The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-15
LAST OF THE0S0PHY.
CORRECTION TO REINCARNATIoN"
by MRS. THIRDS.
Her Arguments Based Upon an idea
of Philosophy aud Justice
Immortality.

A rather small audience heard Mrs.
Thirds lecture ON COLLECTIONS to Re
incarnation" at Foster Hall Friday
evening. During the entire discourse,
however, Mrs. Thirds confined herself
closely to her subject and spoke in
very interesting manner.
According to her ideas reincarnation
was a philosophical proposition. 1t was
not meant that the body was to he born
again, a recoming OF the monadic forma-
ton which we feel and see and call our
selves. The body would decay and
forever remain in that condition. But
the seal. the inner self which occupies
the J. dy for house, would return.
The mind was an urgent faculty de-
veloping ever. Its possibilities could
not be attained in life time. 1t must
continue to grow until all of its capabil-
tiles are unfolded. To accomplish this
it must return and return to earth until
the full lesson has been learned.
The soul, on returning, would not
choose thc>same character Of house to
live in, but stronger and better one to
accommodate its improved and enlarged
condition.
When the time came to make new
advent upon earth we would have the
choice of our abode, and that selection
would be IN keeping with former de-
velopement.
Some object to reincarnation because,
as they will say, IL object to coming
back and living this life over again. 1t.
is full of perple kites. of worry and |
am weary of it," That might be. A
person might become weary of the
hardships of lite; but if they could
come back under entirely different con
ditions they would not object.
If the poor knew they could come
back rich. the hardships would dis
appear: il the invalid knew he could
come back in good health and with a
strong physical body he would not
object. The dark cloud ahead is dis
persed and we see in its place all of
hope, all of satisfaction.
Relncarnation is supported by the
principle that immortality can have no
beginning. 1t is absurd TO think of a
thing existing through all eternity, and
at the same time have "a beginning.
There is Just as much philosophy in suS-
costing Il string with only one end.
All human beings agree that there is
a principle within which is immortal
which will exist forever. 1t has also
existed forever. Then, if so, and there
is no reincarhation, if lie has never APP
peared upun earth before, where has il
been all this time? In heaven" says
the sontiuentalist. Impossible. Has
il lain dormant in some sphere beyond
the world during the forever which has
passed with no chance of develope-
ment, no ssibility of improving itself
by experience iii what We term life
No, we all agree. 1t has come again
and again and na.urud into whatsoever
ii may be tu-iaN.
When the mind or spirit throws fl
its house il sinks into rest. The body
dies, but the soul dies not. 1t goes to a
blissful sphere, to heaven, we may say,
for that means bliss but purely anu
solely for rest. Alter the day, with
weary limbs. we lie down TO rest for
the night and we sleep until we are
fully rested. Next day we arise re-
freshed and feel better for the rest.
So with the soul 1t sinks from the
earth into a blisStul rest, an ecstatic
sleep, from which it will never
awake untll II Is tully refreshed,
Then it will come back to earth and
enter upon its mission of improvement,
flying away to rest again when weary.
Reincarnation is also supported by
every principle of justice. This life
ends ali and determines the destiny of
the SOUL" you say Then what is to
become of the savage in the forests who
has no opportunity of improving his
mind, of eXerting his capabilities? Is
he victim of bare fate and made to
live Il little better than brute! Is he
to be robbed of all of his possibilities
throughout eternity by merely force OF
circumstances in that he was born
away from civilization?
How about the thousands of poor
ragged wretches in the city of London
to-day who will never have the oppor'
tunity of fulfilling themselves through
mere poverty? Because they are poor
are they to be forever robbed of the de.
velopement enjoyed by others who wert
reared in aflluence? Justice cries alouc
"No!" They know not the meaning OF
the words Vice and Virtue, if they have
ever heard those words. Their mind:
are undeveloped and must unfold. The
work of the Ogees has just begun. No
where in nature can we find the absenc,
Of justice and it will not be found here