Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-26

J. CUIOUQQ
which this view will be given, and as many
as are intended to receive it will receive it,
and them that do not receive it will not be
called fools and hypocrites by me, but !
will treat all gentlemanly that can not
agree with me or see as do. Means will
be furnished me to bring about great good
in the world. Ny whole life will be de-
voted to this work. will be successful.
will accomplish just what the Creator de-
signs. will beIguided in all things, max
ing no mistakes, being under perfect con-
troll and in perfect harmony with the
Masters will. Twill do the work appoint
ed to me to do, never finding fault with
others that do not heed me in shaping
their destiny. Each person to-day be
lieves just what he was intended
to believe, and if tomorrow it is nee
essary for him to believe something else
he will believe it. do not believe as the
church does; therefore 1 can not act with
it. My knowledge lifts me above worship.
have no God to worship. My revelation
teaches me that there is no divine being
that all things are created; that one is no
more divine than another. The Creator is
not a being, but power to make beings,
He occupies no space, for nothing but
substance can occupy space.
'He was before substance. It was his
work and not him. Now, when we get
beyond substance there is nothing to wOr-
ship. We can rot bow before it; we can
not worship, we can not praise, we can not
comprehend it. I know that I receive
knowledge; I know that all / am is fur
nished, but can not tell why or how. I
see that am controlled; see that I get
light where others are in the dark. see
others controlled for the purpose of carry
ing out certain plans, while they who are
controlled are ignorant of the plans
they are carrying out. I sec that man
is not responsible for his acts, yet I see
that it is necessary for him to believe that
he is responsible in order to develop good
in him. can realize a power working
within me. get words that convey the
truth, and get words that literally do
not, but see no difference as to the source;
they all come to me alike; they are given
| to me, but leave no influence over me for
good or evil, for I am not influenced by
words alone, but by power that leads me
so cannot go astray. I have master,
| but not being-not God-not thing I
can worship.
"In the beginning there was no object;
no being. but power to create. Then there
was no God, for God is understood to be a
being-something that you can kneel be-
fore; something that you can worship.
| This being the case, there would necessar-
lily have been an object before the begin
ming, but we cannot say that there was al
ways an object, for all objects have be-
ginning. Some say that he created
himself. Then there would be q beginning
to him, for there would certainly be time
for him to commence the work, and how
could the work Of making himself begin
without a beginner? and who is the be-
| ginner? Some say that he was not created,
but always existed; was without a cause.
An object without a cause, an object not
made or created-think of it! An object
without beginning or time to begin an
existence; an object without origin. Then
there is no need of a creator. All is
chance-no need of plan; no need of any
designs; no need of any architect; no need
of any intelligence. Now let US see about
the creator, not an object. We have said
that in the beginning there was no object,
but there was the word and the word was
God. Is it an object? has it shape? can
you kneel before it? can you worship it?
can you comprehend it? can you apply
any epithets to it-love, holy, perfect
wise, good, or bad?"
Then followed passage ON the futility
Of worship, which is to be found almost
| verbatim in Voltaire. But Wilson was
| positive that he had never read Voltaire or
| any other infdel writer.
'That came to me one and two words at
| a time" said he. 81 never knew what was
| coming next
He continued, saying in reply to other
| questions, that he and the select would go
| to some place to the westward when the
time came, and would there live, each one
| infallible and happy, leaving all the sin
and misery which the world must contain
to those who were not selected. When the
time came he would be able to give mani
festations to illustrate the truth; some
times now he was able to give manifesto
tions of what resemblsd mesmerism, but
not always. He did not accept an invita-
ton to make test case out of tho report
er, on the ground that the power which
governed him acted on some and not on
others.
''Have you made any converts ?" asked
the reporter.
''Not as yet. This is the beginning"
Suppose one of the select refuses to
work; will he be happy and have abund-
ance?"
"The select will not refuse-they cannot
err
In reply to closing question, the
prophet said that there was no hell in his
revelation.