o ld . R e m e m ­b e r , t h e n , e a c h o n o o f y o u , t h a t w h i le t r a v e l ­i n g o v e r y o u r A v e n u e o f D e a th , y o u c a n r u n d o r t h a t o f o t h e r s m o r e p l e a s a n t b y a c t s o f k in d u o s s a n d p h i l a n t h r o p ic d e e d s .

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Experiences in Sp irit Life o f a Cele­brated Dram atist.

"Tho Grand Kcalltv," being experiences In spirit lifo of i celebrated dramatist, received through n trance medium and edited by llugli Junor Browne, author of "Tho Holy Truth," "Rational ChriBtlaiilty,” "The Conflict Between Authority and Reason," “Tue Religion of the Future," Etc.

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I n t h e p o r t i o n o f t i l l s c i t y w h ic h h a d b e e n f o u n d e d l>y L u t h e r I w a s s u r p r i s e d t o f in d s u c h n m ix t u r e o f v a r io u s s o r t s a n d in c l in a t io n s b o u n d t o g e t h e r in o n e — f o r th o y s e e m e d to p o o f n o p a r t i c u l a r s e c t o r c r e e d .J D o in g t a k e n , o r r a t h e r le d , t o a p la c e t h a t w a s o c c u p ie d b y a l a r g o s q u a r e , in t h e c e n t e r o f t h o to w n , 1 w a s s h o w n w h o re m a n y o ld m a r t y r s h a d s t a id , a n d s t i l l o f t e n c a m e to [v is it. I t w a s h e r e t h a t s p i r i t u a l m a n i f e s to t io n s , a s n o w e x e m p l i f i e d u p o n m a n y por- t io n s o f t h o e a r t h , lm d r e a c h e d th o f i r s t s t a g e o f m e d iu m s h ip . 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I t w a s h e r e t h a t m a n y p a r t s o f t h e a tm o s p h e r e w e re f i r s t d iv id e d i n to s e c t io n s , a s i t w e re , b y s p i r i t u a l c la i r v o y a n t s ; s o t h a t , a s t h e s a y i n g is , " O n e c o u ld r i s e f r o m t h e d e a d , a n d s p e a k . ” I a l s o f o u n d t h a t v a r io u s p a r t s o f t h e c i t y w e re a d o r n e d b y t h e s t a t u e s o f m a n y w h o lm d p a s s e d t h r o u g h ; t h o s e w h o h a d b e e n e m in e n t , in t h e i r e a r th - l i f e , f o r s o m o o f t h e c a r d i n a l v i r tu e s . M o n u m e n ts , l e c tu r e - h a l l s , a n d o t h e r p r o m in e n t s t r u c t u r e s w e re in a b u n d a n c e . I s a w t h a t t h e p la c e s o f w o r s h ip w o re n o t u s e d m e r e ly b y o n e s e c t o r c r e e d , b u t t h a t t h o s e o f t h e J e w s , a n d th o s o o f a p h i lo s o p h ic a l c r e e d , i n t e r ­m in g l e d t h r o u g h o u t a l l o f t h e m . E a c h o n e s e e m e d t o w o rk f o r t h o o t h e r s ’ g o o d , th o u g h th c r o w e re m a n y w h o a p p e a r e d t o b e s t i l l u n d e r s o m o d a r k e n i n g in f lu e n c e s ; y e t , s o g r e a t w a s t h e b r o t h e r l y lo v e t h a t w a s h e ld o u t t o t h e m , t h a t t h o y a p p a r e n t l y p a s s e d a l i f e o f h a p p in e s s u n d c o n te n tm e n t . 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I w a s a n x io u s t o so o th o s o w h o r u l e d , n n d I w a s t a k e n t o a s t r u c t u r e o f g r e a t h e ig h t n n d s o l id i t y , a n d o f s u c h a n a p p e a r a n c e t h a t I a lm o s t t h o u g h t I s to o d o n c o m o re b e ­f o r e t h o H o u s e o f C o m m o n s in L o n d o n , oh I t e x i s t e d in m y t im e , o n ty ’ o n a l a r g e r a n d f ln o r s c a le . A s w o a p p r o a d i c d w e h e a r d n v o ic e u t t e r i n g t h e s e fe w , s im p le w o rd s , " C o m e y e , w h o n ro h e a v i ly l a d e n w ith s p i r i t u a l s i n s a n d s p i r i t u a l t r o u b le s ; c o m e y e t l i n t h a v e s u f f e r e d f r o m th o f le s h : j o in u s in lo v e , a n d w o w ill l ig h t t h o p a t h f o r y o u h e n c e f o r th . " L o o k in g e a s tw a r d I s a w ah ig h w a l l ; t o a s c e r t a in s o m e th i n g a b o u t w h ic h I f e l t n n a t u r a l c u r io s i t y , I w a s to ld t h a t i f I w o u ld w a i t p a t i e n t l y I w o u ld bo tn k o n t o t h o o t h e r s id o o f t i l l s d iv id i n g w a ll. W o h e a d e d t o w a r d s t h e E a s t , a n d o n o a r p a s s a g e th e n c o 1 o b s e r v e d t h a t t h o c o u n t r y o n t h i s s id e o f t h o to w n w a s t h in l y in h a b i te d b y s p i r i t s o f a s e l f is h d i s p o s i t io n , w h o r e ­m in d e d m e m u c h o f a s e c t io n o f t h o J e w i s h r a c e u p o n e a r th . W o s o o n c a m e t o a n o th e r l a rg o c i t y , w h ic h w a s c o m p le te ly b o u n d in b y a s t r o n g l in o o f b o n u t l f u l tro o s . I t h o u g h t lliiil I s h o u ld h e ro h o h o ld g r e a t e r f o r m s o f lo v e — t h a t I s h o u ld s e e s c e n e s o f t r u e r a n d h ig h e r w o rk t h a n a n y I h n d s e e n b e fo re . H o w v a s t ly c a n o v e n t h e s p i r i t ’s im a g in a ­t io n b o d e c e iv e d b y o u tw a r d lo o k s ! I lo w d e e p c a n b o t h e f e e l in g s o f d i s a p p o in tm e n t a t t h e d i s c o v e r y o f a f a u l ty o p in io n ! M y s ti ­fied u p o n e a r th , o n o im a g in e s a l l w il l b e c le a r e d u p a n d r e n d e r e d s im p le In t h e s p h e r e s . B u t h o w g r e a t t h e d i s a p p o in t ­m e n t ! T h o u g h a t t im e s b e fo o ls t h e s u r ­r o u n d in g in f lu e n c e s o f b e a u ty a n d g o o d n e s s , y e t t h e r e a r e p e r io d s w h e n h e c o m e s u p o n s c e n e s In w h ic h b e s e e s t h e d a r k n e s s a g a in . T h o s e w b o h a v e b u i l t t h e i r h o p e s u p o n u n ­a l lo y e d b l i s s In th e s e s p h e r e s w il l b e s a d ly d i s a p p o in t e d In t h e i r e x p e c ta t io n s ; a n d th o s e w h o Im a g in e t h a t h e r o e v e r y th in g I s lo v in g a n d lo v e ly w il l l ik e w is e f in d t h e i r m is ta k e .I f o u n d t h a t I w a s a m o n g a s t r o n g b a n d o f t h e a n c i e n t J e w s . T h e p r o p h e c y o f b e in g a g a in b r o u g h t I n to o n e n a t io n th e y im a g in e d w a s b e in g v e r if ie d In th e m s e lv e s in th is lo c a l i ty , a n d th o s o o f a d v e r s e c r e e d s who

b a d a s s o c ia te d w i th t h e m in t h e r u d im e n ta r y s p h e r e , s e e m e d t o h a v e c u t t l io l r a c q u a in t ­a n c e . I t w a s in t h i s lo c a l i ty t h e y e x p e c te d t o p a r ta k e o f t h o m ilk a n d h o n e y p r o m is e d th e m . H e ro th e y w e re J u s t a s v ic io u s , j u s t a s g r i p in g , j u s t a s q u i c k t o g a in a n y p o in t u p o n o t h e r s p i r i t s n s th o y w e ro u p o n e a r th t o g a in m o n e y f r o m t h e i r c o n te rn p o ra r ie s . N o t e v e n w o u ld t h e y a l lo w u s f o r so m o t im e t o e n t e r in a m o n g th e m . I t w a s o n ly b y t h e e x o r c i s e o f p a t i e n c e n n d n g r e a t d e a l o f t r o u b le t l i n t w e s u c c e e d e d in e f fe c t in g a n e n t r a n c e . W o w o ro n o t w i l l in g ly t a k e n b y th o h a n d , b u t t h e y to o k c a r e o f u s a s i f a g a i n s t t h e i r w il ls ; a n d w h e n w e c a m e c lo s e ly i n to t h o i r m id s t t h o m i s t w h ic h h a d b e e n h a n g in g o v e r t h o s p o t s e e m e d t o b r e a k a w a y , a n d e x p o s e d t o v ie w w lin t a p p e a r e d t o b o a b o n u t l f u l l a n d . B u t t h e r e w a s s o m e th in g w a n t in g . F o u n t a in s w o ro th e r e p o u r in g o u t t h o i r l im p id s t r e a m s ; b u t t h e y f a i l e d to r e n d e r f o r t h t h e sw o e t m u s ic I h a d h e a r d f r o m o t h o r f o u n t a i n s t r e a m s . T h e s o u n d s e e m e d t o j a r l ik e a n u n s t r u n g in s t r u m e n t , in w h o s e n o te s t h e r e i s n o h a r m o n y . T h o f lo w o rs a p p e a r e d an i f t h o y w e re f o r c e d t o b lo o m . T h o t r e e s B oom ed t o b lo s s o m a n d e m i t t h o i r p e r fu m e u s i f t h e s e o p e r a t io n s w o ro o d io u s t o th e m . I Jp o n th o c o u n te n a n c e o f s o v o m l s p i r i t s t h e r e w a s a lo o k w h ic h h a d a m o s t r e p e l l i n g in f lu e n c e . W h a t w a s th o c a u s e ? — A v a r ic e ( a v a r ic e — t h e r u i n a ­t io n o f c iv i l i z a t i o n — th o c a u s e o f t h e d o w n ­f a l l o f m a n y g o v e r n m e n ts , o f t h o s l a u g h te r o f t h o u s a n d s a n d th o u s a n d s o f v ic t im s ) . S e e t h e i r e y e s f lu sh ! S e e t h o i r w h o le s p i r i t u n i f o r m q u i v e r i n g w i th t h e e m o t io n o f c o v e to u s n e s s w h e n s o m e th in g i s s p o k e n o f

I t h n t i s t o b o o b ta in e d I B e a r i n in im l I s p e a k n o t o f t h e n a t io n u t l a r g e , b u t m e re ly o f th o s o w h o m I m o t in t h i s g r o u p . T h a t s u c h p e r f e c t a f f in i ty a n d lo v e s h o u l d r e ig n in t h o o t h e r g r a d e o f t h i s s p h e r e , w h i le t h e s a m e s t a t e o f t h in g s d i d n o t e x i s t in t h i s o n e , is a s e e m in g p a r a d o x t h u t y o u w ill s c a r c e ly u n d e r s t a n d . A l t h o u g h t h o m a j o r i ty h a v e b r o k e n a w a y f r o m t h e b o n d s o f a v a r i c e w h ic h b in d t h i s c o m m u n i ty , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d th e r e a r o s t i l l s o m e w h o w o u ld s t r i p a n d t a k e t h o h o d f r o m th o w id o w I— w h o w o u ld t e a r a w a y th o b r o a d f ro m t h e o r p h a n !...............................S o , w i th a l l t h o b e a u t i f u ls c e n e s s u r r o u n d i n g t h e l a t t e r , t h e r e w a s a w a n t— a d a r k s h a d o w s t i l l h u n g o v e r th e m . I m u s t n o w b r e u k th o p o w e r f o r u l i t t l e t im e , a n d r e l ie v o t h e m e d iu m . W e w il l r e ­s u m e in a q u a r t e r o f o n h o u r .

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I t w a s In t h o f o r m e r c i t y I h a v e d e s c r ib e d t o y o u w h e re I f i r s t g a in e d a k n o w le d g e o f t h e s y s te m o f c o m m u n ic a t in g w i th e a r t h 's i n h a b i t a n t s t h e s y s te m te r m e d b y y o n " M e d iu m ia tic **: a n d w h e re I f i r s t g a in e d t h e p o w e r- [ P a u s e ] . I m u s t s a y g o o d n ig h t , f o r I c a n n o t f u r t h e r c o n t r o l t h e m e d iu m t h i s e v e n in g .

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L e a v in g B o s to n a t 3 p . m . , M o n d a y , I g r e e t e d M rs . H o w e a n d M a u d e a t F r e d o n ia a b o u t 9 a . M., T u e s d a y , a n d f o u n d th e m ‘ -on p r a y in g g r o u n d s a n d I n te r c e d in g t e r r a s " w i th k i n g l a g r i p p e o n th o r e t r e a t . F o u r d a y s a t h o m o n u r s i n g m y w e a k n e s s , a n d s h a r i n g t h e s u n s h in e o f lo v e , a n d th e n I c a m e o n t o C le v e la n d , w h e re I a in t r y i n g t o d o s o m o g o o d d u r i n g th o S u n d n y s o f M a rc h . T h e s e n s a t io n a l p h e n o m e n a i l l u s t r a t e d b y F r a n k T . R ip le y , a d d e d t o t h o b r i l l i a n t e f ­f o r t s o f J . C le g g W r ig h t , f o l lo w e d b y M rs . R . S . L i l l ie a n d h e r m u s ic a l c o u n te r p a r t , h a s k e p t C le v e la n d S p i r i t u a l i s t s a t s u c h h ig h t e n s io n t h a t m y m in i s t r a t i o n s a ro ta m o , a n d i t w i l l t a k e t im e f o r t h e m t o g e t u s e d t o t h e c h a n g e , b u t t h e y b e a r i t l ik e p h i lo s o p h e r s .

L yman C . H o w e .If ritlen fur The Progrrtxivt Thinker.

HPIItlTS OF I.OI F AND HKAVTY.

b t n isn o p a. URALS.

Oh I Spirits of Lore and Beauty draw near,Anil lift from my sad weary, eyes

This shadows that ever before*tne appear To darken the visions that rise.

Oh I come from your home, where the summer-light glows

Through the aisles of an Infinite dime,And breathe on my spirit the cliorm of repose,

From the fountains of Nature divine.

Oh I leave me no longer In sadness, I pray,Ye Spirits of Beauty and Love,

I long for thy presence to guide me each day To thy beautiful gardens above.

Oft' times I have strayed by the margin of Spring, And felt the sweet touch of a power

Fall over my lyre like ah angel's soft wing,With the breath of many a flower.

Adown life’s fair river that flows to the west My barque glides so swiftly along,

And a fond loving voice from the land of tho bleat Bids me ever be faithful and strong.

And the love that was mine In the glad olden time Fell over my spirit like dew,

In the vale of affection where flowers still twine As sweet and tender and true.

C . W . M a t t i s o n . o f W a te r to w n , N . Y . , w r i t e s : “ M r. O s c a r A . E d g e r l y w il l b o o u r r e g u la r s p e a k e r f o r M a rc h . T h e r e w il l b e m e e t in g s in t h e T e m p le a t 2 : 3 0 a n d 7 :3 0 every S u n d a y . M r. E d g e r l y s p o k e tor u s f o r t h e m o n th o f F e b r u a r y , a n d g a v e t h e b e s t o f s a t i s f a c t i o n , g iv in g a n u m b e r o f t e s t s a t t h o c lo s e o f h i s le c tu r e . S o c ie t ie s in t h i s p a r t o f t h e f ie ld w o u ld d o w e ll t o e n ­g a g e h im . T h o s e w h o d o , w il l f ill t h e i r h a l l s a f t e r th o so o o n d n ig h t . I w ish t o s a y s o m e th in g h e r o w h ic h h a p p e n e d o n o w e e k n g o to -d a y . A s m y f a th e r , M r. F . K . M a t- j t i s o n , w a s c o m in g a c r o s s t h e b r i d g e o v e r B la c k R iv e r , h a h e a r d a n a w f u l s c r e a m , a n d | t h i n k i n g i t s o m e o f t h e s h o p m e n , l ie t u r n e d a r o u n d , a n d g ln n o in g I n v o lu n ta r i ly d o w u t h e r i v e r , h o h a d a v is io n p r e s e n te d t o h im . H e s a w a f o r m in t h o w a te r , a b o u t f i f te e n r o d s d o w n th o s t r e a m , t h r o w in g t h o a r m s a r o u n d in a c o n f u s e d w a y , a n d th e n d i s a p ­p e a r e d f r o m s ig h t . H o t o ld s e v e ra l o f i t T o -d a y , a t n o o n , t h e p e o p le f o u n d t h e b o d y

f W il l ia m F a r m e r 's w ife in t h e r i v e r ( a t t h e s a m e h o u r t h a t b e s a w t h e v i s io n ) , s h e h a v in g c o m m i t t e d s u ic id e . I w i l l s a y t h a t m y f a t h e r i s a n d h a s b e e n f o r s o m e t im e a S p i r i tu a l i s t u n d a m e d iu m ."

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" 2 5 c e n t s " ? W h y d o w o a d v e r t i s e s o l ib e r ­a l l y f o r t r i a l s u b s c r ib e r s ? W h y d o w e m a k e 1 6 w o e k s t h o s u p e r s t r u c t u r e o n w h ic h t o r o a r a m a g n i f i c e n t p u b l i s h in g h o u s e ? S im ­p ly k c c a u s o th o w h o lo s p i r i tu a l p a th w a y is f i l le d w ith t h o w r e c k s o f n e w s p a p e r e n te r ­p r i s e s , a n d th o S p i r i tu a l i s t s , a lw a y s l ib e r a l , a lw a y s g e n e r o u s , w ill n o t , o s a g e n e r a l r u le , n d y n u c o m o re t h a n t h a t s u m u n t i l th o y s e e

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I t w a s i n a u g u r a te d a f t e r s e v e ra l impres­s iv e v i s io n s b y t h e e d i to r , w h e re in i t s fu tu re u s e f u ln e s s a n d p o l ic y w o re fo re sh ad o w ed , a n d h e h a s n e v e r f o r a m o m e n t d o u b te d but w h a t h e w o u ld f u l ly r e a l iz e e v e r y promise m a d e b y t h e c e le s t i a l v i s i t a n t s . I n com­p l ia n c e w i th t h e i r r e q u e s t , t h i s le c tu r e course h a s b e e n p r o je c te d , a n d w e b e lie v e i t will b e e n th u s i a s t i c a l l y r e c e iv e d b y t h e reading p u b l ic a n d b ti i n s t r u m e n ta l i n d o i n g a great w o rk . O u r o n ly o b j e c t in l iv in g i s to do good. W i th t h a t o b j e c t in v ie w w e com­m e n c e d T h e P rogressive T hinker; with

j t h a t o b j e c t i n v ie w w o p la c e d i t s su b scrip tio n p r i c e s o lo w t h a t i t s e d i t o r c o u ld n e v e r b a

j c o m e w e a l th y th e r e f r o m ; w i th t h a t objootin v ie w w c h a v e lie o n e n a b le d t o b r in g to the f r o n t l e a d in g m in d s , w h o w il l p r e s e n t their w e l l m a t u r e d t h o u g h t s t o g o f o r t h a s mes­s e n g e r s o f l ig h t .

M a rc h 2 9 , D R . J . K . BA ILEY . A p r i l 1 2 , d r . g . w . b r o w n . A p r i l 2 6 , D R . AD A M M ILLER.

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