New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-17
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,,,o an t,s moods and understood all Its eaprlce5,
Wherever he went be was sure 10 DC - feilcd 10
delight lie had "A manner which never Iuieu ~
charm, his conversation was dcnehuuH. a. incx-
varied, his originality and wit scclca u u,,rjn,s
buustIb1e one would nave supposed thlt Wc,in'
of sprit was 10 him tnng Unknown. III Ie t'
was seldom absent from him for long iosetnc' i,fa
fnd he beei content with the old teaching - IL eAls
for us in original form he might nave lO'i 10
Harris and 10 what destination that led Inn = ~
cnrled with melancholy fidelity in the pages Oh mlS
bIocrapher. The people among whom ne HNeu sce,'.c
to MIN To have 10 belief Ia Christianity, anu ueicIOO
he arrived al the conclusion that lnahhiIu hau va"
grown Christianity ana that It. ~'s w. be- as,cd
in aTiccadilly.' ~arc the fruits OF modern Chrsu-
nnty II 1t be absolutely 1rdc 4a aaconnt n the i
singular fact that there Is as much Wickedhess III Lon
don in the year ls6' 4; d. as her was ,c II Scl mind
lem In the year l. b. G. p From inns frame U i yc
he rassed 10 tae confident expectation OF new hcSd
laton lie remarked in one OF he letters 10 ' ~ the
Mr. Lesching That God, after having sophen 70 nv
wOrld for thousands OF years directly through INC nPs
Of man. aid through no other channcI Should noT;
at the moment OF its greatest extremity, g''e; ti
abandon H. IS not "A reasonable suppostlon" nc
was constantly watching for the instrument through
which the Divine message wns 70 come ana AT iehst"
he believed nc had found II In Thomas Harris
Did Harris himself ever pnt forward ward any yr. pre-
sd So though he t o Violations se came
to Harris and to those who put faith IN him on tins
dition OF the human race warranted the eXpectalon
Of a further declaration Of the Divine Will. asked
him if he thought il,4t Harris must nc regarded as
prophet sent from heaven. lie did not say yes OF no,
hut he impressed upon his fsvcFite line 0f thohshV
The world was sinking deeper and deeper into SIN and
corruption. 1t impossible to suppose thet this
could be allowed to 60 on Messages adapted to mans
necessities had been from heaven In former ages
they would be repeated when the time for them came
We had to watch for that time and be prepared for INC
Why should not the good tdings come
through Harris well as anotherl Ihere Is
spiritual element in man Which is capable OF indenhlic
expansion and development, and the more IL Is
cultivated the nearer will man be brought into con
tact With tho ruler of the universe Ana by TINS ne
expafcd he meant actual contact He wrote 10 Mr..
Licscning 10 tho same effect though whether az tie
pcriod OF his conversations with | am unable 70
decide for Mrs. Ophant rarely gives any dates WIN
the letters she quotes. ave enjoy evidences, lc-
marked Olinhant in this undated letter. both OF an
axterna! and internal character which the world wO1ld
call supernatural, encouraging ms when we arc
obeyng His will checking Us when we are gong
astiry, and uniting us daily more nearly to Him and
TO each other And again: All we claim Is a
direct Consciousness OF Divine guidance, without the
comfort and consolation Of which. Incredibly vouch-
seized to Us, II wOuld be impossible to support The
trials and spiritual sufcrings we are called upon TO
bear for His SAGE