The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-14
come, and go on with our faces
toward the dust.


toward the dust.
Love we do not understand, but
we know it is the one thing that never
faileth; never task or a burden has
it found too hard.
Those who seek God truly never
are left without an answer. We look
at our prophets and seers wonder
ing at the things they were able to
accomplish, when by patient seeking
we might find the truths and the
power they possessed, and realize all
for ourselves. Genius, we are told,
means capacity for work. Jesus was
not exempt from it; he was always
about his Fathers business. He did
not by any means exclude others from
sharing his work and using his meth
DDS. The world is about to enter
upon a better, freer mode of life than
that dependent upon physical condi
tions. We draw near an era of spir-
itual illumination and power. In
that invisible realm we shall find no
terrors but of our own creation, as
unreal as the monsters that the Greeks
and Romans imagined dwelling in
the land beyond their seas. The un
taught savage trembles at the light
ming, but the same electric spark has
become veritable slave of the lamp
uniting the material interests of man
kind and serving them; what if the
more ethereal essence of that flash
shall prove a delicate Ariel making
men one in Spirit which only is true
being
We hide away our talents, and
then .bewail our poverty. Jesus re-
vealed mo truth that had not been
and is not now, but he made manifest
and demonstrated that which is eter-
nal. He came to remove doubt and
fear, and to teach that God and love
are one. We learn how to win that
never failing power of love which is
the forerunner of heaven, that the
pure, strong will possesses the divine
power of healing all manner of dis
ease. Men shall not need to lean
upon each other, but each shall be
able TO create love, for the true love
that is in himself.
We may change our surroundings,
we may wander over the earth, but
we take the same selves always with
us. And when we do assume a new
attitude we are apt to imagine that it
is others who have changed, that even
God regards us differently.
When God gave us our nature he
gave us the power to believe or not
believe, to love or not love, and so to
have life or to refuse it, out the love
of God which was manifested in
Jesus does not for5ake us.
AS we contemplate it more and more
wonderful it seems. Every one that
asks receives. This spirit has the
power of conquest, since love when
known as love overcomes all things.
This is mystery, but great truth.
Yet we must not be idle and think
to grow as do the flowers. We must
use every effort to realize and mani
fest this love, else we are wanting to
ourselves. If sometimes when burd-
ened and also fearful, we feel left
alone, it is that we may see the
angels who shall come to strengthen
us. Jesus revealed himself because
the greatness of his love made it a
necessity; his Office was not to inter-
cede for us. But we may fitly ask
that men or angels pray for us, or we
may fight alone but for the help of
God. We can not live without his
love though we can not understand
nor give back what we receive.
If we would have heaven on earth,
we must walk in love with one an
other. How poor is the spirit that
would refuse what each so greatly
needs. Among those whom love in
vites there may be some who will not
now accept, but their welcome is still
waiting and shall greet them at last.
So should we create and dwell in
an atmosphere of love-our friend
ship watching and waiting even for
those who would rudely thrust us
aside; our hope holding fast to those
whom worldly wisdom would forsake
By such faith and patience and not
in any sudden outward glory the
kingdom of heaven is coming to be
with us, when shall be fulfilled the
the song of the angels:-