The morning times., 1897-01-24

but want to ask you questions. have been
reading the Review over carefully. and the
suggestions Of the book contents have
fired me with enthusiasm The spirit Of
God seems to be working in various ways.
1t is wonderful to notice the great waken-
Ing going on i Ii tile world to the idea that
the human race must be elevated. What
YOU name as the remedy, that idea | can
grasp with all my heart and soul. for be-
neve ignorance is the greatest evil the race
has to contend against. II is the cause or
all the other evils. In fact, | may say be-
lieyc ignorance is the very devil-or all the
devil there is. And when we can rid the
earth of ignorance in any form, then VIII
tile millennium be here. telleve that the
second conling of Christ has already begun.
The coming in the clouds or in the hearts OF
men. is il not begun now? / suppose III the
material point Of view 1T is only evolution,
but the whole world seems TO be waking
up TO tie Thought of brotherhood and love
and the battle against ignorance or evil.
/ asked you today what particular kind of
education YOU refer to. Don t you think
tie education OF the soul OF the greatest
Importance? Are not spiritual growth and
knowledge necessary to the best control of
tie bOdy2 | am not scholar; / only Eee
dtmly a few beautiful truths which seem
to he leading me on to greater knowledge.
But know by experience thatI have power
over my body in proportion to my gain in
spiritual knowledge: and is there any limit
TO the soul? 1t makes me thrill when |
think OF the power of God manifested in
man. don believe we half know our own
power / believe that the divine part OF
in the universe. i am not literary ana can't
Ilalr express what | feel. l have read very
little but have thought much. But ! am
sure you understand what | am trying
so reebly TO say. And If | am wrong, put
me on the right track. This is a funny let
ter for a +. l.. girl TO write; but never
mind. 1t is luxury 10 be able to be frank
and vent one S self in letter. You see
how eager / am.
In the last line or two this young
woman reveals her reason for writing: it
Is the luxury of being a bic To express her
self. Doubtless she was surrounded in her
home with people who did not respond to
her ideas, which, ii must be confessed, are
neither new nor unusual, but certainly
are not bad. The in Ny Den' headline
sounds trifle silly, and is the exponent
OF the strain in her character which would
lead her to answer a personal. / will give
one of the best of my letters
Mrs. 81 W: Dear Madam--I read with
much interest your card IN yesterdays
- and take the liberty of address,
ing you. with a view, like your own, TO an
acquaiutance for pleasure and mutual i'm
provement. which latter. by the way, is,
j think. the most desirable object in an
acquaintance. But fear that, after a de-
scriptlon of myself you will not care to
correspond, especially If you are much
older than myself. ] am twenty-seven
years of age, graduate Of a college OF
liberal arts, and of the pest graduate class
of law SchOol, but owing to the times am
Just now in one of the government depart
ments in this city. | am neither handsome
nor rlch, but think have good sense. and
would make q true friend. am not mem
Der OF any church. but am a Christian My
disposition is serious. but ] like amuse-
mcnts. such s dancing, theaters, etc. Per
haps this is enough description for an in
troductory note. If You care to meet me,
please send me your address and name a
date Very respectfully, ---.
There is nothing bad about this young