The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-20
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MY DEAR SON
will so far to-day approach the subject of
Mans Divine Inheritance as to give you some
further instruction as to what is not divine law.
The men who work will thrive. Those who are
Idle will starve There is no fear that Gods wise
and kind law that men must earn their bread by the
Of their brow will be republication. Horatio
Seymour.
take this excerpt from a carefully prepared
essay contained in the North American Re-
view, and do not believe that Mr.. Seymour, or
any Of his enlightened readers, would hesitate
to stake their lives upon the infallibility Of
this intellectual and social dogma as divine
law. Mr.. Seymour is as good an example of
cultivated human intelligence as the country,
or the world, affords and is not tightly laced
in the theological straight-jacket known as
creed. Yet no bubble on the surface of the
water ever broke more naturally when the
wind touched it than this will break at the
slightest vibration Of the spiritual atmosphere
10 which we all live.
II Mr.. Seymour knew anything of the char
acter of divine law he would not err as he has
here done. Divine law imposes no burdens
its violation entails penalty. Its supplies
are Of qualifications, benefactons, delights.
Whatever the heart can crave, or the mind de-
sire, it is its Office to supply. Man is a spir-
itual being-not beast of burden. 1t is his
own fault if, to-day, he earns his bread by the
sweat of his brow. Centuries ago he might
have put that necessity away, with all his suf-
ferings, by living under the laws provided by
the Divine Paternity for the government OF
his life. He has chosen, instead, to live the
animal life, and that on his own plan, and
while he SO chooses he will bear the burdens
which beasts themselves have only to bear be-
cause he chooses it, because the Spiritual man,
through whom alone these burdens are to be
removed, has yet entered no appearance upon
earth.
When he shall appear the field of discovery
will be open to all eyes. The cultivation of
the earth win be pursued only as pleasure
by those who seek it, while its productions, |
infinitely multiplied, will flow naturally from
the application of the divine principles to use.
In supplying the physical needs of man invol- !
untary labor should have no part. You may
have seen what is called mateIalization at the |
so-called spirit circles which, Is I never at
tend them, have not seen. Many of these
are doubtless imposture, but not all. It is the
operation of mind on atmospheric material
that produces such manifestation. The in
gradients lowering in the air are, by spirit
power, convertible into food, as well. 1t is our
OF the law, and not of facts, for
facts can not be known, that warrants the as
serticn that Supply in infinite plenty waits on
all human wishes and desires. All the ply
steal wants of the human race, and the uni
versal happiness as well, will be in the keep.
ing Of its guardians, and his own spiritual adj
vancement will engross wholly the care of
Man.
But why does Mr.. Seymour designate this
'God's law wise and kindf Every one in
the world is now, and has always been, occu-
pied in devising ways to escape its operation
and to put its burdens upon others. Many
evade it by resorting to crime-as murderers,
gamblers, thieves. All the influential
classes" have recourse to legislation as a
means of subjecting toll to their control and
living in luxury upon its sweat No one has
ever thought that these burdens are unneces-
sary. Few bear them patiently, no one ever
lived that desired them. 1t will be easy and
simple to lay them down, to remove toll out
Of the world and, in its place, to fashion our
lives to divine ends and cover ali desire with
divine abundance.
Let me mention to you briefly here prop
srty of our Divine Inheritance of more value
than all the rest-the lives of our little chill