The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-07-15

would now evolve it-bring it to the
test of reason if possible.
She took up the theme with a sort
of eager, breathless haste, in her ex-
element, to very the conclusion to
which her soul had leaped with a
bound. THE organ of taste is exer-
cised on fOOd-that is NATTER. the or
gan of sight, on some visual, material
object; the organ of feeling, on some
tangible, materi0i object; the organ
OF hearing, on some audible, material
object; the organ Of smell, on some
material Odor The faculty or organ
for it might appropriately be so
called-of comparison is exercised in
discovering causes and effects in the
realms of mind and matter, in decid-
ing between right and wrong, truth
and falsehOOd, eXpediency and mex
pediency; the organ of memory is ex-
ercised upon all past objects, physi-
cal or mental, which have come once
before the mind or senses; the organ
OF will is exercised on the muscles and
to certain extent the nervous forces
which control the mind and heart:
the organ of Imagination is exercised
III presenting a picture to the con
seriousness of all suggested and recol.
lected forms of matter and of mind
and in inventing new forms. rearrang-
ing old ones, or combining the old and
the new; the organ or faculty of per
ceptiOn is exercised on the sensations
which we receive from the external
world; the organ or faculty of self
consciousness is exercised on all the
phenomena of the internal world of
thought"
But faith, the faculty or organ of
the spirit, and Louise's voice had all
the imprisoned fervor and solemn
ty, which the sublime conception in
spired, lis exercised on the original
creations, intelligencies and agencies
in the bOundless universe Of sous.
By it we see God, we taste, We hear.
we feel, the Divine Essence and Pres
ence."
She sank back in her chair, exhaust
ed with the rapidity of her utterance,
the majesty and grandeur of the
plan, and the magnitude of the out
look.
THAT is it, that is it, cried Mr..
NaylOr-his face was flushed with the
joy of victorious consummation. and
he seemed transfused with a sublime
energy-"but there is an additional
thought"
Life is activity-inaction is death.
The body, with all its complicated
machinery, under the influences of
mind produces varied and useful
1COrhS-fruits or results of the activ-
ity of feet or fingers The nina,
with all its wonderful endowments.
through the help Of the senses pro-
duceS 1cOrhS-fruits or results. Works
are produced by bodily action, works.
are produced by mental action. Are
there any results from which we can
predicate the existence Of the sOuES
action through this complex organ of
faith?''
He paused here that Miss Osborne
might get the full force of his argu-
ment, and herself, if possible, reach
its conclusion.
She bowed her head and was silent
for moment; then her face became
bright with a subdued, holy joy, as
she raised her eyes and exclaimed,
by faith we receive God into the
soul and the fruits of His Holy Spirit
working in us are love, joy, peace,
long suffering gentleness, goodness,
faith, meekness, temperance; and
these fruits are manifested to the
world in works of prayer, of praise,
of charity, and of fellowship with the
church militant, Christ's body here
on earth
The tears were glistening in the
sick mans eyes, as he explained,
Yes, yes. you have it now And the
faith spoken of in that passage as one
of the fruits, is rather faithlessness to
speak nothing but the truth and to
perform all our engagements.
How simple, how beautiful, how
true.' exclaimed Louise and not
only is all this true, can we not go a
step higher? 1t seems to me that we
have not reached the climax vet.
When faith, this wonderful organ of
the living soul, is in an unimpaired,
normal condition, fresh as when the
gift was bestowed by its Maker, it
must be in keen, vigorous, illumina-
ted action, and have dominating
power over the whole person; and be-
cause all the faculties will be regula-
ted it must control body and mind as
well as soul by the love which it in
spires. 1t must be the great central
authority IN the compleT system of
humanity, and its roice is conscience
or GOD IN as. In this exalted condi-
ton the reason, the Judgment, the