Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-09-06
No. A..
Mental Force the Source of All Activity.

In the current number of JVUford's Mcro-
c0sm is an article of value by Isaac HOffey
on the above subject. from which are taken
the following definitions of mind, force and
matter:
1t seems unreasonable that we should
search for the cause of the activities in ma
ture in that which has no action in itself, or
in thing that is moved, or even in the mo-
tion itself, which is only an effect OF an i'm
pulse, when we know of an impelliDg power
that can originate, apply and direct motion
We know that every work of man had in its
inception and development in all its details
to the final completion, perfected in mind
before it was brought into manifest being
1t is true that part of it only may have been
designed at one time, but every part was
first formed in mind before material repre-
sentation could be made; for all work is
only a material representation Of mental
operation. Conception of the purpose or ac-
compl;shed result is the initial thought. The
development of this conception brings about
a comprehension of the whole subject, and
the mental operation of this matured COM
prehension materially represented is the ac-
complished work of man.
In all the operations and works of man
there are but three things employed, mind,
force and matter OF these, mind is the ele-
mentary and operating power, force the
ACTIVE AGENCY,
and matter the passive thing acted on. Man
is part of nature, and she manifests a GER
tain mode of operation in and through him
which produces definite results; and it is
not reasonable that different mode should
prevail in all her other operations. Nature
cannot be inconsistent with herself. If
force and matter are mere agencies in one
kind of operation that is consistent with the
order Cf nature, they are mere agencies in
all her other operations. Mental force be-
longs to nature ust as certainly as man does,
and in as properly part of nature as is at
traction, affinity, vitality, magnetism, or any
other invisible power manifested in her ac-
tivities. Mind is an important and essential
part in nature, not mere product of force
and matter, but primarily directing and
controlling part the only part that has self
asserting energies with power of causation
capable to originate, impel, direct and con-
troll Force and matter never could have es-
tablished the present state of things in ma
ture Uncaused, undirected and uncontrolled
action
CANNOT BE CONCEIVED,
and they can produce no results. The laws
of nature, the system and order in all her
works, give unmistakable evidence of a di-
recting and contrlloing power, such as is
only found in mental force, and such as was
an absolute necessity to accomplish the re-
suits exhibited in her works. Without mind
nature with all her works could have no
known existence and man would be no more
than q lump of clay.
In man, mental and physical force and
psychical and physical--are
brought into perfect interaction. The ma
terial element is adjusted to the conscious
and is personalized, and the conscious ele
ment is brought into self manifesting con-
litiOn. The invisible psychical becomes
known manifesting power through the per-
sonalized material. In man, therefore mind,
force and matter are united in one interact-
ing personality. In this union the mental
part supplies that which gives apprehended
and known existence to the activities and
works of nature. 1t gives conscious power
md active energy to man, and is that which
N its action is a typical representation, in
Kind if not in degree, of the efficient cause
If all the activities and their results in
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