The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-16
Many Waysi1e Ministries Spoken of by
Mrs. iiax
An Interesting Meeting of the Los Angeles
Theosopbical Society Held Last Even
ing-An Bpitome

A large audience greeted Bishop Mora
in the cathedral yesterday morning and
listened to an eloquent sermon on the
text: "For what things man shall SOW
those also shall he reap"
In treating his subject the bishop said:
This great truth expressed by the apos-
tic is exemplitied in almost all depart
ments OF life and knowledge. The Savior
before him had said: You cannot gather
grapes from thorns nor figs from this
ties. How necessary, th53, in every
thing to SOW good seed according to the
nature of the case. How necessary to
SOW good seed in the minds and hearts
OF the young, nay, of the old as we'll;
seeds of virtue, seeds of truth, seeds OF
Christian charity. Throughout this great
land today, 50 beautiful and so blessed
by Almighty God, there are being sowed
in the minds and hearts of young and
old alike the seeds OF falsehood of UNI
truth and germs that poison the mind
and expel from the heart the sympathy
of Christian charity.
In the cruel and unnatural warfare
waged against the church, against her
doctrines, her purposes and hei practices,
there Is not one truth, on an average,
contained IN every thousand assertions
against her. Ii it were u question merely
of finance, OF political economy, or OF q
branch OF the arts and sciences it would
be sad thing to know that such pro-
portions of truth and untruth were being
inculcateu into the minds of the multi
tude.
But when it is a question that is
dcarer than all else, dearer than life,
when it is Il question of character how
painful it ought to be to the fair minded
man, TO the conservative citizen who un-
6erstands that nothing good can come
from or rest upon falsehood, when he sees
NJ illiDns misrepresented and mora mill
ions still being mislvd. How strange that
so many seem ready to accept the wild
est assertion without one solitary fact in
evidence of its truth; for if facts are al
legged they are simply new assertions fol-
lowing the others. and stranger still that
many seem to accept and adhere to the
assertions after they have been refuted
over and over, as If nothing had been
said in the matter.
Men hire themselves out and are paid
for this work. Vast sums are expended in
it, 1t is done in the name of patriotism.
it is done in the name of humanity, 1t is
done in the name of sweet charity, nay,
more it is done in the name of God
whose benediction is sometimes invoked
on the one who is to bear false witness
against his neighpor. If it is true that
what things man shall sow,
those also shall he reap" what
is to be the harvest reaped from
this epidemic of falsehood? Can ma
ton even, afford to hazard such things in
the face OF God. whose providence has
been ever with it? The apostle says: BE
not deceived God is not Knocked. For
what things a man shall SOW those also
shall he reap" But, neverthe ess. so it
goes on. Both contemporary events and
past facts are so dealt with as to poison
the minds ana hearts OF old and young.
The books orr children read and study
and the literary food served up to many
are simply manufactured according to
plans and specifications that call for in
jury to the good name of millions.
Be it said, however, to the credit of the
great leading daily papers of the land,
they do not become party TO this de-
ploratle crusade IL is carried on in other
ways.
An ogre of the present is built up from
the past and is presented to the young as
an ohjec. lesson in the very sources and
means of information. wherein magma
ton has taken the place OF unprecedented
investigation, while the influence of the
real investigator who builds monuments
to truth is not felt, but neglected and
counts for naught. Take an instance III
point. Dr. Maitland, an Anglican cler-
gyman, tells us how history is written,
and the example he gives may serve as
key for the honest seeker OF truth, by
which many strange and painful facts
might seem to him in different light
from what he has usuallyaconceived them
to be. DR. Maitland in his Dark Ages
says II have said that the state OF
things during the middle ages has been
misrepresented by some popular writers.
Few books have been more popular or
more generally read by thousands who
never thought of asking for authorities.
than has been Robertson's history of
Charles w., and perhaps l cannot do
better than to take some proofs and illus
trations of what have said from his
work. Some remarks on his statement
may tend to remove the prejudices which
have been raised by him and by Others
Then follow his remarks and comparison
of Robertson's work with the facts. show
ing that where "a man pretending to write
history without consulting its sources, as
found in public documents, etc., may
write a novel, but ought not to call it
history. But is this fair to Mr.. Robert
son?
Let us consult another witness. Mr..
John S. Hart, late principal of the nor
NAL school in Jersey City, in his English
Literature, text book used in many
schools, bears this testimony of Mr.. Rob-
ertson: "fhe modern school exacts OF
historians certain fundam entail qualities
without which no one can be accepted.
And these qualities are zeal and judg-
ment in the quest of original authorities
ment. The absence of these qualities
cannot be compensated for by any grace
of style or depth of philosophy. Judged
by such test then, Robertson must be
pronounced wanting. Like Hume, lie
failed TO consult state papers, which were
or m light easily have been placed within
his reach" And yet these are the men
whose writings, more than those of any
other two men. color the popular his
tories and literature OF the times concern
ing which they write Feeling in his
Utmost soul that spleen and prejudice
bad blinded men to the real truth of
those ages, DR.. Maitland, enumerating
the great achievements that marked the
epoch, in everything that goes to elevate
man and make him both better ana hap
pier, thus continues:
This, l think, no man can deny.
believe it is true, and l love to think of
it. j hope that see the good hand of
God in it, and tho visible trace of His
mercy that is over all His work. But if
it is only dream, however grateful.
shall be glad to be awakened from it.
Not, indeed. by the yelling OF illiterate
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