The sun., 1891-06-17
TRUTH ABOUT LAURENCE oLIpn,yr
His Relatious with Harris and ITS Fiua,
State OF Nist Described By His Widow,

| o. W. Oliphant noticed In your columns aud
ss rsi' VIII The%as IL:
general wonder being that 90 gifted man
sfSaiS fsIS.ps n'e ofsS Few worSs % Of snpsnson may
throw some light on the question. for the eA.
H. a. seF h % SaSr S.rs .mps Sn seeming
6urins my hasbands lasi ilIns sTo lad sov.
s.n 10 0shfRs Hsrrs ,R Kat any 10 M %.
these. his last words on the subject be re-.
'nAsge shlrtv.sIs Years q sss Mr.: Siiphsnt lad
Il had scarcely Known one instant OF i Lore. ORE.
DOM" Although he was sinaularly free from
" "a oss 20 ha hs H %
being somewhat affected thereby But even
sssrtl1 sss 10 was somiRs slowly rsals, ISss 'Sss
| he wss living IN world Of sha.ows 1t iognn
look upon A. his talents. his popul laiIIy, his
successes. were the erects OF causes far great.
:sus 5. sHa M % Ss ts:
relation between himsoli ,1 70 q, and d his e. Maker
ST :ee s
Wis Wise Gre Creator. this must needs DO The only loai I
sal attitude. Y. arc aware that '. cannot
sion. Looked at from This ,s!anin",n.: any any
insm OF egotismi even IN i's mi'oest h'ahIle"ia-
ugh %r 9iipssn! 81 SsnhS however like thousands o,
s1sy ani sasy sS1 hlns 'as M a Sa
sssT! is% h,% yGia Fl ;:.T: ts X, yy Ss' %ssn l.
thought aud deed It became Impossible i,iy
own nersonallty loomcI nr In undue proyor-
i 10 what ho felt ought 10 DO i,s normal reia.
tlon 70 God and TO humanity; lie eon.innaly
At this tme he mot Thomas Lake Harris
and was desrly imrressea BY hs mr,sn",c
great need iholp; II. believed il Mr. Har is.
81 opd h %nes n"s ans 81 .n
singular nature. holding within tsel. the N.
s'ss. a,,r6utes Of omn,iini,s wit, The man
ontinued for some ysars; Dnt. SO my hos:
Isufsnee That he I hsa ice,ei g I'f i,o messass @
dangerous characteristics was thar Of pnrs,,,,ni
Toni.y and hn, thGt ne In must xn 40 an In hrs
matter matte, e Of fact. Mr.. oIinhant hai scarcs,y SC
enough regard for IDS re,sonal n!pcarancc to
iks the r%n S Wen hf .e II
Harris coaIl scarcely have made Irsa'sr
his belief in the keenness Of t"e nroph.
Ss ndSSmsn o, Il. d In rh nf
0liphant. however did moi swrrvo in Ills nl eg-
anco he only rendJns'ed II gradually on ~ lii'ls
s'S a ,e" Mr. e H& n @ .ta,r% * y
tional soul. far above tho average in his enI-;
and he u:aurence) continued t, rs ere Aud to
0Ts Tsrhnn. h, 'or %nsy Al. hs ss to man
or woman. the most dangerously tem.tIg IS
hn, s Of ssnEM M H,lls sa Fol (. and
tGo.s %bo sm eT
n a lv n ~ On linn
him. When, he found himself tho ma Ter Of
ns a' and sn%n eG asntsd Hsns s"E be- Who % h"
the then people hsa @ 10. the S''.rs siinri"m rum 81
soul sSnl :. TO maintain his hnlsne; AM!
e When raa Ct how sasy the ESal s 81 Il hs
INST @ nf US nre ] ,urned At the time Of hi1 death
Harris Lad
chief Nevertheless. he was willing, to pi'e
py hs TO h
Chris, ian charity. He sail I" me that. e. ai;h"nsS
% 81 IT, nsrs aa
he s9a tbS
&c S1a @
dsstinies 50 comp, ,eteiy 10 his hand, % For For
tho reason have above cit d. When any soul
& ts 1sH1s sHT ens ssss
from HIN who give. each ne .i.ng breath; ihen
rsnce had almost los. faith II MI. Har is. be
sou.nued to o. suSmi. h,msSlr f. his Oh eor
you'd Suy snee'usi,y sn.n Nn arr. c'' WI ".
worth Vine 10 stop haIf way AMI so "Io .aA i, !" s ", 81
ara %n 5 .co tn. :' a,
nas y 20 ne. . .ss's IN Ts .a
70 rio ~, .s WIN mnS som o r .eon.
s11 aI"; "s an
H" .aa.a rrar. " qas.e" v.'Ssr "s .pS led
the ryht 40 to temp any man BY giving hn ain, al ~"
sssaa n G~.. nsne' throwing such e"'F ~
To many who believe that tho smrr m" o:
ienee's bond Win i. L. Harris may. Therefore;
hgnostie humanitarian may te a. /, TO reaIizn
its m obIeSt when he nerceyes that the eEotism
out oi ali proporiona Value to "ti' II. ss"a, s holy "
OF hnmanity. as q stone ton times cniarS"t y
SftranSous =, g, inHrnststions becomes 700 big to
Had 81, 0lIph. ant rom ain % In ID" SO III W RI.
h ne Wond Inevitably have ieaGe snen,7 "goa
human. self wond have grown Win in pro. d. orii n.
Had he hone 90. many rrnlnb won.d hn,e
now. and he might eyon ha . e.eaIed irn'm
sTrSTs nm int hh he NE
found the central secret o. existence then j. ~.
renee Oliphant looking back upon the lie .hat
t yssrs
Of his later liie many Of them years Of lonsli-
these so-called wasted years" may appear
Infinitely moro snne than the h ghost worldly
BGccess would now do IN that Innd WiIer. ole
mIs, lose ,onc's lie IN order TO gain II.
No ono dealing with tho mighty mystsrioua
aud sometimes dangerously powerful laws ot
!hs more hidden iorcos can hope e know Of
Is as impossible for spiritual pioneer to sail
straight to a given Ronl AS for Christopher
Columbus TO cross the ocean In seven days
What man. for instance; can solve tho ~ 5:
e ons aer e sHaHs %' 9sS sees
tion"to be fact, the nIera!or continues TO
which are oGnlte quite incomprehensible TO him.
Laursnce Oiiphant Was oitenlimes utterly
iorso lie called ,.ymnneumstie." whi"n
ne Lnew 70 eHist. ~ human observation eau
him could COZ, only impsrteetly understood, Den:
will be fully analyzed and an ORDERLY. Law gov.
srned Y comprehensi1n educed. But It Is hetler
difficulties and failures toward tho solving Of