The herald., 1893-11-06
few days SO that all may begin at one

lew days so that all may begin at one
time.
CHURCH OF THE NEW ERA.
The morning discussion was on con-
tract labor, and in the evening Prof. w.
O. Bowman discoursed on the topic,
Know Thyself. The true method of re-
form is evolution. that which rebuilds
piece by piece until new structure has
taken the place OF the old, and is yet
seemingly the came. Philosophy says,
''The first thing essential is to know
thyeelt" Theology eaye, know the
Bible" The Church OF the New Era
has come to teach knowledge scientific
ally and not additionally. Children
should be taught virtue and knowledge.
Nothing is more important in the start
than eeli-knowledee. and yet tiis order
has been reversed and only Taught as a
last thing. The reason for this is that
our fret experience is perception and
the second is reflection. Our senses are
fret developed by looking outward. BY
reflection we come to acknowledges.
We must have a scientific knowledge OF
our body and mind in order to properly
feed both body and mind. by reflection
in mirror we know how we look, and
by looking q. other people and observ-
ing their conduct and habits, we know
what conduct in us will be agreeable to
others.
Perfect sef-knowledge how it
would save US from many plnnder, as
Robbie Burns says: Presume not God
to ecan," or as Job says: "Canst thou
by searching find out God ?" This is
the second part of our text. Although
we may lot sean the Infinite, a sound
philosophy bids us TO contemplate the
Infinite in all directions.
NO mind can rise to the measure of
the Infinite mind without wrestling
with the problem of the Infinite. To
feel that we are rocked in the cradle OF
the deep, that we are just one atom, a
part Of the great Infinite, the smaller
looking to the greater. This is prayer,
and not bowling down to despot and
asking blessings for ourselves and
frienda. When you have acquired a
true sell knowledge you find the God in
man, and when we come to understand
our fellow men and to realize their sor-
rows and troubles, we ahall not need
the trappings OF priesthood to relieve
their suffering for Gods sake, but for
the sake OF humanity; that is the di-
vinest religion. Not tree soup to be
doled out, but justice.
THE THEosoPnIsrs.
At Blavatsky hall last evening a
large audience was addressed by
Mrs. L. E. Giese upon the subject an
stinct, Intelligence and Intuition" If
there we're any metaphyacians present
or those who like to delve into the sub
tie reasonings, they surely must have
been gratifed with an abundance OF
mental food. By way OF correspondence
the speaker said Instinct, intelligence
and intuition compare with matter, soul
and spirit, and upon higher planes
with consciousness, seli-coneciousne
and absolute consciousness. While the
animal has no rationalised mind, yet it
exhibits form OF intelligence known as
inetinct, that is, as it were, reflection
from universal mind through bierarch-
les, which are class of cosmic arch
angels presiding over the animal king
dom; this we see exenplified in the bee
building its cells according to geomet-
rical laws.
I'VE hold in our philosophy that as
the lower life principles evolved
form, they at last produced the
form OF animal man with n
brain OF greater capacity than
that of any other animal. But the man
in form was not man in mind, for he
needed the raticna!ized mind principle
to differenciate him from the animal
kingdom, and to confer upon him the
power of becoming self conscious. In
! the course of evolution he therefore ac-
qpired intellect. Intuition is fac
ulty Of 9gian;s %spiritual nature, and is
above andSbey yond the processes of rea-
soninx; ,itsisN direct perception OF truth,
and it isspnlys active in mans best
moments whenl he is medltative and
reflective, then coming in momentary
| fiashes.y' "a sS1 Gn& iS
The subject called forth many
interesting questions from the
audience, which were answered by the
speaker and others. The subject for
next Sunday evening will be Theosophy
and Ethics, by Mr.. IL. A. Gibson.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
There was a we'll attended meeting at
the Young Mems Christian association
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. E. S. Field
made an address, taking as his subject
the Twenty-third Psalm. Mrs. Auer
and Mrs. Robinson each sang solos, and
Mr.. Charles Valentine gave a violin
solo. Next week the meeting will be
addressed by Mr.. F. L. Smith, the evan
gelist, who will conduct a series of SER
vices under the auspices of the associa-
ton and OF the churches of the city
Mr. Smith was at Santa Monica and
Ventura during the past summer, and is
now holding meetings IN the northern
part OF the state. COMMITTEES have bsen
working to prepare for his meetings
here, and will meet at the Y. NJ. G. A.
building tonightto complete prepsrs-
tions. All men who are interested in
Christian work are invited to be present.