San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-14


these unseen and unknown and
uninterrupted forces that are vari-
ously named or misnsmed Jeho-
yah, Brahm, Jove, God, Nature
Force, just as the caprice or teach
ing of the individual elects.
The LIGHT preacher has no
quarrel with, no criticism for any
or all of these. He only emphas-
ICES the great truth of the perpet-
uslism of the movement thus car
ried on. Emphasizes it in order that
his great congregation might
mark, learn and inwardly digest
that which 1t teaches and instruct
ed thereby grow into better things
and thoughts in consequence of the
teachings.
In this school OF the perpetual
we are taught that the intermit-
tent cannot have knowledge Of the
unintermittent that the finite has
no measure for the infinite; that
time is so small tragrent Of eter-
nifty, that we cannot gain any true
idea of the one from the other /;
that it is folly to try and fathom the
unfathomable and know the I'M
movable; that we might as well
try to take the waters OF the illim-
liable ocean into our own hand
made and homemade cisterns as
to take in that all inclusiveness Of
which we are 80 infinitessimal q
part. Thus 1t is that the wise learn
to respect that of which they know
go little and refrain from dogma
tizing concerning it.
In this school Of the perpetual
we are thought that it is only the
section OF the great globe OF the
infinite and universal that comes
within the little line Of our person
al observation, that we are concern
ed with, and that tits not for US to
strip the vail from the face Of the
rest and putting our little lor-
gnettes to our eyes calmly essay to
pick flaws in universal construc-
ton. i
Weare taught a profound res
pect for that which we do know
mot, and in this respect we grow
tolerant to the last degree Of those
who differ from US, no matter how
widely. 1t teaches US to look to
everything for some knowledge
and to nothing for all knowledge.
1t renders US suspicious Of the
credentials of those who claim an
intimate knowledge OF the things
that are too high for them. 1t
clothes us with a reverent mind for
the workmanship Of the unseen
and unknown artist and architect
and wisely leads US to concern our
selves with what he has pictured
for us rather than endeavor to sur
prise him In the secrecy OF his con-
structions and wrest his personal
history from him.
In this school of the perpetual
we are taught proud humility.
Proud, because we are part OF that
universal movement; humble, be-
cause we cannot mark its move
ment or find more than a. passing
trail of its passing in the plainest
Of soils. Proud, to feel that we are
one with the universal movement
that has been observed from the
first day OF human consciousness I;
humble, to understand so little
even of the ministry Of that move
ment In the higher evolution OF
our own natures. Proud, to know
ourselves beyond the fingers Of a
criticism or ecclesiasticism or bigo.
try that would rob us of our birth.
right in that movement; hum bled
to know that too often we have
ourselves endeavored to do the
Jacob business for some poor Esau
of the race.
In this school we are taught 9
marvellous restfulness in the
midst Of its universal restlessness
We learn that movement and IN
rest are not one, that movement
according to law is the supreme
condition upOn which rests all the