, 1877-11-19

HhTpl4lfG alNb EFcFF ul ihottHltS Alih ES|lJ
,eyirc Of fashion wcro aouGl,t n,lt a. n means
of increased Happiness; hlt all IN vain. 1htrn>-
prrancc El eating and drinking, cxtrayaEa,nc.
wnslr, cxrss, followed quickly IN; AMI only
diseased hu1ie*, nt'l lfcSntc hclrls, ntil wcufl-
ness, anil disgust OF life remain.
Or, suppose there he moderate desire In REFER
cnce 70 property, arul iifc be blessed with earth.
L. riches, aud suppose there he wcll'Eoverncu
AMI supposc there he ctkAi health. yct II 1fes
rnjoyrcnta t,e sought In these material thfnya
along they will fait ut last y satisfy. d 1Itc
that tlnas ita chief en,l In the things Of fcnsc
The spring tlne and The summer time Of s.icl,
HE must soon pass away an,f IT'S eol.i autumn
mud winter co,nr only too soon. The wcak-
ncss q age, the loss Of desire, the sa,l-
a rescnce y ap at eariy so Il life W have w ~
higher meaning, no higher and moro Lasting
jnv than these few pleasures that delight ihc
had never tcrtl born. II Is not strange that
tucn who hive no spiritual vlsIou. no upwarl
'onkfnx, men who lire for themselves and feel
no wastn love for humanity, no great ttsptrH-
gonl 81 othcrs,-nnt strange that such n,cl!
should feel appalled, at tho appruaei, Of asc aud
,atscatc, sisonl'! shlirr. wE'rn tls snow aakes
fall upon ttvir locks; not strange that they wr1-
any why 10 escape from world that has Tor
them no ,,arc ]oy,-ony tho lenEthrning5shnd'
ows and the drifting snuwE.
But there surely must l,c something more In
Nlc--sOHc hluller atlt, ami higher cnjoy1ncnt-
tllati mcrly to live life uf ecnec-pfGas!lrc, aud
then lic down In death. It ia related Of iSudl'a
tint, when ruling out one day for pleasure, 10
met u paupcr asking for brcaa, and q little
m, oln man leaning on his stall,
nnA soon after passc,l corpse lyng by the road.
side, anu that these sccucs 50 Affected him that
he Inst all comfort III home And wealth. nnd
TIA In txa
beautiful wI!e and I!abc nn'l lied away into tho
wilderness, there alune In thought and prayer
und fasting to seek for ltfc's higher meaning.
Nor dtl he seek In rain And y aee1ne to n,h
should lead lis to Inquire fur somethng higher
oni more lBst.ur. II Il all right to seek and to
! chJoy all earthly goosl IN proper why's, but We
should mt rest In lf!cse things They ara not an
higher.
let Us now, for liltlo time, fall back upon
sohic III n,tr frat thoughts Or definitions ard
scarcl for this higher lfe; this life that, whilst
Into this inner world and turn II around 30 that
| the sun ,nar shine On ali It's continents; opcn
all lts doors; 70 cut upun all It's pat's, and as
you )uok within you wiil nnl mind capable VI
without @ @ uni is yo, viii M src word d truth md md
reason and beauty corresponding to thi. world
Within and answering. hark to Its possibilities
and longfngs. AMI then look again within and
tlucs not grow Old a,ld die lIku tic holy; aud
tllcn look without and yuu will pcrreive that
truth NIL reason and beauty aEc ctrr1sal. And
With such 2 vision the whole aspect OF lts Is
ready In world That Is Immortal: And then
look ngain within nnl you lind THAT which we
call spirit, t,.-that whcl, pcrceivca tic good md
the divine; nnl then Look without and yuu aru
| t,otl, aud Of goodness And tic sn!rit within
| us ID Immortal, ntu tue principles OF goodness
arc eternal, and, over all, 6od-tho principle os
| priuclplcs-is eternal. Aud again you arc al-
indeed very narrowly limited, md conditioned
as to time aud spave and possibility. Its world
Is vcrY ANAL. Its days are very few. Its
pleasures vrry brief. Its feet staud on very
very ncur aid very marrow sky,. lts crado and
grave are separated only by the morning and
tho evening. but O! what world and what q
nF1na.nvnt do mind and 'pisit reveal.
dash their mingled lights alung the spirits
despcr heaven, Under this sky t!.c lovers Of
cnrth rise up anl are immortal. Tho sorrows OF
yesterday aFc forgotten ll the glory OF the long
SLIPS Of earth tako hold on etvrn!ty. U,.dcr
thla kky tharo is No night, no death. Do you
not aeG how tue whole vision of !'fo Is exalted
mid its Joys lifted up above the low plane Of
| tlcsh ard sensca
Now. still !,caring In mind tho facts Of tho
world within and the world without, tho facts III
1ie, or energy, and OF harmony, let us further
soarcla out thu higher way, * empioyment.
| Take tho body-ittc., In this World our bodlca
must alwaya stand closely related to pleasure
anu pain. Tho best VIC c.n DO Is to surround
ourselves with such conditions Of earthly com.
fortsns VIC ean,-scctlllg out that middle way
between poverty at.tl wealth, between indolonca
tl,s utl,cr,-cnltiyutinE TINT molcratcness
OF dcsiFc by which VIC may Ge content with such
things M wo have, seeking that harmony with
the laws Of Nature anl observing such habits
such health aud length Of llays as may bu posi-
| biz. ALI uttduu drslre for wealth brings only
a,llcd carc and anxluty. Wealth Is d good
Thing, and to be ttcslrcl II It can be fairly won.
use IL for good. All ovcrwurking for quick r.-
suits, nll oYertaxing Of strength Or appctItcs to
compel richcr return of pleasure, must lna1ly
come back With the fcartu! rccoll Of searlnesu
or pain, or a sail da9nst Of 'lfc.. Tho body ratl
yield only . moderate degree of pussInK pleas.
ure, and this only for shurt season. Ii accept
this Is good. 10 rcprcas, IL an undue sc'isc,
noltly energies, or to oyc1do them, y wrong, g
higher enjoyment 1T these eau como only from
harmonious relations aud actlyities. rl,ure eau
bu no lastinK pcace or Ivy y! anY lilo unless
that lie Is at peace With Itself, unl ilns such Q
measure of Inward furnishing 'uf kuowlc.lgt
aud goodness a. to bc At hume With itself. Tho
storms that beat upon us from without MT
notllingcomparutit to the Rtorms that ralso Withiu
Poverty Without IL nothing to poverty within
| 4 thousand Zines Ia 1t better t0 have The body
covered with rugs than 10 wear rags upon tllt
heart. Thure Es no peace like tho pcaco of Inttl
nn4 ths peace Of hoaEt. A mind well stored
with useful knowledes and heart we'll Alled
with loye, ard = HcnoEy wl!ose galleries art
hung all full OF the pictures VI Eool dects, hll
M Liiwarl homo anl retreat from, all the bittcl
blasts u The outer world. Ihcre must not oni,
bo peace NH! harmony Within, but l'arnonouI
relations n1l4 activities without. The lAltltl ant
heart must not 10 shut up Within. but 90 ou
aud take hold Vt the yast outlying world o
truth lnI goodness, and spirit md God. Thu
teius Ut truth invite us to thought aud study
Every aowcs, every fossil, every star lnyitcs u
~ eolu and enjoy its beauty. learn its old, oil
lcason, or gaze atar upon III grandeur. Ali hts
tory wauts to be rca!, md all philosophy stud
jcd Socrates could bt happy while oat-mca
was only penny peck Md Watcr waa free
mud thu souls nf men and the accrcta Of God Ia,
all around him Inviting his thought. OF
wha& treasures, wbat wealth Of min.
aud truth arp nil about us, II We will only ro,n,
forth ultt take them. Tt,u w!,olu world ii aylt,
1,lt4y, md friendship, ni.A luye Hes just outsid
| III Tie door Of thu hEArt, inviting lis to cn,llj