The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-10-04

CLOSING OF eREENAcRE CONGRESS.

NLoSlNd OF GREENAChE CoNohhSS.
GREENAcRE, ELIOT. ME-. Sept. IL.
The closing days of the Greenacre Con
gress were full of deep interest. The Rev,
X. w. Beers. Congregational minister OF
Iowa, spoke on Zone Aspect of Metaphysics
In Relation to the well-beiDg of Humanity.
In which he said that the metaphysical phil
0sophy was optimistic and humanitarian Its
three fundamental teachings might be stated
to be the perfection of divinity. the unity OF
divinity and humanity, and the inherent
perfection of humanity. Briefly, the inter
probation of these teachings is, that God is
impartial, Interchangeable and God OF love
aud not OF anger; that humanity as the ex-
preston of divinity, is indissoubly united
with II, as the source of all life, power ana
Wilderness; and that humanity, made in the
divine image, is inherently perfect, and as
1t comes into the consciousness OF that per-
lection, will manifest 1t more and more.
Under this belief and the life which must
show it forth In action, universal love and
Brotherhood become part of the divine
plan and health, Wilderness and harmony
for all mankind follow as the result of the
nature of mans being.
1t may be of interest TO note in passing.
that 1t seems appropriate that summer
school. largely devoted to the higher
metaphysical thought, should bellocated in
Maine as radiating center, for it was in
Belfast and Portland that DIR. p. p. Dunn
by, the originator of the philosophy of heal
ing through the mind, spent most of his
life. A book has recently been published
entitled the PHILOSOPHY of P. P. Qulmby,'
by Annetta Gertrude Dresser, one of his
early pupils, which will be found of value
to those interested in metaphysical healing.
1t is published by George I'll. Ellis. of Bos
ton. Dr. Quimby was born in 1902 and
died in 1866, and the last ten years or more
of his life we're given exclusively to
healing the sick through mental treatment,
and to teaching and writing. His writings
were not published during his lifetime, but
many of his manuscripts circulated freely
among his pupils and patients, and have
served for a foundation on which others
afterward built. AS the interest in this
important subject has deepened and broad
ened, the desire to know the facts of its
given in answer to these questions, and also
smaller book by Julius A. Dresser, called
'The True History of Mental Science"
To return to the congress: rare event
in closing week was the benefit to Green.
acre, given by Miss Emma Thursby, the
prima donna, assisted by Mrs. Ole Bull and
other artists, who have, themselves, beer
for some time enjoying the Congress. This
beautiful offering of talent met its due APP
probation, and the receipts were very gen
erous.
The last address of the season was an in
spring one by Robert A. Woods, of the
AndOver House College Settlement, Bos
ton. His subject was: SIS there an AL
tentative to Socialism," In this he showed
that the only supposed alternative to social
ism Is individualism, and that the ultimat,
result of this, the development of the in
dividual. is socialism in its purest and hes
form. The individual cannot stand alone
AL that he has of power or value comes
from his relations to society as a member o.
1t, Society, on the other hand, is com
posed of individuals and can only be re
formed by the transforming of the individu
al. The future of society therefore is the
future of the individual. All the bes
reform work to-day is being done along the
lines which go to make men and womer
better members of society and which show
them what their relations are to society
The full understanding and application OF
this principle will revolutonize education,
business, politics and the church. This il
the great moral revolution that is now goine
on as part of the divine purpose, by which
the very clouds of humanity are being
brought to consciousness of their divinity
and in which all mankind are coming into
the universal brotherhood.
The formal closing day was occupied
took part, speaking earnest words as to the
great value of the summers work and what
1t must mean in renewed conservation and
devotion to the service of humanity. The
occasion was graced by the genial presence
of John W. Hutchinson, of Lynn, Mass,
the last remaining member of the celebrated
Hutchinson Family of singers who did So
much to help on the anti-slavery agitation,
and later. in singing for temperance. He is
beautiful in the ripeness of his years and sang
and talked with simplicity and strength
which is rarely seen in an octogenarian. He
has the agility of boy as we'll as boys
glee and free-heartedness. His hair and
beard are long and snow white.
1t Is impossible to estimate the value to
the world of these weeks of lectures, in
struction and the daily communion of
Christ-like souls. The spreading abroad of
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