The herald., 1897-08-02
PASADENA

PASADENA, Aug. 1-(Regular Cores
pondence.) Abbott B. Clark of Los Ange-
les was the speaker at the meeting of the
Pasadena branch of the Theosophical So
ciety in America this evening. Mr.. Clark s
subject was 1.-THE Universally of Law
The fact that the mass of mankind fail
to realize the universality of law gets us
into much trouble. AS long as man thinks
he can disobey the laws of the universe
and then by some hook or crook escape
the natural result of such infraction, Ell
ther through vicarious atonement or in
any other manner. his ignorance is sure
to get him into all sorts of difficulties. 1t
is the same short-sighted course which is
pursued by many with regard to their
health--living without any regard to the
laws of nature, doing all sorts of foolish
things contrary to the laws of life, and
then when health and strength are gone,
applying to physician with the expec-
tation that by some easy means involving
no self-denial to themselves, they can be
made over as good as new, and suffer no
evil consequences from the infraction of
natures laws: But the universe is not gov
erned that way. AS the Voice of the ST.
lence" says, "Thou canst create this day
thy chances for the morrow In the
great journey causes sown each hour
bear each its harvest of effects, for rigid,
justice rules the world. With a mighty
sweep of never-erring action it brings to
mortal lives of veal or woe the Karmic
progeny of all our former thoughts and
deeds.
A GRACEFUL ACT
People who know the generous hearts
of railroad men and how much they ap-
preciate good treatment, will not be sur
prised to know that Conductor E. T. Hag-
gin of the Terminal. has received the fol-
lowing letter, which explains itself, to-
gether with an enclosure of a check for
$780,
"ORDER OF RAILWAY CONDUCT
ORS, Little Rock Division, No. 131, Little
Rock, Ark, July 25 1897.
"E. T. Haggin, Los Angeles, CAL: Dear
Sir and Brother-We the undersigned beg
to return sincere thanks and to express
our appreciation to you, and through you
to the Terminal Railway company for the
many generous and thoughtful courtesies
extended us while sojourning in your beau
tiful City of Angels in attendance at the
meeting of the grand division of the o. r.
C. Your constant and unremitting efforts
to add to our enjoyment and make our
visit pleasurable, will always be grate-
fully remembered, and as a slight token of
our appreciation of your munificent hos
pitality, we beg that you will accept the
enclosed.
wishing you and yours long. happy
and prosperous life, and trusting that you
may not find 1t necessary to avail YOUR
self Of the variation when pulling the
bell cord for your last stop, but that you
may reach that last station in the great
beyond strictly %. IT, and merit the com
mendation, Well done. thou good and
faithful servant; thou hast been faithful
in few things, I will make thee ruler over
many things; enter thou into the JOY Of
thy Lord we remain, your friends. in
p. f.
(Signed by $50 members of the o. r. C.
from all parts of the country)
SEWER AND CEssPOOL
A good story is told on one of the city
trustees Who was very active in advo-
eating the East Side sewer system. He
has told repeatedly of his own cesspool
being about filed up, and consequently
useless, and he thought there were many
on the East Side that were in like condi-
tion and that there was a pressing need
Tor sewer system in that part of the
city When It became evident that there
would be no sewer system constructed