The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-01-07

COnSecrhte ltSelI IN some degree 10 the
pure service OF humanity. 1t wakes in
the love that goes forth to do good II Is
conscious affinity with God. 1t is not a
belief that we shall live 1t is living, and
living more and more; 1t is a banquet of
God, to which no one needs second in
vitation after having partaken.
Jesus proclaimed 10 the woman at the
well this idea, upon which shall rest the
ediice OF everlasting religions "God is
spirit and they who worship Him must
worship Him in spirit and In truth"
This spiritual lie is the only real Lille
Back Of these material things-lhese
things we can see, touch, taste aud smell
these things that seem 10 play such an
important part in our lives-back of them
all there is subtitle force which controls
and directs affairs and before which all
material obstacles must melt away.
You remember Emerson says: THE
dice of God are always loaded. Every Sc
cret Is toll, every crime is punished, every
wrong redressed IN silence and in certain
ty." The same Father, who by tho law of
gravitalion holds the planets in place, has
made another law, just as potent ard in.
evitable: Spirit rules matter; good is
more potent than evil; life is stronger
than death. However incredible il may
'pem to you'll have come TO thoroughly be.
Ieve that there exists an interdependence
and correlation between physical and
spiritual law so intimate that strong
tendency to evil In the moral world Is
sure to be followed by, nay, actually pro-
duces convulsion in the world of matter
All, If the people Of this world could he
brought TO realize that their very thoughts
are shaping the worlds destiny, would
they not let go ol all narrow, bd,i,fliog
thoughts and hold fast 10 things eternal
Oh, let us believe that, not only do our
words disturb the atmosphere, causing
ripples to eddy through the realms of
time, but also the thoughts we think shed
light or cast shadows upon this ace and
perhaps ages to come. The very atmos-
phere is charged with our thoughts. At
times we marvel when two inventors.
Of miles apart, apply 10 thr
patent Office for patent on the same prln.
pie. There Is no infringement; the men
never heard OF each other, but that pariic.
ular thought Is abroad and more than one |
accepts IL. II Is in this line thai the story
Of the flood seems to fit. "And God saw
that the wlckedness OF man was great on |
the earth and that every Imagination OF |
the thoughts Of the heart was Oply evil
continually" Because evil predominated
a grea, cataclysim occurred. Take the story
Of Seldom and Gomorrah. That account
used opuzzle me, but as the years swept by
have learned to read between the lines.
Instead of Omnopitence being pursuaded
by mortal man, the all-wise tende Father
brought this greatness down to Abraham
understanding, just as a successful teacher,
notwithstanding all the crudltion he may
possess, brings himself down to the little
,hilds level to impart knowledge to the
Unfolding mind and lead II gradually
llong the path Of learning. Sodom and
iomorrah contained Numbers Of people
md fifty seemed small part Of city.
But in this moral world. this real lite, fifty
ighteous people outweigh multitude OF
If evil imaginations and IN this account
We are led down the plane until II seems
o say very plainly that right is so much
tronger than wrong, good so much more
'otent than evil, that God will not allow
ven drop Of purity To be lost. "And he
aid will not destroy II Tor tens sakes.'
fro DE CONTINUED.