The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-27
A NEW PHILOSOPHY.
Rev. Mr.. Haskell Takes Lessons OF
Value From the Parsinn Poet
khayyam-Yrcaent DuiieH

Rev. ~. A. Haskell OF San Jose, Cal,
preached at the Unitarian church sun
day morning, his subject being the 'Ru-
baiyat OF Omar khayyam," taking for the
Scripture text the words. Now il the ac-
cepted time. now is the day OF salvation"
MIR. Haskell proceeded with an accoun,
of the Persian poet kayyarl, who lived at
the opening Of the twelfth century, aud
who was one Of the most advanced Sc.ent-
lists OF his day. The speaker then entered
on study OF the "RubGisat." the transla-
ton by Edward Fitzgerald being quoted
to illustrate his remarks.
Discussing the question that had been
raised. Was Omar a Hedonist?' the
speaker advanced arguments 10 sustain
the negative OF the proposition. asserting
his opinion tina, the great Persian rccog-
nixcd the presence OF divinity 'that
shapes our ends. rough hew them as we
may"
Said Mr. Haskell: Science and expert
ence establish a solid foundation for this
faith in Supreme Intelligence. Beneath
the transient is the eternal: underlying
the shifting scenes Of life - an unchanss-
able purpose reaching through the ages.
evolving worlds from nsbular mists and
souls from protoplasrnic cells"
The speaker quoted these lines fro,, the
Ruhiayat:
II gent my soul through the Invisible,
Some letter OF the af.erilfe 10 spell
Ard by ard by my soul returned TO me
And answered. ! myself am heaven, am
hell
Heaven ia but the vision 81 fulfilled desire.
And he'll the shadow OF soul on Gre"
Ard he'll the shadow OF soul on fire"
Continuing Mr., Haskell said:
The philosophy Of life presented in
this poem by Omar Khayyan, thus In
yeyyrayeE sha -
% this modern age All the interests Of
life center in this one present moment
We have no provision % make for the fss-
ture- except 20 re- ,izs the fullest life IN
this eternal row. The Law % cs,lx@ ard
effect. vha. our TheosophseaI friends call
me Law % Ea-na. rules absolutely In the
moral worIi. A mans eordstsgsr he 7. ere
~ happiness or os misery (. determined
by she thought and she daes9n nf each
present movement No vtrarfoyH alone
Frant can save him from the results ~ RS
acts Heaven s. nor place 70 get into
where happiness wsf depend mon rxte--
raj conditions in which the vsie.- sinner
= he IS 50 fortunate as 70 zee there wifi
BE ne happy a. RE pgirszt saint TIE lsse
hereafter rsUs. h1 governed by tia rar~e
laws a. fne present Hfe. Wherever mar.
may journey ia Tire eternal years % God
ne raast ard heaven. II IL exists for him.
~A24AsF4 iskEtis~s1s re r8EF@ u re &liA Ezta
hsh his reavsn here ard ncw
fEe viii Tna Nts heaven IN The fz~wes.
ard 'hs rzirrst lie. ] am rot a Heao1s~.
FOR the simple reason ttst know that a
Hfs % r1ere pleasure can revsr satisfy tls
aspirations 81 tA@ human seal TIE rauxa
- sensual pleasure ia hat .srtie above the
range * TIE animal lsse Then arssus n
mar the higher life q the intellect ara
- tse s5Esa~ conceive that eternal hap
enjoyment experienced by the unfoasfsug
mind TIE churches 81 car Cav are ssfIf
preaching the dortVt~s ~ rewards and
uGnssh cserts 81 Ire hereafter a. Incentives
Tor tight cos1gcf- The rewards for r4gs.,
&osaE and ire gaG5sarns rs for wrerx d.
lug are RICH. here n the present rnornsrs
TIE time n gain re ore ard escape
sAe ether ~ n ssgts tp1ay Every ranar1
svery woman iIvsng IL az this moment In
he@~e1 Or II Esii. or in some intermediate
STATE.
IGsrs = no peace tse f=an sl.s be serves